Lyonne Riley

Celeste is one of only a hundred remaining humans on Earth, living on a secured preserve away from the many dangerous monsters out in the world. But some monsters desperately want human companions—and they’ll abide by all the strict rules and requirements to get one. Celeste has applications piling up from those who want to court her, but she’s afraid of taking the leap... until Theo. Theo the minotaur is shy, gentle, and kind, and wants nothing more than a human wife to spoil. When Celeste agrees to move in and start a trial marriage, he’ll do anything in his power to keep her happy and safe in a world where a human might make a great meal for another monster. The only problem? Theo is huge in more than one way—and he knows Celeste isn’t ready for him yet. It will take trust and time to prepare her as they start to build their new life together, and it might just lead to falling in love.

Telise has survived on her own by being the quickest, the smartest, and the deadliest. But even to her friends, she's always been a little... Strange. She's spent her life seeking something that other humans simply can't offer her, and it's not until she tries to rob two trollkin that she realizes what it is she's after. Raz'jin the troll has only ever wanted money—oh, and the occasional casual lay. But when he finds himself with a dagger at his throat, at the mercy of a red-headed human woman, he discovers a new and very unexpected desire in himself. Telise and Raz'jin are both haunted by the memory of their meeting, even if such a relationship would be the ultimate taboo. Their peoples are at war, and they can't even speak the same language. But when they meet in a bar in neutral territory, perhaps their bodies can do the talking for them. This is a very spicy romance novella. For a list of all tropes and CWs, visit the author's website. Features a guaranteed HEA!

Dee is tired of working minimum wage jobs, so she takes a position at DreamTogether, where she'll anonymously carry a monster's baby in exchange for a sizable salary. But when her first client, “Bill” the wolfman, shows her the time of her life, Dee will be changed forever. Russ has always wanted a cub of his own, but he’s exhausted all possible options except hiring an anonymous surrogate at DreamTogether. While he expects a perfunctory visit breeding a human, he discovers an incredible and delectable woman—and his instincts recognize her as his mate. But after parting ways, neither of them knows the other besides a fake name. Can Russ find out Dee’s true identity, and convince her that they should raise their cub together?This steamy, sweet monster romance novel follows one plucky heroine looking for a new life, and a wolfman who desperately wants a cub of his own. It features pregnancy, bonded mating, knotting, obsession, stalking, and cheating, with a heartfelt HEA. For a full list of content warnings, visit the author's website.

When her village faces a winter of starvation, Sita draws the shortest straw. Now she’s to be given to the orcs across the river in exchange for food and supplies so her family can survive. Given the chance to choose her own husband from among the eligible orc bachelors, she selects Gurrek, the reluctant blacksmith, who clearly doesn’t want her. He’s the safest option. Gurrek has always wanted a wife of his own, but not like this. Now he’s saddled with a human woman who needs new shoes, new clothes, and can’t even speak his language. He wants nothing to do with her, and yet her sweet, strong personality draws him in closer with every passing day. As Sita and Gurrek try to find a place to fit within each other’s lives, attraction begins to bloom between them. But Gurrek refuses to touch a woman who never wanted to be his in the first place. Can Sita break through the blacksmith’s high walls to become his true wife, mind, body, and soul?This is a sweet, cozy, steamy orc romance that features an arranged marriage, a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, a slow burn, a virgin sexual encounter, and a winter holiday vibe. Please check the content warnings on the author's website.

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Tiff hates her job, where her boss tears her down every chance he gets. Her mother always has something to say about how she lives her life. Running is her escape from her constant anxiety, until four hot landscapers howl at her from the side of the road and disrupt her only peace. Leon, Jace, Quinn and Eli insist that she smells wonderful. All of the brothers are inexplicably drawn to her, and they’re more than happy to share. But can Tiff really date more than one guy at a time? The brothers are hiding something, something big. Even worse, Tiff’s boss is meddling in dangerous business, and dragging her in along with him. What will she do when everyone’s secrets come to light?This is a super steamy novel with one anxious, plus-sized heroine and the four werewolves who worship the ground she walks on. This is a monster romance, so check the content warnings. There is no sword crossing. You can expect a lighthearted romp filled with knotting, primal play, and tons of smutty goodness.

