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Audio Book Blitz: The Curse of the Siren – S.E. Nielsen

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We’re thrilled to announce the audio release of The Curse of the Siren by S.E. Nielsen, narrated by Stefanie Kay!

The Curse of the Siren

Release Date: November 11, 2025

Genre: Dark Romantasy

Narrator: @stefaniekaysays

  • Dark, gritty fantasy
  • Fast pace
  • Love triangle
  • Meddling deities
  • Anti-hero FMC
  • One tent
  • She’s still learning her powers

There is but one lesson humans are slow to learn and quick to forget: the fae lie . . .

When half-fae Bronwyn is caught fleeing the scene of a robbery, a Crusader arrow finds its mark. But as her roguish partner-in-crime Eoin tends to her wounds, a spark between them replenishes Bronwyn’s magic—revealing her as part-Siren. And quite possibly cursed.

Meanwhile, word is spreading of the two thieves and the illegal magic they left behind them. To escape discovery, Bronwyn and Eoin accept a dangerous yet tempting job: a wedding heist that leads them into the depths of the fae realm.

But August, the merciless vampire lord of the Selene Court, is used to getting what—and who—he wants.

In a land of deception, seduction, and meddling gods, Bronwyn puts her life on the line, only to discover temptation may be her undoing. And time is running out for her to make a choice, before she’s stuck on the wrong side of a looming war.

The Curse of the Siren is a steamy, plot-driven romantasy with magic, political intrigue, and two tempting MMCs.

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CONTENT WARNING:

The Curse of the Siren is intended for adults, and contains:
On-page descriptions of war, gore, violence, and death.

  • Mentions of genocide
  • Recreational drug use
  • On-page descriptions of sexual activity between consenting adults
  • Themes of religious corruption
  • Hanging
  • Self-induced vomiting
  • Animal Death

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Audiobook Blitz: The Violet Raven – E.E. Star

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We have the perfect book for your October TBR, the fully casted audiobook edition of The Violet Raven by E.E. Star! Now available at your preferred audiobook retailer!

The Violet Raven (Warriors of the Raven Queen #1)

Release Date: October 14, 2025

Genre: Gothic/ Dark Historical Fantasy

Narrators: June deBorahae, James Joseph, John Hartley, J.F. Harding, & Robert Hatchet

  • He Falls First
  • Forbidden Love
  • Brother’s Best Friend
  • Epic Adventure
  • Male Yearning
  • Scottish Heroes
  • Irish Mythology Magic System
  • For Fans of Outlander

The Violet Raven is a slow-burn, he-falls-first, high-stakes historical fantasy romance rooted in ancient Irish mythology—perfect for fans of Outlander, The Last Kingdom, and A Discovery of Witches—where forbidden love ignites in the shadow of prophecy, gods walk among mortals, and a girl bound by fate must rise to claim the legacy of the Raven Queen.

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Triona Sinclair was never meant for an ordinary life.

A spark of something powerful has always lived within her—silent and still, until the moment it finally woke.

A moment of fire and ruin.

With her world shattered, Triona escapes into the wilds of Scotland—flanked by four allies, each loyal in their own way.

But none of them challenge her quite like Finn MacGregor.

Her fiercest defender. The one who’s always been there—in shadows and in silence—and wanted her long before she ever looked his way. A bond as sure as the stars.

But fate is written with ink no one can rewrite.

Hunted for a power she doesn’t yet understand, Triona must seek allies in a world brimming with myth and memory. Survival is no longer enough.

A buried magic is calling.

To protect her world and the people she loves, she must decide if she can embrace the destiny that calls to her.

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TWs:

  • Colonial Violence
  • Cultural Suppression
  • Political Conflict
  • Death
  • Grief
  • Loss of Family
  • Mentions of Suicide
  • Wrongful Execution
  • On Page Violence
  • On Page Decapitation
  • On Page Attempted SA (not extreme)
  • On Page Consensual Sexual Activities

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Audiobook Release: Another Life – Karla Marie Sweet

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One of the UK’s most exciting screenwriters, Karla Marie Sweet is a Brit List nominated British-American actor and writer with credits including BBC, Netflix and Hulu who has written her debut novel Another Life for Audible Original. 

 Audible Originals showcase new and original fiction from talented British authors commissioned exclusively by Audible. These handpicked “audio first” stories cannot be found anywhere else or in any other format (such as print or eBook) and are at the heart of Audible’s mission to offer the most captivating and compelling audio content to book lovers.

