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Cover Reveal: The Great Library of Tomorrow – Rosalia Aguilar Solace

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Tomorrowland, known globally for their larger-than-life themed music festivals and organizer of the second biggest social media live entertainment event in the world after the Olympics, have penned a fantasy trilogy to bring the unique magic of the festival alive in story form, together with their core values of unity, hope, love and nature.

Teaming up with genre publishing experts Black Crow, they will be working on building their brand in the publishing sphere, working closely with booksellers, influencers and readers who love fantasy fiction.

The Great Library of Tomorrow, book 1 in the trilogy, is out now in HB, audio and ebook, with the paperback scheduled for September, just ahead of the November release of the sequel, The Sky of Sacrifice.
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THE GREAT LIBRARY OF TOMORROW – Book 1 in The Book of Wisdom trilogy – Helia has served as the Sage of Hope for the Great Library of Tomorrow for centuries. She is one of the chosen few who embody and protect the values of humanity across the numerous realms of Paperworld, which are connected within the Library itself via magical Portals controlled by the Book of Wisdom. But even Helia’s hope is tested when attacked and confronted by a deadly figure known as the Ash Man. Surrounded by destruction in the famous Rose Garden of Silvyra, and its dragon protector missing, Helia must return home to warn the other Sages. But there she finds the Book of Wisdom—always a guide to the Sages—eerily silent. With the Ash Man gaining strength, Helia soon finds herself in a race against time, searching for clues to the origins of their foe—and any possible way to defeat him. THE SKY OF SACRIFICE – Book 2 in The Book of Wisdom trilogy – As the Great Library of Tomorrow prepares for a momentous celebration Nu embraces both newfound love and her role as the Sage of Truth. However, if fresh nightmares prove to be the harbingers of Suttaru’s malevolent forces, romance must take a back seat to her responsibilities. When a savage act sends shockwaves through the Great Library, the return of an old friend brings to light a hidden relic from the Book of Wisdom’s past. To stop the enemy, the Sages must pursue multiple paths. For Nu and Robin, this means travelling the realms in search of a mysterious figure from long ago. Meanwhile Veer and his companions brave a realm of darkness and despair, where even the strongest can become undone. . .

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Cover Reveal: The Forever Queen – S.T. Fernandez

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We’re thrilled to present the gorgeous cover for the next book in The Heir of Atlantis series, The Forever Queen by S.T. Fernandez! Pre-order today!

The Forever Queen (The Heir of Atlantis #2)

Expected Release Date: September 2, 2025

Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Romantasy/ Mermaids

🔥Elemental Fae
💍Fake Betrothal
🌋New, Dark Realm
🤐Secret Identity
🧜🏻‍♀️Bondmates
📜Prophecy
🧭Heroine’s Quest

The Princess plays a fatal game, and the stakes are higher than she ever could have imagined.

Princess Asherah Delmar, the former heir to the throne of Atlantis, makes a heart-wrenching sacrifice as she embarks on a perilous journey into the enemy realm of Corenathia. Under the cunning guise of Prince Lux Nacan’s betrothed, she must retrieve the goddess’s artifact. One only she can find.

As Atlantis slides further into darkness, Asherah leaves behind her unbonded mate, Commander Draevyn Eliron, and risks the lives of the humans in Atlantis, a decision she does not take lightly.

When Asherah arrives in Corenathia, she discovers a treacherous world that will challenge her integrity and shake her will to stay silent. But with help from the most unlikely of allies, she’s determined to find the hidden artifact and escape Queen Sessi’s realm in time to save Atlantis and solidify the bond with Draevyn.

Though Asherah doesn’t realize she’s playing a deadly game with a wicked queen who holds all the cards.

Including hers.

The Forever Queen is the second book in the Heir of Atlantis series and is intended for readers ages 18+. It is recommended you read the series in order, beginning with The Veiled Heir. Trigger and Content Warnings are listed in the front of the book and on the author’s website. Please read with care.

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Blog Tour: Potions & Prejudice – Tee Harlowe

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It’s release week for Potions & Prejudice by Tee Harlowe! If you love cozy fantasy and all the cottagecore vibes, you’re going to want to grab this beauty right away! Did we mention there’s also a sentient cottage? 

