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Blog Tour: The Unknown Daemon – MM Parks

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We’re celebrating the release of The Unknown Daemon by MM Parks this week!

The Unknown Daemon (Omnis Book 2)

Release Date: January 25, 2026

Genre: Dark Romantasy

✨️ Witches & Daemons
✨️ Forbidden love
✨️ Morally grey MMC
✨️ Touch her and die
✨️ Good girl goes bad
✨️ Found family + Non-binary rep
✨️ Mysterious Gods

A new path…

After Ena’s bold decision to join Ty in the Underworld, she must navigate her status as the only witch in a society of daemons. Charged with posing as his witch-slave for her own safety, she learns to embrace her dark side, all while grappling with the guilt of her decision to leave her sister and Coven behind.

A growing love…

After waiting for nine years, Ty finally has what he’s always wanted—Ena. As their trust and bond grows, Ty must grapple with his many conflicting responsibilities to his people, to Ena, and to himself. Can he have everything he wants or is hope for the future only a delusion?

An unknown future…

As Ena and Ty work together with daemon and witch allies alike, they must find a way to break the bond to Iblis, setting right that which the witches broke centuries ago. But as they uncover more about the amulet, the ritual, and the very Gods they worship, they find that everything is not as simple as it once seemed. Together, can they forge a new future, for their peoples and themselves, or will their differences forever keep them apart?

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Trigger Warnings:

– Animal death in childbirth

– Animal stillbirth

– Violence

– Explicit sexual content (including Dom/sub dynamics)

– Death

– Grief/loss

– Emotional abuse from a parent

– Drug use

– Pregnancy

 

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Book Blitz: In the Name of Pride – Courtney & Clark Collins

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We’re thrilled to announce the release of In the Name of Pride! We’re also gifting a lucky reader a PR box!

In the Name of Pride (Vows & Valor #2)

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Genre: Adult Fantasy w/ Romance

  • Mental health rep
  • Wounded MMC
  • Princess/knight slow burn
  • Mild spice
  • Mr. Darcy hand flex
  • Fueled by spite
  • Unsexy forced proximity
  • Chaotic cousins
  • Genderfluid rep
  • Quid pro quo coercion
  • Sinister magic

What happens when the Happily Ever After comes with consequences?

After a lifetime of separation, Kaleela now reconnects with her elven family inside the Sun’Din Forest as a beloved member of the royal family. But not everyone supports a greater union between the elven and human lands, and a fission enters the great forest.

Dimitar now serves as a knight in the city of Blackburn, his life’s dream come true. Everyone he cares about thrives, yet his life darkens with the weight of failure. All he wants is Kaleela’s nearness, their growing love a beacon in his shadows.

When extremist exiles overtake the elven kingdom, Kaleela doesn’t hesitate to return to the forest. She must ensure her family’s safety, and Dimitar insists on protecting her. An unthinkable threat rises from within, and an exile sets his special attention on Kaleela. Dimitar must overcome his inner demons and find a way to reach Kaleela before her greatest wish becomes their worst nightmare.

IN THE NAME OF PRIDE is the highly anticipated sequel in the award-winning Vows & Valor adult fantasy trilogy. What happens when the Happily Ever After comes with consequences? Intense yearning, a battle of the wills, the most hate-able villain, and an unhealthy amount of stakes await readers in this page-turning, emotionally devastating sequel to IN THE NAME OF HONOR.

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Cover Reveal; Swallowed by Night – Jeremy Harrison

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We’re thrilled to present the cover for Swallowed by Night, a MM vampire romance by Jeremey Harrison!

Swallowed by Night

Genre: MM Vampire Dystopian Romance

Expected Release Date: April 14, 2026

  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Why Choose
  • Chosen One
  • Forbidden Love
  • Dystopian
  • Love Triangle
  • Golden Retriever Boyfriend Energy
  • “Touch Him and 💀”

In a world ravaged by war and a plague that threatened to end humankind,

Deliverance came with an unexpected consequence:

Vampires.

Vincent Asposito lives a life of luxury, locked in a gilded cage by his father. Longing to break free, Vinny devises a daring plan to sneak out, only to have his first taste of freedom end in being kidnapped by Jude, the human son of the resistance leader.

On the surface, Jude embodies everything Vincent should despise: a sworn enemy determined to destroy the only world he knows, yet he can’t help his attraction to the infuriatingly handsome man. Forced into a reluctant alliance, the two embark on a risky mission that could tip the scales of war between humans and vampires.

