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Cover Reveal: The Forgotten Dawn – Laura A. Blake

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We are proud to present the cover for Laura A. Blake’s debut, The Forgotten Dawn. Make sure you pre-order this beauty right away!

The Forgotten Dawn

Expected Publication Date: June 5, 2025

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

  • Forbidden Love
  • Fated Mates
  • Sorting Ceremony
  • Bookish Human FMC
  • Fae
  • Forgotten Gods
  • Trials
  • Touch Her & đź’€
  • Magic
  • Morally Gray Characters
  • Throne of Glass & Fourth Wing Vibes

Where lies are currency, the price of truth is blood.

Brida Larrow has no right to be among the Fae Courts, but she’s willing to risk everything to save her dying father. Armed with a forged invitation and a fierce determination, she enters the treacherous Fae Trials, a deadly contest crafted to break even the strongest Fae. One misstep, and the truth of her identity could be her undoing—and cost her the cure she so desperately needs.

With enemies around every corner, Brida must rely on her wits and cunning to survive. But when Dainan, the enigmatic Prince of Shadows, takes notice of her, the stakes grow even higher. Betrothed to her most dangerous rival and a master of secrets himself, Dainan sees through her every deception. His dark allure stirs something within her, sparking a forbidden attraction that could either ruin her or become her greatest weapon.

Caught in a web of deception and desire, Brida walks a fine line between ambition and survival. In a world where alliances shift like shadows and betrayal is the currency of the Courts, she must find the strength to face not only the ruthless Trials but also the dangerous emotions Dainan awakens. One wrong move could doom her to failure—or reveal a side of herself she never knew existed.

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Cover Reveal: When the Stars Were Devoured – Stephanie Blair

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We’re thrilled to present the cover for When the Stars Were Devoured by Stephanie Blair! Seriously, how gorgeous is this?!

When the Stars Were Devoured

Expected Publication Date: Feb 18, 2025

Genre: Romantasy

  • Enemies to lovers
  • He falls first
  • Captor becomes the Captive
  • Forced Proximity
  • Shadow Daddy
  • Anxiety Rep
  • Star Crossed Lovers
  • Touch her and die
  • “Darcy Hand Clench”

The skies are darkening with rebellion in Noxia. A tyrannical king rules with madness and the only thing stopping him?

A Rebellion Leader

Civil war left everyone in the kingdom of Noxia both destitute and dejected, but Alora refuses to watch her people continue to suffer. Magic comes with a price, and with her power of illusion considered a rarity, she joins with the cause to assassinate the ruthless king. Alora quickly finds her plans derailed when she unexpectedly captures the king’s favored warrior and it becomes apparent that more than her freedom is on the line.

The Royal Executioner

With the power to destroy souls, The Devourer is as ruthless as his magic. As the king’s right hand killer, The Devourer must hunt down and eliminate every threat to the king’s reign. But when he finds himself captured by the very group he hunts, Kassiel will begin to question if his fate to be alone is truly set, or if his hardened heart could actually begin to feel again.

When the Stars were Devoured is the first book in an adult fantasy romance series following a broody, morally grey warrior who loses more than just his freedom to the fierce woman who ensnares him.

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Trigger Warnings:

  • Self-harm Tendencies and Ideation
  • Attempted Sexual Assault
  • Murder (talked about from past events)
  • Sexual Explicit Scenes
  • Death or Dying
  • Violence
  • Mild Torture
  • PTSD Episodes
  • Chattel Slavery
  • Anxiety/Panic Attacks
  • Language
  • Misogyny

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Blog Tour: Anarchist Underground – Nicole Rowles

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Anarchist Underground is a stand-alone romantic fantasy political intrigue following a strong and tortured heroine drawn into a sinister world of criminal gangs, warring kingdoms, betrayal and revenge. Aela Rinn embarks on a dangerous journey to foil a treasonous plot, confront her demons and battle against her heart as she falls for a man she knows she shouldn’t love.

Anarchist Underground: A Romantic Fantasy Political Intrigue

Publication Date: November 25, 2024 (Physical Edition)

Genre: Romantasy

  • Fantasy action adventure
  • Political intrigue
  • Warring kingdoms
  • Enemies to lovers romance (+ spice)
  • Found family
  • Betrayal and revenge
  • Criminal gangs
  • Sword fighting
  • Tension and banter
  • Vivid world building
  • Standalone

Tension, twists, betrayal and revenge. Anarchist Underground is a fast-paced fantasy with political intrigue, enemies to lovers romance and perilous adventures that will grip you from beginning to end.

