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I’m a monster DNA experiment and my beasts salivate at the thought of her.
In my human life, I was a hardworking blue-collar man.
And now I’m a monster.
My anger is tenfold in this form.
Yet I find a part of me that’s fragile and needs protecting.
Every day, I turn to stone on her property to watch over her.
At night, I let myself into her home.
I find it impossible to stop myself.
These things inside me roar knowing this woman is mine.
I won’t let her be taken from me.
Not when she’s all I have left.
I watch. I stalk.
I feast. I prey.
I devour her when she has no idea.
The invisibility of my new body works to my advantage.
Until I see her scars.
The love I pour into her is nothing compared to the hate I’ll give to him.
She. Is. Mine.
And all my beasts agree.

328 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 15, 2024

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January Rayne

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January Rayne is a pseudonym I decided to use because it sounds better than my given name. I’m a lover of all romance and write in the genres I love most because why limit myself? I want to write anything and everything, from badass men and women to characters who want to rip each other’s clothes off. I plan to ‘take it all’ like the good little girl I am.

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October 14, 2024
I get that he's part vampire... but I draw the line at him sucking on her tampon and drinking from her diva cup...🤮
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December 8, 2025
⭐️ 4.5/5 — Is this quite possibly the most depraved, unhinged, and morally questionable thing I have ever read? Yes. Did I inhale it like it was oxygen? Also yes. 😌💅
Am I judging myself? A little bit. Do I care? Absolutely not. 🙂‍↔️

🌶 5/5 — Listen. I thought I had seen it all. I thought I was prepared. I WAS NOT.
Let the record show that a neon blue jellyfish dick that shoots electrified cum was NOT on my 2025 Bingo Card. 🪼⚡️💦💀
Like??? I need financial compensation for the things I just visualized. (But also... why was it kind of... 🥵? Don't answer that ✋🏻🤫)

💭 My Ramblings 💭

​(Copy-pasting this for the whole series because the audacity is consistent across the board. 💅)

​Let’s be real for a second: "Socially Appropriate" left the chat in Chapter 1. 👋🏻 These books don't just cross lines; they sprint past them, set them on fire, and dance in the ashes. 😌🔥💃 If you have standard human boundaries, you might feel a little uncomfy. Or a lot LOT uncomfy. 🫣

​BUT.

​If you are a fellow person of culture (read: a horny little degenerate like me 😝) who prefers their romance feral, their MMCs unhinged, and the obsession levels at "I will burn the world down for you, and then some" then pull up a chair, bestie. 🪑👯‍♀️ We are eating good tonight. 🍽️😋😈🖤

​⚠️ PUMP THE BRAKES THOUGH! ⚠️
PLEASE. I BEG OF YOU. CHECK THE CW/TW AND THE SPICE & KINK LIST BELOW!

​Look, I love the smut, but I love your mental stability more. 🫶🏻🧠✨ Your peace is priority #1. Also? In this economy? Why waste your hard-earned coin 💸 and precious time on a vibe that might make you yack? READ THE LABEL BEFORE YOU EAT THE CANDY. 🫵🏻🤨🍭

​🚩 RHETT: THE WALKING RED FLAG (THAT I’D CLIMB LIKE A TREE) 🌲🏃‍♀️💨

Quote (Rhett):
You only need to fear how much I’m going to love you.

💭 Is this a threat? A promise? A foreplay tactic? Yes. Honestly, I should be calling the police, but instead, I’m over here kicking my feet and twirling my hair. If his love doesn't come with a side of primal fear, I don't want it. 🙅🏻‍♀️🖤🥀

Quote (Rhett):
“I vow to love you when you hate yourself.”
“I vow to protect you when the light of day and the dark of night become your enemy.”
“I will succumb to you.”

💭 EXCUSE ME?! 😭🤧 Stop it right now.
I came for the smut, not to have my heart ripped out and stomped on by a monster with attachment issues! "I will succumb to you" is the new standard. The bar was on the floor, but Rhett just picked it up and beat everyone else to death with it. 💍🥺

Quote (Rhett):
So my mate has a soft spot for animals. That makes my gift-giving a little trickier unless I keep them alive and give them to her as pets.
Yes, yes, that. I bet she would love a bear cub— something soft and cuddly. No, actually. I don’t like that idea. It would want her time, invade her space, and take all attention away from me.
Never mind.
I’ll be her pet.

💭 I am HYPERVENTILATING. 💀🚑
Not him getting jealous of a hypothetical bear cub within the span of three seconds! The mental gymnastics to go from "I'll give her a cute gift" to "WAIT, NO, I AM THE ONLY CUTE GIFT ALLOWED" is top-tier psycho behavior. 🤌🏻🖤
He said: "Look at me. I am the puppy now." Well, technically he's a crocodile pet, but tomato tomahto 🐊🤣

​⚠️ A FINAL PSA (DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU) 🛑✋

​Okay, listen up class. 👩‍🏫 We’ve established that this book is unhinged. We’ve discussed the neon peen. But we need to discuss one more specific flavor of depravity before you one-click.

