Halloween Newsletter 2022
Updated: Dec 21, 2022
Hey, everyone
Whether you prefer the scary side of Halloween, or the cosy side of the cooler weather, see what treats we have in store for you below.
Archaeolibrarian has been closed for a week in October as I had a family-fun week in Denmark! I only got back yesterday, so I'll tell you all about it in the next newsletter, which will be going out on 21st December, so please subscribe to ensure you don't miss out on any deals. Also, if you have a new release or a sale, you can either join our Facebook group Archaeolibrarians Book Group or email Archaeolibrarian@gmail.com so you can be included in the newsletter. Don't forget, if you would like to become an Archaeolibrarian, just read through what you need to do on the website!
Until next time, take care and stay healthy!
Vampire King (Vegas After Dark #1) by Stacey O'Neale
Entertainment reporter Remy Wade has an all-access pass to every sold-out event in Las Vegas. She’s working to make her dreams come true. But her plans are put on hold when her brother goes missing off the world-famous Strip. She must use every resource she has to find him. Even if that means she’ll have to investigate the hotel-casino where he was last seen and dig into the personal life of the dark, dangerous, and sinfully hot billionaire owner.
Vampire King Kirion Petrov has a lot on his shoulders: keeping the Nevada supernatural factions in line, protecting his family, and solving the mystery of his missing familiar, Brice Wade, before his enemies use the chaos to start a war. Remy Wade is a big problem. The last thing he needs is a reporter sniffing around his hotel-casino and accidentally discovering the supernatural, but the moment they meet, her rare blood calls to him.
Is she meant to be his queen? Or is Remy Wade just another item on his to-do list?
VAMPIRE KING is the first book in the Vegas After Dark series by USA Today Bestselling Fantasy Author, Stacey O’Neale. This is an adult paranormal romance featuring a powerful vampire king and the determined reporter who will either become his mate or his destruction. If you love steamy romance, edge-of-your-seat mystery, and scorching-hot vampires, delve into the dangerous world of Kirion Petrov.
Release Date: 4th October 2022
#Adult, #Paranormal, #Romance,
The Lost Princess (Rise of the Drakens #5) by Raven Storm
I was the diamond of my father's court, and his most prized possession--his 'gift from the gods'. My shimmering skin and pale complexion set me apart from the other nobles of the court. I was cherished. I was loved.
Until I wasn't. My father sold me north to settle his debts, and I was shipped off to a strange kingdom. To be a wife? A concubine? A trophy won in a war of politics and finances?
No, something much worse.
I was to be sacrificed to the monster hiding in the mountains.
This book can be read as a stand alone, or as a continuation of the Rise of the Draken series.
Release Date: 1st October 2022
#Dark, #Fantasy, #Romance,
Bloodlines (The Seven Series, #2) by Cheree Alsop
Lives are on the Line
Conri has a new pack to protect. With the identity of his stalker revealed, Conri vows to follow in his father’s footsteps and do whatever it takes to ensure their safety from those who hunt him.
˃˃˃ The Risk Grows
The world is a dangerous place for those with his bloodline. As Renfrow’s creatures get bolder, Conri is forced to take drastic measures to keep his loved ones out of harm’s way.
˃˃˃ Friend or Foe?
But what happens when someone who is supposed to be his enemy turns the tables? Can he trust her or will she succumb to the darkness that grows in her heart?
Release Date: 29th September 2022
#Fantasy, #ComingofAge, #UrbanFantasy, #Paranormal,
See the Giveaway section for further information on Cheree Alsop's special offer!
Star-Crossed Negotiations by Tessa McFionn
In the Nexxus system, water is a scarce commodity. Vice Ambassador Kieran Phaetal has been given the monumental task to broker peace and heal the century's old wound between the water planet of Westran Alpha and the savage denizens of Hexaka. As he boards the first available transport vessel, his thoughts focused on the future only to have his past rise up and kick him right in the gut.