Potions & Prejudice (Moonflower Witches Book #1)

Release Date: June 3, 2025

Genre: Cozy Fantasy

  • Enemies to lovers
  • He falls first
  • Slow burn
  • Cottagecore
  • Cozy fantasy
  • Only one closet

Witch hates warlock.

Warlock hates witch.

Warlock falls for witch.

. . . Things get very, very complicated.

Elspeth Moonflower just wants to cast a spell. Unfortunately, that’s impossible due to a curse her grandmother cast that forces every witch in her family to marry before using magic. As a result, Elspeth and her sisters are outcasts, helping their mother run her traveling apothecary shop—while she complains that her daughters are all magicless spinsters.

When their cart breaks down and strands them in the charming village of Thistlegrove, Elspeth’s older sister meets a handsome warlock who’s smitten. If only the warlock’s best friend wasn’t completely insufferable. Draven Darkstone is broody, arrogant, wealthy—a perfect example of why Elspeth never wants to marry. But for the sake of her sister, she needs to be nice.

Which is hard when all Draven does is glower at her. It’s even harder when the glowering turns to longing glances. It’s downright impossible when he kisses her.

Little does Elspeth know, the line between love and hate just got thinner.

The low-stakes fantasy of Legends and Lattes meets the romance of Bridgerton in Potions & Prejudice, a spicy cozy fantasy romance with a grumpy sentient cottage, an anxious miniature dragon, and all the cottagecore vibes.

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My thoughts: I really liked this sweet and funny book (with some very spicy scenes fyi) about witches who can’t stand each other, and then falling in lust that turns to love. It’s also about family, working out how to go from being a sort-of parent to being a friend and sibling, there’s a sentient house and a talking dragon, and soup, lots of soup. Plus quirky villagers, a vampire who’s bad news and a Witch Superior who needs to calm down.

Elspeth has been looking out for her mother and four sisters for years, as the family stay on the move to avoid anyone finding out they’re breaking the law. She trusted someone once and they betrayed her, so she has no intention of doing that again.

Draven is an innkeeper with a host of not so secret secrets, a teenage sister he’s trying to bond with, a pet talking dragon and a headache from juggling everything. When he meets Elspeth, sparks fly – but not the good kind. 

After a rather fancy ball at Draven’s family home, however things look a bit different, but can these two actually admit they have feelings or will Elspeth and her family take off again without her saying a word? 

Fun, funny, entertaining and enjoyable. 

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*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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Book Blitz: Must Love Scones and Secrets – Maisy Magill

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Have you ever just wanted to crawl into a book cover?!

Happy publication day to author Maisy Magill and congratulations on the release of Must Love Scones and Secrets (AKA all that is good in this world)! Get the deets here and grab a copy today!

Must Love Scones and Secrets (Moonshine Hollow Book 1)

Release Date: June 3, 2025

Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance

  • Royal romance
  • Grumpy/sunshine
  • Forced proximity
  • Small town magic
  • Magical animal companions
  • Hidden identity
  • Found family
  • Guaranteed HEA
  • Fish out of water
  • Medium Spice
  • Guaranteed HEA
  • Fish out of water
  • Medium Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️

He’s a prince longing for freedom.
She’s a baker yearning for the ultimate love story.

Together, they’ll discover that sometimes the sweetest magic lies in unexpected places.

Rosalyn’s enchanted scones bring magic to every bite at The Sconery and Teashop. With a glitter-sneezing caticorn and a thriving business, all Rosalyn needs is a romance as sweet as her baking. When a mysterious Rune Elf strides into Moonshine Hollow, bringing secrets and devastating charm, her perfectly-measured life crumbles faster than a day-old scone.

Bjorn is no ordinary elf. A secret prince looking for an escape, he’s determined to forge his own path far from the expectations of his royal family. When he’s tasked with helping a wild unicorn herd suffering from chaotic magic, he’s relieved to focus on creatures instead of people. That is, until a certain insistently-friendly baker and her pet crash into his carefully guarded solitude.

As Rosalyn and Bjorn work together to uncover the source of the magical imbalance in horned creatures, sparks fly in more ways than one. Her warmth and charm start to melt his icy walls, but Bjorn’s secret could shatter their fragile connection. Rosalyn dreams of the kind of love bards sing about, but will this gruff and guarded prince sweep her off her feet before it’s too late?

