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Tuesday 1 November 2022

DarkSider News: November 2022!

       



Kick back and relax, we've got a bumper of an issue for you.






NEW RELEASES





Solstice Wishes and Christmas Kisses:
MM Christmas Romance Collection
TJ Nichols
Released: 14 October


Solstice Wishes and Christmas Kisses is a collection of gay romance holiday novellas.

The stories are a mix of fantasy, paranormal and historical paranormal romance. Some are light and some are darker, all have a happily ever after or happily for now ending.

Includes:
Silver and Solstice
The Vampire's Dinner
Poison Marked
Elf on the Beach
The Legend of Gentleman John



The Bodyguard's Familiar
TJ Nichols
Book 10, Familiar Mates
Released: 28 October


The son of an assassin is in need of protection...

Discover the world of the Familiar Mates mm fated mates paranormal romance series. The Bodyguard's Familiar has a mind reading witch and a boar shifter who are both getting drawn back into their dangerous families, finding out they are fated mates is the last thing they need but exactly what they want.

Each book in the Familiar Mates series has a new couple and a HEA with no cliffhangers..











Salvation
Cassie Laelyn
Book 1, Small Town Packs
Released: 7 October in Hardback



Wolves of Woodland Falls

Two destinies. One curse. A secret to die for…

Return to Woodland Falls, pack up the past, and get the hell out of there. After fifteen years, it should be easy, right? Sure, until Mia Jones stumbles into the town’s sexy bartender, Noah Cole. His wolfish grin and impossibly bright blue eyes trigger a forgotten memory, throwing her plans into a spin. But when she discovers Noah’s secret, their reunion goes from destined to deadly.

Now, she must choose between her heart and preventing an ancient curse that threatens the entire shifter community.

But what if those she loves are the biggest threat?

Fall in love with small towns, swoony shifters, and unbreakable bonds in these interconnected paranormal romances. These bad boys are packed with steamy romancey goodness and a swoony HEA!! Each story is a standalone paranormal romance with a guaranteed HEA (absolutely NO cliffhangers!!).






Reclaim
Cassie Laelyn
Book 2, Small Town Packs
Released: 7 October in Hardback



Cedar Valley Bears.

Murder. Redemption. A love worth dying for.

When Kali Preston discovers her brother’s death wasn’t an accident, she resorts to desperate measures for help. Mainly, Brax Archer. The infuriatingly sexy, tattooed alpha of Cedar Valley bears. He’s also the guy who tore out her heart and smashed it to pieces. But with a bloodthirsty killer targeting her family, evading Brax’s sinful grin isn’t her only danger.

Now, she must summon the strength to protect their pack before the hunter strikes again.

But what if those she loves are her biggest threat?








Awaken
Cassie Laelyn
Book 3, Small Town Packs
Released: 7 October in Hardback



Wolves of Timber Falls.
Bloodlust. Deceit. A cure worth killing for.

After hunters attack Timber Falls leaving a trail of destruction, Layla loses hope of ever restoring peace. Until she finds Wyatt Hale—the mysterious yet gravely injured hunter—hiding under her porch. Healing him is a no-brainer. Only, his swoony dimples and sinful whispers blur enemy lines. When Wyatt reveals a traitor in her pack, their forbidden desire becomes even more dangerous.

Now, Layla’s torn between her duty and trusting a bloodthirsty killer who’s supposed to be her enemy.

But what if those closest to her are the biggest threat?



 

You can buy signed copies of the series direct from Cassie.





Sword of Darkness
Keri Arthur
Book 2, Relic Hunters
Released: 25 October



The race to claim Agrona’s Claws continues

Agrona’s claws—three godly artifacts that, when used together, have the power to either extend darkness or utterly banish it—were deliberately hidden eons ago so that no man or woman would ever again wield them. But nothing stays hidden forever, and the Crown of Shadows was recently unearthed and stolen, despite Bethany Aodhán’s best efforts to stop it.

Now Beth and her brother Lugh must seek out the Sword of Darkness before those intent on destruction can reunite two of the three Claws and unleash chaos.

But even the help of a cranky goddess and two sexy elves might not be enough to save the day… or the world itself.

Because the forces of darkness are gathering momentum, and its origin lies closer to home than any of them guessed.







Broken Bonds
Keri Arthur
Book 8, Lizzie Grace
Released: 20 July in audio format



The winds of change are finally whispering through the Faelan Werewolf Reservation....

Lizzie Grace is doing her utmost to ignore the portents of doom, wanting nothing more than enjoy her life and her time with Aiden O’Connor while she still can. But the song of the once unprotected and very powerful wellspring still washes across the distant shores of darkness, and it continues to draw evil to the reservation.

The one that arrives this time is different from the others. Not only is it skilled in magic, but its kills are very specific. Very targeted. As the brutal deaths mount up and she, Monty, and Aiden struggle to find answers and stop the killings, Lizzie begins to suspect there’s more to this particular evil than meets the eye.