​🩸 PERIOD PLAY 🩸

​Rhett is a monster who is obsessed with his mate, and I mean every part of her biological existence. If the phrase "shark week" makes you squeamish, or if mixing pleasure with that particular time of the month makes you want to gag... ABORT MISSION. 🚨🙅‍♀️

​Do not pass Go. Just back away slowly.
But if you're a "no risk, no reward" kind of reader? Well... welcome to the dark side. We have cookies (and trauma). 🍪😈✨

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⚠️ Detailed spoilers below ⛔️

RC and MCs:
🩸💀 MF
🩸💀 Rhett Royals late 30s yo and Mickey Bloom (age not specified)
🩸💀 Rhett: Used to own a mechanic shop—Royal's Garage—that went bankrupt. Later as a monster he robs a few banks to provide for Mickey, he also opens a new mechanic shop—Snapdragons Garage—with his best friend Fitz.
🩸💀 Mickey: Waitress at Demi's Diner
🩸💀 Rhett: Long blond hair
- Crocodile characteristics: bumpy greenish-gray hands, long thick pointed off white nails, slit pupils, mossy green irises, extra eyelids, stone like skin gray and cracked, webbed feet, thunderstorms or rain for the most part is an aphrodisiac to saltwater crocodiles and can trigger a mating response
- Gargoyle characteristics: transforms to statue when exposed to the sun, prehensile tail, knot, and pointed ears
- Vampire characteristics: fangs, blood hungry, hypnotic ability, and speed
- Jellyfish characteristics: neon blue dick with folded ribbons on the sides with hundreds of long skinny tentacles surrounding the dick, bioluminescent electrified cum with bright blue bolts of light fire
- Ghost characteristics: invisibility and can go through solid objects
🩸💀 Mickey: Long black hair, blue eyes, body full of scars, over 2ft shorter than Rhett

Genre, tropes, and microtropes:
🩸💀 MF dark paranormal romance
🩸💀 Monster romance
🩸💀 Shape-shifting
🩸💀 Monster/human
🩸💀 Fated mates
🩸💀 Codependency and separation anxiety (due to mate bond)
🩸💀 Scientific experiment/mad science
🩸💀 Monstrous anatomy (hybrid monster—Rhett is a monster DNA experiment, he's part gargoyle, crocodile, vampire, jellyfish, and ghost)
🩸💀 Genetically altered and enhanced MMC (Rhett body can regenerate and heal itself. Enhanced eyesight, hearing, and smelling abilities/senses.)
🩸💀 Severely abused and traumatized MCs
🩸💀 Hurt/comfort (mutual)
🩸💀 Trauma healing
🩸💀 Found family
🩸💀 Size difference
🩸💀 Morally grey MMC
🩸💀 Stalker MMC
🩸💀 Extremely possessive, obsessive, territorial, unhinged MMC
🩸💀 Extremely protective MMC
🩸💀 Mine mine mine
🩸💀 Touch her and die (literally, body count: 2)
🩸💀 Timid, fragile FMC
🩸💀 OTT
🩸💀 Pet names: My timid little bloom, my brave little flower

Safety info:
🩸💀 Angst: High
🩸💀 OPD: Mickey was forced to gave her then boyfriend Tyler a handjob (on-page, briefly in the beginning of the book). She's also repeatedly sexualy and physically assaulted, starved, restrained with handcuffs and chain leash. Tyler threatened to kill her siblings if she escapes.
🩸💀 Cheating/sharing: No
🩸💀 Third act breakup: No
🩸💀 Ending: HEA
🩸💀 Epilogue: Yes, two epilogues (2 weeks and 1 month later)
🩸💀 POV: Dual, 1st person
🩸💀 Series structure: Interconnected standalone

Spice and kinks:
Inhuman genitalia, jerking off, masturbation (in the lake), voyeurism (he watches her while she's taking a bath), jerking off (in her bathroom while watching her shower, from under her house while watching her undress, while sucking her period blood from her tampons), scenting, marking (scent, cum (he comes in her body wash and pads), bite marks, claw marks), blood play, period play (he sniffs, sucks, bites, and licks the blood from her used tampon and bloody panties, drinks blood from her period cup, eats her out while she's on her period), period sex, somnophilia, tail play, praise (good girl), pussy licking, fingerfucking, tonguefucking, sleepwalking sex (she ruts and rubs her pussy on a gargoyle statue's dick), period blood as lube, outdoor sex (in the front yard of her house, in the backyard near the lake, in the lake), dirty talk, breeding kink, blood sharing, claiming bite, anal sex (with tail), DP (with dick and tail), erotic electro stimulation (from jellyfish tentacles and cum), knotting, DP with cock and tail, throatfucking, pain kink, rough sex, coming untouched, biting, possession, sex toys (clit sucking vibrator), belly bulging, cum play, squirting, choking/breath play (with tail), shower sex, bath sex, hand necklace

CW/TW:
Explicit sexual content, SA and domestic violence (happened to FMC by her then boyfriend), body horror, stalking, breaking and entering, dark/taboo themes, non-con, somnophilia, forced pregnancy, birth control tampering, blood sharing, mutilation, period play, sleepwalking, non-con sex, rape, severe abuse, trauma, murder, graphic violence, gore, involuntary inhumane medical experimentation (happened to MMC), torture, drowning, PTSD, panic attacks, night terrors, kidnapping, home invasion, captivity, hospitalization, period blood consumption, poverty, bank robbery (off-page), police involvement, financial difficulties

