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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Ocean Song Cover Reveal Spotlight

We're thrilled to present the cover for Oceansong by C.W. Rose! Make sure to add it to Goodreads and get a copy on August 27th!

Oceansong

Release Date: August 27, 2024

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romantasy

🧜🏼‍♂️Merfolk Mythology
🌊Ocean-based magic
⚔️Enemies-to-lovers
💘Forbidden & Slow Burn Romance
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Asian family dynamics
😒🌞Grumpy (female) x sunshine (male)
💞HEAs
🥧Cinnamon roll male LI
🤨Prickly, snarky female MC who’s a softie inside
🏘️Small-town settings (Alaska)

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

OCEANSONG is an Adult Contemporary Romantasy that is an Asian Romeo & Juliet meets The Little Mermaid, set in the grittiness of the real world.

Fish are mysteriously disappearing, starving the people in Angie Song’s Alaskan hometown. Angie, an aspiring marine biologist and dock worker, enthusiastically joins the hunt to find out where the fish are gathering. When her family and the villagers discover that merfolk are responsible, they vow to destroy every last one. In the midst of the conflict, Angie faces off with a merman and fails to pull the trigger.

Inquisitive Mer-Prince Kaden is just as snarky as Angie, but he’s willing to talk and stop the brutal massacring of his people. The two form a cautious alliance to broker peace between the humans and mer before any more of them die.

As tensions clash between the two races fighting to control the sea’s resources, Angie and Kaden’s forbidden relationship ignites. And as she learns about the mer’s mysterious world and the reason why the fish are gone, Angie starts to question who the true monster is, and where her loyalties lie. Taking the wrong side means choosing between family and her job, or the man she’s fallen for and the merfolk she’s come to respect—or losing it all.

COMING SOON!

Monday, June 3, 2024

Of Song and Darkness Review Spotlight

Of Song and Darkness is now available and we're thrilled to share it with you all this week!

Of Song and Darkness is a standalone fantasy romance novel with plenty of Little Mermaid vibes, for readers who thoroughly enjoyed that movie/story. Just remember, this is not your typical “Little Mermaid” story. Of Song and Darkness is something fresh and new.

The god of the sea, Poseidon, is gone. Dead. Fallen from this world. What happened to him? Well, that is a question that will be something trails readers as they dive into this story. But with Poseidon gone, so is his protection. While he lived, Poseidon kept the Dark Water at bay. But with him gone, the Dark Water is plaguing the oceans and destroying everything that it comes across.

Many have said, “The Dark Water is a myth.” But Princess Rhea is determined to find out the truth, and truth she will find. Dark Water? It’s real, and little by little it is destroying everything in the ocean. There is only one way to destroy it, and this is not going to be an easy undertaking for Rhea. She must go and find Medusa...and destroy her.

Of Song and Darkness reads with a lot of elements taken from the Little Mermaid story with some pieces thrown in from a familiar cartoon from my childhood called, Pirates of Dark Water. Loved that show. Princess Rhea, like so many royals we read about, is being pushed into a bubble.

What bubble is that? Well, she’s told to “stay safe,” “Don’t wander off,” “Meet your new fiancee that you really have no say in wanting.” Cue that this guy was previously engaged to her now deceased sister, and yuck.

Okay, so he’s not ugly on the outside, but he’s giving ugly vibes on the inside. You’re going to get the sense that he’s truly angling for a shot at the throne, and that at the end of the day? Rhea is just a means to an end.

Rhea isn’t about to let her life be dictated to her, and so she goes on the hunt for answers. She’s quick to find them, which is good, because it speeds the storyline along. Also, it’s not like time is on her side. With each passing day the Dark Water creeps closer to where she and her family live. Her quest for answers takes her to...can you guess? Yep! A sea witch with her own goals and ambitions.

Is this sea witch setting Rhea up for failure? The odds aren’t exactly in Rhea’s favor. It seems like a simple enough thing to do as the witch demands, but things are rarely, if ever...THAT simple. Prepare to be pulled deeper into the depths of this story with each turn of the page.