 For fans of Margaret Attwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Naomi Alderman’s The Power, Another Life is speculative fiction at its most ambitious and provocative, at once taking us on a thrilling journey to an alternate reality, and exposing the limits of own world in bold and surprising ways.

 Another Life will be narrated by British actors Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love) and Erin Doherty (The Crown).

 A feminist, dystopian page turner, Another Life introduces readers to the controversial External Womb Programme, which provides women with the technology to outsource their pregnancy to a machine. While countless women hail this as revolutionary, others grapple with what this subversive new technology might mean for the future of motherhood and, indeed, the world.

 After losing her parents in a car accident, Lucy marries James – sweet, straight, dependable, and completely unlike her charismatic, hard-to-pin-down ex Violet. All Lucy craves a glittering career as an actor, but James wants to settle down and have a baby, so when they discover the External Womb Programme, it looks like they can have it all.

 But a corrupt government stepping into power for the first time leads to this groundbreaking piece of technology falling into the wrong hands, forcing everyone to reckon with a challenging new world and their place within it.

 Karla Marie Sweet, author of Another Life and Brit List 2023 writer, said “Writing my debut novel has been such a joyful experience. It’s been a way for me to grapple with so many concepts, themes and world issues. A means of articulating so many fears and dreams. Developing the coming-of-age stories of these characters over the last few years has also been a big part of my own coming of age. I’m so grateful that Audible could see this novel’s potential and working with them since they came on board has been nothing short of wonderful.”

 

Karla Marie Sweet is a British-American actor, screenwriter, novelist and dramaturg born and based in Manchester, UK. Recent acting credits include Black Dog and season 2 of Hulu’s No Man’s Land. As a writer, her theatre credits include Cheetham Hill (for the Royal Exchange), This Little Relic (BBC Radio 3 and the Belgrade Theatre) and Othello (Watermill Theatre), a re-versioning The Guardian and WhatsOnStage awarded four stars each, calling it a “remarkable” adaptation that “moves with the pace of a thriller.” 

 Karla also has multiple TV writing credits to her name, with her special unconscious bias episode of Hollyoaks hailed the show’s “best ever episode” by the news media and lauded by fans and critics alike. The episode went on to be the cornerstone of the show’s winning submission for Best Continuing Drama at the 2022 Royal Television Society Awards. Karla’s been in the writersroom for several shows including Get Even (BBC/Netflix), Sexy Beast (Paramount+) and a 1990s set show about pirate radio, helmed by Ashley Walters.

 She is currently part of the 2023/24 Brit List cohort after gaining 13 industry nominations for her comedy-drama pilot DaSilva & Sharp. 

Get your copy from the 19th September exclusively on http://audible.co.uk/

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Audiobook Blitz: Summer at Pine Lake – Alyssa Delle Palme

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We’re thrilled to announce that this gorgeous summer read by Alyssa Delle Palme, is now available in audiobook format!

Summer at Pine Lake-Audiobook

𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝑨𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒆

Published: May 16, 2024

Genre: YA Romance

Narrator: @starring_alyssa_as_herself

Comp: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

After the death of her beloved grandmother, Sarah Williams, an 18-year-old aspiring writer and recent high school graduate, goes to her grandma’s cottage on Pine Lake. Sarah spent many happy childhood years in their cozy cabin nestled in the ancient pine trees, but she is plagued by her lifelong crush on Scott Roberts, her summer neighbour. They have a long history of summers together. Tired of her unrequited love, Sarah bravely pursues the gorgeous Swiss exchange student who is staying with the Roberts family for the summer.

Sarah’s summer begins to unravel when her family is rocked by a scandalous secret. Before the dust begins to settle, an unexpected tragedy sends Sarah into a tailspin. In her despair, she pushes everyone she loves away, even Scott. In order to find the path to healing and love, Sarah must rely on her grandmother’s lessons from the past.

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Audiobook Tour: The Audient and the Phantom Night – Sadie Hewitt

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One of our favs by Sadie Hewitt is now available as an audiobook! Get it on Audible and iTunes!

