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Paranormal Dating Agency #18

Scrooge Mich Erneut (Paranormale Datingagentur)

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*** 99 CENTS FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY ***
***While this is a standalone story, it is best enjoyed once you've read the other PDA books***

Zaria Grande can’t believe she’s invited to a royal birthday party...on another planet and accompanied by a matchmaker! The friend who invited her is clearly nuts. Another planet, hah! But...what if she begs this matchmaker to hook her up? It’s about time she found a strapping hot shifter to cuddle with this Christmas. As long as he’s no Scrooge, she’s open to anything.



Jaded by the Earthling’s materialistic mentality during the holidays, Quint Treyvaal doesn’t care much for parties and socializing. But he wants a mate. He asked Gerri to find him a female and she delivers a few hours later. Talk about express service! Losing his mate the next day isn’t part of the plan. Time to show Zaria this lion’s the only man for her. 



Quint’s hard work to romance Zaria is put to the test when a wrench is thrown into his plans. For Zaria, leaving her life on Earth might be asking too much. Quint’s going to need extra help to get his mate to see that loving him is a chance worth taking.

222 pages, Paperback

First published December 6, 2018

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Milly Taiden

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Milly Taiden (also writes as April Angel) was born in the prettiest part of the Caribbean (to her) known as the Dominican Republic. Currently, she resides in New York City with her husband, bossy young son and their little dog Speedy.

When she’s not working full-time, texting with her best friend Heidi in England, chastising her son for pulling the dog’s ears, shopping with her sister Jewel or watching scary movies with her husband, she can be found writing on her laptop.

She’s addicted to shoes, chocolate, Dunkin Donuts coffee and JIMMY THOMAS covers!!!

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Profile Image for Barbara.
123 reviews1 follower
February 28, 2019
In the 18th book of the paranormal dating agency from Milly Taiden we get to meet Quint and Zaria human and lion shifter. Zaria gets invited to a party on another planet my her best friend Bella which she has not seen for a long time. Zaria is not sure if Bella is kidding or has lost it. Zaria figures she will accept and see how it goes on a planet that Bella disappeared to. She’s s supposed to meet the well known shifter matchmaker, Gerri, to get to the party. Zaria decides she will ask about getting a mate from Gerri. Quint has spent some time on Earth & wasn’t t thrilled with how he thought most folks celebrate the holidays. He much prefers his home world of Aurora but he decides to ask Gerri for help getting a mate. Quint doesn’t make a very good impression on Zaria and now he will have to work extra hard to convince Zaria that she the one for him. But what happens when unexpected problems arise and scare Zaria into deciding to leave for home. Will she stay long enough to make things work or decide she had enough to go home.

Reading this book compared to the other Milly Taiden has written I have to say this one is very different.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
3,130 reviews
December 9, 2018
Zaria lives on Earth and one of her good friends is gone. She hasn’t heard from her in several years. Out of the blue she gets an invitation to Bella’s triplets birthday party. WOAH! She never knew she had kids or got married. Bella lives on Aurora, another planet with shifters. She is to go to Gerri’s, a matchmaker, house and she will bring her. Quint is a lion shifter and decides to ask Gerri to help him find a mate. As soon as he meets Zaria, he knows she’s the one. But he totally screws up by talking bad about how humans celebrate Christmas, Zaria‘s favorite holiday. She goes back to earth but Quint follows her and convinces her to give him another chance.
At first the story was a little fast. It was like being told in fast speed. But then it slowed down and I couldn’t stop reading it. Shifters, humans, and smoking hot sex. Sweet and romantic too.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Susan Otto.
832 reviews9 followers
January 4, 2020
Amazing book about lion shifter from Aurora

Quint is a lion shifter from Aurora that met his mate, Zaria, at a birthday party for King Alyx and Bella's triplets. Zaria is Bella's friend.

She heard the comment that Quint made about Christmas, her favorite holiday. Will she and Quint fall in love?

The characters are hilarious, relatable, and unique. The plot is Quint trying to prove to Zaria that he can change his opinion about Christmas.

I love this story because it makes us realize Christmas is about giving and sharing the love that people have for each other. I highly recommend this book as a great Christmas story.

bookwormsuzy
1,312 reviews8 followers
December 9, 2018
Was not disappointed.

