Mantras & Minotaurs by Ashley Bennett

NOTE: This title releases on September 1st, 2026. If preordering, you may select pickup or delivery. Pickups can occur any time during normal business hours, starting with the day the book is officially released. If you select delivery, books will ship ON release day, not FOR release day. Thanks for your understanding!

REVISED AND EXPANDED

A single mom decides to take life—and love—by the horns as she falls for a hunky minotaur in this steamy monster romance.

Pam Rollins is ready to date again after spending the last few years alone. Now that her kids have grown up and moved out, she’s committed to changing her life by starting yoga classes and, at her daughter’s urging, joining a dating app. She doesn’t expect much to come from her swiping, especially not a first date with buff, kind, and generous minotaur Alistair.

Alistair Reid is the kind of swoon-worthy monster that every woman dreams of. After one date, Pam is feeling hopeful in love for the first time ever—and Alistair has fallen head over hoof for her. The only problem: they live states apart and have thriving lives of their own.

However, as romance blooms, it becomes harder to envision a future without the other in it. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, after all....