#Monstrous Urges

[ashersbraincell]

So anyone ever get the random urge to ferociously bite into a hunk of meat like some sort of feral predator animal or is that just a me thing

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb:

I played games with the wrong stranger.

Tall, powerful, and lethally gorgeous, Drazen Krylov is the ruthless boogeyman the Bratva world fears.

He’s also the masked man from the app whom I unknowingly shared my darkest, most depraved urges with.

Now the fantasy has become a nightmare.

Drazen says I did terrible, unforgivable things.

He says I owe a debt, and I’ll pay the price by pretending to be his dead wife.

I look just like her.

The thing is, I might be her…

My past is an amnesia haze of blank memories.

My future is in his hands.

My name is Taylor Crown.

At least, so I’ve been told.

And I may have married a monster.

Now, I need to remember why. Monstrous Urges is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.

Review:

Taylor has everything she could want: a thriving career, a beautiful apartment, and a good boyfriend... or at least she thought she did until he cheats on her and she decides to explore her other taste... only to find herself in a very complicated relationship with the ruthless boogeyman of the Bratva world, who claims she is his long thought dead wife... who ruined his life. Taylor likes her life, everything is in its place and perfectly fine... but deep inside her is a different darker want... one that she hasn't explored but when she finds her boyfriend cheating on her what better way to get over him then to finally explore some of those darker desires. Yet to her surprise the guy she does it with is none other than the very handsome but extremely dangerous boogeyman of the Bratva world, Drazen. Taylor has one little secret, she has no memory of her life before she was 18, all she knows is that her parents died in a car crash that also left her with amnesia. Yet the moment Drazen sees a tattoo she has (which she has no memory of) he recognizes her as his wife... the very same wife that he was in an arranged marriage with when they were both 18 and part of the Bratva world... and the one who betrayed him and his family leading to his family being murdered... that he had assumed she had died in a fiery car crash when he saw the burnt body... yet her she is. Drazen has spent all his life getting revenge for all those who hurt his family and she was the only one he had assumed had died before he could get revenge yet her she is, however Taylor has no idea what he is talking about and no memory of their time together. Drazen insists she pretend to be his wife, even if she doesn't remember he just needs her to pretend for 3 months in order for him to secure a seat on the Bratva Iron Table and in exchange he'll help her stop the hostile takeover at her company. Oh and there happens to be the very small fact that both Drazen and Taylor decide to continue their marriage with "benefits" as they realize they are perfectly suited for one another... but can they survive everyone else trying to kill them? Can Taylor embrace the monster she's married and accept that sometimes it takes a monster to stop other monsters. This was such a fun read and the dramaaaaa, I had so much fun with it. It's the fifth book in the series but can absolutely be read as a standalone and you wouldn't feel lost at all. The dynamic between Taylor and Drazen was just delicious, they knew exactly what the other wanted and needed and they were so good together. The twist and turn in their family drama was so juicy as well. It's a really fun book and the story just gets you hooked in!

Release Date: July 11,2024

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Valentine PR and Jagger Cole for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[sandythereadingcafe]

REVIEW TOUR:

MONSTROUS URGES (Venomous Gods 5) by Jagger Cole at The Reading Cafe:

'The premise is dark, dramatic and intense'

[tastywordgasms]

🖤📚𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝓡𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊📚🖤 Monstrous Urges by Jagger Cole is 𝒪𝓊𝓉 𝓝𝑜𝓌! 𝕮𝓗𝓔𝓒𝓚𝓞𝖚𝖙 Tanya’s 𝐵𝖔𝖔𝓚 𝓡𝖊𝓿𝖎𝖊𝔀!! 𝐹𝖗𝖊𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝓚𝖚! G𝖊𝓽 y𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖈𝖔𝖕y 𝖙𝖔𝖉𝖆y!!  @jaggercoleauthor

I played games with the wrong stranger. Tall, powerful, and lethally gorgeous, Drazen Krylov is the ruthless boogeyman the Bratva world fears. He’s also the masked man from the app whom I unknowingly shared my darkest, most depraved urges with. Now the fantasy has become a nightmare. Drazen says I did terrible, unforgivable things. He says I owe a debt, and I’ll pay the price by pretending…

[thereadingcafe]

[thebrainrotsreal]

I demand an AU where Laios' leg gets fucking crunched during the Red Dragon Battle (re-attachment impossible), and Marcille practices the whole necro-magic first by givin' him a new leg! With Red Dragon Blood/Flesh, he also gets put under the same command as Falin, except since it's only a leg, the curse slowly becomes more and more powerful until the eventual transformation above!!! :D AKA Ah Fuck, Took Too Long Overthrowing the Dungeon Lord, Get Monster'd. Lion + Red Dragon, because I like it. Laios would think it's cool, too, so there. The trade of Cool Monster is Sense of Self / Consciousness eroding into nothing (monster body, monster brain), though, so he's basically on an extra timer to stop/overthrow the Dungeon Lord, or experience a kind of death of sorts. Random idea I had to get outta my head, y'know?