King Saban of Dunwyn is dead. They say his son Bryn is the one who killed him. They say Prince Bryn is an anarchist.

Commander Aela Rinn is the hero of a war she wishes had never ended. She no longer recognises the country she gave up everything for. Driven into exile, she discovers a man with blood on his hands.

Across Dunwyn’s border, Nielle is stirring, on the cusp of re-igniting two centuries of hostility between enemy nations. But the rules of the game are changing. If Aela wants to bring Dunwyn back from the brink of destruction, she will have to overcome the impossible: trusting a person whose treachery has destroyed everything she loves.

With Aela’s life unravelling and the fate of a nation at stake, all roads seem to lead to the same place, the insidious criminal underbelly of Dunwyn. Anarchist Underground.

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This book includes sexual content, violence, suicide, child abuse and a reference to sexual assault.

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Book Blitz: Bonded Nightmare – E.M. Rinaldi

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If you love PNR, we have a book you need to read now! Bonded Nightmare by E.M. Rinaldi is available for Kindle, in paperback, and on Kindle Unlimited!

It’s also available for review through us!

Bonded Nightmare

Publication Date: May 2024

Genre: PNR/ Spicy

Tropes:

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Fated mates
  • Shadow daddy
  • Touch her and đź’€
  • Slow burn
  • F0rced pr0ximity
  • He falls first
  • Dual POV

She can run but she can’t hide…

As the last unbonded nightmare in existence, Eryn Montalli has been hunted her entire life for the mere potential of her magick. She’s only ever wanted a quiet life tending to the hurt and sick animals that seek her out. Those dreams go to absolute shit with four little words…

They found your bond.

Now she’s hiding amongst the humans at Moorcroft University, trying to make a life for herself—if one overprotective witch wasn’t so determined to set her carefully laid plans on fire. His arrogance is enough to make her want to punch him in the face…but his touch has her questioning why she’s fighting so hard to stay away.

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Blog Tour: Vice and Void – Sadie Hewitt

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The day has finally arrived! Vice and Void by Sadie Hewitt is now available! Read on for more details!

Vice and Void (The Savage Wolves Brotherhood Book 1)

Publication Date: November 19, 2024

Genre: Adult Fantasy/ Motorcycle Club Romance

✨Second chance romance
đź–¤Vigilante motorcycle club
✨Stolen blood magic
đź–¤Banished gods
✨Science vs. alchemy
đź–¤Touch her and đź’€
✨He has her name tattooed on him

Dakota Montgomery knew she should have steered clear of The Savage Wolves Brotherhood. Now with a promising start to her career, the vow she made twelve years ago to keep her distance remains stronger than ever. But when her best friend suspiciously disappears, and her father dismisses her concerns, Dakota is forced to seek help from the vigilante motorcycle club and its second-in-command: her former flame, Callum Reynolds.

Callum Reynolds, still bearing the scars of nine wrongful years in prison, has his own reasons to assist Dakota Montgomery. A feud for territory with the club’s rival has caused a severe setback: the loss of their distillation warehouse. With Dakota’s Alchemist skills, there’s a chance to restore the stock before the Vanguard Syndicate comes to collect. In return, Callum pledges to use his network to investigate the disappearance of her best friend. However, any connection with Dakota or her Iron Guard father could jeopardize his hard-earned freedom.

The agreement with the Brotherhood thrusts Dakota into a treacherous underworld, where illicit alchemy and experimental magic fuels a dangerous game of depravity and addiction. Dakota must race against time to unravel the mystery of her best friend’s disappearance before it consumes her entirely–or worse, entangles her with Callum Reynolds and the Brotherhood for good.

Set in a modern-day world where the blood of extinct mythical creatures advances the creation of distillations, Sons of Anarchy meets occult science in this second-chance adult fantasy romance.

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Blog Tour: Sins of Light – Melissa Curtis

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Sins of Light is the first in a New Adult Romantasy series. This debut novel has a prophecy deadline, unique magic, fated mates, spice, and a dual POV featuring a badass female main character and a hot mess male main character.

Sins of Light

Publication Date: September 2, 2024

Genre: NA Romantic Fantasy

Vera Valdara knows how to hide, tucked away in a chemistry career with her magic sealed up tight. The blades she carries were sharpened the day she was born, her head taught to be on a constant swivel. Because normal doesn’t exist when mercenaries hunt for your treasonous family, not when their employer has no concept of forget.

