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Dream Walker: The Council of Twelve Series (Book5)
Genre:  Fantasy/ Paranormal Romance/YA
Release Date: November 25, 2022

Synopsis

Koyu thought she had done her duty, but deep inside she knows it will never be over. She is bound to her master forever and will have to execute his every command. But when he demands she’ll invade his sworn enemy’s dreams, she chooses to rebel.
Koyu risks her existence to help the ‘other side’ by purposely disobeying her master's orders.
Koyu knows she'll pay with her life for her impertinence. Is there, indeed, no hope for her?

 

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REVIEW

Having followed the series since book one I am ecstatic for book five! Each book is a stand-alone book on its own though so it doesn’t matter where you start (though starting at the beginning does make it more enjoyable.), either way, you are going to get hooked and want to go back and read the rest.

In book 5 Dream Walker we have introduced Koyu, a succubus demon with a heart of gold. She actually distastes her duty, her existence. When her master calls upon Koyu with a mission to seduce one of the Council of Twelve Angels, she is horrified. Unable to say no though she unwittingly says she will take the challenge giving her an upper hand. Not wanting to do it, Koyu bravely reaches out to the Council of Twelve to warn them. 

When Koyu is whisked up to heaven to talk to the Council of Twelve and Koyu sees her target, a strange feeling starts to stir in Koyu. You can take a demon out of hell, but can you take the hell out of a demon?

Alexander takes the sexy succubus demon creature in a direction I didn’t know could be so tastefully done. She strikes gold again in her 5th book of the series.

Reading is my escapism. I want to be whisked away from this reality and into another and Alexander does not disappoint you. For a moment my troubles are gone and I am in heaven, or at least A.J.’s re-imagining of it. In every book she takes you on a delicious journey into her world which she lays out in a sweet poetic song of words. Lovely!

My Rating is 5 out of 5 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A.J. Alexander is a talented classical musician who has won several music contests in her youth. She is an accomplished skier and loves to swim, amongst other sports.

A.J. Alexander is the author of the award-winning ‘The Council of Twelve series, with five published books so far. She lives in Upstate New York with her beautiful senior Maine Coon cat. In her rare free time, she loves to meet friends or go for long nature walks.

A. J. Alexander learned reading and writing at the age of four and realized quite early in her education that she loves painting pictures with words. During her school time, she won poetry as well as short story contests. Later on, she participated in writing and poetry workshops to learn the craft. During her time at university, her education as a writer turned toward creative as well as journalistic writing. A. J. published several poems and short stories under a pen name. Currently, she is working on ‘The Council Of Twelve’ series. Writing fantasy books has always been her dream, and she looks forward to sharing her work with her audience.

 A..J. Alexander’s full information can be found here: http://www.aurorajeanalexander.com

Another spotlight today is Rule of the Aurora King the stunning next installment in the Artefacts of Ouranos series by Nisha J. Tuli. It’s currently on a blog book tour hosted by R&R Book Tours. Today I’d like to put it in the spotlight. Without further ado!

Rule of the Aurora King (Artefacts of Ouranos #2)
Publication Date: April 6th, 2023
Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Fantasy/ Fae

“I am not his conquest. I am not his to claim. I am my own castle.”
Freed from the golden clutches of the Sun King, Lor now finds herself in the hands of Nadir, the Aurora Prince. Convinced she’s hiding something; he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make her talk. But Lor knows the value of secrets—she’s been keeping them her entire life—and she’s not letting hers go without a fight.
When Lor and Nadir team up to search for a lost item that holds the key to her past and her future, she isn’t sure if she can trust him. All she knows is she won’t fall for his promises and make the same mistakes again.
Lor also hasn’t forgotten her vow to destroy the Aurora King. As Atlas hunts her across Ouranos, Lor plots to bring down the Imperial Fae who took everything. But she soon realizes that the future of the continent is about so much more than just her shattered legacy.

The Rule of the Aurora King is the second book in the Artefacts of Ouranos series and combines romance, intrigue, action, and adventure. If you love enemies to lovers, fated mates. Get your copy today!

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Also, Check out book 1 in the series!

Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos #1)

Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King’s heart.

Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King’s rule. Her only desire is to get free and pay him back for every moment of misery she’s endured.

When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she’ll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge.

But Lor doesn’t belong in the Sun Queen Trials. Not only does she not understand why she was freed, she isn’t a citizen of the Sun King’s court. The other Tributes resent her presence and will stop at nothing to ensure Lor is wiped off the gameboard, permanently.

