The Monster's Prey Thing by Enid Camp [Review]

The Monster's Prey Thing (Protector to Predator #4) by Enid Camp
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: January 18, 2026

Protector to Predator
1. The Gargoyle's Prey Thing
2. The Werewolf's Prey Thing
3. The Vampire's Prey Thing
4. The Monster's Prey Thing - Kindle
5. The Demon's Prey Thing

Enid Camp
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

"i'm either going insane or i just discovered a new cryptid... and he gives the BEST head"

That was the title of the first post written about our city's newest urban legend, a giant himbo running the streets at night and giving people orgasms like he was engineered by the state tourism board. I, for one, cannot sit in this bar for a second longer without finding out just how good this monster really is.

Thoughts on The Monster's Prey Thing: Sabine is the next D&D girlie to find her special someone and he's a monster who REALLY enjoys giving. He's also eight feet tall (maybe taller?) and doesn't speak. But he's a giver. Such a giver.

So. Sabine is kind of obsessed with the monster dubbed Mouthman who, ahem, gives women screaming Os in dark alleys. She's takes long meandering walks home to see if she can catch his attention. And when she does? SHE'S ALL IN. To the point where she tries to hunt down his nest to get a little more of the Mouthman action.

I liked this monster (he was super un-monstrous in his actions, just kind of otherworldly in appearance). He was all about Sabine at first and once she showed him what he could get out of their encounters he was SUPER into that while also being careful and observant as to what worked for her. The careful part came from him being huge and proportionate. There's no point in breaking your favorite person the first time you do the deed, after all. *thumbs up*

The Vampire's Prey Thing by Enid Camp [Review]

The Vampire's Prey Thing (Protector to Predator #3) by Enid Camp
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: January 18, 2026

Protector to Predator
1. The Gargoyle's Prey Thing
2. The Werewolf's Prey Thing
3. The Vampire's Prey Thing - Kindle
4. The Monster's Prey Thing
5. The Demon's Prey Thing

Enid Camp
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

My vampire best friend promised to turn me at thirty, then vanished for a decade and left me human, horny, and heartbroken. Now I spend my birthdays roleplaying the pornographic version of our friendship with strangers—and the masked man I brought home tonight is very good at pretending to be the vampire I never got over.

It’s a tale as old as time: your self-exiled, over-protective vampire best friend disappears for a decade, then comes back as an unapologetically predatory lover with the moral compass of a starving cat. Next thing you know, you’re tied to your own bedposts being sexually and emotionally edged. Birthdays, am I right?

Here’s a tip: when your vampire tells you he wants to wait twenty years to turn you because he “likes MILFs,” do not—under any circumstances—trust him with your eternity.

Thoughts on The Vampire's Prey Thing: Ina is the next of the group to have her world rocked and she's kind of a wee bit haunted by the ten year absence of her best friend. Who happens to be a vampire. No matter how hard she tries to forget him, Samson is in her thoughts.

So when she sees a dark figure on her walk home, she invites him to follow her and play. While part of her imagines it's really Samson, she doesn't actually expect it to BE Samson. Except...it is. Now he's toying with her and explaining in a very roundabout way what he's been up to for the last ten years. Which is basically watching Ina from afar.

However, it is her birthday and he did promise that he'd do the deed on her thirtieth. So, you know, they do the deed. And then mayyyyybe he'll think about turning her.

The Werewolf's Prey Thing by Enid Camp [Review]

The Werewolf's Prey Thing (Protector to Predator #2) by Enid Camp
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: January 17, 2026

Protector to Predator
1. The Gargoyle's Prey Thing
2. The Werewolf's Prey Thing - Kindle
3. The Vampire's Prey Thing
4. The Monster's Prey Thing
5. The Demon's Prey Thing

Enid Camp
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

My crush works at a game store, but looks like he was developed by a team of horny scientists. I collect werewolf minis and it shows. This is a look-don't-touch relationship.

Ram was supposed to be a fantasy—the kind of guy you daydream about, not the one who shows up to save you. But when the full moon rises, the gentle giant I flirt with becomes unrecognizable… and the werewolf who’s been secretly protecting me starts hunting me instead.

There are desiccated frat boys in the streets, a gargoyle just stole my best friend, and the wolf who carried me into the woods says I’m safer with him than anywhere else so long as I don’t run.

Rules for surviving the night:

1. Don’t run.
2. Seriously, don’t run.
3. If you do run, expect to be caught.

Reader, I ran.

This Halloween, I didn’t just meet a wolf—I triggered his mating frenzy. If I survive the night, I’ll wake up claimed—heart, body, and soul—by the predator who used to be my protector.

Thoughts on The Werewolf's Prey Thing: Tabitha is the next D&D girlie to find her special someone and he's a werewolf with a strong protective instinct. Fortunately for everyone, Tabitha REALLY likes werewolves (the same way Agnes REALLY liked gargoyles) and she's not at all put off when Ram appears, saves her from some bad guys, and then goes furry.

Well, maybe the going furry pat was a bit of a shock, but she really didn't mind it.

Anywho. While Ram is trying to be all noble and keep his distance, Tabitha's hardcore crush is in full force. And maybe getting deeper than a crush. Which is a good thing since Ram already knows she's his special someone. So when he tells her not to run or he'll have to chase her, what does our girl do? Yup. She runs. And gets caught. And THOROUGHLY enjoys every minute of it.

Werewolves and gargoyles! Let's see who's up next in this series!

The Gargoyle's Prey Thing by Enid Camp [Review]

The Gargoyle's Prey Thing (Protector to Predator #1) by Enid Camp
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: January 17, 2026

Protector to Predator
1. The Gargoyle's Prey Thing - Kindle
2. The Werewolf's Prey Thing
3. The Vampire's Prey Thing
4. The Monster's Prey Thing
5. The Demon's Prey Thing

Enid Camp
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

I’m the girl who tries to seduce gargoyles at D&D night. Here's hoping practice makes perfect—because the one outside my window just woke up.