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Quotes: ⚠️ Spoilers ⛔️

The beauty of lies is that you get everything you want.
Until you realize what you want can be taken away with two simple words.
Stupid Girl.
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Sometimes, I wonder if death would be easier because surviving is so hard.
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I want to call him a pussy, but I wouldn’t dare insult something I love to eat.
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She jumps off the bed and dances, squealing with happiness, the biggest smile I’ve ever seen her wear.
Somehow, that turns me on more—her happiness.
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I unfold six pads, lying them flat and still safe in the wrapper. Kneeling, I fall forward on one hand, chewing the last tampon to gather every single drop of blood while stroking my cock. I peer down under me, the pads in my line of sight, and thrust my hips.
My long, thick, shaft slides effortlessly in the tight squeeze of my palm.
“Mickey. Mickey,” I moan, spitting out the tampon as my orgasm ignites my blood.
Stream after stream soaks the pads. I aim in different directions, sending my come over each and every one of them. When she puts them on, she’ll have no idea I’ll be right there, marking my fucking territory.
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Not wanting to get rid of the underwear, I tie them around my wrist, the middle seam turned out so I can smell her anytime I want.
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I’d rather spend all my remaining eternities in stone than ever make her cry a single tear.
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“You feel so fucking good,” I moan, watching where we are connected, witnessing my cock vanish inside her with every stroke her pussy gives me. There’s blood on our inner thighs, her period heavy and warm, allowing me to slip in and out without worry. “Look how good you take my big cock, Mickey. Be a good fucking girl and look at us.”
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“I’m going to have your ass too. I’m going to claim every fucking hole so when you sit, you’ll be sore. When you cross your legs, you’ll gasp and think of me. When you swallow, your throat will burn from me fucking it.” The tip of my tail slips through her puckered hole and that’s all it takes for her to clench around me again, her orgasm spasming all of her muscles.
Pressure builds in my shaft, my own orgasm looming. I pull from her, keeping the crown nestled in her cunt when I notice a large bulk forming at the base of my cock.
I slam into her, the bulb becoming larger every time I manage to slip out. I notice the grayish stone pattern inching up the stalk as I drive into her one more time.
The knot, my gargoyle growls in victory, locks us together. My cock turns to stone, and I watch as her pussy spreads wider to accommodate me. It looks like if she moves, she’ll split open. Just when I think there is no possible way for her to stretch more, she does.
Her come, blood, pleasure, her body beneath mine, it’s all too much.
I toss my head back and roar so loud, that I disturb the calm lake water, and it ripples from the force of my shout. My tentacles shock her clit with every thick stream of come that I fill her with, leaving her no choice but to drink me into her womb.
“Oh God. Oh God!” she cries, her body tightening around me again. “Yes,” Mickey groans, her fingers clawing the sand.
Another wave of come fills her and she orgasms again, her muscles clenching once more.
Then, it hits me.
She’s being shocked from the inside and the out.
My tentacles on her clit. My come electrifying her g-spot. She can’t stop coming until I do.
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How sick am I that I would prefer a beast to a man because nothing in my mind could be more monstrous than a human being?
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“You love being fucked by what you can’t see.”
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I am going to keep her pregnant until she says she wants to stop. Even then, I don’t know how I’ll stop the craving for seeing her round with my son or daughter.
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“I know what you are.” I graze my knuckles over his high cheekbones, then trace the large pout of his lips.
“I’m a monster.”
“You’re not the monster that hurts me but the one who slaughters for me.”
His mouth parts in shock, and his reptilian eyes blink at me.
“I know what you are,” I repeat, sighing as the ache in my back disappears. “And I love you, anyway.”
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“Being a monster isn’t about how you look but how you act.”
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The world doesn’t notice moments. It will always continue to spin, whether someone had their worst day or their best. Everything continues as if you never existed.
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“There would not be enough stars in the sky to amount to the love I have for you. The world would dim and still, I would be angry I didn’t bring you enough light. I could steal the sun and it wouldn’t compare to your soul. Nothing, no one, equates to you, Mickey. “
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Her scent rises again, her moans becoming louder as she rolls her hips. I grip her thigh, clench my teeth, and help her slip her cunt up and down my cock. She’s trying to get herself off and I’ve never been so turned on.
“Let me help you use me, Mate. Let me get you off again before I bury my knot into your pretty cunt.”
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“You fucking belong to me, Mickey.” His arms wrap around my legs, and he slides me to him, the back of my thighs meeting the front of his. “Feel this? It’s all for you. Look what you do to me, Mickey. Fuck, I’m so goddamn hard, it hurts. I can’t wait to fill you with every drop of my come. I won’t stop until you’re pregnant. You’re mine. Nothing, no one will ever get in the way of that, if they do, I’ll kill them.”
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I risk looking down. My stomach bulges with every driving force he gives, my body adapting to his size.
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“That’s it, Beloved. Ride me like you hate me. Fucking use me. You can anytime you want. This cock is all yours. No one else’s. I belong to you. I am yours. You fucking own me, Mickey. Fuck. That’s it. So fucking pretty sitting on your throne, proving who is in charge.”
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“Don’t make promises you won’t keep, or I’ll be very disappointed.”
“I don’t make promises. I make vows. I make oaths.” I tug her head by her soapy hair, forcing her to meet my gaze.
“What’s the difference?” she asks, eyes closing from how relaxed she is as I wash her hair.
“Promises are for children. Vows and Oaths are for the ones who put their hearts, and their lives on the line. Not even death is safe from vows and oaths. A soul is tethered to them once they are made. Break it, and I believe the soul is damned.”
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“And I’ll always make sure you get what you want.”
“Always?”
“For eternity, Beloved.”
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“I can’t bring you the stars, but I’ll always create them for you.”
“I love you.” I cup his chiseled jaw, my eyes watering, and stare at him with all the adoration I can muster.
“Even though I’m a monster?”
I giggle, kissing him again, unable to take my lips from his. “I love you, anyway.”
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2,007 reviews33 followers
June 18, 2024
Wow! Holy f*ck! Grab your sopping panties and hide them before your husband gets home...