Now Lor must win, because if she loses, she dies. Or worse, she’ll be sent back into the hands of the Aurora King.

This glittering fae romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer Armentrout, and Raven Kennedy. Trial of the Sun Queen is the first book in a series with an eventual happy ever after.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nisha J. Tuli is a Canadian fantasy romance author, whose books feature kick ass heroines, swoony love interests, and slow burns with plenty of heat. Fans of The Princess Bride and A Court of Thorns and Roses will find themselves at home in her worlds.

She loves to draw upon her Indian heritage to bring her stories to life, weaving together vibrant and compelling characters, settings, and plotlines. Her first novella Wicked is the Reaper became a BookTok hit, which she followed up with two more novels, including her latest, Trial of the Sun Queen, the first in a new series.

Nisha wants to leave her readers breathless and begging for more and enjoys making her characters suffer before giving them a much-deserved happily ever after. When she’s not writing or exploring, Nisha can be found enjoying travel, food, and camping with her partner, two kids, and their fluffy Samoyed.

Learn More about Nisha at Nisha J. Tuli

Joining with R&R Book Tours this Thursday I am spotlighting the sassy adult romantic fantasy Fires of the Forsaken by Stephanie E. Donohue.  Available for pre-order now read on as to why this book is on my spotlight list.

Fires of the Forsaken (Across #1)
Expected Publication Date: May 2023
Genre: Adult Fantasy/ Romantic Fantasy

Addie wanted a gosh-darn pizza. 
Lass wanted to avoid being cooked over a spit.
Neither figured they’d end up with a one-way ticket to the end of days.

Addie did not have “getting plucked from the 21st century and thrown into a rudimentary fantasy world” on her “fun things to do at 30” checklist. Yet here she is, struggling to survive in the hellscape known as Sakar, a place where Wraiths flame-broil humans and Celestial armies wage war with each other over a centuries-old spat. Thankfully, Cheriour, the hunky commander of the human army, takes her under his wing—although he’s allergic to giving straight answers. And talking.
 
As Addie reluctantly starts to care for him, and the rest of the Sakarians, she also learns why she was sent to this world. And it’s a doozy…
The violent society of Sakar is the only home Lass has ever known, and it’s been a wretched one. She has spent her life being tormented and twisted into an inhuman hybrid by the Celestials and hunted by the humans who fear her. But she finds solace with a cocky, blue-eyed boy who comforts her, even after she accidentally slaughters innocents.

As Lass struggles to control her volatile powers, she slowly transforms into the monster the humans believe her to be. And even the boy she loves is in peril…

At the end of time, there is only fire. And neither Addie nor Lass will escape unscathed.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

As a child, Stephanie E. Donohue roamed Narnia with the Pevensie siblings and rode the Hogwarts Express with Harry and his friends. She never tired of discovering new and magical worlds through the pages of a book. And, when the yearning to explore still wasn’t satiated, Stephanie turned to writing. With a pen and a few sheets of paper, she learned to craft new worlds, and vibrant characters to explore with.

That passion has never died. Stephanie still enjoys writing stories that take readers on exciting, and sometimes dangerous, adventures.  

When she’s not writing, Stephanie can usually be found cuddling with her two cats, obsessively re-watching The Office, or rocking out to a Pound Fitness class.

Learn more about Stephanie at Stephanie E. Donohue

Director: Marcellous Cox

Genre: DRAMA, INDEPENDANT

Language: ENGLISH

Written by: Marcellous Cox

Length: 1hr 45min

Rating: NR (TV-14)

Synopsis

 A young sketch artist agrees to an in-house therapy session with a well-renowned psychiatrist as his life begins sprawling out of control after years of physical and verbal abuse have finally taken a toll on him.

Powerfully beautiful Marcellus Cox shines in his directorial debut with Mickey Hardaway.

Review

We are introduced to Mickey Hardaway, a struggling young artist who, unbeknownst to him, is haunted by his past childhood trauma.  After losing his job, Mickey finds himself unable to handle life. His girlfriend Grace (Ashley Parchment) recommends an esteemed psychiatrist, Dr. Cameron Harden (Stephen Cofield Jr.) Mickey agrees, and it is in these sessions we learn of Mickey’s horrific childhood abuse from his father, Randall Hardaway (David Chattam ), and his fearful mother (Gayla Johnson).

