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BOOK SIGNING EVENTS
RARE23 MELBOURNE
Romance Author & Reader Events
Melbourne, 21-23 April 2023
Join the following DarkSiders at RARE23.
Anna Hackett
Keri Arthur
Khloe Wren
Lana Pecherczyk
LJ Swallow
M.J. Scott
Mila Young
TJ Nichols (pre-order form)
Hollee Mands
Book your tickets via Event Brite.
BABE
Ballgowns and Books Event
Sydney, 9-10 June 2023
The following DarkSiders will be at BABE 2023.
Cassie Laelyn (pre-order form)
Keri Arthur
Khloe Wren
Lana Pecherczyk
Mila Young
This event has sold out.
GLO (Gay Lit Oz)
Sydney, 15 April 2023
TJ Nichols
TJ will be signing books at Gay Lit Oz (GLO) in Sydney (Tickets here) and you can pre-order books to collect there.
NEW RELEASES
Wraith's Revenge
Keri Arthur
Book 10, Lizzie Grace
Released: 28 February
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.
Sloth and Other Delights
TJ Nichols
Book 5, Mytho
Released: 25 February
Wild magic creates chaos in San Francisco and Jordan slips under its spell...
Book 5 in the gay romance 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 crime solving couples, dragon shifters and mythological creatures.
Fae's Alpha
Helen Walton
Book 3, Fated Mates of the Fae Royals
Released: 3 March
Past hurts. Present secrets. Future of the fated.
As the eldest of the Fae princesses, Briana’s tragic past holds her captive with fear and regrets, but with her younger sister missing from the Summer Court, and her family at odds, she’s determined to find her. Leaving the safety of the Fae Kingdom for Earth, she finds more than she bargained for.
Next in line to the alpha wolf pack title, Sledge knew the Fae woman who walked into his arms from a tree of all things was his fated mate. But the woman has more walls around her than a city and denies what they both felt the moment they set eyes on each other. The moment they touched lips.
Forced to spend time together, Briana battles against their fate and Sledge’s charms. When someone attacks the alpha, Sledge has more pressing concerns with the wolf pack. Can they work together to find the culprit? Or will this new threat tear them apart before they’ve even begun?
The Summer Court is a fantasy romance series featuring powerful Fae royals who find their fated mates on their quest to save the Fae. Perfect for fans of portal worlds, intrigue, suspense, heartfelt emotions, explosive chemistry, love, and happily ever after.
Shadow Wolf
Lilliana Rose
Book 1, Protector Wolf Shifter
Released: 24 February in ebook format
Can a wolf shifter who hates humans and a human who is afraid of dogs work together to save both their asses?
If Tamaska wants to advance her career, she must sell the Blood Opal to the highest bigger…but when the precious gem is stolen in front of everyone, her career ends up in jeopardy altogether.
The prime suspect? Zodiak, a security guard from Shadow Protection—assigned as a last minute change—and someone Tamaska isn’t keen to trust.
But Zodiak is adamant about his innocence and believes the culprit is a vampire. He claims he wants to help, but Tamaska isn’t having it…until an effort to recover the stone from a dangerous visit to a nightclub leaves her life hanging in the balance.
Now, if she wants to escape she’ll have to accept the shifter’s help…and hope he doesn’t end up killing her chances of getting out alive.
Fans of Twilight, Shadow Hunters, and The Winx Saga will devour Lilliana Rose’s world of unexpected adventure and dark imagination.
Outback Prince
Khloe Wren
Released: 6 December
Zoe
Today is the very last time I will try to get Cameron’s attention. He may have held my heart for as long as I could remember, but I was done being ignored. Now that I was finished with my studies, I was ready to take on the big wide world. If he brushed me off again, it would be without him by my side. I’d leave town for the last time and never return.
Cameron
I’ve been waiting my whole life for this day. For when my father, the alpha of our pack, finally gave me his permission to claim what’s mine. It’s gutted me all these years to pretend like Zoe was nothing to me when she’d flirt and try to get close. She had no idea how close I wanted her.
Today that will all change.
***Story originally published in the “1001 Dark Nights Short Story Anthology 2020”***
Conqueror
Anna Hackett
Book 3, Galactic Kings
Released: 16 February in audio format
After two years of alien captivity, Evie is free, but her captors have changed her. Now struggling to control a terrifying new power, her only hope is one formidable, dangerous alien king.
Logistics manager Evie Mason is no longer a prisoner on an alien space station, but she’s far from Earth, suffering nightmares, and fighting to ignore the growing power inside her. She just wants to be normal, but when she comes face to face with the intoxicating ruler of the planet Taln, normal isn’t an option. He speaks to the power inside her, and ignites a fierce desire she’s never felt before.