I was not sure how any author, alive or dead, would be able to top the feral insanity that was Creed from Honeysuckles. But as my jaw is currently on the floor and my room is currently as stinky with arousal as Demi's perfume, I apparently have been proven wrong. I am sending January my therapy bill for sobbing to my doctor about how no human man will ever measure up to gargoyle alligator d*ck. SOB!

This book was phenomenal and very personal. It hurt at times in its beauty. As an SA survivor, although not a DV one, there was a rawness to Mickey's story. I love her so much. This book had slightly sweeter moments between Rhett and Mickey than its predecessor. It was also even more unhinged at times (which I love cause who doesn't want to cackle between periods of charging your vibe?)

There is something freeing in embracing the insanity that is a dark stalker monster romance. I enjoyed every page and am still waiting for AHEM some SPECIFIC characters stories. I know you just finished a phenomenal book boo, but if you could crank those out, much love ;)

I don't know what to do with myself, or my hands, right now, so I'm going back to do a re-read of Honeysuckles. Come to the dark side y'all. We have period shots and candy.
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October 5, 2024
Ghost lover!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🩵🖤💜❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: ☺️😆😎😚🥰

The heroine: Mickey - she fell for Tyler, the first guy that showed her some attention, he seemed like a true gentleman, a terrific guy, but since then he had turned truly evil. He threatened to kill her siblings if she tried to escape him again and he calls her ‘Stupid Girl’. He often keeps her chained in a dark closet when he is unhappy with her, without even a pot to piss in. He has hooks all over the house for when he moves her from the closet, he can keep her chained up. When she finally escapes him, her brother and sister, Milo and Minnie, run away with her and they all get jobs at Demi’s Diner.

The Hero: Rhett - he owned Royals Garage. It was his dream, and he had owned it for ten years. He did very well in the beginning, but the economy went downhill, and it had a devastating effect on his business. Now all he had were past due bills and he knew it was time to give up on his dream. He has drained all of his accounts trying to keep the business afloat and has nothing to fall back on. When a man comes into the garage and offers him $100,000.00 to be in a drug trial. Though there is no promise it would work or that he would even survive. When Rhett turns the man down, he is drugged and kidnapped.

The Story: Like Creed Blackstone in Honeysuckles, book 1 of this series, Rhett is turned into a monster that has DNA from a bunch of different creatures, some paranormal, some not. He is gargoyle, crocodile, vampire, jellyfish and ghost. Rhett escapes from Shallow Cove Institute separately from Creed, though they end up in the same town, not far from the institute. One day, Rhett was coming out of a lake in his crocodile form when he smelled her, Mickey had just purchased the fixer upper house that overlooked the lake.

I enjoyed the first book in this series, and I liked this one even more. There were some things Rhett did that I didn’t think needed to be included, but whatever (he is part vampire, who loves his mates' blood, and he loves going down on her. I will leave it at that). However, I did like the story, I really love the whole genetically engineered paranormal trope, and I loved that Rhett had some ghost in him, that was an aspect that we don’t see enough in paranormal romance. I wasn’t too fond of his frank n’ beans which were basically the jellyfish part of him. Just a bit too out there for my tastes. I didn’t like Creed’s private parts in the first book either, they were derived from Kraken DNA. But it did add some fun to the book.

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569 reviews205 followers
July 12, 2024
MASTERPIECE OF MADNESS

I also want to take a moment to tell everyone as I’ve told January privately, how healing this book was for me. TW for physical, and mental abuse. Besides this book like the first one, being so unhinged in the best of ways, it was also therapeutic. The FMC Mickey starts off in an abusive relationship and escapes. I won’t go into details but everything she thought, felt and did was incredible. As someone whose ex was an abusive POS, I lived vicariously through this fictional character and I’m so happy she got her happy ending. Just like I did ❤️
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1,846 reviews366 followers
June 23, 2024
4.5 - 4.75 stars!

