The first book in The Binding Chronicles, Tethered is a darkly seductive romantasy for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and The Serpent and the Wings of Night, blending forbidden love, dangerous magic and a bond that defies fate.
What could be worse than an arranged marriage to a vampire prince?
When Luna is sold into marriage to the vampire Prince of Darkness, she expects cruelty, not temptation. Prince Sebastian was made to obey his queen, even if that means binding himself to a mortal he doesn’t want and burying every trace of the humanity he lost centuries ago. But the moment their blood mingles during the Binding Ceremony, something ancient and forbidden ignites between them.
Now bound by a magic neither understands and incapable of going more than thirty feet apart, Luna and Sebastian are trapped in each other’s orbit—tethered but unwilling to surrender. As political schemes twist into betrayal and war brews on the horizon, desire becomes their greatest danger. Loving each other could cost them their crowns, their kingdoms and their lives.
Steeped in dark magic, aching passion and impossible choices, Tethered is a sweeping gothic romantasy about two enemies bound by fate and undone by love.
Nothing good ever happens in a back alley, I’ve learned. Except for when taking down a shadow market man for the rebel order. Truly, an exhilarating experience.
But when a motherly elf appears after a mission and declares I must leave if I wish to survive—and leave with Kalen Kelly, no less, a former wild fae Seren thief and suspected smuggler—I start to question my once very sound mind. More so when she adds that my fate also belongs in the last Greenwood Wilds of Carran.
Laughable, really. Wild fae do not return to the Greenwood. Not if they wish to survive, that is.
Naturally, I dismiss the encounter . . . until the soldier hunting me, the one I faked my own death to escape, finds me in the tavern where I work undercover. The tavern Kalen just happens to walk into minutes later. And now I have two options:
1) Seduce Kalen, then drug him to sneak onto his boat with my cat.
2) Run to the next big town and, once more, hide the government documents I stole.
Against all my training, I choose the thief. And saints, Kalen Kelly is the most infuriating, outrageously flirtatious, strategic game I have ever played.
The elf in the back alley lied.
My heart most certainly will not survive the dangerous rhythm of his. I’m starting to fear I may not survive crossing into the Greenwood either.
It’s an absolute privilege to share the cover reveal of the final book in The Plot of the Six Saint Series, The Eldritch Queen, available for pre-order now!
The Eldritch Queen (The Plot of the Six Saint Series Book 4)
Expected Release Date: December 18, 2026
Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance
Final book in the series Fated mate emotional ruin Hard-earned HEA Epic battle w/ dragons
Pulled into a war older than gods, the queen hunts the power at the heart of creation—and risks becoming the very thing it was meant to unleash.
Some truths are buried for a reason.
After Fabric instability rocks her kingdom, Imani descends into the Under with Esa, searching for the one piece of the Fabric that could change everything.
The Source.
A force at the center of creation—and the reason the Upper and the Under have been at war for tens of thousands of years.
But the deeper Imani goes, the more the truth unravels.
Ancient powers rise. The Six Saints step out of legend. And the father she was never meant to meet forces her to question everything she thought she was.
Then Niflheim strikes.
As war explodes across Essenheim, Imani is pulled back into the fight—where magic fractures, loyalties shift, and Kiran stands at the center of the battlefield.
Ally. Enemy. Something far more dangerous.
Because the closer Imani gets to the Source, the more it feels as if it has been waiting for her.
Shadows rule the darkness. She must embrace them to find the light.
A transcendent daughter’s life should be carefree, but Guinevere’s life has always been a curse. Loving any man could kill him, so she swears to remain a spinster. And when her parents force her into an arranged marriage, she knows the only way to save the mysterious duke she could love, is to break his heart by leaving.
No matter how much Guinevere pushes him away, the Duke of Braxton knows she’s the only woman for him. His magic allows him to hide his identity and follow her wherever she goes. As she cultivates the reputation of the most notorious potion maker in England, he abandons the role of duke for that of Guinevere’s bodyguard Bran.
Years later, a Queen’s command forces them to meet once more as man and wife, duke and duchess. But he can’t keep his secrets forever, and when Guinevere finds out Braxton and Bran are the same man…
He’ll do anything to atone.
And she’ll do anything to keep him safe, even break her own heart.
We’re thrilled to announce the release of The Vanished Queendom by S.T. Fernandez! strong>
The Vanished Queendom (The Heir of Atlantis Book 3)
Release Date: August 25, 2026
Genre: Romantasy
Sky Realm
Bermuda Triangle Folklore
Elemental Fae
Rightful Heir
Political Intrigue
Power Awakening
Strong FMC
Breeding
One of four sacred relics lies hidden in the skies… and a malevolent darkness hunts her every step.