Mickey has loved drawing since childhood, and he is good at it. When one of Mickey’s elementary school teachers, Mr. Sweeney(Denis L.A. White), encourages Mickey to attend a summer art class, Mickey sadly says his dad has said no. Mr. Sweeney, thinking this art class could really benefit Mickey, tries to appease Mickey’s dad and gets beat down by Mickey’s dad LITERALLY. Mickey needs to be realistic; he is told. That is just a glimpse of Mickey’s abuse; as Mickey continues his sessions with Dr. Harden, we see more and more. Sadly, his sessions with Dr. Harden always seem to be cut shorter and shorter, leaving Mickey with no answers. Mickey starts to feel resentful, and then finally, Mickey breaks.

Mickey Hardaway is a film every mental health practitioner should see, heck the whole world should see as Mickey Hardaway shows exactly how our mental health system fails us. Also, we as a society fail each other. So many people said they’d be there if Mickey needed anything, but no one was there. Only Mr. Sweeny seemed to have kept his word, but even Mr. Sweeney, in a way, failed somehow.

Shot entirely in black and white, the only color we get is when Mickey meets Grace as we see Grace is the only color and brightness in his painful black-and-white life.

Cox does a phenomenal job in his directorial debut.  I applaud him so much and can relate deeply to this film. Much of it brought tears to my eyes. I enjoyed how Cox envisions Mickey’s slip into instability in an almost uneventful way till it’s too late, which is kind of true to life. When a person goes off the deep end, no one ever sees it coming. It is usually after the fact the signs are seen.

Cox presents a beautiful piece that is flawless, in my opinion. Every shot has a meaning, and the cast is stellar. Every cast member commands each scene they are in. David Chattam (Randall Hardaway )gives a vicious performance as Mickey’s dad and delivers the cruelest line ever in a film I have ever heard. 

 Rashad Hunter (Mickey Hardaway), though, is the breakout star. He portrays Mickey with a realistic vulnerability you can not help but feel and relate to.

Mickey Hardaway is currently out on the film festival circuit and has won tons of awards, including:

*2023 Best feature: Lightreel Film Festival

*Best Feature: Roxbury International Film Fest

and

*Best Director: Athens International Monthly Arts Film Festival (For the full live, visit their IMDB page)

A great indie art house piece. My rating is 10/10

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Synopsis:

Three strangers, A Hitman – Haider Pasha, A Gangster – Amajad Daniya, and a Sidekick – Abeer Gul get trapped in a Carnivorous environment. Things are not what they seem. Outcast, betrayed all three suspecting each other are fighting for their life. Trust is the name of the game.

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REVIEW

Think of anything by Quentin Tarantino mixed in with Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City, and you will get an idea of what the cinematic Triple Cross is like. Written and directed by Indie India native Mirza Malik or better known as mirzamlk. Mirzamlk is well known for his high-octane, action-packed features, and his use of stylized slow motion does not disappoint with Triple Cross.

We open with Hitman Haider Pasha (Ansh Beg Mirza), whose target seems to have gotten the upper hand on him, but Pasha quickly gains the upper hand again as we flashback to a mysterious character (mirzamlk himself doing a cameo.) hiring him to take out a gangster name Amjad Daniyal (Mohib Beg Mirza). We then return to Pasha and Daniyal, who is now tied up and offers a counteroffer of more money to spare him and to give him the name of the person who hired him to kill him. Pasha agrees to the double cross, but he does not give his client’s name. When Pasha gets triple-crossed, a surprising new player gets revealed, leaving all three having to trust each other in a cliffhanger that left me curious for chapter 2.

Visually, Triple Cross is pristine, polished, and professional. Filmed using only a secondhand Canon 5d Mark II camera, and all VFX done on a second-hand i5 computer with 8 GB RAM without GPU, mirzamlk breaks the myth that films must be shot with special high-end cameras and equipment. With a cast of only four actors and shot in one location using three cheap DYI lights with colored gel wrapped around them, mirzamlk and crew make it work, offering an entertaining piece to watch.

While filmed in Hindi, it features subtitles to follow along, but Triple Cross is a more visual piece than for dialogue, and the dialogue spoken is a proverbial dialogue that some might find off-putting, but I actually loved it. “A washerman’s dog is neither of the hour nor the laundry,” Saniya says. Which is taken from the Indian proverb poem of Dhobi Ghat.

