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Cover Reveal: Rivals Bound in Blood – Shoshana Rain

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We’re proud to present the cover of Rivals Bound in Blood by Shoshana Rain! This is the first book in a new series available next summer!

Pre-order your copy now or check out the Kickstarter for the special edition!


Rivals Bound in Blood (Fractured Empire Book One)

Expected  Release Date: August 19, 2027

Genre: Dark, Spicy, Roman Vampire Romantasy
Enemies to lovers
Morally grey MCs
Fake dating
She saves him
He blackmails her
Roman Mythology
Revenge
Political Intrigue
Hurt/Comfort



The only vampire who doesn’t believe Alessandra is a murderer is her house’s greatest rival. He’ll help prove her innocence—for a price.

Notorious—and scandalous—vampire Alessandra brings justice to those without a voice, but she can’t trust her own judgment. When she foolishly saves Luca Mancini, the heir of a rival family, from an assassination attempt, she finds herself dragged from the shadows she hides in—as the prime suspect in the death of the emperor.

A golden prince among vampires, Luca represents everything Alessandra hates. Noble, well-mannered, elite. No amount of good looks and pretty words can convince her to aid him in solving the emperor’s murder… but rather than let her flee the city, the ungrateful bastard blackmails her into an alliance with him by declaring them lovers in front of the entire empire.

With the kingdom on the verge of civil war, Alessandra and Luca race to uncover the real killer before a new ruler is crowned. But in a fractured empire where vampires scheme for scraps of power, threats lurk around every corner. As devastating secrets are uncovered, they’ll need something far more deadly than the dangerous attraction sparking between them…

Trust.



Rivals Bound In Blood first book in a new series with enemies-to-lovers romance, bloodthirsty vampires, and deadly intrigue, perfect for fans of We Who Will Die and The Serpent and the Wings of Night.


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

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We have another fab recommendation for you! Check out A Curse so Bitter and Broken by N.A. Tripton

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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Blog Tour: Red – Izzy Barry

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Red (The Myth That Burns Book 1)

Expected Release Date: September 16, 2026

Genre: Shifter Romance

– Werewolf shifters
– Hidden identity
– Forced proximity
– Found family
– Slow burn
– Touch-and-d!e energy (both ways)
– Pack politics

Forced into the home of an unyielding Alpha, a grieving girl bent on revenge ignites a slow-burn werewolf romance where loyalty is law—and legends burn.

Her brother is dead.
Her freedom stolen.
And her greatest danger may be the Alpha werewolf sworn to guard her.

Aloka Tutten never asked to live among the pack. To them, she’s just a human girl—too small, too fragile, an unwanted liability. Her unwilling protector, Stark Lamont, makes no effort to hide that he doesn’t want her in his territory.

But the walls between them aren’t as strong as they should be. His quiet strength pulls her closer. His touch lingers too long. And beneath the heat of his gaze, the truth inside her threatens to break free.

Aloka isn’t what they believe.
And as war looms, her secret will rise—either to save them all…or set their world on fire, even if it burns her too.

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Blog Tour: A Night of Falling Stars – Lucia Damisa

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We’re thrilled to be touring A Night of Falling Stars by Lucia Damisa this week! This is the book three in the Desert of Bleeding Sand series!

A Night of Falling Stars (A Desert of Bleeding Sand Series Book 3)

Release Date: July 8, 2026

Genre: Epic Romantasy/ Young Adult

Covert Artist: Olha Volkov

War descends upon Thalesai in a storm of falling stars and growing darkness.

I never sought command, yet I, Dathan, have been chosen to lead our soldiers against the relentless Wraith Kingdom. But before the first horn sounds, I am already fighting a battle of my own.

Zair—my brave, stubborn, beautiful Zair—has been attacked by our enemies. The thought of losing her shatters me more than any blade. I would burn kingdoms for her.

And rising from the shadows is the man who once threatened all I hold dear. Cloaked in a magical disguise only I can see through, he seeks my title, my past exposed, and my family’s ruin.

With danger hunting Zair and wraiths stalking my dragon, every step forward feels like a war in itself. With Aine, a conflicted wraith spy, at our side, Zair and I must lead our people into a battle that could save our realm… or cost us everything.

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Cover Reveal: Ghost Particle – Ramona Santos

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Expected Release Date: October 13, 2026

Genre: Dystopian Fantasy

Cover Artist: Edward Bettison
Secret powers
Secrets coming to light
Self-discovery
Forced proximity
Assassins
Time travel
(Soft) enemies to lovers
True slow burn
Corrupt government
Found family
Powerless office assistant Olivia Ramirez’s only desire is to stay safe in her pod—sixteen floors above a world where superpowers run amok and neon ads flash over ruined cities. When soldiers surround her building, the last person she expects them to hunt is her—the ex-telekinetic who blew up her future eight years ago when she accidentally triggered a deadly riot and lost her power.

Olivia escapes with a ragtag crew of bounty hunters—including Kaz, the team’s resident hothead and irritable ex-assassin. Their first heated run-in unleashes something new in her: powers she can’t control when Kaz is present. With every new power released against Kaz, one terrifying possibility emerges: she may be someone’s secret weapon sent to terminate him. Olivia’s not some juiced-up assassin, though. She’s an assistant! Right?

The only person who can help Olivia gain control and unravel the mystery behind her powers is the one man who thinks she’s plotting to kill him. Trusting Kaz won’t be easy. Trusting herself again might be even harder.

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Triggers: Death on page, Child Loss, Light Gore, Violence


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Cover Reveal: The Anguished Earth – Richard Swan

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Today sees the release of the cover for Richard Swan’s next book – The Anguished Earth.

It is winter in the Empire of the Wolf, and the town of Eisbrück burns with plague. Whilst physicians struggle to contain the pox, the atmosphere thickens with recrimination and rumour: talk of inauspicious constellations, and a demonic witch filling the streets with bodies and black magick. Amongst the chaos, Sir Konrad Vonvalt must recover a dangerous fugitive-a child murderer who has escaped from Blackmarsh Insane Asylum. But with winter’s bite closing and plague spreading like wildfire, finding the killer may be the least of his problems.

The book will be published October 19th 2026 by Grimdark Magazine.

Instagram links: Grimdark Magazine, Richard Swan, René Aigner (cover artist), Shawn T King (designer)

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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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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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