9 Books Like the Duskwalker Brides Series
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What is the Duskwalker Brides series?
Duskwalker Brides Books in Order
Duskwalker Brides Book Descriptions
Book Lists that feature the Duskwalker Brides series
Duskwalker Brides Playlist
9 books like the Duskwalker Brides series
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What is the Duskwalker Brides series?
Meet the Duskwalkers – a rare breed of monster who spends their lives searching for companionship. Humans in nearby villages fear the Duskwalkers and offer up a pure “bride” for the Duskwalker to marry in return for the protection of their village. Follow the stories of these monsters that find love makes them more human.
Duskwalker Brides by Opal Reyne is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Dark Romance
- Forced Proximity
- Monsters
- PNR
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Duskwalker Brides Books in Order
Book 1: A Soul to Keep
Book 2: A Soul to Heal
Book 3: A Soul to Touch
Book 4: A Soul to Guide
Book 5: A Soul to Revive
Book 6: A Soul to Steal
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Duskwalker Brides Book Descriptions
A Soul to Keep
All Reia ever wanted was freedom.
Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. When the next offering is due and the monstrous Duskwalker is seen heading their way, her village offers her an impossible choice – be thrown into the prison cells or allow herself to be sacrificed to a faceless monster.
However, he is not what he seems. His skull face and glow eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him.
All Orpheus ever wanted was a companion.
Each decade, in exchange for a protection ward from the Demons that terrorise the world, Orpheus takes a human offering to the Veil – the place he lives and the home of Demons. The brief companionship does little to ease his loneliness, and their lives were always, unfortunately, cut short.
He’d thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens within every moment of her presence.
But will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she’s lost to him forever?
“Come, little human.” He gestured his hand out to present more of his left arm for her.
A Soul to Keep
“Let me melt your heart.”
A Soul to Heal
All Delora ever wanted was to disappear.
Thrown into the Veil for a crime she committed, Delora was discarded by the world. Although afraid of her oncoming demise, she accepts it as it would be a worldly escape from her problems. She didn’t expect that she would wake up from her deadly fall, nor that the person who saved her would be a Duskwalker.
She’s wary about him at first, but Delora begins to realise there’s more to him than just a faceless monster.
All he ever wanted was a name.
After discovering that humans can be kept as companions, he begins planning for the day he finds his own bride. He still lacks humanity and there is much learn first. One morning when leaving his cave, a human suddenly crashes into him from the sky. Broken and sleeping, he gets to work on healing the woman.
It doesn’t take him long to understand she’s wounded in a way his magic can’t heal.
But will he be able to gain her affections, or will she come to hate him as he stumbles his way through learning about her – and more importantly, himself?
A Soul to Touch
All Mayumi ever wanted was to hunt Demons.
After being discharged from the Demonslayer guild, Mayumi chose to isolate herself within the forest. The best place to hunt and kill Demons. But, one night, she’s surprised when a different monster is lured by her baits.
Just before she unleashes an arrow that’s aimed to kill, Mayumi pauses. She realises she’s seen that skulled, feline face before and that it had once saved her life.
All Faunus ever wanted was her.
After the Demon King cracked his skull, Faunus returns to watch over the only human he has ever cared for. He knows what his future holds, she would never become his bride, but he wants to spend what remains of his life protecting her.
He never expected that she would ever befriend him, or that she would openly desire him. She’s as fiery as her burning passion, and he’s desperate to let her consume him.
But his time in this world grows short, and Faunus doesn’t know how he can be with Mayumi when he knows nothing will save him.
“You can pretend that you can control me, but that isn’t the case. I will happily be your ‘guard dog’ as you so crudely put it, but I am the one who is in control. If I tell you to sit, you are to sit. If I tell you stay, you are to stay. And if I tell you to come, you are to come like a good, obedient Demonslayer. Understood?”
A Soul to Touch
A Soul to Guide
All Raewyn ever wanted was to go home.
After accidentally creating a portal to another realm, Raewyn finds herself trapped in a world she’s struggling to navigate. Desperate to find those with magic who can help her, she sets out on a dangerous journey to another town.
Unfortunately, on her travels, she learns there are bigger and scarier monsters than the Demons she knows of – and one of them won’t let her get away.
All Merikh ever wanted was to escape.
For a hundred and eighty years, Merikh has been hunting for a way off Earth. He doesn’t care who he has to eat, kill, or maim to get what he wants. So, when his prey ends up being a lost Elf, he realises this is his opportunity.
