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The Minotaur's Mate: MM Monster Romance with Bull Kindle Edition

by Delaney Rain (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 469 ratings

Can a bull-headed man and a marshmallow-hearted bull unite to prevent a war and save a people?

All his life, Nat Konstantinidis has watched helplessly as his people sacrificed their own to the Minotaurs who dominate this planet. Are they killed? Are they eaten? No one knows what happens to the captives, but Nat is determined that this is the year it finally ends. Whatever it takes, he’s going to stop the sacrifices.

But from the first moment he’s handed over to one of the beasts, nothing is what he thought it would be. Now Nat doesn’t know what to believe, but he might know whom to trust—the Minotaur prince Nat might not hate as much as he thought he did.

What’s a virgin to do when a big brute looks at him with hearts in his eyes while making promises about saving the world together? And did he just propose?

This novella has an enemies-to-lovers, virgin hero, size difference story with sci-fi elements, a bull-headed human and a marshmallow-hearted bull, spying on your neighbors, shopping for sex toys, one heck of a history lesson, monster-sized anatomy, megalomaniacs fighting to stay in control, and a little stabbing, but there’s a wedding and a HEA ending.

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    April 30, 2023
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BZZK23KQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 30, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 145 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 469 ratings

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Delaney Rain

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Delaney Rain is the author of steamy gay romance novellas featuring supernatural beings and the men who fall in love with them. Best known for her first book, The Sea Monster's Mate, and the Furry Alien Mates series, Delaney enjoys taking creatures that go bump in the night and revealing their sweeter side.

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Customers find the book to be an amazing read with a well-thought-out plot. They appreciate the pacing and main characters, and one customer notes the intriguing world-building for a novella.

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15 customers mention "Story length"12 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the story length of the book, appreciating its well-thought-out plot and sufficient world-building elements.

"...complex than I was expecting in a novella and I thought it was very well done...." Read more

"I enjoyed the story. It was sweet seeing the MCs connect and their relationship grow...." Read more

"...Yes sex positivity!! 👏 The world building for a novella was also intriguing and done well...." Read more

"...There is just enough world building and detail to make a great story without becoming drawn out frustrating...." Read more

13 customers mention "Readability"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be an amazing and sweet read.

"...Their romance felt natural and sweet especially from a sort of enemies to lovers stand point...." Read more

"...👏 The world building for a novella was also intriguing and done well...." Read more

"Another amazing read by one of my top ten favorite authors!..." Read more

"I love all the book this author writes. I liked the enemies to lovers. It was so sweet and had a great happy ending." Read more

3 customers mention "Pacing"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book and love the main characters.

"...Nat was believable in his character arc (though perhaps if the story was a bit longer his flip on his beliefs wouldnt have seem so abrupt) and i..." Read more

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  • Ess.Ladd
    5.0 out of 5 stars MORE!!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2023
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    Ugh, every time I read a Delaney Rain story I'm disappointed that it ends. I want 12 more books at least of Nat and Asterius as soon as possible please.

    The world building was superb, especially for being so short. You could feel the weary desperation of the people in the compound even in just a few paragraphs. The confusion and anger from Nat as his entire world view was flipped upside down was utterly palpable. This story was short, yes; but it was stuffed with more "everything" than some books 5 times as long.

    Nat and Asterius fit so well together it was a joy to watch them gain comfort and confidence in each other's spaces. Their romance felt natural and sweet especially from a sort of enemies to lovers stand point. Honestly loved both of these characters and wish there was more of an opportunity to see them together.

