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Winter Solstice Mates #1
Claimed at the Monster's Auction
I thought I was human.
I was wrong.
One minute I’m steaming milk in a coffee shop, counting down the days to Christmas.
The next, I’m kidnapped by the supernatural underworld and dragged to a hidden auction held on the Winter Solstice.
I’m being sold.
Virgins fetch the highest price.
And monsters are willing to pay.
Five of them scent me the moment I’m placed on the block.
A ruthless dragon shifter with fire in his blood. An ancient vampire who watches me like he already owns me. A massive troll-goblin enforcer who growls when anyone gets too close. A dangerous wizard whose magic coils around me like a promise. And a cold, beautiful Fae King who smiles like he knows exactly what I am. They don’t bid.
They claim.
When demons—who run the auctions and profit from human trafficking—demand their payment, my monsters refuse to hand me over. Instead, they strike a bargain none of us expected.
One week.
Each.
The wizard goes first.
But as desire ignites and secrets unravel, the truth becomes impossible to
I’m not human at all.
And if the demons discover what I really am, they won’t just want their money back.
They’ll want my blood.
A dark, spicy monster romance featuring fated mates, a supernatural auction, possessive monsters, and a heroine discovering the power hidden inside her. Perfect for readers who love reverse harem, paranormal romance, and morally gray monsters who would burn the world down for their mate.
Readers who love Lola Glass, Eva Chase, and J. Bree will devour this dark, spicy reverse harem paranormal romance filled with fated mates and dangerous monsters.
I was wrong.
One minute I’m steaming milk in a coffee shop, counting down the days to Christmas.
The next, I’m kidnapped by the supernatural underworld and dragged to a hidden auction held on the Winter Solstice.
I’m being sold.
Virgins fetch the highest price.
And monsters are willing to pay.
Five of them scent me the moment I’m placed on the block.
A ruthless dragon shifter with fire in his blood. An ancient vampire who watches me like he already owns me. A massive troll-goblin enforcer who growls when anyone gets too close. A dangerous wizard whose magic coils around me like a promise. And a cold, beautiful Fae King who smiles like he knows exactly what I am. They don’t bid.
They claim.
When demons—who run the auctions and profit from human trafficking—demand their payment, my monsters refuse to hand me over. Instead, they strike a bargain none of us expected.
One week.
Each.
The wizard goes first.
But as desire ignites and secrets unravel, the truth becomes impossible to
I’m not human at all.
And if the demons discover what I really am, they won’t just want their money back.
They’ll want my blood.
A dark, spicy monster romance featuring fated mates, a supernatural auction, possessive monsters, and a heroine discovering the power hidden inside her. Perfect for readers who love reverse harem, paranormal romance, and morally gray monsters who would burn the world down for their mate.
Readers who love Lola Glass, Eva Chase, and J. Bree will devour this dark, spicy reverse harem paranormal romance filled with fated mates and dangerous monsters.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 20, 2025
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April 12, 2026
It’s incredibly messy and strangely implemented.
The beginning went on for too long and then we go from horrific circumstances to a Hallmark style conversation in a Christmas market, of all things.
It was corny.
The guy says so many things that she should ask for him to expand on, but she only replies in ways that encourage the next sickly sweet thing for him to say as snow falls down around them.
Whatever.
You may think that means this is a cute and cozy story, but no.
One of the MMCs runs a sex trafficking ring, which isn’t exactly ideal mate material.
Another guy rips out people’s still-beating hearts for fun. It might actually be the same guy, but they were all introduced at once.
Who’s to say?
They’re also all pretty insta-love, though we then take time getting to know each one separately.
I just wish we could have met them in the same way.
And I also wish that one guy could have been given a different kind of shady empire??
Goodness gracious.
Drugs would be better.
Even brokering weapons of mass destruction would at least garner some respect.
I had a really hard time getting past the trafficking thing and an even harder time imagining how any reader could just brush that off and enjoy the ensuing sweetness.
So much sweetness.
Anyway.
The order that they get custody of her gets changed every time they discuss it, like the author kept forgetting what she’d decided, but nothing really matters anymore I guess.
It’s so weird.
She calls someone a shifter before she’s supposed to know that those actually exist.
I don’t even know if they do exist in this world, to be honest.
Like I said, nothing matters.
I had to put the book down at the beginning of the first spice scene because the lovey dovey situation was just so ridiculous, juxtaposed with the sustained awareness that there are women in cages and no one seems to care.
She saw what these men are capable of and hadn’t even considered enlisting them to free those people. It made it difficult to respect her or even root for beings who enable the existence of such a system.
I love dark romance.
I’ve read of many MMCs who did things that were pretty unforgivable, but even they would pound these guys into a pulp for being willfully affiliated with something so awful.
It’s just all too easy.
I don’t slut shame, but even she is too easy.
Her virginity was frequently lauded and I honestly don’t think anyone knows what that word means.
I felt like I was one again with how bad the spice was.