Must Love Scones and Secrets is a spicy cozy fantasy romance full of enchanted pastries, mischievous caticorns, and a love story that will warm your heart. Each novel in the series can be read as a stand-alone.

Perfect for lovers of steamy fantasy rom-com, romantasy, and cozy fantasy romance with a dash of spice! Fans of Kimberly Lemming, Heather Fawcett, J Penner, and Cora Crane will devour this super cozy but very passionate tale of magic, romance, and redemption.

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Blog Tour: Cordial Convictions – Kateri Stanley

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The truth cannot be hidden.

Greg Weaving took a gun to his workplace and killed several of his colleagues, before turning the weapon on himself.

A year on, plagued by guilt and humiliation, Marcus Weaving has been nursing a serious case of amnesia at The Barbary hospital. His son’s crimes caused a ripple effect in the local community and the media pointed fingers in his direction. As a former mental health professional, how could he not know that his own flesh and blood was planning on committing
mass murder?

Determined to recover from his public scars and resume civilian life, Marcus is notably distracted by another patient at The Barbary. Lily is a traumatised young veteran suffering from depression and severe PTSD. She is just as intriguing as her beauty is unsettling for him.

Marcus observes questionable things happening at the hospital. Being a man of principle, he runs to the most logical possibilities, but even they are failing to alleviate his worries. Lily seems to be a conduit for these bizarre events and they are pulling at a familiar string in his
spirit.

What should he do? What does this all mean?

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Kateri Stanley is a dark fiction author. Her books include bestselling debut horror FORGIVE ME, fantasy thriller FROM THE DEEP and the soon-to-be-released, BITTERSWEET INJURIES. By day, she works for a charity supporting people in prison with debt and gambling issues. She lives with her partner and cat in the Midlands, UK.

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My thoughts: I read the first book in this series, Bittersweet Injuries, before I read this, and it does fill in the back story perfectly, and explain who everyone is, and what happened.

Cordial Convictions opens a year after the events of the previous book, with Marcus coming to the end of his stay in The Barbery, a mental health unit, after being found in a park with amnesia. He can’t remember what happened before his younger son Greg killed several colleagues and then himself. Wracked with guilt, Marcus has struggled to move past that point, wondering whether he could have prevented the deaths and saved his son.

He’s drawn to Lily, another patient, a former soldier with PTSD and strange dreams of events she can’t possibly have been present for.

There’s more to both of them, and a connection that’s much deeper than either of them can possibly know. When Lily begins to suffer strange incidents in the night, leaving her screaming and claiming evil visitors, Marcus is concerned, she seems so lucid, but this makes no sense.

Events are in motion that are much bigger than these two people but they may well be key in what comes next, Lily’s family are involved in an ancient and ongoing battle, and she was once one of their best.

Could her memories be the secret to saving the world?

Clever, twisting and complex fantasy writing, that reads like a thriller, with a love story at its heart. Book 3 is in the works, can’t wait!

*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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Book Blitz: To Free the Waves – C.H. Carter

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It’s the last day of Mer-May, and we have an amazing rec for you! To Free the Waves is now available and it’s the last book in the Kingsport Chronicles by C.H. Carter! You know what that means? COMPLETED TRILOGY!

To Free the Waves – Kingsport Chronicles Book 3

Release Date: May 20, 2025

Genre: Epic Fantasy/ Mermaids/ Pirates

🌊 Epic fantasy
🌊 Mermaids, pirates, and spies – Oh my!
🌊 Found family
🌊 Friends-to-lovers
🌊 Slow burn
🌊 Mental health rep
🌊 Multi-POV
🌊 Queer normative society

The tides have turned.
The call has been made.
And the legends of the sea are awake.

All seems well on the Birde Isles. Ally’s first year as a mermaid is nearly at an end — and despite the comfort of building a life beneath the waves, the call of the land is inescapable. But something ancient stirred in the depths when Pasha left her home to aid Ally’s rescue mission. A source of magic that holds the key to releasing a deadly enemy, intent on the destruction of mermaids.

When a member of Pasha’s long-lost shoal suddenly appears with a dire warning, Ally and Pasha are faced with a choice: stay and guard their home, or journey across the seas to save the rest of Pasha’s kin.

