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I've been rereading author Lisa Marie Rice. Book 1 is Midnight Man. He is a retired Navy SEAL . He owns a private security firm. He rents a unit in her office building. Someone is trying to kill her. He protects her but he was already in love with her. Steamy scenes are great too.

DemetraP wrote: "I've been rereading author Lisa Marie Rice. Book 1 is Midnight Man. He is a retired Navy SEAL . He owns a private security firm. He rents a unit in her office building. Someone is trying to kill he..."

I still need to read this!

I'm reading a few:
Paladin's Grace--I've become a huge fan of T. Kingfisher in the last two years. I've loved every book I've read by her. This one has a nice romance.
Raybearer--an immersive young adult fantasy set in a fantastic version of an African nation. It has court intrigue, magic, and a nice romance as well.
Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies--fun middle grade about a kill trying to get his sister back, who has been replaced by a changeling.
This Cursed House--not fun, but a very good Southern Gothic with black characters. The main character can see ghosts and is trying to break a curse on her terrible relatives.

Those books sound interesting.

He is a former alien assassin. They meet when he kills an entire boat full of raiders to rescue her.

Sheltered in the Storm by Lisa Edmonds (Fortusian Mates book 1) was amazing. If you like tentacles, you must read this book.

The hero has 4 tentacles, webbed feet, purple skin, white hair. She is human. He was swimming in the ocean when her spaceship crashed. He smelled her blood and knew immediately that she was his true mate. She was severely injured and dying.

He takes care of her while she heals. He pampered her. He desperately wants her to stay with him so he starts decorating the house to make it prettier and bringing her plants. He bathes her.

This story is very focused on the couple. They are learning about each other and falling in love. The steam is scorching hot. Lots of tentacles touching her everywhere in every opening.

He also says very romantic things to her.

Brut@l Savior by Zara Black was very good.

Each book features a different couple. This is book 2 in the series. The hero belongs to a secret society. Each man must choose a woman to become his Ward. Once chosen, she can never leave the compound. She is his. He can do whatever he likes. But you only get one ward. So choose wisely.

Lots of non c@nsent.
Sp@nking
He likes doing things to her in public. He does not share her, just looking.
She is what is known as a brat. She constantly breaks his rules because she likes making him angry.
Lots of adult toys. Lots of bond@ge.
He really likes butt stuff.
Eventually they are both happy.

Tanin's Treasure by Talia Rhea was amazing. The alien hero has quills on his head, he lights up in all areas of his body when dancing for his mate, he has knuckle claws, and a tail. He also has barbs "down there".

It was slow burn. He agrees to sponsor her and her sister after he rescues them from a kidnapping. This means they join his spaceship crew and learn about how to survive in alien space.

He talks to her about his feelings and how he wants her to be his mate. He tells her about his anatomy and that he would never hurt her.

The quills on his head are sharp. So sometimes he ties her hands so she won't hurt herself touching his quills.

He likes to praise her and call her good girl.

The bad guy who kidnapped them keeps trying to get her and her sister back. The hero gets epic revenge. You find out why everyone was scared of him where he grew up in a slum space station. It was epic.

The other crew members are really interesting. It looks like each crew member will get a book.

Zomromcom by Olivia Dade was great. Vampire hero with a sword and a plus size human woman who are neighbors and acquaintances.

I really enjoyed this book. The steam was very steamy. The vampire hero was grumpy and she was sunshine.

The plot is that a few years ago, the government accidentally invented zombies. They were trying to create a super soldier. During that first zombie breakout, they managed to herd the zombies back into the lab. But the lab is underground and after many deaths, the government has been unable to eradicate the zombies. So now the lab is surrounded by 4 walls and deep moats. Zombies can drown.

The heroine and hero live in the containment zone. Property is cheap there. He has made preparations for zombies, so has she. Somehow the zombies have broken out again. They team up and try to warn others.

His name is Gaston. So throughout the story she makes songs up using the famous tune from the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. No one's...like Gaston. It was pretty funny.

There are many humorous moments sprinkled throughout the story. I laughed out loud a few times.

There is a happy ever after ending.