Colette Rhodes
Colette Rhodes is a paranormal romance author from New Zealand. She loves to write about love in all its forms, and adores imperfect heroes and heroines who find perfection in each other. You’ll often find her trying to justify her degree by including ancient history and mythological influences in her work. If she’s not writing, then you’re almost certain to find her reading—ideally with a cup of tea in hand and a scented candle burning to match the mood.Keep up with Colette here:Website: coletterhodes.comInstagram: @coletterhodes_author
Excess (On the Shelf #2)
Colette Rhodes
Superbia (Shades of Sin, #2)
Colette Rhodes
Astrid is the kind of Hunter that all Hunters aspire to be.
Lethal. Focused. Ambidextrous.
In contrast to her disgraced sister, Astrid has done everything right. And now, she’s coming to realize that everything she’s ever known is wrong.
Soren wants to be the kind of Shade that all Shades aspire to be.
Brave. Decisive. Powerful.
But his disgraced sister is determined to ruin him, and now there’s a deadly Hunter in his realm, smelling like the most delicious thing he’d ever taste.
And the king wants them to work together.
Can they hold the enemy line with each other? Or will the thin line between love and hate be their undoing?
Superbia is the second book in the Shades of Sin series, featuring humans and their not-quite-so-human partners. For readers 18+
Author’s note: Each book is a standalone, but I recommend you read them in order of release for the best experience. Book one is Luxuria.
Luxuria (Shades of Sin, #1)
Colette Rhodes
A Monster Romance
Ophelia has a dirty secret.
Well, it’s not really a secret anymore.
Ophelia was born into a family of Hunters, tasked with protecting the humans from the creatures of the night who feast on their fear.
Except Ophelia always found the idea of monsters kind of intriguing. She even made the grave sin of committing some X-rated monster thoughts to paper—which in hindsight may not have been the best idea because her parents were mortified—but you live and learn. Well, everyone finds out your secret, you get banished from society, and then you learn.
But the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Ophelia has been waiting for to make good on some of those fantasies has arrived. The King of Shades requires a hunter bride, and Ophelia is the best fit for the job.
Now she just needs to convince her surly monster husband, Allerick, that she’s the best fit for him.
Luxuria: A Monster Romance is an MF standalone arranged marriage romance between a human and her not-quite-human husband suitable for readers 18+
Avaritia (Shades of Sin, #4)
Colette Rhodes
If there’s one thing Verity will consistently do, it’s spontaneously make terrible decisions. Sometimes they work out well—so far, smuggling her rescue cat into the shadow realm has been a great success—but more often than not, she ends up with a bigger mess to clean up than she started with.
If there’s one thing Theon will consistently do, it’s plot his brother’s demise after losing his spot in the line of succession to King Allerick. It has yet to work out well for him, but there’s a first time for everything, right?
Especially now that Theon has got himself an ex-Hunter of his own to feed from, and he’s stronger than ever.
But Verity isn’t going to let Theon get away with his treasonous ways, not when he has so much to offer the shadow realm. For the first time, someone believes that Theon has the capacity to do good in the world.
If only he believed her.
Avaritia is the fourth book in the Shades of Sin series, featuring humans and their not-quite-so-human partners. For readers 18+
Author’s note: Each book is a standalone, but I recommend you read them in order of release for the best experience. Book one is Luxuria.
Saving Grace (State of Grace, #5)
Colette Rhodes
By the time an agathos woman reaches 25, she’s supposed to be one thing, and one thing Bonded . I’m zero for four soul bonds, a disgrace to my family, and the black sheep of my community. But I’m also the Prophêtis, and I’m not going to sit idly while everyone and everything I love is ripped away from me. I’m going to fight. Saving Grace is the final book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem (MMFMM) romance suitable for readers 18+ State of Grace reading
1. Run Riot
2. Silver Bullet
3. Wild Game
4. Dare Not
5. Saving Grace
Dare Not (State of Grace, #4)
Colette Rhodes
I’ve watched from the sidelines as my friends found themselves bound to the same agathos. I’ve stood aside and wondered if she was mine. I’ve watched, I’ve waited, I’ve hurt.
And I’ve wondered.
Finally, the time for all that is over now. I’ve arrived in Greece and it’s time to find out if a little of my soul belongs to an agathos too.
