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NEW RELEASES
Janni Nell
Emeralds, Enchantment & Murder
Book 7, Little Shop of Spells Cozy Mysteries
Released:
28 February
Engagements can be deadly.
Small town witch, Maddie Goodcharm, has barely finished congratulating her best friend, when she notices something strange about the antique engagement ring. If she’s not very much mistaken, the ring contains some powerful magic. When weird things start happening to her best friend, Maddie decides to visit the store where the ring was purchased. Next thing you know she’s found a dead body, narrowly avoided a fiery death and lost her best friend—emotionally speaking.
Maddie isn’t one to give up easily, but now she has two mysteries to solve. What kind of dangerous magic is in her best—ex-best friend’s ring? And who is guilty of murder? Solving one of those mysteries will be tricky, solving two is near impossible.
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Donna Maree Hanson
Amber Rose
Book 3, Cry Havoc
Released:
10 April
A book of manners, magic and mayhem…and, perhaps, a tad too many scones.
All Ambrose Fulton wants is to enjoy his idyllic life at Hatfield, helping his wife Milly raise their little son, tolerating Aunt Prudence and entertaining their friends.
What he gets is a ferocious assault from a violet-eyed automaton that devastates the estate and makes off with his enchanted clockwork arm, brutally ripped from his shoulder. To the rescue, barely in time to save his life, come friends Edward Huntington, gentleman magician, and his wife, the monster-slayer Jemima.
Whoever sent the machine can only have wanted one thing: to glean the secrets of Huntington’s magical mechanical designs for purposes clearly nefarious. Now as well as wrangling an anxious innkeeper, a fake heir, interfering magistrates, odd magicians and some thoroughly unexpected visitors, they must uncover their mysterious enemy’s identity and stop them or who knows what evil ends Huntington’s inventions will be put to?.
Anna Hackett
Jameson
Book 1, Hunter Squad
Released:
8 April
in audio format
Narrated by
Stella Bloom & Ryan West
Running time: 4 hrs and 46 mins
We survived the invasion and beat the aliens. But they left something behind…
Humanity is rebuilding after a devastating invasion. But the growing towns all have walls to protect them from the monsters. Created in alien labs, the monsters hide in the swamps, rivers, and forests—breeding, mutating. Every now and then, they crawl out of the shadows.
That’s where I come in. I’m Jameson Steele, the leader of Hunter Squad—the toughest group of soldiers in New Sydney. It’s our job to keep people safe and secure.
We’re the monster hunters.
When I get a panicked call from my childhood friend, Greer Baird, my usual cool goes out the window.
Greer’s an engineer working on a huge dam project that’s vital to our water supply. There’s a giant, deadly monster in the lake, it’s killed some of her people, and she’s in danger.
I’ve wanted Greer for a long time, but she’s too good for me: too smart, too driven, and out of my league.
But there is nothing I won’t do to protect her.
No monster I won’t hunt down to keep her safe..
Anna Hackett
North
Book 2, Hunter Squad
Released:
6 April
We survived the invasion and beat the aliens. But they left something behind…
I was born to protect. I’m a Connors, a soldier like my father before me, and I’m the medic for Hunter Squad. Every time we go out to hunt the mutated monsters the aliens left behind, I’m there to treat anyone who gets hurt.
But sometimes, I can’t always save everyone, and that haunts me.
When Hunter Squad is called out to rescue two missing boys, I’ll do anything to bring them home alive. Even work with our brand-new recruit, Jessica Ramos.
I’m not convinced she’s the right fit for the team, but she’s an expert when it comes to monsters. The creatures are exhibiting dangerous new behaviors, and we have to stop them. Whatever it takes.
Working alongside Jess, everything about her gets under my skin: her confidence, her intelligence, her fit, curvy body, and her damn freckles.
When old memories come back to haunt me, it’s Jess who helps me. Jess who draws me in a way no woman ever has. I can’t afford to let myself care for her.
Falling in love is not on my agenda.
