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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Starfire’s Heir by Megan Phillips

Debut author Megan Phillips is caught in our spotlight today. Starfire’s Heir is book one in her new The Soul of Serentyn series, where “Destiny called her. He awoke her.”

Starfire's Heir (The Soul of Serentyn Book One)

Release Date: June 23, 2026

Genre: Romantasy

Cover: @mariaspada.design

Featuring

⦁	Slow Burn
⦁	Romantasy
⦁	Found Family
⦁	Fated Mates
⦁	Long Lost Princess
⦁	Hidden Magic
⦁	Prophecies
⦁	One Bed
⦁	Sword Wielding FMC
⦁	Fierce FMC


Lexa Andrever has always believed she was nothing more than a farm girl. But when
a stranger reveals she is the lost heir of a distant realm, Lexa discovers she alone
stands between the kingdom and the deathly darkness pressing at its borders.
Written into an unsettling prophecy, carrying a responsibility she never sought, Lexa
sets off for her homeland with Griff Narvene, the warrior sworn to protect her.

 As she grapples with her new role as prophesied savior, the inscrutable soldier stirs
something deep within...

To keep the shadows at bay, Lexa must harness the powers of her birthright to
protect the people and home that demand her duty. With the fate of the
kingdom-and a fragile new love-at stake, can she survive long enough to save
them both?
CW: 18+
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Megan grew up in Maryland and now calls Virginia home—though her heart sets up camp wherever her characters drag it. With a degree in sociolinguistics and an ear for the way language shapes identity, she has spent years sketching voices, lives, and entire kingdoms in her mind. When she’s not writing, she shares her days with her husband, young son, Newfoundland dog, and horse. Starfire’s Heir is her debut novel.

Follow Megan and her debut novel at @meganphillipsauthor on Instagram.

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Once Upon a Midnight Walk by Tetyana Walker

Spotlighting this Thursday is the intriguing “Once Upon Midnight Walk“ by Tetyana Walker. In a kingdom where the sun never sets, and only men are born with magic, Agnes Peregreene had to grow up entirely too soon… Let’s read on!

Once Upon a Midnight Walk

Release Date: April 24, 2026

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

Featuring

⦁	Strong and cunning heroine
⦁	Forced partnership
⦁	Slow burn romance
⦁	Enemies to lovers
⦁	"Who did this to you"
⦁	A LOT of bickering & yearning
⦁	Angst and tension with historical romance undertones

After her mother’s death, Agnes devoted her life to caring for her younger sister. Bound by a vow she refused to break, she ensured no price was too great for Solomia’s well-being. But when Solomia is betrothed to a known wife-killer, Agnes is forced to confront the reality of her own powerlessness.

Before Agnes can find a way to save her sister, she is handed a death sentence of her own.
Desperate to buy time, she strikes a frantic bargain with the Aclanian king—she will venture into Nocturna, the realm of ever-night, and retrieve a long-lost talisman in exchange for her life and her sister’s freedom.

Lost in a realm unlike any other, Agnes must rely on her cunning mind to survive. Determined to return home successful, she sets on a path of discovery, unraveling secrets that a mysterious and wealthy man named Odeon Nox has spent years trying to keep buried.

Secrets that come with a price neither one of them is prepared to pay.
Step into this standalone fantasy romance, set between a realm of sunlight and castles and a world of night and cities rivaling 1920s New York.
Every choice has a price, and every heart hides a secret.

The book is filled with art and images to help immerse you in this story. If you’re a fan of Jane Austen, Sarah J. Maas, and V.E Schwab, this book is a worthy read!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tetyana Walker was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2012, she moved to the United States to attend college and pursue a degree in business. Today, she is a proud wife and mother with a successful career in software sales.

Tetyana has loved reading for as long as she can remember. Growing up, she spent her summers in a tiny rural village in Kyivska Oblast with no internet, cell service, or even indoor plumbing. Her days were spent helping her grandparents care for their small farm, and every spare moment was dedicated to reading outside in the quiet countryside.

Her world changed completely when she read the Harry Potter series at the age of eight and discovered the magic of fantasy. She hasn’t looked back since.

Today, Tetyana is a self published author, who enjoys writing character-driven fantasy filled with strong women, unbreakable female friendships, and slow-burn romance between enemies, all set in all kinds of magical worlds.

Follow Tetyana on Instagram @theukrainiangirl

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Against All Waves by Chelsea Ray

A YA high-seas fantasy adventure is in the spotlight today with Against All Waves by Chelsea Ray! Providing the perfect mix of a slow-burning romance with scheming crewmates, deadly sea creatures, and found family with a dash of magic. Let’s read on!

Against All Waves

Release Date: August 2025

Genre: YA Fantasy

Featuring
⦁	Slow-burn Romance
⦁	Scheming Crewmates
⦁	Deadly Sea Creatures
⦁	Found Family
⦁	Magic

Shes a pirate. He’s a prince.
Together they must conquer sea and land.

As a pirate, and only female crewmember, eighteen-year-old Elle fights daily to prove her worth despite being deemed bad luck. Facing dangerous waters, she secretly searches for her mother who had mysteriously disappeared. But she must tread carefully, for the tyrant captain of The Turbulence, her father Velis Whitlock has one rule: never to speak the name of Elle’s mother.

