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Blog Tour: The Frost That Burns – Carliann Jean

Feb 27, 2026 ramblingmads

We’re thrilled to share another amazing new release from the Starlit Desires Saga! This dark fantasy romance is called The Frost that Burns by Carliann Jean!

The Frost that Burns

Part of: Starlit Desires (6 books)

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Why Choose

🥀Gothic underworld vibes
🩸Vampire x demons
🫦MMF romance (queer awakening)
❤️‍🩹Mental health and disability rep
💃🏼Soulmate festival
🗡️Hate to love you
😏Friends to lovers
✨Dancing under the stars
🔥Spicy spice
🤌🏻So much banter

Misery might be able to dance with love after all.

Finding a soulmate at the Starlit Festival is a dream for most souls. But for Keres, a lethal ruby vampire chained to the demands of a ruthless queen, a week of starry skies and fated love is simply another broken dream. Not all clipped wings can heal in the darkness of the Underworld.

But when her best friend arranges a week off from serving their cruel queen, Keres is content to enjoy feasting on decadent sweets and blood wine while dancing under the stars.

Until she finds her demons.

As the general of Wrath’s army, Ares has spent centuries hiding behind charming smiles and brutality. But when a mission to poison the queen’s prized weapon is thwarted, Ares finds he may be willing to remove his careful mask if it means having more of her.

Tristan, the grumpy royal adviser, knows love isn’t destined for damaged souls like him. Preferring to keep his scowling face buried in his books, Tristan is hesitant to let Ares drag him to the Starlit Festival. Rattled by a shared history of trauma and tragedy, the demons had given up on finding their soulmates.

Until they find their vampire.

As Keres and her demons embrace vulnerability and surrender to their carnal desires under the glittering stars of the festival, Keres begins to hope for an impossible future. With freedom and healing on the line, Keres, Ares, and Tristan must find the courage to love one another, and more importantly, themselves.

The Frost That Burns is an adult dark fantasy romance, where sinful desires and love can heal the darkest of trauma.

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TRIGGER WARNINGS:

Dark Themes
Mental Health Disorders
Impact of Trauma
Explicit Language
Suggestive Language
Violence
Gore
Manipulation
Sexual Assault
Mentions of Emotional and Physical Abuse
Torture
Forced Contracts and Slavery
Murder and Death
Forced Torture of a Pet
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
BDSM
Choking
Restraints
Spanking
Other Heavy Themes

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Cover Reveal: A Curse So Bitter and Broken – N.A. Triptow

Feb 27, 2026 ramblingmads

We’re thrilled to present the cover for A Curse So Bitter and Broken: The Prince and The Enchantress by N.A. Triptow!

This is the first in a new series of romantasy duologies retelling a different Shakespeare play told from the perspective of one of the three Wyrd Sisters.

A Curse So Bitter and Broken: The Prince and The Enchantress

Expected Release Date: June 19, 2025

Genre: YA Romantasy/ Hamlet Retelling

Cover Designer: @author_n_a_triptow

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.

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Blog Tour: The Stolen Sister – Jan Baynham

Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 2026 ramblingmads

Lost letters. A secret Greek love affair. A daughter’s search for the truth.

Crete, 1963. Young artist Greta Ellis arrives at the sun-soaked port of Fáros Limáni,
ready to paint and explore the beautiful Greek island.
When she meets passionate local Andreas Papadakis, she is swept up in a world of
colour, freedom and forbidden love. But when tragedy strikes, Greta is forced to make an impossible choice that will echo for decades.

Wales, 1984. After her mother Greta’s death, silversmith Zoë Carter receives a sealed letter that upends everything she thought she knew. Greta’s dying wish is for her ashes to be scattered in Crete, a place precious to her . . . but somewhere she had never spoken of.

Searching through her mother’s belongings, Zoë uncovers a series of letters. Written in Greek and dated the year before she was born, they reveal a passionate love affair. And a tragedy that tore it apart.

Determined to know the truth, Zoë travels to Crete to follow the trail left behind in her mother’s letters. Through the olive groves and whitewashed villages of Crete, she begins to piece together a story of love, betrayal and loss — and discovers that her
family was never what it seemed.

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Fascinated by family secrets and ‘skeletons lurking in cupboards’, Jan’s dual narrative,
dual timeline novels explore how decisions and actions made by family members from one generation impact on the lives of the next. Her first three novels look at the bond between mothers and daughters as well as forbidden love.

