Monsters Mayhem & Mating Season: Books 1-6
(2026)(A book in the Monsters, Mayhem, & Mating series)
An omnibus of novels by Jeanette Clarke
Where mythology gets horny and the furniture never survives.
Monsters are real. They've been hiding in plain sight—frozen in marble, buried in myth, waiting for someone brave (or stubborn) enough to touch them.
Lola Smith didn't set out to become a monster-fucker. She's a museum curator. She likes artifacts quiet and climatized. But when her great-aunt's inheritance turns out to be a cursed Minotaur prince with a knot the size of her forearm, her life takes a sharp turn into feral.
Each book in the Bullheaded series features a new monstrous hero, a heroine who refuses to be intimidated, and enough primal heat to melt your e-reader. Expect knotting. Expect chasing. Expect the heroine to say "absolutely not" at least three times before saying "please don't stop."
Tropes guaranteed across the series:
Size difference (it's a monster romance; the anatomy is anatomy-ing)
Breeding kink / pregnancy as a desired outcome
Primal / chase / hunt dynamics
Consent-forward with filthy mouths
Emotional angst balanced with laugh-out-loud banter
Happy ever after (with horns)
Book 1: Bullheaded & Barely Behaved – Minotaur prince + museum curator + broken coffee table = a match made in the labyrinth.
Book 2: Tusks & Teacups – An orc warlord nursing a pot of Earl Grey + a tea sommelier with a secret family curse + a tea shop that's definitely not zoned for a seven-foot wall of muscle = a brew that's equal parts delicate and feral. She says "no monsters." He says "more scones." Fate says "hold my honey."
Book 3: Eight Arms to Hold You – A kraken lord who's forgotten what land feels like + a marine biologist studying very unusual suction marks + a research submarine that is not rated for tentacle-based activities = a love story with eight times the grip and absolutely no escape. He'll pull her under. She'll pull him apart. Fair trade.
Book 4: Rock Hard – A gargoyle cursed to guard a cathedral for a thousand years + a restoration artist who brings her own scaffolding and zero self-preservation + a bell tower that has definitely heard worse = chipping away at ancient stone to find a heart still beating underneath. He's solid. She's stubborn. The spire isn't the only thing getting climbed.
Book 5: Dragon Me To Bed – A virgin dragon with a very inconvenient heat cycle + a librarian who knows exactly what she wants and isn't afraid to read aloud + a hoard that's 90% first editions and 10% molten gold = a slow burn that ends in a library fire. He's never been touched. She's never been intimidated. They'll both be screaming by chapter five.
Book 6: Demon Daddy Issues – An emotionally repressed Prince of Hell who just wanted a sorcerer + a bubbly florist who bakes him snickerdoodles and accidentally calls him "honey" + a soul contract that neither of them read the fine print on = a romance that's going to ruin his reputation and her cottagecore aesthetic. She's got pollen on her apron. He's got feelings he definitely didn't consent to. Hilarity and hellfire ensue.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Monsters are real. They've been hiding in plain sight—frozen in marble, buried in myth, waiting for someone brave (or stubborn) enough to touch them.
Lola Smith didn't set out to become a monster-fucker. She's a museum curator. She likes artifacts quiet and climatized. But when her great-aunt's inheritance turns out to be a cursed Minotaur prince with a knot the size of her forearm, her life takes a sharp turn into feral.
Each book in the Bullheaded series features a new monstrous hero, a heroine who refuses to be intimidated, and enough primal heat to melt your e-reader. Expect knotting. Expect chasing. Expect the heroine to say "absolutely not" at least three times before saying "please don't stop."
Tropes guaranteed across the series:
Size difference (it's a monster romance; the anatomy is anatomy-ing)
Breeding kink / pregnancy as a desired outcome
Primal / chase / hunt dynamics
Consent-forward with filthy mouths
Emotional angst balanced with laugh-out-loud banter
Happy ever after (with horns)
Book 1: Bullheaded & Barely Behaved – Minotaur prince + museum curator + broken coffee table = a match made in the labyrinth.
Book 2: Tusks & Teacups – An orc warlord nursing a pot of Earl Grey + a tea sommelier with a secret family curse + a tea shop that's definitely not zoned for a seven-foot wall of muscle = a brew that's equal parts delicate and feral. She says "no monsters." He says "more scones." Fate says "hold my honey."
Book 3: Eight Arms to Hold You – A kraken lord who's forgotten what land feels like + a marine biologist studying very unusual suction marks + a research submarine that is not rated for tentacle-based activities = a love story with eight times the grip and absolutely no escape. He'll pull her under. She'll pull him apart. Fair trade.
Book 4: Rock Hard – A gargoyle cursed to guard a cathedral for a thousand years + a restoration artist who brings her own scaffolding and zero self-preservation + a bell tower that has definitely heard worse = chipping away at ancient stone to find a heart still beating underneath. He's solid. She's stubborn. The spire isn't the only thing getting climbed.
Book 5: Dragon Me To Bed – A virgin dragon with a very inconvenient heat cycle + a librarian who knows exactly what she wants and isn't afraid to read aloud + a hoard that's 90% first editions and 10% molten gold = a slow burn that ends in a library fire. He's never been touched. She's never been intimidated. They'll both be screaming by chapter five.
Book 6: Demon Daddy Issues – An emotionally repressed Prince of Hell who just wanted a sorcerer + a bubbly florist who bakes him snickerdoodles and accidentally calls him "honey" + a soul contract that neither of them read the fine print on = a romance that's going to ruin his reputation and her cottagecore aesthetic. She's got pollen on her apron. He's got feelings he definitely didn't consent to. Hilarity and hellfire ensue.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Used availability for Jeanette Clarke's Monsters Mayhem & Mating Season: Books 1-6