As their bond deepens, dangerous revelations come to light, forcing Vincent to decide where his loyalties lie—and who he’s willing to sacrifice.

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Triggers – Sexual Content, Foul Language, Alcohol Use, Abduction, Use of Weapons (guns, knives, bombs), Descriptions of Blood, Injury, and Violence, Manipulation and Gaslighting, Death

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Blog Tour: Gihiguma, Ace of Hearts – Melanie King-Smith

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We love a good sports romance and highly recommend you check out Gihigugma, Ace of Hearts by Melanie King-Smith!

Gihigugma, Ace of Hearts

Release Date: September 30, 2025

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

  • Found Family
  • Filipino/Asian Immigrant Experience (Own Voices)
  • Sports Romance (Tennis)
  • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
  • Love Triangle
  • Dual POV
  • Sweet/ No Spice
  • Coming of Age

Crazy Rich Asians meets Bend It Like Beckham in this outrageously fun, Filipino-flavored romance.

When Jomar’s tennis ambitions crash into Mitchelle’s wounded heart during one charmingly disastrous karaoke night, they’ll discover that the biggest matches aren’t played on courts—but in learning to love despite the ghosts of the past.

Jomar Montalbano thinks he’s ready for anything. A rising tennis star from the Philippines, he lands in London with one suitcase, one college scholarship, and zero idea how to survive without rice. He’s counting on a few wins—but definitely not falling for Mitchelle Tanner.

She’s the quiet girl with a vintage camera, a craving for halo-halo, and a smile that hides as much as it shows. Half-American, half-Filipina, and fully impossible to read.

He’s used to power and control—but around her, he’s completely unstrung.

From vulnerable confessions in a darkroom’s glow to rallies that feel like Wimbledon wins, Jomar discovers that love—like tennis—is all about timing, risk, and knowing when to fight for the point.

Set in London’s rainy alleys and sunlit parks, woven with island warmth and humor, Gihigugma, Ace of Hearts is an adventure about home, heart, and the courage to choose love against all odds.

Love at eighteen isn’t always a mistake. Sometimes, it’s a miracle.

This story contains: social alcohol use, mild profanity, depictions of past romantic trauma, and competitive sports pressure. While handled with care, please prioritize your wellbeing. The story ultimately celebrates healing and joyful connection.

HEAT LEVEL: Sweet – Kissing only, no explicit content, YA-appropriate

SETTING: London, UK (Filipino immigrant/diaspora community)

THEMES: Belonging, identity, cultural heritage, finding home, first love, friendship

AWARDS: 2025 International Firebird Book Award Winner (Young Adult Fiction)

ACHIEVEMENTS:

#1 Amazon Bestseller – Young Adult & Teen Clean & Wholesome Romance
#1 Amazon Bestseller – Young Adult & Teen Asian & Pacific Islander Fiction
Featured at Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 (Philippines was the Guest of Honor)

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Book Blitz: Poison Amidst Blooms – Cassandra Aston

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The Deadly Fae duology is complete and to celebrate you can get Poison Amidst Blooms for only $0.99 today!

Poison Amidst Blooms (Deadly Fae Duology #2)

Genre: Dark Romantasy

Release Date: Jan 15, 2026

⚔️Found Family
❤️Morally Grey FMC
⚔️He Falls First
❤️Reluctant Chosen One
⚔️Reverse Age Gap
❤️Hidden Magic
⚔️Fae & Humans
❤️Feminine Rage
⚔️Multi-POV
❤️Portal Fantasy
⚔️Open Door Spice
❤️HEA
⚔️”I’ll Always Find You ”

There’s only one weapon your enemy covets. Your true name. Surrender it and die.

Jack is a prisoner. To save him, Sav Briar did the unthinkable: wed Kaspar—kelpie prince, once her safest harbor—and reclaimed the magic her sister stole.

Jack would burn the world to keep Sav breathing; captivity only sharpens the promise in his eyes. But love means nothing if Mab’s first law stands. Never fall in love with a human, and Jack is the one thing she can never have. But is he human?

When Kaspar learns where Sav’s heart truly lies, will he be ally or foe? Once the only fae Sav could trust, now Kaspar holds her true name, and with it the power to turn vows into chains.

Faerie frays at the edges, whole villages disappearing, and Sav must decide whether she’s willing to sacrifice herself and those she loves to save her world.

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Dark, political, and brimming with open-door spice, Poison Amidst Blooms delivers fated mates, hidden identities, a reluctant chosen one, portal peril, and a found family. Perfect for readers of Crescent City and The Cruel Prince.