Setting and a sense of place plays an important part in all Jan’s stories and as well as her native mid-Wales, there is
always a contrasting location – Greece, Sicily and northern France. Her next books will involve secrets and sibling relationships; the first set in 1943 and 1968 takes the reader back to beautiful Sicily where two sisters work together to prove their father’s innocence of a wrongdoing.

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My thoughts: Have the tissues handy! This is a bittersweet story of family, loss and love that takes us from green Wales to sunny Crete and back in time to the 1960s, when young artist Greta found love and heartbreak on the island.

Twenty odd years later, her daughter Zoë follows in her footsteps to honour Greta’s last request and scatter her mother’s ashes on the island. Why? Zoë has no idea. Her mum never spoke of the place.

What Zoë uncovers will change everything she thought she knew about her parentage, her family and her life.

I really enjoyed this book, which tugs on the heartstrings and is truly one of those books where the sad parts and the happy parts co-exist and blend together beautifully.

*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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Book Blitz: Dance of the Asuras – N. Patel Baxi

Feb 24, 2026 ramblingmads

Happy release day to N. Patel Baxi and congratulations on the release of Dance of the Asuras!

Dance of the Asuras

Release Date: February 24, 2026

Genre: Romantasy

Forced Proximity
Morally Grey
Karmic Retribution
Gods & Anti Gods
Hidden Powers
He Falls First
Tension, Banter & Spice

Freedom was her final dance, until the devil stepped onto her stage.

Niya is the most famous dancer in Khoya, bound by a contract to a kingdom that has stolen her independence. With her servitude nearly over, she is closer than ever to gaining safe passage to the revered city of Varnasi—and a life of her choosing.

But when Zehan, the Prince of Hell, witnesses her final performance, he claims her as his Chosen and drags her to the realm of demons.

Now, to gain her freedom, Niya strikes a new bargain: serve in Zehan’s court and use her magic to help him uncover who is stealing the souls of his subjects. The culprit proves elusive, and the more time Niya spends in Zehan’s world, the more her heart betrays her vow to leave.

Whirling between deceitful anti-gods and an unraveling prophecy, Niya finds a surprising source of power as she steps into an unexpected destiny…and an inescapable love.

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TW:

Off-page sexual assault (not to the main character) and is only alluded to

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Blog Tour: Only the Small Bones – C.P. Harris

Feb 23, 2026 ramblingmads

We’re celebrating the release of dark, slow-burn romance, Only the Small Bones this week!

Only the Small Bones (Slow Burns & Tragic Beginings #1)
Release Date: February 24, 2026
Genre: Dark MM Romance

• Non-verbal MC
• MC With Touch Aversion
• Human Trafficking Survivor
• Broken Boys
• Mental Health Rep
• Interracial Couple
• Slow Burn
• Delicious Tension
• Text Exchanges
• Hurt/Comfort
• Cameos from Infidelity cast members

𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠, 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬-𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚…

“What makes him so special?”

“He reminds me of someone I once knew…”

As the founder of Freedom Fighters, famed music composer, William Mayes, is often the first port of call when the FBI needs assistance with human trafficking victims.

After receiving such a call one night, William abandons everything to catch the next flight home. Arriving at Manhattan Memorial, he finds a beautiful young man restrained to a gurney. His eyes are wild with fear, and blood stains his skin. No one has been successful in getting him to speak.

When even he can’t get the young man to cooperate, William does something he may later come to regret—he extends an invite to his home.
The young man is non-verbal, angry, and at times openly hateful. All of which gives him control over William’s emotions.

William slowly begins to spiral from his own struggles with his tormented past. His nightmares return, sleep becomes a lost cause, and the dark voices in his head are out for blood.

Amid their co-dependent isolation, William’s feelings evolve. Lines are blurred and then crossed altogether as they start down a path riddled with secrets and lies of omission.

The only thing that can set them both free is the truth. But maybe some things are better left buried. Because if the ugliest parts of William are ever unearthed, no one will be spared.

Only the Small Bones is an MM romance, and book 1 in the standalone series Slow Burns & Tragic Beginnings. This story features a non-verbal MC with touch aversion, and mental health representation.

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Author’s Note:

Only the Small Bones is book 1 in the Slow Burns & Tragic Beginnings series. See below for a list of what to expect. As always, I encourage readers to put their safety above their curiosity.

