Darkly Depraved Monsters: A Collection of Dark Monster Romance Novellas

Darkly Depraved Monsters

by Violet Taylor

Monsters are real. Whether it’s a cursed pumpkin patch on Halloween or a snowy mountain in the dead of winter. Those ghoulish creatures are all around you. Some crave your blood. Others yearn for your soul. But the one thing they desire above all else? Your body. Lust leads these 6 dark and sultry monster stories. Dive in if you seek a world of seduction and depravity. But be warned, these are demons, not knights in shining armor. And the happily-ever-after you're used to will look quite different in the arms of a monster… Contains- Scream for the Halloween, Feast of the Vampire King, Frostbitten, Demons and Damiana, A Web of Lust and Sorrow, and Ours for Halloween
**Contains graphic violence and sexually explicit content, 18+**

Genres: Monster Romance, Dark Romance, Fantasy, Romance, Halloween, Monsters, Smut

378 pages, Hardcover

Published September 8, 2023

About the author

Violet Taylor is a crystal and candle shop owner by day and a paranormal romance novelist by night. She spends her free time fantasizing about living in an isolated mountain cabin with her wonderful husband and herd of fur babies. She prefers her books with magic, mates, and plenty of muscles.

Reviews

[Samantha Willens · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun collection of short and sexy monster stories (all available individually as well in this omnibus). I’ve given short reviews of each one below:

Feast of the Vampire King - 4⭐️. Asteria was not your typical victim and Uriel was oh so sexy

Scream for the Scarecrow - 4⭐️ scared sexy fun. did not see that twist coming

Frostbitten - 4⭐️ I shockingly enjoyed this one way more than I thought I would. It was also very cleverly done!

Demons and Damiana - 4⭐️ demonic and magical spiciness

A Web of Lust and Sorrow - 3⭐️ spiders are just not my thing but i love the creativity of the Jurōgumo

Ours For Halloween - 3⭐️ this was fine but it just felt too long

Star: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Steam: 💋💋💋💋💋
Spice: 🌽
Dark: 🌄 dusk: it’s getting darker, main theme of the book but “lighter” TWs

[Kirstin Briana Symmes · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️5 🌶️

5 short monster romance stories that were interesting to say the least lol

Some of them had a good story but it was mainly smut I was expecting a little bit more.

I’ll def read more from this author tho

[Elle · Rating 5 out of 5]

this ate idc uriel the vampire king my beloved

[Celeste Fleetwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶

Six stories ranging between 40-100 pages and every single one of them is amazing! I would finish one and be like, there’s no way the next will be as good, but it was if not better. I’m obsessed with all six stories, the spice is one point, the plots are great, and there are zero lulls in any of them. I can’t to reread them in October!

FEAST OF THE VAMPIRE KING
🖤 Women are sacrificed to the vampires once every ten years, now she is one of them but when Asteria fights back instead of cowering in fear she drawls the attention of the vampire king.

SCREAM FOR THE SCARECROW
🖤 He was cursed to take the form of a scarecrow. She stumbles upon him on Halloween night, the one night a year he regains a human form.

FROSTBITTEN
🖤 Mara stumbles into another dimension while investigating an ice cave with her regular hook up Jack. There she meets and is claimed by Frost, the ice demon king.

DEMONS AND DAMIANA
🖤 Children in town are being taken by a demon so Pru summons the demon with the intent to ki!! him but when it doesn’t go according to plan she tries to mix a quick sleeping potion but end up with an Uber power aphrodisiac that affects them both.

A WEB OF LUST AND SORROW
🖤 C@ptive romance
🖤 Spider shifters

Enough, it’s great you’ll just have to read this one to find out more!

OURS FOR HALLOWEEN
🖤 Why choose - 3 unique demons
🖤 Halloween night

See previous review for more info but this is by far my favorite Halloween novella, I’m obsessed!