Another great book from Milly Taiden. To me when I read the book, I can feel the love coming through the page. It make by heart sweii up and put a smaile on my face.
Profile Image for Darnell MR Hart.
433 reviews9 followers
December 8, 2018
Zaria and Quint learn the true meaning of Christmas together. Gerri Wilder has put these together. Christmas magic and beautiful will bring them together
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1,551 reviews24 followers
December 15, 2018
Another great read from Millie Taiden and her PDA series!!!
I LOVE Gerri and her spunk and I think she is my favorite character in the entire series.
Profile Image for Florence.
463 reviews8 followers
December 12, 2018
I love that all the ladies are still so happy and another successful match was made by Gerri... The women have formed a bond not only as humans but as friends to help and support eachother in their new worls.. Every time Gerri visits their group gets bigger.. love these sexy fun stories..
Profile Image for Helen Moxham.
67 reviews
December 11, 2018
A bit of storyline sandwiched between chapters of sex

Unfortunately I was not overly impressed with this story. The few bits of plot there were really were a thin filling between multiple chapters of repetitive sex scenes.
I would have enjoyed a bit more depth to the characters instead mostly there was just repeated reasonings and a lot of 'will they, won't they'. To be honest it became a bit underwhelming. Even Gerri Wilder came across as superficial. The entire focus was on sex and how sex would lead to love because they were mates! Where was the interest? I'm pretty sure there were longer chapters of sex scenes where the exact same actions were repeated again and again (oral on her followed by banging then final orgasm). There was little variety in the quantity we were given to read.
Admittedly what was written was again written well but just seemed to have an underdeveloped plotline. The danger fizzled out rather than went with a bang and lacked any mystery.
I have often enjoyed Milly Taidens books but, am beginning to miss reading stories with a full plotline rather than a story written around copious amounts of sex.
1 review1 follower
January 9, 2019
Usually, I love most of the books in this series. However, the final love/sex scene is copy and pasted almost verbatim from book #6 in the series "The Alion King."

After finishing "Scrooge Me Again", I decided to re-read the earlier books in the series as I had forgotten most of those stories. Imagine my surprise (and disappointment) when I realized the final love scene I was reading in "The Alion King" was almost the exact same as that in "Scrooge Me Again".

When I first read "Scrooge Me Again", I thought the switch from a bed to a desk was just a typo in the final love scene. Now, I realize it's because the scene in "The Alion King" takes place on a desk, and that detail was missed when it was copy & pasted into "Scrooge Me Again."

I honestly expected more from the author than literally copy and pasting content from her previous works and hoping it wouldn't be noticed. SMH :(
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123 reviews
December 13, 2018
Scrooge Me Again is the 18th book in the Paranormal Dating Agency series. In this book we meet Human Zaria & lion shifter Quint.

Zaria's best friend, Bella, disappeared from her life quite a while back. Now out of the blue she gets an invitation to a party...on another planet! She's not sure if Bella is kidding or has lost it but Zaria figures she'll accept & see what happens. She's supposed to meet the well known shifter matchmaker, Gerri, to get to the party so Zaria decides she'll ask about getting a mate of her own while she's at it.

Quint has spent some time on Earth & wasn't thrilled with how he thought most folks celebrate the holidays. He much prefers his home world of Aurora, but he knows he'll probably find his mate on Earth so he asks Gerri for her help. Unfortunately Quint doesn't make a good impression on his mate & now he'll have to work extra hard to convince Zaria that she's the one for him. But what happens when unexpected problems arise & scare Zaria into deciding to leave for home?

The Paranormal Dating Agency (PDA) series is a long running one, but still one of my favorites. It never seems to run out of steam & I always look forward to the next release. This entry doesn't disappoint either. The main characters are likeable & engaging. Zaria has the kind of attitude you'd expect for someone in this kind of situation with all the doubts & fears that, to me, would be normal. Quint is adorably out of his element while trying to get his mate's attention. The story line is interesting & kept me turning pages. All in all, this is a fun holiday read.
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4,944 reviews45 followers
September 1, 2020
Zaria Grande has been invited to Aurora for her best friend's triplets birthday party - and she doesn't know whether to believe her or not - surely she has to be nuts?? However, for now, she will humour her and hopefully get to the bottom of where she is and what the problem is. She is to travel there with some kind of matchmaker - maybe she should ask her to set her up with a hot shifter to cuddle up with this Christmas? Lion Shifter Quint Treyvaal is jaded by all of the commercialisation he has witnessed on Earth for the Christmas season and is not into parties now socialising. He decides to ask Gerri Wilder to find him a mate and within a few hours she has delivered him one - however losing her the next day was not part of the plan - he needs to show her in any way her can that this lion is the only man for her. Quint's hard work to romance Zaria is put to the test when a wrench it thrown into his plans and for Zaria, the thought of leaving her life on Earth might be a step too far. He is going to need a little extra help to get his mate to understand that loving him is a step worth taking.

