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Book Blitz: Winter Murder – L.A. Brown

It’s release day for L.A. Brown, and it couldn’t come soon enough as we’re all dying to read the next Bird Girl Witches book!

Winter Murder (Bird Girl Witches Book 2)

Publication Date: May 17, 2025

Genre: Genre: YA Fantasy/Mystery

♡ Gothic Vibes
♡ Animal Familiars
♡Ancient Curses
♡ Magic Systems
♡ Haunted Mansions
♡ Ghosts
♡ Body Switching
♡ Alternate Dimensions
♡ Coming-of-Age
♡ First Kiss
♡ High Stakes

In Winter Murder book two of the Bird Girl Witches series, ghosts have invaded Talus Hall and renowned 15-year-old medium Francesca LeGentil is just the person to exorcise them.

But she’s also been secretly hired to investigate a murder which happened next door at Talus Manor, a place where evil has taken root ever-more deeply.

Delving into the cursed history of the duelling Durr-Iggsby’s, Francesca uncovers a pattern to the persecution, tying it to the roots of the Dorojenja.

But when her sleuthing awakens a more ancient evil, no one in The Korvids is safe.

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Book Blitz: The Home for Wayward Creatures – EC Garret

Today EC Garret is launching her Kickstarter campaign for The Home for Wayward Creatures and it looks amazing!

Opens May 16th & goes for 30 days.

Kickstarter is for:

– Paperback

– Collector’s Illustrated Hardback

– PR Boxes

– Candle Collection Inspired by The Book

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The Home for Wayward Creatures (Vol. 1)

Genre: Space Romantasy

Tropes:

🩷High Stakes Space Adventure

💜Medium Spice w/ Yearning

💙Cozy, Funny, & Romantic

🩷Aliens? In Kansas?

💜Sibiling Banter

💙Golden Retriever FMC

🩷One Bed on the Spaceship

💜Adult Characters (30+)

💙ADHD Rep

🩷Men in Black x Star Wars & Star Trek

LOVE IS UNIVERSAL

Henrietta ‘Henri’ Laselle lives a quiet life in Kansas City, Missouri—or so it seems. While Henri looks like the average girl next door with an animal hoarding problem. In reality, Henri is half-witch, half-alien who runs the only animal rescue in the galaxy. With a pygmy kraken in her fish tank, a talking bear who hogs the tv, and a quantum portal in her basement, life for Henri is never boring.

Until the day someone steals her pets. Someone not from this Earth. Left with no other choice, Henri leaves Earth and ventures deep into cosmos, searching for answers. A chance encounter leads her to a possible solution. Orion Worldkiller; criminal, murderer, prisoner, out-of-this-world attractive, and a giant Dragon.

Orion Worldkiller offering to help Henri find her pets is the last thing she expected, but she has no other choice. Stuck in a spaceship at the far reaches of the galaxy, Henri fights both her growing worry and her newfound feelings. The closer they get to saving her pets, the harder she falls for Orion.

When their mission goes haywire, Henri and Orion are taken prisoner and forced to compete in a deadly tournament against vicious monsters. Even worse, they’re cut off from their magic. Henri’s only hope to save her pets is to win the tournament–even if it means risking an intergalactic war.

The fight for survival—and for Henri’s heart—is on, and Dragons do not fight fair.

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Book Blitz: Shadows of Fate – Kelsey Lee

We’re celebrating the release of Shadows of Fate today! If you’re looking for a dark romance to sink your teeth in, this is it!

Shadows of Fate (Threads of Fate series, Book One)

Release Date: May 14, 2025

Genre: Dark Vampire Romance

🥀Morally black FMC
🖤Shadow daddy MMC
🥀Touch her and 💀
🖤Fated mates
🥀Trauma representation
🖤He falls first
🥀Found family
🖤Vampires with magic

Silvana

Rage and blood lust have been the only things fueling my soul for the last one-hundred years. Revenge has been the only thing holding my sanity together. Until his shadows curl around my throat and all I can think about is his revenge. I don’t want to be loved, but he doesn’t know the meaning of the word no.

Raiden

Ruling the Court of Shadows for the past three-hundred years alone has left my life feeling mundane on the best of days. But the courts are uneasy and there’s something more going on than meets the eye. When she comes into my life, daggers flying, it’s everything in my power to let her maintain distance between us. But I won’t be held at bay for long – she’s mine. Whether she wants to admit to it or not. I’ll have her, even if it burns my court to the ground to do so.

