NON Academy Paranormal Reverse Harem Books?

[Mary]

Why is every paranormal reverse harem series about teenagers in an Academy?! Grown adults can get it on with multiple partners too! I’m 44 years old and am getting tired of reading about 16–22 year old kids. Where’s the mid to late 20’s or even 30-40 something series?

I’m not totally discounting academy-based series, because some of them are really good. But there’s sooooo many of them. I’m getting tired of them!!

Four Psychos was a fantastic series. And I know there are a few others out there that don’t feature an academy setting. I’ve read a few, but I’m looking for more. Give me some suggestions, please!

Anything paranormal, vampire, shifter, demon, fae, dragon, alien, etc. But featuring grown adults! Dark and dangerous is welcome. Cutesy and adorable, not so much. Anything in the middle is fine too.

Thanks in advance!!

[Alicia]

I think C.M. Stunich writes a lot of reverse harem series. Some of them ARE academy.
The one series I read, Groupie, involves a band of 5 guys. They are in their 20s, though.
I've seen her write some paranormal series but I haven't read them. Maybe check her out?

Another that I have on my to-read list is Triad Found which I've seen suggested multiple times.

[Rachel]

Mary wrote: "Why is every paranormal reverse harem series about teenagers in an Academy?! Grown adults can get it on with multiple partners too! I’m 44 years old and am getting tired of reading about 16–22 year..."

I love reverse harmen books but also dislike any highschool romance books I'm too old for it. There was only one school reverse harmen book that I liked but it was because they weren't highschoolers and the book was pretty well done it's called Fallon University by Callie Rose but I know more books you might be interested in reading so here is my list.....
since you've read Four Psycho's I assume you read the rest of the Dark Side Series and it's also likely that you come across my first selection witch is Gypsy Blood All the Pretty Monsters by the same author if not you will want to!
Piece of Dragon this is the first book in the Haret Chronicles by Laurel Chase
Elements of Mischief First book in the series called Hijinks Harem by Tate James
Casey's Warriors While I love paranormal I never got into the whole alien romance thing this is the only alien romance that I have enjoyed it's hot intense and I loved it!
Allison's Adventures in Underland I know what your thinking another wonderland remake but give it a chance it may surprise you ;)
Power of Five first book in the Power of Five Series by Alex Lidell
Christina's Tapestry while there is a little magic there is not a lot of paranormal activity going on in this book but I would remiss if I didn't add it to the list because it was the book that turned me on the Reverse Harman's and there is a very steamy scene while riding a horse that you have to read.
Fated Magic not my favorite on this list but still quite good I mean how can you go wrong with four Alpha Shifter Wolves?
The Wife Lottery: Fallon Not A Paranormal Romance but still worth the read!
The next two are the first books in their series. I have not read them yet but I plan on starting them next. I think that both series may turn out to be just as good as The Dark Side series (I hope)
Signs of Cupidity Variant Lost
I hope this helps! and Please feel free to add some suggestions of your own if you have any!

[Mary]

Rachel, thank you so much! I've read a few of those and will definitely check out the others!

Since it's been a while since I posted that question, I do have a few non-Academy reverse harem series I can add to the list:


A Torn Paige (Hidden Kingdom series #1) — Unique story in that the woman wakes up in a grave and discovers that she's a ghoul (you don't see ghouls used in books often!). The men are a mix of vamp, werewolf and mage. You do need to be comfy with a little MM action in this series though.

Void (Void Universe series #1) — Okay, this one IS an academy setting, but I loved it, so I'll include it. It's a bully romance and until this book I'd never tried one of those before. It's a bit hard for me to get through the first half of the book, cause the guys were NOT nice to her, but I knew things would turn around, so I kept reading and was greatly rewarded!

Venomous (Alien Warrior series #1) — I read this one ages ago but it's still a favorite. It's a long book and the characters go through a lot. There's a lot of language and cultural barriers to get past and some borderline non-consent in the beginning (cultural differences).

The Vixen's Lead (Kit Davenport series #1) — The heroine is only 18 years old, but the book reads more like she’s 24. I'm not a YA fan, but this sooo is NOT a YA book. Very little of the book takes place in school, and the [ahem] "relationships" are definitely not YA. [wink wink]

Destined Darkness (Nephilim's Destiny series #1) — Very fun read. I love a heroine who gets right back up after getting knocked down. She's tough! But she also allows herself to take a moment to fall apart, then puts her big girl pants on and gets back into it. This series has everything: angels, demons, vampires, witches and weres.

The Lost and the Chosen (The Lost Sentinel series #1) — The synopsis makes it sound like it's going to be all underground fight rings, but that's just a small part of the book. It's what she's doing when the book kicks off. The heroine has a cool ability to manifest weapons out of thin air. She has no idea how or why she can do this. Then one night she stumbles on others like herself (different abilities though) who offer to help her figure it out.

Bounty Hunters and Black Magic (Witch of the Wild West series #1) — This was a really good read and the Wild West setting is so different! I never would have thought of that for witches, warlocks, shifters, vampires, and demons. But the author totally made it work! All of the characters are really great too.

Bound by Her Blood (Bound by Her Blood series #1) — Good series about a woman turned vamp and left on her own to find her way.

Imposter (The Royal Trials series #1) — Great series about a mercenary who has to pretend to be princess material. And the three princes circling around her.

Chaotic (Arcane Mage #1) — Neat twist on the usual world of magic. Here, magic relies on tech to help them spool and cast their magic. The battle mages get all the glory, but our girl foregoes all that and becomes a magical engineer building the tech. And she's damned good at it, so of course she starts to attract a lot of attention.


Enjoy!

[Rachel]

Mary wrote: "Rachel, thank you so much! I've read a few of those and will definitely check out the others!

Since it's been a while since I posted that question, I do have a few non-Academy reverse harem serie..."

Awesome, Thank You so much a few of your suggestions have been in my to-read folder I will definitely want to start on them now I read a book every 1 to 2 days so I'm always looking for something new :) I will be adding the rest of your suggestions! I sent you a friend request if you ever want a reading buddy! I'm not picky about the kind of romance book we read as long as it's not YA. I'm even getting intrigued by the whole alien romance theme :)

[Williams]

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[Rachel]

That ad made me look at this old post, funny thing is I'm just now reading The Lost and the Chosen series I'm on the second book and I'm really enjoying it Thank You for the suggestion!