She’s prettier than any creature he’s ever seen, and so damn perfect that it’s impossible to resist her otherworldly lure.
But Merikh destroys everything he touches. Will he be able to overcome years of hatred and anger to allow himself to get close to her, or will he lose her in the process?
A Soul to Revive
All Emerie ever wanted was redemption.
When a monster comes to Zagros Fortress, Emerie is tasked with capturing him. She never would have gone through with it had she known their treatment of him would be inhumane, nor can she stand by and allow it to continue.
Unfortunately, agreeing to help him in his goal may not have been the wisest choice. Along the way, he manages to charm her, and what she once found frightening becomes utterly titillating instead.
All Ingram ever wanted was revenge.
After a traumatic event, Ingram does something foolish. He seeks out aid in his quest for retribution, only to find himself in the clutches of enemies who wear Demon-like uniforms. They’re all cruel – except for her.
She is as beautiful as she is broken, but in a way that soothes his own pain. He’s never desired a female of his own, yet her sensuality fiercely calls to him. He starts wanting more, while lacking the humanity to truly understand what he seeks.
Will Ingram be able to forgive Emerie for what she has done to him, and erase her doubts at the same time?
“Your hair is pretty, and I like how it glows bright orange in the sun like a sunrise. Your eyes look like a frozen lake, yet you look at me with warmth. And when you smile at me… your entire face hurts my chest. I find these things beautiful.”
A Soul to Revive
A Soul to Steal
All Gideon wanted was a friend.
After waking up in the afterlife to discover he died, Gideon has nowhere to go. The world around him feels strange, utterly false, and he struggles to let go of the past he was ripped away from.
Gideon never expects his new, monstrous friend to nibble his way into his heart, or give him purpose in death. His wings are soft, his body strong, and his skull face oddly compelling, but what point is there in desiring more when their future is meaningless?
All Aleron wanted was his kindred.
Having been violently separated from his twin, Aleron is left behind in Tenebris. Unlikely events lead him into an adventure with a pretty human, who entrances him more with every step they take. Gideon is funny yet confusing, and he makes desire sink into Aleron like a frustrating set of claws.
Aleron’s heart is big, it’s ready to love, and it’s fond of the male he has in his keeping. But things do not always go as promised, even when Aleron is given the potential to have everything he wants.
Will Aleron be able to keep those important to him close, or will he come to regret the choices he’s made?
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The WitchSlayer by Opal Reyne
Witch Bound, Book One
The WitchSlayer by Opal Reyne is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Dragons
- Forced Proximity
- Grumpy/Sunshine
- PNR
Book Description
When Amalia’s cat brought home a strange flying lizard during a terrible storm, she had no idea that it was a Dragon. Or that he would save her from burning at the stake, only to imprison her in his lair when she saw his human face. Now she is stuck in this cave with a moody, hot-tempered, and arrogant warrior – one who has killed her kind by the dozens.
She expected to feel trapped, but he somehow makes her feel unbelievably… safe.
Rurik’s only goal is to kill the Dark Witch, Strolguil the Vast. He never expected to find himself in a White Witch’s home in need of healing, or that she would be completely oblivious about his kind, or her own. He intends to abandon her, a lowly Witch, to her fiery fate, but he can’t ignore his blood-debt after she saves him.
Nor can he ignore the fierce desire that she grows in him when she roams free inside his lair.
However, there are Dark Witches afoot, and Rurik isn’t sure if he can shed years of hatred to trust the enchanting woman he has in his keeping.
Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta
Cambric Creek, Book Two
Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta is for readers who enjoy:
- Contemporary Romance
- Monsters
- PNR
- Small Towns
- Urban Fantasy
Book Description
Grace has a job she loves, a community she adores, and plenty of friends . . . but her lack of bedroom action has left this event planner too horny to think.
When one ill-advised night at the bar leads to her giving an exhibitionistic show to an unknown presence outside her bedroom window, she thinks she’s hit a new low. When her voyeur turns out to be a nebbishly charming mothman, Grace needs to decide if she can trust her body — and her heart — with this garnet-eyed stranger before he flys out of her life for good.
An Inheritance of Monsters by Cate Corvin
The Void, Book One
An Inheritance of Monsters by Cate Corvin is for readers who enjoy:
- Knotting
- Monsters
- PNR
- Shifters
- Tentacles
Book Description
Here there be monsters.
It was an offer too good to refuse: spend one month in the most haunted house in the world. When the reclusive owner of Duskwood Manor opens the door to five teams of paranormal investigators, there’s no way my team can say no.
But there are no ghosts here.
There are monsters.
