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Blog Tour: A Secret Shared With Sirens – Ariella Isabella

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We’re celebrating the January 16th release of A Secret Shared with Sirens with a week-long tour!

A Secret Shared with Sirens

Publication Date: January 16, 2025

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

– Dual POV
– Gods & Monsters
– Shadow Magic
– Underworld
– Political Intrigue
– Magical War
– Man-eating sirens

“She was the endless darkness between life and death. Bitter, and consuming. A poison I couldn’t stop drinking, and a cold lake I wanted to drown in. Their souls were one, but Isolde had taken everything Evlyn’s life had to give and sharpened it into power.”

Isolde:

Being pulled from the wreckage of an elven ship by bloodthirsty sirens, I was now surrounded by an entirely different set of creatures with claws and teeth. Achelous, the Father of Sirens and son to the blood mage Medea shines a light on Caspian’s hunt for the mythical blade, the God Killer. His finned daughters are nothing like how I had imagined them, they’re worse, and they are weary of my foul magic. Achelous is reluctant to join the war on the continent, but when the siren’s home is attacked by the Elf King, he’s Helbent on revenge.

Everyday the darkness grows louder and more corporal, and I swear that I can feel its frigid breath on my neck when it whispers its sweet promises of power and revenge. After traveling with Cadmael, the messenger god who followed me overboard and onto the Elven ship, and the siren Thelxi to the City of Souls, we find out that Silas’ depravity knows no bounds.

If we usurp the treacherous Queen Athalia, who will sit on the Arramorian throne? Who will be the voice of humans, in a war wielded by villainous gods and wicked creatures?

Death:

Watching Isolde die the first time was painful, and every other time was like ripping my heart in two. She now knew that I had taken her first life in a twisted deal with the darkness, but what she didn’t know was the depth of her attachment’s powers. This ancient, unfathomable being is manipulating her in front of my eyes and all I can do is plead with her to push it away. To not take the deal I did.

The greatest fear of a creature who’s claimed power is that someone more cunning and vicious will steal it from him, and Isolde just might be that creature, but she still doesn’t know the whole truth. Her world with Caspian is a lie, and the truth might not set her free.

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Cover Reveal: Bound by Wishes – Jessica Spruill

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We’re proud to present the cover for Jessica Spruill’s upcoming fantasy romance, Bound by Wishes

Bound by Wishes (Enchanted Deceptions Book 1)

Expected Publication Date: April 3, 2025

Genre: Fantasy Romance

  • Touch her and die
  • He tends to her wounds
  • Anxiety/PTSD rep
  • Only one elephant
  • He teaches her to flirt
  • No-spice fantasy
  • Slow burn
  • He falls first

He’s cursed by treachery. She’s bound by wishes. Together, they’ll find salvation. Or utter devastation…

Caleena has spent her career fighting for recognition in a male-dominated field. So when she’s summoned to Jalam to decipher an ancient language carved into the entrance of King Thalorian’s legendary mines, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. But when an accident brings her face-to-face with a dangerously captivating genie, Caleena begins to question everything she thought she knew.

Ranen used to be a powerful sultan until his brother cursed him into servitude and bound him to a magic lamp. Revenge is all he craves, and he will stop at nothing to reclaim his stolen kingdom. Even if it means forcing his way into the palace by transforming the spirited archaeologist who freed him into a princess—and potentially a bride.

When Ranen uncovers the true scope of his brother’s plans, he knows his revenge—and his growing feelings for Caleena—will have to wait. They must work together to stop the coming darkness. But can Caleena put her faith in Ranen when it matters most? Or is trust a luxury she simply can’t afford?

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Blog Tour: Bye Bye Baby – Fiona McIntosh

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There is a killer on the loose. Scotland Yard’s brightest talent is chosen to head up the high-profile taskforce, a DCI who must confront his own past as the body count rises. There are few leads, and Jack Hawksworth can only fall back on instinct and decades-old cold cases for any clue to the killer’s motive and identity.

