Happy release week to Kara M. Zone! Fans of the Trium Perfectum Series will love Rose and Philip’s story!
Even After (Trium Perfectum Series)
Release Date: July 20, 2026
Genre: Dark Fantasy/Romantic Fantasy
Redemption Arc
Second Chance
Mental Health rep
Portal Magic
Bad Ass FMC
Protective Heroes
Fated Bonds
Shifters
Found Family
Real-World/Fae Crossover
Philip Avery and Rose Everhart are bound by fate, their connection undeniable, their souls intertwined by something deeper.
But destiny is never simple, fate can be cruel, and love isn’t always enough.
Torn between his pack and Rose—his trium perfectum, the one person meant to balance his magic, heart, and very being. Philip walks away when his alpha demands a choice—his pack or Rose—leaving behind the one person who truly saw him.
Even after heartbreak and separation, their souls refuse to sever.
Philip and Rose must decide: Can love survive the weight of regret? And is redemption possible when the person you hurt is the one you’ve always belonged to?
The Egregious Affair of a Cold-Hearted King: The Shadowed Throne Chronicles, Book 1.5
Release Date: July 21, 2026
Genre: Romantasy/ No Spice
Tropes: cursed star-crossed lovers, elven fated mates, love as obsession vs love as rebellion, dark fantasy, fast paced, morally black mmc, pure of heart fmc, mental health awareness, she wants to die/he won’t let herm, tragic love, holiness x damnation, forbidden love
He saw salvation in her chains. She saw damnation in his eyes.
Crown Prince Azriel Faundor has learned to live by cruelty. Groomed to inherit both a throne and his father’s ruthlessness, he hides his fractured humanity behind steel and ceremony—until he discovers Nadia, a forgotten elf queen hidden beneath his castle. Her sorrow stirs compassion in him, but soon that fragile pity curdles into something darker.
What begins as mercy festers into obsession, and his version of love becomes her prison.
Trapped by prophecy and his delusion, Nadia learns that the only thing keeping her alive aside from her blessed blood is fear. She dreams of escape, of silence, of death, of freedom—but fate has other designs, and her unwilling union will give rise to the curse that damns them both.
Bound by sin, betrayal, and a love twisted into horror, this is how a king was broken, a curse was seeded, and a queen bore its beginning.
Purchase Link: Amazon Kindle Unlimited/Paperback Triggers: Rape (off-page), fade to black, mild language, fantasy violence, suicidal thoughts
Survivor meets Fear Factor in this dark romantic fantasy filled with magic, vampires, and steamy enemies to lovers.
We’re celebrating the release of Immortality Island this week and we think you’ll want to bump a few books on your summer reading list for it!
Immortality Island
Release Date: July 21, 2026
Genre: Dark Romantasy
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
Slow Burn
Banter
Magic
Reality Competition
Forbidden romance
Dual POV
Action and Adventure
Hunting her was meant to be easy . . . until desire got in the way.
From the creators of Spellcaster comes a thrilling new reality competition where the stakes are higher than ever . . .
Twenty human spellcasters. One deadly island. Four cutthroat vampire masters. Only one caster can make it to the end . . . and win a place in a vampire clan for eternity.
After her doctor discovers a brain tumor and gives her months to live, Joni Mullins sees winning the show as her last chance at survival.
Sterling Alder is a vampire master with a personal vendetta and a mission: destroy her. But on Immortality Island, survival isn’t just about magic—it’s about temptation, betrayal, and falling for the one person he should never want.
Welcome to Immortality Island, where contestants are literally thrown to the sharks!
We’re touring The Ninth Realm this week! If you’re looking for an epic romantasy with a Norse twist, this one’s for you!
The Ninth Realm (The Norse Realms Saga Book 1)
Release Date: May 21, 2026
Genre: Norse Romantasy
Lethal trials
Ruthless gods
Norse legends
Companion beasts
Star-crossed romance
Forbidden love
Bonded mates
Political intrigue
Mythological creatures
Forced proximity
A high-stakes romantasy where The Hunger Games meets Norse mythology, packed with deadly trials, dangerous intrigue, and a slow-burn romance where your greatest enemy may be your only ally.
