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Blog Tour: Starfire’s Heir – Megan Phillips

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We’re celebrating the June 23rd release of Starfire’s Heir by Megan Phillips!

Starfire’s Heir (The Soul of Serentyn Book One)

Release Date: June 23, 2026

Genre: Romantasy

Cover: @mariaspada.design

  • Slow Burn
  • Romantasy
  • Found Family
  • Fated Mates
  • Long Lost Princess
  • Hidden Magic
  • Prophecies
  • One Bed
  • Sword Wielding FMC
  • Fierce FMC

Destiny called her. He awoke her.

Lexa Andrever has always believed she was nothing more than a farm girl. But when

a stranger reveals she is the lost heir of a distant realm, Lexa discovers she alone

stands between the kingdom and the deathly darkness pressing at its borders.

Written into an unsettling prophecy, carrying a responsibility she never sought, Lexa

sets off for her homeland with Griff Narvene, the warrior sworn to protect her. As

she grapples with her new role as prophesied savior, the inscrutable soldier stirs

something deep within…

To keep the shadows at bay, Lexa must harness the powers of her birthright to

protect the people and home that demand her duty. With the fate of the

kingdom-and a fragile new love-at stake, can she survive long enough to save

them both?

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Content Warnings (contains spoilers):

  • Graphic language
  • On-page sexual activities
  • Death of parents (off page)
  • Hand-to-hand combat
  • Sword fighting
  • Beheading
  • Blood
  • Death
  • Attempted sexual assault
  • Attempted assualt of a minor
  • Burning flesh/burning of a limb
  • Violence in a place of worship

 

 

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Blog Tour: The Flame in the Frost – Olivia Boothe

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We’re celebrating the release of the Jack Frost inspired romantasy The Flame in the Frost by Olivia Boothe!

The Flame in the Frost (Northern Kingdoms Book 1)

Release Date: June 30, 2026

Genre: Norse Inspired/ Dark Romantasy

• Ice Prince / Winter Court
• Bodyguard (Female Royal Guard & Prince)
• Slowish-burn romance
• Friends-to-lovers
• Forbidden love
• Arranged political betrothal
• Hidden lineage / awakening powers
• Ancient prophecy
• Morally gray hero
• Court intrigue & betrayal
• Dark magic
• Ice & frost magic
• Strong, capable female lead
• Emotional tension & internal conflict
• Fated bond / magical connection
• Angst-heavy romance
• Touch-her-and-die energy
• Winter aesthetics / cold setting
• One-tent

When a cursed Winter Prince and a royal guard with a forgotten bloodline are bound by an ancient prophecy, they become the only ones who can stop a rising enemy—if their forbidden love doesn’t destroy them first.

They tried to silence their bond, but the gods had already sung their fate into the heavens.

In the frostbitten kingdom of Skadgard, Sylvanna Isenwulf has finally claimed her mantle as Captain of the Guard, but her loyalty to the crown is tested when Prince Jökullson “Jack” Drakmyr—her best friend and heir to the Frostbound throne—is forced into an arranged betrothal with a princess he’s never met and an alliance that could ignite war across the northern realms.

Ordered to accompany Jack on a dangerous envoy through the cursed Wildlands, Sylvanna is thrust into a perilous journey filled with ancient magic and deadly creatures. But it is another kind of danger that threatens to unravel their friendship…

Bound by an invisible tether that has pulled at their hearts since childhood, Sylvanna and Jack must not only confront their deepest secrets and darkest desires but choose between the love consuming them at their core or the duty binding them to their kingdom.

And when a ruthless enemy rises, threatening to tear Sylvanna and Jack apart, The Frost Prince must decide to either honor the crown that has caged him his whole life or unleash the deadly monster dormant in his veins—a winter storm fiercer than anything Skadgard has ever faced.

Enough to topple kingdoms. Enough to shatter fate.

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CONTENT ADVISORY

This novel contains material that may be sensitive for some readers, including:

• Violence and battle scenes
• Injury, blood, and death (including on-page death of side characters)
• Dark magic and supernatural horror elements
• Emotional distress and trauma
• Grief and loss
• Power imbalance between romantic leads (handled thoughtfully)
• Political manipulation and coercion
• Imprisonment / restraint
• Themes of betrayal
• Public lashing (graphic)
• Sexual tension and explicit sexual content
• Strong language

 

 

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Blog Tour: A Curse so Bitter and Broken – N.A. Triptow

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We’re celebrating the release of A Curse so Bitter and Broken by N.A. Triptow! Visit the author’s page to enter a fantastic multi author giveaway!