The story is formulaic rather than attempting any realism. I’ve read a reverse harem with pretty much the same amount of guys and species as this one, but each were so distinctive in their flaws, hopes, needs, and secrets that they became fully fleshed out beings.
This did not happen here.
Everyone’s very cartoonish and corny.
It’s like she couldn’t help but return to the field in which she plucked her plot from; corn as far as the eye can see.
For a nightmare scenario, it’s just all too good to be true. There’s conflict that we’re distantly aware of, but the main story unfolds in a bubble.
It’s a very boring bubble.
We need a steady string of wariness, tension, or drama, lest all these sweet moments be for nothing.
It was around this time that the AI cadence became more obvious and piqued my disappointing suspicions.
Every other sentence read like: “It’s not just this, it’s that.”
I don’t respect AI usage, especially in the arts, but it would explain why the soul felt gradually sucked out of this mess.
Speaking of sucked – that goblin bond loophole?
Give me a break.
They just established that it takes time to develop, but suddenly she can blow him and complete it?
A bond that hasn’t existed for centuries and no one has really witnessed? Therefore, there should be no applicable lore on the subject?
Oh.
Yeah.
I’m sure.
Man, this went downhill fast.
And the top of the hill had the sex trafficker thing, so take that as you will.
The beginning went on for too long and then we go from horrific circumstances to a Hallmark style conversation in a Christmas market, of all things.
It was corny.
The guy says so many things that she should ask for him to expand on, but she only replies in ways that encourage the next sickly sweet thing for him to say as snow falls down around them.
Whatever.
You may think that means this is a cute and cozy story, but no.
One of the MMCs runs a sex trafficking ring, which isn’t exactly ideal mate material.
Another guy rips out people’s still-beating hearts for fun. It might actually be the same guy, but they were all introduced at once.
Who’s to say?
They’re also all pretty insta-love, though we then take time getting to know each one separately.
I just wish we could have met them in the same way.
And I also wish that one guy could have been given a different kind of shady empire??
Goodness gracious.
Drugs would be better.
Even brokering weapons of mass destruction would at least garner some respect.
I had a really hard time getting past the trafficking thing and an even harder time imagining how any reader could just brush that off and enjoy the ensuing sweetness.
So much sweetness.
Anyway.
The order that they get custody of her gets changed every time they discuss it, like the author kept forgetting what she’d decided, but nothing really matters anymore I guess.
It’s so weird.
She calls someone a shifter before she’s supposed to know that those actually exist.
I don’t even know if they do exist in this world, to be honest.
Like I said, nothing matters.
I had to put the book down at the beginning of the first spice scene because the lovey dovey situation was just so ridiculous, juxtaposed with the sustained awareness that there are women in cages and no one seems to care.
She saw what these men are capable of and hadn’t even considered enlisting them to free those people. It made it difficult to respect her or even root for beings who enable the existence of such a system.
I love dark romance.
I’ve read of many MMCs who did things that were pretty unforgivable, but even they would pound these guys into a pulp for being willfully affiliated with something so awful.
It’s just all too easy.
I don’t slut shame, but even she is too easy.
Her virginity was frequently lauded and I honestly don’t think anyone knows what that word means.
I felt like I was one again with how bad the spice was.
The story is formulaic rather than attempting any realism. I’ve read a reverse harem with pretty much the same amount of guys and species as this one, but each were so distinctive in their flaws, hopes, needs, and secrets that they became fully fleshed out beings.
This did not happen here.
Everyone’s very cartoonish and corny.
It’s like she couldn’t help but return to the field in which she plucked her plot from; corn as far as the eye can see.
For a nightmare scenario, it’s just all too good to be true. There’s conflict that we’re distantly aware of, but the main story unfolds in a bubble.
It’s a very boring bubble.
We need a steady string of wariness, tension, or drama, lest all these sweet moments be for nothing.
It was around this time that the AI cadence became more obvious and piqued my disappointing suspicions.
Every other sentence read like: “It’s not just this, it’s that.”
I don’t respect AI usage, especially in the arts, but it would explain why the soul felt gradually sucked out of this mess.
Speaking of sucked – that goblin bond loophole?
Give me a break.
They just established that it takes time to develop, but suddenly she can blow him and complete it?
A bond that hasn’t existed for centuries and no one has really witnessed? Therefore, there should be no applicable lore on the subject?
Oh.
Yeah.
I’m sure.
Man, this went downhill fast.
And the top of the hill had the sex trafficker thing, so take that as you will.
January 8, 2026
I’m sorry but no.
I was super excited for this because of all the reviews and honestly I should have known better bc it’s a short book, but she goes from being kidnapped to being completely at home within two pages? Idk it just moved wayyyy too fast. But again my fault for the short book that it was. Overall 1/5 if it was longer and the characters could develop more, it would have potential.