Especially when it helps save the life of a child.

But the biggest threat to Lizzie comes not in the form of evil, but rather the changes whispered on the wind.

Because the werewolf Aiden once asked to be his wife has finally arrived back in the reservation.

And she’s determined to get her man.


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The Traitor's Game
M.J. Scott 
Book 2, Daughter of the Ravens
Released: 1 November



Chloe de Montesse thought her new life would be peaceful. But now she has an inconvenient marriage no one wants to let her end, a diplomatic scandal to navigate, and old troubles swirling around her. As well as trying to determine who might want her dead. And that’s just the beginning…

The Traitor's Game is the second book in the Daughter of Ravens series, a new romantic historical fantasy series from RITA® Award nominated author M.J. Scott, set in the same world as the Four Arts series. This series has friends to enemies to lovers, political intrigue, royal witches, inconvenient marriages, sexy times and more. Enjoy!











Prince of Ruby and Flame
LJ Swallow
Book 1, Dragons Reborn
Release: 28 October


I'm pursued by four dragon shifter princes competing to see who can catch me first.
If they think the assassin's daughter is an easy target, they're wrong.

I'm a member of the Aureate Court, but I prefer my secret life in a world of mercenaries and thieves. I never questioned why my family allowed this, but when I find myself in a delicate situation with the seductive Sapphire dragon prince, I discover the truth.

My family are hiding me from the powerful dragon elders because I contain the essence of the Ebon Queen.

The Ebon dragon flight destroyed the other flights and unleashed horrors on the world. Now their queen is dead and her flight eradicated, anybody containing Ebon essence is in danger. Even a human.

No longer hidden, I’m now hunted by four arrogant and uncompromising dragon princes.

Including Velanor the Ruby Prince who hates me and would see me die for the Ebon flight's crimes against his people.

Whoever returns me to the elders first earns prestige, and Velanor intends to win their competition by any means necessary.

Unfortunately for him, his victory comes at a cost neither of us want.

Can the other princes protect me? Because If I truly do contain the soul of the Ebon Queen, and I unleash her magic to defend myself from Velanor and the elders, I'm unsure who's in the most danger.

Them or me.

Prince of Ruby and Flame is the first in the dragon shifter romance series Dragons Reborn. If you like morally gray, growly and possessive royal heroes, fated mates, enemies to lovers, slow burn to steamy scenes, and a strong heroine who doesn't have to choose her prince, scroll up and preorder today.









The Virgin Hunt Games Volume 2
Mel Teshco
Book 2, The Virgin Hunt Games
Released: 13 September in audio format


Earth, Year 2328

One innocent virgin. One jaded lothario. One life and death Games, a dazzling fortune to the winner. But first one must survive . . .

Tamsin Mercedes has led a charmed life. Her loving parents, scientists who research groundbreaking drugs, have given her everything she desires . . . until evil investors blackmail them to develop highly addictive new drugs. Tamsin won't have it. Sacrificing her innocence as a Hunted in the Virgin Hunt Games is a small price to pay them off. But first she must win . . .

Sex-trafficked in his youth by his drug-addicted mother, Landry Marx now knows well how to please a woman physically. But he has yet to find a woman he connects with on an emotional level . . . until he meets his assigned Hunted in the infamous Virgin Hunt Games. Tamsin is incredible, their chemistry explosive, and the more he gets to know her the more his guard comes down.

But what happens when Landry discovers Tamsin's parents made the drug that killed his mother . . .

Contains mature themes.


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The Virgin Hunt Games Volume 3
Mel Teshco
Book 3, The Virgin Hunt Games
Released: 27 September in audio format



Earth, Year 2332

Life isn't fair. Just ask Violet, who mysteriously arrived in a space capsule at an orphanage as a baby. She has one goal—to find her biological parents—and winning the Virgin Hunt Games will ensure her face is plastered on every screener across the universe. Surely, her family will recognize and come for her? If she can only stay away from her mate, the one man she must elude at all cost to win. But naturally, he's also the only one she wants to surrender to.

Prince Zel Oscar is used to getting what he wants. But accepting a rival's dare to be a Hunter in the infamous sexploitative Virgin Hunt Games was a terrible and possibly life-altering mistake. But then he meets his Hunted, Violet . . . delicious perfection wrapped up in a gorgeous package. Too bad she is totally indifferent to his kisses, his exploits, and his lofty title. He'll do whatever it takes to break down her steely resistance . . . but will his subjects see him as a hero, or a total degenerate for having kinky sex in front of billions of viewers?

In the end he must make an impossible choice—keep her love, or his kingdom?

Contains mature themes.


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The Broken Souls: A Complete Collection
C.R. Jane and Mila Young
Book 1-4, Academy of Souls
Released: 13 October



COMPLETE FOUR BOOK COLLECTION

I’d always heard Raven Academy was full of monsters…

I just didn’t know they meant that literally…

The elite group of men here want nothing more than to break me.