It had been six years since Vanysha Kureen had seen the man who abandoned their love and destroyed her life. Six long years of climbing up from slavery as one of the Unsought, disowned and discarded, to become navigator and owner of The Royal Janstar. When an impromptu flight through the bloodiest quadrant of the Nexxus system drops into her lap, she finds her luck turning for the worst as she discovers Kieran is their passenger moments before her ship is shot down, crashing onto Hexaka in flames. With the rest of her crew injured or dead, it’s up to Vanysha and Kieran to search for help on the hostile desert planet.
Forced together by enemy fire, they must move beyond the anger and passion swirling between them to bring an end to the hostilities. With the fate of the Nexxus system at stake as well as her own happiness, can Vanysha dare to trust Kieran with her scarred and shattered heart or will his mission destroy their chance at forever?
Release Date: 8th November 2022
#ScienceFiction, #Romance,
Shadow Seer (Blood Shadows, #2) by Jennie Lynn Roberts
Their Shadows recognize each other immediately. Their hearts need a little more time…
Emma wants nothing to do with the Order. She fled that life—and accepted that she would never be a Seer—years ago. But when her childhood best friend arrives at her door, everything changes.
Zach’s on a mission. It’s up to him to stop the blood Shadows and Emma might be his only hope. Trusting her, though, that’s complicated… and Zach’s been betrayed once already. What is clear is that Zach’s Shadows have claimed Emma’s and losing her is not an option.
Time is running out and their enemy has the upper hand. Zach and Emma will need to trust each other if they want to overcome the danger ahead. Will they take a chance on love, or walk away and face the darkness alone?
Shadow Seer, the second book in the Blood Shadows Trilogy, is an adult paranormal romance for readers who love fated mates, fast-paced adventure and plenty of spice. Each book in the trilogy follows a different couple and has its own guaranteed HEA. Check author’s website for CW’s
Release Date: 31st October 2022
#Adult, #Paranormal, #Romance,
Yesterday's Over (Philly Heat #3) by Becky Flade
In the rubble of a massive explosion that rocked Philadelphia, bones are discovered beneath the remains of a row house.
Assistant Chief Medical Examiner Trudy Beasley prides herself on providing answers and closure to victim's families, but the mystery surrounding the skeletal remains is something she's never seen before. Could whoever did this still be loose in the city? Trudy’s instincts demand she pursue the truth.
Forensic anthropologist Benjamin Roberts disagrees. Ben sees the puzzle as an academic challenge, not a legal one.
As the investigation progresses, Trudy and Ben are pulled closer together, until their professional relationship crosses the line of professionalism and they find themselves in each other's arms. Will their newfound romance survive when someone is willing to kill again in order to keep secrets buried along with those in the row house disaster?
Release Date: 18th October 2022
#Contemporary, #RomanticSuspense,
Wicked Prince (Dark Falls Academy, #2) by Anya J Cosgrove
Never make a deal with a Fae. You'll end up on your knees...
I didn't listen. I made a deal with the Fae prince that plagues Dark Falls with his sinful presence. Cole Desirys now thinks he owns me, his psycho best friend hates me, and I loathe myself for the foolish promise I made.
From what I understand, breaking the terms of our agreement could have me killed, shunned, or turned into a slave of some kind. I’m still fuzzy on the details.
I feed on the power I have over him. I don’t care if it makes me wicked too. It's all fun and games until someone dies. Wicked Prince is the second book in the Dark Falls Academy series, an action-filled, enemies-to-lovers, fantasy romance. The steaminess increases with each book. Fall under the dark prince's spell and uncover the terrible secrets that run deep under the Academy.
Release Date: 13th October 2022
#Fantasy, #Romance, #Steamy
A Witch's Guide to Crafting Your Practice: Create a Magical Path that Works for You by Lisa McSherry
Customize Your Magical Path with Time-Tested, Practical Lessons
Build a unique practice that fits you to a T with Lisa McSherry's self-paced guide to the fundamentals of witchcraft. Presenting a progressive series of lessons with real-world results, Lisa helps you truly connect with each topic. From creating an altar and Book of Shadows to performing rituals and developing psychic abilities, this book gives you the foundation needed to start and grow your personal path. Unlike other introductions to magic, this book presents concrete analyses of each topic as well as interludes that use related activities to map out your own practice. Lisa has effectively taught and refined this approach for decades, and now she shares it with you.