In the Monster Menagerie, all bets are off and everything is on the table. This anthology features six original short stories by Lyonne Riley, author of the Trollkin Lovers series. Some are pure spice, while others spin a tale of love and romance around these fearsome monsters and their human mates. The anthology features creatures of all sorts, including mermen, orcs, and even dryads. There will be group encounters, twice-the-fun-in-one, wild rutting, and plenty of steam to suit the tastes of any monster-lover. This is a super steamy short story collection (50k words) that features many different pairings with multiple characters. For a full list of stories included, tropes and content warnings, visit the author's website.

A collection of the first three books in the Trollkin Lovers series, which follows orcs, trolls, ogres and humans as they cross the lines of war, language, and culture for the sake of love.This three-book box set Stealing the Troll's Book 1When a monstrous troll and a human warrior woman are consumed by their lust for one another, it might just erupt into a heated, tumultuous love affair.Healing the Orc's Book 2An orc badly injured in war. A human healer who takes him in. Will something else bloom between them?Capturing the Orc's Book 3Lieutenant Agkar refuses to respect his new human boss, Captain Zirelle Mastair, but she might just demand it.

After the death of his parents at the hands of human villagers, young Cragnorr the ogre was orphaned. Mia, only a child herself, rescued him from certain death, and has kept him a secret since. Now the silent, gentle Cragnorr has made it his mission to protect Mia, at any cost. But when Cragnorr's presence is discovered by Mia's village, they're forced to run. While the two friends must try to survive in the wilderness, their bond evolves into something else... until they accidentally wander into bandit territory. Under orders from the bandit king, Cragnorr must fight in the gladiator pit for entertainment while Mia is forced to watch. Can they escape this terrible place, or will the peaceful giant become the vicious monster he is inside to save Mia?

Norgren the ogre wants nothing more than a mate of his own, and he’s found the perfect one: a beautiful, curvy woman named Tally, who works as an apothecary in the nearby human town. He expects her to be thrilled about the charming, cozy home he’s built for her, but Tally flees in fear instead—shattering Norgren’s heart. But then war comes to Tally’s home, and she may have no choice but to come back to Norgren for help. Will he get past his hurt and rejection and take her in? A full list of tropes and CWs are available on the author's website. Features a guaranteed HEA!

Queen Dienne’s sworn duty is to protect her people, so when a monstrous race known as the Burbarre arrive threatening to conquer her kingdom, she has no choice but to accept their terms: Marry Prince Jakol, a huge man with great horns and ox-like legs, who has loved her from afar for many years. Though Dienne vows never to care for the beast who forced her into this marriage, she finds that Prince Jakol is kind, handsome and earnest, and he wants only to please his new wife. There’s no way she could fall for Jakol, especially when his body is so strange and unlike hers—right? Features a guaranteed HEA!

Stolen from her bed in the middle of the night, Rimi is shipped across the ocean to a strange land and kept in a cage like an animal. She's almost given up hope for escape when a good-natured, roguish troll is assigned to be her new caretaker. Lo'zar is a petty criminal, smuggling illicit goods from one place to another while enjoying his life as a carefree player. But when he's tasked with transporting a human woman to a buyer, he wonders if he's really doing the right thing. As Lo'zar grows fond of the clever, sweet Rimi, he knows he has to help her—even if freeing her means putting his life on the line. Can they survive the dangers of the jungle together and get Rimi back home? This is a super steamy, standalone novel (50k words) that takes place in the Trollkin Lovers universe, and incorporates characters from previous books, but can be read alone.

Six months ago, Simka’s sister was stolen by wild orcs. When the neutral city of Morgenzan refuses to help, Simka goes on a rescue mission—but she can’t find the orc camp alone. Corporal Jar’kel, a grouchy old troll with a broken tusk, has been sent to the frigid Blue Crags to help defend a valuable mine against the wild orcs. When he catches Simka vandalizing the mine, he makes her a deal: if she helps him find the wild orcs, he’ll help save her sister, and he can at last return home. While Jar’kel and Simka work together to locate the camp, Jar’kel denies his growing attraction to the younger human woman. But to succeed in their mission, they must pretend to be a mated pair. Can they keep up the ruse when it feels much too real?

The ogre has returned. In hope of stopping his attacks on the town’s livestock, the villagers choose to send Aliya to him as a sacrifice. Grunagg the ogre lives a mostly peaceful, quiet life in his cave—until a human he never asked for is dropped on his doorstep. Grunagg wants nothing to do with her, but when Aliya finds herself at the mercy of a bear, he feels duty-bound to save her. Now he has a responsibility to help her recover from her wounds, and teach her to survive on her own so they can finally part ways. But by the time she’s trained well enough to leave, will they want to say goodbye?