A Curse So Bitter and Broken: The Prince and The Enchantress

Release Date: June 19th

Genre: YA Romantasy/ Hamlet Retelling

Series: The Wayward Chronicles Book 1

Three sisters. Four time periods. And an ancient fae secret that threatens to destroy all of life itself. Follow the Florentini sisters from modern-day New York City as they become embroiled in a fae war that spans continents and time.

Seventeen-year-old Ophelia Florentini is as normal as any other high school theatre kid, except for the visions of fae creatures that fill her dreams. When her play rehearsal is interrupted by the same ageless elf who keeps showing up to save her—this time from the very creatures in her dreams—her world implodes. As centaurs, pixies, trolls, and all manner of fae attack her family restaurant in the middle of New York City, she finds herself thrown into a new world and time where the events of Shakespeare’s Hamlet are taking place before her very eyes, but not in the way she expects.

In 13th-century Denmark, Hamlet is plunged into chaos when his father, the king, is murdered. Returning from Oxford, the young prince finds that his beloved home is nigh unrecognizable. The queen blames her husband’s murder on the fae living amongst them, and she’s handing out punishments left and right. Only it might not be her doing, for, unbeknownst to Hamlet, the darkness taking root in the kingdom has been brought on by someone much older and far more bitter than the queen.

Will Ophelia be able to avoid Prince Hamlet and her seemingly inescapable death in order to stop the Harbinger of the End of Days and find her way back home, or will she end up just like her namesake?

The Wayward Chronicles is a series of romantasy duologies each retelling a different Shakespeare play told from the perspective of one of the three Wyrd Sisters from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Gilded, Erin A. Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows, and Lydia Sherrer’s Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus. A Curse So Bitter and Broken 1: The Prince and the Enchantress is a dual point of view romantic fantasy retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where the romance is integral to the story but the magic and high-stakes adventure take center stage.

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Book Blitz: 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: Curse of the Tiger Prince – Heather D. Grace

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If you love spicy fairytale retellings with a twist you didn’t see coming, you’ve come to the right place!

Curse of the Tiger Prince is a gender-bent Swan Princess retelling with an Aladdin twist and a found family you will never forget!

Curse of the Tiger Prince

Series: Spicy & Twisted Interconnected Urban Fairytales

Special Edition Includes:

  • Reversible Dust Jacket
  • Designed edges
  • Foiled Hardcover and Outside Dust Jacket
  • Dual-Page Color Chapter Images Per POV (2)
  • Stunning Full Page, Color Character Illustrations
  • Purple Ribbon Bookmark
  • Character Art Endpapers

Her father chose her husband. Fate chose her mate.

Her arranged marriage coming soon, Aisling will soon be trapped in a life of velvet cages and polished lies. Then a thief crashes into her world—feral, infuriating, and impossible to forget.

Fin is a tiger by day. A man by night.

A cursed, bastard prince with blood on his hands and a heart that still knows how to protect. His crew is a found family, bonded from their years as orphaned magic kids. In a kingdom that hunts magic, him and his ominous visions are the only reasons they’re still breathing.

But Fin tells her a truth she’s not ready to believe.

Aisling is his Twin Flame. His fated mate. And their magic combined is the only thing strong enough to break his curse—and stop the dark, great animal threatening the kingdoms.

If Aisling runs from her father’s command, she’ll be handing her kingdom straight into Morrigan’s black magic and destruction, though the arranged marriage to her son may kill Aisling anyway.

But if she gives in to the bond burning between her and Fin…the very magic that should save him, may drain his life first.

Love was never part of the plan… Now it’s the most dangerous choice she can make.

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Blog Tour: The Scent of Youth – Mandi Martin

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Scorned for his unusual appearance and nature, young Josiah’s expulsion from school leads him to the grim world of rat-catching at the local orphanage. Amid new-found bonds and a simmering
animosity, a longing for independence draws him towards the quiet life of a nearby village.

Welcomed by kind souls, Josiah earns his keep as a skilled vermin remover and helpful stable hand.