I was super excited for this because of all the reviews and honestly I should have known better bc it’s a short book, but she goes from being kidnapped to being completely at home within two pages? Idk it just moved wayyyy too fast. But again my fault for the short book that it was. Overall 1/5 if it was longer and the characters could develop more, it would have potential.
April 12, 2026
Dnf
Yeah. Bad writing and to be clear thousands of human women are abducted, stripped naked, hit just for asking questions, improperly examined, demoralized, terrified & paraded around a slip of a dress (see through) to be auctioned off.
And I'm supposed to what? Root for the MMCS in all this mess? They actually used to frequent the auctions & all that.
So what's sexy about mcs thst support human trafficking?
Yeah. Bad writing and to be clear thousands of human women are abducted, stripped naked, hit just for asking questions, improperly examined, demoralized, terrified & paraded around a slip of a dress (see through) to be auctioned off.
And I'm supposed to what? Root for the MMCS in all this mess? They actually used to frequent the auctions & all that.
So what's sexy about mcs thst support human trafficking?
August 29, 2026
AI Slop
It’s like even ChatGPT knew this just kept getting worse and gave up on itself. Maybe an idea that could have worked with actual thought and pacing and just a bit of realistic timing. And it has a sequel. I don’t have the words for the waste of energy this is.
It’s like even ChatGPT knew this just kept getting worse and gave up on itself. Maybe an idea that could have worked with actual thought and pacing and just a bit of realistic timing. And it has a sequel. I don’t have the words for the waste of energy this is.
May 13, 2026
3.8 stars.
April 20, 2026
This is good... maybe? Honestly, I'm not sure. It was a quick read and I stayed interested, but when I think of it, there's basically no character development and I'm not sure it all makes a lot of sense.
Five monsters go to an auction to buy a woman and discover one of the women is their mate. This is unexpected, and they now have to figure out how to share. Also... it's their auction? They're the human traffickers in a partnership with some demons.
They decide she can spend a week with each to bond them. So she spends time with Tian, the charming warlock, and Brukk the gentle goblin/troll. At the end of the book, Corvin the vampire comes to claim her. There's a Fae King (he is separately identified as being Autumn court, Summer court, and Winter court at different times, so who knows), and a dragon.
Meanwhile, the demons are mad about losing this prime virgin hybrid magic asset (not a virgin anymore), and they come to get her back. About 50 of them die. How many demons are available for this mission?
Ivy is kind of laissez faire about being human trafficked. She gets over it right quick and doesn't ask too many questions about the fact that her mates were at the auction to buy someone, nor does she concern herself about the other women she left behind. As a repressed 25 year old virgin, she's just happy to finally have sex.
Five monsters go to an auction to buy a woman and discover one of the women is their mate. This is unexpected, and they now have to figure out how to share. Also... it's their auction? They're the human traffickers in a partnership with some demons.
They decide she can spend a week with each to bond them. So she spends time with Tian, the charming warlock, and Brukk the gentle goblin/troll. At the end of the book, Corvin the vampire comes to claim her. There's a Fae King (he is separately identified as being Autumn court, Summer court, and Winter court at different times, so who knows), and a dragon.
Meanwhile, the demons are mad about losing this prime virgin hybrid magic asset (not a virgin anymore), and they come to get her back. About 50 of them die. How many demons are available for this mission?
Ivy is kind of laissez faire about being human trafficked. She gets over it right quick and doesn't ask too many questions about the fact that her mates were at the auction to buy someone, nor does she concern herself about the other women she left behind. As a repressed 25 year old virgin, she's just happy to finally have sex.
April 18, 2026
Im shocked at the 4 star review. Girl gets nabbed off the streets and insta falls in love with these monthers that are her mates. At least shes adaptable. She has to spend a week with each and within a day is saying I love you. The spice scenes are cringe and if I had to hear she was a virgin one more time or that the men are "proportionally shapped" I was gonna loose it.
Theres alot of repetition.
I still finished the book tho and managed to laugh a time or two.
Theres alot of repetition.
I still finished the book tho and managed to laugh a time or two.
March 7, 2026
You ever wanted to just read words? This is the book for you.
July 10, 2026
I read this because i got a FREE copy otherwise i wouldn’t have simply because the title is ridiculous. The first several chapters are rather ridiculous as well. But the plot actually does build and leads into a second book.
I just want to point out that you can’t have 25 years of sexual frustration if you are only 25 years old. CHILDREN are not sexually frustrated. Period. And this is mentioned TWICE in this book! Ugh!
It would have been sooooo much better if she had simply noticed that her body was changing. That she realized she might not be human. Instead the first few chapters are all about her insatiable sex drive as a virgin... and then that plot point simply goes away never to return. It's like the first few chapters were ridiculously pointless.
I just want to point out that you can’t have 25 years of sexual frustration if you are only 25 years old. CHILDREN are not sexually frustrated. Period. And this is mentioned TWICE in this book! Ugh!
It would have been sooooo much better if she had simply noticed that her body was changing. That she realized she might not be human. Instead the first few chapters are all about her insatiable sex drive as a virgin... and then that plot point simply goes away never to return. It's like the first few chapters were ridiculously pointless.
