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Cover Reveal: Hers to Rule – Coral Alejandra Moore

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Who doesn’t love a good monster romance and this cover is so cute! Make sure to pre-order Hers to Rule today!

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Hers to Rule (Scorching in Sin City Book 1)

Expected Publication Date: June 3, 2024

Genre: PNR/ Monster Romance

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Cover Designer: @night.witchery

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.

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Book Blitz: A Sword of Shadow and Deceit – Lucy Smoke

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Yay! A Sword of Shadow and Deceit is now available and you need this book in your life!

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A Sword of Shadow and Deceit (Mortal Gods #1)

Publication Date: March 21, 2024

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance/ Why Choose

🖤Dark Fantasy Romance

🗡️Assassin FMC

☠️Anti-Hero

🚫Forbidden Existence

❤️Enemies-to-Lovers

🔥Why Choose

Desperation makes warriors of captives.

The Gods split the skies and rained down tyranny upon the mortal realm long ago. Ever since then, the only thing worse than being human is being of Divine Blood.

For someone like me—an undocumented God child, indebted to the Underworld Assassination Guild—that means only one thing: A life in the shadows.

Or so it should have been … until Mortal Gods Academy. Until them.

The Darkhaven Brothers are truly the worst of all the Gods’ spawn. Arrogant. Wicked. Violent.

To them, I’m nothing more than a human plaything meant for torment. For me … they’re the path and the key to my freedom.

But if any of them find out who I am, what I am … even the shadows won’t be able to save me.

*Please note this is a DARK Fantasy Romance with themes of a dark nature, death of loved ones, and other various themes that may be triggering. Please check trigger warnings and read responsibly*

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About the Author

Lucy Smoke, also known as Lucinda Dark for her fantasy works, has a master’s degree in English and is a self-proclaimed creative chihuahua. She enjoys feeding her wanderlust, cover addiction, as well as her face, and truly hopes people will stop giving her bath bombs as gifts. Bath’s get cold too fast and it’s just not as wonderful as the commercials make it out to be when the tub isn’t a jacuzzi.

When she’s not on a never-ending quest to find the perfect milkshake, she lives and works in the southern United States with her beloved fur-baby, Hiro, and her family and friends.

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Blog Tour: Severance of the Sorcerer – Kate Gateley

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The Lost Wells Trilogy is complete!
We’re touring Severance of the Sorcerer and now you can read all 3 books without waiting!
Severance of the Sorcerer (Lost. Wells Trilogy #3)
Publication Date: March 19, 2024

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Genre: Epic Fantasy/Fantasy
A spreading darkness, a final prophecy, and one last chance to live … or die.

In his desperate bid to find answers of his own, Cassius Longinus—the ancient Child of Rome—released the killing darkness upon the world. A betrayal by Julia and Dom’s strongest ally and dearest friend, Ronan—who falls into Cassius’ ranks and advances the Sorcerer’s gruesome experiments—leaves the future looking more uncertain than ever for the Sovereign and the World Ruler.
Now on the run and isolated from their tight group of loyal allies, Julia and Dom must somehow pick up the pieces of their shattered trust, reconnect with their remaining friends, and together work to unravel the mysteries of the Otherworld’s most recent and worrisome portent—all while searching for a new path to end the darkness.

About the Author
Kate currently lives, and writes, on a small farm in the Cowichan Valley on beautiful Vancouver Island, with her amazing husband, two incredible sons, an adorable dog, several barn cats who don’t earn their keep, and some decidedly ungrateful chickens … all of whom are very dearly loved. She is a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC), Federation of BC Writers (BCFW) and Independent Book Publishers Association (IPBA).

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Book Blitz: Our Immortal Hearts – Lara Buckheit

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Happy publication day and congratulations to Lara Buckheit on the release of Our Immortal Hearts! Click “Add to Cart” now!

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Our Immortal Hearts (Tales from the Wyldelands Book 1)

Publication Date: March 19, 2024

Genre: Spicy Vampire Romance/ Fantasy Romance

🌙Hurt/Comfort

🖤Fated Mates

🌙Found Family

🖤You’ve never hurt me. Ever

🌙You came! You asked!

🖤Hot Vampires doing Hot Things

🌙Evil Buffy Vibes

She is his ruination.

He is her salvation.

Destined for death, Rory Alarie’s life has never been her own. As Adelphi’s Sacrifice, every moment of every day is monitored by overbearing guards and a controlling family who will stop at nothing to ensure she remains obedient to the mortal kings. Except Rory harbors a secret–she doesn’t want to die. Not for her family, not for her kingdom, and certainly not so supernatural creatures can be eradicated from Norica.

