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NEW RELEASES
Lauren Rose
Christmas with the Alpha
Released: 14 November
Despite her attempts to avoid him, she can't resist the pull she feels toward Viktor. Their interactions are laced with tension and unspoken lust, and it isn’t long until they give in to their desires, leading to passionate encounters that blur the lines of pleasure and pain.
With hot desire, kinks and an undeniable connection, Callie and Viktor's lives intertwine in this unconventional Hallmark tale that will leave you thirsty for more.
Keri Arthur
Of Steel and Scale
Book 1, The Drakkon Kin Trilogy
Released: 16 November
Once, they hunted the drakkons to near extinction. Now their survival might well depend on them…
Princess Bryn Silva, the sole child of Esan’s king, is not only soldier-trained but also a Strega witch, gifted with the ability to raise fire and mind speak to animals. After years of tracking the movements of the drakkons, she has formed a tenuous relationship with the biggest of them all—a queen in the prime of her life.
On the eve of Bryn’s unwanted wedding to Damon Valez, heir to the throne of Zephrine and a powerful blood witch, she ventures out to see the drakkons one last time, only to discover the utter destruction of a remote fishing village on the very edges of East Arleeon, with no evidence left behind on who attacked it or why.
Then, on her sea journey home, she senses the mind of an animal unlike any she has ever felt before. It attacks—and sinks—their boat, using weapons made of golden metal feathers that pierce wood and flesh as easily as any sword.
When that same enemy attacks Kaia—the queen she has been following—and her drakklings, a desperate alliance based on the need for survival and revenge is formed.
But can a Strega witch, who relies on the strength of her flesh to control and destroy with flame, and a drakkon, whose only weapons are tooth and claws, defeat an enemy that is mounted on armored birds and who possess weapons capable of eating through stone and skin with equal ease?
Will the husband she hadn’t wanted help defend the city, or will the secrets he keeps only add to the danger they face?
Can Esan, the mighty fortress that has protected the Eastern regions of Arleeon for eons, survive, or will it finally fall…. and take the drakkons with them?
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It's also available as an audiobook from the author's store.
Leisl Leighton
Alpha Bound
Book 2, Dawn of the Curse
Released: 19 November
A power too great for even her mate to withstand …
Leanna Finnigan thinks she is nothing more than a normal Healer witch—until she brings back Dougal MacCrae, the Were she loves, from death. Now her friends are worried about what her new power means, because nobody but a God or Goddess can bring back the dead. But she can’t be worried about that because she didn’t completely heal Dougal from his injuries and he is unable to move his legs.
According to Pack Law, such injury means his death.
An Alpha born, if not yet in reality, Dougal can’t be a burden on the pack, or his almost-mate Leanna. Without the means to end his life he endeavours to will himself to death. Until the Pack’s Coven leader, Morghanna Cantrae, tells him he is already mated to Leanna and she will die if he keeps on as he is. Horrified that he could hurt his mate so, he tries to break the bond, but that only makes matters worse, pushing her to breaking point ...
And bringing their ancient enemy, the Darkness, to their door once more.
Somehow Leanna must find a way to heal Dougal’s soul and accept their mating if she is to face the evil of the Darkness once again. Because she will need all his love, trust, and strength if she is to survive without turning into the very thing her mentor fears she is becoming: a Soul-wraith.
If stories of wild magic, shifters, witches, fated mates, terrible secrets, meddling Goddesses and the struggle against evil, all mixed with sizzling sexual tension and a powerful romance are your nirvana, then Alpha Bound is the book for you.
TJ Nichols
Phoenix Found
Book 5, Brothers of Fire
Released: 25 November
(14 November in author store)
He wants to spread his wings...but can he trust them when he's never been allowed to fly?
Perrin Shade’s family has worked for the phoenix shifters for hundreds of years. It was always assumed he would do the same. But as his thirtieth birthday approaches, the restlessness he’s kept hidden grows. He only knows Mont de Leucoy. He’s never had a chance to explore the world. But there is a reason his family sought sanctuary in the kingdom…
He is the kind of paranormal being that many would like to forget exists. The kinds that even paranormals hunted.
A ghoul.
Oliver has spent the last ten years being told that he is a danger to others. That the Coven would hunt and kill him if they found him and that his parents abandoned him. Now, he is being told that is all a lie.
He is a phoenix shifter and his brothers have been searching for him. They claim to know him, but how can they when he doesn’t know himself?
They have their history, their duties, and their expectations. He should be embracing all of this, but instead, all he wants to do is leave before the weight of the past crushes him. The only person who treats him as if he isn’t broken is the castle handyman, Perrin.
