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Step into a sanctuary of Wicked Tales & Wild Romances, where we explore the most captivating corners of dark fantasy and heart-tugging rom-coms. This is more than just a reading log; it’s a collection of Curated Chronicles for the Modern She-Wolf who isn’t afraid to get lost in the shadows or fall for the monster. ​Whether it’s a slow-burn magic system or a spicy contemporary trope, every story here is chosen to be Wildly Devoured.

  • LONG LIVE EVIL

    By: Sarah Rees Brennan

    Narrator: Moira Quirk
    Pub Date: Now Available
    Genre: Romantasy

    Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌖

    Narrator: 👄👄👄👄👄
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥
    Tropes: Fan Enters Fandom, Villain’s Journey, Court Intrigue, Morally Grey

    REVIEW

    Oh. My. God! I absolutely loved this book. The characters and setting were rich and well thought out and the plot was so deep, with many twists and turns. I was honestly not sure what to expect and went into this blind. It was so, so good. There was also only a mild salsa level of spice, but it totally worked, and I feel there is a promise for more. I tried to explain the book to my partner and ended up sounding very fangirl about it.

    I’m not usually a fan of “real world person travels to book/back in time” unless there are other factors, but the world building the character setup were fantastic in this one. This was a prime example of doing it the right way. I love the Vipers, and Rae is a fantastic FMC. Her rage and angst and vengeance all come across beautifully as does her heart and the love she has for her sister and eventually her companions. I raged with her, I laughed with her, and I ached with her.

    I am so excited to dive into the sequel, All Hail Chaos, and I’m also VERY glad I waited to read this until book 2 was available because so much happens at the end that it feels like I was left on read in the middle of making plans.

    If you want an epic romantasy with a great worldbuild and characters that make you feel like you are in the book (🤣 IYKYK), check this out immediately. I devoured the audiobook and stayed up late into the night reading and I think you will, too.

    If you go audio, Moira Quirk is an incredible narrator!

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    Her fictional crush is the villain.
    And he’s about to meet his match…

    Rae is a bookworm who prefers fictional men over real life boyfriends. But her life takes a strange turn when she is trapped by magic inside her favourite fantasy series, and she finds herself pitted against her suddenly living and breathing crush, the ‘Once and Forever Emperor’.

    In a palace on the brink of war, she has become the villainess in his tale, and she needs to take control of the narrative before it, and the Emperor, take control of her… fatally.

  • MISTER MAGIC: GRAPHIC NOVEL

    MISTER MAGIC: GRAPHIC NOVEL

    By: Kiersten White
    Illustrator(s): Veronica and Andy Fish
    Pub Date: 6/9/2026
    Genre: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels

    Rating (Story): 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
    Rating (Art): 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌖
    Tropes: Horror, Nostalgia, Amnesia, Cult

    REVIEW

    This was a fantastic graphic novelization with some truly talented artists. I could see the classic influences that helped bring this dark story into technicolored light. The story itself is a highly plot and character driven narrative filled with dark themes, unreliable narrators, and serious iceberg vibes, like you know something really messed up is happening beneath the surface, and when you finally see it rise above the tide, its giant eye is looking right back at you.

    I loved the story, and I loved the illustrations. Highly recommend for horror and graphic novel fans.

    Thanks to NetGalley and Ten Speed Press for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection of Mister Magic.

    But with no surviving videos or scripts, no evidence of who directed or produced the show, and no records of who—or what—the beloved host actually was, memories are all the former circle of friends has. In Val’s case, kidnapped by her father and in hiding ever since, she doesn’t even have those.

    A surprise encounter with Val’s old castmates brings them all together for a reunion. Back to the remote desert filming compound that feels like it’s been waiting for them all this time. Back among friends they haven’t seen for years, but who somehow understand one another better than anyone has since.

    After all, they’re the only ones who hold the secret of that circle, the mystery of the magic man in his infinitely black cape, and, maybe, the answers to what really happened on that deadly last day. But as Val reclaims parts of her past, she wonders: Are they there by choice, or have they been lured into a trap?

