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Cover Reveal: Masquerade of Bones – J. Ember Hintz

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Purple must be the color for books coming out in 2025 and we are here for out! Masquerade of Bones comes out on February 25, 2025 and it’s not just a pretty face– Check out this blurb!

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Masquerade of Bones

Expected Publication Date: February 25, 2025 (Print, ebook and audio)

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers, villain gets the girl, shadow daddy, heists, royalty, found family, quest, only one bed/horse/tent, magic, outlaws, dragons.

Vibes:

Six of Crows (but make it spicy) x Beneath Black Sails (but wild west outlaws instead of pirates)

A Blood Oath ~ A Botched Heist ~ A Dangerous Deal with the Enemy

Everly Thorn knew she was doomed when she came down with witch fever. She’s spent the last ten years hiding her symptoms and will do anything to keep her cursed gift a secret for fear of being conscripted into the military and used as a weapon to hunt others like her.

Reeling from the death of her parents and a broken betrothal, she’s racked up a fortune in gambling debts. Her job at the Menagerie of Magical Beasts doesn’t pay enough to keep the collectors from threatening to take her home—the only thing she and her brother have left.

Silas Drake is an infamous outlaw in need of a witch with a unique set of skills and exactly the kind of man Everly has vowed to stay away from—tall, dark, and deadly. He’s determined to steal a powerful dragon relic being held in the Menagerie’s vault.

When he discovers Everly’s secret, the ruthless shadow summoner presents her with an impossible choice—swear a blood oath to him and help his crew steal the relic in exchange for paying off her debts, or be handed over to the crown.

Everly, however, is done with men who want to control her and refuses to accept her fate without a fight.

Content Warning: graphic violence, blood and gore, public executions by hanging, injury and death on page, named character death on page, alcohol and drug use, drugging of others, bondage, military conscription, hazing, explicit language, explicit sex, public sex, use of magic during sex, chronic illness and references to mental illness.

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Blog Tour: Hers to Claim – Coral Alejandra Moore

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Welcome to the book tour for Hers to Claim by Coral Alejandra Moore. Read on for more details!

Hers to Claim (Scorching in Sin City Book 2)

Publication Date: October 30, 2024

Genre: Monster Romance/ PNR/ Urban Fantasy

  • Soulbonds ⛓️
  • Polyamory 💞
  • Emotional Scars 💔
  • Healing Together 🩹
  • Forbidden Love 💗
  • Grumpy/Sunshines ☀️
  • Touch Them and Die 💀
  • Found Family 😊
  • Sword Crossing ⚔️
  • Spicy, Fast Burn 🌶️
  • Discovering Her Power ✨
  • Secrets and Intrigue 🔍
  • It’s Good To Be Queen
  • Embracing Femdom
  • Shadow Daddy
  • A Little Light Stalking
  • She Likes It When He Watches
  • He’d Burn the World for Her
  • Breeding Kink (no pregnancy)
  • The Hottest Unicorn You Have Ever Met

Something ancient slumbers under Las Vegas.

After Mari’s cruel father was killed by her gargoyle crush, she thought the takeover of his criminal empire would be easy, but she was wrong.

In the aftermath of the conflict, Mari and her monster boyfriends discover that the true threat has been lurking under the city all along, and that Mari has been feeding him with her magic for years. Calling out to the creature in her moment of need might have been the only way to escape, but it also might have been a mistake.

Because he says he’d burn the world for her and that rings true.

His disturbing visits happen with increasing frequency and during her most private moments with her lovers—but she can’t deny her attraction to the danger he poses, even when he threatens the city and with it the people who work for her that she’s sworn to protect.

The mysterious figure tempts her toward the darker side of desire, calling to something primal and hidden within her that she doesn’t understand. How long can she resist his tantalizing offers? More than anything, she fears starting down the same path of brutality and violence that her father once walked.

Hers to Claim is the scorching second book in a series that explores the intimate lives of the paranormal denizens of Sin City. If you enjoy spicy, fast burns with a side of action, a sassy heroine discovering her power, and partners who love to share, this book is for you.

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Blog Tour: Magic and Rum – Carly Spade

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We are celebrating the release of USA Today Bestselling author, Carly Spade’s gorgeous new pirate romantasy, Of Magic and Rum! Can we just take a second to appreciate this cover?!