Can a man who is really a monster help the man who is convinced he is a monster learn how to live and love?
This is the last book in the Brothers of Fire series.
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TJ Nichols
Phoenix King
Book 2, Brothers of Fire
Narrated by Roberto Scarlato
Listening length: 7hrs 41 mins
Released: 13 November in audiobook format author store
Kill the King of Mont de Leucoy, and his siblings will be released.
It should be an easy job for Malcolm Forrest. He’s ex-army, and hiking through snow doesn’t bother him because he’s a snow leopard shifter. He enters the country on four feet, his plan not formed beyond reaching the castle and getting eyes on the king.
Seeing a phoenix flying through the trees is unexpected, but his curiosity has been awakened, and so has the firebird’s. He follows, but what he finds is a man standing by a fire. A man he believes to be a shifter living wild and in need of some company, which, after days of living as a snow leopard, is rather too tempting.
Escaping his security to shift and fly is one of the reasons Gerrit likes to visit his remote mountain estate. The only shifters he ever finds are those in trouble, so when he sees the snow leopard, he’s happy to share his fire.
When the leopard shifts, Gerrit wants more than words. He’s tired of being alone and unable to connect because of who he is and the secret he needs to keep. He doesn’t expect to see the snow leopard again.
The next time they meet, Malcolm realizes who the phoenix is and how he missed his chance. With a magic-fueled blizzard closing in and no means of escape, he fails to act again. Instead, when Gerrit offers him shelter on his estate and in his bed, he accepts. Even though the lie eats him up. How can he kill a man who cares about his country, his family, his staff, and a stranger so much?
With lives on the line and too many secrets being kept, revealing the truth may be the only way out of the mess…but it will cost him more than his heart.
Explore the hidden kingdom of Mont de Leucoy in Book 2 of the Brothers of Fire series. This book has a lonely king, a desperate assassin, a snowstorm, spies, lies, and plenty of steam created by the phoenix and the snow leopard.
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TJ Nichols
Phoenix Mate
Book 3, Brothers of Fire
Narrated by Roberto Scarlato
Listening length: 7hrs 18mins
Released: 5 December in audiobook format
What happens when the Chief of Security wakes up as the familiar to a man who doesn’t know he’s a witch? Chaos.
Quentin Silverbrook has never really belonged anywhere. At fifteen, his parents divorced, and his father took a job in Mont de Leucoy. Now twenty-two, he hasn’t left even though there is nothing keeping him there…until he is blackmailed into watching the building over the road from the bar where he works.
With Dalmon back in England, Gerrit injured, and Everest ruling by proxy, Kaine Lenoir, the only phoenix shifter not part of the royal family in this life, is feeling the pressure to take down the Shadow Board before more people die and paranormals are exposed to humans.
One night to blow off some tension turns into a disaster when the man turns out to be his fated mate. Worse, he is an untrained mind-reading witch.
The only positive is that Quentin is being blackmailed by the Shadow Board. All Kaine needs to do is find a way to use that—to use Quentin—to destroy the Board. Have the Fates stacked the deck in his favor, or will he create a soul bruise that will haunt them both for lifetimes?
A one-night stand turns into forever as a witch discovers the hidden world of paranormals and takes control of his magic while being dazzled by the wealth and secrets of the phoenix shifters that make up the royal family.
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K.E. Turner
Wolf's Redemption
Books 3, The Wolves of Langeais
Released: 26 November
He’s no saint. She’s no angel. Together, they might find redemption.
Rebekah’s penchant for bad boys has gotten her nothing but trouble—a brush with the law, a tyrant landlady, a job in the worst pub in London and a sleezy boss who’s best mates with her hardass parole officer. She’s desperately trying to start over and make a better life for herself.
Not returning the little gold amulet wasn’t her best idea. Translating the weird inscription on the back… She may live to regret that stupidity. Now she’s in more trouble than ever, stuck in the past, in the dungeon of a 10th century keep, with a guy who’s every one of her darkest fantasies.
Ulrik Voclain, 10th century chevalier and werewolf, has made his fair share of bad decisions. They’ve cost him his family, his friends and the respect of his pack. Sacrificing himself for his alpha and getting thrown into the Count of Anjou’s dungeon wasn’t his greatest idea, but it’s one he doesn’t regret. He’s not averse to escaping, though, when a chance presents itself. Especially when that opportunity is a woman with curves in all the right places.
Ulrik needs the strangely attired beauty’s help to break free of the dungeon. Rebekah’s only chance of survival is with the raspy voiced man chained to the wall. He understands the danger they’re in. She’s not prepared to trust another outlaw.