But living and breathing defense only take her so far when a birthday surprise goes horribly wrong. The walls she worked so carefully to build are torn apart, and she is thrust into a conflict that has the continent divided. Hidden factions come to light, and each of them are racing against the same deadline, chasing the same prophesied blood. But they all want differing outcomes. Spilling that fated crimson will reopen the portals to her realm, but five centuries of propaganda blur what waits on the other side – and why it was sealed to begin with.

Beakers and burners won’t solve the mysteries of the gods, but Vera’s ex and some unlikely allies might.

The countdown tolls. The lies unravel. The prophecy awaits.

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Cover Reveal: A Secret Shared With Sirens – Ariella Isabella

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We’re so happy to present the beautiful cover for A Secret Shared with Sirens by Ariella Isabella!

A Secret Shared with Sirens

Expected Publication Date: January 16, 2025

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

– Dual POV
– Gods & Monsters
– Shadow Magic
– Underworld
– Political Intrigue
– Magical War
– Man-eating sirens

“She was the endless darkness between life and death. Bitter, and consuming. A poison I couldn’t stop drinking, and a cold lake I wanted to drown in. Their souls were one, but Isolde had taken everything Evlyn’s life had to give and sharpened it into power.”

Isolde:

Being pulled from the wreckage of an elven ship by bloodthirsty sirens, I was now surrounded by an entirely different set of creatures with claws and teeth. Achelous, the Father of Sirens and son to the blood mage Medea shines a light on Caspian’s hunt for the mythical blade, the God Killer. His finned daughters are nothing like how I had imagined them, they’re worse, and they are weary of my foul magic. Achelous is reluctant to join the war on the continent, but when the siren’s home is attacked by the Elf King, he’s Helbent on revenge.

Everyday the darkness grows louder and more corporal, and I swear that I can feel its frigid breath on my neck when it whispers its sweet promises of power and revenge. After traveling with Cadmael, the messenger god who followed me overboard and onto the Elven ship, and the siren Thelxi to the City of Souls, we find out that Silas’ depravity knows no bounds.

If we usurp the treacherous Queen Athalia, who will sit on the Arramorian throne? Who will be the voice of humans, in a war wielded by villainous gods and wicked creatures?

Death:

Watching Isolde die the first time was painful, and every other time was like ripping my heart in two. She now knew that I had taken her first life in a twisted deal with the darkness, but what she didn’t know was the depth of her attachment’s powers. This ancient, unfathomable being is manipulating her in front of my eyes and all I can do is plead with her to push it away. To not take the deal I did.

The greatest fear of a creature who’s claimed power is that someone more cunning and vicious will steal it from him, and Isolde just might be that creature, but she still doesn’t know the whole truth. Her world with Caspian is a lie, and the truth might not set her free.

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Blog Tour: The Viscount and the Thief – Emma Orchard

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Spring, 1811…

A stranger arrives at Wyverne Hall

Sophie Delavallois is the new companion to the ageing Dowager Marchioness, but she also has another reason for coming to the infamous Wyverne mansion, one that will shake the family to their core.
Lord Drake left his childhood home many years ago, and only returns now to see his beloved grandmother. He takes little interest in the goings on of the house until the arrival of Mademoiselle Delavallois. There’s something about her that he can’t put his finger on; it’s as if he’s seen her
before, but surely, that is not possible…

Sophie is also drawn to Drake, but he is a Wyverne, and she cannot allow herself to fall for him, because her intentions towards the family are resolute – revenge. But inside the walls of Wyverne
Hall, she discovers the rumours about the family barely scratch the surface, and she can’t escape the dangerous allure of the Viscount.
Once her plans are set in motion, will he be her saviour or her ruin?

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Emma Orchard grew up in Salford and was given tickets to the grown-up library at the age of 11 because she’d read all the children’s books and the librarians were sick of the sight of her. She became obsessed with Georgette Heyer and hasn’t stopped reading her novels since. She studied English Literature at university and went on to work at Mills & Boon and behind the scenes in television and in publishing.

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My thoughts: Continuing her run of feisty, smart and capable Regency heroines, Emma Orchard has written another cracker.

Sophie is out for revenge on the man that destroyed her family. Marquis Wyverne, a man who trails scandal everywhere he goes, is responsible for the deaths of her parents and beloved brother. Eight years have passed and she’s ready to enact her plan to bring down the Marquis and humiliate him. With the help of her criminal employer, Nate Smith, who has his own reasons for wanting to get one over on Wyverne.