The stone guardian overlooking my bedroom was clearly carved to torture me. Four years of pining have spiraled into an obsession no human can sate. I can't even convince one to rail my character in D&D.

But when something inhuman stalks me through the night, my fantasy shatters—literally. The statue explodes into life, and suddenly the protector I adored is a predator driven by an instinct to claim his mate.

One daring stroke along his horns unintentionally ignites a frenzy neither of us can control. Desire turns feral, and devotion turns to something far more dangerous.

Now I can't tell if I’ve been rescued or marked… and whether I can handle what this gargoyle is about to give me.

Thoughts on The Gargoyle's Prey Thing: I liked this one. It was a short and sweet little nugget of a story with a lady who REALLY likes gargoyles. To the point where if a gargoyle (or gargoyles) pop up in her D&D game, she can't help but try to seduce them. Unfortunately, her seduction attempts don't tend to end well, but Agnes is undeterred. Her love of big, winged monsters will not be turned aside so easily.

It's kind of a good ting, too. Because the gargoyle perched across from the window of her apartment is kind of watching over her. And by kind of, I mean he totally is. So when she's harassed on the way home from a D&D game, he swoops in (literally) to take care of business. Then he swoops her away and Agnes gets to live out all her sexy fantasies.

Fun with a sexy gargoyle protector. Let's see what monster's next!

RtP's Week in Review (08/30/26)

Reading the Paranormal's Week in Review

• Alien Tower by Honey Phillips [Review] - Vultor love!
• Platform Decay by Martha Wells [Review] - MURDERBOT!
• Under the Milky Way by Jess K. Hardy [Review] - Back at Bluebird Basin!
• Never and Always by Anna Hackett [Review] - Contemporary romance!
• The Ghost in the Pole Barn by Hailey Edwards [Review] - The conclusion to Ana and Rian's story!
• Claimed by the Orc Stepbrother by Zoe Krave [Review] - Monster love!

Bookish Delights

• Books added to the pile
• None!
• Currently reading
• Bossed by the Alien by Amara Bonds

Claimed by the Orc Stepbrother by Zoe Krave [Review]

Claimed by the Orc Stepbrother (Green World Monster Stepbrothers #1) by Zoe Krave
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: April 6, 2026

Green World Monster Stepbrothers
1. Claimed by the Orc Stepbrother - Kindle
2. Knotted by the Werewolf Stepbrother
3. Taken by the Minotaur Stepbrother
4. Stuffed by the Dryad Stepbrother
5. Caught by the Drider Stepbrother

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Primal Monster Stepbrothers
1. Stepbrothers of the Green World

Zoe Krave
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

To escape the dying Earth, my mother married an Orc Warlord to find us a safe place in the Green World.

The portal brought us to a world filled with jungle and humidity, where primal instincts overrule everything.
My new stepbrother looks like a monster: he is huge, green, and doesn’t think washing in the same basin as his stepsister should be forbidden. My mind wishes to stay away, but my body craves what he has to give. And he has a lot to give...

Thoughts on Claimed by the Orc Stepbrother: The Green World is dangerous and foreign, but it's giving humans the chance to survive. Even if that means marrying warlords and all that. Oshby is out of her element, a little overwhelmed by everything, and REALLY overwhelmed by the big guy sliding into the bath with her.

Garum is (to be frank) all orc. He's big, he's green, and he doesn't mind getting naked in mixed company. Especially when the company in question is his skittish new human stepsis. As he pointed out, however, they're not related by blood, only circumstances. He's the kind of orc who isn't afraid to demand what he wants and he wants the little human giving him wide-eyed looks from across the bathing basin.

A strange new world with monsters who are very giving (and demanding). *thumbs up*

The Ghost in the Pole Barn by Hailey Edwards [Review]

The Ghost in the Pole Barn (Groom & Doom #5) by Hailey Edwards
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: June 24, 2026

Groom & Doom
1. The Vampire in the Potting Shed
2. The Goblin in the Sink Drain
3. The Mermaid in the Shot Glass
4. The Pixie in the Pickle Jar
5. The Ghost in the Pole Barn - Kindle

Hailey Edwards
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Ana Sartori has her hands (claws?) full stepping into the role of magna of the Walsh clan. She’s got a double agent to babysit, a girl boss empire to supervise, and a slippery witch to subdue. Add to that Mercer’s determination to take her down at any cost, and Ana can’t catch her breath.

With enemies on all sides, Ana must protect her people. From dragonsbane. From other shifters. And from ambitious little girls armed with acrylic nails and cuticle nippers. As the battle for Brentwood heats up, so does Ana’s inner dragon. Flames will erupt and fur will fly in the fifth and final installment of the Groom & Doom series.

Thoughts on The Ghost in the Pole Barn: Ana has dealt with a lot since the Walsh clan blew into her life and there are still a few things that need to be finished off. Like dealing with the new alpha of her old pack. And, you know, manifesting her dragon. Oh, and keeping her new friends safe.

Yeah. Just a few little things.

Fortunately for her, the Walshes are willing to give her the time and space to come to terms with this new reality she's been dragged into. Rian trusts her implicitly and has her back every step of the way. When their enemies strike at them, he follows her lead. He's also head over heels for Ana and isn't endearingly sweet in all the ways he shows it.

Endings, beginnings, one business-minded girl who will probably amass a massive hoard before long, found family, a dragon who trusts his lady to make the choices she can live with, and a lady who is finding out what it means to belong to people who adore her. *thumbs up* all around.