"Hatfield Estate, Near Kiddlington Oxfordshire, 1860
The noon sun shone through the drawing room’s French windows, bathing the room in light. Cool, freshly painted blue walls refreshed Fulton’s mind and heart, a result of his wife’s redecorating. Her choice in furnishing was as tasteful as it was delightful. Fulton stepped closer to the windows to view the sweet prospect across the trim, green lawn to the woods beyond. In the distance, a light breeze bent a few boughs and branches rippled in the wind."
- Amber Rose (Book 3, Cry Havoc) by Donna Maree Hanson
NEW RELEASES
Lilliana Rose and Cassie Laelyn
have stories in
Bitemarks and Bewitching
Ballgowns and Books Event anthology
Released:
1 April
BABE 2025 Charity Anthology - Magical Edition
Featuring stories from attending authors:
JAYMIN EVE & TATE JAMES
ALISHA WILLIAMS
APRIL MOON
BECCA SEYMOUR
BRANDI ELLEDGE
CASSIE LAELYN
HEATHER RENEE
K.L. STEELE
KATIE MAY
LILLIANA ROSE
MARIE CARDNO & ZOE CHANT
MIA HARTSON
SELINA A. FENECH
SERENE CONNEELEY
SKYLER ANDRA
STEFFANIE HOLMES
Lilliana Rose
Moonlight Promenade
Time for Monsters (multi-author series)
Released:
18 May
in paperback format
I never believed time travel was possible.
Until a mysterious pendant transported me to Victorian London, where I’m hunted by dark creatures known as shadows, beings that drain my energy and stalk my every move.
That’s when I learned monsters are real.
Lord Nathaniel Blackwood is cursed—caught mid-transformation between man and werewolf, shunned by high society. But not all monsters are evil, and Nathaniel might be the only one who can help me survive.
Our forbidden attraction sparks a fire I can’t control. I’m trapped in the past and drawn into a future I never imagined—where every touch is a risk, and every whispered word could cost me my life.
If Nathaniel and I can uncover who’s behind the shadows and their twisted purpose, I might have a chance to return to my own time.
But the longer I stay, the more I want to remain—no matter the danger or who wants the pendant… or me.
Lilliana Rose
Clockwork Hearts
Time for Monsters (multi-author series)
Released:
9 April
in paperback format
Time is fragile. I never expected it to shatter—and take me with it.
Everything changed the day I opened a package containing a glowing pendant that shouldn’t have existed. The world shifted, and I fell through time itself.
Now, I’m stranded in a past where the line between science and magic blurs, and the man with the mechanical heart—Thaddeus—holds the key to both. He has built the chronarium, which is connected with power and time. It could be my only way home, but I’m not the only one who wants it. I
might never return to my time—or the life I thought I wanted. But in this fractured world, I’ve found something unexpected—a cause worth fighting for and a man worth risking everything to save.
Time is running out. But if I’ve learned one thing, it’s that even monsters can fight for the future.
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Mila Young
Nightmare Island
Exiled Sector
multi author series
Released:
May
Losing my husband broke me, but crash-landing onto Nightmare Island might just kill me.
This isn't just any island. It's where the feral are sent to die. The ones with nothing left to lose. And now, I'm trapped with the most vicious pack shifters alive.
I've survived before—endured a forced marriage. But this? This is different. The wild shifters watch me from the shadows. Their glowing eyes track my every move. Their growls vibrate in the air.
I'm their target. A prize to be claimed.
Then he finds me. Ghost. He says he'll help, but nothing comes without a price. And he wants more than I'm willing to give.
Just when I think I've hit my limit… I start to experience my first heat.
The question isn't if I'll survive this place. It's what I'll become when the fire finally consumes me.
The Exiled Sector series features fast-paced, action-packed, standalone romance books. Each story guarantees a happily-ever-after ending and can be enjoyed in any order. Nightmare Island is a paranormal romance set in the Savage Sector and Shadowlands Sector world.
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Mila Young
Bind Me
Released:
June
in Special Edition Hardback
I was born to hunt monsters. Now, I’m falling for one.
Exiled to Norway’s frozen wilderness after a betrayal I didn’t see coming, I thought I’d left my old life behind. But fate has other plans.
When a mission to prove my worth goes horribly wrong, I find myself face-to-face with him—a deadly, brooding stranger who knows more about my bloodline than I do. He’s everything I’ve been trained to destroy, yet his touch sets my soul on fire.
And he’s claiming to be my fated mate.
I don’t trust him. I don’t trust anyone. But when we uncover a centuries-old conspiracy tied to my cursed blood, I have no choice but to work with him. Every step closer to the truth blurs the line between ally and enemy, lover and betrayer.
Now, I’m running out of time to decide: Will I fight against the mate bond pulling us together, or will I risk everything—even my life—to unravel the secrets binding us?
He may be my only salvation… or my ultimate ruin.
Bind Me is a spicy standalone fantasy romance set in the Immortal Vices and Virtues Universe. Every book is a guaranteed happily ever after with a satisfying ending and no cliffhangers. Perfect for fans of Immortals After Dark, Black Dagger Brotherhood, and the Demonica series.
