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Blog Tour: Veins of Power – Becky Jane Fox

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Welcome to the tour for Becky Jane Fox’s slowwww burn fantasy romance, Veins of Power!

Veins of Power (Threads of the Fifth Realm Book 1)

Release Date: January 2026

Genre: Epic Fantasy Romance

  • Slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers tension
  • Morally grey MMC
  • Forced proximity & dangerous bargains
  • Dragons in exile & forbidden magic
  • A fierce, flawed heroine who would rather set the world on fire than bow to it

Your Next Obsessive Slow-Burn Fantasy Romance: Dragons, Forbidden Magic, and Unbearable Tension!

Meet Lyra Bloom—a sharp-tongued redhead with a quick mind and a volatile vein of magic she can’t quite control.

Raised scraping by in the lawless Outerlands, survival meant learning to fight, lie, and rely on no one but herself until one fatal mistake changes everything.

Captured crossing the border into the Inner Lands, Lyra is dragged into the very world she’s spent her life resenting—and forced into service under the power she swore she’d never bow to.

Inside the walls of the Citadel, her magic grows stronger. Wilder. But so does something else: a rising lust and desire for something she doesn’t truly understand. Something shadowed. Something dangerous. Something that threatens to unravel her—and everything around her.

And as whispers of rebellion spread and dragons strike from exile, Lyra must decide whether she’ll be forged into the weapon the Citadel wants… or become the spark that burns it all down.

This is Book One in a three-book fantasy saga.

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Triggers:

This novel is intended for adult readers (18+). It contains explicit sexual content, strong language, violence and peril, injury detail, psychological manipulation, and references to self-harm and suicide. It also includes implied off-page rape and on-page non-consensual sexual contact (kissing, touching). If you are sensitive to any of these themes, please take care while reading.

 

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Cover Reveal:  The Tide Has Teeth – Poppy L. Roberts

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The Tide Has Teeth

Expected Release Date: September 29th

Genre: Monster Romance/ Sapphic
Cover Artist: Sage & Fable

🐙 Monster Romance
❤️ Leviathan x Human
🐙 Sapphic
❤️ Plus Size FMC
🐙 Hurt/Comfort
❤️ Touch Her and Die
🐙 Tentacles
❤️ Insta-Love

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

The plans were perfect. Her dress was a froth of white lace. Her maid of honor had just finished pinning her veil in place. The buzz of excitement and fizz of champagne filled her ears. She just wanted to take a breath alone to soak it in before the emotion of the day blurred her mind. What she couldn’t have planned was the pain lying in wait on the other side of her hotel room door ready to topple it all.

When Georgia runs from the picture-perfect life she had meticulously built, taking her honeymoon trip alone, she prays the secluded seaside resort will wash away her shame. The private beach surrounding her villa offers her seclusion and peace, but the grief and betrayal threaten to drown her. And each night, the quiet cove tucked behind no trespassing signs whispers her name, calling for her to slip into the glittering blue water.

The creature had lived in this cove for centuries and never had she seen a human alone and with such an endless stream of tears. Styx watches the broken woman as she lounges on the sand and moves like a ghost around the small house just beyond the boundaries of her cove. Quietly, she calls to her, desperate to find out what stole her spirit. She wants nothing more than to hold the woman in the lull of the waves as she rips the source of her grief from the world. As obsession rises like the tide, Styx finds herself desperate to fix the fragile human.

But all vacations end, and as Georgia’s past comes hunting her down, the only way to survive may be to call to the storm beneath the surface and let its vengeance consume her entirely. She’ll have to stare into the depths and grapple with the fear that trusting a monster may be taunting the same fate that already burned her.

Love is an anchor that drags you into the deep…where even the tides have teeth.

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Triggers:
Cheating (not main couple)Near DrowningGaslightingPartnerBody-Shaming (mild)Sexual ContentToxic Partner Dynamics

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Cover Reveal: Valaztein – Emilia Ramos

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We’re proud to present the cover for Valaztein, an upcoming dark fantasy release by Emilia Ramos!