Release Date: 8th October (US)
#Wicca, #Witchcraft, #Paganism,
The Swordsmith and the Devils Dancer by Jennie Lynn Roberts
They’re playing a game… but the stakes are everything.
Samiel spent years holding on to the hope that one day he could build a good life as a swordsmith. When that dream is brutally crushed, he begs the devil to take his cruel master down to the Abyss, and finally set him free. But the devil doesn’t come. Instead, he sends Fiadh… a woman who calls to Samiel’s heart and soul, but who he knows he can never, ever trust.
Fiadh lost everything a long time ago. Now she survives as best she can and tries to prevent anyone else from making the same mistakes. When she meets Samiel—with his deep core of goodness and his heated touch—she immediately recognizes that he could have been everything to her. But life has taught Fiadh the futility of wishing. She will never be free, but maybe, if she plays her cards exactly right, she can save Samiel.
If you love devilish bargains, fated soulmates, and cinnamon roll heroes (with big swords and a touch of broody angst) who fall fast for their courageous heroines, then “The Swordsmith and the Devil’s Dancer” is the paranormal romance novella for you.
Release Date: 5th October 2022
#Paranormal, #Romance, #Novella
The Placeholder by Lynda Wolters
Thelma and Louise meets Eat, Pray, Love meets Me Before You in The Placeholder, an unconventional, unforgettable, unputdownable story of loss and love.
Serenade Kincaid has lost everything: her stepchildren, her house, half her earnings, her sports car, and her husband, all to a much younger–and more fertile–woman.
Sera now drinks boxed wine from a plastic cup, lives in a seedy motel, and spends her time scrolling dating apps searching for a semi-decent-not-a-mass-murderer-please-just-spend-time-with-me port in the storm.
As Sera leapfrogs through men, her snarky, meddling boss and sometimes-best friend Carolyn encourages Sera to invest in a friend with benefits. Just until Prince Charming comes along, of course.
Enter Zac, a self-proclaimed unsuitable boyfriend who looks to have jumped straight from the pages of a romance novel. He insists he’s only looking for some fun, which is perfect for Sera. Cue the booty calls. While avoiding her issues, Sera finds it challenging to stick to her boundaries regarding her too-consistent hookup. But when life takes a sharp left, all fun and games come to a screeching halt. Sera, Zac, and Carolyn must race against time to disentangle their web of lies and deceit before it’s too late.
Release Date: 1st November 2022
#WomensFiction,
The Great Tree: A Christmas Fable by Able Barrett
Andrew and his older brother Nicholas were separated as children.
Nicholas had been snatched away by the Prince of Darkness, and Andrew had all but given up hope, but now their mother is ill, and he's determined to reunite them before she passes - despite her objections.
With his dog Jenny by his side, Andrew sets out on an epic and perilous crusade well beyond his wildest imagination, facing evil protectors, giant wolves, dark magic, Sorcerers, Goblins, and even the Prince of Darkness himself.
Then there's The Great Tree.
It's enormous, with a presence that's nearly impossible to describe...
And it's clearly the heart of the kingdom of the wicked Sorcerer.
This is the setting for the adventure story that changed Christmas forever!
Young people and adults of all ages will enjoy this thrilling fable in the same way we've enjoyed other great Christmas stories of the past.
And everyone must know that Jenny the dog is based on a very real Jenny, the author's vision of a true warrior - who has her own inspiring story that he's happy to share with anyone who asks.
All proceeds from the sale of The Great Tree go to The Last Road Dog Animal Sanctuary to rescue unadoptable dogs, cats, and horses, an approved 501 (c)(3) Animal Public Welfare Charity that greatly appreciates the ongoing support of readers like you!
Release Date: 17th October 2022
#Mythology, #FairyTales, #Fantasy, #YoungAdult
Sisters at the Edge of the World by Ailish Sinclair
When Morragh speaks to another person for the very first time, she has no idea that he is an invader in her land.
What she does next constitutes a huge betrayal of her people, threatening her closest relationships and even her way of life itself.
As the conflict between the Caledonian tribes and the Roman Sons of Mars intensifies, can she use her high status in the community to lessen the coming death toll or even prevent outright war?