Soul Eater by Lily Mayne is a queer post-apocalyptic fantasy romance set in a United States overrun by monsters, where the remnants of humanity are confined to harsh, militarized coastal cities. Twenty-three-year-old Danny, a new recruit in the milit…
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne is a queer post-apocalyptic fantasy romance set in a United States overrun by monsters, where the remnants of humanity are confined to harsh, militarized coastal cities. Twenty-three-year-old Danny, a new recruit in the military, joins a large-scale mission into the Wastes to stop Wyn, a legendary Soul Eater who periodically crosses the country leaving only corpses behind. When Danny becomes the sole survivor of Wyn’s latest attack, he discovers that the feared monster has taken a particular interest in him, disrupting everything he thought he knew about enemies and allies. Blending dystopian worldbuilding, paranormal elements, and an explicit M/M relationship, this debut novel from Lily Mayne opens a monster romance series focused on complex bonds between humans and inhuman beings.
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne is a queer post-apocalyptic fantasy romance set in a United States overrun by monsters, where the remnants of humanity are confined to harsh, militarized coastal cities. Twenty-three-year-old Danny, a new recruit in the milit…
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne is a queer post-apocalyptic fantasy romance set in a United States overrun by monsters, where the remnants of humanity are confined to harsh, militarized coastal cities. Twenty-three-year-old Danny, a new recruit in the military, joins a large-scale mission into the Wastes to stop Wyn, a legendary Soul Eater who periodically crosses the country leaving only corpses behind. When Danny becomes the sole survivor of Wyn’s latest attack, he discovers that the feared monster has taken a particular interest in him, disrupting everything he thought he knew about enemies and allies. Blending dystopian worldbuilding, paranormal elements, and an explicit M/M relationship, this debut novel from Lily Mayne opens a monster romance series focused on complex bonds between humans and inhuman beings.
Edin by Lily Mayne is a queer dystopian monster romance set in a world where humanity has retreated to overcrowded, militarized coastal cities after monsters claimed the land. After twelve years of service and brutal campaigns in the Wastes, a battle…
Edin by Lily Mayne is a queer dystopian monster romance set in a world where humanity has retreated to overcrowded, militarized coastal cities after monsters claimed the land. After twelve years of service and brutal campaigns in the Wastes, a battle-scarred soldier is assigned to work with Edin, a massive purple monster whose arrogance, strength, and unexpected tenderness unsettle his rigid sense of duty. Forced cooperation slowly shifts into uneasy trust and then desire, challenging everything the soldier believes about loyalty, safety, and what kind of love is possible in a hostile world. Balancing tense paranormal action with an intense gay romance, the novel explores need, vulnerability, and the risks of wanting more than survival.
The Rycke by Lily Mayne continues the Monstrous series in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland where monsters and human survivors uneasily coexist. A seasoned raider, haunted by constant fear beyond the camp walls, discovers a wounded, captive monster…
The Rycke by Lily Mayne continues the Monstrous series in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland where monsters and human survivors uneasily coexist. A seasoned raider, haunted by constant fear beyond the camp walls, discovers a wounded, captive monster in an abandoned military facility and chooses to bring him back, igniting suspicion and unrest among his own people. As trust grows between them, the raider uncovers the monster’s buried power and the reason both the military and a dangerous outsider are determined to reclaim him. This dark queer fantasy romance features an m/m relationship, explicit content, graphic violence and torture, and themes of trauma and PTSD, and is intended for adult readers who are following the series in order.
Gloam by Lily Mayne continues the Monstrous series in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where humans, monsters, and military forces uneasily coexist. When a young man leaves the safety of his camp to accompany Collector Mary and her chained monsters, he b…
Gloam by Lily Mayne continues the Monstrous series in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where humans, monsters, and military forces uneasily coexist. When a young man leaves the safety of his camp to accompany Collector Mary and her chained monsters, he becomes fixated on freeing a silent, grey-skinned creature forced to wear a cage on his head. As they travel with Mary’s mobile menagerie, his attempt to understand and liberate this monster deepens into a dangerous queer romance, even as Mary’s true cruelty and the threat of soldiers and hostile creatures close in. This dark fantasy romance features explicit m/m content, graphic violence, and torture, and is intended for adult readers who are following the ongoing dystopian monster romance storyline.
Seraph by Lily Mayne is a queer dystopian fantasy romance set in a brutal world where monsters are captured, caged, and weaponized. The narrator, a hardened killer in a raider camp, is assigned to guard Seraph, a dying monster transported from a mili…
Seraph by Lily Mayne is a queer dystopian fantasy romance set in a brutal world where monsters are captured, caged, and weaponized. The narrator, a hardened killer in a raider camp, is assigned to guard Seraph, a dying monster transported from a military-controlled menagerie. As nightly watches force them into uneasy proximity, the guard begins to recognize Seraph’s pain, intelligence, and the remnants of the man he once was. When new arrivals expose the military’s hidden experiments and the full extent of Seraph’s suffering, the narrator’s role shifts from executioner to protector in a dark, paranormal monster romance with strong gay and LGBT themes.
Lor by Lily Mayne follows Moric, a monster ruler of a secluded, thriving fiefdom whose rigid life is disrupted when a strange portal opens in his guestroom. From it falls Lor, a human man with unfamiliar features and no natural defenses, whose presen…
Lor by Lily Mayne follows Moric, a monster ruler of a secluded, thriving fiefdom whose rigid life is disrupted when a strange portal opens in his guestroom. From it falls Lor, a human man with unfamiliar features and no natural defenses, whose presence raises unsettling questions about the world beyond the void. As Moric becomes increasingly attached to this vulnerable stranger, he must conceal Lor from citizens and councillors who fear losing control over their carefully ordered, post-apocalyptic society. This queer monster romance, part of the Monstrous series, blends fantasy, dystopian politics, and m/m paranormal attraction, and is intended to be read in series order.
A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne gathers sixteen post-apocalyptic fantasy shorts that revisit the monster–human couples from the first seven Monstrous novels, along with a new 20,000-word novella, Ruke. Readers return to the Wast…
A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne gathers sixteen post-apocalyptic fantasy shorts that revisit the monster–human couples from the first seven Monstrous novels, along with a new 20,000-word novella, Ruke. Readers return to the Wastes with Danny and Wyn, see Moth and Wyn’s uneasy friendship develop, and watch Edin and Hunter navigate domestic frustrations and affection after their original story. Other pieces follow Lor and Jugs as they adjust to a new creature in their family, and explore Wyn’s past through Orlith’s old letters, failed seductions, and complicated sibling dynamics. The novella “Ruke” introduces a solitary wasteland survivor whose distrust of humans is challenged when a non-human presence begins leaving gifts at his camp, blending queer romance with dystopian monster lore.
