4.3 (1,500 ratings)

Maneater: A Spicy and Cozy Monster Romance (Monsters of Moonvale)

Name: Maneater: A Spicy and Cozy Monster Romance (Monsters of Moonvale)
Rating: 4.3 (1500 reviews)
Author: Emily Antoinette
ISBN: B0CHWKTGZS

by Emily Antoinette

demons

About this book

A witch seeking connection…

If something ever seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s how the “friendly” invitation to join a new coven turned into a surprise demon summoning. At least it wasn't a virgin sacrifice. Then I really would have been screwed—and not in the way they plan for with the succubus they’ve bound.

When I help free her from the bindings and offer her a ride back to work, things get even weirder. She tells me she wants to see me again. This captivating woman wants to see me—a nerdy witch who spends his free time playing D&D.

There’s no way she means it. Because that’s definitely too good to be true. Still, there’s no way I can resist the opportunity to spend more time with a goddess like her.

A succubus with a soft heart…

Nothing like getting summoned by a bunch of cultists to ruin your night. These creeps trapped me and won’t let me leave until I “feed on their desires”. I may be a succubus, but I’m not that desperate.

Thankfully, an unexpected savior helps free me. He’s adorable. So shy and earnest, valiantly trying to suppress the desire he feels in my presence. At first, I think it’s an act. But he proves his sweet nature is genuine.

Something about this witch calls to me. Not just to take him to the darkest depths of desire and see him undone—though that sounds fun. But to let myself open my scarred heart to someone who might not crush it.

Maneater is a cozy, high-heat monster romance novella set in the 1980s featuring a lanky cinnamon roll witch MMC and, a curvy, confident succubus FMC.

This novella is a prequel to the upcoming novel Behold Her, but both can be read as stand-alone stories.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0CHWKTGZS

Reader Reviews

Everything I Wanted and More

March 7, 2024

5/5 ⭐ 4/5 🌶️ ## Tropes - Older Woman/Younger Man - Cinammon Roll MMC - Soft Domme Succubus FMC - DnD Nerds - Being so socially awkward you accidentally join a sex cult ## 📖 My Thoughts I will never get over the soft domme/cinnamon roll simp trope. Never. You can try to pry it from my cold stiff fingers once I die and even then, I hear the afterlife is boring so I’m going to need books like this. This was everything it promised to be and everything I wanted. There was comedy, there was...

Fluffy and sweet!

October 19, 2025

This was really fun and sweet, if a bit lacking in depth for me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved that this was such a sweet and fluffy romance with two very sweet queer characters falling in love. But I kind of wish there was something a bit more going on besides the fluff. This was cute though, so it’s getting 3.75 stars! ) One person found this helpful

Spicy, Cozy, and a Great Prequel Novella!

December 4, 2024

Even though Afterglow can be read as a standalone, I wanted to make sure I had the full experience before I dived into it. So when I got the ARC of Afterglow, I immediately purchased Maneater and Behold Her. These books had been on my TBR for a while anyways and I was so excited to finally dive into the delicious rabbit hole that I have heard so much praise (wink wink) about. And can we talk about the amazing writing? \"Clothes don't matter. Underneath, we're all the same. Just bodies...

Sweet

February 22, 2024

This was an easy read so I appreciate that. There were redundancies throughout the book, however. Like the line where she said that Shane was \"ever the gentleman, even after all these years\". That phrase had literally been used in a couple of paragraphs before. \"Even after all these years.\" ) One person found this helpful

Very cozy

June 12, 2024

When you have a soft fem succubus, a sweet and nerdy witch who has never been with anyone and they meet because of a spicy cult gone wrong, you just know it's going to be such a lovely story! I adored this and I had so much fun reading. The 80's setup is so whimsical but it doesn't take over (the perfect backdrop). The positivity and queer representation are so good too! I also really enjoy how slow-burn this is in a way, even though it's very spicy. The way Elle is so patient with Shane and...