By the Horns, Ruby Dixon
By the Horns, Ruby Dixon
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By the Horns

Author: Ruby Dixon

Narrator: Hiro Diaz, Felicity Munroe

Unabridged: 14 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/02/2025


Synopsis

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon's New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising.

Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She's not special. She's certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any 'mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she's going to keep on ignoring them. They're not going to stand in the way of her dreams.

Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more . . . but she doesn’t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won't go away. He's on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief.

Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna.

How can she convince Raptor that he's got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can't date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?

About The Author

Ruby Dixon is an author of all things science fiction and fantasy romance. She is a Sagittarius and a Reylo shipper, and loves farming sims (but not actual housework). She lives in the South with her husband and a couple of goofy cats, and can’t think of anything else to put in her biography. Truly, she is boring.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eleanor on August 29, 2025

4.5 When He Only Has Eyes For You✨'s By the Horns follows Gwenna, a woman determined to become an artificer, who finds herself faced with a serious issue when the dead begin speaking to her. Looking for a distraction, after an afternoon tryst with a Taurian, Gwenna focuses on joining a team of repeat......more

Goodreads review by Mara on August 09, 2025

4.5 Stars - This was everything I enjoyed in the first book plus a better placed plot due to the internal conflict for the heroine trying to keep her secret. I bought the romance more (though once again, this feels more like HFN than HEA) and hey... if you've been waiting for a book comparable to Mo......more

Goodreads review by Anna on April 12, 2025

rtc Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review.......more

Goodreads review by Maeghan 🦋 HIATUS on & off on June 25, 2025

4.5✨ Hugeeee thanks to NetGalley, the publishers and Ruby Dixon for this ARC! I screamed when I got the email and immediately got to it 😂 This was so enjoyable! I liked this a little more than book 1 and I absolutely loved book 1. The author included a list of TW and I really appreciated that! Gwenna w......more

Goodreads review by DIVINITY🌙 on September 06, 2025

Gwenna and Raptor have my ENTIRE heart ✨💕🥹......more


Quotes

"Dixon writes a steamy whodunit with fleshed-out characters in a broadening fantasy world.”—Library Journal

"Dixon scorches the pages with intense and frequent erotic scenes but still finds time for ample character development and intrigue. Overflowing with both heart and heat, this is sure to please series fans."—Publishers Weekly

"Part murder mystery, part fantastical world lore, and all romance, Dixon's fans will be thrilled to follow Gwenna on her adventure, while also swooning for the rogueish Raptor as he falls for Gwenna."—Booklist