By the Horns (Royal Artifactual Guild)

Jon Coffman

the best Fairy Smut ever

"This series was the first so called “Fairy Smut” I read. When some one told me what the genre was called, I said “there’s a genre called Fairy Smut?” Now I’ve read others, and enjoyed them all. I had thought that they’d all be rated X like this one. They’ve mostly been PG-13. They are all good fantasy, though, though the smut makes it much more enjoyable. Any way, this book is entirely wholesome smut among consenting magical creatures. ["

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May 17, 2026 Verified Purchase

ChristiReadsALot

Fun minotaur romance with secret identity!

"By the Horns was so much fun! The 2nd monster romance in Ruby Dixon’s Royal Artifactual Guild. I had a fun time with the first book in the series last year and another great time with this 2nd release. Gwenna is a former servant, a repeater at the guild who desperately wants to land a job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make a steady income and be able to help her mother. She has realized she can “feel” the presence of the dead…but necromancers were outlawed centuries ago and no one has had personal magic since. So she’s been keeping that secret! On top of that one day while she’s cleaning the healer’s rooms, she stumbles across Raptor there recouping with his eyes bandaged up. He can’t see Gwenna when she enters his room and he mistakes her for someone there to help with a release (he’s ’god-touched’ and always ready to go). They end up hooking up and she leaves him what a fake name. But once he’s healed up, he becomes obsessed with finding this mystery woman and starts searching for her! With the guild he’s also tasked with finding out who has been stealing artifacts and is very suspicious of Gwenna, who of course is hiding secrets from him but not quite the one he’s imagining! This was just so fun, I loved the secret identity she has going on for a bit and him desperate to find her (not knowing it’s her). The couple of book 1 makes appearances, she’s friends with the heroine x he’s friends with the hero. This world is just fun overall. Similar to the first book, this was just a tad bit on the longer side but all in all a fun one! I always love this authors book. ["

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October 21, 2025 Verified Purchase

Alexis

Amaaaaazing

"Wonderful world building, suspense and spiciness. Ruby has provided yet another prime favorite for the bookshelf. ["

April 7, 2026 Verified Purchase

The Bookwyrm

Fascinating New World

"Ruby Dixon does an amazing job at creating worlds for us that are unique and utterly fascinating. Her characters are always so engaging and her stories are just plain fun to read. When you open a Ruby Dixon book you are guaranteed a story worth reading. Her worlds are always excellent places to get lost for awhile. This book, and this series are no exception. The city of Vastwarren with it's mysterious foundation literally built upon the long lost civilization of Old Prell has similarities with The Labrynth of ancient Greek literature, especially with the addition of the lusty Taurians, but Ruby's take on that classic subject is completely new. Gwenna and Raptor are such a fun couple. This story will keep you guessing and at the edge of your seat from the first page to the last. I hope Ruby continues to tell many more stories set in this world. Old Prell hasn't even begun to give up its secrets yet, and I would love to spend more time with these characters as they continue to uncover those secrets. ["

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September 13, 2025 Verified Purchase