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Book Release Blitz: Woven Song – Rachael Krotec

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Woven Song is now available and if you like epic tales full of myth, love, and betrayal, then you are going to want to read this!

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Woven Song

Publication Date: June 7, 2024

Genre: YA Fantasy/ Asian Mythology

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family
😈Fallen Gods
🏮Asian mythology
🐈Orange Cat Chaos
❤️💔Will they, won’t they
⚔️Epic fight scenes
🤕Chronic illness rep
🐉 DRAGONS
🗡️Girls with swords

Isolated on the moon and yearning for the warmth of connection, a young Kaguya-hime falls to the mortal realm. While unknowingly sealing away her divine identity, she begins living as the mortal Yuki. But the mortal realm isn’t as charming as it seems…

Years later, after being banished from the imperial city of Gobe, Yuki returns on the emperor’s request with the hopes of restoring her family’s dojo. But when Yuki’s dreams are seemingly dashed after tragedy strikes, she is forced to face the unsettling truth behind her banishment.

On the verge of death, Yuki’s life becomes intertwined with the dragon god, Ryu, and together they must fight to save the mortal realm from Izanami, the ruler of the land of the dead. Caught between living as a mortal or a goddess, Yuki must fight to write her own mythology before the gods do it for her.

Woven Song weaves Asian mythology into an epic tale of love and loss, of loyalty and betrayal — where love is as soft as a lullaby, secrets are currency for the wicked, and every friend might be a foe.

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Cover Reveal: Illusion of Stars – Sarah Marie Page

We’re thrilled to present the cover for Illusion of Stars by Sarah Marie Page, a banter filled romantasy!

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Illusion of Stars: A Banter Filled Romantasy

Expected Publication Date: July 16, 2024

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

*ACOMAF style romance
*Feral love interest
*You drew scars around my scars
*Fade to black spice
*He teaches her to be stábby
*FMC is a terrible spy
*Bridge Kingdom vibes

She’s stealing more than secrets.

As the royal physician of a tiny, windswept island, Isabel spends her days trying to keep the queen from dying and the mad king from streaking naked down the halls. But when her best friend is found murdered on the beaches, her world is ripped apart. Desperate for answers, she discovers a stash of letters that reveal a terrifying truth: the neighboring kingdom of Volgaard possesses a kingdom-shattering weapon and is poised to conquer everything in its path.

Seeking vengeance, Isabel infiltrates the enemy. Her mission? Woo Erik Lothgarson, the general’s steamy, illusion-magic wielding son, and steal the dangerous weapon. She can bring Volgaard to its knees—if she isn’t caught.

But as Isabel dances along the knife edge of deception, the lines between truth and fiction blur, and she must wrestle her quest for vengeance against her undeniable attraction to the enemy.

The heart-pounding tension of Danielle Jensen’s BRIDGE KINGDOM meets the snarky banter of Emily Thiede’s THIS VICIOUS GRACE in this swoon-worthy fantasy romance.

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Blog Tour: Hers to Rule – Coral Alejandra Moore

Happy release day to Coral Alejandra Moore and congratulations on the release of her scorching new monster romance, Hers to Rule!

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Hers to Rule (Scorching in Sin City Book 1)

Publication Date: June 3, 2024

Genre: PNR/ Monster Romance

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Soulbonds ⛓️
Polyamory 💞
Emotional Scars 💔
Healing Together 🩹
Forbidden Love 💗
Grumpy/Sunshines ☀️
Touch Them and Die 💀
Found Family 😊
Spicy, Fast Burn 🌶️
Discovering Her Power ✨
Secrets and Intrigue 🔍

A valiant protector. A reluctant queen. A broken heart.

When Mariana’s gargoyle crush Cisco kills her father, he frees her from the cycle of abuse that held her captive. Cisco urges her to flee Las Vegas before anyone can stop her.

But Mari knows two things for certain: if she leaves Cisco won’t survive, and she can’t live with that. The opportunity to transform her city with the person she’s yearned for so long ignites a fiery passion she can’t resist.

She decides to rule the Demon King’s criminal empire by Cisco’s side and heal the harm her father caused. His cruel legacy runs deep—right through the heart of Rio, a puma shifter who was the first to see the gentle soul beneath Cisco’s rocky exterior.

The steamy moments of solace the three share don’t last long, because the city is crawling with her father’s allies, out seeking fortune and revenge. Mari must race to unlock the secrets of her sensual powers before everything they’ve strived for is ripped away.