March 11, 2026
3 Ok Stars
A easy light read, insta-love with 5 mates, two bonds formed in book one. Not alot of depth to plot and relationships but a light flufffy read which I need right now.
Acquired via KU.
A easy light read, insta-love with 5 mates, two bonds formed in book one. Not alot of depth to plot and relationships but a light flufffy read which I need right now.
Acquired via KU.
September 5, 2026
DNF at 25%
My first book I've read where I'm pretty sure it was written by AI. Returned for a refund. Disappointing. I was enjoying it, until I started wondering why it was so short, looked at reviews, looked at the author bio and picture, and started slowly piecing things together.
My first book I've read where I'm pretty sure it was written by AI. Returned for a refund. Disappointing. I was enjoying it, until I started wondering why it was so short, looked at reviews, looked at the author bio and picture, and started slowly piecing things together.
April 13, 2026
2.5 Stars
June 11, 2026
While I appreciate the general storyline this book producer is trying to create, I do question whether they fully wrote it themselves. I’ve recently been experimenting with AI to play around with storylines I’ve had in my head. I have no intention of everbecoming a writer, but it has been interesting to see what AI can do.
This producer’s story strongly reminds me of the way AI chatbots write when prompted with summaries and character descriptions. Unfortunately, it shows in the writing style: the awkward “cut scene” transitions, the repetitive sentence patterns, and the overall feeling that the story was assembled and lacking.
This producer’s story strongly reminds me of the way AI chatbots write when prompted with summaries and character descriptions. Unfortunately, it shows in the writing style: the awkward “cut scene” transitions, the repetitive sentence patterns, and the overall feeling that the story was assembled and lacking.
February 19, 2026
3.5 Stars
Was the writing the best? Not particularly. Was the story fun and had me sucked in from the jump? Yes, very much so.
If you are looking for a fun, unserious, easy, and quick read, this is the book (or series for you!) Even though this was a 3.5 star read (mainly because it was a little too easy to read and maybe could have had one more round of editing) I will be reading the rest of this series!
Was the writing the best? Not particularly. Was the story fun and had me sucked in from the jump? Yes, very much so.
If you are looking for a fun, unserious, easy, and quick read, this is the book (or series for you!) Even though this was a 3.5 star read (mainly because it was a little too easy to read and maybe could have had one more round of editing) I will be reading the rest of this series!
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May 16, 2026Very ChatGPT feeling
This book is okay. Not the worst and interesting enough. Similar to the rocks grave manor books but less polished. Feels like a prompt was entered I to chat got and copy pasted to an e book.
This book is okay. Not the worst and interesting enough. Similar to the rocks grave manor books but less polished. Feels like a prompt was entered I to chat got and copy pasted to an e book.
February 18, 2026
A Fascinating Love Story
A paranormal RH romance.
Ivy is a product of the foster care system, being shunted from one house to the next because nobody and nowhere was home. The Christmas season has arrived and a 24 year old Ivy works a full time job as a barista. She’s always volunteering to cover holiday shifts, it’s what you do when you don’t have a family.
Her birthday is rapidly approaching and there’s something very very wrong happening to her, she feels like she’s crawling out of her skin, always hot and hyper sensitive, aroused at the slightest thing. It’s more than a bit embarrassing she’s still toting that V card. It’s hardly the kind of thing you can talk to your friends about.
The creeps start coming out of the woodwork, it’s all getting a bit stalkers-y.
It feels like one minute she’s foaming milk for coffee and the next she’s taken, trafficked. Struggling to hold everything together they find out she’s a virgin. Of course virgins sell for a higher price, everything is going crazy. Just when she thought it can’t get any worse it turns out that the buyers aren’t human and she might not be human either. Claimed by five powerful supernaturals she’s taken again, this time out of the hands of the traffickers.
This is a fast paced story, Ivy has that disjointed feeling of not belonging, not fitting in anywhere she’s discovered the hard way that the supernatural is very real. A lot of focus is placed on the supernatural angle and her spending time with the five men who feel a strong bond towards her. The bargain is one week with each of them. There very little said about being trafficked which I think is a disservice to that nightmare. I got the impression that the FMC is rolling with the punches, for her everything is more than a bit surreal. It’s a miracle she’s not catatonic. Should be interesting to see where it leads.
A paranormal RH romance.
Ivy is a product of the foster care system, being shunted from one house to the next because nobody and nowhere was home. The Christmas season has arrived and a 24 year old Ivy works a full time job as a barista. She’s always volunteering to cover holiday shifts, it’s what you do when you don’t have a family.
Her birthday is rapidly approaching and there’s something very very wrong happening to her, she feels like she’s crawling out of her skin, always hot and hyper sensitive, aroused at the slightest thing. It’s more than a bit embarrassing she’s still toting that V card. It’s hardly the kind of thing you can talk to your friends about.