Whichever they choose, freedom threatens to slip through their fingers like sand…

The Kingsport Chronicles trilogy concludes with To Free the Waves.

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Blog Tour: Beyond the Throne – Rachel Terry

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We’re celebrating the release of the epic fantasy Beyond the Throne by Rachel Terry! Pre-order now or get it on May 31st!

Beyond the Throne (Empire of Engines Book 1)

Release Date: May 31, 2025

Genre: Epic Romantasy

⚙️Evil Empire
⚙️Rebels and Resistances
⚙️Slow Burn Romance
⚙️Reluctant Rebel MMC
⚙️Standalone
⚙️Dragons
⚙️Ancient Evil
⚙️Morally Gray FMC
⚙️World-Ending Stakes
⚙️No Spice
⚙️Multi POV

Once there were four kingdoms.
Now there is only the Empire.

For a thousand years, Akkadia, the Empire of Engines, has reigned supreme, unchallenged. Within the Capitol, a city patrolled by machines, ten districts lay separated by social standing. While the wealthy enjoy the best of what life has to offer, the poor starve.

Only the Resistance, a group of ragtag rebels from all corners of Akkadia, dares to challenge the Empire. In recent months, they’ve been growing bolder, but it’s never enough.

Leo is a mechanic, living and working within the Capitol. His menial job ensures his family is provided for, but he dreams of giving them a better future.

Skye is a rebel, who has fought, spied, and killed for the Resistance for the past eleven years. Her only goal is to bring the Empire to its knees—no matter the cost.

When fate brings them together, they must decide what is right and what is wrong in the pursuit of freedom, how far each of them is willing to go, and what they must sacrifice along the way.

But unbeknownst to Skye and Leo, there is another enemy, more powerful and deadly than any threat posed by the Empire. An enemy who lurks beyond the throne…

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  • Mention of SA/Attempted SA (Past)
  • Amputation (Limb Loss)
  • Torture (Brief, on page)
  • Fantasy Violence (Daggers, Crossbows, Explosions, Dragons)
  • Depictions of trauma and grief

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Blog Tour: Calling of the Grove – Callie Pey

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Welcome to the tour for Callie Pey’s latest release, Calling of the Grove! This is the second book in The Dryad Chronicles!

Calling of the Grove (The Dryad Chronicles Book 2)

Release Date: April 30, 2025

Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Why Choose

🌱High Epic Fantasy
🌱Cinnamon Roll MMC
🌱Sweet but Steamy Romance
🌱Why Choose (MFM)
🌱Hidden Identity
🌱Friends to Lovers
🌱Portal worlds
🌱Always Been Her
🌱Fated Mates
🌱”I will find you” Vibes
🌱Bodyguard

When the earth calls, the answer must be resounding.

Melissa knew that staying on Artemesia meant putting her life in danger. After a harrowing night with a Shadow God, mages, and narrowly escaping a sacrificial death, she’s left with even fewer answers than before. One enigmatic question haunts her and may hold the key to everything: Who is Aurinia?

The aftermath of the failed winter solstice ritual continues to ripple through the groves, threatening to plunge the world into chaos. Following the gods’ advice, she must venture beyond Dytika’s borders to aid the vasilissas with their faltering elemental magic. This mission brings her face-to-face with the person she most dreads seeing: her second mate. The one that is in love with another.

Adding to her dilemma, Melissa is thrust into the precarious role of mediator in the delicate peace talks between the elves and the fae, striving to end a centuries-long war. Can she endure the tempest of trauma and grief to uncover her true strength? Will she defy the world’s expectations, guided only by a murmur of prophecy?

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Potential Trigger warning: Death of a main character

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Book Blitz: When the Wicked Sing – S.L. DeBois

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We’re celebrating the release of When the Wicked Sing by S.L. DeBois! The perfect way to end Mer-May!

When the Wicked Sing (The Leruna Sea Series #1)

Publication Date: May 28, 2025

Genre: Fantasy Romance

  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Slow Burn
  • Touch Her/Him and 💀
  • Strong FMC
  • Hidden Villain
  • Betrayal
  • Closed Door Love Scene

FROM THE DARKNESS, THEY WILL RISE.

