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Monday, 20 April 2026

DarkSider News: April 2026 - General News!

"Prologue

'In the blood of the innocent, roses bloom darkest.'
— ANCIENT IRON KINGDOM PROVERB

One late winter's afternoon in the Iron Kingdoms, snowflakes fell like dying stars to a market street forgotten by warmth. Most merchants packed up for the day, eager to
return home before night settled—all except for a single boy and girl who lingered, their innocent laughter cutting through the war-deadened silence.

Each carried bundles wrapped against the frost-bread, salted fish, dried berries. A feast in a town close to battle lines.

Eyes followed their path. Hungry eyes, resentful eyes. Not for the food, but for the youthful hands carrying it."

- The Queen (Book 1, The Bride Hunt) by Lana Pecherczyk

ARRA Awards

Runner up for in

Favourite Continuing Romance Series 2025

With Love, From Kurrajong Crossing series by Dakota Harrison and Fiona Marsden

D.K. Hood

Good Girls Don't Cry (Book 26, Detectives Kane and Alton) and

Their Haunted Hearts (Book 27, Detectives Kane and Alton) are now available in German.

Promises in the Dark (Book 10 Detectives Kane and Alton) is now available in French.

Watch Over Me (Book 28, Detectives Kane and Alton) is now available for pre-order in German.

Due for release 11 May.

The Liar I Married is now available for pre-order in German.

Due for release 12 June.

Bernadette Rowley

Bernadette writes about Which Romantasy Trope Are You? on her blog.

Donna Maree Hanson

Donna was interviewed by Fantasy author Chris Andrews.

Lilliana Rose

The Protector Wolf Shifter has now been translated into German.

Shadow Wolf (Book 1)

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Marked Wolf and Rogue Wolf (Books 2 & 3)

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Efthalia

Join Efthalia's ARC team to review Two Times The Curse.

Samantha Marshall / Samantha Stormfury

Samantha explains her change of name to Samantha Stormfury.

Amy Hutton

Amy was interviewed on Voices Down Under on Instagram.

Lisa Rodrigues

On her blog, Lisa writes about the elusive nature of Focus and Reflections on Heroes: what 'good' writing is and means to me.

Juanita Kees

Juanita wrote a fascinating three-part series following one research rabbit hole from a theological question about Adam and Eve all the way to the construction of racial ideology and its echoes in modern Australia.

Part 1: From Eden to Melonin

Part 2: How Wonderlust Became Conquest

Part 3: How Power Invented Race

Anna Hackett

The Hero She Deserves (Book 4, Unbroken Heroes) is now in German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Annie Seaton

Annie has updated her website's look.

Congratulations to our DarkSiders!

Happy Reading everyone. Be safe & well.

Next on the DarkSider News: Pre-Orders & Covers!

Monday, 16 March 2026

DarkSider News: March 2026 - General News

"Eugene, Oregon

Asshole ex, AKA The Prick. Overprotective aunts. And not an ounce of magic since before breakfast. What a day ... at least it was almost over.

Reilynn gripped the steering wheel of her secondhand hunter-green Kia Forte, taking a wide turn into her apartment's parking lot, and slammed on the brakes—then shot a hand out to stop the ginormous box of ritual equipment sliding off the passenger seat—as she stopped fast in the last available spot. Farthest from the front door, of course."

- A Sword of Magic and Stone (Book 5, Relics and Legends) by HM Hodgson

Bernadette Rowley

Bernadette continues her post about Mythical Animals in Romantasy - part 2

And continues with:

Between the spark and the slow burn: why romantasy readers love both

and

How magic and dnager change the way romantasy couples fall in love

Danni Line

Danni was interviewed by Selina Shapland from Empowered Words.

Keri Arthur

Of Blood and Fire (Book 3, Drakkon Kin trilogy) was reviewed by KRL News.

Claire Boston

Claire shares chapter 1 from Into the Fire (Book 4, The Texan Quartet)

Claire has also updated her website to a new look.

Claire has also been very honest in her journey with mastectomy surgery on her blog.

There's a number of posts from the decision to pre and post surgery.

Juanita Kees

Juanita had an Author Spotlight on Claire Boston's blog.

Carolyn Wren

Carolyn was on the Not the Plot podcast.

Amy Hutton

Ghosted had a review on Instagram over at Ella's Reviews.

Anna Hackett

The Hero She Craves (Book 3, Unbroken Heroes) is now in German.

Amazon Aus | Amazon.de

Congratulations to our DarkSiders!

Happy Reading everyone. Be safe & well.

Next on the DarkSider News: Pre-Orders & Covers!

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

DarkSider News: February 2026 - General News!

"Prologue

Frobisher Manor, Kiddlington, Oxfordshire, 1864
A memoir by Prudence Wainwright
The following revelations are for my close family and friends only.
I am foremost a lady, or consider myself so, no matter how others will judge me. Writing a memoir was never something I thought of doing before. However, as my family and friends have demonstrated an earnest curiosity about my life, I have acquiesced.
Of course, I have had adventures, but some of them I never wanted to bring to mind again, let alone put to paper. People may judge my past deeds harshly. I did what I did in the time and the particular situations I found myself in-some of which were dire indeed."