Lela Talbot works on a long haul ore freighter, traveling between the Cloud and Earth. When someone aboard the ship tampers with the engines, Lela is called in to help—along with D-084, the cool, collected, kind android that Lela has been crushing on for weeks. While saving the day, it becomes clear that D returns Lela’s interest. But as things heat up between them, Lela fears exposing her feelings to an android who can’t possibly return them. When their saboteur returns, jeopardizing their trip home, D and Lela will have to work together to solve the mystery. Can she keep it casual, or will she give in to her love for an android who can’t love her back?

Esme will not be used again, certainly not as fodder in a war that has nothing to do with her. When she makes a mad dash from the field of battle, she becomes a deserter, with nowhere to go except deeper into trollkin territory. Drazak the orc and Han’zir the troll have lived a quiet, peaceful life together on their farm—until they find a human woman sleeping in their barn. When Esme convinces them to let her stay in exchange for work, Han’zir is excited about their new “pet” human. But Drazak is inexplicably drawn to her, and fears what his hunger could mean for them when Han’zir has already refused his life pledge once before. It isn't long before Esme begins to feel at home in this idyllic place. But she’ll soon find she can’t escape the war forever. This is a super steamy, M/M/F monster romance (45k words) that incorporates characters from previous novels but can be read as a standalone, and takes place during the events of Book 1 and Book 2. It features two MMCs in a relationship, one cinnamon roll troll and one grumpy orc, and a sweet, kind-hearted FMC. You'll find an emotional book with size difference, mating bonds, breeding, and a happily ever after, set against the backdrop of war.

When Blizzek is conscripted to fight in the war against the humans, he assumes he'll end up dead—that's the only possible outcome for a stubborn, arrogant orc like him. But when he's gravely injured in a battle, it's a human woman with gentle, brown eyes who saves his life. Nera inherited her skills as a healer from her father, who always taught her to care for the sick, no matter who they were. When she finds an orc out in the woods, well, she has a duty to help him. But is it more than just duty that convinces her to bring him home with her and nurse him back to health, too? While kind Nera cares for him day after day, Blizzek finds an unspoken desire slowly blooming between them. But their people are at war, and Blizzek must return to the front lines, or die as a deserter—which would mean leaving Nera forever. This is a very spicy monster romance novella! For all tropes and CWs, visit the author's website. Features a guaranteed HEA!

Dishonored and heartbroken, Lieutenant Agkar the orc has just transferred to the inhospitable desert of the Hazrain—a neutral zone between human and trollkin—to work in the city guard. But he despises his new superior officer, Captain Zirelle Mastair, a human woman who gets to boss him around day in and day out. It's humiliating. The tough-as-nails Captain Mastair doesn't care much for the new lieutenant either, or his impertinent attitude, which gets in the way of her all-important work. Yet she senses a deep wound underneath his hard exterior that speaks to her own. What scarred him so much that he came to the barren desert to escape it? While on a mission to track down a fugitive, the captain and the lieutenant are stranded in a cavern hideout. Will all of their pent-up frustration with one other finally burst?

After making a big mistake at work, Maisie is told to take a mandatory vacation and get her head on straight. But when she chooses Hallow’s Cove as her retreat destination, she doesn’t realize it’s a town inhabited almost purely by monsters—including her grumpy new landlord, Barnaby.It’s no secret that Barnaby the bookstore owner is a vampire, but he’s long since tamed his urge to drink human blood. That is, until Maisie arrives in Hallow’s Cove. Her blood smells utterly wonderful, and Barnaby finds himself drawn to her scent just as much as he is to her genuine, curious personality.But Barnaby fears his attraction, too, because he carries a inside every vampire is a monster, one that’s never been seen or written about. The closer he gets to Maisie, the higher the risk that it could escape containment. When sparks fly between them, will the hidden creature emerge and ruin his chance at love?This is a cozy, sweet and steamy monster romance novella that takes place in the small town of Hallow's Cove, a shared world in a multi-author series. Vacationing with the Vampire features a book-loving, grumpy vampire MMC, a bright and sunny FMC, blood drinking, and a monstrous transformation. Please check the content warnings on the author's website or in the book sample.