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Book Blitz: Devoured – Sephyrra

Aug 28, 2025 ramblingmads

We’re celebrating the release of Devoured today, a horrormance by Sephyrra!

This is a dark one besties, so please read the content warnings carefully before diving in.

Devoured (The Primal Sins Collection Book 3)

Release Date: August 28, 2025

Genre: Horror Romance

Dark Romance
Psychological Horror
Monster Obsession
Haunted psychiatric hospital
Plus-size, over-35 BIPOC heroine (Pakistani-American)
Monster x human pairing
Silent, masked executioner (inspired by Pyramid Head)
Religious horror (sacrifices, rituals, twisted theology)
Power imbalance and forced proximity
Dubious consent
Hurt/comfort in brutal, obsessive ways
Monster obsession (he watches, stalks, protects)
Distorted memories, unreliable POV
Trauma bonding
Feminine Rage

There was nothing left for me. Only judgment.

St. Dymphna’s is where they lock up women like me. The ones who killed their husbands. The ones who won’t stop screaming. The ones nobody wants to remember exist.

But this place is wrong. Something lives in these walls—something ancient and hungry.

Then I saw him. Eight feet of scarred muscle behind a metal mask. Red eyes that burn through the dark. A nightmare that shouldn’t exist but does.

I was supposed to be another broken woman for the doctors to play with. Another meal for whatever feeds on guilt and madness here.

I should have been his perfect victim too.

But I didn’t break.

I bit back.

And he saw something in that darkness—something that made him stop. Something that made him watch instead of strike.

Now in this asylum where something ancient demands its sacrifices, where a masked monster decides who lives and who dies—I’m learning that some prey are more dangerous than their predators.

Horror romance with a plus-size heroine, enemies-to-lovers. Asylum horror drowning in gore, feminine rage, and obsession.

Trigger Warnings:

This book contains intense, graphic content. Reader discretion advised.

Psychological and Emotional
PTSD, panic attacks, dissociation
Suicidal thoughts and self-harm
Gaslighting and emotional abuse
Unreliable reality / mental breakdown
Isolation, captivity, and forced compliance
Physical and Sexual Abuse
Domestic violence (on-page, prolonged)
Graphic physical assault and beatings
Non-consensual medical treatment
Dubious and coercive sexual situations
Power imbalance in erotic scenes
Graphic Violence and Gore
Knife violence and mutilation
Genital dismemberment
Detailed murder and body disposal
Fire/arson of abuser’s body
Bloodplay and ritual cutting
Institutional and Medical Horror
Psychiatric facility abuse
Forced sedation and restraint
Unethical therapy and manipulation
Staff as predators
Invasive, non-consensual procedures
Monster and Supernatural Themes
Body horror and transformation
Monster obsession / predatory behavior
Unclear reality vs hallucination
Religious horror and sacrificial rituals
Symbolic and literal possession
Heavy body horror (restraints, mutilation, transformation)
Mental illness, trauma, dissociation
Revenge murder (very graphic)
Stockholm syndrome themes
Cleansing through violence
Erotic horror and mental breakdowns

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Book Blitz: Unseen – Christy Healy

Aug 26, 2025 ramblingmads

Happy publication day to author Christy Healy and congratulations on the release of Unseen!

Unseen

Release Date: Aug 26, 2025

Genre: Dark Fantasy/ Fairy Tale Retelling

Fans of For the Throne and Vespertine will love this dark fairy-tale retelling of the Irish fable of ‘The Snow, The Crow, and the Blood,’ about a desperate young queen who makes a dangerous alliance with the dangerous lord of death in order to protect the one she loves, even if it means damning herself.

Riona Ó Conchúir has known death her whole life. The mysterious lord of death has tormented her for years, stealing away the souls of all those she has loved since childhood, demanding that she come and serve him in his shadowy realm, but she has always resisted – until now.