Of Song and Darkness is a slow-burn romance fantasy novel. It definitely is giving and measuring up to the “enemies to lovers” trope. Kai is a monster hunter. He’s suffered loss and his zealous engagement in the hunting of the creatures of the seas hints that his loss is connected to one of them. Does that mean that all should pay for the crimes of one? Most would say no. Kai? Would say he doesn’t care as long as it’s a job that pays.

Rhea is an interesting character. She has some really nice engaging elements about her. She’s a siren, a princess, and she’s determined to protect her people. She doesn’t care what she has to do, but she’ll do what she must. Even if means partnering with Kai.

The romance sparks slowly between these two characters. It starts out with long looks, small amounts of admiration mixed together with irritation. Let’s be honest...that’s typically how it goes. LOL! Rhea showcases her bravery quite often in this story. Kai can’t decide whether to praise her or lose his mind.

Of Song and Darkness promises a HEA and absolutely delivers in that respect. This reader would have liked more drama and a couple more epic scenes with lots of intense moments, but all in all this is a story worth reading. Especially if you love retellings of some of your favorite classics.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Thanks to the author, Jessica Spruill, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book. We look forward to what comes next.

Of Song and Darkness

Publication Date: June 3, 2023

Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Standalone/ No Spice

🧜🏻‍♀️ Who did this to you
🏴‍☠️ Touch her and 💀
🧜🏻‍♀️ Enemies to lovers
🏴‍☠️ Sirens and pirates
🧜🏻‍♀️ Greek mythology
🏴‍☠️ Morally grey MMC
🧜🏻‍♀️ Fade to black romance
🏴‍☠️ Found family

Poseidon has fallen. The world won’t be far behind. Unless she can stop the rising darkness.

The world beneath the waves is in chaos.

Without Poseidon to hold it at bay, Dark Water is slowly spreading, devouring anything it touches. Even the mighty King Manta has given up hope.

But his daughter hasn’t.

Rhea, the siren princess of Aquarius, will do anything to save her world. Even if it means hunting down the mythical Medusa—and partnering with a notorious pirate captain.

Blackheart Kai has more dangerous secrets than Rhea can fathom. He’d rather kill her than help her save her people. She knows he can’t be trusted.

But knowing that doesn’t stop her from needing him…or wanting him.

With the survival of the seven seas hanging in the balance, can Rhea and Kai overcome their hatred and work together when it matters most? Or are they destined to share Poseidon’s dark fate?

Of Song and Darkness is a standalone fantasy romance with The Little Mermaid vibes and no-spice romance. Happily ever after guaranteed. Download today for a love story of mythic proportions.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

A Pursuit of Madness Review Spotlight

A Pursuit of Madness is a standalone fantasy novel that takes Alice in Wonderland and gives it a brand new twist. This isn’t the Alice you remember, so brace yourself for a darker more twisted version that will keep you page-turning.

A Pursuit ofMadness’s cover cues you in on the darkness within its pages with a beautifully dark cover with elegant silver framing that is delicate, but draws the eye. In the center of this book’s cover is a keyhole with roses adorning either side of it. Below that is a beautiful crown with a silver pocket watch sitting in the very center of the crown. The cover doesn’t necessarily scream “Wonderland” but it will pique your interest in what the cover hides inside.

A Pursuit of Madness is the first book in author Amber Bunch’s A Twisted Princess Collection. As stated above, this book is a standalone novel with a nice steamy HEA at the end. Technically Alice isn’t a princess, but don’t think that that means that there aren’t any princesses in this book. There is, but you just need to wait a minute before she makes an appearance.

A Pursuit of Madness gives readers a multiple POV throughout this book. You can expect not two, not three, and definitely not four POV with this book. Nope! You get five! Yes! We’re getting spoiled with the POV in this novel. It will for sure keep you on your toes as the author takes you back and forth between the world we are familiar with, and Wonderland.