**Please note, this book is a dark fantasy romance complete with an extensive trigger list. Remember that your mental health matters more than reading a book.**

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Full List of Trigger Warnings:

  • Mild stalking between out MC’s
  • Previous sexual abuse and assault (not on graphic on page)
  • Graphic torture of shitty men
  • Death (quite a bit)
  • Human trafficking
  • Explicit sexual content and spice
  • Blood (they’re vampires so)
  • Emotional abuse (never by our MMC)
  • Fang play
  • Knife play
  • Spit
  • Bondage
  • Shadow magic used in spicy ways
  • Primal play
  • Choking and breath play
  • Anxiety & depression
  • brief mention of suicidal thoughts

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Book Blitz: The Freedom You Seek – Emily Villin

We have an amazing book rec for you today and a chance to win a hardcover edition of The Freedom You Seek by Emily Villin!

The Freedom You Seek (A Requiem for Fading Worlds Book 1)

Release Date: March 1, 2025

Genre: Dark Romantasy

  • slow burn
  • angst
  • romantic tension
  • lots of mutual pining
  • found family
  • medieval-ish road trip
  • one Horse & one bed
  • proximity out of necessity
  • who did this to you?
  • burn the world down for her
  • altered history
  • unique magic system
  • secrets that have secrets
  • overcoming trauma
  • finding your place in a world that seems already doomed.
  • flawed characters with a lot of room to develop
  • a FMC from a small town who is confronted with all the lies she’s been told and fights to be stronger than she ever thought she could be. But strength never comes easy or overnight…
  • a walking red flag & morally gray and possessive, jealous, territorial, and protective MMC whose secrets are as dark as the magic he wields.

A man with many secrets, a woman desperately fighting for independence, a mission that leads them and their company towards unknown mysteries they are desperate to unravel because the world could soon depend on it—literally.

What would you do if everything you knew was a lie? When you found out there was so much more to your world than you were taught?

I never expected that my parents’ failed attempt to arrange my marriage would lead me to leave the small town I’ve known my entire life.

What started as a journey to escape the law soon shattered my worldview and dismantled everything I believed to know. Suddenly, being hunted is only the smallest of my problems.

Not only am I on a chase for truth and unraveling mysteries, but I also need to navigate the minefield that is Dion. The soldier who rescued me has a nasty temper, and—for someone who loves to be in charge—he has extremely little impulse control. But if he thinks I would simply submit to his antics, he is wrong. Just because he and his men helped me in a difficult situation and possess more knowledge about hidden truths from the past, it doesn’t mean I simply submit and be the docile woman society expects me to be. I have no wish to bind myself to anyone, not to my father, not to some rich betrothed, or to an arrogant bastard, no matter how attractive he is.

“The Freedom You Seek” is the first installment in the “A Requiem for Fading Worlds” dark romantic fantasy series. The story centers on Nayana, an ordinary small-town woman with a rebellious streak who gets involved in a mission bigger than herself; and Dion, a flawed soldier with a bad temper and a massive ego who tries to leave his past behind. Together with Dion’s comrades, the two embark on a journey into the heart of history and soon find out that sometimes, someone has to step up to try to save everything.

The novel tells a story about unraveling mysteries, self-discovery, uncovering the truth, and maybe even saving the world, which actually might be easier than dealing with love.

Perfect for fans of character-driven dark romantic fantasy with a plot that starts small, but escalates over the course of the series. Full of slow burn, angst and romantic tension, mutual pining, found family, mysteries, magic, overcoming trauma, as well as finding your place in a world that seems already doomed. Lastly, this story is for you if you love a walking red flag— a morally gray and possessive male main character whose secrets are as dark as the magic he wields.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

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This book is 18+ and contains difficult topics. Please mind the trigger warnings.

This novel is written in first person past tense with dual points of view.

The story contains spice and shadows. The pepper rating will increase throughout the series.

Trigger warnings

  • Physical violence
  • Threatened homicide
  • Domestic violence
  • Sexual assault / Attempted rape (not from MMC)
  • Murder
  • Oppression
  • Gender inequality
  • Controlling behavior
  • sexual scenes
  • Alcohol as a method of coping
  • Blood and Gore
  • Cursing
  • Tolerating / Enjoying red flag-actions
  • Suicide (briefly mentioned in a legend)

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Book Blitz: Our Little Monster – Lashell Rain

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Get Our Little Monster for FREE today and tomorrow! You’re not going to want to miss this!

Our Little Monster: A Why Choose Vampire Romance (Deviant Desires Series)

Genre: Vampire Romance/ Why Choose

Author: @lashell.rain.writes

  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Touch Her & die
  • Monster Hunters x Vampires
  • Why Choose
  • Morally Grey Characters
  • Found family
  • Betrayals 

Perfect for fans of Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries… but make it why choose.

She doesn’t know whether to kill them or keep them…

In a world where monsters lurk in the shadows, Serina Velika is a hunter, born and raised to keep the balance between humans and everything that goes bump in the night.

But no one is safe in the dark.

