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5.0

Omg each book was amazing
Dual Nature by Elizabeth Knight- Finaley is an assassin who goes on a dangerous and difficult case and runs into her mates. This book novella has me excited for the full book.

Emerging from the Dark by Aspen King and Jenn Young- Wow first off I love the characters name Felicity . This I book I can't wait to read. It's about a new beginning in Alaska when she finds her mate.

Above the Skies by Sinclair Kelly- Dev story just made me want the full book. I can't wait.

Wrecked by Crea Reitan- This one already had the dynamic and were making their relationship work. I would love to see where this goes.

Ours to Keep by Willow Hayes- I want this book. Primrose is such a unique name. But the tease of this just makes you want to have the full book.

Secret Witch by Letty Frame- I already love Letty Frame this book just made excited to see what else is to come from her. Zoe story is amazing.

Charmed by Mary Martel- This book I love Clover my feelings where high in this one.

Indiscretion by Ali Jensen-This book was intense. Ainsley went through so much in her life. I want to read the full version now
 
Enchanted by Charity Delcour- Chloe finds herself in a small town and lets just say she meets some guys who are into her. This book has so much potential
 
The Selection by Melissa Adams- Joely story is a bit different its on the premise of a reality tv show. She is to help the band with a dancing after she got kicked out of school. I want to read the full book just to see how this goes,
  
Emerald Rising by Bailey Grayson- Emerald 21st birthday is a big shock. The things that happen in this short story is WOW. makes you wonder how the full book will be
 
Lies and Consequences by LM Wilson- I felt this book was in the middle of another book. I had a hard time getting into this story. I would love to give the full book a shot and see if I can love it
 
Delilah’s Pain by Kira Roman- Delilah is a human in a paranormal world. The Alpha's of three packs all want to claim her. I really want to read this book when it comes out 

Sworn by M. Sinclair- M. Sinclair is another author i know I will love her books. Raziel is a God who is just done with people. But when he meets Kendahl and he became obsessed with her. I really cant wait for this book.

bunnerz's review

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3.0

Overall, I gave the anthology a 3-star. While there were a handful of excellent stories, the majority were so-so or didn't interest me at all. It was a good way to expose myself to new authors though!
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Dual Nature: Omega Assassin I by [a:Elizabeth Knight|20214520|Elizabeth Knight|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1593670737p2/20214520.jpg]
Rating: ★★★★☆
Tags: assassins, slaves, shifters, alpha-omega, vampires, musicians, reverse-harem


This sneak peek followed our assassin FMC Finley as she tried to finish a job to take down a sociopathic wealthy socialite that enslaved and hunted supernaturals for sport.
SpoilerUltimately, Finley failed, but she was bitten by an omega shifter slave Cory which made her turn into an omega shifter herself. Cory guided her to contact his brother Colt before he died, and Finley met up with Colt's pack before the sneak peek ended.


I loved the story line and all the men introduced - I can't wait for the full length book to come out.
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Emerging from the Dark by [a:Aspen Black|21624267|Aspen Black|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] & [a:Jenn D. Young|19762565|Jenn D. Young|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1574679078p2/19762565.jpg]
Rating: ★★★★☆
Tags: reverse-harem, hunters, shifters, m-m-romance


This story is set in the same world as Shrouded in the Dark and followed Felicity, Becca's best friend and a ex-Venandi/supernatural hunter, as she moved to Alaska to start a new life away from her evil parents and hunter society. I loved all the alpha men introduced and how most of them were related to Becca's harem of men. The drama was A+ and very satisfying. Another great sneak peek, and I can't wait for the full length release.
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Above the Skies by [a:Sinclair Kelly|20309539|Sinclair Kelly|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1604161812p2/20309539.jpg]
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Tags: reverse-harem, dragons, shifters, telepaths, gods, magic, clairvoyants


This story followed four dragon shifters that were looking for a dreamed-about key that would be the cure for their dying poisoned world. They found a portal to the FMC goddess Devika's island and learned more about who she was fated to be to them and to their solution.

It was an okay read - the insta-lust went a little fast for me, and the arguments between the men over the same things were a bit much. All the revelations were pretty predictable, but it was an interesting world and setting. I probably wouldn't read the full-length novel though - I'm not a big fan of fated tragic endings.
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Wrecked by [a:Crea Reitan|20412956|Crea Reitan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1612639489p2/20412956.jpg]
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ / DNF
Tags: reverse-harem


The story started with the POV from a self-recognized psychopath Azlan who was enamored with his neighbor Xan from childhood and later added her stepbrother and his foster brother into his protective circle. The three men were currently tracking Xan with her boyfriend to remove the boyfriend from her life because they considered him abusive and manipulative and a danger to Xan.