As for the cast, Ansh Beg Mirza (Haider Pasha) is my breakout star with his sweet boyish looks playing Haider Pasha, a well-known cold-blooded hitman by looks, it’s hard to think, but his performance was smooth, solid, and believable (He also contributes as Sounder editor and Composer.). I was kind of rooting for him to win. I also enjoyed Mirza Rakshanda Khan (Abeer Gul) and, of course, the handsome Mohib Beg Mirza (Amijad Daniyak), who won my heart with his sexy hair.

Overall, Triple Cross is fun to watch, and it is quite impressive considering the shoe-string budget they had. I liked Mirzamlk’s use of slow motion, yet at times, it got to be a bit too much, especially during the shoot-out chase battle at Tehkhana, in which the stylized slow-motion fell flat and just seemed to drag out the 117 minutes long film with the same shots playing over and over again while tossing in the cool gun explosion graphic again and again. It almost lost me, but Mirzamlk does a dynamite save, though, with a plot twist at the end that gives Triple Cross hope, and I’d love to see Triple Cross Chapter 2.

My rating 8/10

Triple Cross is available to watch on YouTube TUBI and AmazonUS/UK

Today’s Book Spotlight we are welcomed back to the world of the Veil with the release of A Fae is Done (Birth of Fae Book 5) by Danielle M. Orsino. Read on for details!

A Fae is Done (Birth of the Fae #5)
Publication Date: March 30th, 2023
Genre: Epic Fantasy/ Fae

Prophecies, broken hearts, secrets, and scars. Bodies delivered on the wings of butterflies.
After Queen Aurora’s execution, the Court of Light falls into political unrest. The riots continue as new Queen Sekhmet takes her place on the throne and puts her long-planned agenda into action. Meanwhile, King Jarvok attempts to remedy his heartache but ends up divulging suspicions he has held close for centuries instead.

Alliances shift as dark mysteries bubble to the surface, but a prophecy reading brings a ray of hope. Unfortunately for others, it foretells certain doom. The Oracles speak of a future child who will unite the Fae courts and bring karmic retribution. Unlikely heroes will be forced together by fate, while unexpected enemies are revealed. There are Fae in both courts who have plenty to hide. Some would kill to keep their secrets. Some are willing to die for them.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Danielle M. Orsino is a fantasy novelist whose lifelong vision to create whimsical realms that her readers can escape to. Her compelling word-weaving pays homage to a multitude of personal muses, from Chris Claremont and George Pérez (both famous comic book writers), to Anne Rice and Wonder Woman.

The creative spark of storytelling has been with Danielle ever since she was a child, but martial arts and her nursing career took center stage into adulthood. Then, on a day like any other, it was reignited during the most unexpected of moments: while treating one of her patients. Seeing that they longed for a distraction during their arduous treatments, the floodgates of inspiration soon burst forth. So, Danielle took it upon herself to tell them a story; a fantastical narrative that would leave the confines of that IV room’s walls and land upon a page. Before she knew it, what started as an imaginative tale to pass the time, turned into book, followed by an entire series: The Birth of Fae. This awe-inspiring series includes Locked out of Heaven (Book One), Thine Eyes of Mercy (Book Two), and From The Ashes (Book Three), all of which are published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc. And with an unwavering passion for cosplay and comics, it was a unanimous decision to place her on the cover of each book in all her Fae cosplay glory. The Birth of Fae also features Los, an affable chameleon dragon inspired by her fun-loving Yorkie named Carlos.

When writing wasn’t at the forefront of her mind, Danielle was a successful Martial Artist. Some of her achievements include “1999 World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee”, “Female Martial Artist of the Year”, “WKA World Champion Silver Medalist 2008”, and numerous more. She has also garnered hundreds of martial art tournament wins, various other national and world titles, and features on big-name channels like TLC and CBS. She even had the rare opportunity to perform for former U.S. President Bill Clinton and collaborate alongside Vincent Lyn and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. From there, she pursued her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, and she is now a Licensed Practical Nurse who focuses on Lyme disease research.

This “New Queen of the Fae’s” unmatched world-building and masterful Fae-origin retellings have led to an ever-growing queendom of “Fae-natics”. To begin embarking upon a quest in an epic world unlike any other, visit Danielle M. Orsino’s official website at http://www.BirthOfTheFae.com.

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Synopsis: Bobby Russo was born into a life of organized crime. A life of secrets and lies. As he gets older Bobby realizes that the most dangerous secrets of all are his own.

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Review

Beautiful and brilliant Dress Code written by Peter Panagos and directed by Joseph Pupello. follows Bobby Russo. Groomed from a young age to join the “family business” Only Bobby has a secret.

