Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark

3 Stars

A matchmaking witch, an ancient sea creature, and the sex contract they make.

Welcome to the Love Bathhouse where desire and acceptance are in the water.

The Witch

Celibacy is a bad look for a matchmaker.

Especially a matchmaker who works at the kind of paranormal bathhouse that would have grandmothers clutching their pearls.

A worse look is a matchmaker experiencing a crisis of confidence.

I am that matchmaker.

We need raw magic, desperately.

And now a mysterious man walks into my office, offering me the exact solution I need.

The problem is that he wants to be matched… with me.

Matching doesn’t work for me; I found that out the hard way.

The Kraken

I saw her and the creature inside me wanted.

She doesn’t want a relationship. She says that the most we can have are the three nights she promised me, but the dark part of myself isn’t going to let the woman who snared its attention go.

I found her. I hunted her. She’s mine.

I’ve loved other books by Lillian Lark but this isn’t one of them. I am glad I didn’t read in order because I wouldn’t have continued the series. The book felt disjointed. I loved the idea of the book. I just wished for it to be better paced and put together.

Book 1 Monstrous Matches

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Hoarded by the Dragon by Lillian Lark

4 Stars

Katarina is asked by her mentor to break in and steal an artifact. She may be out of the life, but he helped her and she feels obligated to get him what he needs. What she wasn’t planning on was stumbling into the owner of the artifact…a dragon, Kalos, who very much doesn’t want to lose any of his hoard. She has only one choice bargain with him for her life…What she wasn’t planning on was walking away from the bargain with being pregnant. Now they must learn to live with each other for the health of the dragon baby. Will they find a way to their HEA?

First the cover is gorgeous. I heard she does her own drawing and I just love that. I also loved this story. I blew through it so fast. Kalos and Katarina were bother interesting characters to learn about. They were pretty well developed. The one thing I wanted more information on was Katarina’s history. Things are alluded to about who she is and why she is the way she is, but it’s never developed. There is a lot of spice and a good bit of cuddling. The secondary characters were also well done, and I want some of them to get their own stories, so they get the HEA. I would highly recommend this book if you like this type of book.

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Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

3 Stars

Working in a museum there shouldn’t be any issue with looking at a book but it ends with Emilia being cursed. The only people who can help her are Ark and Jasper. Will they be able to lift the curse or will she have to learn to live with her new reality?     

The general idea for this book was good. Plus, it’s set in a museum and someone opens a book when they shouldn’t which makes me think of the movie the Mummy. My issue with this one is it was bogged down by all the interplay between Emilia, Ark, and Jasper. There is too much going on between them and then other forces outside their relationship which slowed the plot down for me. It was still an interesting story and Lillian Lark does an amazing job with world building that I will try another by her.

Book 3 Monstrous Matches

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Found by the Lake Monster By Lillian Lark

 

3 Stars

Amy wasn’t planning on getting lost in the woods, but she has and now she’s stumbled on a lake monster in heat who thinks she’s there to help him through it. Adrian thinks this is the last time he will have a heat and is sad that he won’t have kids or a mate until this woman falls into his lap. Will they make it work?

This was a quick insta love read. Super spicy but still has a story. I really enjoyed Amy and Adrian. Even though it is a short story there is enough world building to be more than a smexy book. Good writing and well worth the time it took to read. If you are looking for a short and smexy read give this one a shot.

Book 1.5 Monstrous Match

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Entranced by the Basilisk by Lillian Lark

3 Stars

Emilia was a human who was just doing her job when she opens the wrong thing at the library and ends up cursed. Her boss knows someone who may be able to help her. Ari and Jasper will have to live with her to help her control her snakes. Will they be able to keep their hands on to themselves while working on control?

This book was good and I enjoyed it but it was also incredibly slow. I found there to be a pacing issue. There were many times I wanted the story to hurry up but not in a I can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen but in a can we move on already. The writing itself was good and I enjoyed the story. I wanted them all to get their happy ending and they eventually do. Overall it was a fine read.

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