But when a rat-borne illness strikes the town, Josiah’s unique abilities bring him to the attention of the imposing Duke.
Within the castle walls, caught in the strange dynamic between the Duke’s son Bergen and the formidable Helga – children and ogres in one – Josiah’s life takes an unexpected turn with the arrival
of the spirited Nadia. Their shared love of poetry ignites a passionate connection, but joy is fragile, and loss leaves an indelible mark.

Unbeknownst to Josiah, Helga’s deep-seated hatred of children is taking root within the Duke’s domain, setting in motion a chain of events that will irrevocably alter his destiny…

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I’m an Isle of Wight author with Birmingham roots. Writing became an outlet after a late diagnosis of autism, and it became more important after health problems also came about. I take my style and inspiration from classical novels and folklore. Some of my royalties are given to
charities that supported me, but my main aim is to take people on a journey.

Facebook – Mandi Martin

My thoughts: Josiah doesn’t have a happy childhood, his father is cruel and mistreats him, his mother is too timid to help him. So leaving to move elsewhere, even working as a rat catcher, something he seems to be very good at.

Unfortunately his employers are the new Duke and his ghastly wife – who hates children and decides what they need is someone to hunt them out and round them up so she doesn’t have to even see them in the distance.

This was an interesting story and I think I know which infamous character from fiction Josiah is inspired by (or perhaps becomes) but I’ll leave that for you to decide when you read it!

*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: Scarlet Wards – Sorcha Reagh

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We’re thrilled to share an amazing book rec with you all today! Scarlet Wars by Sorcha Reagh is now available and we’re gifting one lucky reader a paperback editions of books one and two of The Sapere Series.

Read all three books on Kindle Unlimited now!

Scarlet Wars (The Sapere Series Book 3)

Author: Sorcha Reagh

Release Date: June 5th
Genre: Epic Dark Romantasy

TROPES

● Forbidden Love
● No more hidden world.
● “Mine.”
● Touch Him and Burn to a Crisp
● Touch Her and Lose some Limbs
● Forced Proximity
● Only One Boathouse
● Hand Necklaces
● Grief Rep
● Who Did This to You?
● He Falls First
● Secrets & Plot Twists
● Last Naming
● Slow Burn
● Badass FMC
● “Fuck It.” (With a Twist.)
● Fist Clench
● Dirty Talk
● feminine rage
● Yes sir vs good girl

The secret is out.

Magi no longer hide in the shadows, and the world is breaking fast.

Fear spreads. Alliances shatter.

Magi choose sides as humans prepare for war, and the spark holding the match at the edge has a name: Emma Thompson.

She’s powerful. Watched. Feared.

Hunted for reasons she doesn’t understand, Emma’s life fractures, leaving her with more grief, and more trauma than she ever believed she could survive.
In the wreckage, she’s forced to choose: a new bond to endure what’s coming, or the love her heart refuses to deny.
Her choice will either save the people she loves…or ignite the impending war.

Scarlet Wars, the third book in the Sapere Series, is a gripping romantasy filled with rising war, forbidden love, and impossible choices—where magic stands exposed and love defies every rule.

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● Cover artist @jaquelinekropmanns.coverdesign
● Jess Rollins @rollinsreadsbooks for art on Silver Tiers and Scarlet Wars + James’s Skindo CT & Emma’s Skindo in ST + NSFW in SW
● Courtney Hicks (illustrator) @courtney.e.hicks Cerulean Truth James and Emma character art + full scene CT
● Katarina @_KatArtDesigns_  James, Emma, Caden and Group Scarlet Wars
● @bombitart_by_sasha.volodarska  James and Caden Ch 61 Scarlet Wars

TRIGGER WARNINGS:

• Abduction
• Abuse
• Alcohol
• Blackmail
• Blood
• Blood loss
• Death of children (mentioned)
• Death or dying
• Decapitations
• Experiments on people
• Exploding body parts
• Forced egg harvesting
• Forced pregnancies: Not our FMC. (Yet?)
• Gore
• Grief
• Gun violence
• Jealousy
• Killings
• Massacres & mass murder
• Masturbation
• Mind-rape (on page)
• Panic attacks:
• Physical assault
• PTSD/Trauma
• Sexual assault (not between MCs)
• Sexually explicit language
• Sleep disorders
• Strangulation
• Torture
• Violence
• War

🔥PAPERBACK COPIES OF CERULEAN TRUTH & SILVER TIERS (INTL GIVEAWAY)🔥Head over to Instagram to enter!

