The Nightmare's Kiss

Monster Research Facility, Book 1

By: Skyla Gray

Narrated by: Rachel Leblang

How can a living nightmare bring such sweet dreams?

Mara Vance never thought her useless psychology degree would lead to studying an actual monster. Subject X-13, aka "The Nightmare," is armed with sharp teeth, claws, and a constantly shifting form… yet Mara finds the huge shadow creature as intriguing as he is terrifying.

As Mara studies him, she soon realizes that The Nightmare is far more intelligent than her shady superiors say he is. And every night, she indulges in twisted fantasies about the same monster. What happens in her dreams stays in her dreams—right?

Everyone says he's nothing more than a monster. But when dream and reality collide, Mara must decide how much she's willing to trust him—and herself. Will she risk setting him free, or will she lose him forever?

©2023 Skyla Gray (P)2024 Podium Audio

cute easy story

cute story, great performance. easy to follow and had great setup for future books in the series.

Shadows, Thrills, & The Best Chills

Gleeful Goblin Review: This story is the perfect combination of thriller/horror, sci-fi, and romance. The romance aspect is very slow burn but oh so worthwhile. The story itself reminds me of the TV show Fringe in that it keeps you guessing a bit, nothing is impossible, and everyone is changed by the end. The author did an incredible job of nailing some of the most aggravating aspects of being a woman, especially in male heavy fields, and rewards us with righteous vindication by the end. 5/5 Stars

A nice intro to monster romance

Toooo good!! I overall loved the story and the characters, it was not too long and fulfilling!! It was also a nice introduction to monster romance with steamy elements but not too long.

a good intreduction

for any fan of the genre this book is a win with a brave protagonist a deadly but restrained mc and leaves an open new world of possibilities def worth the credit!

Wonderful Story! Highly Recommend

What an awesome story! It's an “easy read” without any of the shortcomings normally associated with that. Writing was well done and plot was clever and mature( way better than I was expecting - normally I would expect a book like this to be a bit juvenile). Also an Epicly awesome and very appreciated surprise was the sec scenes! I was thinking fades to black YA softcore vanilla at the best! Nope!! While there isn't a ton of it, what there is was…pretty damn hot! Like rough primal throw you down and take it hot. Ya….so that was pretty surprising...and panty melting awesome!
My only complaint if I were to have one is no dual POV. For whatever reason in this story the lack of dual POV really didn't detract at all. I never got bored or annoyed with the MC. The narrator was good and the mfc was WAY better than the average “want to choke this bitch through the pages” fc you normally get in these types of books lol. More than worth the credit! Cannot recommend enough! This will def be a repeat listen favorite.