Which is worse? Magic or menopause? Jody has started to settle into her new job as sheriff of the magical town of Harrow Bay. After two months, maybe she's figuring out this magic thing, and the town has been peaceful. Willa starts a new job and realizes something she never expected, while Isabel continues her campaign of terror against the Senior Center tyrant and her quest to really learn magic—at least until the nightmares start. The residents of Harrow Bay are short-tempered, tired, and grumpy after a spate of nightmares haunts their dreams.Once Jody figures out the nightmares are affecting just about everyone, except for Beez, she knows something is going on in their town. They realize a Sandman is targeting Harrow Bay, but why? Jody reluctantly turns to Drake for help, since he has the right kind of magic. He's also appearing far too frequently in her dreams and nightmares for her comfort. If she's not careful, she might end up liking (or more than liking) the half-demon bounty hunter from Hell...if the lack of sleep and night sweats don't do her in first.

Too many men, not enough time. Jody isn’t used to juggling men and has no interest in it. When a coven of warlocks turn up in Harrow Bay, she doesn’t like their leader’s interest in her any more than she likes having them in her town. The mayor is persistent with his attempts to get better acquainted, and she’s clinging to her determination to make Drake believe there’s nothing between them. Willa is struggling to come to terms with her unexpected attraction, and Isabel has more of a love life than she wants when Artie pops the question. Love is in the air, no matter how unwanted. When Aoife’s daughter discovers a mysterious runaway and helps her, Jody and the department are drawn in. Maven wants to avoid the arranged marriage the warlocks plan for her, and Jody is determined to help her. When she continues to thwart the head warlock, he curses her. Time is suddenly precious and dwindling as she fights for Maven’s future, her own, and the fate of Harrow Bay.

Curvy Ambassador Embeth Williams is on Dazonia Major to negotiate a peaceful solution for Earth and the Dazon Empire. She expected difficulties in her mission, but is blindsided by her attraction to Second Prince Ysaak Chon. He avoids her at first, determined to resist the mating flare, but soon succumbs. Falling in love is the last thing she should do on an alien planet while surrounded by potential enemies, but when negotiations break off, and war seems imminent, her alien lover is the only one who can get her safely back to Earth.

Secrets and revelations… With the return of the coroner’s report, Jody learns Artie was definitely magically murdered. Suspicion turns to Sally, but they need more concrete proof. When Gram claims she’s seeing the ghost of Sally’s dead husband, Willa dismisses it as needing glasses, but there are definitely a few apparitions hanging around Harrow Bay, and they’re powering up with the book Willa hid. When she confesses to her B&E, it gives Jody and Drake a lead to follow as they deal with becoming a couple, ghosts, vandals, and perhaps a murderous old witch. Will Gram finally disrupt Sally’s glamours, or is there something even more sinister than façade magic at work in Harrow Bay?

When Judge Wilson finally catches a mermaid, the young woman brings chaos and calamity to Harrow Bay. It’s all inadvertent, but she causes more problems for Jody. The human men who meet Allandria are enchanted and seem to grow quickly addicted to the mermaid, and it’s becoming a huge headache. Jody’s all too aware that Drake is also susceptible to the mermaid, and she’s struggling with jealousy, which is a foreign emotion. Isabel is none too happy about their fishy guest after a merman broke her teenage heart sixty years ago. She doesn’t trust any of them, but she won’t let the mermaid distract her. She’s determined to find a new purpose or rekindle an old one. After all, she’s not getting any younger. Willa and Patty are making progress in their relationship, but when Liesel finds out, will it be the end of their fledgling romance?

When Celestial Mates agent Freydon Rote whisked Carrie from her living room 430 years into a grim future, she never imagined she would end up mated to the cyborg general. She didn’t anticipate coming to love the other cyborgs like family, forging alliances, or winning a seemingly unwinnable war. Most of all, she never imagined having DVS84’s baby, but it’s almost time. She’s about to give birth, and everyone in the base is ready for the momentous occasion. Are a human woman and a cyborg general ready to meet their precious baby? Will Freydon Rote make an appearance? (Hint: Yes.) Find out in this latest installment of the Celestial Mates (and final installment of the Cybernetic Hearts) series by USA Today bestselling author Kit Tunstalll, writing as Aurelia Skye.

Celestial Mates—Romancing the Galaxy… One moment, Eva is on Earth, helping restore the destroyed planet, and the next, she’s whisked to a far-off galaxy, away from her parents and the other cyborgs and humans. She arrives in the middle of a mating ceremony for the two newest rulers, Vander and Virgo. The gorgeous green men are pure temptation, especially since they seem to believe she’s meant to be their mate, but Eva wants to go home. She controls her own destiny, not a blobby peach alien. Life on Senufo is strange, and she longs for Earth…until her mates win her over, and she starts to fall in love. Is she truly stranded on Senufo as Freydon Rote, the meddling Celestial Mates agent, claims? Or is there a way back to Earth? Will she even want to find it once she surrenders to the tender seductions offered by her Drakari warlord mates?