TJ Nichols
Magic and Other Mishaps
Book 1, Mytho Collapse
Released:
14 May in author store
28 May on Amazon
Set when the mythological world collapsed into ours, this series follows the god Pan (who has lost his magic) and the human Noah as they deal with the fallout of 2 changed worlds.
Nate and Rohan will be back.
You can read Mytho Investigations first where Pan and Noah are introduced (10 years older and wiser...), though chronologically this series happens first.
Keri Arthur
Of Scale and Blood
Book 2, The Drakkon Kin Trilogy
Released:
24 May
The drakkons have joined the battle, but do they have the power to help win the war?
Princess Bryn Silva is a Strega witch, gifted with the ability to raise fire and mind speak to animals. It is a gift that helped her win the trust of Kaia—a drakkon queen in the prime of her life.
But the drakkons’ only weapons are tooth and claws, and they are useless against an enemy mounted on armored birds, and who possess weapons capable of eating through scale and stone with equal ease. After an aerie is attacked, the drakkons agree to a desperate alliance and the drakkon kin—a force of Strega witches mounted on drakkon back—is formed.
Despite initial success, Bryn quickly realizes that a handful of kin will never defeat the sheer number of gilded riders amassing off Arleeon’s shores.
The drakkons needed a weapon. They needed fire…
But the gilded riders were not the only danger closing in on Esan, the fortress protecting the eastern gateway into Arleeon. The Mareritt, a warrior race and an ancient enemy, also move on them, armed with weapons eerily similar to those the gilded riders use.
Weapons capable of destroying Esan’s mighty walls.
But the biggest threat of all could be the dangerous secrets being held by Bryn’s husband, Damon Velez, heir to the throne of Zephrine and a man she hadn’t wanted to marry but might well be falling in love with.
A man whose magic could give the drakkons fire, or utterly destroy them all.
includes link to payhip which is the author store
Anna Hackett
North
Book 2, Hunter Squad
Released:
15 May
in audiobook format
Narrated by Patrick Zeller & Raquel Beattie
Running time: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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.
Non Spec-Fic
Annie Seaton
Osprey Reef
Re-released:
20 May
Love. Greed. Revenge. And a desperate search for answers ... Against the stunning backdrop of the Great Barrier Reef, two women in different eras discover how their hearts and fortunes are swayed by the secrets of the sea.
2019: Bethany Kristensen faces her toughest challenge to date, skippering the family charter business. With rivals doing their utmost to undercut her prices and reputation, the Kristensens' operation hangs by a thread. Winning the tender for a new scientific research program headed out to the farthest edge of the reef is her last chance to keep the business going. But when rumour and vandalism turn to outright sabotage, things take a drastic turn...
1934: Stella Booth flees a future of domestic drudgery in small-town outback Queensland, heading for employment and an independent life in Mackay. But fate has other plans and an accident en route sends her life spinning in a most unexpected direction...
Linked by a family mystery, decades apart, Bethany and Stella will both need to dig deeper than ever before to forge their place among the turbulent seas of the reef.
Australian author Annie Seaton applies her passion for the conservation of our iconic landscape to a compelling mystery and family saga of belonging.
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Annie Seaton
New Beginnings
Book 4, Duckinwilla Days
Released:
29 May
Desperate for a fresh start away from her family's farm, preschool teacher Amelia Johnson can no longer watch her father's declining health or endure her sister's constant criticism. When she finds the perfect rental within walking distance of her classroom, it feels like fate has finally smiled upon her.
That is, until the charming and frustratingly handsome Daniel Dupont appears on her doorstep, claiming his aunt owns the property—and he's moving in. As they reluctantly agree to share the cosy cottage, Amelia discovers that living with the gorgeous Frenchman stirs feelings she's not prepared for. Between her grandmother's wholehearted approval of Daniel and the secrets he seems to be keeping, Amelia must decide: should she guard her heart and retreat to the familiar comfort of her family farm, or take a chance on the unexpected romance blooming under their shared roof?
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Annie Seaton
Wishes and Whispers
Book 3, Duckinwilla Days
Released:
14 May
Oliver Johnson's life revolves around dawn-to-dusk work on his family's cane farm - until his well-meaning sister Amelia creates his online dating profile. Between awkward video chats, mistaken identities, and disastrous first dates, Oliver begins to wonder if true love is worth all this trouble. But when an intriguing message appears in his inbox, he discovers that finding romance might be sweeter than he expected... if he can just stop accidentally setting things on fire first.
A charming romantic comedy about love, family meddling, and finding connection in the digital age.
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Mel Teshco
Unresolved
Book 6, Gangsters at War
Released:
30 May
I was his first love. And now he's found me.
Evander
I never got over losing Gemma. I'm still putting together the shattered pieces of my heart after she walked away from me, as though I meant nothing to her, as though I'd never even existed. It didn't stop me from searching for her, and now I've finally found her I don't intend to ever let her go again. She is mine. A shame a war breaking out between rival mafia families threatens to take her away from me yet again.