This was a lovely novella-length Christmas story that definitely had a lot of the lessons on the meaning of Christmas and what people will do for love. It was a little short on detail in places but you could get the overall story and plot quite easily from this. A sweet romance story that had a lovely HEA at the end. Well written and easy to read and understand. Contains some sexual content.
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4,328 reviews2 followers
December 17, 2018
Zaria lives on earth she has a normal life even if it's a bit lonely, everything changes when she gets a letter of her friend Bella asking her to come to see her and to go to Gerri.

She goes to the famous matchmaker and is a bit surprised by how forward she is one of the cusp comment to her and Gerri is on the hunt for a man for her. But what Zaria doesn't realise is she already has perfect shifter in mind for her. One Portel later to Aurora and shes on another planet.... yes another planet but shes amazed and excited to see her friend Bella and her children. At the children's party she meets Quint he's so yum.

Quint knows exactly who Zaria is and is excited to meet her get to know her properly but he has foot in mouth syndrome and says all the wrong thing insults Zaria favourite time of year Chistmas.

One night of passion she wakes up to the sight of no Quint so she cuts her losses and goes back to earth. Quint can't believe she's gone yet realises his error so rushes back to earth where Gerri gives him a talking to and he sets of wooing his mate.

This book was a fun read iv missed Gerri and her wonderful wit and humour I loved how she got these two together.

4 Out Of 5 Hearts From Cariad Books
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612 reviews3 followers
December 7, 2018
This is Quint and Zaria's story . Zaria gets an invite from her best friend Bella but she is now thinking that Bella must be off her rocker !! But told to go to Gerri's address and her she is ! Because she just has to find out what is going on ! While talking with Gerri Zaria tells that she just might want a shifter mate for herself ! But is not to sure she is ready . Quint is ready for a mate and tells Alyx that he knows that Gerri is on her way and plans to ask her to help him . ( I loved the 10 page comment lol !) With the first meeting between these two Quint manages to tick Zaria off with his bad mouthing her favorite holiday ! Not that this will stop him from trying his best to get her attention and keep it ! After waking up alone Zaria decides she is ready to go home and boy Quint does not react well when he learns this ! But he knows that he messed up big time and plans on going to Earth to win his mate ! No mating can go smoothly it seems after agreeing to go back with him for a while she learns that there are bad people everywhere ! This is well written and recommended to all .
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3,561 reviews55 followers
December 19, 2018
Zaria hasn't seen her friend Bella for years, it feels like she literally fell off the planet! That description is way more apt than she thought. When she gets an invite to her friends toddlers birthday party she is in shock, she didn't know Bella had got married, never mind had kids!

With cryptic instructions to turn up to some random elderly lady's apartment, Zaria isn't sure what to make of the whole thing. But being asked to step through a space portal was not what she saw coming! But once she gets to Aurora she finds herself in love with the beauty of the place. Oh and the man candy certainly helps. She has yet to see an ugly shifter!

Quint has finally caved and asked Gerri to find his mate. But all he does is put his foot in it. He insults Zaria's home world, her beliefs and traditions around Christmas. He has a whole lot to learn about Earth females!

The first part of the story does go a bit quickly for my tastes, but once Quint sets out to woo and win over his mate the pace slows nicely. Sweet, sexy and surprising.
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6,131 reviews57 followers
December 14, 2018
This story is short, fast paced and a nice read. I read this book in one sitting and was satisfied throughout. I found the writing style easy to follow, the characters likeable and the storyline enjoyable. I liked Zaria. She wanted to date a shifter but she wasn’t sure if she was ready. When she met Quint, she was instantly attracted. What put her off Quint a little was him spoiling her Christmas joy. Zaria’s favourite time of the year is Christmas. Quint has very strong opinions on how ‘’humans’’ do Christmas. But he soon changes his mind and surprises Zaria.
The chemistry between Quint and Zaria was clear to see and I liked them as a couple. Overall, I liked this story and I cannot wait to read more from this series.
The storyline for this book is easy to follow and it is a nice read.
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2,002 reviews42 followers
December 18, 2018
Geri strikes again!