Conqueror Graylan Taln Sarkany is the king of Taln and its people, who can control the geological forces of their planet. He’s dedicated to protecting Talnians from his evil father and uses his immense power to command the rocks, soil, and earthquakes. But Gray must always keep a part of his power leashed. The part that’s too volatile, too enormous, too dangerous. Then one small, tough woman from Earth threatens all his control.
As a final, violent showdown with Graylan’s father draws closer, Gray and Evie are swept into a whirlwind of power and passion, their powers connecting them in ways neither of them understand. With Gray’s brothers, their mates, and allies by their side, they will fight, and Gray will unleash everything he has to protect his planet, his people, and Evie.
Moon Rise
D.D. Line
Part 1, The Artemis Curse
Released: 7 March
A distant realm. A brewing war. An enemy who lurks in every shadow.
Her mission sounds simple. Unite four university guilds, prepare them for the coming battle–saving their realm and her own–and return home when the war is done. Only for Karisa Euterpe, crossing the realms comes at a price.
Heartbreak has taken on new meaning. Not everyone trusts her. The guilds don’t even trust each other, which makes her quest impossible. There’s every chance she might never return home, and her growing attraction to the most frustrating wizard she’s ever met is another complication she doesn’t need.
Determined to succeed, Karisa sets out to complete the task foretold by her youngest sister but soon realizes she’s out of her depth. The enemy is more powerful than she ever imagined and growing stronger every day. Her heart is torn between her friends and her mission, and everything is shrouded in secrets that threaten to derail her. Then there’s the Artemis Curse… the one thing Karisa can’t escape, no matter which realm she tries to hide in.
Moon Rise is the first book in the 5-part story, The Artemis Curse. Parts one through to four ends on a cliffhanger, with the fifth book concluding the tale.
Non spec-fic
Outback Hope: The Farmer
Annie Seaton
Book 8, The Augathella Girls
Released: 28 February
Who knew overhearing a private conversation would change her life forever?
When Kimberley Riordan realises how much trouble her long-time friend, Quinn Calthorpe is in, she knows she must find a way to help him.
But if Quinn discovers her plan, Kimberley knows he will leave Augathella and lose his cattle station. She enlists the help of her sisters, determined to make Quinn fall in love with her, even though she isn’t in love with him.
But Cupid delivers unexpected results, and Kimberley’s plans are destined for a fall.
What will she do when she discovers that Quinn has always been in love with her?
Lusting After Valentine
Helen Walton
Book 2, Holiday Romance Short Stories
Released: 10 February
A Hollywood star and love scenes more real than they should be in front of the camera.
It should be easy to play the part of a girlfriend opposite the actor voted the sexiest man alive, right? Wrong. How can Hazel pretend Valentine's kiss, touch, and mere presence aren't setting her on fire for real?
Famous actor Valentine D Ross wants a woman who sees beyond his movie-star looks and what his status can do for them. But one wild night with his new co-star and all his needs go up in flames.
Will the fire they've started burn their careers or will it ignite more than one night of passion?
Lusting After Valentine is an insta-love Valentine's Day romance short story in the Hollywood Hearts series of short holiday romance stories featuring actors and their co-stars.
Taz's Guards
Khloe Wren
Book 14, Charon MC
Released: 31 January
Protecting those you love the most is never easy.
When Flick discovers Taz’s past is coming their way, she does all she can to protect her man from having to face the one who’d already burned his world to the ground once. But even with the club backing her up, her plans to keep Taz safely tucked away ends in turmoil.
Knowing Flick is hiding something from him, Taz enlists the help of the club. Only to discover those he’s trusted the most have betrayed him. When Flick and their daughter are snatched, he’s forced to push aside his hurt in order to rescue them.
But saving his family isn’t as straight forward as he’d hoped, and when a long hidden truth is revealed nothing in Taz’s world will be the same again.
Striker
Anna Hackett
Book 3, Sentinel Security
Released: 16 February in audio format
He’s a hot British billionaire.
The rich, muscled, former special forces soldier.
He’s a temptation she doesn’t want and can’t afford, but now she’s working undercover in his company to catch a rogue arms dealer.
Former MI6 agent Hadley “Striker” Lockwood found a new life in New York working for Sentinel Security. Her work fills a tired, jaded hole inside her. Life is just how she likes it, and she definitely has no desire for a man to mess that up.
When her next assignment sends her back to London to hunt a dangerous arms dealer, she finds herself not only face to face with a darkly tempting billionaire, but going undercover as his newest employee.
Bennett Knightley left the SAS with dark scars scratched on his soul and a determination to help in different ways. His successful company Secura makes high-tech gear for soldiers around the world, but now it’s under attack. Shipments are going missing, and his people are being targeted.
