Tag: romance

We’re celebrating the release of Truths of the Allied Guild this week!

Truths of the Allied Guild (Descendants of the Stars Book 2)

Release Date: June 30, 2026

Genre: Epic Romantasy

• Found Family
• Vast and Secretive Worlds
• Unique Magic
• Political Intrigue
• Love Triangles
• Plot Twists
• Slow Burn Romance
• Feminine Rage

August Monroe has endured more than a human woman should have to by the time they are thirty one years old.

But her story is just beginning. After escaping capture by one of the most powerful magical leaders of her world, August realizes that in order to continue to survive she’ll have to uncover the truth.

Caught in a world much larger than she could have ever imagined, August must adapt quickly, or be lost in the dark once more. Choosing to fight, she finds herself training with a woman who blames her for the imminent war, banned from her solace of the kitchen by a Sovereign she thought was her ally, searching endlessly for her missing friends, and in an internal battle over where her heart belongs.

But the voices in her head are only getting stronger, and something inside her tells her to listen.

History has been hidden from the citizens of Celestera for too long. Enemies, long since thought locked away, are set to return. Powerful beings, once thought to be fictional, come to life. The Dragons have had enough and the stars are aligning above Celestera. August may have incited the inevitable war, but it’s time for the world to know the truth.

She survived the river,
She survived the flames,
Can she survive the Truth?

Truths of the Allied Guild, Book Two in Mara van Nacht’s Descendants of the Stars Series, is for lovers of Epic and Romantic Fantasy, Found Family, Vast and Secretive Worlds, Unique Magic, Political Intrigue, Love Triangles, Plot Twists, Slow Burn Romance and Feminine Rage.

Fans of Strong Character Development as seen in The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy, Women Scorned as seen in The War of Lost Hearts Series by Carissa Broadbent, and Vast Worlds with Ensemble Casts as seen in The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas will fall in love with The Descendants of the Stars Series.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

Triggers: death, burns, self harm, captivity, sex work, nonconsensual/magically manipulated sex scene, explicit open door content

BOOK TOUR ORGANIZED BY:

R&R BOOK TOURS

We’re celebrating the release of Into the Darkness by Brenna Bustamante! Follow the tour for great content and early reviews!

Into the Darkness (Her Villain Era Book 1)

Release Date: June 30. 2026

Genre: Dark Romantasy

⚔️ Enemies-to-lovers
🖤 Morally gray assassins
⚔️ Forced alliances
🖤 Dangerous attractions
⚔️ Good vs evil
🖤 Antagonist turned ally
⚔️ All hope lost
🖤 The antihero
⚔️ Evil overlord
🖤 Point of no return
⚔️ The price to pay
🖤 Feminine rage
⚔️ Forbidden magic
🖤 Found family

She was trained to end lives without hesitation.

He learned to survive by becoming something lethal.

Neither of them expected to hesitate when it mattered most.

Aza has built her life on precision, discipline, and distance. As a shadow-wielder and trained assassin, she survives by following orders and never questioning the outcome.
Her latest assignment should have been routine: eliminate a rival operative and disappear without a trace.

Instead, it becomes the moment everything fractures.
Before Aza can complete the kill, the Stars descend on the district, an extremist faction intent on eradicating every shadow-wielder they can find. What was meant to be a controlled execution spirals into chaos, forcing enemies into proximity and turning the city into a battlefield.

For the first time, Aza is not in control.

Cut off from certainty and hunted alongside the very man she was meant to eliminate, she is pushed into an uneasy alliance shaped by necessity rather than trust. Survival demands cooperation. Survival demands compromise.
But neither comes easily.

As violence spreads and the Stars tighten their grip, Aza’s priorities begin to shift. Protecting her sister and closest ally becomes inseparable from the fragile partnership she never intended to form. The lines between enemy and ally blur, and with them, the clarity she has always relied on.

What emerges in its place is something far more dangerous than hesitation.

Because proximity breeds understanding.

And understanding has consequences.

In a world where loyalty is fleeting and power is contested in blood, Aza is forced to confront the cost of everything she believes in: revenge, survival, and the identity she has carefully constructed.

When the moment arrives to choose between finishing her mission or preserving what remains of the district, the decision will demand more than skill.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• Dark fantasy grounded in morally complex characters
• Assassin-driven narratives with layered character dynamics
• Enemies-to-lovers arcs built on tension and restraint
• Unrest, faction conflict, and urban fantasy settings
• High-stakes survival stories with emotional depth
• Slow-burn attraction shaped by danger and proximity

In a city unraveling under violence and ideology, survival is no longer about completing the mission. It is about deciding who and what is worth saving.
This book is meant for 18+. Please check the trigger warnings in the beginning of the book.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

BOOK TOUR ORGANIZED BY:

R&R BOOK TOURS

We’re celebrating the June 23rd release of Starfire’s Heir by Megan Phillips!

Starfire’s Heir (The Soul of Serentyn Book One)

Release Date: June 23, 2026

Genre: Romantasy

Cover: @mariaspada.design

• Slow Burn
• Romantasy
• Found Family
• Fated Mates
• Long Lost Princess
• Hidden Magic
• Prophecies
• One Bed
• Sword Wielding FMC
• Fierce FMC

Destiny called her. He awoke her.

Lexa Andrever has always believed she was nothing more than a farm girl. But when

a stranger reveals she is the lost heir of a distant realm, Lexa discovers she alone

stands between the kingdom and the deathly darkness pressing at its borders.

