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Cover Reveal: Rose Red Undead – Vic Sinclair

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We’re thrilled to present the cover for the next installment in the Fablenoir series, Rose Red Undead by Vic Sinclair!

Rose Red Undead (Fablenoir #2)
Expected Release Date: Early 2026
Genre: Dark Fairytale/ Urban Fantasy

Tropes: Morally gray characters, sapphic romance, coming-of-age, antiheroes, dark fairy tale retellings, grimdark undertones, multiple POVs, urban fantasy with epic scope, hidden worlds, found family

After descending into the terrifying underbelly of magickal New York and uncovering unspeakable crimes, Detective Jackson Slade and the fierce outlaw Goldilocks must face a whole new level of death and destruction festering from a strange world below the earth.

Meanwhile in Los Angeles, an orphan nicknamed Snow White reunites with her black-winged guardian angel Lucifer as he appears during her shift in the night cafe. When the archangel convinces Snow her magickal abilities are needed to stop the darkness consuming New York City, harrowing memories are brought to the surface as she’s forced to face the demonic creatures from her past.

As paths of chaos cross and uncertain alliances are tested, the reanimated sorceress known as Rose Red stands at the center of a decaying world, leaving utter destruction in her wake.

With the wolves closing in and the butchered bodies piling high, it’s up to Jack, Goldilocks, and Snow to try and put an end to this nightmare of a fairy tale.

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Book one – blog tour coming soon…


Triggers: Drug addiction, kidnapping, allusion to sexual assault, themes of human trafficking, body horror, injury detail, alcoholism, emotional abuse


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Blog Tour: Daughters of Nicnevin – Shona Kinsella

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Mairead and Constance, two powerful witches, meet in the early days of the 1745 Jacobite uprising. While the men of the vilage are away fighting, the vilagers face threats from both the Black Watch and raiders, and the women are confronted with their vulnerability. They enlist the help of Nicnevin, fae queen of witches, to bring men made of earth to life to help protect their vilage. But just who do they need protection from? And what will happen when the vilage men return?

Shona Kinsela is a British Fantasy Award nominated author who lives and works in Scotland. Her works include the Vessel of KalaDene trilogy, industrial fantasy novela, The Flame and the Flood, and dark Scottish fantasy novela Petra MacDonald and the Queen of the Fae. She is the Chair of the British Fantasy Society.

My thoughts: Mairead is drawn to the village of Kilmartin by the power of Constance, an unhappy woman, and another witch but far more powerful. The men have gone off to join the Jacobite army, leaving their homes and families unprotected, the harvest not gathered in.

Constance finds herself leading the villagers in her husband’s stead, and needs a solution to the lack of safety and the workload. With Mairead she summons the fae queen of witches – Nicnevin, and they create men of the earth, who they call Albans, to aid them. 

But this great use of magic is bound to their lives and those of the village, and should they misuse it, Nicnevin will take her revenge. As danger grows closer and the rebellion fails, will the two women distort the magic between them and use it for ill? 

Clever, intriguing and with two interesting protagonists in Mairead and Constance, not to mention the mysterious Nicnevin, this historical fantasy weaves a spell all of its own.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Cover Reveal: A Tale of Cursed Tides – T.R.Sherring

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We’re proud to present the cover for A Tale of Cursed Tides. This is the first book in a new series called The Lore of Orradon by T.R. Sherring

A Tale of Cursed Tides

Expected Release Date: March 26, 2026

Genre: Dark Romantasy

· Fake seduction
· Hidden identity
· Undercover romance
· Different worlds
· He falls first
· Found family
· Morally grey FMC
· Mermaids
· Witches

A mermaid’s curse.
A witch’s bargain.
A prince’s heart.

Mermaid Princess Alara’s kingdom is cursed.

No one has been able to enter or leave in over two decades and tensions amongst her subjects are rising. On the eve of her twenty-second birthday, the witch who cast the curse appears and offers to undo it all, but only if Alara can make a mortal prince fall in love with her, then break his heart before the next full moon.

It’s almost too easy.

Shortly after she arrives in the mortal lands, a gruesome murder is committed at the castle, and Alara becomes tangled in a mystery she never asked for.

As the body count rises, so do the stakes, and she’s running out of ways to ignore her growing feelings for the prince.

With the full moon looming, and a killer closing in, will this fairy tale end with more than just a broken heart?

With hints of The Little Mermaid, this is book one in a new romantasy series with Fake Seduction, Undercover Romance, and Slow-Burn Spice. A Tale of Cursed Tides is perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout and Sarah A. Parker.

Please note: This book contains depictions of graphic violence and other elements that may be triggering. It is not suitable for readers under the age of 18. For a full list of content warnings, please visit the author’s website.

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Blog Tour: Burning State – Rob Sinclair

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Can one man stop a nation from going up in flames?

James Ryker, former intelligence agent, is thrust into a high-stakes conspiracy that will test his limits, and his loyalty, to the max. Sent to Atlanta, Georgia, his mission to find a missing governor’s daughter quickly spirals into a deadly pursuit of ex-special ops agent Caleb Marshall. A man presumed dead, but very much alive, and with a terrifying thirst for vengeance.