Valaztein

Expected Release Date: August 23, 2026 (Paperback)

Genre: Dark Fantasy

What to Expect:
Enemies-to-Lovers
Dragons
World Travel
Sailboats
Slow Burn
Dark Magic
Found Family
Sirens
Royal Houses
Poetry & Music
Theaters, Grottos, & Enchanted Libraries



A kingdom whose deadliest secrets live only in its memories.

After two years, Naomi escapes the dungeons of the very castle where she was once a princess. Exiled and cursed with Dark magic, Naomi has one chance to retake her throne and save her kingdom from her tyrannous mother.

She crafts her crew—a curious array of thieves, assassins, and young royals. They sail to the edges of the known world in search of an army, from frozen fighting rings on the dark side of the moon to siren grottoes, dragon caverns, and camel races across upside-down deserts.

And then there’s Ez.

The man she loved… and the traitor whose choice lost her the last war.

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Blog Tour: Songbirds of the Veil – Steven McClellen

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We’re celebrating the release of Songbirds of the Veil by Steven McClellen – Available August 4th!

Songbirds of the Veil
Release Date: Aug 4, 2026
Genre: Edwardian Historical Fantasy/ Young Adult

• Portal Fantasy / Hidden World
• Labyrinthine Jungle Expedition
• Fierce / Scamp Heroine
• Grandfather-Granddaughter Bond
• Fountain of Youth Mystery
• Ticking Clock
• Survival Quest
• Missing Journal Pages
• Dystopian Resource Control (Tyrannical Authority)
• Enemies to Allies
• Magical Artifact / Talisman

To save her grandfather, she’ll have to survive the Amazon. To find the truth, she’ll have to cross the Veil.

In 1908, fifteen-year-old Ramona Grey lives a quiet, scamp-like existence in Key West, caring for her dying grandfather. As the legendary explorer who first discovered a miracle serum within the Amazon Rainforest, he now relies on that very medicine to live. But now, the world’s supply is gone.

The tyrannical Authority has hoarded the final drops, leaving cities in darkness and the sick in despair. When the U.S. Navy and the Authority launch a covert expedition to find the hidden source-a magical portal buried deep in the labyrinth of the Amazon-they coerce Ramona’s grandfather into leading the way. Used as leverage in their deadly bargain, Ramona is thrust headfirst into a perilous journey.

SONGBIRDS OF THE VEIL is an upmarket, lyrical YA crossover historical fantasy combining the rich, atmospheric worldbuilding of Alix E. Harrow’s ‘The Ten Thousand Doors of January’ with the high-stakes survival and dark adventure of G. Willow Wilson’s ‘The Bird King.’

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Blog Tour: Forgotten Skye – Roz McLaren

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Welcome to the tour for newly released dark fantasy, Forgotten Skye by Roz Maclaren!

Forgotten Skye (The Ruined Skye Book One)
Release Date: July 17, 2026
Genre: YA Dark Fantasy

• Dramatic Scottish setting
• Forced proximity
• St@bby FMC
• Only soft for her
• Slow burn
• Enemies to lovers
• Touch him and d!€
• Zero spice / only kissing

She wants to destroy his world. He’s sent to destroy her.

Centuries after a radiation leak on the Isle of Skye wiped out thousands, the mutated survivors developed God-like powers. Led by power-hungry Queen Creyta, they’re determined to drive the few remaining humans to extinction.

Seventeen-year-old Vesper, one of the unmutated, is determined to go down fighting. Prince Hunter, the queen’s ridiculously handsome son, might just be the key to his mother’s undoing. But the closer Vesper gets to Hunter, the more she realises he’s just as trapped as she is. Now she’s torn between taking down Creyta and protecting the boy she’s grown dangerously close to.

One wrong move and she won’t just lose Hunter. She’ll lose everything.

