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Review & Excerpt: Finding Harbor (The Long Shadow Series #3) by Duncan Gaye

Patrick Callahan comes to Cape Breton expecting easy money from a quick and lucrative timber deal. Instead, he only finds humiliation. Swindled out of his inheritance and stranded in a windswept fishing village, he is left with nothing but a single suitcase and a future that has collapsed overnight. At seven and a half feet tall, Angus MacAskill is a gentle giant with his own past. In St. Ann's, he is known for his silent kindness as much as he is for his stoic nature. He off

Merissa

23 hours ago

Excerpt & #Giveaway: A Sabre in the Hemlock (Blade Bound Saga #2) by Dorothy Dreyer

With enemies closing in and magic slipping from her control, Celeste draws closer to unraveling a prophecy that could cost her the man she loves—as well as her soul. In the wake of the carnoraxis attack on Ivystone Citadel, Celeste Westergaard's battle for her future has only just begun. Trapped under the king’s watchful eye and hiding the magic awakening within her, Celeste must play the role expected of her, all the while uncovering secrets buried throughout Terre Ferique.

Archaeolibrarian

3 days ago

Running with the Werewolf (Darkaway Island #1) by Laurie London

Book 1 in the Darkaway Island Romance series! A cozy paranormal rom-com with spice, starring a book-loving heroine who dreams of opening her own apothecary shop, a grumpy werewolf cowboy whose ego is too big for his boots, and a small town island with quirky characters and kooky traditions. Join the fun on Darkaway Island, where the monsters come to play!

Merissa

Nov 14

Guest Post: Ravenscourt by Samantha Ward-Smith

He wanted to be gone from the dark enclosing room, with its mocking misery, to be gone from this house of nightmares, of shattered dreams, and discovered secrets which could not be put back in the box.

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Nov 11

Ghost of a Chance (Bucket List Buddies #2) by JP Sayle & Lisa Oliver

Ghost hunting was at the bottom of a bottomless list of things Lionel wanted to do—alone. Forced to go to a Bucket List Buddies event without his friend, Lionel was oblivious to everything in the darkness without so much as a torch for company. After running away from the event before it gets going, Lionel hides out at home, suffering from acute embarrassment at letting his fears get the better of him.

Debbie

Nov 7

Excerpt & Review: The Best Parts of Him (Vermont Trailblazers #1) by Amy Aislin

Ryland Zervudachi lives for the game of hockey—and for the chance to build the kind of team unity that will carry the Columbus Pilots all the way back to the playoffs after last season’s crushing defeat. Off the ice, though, there’s one goal he hasn’t managed to score—the heart of Kyle Dabbs, the Vermont Trailblazers’ team captain and his long-time crush.

Debbie

Nov 3

Vampire's Queens (The Bloodline Chronicles 3) by Evelyn Silver

Sarai, Marcelle, and Setanta’s reign as the queens and king of the secret vampire kingdom of New Ulster has begun. The duties of a queen consort are straightforward. For the witch Sarai, it means studying vampire law and history, knighting a bodyguard, growing an heir, and discovering what it means to have a family. All the while, a creeping thirst itches her dry throat with its bloody implications as she lusts for new sustenance. For the vampire Marcelle, it means trying to

Debbie

Oct 27

Playing the Game (Love Goals #2) by Kristian Parker

After Brockton FC publicly declared itself a safe space for gay players, Swedish midfielder Jonas Haber knew he had to be part of it—even if it meant transferring from their fiercest rivals, Canonbury.

Debbie

Oct 17

Blood of the Damned - Thorn (Vaughn Winery #1) by JP Sayle

Ledger unexpectedly gains an unusual mate, his boss, Thorn Vaughan, and life swiftly becomes a roller coaster ride full of dips, heights, twists and turns. Extinct vampires with stunning wings, a proposal, a wedding—and babies. And as if that isn’t enough, his carriage on this particular ride is about to be derailed when he discovers his mate’s secret.

Debbie

Oct 14

Review, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: Beyond the Darkness (Basic Instincts #3) by Thom Collins

American actor Hudson Rhodes enjoys working in the UK. After a successful career in film and TV in his twenties, he’s established himself as a bankable star in the theatre world. A month long run in a new play at Blyham’s Empire Theatre has the potential to lead to a West End run and Hudson is ready for it. The only thing threatening to spoil it is a series of sinister letters that point to a role he would rather forget.