Fiona McIntosh is an internationally bestselling author of novels for adults and children. She co-founded an award-winning travel magazine with her husband, which they ran for fifteen years while raising their twin sons before she became a full-time author. Fiona roams the world researching and drawing inspiration for her novels, and runs a series of highly respected fiction masterclasses. She calls South Australia home.

My thoughts: This was an excellent slice of crime writing, with a compelling plot and a committed killer, who’s willing to do whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the police and complete their plan.

DCI Jack Hawksworth and his hand picked team of officers must find the murderer before another person is harmed. But what is the connection between the victims and what does the way their bodies have been left mean to their killer?

With twists and turns, a killer as smart as the detectives on their trail and a motive spanning decades, this will keep you hooked till the very last page.

*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: Crown of Earth and Sky – Emberly Ash

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Welcome to the tour for the book that started it all! Crown of Earth and Sky is the first book in the Arthurian inspired romantasy series, Secrets of the Faerie Crown by Emberly Ash. You can read the complete series on Kindle unlimited now!

Crown of Earth and Sky (Secrets of the Faerie Crown Book 1)

Publication Date: September 2023

Genre: Romantasy

What do I want?
A quick death.
Barring that, I only dream of one thing—revenge.

Veyka Pendragon was crowned queen in a farce fit for any circus. Now, as her traitorous court plots around her, the new Queen of the Elemental Fae must take revenge on the humans who betrayed her while also guarding a dangerous secret.

The arrival of her betrothed, the storied Brutal Prince, is merely another cog in the wheels of time and space spinning around her.

Arran Earthborn is the strongest terrestrial fae in millennia. If Veyka wishes to keep the peace her ancestors fought and died for, she must join with him soon.

But the Brutal Prince has not earned his name by playing nice. The torture he exacts will enrage and enflame her—and endanger a secret that would rip their world to shreds.

The days are slipping by.
Very soon I will have to choose…
The crown that destroyed my life but protects my kingdom…
Or settling the scores that haunt my every step.

Crown of Earth and Sky is a twisted mythology retelling of the Arthur legend. It is a high-steam fantasy romance with dark elements.

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Blog Tour: eMortal – Steve Schafer

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Welcome to the tour for eMortal by Steve Schafer. If you’re a fan of Ready Player One and The Lunar Chronicles, this one’s for you!

eMortal

Publication Date: November 19, 2024

Genre YA Science Fiction

The 2024 Page Turner Awards SCI FI BOOK OF THE YEAR that’s “unputdownable.”

She made him. He’s just code. She’s almost sure.

…But what if he’s real?

When Liv entered a contest to code an advanced AI, she never anticipated what her creation might become-Breck is thoughtful, self-aware, and incredibly. . .human. And she certainly never intended for him to learn the truth about his existence or the fact that his world ends when the contest closes in six days.

But he does learn. And he revolts.

Liv’s efforts to save him fall on deaf ears. Nobody believes her. Breck’s efforts to outrun his fate only complicate his situation.

What neither of them know is that someone else is watching. Intensely. When they get involved, both Liv’s and Breck’s worlds are turned upside down. . .

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Blog Tour: The Serpent Under – Bonnie McBride

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Holmes and Watson face treachery and danger in the latest full-length thriller by Bonnie MacBird, author of the bestselling Sherlock Holmes novel Art in the Blood.

Murder, jealousy, and deceit underscore three interlocking mysteries as Holmes and Watson take on a high profile case at Windsor Castle, a boy drowned in the Serpentine, and a crusading women’s rights activist who suspects a traitor in her organization. The cases send them into danger into locales as varied as the Palace itself, a dockland cannery, an arts and crafts atelier, and a Gypsy encampment. But is there peril underfoot as well – right at 221B Baker Street?

The twisting, breathlessly plotted conjoined mysteries that Bonnie MacBird is known for provide a thrill ride that will delight Sherlockians worldwide.

Born in San Francisco, educated at Stanford, Bonnie MacBird lives in London with her husband, computer scientist Alan Kay. A fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle since age ten, she’s active in the Sherlockian community in both the UK and the US, and lectures regularly on Sherlock Holmes, writing, and creativity. A longtime veteran of Hollywood, MacBird has been a screenwriter (original script for TRON), an Emmy winning producer, a playwright, studio exec (Universal) and actor.

