The Stranger Side of Mystic Soup 01/25/2022

Adult - PNR - M/F

https://www.books2read.com/thewhiteriverpack

Alex Vesper is a confident, independent woman whose devotion to her work leaves little room for friends or a man. When a new assignment sends her to the White River Pack, life as she knows it is about to change.
Stubborn Alpha Killian focuses on one thing above all else, protection. When a human woman shows up in White River, it forces the Alpha to re-evaluate his positions on love, humans, and the future of his pack.
After a series of vampire attacks turns life upside down, Alex and Killian have to choose what their futures will become—and if it might just involve love. 

Adult - PNR - M/F

https://www.books2read.com/thesecretoflycaon

Five years after the formation of the Alliance, the wolves of Lycaon are protected by the powerful Alpha Mason and a mysterious magical barrier. When the second in command, Beta Theo digs into the Alpha’s past, he discovers more than he bargained for, including hundreds of prisoners of war.

Theo must determine where his loyalties lie, who he can save, and what’s best for his pack. Luckily, he has a powerful team at his disposal, including Troy who just moved from the White River Pack. Life throws Theo a curve ball, when he discovers the leader of the prisoners is a rare female Alpha, and also his fated mate. Treachery runs deep, as the wolves battle together in an attempt to free the Terra Pack, set things to right with Alpha Mason, and learn the importance of trust and love along the way. 

Adult - PNR - M/F

https://www.books2read.com/theclearlakepack

Now that the traitorous Alpha of Lycaon has been dealt with, Alpha Dominic Romano comes home to a whole new set of troubles. With the help of Luca Castille, his best friend and beta, they work to uncover a plot by the scheming vampire mistress, Lucina Thorne, in a race to obtain the artifacts of focus before it’s too late. To what lengths will they have to go to protect their pack?
When things don’t work out as planned, it will be up to Dominic and Luca’s fated mates to step in. The unlikely pair, Sarah Bowman, a human caught up unknowingly in the supernatural world and Raine Sanders, a vampire enforcer, will determine the future of not only the Clear Lake Pack but all werewolves. 

Adult - PNR - Time travel - M/F

https://www.books2read.com/themerge

Earth has all but been destroyed. Living in the aftermath requires cunning, for you never know where the next threat will come from.
For Oma, that meant run.
When faced with a fight she can't hope to win, she's saved by an unlikely creature.
Be prepared to take this adventure, as Oma discovers love, trust, and maybe a way to save a people she didn't know existed.
Filled with secrets, battles, and unique world-building, this adventure will keep you rooting for the good guys, while they explore every means necessary to change the future. 

Adult - UF/PNR - Reverse Harem - Taboo Romance

https://www.books2read.com/sylvancaptured

Syl’s life had never been easy. Her parents were sent to the demon-run mines at the tender age of six, and she survived the streets of Cymoid ever since. She learned fast how to dodge the packs and honed her skills, excelling at never getting caught. 

After teaming up with two other magicless orphans, claiming them as her family, Syl was determined to never lose those she loved ever again. Now at twenty-four, her family was often hungry and always on the move. 

When Calli went missing during their attempt to find their next meal, Syl was hell-bent on rescuing her before it was too late. Fate, it seemed, had other plans. Finding herself cornered by two sexy-as-sin a-holes, Syl will learn secrets about herself she couldn’t imagine. While dodging shifters and demons hot on their tail, Syl must adapt to trusting others and accept her destiny alongside her mates if she wants to survive and have any chance of freedom. 

Adult - UF/PNR - Reverse Harem - Taboo Romance

https://www.books2read.com/sylvanbound

The resistance and Sylvan’s work in the fight for freedom was only beginning. The problem was, for Syl, nothing was more critical than rescuing one of her mates. He was the man she’d lost—the dragon who drove her crazy but also selflessly sacrificed himself to keep her safe.

With invaluable help from her expanding hoard and the growing resistance, they were about to take the fight to the Cymoid demons. Only the enemy has been working in the labs on something that just might turn the tables in their favor. Will the resistance be over before it ever really got started?

Just when she thought she was getting used to her broody and protective mates, a new dragon appeared, and Syl swore this one would be the death of her. 