• Non-verbal main character
• Main character with touch aversion
• Interracial couple
• Human trafficking of adults and children.
• Flashbacks involving the abuse they face at the hands of their traffickers (i.e. being drugged, bound, and transported).
• Discussions involving cutting, sexual assault, physical and emotional abuse.
• Depression representation
• Off-page death of a parent, grandparents, and trafficking victims.
• Survivor’s guilt.
• Cameos from Infidelity cast members

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Blog Tour: Obsidian Sky – Jill Aster

Feb 20, 2026 ramblingmads

We’re celebrating the newly released romantasy, Obsidian Sky! If you love training academies and dragon riders, this is a must read for you!

Obsidian Sky (Riftborn Series Book 1)

Release Date: February 2, 2026

Genre: Romantasy/ Dragons

🔥Enemies to lovers
🔥Trainer to trainee
🔥Morally gray protector
🔥Fated bond
🔥Deadly training academy trials
🔥Hidden lineage
🔥Dragon-rider fantasy
🔥Forbidden romance
🔥Love and destruction
🔥High-stakes political intrigue
🔥Destiny/prophecy
🔥Elemental magic system
🔥Immersive fantasy world-building

Thaelyn Marren enters the Asgar Training Academy wanting nothing more than to prove herself amongst the other cadets, where she must endure life-threatening trials in the hope of manifesting air, water, fire, or earth magic. Not to mention, a lucky few will pair with dragons who select their riders with ancient instinct, answering only to those whose souls burn bright enough to match their own.

When Thaelyn’s power stirs in ways no instructor can explain, she draws the attention of the crown, particularly Prince Thorne Dareth, a renowned warrior and a dragon rider. Hardened by discipline and haunted by a kingdom he was born to serve, Thorne sees Thaelyn as a danger to the realm and yet is charged with her training. And amidst clashing personalities, an undeniable pull forms between them, potent enough to awaken dark forces that once tore the world apart.

Now rift-born creatures thought to exist only in nightmares are slipping through the cracks of their reality. And as they push the realm toward open war, Thaelyn may be the only one able to stop what’s coming. That is, only if Thorne can choose between loyalty to his crown or the girl whose power could either save their world or bring it to ruin.

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Triggers: This story includes elements of war, battle, perilous situations, and open-door sexual content.

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Book Blitz: The Fall of a Prince – Samantha de la Portè

Feb 15, 2026 ramblingmads

Happy release day to Samantha de la Porté! The digital edition of The Fall of a Prince is LIVE!

The Fall of a Prince (The Ashes of Eyrondale Book 2)

Release Date: February 15, 2026 (Digital Edition)

Genre: Romantasy/ Low Spice

• Mortals and immortals
• Second chance romance
• Forced proximity
• Trials and competition
• Prophecy and fate
• Dark secrets
• Love as a liability
• Manipulation behind the scenes
• Power at a cost
• Light to dark transformation
• “First” dates
• Romance under pressure
• Bloodlust and sacrifice

Katherine has regained her memories and the power locked within them. The First Trial is over, and the truth of who she was and what she has become can no longer be hidden. Now, with her memories restored and her place among the Five Champions of Fate made clear, she must face what comes next.

The Second Serenade begins. Each champion has one chance to win her favour before Fate makes his decision. One will fall, and the balance of power within the Trials will never be the same again.

But not every battle is fought within the Trials. As relationships strain and long-buried truths rise to the surface, Katherine must find her footing between her mortal heart and immortal power while shadows beyond the castle grow darker. Old enemies are moving unseen, their plans unfolding as the Trials consume her focus. When their reach strikes too close, Katherine faces an impossible decision. To save one she loves or surrender a part of herself she may never reclaim.

Every choice brings her closer to a destiny she cannot escape.

When the hurt of betrayal, weight of secrets, temptation of new beginnings, simplicity of humanity, and familiarity of home collide, The Second Serenade sees Fate decide who is unworthy to continue to compete for Katherine’s heart, and ultimately, power.

The Fall of a Prince is the second book in The Ashes of Eyrondale, a slow burn romantasy series filled with memory, magic, and heartbreak. Perfect for readers who crave slow reveals, escalating stakes, and character-driven plot, this instalment deepens the story of love, power, and destiny where every victory carries a cost.

Prepare for The Second Serenade.