The creeps start coming out of the woodwork, it’s all getting a bit stalkers-y.
It feels like one minute she’s foaming milk for coffee and the next she’s taken, trafficked. Struggling to hold everything together they find out she’s a virgin. Of course virgins sell for a higher price, everything is going crazy. Just when she thought it can’t get any worse it turns out that the buyers aren’t human and she might not be human either. Claimed by five powerful supernaturals she’s taken again, this time out of the hands of the traffickers.
This is a fast paced story, Ivy has that disjointed feeling of not belonging, not fitting in anywhere she’s discovered the hard way that the supernatural is very real. A lot of focus is placed on the supernatural angle and her spending time with the five men who feel a strong bond towards her. The bargain is one week with each of them. There very little said about being trafficked which I think is a disservice to that nightmare. I got the impression that the FMC is rolling with the punches, for her everything is more than a bit surreal. It’s a miracle she’s not catatonic. Should be interesting to see where it leads.
January 1, 2026
Please tell me the second books available I don’t want to wait to read it, ivy is a normal girl, she works in a coffee shop, reads her smutty books and has emotional damage like the best of us… she’s was a foster kid who learned to take up less space because she was always too much or not enough, she doesn’t want to attach to anyone or anything because she’s too scared it will get taken away but she still dares to hope.
Ivy start s feeling off and it lasts a month she’s to hot all the time but there’s frost around her constantly, she glows like literally glows… which she thinks is strange but puts down to hormones, men seem to be going wild around her and she doesn’t know why.
So when she’s kidnapped and put on an auction block imagine her surprise when 5 men who are quite clearly not human men all claim her as there’s at the same time but the most surprising part her body knows it’s true. All of them are her mates.
There’s tian the warlock who seems sweet and kind
There’s grukk the goblin warrior who’s only wish it to keep her happy and content
There Corvin the vampire who’s protective and trying to control his urges
There’s asharoth the fae Who seems blasé but is obviously affected and seems to know what she really is before anyone else
And deacon the dragon shifter who has a fiery temper, ask his assistants although you won’t get much answer he’s also feircly protective and possessive.
But the issue is that they can’t just bond and be happy because these 5 monsters are fighting half of hell to keep the demons who put ivy on the block from getting her back and the demons are trying hard to get her.
I received a free copy through Booksprout and chose to do a honest review
Ivy start s feeling off and it lasts a month she’s to hot all the time but there’s frost around her constantly, she glows like literally glows… which she thinks is strange but puts down to hormones, men seem to be going wild around her and she doesn’t know why.
So when she’s kidnapped and put on an auction block imagine her surprise when 5 men who are quite clearly not human men all claim her as there’s at the same time but the most surprising part her body knows it’s true. All of them are her mates.
There’s tian the warlock who seems sweet and kind
There’s grukk the goblin warrior who’s only wish it to keep her happy and content
There Corvin the vampire who’s protective and trying to control his urges
There’s asharoth the fae Who seems blasé but is obviously affected and seems to know what she really is before anyone else
And deacon the dragon shifter who has a fiery temper, ask his assistants although you won’t get much answer he’s also feircly protective and possessive.
But the issue is that they can’t just bond and be happy because these 5 monsters are fighting half of hell to keep the demons who put ivy on the block from getting her back and the demons are trying hard to get her.
I received a free copy through Booksprout and chose to do a honest review
June 12, 2026
Okay, so this was... fine? Fun, even, in places. If "barista gets kidnapped and auctioned off to the supernatural underworld on the Winter Solstice" is your brand of holiday chaos, this delivers exactly what's on the tin.
What worked for me: the five guys are genuinely distinct, which is harder to pull off in a reverse harem than people think. The goblin chief was my favorite by a mile — give me a growly bodyguard type over a smirking Fae King any day. The pacing in the first half is quick and bingeable, and the solstice/winter atmosphere was a nice touch for a December read.
What didn't: insta-everything. The guys "claim" her basically on sight, and I never felt like I got a reason beyond fated mates and scenting. Ivy herself is a bit of a blank — things happen to her for most of the book, and the "I thought I was human, I was wrong" reveal is telegraphed so early it lands with a shrug. Also, the auction setup is dark on paper (the demons literally run a trafficking ring) but the book doesn't really sit with that tone, so it ends up feeling weirdly breezy about its own premise.
Spice is there, possessiveness dial is turned to eleven, and it's clearly setting up the series more than telling a complete story — it ends right when the bargain gets interesting.
Middle-of-the-road for me, but I can see why fated-mates RH readers are rating it higher. I'll probably still read book 2, which I suppose tells you something.
What worked for me: the five guys are genuinely distinct, which is harder to pull off in a reverse harem than people think. The goblin chief was my favorite by a mile — give me a growly bodyguard type over a smirking Fae King any day. The pacing in the first half is quick and bingeable, and the solstice/winter atmosphere was a nice touch for a December read.