Enter Hadley—intelligent, stubborn, beautiful, and with walls a mile thick. Bennett’s never been tempted to mix business and pleasure, but with Hadley in the office he’s torn between their mission and claiming the maddening woman for himself.
As Hadley and Bennett close in on their enemy, they fight hard against their overwhelming attraction. She’s been burned before but the hot billionaire is getting under her skin. With Hadley, Bennett feels parts of himself coming back to life—now he has to not only convince her to trust him, but convince himself he deserves her.
PRE-ORDERS
A Crown of Silver and Shadow
LJ Swallow
Book 2, Fae Fantasy Romance
Expected Release: 6 September
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.
Wings of Ivory and Ice
LJ Swallow
Book 3, Her Dragons Reborn
Expected Release: 2 December
Wings of Ivory and Ice is the final book in the dragon shifter romanceseries Her Dragons Reborn.
If you like sexy dragon shifters, steamy romance, fated mates, magic, courts and royalty, plus a strong heroine who doesn't have to choose her prince, start the series today with Wings of Ruby and Flame.
The book will be available much sooner than the listed date.
Winterfall Legacy
LJ Swallow
Book 3, Nightworld Academy: Winterfall
Expected Release: 2 April
Winterfall Legacy is the third book in the Nightworld Academy: Winterfall series. Other books in the series must be read first.
Now that the group are back together, they have new challenges to face—including finally confronting Gabriella.
But what is the First and how dangerous is she?
And what problems will Dorian Blackwood's involvement create?
Thornwood Academy: Dead to Me
LJ Swallow
Book 2, Thornwood Academy
Expected Release: 8 June
Looking for an academy series where the girl has Wednesday vibes? Meet Violet Blackwood: half-vampire, half-witch, smart, sarcastic and slightly unhinged.
Dead to Me is the second book in Thornwood Academy, a new supernatural academy series from LJ Swallow, author of the bestselling Nightworld Academy books.
The series features a girl who isn't afraid to use her dark side, a magic school where humans mix with vampires and witches, and where murder stalks the academy and town. There are guys Violet would like to stay alive, but Thornwood Academy is a slow-burn romance… almost as glacial as our heroine.
Book one Never Say Die must be read first. Fuller details for book two coming very soon!
*Date listed is provisional and will be moved forward*
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!
Ruthless Lies
Mila Young and Harper A. Brooks
Book 3, Kings of Eden
Expected Release: 30 March
Hell or Highwater
Mila Young and Harper A. Brooks
Book 8, Sin Demons
Expected Release: 31 August
(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?
The Sinner and The Scholar
Lana Pecherczyk
Book 1, Hunter Nuns
Expected Release: 6 April
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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.
Wrath and Other Troubles
TJ Nichols
Book 6, Mytho
Expected Release: 28 April
Fallout from the wild magic.
Book 6 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 forbidden romance.
Gluttony and Other Hungers
TJ Nichols
Book 7, Mytho
Expected Release: 28 June
You are invited to the wedding of Jordan and Edra...of course it will go smoothly.
The final book in the gay urban fantasy crime 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.
Wolf Lust
TJ Nichols
Book 5, Outcast Pack
Expected Release: 28 March
Can one night, that could be written off as a drunken mistake, become more when neither of them wants to mess up their friendship or be forced to leave the pack if things don’t work out?
Wolf Lust is a friends to lovers, steamy wolf shifter romance, with a wolf who’s scared to risk his heart only to find it safely held by the man who’s secretly wanted him from the day they first met.
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.
Marked Wolf
Lilliana Rose
Book 2, Protector Wolf Shifter
Expected Release: 24 May
Marked by the vampires, Tamaska doesn’t realize the danger she is in. Kodiak is pressured by his pack to fight the vampires and forget about Tamaska. But a bond is forming between him and Tamaska which he can’t ignore.
His pack rejects Tamaska, making it harder for him to be with her.
Can he find a way to protect Tamaska, and fight for his pack?
A Relic of Magic & Myrrh
HM Hodgson
Book 2, Three Gifts Trilogy
Expected Release: 30 April
Isadora Smith’s daemon mother left her one gift—the sight of the future—before she sacrificed her human-world life for Isa to live there as a mortal.
When a vision of a missing relic brings Isa into the world of the Templar Knights, she’s determined to prove her gift’s purpose.
Grayson, the icy, dangerous, Templar Knight in charge of the relic of myrrh, has zero time for a civilian on the team—especially the little sister of his best friend. But Isa claims she can control her visions and find the myrrh, so he grudgingly agrees. Because retrieving the dangerous relic is his only priority. Though when their hunt delves deep into LA’s underbelly, the investigation turns deadly, forcing Gray to pretend Isa is his girlfriend to keep her safe.
