Can you really consent to a succubus? What is it about minotaurs that appeals to older women? Will Kim ever learn what qualifies as beastiality?!?

Trigger/Content Warnings: death of a former mate (off page but referenced), assholishness of a former mate (off page but referenced), the dreaded words ‘we should talk,’ thrall attack, dominance play and beguilement (with consent), sexually explicit content

Tropes: Second Chance Romance, monster romance, small town, cozy fantasy, size difference, age gap
Who might feel repped? Middle aged people, business owners, people in small communitiesMaster Kim's Corner:

• Meet Graciella, aka Grapie Deltaco, the Bookworm Changing How We Look at Monster & Sentient Object Romance - Lyra Hale

• @grapiedeltaco - TikTok

• Minotaur from Models movie

Minotaur May is baaaack, and it's another week of us questioning our judgement.

How does romance differ post menopause? Why is it usually the woman who leaves everything she knows and loves to move closer to man? And the age old question: wouldn't hooves be really slick on a yoga room floor?

Trigger/Content Warnings: previous unhappy marriage described, first time flying, THC use, alcohol consumption, death of a spouse, discussions of menopause related body chances

Tropes: monster romance, minotaur romance, later in life romance, dating app, billionaire romance, long distance relationship

Master Kim’s Corner:

• Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy and Popular Literature - Jan Radway

  Romances for People in Their 50s? Author Jane Porter Says, ‘Why Not?’ - no author

Welcome to WEEK TWO of Minotaur May!

Where were indoor cats shitting in this world? Why aren't more romance novels outside? Why is sex work so often villainized in romance novels?

Trigger/Content Warnings: claustrophobia, cave-ins, spiders, corpses, rats, grave robbing, parental neglect, financial insecurity, gambling, addiction, alcoholism, unprotected sex, rampant misogyny, knotting, sexually explicit content

Tropes: fish out of water, monster romance, fantasy, marriage of convenience, found family, broke heiress

Who might feel repped? Nerds, virgins, tall women, cat moms

Master Kim’s Corner:

What the World Needs Now is Adventure Romance - Jessica Pryde