Written into an unsettling prophecy, carrying a responsibility she never sought, Lexa

sets off for her homeland with Griff Narvene, the warrior sworn to protect her. As

she grapples with her new role as prophesied savior, the inscrutable soldier stirs

something deep within…

To keep the shadows at bay, Lexa must harness the powers of her birthright to

protect the people and home that demand her duty. With the fate of the

kingdom-and a fragile new love-at stake, can she survive long enough to save

them both?

GET IT ON AMAZON

Content Warnings (contains spoilers):

• Graphic language
• On-page sexual activities
• Death of parents (off page)
• Hand-to-hand combat
• Sword fighting
• Beheading
• Blood
• Death
• Attempted sexual assault
• Attempted assualt of a minor
• Burning flesh/burning of a limb
• Violence in a place of worship

BOOK TOUR ORGANIZED BY:

R&R BOOK TOURS

We’re celebrating the release of the Jack Frost inspired romantasy The Flame in the Frost by Olivia Boothe!

The Flame in the Frost (Northern Kingdoms Book 1)

Release Date: June 30, 2026

Genre: Norse Inspired/ Dark Romantasy

• Ice Prince / Winter Court
• Bodyguard (Female Royal Guard & Prince)
• Slowish-burn romance
• Friends-to-lovers
• Forbidden love
• Arranged political betrothal
• Hidden lineage / awakening powers
• Ancient prophecy
• Morally gray hero
• Court intrigue & betrayal
• Dark magic
• Ice & frost magic
• Strong, capable female lead
• Emotional tension & internal conflict
• Fated bond / magical connection
• Angst-heavy romance
• Touch-her-and-die energy
• Winter aesthetics / cold setting
• One-tent

When a cursed Winter Prince and a royal guard with a forgotten bloodline are bound by an ancient prophecy, they become the only ones who can stop a rising enemy—if their forbidden love doesn’t destroy them first.

They tried to silence their bond, but the gods had already sung their fate into the heavens.

In the frostbitten kingdom of Skadgard, Sylvanna Isenwulf has finally claimed her mantle as Captain of the Guard, but her loyalty to the crown is tested when Prince Jökullson “Jack” Drakmyr—her best friend and heir to the Frostbound throne—is forced into an arranged betrothal with a princess he’s never met and an alliance that could ignite war across the northern realms.

Ordered to accompany Jack on a dangerous envoy through the cursed Wildlands, Sylvanna is thrust into a perilous journey filled with ancient magic and deadly creatures. But it is another kind of danger that threatens to unravel their friendship…

Bound by an invisible tether that has pulled at their hearts since childhood, Sylvanna and Jack must not only confront their deepest secrets and darkest desires but choose between the love consuming them at their core or the duty binding them to their kingdom.

And when a ruthless enemy rises, threatening to tear Sylvanna and Jack apart, The Frost Prince must decide to either honor the crown that has caged him his whole life or unleash the deadly monster dormant in his veins—a winter storm fiercer than anything Skadgard has ever faced.

Enough to topple kingdoms. Enough to shatter fate.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

CONTENT ADVISORY

This novel contains material that may be sensitive for some readers, including:

• Violence and battle scenes
• Injury, blood, and death (including on-page death of side characters)
• Dark magic and supernatural horror elements
• Emotional distress and trauma
• Grief and loss
• Power imbalance between romantic leads (handled thoughtfully)
• Political manipulation and coercion
• Imprisonment / restraint
• Themes of betrayal
• Public lashing (graphic)
• Sexual tension and explicit sexual content
• Strong language

BOOK TOUR ORGANIZED BY:

R&R BOOK TOURS

If you love spicy fairytale retellings with a twist you didn’t see coming, you’ve come to the right place!

Curse of the Tiger Prince is a gender-bent Swan Princess retelling with an Aladdin twist and a found family you will never forget!

Curse of the Tiger Prince

Series: Spicy & Twisted Interconnected Urban Fairytales

Special Edition Includes:

• Reversible Dust Jacket
• Designed edges
• Foiled Hardcover and Outside Dust Jacket
• Dual-Page Color Chapter Images Per POV (2)
• Stunning Full Page, Color Character Illustrations
• Purple Ribbon Bookmark
• Character Art Endpapers

Her father chose her husband. Fate chose her mate.

Her arranged marriage coming soon, Aisling will soon be trapped in a life of velvet cages and polished lies. Then a thief crashes into her world—feral, infuriating, and impossible to forget.

Fin is a tiger by day. A man by night.

A cursed, bastard prince with blood on his hands and a heart that still knows how to protect. His crew is a found family, bonded from their years as orphaned magic kids. In a kingdom that hunts magic, him and his ominous visions are the only reasons they’re still breathing.

But Fin tells her a truth she’s not ready to believe.

Aisling is his Twin Flame. His fated mate. And their magic combined is the only thing strong enough to break his curse—and stop the dark, great animal threatening the kingdoms.

If Aisling runs from her father’s command, she’ll be handing her kingdom straight into Morrigan’s black magic and destruction, though the arranged marriage to her son may kill Aisling anyway.

But if she gives in to the bond burning between her and Fin…the very magic that should save him, may drain his life first.

Love was never part of the plan… Now it’s the most dangerous choice she can make.

VISIT THE AUTHOR’S WEBSITE FOR PURCHASE LINKS & CONTENT WARNINGS

BOOK TOUR ORGANIZED BY:

R&R BOOK TOURS