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Cover Reveal: A Game of Love and Betrayal – Elayna R. Gallea

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Look at this beauty!!!

We are thrilled to share the cover of A Game of Love and Betrayal by Elayna R. Gallea, due for release on August 22, 2024! Pre-order now!

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

Expected Publication Date: August 2024

Genre: NA Enemies-to-Lovers Fantasy

He requires a wife. She needs to 🗡️ 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. 

AGOLAB is Love is Blind meets Crescent City and The Selection, and it’s on pre-order for only $0.99

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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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Blog Tour: Mantle of the World Ruler – Kate Gateley

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Welcome to the tour for Kate Gateley’s epic fantasy Mantle of the World Ruler! Read on for more details!

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Mantle of the World Ruler (The Lost Wells Trilogy #2)

Publication Date: January 2023

Genre: Epic Fantasy

An ancient curse broken, a new prophecy foretold, and a grimoire of dark Druidic magic.

After a year of unimaginable violence, magic, and an all-consuming love that has followed her through countless incarnations, Julia Harrison has not only come into her own as a magic Bearer-far surpassing those women in her bloodline who came before her-but is about to start down a path that can end in only one of two ways: with her fulfilling her prophesized role as Sovereign, chalice of the World Ruler; or with the death of everyone and
everything she holds dear at the hands of Cassius Longinus, The Child of Rome, in his brutal and inexorable quest to finally achieve true immortality.

Mantle of the World Ruler-Book Two of the Lost Well Trilogy-begins directly after the events of its predecessor, and with it, author Kate Gateley draws the reader right back into the romantic, magical, and often terrifying world of Bearers and Wielders, Knaves and Wraiths, and Domhnall O’Brien, cursed by choice to follow his love through one life after another until they can save each other at last.

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About the Author

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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).

Get a copy of Tides of the Sovereign and Mantle of the World Ruler by visiting the Books page, and subscribe to the newsletter for updates on book releases, upcoming events, and more pertaining to the Lost Wells Trilogy.

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Book Blitz: Takuan from Koto – Ryu Zhong

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We are thrilled to share this epic adventure with you today! Read more about Takuan from Koto below!

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Adventures of Takuan from Koto

Publication Date: August 5, 2023

Genre: YA Fantasy

Whimsical adventures of a young trickster: from clever exploits to a god-given mission.

A stone marten, in pursuit of the sun, climbs to the very Heavens and causes quite a commotion. Both the stubborn gods and the ordinary people have a hard time when weredemons break free. Even the Lord of the Underworld turns out to be powerless.
But sometimes even a mouse can be stronger than an elephant, as the old proverb says. The fate of the world ends up in the hands of Takuan — a young trickster, who deceives the greedy, angry, and ignorant people across the country of Chinayindu. On his journey, he meets the wandering warrior Zhu Leizu, a temple monk named Soliang, the clumsy sorcerer Bricabrac, and many others.
Our story begins with a village boy setting off to a monastery to become a demon-hunting monk, only to find out how truly dull monastic life can be.
Or does our story actually begin with the birth of the stone marten Ta Guan? To learn about what happened in the Heavens, the incredible adventures of Takuan, and what was the end of all of it, read the book ‘Takuan from Koto’ by Ryū Zhong.

More about the Book:

Light humorous fantasy, comedy and adventure, fantasy & magic.
Audience: Middle-grade, teen, young adult, adult.
Setting: Pan-Asian continent in quasi-medieval times with magic in the air.
Each book in the series is a standalone adventure

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About the Author

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Ryu Zhong has spent the last fifteen years in multinational corporations doing future research and developing novel tech. Today, Ryu writes fantasy and science fiction based on his experience. In his novels, he highlights the phenomena that humanity may face in just a few hundred years.

Ryū Zhong were lucky to be born and grow in Asia. Now they live in Amsterdam, study Dutch, and adapt their writings to English and other languages.

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Blog Tour: Scareground – Angela Kecojevic

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Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town!

Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky? And why must she keep her mysterious birthmark hidden?

Everything is about to change when the Scareground returns to Greenwich. Nancy is convinced it holds the answers to her parents’ disappearance. Nancy and her best friend Arthur Green meet the fair’s spooky owner, Skelter, and discover a world full of dark magic and mystery. Nancy must confront her greatest fears to get to the truth. But is she ready for all the secrets the Scareground will reveal?

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About the Author

Angela Kecojevic is a senior librarian, author and creative writing tutor. She has written for the Oxford Reading Tree programme and the multi-award-winning adventure park Hobbledown where her characters can be seen walking around, something she still finds incredibly charming! She is a member of the Climate Writers Fiction League, a group of international authors who use climate issues in their work. Angela lives in the city of Oxford with her family.