Nine realms. One bond. No escape.
For ten thousand years, a Keeper has stood between Earth and the chaos of the Norse realms, holding back cunning gods, legendary creatures, and beautifully wicked fae. But Saga knows nothing of this until her dying father calls her home to Iceland and leaves her his title, his secrets, and a fate she can’t refuse.
She discovers she’s bound by magic to Kalen, a mysterious fae who despises her fragile humanity because when she dies, so does he. So when the Norse gods resurrect the Tournament of Realms, a brutal contest where champions fight for the role of Keeper, Saga must obey the call, and Kalen becomes wholly infested.
To survive the trials, Saga must master her fighting skills and tether with her companion beast while navigating the intrigue of the gods. Yet her greatest challenge may be resisting Kalen, who could either save her heart or shatter the world she’s fighting for because desire is as lethal as the gods’ games.
A must-read for readers who love plot twists, dangerous trials, Norse legends, companion beasts, and star-crossed romance. Perfect for fans of Demi Winters and Danielle Jensen.
We’re thrilled to present the book trailer reveal for Loyal Liars by R.M. Carpus – Coming June 2027!
Loyal Liars
Expected Release Date: June 8, 2027
Genre: Dark Academia Villain Romance / Suspense Horror
Tropes & Themes:
Villains
Morally gray
Enemies to lovers
Touch her and 💀
Class divide/class differences
Secret societies
Broken bad boy
Strong FMC
Family secrets
Rags to riches
It was all a bet
Dark elite underworld
Wealth and power
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who’s the greatest liar of them all?
When the Reapers unleash a new wave of terror on Abingdon University’s elite, ivy-shrouded halls, Lukas Godfrey, the drop-out son of the school’s esteemed English Chair, is ordered by his father to retaliate against their leader. Confronting the Reapers is the last thing he wants to do, but their latest attack threatens the only home he’s ever known, and what Daddy wants, Daddy gets. As Master of Abingdon’s oldest and most powerful secret society, Liam Godfrey makes the rules, and only fools disobey.
Until Lukas meets the girl who makes him want to break free for good from his father’s tyrannical reign and start creating the blueprint for his own destiny. Lana Cameron is everything Lukas isn’t, and a raging storm he never saw coming. As he fights his desire to choose Lana over the privileged life Liam has mapped out for him, he discovers the one thing they have in common might be the key to saving them both.
Rum and Roses is a spicy dark romance novella with phantom of the opera vibes and it’s on tour all this week!
Rum and Roses
Release Date: June 6, 2026
Genre: Dark Romance
Biker x ballerina
Cinnamon roll stalker
Consensual BDSM + dom/sub relationship
Forced proximity
He ☠️ every douchebag that hurts her
He kidnaps her to ‘protect’ her
They’re baristas together
He’s tatted, pierced & plays violin
Meet Silas: an ordinary man whose world spirals into darkness the moment he lays eyes on Rosalie. Her radiant smile, that infectious laugh, and carefree spirit ignite a burning fixation within him. What begins as innocent admiration quickly morphs into a twisted obsession. One where he lurks silently in the shadows of her life, convinced that their connection is fate.
When Silas kidnaps Rosalie to shield her from a world he believes threatens to tear them apart, a complex relationship takes shape within their hidden refuge. Fear gives way to understanding, and love begins to bloom in the unlikeliest of places. Rosalie, initially terrified, starts to see glimpses of Silas’s desire to love and be loved; no matter how dark the path may be.
As they navigate a maze of fear, passion, and obsession, their story challenges the very meaning of love, blurring the lines between devotion and danger.
Dark, seductive, and utterly unpredictable; this is a story where love knows no bounds, even if that love is deep rooted from obsession.
Hunted (The Giving Chronicles #2) Reluctant allies to lovers Only one bed “I’ll protect you” Only one horse Wound tending Fated mates Slow burn (but it pays off) Groveling Touch her and dîé (and he means it)
Nothing is as it seems.