Debbie

Oct 9

Ravens and Ruin (Brodyr Alarch #5) by Morgan Sheppard

In a land where gods still whisper through stone and stream, one man’s forbidden gift may be the key to salvation or ruin. Two years have passed since Harri was crowned King of Melthkior. Though peace holds above, something ancient stirs beneath the earth. When Ewan—the youngest of Arianrhod’s Brodyr Alarch and now General of the Melthkiorian army—unknowingly consumes the flesh of the White Snake, a druidic creature steeped in forbidden magic, he gains the ability to hear th

Debbie

Oct 7

Review & #Giveaway: Crimson Jewel by A. Gordon

Bea spends her days fighting to stay alive in post-apocalyptic Alaska. She doesn’t have time to believe in giants, true love, or fairy tales. That is, until she uses a strange staircase concealed in the forest to escape the latest predator trying to kill her. While hiding, she’s caught by Raiden, a giant with stormy eyes and disturbingly sexy fangs. For trespassing, he forces her up the stairs to his realm.

Debbie

Oct 3

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Ghost: A Love Story by Max Vos

Mason Montgomery has had enough of his own self-pity and the never-ending traffic of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. After selling up and moving to Savannah, sinking most of his money into a condemned Victorian home in a down and out part of town, an accident leaves him with a secret no doctor would ever be able to explain.

Archaeolibrarian

Sep 16

Blood of the Damned - Thorn (Vaughn Winery #1) by JP Sayle

Merissa

Sep 13

Review & Excerpt: A Furever Home by Kaje Harper & Gabbi Grey

A Furever Home is a fur-baby-filled, hurt-comfort, small town romance between two men whose only chance at a family is to build one themselves.

Debbie

Sep 10

Review & Excerpt: Seeing Death (The Augur #1) by LM Somerton

At eighteen, Bryn Ashton is preparing for a new chapter at Harvard, if fate doesn’t intervene. An orphan raised in a group home, he has spent his life fearing the moment a latent gene, mutated by a past virus, might awaken supernatural abilities. He could transform into a lupine or sanguine, but when a blood test confirms he is neither, his world shifts. Instead of wolf or vamp, Bryn is revealed to be an augur. His eyes glow green, his psychic abilities emerge, and suddenly h

Merissa

Sep 9

Playing for Keeps (Love Goals #1) by Kristian Parker

Golden-haired Udo Holtmann is a big name in soccer. But since transferring to Premier League club Brockton FC three months ago, the star midfielder can’t score a goal. The fans, the players and the CEO are furious.

Debbie

Sep 4

Lord Frederick's Return by Catherine Kullmann

An older hero, an enigmatic heroine and a delightfully outspoken four-year-old. Throw scandal into the mix for a gripping and tender Regency love story August 1816. Lord Frederick Danlow returns to England after spending 18 years in India. He plans to make a home for himself and his motherless, four-year-old daughter, Ruperta. Unsure where to start, he accepts an invitation to stay at Ponsonby Place, home of Colonel Jack Ponsonby who made his fortune in India, and his daught

Merissa

Aug 29

Scents of Lavender: Queer Love Through the Ages – in Verse by D. C. Wilkinson

Timeless and unwavering, love flows through a universal melody that echoes in every corner of the globe. Transcending borders and cultures, it sows the seeds of memories that sprout and blossom in Scents of Lavender, a collection of 25 illustrated poems that breathe life into evocative scenes where queer love proudly re-emerges from the depths of history, uncovering deep and everlasting bonds.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 28

Excerpt & #Giveaway: He Should Be Mine (My Mobster #1) by Jessica Jackman

Molly is beautiful. Feisty. Sensual. Passionate. A pretty boy who knows his trade. He is also the very epitome of high-maintenance. Rude. Stroppy. Always aiming to unnerve people with his brazen words and attitude. It makes me want to hold him tight and show him he doesn't need to put on an act. Not with me. But he belongs to my boss. And when your boss is a mafia capo, that’s a line you do not cross.

Archaeolibrarian

Aug 26