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Friday, January 30, 2026
COVER REVEAL: Red's Hood by Esmerelda F
Friday, December 19, 2025
Book Feature: Christmas Cadence by Cynthia Brubaker
Freshly released just in time for the holidays! Christmas Candace by Cynthia Brubaker is a cozy(ish) shifter holiday romance. Let's Fal, la la la la into this new release!
A Christmas Cadence (Big Cats of Ilex Creek Book 1)
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Genre: Cozy(ish) Shifter Romance/ Holiday Romance
Features
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⦁ Forced proximity
⦁ Spice
⦁ Touch her and ☠️
⦁ Shifter x human
⦁ Unrequited high school crush
⦁ One night stand to lovers
⦁ Hand necklace
⦁ Mental health rep - anxiety
⦁ Possessive MMC
⦁ Mine
⦁ Good girl
⦁ Band class students
⦁ One music chair
Unrequited high school crushes should stay in the past.
Unless it’s the brooding trumpet player from Band class, who’s now a handsome fitness instructor with a staggering supernatural secret.
Freshly single for Christmas, aimless musician Natalie Gardenwood returns to Ilex Creek, attending her twelfth high school reunion with her closest friends. But when she runs into her high school crush, Drake, her entire world changes.
Drake Emery lives a typical small-town life as a fitness instructor. But he has a mysterious secret–he’s a black panther shifter. Lonely around the holidays, Drake is instantly drawn to sweet Natalie at their high school reunion. In the throes of passion, Drake accidentally bites Natalie, marking her as his mate.
With Christmas around the corner and the physical pull of their bond forcing them together, will Drake and Natalie achieve perfect harmony, or will their relationship fall flat?
Cynthia Brubaker lives in two worlds. One is populated with loved ones, her cat, and coffee. The other is a realm made authentic by the words she uses to create vivid characters and unique adventures.
Cynthia has been writing since childhood but became serious about her craft in the Spring of 2020. Since then, fantasy (urban, dark), romantic suspense, and contemporary romance works have been her passion. Her début romance novel, Masquerade, was published in June of 2022. Her true sanctuary is writing fantasy and supernatural-themed novels.
In a word, Cynthia can be described as "quirky." She can usually be found sipping coffee, cuddling her cat, hugging her husband, and/or attempting to navigate the wondrous waters of being a first-time mom.
Learn more and follow Cynthia on Instagram @cb.novelist
Thursday, November 27, 2025
BOOK FEATURE: All the Dark Souls by A.M. Dunnewin
Love book trilogies but hate waiting for the next book? Well, welcome to the release of the first book in the COMPLETED Dark Souls Trilogy by A.M. Dunnewin! Never seen a trilogy done like this before! Set in the same world as her Benighted Saga, here are the stats!
All the Dark Souls (The Dark Souls Trilogy #1)
Release Date: November 11, 2025
Genre: Dark Gothic Romantasy
⦁ Strong FMC
⦁ Morally grey MMC
⦁ Found family
⦁ Slow burn
⦁ He falls first
⦁ Gothic romance
Joss Brevyn is the last heir in a long line of executioners. Although a woman, the same rules still apply: kill the condemned within three tries, or be tortured and killed. Joss has yet to miss her mark, and even though she spends her free time as a healer, the town views her only as a deathsman. So when she and her assistant, Henrik, stumble upon a beaten man on the way home, both are hesitant to reveal who they really are. The only problem is, so is he.
Aric Kayden has seen better days. After failing to assassinate his last victim, he's left bleeding on the side of the road until he's found and taken in by Joss and Henrik, two seemingly innocent locals. Healing from his wounds, Aric is still haunted by the target he didn't kill, especially by those who paid him. Despite the undeniable attraction between him and Joss, Aric can't bring himself to tell the truth: that the masked figures who hired him knows where he is, and his original target is the mysterious prisoner who was recently sentenced to death. Forced to uphold the deal, Aric's only job now is to make sure the execution goes as planned and eliminate whoever intervenes.
Bound by their duties, both Joss and Aric assume this next kill will be easy. But then one of them has a change of heart, sparking a chain reaction that could leave one-or both-of them dead.
Learn about A. M. Dunnewin and her books on the AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE
Follow her on Instagram @amdunnewin
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Book Feature: Mercy of Dawn by Ashley Bresee
The Mercy of Dawn is book one of the Fires of Carinae duet, with the conclusion set to come out this December! So I am spotlighting book 1, "The Mercy of Dawn", which is a dark romantasy perfect for fans of Reign and Throne of Glass. Nothing is ever what it seems on the surface in this gritty coming-of-age story laced with murder mystery, fae court intrigue, and heart-wrenching tragedy.
GET IT HERE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I'm a serial daydreamer with a passion for the darker sides of fantasy and romance.
My stories are set in otherworldly places, featuring healthy pinches of spice and flawed characters who grapple with trauma and their sense of belonging in their journeys.
When I’m not writing until I lose all sense of time and space, you can find me reading all manners of romance related books, playing video games with my partner, or entertaining our two ferrets in beautiful Calgary, Alberta.
