War of the Underhill – serie

?? ????????For fans of Ruby Dixon comes a steamy monster romance from S. E. Wendel, following a museum worker who gets the shock of a lifetime when one of the (very attractive) gargoyle statues in an exhibit comes to life and claims her as his mate...A gargoyle warrior unprepared for the modern world…Fifteen hundred years ago, Frey and all his kind were cursed by the vicious fae queen, their magick stolen and their bodies rendered stone. It has been a hellish existence, frozen in time as the world changes around them. A proud warrior, Frey rages against his stone prison, but with every year that passes, hope slips away that the curse can ever be broken.That is, until he and some of his kin are placed in an odd little museum. And she walks through the door.A modern woman not ready for a medieval male…Anna Kincaid has struggled most of her life, but she’s finally landed a job that will help her get ahead. It feels too good to be true—full healthcare and helping manage a museum full of exquisite artifacts? Her heart and history degree are thrilled, but something about the museum is….strange. The owners are a mysterious couple who call the collection the clan. And the collection is…well, monstrous. Huge, savage-looking statues from the late-Celtic period.Magick stolen can be reclaimed, and curses cast can be broken…When the museum is stormed by masked commandos one night, it isn’t even the weirdest thing to happen. No, that has to be when one of the statues comes alive to save her. Or when he flies off with her. Or when he tucks her into his big body and growls mate.Monster romance fans looking for their next read will love this sensitive and sexy love story that is packed with all of their favorite tropes:fated mateshe falls firstclose proximitymoody winged herofish out of watermedieval meets modernhurt/comfort

Return to the world of Heartsong in the highly anticipated sequel! A reclusive researcher gets the shock of a lifetime when the (very attractive) gargoyle statue in her rose garden awakens and claims her as his mate.She’s known him all her life…June Parkhurst is a prodigy, a conservator, and…an empath. Yet, her empathic abilities don’t feel like a gift; they’re a curse, one that’s driven her into isolation.Overwhelmed by the feelings of others and her own grief, June sticks to what she loves most: statues. She’s always been fascinated by them, especially the gothic masterpiece in her family’s rose garden.He’s watched over her for years…For centuries, Alaric has despaired. Cursed to stone by the cruel Faerie Queen, Alaric has watched the world pass him by. He holds desperately onto a fleeting hope—that one day, June will come to understand what he’s known for years: she is his heartsong.Magick stolen can be reclaimed, and curses cast can be broken…A new museum with enigmatic owners has just opened, full of statues just like hers. Unable to resist, June emerges from seclusion determined to find answers about her statue. Yet, nothing is what it seems in this curious place, and June can’t ignore how…alive the statues feel.The mysterious statues and their owners are just the start of the strangeness. During an attack by masked thieves, June swears one of the statues comes to life and flies away. But that’s impossible. As impossible as the whispers she hears from her beloved statue…mate.Tropes:• Monster romance• Museum mystery• Domestic bliss• Protective monster mmc• Nerdy fmc• Neurodivergent fmc• Healing/comfort over grief• Fated mates• Forced proximity