Hers to Rule is the scorching introduction to a series that explores the intimate lives of the paranormal denizens of Sin City. If you enjoy spicy, fast burns with a side of action, a sassy heroine finding her power, and multiple partners, this book is for you.

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About the Author

Coral Alejandra Moore writes character driven stories of connection and triumph. All of her books are kissing books.

Currently she lives in the beautiful state of Washington with the love of her life and a dangerously smart Catahoula Leopard Dog where she rides motorcycles, raises chickens, and drinks all the coffee.

CORAL ALEJANDRA MOORE

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Book Blitz: The Godless Kingdom – Sheila Masterson

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The series is complete! Make sure to add the final installment, The Godless Kingdom to your shelves today!

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The Godless Kingdom (The Lost God Book 4)

Publication Date: June 3, 2024

Genre: Adult Romantic Fantasy

⚔️ Grumpy warrior
👀 Multiple POVs
✉️ Spying behind enemy lines
😡 Feminine rage
👯‍♀️ Strong female friendships
👑 Cruel tyrant king
🧠 Mental health representation
❤️‍🩹 Second chance at love
🗡️Joke about her and 💀
🥰 Found family
✨ Soul bond
🌶️ Spicy

*Warning SPOILERS*

A king ripped from his throne. An imposter wearing the crown. A court balanced on a knife’s edge.

In the wake of a violent rebellion, Cecilia and Xander are trapped behind enemy lines under the thumb of a cruel tyrant. It’s impossible to know who to trust with the culture of fear Vincent has instilled in the Argarian court. Clawing back the power he stole requires slow and careful progress. The vicious king needs them both alive for now, but one wrong move will land them in tower jails or worse.

Outside the castle walls, Evan enlists his network of spies to help his friends escape. But moving through town freely and accessing the castle grounds requires accepting help from an unexpected ally.

In the heart of Vincent’s court, Rainer is rendered from an aching past he can’t remember and is desperate for the glorious future he’s been chasing his whole life. Torn between his duty, his honor, and his heart, Rainer must decide what he wants most and what price he’s willing to pay for it.

They all walk a perilous line and one misstep will cost them their lives and the chance at the happily ever after they’ve fought so hard for.

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Cover Reveal: A Crown Forged in Blood – Poppy L. Roberts

How gorgeous is this cover?! Make sure you add A Crown Forged in Blood by Poppy L. Roberts to your TBR!

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A Crown Forged in Blood (The Forged Queendom #1)

Expected Publication Date: December 2024

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

A dark, spicy, morally gray story with strong women, dying magic and unexpected villains.

🗡️Emotional scars
🗡️Friends to Enemies to Lovers
🗡️Grumpy x Grumpy
🗡️Redemption
🗡️Forced Proximity
🗡️Fated Mates
🗡️Shadow Mommy
🗡️Morally Gray MCs
🗡️Perilous Quests
🗡️Bisexual FMC

The land is dying.

Magic is withering.

Death lies within the void.

Lithia has been a general for a century, but no battle could prepare her for the chaos that has befallen her world, nor has it given her time to adjust to being High Queen of Suviel. A day after becoming queen, reports flood in that a curse has seized the heart of Suviel leaving a void of magic slowly making its way across the land. As the land and the fae upon it watch their magic begin to wither, Lithia’s magic is the only hope to bring life back to the heart of Suviel.

Unfortunately, they have to be able to find the heart to save it.

Calcas is angry. His friends are dead, and the one who killed them is sitting on a throne. He’s spent a decade running from his anger, fighting, hiding, and clawing his way out of his grief. Now here he is, helping a queen he loathes, fighting for a land he wants no part of, to save his family.

They will have to navigate treacherous alliances and dangerous terrain to find the heart of Suviel. But, as they draw closer, they realize that the cost may be higher than they ever imagined. Sacrifice everything or succumb to the darkness that threatens to consume them all.

CW:

  • Main Character Death
  • Animal Death
  • Death of a Loved One
  • Violence
  • Explicit Sexual Content
  • Drugs
  • Non-Con (not graphic)

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About the Author

Poppy Roberts has always been a passionate lover of stories and has finally decided it was time to tell one of her own.

As a child she always enjoyed playing pretend, inventing stories, and immersing herself in imaginary worlds. Now, as an adult, she still gets excited about fairy rings, magical creatures, and discovering entirely new worlds. Her mother encouraged her love of reading at a young age, and Poppy’s search for that magical feeling has only grown stronger over time.

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Blog Tour: One Little Nightmare/One Saccharine Dream – Dawn Darling

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We are thrilled to be working with Dawn Darling and her Of Gods and Monsters series. Check out what our readers are saying about One Little Nightmare and One Saccharine Dream!