They’re the richest and the most powerful…and behind them lies a darkness that scares me.

They feed on the chaos they create.

And I’m trapped here.

The invite was clear—attend and my father’s life would be saved,

Leave—and the deal was off.

For his sake, I have to stay…even if someone in these halls is hunting me.

The four Raven men are obsessed…and they're also overly protective to the extreme.

But can I trust them?

And when I discover the true price of admission into this place, will I be willing to sacrifice everything?

The Broken Souls is a complete series of Academy of Souls, Book 1-4. It’s a Paranormal Romance series with steamy scenes, four obsessive males, forbidden love, and best of all, no choosing required.












Non spec-fic

Sheilding Bank
Khloe Wren
Book 15, Charon MC
Released: 15 October


Sometimes you get a second chance at the path you should have taken.

Bomber nearly had Bank where he wanted him, but the night didn’t end how he’d hoped. Then he got deployed, and spent the next six years avoiding Bank and the Charon MC. But now he’s retired from the US Airforce and back home for good, he needs to work out if, like him, Bank is still wondering what could have been.

Bank has always struggled with the fact he’s attracted to both men and women. After nearly falling for Bomber’s charms in the clubhouse he panics and fearing the club would reject him as his family had, he settles down with a woman in the hopes to appear normal.

But she’s no average female. She’s out to take everything she can from Bank, and she gets away with it until Bomber comes home. The former Airman is watching closely and waiting for his chance to save the man he knows is meant to be his from the woman who would happily burn the whole world down around them all.








Her Love Submission
Helen Walton
Book 3, Billionaires' Reluctant Brides
Released: 18 October


The path to love is in the pleasure and pain.

Zara Fuller had her life mapped out until one passionate night at her sister’s wedding with the best man leaves her pregnant, unemployed, and moving to a new state. She never thought she’d see Callan again.
Billionaire Callan McBride has only ever wanted a family. Money and possessions don’t satisfy his needs. And he has intense needs in the bedroom. He likes to dominate and have the woman submit to him. His one night with Zara will never be enough.

When he learns she’s pregnant with his child, he’ll do anything to keep her in his life. Even convince her to marry him. Zara’s submission might be what he wants, but her love could be the very thing to break through the secrets of his past.

Or it might tear them apart.







Fantasize
Maggie Rose
Book 2, Hollywood Heartthrobs
Released: 12 October


A movie star, a stalker and a paparazzi, what could go wrong?

Mitch
I’m a paparazzi and I make money off of catching famous people in risky situations. When Gemma Cassini literally falls into my arms. I have wanted her from the first time I saw her. I have a to make a decision. Money or sex. The decision is easy.

Gemma
I got my big break as a star on Dark Storm but life is not going so well. I am being stalked by someone who knows my family’s darkest secret. Can I trust Mitch to help me or will I just end up in more trouble? He is a paparazzi and as sexy as all hell. I don’t know if I can resist him. In fact I don’t want to.





Festive Love
Maggie Rose
Book 5, Pine Creek
Released: 2 November


Enjoy Christmas in Australia

Jax Connor
The last thing I feel right now is festive. I nearly lost my honey farm and my father is sick in hospital. The last thing I needs is a nosey journalist poking around my family’s past. The fact I spent a night of passion with this journalist, and she got under my skin is beside the point. I don't do relationships.

Kathryn
I needan amazing article for the magazine or I will lose my job. The only lead I have is for a love story about a honey farmer from Tasmania. It will be perfect for the Christmas edition. The trouble is I have slept with the farmer's son and he wants me no where near his dad.

Can I stop my growing feelings for this sexy farmer get in the way of doing my job?

Find out more about the Connor Clan’s Cousins down under in Festive Love.









Team 52 Box Set
Anna Hackett
Books 1-3, Team 52
Released: 3 October in audio format


They are a covert black ops team known only as Team 52. Their mission: to secure and safeguard artifacts deemed highly dangerous and classified…and protect the women who capture their hearts.

Get the first three action-packed military romances in the Team 52 series.

Mission: Her Protection

When Rowan’s Arctic research team pulls a strange object out of the ice in Northern Canada, things start to go wrong…very, very wrong. Rescued by a covert black ops team, she finds herself in the powerful arms of a former special forces marine with scary gold eyes. A man who vows to do everything and anything to protect her.

Mission: Her Rescue

When archeologist January’s plane is shot down over the Guatemalan jungle, she knows she’s being hunted for the invaluable Mayan artifacts she’s carrying. Only one man and his team can save her, the covert black ops Team 52, and the distrusting former CIA operative who drives her crazy.

Mission: Her Security

Kinsey loves her job as logistics manager for the covert black ops Team 52. She loves all the team…especially big, gruff mountain man Smith, even if he isn’t interested in her the way she’d like. But when she’s kidnapped by dangerous criminals after a deadly artifact, her survival depends on the big former SEAL who’ll risk anything to get her back.