When her daughter falls ill with an incurable disease, Riona at last answers the lord of death’s call and ventures into the hidden realm of the sídhe to offer herself as a servant to him in exchange for her daughter’s life. But when he demands that she use the divine magic of her blood to find three legendary objects of power that were once wielded by the gone gods themselves, Riona soon realizes that she will be forced to make an impossible choice:

Her daughter’s life, or the realm of Éire itself.

Unseen is an adult fantasy novel that deals with mature themes and issues, including:

Frequent depictions of death/loss of loved one
Violence and descriptions of blood
Chronic illness of child/threatened death of a child
Discussions of grief and depression

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Book Blitz: The Seer – Liliyana Shadowlyn

Aug 8, 2025 ramblingmads

We have a fantastic book rec for you all today and a HUGE box of goodies for one lucky person! Check out The Seer by Liliyana Shadowlyn!

The Seer by Liliyana Shadowlyn (Tales Vs Time Book 1)

Release Date: May 28, 2025

Genre: NA Contemporary Fantasy

LGBTQIA+ Rep
Non-Binary BFF
Witch
Prophecy
Chosen Duo

You can’t outrun your family curse.

I thought high school was hard enough. At least I had my BFF Andy by my side, and we’d be attending the same college in the fall. What started with a family reunion has turned into the adventure from hell.

I didn’t ask for this. The prophecies. The magic. The obsession. The dragons. The warring deities. I just wanted to be a normal teenager. But because of who I am, the family I was born into, I’ve been caught up in a story that began centuries before I was born. It’s up to me to break the family curse, and I will let no one, man nor god, stop me.

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Book Blitz: My Pucking Mates – Izzy Elliott

Aug 1, 2025 ramblingmads

For those of you who were waiting on the twins’ stories, the wait is over! My Pucking Mates by Izzy Elliott is now available!

My Pucking Mates (Pucking Werewolves #4)

Release Date: August 1, 2025

Genre: Paranormal Hockey Romance

🩷 MFM
🐺 Found Family
🩷 Hockey Romance
🐺 Fated Mates
🩷 Multiple POV
🐺 Werewolf Romance
🩷 Twins

In the heart of the wild, where the moon casts its glow, the twins are left to confront their deepest demons while a part of their pack embarks on a perilous mission.

As they grapple with the shadows of their past, they find themselves at a crossroads—one that could shatter or solidify their bond with the only woman who can claim their hearts.

With her fierce spirit and undeniable allure, their mate holds the key to their future, but she must navigate the tangled web of their histories. As secrets are laid bare and vulnerabilities exposed, the brothers realize that the greatest challenge isn’t just about facing their fears—it’s about revealing the truth to the woman they love.

Can they conquer their past to offer her the future she deserves, or will the weight of their history prove too heavy for their hearts to bear?

Dive into a world of passion, danger, and the intoxicating pull of destiny in this sizzling shifter romance that will leave you breathless.

This is the 4th book in the Pucking Werewolves series and while it picks up right where book 3 left off, there will be no continuation of the main plot. This addition to the series is about the twins and their mate.

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Book Blitz: Storms of his Wrath – Zoey Ellis

Jul 7, 2025 ramblingmads

Storms of His Wrath is now available which means the Myth of Omega trilogy is now complete for your reading pleasure!

Storms of His Wrath by Zoey Ellis (Myth of Omega: Wrath Book 3)

Release Date: June 10, 2025

Dark Fantasy Romance

Enemies to Lovers
Kidnapping/Captivity
Fated Mates
Forced Proximity
Jealous/Possessive and Obsessive Anti-Hero
Touch Her and Die
Only I Can Hurt Her
Hurt/Comfort
Hero With a Tragic Past
Chosen One
Warring Kingdoms

Bound to the storm of his obsession.

Torn from Akoro’s palace, Naya awakens in a hidden world that shatters everything she thought she knew about her brutal Alpha King.

Their bond hanging by a thread, Akoro will stop at nothing to bring her back. Not ancient secrets, not the Omegas who shelter her, not even Naya’s own devastating rejection—will keep him from what belongs to him.

As a deadly magical storm barrels toward his kingdom, their passion burns hotter than ever.