Friday, October 24, 2025
A Booo-k Feature: The Devil Drinks Monsoons by Suebird Sparrow
Released just in time for spooky reading month, The Devil Drinks Monsoons is a witty supernatural horror. Check it out.
SueBird Sparrow is an award-winning, visually impaired author, dreamer and extroverted introvert living out her current incarnation in human form in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her horror, suspense, paranormal and speculative fiction short stories have appeared in various anthologies, magazines and journals. "The Devil Drinks Monsoons" (Bayou Wolf Press, October, 2025) is her debut novel.
SueBird is happily at work on her next two books; a 1727 historical revenge saga that traces the effects of a generational curse set in place by an outcast French nun, and a supernatural thriller about an immortal and immoral cat that kills the people who disrespect her. She’s the author of the "Marcelle the Intrepid Iguana" children’s book series about a blind, but adventurous, reptile. All her books are set in New Orleans, but you knew that.
When not telling tales, SueBird can be found dancing to blues music, memorizing drinking toasts in foreign languages, or transcribing the epic poems whispered by her companion tortoise, Gordon Ramsay.
Friday, October 3, 2025
A Spook-tacular Boo-k Feature: ONE FOOT IN THE ETHER by Kayleigh Kavanagh
Spook season is upon us! So to get us in the spooky feeling, look no further than "One Foot in the Ether" by Kayleigh Kavanagh! A historical fantasy with witches, need we say more?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kayleigh Kavanagh is a disabled writer from the North-West of England. Growing up in the area, she learnt a lot about the Pendle Witches and launched her debut novel around their life story. Her main writing genres are fantasy and romance, but she loves stories in all formats and genres. Kayleigh hopes to one day be able to share the many ideas dancing around in her head with the world.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
BOOK FEATURE: A Winter if White Ash by Lucia Damisa
Back in April, I graciously featured "A Desert of Bleeding Sand", now the highly anticipated follow-up volume 2 is here!, A WINTER OF WHITE ASH! Let's read on!
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Follow Luica and learn more about her books at @luciadamisa on Instagram.
Sunday, September 21, 2025
NEW RELEASE: Fallen's First by Kassidy Coursey
Sharing is caring, so we are happy to help share the word on the new release, FALLEN'S FIRST by Kassidy Coursey!
The Seven Sins portrayed as demons
The Devil is hawt and unhinged
Forbidden love
The origin story of Hell and Pride himself
First Time…for demons new to human forms
Betrayal and revenge
Grief
Old fantasy meets dark fantasy
”I won’t stop until he’s dead.”
Gluttony making guacamole
Kishōtenketsu structureOn page gore and blood, including breaking limbs, evisceration, and eyeball gouging
Grief/loss
Coercion leading to character death
Vomiting
Suicidal ideation
Religious trauma
Murder
Explicit sex (3/5 spice level)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kassidy is a Pacific Northwestern native who has re-cultivated her love of demon-wrangling and conservation after a long hiatus during school to get a "real job" as a physician.Her Sins of the Maker trilogy is set for release from Shadow Spark Publishing with the first installment coming September 19, 2025, and she cannot wait to introduce the world to her Seven Deadly Sins fire babies.
When she isn't writing, Kassidy is either drinking coffee, side-seat video gaming, giving loves to all her fur babies, or crafting delicious cocktails (bourbon is her favorite).
You can connect with Kassidy on her social media accounts @KCDCWrites, or on her website.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
BOOK FEATURE: Keys to the Crown by Leah Mara
Book two in this duology ('The Rellmira Duology') is coming in November, so I am with R&R BookTours to highlight the first book, KEYS TO THE CROWN! This is a fantasy romance filled with steamy slow-burn romance, intrigue, and found family. The story will conclude in book two, coming out in November!
Keys to the Crown (Rellmira Duology Book 1)
Release Date: January 2025
Genre: Dark Romantasy
With
Forbidden romance
Slow burn
Found family
Royal intrigue
Plot twists
Prison meet-cute
Heist
One tent
Who did this to you, and touch her and die.
Synopsis
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leah Mara loves to write stories where the romances are just as epic as the unique worlds they're set in. She discovered the magic of reading at a young age, and once she learned she could create that magic with writing, she never looked back. Leah also enjoys road trips, games of any kind, binge-watching TV shows, staying up way too late, and spending time with her family at home in Minnesota.
Friday, September 12, 2025
Book Feature: BLACKWICKET by Bea Northwick
Start the fall season off right with this highly anticipated new release, BLACKWICKET by Bea Northwick!
Home is where the curses are.
Blackwicket (Dark Hall #1)
Release Date: September 9, 2025
Genre: Gothic Romantasy
Featuring
⦁ Enemies to Lovers
⦁ Morally Grey Everyone
⦁ Monstrous LI
⦁ Female Rage
⦁ Slow Burn to Spice
⦁ Magical Organized Crime
⦁ Gothic Horror
In the coastal town of Nightglass, Blackwicket House looms on the cliffs, far from the charming streets bustling with wealthy visitors seeking to experience a bit of real magic. Once an esteemed Inn with a reputation for healing, it now serves only as a grim warning to anyone tempted by curses.