    Because magic never forgets the taste of friendship. . . .

  • MUSCLES & MONSTERS

    By: Ashley Bennet
    Pub Date: NOW AVAILABLE!
    Genre: RomCom, Monster Romance

    Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥(Howl)
    Tropes: Thick babes, he falls first, chronically single finding love

    REVIEW

    Even ignoring the ‘monster’ aspect, this is still an awesome RomCom. Tegan and Atlas are absolutely adorable. As a thick babe myself, there’s something about a jacked guy throwing you around and giving you the heart eyes that is a total turn on. 

    Honestly, though, the tail wagging would be a nice thing to have around so one is not constantly questioning how someone is feeling. Especially in this case, where Tegan has had such a hard time figuring out her love life when she’s so busy and Atlas not only helping her and flirting, but genuinely being into her, and she has confirmation of that. When you’re busy, you don’t want to waste your time on anyone that doesn’t genuinely enjoy your company inside and outside of the bedroom.

    Monster or no, this is a good book. Very body positive. Loved it.

    Thanks to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    After a wedding cake catastrophe on the street, local baker Tegan lands in the most unexpected place—a solid wall of fur and fangs named Atlas. She’s never met anyone like him and finds herself enamored by his wolfish charm. After their sweet encounter, Atlas invites her to his gym anytime she needs his cake-lifting services.

    However, Tegan is through with being a damsel in distress. She signs up for a membership with Leviathan Fitness, determined to build her strength…and if she sees the handsome wolven again, it’s a win-win scenario.

    Atlas can’t believe his eyes when Tegan walks through the doors of his gym, and nearly goes snout-over-paw to offer her personal training. Shared glances over the barbell and accidental touches at the water fountain set Atlas’s heart racing in a way he swore it couldn’t again.

    Primal desires emerge as Atlas and Tegan test just how much their new love can lift. Could Tegan be the unexpected mate of Atlas’s dreams?

  • HE KNOWS WHEN YOU’RE AWAKE

    By: Alta Hensley
    Narrator(s): Jillian Macie & Rock Engle
    Pub Date: NOW AVAILABLE!
    Genre: Dark Romance

    Rating (Story): 🌕🌕🌕🌖
    Rating (Narration): 👄👄👄👄
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥(Howl)
    Tropes: He Falls First, Stalking, Obsessed

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS:

    Stalking in a winter wonderland…

    Jewelry designer Sloane dreams of launching her own custom line—but she needs a Christmas miracle to pull it off. With traditional banks turning her down left and right, she can’t resist when a mysterious stranger offers her a lifeline.

    I see what she creates in those stolen moments when she thinks no one’s watching. I see everything. There’s a darkness at her core and I will unravel her until I find it.

    Reclusive billionaire Cole Asher offers to fly Sloane out to an ultra-luxurious Swiss resort for a meeting. Reluctantly, she agrees—only to realize she’s met him once before in a New York bar.

    She is crucial to my plans, and I need her close. She insists that we keep things professional, and I comply. But soon she will realize that every line is blurred when it comes to her and me.

    Cole offers to back her company—but there’s a cost. To secure his investment, Sloane must move into his Manhattan penthouse, where she’ll complete her first round of designs for him to review before Christmas.

    Sloane throws herself into her work, yet soon the attraction between her and Cole becomes undeniable. As the city sparkles with Christmas splendor from her penthouse view, Sloane wonders if she has stepped into a fairy tale—until Cole’s powerful enemies close in. They will stop at nothing to destroy him, including going after the woman he loves.

    I will burn down the world to get her back…and it will be in time for Christmas.

    REVIEW

    I enjoyed the first book in this series He Sees You When You’re Sleeping. It was a cozy stalker romance (yes, I understand how that sounds) and I loved that Joe knew what he was doing was messed up. This one is NOTHING like that one.

    Cole lures his obsession in with an offer that Sloane cannot refuse: a chance to let her creativity run wild. Sloane knows that the deal is somewhat disturbing. She cannot leave the penthouse prison until the contract is up. But she has no idea how long Cole has been watching her, nor how powerful his enemies are. This book is high stakes, high heat, and a deliciously dark addition to your audio library. Not to mention, the voice acting is perfect for the story!