Going undercover as the companion to the Dowager Marchioness, an elderly French woman who has no love left for her eldest son, kept hostage on his estate, will get her close to the family and able to access everything, no one really pays servants attention after all.

No one that is except the Viscount, Lord Drake, Wyverne’s eldest son, who also despises his father and stepmother. He visits only to see his grandmother, and is fascinated by her new companion. She seems incredibly familiar to him, but he can’t quite place her.

Drake’s attention could be a real problem for Sophie, he might even try to stop her…or will he?

As the two grow closer, their secrets are revealed and they join forces, even as they fall in love. But can a Viscount really love a thief?

Glorious, fun, funny and saucy. I really enjoyed this romance of revenge and finding where you belong. A delight.

*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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Blog Tour: In the Wake of the Wicked – V.B. Lacey

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We’re celebrating the release of In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey. This gorgeous dark fantasy is the first book in a series of interconnected fantasy standalones, and perfect for fans of Wicked, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, and The Hunger Games

In the Wake of the Wicked (A Veridian Empire Novel)

Publication Date: November 14, 2024

Genre: Dark Fantasy/ No Spice Romance

  • Wicked meets the Hunger Games
  • Dark fantasy standalone
  • Deadly trials
  • Found family
  • Reluctant allies to lovers
  • No spice romance
  • Masquerade ball
  • Witty banter
  • Unique magic system
  • Political intrigue
  • Shifters
  • One horse trope
  • Morally grey FMC
  • Dark-haired, broody MMC
  • Curses
  • Wound tending
  • Cave scene
  • He has a tail

Wherever she goes, darkness follows.

An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. She’s learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic and her quiet apothecary.

When a terrible curse sweeping the land forces her to enter the Decemvirate, a magical tournament among the strongest of the empire, Rose is pulled from the shadows and thrown into a world of power games, deadly trials, and entanglements with a handsome, mysterious rebel.

With divisions in the empire worsening, there may be more at stake than becoming the champion. Secrets about her magic and encounters with the all-powerful emperor make Rose question everything, leading her down a path she may never come back from.

All magic has a price, and Rose must choose: truth, love, or power?

In the Wake of the Wicked is the first book in a series of interconnected fantasy standalones. This story follows a young woman who finds herself caught up in the glory of magic and unexpected love during a time of hardship and divisions among her empire. Perfect for lovers of Wicked, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, and The Hunger Games, this book is full of deadly trials, morally grey characters, mythical creatures and shifters, unique magic, witty banter, and no spice romance that will have you swooning.

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Book Blitz: Queen of Blood and Vengeance – Emberly Ash

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Happy release day to author Emberly Ash, and congratulations on the release of the final installment in the Secrets of the Faerie Crown series, Queen of Blood and Vengeance! Visit our Instagram page for a chance to win the entire series!

Queen of Blood and Vengeance (Secrets of the Faerie Crown, Book 4)

Publication Date: November 14, 2024

Genre: Fantasy Romance

✨️ Chosen one heroine
✨️ Touch her and diê
✨️ Found family
✨️ Lots of spice
✨️ Plus size heroine
✨️ Wolf-shifter
✨️ Fated mates
✨️ Grail quest
✨️ Arthurian retelling

The heart-stopping final installment in the Secrets of the Faerie Crown series!

What do I want?

Once, I thought it an easy question. Blood. Vengeance.

But with every beat of my heart, the truth becomes more painfully clear.

I want to live.

The promises of prophecy press in on Veyka Pendragon from every direction. An ancient darkness. A lost queen. A heartbreaking sacrifice. To save her kingdom, she will fulfill them all. She will not falter.

But there are secrets still to be unraveled. Where is the Ethereal Queen? How will they join their power to finally banish the succubus? Those questions are easier than the ones Veyka must answer on her own. For saving her kingdom means leaving behind her mate.

Arran Earthborn has dedicated his life to protecting Annwyn. But the Brutal Prince who arrived in Baylaur is not the one now standing at the head of a vast fae army. When an enemy offers a final chance, three weapons forged in the depths of Avalon itself, Arran does not hesitate.

He will rule with Veyka at his side, or he will destroy this realm… and every other.

Every story must end.

But I will not go down without a fight.

The Secrets of the Faerie Crown series is a twisted mythology retelling of the Arthur legend. It is a high-steam fantasy romance with dark elements.

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