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Pattern Recognition: A Carnal Cryptids Short
He’s a powerful carpet design-induced manifestation of every yearning in Las Vegas, chasing a dream that, for once, is entirely his own.
She’s the heir to a modest textile company just trying to get back to Atlanta after a difficult convention, looking to shake things up with an impulsive airport hookup.
Fate is about to roll some cosmic-level dice.
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Author's This is an MF paranormal romance story set in the Carnal Cryptids universe; it can be read as a standalone and does not directly feature any existing characters. For your reading enjoyment and comfort, please refer to the 'look inside' / preview format or the author's site in order to review full content notes prior to reading. Thank you, and enjoy!
She’s the heir to a modest textile company just trying to get back to Atlanta after a difficult convention, looking to shake things up with an impulsive airport hookup.
Fate is about to roll some cosmic-level dice.
***
Author's This is an MF paranormal romance story set in the Carnal Cryptids universe; it can be read as a standalone and does not directly feature any existing characters. For your reading enjoyment and comfort, please refer to the 'look inside' / preview format or the author's site in order to review full content notes prior to reading. Thank you, and enjoy!
64 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 16, 2026
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April 18, 2026
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What do you mean the carpet in Las Vegas manifests into a powerful cryptid who sets his sights on the heir of a textile company? What do you mean he stalks her across the country through the patterns in the world? What do you mean his skin shows patterns like a cuttlefish when he's enjoying himself??? This was a fun short entry in the Carnal Cryptids universe, I had a great time following Phi as he comes into his power and finds Lari.
What do you mean the carpet in Las Vegas manifests into a powerful cryptid who sets his sights on the heir of a textile company? What do you mean he stalks her across the country through the patterns in the world? What do you mean his skin shows patterns like a cuttlefish when he's enjoying himself??? This was a fun short entry in the Carnal Cryptids universe, I had a great time following Phi as he comes into his power and finds Lari.
May 4, 2026
For me, any book by Vera Valentine is a very firm, yes, please! But Pattern Recognition was something else completely. I was going in with preconceived notions that this was a standard sentient object smut novel with hilarity and a female character whose brain was driven by her hormones. Nope! This story had depth, and I was swept up in the golden retriever main male character and his worship of the female main character. With just 65 pages, we have a map of an otherworldly individual who is a god in his own right, falls for a carpet saleswoman (and no, that’s not a euphemism for something else) who loves chameleons and patterns. This erotic novella left me excited to pick up the next book in the series, A Carnal Cryptids, to learn what happens next. Don’t sweep this book under the rug! It was a cute standalone story that can be finished in an hour and leaves you panting.
March 18, 2026
Really cute!
This was such a cute short story! I loved the fluff of it all, the worship 🥵 10/10 hour long read
This was such a cute short story! I loved the fluff of it all, the worship 🥵 10/10 hour long read
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