 In a flashback, we meet young Bobby (Nicholas Giordano), the son of a violent dad (Freddie Mass) and a verbally abused mother (Alex Di Trolio). Coming home to what seems to be a familiar situation of his parents arguing once again. Bobby finally frustrated, grabs his mother’s purse going into the bathroom. Instead of money, Bobby pulls out his mom’s lipstick soothed by its shape and smell he applies it. Caught by his dad who goes into a violent outburst Bobby is saved by his mother who is worried and wondering why her son is stealing her makeup and clothes. Taking him to a psychologist who offers a place to help “cure” Bobby of his affliction. Horrified at the thought they storm out, she promises she will be there for him always and gives him a secret bag with a lock on it filled with makeup and some of her clothes telling Bobby to be him but be discreet.

Transition to present-day adult Bobby( Gerard Garill) at his mother’s funeral. Bobby has a girlfriend now and they are expecting their first child. and Bobby has become a prominent member of the “Family business” thanks to his Uncle Rocco (Frank Osso) who has been more of a father figure to him in his life. When the head mobster dies and Rocco is promoted to head of the business Rocco gives Bobby control of an important location that ruffles feathers among the ranks especially with Allie Boy (played superbly by Edward John Scienski) and Bobby too. Is he cut out of this? When Bobby finally decides to embrace who he is by going to a transgender party we see Bobby at his happiest, and the music that plays is killer. It almost brings a tear to your eye. It also all comes crashing down on Bobby after.

Winner of Best Screenplay (Peter Panagos), Best 1st-time director (Joseph Pupello), and Best Actor (Gerard Garlli)  at the Oniros Film Festival in New York Dress Code blow mainstream mobster films out of the water with something that is refreshing and absolutely amazing. Just like getting drawn into a good book, Dress Code draws you in at the first screenshot. Completely engrossed in the storytelling the film flows smoothly keeping your attention the whole film through. 

Performance wise everyone’s performances were realistic and spot on. Frank Osso (Even the Score, Equal Standard) is charming, reminding me a bit of the late great Ray Liotta. Freddie Mass (Better Safe Than Sonny, Big Weekend) powerhouses to perfection as the perfect Italian American mob dad nightmare, and Gerard Garlli (Hard Laughter, Fratello) of course rises shining in his performance. More awards should be coming Dress Codes‘ way. 

My Rating is 10 out of 10

This cover is insanely delicious and made me instantly curious. So I am happy this Thursday to spotlight CURSED MEMORY by River Ash. This beautiful novella is part one of a duet. Let’s take a bite inside shall we?

Cursed Memory (Cursed Bloodlines #1)

Publication Date: January 17th, 2023

Genre: PNR/ Vampire Romance

Length: 65 pages

I remember the club. The pounding of the beat pulsing in my veins, the way my body moved with the music.

Then — nothing.

My memories are locked away in the dark corners of my mind, replaced by an insatiable hunger nothing can fill.

Until I found him.

I felt his presence before I saw him. My blood calls for this mysterious man whose darkness matches my own. Being near him sets my body on fire, making me ache for every touch… every taste.
It’s as if my soul recognizes him, loosening my trapped memories. Each time a new one breaks free, I wonder if he holds the key to what I’ve lost, what I can’t remember. But everything comes with a price. I’m beginning to fear the cost of remembering all that I’ve done might be more than I can bear. What if the monster of this story… is me?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

River Ash is a writer of paranormal romance novels. Her stories are filled with passion and fantasy and all have HEAs. Her latest book in the Cursed Bloodline world, “Cursed Memory” is out.

Her love for reading began when she was a young girl sneaking into the school library and grow into adulthood.

When River’s not reading, she is writing passionate fantasy with a romantic twist. Or else, she can be found solving sudoku puzzles. River loves traveling, is obsessed with energy drinks, and has several relationships with fictional characters.

Follow River and all things Cursed Memory at River Ash

It is publication week for author Rick Lenz. Teaming with R&R Book Tours I have joined the book tour for his release of A Town Called Why. Read on!

A Town Called Why

Publication Date: February 21, 2023

Genre: Mystery/ Suspense/ Private Detective

Simple justice or an eye for an eye? Half-Apache cop confronts pure evil.

Colleagues of Frank Gaines, a half-Apache, Arizona desert town police detective, know him as a courageous man. Gaines doubts that. He suspects he’s afraid of not behaving courageously. He goes into therapy. This creates a new problem: he is falling in love with his therapist, a striking, full-blooded Apache woman, Sunny Kacheenay, granddaughter of a great shaman, who has mystical gifts of her own.