[Ciara Hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection to have!! Each of these relatively short stories are very well written and despite being short and very spicy, they also have a nice bit of storyline and warmth in my opinion. Each short story felt like more of an in-depth read than the usual short monster smut stories you read. I thoroughly enjoyed each story, but I think the last story in the book was my fave!! ‘Ours for Halloween’. Also, if you want to read the stories contained in this collection, you can purchase them individually in ebook! (Also, plenty of size difference in this collection!)

[Megan]

A Special Edition Hardcover of: Feast of the Vampire King, Scream for the Scarecrow, Frostbitten, Demons and Damiana, A Web of Lust and Sorrow, Ours for Halloween

Feast of the Vampire King

Scream for the Scarecrow

Frostbitten

Demons and Damiana

A Web of Lust and Sorrow

Ours for Halloween

[emilee🧍🏽‍♀️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished the whole book in 4 hours, ughh it was so good. I love how each little novella story had a happy ending. My favorites would be the Vampire king, Uriel, and the scarecrow😩☝🏽. I love them all but those two I loved the most!! Ugh I can’t get enough.

[Moony Luve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a good book. I didn’t realize I had already read the last story separately lol.
I loved all these stories so much.
Super spicy. Great for when you aren’t wanting a long read, but want to be able to take your time and still get through a story ◡̈

[Briee Shovlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite reads ever! Once I finished, I had the urge to go back and reread it again and again! 😍 I don't think I can ever go back to reading "normal" books again! And I don't want to, this collection is amazing with spice and plot balance! It's definitely a MUST read!

[Caroline Kuehnert · Rating 4 out of 5]

For individual short story ratings, visit my profile

Overall
4/5 ⭐
2.5/3 🌶️

Holy. 🥵🥵🥵

I love monsters so much and the last story in this anthology was HOT AF. Enjoyable, sexy, forbidden, and fun.

[Kie · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!
I cannot get enough of this collection of short spooky, monster stories! It’s so hard to even pick a favorite because of how good each of them are!
Super spicy, super dark, super fun, and I cannot wait to read from Violet Taylor!

[Yesenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This literary masterpiece will take your mind on a wild ride, leaving you feeling utterly bewildered and amazed. If you haven’t jumped on this emotional rollercoaster, you’re missing out on an exhilarating experience that’ll keep you hooked from start to finish.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it so so so much. Just getting into the monster genre and am excited to read more because of this book. The stories are beautiful and it has me giggling and kicking my feet throughout.

[Mary Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Each separate story was so good!

[Cierra Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow!!! If you are looking for short hella SPICY monster/fantasy this book is for you!

[Katie Gordert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh myyyyy the smutty smut of this is just delicious

[Ashley Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everything about this book so good 🫠

[Shelby Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ just yes. I was surprised how much I loved the spider one

[Yvette Hoelting · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love all the novellas in the book. If you want a book full of spice, monsters, and a little fluff, I 100% recommend this book!

[Caitlin Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. My top 3 stories in this are Ours For Halloween, Feast of the vampire King, and Demons and Damiana.

[𓋼𓍊 chey 𓍊𓋼 · Rating 4 out of 5]

🌶️4.5/5
Short sexy monster romance stories? Sign me up!

[Samantha Moran · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read this book as a couple. It definitely was fun to share. The novellas are spicy with a bit of plot. Very enjoyable. 🙂

[SAMANTHA L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved that it was a collection of short stories that were all smut but also different!

[H.A. Hale · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adored all of these. Such perfect bite-sized stories with the right about of spice

[Sonya · Rating 4 out of 5]

short stories of filthy monster smut. loved it all. tentacles for the win 😁.

[Corina Deiters · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice collection of different tropes within the monster romance world

[Escape Into Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every book is amazing!

[smallsonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ours for Halloween is the last story in this book and was by far my FAVORITE! I'm going to have to get that book separately! Demons and Damiana was my 2nd favorite 🖤

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious monster smuttttt

[TheBookDreamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first monster romance 🤩 This collection was delightfully unhinged and spicy 😆 Now to make my way through the back catalog...