MacBird attributes her enjoyment in capturing “voice” to both her acting and screenwriting experience and her music training as well. She teaches a popular screenwriting class at UCLA Extension, which approaches writing for film using techniques of other art forms.

In her Sherlock Holmes novels, she aims to accurately portray the brilliant detective and his friend as closely as possible to Doyle, yet expanding the original short-form fiction to full-length novels. ART IN THE BLOOD features a child who has disappeared, and a bloody art theft and touches on the theme of the perils and blessings of the artistic temperament. UNQUIET SPIRITS features a murdered girl, a threatened scientist, and a haunted whisky estate while reflecting on the dangers of not dealing with the ghosts of one’s past. THE DEVIL’S DUE brings Holmes to the edge of evil in order to combat a devilish serial killer. And THE THREE LOCKS involves magic, cutting-edge science at the Cavendish Laboratories at Cambridge, and a mysterious box which arrives at 221B and which defies all efforts to open it. WHAT CHILD IS THIS? provides a Christmas conundrum in which danger stalks two boys, both sought by their fathers, and the mysteries surrounding their identities.

My thoughts: I do enjoy additions to the Conan Doyle canon, especially when they’re well written and give us a similar voice for Dr Watson, as this does. It feels faithful to the original and to the many, many lives Holmes has lived since.

There’s several interwoven cases in this book, and quite a few snakes, including of the human kind. The title of course references Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and there is betrayal and treachery here too.

The tattoo laid across the face of a beautiful young woman, cruelly murdered, and dumped at Windsor Castle, where she was the companion of a cantankerous old Duchess, sees the crime solving duo invited expressly by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, to investigate, putting the police on the back foot.

Meanwhile an acquaintance of theirs brings them the news of the sorry death of one of the Baker Street Irregulars. He too has been killed. Do these deaths connect to one another?

Holmes picks up straight away on tensions within the young woman’s family, she’s practically estranged from her younger siblings, and their mother’s death twelve years before has a bearing on the cases he believes.

There are other deaths and kidnappings before Holmes holds all the pieces of this fiendish mystery together, with Watson at his side as they encounter Roma (referred to as Gypsies in the book in keeping with the period) who hold answers to several key elements to the sorry tale of death, revenge and greed.

Clever, filled with twists and turns that only Sherlock’s singular mind can unravel, this was an enjoyable and compelling read that Conan Doyle himself might have enjoyed (and yes, I know he hated Holmes).

*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: Frost Bound – Frost Kay

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We’re thrilled to share the stunning cover for USA Today’s Bestselling Author Frost Kay’s upcoming romantic fantasy, Frost Bound!

Frost Bound (Entangled with Trickery #1)

Expected Publication Date: February 13, 2025

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Betrayal
  • Imposter bride
  • Monster romance
  • One horse/One bed
  • Arranged marriage
  • Mythical sidekick

Dahlia Skysinger has managed to survive the underworld of Astera her whole life through clever deals, selling her voice, and never staying in one place too long. When her little brother is caught stealing from the crown, Lia is forced to make a cruel bargain with the royals.

Her life for his.

To regain her freedom, Lia must impersonate the princess, marry the monstrous frost giant king, then spy on and . . . kill him.

Taking a human bride is King Neve’s last chance to secure peace for his people. Promised a frail mortal princess he could lock away and forget about, the last thing he expects is a woman with a sharp tongue and a reckless amount of courage. Lia might be the key to avoiding war, but he doesn’t trust a single word that falls from her pretty lips.

And so the wicked game of trickery and survival begins.

But what happens when an assassin starts to have feelings for her target, and a king’s icy heart begins to melt for his little human bride?

Perfect for romantasy readers who enjoy fiery enemies to lovers romance, arranged marriage, learning to love yourself, epic fantasy adventure, sexy monster villains, slow burn with ALL the tension and angst, and mythical sidekicks.