I so love this lady, her sass her knowing she is just a gem. The huge series keeps in line with Geri playing matchmaker.

Sometimes when one can't find a mate in their own world they must outsource. Quint sees his cousin all in love with his human mate and he wants that and when Gerrie puts what he wants right in his path, well he will find himself doing some back peddling.

Zaria has some ideas on Christmas and rues the day when this alien hottie dis' her and Christmas. she did mention he was hot yeah? but in her mind, she knows just being hot isn't enough. Woo me, date me, let's get to know each other.

A quick read that just flowed all the way through, seemed a bit rushed in some places but even that didn't take away from the aw factor in between the sexy growly shifter, and the sexy sassy human. The story was a lot of fun and a great holiday read. Enjoy
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821 reviews10 followers
March 13, 2019
I loved how all of the ladies on Aurora, Bella, Charlotte, Rebecca, Liv, Cassie and now Zaria, got together in this book, similar to in Scrooge Me Hard. The budding friendship between the six women was great to see. I really hope to see more interactions between the women in the future! They are super entertaining!

The men coming together wasn't quite as awesome as it was in Scrooge Me Hard, but it was still enjoyable. While, in the previous book, most of the men didn't know each other prior to mating, these men all knew each other.
3,423 reviews20 followers
December 9, 2018
She loved Christmas. Family. Friends. Only her family was all grown up. No more little cousins to watch open presents. Mom and dad were on a sun vacation. The invitation to visit her friend whom she hadn't seen in far too long was just what she needed. Triplets birthdays. Not Christmas but close enough. And that's how she met Geri and the discussion of shifter matchmaking came up. On the way to another planet. Yep, that's where her friend had disappeared to. A husband and 3 babies later here they were. Maybe she needed a shifter man. Geri offered to look into it for her.

She couldn't buy the insta-love. And his opinion about Christmas on earth--no way.

They feel the connection. He knows she's his. Can he convince her?

Another fun short read and love connection.
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249 reviews4 followers
December 27, 2018
Zaria gets invited to Bella’s triplets birthday party, Bella is an old friend that she lost touch with. She didn’t know Bella was married let alone had triplets AND the invitation ends up taking her to a different planet! She meets Quint almost right away and as attractive as she finds him, he opens his mouth as trashes her favorite holiday, Christmas, and the human customs that he doesn’t believe follows what the holiday stands for. Zaria leaves for earth the next morning and Quint has to follow her to show her is isn’t as big of a jerk as he came across and that he can live and cherish her while respecting the things she believes in. This was a fast read but it embodies everything that the PDA series has been up to now.m, definitely worth the read.
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5,355 reviews46 followers
December 11, 2018
As much as I enjoyed this I didn't feel the click between Zaria and Quint.
A lovely seasonal read with a positive vibe about the real meaning of Christmas.
Zaria gets an invite from her friend Bella, the mate/wife who is married to King Alex.
Quint had decided that is was time to ask Gerri’s help in finding a mate, not knowing Zaria had arrived with Gerri.
When they meet that evening, Quint has foot in mouth syndrome and annoys Zaria.
These two have to find some simple balance and Quint realises that Zaria is just one of those people who bring out the best in everyone around her.
This is my honest review of this book I was offered by the author but read through KU.
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655 reviews54 followers
December 16, 2018
I'm a huge fan of the author, Milly Taiden's work and this is definitely no exception! I love all of her paranormal romance stories and this one hit the spot, especially on the weekend ;)
The story was perfect, at least for me and I liked every single moment I spent reading this and I'm already excited and waiting for this author's next story! :)

I always recommend these types of stories to my friends because every story is like an escapism when the stress gets to be too much and reading a good, sexy story does the trick, for sure ;)



