Witchromance

Reluctant Necromancer #5

by Kaye Draper

All reluctant necromancer Esper Jones wanted was to return home and plot out a way to rescue her long-lost father from the clutches of a madman. Simple, right?

But there are strange wolves in town, set on taking Luna back to their pack. And a whole bunch of trouble just rolled in, in the form of a group of renegade vamps trailing a bunch of angry vampire hunters. Oh, and there is the little matter of the permanent body Esper promised to help find for her skinwalker….

And that’s not to mention all the sickening romantic drama and figuring out what she should do with her questionable ex-best friend.

Anti-social Esper might have to do something worse than learn to rely on her own dark power—she might be forced to join forces with the unlikely supernatural allies around her, including one scary old witch who happens to be in all the right places at all the wrong times.

Author’s Note:

Fed up with the usual tropes in romance and reverse harem? I wanted characters that are more than the fainting female and alpha male cookie cutter stereotypes that saturate the genre. (There’s nothing wrong with it, if you like that sort of thing, but it just got old for me!) People come in all shapes, sizes, personalities, and gender/sexual orientations—so when I pick up a book and have trouble telling the difference between the characters…that’s a problem.

*The Reluctant Necromancer series is a sequence of novellas between 35,000-40,000 words in length. While the main plot arc in each book will be resolved, there may be mild cliffhangers/segue into the next book with new issues arising.

*This author’s characters are as flawed and damaged as real life—do not read if you are easily offended by talk of past trauma of any kind. This includes uncomfortable situations of any kind—sexual, physical, mental/emotional. (No explicit scenes of this nature, generally, but they will talk about what’s happened in the past and it may be distasteful if you are easily triggered). This book specifically references past trauma in one of the characters.

*Contains mature adult content, including but not limited to: graphic sex, adult language (that means swearing, folks) and fictional situations with some gore and or action/violence.

*This is a reverse harem urban fantasy, and the author firmly believes love is love, and as such includes themes of: polyamory (multiple lovers), MF, MMF, MM, FF, and MMMFF love.

Genres: Romance, Vampires, Magic, Shapeshifters, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

149 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2020

About the author

Sometimes our greatest strengths come from our deepest challenges. I write magic and romance, starring a cast of creatures with feathers, fins, and teeth. My books include paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and fantasy romance--with the occasional steampunk or alien story thrown in just for kicks. My pan heart firmly believes love is love, so you'll see straight, LGBTQIA, monogamous, reverse harem, and poly relationships in my work. My favorite theme is overcoming our inner demons and the insecurities that hold us back.
I also advocate for self-development and mental health and dabble in non-fiction as time allows. I love the outdoors and still hope to be abducted by fae! (I may have more in common with my characters than I care to admit.)

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Reviews

[Dharia Scarab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...

1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.

2 stars... This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.

3 stars... This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up.

4 stars... I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be on the look out to pick up more from the series/author.

5 stars... I loved this book! It has earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ASAP.

[kkissreading · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 5 of 6 in a completed series! I loved this one so much.
We continue some of the drama from book 4 (since, spoiler for that previous book, we still have to resolve that drama with the collector and Esper’s dad!).
We also get werewolf drama, and new witch drama, and all the wonderful elements we’ve loved from previous books continues here. There’s hot spice, careful and intentional relationship building, spooky vibes, and lots of hot cocoa. Love, love, love!

[Ms. Cyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re-read

Re-reading this series has been just as fun as the first time. All of the different lovers have gotten the spotlight except Awan so the bedroom is getting to be a bit crowded. I thinks it's really funny and cute that Esper's brother's mate is a monster hunter. l am looking forward to reading the next book again soon.

[Rahsheen Kidwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Witchromance

I’m hopeful that this wasn’t the last of this series but having a lot of things explained is always a good thing. I don’t mind cliffhangers but when you go for five books without explanation it gets to be too much.

[Denisse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me está gustando muchooo esta serie de libros, realmente la estoy disfrutando.
Mi pero con este tomo es que el coleccionista debía sufrir más y Esper sigue causándome ansiedad en muchas escenas, pero en muchas otras la amo muchísimo.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

More?

Please tell me there will be more books!? I NEED MORE!! I loved this one so much. The steamy scenes were so freaking hot!!

[Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed

I am really enjoyed this series and these characters. I love the main female. I can’t wait for the next book to see what’s up. Sad to see if coming to an end.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darn it, I finished it

Such a cute wholesome story masterfully written with dark parts and light mixed wickedly awesome. Can't wait to read more. JL

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO GOOD!

Another great instalment in this series. I love how much emotion and activity is packed into each book without it seeming rushed.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

5/10 needs more oomph

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a fun silly read. Glad I was in the mood for this. Thank you.

[Cat the RH Safekeeper]

🔴 This is a poly romance, not a RH 🔴

[Heather Freeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s so much growth for everyone in this book. Everyone learning how to let people into their hearts. Esper and her rag tag group get more then they bargain for with teenage vamps, new werewolves, a hunter, and her little brothers powers awakening. Never a dull moment

[Sierra Cobble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read!

I’m having so much fun reading this series! I highly recommend this and am looking forward to reading the next in the series!