Famed assassin Quill Godrickson doesn’t kill innocents. Yet when the vampire supreme threatens to kill all those he holds dear if he refuses, he accepts what’s supposed to be his easiest assignment yet–eliminate Adelphi’s Sacrifice before the mortal kings gain more power. However, when Quill arrives in Adelphi, he doesn’t expect to find himself irresistibly drawn to the one he’s meant to assassinate.

As Rory and Quill are caught between duty, desire, and death, it is Rory who must choose her final path: reluctantly die as Adelphi’s Sacrifice or allow Quill to turn her into one of the creatures she was raised to hate.

Our Immortal Hearts is the first book in Tales from the Wyldelands, a new collection of standalones featuring heart-pounding romance, glittering dark magic, and bloody intrigue, perfect for fans of A Discovery of Witches, From Blood and Ash, and Throne of the Fallen.

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About the Author

Lara Buckheit was born and raised on the Eastern Shore. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Wilmington University, is a 2021 WriteMentor Mentee, an avid writer (and reader) of spice, and one time she met Taylor Swift’s dad.

She started writing at a very young age, mostly fanfiction centered around women with swords and men with devilish grins. And she hasn’t stopped since.

When not writing, Lara can be found drinking tea, hustling for her day job, reading from her endless TBR pile, or hanging out on her body confidence bookstagram.

Lara lives in Charlottesville, VA, with her husband, dog, and thirteen houseplants named after fictional characters.

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Blog Tour: Invocation – Aileen Erin

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We’re celebrating the release of Invocation by Aileen Erin! Grab yourself a copy if you love supernatural fantasy, nephilim, and slow-burn romance!

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Invocation (Days of Iron and Clay #1)

Publication Date: March 19, 2024

Genre: YA Fantasy/ Nephilim

🪽Found Family

😈Angels & Demons

🪽Daughter of Fallen Angel (FMC)

😈Slow-burn Romance

🪽Portals

😈Powerful Exorcist

There are three things I know without question. One, demons are real. Two, humans make awful mistakes that get them in demonic trouble more often than you’d think. And three, I’m the only one who can help them.

​I straddle the line between the mortal and spiritual realms every day. People might think they’re two different places, but they’re not. They lay on top of each other. It’s messy, and that’s why so many people need my help.

​Since I was little, I’ve been called all kinds of names—unusual, abnormal, even insane. Which is fitting since they keep throwing me in to mental facilities. I’ve been in and out of them my entire life.

​But no matter what people say, no matter what I’m risking, I will always help those in need.

Because there’s an endless war carrying on all around us, every minute of every day. One that can’t be seen by mortal eyes. But I can see it, the spiritual battle for mortal souls, and I’m working to make sure my father is on the losing side.

My father—Astaroth, Satan’s general—is why I can do this. He’s why I’m not normal. I hear him, whispering my name at night, his taunts echoing through the spiritual realm. He’s hunting me, and I know the day will come when I must face him again.

Every portal I open could be the one that finally pulls me back to Hell, and I wonder if I will be brave enough, strong enough, good enough to fight him.

My name is Samantha Catherine Lopez, and I am Nephilim. This is my story.

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About the Author

Aileen Erin is half – Irish, half – Mexican, and 100% nerd—from Star Wars (prequels don’t count) to Star Trek (TNG FTW), she reads Quenya and some Sindarin, and has a severe fascination with the supernatural. Aileen has a BS in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She lives with her family in Texas, and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating worlds, and kicking ass.

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Blog Tour: Two Who Live On – M N Bennet

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We’re celebrating the release of the next book in the Branches of Past and Future series, Two Who Live On by MN Bennet!

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Two Who Live On (Branches of Past and Future #2)

Publication Date: March 11, 2024

Genre: LGBTQ+ Fantasy Romance/ Dark Academia

  • Grumpy/Sunshine
  • Dark academia vibes
  • Unraveling mysteries
  • Cinnamon rolls
  • Angsty teens
  • So much banter
  • Second chance romance
  • Spicy 🌶🌶🌶

Going into the second semester, all Dorian wants to do is explore his relationship with Milo and prepare his students for the upcoming academy showcase. But Enchanter Evergreen’s fame makes Dorian question his place in Milo’s world. His fear of going public is complicated when he notices a shift in his telepathy that strengthens his bond to Milo in a way it never has before. Dorian finds himself forced to simultaneously navigate his work life and Milo’s enchanter cases.

This amplification in his magic puts a strain on Dorian’s mind, making it difficult to prioritize his students while they struggle to rank into the showcase. Dorian wants to ensure their magics are mastered in time for the event, help them deal with trauma from the warlock incursion last semester, and teach them to handle class bullies this semester. But finding a balance is out of the question when Dorian’s mind is reeled toward dangerous threats lurking in the city.

