Happy Easter, !

I want to send you my best wishes for this weekend! I personally love Easter, it's much less stressful than Christmas for me, and I adore hiding presents for the kids in the garden and pretending the Easter Bunny brought them.

Speaking of Bunny, he's on sale for $0.99 on Amazon, so if you want to get yourself into a smutty Easter mood, grab a copy! The book is also in KU.

What to expect: single mum heroine, virgin Easter Bunny hero, a glow-in-the-dark peen shooting chocolate eggs. It's a ton of fun^^

In other news, I'm currently writing Wed to the Basilisk and would love to share a snippet with you. I love this book so much! I know I say that about every book, but that's just how it is - I love them all, especially when I'm writing.

Alina, our heroine, has experienced some horrifying abuse (not very graphic in the book but it's definitely a trigger) and is very wary about Voss, her basilisk mate. It's a slow-ish burn, but when they finally get there, it's so sweet! Here's one of my favorite parts. It's in Voss's POV.

I was almost to the door, resigned to spend the night on the floor outside like always, when her quiet voice stopped me.

“Stay. Please.”

I gripped the door knob and shook my head. “Didn’t you hear me? Everything I said is true. I’m a threat. You’re better off with a locked door between us.”

The sheets rustled and then came her quiet footsteps, bare feet padding over the wooden floor. She stopped behind me, her breath a faint flutter in the air. I could almost feel the heat of her body and it undid me, unleashing the deep, bottomless yearning.

I was whipped, exhausted, in pain. All I wanted was to hold her and breathe her in so the mating frenzy could be soothed, even for just a little while.

If I couldn’t be inside her, the next best thing would be to have her in my arms. Where she belonged.

I shivered violently when she laid her palm between my shoulder blades. My tail lashed in response, hitting her hip, and she made a surprised noise.

“I’m sorry,” I gritted out, hoping she wasn’t in pain.

“It’s fine.” There was tension in her voice and a faint tremor, and I closed my eyes in self-loathing. So I hurt her, after all. Of course.

This was all a mistake, from the very moment when I decided to try the temple. I should have never considered mating with a human. Instead, I should have gone with pride, like the last female of my race a few years ago.

Instead, I had hoped like a fool for a happy life, and it was my doom.

“Voss?” Alina asked softly, her fingers spasming on my back. “Will you… Might it help if… If we slept in one bed? Just… slept?”

Wed to the Basilisk is up for preorder on Amazon and comes out April 24.

This will be my last contribution to the Arranged Monster Mates series. After that, I'll still be a part of the Monster Security Agency series, and I'm also launching two new exciting projects this year, so definitely stay tuned.

Once again, Happy Easter (or weekend)! I hope you have a wonderful time.

Stay safe and horny,

Layla