Adult - UF/PNR - Reverse Harem - Taboo Romance

https://www.books2read.com/sylvantamed

When news lands in Sylvan's lap, turning the tides of their resistance, she finds herself torn. As the threat came to a head, will her alliances change?

With an ever-growing hoard, Syl has no shortage of protectors, but will they be enough to keep her away from harm? Even if her greatest danger is Sylvan herself?

When she decides to go on a journey to a faraway world, Sylvan must learn who is the villain and who's not. For choosing the wrong side could mean destruction greater than she ever imagined.

Adult - UF/PNR - Reverse Harem - Taboo Romance

https://www.books2read.com/sylvanenlightened

There was no question who the real enemy was any longer.
Sylvan and her horde had finally chosen a side, and it was time to put everything they’d learned to the test. There was nothing her mates wouldn’t do for her, and the feeling was humbling.
Responding to attacks on Cymoid had become a near-daily event. And, the horde was holding onto any semblance of normalcy by a thin thread.
Their dedication was strong, and their love for each other would never again waver.
Would their efforts be enough to put an end to years of oppression and finally put an end to the war? 

Adult - PNR - Reverse Harem - Dark Romance

https://www.books2read.com/solarwolfrising

What would happen if the tables were turned?

Long ago, the men of Veradeum gave up their claim to power. The women took over to ensure the end of war, an answer to overpopulation, and the promise of advancement in sciences. Trouble was, even the best ideas could be taken too far.

It was Isla Enit's turn to take the test. If she passed, she had a choice to make: become a protector of what few men were left in the world or to claim a mate for herself. As a rare solar wolf shifter, Isla is torn between her dreams and what society wants of her.

With strong convictions and a promise to be the best, she set her sights on a bright and fulfilling future. When the world crumbles beneath her, Isla must adjust to it and quickly if she plans to survive and do what she always swore she would--protect the men of Veradeum. 

Thriller - Creature Horror

https://www.books2read.com/timberman

Missing persons was an everyday occurrence in the pacific northwest. Not even Danny Buchanan, a Federal Fish and Wildlife employee, took it seriously when those disappearances became frequent in the dense forest where he worked.
Despite his natural skepticism and belief that nothing terrible happened, Danny recognized disturbing consistencies in the disappearances.
On one dark and eerie night, that changed. The night he came face-to-face with a creature straight out of nightmares, the Timber Man. Would Danny convince the authorities of the truth before it was too late or suffer the same gruesome fate as the rest? 

YA - Contemporary - M/F - Psychological Romance

https://www.books2read.com/InnocentDuplicity

Georgie Lynn Belleau was the Crazy Town sweetheart and late-life daughter to the late Lydia and Wilhelm Belleau. She was always a carefree child, the first to volunteer for any occasion, and never failed to leave smiles in her wake. After spending eight years away in college, Georgie’s coming home.
With the promise of her upcoming wedding at the forefront of her mind, Georgie fits right into her hometown community like bagels and butter with a pinch of brown sugar.
Something changed in the years since Georgie left. She matured into a fine woman and had definitely fallen in love. But there was something else too, just no one could seem to nail it down.
What could possibly be strange about Georgie Lynn? The townsfolk think their growing questions will be met when Georgie’s fiancé shows up. But with only a few days left until the wedding and his whereabouts a mystery, people begin to talk… 

Clean - PNR - M/F

https://www.books2read.com/MysticSoup

 Ever since the world birthed the race of witches, there were covens to train them. Unfortunately for Poppy Ellsworth, she was born in the wrong era. Covens were disbanded over a hundred years earlier, and no matter how much magic she could tap into, Poppy found herself slaving away at Dead End Soups & Subs just to make her meager ends meet. Trouble was, no more covens meant no training, and no training led to unavoidable disasters.
Covered in soup and trying desperately not to curse herself again, warlock Manon McCloud was the last person Poppy wanted to see entering her place. Just when she thought her day couldn’t get any worse.
Given an ultimatum, Poppy faced a difficult decision. Either she would decide to help the dark and mysterious men she’d always steered clear of, or her magic could become a severe liability, and she stood to lose everything.