And if it is…
How can I live with that? Knowing what the agathos have done? The pain they’ve caused me?
And if I let myself fall in love with Grace…
How long will the gods let me keep her?
Dare Not is the fourth book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem (MMFMM) romance suitable for readers 18+
State of Grace reading order:
1. Run Riot
2. Silver Bullet
3. Wild Game
4. Dare Not
5. Saving Grace
Wild Game (State of Grace, #3)
Colette Rhodes
Five years ago, in a moment of hubris, I ruined my life.I made my choices, and I live with the curse that haunts me. I’ve found purpose in ensuring no other Keres makes my mistakes, and I was prepared to go through the rest of my days in lonely silence.Until her.Grace came into my town, into my life, and changed everything. As hard as I try to stay away, to keep my curse from touching her, it doesn’t matter.The gods are watching Grace. They’re not going to let her go unscathed.Wild Game is the third book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem (MMFMM) romance suitable for readers 18+.State of Grace reading order:Run RiotSilver BulletWild GameDare NotSaving Grace
Silver Bullet (State of Grace, #2)
Colette Rhodes
Every night of her life, I’ve visited my Amazing Grace in her dreams. Every morning, she wakes up with zero recollection of it.Does it hurt? Well, a little, honestly. But that doesn’t matter because the time has come for us to meet in real life. This is our moment. I’m ready to show her all the reasons why I’m her best soul bond—sorry not sorry, Riot.But it seems the Goddess of Night doesn't love me and my girl as much as I thought she did because just when everything was starting to work out, things get complicated. The paths that were open to Grace continue to close, and the agathos aren’t backing down.I have a job to do, and I’m not leaving until I’ve done it. If the gods want to take me from Grace, they’ll have to come and claim me themselves.Silver Bullet is the second book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem (MMFMM) romance suitable for readers 18+State of Grace reading order:Run RiotSilver BulletWild GameDare NotSaving Grace
Run Riot (State of Grace, #1)
Colette Rhodes
By the time an agathos woman reaches 25, she’s supposed to be one thing, and one thing only:Bonded.I'm zero for four soul bonds, a disgrace to my family, and the black sheep of my community.It had me feeling reckless. Impulsive. Daring. In a moment of weakness, I let the darkness lurking inside of me rule, and it changed everything.I was supposed to embrace the light, but how could I fear the dark, when it brought me Riot?Run Riot is the first book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem (MMFMM) romance suitable for readers 18+State of Grace reading order:Run RiotSilver BulletWild GameDare NotSaving Grace
Dead of Spring: A Hades and Persephone Retelling
Colette Rhodes
A HADES AND PERSEPHONE RETELLING
For Kore's entire life, her mother only ever wanted two things from her:
1. Swear an oath of virginity (to protect her from marriage)
2. Never show the world how much power she really possessed (to protect her from marriage)
Despite Demeter’s attempts to keep Kore as far away from Olympus and its capricious gods who might want her for their own, there was nothing in this world or any other that could have kept Kore hidden from Hades.
As for Kore, the more time she spends in the underworld, the more she realizes how alone and misunderstood its ruler truly is.
With her heart and all of humanity on the line, will Kore embrace her former life as The Maiden, or a future as the Bringer of Destruction?
Dead of Spring is a standalone Hades and Persephone retelling suitable for readers aged 18+
Golden Chaos (Three Bears, #2; Cheeky Fairy Tales, #2)
Colette Rhodes
Life isn’t a fairytale, but for a few days I got to pretend it was. Now I’m back in my childhood bedroom in New York, eating breakup ice cream and listening to early 2000s emo music.
Whatever, this was the wake-up call I needed. It’s time for Ria 2.0.
No more bailouts.
No more half-baked projects.
No more impulsive decisions.
Simple, right?
Except my ex-boyfriend wants to drop the ex part, the three bears aren’t so willing to let their Goldilocks go, and their mother is more Wicked Witch than Mama Bear.
How am I supposed to pull it together when chaos follows everywhere I go?
Golden Chaos is book two of the Three Bears duet. It is a medium burn, reverse harem romance for readers 18+
Gilded Mess (Three Bears, #1; Cheeky Fairy Tales, #1)
Colette Rhodes
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Goldilocks, who innocently wandered into a home owned by a family of bears…
Okay, my name is Ria. And I may have broken in, but I was high and it was cold outside. Oh, and the bears were actually shifters.