Snapdragons was unhinged. UNHINGED. But I was totally and completely mesmerized by Rhett and Mickey. If you’ve read the first book in this series then you know the heroes are taken, experimented on and changed on a cellular level. Rhett is now a monster housing many different souls. He’s part vampire, crocodile, jellyfish, gargoyle and ghost. And if you’re wondering where the jellyfish piece comes in…you know *wink wink.* Despite this abrupt life changing event, he still thrives in ways he knows how and when he scents Mickey he knows she’s the one. The one he will claim forever in all the dirty and depraved ways his monsters demand.

“She’s mine. She needs to be claimed. She needs to understand that I’ll protect her in life, in death, and everything in between. Fear? I’ll consume it for her to sate my violence, so she never has to experience the bitterness. Nightmares? I’ll invade them and give her dreams that make her scream my name. Weakness? I’ll show her how strong she is while she has me on my back. She’ll see in time that I’m the best thing for her.”


A survivor of a horrific domestic violence situation, Mickey is trying to rebuild her life and emotional and mental health. When she starts hearing voices that sometimes scare her but mostly calm her, her wish for a monster love rather than a human love deepens. When her past comes back to haunt her in ways the other voice doesn’t, will she survive?

Rhett didn’t always make the right decisions regarding protecting Mickey but he also doesn’t live by society’s rules. He was obsessive and possessive and wanted to be Mickey’s rock. The steam in here was next level filthy. I’ll never think about a period without also thinking of what Rhett’s vampire side loved doing LOL. But while I was a little shocked, I was also intrigued because Rayne made it so intimate. Rhett was dominant and demanding and his stalker tendencies were not sane but it also worked for his character and I found myself endeared to him and his fear of rejection and his need for his mate.

Mickey? That woman has been through so much and come out at the other end with many scars. Physically and emotionally, she feels damaged and broken but is trying to rise about it and not allow fear to rule her life. I loved her personality and the way she fell for Rhett when she discovered his existence.

“I know what you are,” I repeat, sighing as the ache in my back disappears. “And I love you anyway.”


Listen, there’s a lot of triggers in here and while I wouldn’t classify this as dark, I would classify it as being troublesome to some readers. Me? I loved this…I may have even loved it more than the first book. A great plot, action and steam that will make you blush or have your husband asking why your face looks both pained and turned on. Can’t wait for what’s next and I hope Rayne continues this series
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259 reviews64 followers
October 28, 2025
I read the first book last year for shits and giggles but I ended up liking it 🙂. Now here I am with the second book 🤭♥️.

Rhett is kidnapped from his workshop by a 'doctor' 😬 and is illegally experimented on 😐.

You might be thinking it can't be that bad but ... Um he's half vampire, crocodile, gargoyle, ghost and jellyfish. 🙆🏾‍♀️

This is completely unrealistic and weird but who likes normal anyway 🤷🏾‍♀️😏.

After escaping, he becomes obsessed with Mickey, our fmc, who's trying to live her life again after killing her abusive boyfriend 😭💔.

If you're curious and want to read this book please check the trigger warnings 😭💀✨. It's not that bad and it does have an HEA. 🤷🏾‍♀️

My favourite quote;

"There would not be enough stars in the sky to amount to the love I have for you. The world would dim and still, I would be angry I didn’t bring you enough light. I could steal the sun and it wouldn’t compare to your soul. Nothing, no one, equates to you, Mickey."
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120 reviews6 followers
April 25, 2025
Ambos personajes están atravesando un trauma.
Mickey está queriendo aprender a vivir de nuevo después de una relación terrible, que la dejó con cicatrices, no confía en absoluto en los hombres.
Rhett, es un experimento de monstruos (Malditos científicos 😠) en la ciudad y, cuando se siente atraído por Mickey, se da cuenta de que hará cualquier cosa para protegerla a ella, su compañera.

Le doy 4 estrellas porque Rhett es muy lindo y romántico, me dieron escenas de Demi, Creed y Storm (el muerde tobillos), drama, una heroína muy fuerte, el amigo de Rhett, Fitz🥹, y más.. 🎇

Fue un libro muy bueno, lo disfruté mucho. Menos señales de alerta que el libro anterior. Sin duda, recomiendo leer las advertencias, ya que es posible que lo contenido en este libro no sea para todo el mundo. Pero si quieres pasar un rato genial y cuestionable, este es tu libro.
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2,519 reviews488 followers
May 3, 2025
Monster romance between Mickey and Rhett both have been victims of cruelty and abuse. Despite the content this is a fairly fluffy, borderline cutesy that some might find funny with smidge bits of violence and sexytimes. There’s very little conflict, and no real drama at all.

The blurb doesn’t give much away, so this with have a general plot outline, so please STOP if you want ZERO details.

