A Poison of Shadows (Whisperbound #2) by Annie Anderson
A Poison of Shadows is the second book in a series of interconnected standalone romantasy novels—complete stories linked by blood, magic, and courtly deception. Expect one dangerously controlled vampire prince, one shadow-walking heroine powered by spite and sharp objects, and a mission that turns “watch his back” into something entirely too personal. Mature themes and dark romantic tension included. Reader discretion advised.
Merissa
Jul 17
Excerpt & #Giveaway: Reaper's Quest (Curse of the Royal Reaper #1) by Debra A Kristi
Raven Gunn blamed herself and the cheat she used on her last job for her team’s assignment to the cursed reaping. Her father even packed the tool responsible for the cheat in her travel bag, silently suggesting the need, while reminding her not to trust her designated coreaper, Chace Badden. A hundred years of accumulated reapings, a prohibited reaper-tool, her born rival tasked as her partner… What could go wrong? She definitely wouldn’t allow Chace’s good looks to compromis
Archaeolibrarian
Jul 14
Typhoon Warning (Olympic Cove, #6) by Nicola Cameron
Once the wisest centaur in ancient Greece, the demigod Chiron finds himself trapped in a human body and thrust into his family's war against the Mad Nereid Thetis and the cunning saurian god Zhidō. To succeed, he has to win the heart of Dr. Zoe Antoniou, a brilliant paleontologist who holds the key to stopping Zhidō.
Merissa
Jul 6
The Deceiver: Tales of Kelnore (Royals #2) by Hannah E. Carey
The Raider War is over, but Kelnore's future is far from certain. The House of Vepi is threatened from both outside and within the Imperial Court, and as Fabian prepares to ascend the throne, he finds himself faced with a fractured empire that is skittering far too close to instability. With the impending winter, the nobility of Kelnore have descended on Talekos, and a familiar name is being whispered throughout the city, with rumors that put him at the very center of the dan
Merissa
Jul 2
Blitz & #Giveaway: Burn Her They Said (The Anomalies of Ampara Deicra #1) by Cherish Wright
Witches in Ampara Deicra are made to attune and attend to the emotions of others while suppressing their own—none more so than Tasch, the Grand Imperial Witch. Born an Anomaly, she possesses the strongest of emotion-influencing magic, which the Emperor desires and values above all others. She is entrapped into his servitude, charged with the task of maintaining his power—by managing his temper. In an attempt for further control, the Emperor assigns five sorcerers as Tasch’s I
Archaeolibrarian
Jun 26
Blitz & #Giveaway: Undying (Queens of Éire #3) by Christy Healy
Rory Ó Conchúir has always known that she was destined for war. Her deadly gifts, the unwanted inheritance of her ancestor, the Mórrígan, can only be wielded as a weapon of destruction and doom. For years, she would not allow herself to be used as such, instead choosing to live far across the sea, refusing to regret what she has left behind in order to do so…until the fateful day that she learns of the price she has paid for her peace.
Archaeolibrarian
Jun 9
Spotlight: The Therans Trilogy by Cyndi Brec
Legends don’t stay buried. Secrets don’t stay silent. And Callie Tresham is about to learn that some truths rewrite everything.
Sixteen-year-old Callie Tresham never asked to be bound to prophecy, but her life is stitched together by legends, lies, and a past that destroys. When a hidden power awakens inside her, she’s thrust between two worlds—one shaped by the modern world, the other by the consequences of centuries-old deceit and legends.
Archaeolibrarian
Jun 2
Showcase: Firevein: The Awakening (Firevein Saga #1) by Hanna Park
I went to Røros for a wedding—not to fall for a man who looked at me like he had already mourned me once.
From the moment Rurik touches me, something beneath my skin ignites. Every kiss feels inevitable. Every glance pulls at something I can’t remember—but can’t ignore. He says I’ve lived before. That I’ve died before. That he has loved me through it all.
Archaeolibrarian
May 13
Living For the Dead (Lost Woman Lost World #1) by Katie Zaber
Another day, another traffic jam — until an earthquake strikes during the evening commute, and Amber Kay is one of roughly a hundred people pulled into a wrinkle in time, where dinosaurs are the apex predator and everything is out to kill the ragtag band of survivors. Wonders they’d never imagined and plants and animals found only in schoolbooks abound.
Merissa
May 7