I got three pages in but I wasn't feeling the psychopathic monologue or a wish to see the violent plans they intended to commit. Plus, there was no sign of paranormal fiction in this story, and I have no interest in reading contemporary fiction.
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Ours to Keep by [a:Willow Hayes|19037596|Willow Hayes|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
Rating: ★★★★☆
Tags: reverse-harem, shifters, detectives, bars


The story started with 19-year-old shifter Primrose and her initial meeting and subsequent run from her fiance Trent. It picked up again 4 years later with her living under a false identity, working for a bar in a different pack territory illegally under council laws, and how she was discovered as a hidden shifter by the local pack.

I really enjoyed the introduction to all the characters and plan on picking up the full novel when it's released. I did wish we had gotten more clarification on what terrible thing Trent did that caused her grandmother to help her disappear, although given that we now know that Primrose also had
Spoilera daughter, presumably from their virginal coupling
, I'm guessing it was something along the lines of cheating? /shrugs

I kind of regret starting the anthology so far -- so many books are so interesting and don't release for another few months. ;_;
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Secret Witch: The Primordial Queen by [a:Letty Frame|20553417|Letty Frame|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1596825485p2/20553417.jpg]
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Tags: reverse-harem, ghosts, magic, academy


The story started with the FMC Elzora's grandmother passing away, and the act released Ellie's powerful magic that was bound when she was an infant and led the executor of her grandmother's will to have her attend a magical academy with old male friends to help her train these new powers.

I thought this story was so-so -- there were five men that were reunited with Ellie, plus a maybe sixth added later, and between the confusion of how the new magical world worked and each man trying to vie for Ellie's attention with different POV chapters, it made for a very chaotic read. While much of the supernatural witch society and the character relationships and backstories were explained in information dumps, I didn't find the writing super immersive or captivating.

I am passing on the full-length novel for this story.
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Charmed by [a:Mary Martel|9809076|Mary Martel|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Tags: shifters, magic, reverse-harem


This short story followed a 25-year-old FMC Clover who had run away from her pack after being raped by her alpha father's beta. She sensed that her father had died and returned home to take her rightful place as alpha, but surprising with
Spoilera daughter as well. After returning home, she finally confronted her rapist and destroyed him and found some handsome guards that her father had found for her before he had passed.


It was an enjoyable read, but nothing too memorable. The conflicts were a little too easily overcome, and the developing relationships with the men were a little too easy, although with a short story, the pacing can be hard to maintain while keeping within the appropriate story length. The men ended up not being too useful other than watching over her kid while Clover was busy and recovering.
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Indiscretion by [a:Ali D Jensen|20786334|Ali D Jensen|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
* skipped *

This looked like a pure contemporary romance, which I don't have any interest in reading.
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Enchanted by [a:Charity Delcour|19910859|Charity Delcour|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Tags: shifters, reverse-harem


The story was a bit vague about the reason for the sudden wanderlust of our FMC Chloe, but she ended up in an unbeknownst-to-her bear shifter town called Bear Ridge due to a broken-down car and met three hot bear shifter brothers plus a fourth that can all smell that she is their fated mate.

The story ended pretty abruptly after everyone was introduced. It was an okay read so far, but I'm intrigued enough that I plan on picking up the full-length novel [b:Enchanted|58386499|Enchanted|Charity Delcour|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624258665l/58386499._SX50_.jpg|91577334] to finish the story and see their relationships develop.
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The Selection by [a:Melissa Adams|14430425|Melissa Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1609719520p2/14430425.jpg]
* skipped *

This looked like another contemporary romance that I have no interest in reading.
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Emerald Rising by [a:Bailey Grayson|20783738|Bailey Grayson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1612611795p2/20783738.jpg]
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Tags: magic, demons, reverse-harem, vampires, angels, m-m-romance, academy, amnesia


A great introduction to Emerald and the four angel and demon mercenaries bound to guard her, but I'm not sure I enjoyed how the story led to an academy-themed story line with professor/student reverse-harem relationships. The reasoning to
Spoilererase her memory before sending her to the school
was also rather a stretch.

Lastly, it was rather confusing to me when the mercenaries had mentioned that their King had given the orders to have them guard her, but later implied that the reigning royal family was super corrupt and evil? It was unclear whether or not the current and past Kings of the Underworld were the same individual.