Each book in this action-packed military romance series can be enjoyed as a stand-alone.






Outback Moonlight: The Rogue
Annie Seaton
Book 6, The Augathella Girls
Released: 28 October


Jacinta Mason, kindergarten teacher at Augathella school, is horrified when she attends the hen’s night at the local pub for Sophie Cartwright, her future sister-in-law. Disillusioned by a failed romance when she was at university, Jacinta is content with her life in her hometown. Meeting Ryder Francesco again leaves her reeling. His new career is a far cry from his past studies in medical research.

Jacinta is the last person Ryder Francesco expected to encounter on the outback tour with the male dance troupe. Circumstances have changed his life drastically since he had to leave her. He is wary of Jacinta’s reaction to him, even though he has never stopped loving this gentle, shy woman.

Jacinta is torn, the hurt from her past tells her to steer clear of Ryder, but her heart wants to dig deeper and find why he really left. He pushes her away, yet every time she pushes back, Ryder finds her harder to resist.

Can they overcome the past and give in to the love that has never died?






 

Highest Bid
Mel Teshco
Book 1, Bachelor Brothers of Sydney
Released: 15 October


One night would never be enough.

Galan Black carries a burden he can’t share with anyone, least of all his two brothers. Not even after the blood, sweat, and tears, it took for them to open and make the Black Pearl Nightclub a raging success. He’s just glad his secret doesn’t haunt him half as much in the arms of the eager women he takes to bed.

Yet he can’t stop thinking about the plain Jane bartender and waitress, who he impulsively hired against his better judgment. Then she steps half-naked onto the stage for the club’s once-yearly charity auction, and he can’t keep his bidding paddle down, or his eyes off her. He’ll have her for the night and get her out of his system once and for all.

Layla doesn’t trust men, yet her infatuation with the eldest Black brother is getting beyond a joke. She needs to experience a night in his bedroom and get over her silly fixation. But then one night becomes two, with the heat between them showing no signs of cooling. Until Layla’s trust is put to the ultimate test and dirty little secrets are exposed.
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The Love Left Behind
Daniel de Lorne
Re-released: 18 October 
and now also available in paperback


What happens when a man with his heart in the clouds falls for one whose feet are firmly stuck to the ground?

Pilot Nick Galanos is on a mission to visit the fifty countries his mother couldn't before she died. But the closer he gets to his goal, the more he worries that he won't have anything to show for it but stamps in a crowded passport. On a rare visit back home, he meets a hot electrician with a killer set of dimples. Suddenly a future of shared adventures seems possible.

Except for one thing...

Lyall Turner's big brother died in a plane crash. He's been afraid of flying most of his life, but there's no shortage of destinations in Australia that don't require a boarding pass. But then he meets Nick and suddenly his 'no biggie' phobia stands squarely in the way of a beautiful future together. Now he has to decide whether he's going to let his fear or his heart take the lead.

And will Nick stay grounded while he decides?

The Love Left Behind is an opposites attract dual POV romance about loss, family, love and hope.














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Amukkan's Prize
Marie Dry
Book 3, Tunrian Cyborgs
Expected release: 7 November


Did she run from one monster into the arms of a bigger monster?

On the run to keep her four-year-old daughter safe from her monstrous ex, Marysol is determined to never again marry, never trust again, never love again. The last thing she expected was to be kidnapped by a cyborg who claims to be the cook on the spaceship.

But something must be seriously wrong with her because the more she gets to know Amukkan, the more she sees a lonely man instead of a dangerous cyborg. But would this handsome gentle giant who loves to cook, turn into the sort of monster her ex did once he knew he had her?

Could he be something more sinister than a cook?






Zayn
Marie Dry
Book 1, Zygrin Scars
Expected release: 30 November 



In a bid to get the Zyrgin invaders off their planet, Amira had handed one of their warriors a cup of drugged wine. At the time she didn't know her evil cousins would torture him. Didn't think it would cost him his career as a conquest warrior.






Fae's Song
Helen Walton
Book 1, Summer Court
Expected Release: 3 November



The fate of the Fae begins…

Songstress, Niamh, has an unusual Fae power—an influence in her voice. Singing at the prince’s two hundredth birthday celebrations should be a grand moment, but not luring the prince into believing she’s his mate is all she’s concerned about. For every man succumbs to the magic of her voice and the prince is the one man she wants but can never have. For what can a lowly earth-living Fae offer the prince of the Summer Court?

When the King and Queen of the Fae insist Prince Fintan select a mate on his birthday, he’s reluctant to settle for a chosen mate, but then he stumbles upon his fated mate. He never thought he’d need to woo her, but if that’s what it takes to convince Niamh they’re fated mates, then he’ll do anything in his considerable power to make her his.

