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Cover Reveal: Ignite the Sky – Abby R. Laughlin

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Check out the cover for Ignite the Sky, the first book in an epic steampunk fantasy duology coming Summer 2026!

Ignite the Sky

Release Date: Summer 2026

Genre: Steampunk Fantasy Western

Cover Artist: @flavulousart

⚙🐎 Steampunk Fantasy Westerns
🫂 Unbreakable sibling bonds
🔆 Powerful magitec objects
🤖 Robot bountyhunters
💣 Western-style weapons
🌀 Alternate timeline shenanigans
🫰🏼 A found family of misfits
❤‍🩹 Reluctant allies-to-lovers (romantic subplot)
❤‍🔥 The slowest slow burn (romantic subplot)
💞 What is this feeling?// “I can’t risk putting you in danger.” (romantic subplot)
🗡 Betrayal and sacrifice
🌃 Supernatural vibes (but they’re a bro/sis duo)

Shaped by Steel.
Bound by Blood.

Shiloh West is determined to burn the breeze—ride full speed out of her current life—and escape Aurora Ranch, the shadow of her missing father, and overprotective brother, Luke. The life of a third-generation rancher is not her destiny. On the very night she plans her clean break, an unexpected complication arises: while rounding up her final herd, a calf breaks loose and falls into the rushing river separating their property from the untamed Montana wilds.

Resolute and determined to finish the job, Shiloh follows, but what she discovers at the bottom of the gulch, hidden behind a cascading waterfall, is much more than her missing cow.

Thrust into a world with striking similarities to, and bizarre differences from, their own, Shiloh and Luke face life-altering decision after life-altering decision in the pursuit of their father. As Shiloh’s understanding of herself and the world around her is thrown into question, she must determine who, and what, is worth fighting for before the threads of hope unravel forever.

Triggers/Content Warnings:

Mild swearing
Violence
Death
Familial death
Manipulation
Gang activity

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Book Blitz: The Fall of a Prince – Samantha de la Portè

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Happy release day to Samantha de la Porté! The digital edition of The Fall of a Prince is LIVE!

The Fall of a Prince (The Ashes of Eyrondale Book 2)

Release Date: February 15, 2026 (Digital Edition)

Genre: Romantasy/ Low Spice

• Mortals and immortals
• Second chance romance
• Forced proximity
• Trials and competition
• Prophecy and fate
• Dark secrets
• Love as a liability
• Manipulation behind the scenes
• Power at a cost
• Light to dark transformation
• “First” dates
• Romance under pressure
• Bloodlust and sacrifice

Katherine has regained her memories and the power locked within them. The First Trial is over, and the truth of who she was and what she has become can no longer be hidden. Now, with her memories restored and her place among the Five Champions of Fate made clear, she must face what comes next.

The Second Serenade begins. Each champion has one chance to win her favour before Fate makes his decision. One will fall, and the balance of power within the Trials will never be the same again.

But not every battle is fought within the Trials. As relationships strain and long-buried truths rise to the surface, Katherine must find her footing between her mortal heart and immortal power while shadows beyond the castle grow darker. Old enemies are moving unseen, their plans unfolding as the Trials consume her focus. When their reach strikes too close, Katherine faces an impossible decision. To save one she loves or surrender a part of herself she may never reclaim.

Every choice brings her closer to a destiny she cannot escape.

When the hurt of betrayal, weight of secrets, temptation of new beginnings, simplicity of humanity, and familiarity of home collide, The Second Serenade sees Fate decide who is unworthy to continue to compete for Katherine’s heart, and ultimately, power.

The Fall of a Prince is the second book in The Ashes of Eyrondale, a slow burn romantasy series filled with memory, magic, and heartbreak. Perfect for readers who crave slow reveals, escalating stakes, and character-driven plot, this instalment deepens the story of love, power, and destiny where every victory carries a cost.

Prepare for The Second Serenade.

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Triggers:

• Violence and torture
• Sexually suggestive content
• Death and near-death experiences
• Blood consumption
• Captivity and imprisonment
• Emotional manipulation
• Psychological distress
• Substance use, including excessive consumption
• Strong language
• Graphic depictions of injury, blood, and other distressing content

 

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Blog Tour: In the Midnight Garden – Holly Anne

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Beauty and the Beast meets Dracula in this gothic romance! For those of you who enjoy their romance with a little more bite, In the Midnight Garden is perfect read!

