This morning, I have a fantasy romance novel in our book spotlight! Check out The Secret Girl, Book One in The Lonely Raven Trilogy, and learn about author Erika Fair!

 

The Lonely Raven Trilogy, Book One

Fantasy / Romance

Date Published: February 11, 2025

Publisher: Clay Bridges Press

 

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Fallon has received premonitions since she was a child—visions that have driven her to steer countless strangers and acquaintances from looming dangers. But these powers have come at a great cost. After enduring heart-wrenching losses during her teenage years, Fallon has lived a solitary life for over a decade, her only anchor being her childhood best friend.

 

That is, until a series of intense premonitions draws a group of new people into her life, people who start to feel like family. But something deeper is stirring. The raven tattoo on her wrist has begun to tingle, and a raven has started appearing in her visions. Worse still, Fallon is haunted by the memory of someone from her past, someone she loved, and she believes abandoned her—a person to whom the raven seems inexplicably tied.

 

As the visions grow more urgent, Fallon must decipher their meaning to protect those she cares about. But the question lingers: Is the raven a guide or a harbinger of doom?

In this gripping first installment of “The Lonely Raven Trilogy,” Fallon must face the shadows of her past to safeguard the future of those she loves—and discover whether the raven is an ally or a threat.

About the Author

Erika Fair was born and raised in Texas, where she lives with her husband and son. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and stayed in Austin as long as she could. When she is not forcing her favorite music upon her family or writing, she can usually be found hiking or planning future travels. “The Secret Girl” is her first novel.

 

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Today, I have an upcoming vampire romance release to share. This novel has an LGBTQ theme and is set to release this week! Check out Sanguine Shadows and learn about author Will Okati!

 

LGBTQ+ Vampire Romance

Date Published: April 11, 2025

 

 

 

 

This is where everything changes.

Darce has done his best to live off the radar as one of the bloodkind, keeping himself separate from the company of other vampires and the danger they court. The cowboy might be lonely in his solitude, but he's safe.

Raven's come to change that. He's come to change everything.

A newly made bloodkind, Raven's out to shake up the old world order that oppresses their kind. He carries Darce along in his wake like a leaf on the tide, pushes and goads and tops from the bottom, inciting Darce to lust, passion and action. He makes a centuries-old cowboy feel alive again, something well worth taking risks for.

But when Raven challenges the Sanguine, the most dangerous of all vampires, has he gone too far?

  

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Will Okati (formerly known as Willa) has lived through a few Interesting Times, but come out the other side a little grayer, a little wiser, and ready to get writing. Still as passionate about coffee, cats, and crafts as ever, but knowing that to your own self you must be true. Also still one of the quiet ones to watch out for, but life -- like storytelling -- is always a work in progress.

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Today, I have a fantasy romance novel in out book blitz spotlight! Check out Blood of Starlight and learn about author Belle Jerrica!

 

Fantasy, Romance

Date Published: August 7, 2023

 

 

 

Fia has always been a pawn in other people’s games. When Castus, the boy she cares for like a brother, is taken, she ventures into the cursed mountain to retrieve him and finds herself at the mercy of the dark intriguing Aratah. After spending time with the Aratah, she realizes they share a bizarre connection. A connection that could be the key to saving Castus. If she can convince him to help her.

 

When a prophecy unfolds, deeming Fia significant to her people’s survival, the Aratah decides he has other plans for her. Now Castus future along with hers is unclear and she is forced to sacrifice her morals and the dignity she’s only just reclaimed and submit to the Aratah.

 

When Fia learns the secrets of his past, a seed of potential begins to grow, and Fia wonders if giving the Aratah exactly what he wants is the answer to all her problems. After all, a woman who demands a powerful man’s attention, could use her influence to bend him to her will.

 

Fia’s next move is paramount. If she missteps, she’ll anger the Aratah and cause her own demise, and Castus… will be lost forever.

 

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Belle lives in Queensland, Australia with three of her grown children, her husband and her golden retriever, Maggie. She loves fantasy and romance, and combines the two in her worlds that are filled with sweeping fantasy landscapes and cities, and the type of longing romance that can be found in a Jane Austen novel.