My thoughts: this was a really enjoyable read about family, finding your place and friendship. Nancy lives with her adoptive parents, the Crumpets, bakers in Greenwich. But she wants to find out who her birth parents were and why she can read the sky. Assisted by her best friend, future explorer Arthur, she sneaks out to explore the new fun fair in town, the Scareground, a place the Crumpets have warned her not to visit.

There she meets several new friends, and the mysterious Skelter Tombola. Sneaking around the fairground, Nancy learns a few terrifying secrets, and resolves to return for more answers. What is her connection to the Tombola family and why is Skelter trying to find the lost carousel?

A fun and slightly sinister story starts off a hopefully new series for young readers of 9-12 years old (and this thirtysomething!)

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.

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Cover Reveal: To Cage a God – Elizabeth May

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To Cage A God by ElizabethMay is published by Daphne Press on 24 Feb 2024

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artwork: Tom Roberts @tomrobertsillustration

designer: Jane Tibbetts @chattynora

Inspired by Slavic fantasy, To Cage a God explores a world of gods and magic similar to Leigh Bardugo’s smash hit, Shadow and Bone

To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy.

Join the rebellion to burn down a cruel tyrant in this heart-racing new fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and The Wolf and the Woodsman

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Cover Reveal: As the Fallen Rise – Sadie Hewitt

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As the Fallen Rise has a brand-new cover and it is gorgeous! Read on for more details and get a copy today!

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As the Fallen Rise

Publication Date: May 9, 2023

Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Paranormal/ Suspense

It started with iridescent wings… now one woman must face danger and mystery beyond her wildest imagination.

Created by Primordials, daemons were made in the likeness of humans following a devastating betrayal. And for nearly six hundred years, Agnes was the Mage who protected them, kept them alive, and gave them power. Since her death, the seven factions of daemons have been on the brink of war, inching closer and closer to burning the world to the ground.

Anthropologist Greer Myers believes mythical creatures belong in fairy tales. But when she is unexpectedly thrust into the world she thought only existed in the folklore she studied, the source of her unusual magic is whispered amongst the daemons. The plot for her rise, or her fall, begins in the shadow of a secret society established to hunt her ancestral line.

When a strange man appears with a grimoire and claims that he can help her find her birth mother, Greer- smart and independent- decides to take on the mystery by herself. Weaving lies about her identity and going undercover as a journalist, the mission for information seems safe enough at first, but soon Greer learns the hard way just how sinister and otherworldly her mother’s death really is.

Perfect for fans of paranormal suspense like Deborah Harkness’s A Discovery of Witches series– As the Fallen Rise is your best next read!

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About the Author

Sadie Hewitt is the author of stunning, fantastical mysteries that keep readers on their toes. She is an avid fantasy and thriller reader. Sadie is especially passionate about diverse representation and mental health recovery in fiction, allowing her to create wonderfully vivid and relatable characters who jump off the page.

When she’s not writing or working as a full-time respiratory therapist, she travels the world, spends time with her two dogs and husband, and scarfs pizza like it’s going out of style.

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Blog Tour: The Phoenix King – Aparna Verma

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From a stunning new voice in science fantasy comes an action-packed debut of fire magic and ancient prophecy, in which the fate of a futuristic desert kingdom rests in the hands of a princess desperate for power and an assassin with a dark secret.

“A CAPTIVATING ADVENTURE.” —Peter V. Brett

The Ravani kingdom was born of a prophecy, carved from unforgiving desert sands and ruled by the Ravence bloodline: those with the power to command the Eternal Fire.

Elena Aadya is the heir to the throne—and the only Ravence who cannot wield her family’s legendary magic. As her coronation approaches, she will do whatever it takes to prove herself a worthy successor to her revered father. But she doesn’t anticipate the arrival of Yassen Knight, the notorious assassin who now claims fealty to the throne. Elena’s father might trust Yassen to be a member of her royal guard, but she is certain he is hiding something. 

As the threat of war looms like a storm on the horizon, the two begin a dangerous dance of intrigue and betrayal. And the choices they make could burn down the world.

My thoughts: the beginning of a new fantasy series always makes me nervous; will I love it? Will I wish it had remained an idea? Thankfully, this one, the first in a trilogy, is definitely a keeper. I fell for Elena and Yassen, as they fell for each other. Which I predicted they would from the moment they met. She’s the heir to the kingdom, he’s the former assassin turned royal guard.