When vampires viciously attack her and her father, she is left shattered and bleeding on the forest floor, forced to bear witness to the horrifying scene as they mercilessly take her father’s life. The one person who anchored her is gone and now she has nothing left to lose.

She embarks on a mission for vengeance, keeping her heart guarded and her loved ones at arm’s length. But fate has other plans.

After eight months of little to no answers, Serina crosses paths with three captivating vampires—Bastian, Nox, and Thorne, who propose an intriguing deal. With no other options, she reluctantly allows them into her life and is thrust into a world of deception, unaware that with every shared moment her resolve weakens and her emotions ignite like wildfire.

Will their love conquer all, or will her need for vengeance tear them apart? Dive into this thrilling adventure where passion ignites, bonds are tested, and a new dawn of hope awaits.

This enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance can be read as a standalone. It has plenty of spice and a satisfying happily ever after.

Trigger Warnings:

Explicit sexual scenes, grief, loss of a parent, death, murder, manipulation, bloodshed, torture, kidnapping, physical assault, and violence.

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Book Blitz: The Heiress to Nothing – A.R. Schilling

We’re celebrating this week’s release of Stargazers Salvation by A.R. Schilling, the first book in a new series called The Heiress to Nothing!

Stargazers Salvation (The Heiress to Nothing series Book 1)

Publication Date: May 4, 2025

Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy

•Found Family
•Corrupt Kingdom
•Political Intrigue
•Unique World-building
•Tension
•War Academy
•Star bonded besties
•Mentor-Mentee romance
•Lovers to enemies
•Hidden pasts
•Secret Identities
•Betrayal

The Andromedas system is vast, but even its expanse feels small under the dominion of the Sol throne. Tara Ravi was meant to inherit that throne—if only she hadn’t been born without a Sol.

With the weight of failure already on her shoulders, Tara must now prove her worth by finding a new way to serve the Sun. Her only chance lies in graduating from one of the five sectors of the War Academy. But as Tara soon discovers, surviving the trials isn’t as simple as it seems. Her dubious choices in allies-and in love

—only worsen her odds.

Yet, death is not the only thing lurking in the dark. An ancient force is beginning to stir, unraveling the lies that have long bound it. As it awakens, Tara finds herself drawn to the promise of what it may reveal – the answer to a question long forgotten.

What she was made for.

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Content Warnings:

•death/mention of death
•mention of suicide/suicidal thoughts
•animal death
•anxiety/self harm
•explicit mention of blood/violence
•bully themes
•parental abandonment
•verbal/mental/emotional abuse
•explicit on-page panic attacks
•mention of off-page rape

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Book Blitz: The Gods We Defy – Soraya Cole

We have a book that you are going to want to add to the top of your TBR. Two if you haven’t read the first book in the series yet. Check out The Gods We Defy by Soraya Cole. It already has a coveted orange banner!

The Gods We Defy (All Gods Must Die Book 2)

Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Fairytales/ Fantasy/ Irish Mythology

Release Date: April 12, 2025

✨Badass FMC
✨ Irish Inspired Mythology
✨Fated mates
✨Touch her and💀
✨ Gods & Monster
✨ High Stake Trials
✨ A Prophecy
✨ Found Family
✨Trials and games full of action scenes
✨Irish Inspired Mythology
✨Light and shadow powers
✨Slow burn but definite spice
✨ Fae prince with a dirty mouth

RETURN TO A WORLD DIVIDED BY SHADOWS AND LIGHT…

In a world divided by shadows and light, Seren was born between both. But her world shattered when the fae arrived, when she discovered one was her mate, and when the kingdom’s shield cracked, revealing a whole new world.

Trapped in the fae lands, Seren has no other choice but to make a deal. One that forces her into the brutal trials of Túr Rí.

But this is no Guards Competition.

To return home, she must survive three deadly trials, endure ruthless games, and face competitors who will stop at nothing to see her dead.

As secrets unravel and time runs out, betrayal isn’t the only thing that comes to light.

In a world of Gods, Fae, Monsters and a prophecy that comes to life, in the end, it will all come down to:

The Gods We Defy.

The Gods We Defy is book 2 in the All Gods Must Die series, a new M/F fantasy series that is inspired by Irish Mythology. Full of mystery, betrayal, a unique magic system and a prophecy, get ready to be brought on one epic adventure. This plot heavy, character-driven story has a delicious slow burn that gets hotter each book, and a strong female lead that is ready to fight for what she believes in.

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Book Blitz: Follow Your Bliss – Holly Rose

We’re thrilled to announce that Follow Your Bliss by Holly Rose is now available! Get your copy today!