The book opens with Mickey escaping an abusive captive situation with an ex-boyfriend. She has been horrifically abused (almost all is off page) and is left with severe trauma. Meanwhile, Rhett is also suffering his own hell, he’s also been kidnapped tortured, raped, and spliced with animal and paranormal DNA. (again, mostly off-page)

The majority of the plot is them slowly getting together. It takes time, it’s boring at times, and there’re a lot of secondary characters. There wasn’t much explanation as to who or why Rhett was kidnapped and experimented on, or what was the purpose of having him raped, but this is the second book, so maybe that was discussed earlier. We’re only told they weren’t happy that he could change shape, so they planned to terminate him. 🤷‍♀️

Bottom Line- Kinda cute, but not really my thing. I really require more action or drama nowadays, but it was solidly written, and alright for the genre of fluffy monster romance.
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378 reviews705 followers
June 15, 2024
“Snapdragons. My favorite flower, in part because when they die, they look like skulls. They are bright and beautiful but slowly shrivel to shells of themselves in the wrong conditions.”

It’s not real monster love if hero doesn’t fuck you while you’re sleep walking, forcin’ customers to leave you tips, leave his electrified cum in your body wash & pads, suck & drink your blood off on tampon, take out your birth control, and steals a brand new car to replaced heroine’s raggedy lookin’ car. Where’s my own stalker monster at y’all? 🙂‍↔️😭

If you guys loved honeysuckle (youll see demi x creed in here also), you’ll enjoy my monster rhett who’s part crocodile, 🐊 gargoyle, vampire, 🩸 ghost, 👻 and jellyfish (cock). 🪼 🍆

I throughly enjoyed this and can’t wait for more monster stalker series!

“I fed her my blood. I knotted her. I bred her. I’ve marked her. We are mated and nothing in this world can ever change that. And if we can only have our life when she is sleepwalking, then I will gladly live my nights filling her pretty cunt under the stars.”

Thank you so much for the lovely arc. I’m leaving my thoughts & feelings voluntarily. ✨
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249 reviews3 followers
June 16, 2024
This was really boring
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118 reviews5 followers
June 15, 2024
This is definitely going to be my favorite series of all time. You can’t help but love these DNA experiment monsters. No matter what they do, you end up loving them. I absolutely DEVOURED this book.

This book will take you through all the emotions. Sadness, happiness, anger; you’ll be laughing, you’ll be yelling, you’ll be crying, and you’ll be HOT! Hot because the spice is delectable, but do we expect any less from January? The answer is no.

Rhett is THAT monster. I absolutely love him. While much different from Creed, I love their differences in personalities. Mickey is amazing, I loved her journey and her will. She is an inspiration and I loved seeing her progress to become who she is.

I loved all the little sprinkles of other characters whom I already love. This is an interconnected standalone so some characters do pop up in other books of January’s, definitely should give her entire universe a read. It’s well worth and my favorite books for sure.

If you loved Honeysuckles or love Monster romance, you’ll love this book. Not to mention, Rhett’s a gargoyle, vampire, crocodile, ghost, with jellyfish…… parts! 10 out of 10 would recommend!!! Enjoy!
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1,813 reviews502 followers
July 22, 2025
Rhett was basically a clone of Creed from the previous book. I like stalking and dark romance, I just think the instalove aspect didn’t work great with Mickey’s history.

Spice: 5/5

Triggers: noncon, rape, abuse, murder and attempted murder, violence, gore, involuntary medical experimentation, torture, stalking, voyeurism, birth control tampering, drowning, PTSD, panic attacks, night terrors, somnophilia, kidnapping, home invasion, captivity, hospitalization of side character, parent death (past), period blood consumption, putting cum in unsuspecting MCs body wash, poverty, bank robbery (off page), police
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328 reviews35 followers
August 7, 2025
Second book in the series has me feeling about the same as the first…not real sure how I feel about these. They are definitely the most interesting books I’ve read so far. I will say period play is definitely not my thing, so I just skip right on past that part.
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2,258 reviews1,526 followers
September 13, 2024
Loved it!

Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: monster, stalker
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I'm really loving this series! Super hot and dir-ty, lol. If monsters aren't you're jam, you probably not like this one too much. But if they are - it'll definitely check all the right boxes. Super fast paced and quick read. I'd love to see these written longer and deeper, but they're still great as a quick one. Loved the little twist - I didn't even see it coming! Can't wait for the next one. Loved seeing Demi, Creed, and Storm again. Totally cracking me up!
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406 reviews48 followers
October 7, 2024
This is… just, no.

The main character and her sister are named Mickey and Minnie, so, there’s that. It’s giving ✨Disney adult✨

The author misses the use of contractions 90% of the time so the dialogue reads as if AI wrote it. So unnatural.

Monster smut? I mean… I guess, technically, it is. However… no. He’s actually a ghost/gargoyle/crocodile/vampire hybrid with a jellyfish(?) dick. I’m not making this up LMAO I wish I was.

Get amongst it if you have a day-old tampon sucking fetish I guess 💀
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94 reviews6 followers
Read
February 26, 2025
this is a car crash I can’t look away from unfortunately
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2,264 reviews518 followers
November 8, 2024
Spoilers ahead


I'm convinced this author adds stuff as she goes along, just tweaking the words to suit the circumstances.....this was an even crazier ride than book 1.....but in a good way, so much so I can't wait to see the levels of crazy in the other books in this series 😂

Book 2 we have Rhett, former down on his luck mechanic who like Creed was kidnapped and experimented on. He's a gargoyle, crocodile vampire mix with a jellyfish dick....complete with shocking tentacles (I cackled at this tbh). After months of physical and sexual abuse Rhett escapes the facility and scents his mate

Mickey has been in a horrifically abusive relationship until she's finally able to stab her abuser and escape with the help if her siblings. They flee and arrive to town and are hired to work at Demi's diner. Rhett keeps watch jcer his mate in his gargoyle form at her house and the two eventually fall in love.....until her ex finds her bringing danger to Rhett's mate.