On the run, his enemies closing in, Ulrik is determined to change her mind. Rebekah is hell bent on resisting him. When the chemistry between them explodes, there’ll be no turning back.
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Thoroughly Disenchanted
Alexandra Almond
Released: 4 December
A weekend away that has lasted a century. True love's kiss can' break this spell ... A cosy, romantic fantasy mystery for all fans of Rebecca Ross, Legends and Lattes and Assistant to the Villain.
A hundred years ago, Genevieve and Oliver spent an amazing weekend together in Riverswood manor. They wished they could stay there forever ... and then something made their wish come true.
Blessed with immortality but trapped for eternity, the two former lovers are now completely tired of one another's company. Then, one dark and stormy night, a stranger called Ella arrives with a cheery disposition and a secret that could be the key to their salvation. With the help of Ella and the return of their best friend, Fionn, Genevieve and Oliver learn more about Riverswood's tangled history.
If they can come to terms with their own feelings, and the truth that has kept them locked away, they might stand a chance at breaking this curse. True love certainly hasn't worked.
JL Peridot
The Only Question That Matters
Released: 9 December
Do I call this love already? I am almost disgusted with myself. How pathetic to fall so easily. Perhaps I was the cause of my past heartbreaks. Not stupid schoolboys or an arrogant rich man, but a gullible girl from a flower farm who opens her heart too readily and expects too much.”
Sofia is en route to Planet Paradiso, ready to start a new life after her divorce. But when she accepts Alexei’s dinner invitation on her final evening, she realises she’s in for more than she bargained for.
As the AMS Celestial Dream arrives at its destination, and their one-night stand draws to a close, Sofia must choose between a newfound possibility with Alexei and the freedom she so desperately craves.
HM Hodgson
Cursed Embrace
Book 2, Cursed Nights
Released: 20 November
Morganna Fiennes has always worked alone…until she agrees to let the delicious, mysterious, Monster of all Monsters, Arcturus Ravenna, partner her on a job to track down a missing grimoire. The catch? Rav goes AWOL on their first date—well, break-in. And when he does turn up, his dangerous power becomes even more unpredictable. Two things are certain in Rav’s life: Morganna ignites a spark within him (sometimes, quite literally) and he’ll go to any lengths to protect her—especially from his own volatile abilities. But as Morganna’s quest collides with Rav’s tumultuous past, he’s compelled to jeopardize the fiery witch’s life to ultimately save it. In this electrifying tale, newfound partnerships test boundaries, and love contends with perilous powers, intertwining destinies in an unpredictable dance of danger and desire.
Theresa Fuller
Eating the Liver of the Earth: Mousedeer Tales
Released: 25 November
Sang Kancil, the mousedeer: trickster, adventurer, king and sometimes villain and thief—the traditional folktales from South-East Asia about this diminutive hero have been told for centuries. He might be small, but through cunning and intelligence, he always prevails against powerful enemies while saving his friends from danger.
The author has researched many mousedeer stories and in this book, brings new insights into the age-old tales and by using her own modern adaptions combined with her lyrical prose, the mousedeer's adventures will be sure to delight audiences hitherto unfamiliar with Sang Kancil. Here you will meet the cruel Crocodile, the rapacious Tiger, the avenging Ant King, the rampaging Elephant and the greedy, dishonest humans…
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Mary Brock Jones
Broken
Book 4, Aracadia
Now available in paperback.
A fabled earth analogue, paradise world, or a planet facing disaster?
Arcadia is the most perfect Earth Analogue world in all the Alliance – a world on which plenty are eager to settle in place of the present owners if they keep abusing their world. That’s what the Galactic Alliance has threatened, and the Alliance never makes false promises. Arcadians must change how they treat their world, or they will be removed. But too many Arcadians refuse to believe the threat is real, and a band of conspirators will use any means possible to hold onto their wealth and profits, including kidnap, blackmail, maybe even assassination. The Federal Marshals ask Cumchdach den Coille to infiltrate the conspiracy and expose it.
Cumchdach has known since their teens that he’d marry his beloved Anna one day. But not that conspiracies and business fraud would come between them. When Anna’s father defrauds Cumchdach’s family company, Anna leaves him, taking their baby.
As one the top botanists on Arcadia, Anna den Coille specialises in how plants work together and within their ecosystem to best thrive. Work needed by her government to help fix their world. Then she is betrayed by her father, which doesn’t surprise her. But Cumchdach’s betrayal threatens to destroy her. Even worse, her snarled up family connections and special skills make her a target for their enemies.
Can Anna and Cumchdach survive long enough to expose their enemies and save their world—and save their marriage?
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Non Spec-Fic
Birdie Song
The Guy from the Wedding
Somerville Downs Sweet Romance
Released: 1 November
Wedding bells are ringing … but not for them.