What didn't: insta-everything. The guys "claim" her basically on sight, and I never felt like I got a reason beyond fated mates and scenting. Ivy herself is a bit of a blank — things happen to her for most of the book, and the "I thought I was human, I was wrong" reveal is telegraphed so early it lands with a shrug. Also, the auction setup is dark on paper (the demons literally run a trafficking ring) but the book doesn't really sit with that tone, so it ends up feeling weirdly breezy about its own premise.
Spice is there, possessiveness dial is turned to eleven, and it's clearly setting up the series more than telling a complete story — it ends right when the bargain gets interesting.
Middle-of-the-road for me, but I can see why fated-mates RH readers are rating it higher. I'll probably still read book 2, which I suppose tells you something.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Did Not Finish
June 10, 2026 DNF 48%
𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘: 𝖣𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗒
𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘: 𝖲𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌
𝗔𝗚𝗘: 𝖠𝖽𝗎𝗅𝗍
𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬: 🔴
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𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦 / 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘:
🧛 𝖵𝖺𝗆𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾
🐉 𝖣𝗋𝖺𝗀𝗈𝗇𝗌
👾 𝖬𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾
💖 𝖥𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖬𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌
🚀❣️ 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾
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𝗠𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:
Hell no, the FMC is sold as a sex slave immediately accepts the supernatural and falls in love. Her mates are involved in the human trafficking ring, also bought trafficked women (but justify that it's okay because they let the women go after they were bored with them) and she just doesn't care?!
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𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌? ❌
𝖶𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋? ❌
𝖶𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽? ❌
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𝗧𝗪 / 𝗖𝗪:
𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘: 𝖣𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗒
𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘: 𝖲𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌
𝗔𝗚𝗘: 𝖠𝖽𝗎𝗅𝗍
𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬: 🔴
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𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦 / 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘:
🧛 𝖵𝖺𝗆𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾
🐉 𝖣𝗋𝖺𝗀𝗈𝗇𝗌
👾 𝖬𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾
💖 𝖥𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖬𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌
🚀❣️ 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾
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𝗠𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:
Hell no, the FMC is sold as a sex slave immediately accepts the supernatural and falls in love. Her mates are involved in the human trafficking ring, also bought trafficked women (but justify that it's okay because they let the women go after they were bored with them) and she just doesn't care?!
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𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖨 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌? ❌
𝖶𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋? ❌
𝖶𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽? ❌
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𝗧𝗪 / 𝗖𝗪:
July 31, 2026
3.75⭐️ - 1🌶
☆ Why choose
☆ Monster romance
☆ Virgin FMC
☆ Human trafficking
☆ Fated mates
This is the perfect definition of a gremlin read. I wanted a monster romance. I got five for the price of one. This story starts with our FMC and her mundane human life. She starts feeling ill. Hot all the time. Then she gets trafficked and at the auction, bonds with 5 supernatural creatures.
This book was interesting for sure. I feel like it's going to be the kind of why choose that develops slowly, building the relationships over the course of the series. So far, I really loved this first installment.
The spice was very vanilla for a monster book, super soft and sweet and I wasn't mad about it. Sometimes, we want consent kings/queens. And that's what these characters are. They didn't purchase her, they saved her. Because she's theirs. And well... it was cute. And fluffy. And also violent? Lots of demon deaths lol.
I would recommend this book if you're looking for a fluffy why choose romance with fated mates, that also has a lot of gore, for some reason.
☆ Why choose
☆ Monster romance
☆ Virgin FMC
☆ Human trafficking
☆ Fated mates
This is the perfect definition of a gremlin read. I wanted a monster romance. I got five for the price of one. This story starts with our FMC and her mundane human life. She starts feeling ill. Hot all the time. Then she gets trafficked and at the auction, bonds with 5 supernatural creatures.
This book was interesting for sure. I feel like it's going to be the kind of why choose that develops slowly, building the relationships over the course of the series. So far, I really loved this first installment.
The spice was very vanilla for a monster book, super soft and sweet and I wasn't mad about it. Sometimes, we want consent kings/queens. And that's what these characters are. They didn't purchase her, they saved her. Because she's theirs. And well... it was cute. And fluffy. And also violent? Lots of demon deaths lol.
I would recommend this book if you're looking for a fluffy why choose romance with fated mates, that also has a lot of gore, for some reason.
July 29, 2026
Absolutely loved this book......
This series opener was excellent with plenty of spice, love, angst, trouble, action and world building. I loved the fact that the FMC gets 5, yes 5 mates, that she matches with at the auction!! We get to explore her time with the first 2 mates in this story and I can't wait to read about her experiences when she meets and Bonds with the next 3 mates in her group!! Each of the mates she was blessed with are so unique in their abilities and personalities and I think with the FMC just now discovering not only what species she is, but also what her powers are, she will need all 5 mates to protect and love her in their own unique ways. And there is a little bonus scene at the end that is so good. I am immediately, and I mean rn, going to jump in to the next book in this series. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because of all of the errors in writing. So many mistakes throughout.