Lilliana Rose
The Biologist and the Selkie
Released:
25 March
I left the ocean to save my clan, not to fall in love.
But then I met Ben. Human, captivating, oblivious to my selkie secret.
When the Crystal Lake becomes polluted, we're forced to work together, to save something we both love.
His touch ignites a forbidden fire within me, a dangerous longing that risks everything—my selkie skin, my connection to the sea, my very life.
Torn between my duty to my clan and the undeniable pull of his love, none of that matters unless we can save the Crystal Lake.!
Lilliana Rose and Cassie Laelyn
have a stories Ballgowns & Books Event anthology
Bitemarks and Bewitching 2025
Bitemarks and Bewitching 2025
Released:
28 March
BABE 2025 Charity Anthology - Magical Edition
Featuring authors from the BABE event.
LJ Swallow
has a story in the fundraiser anthology
Bewitched Blooms
Bewitched Blooms
Released:
23 March
Step into a realm where magic lingers in every shadow and love blooms against all odds...
Bewitched Blooms is a memorial anthology that brings together the imaginative works of over thirty fantasy and paranormal romance authors. The collection offers a diverse array of stories, spanning countless tropes, steam levels, and styles. From fae lords to mermen, from gods to vampires--every reader will find something certain to enchant them.
This anthology is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Zoë, a cherished friend of the author Briar Boleyn, who bravely faced Stage 4 colorectal cancer. In Zoë's honor, all proceeds will be directed to her family and to CancerCare Manitoba, supporting vital cancer research, preventive screening, and patient care initiatives, as well as to the Riverview Health Center, which provided Zoë and her family with compassionate care during her last days.
Authors featured in this collection include: Briar Boleyn, C.N. Crawford, LJ Swallow, Emberly Ash, C.L. Briar, Whit Stanfield, Rhiannon Hargadon, Isla Elrick, Chiara Forestieri, Sera Foxe, Leena Kazak, Tempest Reign, M.A. Brown, Anya Clara, K.T. Host, Caty Rogan, Melanie Mar, Enna Hawthorn, Evelyn Silver, R.A. Raine, Olena Nikitin, Roz MacLaren, R.J. Rogan, Niamh Rose, Rosalyn Stirling, Caelen Fae, Linsey Hall, Gretchen Powell Fox, Shawn J. Romeo, Sabrina Bosque, Nikki Lennox, and Jayne Starwing.
TJ Nichols
Guns and Gold
Prequel, Hunting Hearts
Released:
28 March
Obey and be rewarded. Ask questions and lose your tongue…
Boyd Orlan has never known anything but the luxury that comes from being part of the Orlan family, proving himself and becoming a blooded vampire was his only goal. It was what was expected. But at twenty-two, he’s starting to understand exactly how his family maintains power and what happens to those who cross them. He never wanted to drag a human into the mess…but then he never thought he’d see Pierce again.
Pierce Whitfield thought he’d moved on from the boy who broke his heart in high school, but when Boyd walks into the jeweler when he works the past races to catch up with him and this time it won’t be so easy to walk away. Learning the truth has consequences, and he’ll need to decide if he can live with Boyd’s secrets or if the price is too high.
Fangs get sharpened as the vampire turf war between the Orlans and the Hadleys begins. Enter the brutal crime world of the Hunting Hearts series..
TJ Nichols
The Billionaire's Familiar
Book 8, Familiar Mates
Released:
28 March
in audio format
Narrated by Roberto Scarlato
Listening length: 7hr 53m
With old money comes old hatreds, and the fight to survive will take everything the familiar bond offers witch and shifter.
Ethan Lumin has followed the plan laid out for him since the day he was born. As part of that plan, he needs a familiar before he turns thirty so he can take his place on the Shadow Board as expected. But he wants more than a bound shifter who’s only interested in his family’s power and money.
Axel Hollins learned a long time ago that family comes first, shifters come second, and witches come last. He wants nothing more than to escape the family business, but even the idea of becoming an artist is frowned upon.
