Aspen: A Monster Romance Short

by Adrian Blue

Running from a toxic relationship, she escapes into the November mountains seeking solitude and clarity. What she finds instead are massive hoofprints in the snow, deep claw marks on the trees, and a presence watching from the ridgeline. That night, she wakes to suffocating heat and an impossible need burning through her veins. Something is circling her tent, breathing just outside the thin nylon wall. What she finds in the moonlight is massive, inhuman, and utterly wrong. Every instinct screams for her to run, but the creature has already marked her, flooded her body with hunger so overwhelming she can barely think. She can run all she wants, but they both know how this ends.

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Genres: Novella, Erotica, Monster Romance

28 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 4, 2026

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Sun-young Peony · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been months since my last Adrian Blue read. And I’ve honestly missed these monster stories!!!

🖤 Zero Romance—don’t look for flowers or deep conversations here. There is absolutely no romance. But honestly... it’s a great read. The writing is solid. Let’s just say the author is very imaginative with how monsters are built.😁😁 It’s definitely not your basic monster smut!

🖤 Quickie—this is a perfect one-shot if you’re looking for a quick read under 50 pages. It’s short, uhmm sweet (?)😅

🖤 No deep backstories —just pure vibes. It really respects your time by skipping right to the action.

Thanks, Adrian Blue. I still have two more short stories left in my library...and my soul is ready 🤣 even if my morals are questioning my life choices.

[Mags]

Now I’m down a rabbit hole of unhinged monster “romance” or “erotica” idk what to call these

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taking an overnight trip to the mountains to get some distance from a not so great relationship sounds like a good idea, right? On paper, it was. But then something decidedly not human begins circling our girl's campsite and she's not quite sure what to think. I mean, she's scared, sure. But...BUT there's also something else there.

Something that has her excited when the beast catches her. Something that has her not fighting when he corners her against a tree. Something that has her enjoying everything he does to her.

AB monsters are always a treat and this one hits the sweet spot. So to speak. *thumbs up*

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal

[Merry One Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

A quick read

A photographer out in the wilderness has an intimate encounter with a hybrid creature. The storyline was classic Adrian Blue. The human female ran from her camp a long way, but the creature could not have taken her back to camp after the big event? The creature studied her, rubbed her back, and then disappeared. Disappointed.

[Etidae · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 🌟 Short spicy monster novella

A quick romp in the woods with a Krampus type creature. FMC is camping alone when she awakes to a “heat” state, ✨ monster smash ✨ and monster leaves; fmc wakes to a new dawn. Not a romance.

[Jane Who Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5.00 overall rating
2.00/5.00 spice rating

Tropes/Kinks: ram, mf, oral, dubcon, pheromones

Thoughts:

This one was one of the shortest in the series. I wanted more and especially an epilogue. Why even bring up the abusive boyfriend?

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious!

Another great book from the talented Adrian Blue. And, another well-endowed beasty ❤️🔥❤️. I can't wait to see what's next. Thank you, Adrian ❤️.

[Arctic_Banshee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one comprises of a single scene out in the woods, and was super short. But the scene was hotttt.

[Kacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

[freya]

No plot just vibes✨

[amy Blanton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pure smut, no story.