There is something interesting in how author Bunch depicts Wonderland. Wonderland mimics a lot of what is already familiar to us. They have cars, their own version of the internet, and other technological advances. What they don’t have though...is freedom. Their Queen keeps them shackled in fear. Magic is outlawed. Outrageous, right?! I mean, seriously! Come on! Is it because the Queen fears someone using magic to usurp her? (Which she totally deserves to happen.) Or is it simply so that she can keep the citizens in fear of her assassins and Jabberwocky?

One thing is for sure when it comes to A Pursuit of Madness you are getting two dynamic factors with this novel – 1) dark (which we absolutely loved) and 2)...steamy. Lots of steamy.

One of the things that we absolutely loved about this book is the level of darkness in Alice’s chapters. She’s a very dark character, but she does certain “dark” things...for good. So, she’s a dark character with the intent and plan to make the world...a better place. So, basically, you gotta love her...or she’ll kill you. LOL! Just kidding!! No, seriously, we promise….we’re kidding. LOL!

Think that Alice is the only dark character in this book? Of course, she’s not! We have the twins – Dom and Dean in Wonderland, though Hatter has some darkness in him, too. But of course, we have the assassin pair, too. Now, they are the ones that you don’t want to cross. The Queen’s assassins who do her bidding of hunting down those who are found doing magic. Merciless killers who more than enjoy what they do. You get to witness one of their hunts, but the hunt plays out quickly. We would have liked a touch more detail since they are so feared. You’d think that they’d play with their “food” more than they do. The good news is that you get some of that detail with Alice when she goes on her own “hunt.”

A Pursuit of Madness really brings the drama and the steamy. You get multiple scenes sprinkled through that will keep you entertained and coming back for more. It is a lot of no-holds-barred steamy that at times will dance the fine line of consent. But let’s be clear...consent is always given, so don’t think that anything is done against anyone’s will. Well, except for Princess Rose when she is made to use her tracking magic on the citizens of her kingdom.

A Pursuit of Madness is part of the Twisted Princess Collection. Yet, the story doesn’t give readers a lot of the princess in this story. It’s an expectation that fails to be met. Which is disappointing. You can call Alice “princess” if you want to, but it’s not truly applicable, because she’s not a princess. It would simply be just giving Alice a nickname and nothing more. We really wanted more of Rose with this story, despite the fact that this is an “Alice in Wonderland” style novel.

A Pursuit of Madness has a lot of drama, but what you also get is a lot of...things going the way for the characters. Are there some “hiccups” that force them to reassess and rethink certain situations? Yes. Could there have been more of them? Again...yes. This book honestly needed more of them. We just wanted more drama and for the characters to really have to fight to reclaim what it is that they are after.

Hoping for an epic battle that sees the Queen taken down? Perhaps an epic fight with the assassins that sees their reign of terror ended? This is a potential spoiler, so...read on at your own risk. This story is lacking in an epic fight between the primary character(s) that have been deemed the bad guy(s). It’s honestly disappointing. Th expectation is there for this big fight to come. Granted, the Queen is not depicted as a fighter, so...then that shifts the expectation to the assassins. It’s a disappointment that none of this pans out after all the hype that the characters do of shouting about “taking down the queen and restoring Wonderland.”

A Pursuit of Madness reads like a standalone novel, and so you can expect a full storyline and a HEA ending with a nice little time gap at the end. When we say “time gap” we mean that you get a little passage of time before the author revisits the characters again and shows where they are now. Get ready for one of the most deliciously steamy moments in the book. Saving the best for last. LOL!

A Pursuit of Madness is a dynamic twist on a classic story, and one thing is for sure and that is author Bunch does this story proud. Alice is a character who draws you in, but she works well together with the other characters to create a fun story that will appeal to your dark side and leave you begging for more with the steamy.

Pros:

Engaging story
Deliciously dark elements
Steamy scenes
Twisted characters

Cons:

No epic fight between the main bad guys of the story
Wanted more drama

4.5 out of 5 stars

Monday, February 5, 2024

Of Elves and Embers Review Spotlight

Of Elves and Embers, a Forgotten Kingdom standalone novel, is packed with tension, drama, building romance, and found family. This engaging novel is sure to have you coming back for the rest of the books in this collection with a prophecy that sweeps wider than we know. For now, Of Elves and Embers…

Of Elves and Embers by Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle is a beautifully written novel about a young woman given another chance at life. Another chance to fulfill a promise made, a promise that she very well has yet to remember. Ember’s life has been rather mundane, but she’s never felt like she really belonged. When she wins a contest, she feels an overwhelming compulsion to take the trip offered. It’s not something that she would normally do, but she does it anyway. Especially when another close to her wins a similar contest and insists that they go.