Of Magic and Rum (Beyond a Contemporary Mythos)

Publication Date: November 7, 2024

Genre: Adult Pirate Romantasy/ Calico Jack x Anne Bonny Historical Reimagining

  • Enemies to lovers
  • Touch her and 💀
  • One hammock
  • Morally grey FMC &MMC
  • Sword fight kiss
  • Adventure romance
  • If Jack Sparrow ended up with Elizabeth instead of Will
  • Greek & Scandinavian mythology

When Atlantis throttles Rhode into another place and time, she’s forced to keep her sea nymph identity a secret from unsuspecting mortals. Now fathoms from her realm and threatened by a vicious sea monster, she’ll require a ship to get back home.

The plan is simple: Find a crew. Stow away disguised as a cabin boy. And kill the captain once they reach the Mediterranean Sea. That was the plan. She couldn’t predict how difficult the latter would be as desires blur with needs in a battle for their lives.
Captain Calico Jack Rackham has made a name for himself as a harsh but righteous leader, earning his place at the helm of The Revenge.

Thus far, he’s avoided capture, until a mysterious beauty sneaks onto his ship, ensnaring him with her cunning nature. What starts as a devious plan to use her for his own gain blossoms into mythical discoveries and a journey into territory he never dreamed of crossing—a devotion far deeper than to the sea herself.

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Cover Reveal: Winter Nights & Christmas Lights – Sofia Rose

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We’re thrilled to present the adorable cover for upcoming novella, Winter Nights & Christmas Lights: A Sapphic Christmas Novella by Sofia Rose!

Winter Nights & Christmas Lights: A Sapphic Christmas Novella

Expected Publication Date: November 15, 2024

Genre: Holiday Romance/ Sapphic Romance

Tropes:

Sapphic, Billionaire Romance, Cozy Christmas Vibes, New Adult, Grad School, Academia, Sugar Baby/Sugar Mommy

Microtropes:

There’s a cute puppy, Meeting on a dating app, Christmas with the family, Set in Ireland, Moving to a new country

When Charlotte moves to Ireland, she has no idea that Aoife will sweep her off her feet just in time for Christmas.

Charlotte has just moved to Dublin for Grad School, hoping for a fresh start in a new city. It’s certainly not like the home in Florida that she’s left behind. While it’s exciting to be in a new city, Dublin is gloomy and rainy in the late fall. That is until Charlotte meets Aoife on a dating app. Will Aoife be the spark that lights up Charlotte’s Irish experience?

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Blog Tour: If The Crown Fits – Leanè Gilliomee

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Magic forests, forbidden romance and villainous royalty in a tale about an uncommon thief, a soldier prince and a deadly power struggle.

In the kingdom of Everness, the memory of magic only lives on through whispered stories. Lara, an elusive bandit raised in a clan of thieves, makes the mistake of stealing from the tyrannical royal family . . . and getting caught. 

She has no idea how high the price for her freedom will be.

Forced to choose between forfeiting her life or offering her services to the cruel, spoiled prince regent, Lara is blackmailed into retrieving a stolen heirloom from the crown prince of an enemy kingdom. She must pose as his betrothed — a princess of Everness he is yet to set eyes on. 

Bound by a dangerous secret and driven by a desperate need to protect those she loves most, Lara’s path to freedom is rife with treachery and complexity. Most of all, an infuriating and charming prince who can only lead her to becoming an enemy of the crown, or an enemy of her own heart . . .

If the Crown Fits follows an uncommon thief as she fights to survive among ruthless princes while fighting against forbidden desire, injustice and a kingdom of secrets. Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, The Veiled Kingdom, Powerless, Spark of the Everflame, A Kiss of Iron and The Cruel Prince.

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My thoughts: Lara is tricked into stealing from the palace and finds herself forced to assist the Prince in return for her life. He wants her to pose as his sister, Princess Eloisa, and get to know the Prince of the neighbouring kingdom, who is supposed to marry the Princess.

He’s got a hidden agenda, obviously. But as Lara and Cai get to know one another and become involved in the plan to bring down the monarchy, they join forces to prevent Prince Lance from his plan to use the magical stones to control the country and start a war. 

Lara was raised by her uncle, leader of a bandit clan, and has no memory of her parents, she’s a thief and usually a pretty good one. She’s not very good at playing princess, the gowns are a nuisance in particular. She grows close with her lady-in-waiting and learns about the situation in the palace through the people set to guard her and guide her as she pretends to be the missing princess. But where is Eloisa? 