This series opener was excellent with plenty of spice, love, angst, trouble, action and world building. I loved the fact that the FMC gets 5, yes 5 mates, that she matches with at the auction!! We get to explore her time with the first 2 mates in this story and I can't wait to read about her experiences when she meets and Bonds with the next 3 mates in her group!! Each of the mates she was blessed with are so unique in their abilities and personalities and I think with the FMC just now discovering not only what species she is, but also what her powers are, she will need all 5 mates to protect and love her in their own unique ways. And there is a little bonus scene at the end that is so good. I am immediately, and I mean rn, going to jump in to the next book in this series. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because of all of the errors in writing. So many mistakes throughout.
September 30, 2026
Sold?
25 year old virgin has a magical experience.
Tropes
- Virgin FMC
- Kidnapped
- Auction
- Fated Mates
- They’re Obsessed
- Paranormal (Warlock, Vampire, Troll, Fae, Dragon)
- Forced Proximity
- Why Choose
I think the first thing I wanna say is that someone reviewed this and said it was so awful and written with AI and I think that’s really mean. That person needs to read a lot more books, short stories, and maybe some fanfiction because this was absolutely not the worst. I mean yes it does have some pacing issues with how the FMC and the MMC’s interact with each other but it’s forgivable. I will say that everything that goes bad in this book is the fault of a male. If the MMCs just regularly bought her from the auction, I don’t think there would be any clap back from the organization that runs that business. It ended at a very strange part in my opinion, but I think I will still read the following books. I enjoyed them.
3.75/5 ✨
2.5/5 🌶️
25 year old virgin has a magical experience.
Tropes
- Virgin FMC
- Kidnapped
- Auction
- Fated Mates
- They’re Obsessed
- Paranormal (Warlock, Vampire, Troll, Fae, Dragon)
- Forced Proximity
- Why Choose
I think the first thing I wanna say is that someone reviewed this and said it was so awful and written with AI and I think that’s really mean. That person needs to read a lot more books, short stories, and maybe some fanfiction because this was absolutely not the worst. I mean yes it does have some pacing issues with how the FMC and the MMC’s interact with each other but it’s forgivable. I will say that everything that goes bad in this book is the fault of a male. If the MMCs just regularly bought her from the auction, I don’t think there would be any clap back from the organization that runs that business. It ended at a very strange part in my opinion, but I think I will still read the following books. I enjoyed them.
3.75/5 ✨
2.5/5 🌶️
October 15, 2026
an auction really?
I’m disappointed about the auction part of the book. The FMC never asks her mates to understand why they were in an auction to buy humain woman that have been kidnapped. She has been kidnap, put in a cage, hit, examined, starved and treated like an object. Her mates were there to buy women and she never asks why they were there, what are there intention with the women, did they ever purchase humain without there consent? What did they do with them… she never asks. She’s just wow these man are so hot. I’ll never understand how a woman can write that kind of woman who accept everything just because they love her. The story could have been good without the auction and kidnapping part. I don’t know maybe He’ll was jealous of the mate of 5 kings? Anyway. My mates would’ve have to answer a lot more questions and treat me a lot better than them.
I’m disappointed about the auction part of the book. The FMC never asks her mates to understand why they were in an auction to buy humain woman that have been kidnapped. She has been kidnap, put in a cage, hit, examined, starved and treated like an object. Her mates were there to buy women and she never asks why they were there, what are there intention with the women, did they ever purchase humain without there consent? What did they do with them… she never asks. She’s just wow these man are so hot. I’ll never understand how a woman can write that kind of woman who accept everything just because they love her. The story could have been good without the auction and kidnapping part. I don’t know maybe He’ll was jealous of the mate of 5 kings? Anyway. My mates would’ve have to answer a lot more questions and treat me a lot better than them.
March 17, 2026
Ok, se que es un libro diferente, pero totalmente estaba antojada de monster romance y why choose. Para que negarles que esos son mis géneros favoritos. El libro no estuvo malo. Fue una lectura de ritmo rápido y entretenido la verdad. Aunque el principio me enganchó más que el final; que era lo que más anticipaba ya que entregan los Protas (es decir los intereses amorosos) en escena como quien dice. Sin embargo llegado el momento siento que ciertas frases se me hicieron repetitivas como un pensamiento de colmena. No se si me explico, esperaba ver deslumbrar cada POV acorde a cada personaje, como se mostró en un inicio y al final aunque me haya gustado el libro esperaba que ese toque de un principio volviera aparecer.
Seguro en otro momento me leo los otros no lo descarto
Seguro en otro momento me leo los otros no lo descarto
May 26, 2026
Strong start!
I started this book without realizing it was a trilogy. I normally prefer my romances wrapped up within one book, but I have to say this one flowed really well--so well, I was ready to just keep continuing the story without losing momentum.
I also really loved Grukk's character and his people's philosophy of recovery after stress. The scenes with him were great, he's a total cinnamon roll!