But as the secret in Niamh’s power is revealed, will Fintan still believe they are fated mates? Or will her secret be their undoing? And those of the Fae?


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Fae's Wolf
Helen Walton
Book 2, Fated Mates of the Fae Royals
Expected Release: 3 January 2023


Two hearts, one fate… their love forbidden by all.

Fae princess Saoirse has one mission. Save the Summer Court’s dwindling Spring of Life. For if the spring ceases, so does their immortality. After the atrocities of the Trappers, the Fae King, her father, sealed the veil separating Earth and the Summer Court. Unbeknownst to him, her royal powers work on the lock and she passes between the two realms, searching for a cure.

That, and to avoid other Fae while she’s in heat.

After battling wildfires, wolf shifter, Arrow returns to his small hometown. He never expected to scent his fated mate, and a rare Fae at that. One whiff of her scent, one look into her eyes, one touch of her body, and he’s overwhelmed by the urge to mark her. Claim her.

Claiming Saoirse as his mate doesn’t mean she’ll accept him or his wolf. Nor does it mean his pack will accept her.

As a fire consumes all in its path, Saoirse faces revealing her secret powers to save the wolf shifters and risking the wrath of the Fae King. Will this convince the shifters and the Fae to work together? Or will the two realms forbid their mating forever?

Over the passage of time, discover the fate of the Fae beginning with the novella Fae’s Song-a tale of fated mates. Each story in the Summer Court series follows a different couple and can be read as a standalone.








Alpha Male Anthology
contains Luna Hunted by
Helen Walton
Expected Release: 8 November


Paranormal romance lovers will devour these thirteen novellas featuring alpha male shifters and the women they're determined to claim. Our handpicked stories are full of heat, passion, and romances to remember. Fourteen authors, including some of your favorite Evernight bestsellers, are proud to present Alpha Male.

COMPLETE LINEUP

Fray by Raven Hush

Unlikely Mates by Jade Marshall

Luna Hunted by Helen Walton

Dragons Don't Share by Lily Harlem

Return of the Alpha by Beth D. Carter

Claimed by the Alpha by Lila Fox

Love at First Scent by Sarah Marsh

His Curvy Mate by Sam Crescent & Stacey Espino

Forsaken Omega by Winter Sloane

Belonging by Rose Wulf

Wild Hearts by Faedra Rose

The Alpha's Private Dancer by Cooper McKenzie

Just His Luck by Kait Gamble










Wolf Mate
TJ Nichols
Book 4, Outcast Pack
Expected Release: 14 January 2023



A witch who has been searching for his fated mate, and a wolf shifter who doesn't like commitment.

Discover the Outcast Pack mm paranormal wolf shifter romance series. Join the wolves as they fight to make their pack official and fall in love along the way. Each book has a new couple and a HEA with no cliffhangers and no mpreg.









Vanity and Other Monsters
TJ Nichols
Book 5, Mytho
Expected Release: 28 November


Edra is going to LA to stop the vampires...

Book 4 in the gay urban fantasy series that follows Jordan and Edra as they solve crime and figure out how to improve mytho and human relations. For readers who like dragon shifters and fated mates romance.









Wraith's Revenge
Keri Arthur
Book 10, Lizzie Grace
Expected Release: 28 February 2023


You can’t run from the past forever…

Lizzie Grace has finally returned to Canberra, the city where she grew up and a place that holds so many bad memories. Not only does she have to testify at her father’s trial, but also deal with her ex’s will and relatives unhappy that she’s inherited a good chunk of his assets.

Yet Canberra holds more than just memories of an unwanted marriage. It’s where her sister was murdered, and the man responsible was never caught.

Witches are once again being ritualistically sacrificed, and it holds terrible echoes of those past deaths.

As the murders draw closer to home, Lizzie finds herself in a race to hunt down the wraith of a man after the ultimate revenge…the soul of the woman who once escaped him.








Wicked Dreams
M.J. Scott
Book 4, Techwitch
Expected Release: 6 June 2023



In exciting dark and sexy futuristic urban fantasy series from RITA® Award nominated author M.J. Scott.

I never dreamed of magic. Having a mother who dabbled in the darker side of witchcraft made sure of that. But magic found me anyway. And the world of power is stranger and more dangerous than I ever could have imagined. So if I don't want it to turn into a nightmare, I have to take what magic offers me…

Wicked Dreams is the fourth book in the TechWitch series, exciting dark and sexy futuristic urban fantasy from RITA® Award nominated author M.J. Scott. This series has witches, demons, an ongoing relationship that will have an HEA, sexy times, and a lot of computer geeks. Perfect if you like the idea of a strong heroine, a hot protective billionaire and magic and technology colliding. Enjoy!











Prince of Sapphire and Storm
LJ Swallow
Book 2, Dragons Reborn
Expected Release: 8 December


To reclaim my life from Talindra, I must embrace what I am.
Become a dragon queen. Become her.
The First-Born are Talindra's consorts. The dragon princes must become mine.