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One Little Nightmare (Of Gods and Monsters Book 1)

Publication Date: October 2023

Genre: Dark Romance/ Dark Romantic Fantasy/ Greek Mythology

A paranoid schizophrenic with a dark passenger lurking in the shadows.
A broken Siren who would give anything to end her curse.
A mystery girl with the traumas of her past written on her body.

A Beautiful Nightmare

Brooks wakes in an insane asylum with a broken wristwatch and no memories. He spends colorless days ignoring beautiful hallucinations and adrenaline-inducing nights fighting the monsters inside, but they’re only the beginning. After a mystery girl shrouded in secrets and painted with scars appears in the asylum, Brooks wakes from a vivid nightmare to discover that not all is as it seems. As plague looms and patients disappear, Brooks works against the clock to uncover the shattered pieces of his past, but what he finds may mean the downfall of Olympus.

A Sinister Dream

Damned to a glass prison, Xia has never known a life of freedom. The Gods of Olympia covet her Siren song and when she’s not dancing for them, she’s feeding The Lord of Nightmares her soul. Solace is found only with the man she meets in her dreams, but he doesn’t even think she’s real. Pity, because Brooks is the only one who can save her.

Pandora’s Box has been opened and an evil moves in the asylum that even the gods cannot contain.

For fans of Scarlett St. Claire, Raven Kennedy, and Amber V. Nicole, this gripping tale of ruthless gods and ancient power will satisfy all of your darkest desires. If you love romantic fantasy with a touch of poison, characters coming into their own, and an MMC who would watch the world fall to save her, this tragic tale of longing and destruction is for you.

This is a dark romantic fantasy intended for mature audiences. If you like the ruthless side of the Greek Gods, this series is for you. Please check the author’s website for CW’s.

Content Warnings:

  • graphic violence on the page
  • sexual abuse (not on the page and left up to reader interpretation. Never explicitly stated)
  • Suicide/sacrifice
  • Forced birth and kidnapping
  • Mentions of self harm
  • Mental illness including schizophrenia, auditory hallucinations, and stalking
  • Graphic sexual content
  • Murder
  • Torture and archaic asylum treatments
  • Explicit language

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One Saccharine Dream (Of Gods and Monsters Book 2)

Publication Date: April 9, 2024

Genre: Dark Romance/ Dark Romantic Fantasy/ Greek Mythology

“I am the Father of Darkness, the Void Between the Stars, Creator of your Gods, and the Eater of Souls. I am Chaos, the Deathless God, and I will find you.”

Still reeling from his trauma in the Asylum, Brooks is hell-bent on saving the Siren who holds his heart. Fighting the Deathless God lurking under his skin is only part of the battle, though. When Brooks discovers the great cycle of chaos has been broken, he’s left near powerless and out of control.

After a deadly battle in Club Hel with the Lord of Nightmares, Xia realizes he’s no longer the most dangerous monster in the room. She must find a way to balance who she was with who she is becoming, but the path to righteousness is most often paid in blood and her Siren is ravenous for a taste.

Defiance was not obedience, and good girls were obedient.

Raised to be the perfect bride, Persephone lived a life of seclusion and proprietary under the watchful eye of her mother. After a string of handsome strangers claim more interest in her soul than her beauty, the Goddess of Spring finds the cost of disobedience is more than she can afford to pay.

When a scrappy thief with more secrets than truths proves to be the missing link between salvation and damnation, will they wake from a nightmare only to be caught in a saccharine dream?

This is a dark romantic fantasy intended for mature audiences. If you like the ruthless side of the Greek Gods, this series is for you. Please check the author’s website for CW’s and proceed with caution. You’ve been warned, Darling. Welcome to the Freakshow.

Content Warnings

  • Graphic Violence
  • Graphic Language
  • Grahpic sex
  • Murder
  • Torture of an mc
  • Drowning
  • Non-con
  • Narcissism
  • Mentions of suicide
  • Religious sacrfices
  • Starvation
  • Manipulative sex
  • Trauma
  • PTSD
  • Gaslighting
  • Capture

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About the Author

“Wow! Dawn Darling? Are you a detective? Superhero? Burlesque star?!”
Erm, the answer is no. I am a super socially awkward weirdo who never wanted her small town to know what thoughts and characters lived in her head. (Spoiler alert, that cat was out of the bag when I stood in front of my classmates sophomore year and read an excerpt of New Moon for a project).

