Ava Ross

Grumpy, growly wyverns don’t deserve true love—or do they? I’ve worked hard to accept what happened after I sipped that strange brew and turned into a wyvern. Scaly skin? It protects me from the weather. Wings? Flying’s cool. And the claws on my thumbs make it easier to craft chainsaw wood sculptures. But then Nettie, a too-adorable woman with curves that go on forever and long hair the color of the sunset, arrives on my doorstep. She insists we were married by proxy. Thanks for asking me to sign those papers, Mom. When a freakish storm hits the area, we’re stuck together trying to figure this out. Did I mention my log cabin only has one bed? My lonely heart keeps insisting I should keep her, but what woman wants to be a wyvern’s bride? A Monster Worth Fighting For is part of the Monster Between the Sheets Season 2. Each standalone book features a different monster and is full of heat, humor, and comes with a HEA guaranteed. Who says monsters can’t fall in love? In Screaming Woods, anything is possible. Welcome back to the little town turned monstrous by a party potion gone wrong. Your favorite instalove authors are bringing you hairier, scarier, and hornier monsters than ever before in this beastly series coming to your kindle in May 2023.

I’m falling for an ice lord with a demeanor as chilly as his species. Can true love thaw his frozen heart?Melly: When my grandmother is arrested for poisoning the members of her church social club, I hire Monsters, PI to help clear her name. My case is assigned to an ice lord, Elrik, the guy I met weeks ago at a wedding and can’t stop thinking about. As we track down clues and discover there’s a lot more going on at Grannie’s church than just pot luck suppers, I start falling for this sweet guy. But he was recently burned and he’s not sure he’s ready to try again. Can I convince Elrik to give love a second chance?Elrik: After the woman I thought I loved cheated on me with my brother, I swore off relationships for good. I planned to settle in Mystic Harbor and focus on my new job as an investigator at Monsters, PI. No relationships. No falling in love. But my vow is tested when I meet Melly. She’s cute and funny, and all I want to do is back her against a wall and kiss her.After I clear her grandmother’s name, do I dare try to claim Melly as an ice lord’s bride?Ice Lord Incognito is Book 2 in the Monsters, PI Series. It’s a cute and steamy romance featuring a cinnamon roll ice lord, on-the-page heat, a cozy mystery, lots of laughs, and a HEA guaranteed.Other Books in the Undercover Orc (a companion story in Sweet Monster Treats)Secret Agent GargoyleIce Lord IncognitoDragon DetectiveTop Secret VampireOgre on Patrol

A new life, a new job, a new Orc husband . . . Wait, isn’t he supposed to be my boss? After my ex announces his wedding to someone other than me, I’m eager to leave town. A new life and a new job are just what I need to restore my mojo. On the way to my destination, I overnight at a hotel where edible unmentionables and a tattooed orc construction worker, rock my world. I sneak out the next morning, figuring I’ll never see him again. Until I walk into my new job . . . And that hot Orc construction worker? He’s my boss! He’s eager to continue where we left off. And those symbols on his wrists? According to Orc tradition, they mean we’re married! * * * "Candy for my Orc Boss" is a sweet and steamy monster romance that is the second book in the Sweet Monster Treats multi-author, shared world collection. Each book is standalone, contains its own Happily Ever After, and can be read/listened to in any order. Be sure to explore the other titles in the collection: • Book 01: "Cookies For My Orc Neighbor" by Michele Mills (2023) • Book 02: "Candy For My Orc Boss" by Ava Ross (2023) • Book 03: "Cupcakes For My Orc Enemy" by Honey Phillips (2023) • Book 04: "The Single Mom and the Orc" by Honey Phillips (2023) • Book 05: "Single Dad Orc" Ava Ross (2023) • Book 06: "Twins For The Wild Orc" by Michele Mills (2023) • Book 07: "Undercover Orc" by Ava Ross [6 May 2024] • Book 08: "Protected by the Orc" by Honey Phillips [13 May 2024] • Book 09: "Arrested by the Orc" by Michele Mills [20 May 2024] * * * This book is ALSO the first story in Ava's Monsterville, USA world! Each book is standalone, containing its own Happily Ever After, and they can be read in any order. Expect size difference, a cinnamon roll hero, fated mates, and a marriage of convenience. Check out the stories: • Book 01: "Candy for my Orc Boss" • Book 02: "Orc Me Baby One More Time" • Book 03: "Gargoyles Just Want to Have Fun" • Book 04: "Don’t Go Knotting My Heart" • Book 05: "Whose Bed Have Your Claws Been Under?" • Book 06: "Uptown Ogre" • Book 07: "Oops, I Elf’d it Again" • Book 08: "My Orc-y Breaky Heart" • Book 09: "Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix" • Book 10: "Who Let the Demon Out?"

I'm falling for an alien who's forbidden. Does our interstellar love stand a chance? The alien I’m crushing on has one destiny—to set up the computer tech division on the new colony before returning to his home planet. As for me, I’m supposed to make sure the aliens locked in stasis on the interstellar ship arrive on the planet ready to assume their duties. Then it’s a one-way back to Earth for me. I’m not supposed to wake one of them up from his long winter’s nap. I’m also not supposed to sneak Sleye out of the lab and whisk him off to the holiday party as my merry +1. And I’m definitely not supposed to take him back to my cabin afterward and tuck him into my sugar plum bed. Once word spreads through the cosmic grapevine about the heat growing between us, there will be caroling chaos for lightyears. You see, waking him from stasis early will cause an intergalactic incident. And our hookup puts me on the very naughty list. The powers that be will terminate our love unless we can convince them that the magic between us will last for more than just a few holiday nights. Sleye is a standalone romance and part of the Holidate With An Alien shared world. Expect size difference, dating hijinks, a hero with no experience, and enough heat to warm up your mulled cider. Holidate With an Alien is a collaboration of some of Science Fiction Romance's best authors! Our Holiday present to our fun, steamy, romantic adventures that revolve around one or more holidates! Read them all in any order. Honey Phillips, Ava Ross, Ella Maven, Ella Blake, Tana Stone, Rena Marks, and Alana Khan. Curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy!

Snowed in with an alien in enemy territory, I may not reach my destination before Christmas. Can Frost help me deliver my presents to the orphanage on time? I need to deliver a shipload of presents to a colony orphanage before Christmas. After my parents died in the Evarian-Human War, I grew up in this orphanage. They gave me a home and a new start on life. Now I fly supply runs from one planet to another, donating the credits I earn to ensure other orphans get everything they need. But when my ship crashes during a snowstorm in an alien forest, an Evarian warrior, Frost, saves me. He’s a gruff guy with a heart as lonely as mine. We ride out the storm together, and by the time the sky clears, I’m falling hard for someone I used to consider my enemy. Frost promises he’ll get me to the orphanage before Christmas. But once we’ve delivered the presents, will I be able to tell him goodbye? Do you enjoy spice in you eggnog? Then Frost is the holiday book for you! This sweet and steamy holiday tale is part of the Stranded With an Alien collection, a collaboration of authors telling holiday tales with a science fiction romance twist. Each book is a standalone, containing its own Happily Ever After, and they can be read in any order.