But first they have to survive all the intrigue, death threats, his former employers, the enemies on the borders, her father’s dangerous followers, politics and religion. When the heir turns twenty-five, they take the throne and the previous monarch steps down. Only Leo, Elena’s father, hasn’t told her everything. He hasn’t explained her mother’s death, or the terrible truths about their family’s reign.

But Elena is clever and when her bodyguard and surrogate mother, Ferma leads her to a chest full of her late mother’s scrolls and notebooks, Elena learns the truth. The fire they worship needs a sacrifice, a terrible one.

When Elena is about to be crowned, disaster follows, and now she and Yassen are on the run, as the neighbouring kingdom invades and the deadly Prophet rises. Can they risk everything to save the kingdom, can Elena retake the throne? Well, book two might have some answers.

I loved the world building and the characters, Ferma was my favourite, then it was the burri (horse/camel creatures as far as I can work out) who aren’t very impressed by tunnels.

Elena grew on me, and I came to really like her and root for her as she stood up to her father and all his secrets, demanding to know if he planned to treat her like a puppet when she took the throne or actually let her rule. Her slow burn love story with Yassen and their bond was also lovely.

I cannot wait for the next installment, this ends with so many questions and not nearly enough answers.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.

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Book Review: The Gauntlet & the Broken Chain – Ian Green

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For 312 years the rotstorm has blighted the ruins of the Ferron Empire.

Born of an unholy war between gods themselves, it scours the land with acid mists and deadly lightning, spawning twisted monstrosities from its nightmarish depths.

On the Stormwall, the men and women of the Stormguard maintain their vigil – eyes sharp, blades sharper – defending the Undal Protectorate from the worst of the rotstorm’s corruption.

But behind the storm front, something is stirring, kindling the embers of an ancient conflict and a plan to kill a god.

Will Stormguard steel be enough to meet the coming tempest?

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The land is gripped in a claw winter.

The rotstorm has breached the walls of Undal City.

The children of the storm have claimed the Northern Marches.

The deathless mage has been unchained.

The dead god hunts again.

And Floré will raise her gauntlets against them all.

My thoughts: the rot storm finally arrives, bringing the rot folk, the crow men and the creatures it breeds with it. And finally Tullan One Eye has come to fight a god.

Floré is still trying to save the world and find help for her daughter. She will put herself between the people she swore to protect and the storm, she will defy the gods themselves if she has to. Luckily she has her friends at her back and as the war heads to the forest where the Bear god sleeps, do do the last of the Stormguard, Tullen One Eye must be stopped.

There is a lot of action and fighting, there’s also the loss of several characters as we reach the final act, the gods will tear the world apart and it’s quite apparent that they, and Tullen, don’t actually care about anyone else but themselves and their petty squabbles.

Floré is exhausted but somehow battles on, her love for Marta carries her through. Even though there might be no cure, no whitestaff potion or spell, perhaps Marta can learn to control her power and not end up consumed by the skein like her father. There is some hope at the end, and with the gods gone, maybe peace can exist and Floré can finally hang up her gauntlets.

Thank you to Head of Zeus for sending me a copy to read and review. I’m sad the series is over but highly recommend reading it if you haven’t already. It’s out now!

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Book Release Blitz: This Wicked Curse – Amanda Aggie

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We are so excited for this release!

Make sure you get a copy of This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie, now available on Amazon!

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This Wicked Curse (Realm of Monsters #2)

Publication Date: August 31, 2023

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

🏴‍☠️Touch Her & D%$
🏴‍☠️Dirty Talking Shadow Daddy
🏴‍☠️Peter Pan Inspired
🏴‍☠️Arranged Marriage
🏴‍☠️Pirates & Adventure
🏴‍☠️Only One
🏴‍☠️Enemies-to-Lovers
🏴‍☠️Magical Princess
🏴‍☠️Spicy
🏴‍☠️Monsters

A cursed princess, a soulless pirate, and a deal that could change both of their fate. In a realm full of monsters, shadows are stolen, and promises are bound with blood… and sometimes marriage vows.

Princess by birth and sacrificial lamb by royal decree, Scarlet Midicious is ready to face her fate. She’s known her entire life that this day would come. Her wedding… The gauntlet… and likely her funeral.

Each time one of the king’s daughters turn twenty-three years of age, he hosts a gauntlet–a cruel fight to the death where one ruthless winner earns the title of prince and is rewarded with a bride. This year will be no different. It’s necessary to unite the clans of misfits and monsters within the realm, even if it means she’ll likely die at the hands of her soon-to-be husband.