Potayto, potahto.
The point is, I’m kind of a wreck. Plus, I robbed my cheating, lying a-hole of an ex-boyfriend on my way out the door and he’s not thrilled about it, so I’m stuck with these three distractingly attractive men for the time being — one of whom is weirdly hung up on the whole breaking and entering thing. What could go wrong?
Gilded Mess is book one of the Three Bears duet. It is a medium burn, reverse harem romance for readers 18+
Scheme (On the Shelf, #1)
Colette Rhodes
Margot doesn’t have time for a mate. Between her legal career, and the multitude of friends and siblings who rely on her, her schedule is full.And if her schedule is full specifically so she doesn’t have time to find a mate? Well, that’s a matter between her and the therapist she keeps forgetting to make another appointment with.As a travel photographer, Kit is always on the move, going wherever his clients need him to be. There’s nowhere for a nest in economy class or the backs of buses, and Kit has accepted that his choice of career means he’ll never have an omega of his own.And he’s fine with that.But if there’s one thing Margot and Kit have in common, it’s that no one else accepts they could possibly be happy alone.Between them, can they hatch a scheme to keep their friends and families off their backs? Or will their best laid plans lead to the best laid something else entirely?On The Shelf is a series of tongue-in-cheek standalone omegaverse romances, featuring characters over thirty. Suitable for readers 18+
Empath Found: The Complete Trilogy
Colette Rhodes
Fi has always known there’s something not quite right about herself.
Not quite human.
For as long as she can remember, Fi has been sensitive to other people’s emotions. So sensitive, she works a night job as a cleaner to avoid being overwhelmed by all of their feelings.
After a night on the town goes wrong, Fi comes to the attention of the Academy of Avalon. The obscenely beautiful jerk of a man who comes to collect her confirms her suspicions — Fi isn’t human at all.
But all is not as it seems in Avalon. Magic is dying, those who have it are hunted, and at least one person really doesn’t want Fi there.
Fi also has to figure out how to deal with the insane magnetic pull she feels to some of the most gorgeous and magically powerful males at the Academy. What’s a little boy drama on top of an identity crisis?
This is the complete Empath Found trilogy, featuring The Terrible Gift, The Unwanted Challenge, and The Reluctant Keeper, as well as new bonus content. This series is a fated-mates-with-a-twist, medium burn reverse harem. Suitable for readers 18+
The Terrible Gift (Empath Found, #1)
Colette Rhodes
The complete Empath Found Trilogy with bonus content is available at B09NCBXJ19
Fi has always known there’s something not quite right about herself.
Not quite human .
For as long as she can remember, Fi has been sensitive to other people’s emotions. So sensitive, she works a night job as a cleaner to avoid being overwhelmed by all of their feelings.
After a night on the town goes wrong, Fi comes to the attention of the Academy of Avalon. The obscenely beautiful jerk of a man who comes to collect her confirms her suspicions — Fi isn’t human at all.
But all is not as it seems in Avalon. Magic is dying, those who have it are hunted, and at least one person really doesn’t want Fi there.
Fi also has to figure out how to deal with the insane magnetic pull she feels to some of the most gorgeous and magically powerful males at the Academy. What’s a little boy drama on top of an identity crisis?
The Terrible Gift is book one of the Empath Found trilogy. It’s a fated-mates-with-a-twist, medium burn reverse harem. Suitable for readers 18+
Scarlet Disaster (Little Red, #1; Cheeky Fairy Tales, #3)
Colette Rhodes
My name is Lou, but I’ve been known by many names over the years. The junkie’s daughter. The teen bride. The Internet knows me as Scarlet, but in real life, I’m just Lou.
Scarlet is desired. She knows how to flirt, how to seduce, how to win. But Lou… well, I guess I’m still trying to figure that out. After a wake up call with a client that made me realize I was not leading my best life, I decided to make some changes. Stop living online. See the world beyond Fairbanks. Explore.
Except my ex-client isn’t taking ‘no’ for an answer, and there are three new guys in town for the winter who insist on coming to my rescue. And all of them are keeping secrets.
Secrets that might explain what bright eyes they have. And what sharp teeth they have. And what big packages they have...
Scarlet Disaster is book one in the Little Red Duet. It is a medium burn reverse harem, loosely inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, for readers age 18+
This duet mentions characters from the Three Bears Duet, but can be read as a standalone.