A chance meeting leads to a one-night stand and waking up to find that he’s now the familiar to the richest witch in London.
TJ Nichols
The Firefighter's Familiar
Book 9, Familiar Mates
Released:
28 March
in audio format
Narrated by Roberto Scarlato
Listening length: 8hr 39m
Callum and Nas have a perfect life until Callum rescues a man who turns out to be his familiar. How does he tell his boyfriend about witches and magic and fated mates?
Leopard seal shifter Rikar has been travelling alone, trying to find a place to belong since being forced out of home. He has convinced himself it’s not that bad and that he’s a free spirit. Just as he thought he’d found his feet, his world explodes.
When Callum hauls a man out of a burning bar, he doesn’t expect the kiss of life to lead to the familiar bond. Then he freaks out because he has a human fiancé and a life he likes very much. He doesn’t want a familiar or a mate.
For Nas, finding out that witches and shifters are real—and that he was about to marry one—is almost enough for him to walk away. But there’s something about Rikar that makes him stay long enough to listen…to consider that his heart might be big enough for his witch and his witch’s familiar.
Non Spec-Fic
D.K. Hood
Fear For Her Life
Book 25, Detectives Kane and Alton
Released:
25 March
She stumbles over knotted roots as she races through the dark, unforgiving forest. Her legs ache and her teeth chatter from the biting cold. She hears a branch snap behind her. Her worst nightmare is about to begin. They have found her…
As Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy David Kane rush into the remote pine forest surrounding Black Rock Falls, Jenna’s pulse races when she sees the glint of metal behind a line of trees: a prison bus, the lifeless body of its driver slumped over the steering wheel, and its four prisoners escaped into the wilderness…
Jenna’s heart pounds at the thought of the violent murders each of the fugitives committed, among them the The Ice Pick Killer who drove women to remote locations before taking their innocent young lives. And worse, female warden, Amy Clark, is missing from the bus. Amy is new to the job, and her family have been calling for news on the lost van for hours. Jenna scans the acres of dangerous woodland around her, vowing to search every inch to bring Amy back to her family.
Nearby gunshots put Jenna on the killers’ trail, but as she descends on a small cabin, it’s clear from the deadly silence that the men have already moved on, leaving behind the body of an innocent old man. Jenna screams his granddaughter’s name into the woodland. But Serena has vanished, just like Amy.
As night draws in, Jenna fears the murderers are on a direct path toward Black Rock Falls, and she dreads to think what could happen if they made it to the quiet small town. Pushed to her limit chasing four twisted killers, will she catch them in time to save the lives of the two missing girls?
Readers who love Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot will totally devour this addictive crime thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood.
Annie Seaton
Jemima
Book 3, Home to the Outback
Re-released:
22 March
Jemima Smythe thought she had her future mapped out, leaving behind the fast-paced world of fashion to pursue her dream of teaching. But when that dream falls through, she finds herself at a crossroads. A call to return home to help on the family farm offers her a chance to reconnect with her roots. Back in her hometown, Jemima is eager to prove she’s ready to settle down and become part of the community again.
When an opportunity arises to care for three lively and lovable children in need of a nanny, Jemima jumps at the chance. Their widowed father, Ned, is juggling the challenges of raising his family and running the farm, and he proposes a bold solution to both their problems: a marriage of convenience. For Jemima, it’s a chance to find stability and purpose. For Ned, it’s a way to create a secure future for his kids. But as they navigate their unconventional arrangement, Jemima and Ned begin to wonder if their partnership might turn into something more.
NOTE: Previously published in the US as His Outback Nanny
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Annie Seaton
Isabella
Book 4, Home to the Outback
Re-released:
30 March
Freelance photographer Sebastian Richards has put aside travelling the world to show his grandmother he is capable of helping out on the family farm, even though it's hard to let go of his wanderlust. But when he rescues a beautiful woman from a difficult situation, and Sebastian learns Isabella Romano is going to his hometown, heading back to Prickle Creek holds more appeal.