Where is this going to lead? Well, it’s going to lead to unexpected events, for Ember, and a second chance at a love that she was made the choice to walk away from...for their sake. While she may have no memories as of yet, they’ll be coming back to her. Too bad her memories can’t prepare her for the danger that awaits her return to a realm that she currently doesn’t remember.

Of Elves and Embers, especially for fans of Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle, is a fantasy romance novel that you’re not going to want to miss out on. Readers who enjoy sassy characters will absolutely love Ember. We’re not 100% fans of sassy characters, especially when they are just being obstinately stubborn to be exactly that, but Ember is still interesting.

The authors engage readers with the handsome king, the ferocious Cerberus, a variety of other mythical creatures, and how Ember handles her new environment. It’s quite the adjustment for her as she goes from living a less-than-enjoyable” life on Earth to now living in a completely different realm. On Earth, she didn’t have much to hold her there, but here in Aelvaria, history sleeps in her distant memories.

A former life. The secrets are locked away in those memories. Reliving them with Ember is both informative and quite delicious. You get insights into Ember’s former life as Phaedra’s life before her “untimely” passing. The revelations authors hint at, and even tease at things that have yet to be revealed.

With each turn of the page, the story comes together more and more. Readers will be drawn in little by little and pulled into Ember’s and Hadeon’s orbit. You’ll gradually understand why exactly it is that he’s so thorny, and to an extent, why he holds Ember at arm’s length. There is hurt on both sides, and it all is revealed when it is meant to be.

The authors promise romance and even so more open-door sex scenes. Readers who are looking for those steamy scenes, calm down. There will be none found here. The scenes are glossed over, allowing readers to use their imaginations when it comes to the exact details. This will be disappointing for readers who love those detailed steamy scenes. However, these authors have chosen to give readers this in lieu of their usual fade-to-black or fade-to-gray style.

Seeing as this book is a standalone novel, there will be a HEA. Or will there be!?! LOL! We’re just teasing. Of course there will be, so that’s definitely something to look forward to. Expect quite a bit of drama and maybe even a heart-stopping moment or two before you get there though. So, just brace yourself. LOL!

The authors give readers not only a dynamic cast of characters, but you get some hints of more along the way as well. Hints of what exactly? Why...is that another romance we sense that may or may not have been brooding along the edges? Whatever is going on between a certain soldier and another character is definitely something worth investigating!

Ember is an interesting character, regardless of the fact that she’s probably not our exact favorite. She brings such dynamic energy to the story. Maybe a little less “sass” would have benefited her, especially in situations where it was just absolutely unnecessary. Hadeon has his similar moments, but his attitude, for us, comes more from a space of pain than true “arrogance” like Ember is painted in believing of him.

Readers who enjoy these two authors and their works will absolutely want to grab up this book. However, you won’t want to stop there. After reading this book the desire to read the other books “connected” in this collection of novels will be on you strong. So, make sure that you grab them all up when you can!

4.5 out of 5 stars

A huge thank you to authors, Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle, for the opportunity to read and review this book. We look forward to what comes next!

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

More Than Our Fake Vows Review Spotlight

We’re celebrating the release of Katie Richard’s latest romance, More than Our Fake Vows! Read on for more details and visit one of our Bookstagram hosts for a chance to win a book box!

More Than Our Fake Vows is a standalone second chance romance novel by Katie Richard. Get ready for heart-stopping romance, the anxiety of the things that will threaten their blooming love, and a slow-burn that will have you begging for more!

More Than Our Fake Vows is the first book that I have read by this author. Normally, I dodge contemporary romance novels, but this one was worth reading!