 

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This morning, I have a fantasy / monster romance novel in our book release spotlight!  Check out Spooning My Chuchunya, learn about author Marilyn Barr & enter the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

Snuggling Under Snowdrifts,  Book 2

Monster Romance

Date Published: 8/8/2023

 

 

 

I found the most elusive spot to hide from my parent’s cult but in claiming my cave, I accidentally allowed a snow monster to claim me…

 

Dr. Sydney Decker

Six months ago, Dr. Vera Thompson disappeared into the wilderness to settle with a mysterious “survivalist colony” without a known location. She may have bought their lies, but I was born into an isolated group of religious fanatics and can’t believe Vera would fall into the same trap. Her weak “find my phone app” signal is the lifeline between us, and I won’t stop searching the frigid tundra for her. My best friend helped me escape but now, it’s my turn to save her.

 

Sergei

Loneliness threatens my sanity with each rejection at the annual mating chase. Females fear my hot temper and need for control, instead of appreciating that I am the biggest and fiercest male chuchunya. I had lost hope I would discover my dushevnayasvyaz or soulmate, but then she found us. This season I find myself breaking the ancient rules and deliberately damaging the rituals I hold dear…at her request. I meant what I said when I promised to rearrange the world to make my dushevnayasvyaz happy, but when will I be pushed too far?

Caught between the regimented conditioning of the clan and the willful spirit of his dushevnayasvyaz, Sergei must choose the order which keeps him stable or his chance at fated love. Will they escape punishment for their deeds or face shunning in a desolate place where community means survival? Will Sydney recognize he’s betraying his kin to win her heart or ignore their bond in fear of losing her independence?

Marilyn Barr lives in the wilds of Kentucky with her husband, son, and rescue cats. She has nine books with The Wild Rose Press in multiple romance subgenres from sweet, new adult romance to erotic, fantasy romance. She loves to place monstrous characters with hearts of gold in historical romances and her historical, paranormal romances have won the Crowned Heart Award, 2nd place in National Excellence in Story Telling (NEST) Contest, Imadjinn Award for Best Paranormal Romance, and Grand Finalist for the InD’Tale Magazine’s RONE Award. When engaging in the real world, you can find her with the Kentuckiana Romance Writers, volunteering with her son’s Special Olympics teams, or dancing around her kitchen. She is a sucker (haha) for cheesy horror movies, Italian food, punk music, black cats, bad puns, and all things witchy.

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Today,  I have a fantasy romance series in our book series spotlight.  Check out the books of the Immortal Kiss series, learn about author Laura Daleo & enter the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

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Centuries ago ten powerful vampire gods first walked the earth; their blood thirst knew no boundaries. The destruction of mankind was inevitable. Recognizing their weakness, they selected twelve wise human beings to transform with their godly blood. These twelve, known as The Old Ones and The Council, govern The Ten. A blood lottery appeasing The Ten’s hunger was set forth into the human world and passed down every fifth generation, continuing into the present day.

All of Beth Ryan’s life a mysterious mist has watched over her; a mist she believed to be a vampire. On a cold winter night, Philippe Delon, a 700-year-old vampire walks into Beth’s life. She is drawn to him, certain he is the vampire behind the mist...but is he?

Beth and Philippe cannot deny their love for each other, nor do they try to fight it. Within days of their encounter, Beth accepts Philippe’s invitation to move into his mansion. The mansion unlocks the door to the vampire world and exposes secrets from Beth’s past. Within its walls, she learns the true identity of the mist, her link to the blood lottery, and betrayal of her loved ones. Surrounded by lies, Beth stands before The Council begging for resolution.

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Five years crawled by at a painfully slow pace for young vampire, Beth; each year more agonizing than the next. The powerful unyielding spell which masked Amon’s whereabouts showed no signs of weakening.  Influenced by the binding ritual and Amon’s blood surging inside her, Beth will stop at nothing, and risk everything, to find him and turn the tables on Osiris, Isis, and Hathor.  In foggy streets of London, lives are threatened by a new breed of hunter, and nothing is what it seemed.  Beth once again finds herself surrounded by betrayal.  In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between Philippe and Amon – knowing that her decision will change one life forever. But whose?

 

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Brandon Cass is not your average teenager. He has a taste for blood—human blood. For sixteen years, he stumbled through life without a hitch until the enigmatic aroma of blood awakened something dark within him. Visions of a beautiful young woman with chocolate brown hair and ocean blue eyes haunt his mind, yet her identity is a puzzling mystery.

His hunger for blood strengthens, and the cravings become too powerful to control. No one is safe, not even his family. To safeguard all he once found dear, Brandon sets out on a quest for answers. In an unfamiliar city, he comes face-to-face with the beautiful young woman, confronts the dark force which controls him, and learns what he must endure to reclaim his soul.

