2025 Releases

A Fate of Wings
Island Wolf
The Sheikh's Forced Bride: A Billionaires and Sheikhs novel
A Spell of Longing and Death
Bowen River
Dead and Gone: Ein Violet-Blackwood-Krimi (Thornwood Academy)
Vampire's in the Details
To Wed A Queen: An Epic Romantic Fantasy
Key Change

2025 covers

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We are writers mainly from Australia and New Zealand who write speculative fiction with romantic elements. Be it fantasy, paranormal, dark urban fantasy, futuristic and everything in between.

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Good News Day!


Welcome to this week's good news....


RELEASES

Mel Teshco
(This should have been in last week's posts. Sorry, Mel)
 Dragon Heat is part of the Something Wicked This Way Comes anthology. Released by Ellora's Cave.






Eleni Konstantine
Changes, a paranormal flash story, is up on the Antipodean SF site for the month of January.




Tracey O'Hara
The audio verision of Death's Sweet Embrace is available at audible.com (currently available only to the US).





RELEASE DATE

Imogene Nix
Starline will be available a month earlier and now has a 23rd January release date.





SALES

Eleni Konstantine
Strange Brew, a quirky paranormal flash story, has been accepted by Antipodean SF for their March issue.




& BLURB


Christina Phillips
Archangel of Mercy has been sold to Berkley Heat under the pen name of Christina Ashcroft. It is due for release December 2012.

Here is the blurb found on Christina's website:

"Between an angel and a desperate woman comes salvation-
and a raw passion that challenges them at every turn…
When Aurora Robinson attempts to open a rift between dimensions to embrace her true heritage, an arrogant Archangel is the only one who can save her from the jaws of hell. And while she owes Gabriel her life, she's determined not to fall at his feet-despite the desire she feels whenever they're together.
After his wings were brutally destroyed millennia ago, Gabriel has no compassion for humans like those who ruined him and betrayed the ones he loved. But when he inexplicably finds himself defying ancient protocols to rescue a woman from a fate worse than death, he is shocked by the searing attraction he feels for a mortal.
As the ancient forces that seek to punish Aurora for her actions close in, Gabriel offers the tempting woman protection at his private sanctuary. But as they both succumb to their desires, they discover an even deeper connection-one that threatens to consume them."




COVERS


Tracey O'Hara
Here is the official German cover for Night's Cold Kiss.  Very cool.



and the print cover version for Death's Sweet Embrace.




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Congratulations everyone!


Join us next week for some more good news.


Sunday, 8 January 2012

Weekly Overview

Welcome to the first Weekly Overview for 2012. Having just had a break, this overview is a bumper issue. Enjoy!



COMING UP THIS WEEK...

Tues 10 Jan
GOOD NEWS DAY

Wed 11
Changes to Wednesdays

Thurs 12
MAGIC THURSDAY: Kylie Griffin ~ Tortured Heroes

Sat 14
Changes to Saturdays




DARKSIDER TREKKING...
(where we've been)


Kylie


Eleni


Shona

Rowena

Nicole
Mel
Imogene
Jenny
Jess
Annie
Keri
Maree
Kitty
Lilliana

Emmeline

Paula



WHAT'S UP?


  • Eleni is hosting a DarkSider Reading Challenge on her reading blog. There are different levels to the challenge - reading 6, 12, or 24 books by the DarkSiders. Why don't you pop over and join?




  • We also welcome more members to the DSDU Pack (the team that brings you the blog): 
    • Nicola E. Sheridan for a new column, A Bite of..., (more info on Wednesday)
    • New member Colleen Simpson for the new column, Enchanted Orb (more info on Saturday)
    • Sandra Harris for Competitions page (soon to come) 
    • Jess Anastasi who will look after the Agents page

Thank you ladies!!



  • Kylie has a ARC copy of Vengeance Born as a giveaway on Goodreads. Follow the link - it is open from 7 January to 7 February. Good luck!





Have a great week everyone!


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