Teagan is looking for a place to just disappear for a minute and get his thoughts together. His ex is proving to be a real opportunistic gold-digger, and that’s putting his band’s future in jeopardy. Natalie is a successful interior designer running from her own heartbreaking past, but the silence of down time is just too much. So she keeps herself busy by also working at a bar. She’s a real firecracker, and when a patron gets handsy, Teagan impresses her when he does more than just sit and stare during the altercation.

Things get interesting though as a friendship (more like crush LOL) begins to bloom between the two when Natalie begins working on Teagan’s new house. Both are keeping their secrets pretty close to the chest, but is that what is best? Because as we all know secrets always lead to trouble when they come to light.

The drama builds gradually between Natalie and Teagan. There will be situations and moments of where they both are going to drive you absolutely crazy. LOL! Missed opportunities, lack of communication, etc. It’ll be enough to where you just want to shake them both. Yes, I know, we must refrain for multiple reasons. LOL!

Teagan keeps his secrets mainly based on who he is and what exactly it is that he does. Natalie has given him enough information to know that she’s not that big a fan of his particular kind of music. Her last relationship really left her traumatized. When you learn exactly what went down you’ll understand. Just be willing to be patient on learning the facts. It’s going to take more than a minute. It’s just disappointing that Natalie isn’t the one to really lay it all out there for Teagan herself.

Natalie herself comes off more as keeping her secrets close to the chest so that she can continue to cling to the past and the damage that it did to her. She’s a strong female character, but this tarnishes that. Also, she hints that she’s endured similar behavior in past relationships, but we never get a clear understanding as to what really happened. I feel like this is a missed opportunity for the author. When you say that there is a string of bad/broken relationships in her past, that needs some explanation. Were they all the same? Were they all this traumatizing? Natalie seems to just want to wallow in the pain of what almost was. I wanted more for her.

The back and forth between the characters really drives the story forward. I like that Harper isn’t some “shadow” character of where you wonder when/is she going to show up? She makes appearances and does her job at stirring the pot. In more ways than one, too. But I especially like that the author utilizes Teagan’s career as well when it comes to the public eye. The vulturous media isn’t going to let them have their “fake fantasy” without inserting themselves and insinuating whatever salacious drivvle that they can.

The romantic moments in this book are absolutely swoon-worthy. The torment that readers are going to go through reading this book is huge! LOL! The slow-burn is top tier. There will be moments of where you’ll wonder if they are EVER going to cross that line. LOL! There will be some teasing as temptation rises, but man...Teagan has the strength that is to be admired!

Hoping for an HEA? Well, no need to worry, because that is pretty much guaranteed. But it won’t be an easy one, because where would the fun be in that? LOL! Of course, there will also be a surprise element that the author throws at readers. Prepare for a jaw-drop. But it’s also a promise for another fascinating story to come, so that’s something to look forward to.

For readers who enjoy contemporary romance novels with a healthy dose of drama, romance, and slow-burn elements then this is the book for you. You’re not going to want to miss out on Teagan and Natalie’s story. A delicious romance that will have you swooning for their romance (the good more so than the bad) to be your own. I know I do. LOL!

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to the author, Katie Richard, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book. I look forward to what comes next!

More than Our Fake Vows

Publication Date: December 12, 2023

Genre: Contemporary Romance

🎵Marriage of Convenience
🎵Friends to Lovers
🎵Slow Burn
🎵Small Town
🎵Spicy
🎵Country Music Star

After catching her fiancé cheating, Natalie leaves the city she’s grown to love. Starting over in Hickory Valley, Georgia, a one-redlight town that makes for the perfect escape, or so she thought. Natalie makes quick friends with a local bartender and they both decide to make a pact- no men for a year. Natalie doubles down on her career until a handsome stranger strolls into the bar and threatens her resolve.

Teagan’s gold-digging ex is threatening to ruin him, his band and anything else she can get her greedy hands on. Hickory Valley looks like just the place to hide out while the press calms down. Nobody would think to look for him in this dust covered farm town.

With a cruel twist of fate, Natalie finds herself needing a husband, and fast! A fake marriage could fix both of their problems and what did they have to lose? Neither Teagan nor Natalie wants an actual relationship, it only has to look real to everyone else.