Branded a traitor to Atlantis, Asherah Delmar—the goddess’s chosen—must flee through the Bermuda Triangle to the realm of Airelandia, a queendom lost to time and space. On her mission to recover the goddess’s next artifact before she’s forced to reveal the truth of what she is, she must risk every soul depending on her to succeed, and the one she’d burn the world to protect.
Dark forces move to exploit her bondmate, Draevyn Eliron—her greatest strength and deepest vulnerability. Queen Leanah offers sanctuary, but in a realm woven with illusion, even peace proves fleeting. Asherah soon discovers that the evil she thought she escaped has already taken root in Airelandia’s skies.
When vengeance comes for her, Asherah must wield her conviction and her fury, or watch the light of her world vanish with the Queendom itself.
The Vanished Queendom is the third book in The Heir of Atlantis series and is intended for readers 18+. It is recommended to start with The Veiled Heir (The Heir of Atlantis, Book One).
For a full list of trigger and content warnings, please visit STFernandez.com.
We’re proud to present the cover of Rivals Bound in Blood by Shoshana Rain! This is the first book in a new series available next summer!
Pre-order your copy now or check out the Kickstarter for the special edition!
Rivals Bound in Blood (Fractured Empire Book One)
Expected Release Date: August 19, 2027
Genre: Dark, Spicy, Roman Vampire Romantasy Enemies to lovers Morally grey MCs Fake dating She saves him He blackmails her Roman Mythology Revenge Political Intrigue Hurt/Comfort
The only vampire who doesn’t believe Alessandra is a murderer is her house’s greatest rival. He’ll help prove her innocence—for a price.
Notorious—and scandalous—vampire Alessandra brings justice to those without a voice, but she can’t trust her own judgment. When she foolishly saves Luca Mancini, the heir of a rival family, from an assassination attempt, she finds herself dragged from the shadows she hides in—as the prime suspect in the death of the emperor.
A golden prince among vampires, Luca represents everything Alessandra hates. Noble, well-mannered, elite. No amount of good looks and pretty words can convince her to aid him in solving the emperor’s murder… but rather than let her flee the city, the ungrateful bastard blackmails her into an alliance with him by declaring them lovers in front of the entire empire.
With the kingdom on the verge of civil war, Alessandra and Luca race to uncover the real killer before a new ruler is crowned. But in a fractured empire where vampires scheme for scraps of power, threats lurk around every corner. As devastating secrets are uncovered, they’ll need something far more deadly than the dangerous attraction sparking between them…
Trust.
Rivals Bound In Blood first book in a new series with enemies-to-lovers romance, bloodthirsty vampires, and deadly intrigue, perfect for fans of We Who Will Die and The Serpent and the Wings of Night.
We have another fab recommendation for you! Check out A Curse so Bitter and Broken by N.A. Tripton
A Curse So Bitter and Broken: The Prince and The Enchantress
Release Date: June 19th
Genre: YA Romantasy/ Hamlet Retelling
Series: The Wayward Chronicles Book 1
Three sisters. Four time periods. And an ancient fae secret that threatens to destroy all of life itself. Follow the Florentini sisters from modern-day New York City as they become embroiled in a fae war that spans continents and time.
Seventeen-year-old Ophelia Florentini is as normal as any other high school theatre kid, except for the visions of fae creatures that fill her dreams. When her play rehearsal is interrupted by the same ageless elf who keeps showing up to save her—this time from the very creatures in her dreams—her world implodes. As centaurs, pixies, trolls, and all manner of fae attack her family restaurant in the middle of New York City, she finds herself thrown into a new world and time where the events of Shakespeare’s Hamlet are taking place before her very eyes, but not in the way she expects.
In 13th-century Denmark, Hamlet is plunged into chaos when his father, the king, is murdered. Returning from Oxford, the young prince finds that his beloved home is nigh unrecognizable. The queen blames her husband’s murder on the fae living amongst them, and she’s handing out punishments left and right. Only it might not be her doing, for, unbeknownst to Hamlet, the darkness taking root in the kingdom has been brought on by someone much older and far more bitter than the queen.
Will Ophelia be able to avoid Prince Hamlet and her seemingly inescapable death in order to stop the Harbinger of the End of Days and find her way back home, or will she end up just like her namesake?
The Wayward Chronicles is a series of romantasy duologies each retelling a different Shakespeare play told from the perspective of one of the three Wyrd Sisters from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Gilded, Erin A. Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows, and Lydia Sherrer’s Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus. A Curse So Bitter and Broken 1: The Prince and the Enchantress is a dual point of view romantic fantasy retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where the romance is integral to the story but the magic and high-stakes adventure take center stage.