A distant maternal relative of Gaines dies in a shotgun blast. Against her own best professional instincts, Sunny is forced to tell Gaines that by ancient, ancestral law, his sacred duty is to find, torture, and kill the murderer.

Jokingly, Gaines tells her it’s not the 1800s anymore.

Sunny doesn’t laugh.

In the process of trying to hunt down the most malignant villain Gaines has ever heard of, he begins to test his courage for real and to recognize his true feelings about life, love, and courage.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

When Rick Lenz retired as a stage and film actor (playing opposite Ingrid Bergman, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Walter Matthau, Peter Sellers, etc.), his passion for drama refused to retire with him. Although he was an actor most of his life, he is also a seasoned writer. His plays have been produced Off-Broadway, on PBS television, and in regional theatres across the country. Rick’s memoir North of Hollywood was called “masterful” by Writer’s Digest. His first novel, The Alexandrite was named “one of the best books of the year” by Kirkus Reviews. Bret Easton Ellis called it “almost impossible to put down.” Rick’s books have won several awards, including, Readers Views (first place), the Chanticleer Somerset Grand Prize for Literary, Contemporary, and Mainstream Fiction, an IPPY Award, and a Foreword Book of the Year. Most recently, his time-travel love story Hello, Rest of My Life was a 2022 Silver Nautilus Book Award winner (fiction), and Eric Hoffer Award finalist (fiction). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Linda and an ever-shifting array of animals.

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The Winter of the Wicked is the HIGHLY ANTICIPATED second novel in J.L. Vampa’s The Sisters Solstice Series. Congratulations to J.L. Vampa read on for more and get yourself a copy of this beauty!

Winter of the Wicked (Sisters Solstice #2)

Publication Date: February 21st, 2023
Publisher: Phantom House Press
Genre: Adult Fantasy/ Gothic Fantasy/ Dark Romantic Fantasy

Some witches cast spells. Others sacrifice everything.
A Sister forced to do the unthinkable. A kingdom on the brink. A quartet of witches intent on altering History. 
For centuries, Sister Winter’s life has been dictated by a Grimoire—the Book her Sister Autumn just destroyed. Despite the necessity of its destruction to end a vile shadow organization and the Sisters’ three hundred years of separation, Wendolyn is left adrift without its guidance.
As secrets from long ago begin to rise up around her, Sister Winter must face what haunts her, while the Prince of Mereville uses his abilities as Marchand de Mort to infiltrate The Order—the shadow regime that wants him dead.
Will the ghosts of the past keep Wendolyn from her Sisters? Will their differences spell the end for Midlerea? Or can they put aside what’s been to save the dark prince and the future of the realm?

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Don’t forget Autumn of the Grimoire (Sisters Solstice Series #1)

Publication Date: September 22, 2022

Genre: Gothic Fantasy/ Dark Fantasy Romance

Publisher: Phantom House Press

Some witches cast spells. Others slay kings.

A mysterious Grimoire. A marriage full of dark secrets. A History sculpted by a quartet of ancient Sister witches.

For three hundred years, Sister Autumn has incited wars, burnt villages, killed kings, and released plagues at the bidding of the Grimoire. Meanwhile, her Sister Winter, Sister Spring, and Sister Summer have brought forth only peace.

When an Order from the Grimoire sends Agatha to the Kingdom of Merveille, she already anticipates the worst. Unless she wants to face the wrath of the Goddess, Agatha must keep her head down and do as she’s commanded.

But when the Grimoire Orders her to marry a pompous prince and play the role of a peasant “accepted” by vicious aristocrats, she finds herself at the center of a war between the classes and an age-old prophecy.

Within the court, many players harbor dark secrets—including her new husband. With her newfound influence, Agatha joins forces with the city’s Blacklisted in order to blur the lines between the common man and the elite, unravel the mysteries in her marriage, and decide once and for all if she will defy the Grimoire and face the brutal consequences.

As secrets unfold, will Agatha continue to slay on behalf of the Grimoire, or forge an uncharted History with her unlikely allies?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jane Lenore (J.L.) Vampa is a published author of Dark Fantasy and Victorian Gothic fiction. J.L. also owns a macabre-style bookish shop, Wicked Whimsy Boutique. She lives in Texas with her musician husband and their two littles who are just as peculiar as they are.

Find J.L. via JL Vampa |  Instagram | Twitter | Wicked Whimsy Boutique