 

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LAURA DALEO is known for capturing vampiric persuasion in her Immortal Kiss series. This book takes an interesting spin on the Egyptian pantheon, from which vampires originated. At present, she is working on Once We Were Witches, the fourth book in the Immortal Kiss series.

Immortal Kiss, Bound by Blood, The Vow, The Vampire Within, The Soul Collector, and The Doll are among her published works.

She grew up in San Diego, California, and currently lives with her two dogs, Rose and Cooper, in Tucson, Arizona.

 

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Today, I have a steamy fantasy romance novel in our book spotlight! Check out Autumn Chaos, the first book in the Season's War series by Olena Nikitin, learn about the author & be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

 

As strange monsters terrorize the land of Cornovii, the life of an exiled mage is thrown into turmoil when a half-dead warrior is brought to her door.

Tapping into the depths of her magic, Lady Inanuan of Thorn inextricably links her life force to Marcach, Captain of the King's Guards, pulling him away from the jaws of death. However, the witch soon learns that you can't escape your fate in the Black Forest-even if you're friends with the Forest God himself.

Summoned to appear before the Magical Council to answer for her past, things are further complicated on the journey when Ina must use the forbidden spell once again to heal the captain's best friend, Ren. However, for the harbinger of Chaos, no good deed goes unpunished when the connection her magic forges with both men awakens not only dark desires, but also an ancient bloodline that creates an intense rivalry between the two warriors.

As Ina struggles to fight her passion for Marcach and Ren, she must follow the clues to uncover the truth behind the plague of monsters roaming the land. But will the witch who doesn't believe in love be able to deny her feelings as she attempts to clear her name, or will the kingdom fall before she can solve the mystery?

 

This morning, I have ayoung adult fantasy romance novel in our book review spotlight!  Check out Kingdomless, learn about The Evamore Series and author Michelle Garyfalakis, read my thoughts on the book & be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

 

 

The remnants of the United Kingdom of Garth, once ruled by the legendary Dynasty of Evamores are in the throes of conflict. Ten years ago, King Wren of the West discovered Raelle washed up on the shores of the Balour Sea, with no memory of the first nine years of her life. She was brought back to the castle and dutifully cared for and cherished by the king and his three older sons. On her nineteenth birthday, the Western Kingdom's adoptive princess is secretly sent away by her stepmother to marry King Veras as a token of peace between the kingdoms. But, the Northern King has other plans.

As Raelle's amnesia melts away with the help of a northern storyteller, she discovers more about the Kingdom of Garth, magic, the lovetie connection of the Evamores, and her role in the grand scheme of things. She is confused, angry, and curiously comfortable in the North.

A dark shadow overcasts all of the kingdoms, and the threatening influence of the fallen god Kellar seems to spread among the people, inciting disorder and violence. While the fate of the kingdoms may rest on Raelle's shoulders, she can't help but feel kingdomless. Betrayal is everywhere, from her own adoptive family to her newfound friends. Fearless, observant, witty, and determined, she is town between her attraction to King Veras' good nature and the unexplained pull to the Tracker Calak. The challenge that she faces is not simple. As the old gods, laws and magic awaken, so does her own sense of self. There is a choice to be made, step into the role expected of her, or dive into the unknown and make her own destiny.

This YA fantasy novel asks the readers important coming of age questions, captures the attention with witty dialogue, relatable characters, and a world that is reawakening its forgotten magic. The readers will be entranced and hungry for more (and perhaps a piece of chocolate cake).

 

Readers May Need Some Time to Settle Into the Story.  It took me some time to settle into Raelle's story and feel a lot of connection to her character and plights. There is an air of mystery as Raelle's coming of age story uncovers her past, and she begins to find her place in her present. The pieces were a little slow to fall into place for me--but once they did, I enjoyed the plot twists and character development, and interactions that created the world for this fantasy series opener. 

 

Kingdomless Launches the Series--and Leaves Loose Ends for the Next Book.  Once the story and the characters came together--the storyline flowed well with a nice blend of the predictable and the unexpected. While there is a bit of resolution, readers will definitely need to wait for the second book to tie up some of the loose ends. While I didn't immediately love Raelle as a character--I think she won me over halfway through the novel.  

Would I Recommend Kingdomless by Michelle Garyfalakis?  If you enjoy a blend of coming of age, young adult romance with some magic and fantasy elements, this novel is an entertaining read that will catch your interest and pull you toward the next book of the series. The story is undoubtedly written to appeal to its young adult target audience as it blends the historical time with modernized characters and dialogue. I would recommend it to older teens and young adults who enjoy a solid female character navigating a fantasy world and finding her place.

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