However, on the night of the gauntlet she meets a mysterious man with striking green eyes and a sin-worthy smirk. He has no knowledge of what her gift is–that she’s of siren and witch blood, nor that she houses extraordinary magic that allows her to control the living like puppets–but he knows the king’s daughters are gifted in some way or another.

He offers her a deal. If she helps him win–so he can be pardoned of his crimes when crowned as a Prince of Solaria–then he’ll make sure Scarlet has a peaceful life. In the face of a gruesome future, she accepts his terms. How much worse can it be?

Little does she know, Sebastian Hook is a notorious pirate, wanted for murder and crimes beyond her imagination. The Dark One is as deadly and lethal as they come, and there’s only one thing he hates more than Pan. Witches.

All aboard the Jolly Roger–if you dare.

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This Wicked Curse is an enemies-to-lovers tale featuring a slightly unhinged, shadow daddy with a broken moral compass. The world is dark, but it’s also full of adventure and magic. This story is a spellbinding fusion of Peter Pan and Greek Mythology, reimagined into a dark pirate fantasy romance, and takes place within Amanda Aggie’s Seven Realms World.

AUTHOR NOTE: Please know This Wicked Curse predates the events of This Wicked Fate. It is a standalone, like the rest of the Realm of Monsters series, and you do not need to read any of Amanda’s other books to understand or enjoy This Wicked Curse.

About the Author

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Best known for her #1 Amazon bestselling series, Dark Halos, Amanda Aggie writes steamy dark fantasy romance. She’s a wife, a mother to two beautiful tiny humans, and has a stellar caffeine addiction. More importantly, she writes choking-hazard fantasy romance that will have you laughing out loud, swooning, and biting your nails all in one sitting.

Almost all of her books take place in the seven realms of Hell, which she’s often described as, “If Hell and Wonderland got together and had a baby.” You’ll find creatures of all kinds—fae, demons, dragons, witches, and more—along with morally gray villains, and steam. So, grab you some pearls to clutch before you enter the seven realms, and get lost in the chaos.

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Book Release Blitz: The Seldom Wings – Beka Westrup

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Happy publication day to Beka Westrup and congratulations on the release of The Seldom Wings!

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The Seldom Wings (Winged Spirits Series Book 1)

Publication Date: August 29, 2023

Genre: Adult Dark Fantasy

🔥 A Morally Gray FMC
🔥 Pansexual Rep
🔥 Witcher Vibes
🔥 Unbreakable Promises
🔥 Spice
🔥 Wings
🔥 Sleeping with the Enemy
🔥 Action/ Adventure

For years, Sia’s hidden herself in the gnashing forest, dodging her father’s bounty hunters and ignoring the nameless magic in her veins. When she receives a letter from an estranged lover, she returns to the coast she used to call home, within reach of her father’s magical city hovering above the smog and the arranged marriage waiting for her. This place is not somewhere Sia wishes to linger—the land is noxious and filled with rebels, witches, and other humans who become walking corpses when they die. What was intended to be a brief visit turns into a death-bed promise anchoring Sia to Gwaith House for the foreseeable future. She agrees to look after her first love’s human child until her widower proves he can care for his daughter himself.

The thing with promises is: Sia can’t break them. No seraph can. At least, not without severe consequences.

While navigating the complex feelings she develops for the angry widower and her own grief, Sia becomes entangled in a mysterious string of dismembered corpses roaming the smog and a strange detective who refuses to leave her alone. As the desperate undead draw closer and closer to the child she is sworn to protect, Sia races to find the murderer responsible for creating them. She needs to figure it out quickly, or she may risk falling right back into her father’s scorching hands.

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“It’s you,” he said in a mighty exhale. “You really are hiding down here in the smog, fraternizing with humans.”

My heart bottomed out. “Where I go and what I do is none of your business.”

His lips curled in wry amusement. “Isn’t it?”

Everything inside me went cold. He knew who I was. Reluctantly, I asked, “What exactly were you doing down here when you were captured?”

The seraph’s head tilted, the slow consideration of a predator.

“What do you think, Princess?” He rolled his shoulders and flashed his teeth, a lazy show of aggression. “I was collecting a bounty.”

I put the box between us as he prowled forward, raising my dagger in warning.

“Where do you think you’re going?” His eyes followed my every step. “You know you can’t outrun me, not with your pretty golden wings put away.”

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Beka Westrup is a genre-hopping author of fantasy and romance. The Seldom Wings is her second full-length novel. She lives in the PNW with her husband and two children, collecting more books than she’ll ever be able to read and drinking copious amounts of iced coffee.

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