[yunmaobao]

typical sibling rivalry teehee

[magicalgirlmindcrank]

Wow, thanks for reblogging that stuff about KHarris! She's so awful. You just convinced me to vote for Trump.

Thanks, friend! Keep spreading the news about that horrible woman!

🚨🚨LIBERAL DETECTED🚨🚨

[levemetal]

Irredeemable but trying, you and me

*getting forcibly dragged out of the kitchen* lEMME COOK-

Basically impossible crackship I thought of one day and proceeded to get foolishly invested in??? More likely than you think

Doodle, might finish later or not.

[zondearts]

I initially just wanted to doodle a bit to warm up. but...but I tripped and stumbled and fell, thus havet miku

[papsiguesss]

More feral pose practice + clawed fingies!

Really like delving into hc stuff concerning vampires and their shapeshifting abilities. With Lawrence in the Swap!AU I don't really see him fully transforming into a full fledged beast because I try to write his vampirism more as a sickness than a curse, but GODDAMMIT bigass black wings are too cool to pass up!! So I had to incorporate the idea into this drawing heheh

Version without wings is under the cut, still not sure which one I like best so I just put them both up haha

[firelord-frowny]

my sexuality is Garak's deranged and tortured monologue in the episode "The Wire" in Deep Space 9 where he tells the story of being exiled from Cardassia for releasing Bajoran hostages <3 <3 <3

[sandythereadingcafe]

COVER REVEAL:

MONSTROUS URGES by Jagger Cole

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Jagger Cole has revealed the cover for Monstrous Urges!

Releasing: July 11, 2024

Cover Design: Plan 9 Book Design

I played games with the wrong stranger.

Tall, powerful, and lethally gorgeous, Drazen Krylov is the ruthless boogeyman the Bratva world fears.

He's also the masked man from the app whom I unknowingly shared my darkest, most depraved urges with.

Now the fantasy has become a nightmare.

Drazen says I did terrible, unforgivable things.

He says I owe a debt, and I'll pay the price by pretending to be his dead wife.

I look just like her.

The thing is, I might be her...

My past is an amnesia haze of blank memories.

My future is in his hands.

My name is Taylor Crown.

At least, so I've been told.

And I may have married a monster.

Now, I need to remember why.

Monstrous Urges is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. Readers are STRONGLY advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.

Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3XwAg2M

Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/MonstrousUrges

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xfZlnF

[tastywordgasms]

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Jagger Cole has revealed the gorgeous cover for Monstrous Urges! Releasing July 11, 2024 Cover Design: Plan 9 Book Design Releasing July 11, 2024 Cover Design: Plan 9 Book Design  Pre-order today! Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Vyys7K Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/MonstrousUrges Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xfZlnF About the book I played games with the wrong stranger. Tall, powerful,…

[valgeristik]

fellas i have managed to combine bg3 brainrot WITH noel brainrot so god willing im gona post more of that unhinged babygirl* covered in blood soon anyway. him 💁‍♀️

took me like a fucking hour to settle on a face that fits her even just a lil bit

[waraxarcana]

Hawkins' each-uisge will gladly eat just about anyone, however he is an intelligent, cunning being so he doesn't just kill indiscriminately. Hawkins himself helped him learn that he needs to be somewhat selective with his prey, and as the Magician keeps him generally well-fed, he has a more catlike attitude to hunting in that he does it mostly for fun. So unless you pose yourself as an immediate threat or he's feeling hungry, he won't eat you right away should you cross its path. In fact, if you intrigue him, he might just decide to study and play with you for fun.

There are three people he is guaranteed not to eat: Hawkins, Faust, and Ikkaku. Hawkins because he has earned his loyalty as his master (and the man doesn't taste good when he becomes straw). Faust and Ikkaku are directly under Hawkins' protection, and he understands that the cat mink is someone his master cares about. That, and he finds animal flesh inferior to human, and doesn't imagine a mink would taste much different to an animal.

As for Ikkaku...his master's lady intrigues him, as it has never known Hawkins to give a damn about a woman. In fact, female flesh is often his favorite treat and he delights in playing with them the most. Yet here a woman is frequently visiting the Grudge Dolph, and Hawkins has forbidden the each-uisge from eating her. So he's particularly interested in her, especially due to the light she seems to exude. So he goes out of his way to get close to her and observe her.

This interest has not escaped Hawkins' notice, and he will not allow Ikkaku to linger in the each-uisge's stable unsupervised for very long, understanding that the beast, while loyal, is cunning and a potential threat to his High Priestess in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Ikkaku knows there's something off about that horse beyond just being a carnivore, but it does seem to like her, so she can't fully put her finger on why the hairs on the back of her neck tend to rise around it.