New Species

Fury by Laurann Dohner opens the New Species series with a dark, erotic paranormal romance set around illegal genetic experimentation. Ellie, a human employee at a pharmaceutical company, uncovers that her employers have engineered human–animal hybrids and risks everything to help one captive male escape. Known as Fury, he has endured lifelong imprisonment and abuse, and his rage toward humans clashes with his growing physical and emotional fixation on Ellie. As their intense attraction deepens into a volatile relationship, the story explores themes of trauma, consent, and trust, including explicit sexual content and scenes of past sexual assault and coercion that may be difficult for some readers.

Valiant by Laurann Dohner blends erotic romance with science fiction and paranormal elements, centering on the volatile attraction between a human woman and a genetically altered lion-shifter. Tammy, a cautious and practical adult heroine, is completely unprepared when she trespasses into the territory of Valiant, a powerful man-beast who has every reason to despise humans. Their encounter begins in fear and mistrust, but Valiant’s intense physical response to her scent forces him to reconsider his hatred and claim her as his own. Set in a world where shapeshifters live under constant tension with humanity, the story focuses on possessive desire, explicit sexuality, and the struggle to build trust across species lines.

Justice by Laurann Dohner continues the New Species series with a focus on Justice North, the public leader of a genetically altered, shapeshifter-like race struggling for acceptance. When outspoken human Jessie Dupree meets him in person, their intense attraction clashes with his vow to choose a mate from his own kind and his responsibility to protect his people. The novel blends erotic romance with science fiction and urban fantasy elements, as Jessie pushes Justice to let go of his rigid control while both confront the risks of a forbidden human–New Species relationship. Justice can be read as a standalone, though it connects to the broader arc and worldbuilding of the series.

Brawn by Laurann Dohner is an adult paranormal erotic romance set in a world where genetically altered beings known as New Species live uneasily alongside humans. Brawn, a powerful New Species male, is determined to avoid intimate involvement with human women, convinced they cannot withstand his desires, while Becca is immediately and physically drawn to him. Forced to share a home and then abducted together by enemies intent on repeating brutal breeding experiments, they are confined in a cage and used as leverage. As captivity revives Brawn’s past trauma, he and Becca must navigate fear, physical danger, and intense attraction while relying on each other to survive.

Wrath by Laurann Dohner continues the New Species series with a focus on trauma, desire, and trust between a damaged warrior and the human woman who refuses to be intimidated by him. After years of abuse and sexual conditioning at Mercile’s hands, Wrath believes he is too unstable to share real intimacy, even when he volunteers to work outside Homeland and ends up sharing close quarters with humans again. Lauren, unexpectedly detained and assigned to live with him, is fascinated rather than afraid, and their explicit encounters quickly reveal both intense chemistry and his emotional barriers. As their erotic relationship deepens, the story explores whether Wrath can confront his past and allow himself a future with Lauren in a world where human–New Species relations remain fragile and closely watched.

Tiger by Laurann Dohner continues the New Species series with a focus on Tiger, a genetically engineered warrior who has sworn never to take a mate. During a dangerous task force operation, he rescues Zandy, a human woman who wakes disoriented in his arms and responds with impulsive desire rather than fear. Their intense physical attraction clashes with Tiger’s refusal to commit and the risks of involvement between a New Species male and a vulnerable human. Blending erotic romance, paranormal elements, and science fiction themes, the novel explores lust, boundaries, and the complications of forming a relationship in a world where humans and shapeshifter-like beings coexist uneasily.

Obsidian by Laurann Dohner continues the New Species series with a darker, more intimate focus on one damaged male and the human doctor determined to reach him. Dr. Allison Baker risks her career and safety by using unorthodox, deeply personal methods to rouse 880 from his long coma, bringing her into forbidden physical and emotional proximity with a powerful hybrid warrior. When he finally awakens, taking the name Obsidian, his initial fury at her humanity collides with an intense erotic attraction that challenges his hatred and distrust. Set in a world of genetic experimentation, paranormal strength, and strict security protocols, this erotic science fiction romance centers on consent, danger, and the volatile bond between a traumatized shapeshifter-like male and the woman he decides to claim and protect.

Moon by Laurann Dohner continues the New Species series with an erotic paranormal romance that blends science fiction elements, shapeshifter themes, and high-stakes emotion. Dr. Joyce Yards once treated test subject 466, a genetically altered male whose intense sexual fixation on her forced her to walk away for her own safety. Years later, Moon has been chemically altered into a feral, lethal threat, and the New Species Organization calls on Joy as the only person he ever formed a real bond with. As she risks her life to reach the damaged male he has become, their volatile physical connection becomes both a dangerous weapon and the only fragile path back to his sanity.

In True, Laurann Dohner continues her New Species universe with a focus on loyalty, trauma, and forbidden attraction. Jeanie has risked everything to save 710 and others like him, enduring captivity and abuse while hiding the extent of her sacrifice. Now working with the New Species Organization, True believes he has moved on from the human woman who once betrayed him, until he finds her gravely injured and claiming she was also a victim. As his protective instincts override his anger, the story blends erotic romance, science fiction, and paranormal elements, following a shapeshifter-like hero and the human woman whose past choices threaten both their futures.

In Darkness, Laurann Dohner blends erotic romance with paranormal and science fiction elements in a world where genetically altered “New Species” live under intense scrutiny. Kat enters the NSO’s secure Homeland on an undercover assignment to gather information for her boss, but her mission collapses the moment she is detained by Darkness, a formidable and sexually charged New Species male. Drawn to him despite his suspicion and emotional distance, she becomes entangled in a relationship defined by power, restraint, and her own emerging kink. As Darkness wrestles with his violent past, fear of losing control, and belief that he is unfit for a mate, their intense physical connection forces both to confront trust, vulnerability, and the risks of surrender.

In Smiley, Laurann Dohner continues her New Species universe with a blend of erotic romance, science fiction, and urban fantasy. Vanni arrives at a conference under false pretenses, only to discover her fiancé’s involvement with an anti–New Species religious group she despises. Seeking distance in a bar, she meets Smiley, a New Species male, and both are secretly drugged with a powerful substance designed to trigger uncontrollable desire. As they struggle with the drug’s effects, Smiley must decide how much he can trust Vanni while protecting her from those who see their encounter as a weapon, creating a tense mix of attraction, danger, and shifting loyalties.

Numbers by Laurann Dohner continues the New Species series with two interconnected paranormal erotic romances set in the guarded community of Homeland. In one storyline, Dana, a human widow, recognizes the grief of Mourn, a New Species male who has lost his mate, and their tentative connection forces both to confront loss, desire, and the possibility of starting over. In the second, Candi, raised in the brutal Mercile system, arrives at Homeland seeking vengeance for the death of 927, only to collide with Hero, whose hard-won stability unravels when he recognizes her. Blending science fiction elements with shapeshifter lore and adult romance, the book focuses on trauma, healing, and intense emotional and physical bonds.

Best Friends by Laurann Dohner follows two waitresses whose ordinary shifts at a diner collide with the dangerous world of New Species. Melinda York’s split-second decision during a violent attack pulls her closer to Snow, the powerful shapeshifter she secretly desires, as protection and attraction become tightly intertwined. Her best friend Mary Muller, who lives with an intense fear of animals, is unwillingly drawn into the same paranormal orbit when their lives become linked to these fanged, genetically altered males. As Mary struggles with terror and loyalty, her uneasy connection with the lion-man Lash forces her to confront both her phobia and the possibility of an unexpected, erotic bond in this adult urban fantasy romance.