    Thanks to NetGalley and HarperAudio for the advanced Audiobook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

  • TRUE BEAUTY VOL 7

    By: Yaongyi
    Pub Date: NOW AVAILABLE!
    Genre: ROMCOM, GRAPHIC NOVEL

    Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕
    Heat Level: 🔥 (Tame)
    Tropes: Triangle, Self Discovery, Hidden in Plain Sight, Friends to More

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    Mastering the art of makeovers, Jugyeong Lim navigates high school and then college, while her self-esteem, romantic life, and career are constantly in flux…

    Jugyeong Lim has been treated unfairly by her family and bullied by her enemies due to being perceived as ugly. She learns how to use makeup by binge-watching online video tutorials. As she slowly masters the art of makeovers, her dramatic transformation leads to overwhelming popularity and fame.

    After Jugyeong encourages Seojun to get up on stage and sing at a music festival, he becomes an overnight sensation. Seojun promises not to let anything come between them, but Jugyeong has to deal with her insecurities about their relationship. She might be making waves as an influencer and starting as a makeup artist on a film, but she still hasn’t shown Seojun her true face. Meanwhile, the return of a familiar face just might throw everything off this delicate balance.

    REVIEW

    Okay KPOP and K Drama nerds! If you haven’t read True Beauty or seen the KDrama on Netflix, you need to. But first, you MUST read the webcomic. Yaongyi brings us a truly awesome story, one I have read in entirety on Webtoon. However, the physical Manga volumes are STUNNING. I have truly enjoyed following the story through them and have most of them on my shelf at home. There’s something about the artwork that really pops on the pages, and the formatting for the physical volumes adds to the story.

    Highly recommend skipping the scroll and jumping in on the volumes. The story is addictive and the visuals are a delight.

    Thanks to NetGalley and Webtoon for an advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

  • CROWN OF BRIARS

    CROWN OF BRIARS

    By: RL Perez
    Pub Date: NOW AVAILABLE
    Genre: Romantasy

    Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥 (Howl)
    Tropes: Beauty and the Beast, Touch her and ☠️,  Enemies to Lovers, Forced Marriage, Found Family

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    Every generation, the Earthen Court gives a princess bride to the Wraith King to protect their realm from his deadly shadows. Princess Sybelle has prepared her entire life to be married to the monster who has been terrorizing her people.

    And she has a plan to end her people’s suffering for good.

    With the help of her dragon familiar, who can sniff out powerful enchantments, she intends to uncover the source of the Wraith King’s shadow magic. Once he is rendered powerless, she plans to kill him.

    But despite his demonic appearance, the Wraith King is not who he appears to be. He is as alluring as he is deadly and, as Sybelle comes to know him, he awakens a fire in her soul she never knew she had.

    When she realizes he is trapped by a powerful curse, she wants to do everything in her power to break it.

    But to do so would endanger her own life and the lives of her people.

    Torn between her duty to her kingdom and breaking the Wraith King’s curse, Sybelle must decide where her loyalties lie: to the home she was raised to protect, or to the dark king who has worked his way into her heart?

    REVIEW

    This book was a fantastic Beauty and the Beast retelling. You have a Gaston figure who gets spicy right away, you have the sympathetic Beast figure, and you have a Belle. However, this is full of court intrigue and real danger and involves a sacrificial marriage to prevent the destruction of the kingdom. But nothing is as it seems. They don’t even really know about the curse situation at the Earthen Kingdom, all the princess really knows is that she must find a way to end the king she is wed to in order to save her people, and even then she doesn’t know a thing. I do love the growth of the relationship between Sybelle and the Wraith King and the growth that comes from it for both of them. There are so many lies that must be weeded through and pieces of the story that Sybelle never had and we discover them right along with her. The magic system is also an interesting one and take crystal work to a whole different level.

    Thanks to NetGalley and Willow Haven Press for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.