Demons. Haunting and deadly, they stalk citizens, picking off witches and warlocks alike, while Milo investigates their motives. It’s a terrifying reminder for Dorian about why he wasn’t cut out for life as an industry professional. He lost Finn to demons, and now, just as he’s finally gotten some semblance of his life back, Dorian worries he’ll lose Milo to the same fate.

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About the Author

MN Bennet loves reading and writing about magical worlds, sweet romances, and snarky characters. When not writing, buried in a stack of TBR books, or binge watching something captivating, he can be found working on lesson plans.

MN Bennet

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Cover Reveal: Of Darkness and Ruination – Rachel Fallon

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This cover is positively magical and we are thrilled to share it with you today! There are also some amazing pre-order incentives too so don’t miss out!

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Of Darkness and Ruination (The Star Queen Chronicles Book 1)

Expected Publication Date: April 4, 2024

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

Cover Artist: @violet.book.design

🗡️Enemies-to-Lovers

❤️Fated Mates

☀️Light vs Dark

☠️Touch Her & Di3

🐉Shadow Daddy Dragon Shifter

🔍Courtly Intrigue

✨Fae Shifters

Starlight in her veins, and a soul that calls for darkness.

On the magical continent of Celesterra, all humans are enslaved to the ruling fae…

Asteria Zagreus, a mortal young woman enslaved on Celesterra, must face Placement Day, the one day where all humans, at the age of Twenty-One, are placed in new kingdoms and given new masters to serve. Come Placement Day, Asteria is forced into the Dusk Kingdom and given to its Prince, Cyrus Tynan. When she refuses him and his desires, Asteria realizes she has only one option: escaping her enslavement and finding something thought impossible—freedom. Asteria must begin to play her own game within the court…and with the Prince of Dusk Kingdom himself.

Enemies come from all sides, however, and the merciless ruler of the Night Kingdom, King Calix Atarah Erebus, starts making his move against the Dusk Kingdom. Yet, darkness calls to Asteria in mysterious ways, and an equally mysterious soldier makes her question who the real monsters are—especially when it comes to a brutal king and a callous prince. With a bloody war brewing on the horizon, Asteria must decide who the true villain of her story is. Her choice, and the consequences of it, will ripple out across the continent.

Chaos rises, resistance gathers, and a soulmate bond is tested, while Asteria begins down a path that will change the course of history…

Of Darkness and Ruination is the first book in a compelling new adult romantic fantasy series featuring contrasting light and dark love interests and the delicate line of balance and chaos for a magical land. Plus fae shifters, court intrigue, resistance to slavery, a shadow daddy love interest who can shift into a dragon, and a heroine finding her own power and fighting for what she believes in. Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout, Clare Sager, Nisha J Tuli, Carissa Broadbent, Chloe C. Peñaranda, and Raven Kennedy!

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Everyone who preorders can fill out the preorder incentive form on author’s linktree with proof of purchase to get a swag pack containing an art print, bookmark, and sticker

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Blog Tour: The Nephilim’s Fate – Eliza Hampstead

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We’re pleased to share The Nephilim’s Fate with all of you this week! Read on for more details!

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The Nephilim’s Fate: A Forbidden Love Fantasy Romance (War of the Nephilim Series Book 1)

Publication Date: August 2022

Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Romantic Fantasy

Love is a deadly curse…Will the forbidden love between a witch and a Nephilim spark a fatal magical war?

Alissia spent years longing for a mysterious man who only appeared in her dreams, but when Nate rescues her from a group of supernatural attackers, she makes a shocking discovery. She’s a witch, and he’s a Nephilim—the son of an angel and a human—and love between them is impossible.

Determined to prove the old texts wrong and find a future where they can be together, Alissia wades deeper into a mysterious world where vampires, fae, and demons lurk among humanity. A surprising revelation fuels Alissia’s belief that she has found the answer, but their passionate love triggers a wild chain of events that threatens to plunge the secret magical world of London into war.

With sinister magical groups vying for power and old rivalries bubbling to the surface, Nate and his love are quickly dragged into a conflict that will shape the destiny of their world forever. Nate knows that he’s fated to be with her—but is he prepared to risk everything to stay with his witch?

Gear up for a hot and pulse-pounding paranormal romance that’s bursting at the seams with wild action, forbidden love, steamy scenes, and a strong heroine.

* Warning: strong language, steamy scenes, and graphic violence inside. *

*Trigger warning: Mention/Description of abduction, blood, death, rape, and torture.*

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About the Author

Award-winning author Eliza Hampstead, a scientist by training, lives with her family in the UK. When she’s not writing, she spends her time as a geek. Playing all sorts of games (board games, video games, RPGs) and being a big fan of mediaeval history are only a few of the many hobbies she has. Passionate about fantasy, she’s always planning her next adventure.