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The Audient and the Phantom Night: The Aeglecian Seas, Book 1

Publication Date: March 28, 2024

Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Pirate Fantasy

Narrator: @broghannejessamine

🌊 Grumpy/Sunshine
🏴‍☠️ Morally Gray
❤️ Cursed Captain
🌊 Outlawed Magic
🏴‍☠️ Touch Her and 💀
❤️ Forced Proximity

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Gore/Violence
Murder/Death
Explicit Sexual Content
Coercion
Betrayal
Hand to Hand Combat
Anxiety-Inducing Situations

Inspired by the worlds of The Legend of the Flying Dutchman and Beauty and the Beast, this action-packed fantasy filled with searing romance, outlawed magic, and seafaring danger.

Fenna Terrigan never expected to leave her seaside village. She was too quiet, too gentle, and far too kind to take on life outside of the bookshop she works at. But when her brother shows up on her doorstep begging for aid with a pirate captain hot on his tail, Fenna will do anything to protect him.

Devlin Cato is the captain of a cursed ship and can step foot on land for one day every seven years. Once again, he’s found himself using it to chase a deserter across the continent. His hunt is short-lived when Fenna agrees to take on her brother’s twenty-five-year debt in exchange for leaving her smoldering city to heal.

As Fenna spends more time aboard The Phantom Night with the ship’s mysterious and seductive captain, she soon finds herself caught between loyalty to her brother and her fiery passion for Devlin Cato. But the path to ending the curse isn’t as easy as it seems when Fenna’s dark secret is discovered, a secret that threatens the very foundation of the continent’s stability and one that anyone would be willing to kill for.

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Audiobook Release Blitz: The Babel Apocalypse – Vyvyan Evans

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The Babel Apocalypse by Vyvyan Evans is now available in audio format! Read on for more details!

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The Babel Apocalypse (Songs of the Sage #1)

Publication Date: January 9, 2024

Genre: Sci-Fi/ Cyberpunk/ Dystopian

Publisher: Nephilim Publishing

“They who control language control everything.” A dystopian, cyberpunk, sci-fi odyssey that will make you think about language in a whole new way.

Language is no longer learned, but streamed to neural implants regulated by lang-laws. Those who can’t afford language streaming services are feral, living on the fringes of society. Big tech corporations control language, the world’s most valuable commodity.

But when a massive cyberattack causes a global language outage, catastrophe looms.

Europol detective Emyr Morgan is assigned to the case. His prime suspect is Professor Ebba Black, the last native speaker of language in the automated world, and leader of the Babel cyberterrorist organization. But Emyr soon learns that in a world of corporate power, where those who control language control everything, all is not as it seems.

As he and Ebba collide, Emyr faces an existential dilemma between loyalty and betrayal, when everything he once believed in is called into question. To prevent the imminent collapse of civilization and a global war between the great federations, he must figure out friend from foe—his life depends on it. And with the odds stacked against him, he must find a way to stop the Babel Apocalypse.

“A perfect fusion of SF, thriller, and mystery—smart speculative fiction at its very best.” – Kirkus

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About the Author

Dr. Vyvyan Evans is a native of Chester, England. He holds a PhD in linguistics from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and is a Professor of Linguistics. He has published numerous acclaimed popular science and technical books on language and linguistics. His popular science essays and articles have appeared in numerous venues including ‘The Guardian’, ‘Psychology Today’, ‘New York Post’, ‘New Scientist’, ‘Newsweek’ and ‘The New Republic’. His award-winning writing focuses, in one way or another, on the nature of language and mind, the impact of technology on language, and the future of communication. His science fiction work explores the status of language and digital communication technology as potential weapons of mass destruction.

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Audiobook Blog Tour: Come True – Brindi Quinn, narrated by Erin Chmela

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Welcome to the audiobook tour for Brindi Quinn’s Come True: A Bomb-Ass Genie Romance! Read on for more details!

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Come True: A Bomb-Ass Genie Romance

Narrator: Erin Chmela

Expected Publication Date: Coming Soon

Genre: New Adult/ Paranormal Romance/ Comedy

Publisher: Midnight Tide Publishing

Spice Level: Open door but not overly explicit

A jaded girl. A persistent genie. A contest of souls.

Recent college graduate Dolly Jones has spent the last year stubbornly trying to atone for a mistake that cost her everything. She doesn’t go out, she doesn’t make new friends and she sure as hell doesn’t treat herself to things she hasn’t earned, but when her most recent thrift store purchase proves home to a hot, magical genie determined to draw out her darkest desires in exchange for a taste of her soul, Dolly’s restraint, and patience, will be put to the test.