More soon!

Prince of Sapphire and Storm is the second book in the dragon shifter romance series Dragons Reborn. If you like morally gray, growly and possessive royal heroes, fated mates, enemies to lovers, a slow burn to steamy scenes, and a strong heroine who doesn't have to choose her prince, scroll up and preorder today.
*A Prince of Ruby and Flame must be read first*









A Crown of Silver and Shadow
LJ Swallow
Book 2, Fae Fantasy Romance
Expected Release: 6 September 2023



The courts are in ruin.
The fae realm shattered.
Jaren has claimed his throne but has he lost Tarlia?

A Crown of Silver and Shadows is the second book in a fae fantasy romance with a morally gray hero and a sheltered heroine who comes into her power. Part Rapunzel retelling, this series is perfect for fans of banter and tension leading to steamy scenes, set in a unique fantasy world of human and fae courts.
The first book, A Court Beyond The Mists must be read first.

The release date is temporary and will be changed.









Witch Bond
LJ Swallow
Book 2, Nightfall University
Expected Release: 16 January 2023


Witch Bond is the second book in a college-age RH paranormal academy duet. Midnight Coven should be read first and is available now.

The Nightfall University duet is filled with seductive magic, steamy scenes, multiple love interests, and dark elements.

These books are part of the Nightworld Academy universe but take place over twenty years before the original Nightworld Academy series. The main characters are not connected by anything apart from history and there are no spoilers between the two series.








Nero
Mel Teshco
Book 1, Alien Fugitives
Expected Release: 31 January 2023



She’s afraid to love again. He’s afraid to lose again.

Jack Ashton appears from out of nowhere, saving Brynn like a knight in shining armor from her terrifying ex. Though her heady attraction to Jack opens up her heart again, she discovers her knight comes with scales and a fin. She should be terrified, but there is something about him that draws her in and makes her feel safe.

Jack hid his identity so well from the dronians—an alien enemy intent on hunting him and the last of his species down—he managed to brainwash himself in the process, forgetting his name and the real him while living and working on Earth. But when his memories come flooding back and he becomes protector of a human woman, he realizes life on Earth isn’t going to be any easier than what it had been on his own world, especially with a vulnerable human in his care.

Lying low and not drawing attention was his one and only goal. But when he falls for Brynn and dronians threaten her life, he knows he can’t lose another loved one again. He’ll do whatever he must to keep her alive and safe, even if he has to draw on every one of his unstable alien powers to do so.


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Sienna
Mel Teshco
Book 2, Alien Fugitives
Expected Release: 10 May 2023



He’s a bounty hunter sent to Earth to capture her. She’ll fight tooth and nail for her freedom.

Sienna Moore is a revered rare—a Strazan native with unique powers—burdened with grief and guilt after her species died in battle against vicious Dronians while she and six other rares escaped to Earth. Sienna takes up residence in the carriage of an ever-moving train, where she uses her mind powers to conceal her true identity. But nothing can stop the Dronians from closing in on her and the last few rares.
Gray Bastine has tracked down Sienna with the goal to capture her before the Dronians find and kill her. With his own planet in danger of becoming the Dronians next world to destroy and conquer he will force Sienna to uncover everything there is to know about their common enemy. Except Sienna isn’t so easy to acquire and the longer it takes to claim her the more he realizes their attraction is making this a mission impossible.


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Japser
Mel Teshco
Book 3, Alien Fugitives
Expected Release: 1 July 2023


She’s fed up with her mundane life. He yearns to escape the danger that surrounds him.

Jasper Finch wants to leave the Earth city of New Faxian behind where he and six other rares—the last surviving Strazans with extraordinary powers—are forced to live thanks to the freshwater river cutting through the city. Water nourishes his species and stabilizes their powers, which are volatile on Earth. A pity his relentless enemy is tracking him down. Then he meets an intriguing woman, and leaving becomes the furthest thing on his mind.
Suzy Grant is over her career as a car saleswoman, but then it’s fair to say she’s over everything and everyone…until a young man with afro hair and a ripped body walks into the car yard. That she is too old for him is as painfully obvious as his reluctance to buy a car. So why is he so reluctant to leave? But getting to know the real him comes at a price. He isn’t what he seems…and he has pitiless alien enemies that make her reconsider the serenity of her humdrum life.


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A Crown of Cruel Lies
Lana Pecherczyk
Season of the Elf, Book 8, Fae Guardians
Expected Release: 29 December


Humans destroyed this world. The Fae rebuilt. Thousands of years later, humans want it back. Humans and Fae are at war over the last habitable piece of land left on earth. Neither fully human or fae, but something in between, a woman from our time must work with a lethal Fae Guardian of the future to uncover the sinister plot threatening to destroy the land once and for all. Saving the world starts with opening their hearts.