  • HEAD WITCH IN CHARGE

    Sherwood Witches Book 2

    By: Avery Flynn
    Pub Date: NOW AVAILABLE!
    Genre: Contemporary Supernatural Romance

    Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌗
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥
    Tropes: Thick Babe, Witchy, Enemies to Lovers

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    “It’s the curse of every family’s heir to be the responsible one. My family being the most powerful family in all of Witchingdom doesn’t eliminate that fact, it only makes it worse—and that’s why I, Leona Amber Sherwood, never do the unexpected. Except for that one time I did.

    Believe me, I have rued the day that I got married in a midnight ceremony under a full moon to Erik Svensen, the heir to my family’s deepest, bitterest enemies, and now, he won’t agree to a divorce unless we return an ancient spell book to his family’s secured facility.

    But on our road trip to return the book, I learn more about Erik as we encounter trolls, nymphs, satyrs, and more. The longer we work together, the more I’m convinced that he might not be the evil trickster I assumed he was. Any more time together will leave me even more enchanted with my husband and that’s the last thing I want. And if I keep telling myself that, maybe I’ll start to believe it.”

    THOUGHTS

    HEAD WITCH IN CHARGE By Avery Flynn book two in the Sherwood Witches series and is just as magical as the first one. I love witchy fantasy romcoms. You could throw a dart at any of my review accounts and hit one. This more than met my expectations. I love a good enemies to lovers/fauxmance/fake marriage and this has all three. Add in a bunch of magical creatures, an epic road trip, and a morally grey MMC and you have a seriously good time. I loved the banter between Erik and Leona and the way their relationship develops. They’re forced to work together through some unexpected challenges and it makes for a truly spicy adventure.

    Thanks to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for the advanced copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

  • CLARA & THE DEVIL

    CLARA & THE DEVIL

    Graphic Novel.

    Story By Olivie Blake. Pub Date 5/25/26.

    Rating 3.5*

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    Clara has the rest of her life figured out. She’ll graduate college with the support of her best friend, Jonah; marry her adoring boyfriend; take a full-time job at her local library; and settle down in her small seaside hometown. But when an unusual tourist—tall, dark, and infernal—comes to town, Clara’s careful plans quickly start to unravel.

    And even while the stranger, who openly calls himself the devil, strikes up a situationship with Jonah, he continues to tempt Clara with reckless talk of power, ambition, and lust. Over the course of one sultry summer, tensions between Clara, Jonah, and the devil mount to an intolerable degree, and Clara is forced to confront the desires she’s kept secret her whole life, even from herself.


    REVIEW

    For a graphic novel, the story was interesting and thankfully not too high-handed with the whole ‘devil’ situation. Don’t get me wrong, she’s dark. The illustrations were pretty cool and multilayered, which really added a lot to the story and also fed into the ending really well (which–spoiler alert– is a cliffhanger).

    Naturally, ole Nicky Scratch plays on the innate fears and desires of these townie kids and the ending was actually what I was hoping would happen, but there is definitely going to be more to this story, and my curiosity is piqued.

    Thanks to NetGalley and First Second Books for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

  • THE UNDERGRADS: STUDENT UNION

    THE UNDERGRADS: STUDENT UNION

    By: Julie Murphy
    Pub Date: 5/05/2026
    Genre: College RomCom

    Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥(feral)
    Tropes: Second Chance, friends to enemies to lovers, fake marriage, one bed

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    CLOVER ROWAN WALSH knows The Plan™.
    1. Get a full ride to her dream school, Wexley University.
    2. Conquer the school of business.
    3. Say goodbye to the paycheck-to-paycheck life she and her mom have known for years.

    There’s just one hiccup. With the first semester rapidly approaching, Clover learns her housing grant has fallen through. But a loophole presents itself: Married couples can live in the dorms for the price of one student. Clover is willing to sacrifice the sanctity of marriage . . . even if it means proposing to the one person she swore she’d never speak to again.