Each time he claims her, Naya faces an impossible choice: surrender to the Alpha who ruins her with obsession, or walk away forever to protect the empire that depends on her.

Time is running out. The storm is coming. And Naya must decide—will she surrender to the Alpha who refuses to let her go, or claim the crown she was born to wear?

Trigger Warnings

Dub-con
Violence
Depiction of torture and immediate wounds
Death (not main characters)
Graphic threats
Kidnapping and captivity
Explicit language
Depictions of PTSD Symptoms

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Book Blitz: Whispers Among Thorns – Cassandra Aston

Jun 24, 2025Jun 25, 2025 ramblingmads

Happy release day and congratulations to author Cassandra Aston on the release of Whispers Among Thorns, the first book in the Deadly Fae duology!

Whispers Among Thorns (Deadly Fae Duology Book 1)

Release Date: June 24th (ebook) & June 25th (print)

Genre: A Dark Fantasy Forbidden Romance

💀 Enemies to Lovers‬
🌿 Slow Burn‬
💀 Forbidden‬
🌿 Age Gap (she’s older)‬
💀 Morally Grey FMC‬
🌿 Cinnamon Roll MMC‬
💀 One Kelpie/One Horse‬

Quicksilver meets Throne of Glass in a New York City setting, where she’s the centuries old fae and he’s the son of her enemy.

There’s only one rule that truly matters. Never fall in love with a human. Break it and die.

Banished to the human realm, stripped of her magic, and bound by the unjust laws of the Inter-Species Alliance, Sav is forbidden from harming humans… or loving them. Now she’s meant to live quietly, obey the rules, and forget the power that once throbbed beneath her skin.

When the leader of the anti-fae movement destroys her home in an attack on her people, she’s captured and brought to their headquarters. The only thing standing between her and freedom is Jack. Sharp-edged, unafraid, and entirely off-limits, he stirs something in her she thought long buried. Something that makes her question everything she knows.

Darkly gripping and dangerously addictive, Whispers Among Thorns is a story of forbidden love, fractured loyalties, and a girl who was never meant to follow the rules.

Visit the author’s website for print copies!

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Book Blitz: Vessel – Poppy L. Roberts

Jun 20, 2025 ramblingmads

Happy release day to author Poppy L. Roberts! Check out Vessel, a sapphic horrormance you will want to add to the top of your TBR!

Vessel

Publication Date: June 20, 2025

Genre: Sapphic Paranormal Romance/ Horrormance

Cults
Ritual Sacrifice
River Baths
Morally Gray FMCs
Hand Necklaces
Dark Secrets
Forced Proximity
Demons and Dark Magic

The hollow waits.

Harper is lost—drowning in a life that feels hollow, disconnected, and disenchanting. Technology, consumerism, and monotony have drained the world of meaning, leaving her restless and yearning for something real. Then one day in her search for feeling, she stumbles across an obscure online forum whispering about Saint’s Hollow, an off-grid commune hidden deep in the mountains. They promise her a detox from the bog of her overwhelming life and reconnection with herself. They promise belonging.

Desperate for escape, Harper sells everything, erases her old life, and follows the invitation that simply reads: We’ve been waiting for you.

Saint’s Hollow is beautiful, untouched by the decay of modern life. Its people are warm, and its leader, Naamah, is intoxicating. But the deeper Harper sinks into their world, the more her reality fractures. Strangeness seeps into every crevice of life in Saint’s Hollow. Shadowed figures haunt her movements and the darkness whispers back.

As Harper unravels, she faces an impossible choice: fight for her fading humanity or surrender to the darkness that has always been waiting.

Because Saint’s Hollow doesn’t just want her dreams.

It wants all of her.

CW:
This book is intended for adults and may contain graphic or distressing content, including graphic on-page violence, death, gore, and explicit sexual content. A detailed list of content notes can be found at authorpoppyroberts.com.