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Cover Reveal: An Arc of Ash – Hailey Jade

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We’re pleased to share the blurb and cover for An Arc of Ash, a dark academia romantasy by Hailey Jade!



An Arc of Ash (An Arc of Ash Book One)

Expected Release Date: January 11, 2027

Genre: Gothic Dark Academia Romantasy

Tropes:
Obsession
Rivals to lovers
They make each other worse
Morally grey MMC
Ambitious FMC
Deadly trials
Gothic dark academia
Magic academy
Slow burn
Sassy talking cat



When Ashlyn arrives at Delghara she has nothing but ambition and a desperate determination to prove herself. The Dominion’s elite magic wielders hold positions of immense power and influence, and Ash intends to claim a place among them. But first, she has to survive an institution that erodes loyalty, normalises sacrifice, and turns students into weapons.

Then she meets Xave Gable.

He’s brilliant, ruthless, and impossible to shake once he’s decided something is worth his attention. He’s also the first person to recognise the hunger lurking beneath her controlled exterior and seems intent on seeing just how deep it goes.

As deadly trials claim lives around them and Delghara’s secrets begin to surface, rivalry gives way to fascination, then fascination gives way to obsession.

And obsession has a way of demanding more than anyone intended to give.

An Arc of Ash is a dark academia romantasy featuring deadly trials, forbidden magic, buried secrets, a dangerously ambitious heroine, and a slow-burn romance built on rivalry, obsession, and the terrifying experience of being truly seen.


Triggers:
Violence
Gore
Character Death
Self-inflicted Injury
Psychological Themes
Pre-Order Link: https://mybook.to/z86x


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Blog Tour: From the Depths – Emily Renk Hawthorne

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Happy release week to author Emily Renk Hawthorne! From the Depths is now available!

If you enjoyed Black Water Sister, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, or The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, you will enjoy Of Mountains and Seas—a Chinese mythology–inspired urban fantasy duology set in California.

From The Depths (Of Mountains and Seas #2

Release Date: June 9, 2026

Genre: Urban Fantasy

In the wake of a failed coup, peace comes at a cost.

A new regime enforces order by erasing the memories of every Shifter.

But Nivi remembers everything.

Immune to the memory-wiping tincture that silenced her kind, Nivi carries the weight of the past alone. Her powers set her apart, but so does the truth she can’t forget. Once again, Nivi finds herself isolated from her family and friends, and something begins to fracture, within herself and within the forest of her hometown Yuras.

Strange happenings are accumulating. A road of abandoned homes in Yuras. A missing crabbing crew in Alaska. A student abduction at the local Shifter school.

With danger creeping closer and reality unraveling for both Shifters and Statics, will the fight for what’s been lost be worth unearthing truths they fear?

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Blog Tour: Once Upon a Midnight Walk – Tetyana Walker

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Welcome to the book tour for Once Upon a Midnight Walk by Tetyana Walker!

Once Upon a Midnight Walk

Release Date: April 24, 2026

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

  • Strong and cunning heroine
  • Forced partnership
  • Slow burn romance
  • Enemies to lovers
  • “Who did this to you”
  • A LOT of bickering & yearning
  • Angst and tension with historical romance undertones

In a kingdom where the sun never sets, and only men are born with magic, Agnes Peregreene had to grow up entirely too soon.

After her mother’s death, Agnes devoted her life to caring for her younger sister. Bound by a vow she refused to break, she ensured no price was too great for Solomia’s well-being. But when Solomia is betrothed to a known wife-killer, Agnes is forced to confront the reality of her own powerlessness.

Before Agnes can find a way to save her sister, she is handed a death sentence of her own.

Desperate to buy time, she strikes a frantic bargain with the Aclanian king—she will venture into Nocturna, the realm of ever-night, and retrieve a long-lost talisman in exchange for her life and her sister’s freedom.

Lost in a realm unlike any other, Agnes must rely on her cunning mind to survive. Determined to return home successful, she sets on a path of discovery, unraveling secrets that a mysterious and wealthy man named Odeon Nox has spent years trying to keep buried.

Secrets that come with a price neither one of them is prepared to pay.

Step into this standalone fantasy romance, set between a realm of sunlight and castles and a world of night and cities rivaling 1920s New York.

Every choice has a price, and every heart hides a secret.

For fans of Jane Austen, Sarah J. Maas and V.E Schwab

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