DarkSider News: January 2026 - General News!

       

 

"Prologue

Isle of Eigg, December 1565 

Is it another walk ye want, my darling lad?" Roisin MacDonald smiled indulgently at her beloved terrier, who panted excitedly at the prospect of a third escape from the castle today. In truth, she was as eager as her sweet Ecne to take advantage of the break in the weather. The storms that had buffeted the Isle of Eigg over the last few days had finally blown themselves out over the sea, leaving the air bright and crisp.

 No wonder her eldest sister, Isolde, hadn't wasted any time in taking her mysterious stranger from the sea, Njord, up to the peak of An Sgurr, the magnificent ridge that defined Eigg, in the shadow of which Sgur Castle nestled."

 - Abducted by the Highlander (Book 1, Daughters of the Isle) by Christina Phillips

New DarkSider - sort of....

L.A. Monteiro also writes as

Lisa Rodrigues

Lisa Rodrigues is a Paranormal Romance author based in Perth, Australia. She’s a neurodivergent Eurasian Australian, a goth, a burner and a sometimes acroyogi.

She works part-time in public tech policy, after ten years in marketing and communications, 

and is currently querying ‘Neon Vamps’.

See Lisa's page on the DarkSide DownUnder website. 

Lisa has recently started up on Substack.

Leisl Leighton

The Gods Cursed series is now available in German. 

Amazon Aus | Amazon de

D.K. Hood

Promises in the Dark (Book 10, Detectives Kane and Alton) now has a pre-order in French. 

Due for release 23 August.

Amazon Aus | Amazon Fr

Anna Hackett

Mission: Her Freedom (Book 6, Team 52) is now available in German.

Amazon Au and Amazon de

The Hero She Needs (Book 1, Unbroken Heroes) is now available in German.

Amazon Au and Amazon de

Saving Mr. Norcross (Novella, Norcross Security) is now available in German.

Amazon Au and Amazon de

Christina Phillips

The Highland Warrior Chronicles have been translated into German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

 

 

 

and in French.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.fr

French covers done by Eleni Konstantine's alter ego, HelzKat Designs. 

The Druid Chronicles have been translated into German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

 

 

Lilliana Rose

Dragon Reborn (Book 2, The Ochre Dragon Shifter) has been translated into German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Dragon Desire (Book 3, The Ochre Dragon Shifter) has been translated into German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Books 4-6 of the series are on pre-order.

Covers done by Eleni Konstantine's alter ego, HelzKat Designs. 

Cathleen Ross

Heat (Book 1, Zombies) has been translated to German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Bernadette Rowley

Bernadette has the following blogs about the Romantasy Hero: 

The Romantasy Hero: What Makes Him Unforgettable

Archetypes of the Romantasy Hero - part 1 and part 2

And about Mythical Animals in Romantasy - part 1

Also check out Bernadette's pins on Pinterest. 

Donna Maree Hanson

The Prudential Light had a Release Day post on 

the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) blog. 

Donna hosted an interview with character Jemima about The Prudential Light on her blog. 

Melinda Sørensen

Melinda was in her local newspaper, The Geelong Advertiser.

Alexandra Almond

Alexandra lists her favourite reads of 2025 on her blog. 

Clare Boston

Clare will no longer book on Facebook. 

Instead she will be concentrating on building a community on Substack. 

Theresa Fuller

Theresa's session at the Peranakan Saying Festival was recorded.

Her session was entitled A Journey Through Language and Legacy (takes you to Facebook).

Dakota Harrison

Dakota was a week long guest over at The Barrington Club with Susan Mackie Tyrrell 

(a Facebook group).  You need to join to view.

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Congratulations to our DarkSiders! 

Happy Reading everyone. Be safe & well. 

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