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Blog Tour: Fathomfolk – Eliza Chan

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Revolution is brewing in the semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, between humans and the fathomfolk who live in its waters. This gloriously imaginative debut fantasy, inspired by East Asian mythology and ocean folk tales, is a novel of magic, rebellion and change.

Welcome to Tiankawi – shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that’s how it first appears. But in the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on top: peering down from shining towers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk – sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas – who live in the polluted waters below.

For half-siren Mira, promotion to captain of the border guard means an opportunity to help her downtrodden people. But if earning the trust and respect of her human colleagues wasn’t hard enough, everything Mira has worked towards is put in jeopardy when Nami, a know-it-all water dragon and fathomfolk princess – is exiled to the city, under Mira’s watch. When extremists sabotage a city festival, violence erupts, as does the clampdown on fathomfolk rights. Both Nami and Mira must decide if the cost of change is worth paying, or if Tiankawi should be left to drown.

About the Author

Eliza Chan is a Scottish-born Chinese-diaspora author who ‘writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and reclaiming the dragon lady, but preferably all three at once.’ Eliza’s work has been published in The Dark, Podcastle, Fantasy Magazine and The Best of British Fantasy, and her non-fiction has appeared on Tor.com. She lives in the North of England with her partner and young child. Fathomfolk is her first novel. @elizawchan

My thoughts: I rarely comment on book covers, because what’s inside is the important but this is a gorgeous cover. I really love it.

What’s inside is a clever, thought provoking, enjoyable story about colonialism, sacrifice, striving to build a better world and love.

In Tiankawi, a South Asian and South East Asian inspired world, humans and fathomfolk – beings who can live both underwater and on land, with hybrid bodies of sea creatures like mermaids, manatees, octopus, kelpie, seal, siren, try to survive alongside each other.

There’s a constant struggle between the ruling human class and the fathomfolk, living in shanty towns, many refugees from destroyed cities and towns further afield, or from civil war. The border guards, captained by half-siren Mira attempt to keep order, and protect the citizenry from arrest by the human city guard.

A group of fathomfolk, the Drawbacks, are agitating for reform, but the violent methods they deploy leave destruction of life and homes that threaten the fragile peace.

A manipulative seawitch plays both sides, using her skills at shape-shifting to keep her place in human society, while making bargains with the fathomfolk.

Kai, a sea dragon and the only folk on the council attempts to balance things more fairly, but he’s struggling to get humans onside. It’s all a powder keg primed to explode.

A rip roaring adventure follows both on the fragile city and in its depths, as both humans and folk struggle to belong and be part of this complex and conflicted world. The characters are well drawn and their internal lives reflect the turmoil around them, their struggles and the secrets they’re all keeping.

The first in what I can only imagine will be a gripping and intelligent series, it’s so far one of the best books I’ve read this year.

*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 Release Blitz: A Game of Love and Betrayal – Elayna R. Gallea

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It’s release day! Congratulations to author Elayna R. Gallea! Be sure to add A Game of Love and Betrayal to your TBR. Even better, your cart!

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A Game of Love and Betrayal (The Choosing Chronicles #1)

Expected Publication Date: March 7, 2024

Genre: NA Enemies-to-Lovers Fantasy

❤️Protective Fae Alpha Male

✨Will Break Rules for the Ones He Loves

🩸Morally Gray Vampire FMC w/ Shadows & Wings

☠️Wants to Unal1ve Him

☀️Wants to Give Her the Sun

He requires a wife. She needs to st&b him. All’s fair in pursuit of love and revenge.

What’s a vampire to do when the fae who made her an orphan is searching for a wife?

Make him choose her and end his life on their wedding night, of course.

Brynleigh has been carefully planning this for years. Her plan is simple: date Ryker Waterborn, the Fae Representative’s son, make him fall in love with her, and kill him after they say, “I do.”

Unfortunately, it isn’t going to be that easy. She won’t be the only one going after Ryker’s hand. Far from it. Two dozen men and women from around the Republic of Balance are competing in The Choosing in the search of their perfect partner. The catch? It’s a blind selection process, and contestants won’t see each other until they have selected their partner.

Nothing will stand between Brynleigh and her revenge, not even a competition for love.

A Game of Love and Betrayal is the first book in The Choosing Chronicles, a captivating enemies-to-lovers, new adult urban high fantasy romance. 

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About the Author

Elayna R. Gallea is a whimsical weaver of words, creating tales of romantic fantasy. Nestled in the enchanting land of New Brunswick, Canada, she lives with her husband and two younglings. When she’s not writing fantastical stories, she eats copious amounts of chocolate and cheese, reads every day, and plays with her cats and dogs.

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