******
One of the things, probably the only thing actually, that pissed me off was how stupid Mickey acted when it was clear her ex had found her.....just buried her head in the damn sand 🙄
Aside from that this was amusing and entertaining and at times truly grossed me out
Rhett drinking her period blood, sucking her tampon dry and all that kinda had me gagging but I rolled with it
Again there's lots of focus on sex....bad sex too so much so that the ending is rushed and the situation with the ex was just a footnote.
These books are in no way to be taken seriously, the things you'll read in here will have you going wtf 😂😂😂😂


No cheating
Rhett was experimented on, physically and sexually abused in the facility
Mickey was physically and sexually abused by her asshole husband but she got to keep his skull as a vase so justice was served 🤷🏿‍♀️

Content Warnings: This book contains Domestic violence (NOT MMC), stalking, dark themes, nonconsent, S/A, somnophilia, forced pregnancy, birth control tampering, blood sharing, mutilation, period play, sleepwalking, and murder.


Can't wait for the next crazy ass ride
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763 reviews77 followers
November 13, 2025
"Stream after stream soaks her pads. I aim in different directions, sending my come over each and every one of them. When she puts them on, she’ll have no idea I’ll be right there, marking my fucking territory"

A tampon-eating, period cup slurping. jellyfish-dick monster 🤭 wow
This was some hot n nasty smut.
I just love how obsessed these monsters are with their mates.
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116 reviews
June 30, 2025
The blood scenes were a little awkward (& gross) but given the type of book it is, I got over it. I do love this series.
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101 reviews3 followers
July 12, 2024
THIS BOOK WAS SO AMAZING!!! Adding it to my must buy list! Honeysuckles was already on my pedestal, but Snapdragons knocked it out of the park! There are definitely triggers so beware.

Rhett was so sweet and caring toward his mate. I immediately fell for him.

"My Timid Little Bloom. Someone is here, but you do not need to be afraid of me. You only need to be afraid of how much I'm going to love you."

I especially loved how January is incorporating all of Shallow Cove together with characters from Eternally Damned showing up in this book!! Plus the Epilogue part with Mr. Pete! So hilarious!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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136 reviews
August 2, 2024
he fucking sucks on her bloody tampons and comes in her body wash, where the fuck do you even come up with this shit???
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Author 4 books56 followers
June 18, 2024
Rhett & Mickey: Unhinged, Consuming, Sweet Stalker Love! 5 Stars!

Finally! Book Two of the Monster Stalker Series of Shallow Cove Dark Dimensions Series, SNAPDRAGONS is here! I am obsessed with HONEYSUCKLES, so you can understand my excitement about this release. The second Monster DNA Experiment lived up to everything I expected and more! January Rayne once again has proven what a talented writer she is! SNAPDRAGONS is amazing!

Our latest DNA experiment victim gone rogue is Rhett Royals, a down-on-his-luck mechanic who owns a small business drowning in debt. Rhett is hardworking and an all-around good person, so it is devastating that he became a victim of the evil scientists at the Shallow Cove Institute. As with Creed in HONEYSUCKLES, Rhett escapes. Which is perfect timing as Rhett has discovered he has a mate. So, in monster stalker fashion, Rhett begins his relentless pursuit of his chosen and will stop at nothing until he claims his “Beloved”, sealing their bond.

Meet Mickey: Rhett’s Beloved and domestic violence survivor. Mickey is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a traumatic relationship with her ex-boyfriend. With the help of her siblings, Mickey purchases an old house by a lake in need of restoration. She finally feels safe and at peace in her new surroundings. However, her peace of mind doesn’t only come from the tranquility of the lake. Strangely, it comes from the out-of-place, monstrous gargoyle statue taking up residence on her front lawn. As Rhett grows more obsessed and Mickey more drawn to the odd statue, she swears is alive, will an unknown from the past prevent Mickey from living long enough to find her ‘happily ever after’?

Author, January Rayne has once again managed to push all my emotional buttons in the book! While reading SNAPDRAGONS, I felt joy, anger, sadness, humor, and sympathy for both Rhett and Mickey, as both suffered tremendously before they found each other. January Rayne tackled the topic of domestic violence with sensitivity, thoughtfulness, and respect. She made Mickey an inspiration by showing her gain the strength and fortitude to move past her trauma to focus on her reintegration into society and in trusting others.

I loved Rhett from the very beginning and became choked up at the level of trauma he suffered, not only at the hands of the Institution, but from life in general. Many of us can relate to the trauma of going from success to failure through no fault of your own. In a twisted way, Rhett became Mickey’s anchor and lean-to for comfort in times of uncertainty. What stole my heart was the way Rhett unselfishly offered up himself as a tribute to Mickey for her to heal herself, giving her that soft place to land as she recovered and became a stronger person.