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Cover Reveal: Cast Off – Enola M. Douglas

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We’re proud to present the cover for the next book in the Nine Kingdoms series, Cast Off. Pre-orders open today!

Cast Off (Jewels of the Nine Kingdoms Book 2)

Expected Release Date: July 10, 2026

Genre: Romantasy/ Why Choose

Cover: @david_gardias_designs

Cast Off can be read as a standalone—but for the fullest plunge into the Nine Kingdoms, start with WHISKED AWAY. It’s the gateway that sets up the world, politics, and payoffs you’ll feel even harder in Book Two.

✨Why choose? (M/F/M)
✨Royalty romance
✨Court intrigue
✨Slow burn
✨Reluctant Hero
✨Damaged Hero
✨He falls first
✨Found family
✨Protective Heroes
✨Forced Proximity

An arranged marriage.
A fragile alliance.
A love neither thought possible.

Omega Princess JingYi of Xûen-Sarai has always lived in the shadows—unseen, unwanted, valued only for her skill as a healer. When she’s sent to marry a powerful Alpha lord in a distant kingdom, she sees it as an escape. A chance to reclaim her dignity.

Alpha Lord Alexander Wulfbane expects a flawless bride to restore his disgraced House—but the Omega who arrives is nothing like he imagined. The moment their eyes meet, disappointment lingers, and their fragile alliance begins to fray.

But beyond the cold marriage bed and strained diplomacy, a darker plot is brewing. Across the realm, Omegas are vanishing—and whispers of a forbidden substance threaten to destabilize the Nine Kingdoms. To survive, JingYi and Alexander must become more than a political match.

She’s not the bride he wants.
And she never asks him to be her hero.
But when the storm comes, they’ll have to choose—
stand together, or be swept away.

Note: Cast Off is an Omegaverse fantasy romance. It is Book Two in Jewels of the Nine Kingdoms—a series of interconnected stories, each following different main characters or pairings, all bound by a shared world and a central conflict. This book can be read on its own—but Whisked Away (Book 1) offers deeper context and emotional resonance within the overarching plot.

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Book Blitz: A Christmas Cadence – Cynthia Brubaker

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Happy release day to author Cynthia Brubaker and congrats on the release of A Christmas Cadence which can now be read on Kindle Unlimited!

A Christmas Cadence (Big Cats of Ilex Creek Book 1)

Release Date: December 19, 2025

Genre: Cozy(ish) Shifter Romance/ Holiday Romance

  • Forced proximity
  • Spice
  • Touch her and ☠️
  • Shifter x human
  • Unrequited high school crush
  • One night stand to lovers
  • Hand necklace
  • Mental health rep – anxiety
  • Possessive MMC
  • Mine
  • Good girl
  • Band class students
  • One music chair

Unrequited high school crushes should stay in the past.
Unless it’s the brooding trumpet player from Band class, who’s now a handsome fitness instructor with a staggering supernatural secret.

Freshly single for Christmas, aimless musician Natalie Gardenwood returns to Ilex Creek, attending her twelfth high school reunion with her closest friends. But when she runs into her high school crush, Drake, her entire world changes.

Drake Emery lives a typical small town life as a fitness instructor. But he has a mysterious secret–he’s a black panther shifter. Lonely around the holidays, Drake is instantly drawn to sweet Natalie at their high school reunion. In the throes of passion, Drake accidentally bites Natalie–Marking her as his mate.

With Christmas around the corner and the physical pull of their bond forcing them together, will Drake and Natalie achieve perfect harmony, or will their relationship fall flat?

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Content Warnings

This book contains instances of, or references to, the following material. Content warnings include, but are not limited to:

Cheating partner (happens off-page), anxiety, bullying, weight shaming and attempted SA (abuser is thwarted), explicit sexual content, swearing and crude language, marking/claiming, biting, hand necklace, anxiety and mental health struggles, physical violence, fantasy violence

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Cover Reveal: Beyond the Veil – Hypatia Rae

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We’re thrilled to present the brand-new and stunning covers for the Beyond the Veil series by Hypatia Rae! Visit our Instagram page for a chance to win the entire series!

Beyond the Veil (3 Book Series)

  • The Witch of Faymeria Wood
  • Blood of the Dragon
  • Beyond the Veil

Tropes:

✨Gender swapped Sleeping Beauty
✨Only one horse
✨Hurt/comfort
✨Hidden identity
✨She saves him
✨True love’s kiss
✨Animal companion

A cursed prince
A reclusive chemist
A darkness lurking in the shadows

Cursed as an infant to die on his twentieth birthday, Prince Silas was saved by Chemist Chantria Hardacher, who transformed the death curse into a sleeping one.

