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Not Quite #1-6
The Not Quite Series: Books 1-6
Not quite human, not quite beast. Not quite female, not quite male. Sometimes hunter, sometimes prey. Always alone. Until them.
Fiend hunter Sam “Sabertooth” Forest is used to being on the outskirts. Being a cur with a mix of shifter and human blood, Sam can’t fully shift to beast but can’t fully pass as human. Through sheer determination, and a desire to protect the broken shifter woman who raised them, Sam has managed to eek out a place of their own in a world devastated by the rift that allowed monsters to spill into the earth plane. Sam hunts monsters, sometimes curs and mongrels just like Sam. The work might be dangerous, and the humans might want to put the mixed breed hunter on their hitlist, but it’s a job. It’s freedom. Sam works alone and trusts no one.
The next hunt should bring in a big bounty—big enough to pay the pack extortion fee and keep Sam’s adoptive mother safe through winter. But when a Leprechaun horns in on Sam's unicorn hunt and tricks Sam into forming a hunter’s guild, Sam is suddenly burdened by an overabundance of people.
Setting off to hunt one-horned murder beasts with an annoying leprechaun and a nerdy half-ogre is bad enough. But when you add in a betrayal by the seductive siren Sam has loved since childhood, and the machinations of a rich human politician, well…Sam’s simple, lonely little life just got a whole lot more complicated.
Author’s Note:
I love reverse harem, but I got sick of reading the same old tropes. In my books you will find atypical characters and varied sexuality. In general, you probably won’t find many alpha males or fainting females.
The Not Quite series is a harem/reverse harem urban fantasy series of novellas (between 35,000-45,000 words) and contains the following:
*adult language, and lots of it
*moderate levels of violence/gore/action
*graphic sexual situations
*polyamory/ multiple lovers
*LBGTQ and straight themes (the main character is intersex and will have both male and female lovers, and this is a harem, so expect M/F, M/M, F/F, MMMFF etc.)
*as usual, my characters all have their own emotional scars. This means the book MAY contain mentions of abuse, unpleasant situations, etc. Please do not read if you are triggered by things like this.
Fiend hunter Sam “Sabertooth” Forest is used to being on the outskirts. Being a cur with a mix of shifter and human blood, Sam can’t fully shift to beast but can’t fully pass as human. Through sheer determination, and a desire to protect the broken shifter woman who raised them, Sam has managed to eek out a place of their own in a world devastated by the rift that allowed monsters to spill into the earth plane. Sam hunts monsters, sometimes curs and mongrels just like Sam. The work might be dangerous, and the humans might want to put the mixed breed hunter on their hitlist, but it’s a job. It’s freedom. Sam works alone and trusts no one.
The next hunt should bring in a big bounty—big enough to pay the pack extortion fee and keep Sam’s adoptive mother safe through winter. But when a Leprechaun horns in on Sam's unicorn hunt and tricks Sam into forming a hunter’s guild, Sam is suddenly burdened by an overabundance of people.
Setting off to hunt one-horned murder beasts with an annoying leprechaun and a nerdy half-ogre is bad enough. But when you add in a betrayal by the seductive siren Sam has loved since childhood, and the machinations of a rich human politician, well…Sam’s simple, lonely little life just got a whole lot more complicated.
Author’s Note:
I love reverse harem, but I got sick of reading the same old tropes. In my books you will find atypical characters and varied sexuality. In general, you probably won’t find many alpha males or fainting females.
The Not Quite series is a harem/reverse harem urban fantasy series of novellas (between 35,000-45,000 words) and contains the following:
*adult language, and lots of it
*moderate levels of violence/gore/action
*graphic sexual situations
*polyamory/ multiple lovers
*LBGTQ and straight themes (the main character is intersex and will have both male and female lovers, and this is a harem, so expect M/F, M/M, F/F, MMMFF etc.)
*as usual, my characters all have their own emotional scars. This means the book MAY contain mentions of abuse, unpleasant situations, etc. Please do not read if you are triggered by things like this.