As Ryker navigates a treacherous landscape of radical right-wing factions, underground networks, and devastating terror attacks, he uncovers a plot of unimaginable scale. Marshall’s meticulous plan to plunge the USA into chaos is playing out before his eyes, and with just a handful of allies, Ryker finds himself in a desperate race against time to stop the world’s leading power combusting from within.

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Rob Sinclair is the million copy bestseller of over twenty thrillers, including the James Ryker series. Rob previously studied Biochemistry at Nottingham University. He also worked for a global accounting firm for 13 years, specialising in global fraud investigations.

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My thoughts: James Ryker always sails close to the wind and none of his adventures are entirely sanctioned by anyone, so when he’s sent to the States ostensibly to find a governor’s missing daughter, who might have got involved with white supremacist terrorists, it’s not entirely surprising no one wants to help when he uncovers a huge and quite deadly scheme. 

Caleb Marshall is a man on a mission, feeling betrayed and abandoned by his country, he’s planning a terrible revenge. And he doesn’t care who gets hurt along the way. There’s people on his list he needs to kill and then he can put his final plan into place, and if a home grown terror group can be of use to him for a while, then that’s fine too. He genuinely doesn’t care about their aims or beliefs, but until they stop being useful, he can pretend.

When Ryker realises Marshall has plans of his own, that go far beyond the small terror cell, he needs help, but apart from a journalist and her ex-sister-in-law, GBI agent Cindy, he’s on his own, and not exactly thrilled about it. Could this be beyond his special skills?

Gripping, thrilling stuff, and if you’re a Reacher fan, then you should be a Ryker fan too.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Blog Tour: Buried Beneath the Light – Carliann Jean

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Welcome to the tour for the second book in The Soul Bound Realms series, Buried Beneath the Light by Carliann Jean!

Buried Beneath the Light (The Soul Bound Realms Book 2)

Release Date: January 2025

Genre: Dark Romantasy

  • Trauma and mental health rep
  • Healers w/ magic
  • Corruption
  • Forced proximity & spice
  • Found family
  • Dystopian & magical realms
  • Fierce feminine power

We’re all just monsters wearing different skins.

Devastated by the monstrous attacks in Rioa, Eira, Nyx, and their soul-bonded friends scramble to heal the newly traumatized souls and discover the source of the attacks. The plague of darkness has unleashed new horrors on Majikaero, and the only way the shattered group of souls will find the answers they seek is if they can shine light on their darkest secrets and remove the masks they hide behind.

Meanwhile, on Earth, the last of Eira’s dearest friends fight for their lives as they navigate a post-apocalyptic nightmare. The remaining people of Earth have sheltered underground and formed new societies—some more corrupt and evil than others. After two years of horrific abuse in an underground cult, Astira and Liv escape and reunite with Jace. But the years of trauma have altered the very essence of these friends, and not all is as it seems in their new underground haven. Plagued by strange dreams and skeptical of the leadership in their city, Astira and Liv struggle to begin their healing journeys.

Buried Beneath the Light is book two in the Soul Bound Realms series, a thrilling fantasy romance that begs the question: how much healing can one soul sacrifice before they’re buried beneath the light?

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Blog Tour: The Feeding – Melissa Groeling

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Not everyone likes to read cozy holiday tales this time of year. If you enjoy scary reads all year round The Feeding is for you!

The Feeding

Release Date: November 6, 2025

Genre: Horror

  • End-of-the-world
  • Enemies to something…else
  • Bloody and bits of gore
  • Humanity’s fate in hands of characters

It’s time to eat…

After spending eight years in prison as an accessory to murder, Joe Gott was counting the days until the end of his parole so he could get away from this lousy town and everyone in it.

As if it would be that easy.

The mistakes he made left their mark, penetrating the barrier between this world and the next. Now life has reached its end, the world overrun with shrieking, bloodthirsty nightmares, each one more terrifying than the next.

Embittered, riddled with scars both inside and out, Joe falls in with a small band of survivors struggling to stay off the menu of hell run amok. The months turn into years and he is certain that this is the end of humankind.

Until he meets Bennett.

Joe knows exactly what Bennett is (not a he but definitely an it) and wants nothing more than to put a bullet right between its eyes. But Bennett seems to be the only thing willing to help keep the earth and Joe from going completely extinct. Bennett also has answers. Answers that have eluded Joe for most of his life, since before his incarceration.

Can Bennett be trusted? What is the connection between Bennett and Joe and why is the fate of humanity resting on it?

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Cover Reveal: Reverie – K.C. Rainey

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How beautiful is this cover?

We’re thrilled to present Reverie by, a stunning fairytale retelling by K.C. Rainey!

You can pre-order now for only $0.99 (only till release day)!

Reverie

Expected Release Date: February 10, 2026

Genre: Fairytale Retelling

Cover designer: @moridi_art

  • Fated Mates
  • Found Family
  • Fairytale Retelling
  • Banter
  • Star-Crossed Lovers
  • Yearning Tension
  • Slow Burn
  • Hidden Identity

In the quiet, sea-swept town of Mentaria, Lumi runs a cozy apothecary, surrounded by loving friends who’ve become family. Her days are simple, gentle, and full of purpose.