    Bennett Andrew Graves is the only heir to the Graves Coffee empire. After spending his first year at Wexley, squeaking by in classes and becoming personally acquainted with the female student body, he is looking forward to living off campus. Until the girl he grew up with (and whom he completely devastated years ago) walks back into his life with the most absurd question: Will you marry me?

    Bennett can’t refuse Clover. He owes her this, but that doesn’t change the fact that these two can barely carry on a conversation without getting at each other’s throats. Forget about sharing a dorm—much less one bed.

    But as Clover and Bennett hide the true nature of their marriage, they find that playing house isn’t all that bad—especially with certain marital benefits in the mix. In fact, Clover and Bennett are soon forgetting the most important part of their fake marriage of convenience . . . that it’s supposed to be fake.

    REVIEW

    I highly recommend having something akin to milk on hand, because despite the sunshiney yellow and pop-pink cover, this little honey is 500,000 scovilles of spice!

    There’s something about a poor little rich boy being in love with the ‘outcast’ that gets my head spinning and shortens my breath. Add a fake marriage to your enemy (who may already have some less than chivalrous feelings towards our FMC), one bed, and super high stakes if it goes wrong (like a conviction of FRAUD), and you have a recipe for a tension filled RomCom that quickly begins to boil over.

    Buried feelings resurface along with some much more adult situations. There are just some intimacies that are inescapable when you live together in a single dorm room with just the one bed that’s basically two beds nailed together and to the floor. Inescapable trap. A simple flash of lingerie here, a bare chest there, and long held feelings start to fly.

    Honestly, our Bennett did absolutely deserve Clover’s scorn for what he did when they were teens and definitely owes her at least one…and does he ever give it. With interest. 🥵

    Julie Murphy is such a great author and having had the opportunity to read her upcoming solo New Adult and Adult romcoms, her ability to write a fully formed scene and cast is fantastic and the way she writes spice is IMMACULATE. I absolutely loved Student Union and am looking forward to the next book in The Undergrads, All Nighter, featuring our girl Daisy. ❤️

    Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Publishing for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

  • SEVEN YEAR ITCH

    SEVEN YEAR ITCH

    By: Amy Daws
    Narrator(s): Teddy Hamilton; Erin Mallon
    Pub Date: NOW AVAILABLE
    Genre: ROMCOM

    Rating (Story): 🌕🌕🌕🌗
    Rating (Narration): 👄👄💋
    Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥 (Howl)
    Tropes: Enemies to Lovers

    PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

    All I wanted was a casual plus-one to my brother’s destination wedding, but those idiots on my family tree hacked my dating profile and sabotaged my quest for the perfect weekend fling. Now I’m stuck on a tropical vacation with only my hand to keep me company.

    Until I’m forced to share a room with the bane of my existence: my sister-in-law’s best friend.

    Dakota has hated me for the past seven years. I wasn’t losing much sleep over her screaming rants because she was some other guy’s problem. Or she was, until she got divorced.

    Being stuck in paradise with a woman who loathes your very existence doesn’t sound hot, but after an unexpected moment in our shared palapa, she starts screaming at me in a different way.

    What happens in paradise stays in paradise. That is, until Dakota shows up on my mountain with a proposition: be her wingman to help her regain her pre-divorce confidence.

    Suddenly, Dakota’s not just a person I love to fight with. She’s the woman I want everything with.

    REVIEW

    This one was spicy, and I don’t shy away from anything that Teddy Hamilton narrates even if Erin Mallon isn’t my cup of tea.

    Post-Divorce Dakota is finally exploring her sexual appetites. Unfortunately for her, her best friend’s destination wedding turns into more of a hostage situation when Calder, her BFF’s BIL, is forced to bunk with her in her palapa. Somehow it becomes the prime environment for the two to confront their animosity towards one another that started 7 years ago. This conversation leads to confrontation and exploration in the form of a friends with bennies.

    The enemies to lovers aspect is kind of fun in this one. Something that was truly so small caused the animosity between the two to grow so much. I guess the line between love and hate really is incredibly thin. But if course, the real reason these books are so fun is the meddling neice, though the addition of the Cat Daddy aspect? No complaints here.

    Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for the advanced Audiobook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.