I'll probably take a look at the first book in the series when it's released, but it also might end up not being my cup of tea. I did enjoy all the men's personalities though!
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Lies and Consequences by [a:L.M. Wilson|18285374|L.M. Wilson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1544086504p2/18285374.jpg]
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ / DNF
Tags: demons, hunters, reverse-harem, slaves, dragons, shifters, vampires


The story followed the FMC Krinessa who was mistakenly kidnapped by demon bounty hunters due to her mother's demon contract's soul mark somehow attaching to Krinessa instead. I found all the interactions between the demons and the FMC to be rather stilted and with lots of overly dramatic and awkward dialogue. The setup to make Krinessa their slave was very contrived, and the bully romance-style insta-lust between the characters didn't really work for me and was more irritating than anything.

DNFed at chapter seven. I couldn't make myself finish the story to see how the relationship developed.
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Delilah's Pain by [a:Kira Roman|20615492|Kira Roman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1602789285p2/20615492.jpg]
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ / DNF
Tags: shifters, magic, reverse-harem, slaves, academy, young-adult, telepaths


This story was not my cup of tea after the YA academy setting was introduced. I was okay with the abuse and twisted acceptance of the FMC Delilah of her inferior place in the world of shifters and witches as an abused slave, but after a bunch of alpha heirs in the school started competing against each other to keep her as their Avowed slave, I lost interest at the contrived situation. I skimmed a few pages of the rest of chapter three before I stopped reading, and the outright physical abuse from what seemed to be one of the potential love interests was a complete turn-off and just gave me another reason to quit.
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Sworn: Mate of the Fae God, Book One by [a:M. Sinclair|1629077|M. Sinclair|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1575164268p2/1629077.jpg]
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Tags: shifters, thieves, dragons, gods, magic, animal-sidekicks, fae


This sneak peek following the meeting of the young FMC fox shifter thief Kendahl and the god Raziel in the Fae lands when Kendahl was hired to steal a sword from him.

The decision-making of Kendahl throughout the story didn't make much sense to me tbh. Plus, she took these thieving jobs yet still lived homeless? Her jobs had seemed pretty high risk to me that it seemed like she should have been able to afford something? And when she saw
Spoilertwo wolves
in the room, how did she know they were
Spoilerreal wolves and not wolf shifters?
The characters both seemed rather cookie-cutter, and the plot of a thief stealing from a more powerful individual isn't anything too unique.

I skimmed through the story pretty quickly just to see what happened and don't plan on reading the full-length novel.

book_lover_97's review

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4.0

This is a collection of a combination of short stories and excerpts of new books in the work by this incredible roster of authors. This has many different storylines and characters

Ours to Keep by Willow Hayes
Ours to Keep is the first book in Willow Hayes new series Bold Hearts. This is a full short story but has you hanging on to the edge of your seat leaving you reading more. This Poppy and her alphas' story along with the steam of their romance and the suspense and mystery of storyline.

Emerald Rising by Bailey Grayson
This is a great introduction to Bailey Grayson's new series Her Dark Quartet. It does end with "To be continued". This is well written, detailed and oh so intriguing. It captivated my attention quickly and didn't let go. I am very excited to read Emmy and her dark quartet's story.

Emerging from the Dark by Jenn D. Young & Aspen Black
This is an intriguing introduction to Felicity and her mates. This gave just enough of a teaser to get you hooked and excited for the full story to be released.

bookish_dandan's review

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4.0

I found so many great authors reading this Anthology! Just wish the books were all out and full length books!

belindaclemons_123's review

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5.0

There are alot of sotries to choose from in this awesome set
Elizabeth Knight's Duel Nature is about Finley who is sent to assassinate a rich socialite enslaveing supes. She tries to Save Cole who is an Omega but it is too late and he bites her, i was crying here btw, before he passes he tells her to find his brother Colt and he will protect her. Colt, Lane, and Zander go to meet her and it turns out these are her mates along with Mason Noah and Elias. this story will be turned into a longer one so keep an eye out i know i will
Aspen Black and Jenn D Youngs Emerging From The Dark i love the setting that is in Alaska you dont see that often and i really like the set up of the story though you do have to read Shrouded In The Dark to understand some things but Felicity is amazing this story is hot and will be continued also.
Above the Skies by Sinclair Kelly was really intriguing and unique
Wrecked by Crea Rieton was good
Ours to Keep by Willow Hayes was amazing i loved this story
Secret Witch by Letty Frame was good
Charmed by Marty Martel i liked this story but it has triggers
Indescretion by Ali D. Jensen i liked reading this one
Enchanted by Charity Delcour loved the mystery and characters
Torn Stars The Selection by Melissa Adams was amazing i really love her work
Emerald Rising by Bailey Grayson is the prequel to her Her Dark Quartet series coming soon this was awesome
Lies & Consequences by LM Wilson some good reading here
Delilah's Pain by Kira Roman i liked this one
Sworn by M. Sinclair just amazing
all in all i loved this set of stories and cant wait to read the ones that will be coming soon