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Book Blitz: The Scarlet Star – Jennifer Kropf

Jun 18, 2025 ramblingmads

Happy release day to author Jennifer Kropf and congratulations on the release of The Scarlet Star!

Inspired by the fairytale Beauty and the Beast and the Biblical story of Queen Esther, this mashup of high stakes, forbidden romance, and dangerous secrets isn’t the fairytale you know.

The Scarlet Star (Songs of the Adriels Book 1)

Release Date: June 18, 2025

Genre: YA Fantasy/ Fairy Tales/ Christian Fantasy

He’s a beast trapped in a palace, and she’s a beauty tangled in his web…

Nineteen-year-old Ryn Electus is captured and brought to the palace for a twelve-week trial period along with three of the fairest maidens in the kingdom to try and ‘steal the heart’ of a young, tormented King with a deadly secret. Unfortunately, the King appears to have no interest in the maidens and keeps getting himself into trouble.

But the King isn’t the only one with a dangerous secret. Ryn has been living in hiding all these years, until she’s dragged from her home and put on a public stage where she finds herself in the crosshairs of the Intelligentsia; a council of sages who serve the seven Celestial Divinities and conspire to destroy people like her. If the sages discover who Ryn really is, she’ll be dead by morning.

Things get even more complicated when Ryn learns what Xerxes is fighting against, the internal wars he’s waging on his own, and why he keeps getting himself into trouble.

However, shortly after Ryn arrives at the palace, an old priestess opens Ryn’s eyes to see the workings of false gods at war who are influencing the kingdom of Per-Siana at every turn, dragging the people into destruction and causing chaos. Ryn is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the gods, until she unexpectedly gains the favour of an ancient god who’s been “silent” for decades; the God Original, the first God, enemy of the Celestial Divinities, who beckons Ryn to shake up the very foundations of the domain.

Thus begins a battle fought in the shadows alongside a war of gowns and politics waged in the spotlight.

Ryn must do everything she can to hide that she’s a descendant of King Xerxes’s enemies, and she and Xerxes were born as rivals, destined to hate and destroy each other.

She has only weeks to decide which side she’s on.

This book is ideal for fans of The Selection Series by Kiara Cass and A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer and includes gorgeous character illustrations by Kyannah Durocher.

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Book Blitz: The Last Dragon of Oz – Whitney L. Spradling

Jun 16, 2025 ramblingmads

Wizard of Oz but make it ‘Why Choose’!

Check out The Last Dragon of Oz, a Wizard of Oz reimagining by Whitney L. Spradling

The Last Dragon of Oz

Release Date: March 3, 2025

Genre: Fantasy/ Why Choose Romance

Why Choose
Fated Mates
Enemies to Lovers
MFMM
Spice
Multi POV
Ace Rep
Disability Rep
Italian Myth/Folklore
Light Mafia Vibes
Baby Dragon
Standalone
HEA

There is no place like home. And sometimes, home isn’t a place at all.

Daciana DeRosa is content to live her pampered life, spoiled by her father. But when she finds a baby dragon in her yard, in a world where magic has long since disappeared, she has no other choice but to team up with three unlikely allies.

Nicolai Morelli, the Tin Man, is from a rival family. He wants nothing to do with Daci, but his ties to Oz are the only way she can get the baby dragon back to its home.

Matteo Rossi, the Scarecrow, goes along for the ride. Always looking for adventure and fun, he doesn’t expect to find himself in such a serious and troubling situation.

Leith Morgan, the Cowardly Lion, keeps everyone at arm’s length. As they journey through Oz, he finds it harder to keep away from Daci.

Their journey to the Emerald City is fraught with adventure, dangers, magic, fate, and a growing connection none of them can ignore. As they travel down the yellow brick road, Daci learns she’s not as in control of her life as she once thought. But fighting fate turns out to be harder than it seems, and it’s a lesson all four of them must learn.

*The Last Dragon of Oz is a Wonderful Wizard of Oz re-imagining. It is a why choose romance, meaning the main character will end up with three men at the end of the book. Please check content warnings as some themes may not be suitable for all ages.

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