*I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review*
Profile Image for Sarah.
2,135 reviews30 followers
December 18, 2018
Book 18 of PDA my Milly Taiden
Zaria is a out of job and living off her savings when Bella asks her to visit aurora for kids birthday.
Quint hates human Christmas and a right humbug when it comes to Christmas traditions, Quint is second in command and asks Gerri Wilder to help him find a mate.
Zaria and Quint don’t hit it off well but slowly start coming together and realise there attraction is more then sexual.
I did enjoy this book but I would like the human to have more family and connections on earth instead of being lonely and single all time and I’m looking for to finding out more about there world and Zaria new friend.
Profile Image for Gwendolyn Thaggard.
765 reviews2 followers
December 27, 2018
Zaria receives a letter out of the blue from her friend Bella.
Then she meets Gerri.
Gerri explains about the planet Aurora and shifters.
Hmm.
A planet of alpha male shifters that love BBWs..
Nah.
Zaria is attracted to lion shifter Quint, until he opens his mouth to bash her favorite holiday.
Christmas.
Who doesn't like Christmas?!
Who does he think he is?
Quint telling Zaria she's his mate doesn't help either.
Quint inadvertently put his foot in his mouth but he's determined to win Zaria over.
Zaria has some thinking to do.
Are her feelings real or is it the mating pull?

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575 reviews3 followers
December 27, 2018
What an awesome story! It's the best of both worlds...Christmas and shifters. As soon as Quint sees Zaria he knows that she is his mate. But, he makes some comments about Christmas that makes him seem like a Scrooge. Now he must change her mind and show her that they belong together AND that he doesn't hate Christmas. This story brings friendship, some romance, hot steamy sex and some intrigue! I love Gerri too. She's amazing.I loved dates that Quint put together on Earth to show her he "gets" Christmas. Keep bringing us the PDA books!!!!

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655 reviews13 followers
December 27, 2018
This is Book 18 in the Paranormal Dating Agency. It can be read as a stand-alone but would be more enjoyable if you’ve read the others in the series. Zaria has been invited to a birthday party on another planet. Is this also her chance to get her a hot shifter, too? It’s Christmas and she wants a really good gift under her tree so she’s going to get the matchmaker to help her out. Quint is ready for a mate. Now comes the hard work of Quint showing Zaria that he can be her present. It’s going to be hard work, though. It’s a short story with a lot packed into it and it’s so good. I highly recommend it. It makes you want to meet Gerri and some of her friends.
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182 reviews2 followers
July 2, 2019
So sweet...

I love these stories. Zaria goes to Aurora to see her friend , Bella, and her babies and ends up with Scrooge. Yes that was funny because all he could think about was her as his mate. Well she went back to earth, he followed, they went on a couple romantic dates and then went to Aurora. He had so many plans to show her he wanted her and liked Christmas. They get to Aurora, go to town, something happens and they end up with all the human mates at the castle, that part made me laugh. All in all they both tell each other how they feel and Gerri, that sly wolf, gets another win. Can't wait to see who's next.
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874 reviews23 followers
December 7, 2018
Stooge Me Again by Milly Taiden

Milly Taiden has worked her magic again. This lady is one of my favorite authors. She delivers well written dialogue and her characters are phenomenal. Gerri Wilder is to die for and never is wrong. When Zaria a human female goes to visit her best friend in Aurora;she's in for some big surprises. Meanwhile a certain shifter wishes to go d his mate. Will he? Will Zaria enjoy her interplanetary visit? Must read to find out! Won't be disappointed in the least!💖💖💖💖
1,603 reviews12 followers
December 15, 2018
OK alien shifter romance

This is an OK alien shifter romance, but it was hard to like Quint. He was so judgemental about human Christmas customs, and so rude about it. And he was determined to claim his mate without even giving her a chance to get to know him, even after he made her angry by ridiculing her favorite holiday. Yet he still expected Zaria to accept him as her mate immediately. He did get better, but I had trouble seeing how Zaria could fall for him so quickly -- especially after he made her so angry at first.
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1,218 reviews11 followers
December 27, 2018
Fantastic! I reviewed this book for the author. I love to read Milly Taiden books. This is the next installment of the Paranormal Dating Agency. This is Quint and Zaria's story. Zaria is Bella best friend from Earth. Quint and Zaira story is perfect. In this book there is alot of suspense, sizzling romance and humor. This is a quick and easy read, it made me not wanting to put it down. Keep up the awesome work Milly! I can't wait to read more from you. I HIGHLY recommend this series to EVERYONE!!!!!
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1,318 reviews
December 27, 2018
Zaria didn’t go to Aurora looking for a mate and wasn’t sure she wanted him when she found him. Sure she was attracted, but was he worth changing planets for? Never mind he managed to insult her in regards to Christmas traditions on Earth.

Quint is ready to find his mate, but he doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut. A little groveling goes a long way! He manages to get Zaria to come to Aurora to see how things are. Now if the anti-human group could not mess things up for him.

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