Newbie genie Velis Reilhander will do anything to beat his older half-brothers in a soul-collecting contest that will determine the next heir to their family estate, even if it means coaxing desire out of the least palatable human he’s ever contracted. As a djinn from a ‘polluted’ bloodline, Velis knows what it’s like to work twice as hard as everyone else, and he won’t let anyone—not even Dolly f*cking Jones—stand in the way of his birthright. He just needs to figure out her heart’s greatest desire before his asshole brothers can get to her first.

COME TRUE: A BOMB-ASS GENIE ROMANCE is the romantic, fantastic second-coming-of-age story of two flawed twenty-somethings from different realms battling their inner demons, and each other, one wish at a time.

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About the Author

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Brindi Quinn is a fangirling fantasy author from Minnesota specializing in world-building and romance. She is an advocate of quirky love and firmly believes that banter makes the heart grow fonder. Her main ingredients for a great read are spice, sparkle, and SWOON.

Since 2011, Brindi has written over a dozen young adult and new adult novels beginning with her debut epic fantasy series, Heart of Farellah. Her works often blur the lines between paranormal romance, science fiction, and fantasy, and her series have been hailed as unique, addictive reads by reviewers.

Brindi is an IT Project Manager by day and has a bachelor’s in communication-based studies from Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in suburban Minnesota where she likes to bike, indulge in video game lore, and spend time with her life partner, Kent, the world’s cutest pup, Burton, and the fluffle of cantankerous rabbits that hop around her house.

Brindi is published through Never & Ever Publishing and Midnight Tide Publishing.

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Audio Book Cover Reveal: Fathoms Above – Lara Holt

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The upcoming audiobook edition of Fathoms Above by Lara Holt, has a stunning new exclusive cover. Read on for more details!

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Fathoms Above (Star-Crossed #2)

Expected Publication Date: Summer 2023

Genre: YA Fantasy/ Dark Fantasy

Cather Stevens is the many time’s great granddaughter of Thisbe, the original Juliet, whose determination to be with her true love Pyramus caused a star crossed curse to be cast over all the women in her family. This curse, created by Zeus, King of the gods, has lasted for centuries, and has doomed more men than Cather can count, including her own father, to early graves. Only Cather possesses the ability to break it, and with the help of Hermes, the Book Keeper and Messenger of the gods, that is what she intends to do. The gods don’t make anything easy, though, especially when a mortal dares to challenge the divine. Soon, Cather finds herself pitted in a race against time against Athena, the goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy, who will stop at nothing to prevent Cather and Hermes from reaching their destination: Salem, Massachusetts, where Peter Ganis, the last living descendant of Pyramus’s bloodline, lives. Because of his ancestor’s tie to Thisbe, a marriage to Peter will help Cather end her family’s curse once and for all. But can she love a mortal boy, or will the shattered pieces of her soul forever belong to Hermes?

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Fathoms Below (Star-Crossed #1)

Cather Stevens doesn’t love. Not now, not ever. She has spent her entire life watching love ruin her mother, her aunts, her cousins, her grandmother, and she made a vow a long time ago that she would never let that happen to her. But when she meets a winged boy named Hermes who tells her that she is the key to ending the star-crossed curse that has plagued the women in her family for centuries, she will have to redefine everything she knows about love, life, and herself.

With more than just her own heart on the line, she must find the location of her great-great-grandmother’s diary. It was hidden long ago, fathoms below her town, and holds the answers to all of her questions, especially one: Are the fairy tales and Greek myths that she grew up hearing actually fiction like she was taught to believe, or are they something more…something real?

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Laura Holt is the award-winning author of Fathoms Below, Fathoms Above, Fathoms Between, Fathoms Across, and the forthcoming final book in the Star-Crossed series, Fathomless. She is a self-professed word witch with a passion for mythology, history, and caffeine. When she’s not writing, you can find her stretched out on a yoga mat, hiking down wooded trails, or wandering the aisles at a local bookstore searching for her next great read. She lives in small-town Georgia with her daughter, three cats, and a lot of fake plants.

Follow her on Instagram at @authorlauraholt to stay up to date on bookish news, events, and book and music recs, or subscribe to her seasonal newsletter for even more exclusive content and writer resources at https://holtlara2.wixsite.com/lauraholt.