As the icy Templar shows his sizzling side, Isa can’t get enough of him. But Isa knows that when her secrets unravel, Gray will never want to see her again, so she's determined to make the most of their time together - even if it is make believe.
Except Gray and Isa must work together, because the relic of myrrh and Isa have something in common - if either of them falls into the wrong hands, it could destroy the entire human world.
Moon Cursed
Non Spec-Fic
Kakadu Dawn
Annie Seaton
Book 6, Porter Sisters
Expected Release: 30 June
When his father was jailed for a cold case murder, stockman Cy Prescott fled his life on the land. The victim was the birth mother of Dee Porter-Carey, his cousin’s wife and joint owner of Wilderness Station. Now that the Porter and Hardy families are connected by marriage, past events made it too difficult for Cy to hang around. Moving to a managerial job in livestock export at the port of Darwin, Cy cut ties with his family until circumstances put him in a position where he needs another job. Kane and Ellie Porter’s mango farm has expanded, and when Ryan approaches Kane seeking a job for his cousin, Kane is happy to employ Cy as assistant manager.
When horticulturist, Tarni Morgan, takes on a part-time position at the McClaren Mango Farm, it’s a chance for a new beginning in the Northern Territory. Hiding a tragic past, Tarni treasures her privacy. She is surprised when the property owner, Kane and his wife, Ellie leave on a three-month trip not long after she accepts the position, but is happy to house-sit in their absence.
The only downside is Cy Prescott, the relieving manager. As they work together, Tarni begins to realise that Cy holds secrets as she does, and fights her growing attraction to this taciturn man.
Can Cy and Tarni both overcome the past that has defined their lives? Is a new beginning in reach or will Cy move on again as he refuses to give in to his feelings for this enigmatic woman?
Love is in the Air:
a limited edition small town
romance collection
contains story by
Helen Walton
Expected Release: 8 August
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!
ON SALE / FREE
Six of Hearts
Anthology containing stories by
Cassie Laelyn
Helen Walton
HM Hodgson
D.D. Line
Free when you sign up to receive author newsletters
Fly away with dragon shifters who don’t know each other, but know they belong together. Run with Mafia wolf shifters who hate each other but secretly love each other. Shadow a Demon having the week from Hell until a mortal woman flips his world upside down. Enjoy a magical office party that gets out of hand in the best way possible. Laugh with the witch turning her boyfriend into a cat. Admire the god Eros who wants something for himself... her. Support morally grey characters taking the throne and each other. Root for the immortal warrior’s taboo teacher and student relationship. Battle the light and dark with a demon prince and a half-breed angel in a deathly race to love.
Whatever your heart desires, you’re sure to find them in this collection of stories from best-selling and award-winning authors.
By downloading this anthology you agree to sign up for all the anthology authors' newsletters, Cassie Laelyn, D.D. Line, Helen Walton, K.G. Inglis, Amanda V Shane, Raven Hush, Kyann Waters, Kristal Dawn Harris, HM Hodgson, SE Welsh. You may unsubscribe from them at any time.
Mission: Uncovered
Anna Hackett
(Treasure Hunter / Team 52 / Norcross Security
crossover novella)
Free when you sign up to Anna's newsletter
Amber Butler is out to prove herself: to her sister, herself, and especially to her bosses at Treasure Hunter Security. If her mission involves trekking into the desert with someone from the covert black ops Team 52, she'll do it. But what she doesn't expect is for that someone to be her smoking hot Vegas one-night stand.
A Treasure Hunter Security / Team 52 / Norcross Security crossover novella
The Familiar Mates Box Set 1
TJ Nichols
Books 1-3, Familiar Mates
Box set on sale on TJ's website.
Familiar Mates #1 #2 and #3
Read by Matt Stephens
"...fantastic blend of paranormal romance and magical mystery..." – Divine Magazine
"...a great story and a really interesting start to a new series." - Joyfully Jay
One kiss can change the life of a witch and shifter forever, binding their lives and magic. For some it is a wanted bond, for others it is something to be avoided. When it happens there are always consequences...
Includes:
The Witch's Familiar
The Vampire's Familiar
The Rock Star's Familiar
Audiobook delivered by Bookfunnel (files are downloadable)
OTHER
Khloe Wren
Forging Blade and Taming Keys (Books 11 & 12, Charon MC) are now available in German.
Lana Pecherczyk
Lana also has All The Shiny Things, a short story, available only to those on her Patreon. Get more exclusives there also.
Mila Young
Anna Hackett
TJ Nichols
Annie Seaton
Annie is on The Augathella Girls tour in March. See image for details.
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Thanks for joining us. Until next time, be safe and well.
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