Each interlinked trilogy features a different breed of fae. Each book features a different couple with a satisfying HEA. Start at the beginning for the best reading experience, or start at your favorite trilogy.







The Sinner and The Scholar
Lana Pecherczyk
Book 1, Hunter Nuns
Expected Release: 6 April 2023

Ebook and Paperback
Harcover

Bless me Father for I have sinned.

It has been one day since my last confession, and these are my sins:
I killed a man. To be fair, he was possessed by a demon.
I ignored help from the new all-male Team Saint. But those arrogant asswipes think they know everything about demonology, and I’m the badass bish who wrote the book. I mean, what could a scholar, a gunslinger, a priest, and a saint, possibly know about sin that five sanctioned Sinners of The Hildegard Sisterhood don’t? Our organization has been behind every great female leader since the dawn of God knows when. We might be nuns, but we assassinate, seduce, and hunt demons better than any man.
“Thea… you were giving your confession.”
Oh, right. Sorry, Father. I’m having lustful thoughts about one of Team Saint. He’s arrogant, funny, and knows exactly how to push my buttons. Although it pains me to admit, he knows a thing or two about summoning demons. Maybe that’s why I let him tag along on my mission to find the lost staff of the Arc Angel Raphael. Maybe that’s why I let him try and help me save my demon-possessed sister. Maybe that’s why I let him do sinful things to me in the dark when no one is watching.

Am I going to Hell?

And if so, can I get an ETA? Because maybe stopping the Anti-Christ will be easier if I get down there early.

Hunter Nuns is a dark, spicy romance series featuring five badass Sinners who are fated to save the world… but only if they can make peace with their dark sides first. If you like Buffy, Constantine, and Warrior Nun, this is for you. This series touches on taboo and dark topics, is not suitable for those sensitive about religion, or demons with souls, or priests ending up with nymphomaniac nuns. HEA guaranteed.

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Monster's Obsession
Mila Young and C.R. Jane
Book 2, Monster and Me
Expected Release: 27 November


Book 2 of the Monster & Me Duet








Hell or Highwater
Mila Young and Harper A. Brooks
Book 8, Sin Demons
Expected Release: 31 August 2023 
(date expected to be moved up)


There's a baby on the way for Aria and her four demon lovers... so how about a tropical getaway before all hell breaks loose?

What could go wrong?





Her Forbidden Protector
Mila Young
Books 1-4, Savage
Expected Release: 24 November 



COMPLETE BOX SET SERIES

Her Forbidden Protector is a four-book Wolf Shifter Rejeted Mate, Omegaverse Romance filled with four, hot Norse alphas and a sassy woman who makes them fall to their knees. Full of romance, non-stop action, and suspense, these diverse characters will tear at your heart and keep you reading until the very last page! Don’t miss this chance to read the complete series today! Scroll up and grab your copy!

Her Forbidden Protector is the complete collection of the Savage Sector books.
Lost Wolf
Broken Wolf
Fated Wolf
Cursed Wolf











Non Spec-Fic

Love is in the Air: 
a limited edition second chance 
romance collection
contains story by
Helen Walton
Expected Release: 8 August 2023



Sometimes we don't get it right the first time around. That's why life gives us second chances.

This limited edition romance collection features 20+ stories of hope, happy ever afters, and the second chances it took to get there.

In this collection you will find stories of second chances at love and life as our heroes and heroines embark on life changing journeys, whether changing careers or moving half way across the globe.

What second chance have you been longing for? These stories just might inspire you to go out there and grab it.

About the collection:

All NET Author proceeds are being pledged to Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the highest rated breast cancer organization in the United States and largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide.

The organizer of this collection, Mandy Melanson of Amaryllis Media, LLC, watched her aunt go through diagnosis, treatment, remission, then it returned as Stage 4. It was in that moment she watched her aunt refuse additional treatment because it made her so sick she felt the alternative was a better choice for her and she resigned herself to her diagnosis.

It is our collective hope no one will ever have to feel that way again. That is why she's brought together these 20+ romance authors, who build their careers on hope and happy ever afters, to write this collection of second chances.

Our mission, as the participating authors in this collection, is to use our voices to help BCRF in their mission to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.

Scroll up now and claim your copy of this collection to help us make a difference in other people's lives!














The Sheikh's Secret Mistress
Mel Teshco
Book 5, Desert Kings Alliance
Expected Release: 30 December



She desires the man of her dreams. Can she resist the attention of another?

Sheikha Aisha Al Wahed might be the sister to Sheikh Hamid—one of the most renowned and unconventional Sheikhs on the planet—but it doesn’t mean she is cut from the same cloth. She wants what almost every girl wants: to marry the love of her life. That she’s had a crush on Tabari Usamah for so long makes her more determined for him notice her. So why is Dhamar, one of her brother’s many friends, distracting her beyond all reason?
Sheikh Dhamar Qadir desires one thing—Aisha Al Wahed. A pity she is besotted with another man not worthy of her affection. But Dhamar won’t give up, he’ll do whatever is necessary to make her fall in love with him, and he’s not above using every tool in his arsenal to make that happen, including removing Tabari from the picture and sending him away. But will his interference cost him the love and respect of the one woman he wants above all else?