Follow Your Bliss: A Dream House Girls Novel

Publication Date: May 6, 2025

Genre: Contemporary Romance

  • Only one bed
  • Second chance romance
  • Friends to lovers
  • Forbidden love
  • Meddling family
  • Sex positivity
  • Dirty talk
  • Fuck the patriarchy
  • Golden retriever MMC
  • Anxiety rep

Designing wedding dresses is Rose Guidry’s passion, but she’ll never wear one down the aisle.

Having learned to never trust a man with her heart, Rose keeps her dating casual and her feelings about love from her clients, including the childhood friend who hired Rose to make her wedding party dresses. It’s a great gig to kick off Rose’s small business, but since she’s back home with her mom after failing to make it big in NYC, she desperately needs a place bigger than her childhood bedroom to work in. Good thing the brother of the bride—Rose’s middle school crush—has an apartment to rent attached to the church he’s renovating into a home.

Everything’s coming up roses for shirtless social media DIYer Jason Soniat: he has a lucrative sponsorship offer from a major tool company, and he’s ready to date again after a toxic relationship nearly wrecked his life. But the guilt he feels over how he treated his family during that time makes him vow that the next woman he dates will be mom-approved. Rose may be beautiful inside and out, but her tarot cards, tattoos, and commitment phobia mean she’s distinctly mom-disapproved.

When a hurricane threatens, Jason convinces Rose to evacuate with him to Florida where their flirty friendship speeds into a relationship hotter than a day at the beach. But returning home as a couple has rough edges and uneven seams: Jason seems unwilling to tell his family he’s dating Rose, reinforcing her belief that all men leave. When the secret slips out and causes family drama, they’ll both have to break old patterns if they want to craft a blissful happily ever after.

Packed with humor, double-entendres, and banter, Follow Your Bliss is a spicy, dual-POV adult contemporary romance. Sex positive and fun, it’s perfect for fans of Rosie Danan’s The Roommate and Tessa Bailey’s It Happened One Summer.

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Content Warnings:

Graphic:

Sexual content; cursing; panic attacks/disorders (on-page anxiety attack, anxiety attacks remembered, anxiety medication)

Moderate:

Emotional abuse (remembered; not on-page)

Minor:

Abandonment (by father, of child, remembered; not on-page); infidelity; religious bigotry; divorce (remembered; not on-page)

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Book Blitz: The Third Ring – A.N. Horton

<strong>We’re celebrating the release of A.N. Horton’s new release called The Third Ring! Available now!</strong>
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<strong>The Third Ring (The Sanctum Series Book 1)</strong>

<strong>Release Date: April 15, 2025</strong>

<strong>Genre: Dark Romantasy</strong>
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<li>Spicy</li>
<li>Enemies to lovers</li>
<li>Trials</li>
<li>Strong FMC</li>
<li>Brooding MMC</li>
<li>Forced proximity</li>
<li>Gods and mythology</li>
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<strong>Ten Trials. Two Oaths. One Chance.</strong>

To Adrian, the gods were never anything to be worshipped, just tolerated. But in the walled city of Sanctuary, whether through the religious fervor of the elite or the quaking fear of the poor, the Geist have always been served. And now it’s Adrian’s turn.

Born into power and raised for greatness, Dante stands for everything Adrian has come to despise, but he may be her only hope of survival. When the two of them are bonded against their will and forced to compete together in the Trials, the god’s ancient gauntlet of physical brutality and psychological torture, they have no choice but to set aside old prejudices and work together. Navigating religious zealots, a patriarch intent on breeding the pair for power, and the increasingly obvious cruelty of the gods, Adrian must come to terms with the fact that, whether Culled or Championed, we all serve the gods in the end. And, for her, betrayal has always been waiting just around the corner.

<strong>TWs: Open Door Intimacy, Violence, Amputation, Suicide, Religious Trauma</strong>

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Book Blitz: The Viscount’s Forbidden Flirtation – Sarah Rodi

Lieutenant Colonel Ezra Hart finds himself in urgent need of a wife—inheriting the viscountcy relies on it!

But while he’s dutifully spinning the Season’s jewels around Society’s ballrooms he finds himself desiring the one woman he shouldn’t covet…

French émigrée Seraphine Mounier is as beguiling as she is vivacious, but Ezra knows she has no interest in the marriage mart. What’s worse, she represents the very enemy he fought at Waterloo.
As an undeniable connection sparks, resisting Seraphine seems one battle Ezra’s destined to lose!

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Sarah Rodi has always been a hopeless romantic. She grew up watching old, romantic movies recommended by her grandad, or devouring love stories from the local library.

Sarah lives in the village of Cookham in Berkshire, where she enjoys walking along the River Thames with her husband, her two daughters and their dog. She has been a magazine journalist for over 20 years, but it has been her lifelong dream to write romance for Mills & Boon. Sarah believes everyone deserves to find their happy ever after.

You can contact her via @sarahrodiedits or sarahrodiedits@gmail.com or at sarahrodi.com

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