Monstrous Ink Series by Calliope Stewart

A wingless gargoyle, a woman on the run, and a tattoo parlor turned sanctuary. Cashiel Two-hundred years ago Cashiel “Cash” Windheart was cast out of his clan, his wings ripped from his back, doomed to a life of isolation as one of the Wingless. Now, he leads a quiet life at the Monstrous Ink tattoo parlor as one of the few monsters who can tattoo stone skin... moreA wingless gargoyle, a woman on the run, and a tattoo parlor turned sanctuary. Cashiel Two-hundred years ago Cashiel “Cash” Windheart was cast out of his clan, his wings ripped from his back, doomed to a life of isolation as one of the Wingless. Now, he leads a quiet life at the Monstrous Ink tattoo parlor as one of the few monsters who can tattoo stone skin. That is until a pink-haired human with eyes the color of whiskey, and a dragonfly tattoo on her neck, stumbles into the shop looking for a job. Daphne New hair, a new name, and a hundred dollars in her pocket. That’s all Daphne Clarke has when her car breaks down in Port Haven, California, a sanctuary for monster-kind. Daphne isn’t familiar with monsters, but they can’t be any worse than her ex. After responding to an ad for a front desk receptionist at a local tattoo parlor, Daphne meets Cash, the solemn, wingless gargoyle. It’s only supposed to be temporary. But as the days pass, Daphne finds herself drawn to the gargoyle and dreading the day that her car is road-ready again. less

"A halfling witch, a lonely Cthulhu, and the tattoo parlor that brought them together." Dallan For over three hundred and fifty years Dallan Elder has lived his life the way he wanted to, and as one of the last remaining members of the Cthulhu race, he's is also used to being alone. That was, at least, until he found Port Haven and the family that came with it... more"A halfling witch, a lonely Cthulhu, and the tattoo parlor that brought them together." Dallan For over three hundred and fifty years Dallan Elder has lived his life the way he wanted to, and as one of the last remaining members of the Cthulhu race, he's is also used to being alone. That was, at least, until he found Port Haven and the family that came with it. Now as the owner of Monstrous Ink, he works to protect that family everyday, a family that includes the beautiful green-eyed halfling Effie Finch. Dallan wants nothing more than to claim completely as his, but hasn’t been able to get past her tough exterior and the business-with-benefits box she’s firmly placed him in. So, for almost fifty years he’s made himself content with what they have, figuring he’d have a long time to convince her to be with him. Then Effie’s past rears its ugly head and Dallan is faced with possibly losing her forever. Effie Born as the halfling daughter of a tree nymph and a warlock, Euphemia “Effie” Finch has always straddled two worlds and was never enough for either side. Finally she broke away, and in doing so, she met them: the monsters that worked at Monstrous Ink. Now, years later, she works as their in-house witch, spending her days enchanting and, uh, collecting ink from the shop owner Dallan. Effie insists their time together is strictly business, afraid to get too close to how she really feels for fear of never being enough for him either. But when Effie’s closest friend is put in danger, she will have to turn to the one place she vowed to never return to in order to help them. Bombshell will be releasing October 2024! less