Cover by Eleni Konstantine's alter ego, HelzKat Designs.




A Clever Christmas
Annie Seaton 
Bindarra Creek Christmas Romance
(multi-author series)
Expected Release: 18 December


Reclusive botanist, Mark Altmann, visits Bindarra Creek to look for the rare native mistletoe, not seen in Australia for many years. According to local lore, the red flowers have been sighted in the Akuna National Park.

Leah Maclean moved home to Bindarra Creek when she left her job at the Sydney Museum. The last person she expected to see in her hometown was workaholic, Mark Altmann, the man she had fallen in love with.

Can the Christmas spirit and the elusive red flower weave magic around them?








East of Alice
Annie Seaton
Expected Release: 15 November



A gem-fossicking discovery echoes through time and leads to a dangerous journey through the red dust outback. A gripping mystery from Australian author Annie Seaton.

Gemma Hayden has returned to her hometown of Alice Springs for a new job as a primary school teacher. It's been six years since her family broke apart following the disappearance of her twin brother. And the scars still run deep.

Hard on the heels of her homecoming, Saul Pearce, the man she once loved, is reposted from Parks and Wildlife in Darwin back to Alice. When an old car wreck is uncovered, washed down the river to Ruby Gap, Saul investigates only to find that the wreck belonged to Ethan, Gemma's twin - and there's a coded note for her in the glovebox.

Joining forces, they trek through the rugged outback, piecing together clues that not only bring them to the attention of a criminal organisation, but lead them to uncover an even older puzzle ... One now lost to the history books.

With targets on their backs, will they unearth the truth in time?








Secrets of River Cottage
Annie Seaton
Book 5, Bindarra Creek Mystery
(multiple author series)
Expected Release:14 November


Forced to move from the safe haven of her in-law’s farmhouse, single mum, Cathy Kendall is horrified she must return to the renovated River Cottage – a house that holds secrets and sad memories. When builders discover bones beneath the old house and the site is declared a crime scene, speculation and gossip engulf Bindarra Creek.

Landscaper, Grant Cummings has returned to his hometown to seek justice and it suits him to keep a close eye on Cathy. As the investigation progresses, attraction flares between them.

But when a series of suspicious events threaten Cathy’s life, should she share her suspicions with Grant?

Or is his mysterious past a warning that trusting him could prove deadly?

Welcome to the latest Bindarra Creek romances. You will love re-visiting this quaint country town and its quirky community as compelling characters search for love and happiness. Don't miss out on these seven mystery romances by best-selling Australian authors.













COVERS



Agrippa's Acceptance
Marie Dry
Book 4, Tunrian Cyborgs



She stowed away on their ship and now she is at the mercy of a cyborg that hated her kind.










Conqueror
Anna Hackett
Book 4, Galactic Kings
Expected Release: 8 November 


Are you ready to head back to the Sarkany System?

Three powerful warrior kings, all brothers, are united in the fight against their power-hungry father, Zavir. They’ll do everything to protect their planets, their people, and the women from Earth they’ve fallen in love with.

I am so thrilled to share the final Galactic Kings book with you soon. Conqueror is the story of dark, intense Conqueror Graylan Sarkany, the ruler of the planet of Taln.

It’s time for the final showdown with Rhain, Brodin, and Graylan’s power-hungry father, Zavir. Graylan’s only focus is protecting his people and defeating his father, until he meets a tough, feisty survivor from Earth…

Evie Mason has survived two years in alien captivity. She’s free, but she can’t return to Earth and her captors have changed her…left her with a volatile power she isn’t sure she can control.

On top of the fear and nightmares, one man ignites a desire she’s not felt in so long–one dangerous, powerful alien conqueror.














OTHER




Anna Hackett
The Specialist 
(Norcross Security #3) is now available in Portuguese.

The cross-over  book, Mission: Uncovered (Treasure Hunter Security/Team 52/Norcross Security) is available from the Protector book club only

 




Anna was interviewed over at the Buzzing About Romance podcast (Episode 121)




Khloe Wren

The German edition of Saving Scout is now available




TJ Nichols

The Bodyguard’s Familiar has 5 star book review over at Drops of Ink.




Lana Pecherczyk

Lana recently made an announcement on her Facebook page about Song of Sky & Sacrifice.  
"If you have recently downloaded this book, please note the incorrect file was sent out via Amazon. Please accept my apologies and know that I've updated to include the correct file on my end.  To have your file updated, you will need to go into your desktop kindle content dashboard and update manually. I think deleting the book and re-downloading it also works. Please email me through my website contact or DM me if you need any guidance."





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Thanks for joining us. Until next week, be safe and well.





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