Welcome to Nether Dene — the cosy English village where a crumbling manor, a long-buried secret and a second chance at first love are about to collide . . .
After thirteen years away, Oriana Foster has come home to the village that broke her heart — and bought the one house nobody thought she’d dare to touch: the Manor House, ancestral home of the very family who once helped send her away.
With a fortune from an anonymous benefactor and a heart full of unanswered questions, her plan is simple. Move in quietly, clear her name and finally uncover the truth about the night Rollo Seton died. Because she didnĘĽt kill him, but somebody knows who did.
What she didnĘĽt count on was Lowell Seton. RolloĘĽs infuriating but handsome younger brother is convinced Oriana is guilty — and heĘĽll do anything to win his family’s houseback.
But he canĘĽt deny that the spark that flared between them when they were sixteen has never quite gone out . . .
With her first love convinced of her guilt, can Oriana uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?
Faith Martin was born in Oxford, and has spent all her life within twenty miles of the university city, even working at Somerville College for six years before turning to writing full-time.
Faith has been writing for nearly 30 years under four different pen names and has had nearly 50 books published so far. She began writing romantic thrillers as Maxine Barry, which Joffe Books are in the process of re-releasing as brand new eBooks.
Then she turned to crime, and as Joyce Cato wrote classic-style whodunits, since sheĘĽs always admired the golden-age crime novelists. But it was when she created her fictional DI Hillary Greene, and began writing under the name of Faith Martin, that she finally began to become more widely known.Â
Her latest literary characters WPC Trudy Loveday, and city coroner, Dr Clement Ryder, take readers back to the 1960ĘĽs and the city of Oxford. Having lived within a few miles of the city of dreaming spires for all her life, both the city and the countryside/wildlife often feature in her novels.
Although she has never lived on a narrow boat (unlike DI Hillary Greene!) the Oxford canal, the river Cherwell, and the flora and fauna of a farming landscape have always played a big part in her life – and often sneak their way onto the pages of her books.
Her hobbies include walking her now ageing dog, wildlife-watching, reading and (reluctantly) gardening.
My thoughts: This was really good, and when I discovered it was written by the very excellent Faith Martin under one of her pen names, it became clear why!
Oriana Foster hasn’t had an easy life, her parents died in a car crash when she was a child, and then she was framed for the murder of her boyfriend, and sent to prison at only 16. Now she’s out and determined to find the truth.
Armed with a sharp intellect, several million pounds from an anonymous benefactor, and an incredible amount of courage, her first move is to buy the slowly crumbling old Manor House her childhood friends lived in, aka the scene of the crime, hire a team of PIs and a bodyguard called Connor. She doesn’t know who the real killer is yet, but she’s sure they’ll be coming for her when they realise where she is.Â
It does also mean dealing with the people who think she’s guilty – her best friend Mercy and her brother Lowell. Who also happen to be the younger siblings of the boyfriend, Rollo, she was convicted of killing. And they now live next door.
Lowell has always felt guilty about his feelings for Oriana, she was his brother’s girlfriend and killer, but he couldn’t help fall for her. His girlfriend Margaret is the jealous kind, and his mixed up feelings for Oriana aren’t very well hidden.
With all the emotions – guilt, jealousy, love, you name it, in the air, things are bound to get fired up! And as Oriana starts to put the pieces together about the real killer and their reasons, she’s in danger. And not just her.
Absolutely cracking stuff, and bit by bit we’re given the reasons and the killer, all while Connor and Mercy and Lowell and Oriana fall in love and connect 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶.
Really enjoyed this and can’t wait for the next Maxine Barry book as the marvellous Joffe Books are re-publishing them all.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
– Werewolf shifters – Hidden identity – Forced proximity – Found family – Slow burn – Touch-and-d!e energy (both ways) – Pack politics
Forced into the home of an unyielding Alpha, a grieving girl bent on revenge ignites a slow-burn werewolf romance where loyalty is law—and legends burn.
Her brother is dead. Her freedom stolen. And her greatest danger may be the Alpha werewolf sworn to guard her.
Aloka Tutten never asked to live among the pack. To them, she’s just a human girl—too small, too fragile, an unwanted liability. Her unwilling protector, Stark Lamont, makes no effort to hide that he doesn’t want her in his territory.
But the walls between them aren’t as strong as they should be. His quiet strength pulls her closer. His touch lingers too long. And beneath the heat of his gaze, the truth inside her threatens to break free.
Aloka isn’t what they believe. And as war looms, her secret will rise—either to save them all…or set their world on fire, even if it burns her too.
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