    I'd give this 10,000 stars top to bottom and I genuinely can't wait to read it again and again.
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  • Drew
    4.0 out of 5 stars good read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
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    i have to say, i wasnt expecting this to be as good as it was. Nat was believable in his character arc (though perhaps if the story was a bit longer his flip on his beliefs wouldnt have seem so abrupt) and i loved all his nick-names he had for his Minotaur Prince. my only complaint was the story was too short.
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  • Melinda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
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    I came for the romance, which I loved! If you like enemies to lovers, size difference, and cinnamon rolls, pick this up!! I ended up loving the history and lore of this world so much! It was more complex than I was expecting in a novella and I thought it was very well done. This was my first time reading Delaney Rain and I will absolutely be picking up more of her books.
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  • Delta
    3.0 out of 5 stars DNF.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023
    So, I did not finish. Couldn’t get into it with how fast it moved. I forgave the fact that the world building and plot wasn’t all that properly fleshed out (it’s only 146 pgs after all) but if there is one thing that turns me off a book it’s unrealistic rushing. I get it. It’s a short read at 146 pages - I love a good short read btw - but for so much ambition in the story telling it needed to be longer and I needed the main character to grow into the circumstances not flip flop from one point of view to another in a matter of days. Anyway I usually love this author, if you’re looking to read another try “The Demon’s Mate”, I rather liked that one. 4.5/5 for me.
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  • Kelly G.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Monsters need love too!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024
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    I enjoyed the story. It was sweet seeing the MCs connect and their relationship grow. I became invested in their lives and wasn't ready for the story to end.
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  • Tyler
    4.0 out of 5 stars Adorable Big Bull
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2023
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    3.75 stars!
    This story was adorable. The two main characters definitely were a bit instalovey but it made for the perfect fluffy read I was looking for. Plus who doesn't love a shopping for sex toys moment? Yes sex positivity!! 👏 The world building for a novella was also intriguing and done well.
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  • Cassandra Quimby
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
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    I swear the beginning to end was a complete 180 and I loved every minute of it good lesson in not always judging before u know the facts combined with good ol minotaur spice🌶️🌶️❤️‍🔥
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  • Liz Prosser
    5.0 out of 5 stars delightful
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2023
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    Another amazing read by one of my top ten favorite authors! I gotta say at first I really wasn’t liking Nat but when the truth is revealed he’s a completely different person who just wanted a better life for his fellow humans and I fell in love, but I am absolutely in love with Asterius. There is just enough world building and detail to make a great story without becoming drawn out frustrating. I would have loved for it to be longer but I always feel that way with this authors books because I adore the worlds and characters so much
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  • la review bleu
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Bull and the Human
    Reviewed in Germany on October 7, 2024
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    It is what it says. A gay sci-fi romance with a bull. I am here for the bull/Minotaur. I loved it. The plot and setting were something different, it even shows the history of the humans and Minotaur's. I liked the political stuff in there, reminds someone to always look on both side and not be blinded by only one. Both of the characters were really likeable. I like Asterius – the bull. The heat between him and Nat, the human, was great. I wished for more.
    I like the cover.
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  • K.H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars History or a story
    Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2023
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    Set in an alien world far away from Earth in time and distance where humans crash landed on a planet already inhabited by another species. Now, years later after a lost war, they eke by a living in a small company, forever on edge at the threat of the Minotaurs who run the planet, and always sending a yearly sacrifice to keep what tenuous peace there is.

    Nat was born after the war and the compound is all he had ever known, but he is determined to give himself and his fellow human survivors more. Nat volunteers himself as sacrifice with a plan to attack the Minotaurs, learn more about their technology and abilities, get the humans out from under their thumb and maybe off planet. But his captors seem to immediately know what his plan is and are watching him closely, even as they introduce him to a wider world of happiness, prosperity, and unified peace. Nat doesn't know what to believe anymore and the prince Asterious coming to him personally to show all of this just has him more confused than ever.

    This was a short but really lovely story. Two men that are generations removed from the trials of their world but trying to heal the old hurts. They can each see faults in their own sides, and that ability to see, to communicate, and to accept faults and need to change makes for a big difference. Whether that means they can change the circumstances for others in their world is a big question. It was a good story with a truly interesting world and history that has a very satisfying ending!
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  • Flick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet minotaury fun!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2023
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    This was such a sweet story. Yes there was some sadness in the sense that some of what happened and why historically was awful. But the story itself was super low angst and had such a soft, gentle slide to it. Nat and his Prince (because honestly his nicknames had me chortling the whole time and now I think of him more in respect of the nickname than his actual name lol) were so good together. They had such pure hearts and once they saw that they had the same goals (albeit coming from very different angles) the way they worked together to achieve it whilst also falling in love was perfect. I don’t want to give too much away but though there moments of melancholy the book as a whole left me feeling happy in that soft way you get after reading a really lovely, sweet book (with some fun smexiness involved too hehe). I’m really hoping we’ll visit this world again. I have a certain terrifying chambray guard I want to see get a HEA (I just have a feeling he’ll be a total softy on the inside)! Fingers crossed we get to visit again!
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  • crikay83
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy with feelings
    Reviewed in France on May 18, 2023
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    Love this book. This author became an auto buy for me. The universe are always différent but there are always love and à great story.
    This one is one of my favorite. Characters are strong and lovely in the same time 🥰😍😍
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  • polopony
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bovine Awesomeness
    Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2023
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    This part of my minotaur binge read and was by leaps and bounds my most fave. Perfect blend of world building, character development, plot, and sexy times. Would very much like to revisit these two characters again in another story and adventure maybe in space?
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