Specter: An MM Contemporary Romance

by Mia Monroe, Xram Ragde (Photographer), Natasha Snow (Illustrator)

He’s my obsession and I own him. Whether he knows it or not.




Colson

Specter is danger personified and pure sex. He tempts me to break my own rules every time he comes into the club, but I’ve learned my lessons the hard way, and somehow I manage to keep my distance.


Until I can’t. When a stalker gets too close, the only place to run is straight to Specter. Instinctively I know he can help me, but am I trading one dangerous man for another? 


I’m about to find out.




Specter 

Colson’s face is permanently embedded in my mind. His sultry moves, sensual smile, and relentless teasing drives me to the brink of madness and I can’t get enough. He’s hands off, for reasons I don’t understand, and I plan to wear him down until he accepts what I already know.


He’s mine.


And I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him.




Crestvale Killers is a contemporary MM romance series featuring morally gray hitmen and the men who fall in love with them.

284 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication March 18, 2026

About the author

Mia Monroe writes steamy, spellbound love stories for readers who crave fated mates, forbidden magic, and the kind of passion that leaves scorch marks on the page.

From telepathic lovers and cursed warlocks to witches with dangerous secrets, her books are dripping with slow-burn seduction, primal chemistry, and supernatural obsession. If you're into soul-deep bonds, morally gray heroes, and heroines who don’t back down—you’re in the right place.

✨ Author of Whispers in the Dark, The Healer, The Wicked Bond, Soul Bound, and more.
✨ Certified witchy romantic with a love for dark magic, full moons, and book boyfriends who ruin your standards.
✨ When she’s not writing steamy scenes or plotting twists, you’ll find her sipping coffee, conjuring her next fantasy world, or getting lost in her own stack of spicy reads.

Let’s fall into the dark together.

📚 miamonroe-romance.com

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Beauty is to be found and savored in this sometimes cruel existence."

I've been a fan of Mia Monroe's books for a while now, but Specter is easily one of my favorites of hers! It is sexy, suspenseful, and steamy, and a perfect balance of all three.

Specter takes one look at Cashmere and falls hard. Cashmere has some serious trust issues and doesn't buy that Specter is as good as he seems, but he really is a man who would burn the world down for Cashmere.

I loved seeing this very tough hired killer being so down bad for someone. Cashmere deserves all the love, too.

I'm excited to see what happens with the other hitmen that are part of Specter's found family. They may be a motley crew, but they definitely protect the ones that they love.

I definitely stayed up too late more than one night in a row reading this one! I'm tired but so happy to have read it. If you enjoy morally grey men and explicit MM love stories, do yourself a favor and pick this one up!

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Specter by Mia Monroe is the first book in a new “Morally Gray” series by the author. It introduces us to the group of Hired Killers from the Crestvale House. In Specter we are introduced to Specter, an assassin for hire who has an obsession with Dancer Cashmere. When Cashmere has a problem with a stalker he turns to Specter for protection. As we dig deeper into the characters history we are given the story of two people that life did major damage to, but both are able to work through those hardships to find a life that brings them happiness, even if its a bit non-conformative. Specter slowly and carefully shows Cashmere that people and love can be trusted to be there for you at both high and low moments and that family comes in all different manners. As a fan of Mia Monroe, this was another fantastic story that brought both the emotion and the heat that I look for in a book. Can’t wait to see what else in in store for our Crestvale House Killers in future books.

[Demetra Roussakis · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMg. So so good. Specter has been going to a club for months to watch Cashmere dance. He is so fascinated and obsessed with him. Cashmere has been alone for 10 years and taking care of himself. He know that Specter wants him, but he keeps his distance. One day Specter gives him his business card and tells him to call him if anything and leaves him alone for three weeks. Cashmere has been receiving gifts and has a stalker. After one night, when Cashmere almost gets kidnapped, he goes to Specter’s house. The story starts from there where they try to figure out who is stalking Cashmere and how to keep,him safe and loved how Cashmere opened up to Specter and told him his backstory. Cannot wait to read the next book in this series.

[Michelle Thorne · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG I loved every second of this book! The characters, the storyline, the heat, the found family.... I loved it ALL!

This is Mia Monroe's BEST work yet!