676 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 11, 2021
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About the author
Kaye Draper
134 books264 followersSometimes our greatest strengths come from our deepest challenges. I write magic and romance, starring a cast of creatures with feathers, fins, and teeth. My books include paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and fantasy romance--with the occasional steampunk or alien story thrown in just for kicks. My pan heart firmly believes love is love, so you'll see straight, LGBTQIA, monogamous, reverse harem, and poly relationships in my work. My favorite theme is overcoming our inner demons and the insecurities that hold us back.
I also advocate for self-development and mental health and dabble in non-fiction as time allows. I love the outdoors and still hope to be abducted by fae! (I may have more in common with my characters than I care to admit.)
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I also advocate for self-development and mental health and dabble in non-fiction as time allows. I love the outdoors and still hope to be abducted by fae! (I may have more in common with my characters than I care to admit.)
I love to hear from readers!
Sign up for my mailing list to get a free RH spoof story that pokes fun at all the tired old tropes:
http://eepurl.com/bG_6dX
Join me on Patreon to help me create, AND get advance access to ebooks, audiobooks, and more! https://www.patreon.com/kayedraper
My website: http://kayedraper.com/
Join me on Facebook:
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
April 19, 2022
I like how this author thinks. I gave the first book a try and I ended up buying the whole series as a unit because I was pretty sure i'd want to keep reading and the individual books are pretty short.
This one didn't hit me quite as hard in the emotions as the kraken books but I think this is an older work so that's fine.
If the author keeps writing stuff like this with a diverse group forming into a poly arrangement, I'll be interested in seeing what else she comes up with.
This one didn't hit me quite as hard in the emotions as the kraken books but I think this is an older work so that's fine.
If the author keeps writing stuff like this with a diverse group forming into a poly arrangement, I'll be interested in seeing what else she comes up with.
February 10, 2023
4.5⭐️’s rounded up
April 10, 2022
WOW. I loved this! The main character is pretty self-defeating and dense at times, but they eventually figure it all out and we get to have the super hot sex scene we’ve been waiting 6 books for. And there are some great sex scenes all along the way, too. I absolutely loved the intersex, gender non-conforming main character, and all the variation amongst the men and more masculine characters. No frail flowers of femininity in sight! My one wish was that we would get some more sexy times with women, too. (I’m a cis-gender female bi/Pan person myself, so I’d like some more sexy times with women… but this is “reverse harem,” so I should probably just be glad I got any!) Believable (well, for fantasy) polyamorous interactions too. Not boring, and has me looking for more by this author!
September 9, 2021
Great read
I loved this blood. Had everything that I want in a series and more. If you like fantasy, sex scenes and are a little bloodthirsty, this is for you
I loved this blood. Had everything that I want in a series and more. If you like fantasy, sex scenes and are a little bloodthirsty, this is for you
December 3, 2022
The fact that there is polyamory an intersex in the same book and did in an amazing way both individually and together is fantastic.
The World building is thoughtful because it takes elements from real life and puts them into this fantasy perspective and is able to make these changes in a way that helps build upon the story, characters and lure. Everyone's personality fits together somehow you wouldn't think you could fit five people in a relationship with varying personalities but Kaye did it and did it damn well. You're not always ready for how much of a f*ck up Sam's going to be but they're able to figure it out and once they do it is truly wonderful.
Having this as a book collection it's just that little added bonus to this truly amazing book series.
This has become one of my favorite book series and that is extremely rare. This is probably one out of three to five books or series that I classify as my favorites.
The World building is thoughtful because it takes elements from real life and puts them into this fantasy perspective and is able to make these changes in a way that helps build upon the story, characters and lure. Everyone's personality fits together somehow you wouldn't think you could fit five people in a relationship with varying personalities but Kaye did it and did it damn well. You're not always ready for how much of a f*ck up Sam's going to be but they're able to figure it out and once they do it is truly wonderful.
Having this as a book collection it's just that little added bonus to this truly amazing book series.
This has become one of my favorite book series and that is extremely rare. This is probably one out of three to five books or series that I classify as my favorites.
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