SNAPDRAGONS is a VERY spicy read. Therefore, you are advised to read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book very carefully before diving in. Keep in mind, Rhett is a MONSTER and not a MAN. Monsters do monstrous things. So, remember this while reading and witnessing the lengths Rhett goes through to be with Mickey and how consumed he becomes with possessing her.

There were so many erotic scenes that made me question my own level of freakiness! No spoilers given, but that bathroom scene… Rhett, Rhett, RHETT!!! My Lordt… why does your actions have me questioning my own level of decency! Why are these violent delights of his so freaking sexy and hot?! You must read it for yourself. Because… yeah… I’ll need to unpack these new feelings and urges later. Thanks, January!

There were so many funny moments where I laughed out loud. It was so good to return to Shallow Cove and meet up with old friends! If you loved HONEYSUCKLES and are a huge Eternally Series fan, you’ll LOVE this book. Especially towards the end! (Still squealing off the awesomeness of those final chapters!)

If you weren’t particularly pleased with our last monster, Creed, I invite you to meet Rhett. He is such a different type of monster than Creed is. Whereas Creed was perfect for Demi, Rhett is just the right kind of monster for Mickey. January Rayne scored big with this one and I cannot wait to meet my next monster DNA experiment!

Happy reading!
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693 reviews3 followers
June 15, 2024
January Rayne has done it again! I love that these standalones are in an interconnected universe that the author has created.
For one I love it because you get to see some of the characters that you absolutely fall in love with. Although I did enjoy this story, because I do love hurt/comfort, There was probably one aspect of this story that I could’ve really done without, but that is strictly a personal preference.

So this is a stalker paranormal romance. What is different about these stalkers, is that these are human men who were kidnapped and were DNA-experimented on to create a monster. So a lot of their desires and wants are from the DNA that’s in them and they’re trying to control. They simply can’t help what they want and need.

So I really loved the character names that the author gave to Mickey and her family. The FMC is named Mickey. Her sister is named Minnie and her brother is named Milo. Mickey is in a very abusive relationship. She has been through so much but finally gets back to her brother and sister. I do have to say, I love how the author writes these female, main characters and how much they overcome and become stronger than ever.

Let’s talk about Rhett’s DNA… he is part gargoyle, crocodile, vampire, jellyfish, and ghost. I have no words to tell you how hot and spicy the scenes were with his DNA. It was fire!!!!!!

So of course, I absolutely love the message in these books in these monster stalker romance books is that it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, It’s how you treat someone it’s how you protect someone it brings out the beauty in you.

As I stated, I love this universe and I will continue to read, and I do highly recommend you jumping in!!!!

As always, please check your trigger warnings!!!!
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149 reviews2 followers
June 15, 2024
I'm not sure even where to begin. I thought Honeysuckles was amazing. She has gone above and so far beyond. I've only read it once but I'm deft going to be rereading this several times. I am an ARC reader but let's be honest I begged to be among the first to read this. First and foremost I would advise you to read the Eternally Rare series and than Honeysuckles. There's so many Easter eggs from other stories that it just a delight. There's even some Cameos but you'll just have to see foryourself now I do have to want y'all there triggers but at this point I'm immune. There's no mm but there's plenty of other dark twisty and delicious things. Really give those pearls a good clutch I have never found another book like this. He's a shifter but it's not your everyday shifter Think multiple personalities but add in shifters and bam. Oh no I'm not going to giving anything away it was well worth wait
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772 reviews55 followers
October 17, 2024
Did i jump straight into book 2, yes i did.

Meet Rhett who part man, gargoyle, vampire, crocodile and jellyfish. As I've learned January's writing is not only brilliant but the story's are messed up, hot, steamy, erotic and you just keep reading with the need to know more.

I was gripped at one point and couldn't read the pages fast enough but again I am here for it all.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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116 reviews24 followers
July 12, 2024
Something about January Rayne and Monsters 🤌🏼 I ate this book up so fast. Rhett was everything , the protectiveness from him but also his unhinged self? Yes pls. I really liked Mickey too but I was stuck on Rhett the whole book🤭
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210 reviews15 followers
June 17, 2024
The prologue had me feeling so many ways and we haven’t even jumped into the world yet! Loved that we got to see the background on both MCs before the coupling -our pasts help shape our future.

The mental health rep in this book was extremely validating and it was much appreciated!

“I’m damaged. My mind, my body, my heart, and my soul. The cracks are so deep, they can’t be repaired, yet my will to live somehow finds a way to be stronger than all of it.”

If you like

Unhinged OOT possessive MMC
FMC who fights to get her power back
Some heavy trigger warnings
Touch her and die
Fated Mates
Interconnected storylines
Monsters 👹

You’ll love this world!
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47 reviews1 follower
June 15, 2024
this was my most anticipated release of the year, and it did not disappoint! after reading honeysuckles the story of creed and demi i knew rhett was going to be absolutely insane and i was here for it! mickey and rhett both went through hardship, and are both working on finding out what life is after the storm. overall i had an amazing time reading this book. oh and the spice was was plenty!
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