A string of events, tests their friendship and when emotions run high are they able to keep their feelings at bay? Or will they fall victim to the other’s charm and throw caution to the wind?

Available on Amazon

About the Author

Katie is an Indie Author who lives in Vermont with her husband and their children. When she’s not busy working, writing, or spending time with loved ones, she enjoys getting lost in a good book. Katie loves all types of gardening but especially enjoys flowers. When she’s not hard at work writing the next novel in the Destiny Of Graystone series or the standalone romantic suspense novels, she likes creating things in Canva or Procreate!

Katie Richard

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

The Root of Fey Magic Review Spotlight

We’re celebrating the release of Callie Pey’s latest The Root of Fey Magic! Read on for more details!

The Root of Fey Magic is a standalone fantasy romance novel with a HEA for readers who love them by author Callie Pey. This novel promises to bring you some humor scattered throughout, steamy situations with a "why choose" addition. Absolutely love it!

The Root of the Fey takes place on a distant planet with the characters referring to way back when they left Earth here and there. This book alternates between the main characters of this book: Lorsan, Aralia, and Rux.

Lorsan starts this book off, and I have to admit, his reaction to his aunt coming in in hysterics...I smirked/giggled. Don't scowl at me!! The woman is literally being overly dramatic! Lorsan is obviously overly familiar with her behavior because he can barely restrain himself from rolling his eyes! LOL! You're going to be laughing, but he is dealing with a serious situation. A poison is spreading across his land, and his people...well, apparently they aren't the brightest. I mean...they "misuse" magic to the point of where it creates explosions and chaos?! Cap the magic like the king declares! At least, until they can better handle themselves and it.

The story alternates between the characters, but it's not in a predictable manner that this goes in. Wherever the author feels the attention is best directed is where the storyline goes. So this book tends to be heavier towards Aralia. This is understandable as she is the primary focus of the storyline overall. It all basically revolves around her.

The Root of Fey Magic is an engaging story that is overall pretty well balanced. You get a good amount of drama, the romance is allowed to develop and flesh out without feeling rushed and overdone. There were a few places where I wanted more detail, but I appreciate the overall pacing and how the author develops the characters as well.

My only "major" issue concerning this book is the "before we left Earth" references. It takes me out of the story. I kept feeling like that created a missing puzzle piece that didn't need to be there. Now, if there had been a prologue that detailed this then I feel that it would have benefited the story. As it is, the random references tended to jolt me out of the story.

The ending is sweet, and gives the characters their HEA that they have worked hard to acquire not just for themselves, but for their people as well.

4 out of 5 stars

Thank you to the author, Callie Pey, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book. I look forward to what comes next.

The Root of Fey Magic

Publication Date: November 3, 2023

Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Why Choose/ Steamy

🥀Why choose (MFM)
🥀Spicy Fantasy
🥀Bodyguard
🥀Fae, Satyrs, & Nymphs
🥀Stand alone HEA
🥀Friends to Lovers
🥀Enemies to Lovers
🥀Possessive MMCs
🥀Angst
🥀Fated Mates
🥀Royalty Romance
🥀Multiple 1st Person POVs

Aralia

I may have been “healed”, but one fact remains beyond a shadow of doubt: I’m dying.

Leaving my twin sister and my home grove was never in the plan. I knew where my place was. Waking up in the Feylands threw me into a spiral I wasn’t ready for. They said I was sick and had to be separated from the only life I knew. They said they gave me a cure. I just needed to give it a few days. Now I’m trapped in between the man I pushed into the arms of another and a childhood crush that is running trials for the woman who would stand at his side. I can’t wait around to experience losing them and fortunate enough for me, I won’t have to.

Rux

I’d give anything to save her life, even if a decades long feud means that she will never understand how I feel about her. Everything in my world began and ended with her since the day I won the ryne trials. Then Aralia succumbs to an illness that I can’t fix and I’m left to turn to the neighboring fae kingdom for help. The change of scenery just might be the repair we need to kindle this flame that I know exists between us, if only she’d give me the chance.