Cai doesn’t really want to get involved with the internal politics and rebellion that Lara’s uncle is spear heading, but he certainly doesn’t trust Lance either. His men are being held hostage and he will fight for their freedom but once he knows he’s been set up by the Prince, he’s determined to return to his own country. 

These two very different people are drawn together in the prince’s scheme, but they find themselves engaged in a much more dangerous game. Can Lara and Cai find a happy ending or will circumstance force them apart?

*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: Precious Legacy – Sophie Dyer

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We’re excited to share the upcoming release of Precious Legacy by Sophie Dyer! Fans of dark mafia romance are going to love this!

Precious Legacy: A Dark Mafia Romance

Expected Publication Date: November 14, 2024

Genre: Mafia Romance

  • Brothers Best Friend
  • Frenemies to Lovers
  • Fight Club
  • Morally Grey FMC
  • Obsessed MMC

Alanis

I hate him. Everything about Roman Genovese makes my skin crawl.
Our hatred towards one another is built on the plight of our past. We’re enemies and that will never change. No matter how many times he backs me into a corner. No matter how many times my heart skips a beat when I’m near him. Roman will never be more than the boy who stole my heart and obliterated it without even flinching.

Roman

Alanis Bonanno has always been a force to be reckoned with. She’s a badass in her own right, knows exactly what she wants. But the one thing she’s wrong about is me. She’ll always be mine; my stubborn, defiant, yet independent girl. She might have her heart set on hating me, but the past isn’t the past until I say it is.

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Cover Reveal: A Nightingale in Parkleigh Square – Laura Briggs

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The sparkling NEW Christmas Romance from the author of A Wedding in Cornwall!

Quirky, creative, and dedicated to their work, window dressers Nina and Molly can’t believe the news from the upscale staging and design company which occasionally hires them as extras during the Christmas season: their tiny New York company has just been tapped to create a magical Christmas window and showroom display for London’s newest designer fashion boutique! 

With their trusty assistant in tow, they catch a plane across the Pond, making their way to the historic former department store with a unique past in Parkleigh Square—and their once-in-a-lifetime chance to impress the ultimate client, legendary fashion designer Simone Van Stewart.

But a humiliating encounter with the London branch’s new frosty director reveals a tragic truth — the duo was hired by mistake. With time running out before the store’s unveiling, and the best window stagers already booked, however, Nina and Molly have been given a tentative trial period to prove they can do the job – and they’ll need a miracle to survive it. Battling deadlines, a delivery disaster, and their own personal doubts, it seems their dream assignment could soon spiral into their worst nightmare.

Not everybody at the exclusive store for Van Stewart is against them, however. Rugged, handsome fashion designer Vincent is supportive of their chances, and makes Nina’s heart race whenever their paths cross. Can she risk romance with an ocean between their two worlds, and with all her future plans and dreams at stake? Her friend Molly worries she’s getting in over her head—but Molly has her own complications to worry about, both personal and professional, as the dream team from Queens searches for the key to make Parkleigh Square’s newest business come alive with Christmas magic, which may just lie in histories both beloved and forgotten.

Filled with flurries of romance, friendship, humor, and heartwarming revelations, A Nightingale in Parkleigh Square is the must-read new release of the Christmas season.

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Publication Date: 21st November

Laura Briggs is the author of several feel-good romance reads, including the Top 100 Amazon UK seller ‘A Wedding in Cornwall’. She has a fondness for vintage style dresses (especially ones with polka dots), and reads everything from Jane Austen to modern day mysteries. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, caring for her pets, gardening, and seeing the occasional movie or play.

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Blog Tour: Neon is the Colour of Vengeance – Elanor Miller

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We’re celebration the release of Neon is the Colour of Vengeance: A Tragic and Spicy MM Mafia Romance by Elanor Miller!

Anyone who is a fan of this era and aesthetic will love the prequel companion novel in Elanor Miller’s Flappers & False Gods series.

Neon is the Colour of Vengeance : A Tragic and Spicy MM Mafia Romance (Flappers and False Gods)

Publication Date: November 5, 2024

✨MM Mafia Romance❤️‍🔥
✨Enemies to lovers 🔪
✨Spicy🌶️🥵
✨Tragic💔
✨Reveņge plot🩸
✨Set in a futuristic Gatsby era🍸
✨John Wick/Peaky Blinders vibes🔫

He loved. He lost. He killed.

The year is 2423, and the Jazz Age is in full swing—again.