jennifergoodall's review

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5.0

Taste Testers

Firstly, this anthology is a taste tester of books authors will be releasing later in 2021. None of these stories are complete, but buckle up for some tantalising treats and adventures…
Dual Assassins- Elizabeth Knight
Hooked from the start. You are thrown straight into the dangerous life of an assassin with a conscience. Add in three alphas and things start to get interesting…
Emerging from the Dark - Aspen Black & Jenn D. Young
This is a fantastic glimpse at what promises to be a thrilling and sexy book.
Above the Sky - Sinclair Kelly
No no no… why did it stop? I need more! I’m having book hangover already. More please! I need to know what happens next!!! Freaking awesome!!!
Wrecked - Crea Reitan
The author did such a fantastic job building the MC as psychopath and bringing him to life. So much so that it was a bit too real for me.
Ours to Keep - Willow Hayes
This book reels you in from the prologue with a murder mystery. Then we meet Primrose whose life in the pack has been planned for her, as a mated female. Skip ahead 4 years and Prim is now Poppy living a completely different life when she meets the men that will fight to know her and for her.
Secret Witch - Letty Frame
Nothing is as it seems for Zoe. Her life has been flipped upside down and she has to learn who she is with the help of 5 hot young men. This is an emotional adventure I can’t wait to take.
Charmed - Mary Martel
Oh my, what a start! From the first paragraph I was hooked and rooting for the FMC. She has an inner strength that I’m sure will grow throughout the series, especially with the support of her guys.
Indiscretion- Ali D. Jensen
Ainsley is a little broken. At 14 she was forced to leave the 5 boys she loved without a trace. Now they’re back in her life… a great start, captivating.
Enchanted - Charity Delcour
The story is off to a great start. The writing is very first person, almost like the character is repeating her day verbatim. It’s a little jarring, but the story itself is great.
The Selection- Melissa Adams
Wow, what a start! Struggling pop stars and an x-factor/Big Brother cross to find a new lead singer. What could possibly go wrong… or right. I can’t wait for the rest of this series!
Emerald Rising - Bailey Grayson
This is a snippet of a prequel. It’s very intriguing, and looks like it’ll be a great series. Who doesn’t want to do a summoning on their 21st birthday…
Lies and Consequences- LM Wilson
There’s nothing like being kidnapped by 3 hot guys to ruin your day. Add in a trip to hell and things start to get serious. This was addictive!!!
Delilah’s Pain - Kira Roman
This is heartbreaking and alluring. A few chapters were not enough. This is definitely on my TBR pile now
Sworn - M. Sinclair
Another great series starter to look out for.

pandarina42's review

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5.0

This was an amazing collection of stories, be ready to add more books to your TBR list, you will want more. One thing I liked was the variety of stories for everyone's taste. Also this book supports a great cause. I enjoyed almost every story, some were not what I prefer to read, but every story was very well written. This is definitely worth reading and a great way to find new to you authors. I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

bookwormbunny's review

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5.0

The Princess and Her Alphaholes is an anthology collection of reverse harem stories by a variety of authors. Each story brings you new and unique characters that by the end of each tasty bite you are going to want to read more about. Some of these authors were familiar to me and I’m eager for more and then there are some authors that were new to me and I’m eager to dig deeper into their books while I wait for the full-length novels that they are promising to bring me more of the characters that they have introduced me to.
While each of the stories in The Princess and Her Alphaholes all hold certain elements in common – reverse harem, promises of steamy situations, and paranormal elements I love that they each have enough to make them all unique. From assassins, to mixed animal packs, to even some M/M steamy scenes.
These stories are short and sweet and I’m eager for more from each of these authors. I’ll definitely be adding some favorites to my list after reading this collection. I’m rating this anthology collection 5 out of 5 stars. I can’t wait to read what these authors write next.

nessan651's review

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5.0

Nope not happy I need to read the whole of the books now I mean omg so many good stories to chose from, from fae to foxes, from bears to demons I mean dammm i thoroughly enjoyed this and reading stories from a select few of bloody awesome authors I mean yayyyyyy what's not to love

i_will_kill_you_for_a_book's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0