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Cover Reveal: Fountain Dead Audiobook – Theresa Braun

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I am thrilled to share this beautiful new cover of the upcoming audiobook edition of Fountain Dead by Theresa Braun! 

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Fountain Dead

Expected Publication Date: Fall 2022

Genre: Mature YA/ Paranormal/ Ghost Story

Mark is uprooted from his home and high school in the Twin Cities and forced to move with his family into a Victorian in Nowhere-ville. Busy with the relocation and fitting in, Mark’s parents don’t see what’s unfolding around them—the way rooms and left behind objects seem alive with a haunted past. Of course, Mark keeps his ghostly encounters to himself, all the while sinking deeper into the house’s dark, alluring, and ultimately terrifying history. As romantic entanglements intensify, the paranormal activity escalates. Past and present come together. Everything is connected—from the bricks in the walls to the hearts beating in their chests, all the secrets of Fountain Dead are finally unearthed.

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Theresa Braun has a Master’s degree in English literature and lives in South Florida where she has been teaching literature and writing for over 20 years. Traveling, ghost hunting, and all things dark are her passions (when she is not coming up with romantic subplots). She has presented at HWA conferences, as well as Utah Quills Conferences. Her published works include both novels and short stories that have appeared in various horror fiction publications. In 2018, she was included in a Best Speculative Fiction anthology.

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Blog Tour: Queen to Ashes – Mallory McCartney

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Exciting news folks!!! Queen to Ashes by Mallory McCartney is now available as an audiobook! 

Read on for more details and a chance to win either your choice of a hardcover edition of Queen to Ashes, or an advanced reader’s copy of Kingdom of Iron (Black Dawn #3)!

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Queen to Ashes (Black Dawn #2)

Publication Date: April 21st, 2020

Genre: YA Fantasy

“You lived your entire life feeling like half of you was missing. Fight for the missing part. Fight for this.”

Emory Fae has abandoned everything she thought she knew about her previous life on Earth. Stepping up to her role as Queen of Kiero she makes a startling sacrifice- feigning her allegiances to Adair Stratton, the man who murdered her parents and casted Kiero into ruin. Emory’s memories slowly piece together, and she soon realizes the Mad King may not be all he seems— and the man who was once best friend, may be fighting beneath the surface.

With the King’s attention on her, can she buy Black Dawn Rebellion enough time to recuperate their forces? And when the times comes, will she be able to kill Adair, ending his tyranny and rising herself as the rightful Queen? Fighting to hide her secret, Emory navigates the brutal trials of the Mad King, trying not to lose herself in the process.

Sequel to Heir of Lies, now a bestselling series, the sparks are ignited, as Emory learns the cost of freedom, and her heritage. Will the rebels unite in time? A sinister force has spread across the land, stripping everyone bare- their betrayals, their secrets, their intentions. But above all, what will their decisions cost? By refusing to give in to the darkness, will Emory rise as Queen?

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All she could hear was buzzing. Tight, unrelenting buzzing. The world dipped, and she was a ghost amongst the living.

Her mind screamed that she was going into shock as the color drained from her skin, as her limbs trembled harder. Her body betrayed her for the briefest of seconds as Adair looked at her hungrily, his dark gaze ravaging her.

 The room seemed to tilt, and her mind felt thick and constricted. The bloodied sword was still in her hand, and Brokk’s body splayed out lifelessly between them: Life and Death. Love and Loss. Light and Dark. This is the divide her life had taken, and one that she was completely and utterly lost in. Suffocated in.

What had she done?

What. Had. She. Done?

Before Emory could take another look, to convince herself that it wasn’t him—it couldn’t have been—a strong hand gripped her arm and Adair said something she didn’t register. Then, she was ushered out with the promise of tomorrow on his gaunt lips, and the burly guard led her away from the king.

The door shut, sealing away the gory scene.

Breath lodging in her throat, Emory tried to adjust to the world around her. It was numbing, her senses overloaded, the bustle of Adair’s world seeming too sharp and loud as they moved through it. Her pulse roared, and beneath the grime and blood she held on, trying not to give in to the panic tearing through her

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Mallory McCartney currently lives in Sarnia, Ontario with her husband and their three dachshunds Link, Lola and Leonard. When she isn’t working on her next novel or reading, she can be found day dreaming about fantasy worlds and hiking. Other favorite pastimes involve reorganizing perpetually overflowing bookshelves and seeking out new coffee and dessert shops.

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