The Giving Season has ended, but the onset of winter hasn’t brought Wren peace. The king is still after her, and he has more reason than ever to want her dead. In possession of magic she shouldn’t have, she’s desperate to flee the capital.
And there’s just one person who can help her: Gabriel Moreau, the Hunter who chased Wren across the country, duty-bound to bring her to justice. Forced to make the most difficult decision he’s ever faced, Gabriel chooses to break his oath and vows anew to protect Wren. Now, he too will be hunted.
Together, Wren and Gabriel race across the kingdom to escape the king’s wrath. But the cost of safety is steep, and life on the run is more dangerous than ever. Even with the Hunter by her side, their bond growing stronger with each obstacle, Wren is all too aware that everything, especially the notion of safety, is a lie.
We have a fantastic series rec for your summer reading list today!
We’re also gifting one lucky reader a paperback copy of both When Gods Fall AND When Sisters Collide!
The Gifts of the Gods Series by S.E. Bouvier
Series Tropes:
– New Adult
– Epic romantic fantasy
– Multi POV
– Found family + sisterhood
– Greek, Etruscan and Celtic mythology
– Strong FMCs
– Tattoo-based magic system
– Reluctant allies to lovers
– Morally grey men
– Slow burn to spice
– Emotional damage
Fans of Throne of Glass, An Ember in the Ashes, and The Ashen series will be swept into this epic romantic fantasy set in a brutal world inspired by Greek and Roman mythology. Perfect for readers craving high-stakes, strong female heroines, elemental magic, emotional angst, and slow burn romance.
Please note the series is New Adult and contains moderate steam/spice, some violence, language, and mature situations. Recommended for ages sixteen and up.
Triggers: explicit language, mature sexual situations, physical violence, death, drug addiction, slavery of adults and children, mentions of sexual assault, threats of sexual violence
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.
When Clara meets Elias, she isn’t looking for love. Widowed and wary of being hurt again, she has built a careful life of work and quiet independence. Elias, an actor in his thirties, is trapped in a relationship that no longer feels real, more at ease slipping into a role than being himself.
Yet from the moment they meet, something genuine sparks between them – something neither has felt in years. They fall into step easily, sharing secrets, laughter and the sense of being seen. But there is the age difference, the miles between their worlds, and the lingering guilt that ties Clara to her past.
When a new job takes her to another part of the country, she ends the relationship before he can – certain that love like theirs cannot last. And then Elias falls ill, forcing them both to confront what truly matters.
Told with warmth, gentle humour and quiet insight, Love, After All is a luminous portrait of two people finding the courage to open their hearts again – proof that love, at any age, can still take us by surprise.
Ewald Arenz was born in Nuremberg in 1965, studied English, American literature and history, and now works as a teacher at a grammar school.
His novels and plays have received numerous awards. Tasting Sunlight was longlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, shortlisted for the German Booksellers Best Novel Award, and featured on the Spiegel bestseller lists in both hardback and paperback for months.
In the UK, it was a BBC World Book Club pick. One Grand Summer won the German Booksellers Prize in 2021,and was a number one bestseller in Germany.
Ewald lives with his family near Fürth.
My thoughts: Clara and Elias fall in love in an instant, but can that sudden spark stay the course? Clara breaks things off to move to Hamburg for a new job, convinced it’s for the best.
But then Elias becomes sick and runs the risk of dying, dropping everything she rushes to be by his side in hospital. Can they find that connection again and this time make it work?
There’s other kinds of love here too, the love Clara and her brother share, the bond between Elias and his daughter, the relationship between Clara’s parents, the one she has with her mother, who has dementia. Even the love Elias has for his job as an actor, and Clara’s passion for photography. They might not be big, loud, grand passions, but they matter too and sustain the characters through good times and bad.
As Elias recovers from his brush with death, he and Clara must decide whether they truly belong together or not, and work out what that means for their future. Love is not always easy, but perhaps it is worth everything.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