I’m a bipolar mom of two who is a professional at disassociating and building wild fantasies in my head while I do it. I say way too many curse words and start every day with six shots of blonde espresso over ice without fail. Don’t worry, I have ADHD too, so the caffeine makes me normal, not crazy eyed.

I grew up in a small town who encouraged women to become a nurse or a teacher and, while those are valiant careers full of men and women stronger than I’ll ever be, I was quick to say fuck that. When I was pushed to use my degree in creative writing to work at the local newspaper, can you guess what I said then? If your answer was fuck that, you were right.
I write adult fantasy/paranormal romance with dark themes (always check the TWs) and characters with as many personalities as me.

I live in the USA and my dream home state is Washington, but my husband refuses to move there because he says he’s afraid I’ll find a coven of vampires and run away with them. He’s probably right. So, I’ll settle for Alaska where the sun can only touch me for 6 months out of the year and I’ll have all the snow my heart could desire.

Dawn Darling

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Blog Tour: A Cure for Magic – Talia Greer

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We’re celebrating the release of A Cure for Magic this week! Make sure you get your copy on May 28th!

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A Cure for Magic (The Ardor Magic Cycle Book 1)

Publication Date: May 28, 2024

Genre: NA Fantasy Romance

💜 A Messy Bisexual Princess
👑 Black Royals
📕 Dark Academia
🔥Elemental Magic
💖 OT3/Throuple
🔮 Magic Training
🏕️ Only One Tent
🙊 Hidden Identity

Marika Cyran is destined to rule, if she survives her own power first.

When rebels attack the royal compound, Marika learns the true price of her family’s legacy. The same deadly magic her ancestors outlawed now runs in her veins, and her royal blood paints a target on her back.

Desperate to learn her powers before they destroy her, she takes shelter at Nella University, hiding her true identity. But it’s not quite the sanctuary she’s hoping for. Argent, the roommate she’s paired with, is a prickly woman who seems to despise her. The same rebels who want her family dead flourish here under the guise of a student society, and their most popular member, Harland, seems a little too interested in her dangerous power…and Marika herself.

When a spark ignites between all three of them, it complicates Marika’s quest for control. To stay is to spit upon her family’s memory. To leave is to forfeit her once chance to corral the unruly magic. And to do nothing is to risk being consumed by the very forces she seeks to understand.

A Cure for Magic is the first book in a New Adult romantic fantasy trilogy featuring dark elemental magic, hidden royals, and a medium-heat romance that is secondary to the plot. Perfect for fans of dark academia and the Netflix adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow & Bone.

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Cover Reveal: Minor Works of Melda – Juliette Caruso

We’re excited to share the beautiful cover for Juliette Caruso’s upcoming romantic fantasy called Minor Works of Melda!

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Minor Works of Melda

Expected Publication Date: July 15, 2024

Genre: Fantasy Romance

  • Rivals to Lovers
  • Found family
  • One Bed
  • Grumpy Half-Fae MMC

She’d be the most gifted witch in centuries, if she had an ounce of power in her veins.

With weak magic and no social graces, Meda’s dreams of becoming a great witch are impossible. It doesn’t matter how much harder she works than her rival, Kalcedon: she’ll never win. The heartless half-faerie has so much magic that just being near him makes her blood sing.

When an ancient Ward-spell falters, a wave of devastation crashes across the islands of the Protectorate. If the spell fails for good, they’ll be at the mercy of the cruelest fae lord their world has ever seen. But if Meda can translate the ancient spell fast enough to understand who is destroying it, and how, she won’t just save the isles. She’ll finally prove her worth.

Meda’s sharp mind isn’t enough to win against an unknown enemy. She’ll also need Kalcedon’s endless well of power. And as they travel the Protectorate’s islands, navigating grief and racing against time, she begins to see a new side to the half-fae. Behind his cruel words, there may be a battered heart more human than Meda dares admit… and a man who will do anything to keep her safe.

…Even if it costs the whole world.