They live under my bed, in my closet, and watch me from the shadows, whispering filthy visions in my ear at night.
Begging me to come with them to their world—the Void, where the monsters roam free… where they teach me what it really means to want.
Every night I disappear from the mortal world to play in theirs, swallowed by their insatiable, terrifying shadows.
Consumed by their claws and fangs.
Caressed by slick tentacles and endless, delicious hunger.
But the longer I stay in the Void, the harder it is to ignore its call.
There is a price to pay for stepping foot in this manor…
And the monsters have demanded me.
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne
Monstrous, Book One
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Dystopias
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- MM Romance
- Monsters
Book Description
Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization.
One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own.
Including Wyn the Soul Eater.
He appears every three years, making his way across the country and slaughtering humans randomly, sucking them dry until they’re nothing but husks.
I’ve only been in the military for six months, but now I’m part of a unit tasked with trying to stop and capture him. And when I’m the only soldier out of hundreds that the Soul Eater leaves alive, I realise that… something about me has intrigued him.
But what is it? What could a twenty-three year old guy from the south, with no one and nothing in the world, have possibly done to capture the attention of a death monster with horns, blackened fingertips and a face hidden in the dark depths of his hood?
Skin by Aveda Vice
Lost Touch Duet, Book 0.5
Skin by Aveda Vice is for readers who enjoy:
- Forced Proximity
- Monsters
- PNR
- Praise Kinks
- Quick Reads
Book Description
This monster is the only one who can touch her…
The last time Harbinger felt someone’s touch was seven years ago. Cursed with the ability to soak up information through her skin, she focuses on loaning out her services and keeping the world at arm’s length. Easier said than done when she’s partnered with the gargoyle Jasper Flint.
But when a routine mission turns into an ambush, Flint shields her from a spray of bullets…and brushes against her in the process. Now, she can feel everything he does – including his growing attraction to her. Flint tries to keep things professional, but Harbin doesn’t want to miss the chance to finally feel someone against her skin.
And if Flint’s the only one who can put his hands on her…he’s going to make it worth her while.
Wed to the Lich by Layla Fae
Arranged Monster Mates, Book Eight
Wed to the Lich by Layla Fae is for readers who enjoy:
- Arranged Marriages
- Fated Mates
- Monsters
- PNR
- Virgin FMCs
Book Description
Liches are almost gone, only a handful of us left. I must marry to keep my race from extinction, yet how? No living female will ever stoop so low as to marry a lich. People fear us. They say we are the harbingers of death, bad luck, rot and decomposition.
In one last bid to carry out my duty, I request a wife through the Temple. She turns out to be a neglected, sickly thing with trembling hands and downcast eyes, seeking an arranged marriage out of despair.
And she’s perfect. Her blushes burn hot, her voice rings with feeling, and her kisses taste like summer. She is life personified, all warmth, light, and sweetness, and I crave her like darkness craves the sun.
But will she sacrifice her warm, beating heart to a creature of death like me?
The Temple, a matchmaking service for monsters, shifters, and aliens, is open for service.
Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux
Souls Trilogy, Book One
Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux is for readers who enjoy:
- Age Gaps
- Demons
- Monsters
- PNR
- Small Towns
Book Description
Leon: I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you’re dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I’m best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed – I didn’t. The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I’m not about to lose my new toy to them.
Rae: I’ve always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient – something evil – is waking up and calling my name. I don’t know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn’t just want my body – he wants my soul.
Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts
The Spider’s Mate, Book One
Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts is for readers who enjoy:
- Fated Mates
- Forced Proximity
- PNR
- Sci-Fi Romance
- Slow Burns
Book Description
He’s spent years as a hunter, but now he’s the one ensnared in a creature’s trap.
Ketahn did not want a mate. Fate has a different plan for him. When the queen he despises declares her intention to claim him, he retreats into the jungle.
What he finds there changes his world.
Small, delicate, and pale skinned, Ivy Foster is nothing like the females Ketahn has known. She’s not of his kind at all. Yet the moment he sees her, he knows the truth in his soul—she is his heartsthread.
And now that he has her, he won’t let anything take her away. Not the jungle, not the gods, not the queen.
Whether Ivy agrees or not, their webs are entangled. No one will ever sever those threads.
Luxuria by Colette Rhodes
Shades of Sin, Book One
Luxuria by Colette Rhodes is for readers who enjoy:
- Arranged Marriages
- Breeding Kinks
- Grumpy/Sunshine
- Fated Mates
- Monsters
Book Description
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.
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