In the Midnight Garden

Release Date: Feb 13, 2026

Genre: Gothic Vampire Romance

🥀Secret Pasts and Riddles

🥀Touch her and 💀

🥀He falls first

🥀Hurt/Comfort

🥀Ghosts

🥀Dual timelines

To be loved by death is a curse sealed by blood…

In a world where curses reign and death lurks around every corner, Valeria McCallister finds herself bound to a monstrous fate. Forced into a marriage that promises only despair, her life is shattered when a blood-soaked stranger rips her from her doomed path.

To survive, Valeria must uncover her captor’s true name, the only hope for escape from the spectral castle that holds her captive. As she delves deeper into darkness and shadows of long dead secrets, she finds not the beast she expected.

With each passing moment, the lines between good and evil blur, and Valeria finds herself falling for the one creature she should most fear.

In the Midnight Garden is perfect for those thirsting for a beauty and the beast retelling, served with a little Dracula horror twist and a tale you can sink your teeth into.

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Blog Tour: Ghostly Returns – Stephanie Hansen

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We’re celebrating the release of the next book in Stephanie Hansen’s Ghostly Howls series, Ghostly Returns! Read on for more details!

Ghostly Returns (Ghostly Howls Book 2)

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Romance

  • Soulmates
  • Small Town Romance
  • Betting on Love
  • Waiting Evil
  • The Past Comes Back

Irish folklore meets small town USA

Strange visitors have appeared in Ethel, their clothes and mannerisms jarring against the familiar rhythm of the coastal town. The woman in Orla and Dave’s spare room speaks in archaic phrases and marvels at electric lights, while the silent man staying with Molly and Cormac carries a translucent device that glows with symbols no one recognizes.

As fog rolls in from the sea, bringing with it the now-familiar whispers and cold spots that signal another haunting, the four friends realize they must unravel the temporal mystery before them. The clock tower strikes at midnight, and both past and future hang in the balance.

*Contains mature themes, open door sex scenes, and mature language.

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Blog Tour: Wicked Onyx – Debbie Cassidy

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Happy release day to author Debbie Cassidy! Wicked Onyx is now available at your favorite retailer!

Wicked Onyx (The Veritas Legacy #1)
Release Date: February 10, 2026
Genre: Dark Academia/ Romantasy

🥀Dark Academia
🥀Cursed Bloodlines
🥀Morally Grey Characters
🥀Secret Societies
🥀Magical Academy

You don’t graduate Nightsbridge Academy—you survive it.

Born into a sorcerer bloodline, cursed, and cut off from my power, I was accustomed to being an outcast. For generations, my bloodline carried the weight of a crime committed by our ancestor. But my mother’s death changed everything. She left a clue that could prove our innocence: an ancient text hidden deep beneath Nightsbridge Academy.

The Academy is a fortress of power, housing the most dangerous incantors and sorcerers, conscripted to keep Horrors and Echoes at bay. And as the last surviving Onyx, I’m owed admission.

My plan is simple—find the book and expose the Imperium as the liars they are.
But I didn’t plan for the whispers that haunt my dreams. Or the complication of feelings I shouldn’t be capable of—stirred by two men bound to the very institution I’ve come to destroy. One sees too much yet says too little. The other is steady, protective, and always in my corner.

I can’t have either.

Yet when I’m in their presence…my curse begins to crack.
If they discover my true purpose, I’m dead.

But some truths are worth dying for.

The Imperium cursed my bloodline. Stripped us of our magic. Branded us as traitors. And now they will pay.

PURCHASE LINKS:

Ebook – https://geni.us/WickedOnyx
Paperback – https://geni.us/WickedOnyxP
Audiobook (Releasing March 10) – https://geni.us/WickedOnyxAudio

 

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Blog Tour: The Dragon Stone – Lauren H. Salisbury

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We’re celebrating the release of The Dragon Stone this week with a tour! If you enjoy fairytale retellings, this is a must read!

The Dragon Stone (Tales of Tyrrath Book 2)

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Fairytale Retelling

  • Allies to More
  • Hidden Identities
  • He falls First
  • One Wardrobe
  • Grumpy/Sunshine
  • Banter and Mayhem
  • “I’m Not Going Anywhere”

She’s looking for a cure… but will finding it heal her heart or break it?

