Bump in the Night

Black Oasis, Book 2

By: Nikole Knight, Lily Mayne

Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo

You never know what's hiding in your closet...

At twenty-six, Ivy has their life figured out. They have a decent-paying job at the London office of Somnus Entertainment—the gaming company behind the wildly popular game Black Oasis—a draughty flat they inherited from their wild great aunt, and a few select friends to pass the time. They're a responsible adult, thank you very much, and while they might get lonely at times, they know better than to put too much stock into that fanciful notion known as love.

But when a skeevy encounter during a fun night at the pub devolves into a violent hate crime, their life changes forever.

Waking up in a demon dimension, beaten within an inch of their life, is bad enough. Add a snarky, haughty healer with the universe's worst bedside manner, and Ivy knows they're in for a long, excruciating recovery. Lau the Dreamwraith is prickly, arrogant, and entirely infuriating, but for some strange reason, he seems hellbent on nursing Ivy back to health. Despite Lau's whinging over their "inferior human qualities," there is a heat building between them that neither is able to fight. Like a match meeting kerosine, their chemistry ignites, but Ivy's stay in the demon world is temporary, and fire always burns out eventually.

Love is a dream, after all; it has no business in nightmares. Right?

Join Ivy and Lau as they nurture the sparks between them until they explode into an unexpected passion that crosses dimensions in Bump in the Night, the second book in Knight and Mayne's co-authored queer monster romance series, Black Oasis.

Bump in the Night is an M/X monster romance full of hurt/comfort, angst, humor, and sweet, spicy love between a fiery Brit and their arrogant sleep demon. This love story contains explicit content for mature listeners.

©2024 Lily Mayne & Nikole Knight (P)2024 Podium Audio

Sweet, funny, heartbreaking, honest

Voice actor excellent. Thoughtful portrayal of nonbinary protagonist, and clever discussion of body image issues.

Nothing quite like hearing your own name in an audiobook.

“At twenty-six, Ivy has their life figured out.” Unfortunately I, a twenty-six year old nonbinary person named Ivy, do not have my life figured out. Nor do I have a sleep demon creeping— sorry, lurking in my closet.

Mayne and Knight have just ruined all other books for me with this one. Can’t wait to see where they take the rest of this series.

OBSESSED

Eep - I love this series so much already. I had a hard time putting this one down! I knew I’d love Lau’s book, but I didn’t know how much I would love Ivy. Their love felt so natural, while also having hurtles and insecurities. Gah. I miss them already!

sweetest monster story

I LOVE all of lily manes characters and the world building and easy to follow storyline. the characters are very likable and have complex emotions that captivate my attention and really make me feel what they are feeling as if it were my own joy or pain. I really hope there are more black oasis stories. or even just more sweet monster love stories. these books have hands down become my favorite based on writing style, content, and length. will be re reading again and again.

I’ve been waiting

This is great I was taken for a ride I love it. Just the right amount of trauma and care. Very nice.

5stars!

Loved this story! Michael did a great job narrating as always. Really hoping that these two authors keep writing more books in this series! Both stories have been awesome so far.

Fun and Feels

Despite the backdrop of a fantastical world full of monsters this is a fairly simple story at its core about two people falling in love and helping to heal each other (both physically and mentally). I mean that in the best way. The story is very character driven and Ivy and Lau are stubborn but loveble and were very entertaining to experience. There’s humor as well as some gut-punching feels. Loved this book!
Great performance from narrator Michael Ferraiuolo!