A Malicious Menagerie (Fangs & Fables Book One): A Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Romance

In Mars Mathis’s Mystical Menagerie, nothing is as it seems, and the true monsters aren’t the ones with fangs and claws.Down-on-her-luck Anna Carmichael learns this lesson the hard way when she accepts a job as caretaker to a billionaire’s collection of mythical creatures and cryptid curiosities. Is the job shady? You bet it is. But Anna will do just about anything to keep her ailing grandmother in her nursing home.But the menagerie’s residents aren’t beasts—they’re people.

They’re prisoners. And the contract Anna signed? It’s the gilded cage that makes her a prisoner, too.Her boss’s chilling warnings leave no doubt: these creatures are his property, and he will protect his treasures—at any cost. Anna’s moral compass shatters as she befriends the very beings she’s meant to cage.

And an unexpected and forbidden passion ignites with Chase, the enigmatic werewolf. He is as powerful and protective as he is trapped, with only iron bars keeping him from claiming both Anna and his retribution. As their connection deepens, Anna must decide what she is willing to sacrifice: her grandmother, her love, or her life?Welcome to the menagerie, and please, mind the fangs.---If you’re a fan of:Wolf shiftersForbidden romanceMorally gray, “touch-her-and-die” heroesFierce heroinesFlirty banterFound familyMythical creaturesCheck out A Malicious Menagerie, the first book in the Fangs & Fable series!