Lorsan

I thought I could go along with the plan, and then I met her. Being king of the fae wasn’t a position I’d asked for. I didn’t want a queen, but with the rise of the shadow mages and the illness on the fey populace, I’m out of options. Now I’m forced to take a fae queen from the winner of the perilous trials in honor of our goddess, Aine. Now, nothing will stand in my way of owning her, not even a queen.

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About the Author

Callie Pey is the steamy fantasy romance author responsible for The Dryad Chronicles. She loves fantastical worlds and epic stakes that embrace love in all its forms with a heavy dose of adventure. A current Austinite, she enjoys reading almost as much as writing, painting, and finding even the smallest moments to capture joy. With one completed series behind her, Callie is now embarking on two brand new series to come: A dark fantasy not for the faint of heart and a paranormal romance that will feature parts of Texas!

Callie Pey

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Sasquatch Summer Cover Reveal

We're thrilled to share the cover for upcoming monster romance, Sasquatch Summer by Talia Greer! Read on for more details!

Sasquatch Summer

Expected Publication Date: July 11, 2023

Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Shifter Romance

🌲Forced Proximity

🌲Size Difference

🌲Light Rope Play

🌲Work Mentor

🌲Shifted Seggs

🌲Hurt/ Comfort

🌲Touch Her and Die

A hyper-independent Ph.D. graduate, an impossible forest monster, and the irresistible attraction between them.

Returning to her hometown of River Pointe, Idaho is at the very bottom of Felicity Clarke’s meticulous to-do list. With an Ivy League doctorate in hand, she’s sure the academic job market will shine favorably on her.

But when her job search turns up nothing, and her estranged mother dies, she’s forced to return to the one place she spent her whole life plotting to leave. There, she happens into her dream job–music faculty at a local college.

And her faculty mentor? The super hot, hairy, 7ft-tall Cedric Byrne.

Determined to resist her infuriating attraction to Cedric, Felicity gives him the cold shoulder. But between living in her dead mom’s trailer and reuniting with her high school BFF, Felicity has more than enough to worry about. And Cedric and his kindness–and good looks–prove highly persuasive. She can’t help but warm to him.

But Cedric is not just a man. He’s a monster. Bigfoot, to be precise. And behind every monster is someone who threatens to destroy them.

Will Felicity stand with her Bigfoot boyfriend? Or will she do what she does best when it comes to River Pointe–flee?

Sasquatch Summer is a dual-POV, full-length, small-town standalone monster romance with a guaranteed HEA that features forced proximity and size difference. See author’s website for more detailed content warnings.

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About the Author

Talia lives in the mountains with her gamer husband and two chaotic cat children. When she’s not writing, she’s drinking iced coffee or watching truly terrible horror movies.

Talia Greer

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

The Captain's Revenge Review Spotlight

The Syren's Mutiny duology is complete, and The Captain's Revenge is now available! Read on for more!

Happy book release day to Jessica Taylor for the final book in her The Syren's Mutiny Duology! The Captain's Revenge is HEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE people! Go out and grab it! These aren't your "Little Mermaid" mermaids...nooooo these are syrens who will drag you to the deep and watch your last breaths bubble out of you. Well, they might have changed...a bit, but don't go crossing them! Because you just might end up at the bottom.

For those who have read The Syren's Mutiny, you'll remember how the final chapters lead up. Brigid and Caelum had finally found his father, but also discovered a disturbing and horrifying truth of what he was really doing. Tragedy struck not just once, but twice. With the ending leaving you with a broken heart and your jaw on the floor.

Since the end of book one, two weeks have passed. Brigid is still missing and the situation with Caelum and those who remain is tense. Drama is sprouting up like mushrooms after a good rain. Caelum is having issues with some of the syrens, and now he has his own issues that are going to be a serious problem if he's not careful. There have been no signs of where the goddess could have taken Brigid, or so they tell him. But does someone know something that they aren't sharing with the rest of the group? The race is on to find Brigid, and to stay ahead of the troubles that threaten to overwhelm them.

