Sleeping with Monsters Series by Cassie Alexander

The first in the Sleeping with Monsters series, about strong women and the monsters they love,The Haunted is a very hot modern take on gothic ghost stories. Daphne Vance's life is perfect -- she's a beautiful, devoted wife, and her husband has just bought her a vast countryside estate to start their family in. But when her husband leaves on a business trip, it doesn't feel like she's alone in the mansion -- she can feel eyes watching her, and hot hands trailing up her thighs... moreThe first in the Sleeping with Monsters series, about strong women and the monsters they love,The Haunted is a very hot modern take on gothic ghost stories. Daphne Vance's life is perfect -- she's a beautiful, devoted wife, and her husband has just bought her a vast countryside estate to start their family in. But when her husband leaves on a business trip, it doesn't feel like she's alone in the mansion -- she can feel eyes watching her, and hot hands trailing up her thighs. The domineering spirit of the mansion's former owner is still present -- and when she discovers her husband cheating on her, she doesn't want to resist the Master anymore.... less

The second in the Sleeping with Monsters series, about strong women and the monsters they love, The Hunted is a BDSM-themed werewolf thriller. As a call girl, Samantha never hoped for a happily ever after until she met Vincent. It didn’t matter that he was a mobster, for seven years their life was perfect – then he was betrayed and brutally gunned down by other members of the family... moreThe second in the Sleeping with Monsters series, about strong women and the monsters they love, The Hunted is a BDSM-themed werewolf thriller. As a call girl, Samantha never hoped for a happily ever after until she met Vincent. It didn’t matter that he was a mobster, for seven years their life was perfect – then he was betrayed and brutally gunned down by other members of the family. Now she’s on the run for her life, and the only thing she has to remember Vincent by is a silver locket with the phone number of a stranger folded inside. Max is a queer mountain man -- and a werewolf. For seven years he’s been living off the grid in exile after his pack threatened his then-boyfriend Vincent's life. But when Vincent’s dying wishes send the beautiful Samantha to him for protection from the family, he knows what he has to do – honor his dead alpha’s wishes and keep her safe, no matter what. In her grief, Samantha’s willing to do anything to get revenge, which Max tries to talk her out of – until he realizes his old pack was complicit in Vincent’s death. Then he’s as eager as she is -- but they only have each other against the pack. Is she strong enough to mate with him? And if she is, is he strong enough to kill them all? From the author of the Edie Spence urban fantasy series (Nightshifted, Moonshifted, Shapeshifted, Deadshifted, Bloodshifted) comes an exciting new paranormal erotica with sizzling adult scenes and explicit shifter sex. Fans of Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series and Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series will likely enjoy this book. less

The third in the Sleeping with Monsters series, about strong women and the monsters they love, The Hated is a BDSM-themed vampiric science-fantasy. Confined inside a magnificent palace, Queen Ilylle chafes at the sheltered life she leads. Her council rules in her stead – she’s never met her people, or been allowed outdoors. She won’t even get to choose her King – her council’s brought in a warrior trapped in stone for her to be married to soon in a ritual ceremony... moreThe third in the Sleeping with Monsters series, about strong women and the monsters they love, The Hated is a BDSM-themed vampiric science-fantasy. Confined inside a magnificent palace, Queen Ilylle chafes at the sheltered life she leads. Her council rules in her stead – she’s never met her people, or been allowed outdoors. She won’t even get to choose her King – her council’s brought in a warrior trapped in stone for her to be married to soon in a ritual ceremony. When she discovers an ancient text that talks about the Queens of old, who had both immense magical powers and personal freedom, she realizes her current life is not the way ‘it’s always been’ – and learns how to free her King from stone on her own, releasing Zaan. Zaan is a Zaibann, a magical warrior who needs blood to survive. Turned to stone to protect Ilylle’s ancestor, the woman he adored – and then trapped as a statue for the subsequent twenty-thousand years – he wakes to find himself bloodbound to Ilylle, who bears no resemblance to the fierce Queen of his own time, the woman Ilylle wishes she was. Trapped by his need for Ilylle’s blood, Zaan’s furious about the loss of his love and old life -- and Ilylle’s as frightened by the dark man she’s unleashed, as she is intrigued by his stories and power. When they discover the council’s plot to assassinate Ilylle, Zaan knows he has to do whatever it takes to train Ilylle in the use of her powers – and Ilylle knows she has no choice but to submit to his whim. The Hated combines elements of Elric of Melnibone, Gormenghast, and Dune, along with explicit sexual activity and BDSM. It is a standalone novel, as all Sleeping with Monsters books are. From the author of the Edie Spence urban fantasy series (Nightshifted, Moonshifted, Shapeshifted, Deadshifted, Bloodshifted), comes an exciting new paranormal erotica with an entirely original setting. less