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TRIGGER WARININGS:

  • Themes of dehumanisation, persecution and attempted eradication of a marginalised group
    • Hunting scenes (both of animals and humans)
    • Derogatory language, including body-shaming
    • On and off-page deaths (including of parents, children and family members)
    • Violence (including graphic depiction of murder, blood, threats of violence and weapon use)
    • Mild language

 

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Book Review: Maid of Heart – Emily Owen

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1871

The final book in the Abernathy series.

When Nancy Sullivan accepts a situation as under housemaid to the famous inventors, George and Douglas Abernathy, she is resigned to a life of domestic drudgery as the price for escaping past mistakes. Naturally bright and curious, she intends to exist quietly amongst the house’s other occupants and hide her intelligence. But fate has other ideas… 

Nancy unwittingly ignites a passion in the heart of one of her masters, and becomes the inspiration for their latest project: a mechanical maid for the mass market. Matters are only further complicated when Douglas remodels the prototype maid to create Jezelle, an electric-powered girl capable of feeling every human emotion – including love.

The ensuing chain of events sends shockwaves across England and beyond, threatening to destroy everything the Abernathy family hold dear.

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About the Author

Emily Owen studied English Language and Literature at the University of Leeds, and completed her Masters by Research in 2018. Her debut novel The Mechanical Maestro was released in 2020, the first book in her series following the adventures of the Abernathy family and their clockwork creations. The second book in the series, The Copper Chevalier was released in 2022, followed by Mr Gearhart in 2023. She lives in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

My thoughts: This is the last book in the Abernathy series and it brings change to the whole family, human and android.

I have really enjoyed this series, it’s a steampunk/historical/adventure and a lot of fun, the characters felt very real and I especially liked the Colonel (the Copper Chevalier himself) and Pirouette’s relationship, proving that perhaps these androids are pretty close to human.

In this final installment, Nancy accepts a position as a housemaid, despite it being a step down for her, but she needs a job, and unlike their previous maids, is made of sterner stuff, in the eccentric Abernathy household. She takes the unusual family in her stride, accepting the Colonel, Pirouette and the other mechanical members as naturally as the human ones. 

Her duties aren’t too heavy and she soon finds herself assisting George in his work, her mathematical brain quickly working through the calculations he needs to develop his newest invention. 

Meanwhile Douglas is harbouring a secret in his rooms and Molly might finally start planning her wedding to the ever patient Arthur. 

But unfortunately for the Abernathys, anti-android sentiment is growing and as things reach a terrible head, the family may all be in danger, not least from one of George’s creations gone horribly wrong. Can they weather the storm?

There are some heart-wrenching moments as the androids and the human family members (including the staff) have to make decisions about their futures and literally fight for their lives. And as the book ends the brothers must decide whether to continue their business or go their separate ways and find new avenues.

However, the epilogue gives me hope that somewhere, in the alternate universe where the Abernathys live, they find a way to go on creating and come together as a family, a rather unusual one, but mechanical or flesh, always together.

The book is out now which means you can buy the entire series and start from the beginning or simply complete your collection.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, all opinions remain my own.

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Blog Tour: Even After – Kara M. Zone

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Happy release week to Kara M. Zone! Fans of the Trium Perfectum Series will love Rose and Philip’s story!

Even After (Trium Perfectum Series)

Release Date: July 20, 2026

Genre: Dark Fantasy/Romantic Fantasy

  • Redemption Arc
  • Second Chance
  • Mental Health rep
  • Portal Magic
  • Bad Ass FMC
  • Protective Heroes
  • Fated Bonds
  • Shifters
  • Found Family
  • Real-World/Fae Crossover

Philip Avery and Rose Everhart are bound by fate, their connection undeniable, their souls intertwined by something deeper.

But destiny is never simple, fate can be cruel, and love isn’t always enough.

Torn between his pack and Rose—his trium perfectum, the one person meant to balance his magic, heart, and very being. Philip walks away when his alpha demands a choice—his pack or Rose—leaving behind the one person who truly saw him.

Even after heartbreak and separation, their souls refuse to sever.

Philip and Rose must decide: Can love survive the weight of regret? And is redemption possible when the person you hurt is the one you’ve always belonged to?