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Cover Reveal: The Secrets of Jane:Reborn – Charlotte Mallory

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We’re so excited to reveal the cover for the highly anticipated sequel in the Improper Bastards duology, The Secrets of Jane: Reborn!

The Secrets of Jane: Reborn (Improper Bastards Book 2)

Expected Publication Date: March 3, 2025

Genre: Dark Fantast Romance

Inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Witcher in this true enemies-to-lovers duology.

He’s a mercenary set on claiming the bounty on her head, only to forcibly turn into her bodyguard once her secrets are revealed; he selfishly wants what she has to offer, but he must keep her alive to claim it.

“No one will hurt her without suffering. Not anymore. Not with me in her shadow.” — Soren

I’m being hunted.

The pursuer is more terrifying than I ever imagined.

Those in my life want to keep me safe; alive. But I’m capable in my own right, and I will do anything to protect them. Once Soren discovers my plan that’s concocted by a witch we all detest… he will despise it.

It will require muting my soul to him, the thing he loves to invade.

I admit, there’s a part of me that dreads his reaction when he can’t have unbidden entry into my heart. If this strategy gets me close to my assailants, though, my family will be avenged and my loved one’s safety will be secured.

It’s time the world meets the side of me that is born and bred in Skull’s Row.

I will be reborn.

This the second book in Dark Fantasy Romance is a Duet full of foul language, sensual scenes, and improper bastards.

DUAL POV – his/her
Finished Series. Guaranteed HEA… even if it might hurt to get there.

Content Warning 18+: This series contains explicit scenes (3.5 chili peppers), depictions of war, battle violence, abduction, graphic depiction of violence, drugging, abandonment, death, and overall, a very crude world.

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Cover Reveal: Diners, Damsels and Wolves – Margot Primrose

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“I will kiss your scars every day until you believe they are beautiful.” His hot breath danced across her skin. “And every day after so you never forget it.”

We’re thrilled to share the cover of Diners, Damsels & Wolves by Margot Primrose! Pre-order now!

Diners, Damsels & Wolves

Expected Publication Date: March 24, 2025

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Adult, Spicy

  • Wolf Shifter Alpha MMC
  • Human Waitress FMC
  • MCs in their 30’s
  • Dual POV
  • Touch Her and 💀
  • Small Town
  • Damsel in Distress
  • Diner Romance
  • Struggling Caretaker
  • Secret Life
  • Reluctant Alpha
  • Shifted Spice
  • Generational Curses
  • Scarred FMC
  • A damsel in distress wolf shifter romance

Clarissa Roberts is just trying to make ends meet. Caring for her sick aunt and working double shifts at the local diner, she’s strung out emotionally, physically, and mentally. She doesn’t have the luxury of dreams or romance.

Thomas Sinclaire never applied for this job, but when his father became injured, the role of pack Alpha was thrust upon him. Fighting against rigid wolf traditions, generational curses, and the threat of an invading pack, he finds something unexpected.

When a late-night shift leaves Clarissa in the clutches of a monster and the graces of a good Samaritan, her world is set ablaze. Grappling with love and loss, she’s unexpectedly thrust into the supernatural underground and a shifter feud for power and blood.

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Blog Tour: Zipline:Aftermath – Anthony Michael

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Welcome to the tour for Zipline: Aftermath, the exciting follow-up to P. Anthony Michael’s thriller Zipline!

ZIPLINE : AFTERMATH (ZIP LINE Book 1)

Publication Date: August 1, 2024

Genre: Thriller

Gail and her friends may have escaped the mountain, but now they all have to deal with the AFTERMATH. Two years later, all have entered the workforce. Neal and Gail are contentedly married, and she’s pregnant with twins on the way. But Neal is unsettled as special abilities emerge, which he has to learn to embrace. Worse yet, he’s having strange visions of gruesome murders that actually happened as if he was there. Now Neal, Gail, and friends are wondering if he is truly going rabid. As they dig deeper into the mystery, they find the truth is far worse and more insidious than anyone could imagine. Aftermath is a mystery suspense continuation to Zip Line that will grip you from beginning until the very end.

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