Continuing to be off the rails when it comes to ARCs and TBRs (I need a small mob/dark romance break). Here's Anna Winehearts's "How To Hide Your Mermaid Child." Its the fifth novel in her Closet Baby Chronicles.
["Kidnapped by a dragon, Quinlan's doing his best to pretend that his baby is a dragon shifter.
Behind on rent and three states away from home, Quinlan needs to make it back before his landlord trashes all his things. Especially the expensive supplies for his mermaid baby, Annie.
Except he gets kidnapped.
By a dragon.
A dragon who is determined to make Quinlan his mate.
Somehow, the dragon, Griff, thinks Annie is a baby dragon. In order to convince Griff to fly them home, Quinlan keeps up the pretense. While ignoring the heaps of quilts, baby clothing, and phones that Griff has collected to court his mate.
There is no way Quinlan's falling for his kidnapper. Nope. None at all.
But Griff is an oddball shifter who's growing increasingly excited for Annie's first fireball. He's unexpectedly sweet, desperate for a mate, and as much as Quinlan tries to reject him, Griff is starting to wear down his defenses..."]
I'm not entirely sure how I forgot that Quinlan was kidnapped near the end of the last book. Griff would use that term lightly, more of a homecoming. Then again, Quinlan didn't stay upset about it all that long (or actually try to escape...or ask for help--both of which Hex pointed out oh so helpfully).
Griff is an oddball. He's goofy and weird and silly, but he's happy and he's unabashedly himself. Sure, he might not have hung out with many people (humans or otherwise) for a long while, but he's prepared to do anything for Quinlan.
Quinlan (like many of the omegas in this series) has been through hell: poor, on the run, family-less, lonely. He doesn't feel like he deserves care or comfort, but Griff is teaching him that he can have a support system (just as Quinlan is teaching Griff that he can branch out).
This series is crack. I mean, yes there is plot in each individual novel as well as through the series as a whole, but my god, these characters and these romances and these babies (and these butlers) are pure crack.
Also, and I believe I said this before, but we need to stop introducing cute new characters. I want this series wrapped up with a happily ever after (though...I don't necessarily want this series to end so...).
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