The Captain's Revenge, is hands down a fantastic novel. Where I struggled at times to really immerse myself with book one, book two swept me away from the beginning. The author stays true to alternating between Caelum and Brigid. They both are dealing with their own struggles and while Brigid resigns herself to what she believes her fate will be, Caelum clings to hope.

With each turn of the page, you'll wonder - what's going to happen next? Will Caelum be able to lead his crew? Will he be able to find Brigid or will the task have to be allocated to another? Can the goddess be defeated or will she simply be forced to flee and start over somewhere else? Lots of questions will arise in your mind, but by the end of this story - all will be answered.

Readers who enjoy fantasy novels with a twist on the Little Mermaid you're not going to want to miss out on this duology. Readers who enjoyed the first book, don't miss out on how it all ends! If you were like me and struggled a bit with the first book, don't pass up on this one! You'll immediately see that the author has really found her flow, like she did with the second half of the first book, and that this one is going to be a real page-turner!

I'm rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars! An absolute delight of a novel and a success!

Thank you to the author, Jessica S. Taylor, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book!

Thank YOU for taking the time to stop by and check out my review of this book! I hope that you come by again soon because there is more to come very soon! Please be sure to check out my fellow bloggers and bookstagrammers as they share spotlights and their own reviews!

The Captain’s Revenge (The Syren's Mutiny #2)

Publication Date: April 18, 2023

Genre: Dark Fantasy/ Sirens/ Pirates

“Not all treasure is silver and gold.”

Caelum stopped his father, but at what cost? Brigid was gone, taken by the very woman she once owed her life to, and Caelum was now wanted for his father’s murder. Now, he has to deal with the aftermath of his decisions, and with the other syrens who only seem determined to make his life more difficult.

Brigid, torn from the new life she had begun to make for herself, must now endure the wrath of the goddess who had saved her. To survive, she shuts herself down, silently hoping that Caelum will rescue her and silently resigning herself to the fact that he won’t make it in time before her body succumbs to Cliodhna’s torture.

When whisperings of a mysterious witch in the South reach Caelum, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get Brigid back, including giving up that which he holds most dear. But will he be able to save her in time? And will what remains of his father’s crew really give up that easily?

CW:

This book contains dark and adult themes. Possible trigger warnings include: violence, descriptive torture, blood, death, dismemberment, non-explicit flashbacks of physical abuse, brief and non-explicit references to child kidnapping and deaths, mentions of past domestic violence, moderate sexual content, depictions of anxiety and depression, and mentions of past arranged marriages.

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The Syren’s Mutiny

Publication Date: November 9th, 2022

Genre: Dark Fantasy/ Pirates/ Mythology

“It’s frightful bad luck to have a woman aboard.”

Brigid knew the superstition, but when her father tried to marry her off, she had no choice but to stowaway on a ship bound for Bhodheas. When she’s discovered and discarded, her fate seems sealed…until she’s saved by the ocean and its queen.

Transformed into a syren and given new life, Brigid now has the power to seek revenge on those who wronged her.

Caelum has spent his entire life trying to help those who couldn’t help themselves. After years suffering the cruelty of his pirate father, saving others from a similar fate was ingrained in him. But when he’s unable to save a young girl from being thrown overboard for hiding away, he’s devastated.

Until one day, when he’s thrown into the water by unforeseen forces, he comes face to face with the past, and maybe, with his future.

But there’s a darkness lurking on the seas they both call home. And Caelum and Brigid have no idea just how intertwined their stories really are.

Content Warning:

This book contains dark and adult themes. Possible trigger warnings include: violence, drowning, death, dismemberment, torture, brief/non-explicit references to child kidnapping and deaths, mentions of past domestic violence, mild sexual content, and mentions of arranged marriages.

About the Author

Jessica was born and raised in Kentucky but has been moving with the waves and is currently residing in southern Maine with her husband and cat, Nebula. Jessica’s love of reading and writing began at a young age with the help of her grandmother and her local library, and she hasn’t looked back since. Similarly, her love for pirates, mermaids, and all things fantasy have only grown more intense with time.

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