Then she disappeared.

Now the prince slumbers, waiting for true love’s kiss to wake him.

Everleigh Hardacher wants nothing to do with the spoiled prince who got himself cursed to sleep; she only wants to find her missing mother. But when the king and queen make a royal decree that all eligible maidens must try their luck breaking the curse, Everleigh vows to wake the pompous prince without a kiss.

Although Everleigh doesn’t believe in true love, saving the prince just might prove her wrong about everything she thought she knew.

The Witch of Faymeria Wood is Book 1 in Beyond the Veil Trilogy. It is intended for readers 16+ and ends on a cliffhanger. This is a Romantic Fantasy book.

Perfect for fans of Sylvia Mercedes Scarred Mage of Roseward trilogy or Gothel and the Maiden Prince by W.R. Gingell. Fans of fairytale retellings and twists on classic stories will enjoy The Witch of Faymeria Wood.

Triggers : Missing parent/child abandonment, child loss/grief, wound depiction and wound care, brief fight scenes, blood depiction/collection and needle use, Mental Health including depression and anxiety, mild spice in book three

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Blog Tour: Binding the Baron – Charlie Lane

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We’re celebrating the release of Binding the Baron, a gaslamp romantasy by Charlie Lane! Get your copy today!

Binding the Baron (Alchemy of Desire Book 1)

Release Date: December 19, 2025

Genre: Gaslamp Romantasy

  • Marriage of convenience
  • Class difference
  • He falls first
  • “Mating” bond
  • Love potion
  • Found family

A magical society divided. A web of lies. On the eve of Queen Victoria’s reign, a forbidden love could tear it all down.

In a dark, West London bed chamber, Diana Chester sees the truth—she’s inherited her dying grandfather’s transcendent magic. And she’ll be killed for it. It should be heating up her cousin’s blood. He’s the heir. She’s an aberration. And he wants the magic that’s rightfully his, no matter what he must do to get it.

Diana runs.

And is caught by a disgraced alchemist prince.

Exiled from alchemist society, Temple Grant, Baron Knightly blames himself for his family’s downfall. With no connections and dwindling opportunities, he joins the glamoured, transcendent world of West London to make it right. But the King demands absolute loyalty: Temple must take a wife from their ranks or lose the king’s favor.

Diana Chester possesses the right pedigree to please the king. She’s intriguing, too, and with her own reasons for a hasty marriage.

A convenient binding.
Complicated by desire.
Made almost impossible by a city divided.

The might of metal. The glitter of glamours. Diana and Temple belong to different sides of London. Love can bind them, but is it enough to bridge their dueling worlds?

Forbidden love, class difference, and a marriage of convenience makes for binge-able reading in this historical fantasy romance brimming with magic and a touch of steampunk.

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Cover Reveal: A Tale of Cursed Tides – T.R.Sherring

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We’re proud to present the cover for A Tale of Cursed Tides. This is the first book in a new series called The Lore of Orradon by T.R. Sherring

A Tale of Cursed Tides

Expected Release Date: March 26, 2026

Genre: Dark Romantasy

· Fake seduction
· Hidden identity
· Undercover romance
· Different worlds
· He falls first
· Found family
· Morally grey FMC
· Mermaids
· Witches

A mermaid’s curse.
A witch’s bargain.
A prince’s heart.

Mermaid Princess Alara’s kingdom is cursed.

No one has been able to enter or leave in over two decades and tensions amongst her subjects are rising. On the eve of her twenty-second birthday, the witch who cast the curse appears and offers to undo it all, but only if Alara can make a mortal prince fall in love with her, then break his heart before the next full moon.

It’s almost too easy.

Shortly after she arrives in the mortal lands, a gruesome murder is committed at the castle, and Alara becomes tangled in a mystery she never asked for.

As the body count rises, so do the stakes, and she’s running out of ways to ignore her growing feelings for the prince.

With the full moon looming, and a killer closing in, will this fairy tale end with more than just a broken heart?

With hints of The Little Mermaid, this is book one in a new romantasy series with Fake Seduction, Undercover Romance, and Slow-Burn Spice. A Tale of Cursed Tides is perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout and Sarah A. Parker.

Please note: This book contains depictions of graphic violence and other elements that may be triggering. It is not suitable for readers under the age of 18. For a full list of content warnings, please visit the author’s website.

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