With Fiona Blackwicket, its sole caretaker, newly deceased, it stands empty—a dangerous thing for Blackwicket House to be.
Compelled out of hiding by the sudden death of her sister, Eleanora Blackwicket is forced back to her infamous family home with hasty intentions to bury Fiona and return to her life on the run. Her plans are waylaid when the Brom, an underworld organization specializing in black-market magic, catch wind of her presence and turn an interested eye on her rumored affinity for curse eating.
To complicate things, Victor Harrow, a ruthless yet alluring inspector for the anti-magic government agency, The Authority, has arrived in Nightglass. His one job: to cripple the Brom and anyone associated with them, including, and especially, the last Blackwicket.
But there's something more sinister to Inspector Harrow than his government agenda, a violent history intrinsically linked to Eleanora's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her life and open a long-hidden door to the worst kind of magic, setting all the monsters free.
Bea Northwick is a lover of magical, spooky, and romantic things. She owns too much perfume, can’t pick an aesthetic, and loves 80s movies. She lives with her husband, children, dogs, and a black cat in the sunny American South where she dreams daily of Irish cottages and rain swept Scottish castles.
The Cruel Dark is her debut novel.
Find out more at https://www.northwickbooks.com
Thursday, September 4, 2025
BOOK FEATURE: Must Love Libraries and Libations by Maisy Magill
A cozy, magical romance. One grumpy gargoyle. One sunshine half-elf. And one epic clash that will go down in Moonshine Hollow history. Must Love Libraries and Libations is book 2 in the enchanting cozy fantasy 'Moonshine Hollow series', but each novel in the series can be read as a stand-alone.
When not crafting her next tale, Maisy embraces the cottagecore lifestyle that inspires her writing—tending to her garden, experimenting in the kitchen, or settling in with a cup of tea and a good book. Her stories invite readers to slow down and discover worlds where love and magic intertwine.
Follow Maisy @authormaisymagill
Friday, August 29, 2025
Book Release: SAILS AND SIRENS by Cynthia Brubaker
Out this week is SAIL AND SIRENS by Cynthia Brubaker. A contemporary Little Mermaid retelling with a Siren Princess and a Sea Hunter against a tempestuous Floridian backdrop. Think spicy "Little Mermaid" retelling with "Romeo and Juliet" vibes! Yes, that's what I said! Let's submerge...
Sails and Sirens: A Spicy Little Mermaid Retelling
Release Date: August 27, 2025
Genre: Spicy Fairy Tale Retelling
A Siren Princess on a mission. A Sea Hunter trying to prove himself. A love story for the ages.
A contemporary Little Mermaid retelling with a Siren Princess and a Sea Hunter against a tempestuous Floridian backdrop.
🚫Forbidden love
💘Romeo and Juliet vibes
🧜♀️Little Mermaid/fairytale retelling
🌶Spice
👩❤️👨Fake dating (he thinks it's real)
☠️Touch him/her and die
❤️🩹Family dysfunction
💞Forced proximity
🔱Siren x siren hunter
🌊Sea monsters
👨👩👧👦Sibling relationships
Love grows with the tide–and can destroy like a wrathful wave.
The Seven Kingdoms are under threat. Sea Hunters, descendants of Pirates, are slaughtering sirens and sea creatures alike. Siren Princess Eliana Leilani of Cerulia is tasked with going to the surface with her little sister, Elara, in an attempt to infiltrate the college campus, where the suspected Hunters dwell. Little does Eliana know that uncovering the Sea Hunters responsible for the attacks on her people would change everything she’s ever known, both about her world and herself.
Will Sawyer is a ruthless Sea Hunter, fighting alongside his father and younger brother, Aidan, to protect unsuspecting humans from the wrath of supernatural entities. He holds a dark grudge against sirens–they killed his grandfather in cold blood. Hunting and sailing are his only sources of solace–until he meets Eliana. He is instantly beguiled by her, tumbling head over heels, with disastrous consequences.
Tensions rise when the Siren Kingdoms and Hunter’s Association encounter an even larger threat than they can handle. Family bonds will be tested, beliefs will be challenged, and love will prove to be an unbreakable force–or used as a weapon for revenge.
AVAILABLE NOW!
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Cynthia Brubaker lives in two worlds. One is populated with loved ones, her cat, and coffee. The other is a realm made authentic by the words she uses to create vivid characters and unique adventures.
Cynthia has been writing since childhood but became serious about her craft in the Spring of 2020. Since then, fantasy (urban, dark), romantic suspense, and contemporary romance works have been her passion. Her début romance novel, Masquerade, was published in June of 2022. Her true sanctuary is writing fantasy and supernatural-themed novels.
In a word, Cynthia can be described as "quirky." She can usually be found sipping coffee, cuddling her cat, hugging her husband, and/or attempting to navigate the wondrous waters of being a first-time mom.
Follow Cynthia on Instagram @cb.novelist


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