Jocelyn Dalbot has spent the last two years supporting her sister’s rule while longing to escape the suffocating confines of palace life. When they discover their father is not ill but under a sleeping curse, she sets out to find a magical dragon stone with the power to restore him to health.
Unfortunately, the stone has been lost to the ages, and only a few scribbled notes in the margins of an ancient text provide a clue to its whereabouts. She ventures south, where she meets Theo, an enigmatic stranger who appears whenever she is most in need and also seems to be searching for the stone.
With war brewing and hidden parties working against them, Jocelyn must decide what she values most before the dragon stone, and her chance at happiness, is lost forever.

The Dragon Stone is a closed door fantasy romance inspired by The Hare and The Tortoise.

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Blog Tour: Fairies and Frost – Carly Spade

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Meet Sylvie, the faerie baker and Jack, the Winter King in Carly Spade’s new small town romance Faeries and Frost!

Faeries and Frost (The Mythical Mates of Arcane Cove Book 2)

Release Date: January 30, 2026

Genre: Small Town Monster Romance/ Cozy Romantasy

  • Fated Mates
  • Claiming
  • Fae
  • Royalty
  • Virgin FMC
  • Temperature Play
  • Animal Companions
  • Self Discovery
  • Masquerade Ball
  • Jealous MMC
  • Touch Her and D!e
  • Wing Play

The second book in a cozy romantasy small town monster romance series with mythology, fairy tales, and folk lore. Books are intersecting standalones and can be read out of order.

Sylvie, the faerie baker.

When I found Arcane Cove after my own people cast me out, I felt home for the first time. Monsters, witches, and all forms of magical beings welcomed me. And who knew my hidden calling would be magical baked goods? The Cove’s residents came to my bakery Muffin Compares to You for sugar and enchanted support, which I was quick to indulge.

Until the day a mysterious, bearded stranger with pointed ears came into my shop, sending my quaint world into a spiraling blizzard. He was off-putting, arrogant, and knew he was handsome. So, why couldn’t I stop thinking about him? And when he said he was looking for a woman, why did I deflate, knowing it wasn’t me?

Jack, the Winter King.

Every solstice offered the chance to find my mate. A portal opened in the lakes surrounding my kingdom, taking me to a randomly chosen realm. Given this solstice would be the thousandth time I’ve searched, I had little hope left.

When I arrived in Arcane Cove, I never expected such a small town to harbor her. I also never thought she’d work in a stuffy, toasty cloud of sugarplums and vanilla. Surely, it was the universe’s idea of nipping me in the butt. Could she truly be my fated mate? And if she was, would she accept me, powers and all, before time ran out? Or would the ice creature within me frighten her away?

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Mild gore
Non-human Explicit Sex Scene

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Blog Tour: Maria the Wanted – V. Castro

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Newly-turned Mexican vampire, Maria, is not just out for blood, she wants answers.

From the twice Bram Stoker-nominated author of The Haunting of Alejandra and Immortal Pleasures, a gripping tale of empowerment, desire and belonging, perfect for readers of A Dowry of Blood and Certain Dark Things.

Maria is a wanted woman. She’s wanted by an Aztec trafficker, a cartel boss, the people she fights for, and now the devil she can’t resist. A would-be immigrant turned vampire, Maria is forced to leave her home and family and embark on a journey across Mexico. She learns to fight, becoming an unlikely bad-ass enforcer of justice. Then an encounter with a violent, ruthless vampire boss leads her to find her creator. Drawn into a world of ancient vampires, deadly conspiracies and a dangerously seductive devil, Maria must find a way to fight for herself and all humankind.

A fierce and seductive horror thriller, pulsing with rage, fear and desire, that explores a vampire woman’s determination to find her place in the world.

My thoughts: Maria might have been turned into a vampire, but she chooses to use her new found strength to protect the weak and innocent, not exploit them.

After years in Mexico, looking after the town she lives in, she knows she must leave and search for others like her, particularly her creator, Adam.

Her search will bring her to the US and then to England, where Adam will introduce her to the Keepers, an ancient order of vampires sworn to protect humanity. She joins forces with them and learns that demons and gods are real, when she meets Lucifer, a powerful being intent on destruction.

Maria is incredibly emotionally strong before and after her transformation, she cares deeply for people and this makes her into something of a superhero. She tries to resist the blood lust that drives other vampires to kill, and takes down those who exploit the poor and vulnerable. It’s a really interesting take on vampire mythology. These vampires want to save the world, not devour it.

I really enjoyed this book, and really like Maria, she hasn’t had an easy life and her vampire life isn’t easy either. But she does find happiness with her friends and possible love with Vlad, the son of the Impaler, who also wants to help the humans and protect them from true evil.