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Book Blitz: The Egregious Affair of a Cold Hearted King – Kay Liani Shi

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The Egregious Affair of a Cold-Hearted King: The Shadowed Throne Chronicles, Book 1.5

Release Date: July 21, 2026

Genre: Romantasy/ No Spice

Tropes: cursed star-crossed lovers, elven fated mates, love as obsession vs love as rebellion, dark fantasy, fast paced, morally black mmc, pure of heart fmc, mental health awareness, she wants to die/he won’t let herm, tragic love, holiness x damnation, forbidden love

He saw salvation in her chains.
She saw damnation in his eyes.

Crown Prince Azriel Faundor has learned to live by cruelty. Groomed to inherit both a throne and his father’s ruthlessness, he hides his fractured humanity behind steel and ceremony—until he discovers Nadia, a forgotten elf queen hidden beneath his castle. Her sorrow stirs compassion in him, but soon that fragile pity curdles into something darker.

What begins as mercy festers into obsession, and his version of love becomes her prison.

Trapped by prophecy and his delusion, Nadia learns that the only thing keeping her alive aside from her blessed blood is fear. She dreams of escape, of silence, of death, of freedom—but fate has other designs, and her unwilling union will give rise to the curse that damns them both.

Bound by sin, betrayal, and a love twisted into horror, this is how a king was broken, a curse was seeded, and a queen bore its beginning.

Purchase Link: Amazon Kindle Unlimited/Paperback

Triggers: Rape (off-page), fade to black, mild language, fantasy violence, suicidal thoughts

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Blig Tour: Immortality Island – Nikki Jefford

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Survivor meets Fear Factor in this dark romantic fantasy filled with magic, vampires, and steamy enemies to lovers.

We’re celebrating the release of Immortality Island this week and we think you’ll want to bump a few books on your summer reading list for it!

Immortality Island

Release Date: July 21, 2026

Genre: Dark Romantasy

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Forced proximity
  • Slow Burn
  • Banter
  • Magic
  • Reality Competition
  • Forbidden romance
  • Dual POV
  • Action and Adventure

Hunting her was meant to be easy . . . until desire got in the way.

From the creators of Spellcaster comes a thrilling new reality competition where the stakes are higher than ever . . .

Twenty human spellcasters. One deadly island. Four cutthroat vampire masters. Only one caster can make it to the end . . . and win a place in a vampire clan for eternity.

After her doctor discovers a brain tumor and gives her months to live, Joni Mullins sees winning the show as her last chance at survival.

Sterling Alder is a vampire master with a personal vendetta and a mission: destroy her. But on Immortality Island, survival isn’t just about magic—it’s about temptation, betrayal, and falling for the one person he should never want.

Welcome to Immortality Island, where contestants are literally thrown to the sharks!

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

Mild violence, peril, blood, stalker (but in a comical rom-com style where the tables get turned)

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Audiobook Tour: Armored Hours – Stephanie Hansen

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We love a good audiobook and Armored Hours ticks so many boxes! Think Cable Girls meets Peaky Blinders meets Titanic!

Armored Hours (Reincarnated Souls Book One)

Release Date: July 7, 2026

Genre: Historical Fantasy

Narrators: Eric Smies & Elise Arsenault

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  • Historical romantasy
  • Girl squad
  • Opposite sides of the track
  • Loveable rogue
  • Prohibition era
  • Matchmaking mother
  • Dandy friends

The girls had forged a bond together like iron that could not be broken. Claudia, Kiersten, Lina, and Florian were on the brink of making history with their powerful feminist movement, but then they suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Alexander was a desperate bootlegger who was willing to risk it all to search for them. Not only were they in cahoots with him to help smuggle feminist contraband and forbidden booze, but Claudia had also unknowingly captivated his heart. He vowed to find them at any cost, but little did he know that their disappearance was part of a much bigger and sinister plot from the upper echelons of society.

Set in 1920s Paris of the Plains, Armored Hours is a thrilling tale of love and mystery interwoven with hints of magical realism.

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