Jessie's Harem

by Mandy Rosko

Ghouls just wanna have fun...

Jessie needs an army. One made up of the strongest alphas she can find if she is to kill a powerful sorcerer. The former master who created her.

She needs warriors, both wolf and dragon alike for this tricky mission. Easier said than done because dragons and wolves don’t get along! Luckily, Jessie’s a ghoul with succubus powers and she doesn’t have to look far to find a few scrumptious men who are the perfect candidates...

She just didn’t expect to have so much fun making the growly warriors do her bidding, though they don’t seem to mind when play time rolls around.

As things heat up in the bedroom, complications arise. The long history of fighting between dragons and werewolves is more challenging than Jessie expected. To ensure her freedom, and their cooperation, she might have to, horror of horrors, release them from her spell.

Trusting four angry warriors to stay on their own free will is a new experience for Jessie. Because, whether she wins her freedom or not, Jessie is used to a solitary, loveless life, and not convinced she’s worthy of four knights in shining armor.

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 3, 2019

About the author

USA Today Bestselling Author Mandy Rosko lives as a hermit and she works in Ottawa, Ontario. Every once in a while she peels herself away from writing and Internet surfing to socialize with real people. She loves videogames, Sailor Moon, and her dog.

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Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jessie has been used and abused by her husband for years, he even went so far as to turn her into some kind of ghoul / succubus type creature who has to feed on souls to stay alive. She's been planning her escape for a long time but she knows she can't battle him alone, so she sets out to get herself an army by ensnaring an alpha werewolf and an alpha dragon shifter using her succubus abilities. She ends up binding 4 men to her with a spell and promises them that if they are able to kill her ex she will give them back their freedom.

I'm having a hard time writing a review for Jessie's Harem because I don't have a lot of positive things to say about it. I struggled with Jessie as a character, she can be extremely childish, is always very selfish and very rarely thinks about anyone other than herself. She has zero problem with compelling others to do her bidding using her magic even while complaining that the same thing had been done to her and that's why her husband needs to die. The men were a little more likeable but they spent so much time having petty squabbles amongst themselves and it was just irritating to read about. The wolves and dragons are at war, for no real good reason and that's just the way it's always been so why would they try to make peace?

Yet, despite the fact that the two sides can't stand each other and have spent years killing each other in battle, along comes a woman and suddenly they can work together? Never mind the fact that they're all aware she's put a spell on them, it's not some subtle thing that they're not aware of. They know from the get go that she's manipulating them and playing on their emotions yet somehow all they care about is how beautiful she is and how much they want to get in her pants. I find that really hard to believe considering she put them under her spell by feeding them her corrupted black blood. I just didn't buy the attraction between them, or believe that all four men would get together behind her back not to try and figure out an escape plan but to try and work out how to seduce her. I hate to say it but this is just one of those books that I'd have a really difficult time recommending and I would have zero interest in reading more about any of these characters or this world.

[Carrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a reverse harem with some dirty business, some evil wizards, dragons, and werewolves. Oh, and there's a succubus/ghoul, too!

Jessie is the succubus/ghoul. We meet her as she is enslaving the alphas of warring dragon and wolf shifters, which then grows into enslavement of their second in commands, making 4 total enslaved shifters. Why? Well, she's trying to escape from her evil "master" and generally bad wizard dude. What's everyone's names? Maybe I'm not so smart, because I had some serious trouble keeping them all straight. I also didn't necessarily care about each of them as individual characters, since they mostly act as a group.

Let's go back to Jessie, though. She's had a rough life, but rather than explaining that, it comes out in some truly awkward times and has to be forcefully extracted from her. I had a really hard time feeling bad for her or even feeling good about where this book takes us. The consent is murky at best and generally left a bad taste in my mouth. Usually I'm game for all sorts of strange paranormal romance stories, but something about this never quite grabbed me.

[Anadosen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessie needs an army. One made up of the strongest alphas she can find if she is to kill a powerful sorcerer. The former master who created her.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Mandy Rosko is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can't wait for the next book.

[Jess O. (From Jess to You) · Rating 3 out of 5]

"3.5 out of 5 stars! This is a reread for me because this novel I had read in November of 2019 and before I had posted my official review/rating, I had lost it (find out the whole story on my blog). Therefore, this novel was chosen as a reread because I did remember enjoying it before, didn’t remember all of the plotline – which made it, so I got to enjoy it more, and I was in the mood for a paranormal polyamorous romance to read.

What I found was this novel held up all my expectations, except for the end. Though I cannot say I loved this novel the whole way through, I did thoroughly enjoy all of the characters and their eccentricities. Jessie (Jessica) is a complex woman who truly wants her freedom after living a life she really didn’t want, and in doing so she finds her ..."

Read more of this review and a TEASER here: https://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2021/10/made-grade-jessies-harem-by-mandy-rosko.html

[Angel Hatfield · Rating 1 out of 5]

Jessie needs an army. One made up of the strongest alphas she can find if she is to kill a powerful sorcerer. The former master who created her. She needs warriors, both wolf and dragon alike for this tricky mission. Easier said than done because dragons and wolves don’t get along! Luckily, Jessie’s a ghoul with succubus powers and she doesn’t have to look far to find a few scrumptious men who are the perfect candidates... She just didn’t expect to have so much fun making the growly warriors do her bidding, though they don’t seem to mind when play time rolls around.
I had a hard time with this story. I found that I really just didn’t like Jessie and didn’t even really care for the shifters she bespelled. DNF
**I voluntarily read and reviewed this book

[Kristine · Rating 2 out of 5]

It took me a while to complete this book and write this review because it was a bit difficult to read. I actually had to work very hard not to DNF this story. There are very few things I dislike more than an unlikeable MC. Now, sometimes that dislike works within the parameters of the story, and sometimes it is even the catalyst that can push a story to greatness. This is not the case here. We have a female MC who is so self centered and just awful that it becomes annoying to read. To me - once that happens - I'm out.

So, unfortunately, I do not want to say more than the fact that this book was just not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a copy for an honest review.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jessie’s harem is the story of a woman who was taken advantaged of and turned into something not human. She’s now succubus ghoul type things that feeds off of lust and souls. She wants her freedom and will create an army to do so. Hence her plan to trap two alphas. Her plan backfires and she’s involved with four men who are not happy they are stuck under her command. Things will heat up and will they survive the fire ?

[Paul Franco · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's excellent writing here, with plenty of humor, but there's also long stretches where nothing happens: people--wolves, dragons, and demons--argue, calm down, then it happens again and again. There were times I wanted to give up, and in fact I did go a few stretches were I left this book for about a week before coming back.
This might have made an excellent short story/novella. . .