*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: Chasm of Dreams – Dakoda Mazzill

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We’re proud to present the cover of Chasm of Dreams, the first book in a new series by Dakoda Mazzill!

Chasm Of Dreams

(The Fate of Astaran Series Book 1)

Genre: Dark Romantasy

Expected Release Date: March 10, 2026

Designer: Disturbed Valkyrie Designs

✨Touch her and die
✨One horse
✨”Who did this to you?”
✨ FMC goes from reluctant hero to BAMF
✨Hurt/Comfort/Consent
✨Mysterious mind link between MC’s
✨ Strangers to lovers
✨Yearningggg
✨Non-toxic relationships
✨MMC is a cinnamon roll w/ a tortured soul
✨”The Gods have abandoned us…”
✨ Epic, High Fantasy
✨Psychic abilities
✨Prophecy
✨Revolution
✨”Where you go, I go.”
✨”You have me now. All of me.”
✨Trauma and orphan rep
✨Alchemy magic
✨Multiple POV & couples
✨Found family 🫶🏼
✨Diverse cast
✨Open door spice
✨Throne Of Glass meets Outlander &
Interstellar

More than a thousand years ago, the humans of Astaranwere conquered by a vengeful Fallen Angel named Chemosh a.k.a “The Sovereign”. Through the deception of Hel’s general—the mighty black wolf and demi-God, SkÖll—she betrays the Gods of Lyrath to declare war on a race of humans with powerful psychic abilities. The Gods then exile her to Astaran and sever her black wings. With the help of her acolytes, The Anakaii, she takes control of Astaran.

AIDA is an orphan and nomad whose parents vanished when she was seven. Her gift of Dream Walking allows her to project into anyone’s mind and plant a suggestion that will compel them to comply. When her power leads to deadly consequences, she vows to never use the gift on anyone again. During her time in the wilderness, Aida’s relationships are sparce, except for the mysterious presence that has been linked to her consciousness for as long as she can remember…

When an Astaran Guard and tracker named TYRAN is tasked with finding an escaped prisoner, he finds Aida after she has been captured by four vicious servants of The Sovereign. Upon saving her from a brutal assault, the pair flee into the dangerous depths of The Furian wood, far from the reach of The Sovereign’s stronghold in Opeth city.

As they travel to the bounds of their known world and approach the towering Vazaketh mountain range, they encounter ancient beasts, discover a hidden race of exiles, learn the answers to the secrets of their past and future, and a solidify a soul-bond that may be the key to the liberation of their entire realm.

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Chasm of Dreams takes place in a primitive world where only brute strength, cunning and cruelty have enabled its humans to survive. This story contains graphic depictions of violence, death, imprisonment, drugging, suicidal ideation, kidnapping, consensual sex, and threats of SA.

There is also love, courage, kindness and compassion…

All the makings for one Hel of a revolution…

 

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Blog Tour: Oathborn – Ann C. Orlandi

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Welcome to the tour for Oathborn by Ann C. Orlandi! Think Princess Bride meets Anastasia but he’s the one with amnesia!

Oathborn

Release Date: September 22, 2025

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

🦄Magic vs. Technology
🛏️Only One Bed
😺Witty Banter
💕Found Family
❤️‍🩹”Who Hurt You?”
🐴Journey/Fantasy Road Trip
🩺 Late 20s FMC with a medical career
⚔️ epic stakes with cozy vibes
🧠 ADHD and epilepsy rep

The fae have magic.
The humans have machines.
Neither has mercy.

A long, bitter war against the fae stole Zari’s future. Once a wealthy young aristocrat engaged to an officer, now she’s struggling to pay bills, working as a nurse in a run-down metropolitan hospital.

When Tivre, a fae mage, appears and tells her that her long-lost father is still alive, imprisoned by the fae Queen, Zari agrees to a dangerous bargain. She will infiltrate the Queen’s court as one of her magically bound Oathborn soldiers and in return, Tivre will help rescue her father.

But as their journey grows more deadly, with both human and fae soldiers pursuing them, Zari quickly realizes she may be a pawn rather than a partner in Tivre’s plots. His only goal is to prevent another war, regardless of what, or who, he might need to sacrifice. If she has any hope of surviving, Zari must unravel the secrets of the past, create new alliances, and claim a destiny that was never supposed to be hers.

What began as a rescue will become a revolution.

A thrilling start to a new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Six of Crows, Swordheart, and Once Upon a Broken Heart.

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