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The [Not] Cursed Dragon (Deadly Dragons Duet #1)
Colette Rhodes
I am a dragon who hates dragons.
The dragons murdered my family. The dragons stole me. The fae purchased me. My mates saved me.
My mates imprisoned me.
They think they're keeping me safe. They think they know what I need. What all delicate, feminine, gold dragons need. A comfortable den. A well-stocked pantry. Twenty children.
That's not what this gold dragon needs. This gold dragon needs blood. This gold dragon needs revenge.
The (Not) Cursed Dragon is book one of the Deadly Dragons Duet. It is a slow burn, reverse harem romance for readers 18+
TW: Flashbacks of abuse
Gula (Shades of Sin #3)
Colette Rhodes
Selene cares about three things in life:
Her prestigious position as Lieutenant of the Guard that very few of the elite at Court feel she deserves.
Her beloved sister and niece, humiliating reminders of her humble origins.
Her penchant for rare and expensive dining—a status symbol and marker of the success she’s attained.
Austin only cares about one thing in life:
Music.
Except Austin’s rockstar dreams never came true, and the bottom of the bottle isn’t giving him the answers he’s searching for.
But maybe, just maybe, a prickly Shade with a secret wild side will.
Gula is the third book in the Shades of Sin series, featuring humans and their not-quite-so-human partners. For readers 18+
Ira (Shades of Sin, #6)
Colette Rhodes
Boring. Quiet. Glum.
Meera has been called many things over the years, and for the most, they don’t bother her. She’d rather be boring than draw attention to herself, because she knows exactly how dangerous the wrong attention can be.
But when a ghost from her past pops up to haunt her in her new life, Meera remembers what a powerful tool anger can be.
Sensible. Reliable. Steady.
Verner doesn’t rock the boat, and he always tries to do right by everyone—especially the cautious but kind ex-Hunter he’s trying to befriend.
But when it comes to Meera, Verner doesn’t know how to be sensible. For Meera, he’ll risk everything.
Ira is the sixth book in the Shades of Sin series, featuring humans and their not-quite-so-human partners. For readers 18+
Author’s note: I recommend you read the series in order of release for the best reading experience. Book one is Luxuria.
Tristitia (Shades of Sin, #3.5)
Colette Rhodes
Tristitia is a monster x monster novella set in the Shades of Sin universe.
It is best read as 3.5 in the series, after Gula.
Suitable for readers age 18+
Acedia (Shades of Sin, #7)
Colette Rhodes
Blurb TBAAlthough she’s spent her life in the human realm, Iris has always lived in the shadows.
When the chance to escape presents itself, it seems too good to pass up. Even if it means traveling to another realm—a realm filled with mysterious monsters, no less.
Anything is better than this, right?
Damen is everyone’s favorite prince. Charming, funny, and quick to bring levity to any situation.
But everyone who’s close to him knows that Damen is capable of being so much more. Their opinions have never mattered too much to him before, because why make life hard when it could be easy?
Until he meets someone whose opinion is everything to him. Who has never had life easy. Who believes in him more than he believes in himself.
For Iris, there’s no obstacle Damen won’t face.
Acedia is the final book in the Shades of Sin series, featuring humans and their not-quite-so-human partners. For readers 18+
Author’s note: I recommend you read the series in order of release for the best reading experience. Book one is Luxuria.
Seeing Red (Little Red, #2; Cheeky Fairy Tales, #4)
Colette Rhodes
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Me. I am very much afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, like any human with a healthy sense of self-preservation would be.
I miss the days when wolves were just animals in the forest rather than a thing people turn into, but thanks to Frank, this is the world I live in now.
The blinders are off, and the world is nothing like I thought it was.
Nate, Gabriel and Brooks fought to keep me in the dark for my own protection. Frank may have won that battle, but I’m going to win the war.
Seeing Red is book two in the Little Red Duet. It is a medium burn reverse harem, loosely inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, for readers age 18+
Invidia (Shades of Sin #5)
Colette Rhodes
Tallulah is confident, happy, and looking for love.
At least, on the outside.
Evrin is kind, thoughtful, and has plenty of love to give.
At least, on the inside.
In a world where it feels like they’re the only ones who don’t know where they belong, can Tallulah and Evrin find that sense of home in each other?