Until the evening she finds the book.
Bound in silver, the book feels wrong.

It’s pages are blank to all but her and once Lumi begins to read, the world she knows begins to shift.

Through mist and mysteries no one else seems to notice.
Tremors in the ground. People whispered to be missing, but no one recalls where they went or if they were ever real at all. Lumi believe she is going crazy.

As the veil lifts, Lumi realizes her perfect life may have been nothing more than a beautiful lie, and the book may be the key to unraveling everything…or to trap her somewhere far darker.

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Blog Tour: Don’t Forget the Crazy – Lucy Kaufman

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Her lists are life or death.
“If it’s on the list, I have to do it.”

Milli Morgan lives by her lists. Groceries, goals, organising her boss – nothing escapes being ticked off her ever-growing to-do lists. Order brings her comfort; control keeps the chaos at bay. Everyone can rely on Milli. 

Until the day new items start appearing on her list in red ink.

At first, she blames stress. A prank. Someone playing mind-games. But one instruction on the list refuses to be erased and demands to be completed.

A command so terrible she would have to be crazy to tick it off.

Don’t Forget the Crazy is a dark psychological suspense short story about obsession, perfection, and the dangerous pressure of always being “the good girl.” Fans of Gillian Flynn, Lisa Jewell, Patricia Highsmith, and Shirley Jackson will devour this chilling portrait of order unravelling into darkness. 

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Lucy Kaufman is an award-winning author, playwright, audio dramatist and poet. 40 of her plays have been performed professionally around the UK and Australia, to critical acclaim. She has lectured in Playwriting and Screenwriting for Pen to Print and Canterbury Christ Church University and is a mentor at The Writing Coach. Originally from London, she now lives by the sea with her husband, sons, dogs and cats. 

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My thoughts: This short story depicts a descent into madness and mayhem for a tightly wound writer of lists. I like lists too, but not as much as Milli, who has so many, they’ve taken over her life. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, she’s completely reliant on them to get things done and now they want her to do something terrible.

The work Christmas Secret Santa is always riddled with risk – what if you don’t like your Santee, what if you get it totally wrong? But when someone gets Milli a “Crazy Cat Lady Starter Kit”, she starts to spiral. She doesn’t even have a cat.

And after that…well… you’ll have to read it to find out!

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Cover Reveal: 138 Main Street – Gavin Bell

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AN ADDRESS TO DIE FOR…

 There is a killer on the loose.

And he is targeting one specific address – 138 Main Street.

The problem? There are over 7,000 Main Streets in the USA.

And no clue which one will be next.

 For FBI Special Agent Ben Walker and his rookie colleague, Officer Zoe Hill, the pressure to solve the case is unimaginable.

There aren’t enough police officers to cover every house, and vigilante residents are attacking anyone who rings their doorbell.

Main Street might be one of America’s most popular addresses, but for those living at number 138 it comes down to fight or flight.

 Then a manuscript is sent to the New York Times, purporting to be the manifesto of the Main Street Killer and demanding radical social change.

 As the effect of the terror campaign takes hold across the nation, Ben and Zoe find themselves in a race against time to stop the killer.

But with their target always several steps ahead, and almost 3,800,000 square miles of ground to cover, they’ll have to find him first…

 pre-order will be published in the UK on the 7th May 2026

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Blog Tour: Atlantis Rising – Amy Cip

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The lost city of Atlantis was cursed to the sky, and it falls upon one girl, with the help of an Atlantian refugee and a ragtag band of space pirates, to return the magical city to the ground.

Welcome to the tour for Atlantis by Amy Cip!

Atlantis Rising

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy

The lost city of Atlantis was cursed to the sky, and it falls upon one girl, with the help of an Atlantian refugee and a ragtag band of space pirates, to return the magical city to the ground.

When an accident on the mainland leaves her parents dead and her sister in long term care, Ember Weathers is forced to drop out of school to run her parents’ bookstore in Devil’s Fork, Maine. Her only excitement is her pet dragon, who no one else can see. At least not until an attractive stranger named Shepherd walks in seeking her mother’s art. Before she can get any answers from him, hellhounds chase them to the relative safety of a woman named Maryse, who turns out to be no friend at all, but another seeker of Atlantis who will do anything to see the island returned.

They’re rescued by a band of space pirates led by Captain Hawkins who are ancestors of Atlantis that seek and protect survivors from the curse of the Atlantian King’s brother. Ember has a choice to stay with this band of survivors or pursue the return of Atlantis. In her quest, she’ll be forced to seek out Maryse, who holds her sister hostage, as well as discover the secrets of Shepherd’s past, including the dark magic allowing him to live hundreds of years. In the end, it’s Ember who must go alone if she’s to free her sister and return the island of magic and love to the world.

Fans of Holly Black, Rebecca Ross, Sarah J. Maas, Lauren Roberts, Kiera Cass, Tracy Wolff, and Jennifer L. Armentrout will enjoy Amy Cip.

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