Hugo Ford is the most dangerous man in Tenebrium City. A mafia hitman with a singular focus, born and raised to do one thing—and he does it very well. He completes every mission. He cashes every chit. He never misses and he never fails…that is, until he’s tasked with killing Evan Carter.

Inexplicably drawn to the man, Hugo finds himself unable to kill him. Never before in his life has he disobeyed one of his boss’s orders, but there is just something about Evan Carter. Forced to form an uneasy alliance, the pair strike a deal to save Evan’s life and cover up Hugo’s failings hoping to deliver them both from a grisly fate at the hands of Tenebrium’s mafia and Hugo’s own family.

Enemies at first, unsure of who to trust and where to turn, it isn’t long before they have to confront their feeling for one another. On the streets rival families war as the pair fall irrevocably, desperately, in love. But their secret won’t stay secret forever.

Far too soon all is laid bare with deadly consequences and Hugo must ask himself: how far is he willing to go for revenge?
Beware this is a tale of love, death, grief and vengeance with no happy ending.

By night or neon light, he will have his revenge…

Neon is the Colour of Vengeance is set in the same futuristic Gatsby era as my Flappers & False Gods series and can be read as a standalone or prequel companion novel as it features entirely new characters.

Lovers of John Wick and Peaky Blinders will find a home in Tenebrium City’s dark underworld.

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Trigger warnings on the author’s website. This book is written in British English.

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Blog Tour: The Imminent Trials of Quietus – Catalina Matei

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We’re celebrating the release of Catalina Matei’s fantasy, The Imminent Trials of Quietus!



The Imminent Trials of Quietus (Vials of Fate Book 1)
Publication Date: November 5, 2024

Genre: Romantasy/Mythical Creatures
– Dragons
– Friends to lovers
– Banter
– Strong FMC
– Deadly mental trials
– Hidden truths
– Fated lovers
– Dual POV
– Magical creatures
– One bed/Cave


In a world that long lost its moral axis, free will was the chain that tied a God’s vengeance to his entertainment.
With nothing but hope to keep her dark thoughts afloat, Tiadola waited for centuries for the preordained trials that would end her life to begin. But nothing could have prepared her for the moment they were set in motion by encountering the dragon compelled to hunt her.
When the stranger she thought the dragon had sent after her quickly becomes her friend instead, the lines between want and need become a blur as they embark together on a journey towards her imminent trials.
Caught between her desire to continue living in order to save the human realms and the mental warfare that the trials would entail, would she be able to become the first of her kind to win?


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My thoughts: I really like dragons but I didn’t like the dragon in this. He’s compelled to hunt down and essentially psychically torture Tiadola to death, and he seems to find it very amusing. What Tia has to go through, in their mental battles, designed to kill her, is cruel and brutal.

There is a cute baby dragon too, and she was very sweet, but the old dragon is not. More cute baby dragon content please!

It’s also a very spicy romance too as Tia and her “stranger” fall hard for one another and with nothing to lose, as Tia is pretty sure she’ll be dead soon, they set to making the most of it. As one of my friend’s said about another book “there’s a lot of bonking going on!”

I found the politics and the different species a bit confusing to get my head round, I’m still not entirely sure what Made and Born means, but hopefully in the next book that will be expanded on more as change comes to the kingdom on the heels of war.

Triggers/CW:
Violence, existential angst, loss, death and sexually explicit content.

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Blog Tour: Bound Across Time – Annie R. McEwan

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Welcome to the tour for Bound Across Time by Annie R. McEwen. Read on for more details!

Bound Across Time

Publication Date: May 7, 2024

Genre: Romance w/ Supernatural Elements/ Witches

For Fans of A Discovery of Witches & Practical Magic

CeCe Gowdie. Historian, rational, scorns the paranormal. When her boss orders her to convert her Welsh castle tours to ghost walks, she thinks that’s the worst that can happen. It is, until one midnight in the castle tower she meets Patrick—handsome, passionate, dead since 1761.

Patrick O’Loinsigh. Bastard son of an earl, brought from Ireland only to be murdered by his half-brother. The moment Patrick sees CeCe he claims her as his own, a claim neither of them understands but can’t resist.

CeCe’s body won’t survive loving a ghost, but losing him will tear her heart to pieces. Patrick can’t bear watching CeCe die by inches, but releasing her will hurl him back to a hellish half-life without her. Is there hope in the prophecy of an ancient Irish seer? The spells of Welsh witches? Or is the alchemy of love enough to bridge time and defeat death?

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