Isabella has come home to the Outback for a short visit to her father before she heads off to begin her dream job in England. Circumstances throw Isabella and Sebastian together at every turn—so maybe a short summer fling could be fun?
Isabella is determined to leave, even though her heart wants to stay. Sebastian is determined to stay, though his heart wants to go. But the only way for them to be happy is to take a chance on love.
NOTE: Previously published in the US as His Outback Temptation.
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Annie Seaton
Bowen River
Book 1, Bec Whitfield Mystery
Released:
30 March
in audio format
Narrated by Olivia Beardsley
Running time: 8 hrs and 17 mins
Freelance photographer Sebastian Richards has put aside travelling the world to show his grandmother he is capable of helping out on the family farm, even though it's hard to let go of his wanderlust. But when he rescues a beautiful woman from a difficult situation, and Sebastian learns Isabella Romano is going to his hometown, heading back to Prickle Creek holds more appeal.
Isabella has come home to the Outback for a short visit to her father before she heads off to begin her dream job in England. Circumstances throw Isabella and Sebastian together at every turn—so maybe a short summer fling could be fun?
Isabella is determined to leave, even though her heart wants to stay. Sebastian is determined to stay, though his heart wants to go. But the only way for them to be happy is to take a chance on love.
NOTE: Previously published in the US as His Outback Temptation.
Clare Boston
Rescuing Mila
Book 1, Squadron 6
Released:
21 March
In the heat of a high-stakes mission, they must survive not only the enemy but the fury of nature itself…
Damien "Dobby" Dobson, a seasoned special operations soldier, has faced countless life-threatening situations. But nothing could have prepared him for the mission on a remote Indonesian island, where a routine hostage rescue spirals into chaos. A devastating tsunami strikes, turning the operation into a battle for survival.
Amid the wreckage, Damien discovers Mila Watkins, a resilient and resourceful woman with links to the hostage. Not only is she vital to the success of the mission, but she’s also the next target of the ruthless kidnappers. With the team scattered and one member critically injured, Damien makes a split-second decision to stay behind, vowing to protect Mila at all costs.
As they navigate the island’s treacherous terrain, hunted by enemies and cut off from all support, the growing bond between Damien and Mila becomes as undeniable as the dangers closing in on them. But with the enemy approaching and nowhere left to hide, can they escape the island alive— or will their fight for survival be a losing battle?
Rescuing Mila is a heart-pounding tale of courage, love, and the fight to survive against all odds.
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Birdie Song
The Guy from the Bakery
Book 6, Somerville Downs Sweet Romance
Released:
31 March
A piece of cake, or a recipe for disaster.
Moonlight Chen loves her job—sort of. She doesn’t love her boss taking advantage of her, or that customer who won’t stop flirting. But she does love cake, and also kinda-sorta likes her coworker, Shane, even though he’s kinda-sorta-definitely rude. But that’s fine; it’s nothing a little sweetness can’t fix.
Baking is Shane Zhao’s dream career, but since cutting ties with his dad and moving to Perth, his job at Lovely Time Bakery has kept him front-of-house. When the boss forces everyone into a baking competition, Shane reluctantly agrees to team up with Moon—this’ll either be a piece of cake or a recipe for disaster.
The Guy from the Bakery is a sweet #OwnVoices grumpy/sunshine bakery romance, set in the world of Somerville Downs.
Astrid Cooper
Pawprints in Hearts:
international tales of cat rescue
Non-fiction
Released:
8 March
Elegant, mysterious, loyal, inquisitive...cats have shared their lives with humans for thousands of years. Vilified by some, revered by many, humans rescue cats or, do cats save humans?
This limited print edition contains over 26 stories of cat rescue and memorials from around Australia and the world, lavishly illustrated in colour with photographs and stunning art work, compiled by award-winning author Astrid Cooper, a cat rescuer for 40 years.
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HM Hodgson
Wrath
Book 1, Witch Wars
Leisl Leighton
The Blood of the Seer
pre-order sale of 2.99 USD!
Her blood carries ancient secrets. His blood carries her death …
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