Or will they be too afraid to take a chance?
Invidia is the fifth book in the Shades of Sin series, featuring humans and their not-quite-so-human partners. For readers 18+
Author’s note: Each book is a standalone, but I recommend you read them in order of release for the best experience. Book one is Luxuria.
Fire & Gasoline (Audax Pack, #1)
Colette Rhodes
It’s hard growing up in a cult. Especially a cult of wolf shifters.
I’ve spent most of my life on house arrest, kept out of sight from a pack that had no place for me, no arranged mating to neatly slot me into. A pack I posed a threat to. I was happy to strike out on my own, to face the challenges of living among humans, if it meant finding freedom.
My life as a badass lone wolf is turned upside down when my literal dream man, who has featured in every salacious fantasy I’ve ever had, shows up out of nowhere and is all “hi, I’m Archer Ellery and I’m your fated mate.”
That should be it, right? Game over. Happily ever after.
But that would be too easy. Because Archer has a secret. He’s known who I am to him for months and avoided me like my wolf had rabies.
As future Alpha of the Audax Pack, Archer looked at a fated mate like another obligation in a long list of obligations. A hurdle to tackle later down the road.
Now he wants me? Now he’s ready to step up to the plate? I’d rather see him on his knees.
This is the first in a series of standalone wolf shifter books, suitable for readers 18+
Scheme: An On The Shelf Omegaverse Romance
Colette Rhodes
Margot doesn’t have time for a mate. Between her legal career, and the multitude of friends and siblings who rely on her, her schedule is full.
And if her schedule is full specifically so she doesn’t have time to find a mate? Well, that’s a matter between her and the therapist she keeps forgetting to make another appointment with.
As a travel photographer, Kit is always on the move, going wherever his clients need him to be. There’s nowhere for a nest in economy class or the backs of buses, and Kit has accepted that his choice of career means he’ll never have an omega of his own.
And he’s fine with that.
But if there’s one thing Margot and Kit have in common, it’s that no one else accepts they could possibly be happy alone.
Between them, can they hatch a scheme to keep their friends and families off their backs? Or will their best laid plans lead to the best laid something else entirely?
On The Shelf is a series of tongue-in-cheek standalone omegaverse romances, featuring characters over thirty. Suitable for readers 18+
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The [Not] Satisfied Dragon (Deadly Dragons Duet #2)
Colette Rhodes
Once upon a time, there was a gold dragon who would have given her life in exchange for her revenge.
The (Not) Satisfied Dragon is book two of the Deadly Dragons Duet. It is a slow burn, reverse harem romance for readers 18+
TW: Flashbacks of abuse
The Reluctant Keeper (Empath Found, #3)
Colette Rhodes
Old plan:
Go to school, learn about my magic, fall in love with my guys, and maybe be normal for once in my life.
New plan:
Do all of those things. After I take care of the greedy, corrupt fae who are messing up the natural order of things.
The gods have entrusted me to restore the balance between light and dark, whether I want to or not. If the fae want to keep their magic, they have to show that they deserve it.
But do they? It's time for me to decide whether my people are worth fighting for.
The Reluctant Keeper is the final book in the Empath Found trilogy. It’s a fated-mates-with-a-twist, medium burn reverse harem. Suitable for readers 18+
Empath Found Trilogy:
1. The Terrible Gift
2. The Unwanted Challenge
3. The Reluctant Keeper
The Unwanted Challenge (Empath Found, #2)
Colette Rhodes
Things I have learned since arriving in Avalon:
1. I am a fae
2. I am an empath
3. I am collecting hot AF fae boyfriends like they're going out of style
4. My two dads are both kind of jerks
After twenty years as a not-quite-human, wondering where I belong, I've finally found my place among the fae in Avalon and my dads want to take it away.
All I want to do is avoid my family, stay under the radar, learn about my magic, and get up close and personal with my suitors. But, of course, the gods have other plans for me.
Change-the-world-save-the-fae kinds of plans.
Turns out I'm not really a save-the-world kind of girl. Honestly, I don't want any of this.
The Unwanted Challenge is book two of the Empath Found trilogy. It’s a fated-mates-with-a-twist, medium burn reverse harem. Suitable for readers 18+
Empath Found Trilogy:
1. The Terrible Gift
2. The Unwanted Challenge
3. The Reluctant Keeper
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