When Wyatt turns his back on the world—and her—Gillian knows he’s hurting and needs time to recover from whatever wounds were inflicted on his bear by the military. He reluctantly accepts her help as they flee from a secret group sent to eliminate the shifter-soldiers involved in a black-ops experiment, though he’s determined to maintain an emotional distance from her. But bears mate for life, and his human mate is just as stubborn as he is. Nothing could hurt her more than losing him, and she's just the one to help her wounded warrior move from the past and into the future—if they have a future…

The HLV virus, dubbed Hell Virus by the survivors, wiped out ninety percent of the population. Running low on supplies, Alyssa has to leave the safety of her sanctuary to find food. She’s ill-equipped to deal with a SHTF situation, and she’s nearly raped on her first run. A small squad of military men save her and take her in, with the stipulation she becomes a fully functioning member of their team. She wants to learn how to take care of herself, but she also finds herself wanting to take care of ALL the soldiers in creative and unexpected ways. Life without pleasure is pointless, but when she’s already lost everything else, can she risk losing her heart to the group?

With the arrival of spring and the disappearance of HLVv3, Maisie is ready to emerge from quarantine with Lila. Her feelings for Collier are as strong as they have been, but he seems determined to push her away and into the arms of newcomers Seth and Zane. Maisie feels a connection with both men, and their relationships start to develop. Zane is open and caring, but his teenage daughter objects to Maisie. Seth seems to be as mysterious as Collier, and Maisie has had enough of secrets. As she searches for her purpose and finds the men who complete her, she wonders if Collier will ever explain why he’s pushing her away, or if he’ll give her a chance to love him. When events with the New Order Militia force her other lovers on a mission, Maisie pushes Collier to admit what he wants, but when she learns his secret, can she accept what he’s done? This reverse harem romance is the fifth in the Hell Virus series. It can be read as a standalone, but reading the series in order will enhance your understanding and enjoyment.

As the second-in-command of Olympus Station, Captain Hadley Wells is usually too focused on her career to worry about romance. That changes with the arrival of Prince Nykal of Jroj, a planet that’s recently joined the Coalition. Their attraction is immediate and fierce, but too many rules separate them to let them have more than one stolen night. The night is amazing, but has far-reaching consequences. Add in the ambassador determined to keep Nykal from her by any means, and it’s a complicated mess that needs a solution before the secret she carries is visible to all.

Titus Varg has an unusual gift among Dazons. His sense of shea guides him, and it has led him to his mate, curvy Earth woman Amelia Whimsby. He finds her near death from ROMKS and injects her with nanotechnology. At first, she’s resistant to his mating claim, but promises to keep an open mind. Amelia isn’t the only reason he’s come to Earth though. He has to warn Commander Darvig and General Monash about the emperor’s next move and hope his revelation doesn’t end up with him thrown in the brig and separated from his mate before he can win her heart.

Celestial Mates—Romancing the Galaxy… For ten years, Gwen Harrison has tried to make peace with the cyborgs so they can unite against their common enemy. Now that they’re finally open to a truce, she agrees to have the cyborg commander, JSN42, stay at the human enclave as the cyborgs’ liaison. She’s drawn to him in a way she never expected, and he clearly feels it too. After losing her husband at the hands of the synths and becoming a single mother with two young children, she vowed she would never love anyone again—but she didn’t expect to have a Celestial Mates agent bring them together. Their bond is tentative, but getting stronger, until an act of sabotage threatens the humans, the cyborgs, and their fragile ceasefire. Can a love fated outside of time and space survive the challenges they face? Find out in this latest installment in the Celestial Mates (and Cybernetic Hearts) series, brought to you by USA Today bestselling author Kit Tunstall, writing as Aurelia Skye. This story can be read as a standalone, but the overall story arc is strengthened by reading each in order.

Sofia survived the hemorrhagic version of the HLV virus, and then she survived more than a year as a prisoner at Fort Glacier, where she was subject to experimentation to learn the secret of her recovery. When she finally escapes, she's determined to survive the collapse of society and being on her own again. Finding the residents of Camp Utopia aids in survival, and Ben, the handsome leader, gives her a reason to live, not just survive. So does the new addition, Joshua, and she finds herself gravitating toward both of them. Their triad is soon tested, first by betrayal and then by danger. Sofia wants to survive when Fort Glacier comes looking for her, not willing to let a possible cure escape them, but what will it cost her, her lovers, and the people at Camp Utopia?