Monstrous Short Tales Books in Order

A Kinnara princess expects duty to determine her marriage, despite her people’s lifelong mating bonds. Her growing love for a palace guard becomes harder to resist when dangerous forces in the forest threaten their world.

After losing her father in a fire, a grieving reader finds comfort in monster romances. A mysterious key opens the way to an impossible creature whose connection to flames awakens both her fear and unexpected feelings.

A woman who saw the Jersey Devil as a child reunites with the creature years later under reversed circumstances. Their encounter changes her understanding of the past and forces her to consider abandoning the life she knows.

Returning to Scotland to mourn her parents, a woman follows mysterious lights into the forest and encounters Morel, the Bone Faerie. His possessive fascination connects their adult meeting to the childhood teeth left beneath her pillow.

Former slave Xeno finds refuge in an isolated garden occupied by a mysterious woman and her snakes. With nowhere else to go, he must adapt to an unfamiliar sanctuary and discover whether Maeonia will allow him to stay.

A caretaker tending her employer’s newborn is taken captive when a monstrous beast attacks the mansion. Struggling to feed and protect the child, she finds her fear complicated by an unexpected attraction to their captor.

Fleeing the people who murdered her family, a woman falls through a magical opening into a world of monsters. Bound to a warrior there, she must trust him to survive a threatening ceremony called the Devouring.

After a Halloween party, Cássio awakens in a world where buildings, faces and time keep changing. A mysterious being and a recurring key provide his only constants as he searches for answers and questions his companion’s intentions.

An experimental serum transforms Dr. Ascher into a blood-consuming monster, spreading terror through a city. Investigative journalist Vienna Kelly discovers the man behind the attacks, and their growing attachment draws her into his search for a cure.

A naga princess is married to a foreign king to settle her father’s debt, then cursed into becoming a living weapon. Escaping to a familiar commander offers refuge, but her husband’s pursuit threatens her chance at freedom.

A kidnapping report draws hacker and kitsune Kira back toward the past she hoped to escape. Seeking help from Ryuu in the Nexus underworld, she uncovers biological experiments and connections that threaten her understanding of whom to trust.

Two friends trying to rescue a pregnant woman from a cult accidentally unleash an ancient force. When it consumes Derrick, his companion and the rescued woman must uncover the cult’s secrets to save him and prevent wider destruction.

Marine biologist Keo Suorsdey explores an alien sea until sabotage strands her submarine. A colossal creature saves her but keeps her captive, and the arrival of a colleague introduces secrets that complicate her struggle to understand the monster and escape.

Captured star Astraea becomes the focus of a researcher's obsession aboard an intergalactic ship. Her song also awakens an ancient god imprisoned in a black hole, whose arrival turns rival claims on her power into a deadly confrontation.