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Triggers:

• Violence and torture
• Sexually suggestive content
• Death and near-death experiences
• Blood consumption
• Captivity and imprisonment
• Emotional manipulation
• Psychological distress
• Substance use, including excessive consumption
• Strong language
• Graphic depictions of injury, blood, and other distressing content

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Blog Tour: In the Midnight Garden – Holly Anne

Feb 13, 2026 ramblingmads

Beauty and the Beast meets Dracula in this gothic romance! For those of you who enjoy their romance with a little more bite, In the Midnight Garden is perfect read!

In the Midnight Garden

Release Date: Feb 13, 2026

Genre: Gothic Vampire Romance

🥀Secret Pasts and Riddles

🥀Touch her and 💀

🥀He falls first

🥀Hurt/Comfort

🥀Ghosts

🥀Dual timelines

To be loved by death is a curse sealed by blood…

In a world where curses reign and death lurks around every corner, Valeria McCallister finds herself bound to a monstrous fate. Forced into a marriage that promises only despair, her life is shattered when a blood-soaked stranger rips her from her doomed path.

To survive, Valeria must uncover her captor’s true name, the only hope for escape from the spectral castle that holds her captive. As she delves deeper into darkness and shadows of long dead secrets, she finds not the beast she expected.

With each passing moment, the lines between good and evil blur, and Valeria finds herself falling for the one creature she should most fear.

In the Midnight Garden is perfect for those thirsting for a beauty and the beast retelling, served with a little Dracula horror twist and a tale you can sink your teeth into.

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Blog Tour: Ghostly Returns – Stephanie Hansen

Feb 13, 2026 ramblingmads

We’re celebrating the release of the next book in Stephanie Hansen’s Ghostly Howls series, Ghostly Returns! Read on for more details!

Ghostly Returns (Ghostly Howls Book 2)

Release Date: February 10, 2026

Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Romance

Soulmates
Small Town Romance
Betting on Love
Waiting Evil
The Past Comes Back

Irish folklore meets small town USA

Strange visitors have appeared in Ethel, their clothes and mannerisms jarring against the familiar rhythm of the coastal town. The woman in Orla and Dave’s spare room speaks in archaic phrases and marvels at electric lights, while the silent man staying with Molly and Cormac carries a translucent device that glows with symbols no one recognizes.

As fog rolls in from the sea, bringing with it the now-familiar whispers and cold spots that signal another haunting, the four friends realize they must unravel the temporal mystery before them. The clock tower strikes at midnight, and both past and future hang in the balance.

*Contains mature themes, open door sex scenes, and mature language.

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Blog Tour: Wicked Onyx – Debbie Cassidy

Feb 12, 2026 ramblingmads

Happy release day to author Debbie Cassidy! Wicked Onyx is now available at your favorite retailer!

Wicked Onyx (The Veritas Legacy #1)
Release Date: February 10, 2026
Genre: Dark Academia/ Romantasy

🥀Dark Academia
🥀Cursed Bloodlines
🥀Morally Grey Characters
🥀Secret Societies
🥀Magical Academy

You don’t graduate Nightsbridge Academy—you survive it.

Born into a sorcerer bloodline, cursed, and cut off from my power, I was accustomed to being an outcast. For generations, my bloodline carried the weight of a crime committed by our ancestor. But my mother’s death changed everything. She left a clue that could prove our innocence: an ancient text hidden deep beneath Nightsbridge Academy.

The Academy is a fortress of power, housing the most dangerous incantors and sorcerers, conscripted to keep Horrors and Echoes at bay. And as the last surviving Onyx, I’m owed admission.

My plan is simple—find the book and expose the Imperium as the liars they are.
But I didn’t plan for the whispers that haunt my dreams. Or the complication of feelings I shouldn’t be capable of—stirred by two men bound to the very institution I’ve come to destroy. One sees too much yet says too little. The other is steady, protective, and always in my corner.

I can’t have either.

Yet when I’m in their presence…my curse begins to crack.
If they discover my true purpose, I’m dead.

But some truths are worth dying for.

The Imperium cursed my bloodline. Stripped us of our magic. Branded us as traitors. And now they will pay.

PURCHASE LINKS:

Ebook – https://geni.us/WickedOnyx
Paperback – https://geni.us/WickedOnyxP
Audiobook (Releasing March 10) – https://geni.us/WickedOnyxAudio

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