Gemma
He doesn't try to pretend I didn't hurt him when I left without even saying goodbye. Perhaps that is why he doesn't care if he hurts me in return by taking away my freedom. He's keeping me hostage in his cabin by a lake in what looks like the middle of nowhere. But if it almost killed me being with him the first time, how can I survive a second time?
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Dakota Harrison & Fiona Marsden
Best Suited
Book 12, With Love, From Kurrajong Crossing,
Released:
28 May
Marina di Maggoli knows exactly what she wants in a future partner. After years of failed matches, it’s time to look for the right kind of man to take his place beside her in Kurrajong Crossing society. Besides, with all her former friends settling down and starting families, Marina is ready to compromise on finding love for the sake of ending her unbearable loneliness.
Briar Appleton has no intention of ever having a relationship or children. He lost his mother and grandmother far too young to cancer and refuses to pass that risk onto a future generation. Teasing and tormenting the snarky, uptight Marina is something he is up for. They’ve been circling each other for years—long before he started delivering organic produce to her mother when he was a teenager and caught her looking down her nose at his recycled vintage clothing.
When the teasing turns into something more, Marina and Briar have to make choices they never planned on and take risks they always shied away from. Can they find a way to be happy together—for the sake of their new family?
Anna Hackett
Night and Day
Book 4, Langston Hotels
Released:
22 May
Attending the charity masquerade ball was my chance to let loose for one night. And as soon as I see him, I let the handsome stranger show me the hottest night of my life.
Except then I learn he isn’t a stranger.
He’s my new boss.
Tessa
I’m Windward born and bred. I love my family, my town, and my dream job managing my hotel. But now we’ve been bought by Langston Hotels. Cue stress and panic.
I’ll do anything to make sure they don’t ruin the charm and turn my hotel into a slick, modern, soulless shell.
What I wasn’t counting on was jet-setting hotelier Ambrose Langston. Handsome, bossy, with a wide workaholic streak.
It doesn’t take me long to realize he’s also the man I let do very wicked things to me.
Ro
Transforming the Windward Resort is next on my plan. I’m on a mission to make Langston Hotels thrive and rub my father’s face in it.
What I never expected was the locals of Windward being less than happy with my acquisition. And I definitely wasn’t expecting Tessa Ashford.
I’ve always been professional with my employees, unlike my philandering father, but smart, beautiful Tessa—the mysterious woman who rocked my world—makes it a challenge.
Working side by side, all I can think about is her. I never stay. I work, then leave. But she has me questioning everything.
Then the strange “accidents” start happening. Someone doesn’t want me in Windward.
Now, I need to keep Tessa safe from whoever wants me gone..
Christina Phillips
Beguiled by the Highlander
Book 1, Daughters of the Isle
Released:
3 June
Their love was forbidden, but destiny had other plans.
She fell for an enigmatic stranger from the sea—and then he broke her heart
Isolde MacDonald knows exactly what she wants, and wedding the arrogant Highlander, William Campbell—who will do anything to claim her land— is most definitely not it. Fiercely proud of her heritage, she’s bound to her beloved isle through an ancient prophecy of her foremothers and is certain no Campbell will understand her bond with her land or her love for her sword.
She doesn’t need a man to make her life complete—until a stranger with no memory of his past washes up on the beach and steals her heart.
He can’t recall his own name—but he’ll do anything to win her heart
When he’s attacked on his own ship and tossed overboard during a storm, he awakens with no recollection of who he is. But of one thing, he is sure. The beautiful Isolde MacDonald, with her independent spirit and skill with her sword, is the only woman he wants.
But when his memory returns, the truth threatens to destroy them both
To win her, he must discover the truth. But there’s more at stake than an ancient prophecy, and if they can’t put the past behind them, they just might lose everything.
SALES / FREE READS
Donna Maree Hanson
Vorn and the First Comers
Tales from Argenterra
is FREE on author's website
A choice between life or death...
Kushlan Silvertongue has been commissioned to write the Tales of the First Comers, Tales of Argenterra.
Donna Maree Hanson
Shatterwing
Book 1 Dragon Wine
is FREE for a short time
The world of Margra is a desolate wasteland after one of its moons shattered. Factions fight over resources as pieces of the broken moon rain down, bringing chaos, destruction and death.
Mel Teshco
Asher
Book 2, Dragons of Riddich
is 99c for a short time
The dragons will search the universe for their one true mate... Riddich king, Asher Mannett, has more to worry about than the agony of shifting into his dragon form. Tantonics, his alien enemies, will do anything to invade and destroy him and his people, and extract their vital energy.
Paramedic Con Albury loves nothing more than spending his time off either as a wolf or at night clubs. He’s always looking for a good time, and he usually finds it. While he has aligned himself with the Outcast Pack for protection, he tells himself he prefers to be alone.
TJ is also a part of this Pride Books on Sale promotion
and this MM Romance Books promotion with this & other titles.
Helen Walton, L.A. Monteiro and H.M. Hodgson have books available for free via the Paranormal & Fantasy Romance promotion.
L.A. Monteiro is part of the Spellbound and Sunkissed promotion.
Lilliana Rose is part of the Monster Romance promotion and the Free Steamy Romance promotion.
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