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Cover Reveal: Tomb of the Sun King – Jacquelyn Benson

Respectable lady scholars shouldn’t be dodging evildoers, escaping lost tombs, and chasing down magical artifacts.
Archivist and suffragette Ellie Mallory always dreamed of putting her scholarly skills to work in the ancient sands of Egypt. She never imagined she would be doing so in order to save an object of legendary power from a batch of ruthless villains.
Racing baddies to an arcanum of Biblical proportions is only one of Ellie’s problems.
Her hopelessly academic and perpetually mortified step-brother, Dr. Neil Fairfax, is
about to learn that she’s been gallivanting around the globe with his danger-magnet
best friend, Adam Bates—the roguish surveyor for whom Ellie harbors increasingly complicated feelings. Add the petite and terrifyingly fearless Constance Tyrrell to the mix, and Ellie either has a crack team of artifact-saving experts to hand… or a recipe for disaster.
Together, they’ll need to follow a trail of three-thousand-year-old clues from the
necropolis of Saqqara to the temples of Luxor and beyond, where the ruined capital of a heretic pharaoh hides a secret with the potential to upend history.
To keep an earth-shattering magic from falling into the wrong hands, Ellie will need to pull out all the stops—even if that means resorting to fisticuffs, ignoring proper archaeological processes… and solving one of Egypt’s greatest mysteries.
Dive into Tomb of the Sun King now to experience the next action-packed historical fantasy adventure in the Raiders of the Arcana series!

Jacquelyn Benson writes smart historical fantasy where strong women confront the stranger things that occupy the borders of our world.
She once lived in a museum, wrote a master’s thesis on the cultural anthropology of paranormal investigation, and received a gold medal for being clever. She owes a great deal to her elementary school librarian for sagely choosing to acquire the entire Time-Life Mysteries of the Unknown series.
When not writing, she enjoys the company of a tall, dark, and handsome English teacher and practices unintentional magic.

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Blog Tour: The Theatre of Glass and Shadow – Anne Corlett

Sometimes the greatest spectacle hides the darkest secrets . . .

In an alternate London, the city’s Theatre District is a walled area south of the river where an immersive production – the Show – has been running for centuries, growing ever bigger, more sprawling and lavish. The Show is open to anyone who can afford a ticket but the District itself is a closed world; even the police have no jurisdiction within its walls.

Juliet’s mother died when she was a baby. Brought up by her emotionally distant father and even more distant stepmother, she has never felt wanted. It’s only when her father passes away that Juliet – now nineteen – learns her birth was registered in the District. Desperate to belong somewhere at last, she travels to London where she hopes to unearth the truth about her identity, her mother’s death and her father’s years of silence – and claim her birthright.

But in the District, there is only one central truth: the Show must go on. And in a world where illusions abound, and powerful men control the narrative, Juliet has no idea of just how far some will go to ensure certain stories are never told . . .


Anne is originally from the north-east, but somehow slid down the map and finished up in a small village near Bath, where she lives with her partner and three sons. She has an MA in English Language and Linguistics from Edinburgh University, and an MSt in Linguistics from Oxford University. During her postgraduate studies, she worked as an etymologist and proofreader for a dictionary, carrying out research at the Bodleian Library.

Armed with her linguistics-related degrees and work experience, Anne took the somewhat illogical next step and became a criminal lawyer. In 2011, after several years spent working in the London courts and police stations, Anne remembered that she’d actually planned to be a writer, and commenced work on her first novel.  This was slightly unfortunate timing, given that she was right in the middle of relocating to Somerset with her family, who seemed to feel that a little less novel-writing and a little more packing might be warranted.  They probably had a point.

Over the next couple of years Anne fitted writing work around her day job as a solicitor. Her writing has appeared in various newspapers, magazines and anthologies, and has won various awards.

In 2016, The Space Between the Stars was published by Pan Macmillan in the UK and Random House in the US. She wrote most of this novel while studying for a Creative Writing MA at Bath Spa University. Her second novel, The Theatre of Glass and Shadows, will be published in May 2024 by Bonnier.

Anne enjoys working with other writers, through editing, mentoring and teaching.

My thoughts: this was a dark, clever fairy tale set in a version of our world where the Theatre District is still on the south bank of the Thames – roughly Southwark, where once theatres, bear pits and other such entertainment once plied its trade.

The theatre is all encompassing, Shakespeare died a penniless nobody, rather than the Bard of Avon, the show must always go on and since a king once gave the District his approval, the police have no jurisdiction (a bit like the City of London having its own force, and the Met not having power in the square mile).

Everyone who goes there wants to be in the show or learn its secrets, of which there are many. When Juliet’s father dies and she finds some things among his effects that suggest her past, and her mother’s identity, lie in this mysterious place, she heads there, determined to get answers.

What she finds there is a world of smoke and mirrors, illusion and misdirection. Just as she thinks she understands everything, it all tilts and turns on her and she learns the dark secrets at the heart of the show, and her life.

Clever,beguiling and beautifully brought to life, this dark fable lifts the curtain on a world of artifice hiding death and chaos, a Director clinging onto power by any means and players who will stop at nothing to gain 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.