Banished from the fae realm, the last surviving sirens cling to life in the underwater city of Salus, where death lurks at every turn. Mariana, heir to the siren throne, has spent her life preparing to protect her people against the fae, but when her sister, Astra, vanishes on a perilous mission, she faces an impossible choice: defy her mother’s command and risk everything to bring Astra home, or remain trapped in the darkness as her world fades away.

To save Astra, and the future of all sirens, Mariana must recover an ancient amulet capable of restoring their lost homeland, Sirenia, before it falls into the hands of the ruthless fae king. But before she can act, she is captured by Dax, a brooding fae warrior with secrets of his own, who is determined to drag her to the heart of the fae realm. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Mariana and Dax are drawn deeper into a dangerous web of fae politics, long-buried truths, and heartbreaking betrayal.

Stripped of her siren powers and thrust into a world of deadly lies, Mariana uncovers dark forces threatening not only her people, but the entire realm. In a world where loyalty is fragile, love is dangerous, and betrayal runs deep, Mariana must stop the wicked forces rising in the shadows before they can sing their final, deadly song.

When the Wicked Sing dives into a world where sirens are threatened with extinction against their ruthless enemies, the fae. Perfect for fans of the dark siren lore and sharp wit in To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, the fae politics and dangerous romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and the high-stakes alliances of The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen. It is book one in the Leruna Sea Series and ends on a cliff-hanger.

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This book explores themes of death, grief, and trauma. While these elements are integral to the story, they may be emotionally challenging for some readers. Please proceed with care and prioritize your well-being.

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Cover Reveal: Byrdfyre Covenant – Jayne Starwing

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Byrdfyre Covenant

Expected Release Date: July 17

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance (No Spice)

Byrdfyre Covenant is about desperation and loss, unbreakable bonds and old Gods, and a young woman locked into a deal with a dark stranger that stole her humanity and chained her to him for eternity.

And the young man who refused to do the same.

My mother died on the same day my father went mad. He tried to kill me.

With his bare hands, he gripped my throat, stole my breath, meant to tear me from the world.

I survived, but I changed.

That was the beginning of the plague that devoured us. I would be its ending.

I am Astrid, my mother’s first child, promised to an ancient, odious priest and surrounded by brothers who love me to varying degrees, but don’t respect me at all. Still, I love my family and my home, and I would do anything to save them, to save everything I can from the sickness that’s come to our shores, but no one will listen to me.

No one but him — the mysterious foreigner, Will Green.

Kind, intelligent, but strangely changeable, he stands by my side when others won’t, whispers ideas in my ear as we bury our dead. They are mounting up by the day, by the very minute. He tempts me with logic about what we owe one another.

If we are to survive this, my sincere belief is that our only chance is to run. Some of the women are on my side, but being women, at most, we must work in the shadows, constrained by husbands, children, and the church.

What if no one follows?

If they won’t, Will says, would it be so wrong to force their hand?

I trust him, because Will Green is good and I believe in good, and in sacrifice, even in myself. And we do need to act … but sometimes his eyes burn with a strange flame, and I’m not sure he isn’t more than he seems. I’m not sure of anything. Not what to do, not who to trust … Sometimes, I’m not sure if I’m even alive.

Fire destroys, but it also tempers. It makes things strong. And I’ve been through hell. If I can harness it, and if I am careful, it might be our salvation. Or…

In the late Middle Ages, the Black Plague devoured half the population of Europe, arriving in Norway via a “ghost ship” that was entirely unmanned. After the pestilence burned itself out, stories emerged about seemingly-otherworldly lone-survivors, including one made so feral by her long abandonment, she was called Rype, or “wild bird”. We remember the fleas and the rats, even her name, but we don’t remember everything. What if there were more to the stories of the past than we ever imagined? Byrdfyre Covenant is about the survivors the fates failed to claim.

Jayne Starwing is a new pen name for seasoned author Olivia M. Jacques (Women’s Fiction, The Madisons), who is also the co-author of The Lightbringers series (Fantasy Romance). Byrdfyre Covenant merges Dark Fantasy Romance and Speculative Historical Fiction and will appeal to fans of V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue), Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler’s Wife) and Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass). Expect heart-pounding action, swoony slow-burn romance, twists and turns you won’t expect, and a chilling and heart-rending cliffhanger ending … because there’s always more to the story.

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