FYI, the vibes of the auction were the darkest thing in the book. It wasn't sexy BDSM vibes, it was serious and not sexy at all (until she's rescued by her mates).
I'm definitely continuing on to the next book.
I started this book without realizing it was a trilogy. I normally prefer my romances wrapped up within one book, but I have to say this one flowed really well--so well, I was ready to just keep continuing the story without losing momentum.
I also really loved Grukk's character and his people's philosophy of recovery after stress. The scenes with him were great, he's a total cinnamon roll!
FYI, the vibes of the auction were the darkest thing in the book. It wasn't sexy BDSM vibes, it was serious and not sexy at all (until she's rescued by her mates).
I'm definitely continuing on to the next book.
June 13, 2026
Lackluster
This book is more of a short story with only 192 pages (according to my kindle). I want it stated that I love fast burn romances, but this wasnt necessarily fast burn, and more like the author was rushing through a story as quickly as possible. There was zero character development and the plot was pretty much nonexistent.
The story itself has potential it just needs more time for the story to unfold naturally, the whole thing felt rushed.
The FMC also needed some work. I love a FMC with a tragic back story but because there was no time to get to know the FMC, she comes off as whiny and annoying.
This book needs a little more time cooking.
This book is more of a short story with only 192 pages (according to my kindle). I want it stated that I love fast burn romances, but this wasnt necessarily fast burn, and more like the author was rushing through a story as quickly as possible. There was zero character development and the plot was pretty much nonexistent.
The story itself has potential it just needs more time for the story to unfold naturally, the whole thing felt rushed.
The FMC also needed some work. I love a FMC with a tragic back story but because there was no time to get to know the FMC, she comes off as whiny and annoying.
This book needs a little more time cooking.
October 19, 2026
Me llamó la atención la premisa, pero a la hora de ejecutarla no funcionó para mí, porque los cambios al comienzo en cuanto a la situación que se desarrolla con la fmc de ser secuestrada pasa a jugar a las casitas es tan brusco y tan anticlimatico, que no le vi ningún sentido.
La personalidad de la fmc es tan aburrida, y tan incoherente es como girl te acaban de secuestrar y te acabas de enterar de toda una realidad con criaturas y seres monstruosos, reacciona!!!
La dinámica con los mmcs no me gustó todo pasa muy rápido y no se buena manera. Muchas subtramas quedan en el aire y no se vuelven a mencionar.
La personalidad de la fmc es tan aburrida, y tan incoherente es como girl te acaban de secuestrar y te acabas de enterar de toda una realidad con criaturas y seres monstruosos, reacciona!!!
La dinámica con los mmcs no me gustó todo pasa muy rápido y no se buena manera. Muchas subtramas quedan en el aire y no se vuelven a mencionar.
May 11, 2026
The introduction felt like it went on for 5 years. I really enjoyed the two side characters, but with how short this book is it went on for far too long.
Then each MMC is getting a dedicated week with the FMC to grow their relationship/show they’re worthy of her accepting their bond.
This first book only covers the first two MMCs.
I just…this isn’t a RH to me. This is a rent a girlfriend type of situation. And while the plot seemed super interesting, I feel the execution was lacking. Characters didn’t have depth to them. The plot is weak at best.
Then each MMC is getting a dedicated week with the FMC to grow their relationship/show they’re worthy of her accepting their bond.
This first book only covers the first two MMCs.
I just…this isn’t a RH to me. This is a rent a girlfriend type of situation. And while the plot seemed super interesting, I feel the execution was lacking. Characters didn’t have depth to them. The plot is weak at best.
May 12, 2026
Really I probably should have given this a 2…
It honestly pretty bad. The author couldn’t seem to get her own story right. One page would say someone is 5’4 then the next barely 5ft. There were a few other more important changes I won’t reveal due to potential spoilers. This book made me cringe at least half the time if I’m being honest. The only reason I gave this story a three star is curiosity. The book is short enough that I think I might just read the next one to see what happens. Let’s hope it’s better than the first, unfortunately I don’t have high hopes.
It honestly pretty bad. The author couldn’t seem to get her own story right. One page would say someone is 5’4 then the next barely 5ft. There were a few other more important changes I won’t reveal due to potential spoilers. This book made me cringe at least half the time if I’m being honest. The only reason I gave this story a three star is curiosity. The book is short enough that I think I might just read the next one to see what happens. Let’s hope it’s better than the first, unfortunately I don’t have high hopes.
July 12, 2026
I just don’t really know how to feel about this book, on the one hand I liked jt but it feels rushed and jumbled . The constant repeat of words and phrases makes it feel like they are constantly arriving toward the end of the chapter but it doesn’t end. She was trafficked?! Insane . She found her mates five of them and they all seem to be….not okay . They treat her well which is great but home girl needs to get stronger and uh yea that’s all I have to say I guess . Not bad but not amazing. Not a critique but an observation
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