Katrina Lee just can’t catch a break. She’s single, failing to mingle, and spending precious weekends surrounded by blissfully happy newlyweds-to-be. It’s just an occupational hazard of working for The Wedding Elves. Another hazard? Her sister’s new business partner, whose first job as co-owner seems to be putting her off guys for good.
Liam Donovan left Melbourne, determined to start a new life in Perth. He never dreamed this would mean working with the sour-faced woman he met at an old friend’s wedding, let alone falling for her. Now he’s caught between the man-in-charge he wants to be and the pathetic loser he swore to leave behind.
The Guy from the Wedding is a sweet enemies-to-lovers workplace romance, set in the world of Somerville Downs.
Contains alcohol use and references to toxic relationship dynamics, betrayal and infidelity.
Juanita Kees
Shattered
Book 4, Unfinished Business
Released: 8 December
She’s a stranger to the outside world. He's seen far too much of its dark side. As tragedy unleashes terror on the farm, can Bridey and Cole work together to bring peace and love to Mindaleny Ridge?
Bridey McCaffrey’s life has never been perfect. All she’s ever known is control. Under strict rules, she is isolated from the community, a prisoner at Mindaleny Ridge. But as tragedy strikes on the farm, a new nightmare unfolds for her and her three children. When she receives a mysterious call for help, what is uncovered will open the doors to hell. It will take all her remaining strength and courage to keep herself and her children safe.
Sergeant Cole Delaney is looking forward to some quiet, small-town policing, until he realises that secrets run deep in the town of Moonie River. And the family living out at Mindaleny Ridge appear to be a magnet for trouble. He’s no longer arresting goats for chewing up Mrs Lee’s petunias or breaking up fights over a poker game in the park. There is something far more sinister going on in his town. And his growing attraction to Bridey makes him even more determined to keep her and her young family safe.
Together, Cole and Bridey follow a trail of murder and manipulation to catch a killer. Can they end his reign of terror to find happiness together before it’s too late?
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Anna Hacket
The Hero She Deserves
Book 4, Unbroken Heroes
Released: 5 December
When he goes to investigate a blaring smoke alarm, the last thing he expects to find is Hollywood’s hottest actress…naked.
Deputy Sheriff Sawyer Lane likes the pace of life on Maui. After years as a Navy SEAL and in Ghost Ops, he likes that no one shoots at him. Coming to the island saved him. He still can’t sleep, but he’ll take the sun, sand, and solitude.
Then Oscar-winning actress Hollis Stanton rents the house next to his and torpedoes his solitude. When she sets her coffee machine on fire, he meant to help, not see every glorious inch of her from her russet-red hair to her red-painted toenails.
Soon, they’re running into each other everywhere, and it doesn’t take all of Sawyer’s finely-honed skills to know she’s in trouble and hiding from something. Or someone.
Hollis Stanton usually loves her life—movie roles she enjoys, an Oscar on her mantel, financial security. She’s come a long way from the poor, gangly redhead in hand-me-down clothes. But one stupid party held by a powerful movie producer changes everything.
She accidentally overhears something she shouldn’t have.
Now, someone is following her, breaking into her house, and crashing into her car. Her plan is to lay low in Hawaii. What wasn’t in her plan is the big, muscular, and rugged deputy sheriff next door. Nor is their scorching attraction.
When danger closes in, Hollis realizes Sawyer is the real deal—a hero with scars, who helps those in need.
A hero who will do anything to protect her.
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Annie Seaton
Pentecost Island bundle
Books 1-3, Pentecost island
on sale now!
Pentecost Island...where romance entices and secrets unfold.
Book 1: Pipppa
Book 2: Eliza
Annie Seaton
Outback Roads
Book 1, The Augathella Girls
on sale now!
Determined never to trust a man again, Callie Young walks out of her job as a presenter on the weather channel, determined to take the first job that will get her out of the city and away from the Tik Tok video, #wrongforecast, that has kept the world amused.
Annie Seaton
Larapinta
Book 5, The Porter Sisters
on sale now!
At a crossroads in her life, Sandra Porter knows she must find the courage to find her true self. She has lost her husband in tragic circumstances, and seen each of her adult children overcome adversity. Deciding it’s time to push her boundaries, she makes a booking to trek the Larapinta Walk across the centre of the remote Northern Territory.
Leisl Leighton
Hearts Cursed
Book 4, Gods Cursed
on sale now!
Cursed to live alone, fated to be blood-bound …
Leisl Leighton
Moon Bound
Book 2, Pack Bound
on sale now!
Only her love can heal his broken soul...
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Juanita Kees
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