Axel Ardanian’s life has been laid out for him since birth. Soon to be ruler of the peaceful island of Glendora, he decides to share what the island has produced for centuries: a remedy known to cure any sickness. But during his travels to other lands, he witnesses the harsh realities of poverty and greed, which he fears will threaten the land he loves. To protect Glendora, the council and his father agree that Axel must unite with one of the kingdoms through an advantageous marriage.

When The Turbulence targets and attacks Axel’s ship, his and Elle’s lives are suddenly intertwined. In the end, both will have to choose to face their fears and protect what they hold dear to their hearts but also the truth that lingers between them.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chelsea Ray is a hopeless romantic who is addicted to iced lattes and all about happily ever afters. She writes fantasy adventure with swoon-worthy banter and heroines who persevere, which you will find in her debut novel, 𝑨𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑾𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔.

When she’s not writing, you will find her training horses, playing with her corgi, or spending time with her husband on their small Kansas ranch.

Learn more and follow Chelsea at IG: @chelsearaywrites TIKTOK: @chelsearaywrites

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Vitalia by Eliza Benner

The circus welcomes you, but will you survive?

VITALIA by Eliza Benner is the first book in The Circus of Souls series!

Vitalia (Circus of Souls Book 1)


Release Date: February 2026


Genre: Spicy Fae & Dragon-Shifter Romantasy


Spice Level: 3 Peppers

Features
⦁ Competent FMC
⦁ Morally Grey MMC
⦁ Dragon-shifters
⦁ Fae
⦁ Slow Burn
⦁ Enemies-to-Lovers
⦁ Forced Proximity
⦁ Touch Her and Die
⦁ “Who did this to you?”

Synopsis
The King’s Circus doesn’t come to villages like hers. Or, at least, it didn’t until now. Naevyn just wishes she’d stayed the hell inside. When the performers lock the crowd in place and shift into dragons, ripping souls from bodies to feed an immortal king, Naevyn should be dead alongside everyone else. Instead, she’s dragged into a centuries-old rebellion because her blood does something it shouldn’t—it kills.

She’s supposed to be human. A girl from Xardon who just wants to keep her family safe. But in the fae realm, nothing about her makes sense, and the prophecy everyone whispers about marks her as their salvation. Then there’s Cairos—a dragon-shifter with centuries of blood on his hands and a smirk that makes her want to strangle him. Cursed to collect souls for the very king he used to serve, Cairos is powerful, lethal, and, unfortunately, the only one who can help Naevyn survive. She should hate him for the atrocities he’s committed.

She should definitely fear him. So why does he feel like the one thing she can’t stop wanting? To save her family and shatter the cycle of death, Naevyn will have to trust a monster, face what she really is, and get close enough to a king to destroy him. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more she realizes that everything she thought she knew about herself was a lie.
Love has a price. Prophecies have power. And this one demands blood.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Eliza Benner writes dark-ish romantic fantasy filled with dangerous curses, morally gray heroes, and heroines who refuse to stay powerless. Her stories blend high-stakes adventure with slow-burn tension, fierce loyalty, and enemies-to-lovers romance.

She is the author of the Circus of Souls series, a spicy romantasy featuring fae, dragon-shifters, rebellion, and a heroine who discovers she may be far more than human. She has also authored a young adult urban fantasy series titled Wings of Shade and Starlight featuring angels, demons, and epic adventure. Her books explore power, identity, and what happens when love collides with destiny.

Eliza lives in Minnesota with her husband and their five children, where she spends most of her time writing, reading, and dreaming up new worlds filled with dangerous magic and complicated love stories.

Learn more about Eliza and her books, follow her on Instagram @elizabennerwrites

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Bride of Ash & Dust by Meredith Hart

Thrusting into the spotlight this week is the newly released BRIDE OF ASH & DUST by Meredith Hart! Featuring tension so thick you can cut it with a knife, let’s read on!

Bride of Ash & Dust
Book one in the Snake & Crown series

Published: April 10th, 2026

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

Features
*Arranged marriage
*Forced proximity
*Political intrigue
*He falls first… and harder
*Morally gray MMC
*They meet on their wedding day
*Sleeping in the same bed… but not touching
*Emotional support weapons

Princess Lilias has one day to pack her life into trunks before her wedding to a man she's never met. They call him the Snake of Vsenrog: assassin, spy, and the foster son of a ruthless king. Everyone tells her to be terrified. They're right. But not for the reasons they think.

Because Zarek isn't cruel. He's careful. He sleeps with daggers strapped to his body but refuses to touch her when she's drunk. He climbs through windows but asks permission before his fingers brush her thigh. He walks through palaces and slums like he owns them, but avoids their bedchamber. Keeping her safe, he claims, means keeping his distance.
And Lilias learns that the worst torture isn't fear. It's wanting.

But when their honeymoon tour becomes a trap, staying apart is no longer an option. As Vsenrog's armies gather, Lilias and Zarek realize their forced marriage might be the opening move in a war neither of them saw coming. And in a palace where mirrors are windows and lovers are spies, falling in love isn't romantic. It's a weapon.
And someone's waiting to use it against them.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Raised by wolves in the mountains of Colorado, Meredith Hart traveled the world to seek her fortune, fell in love with a half-elf ranger, and now lives in a cabin deep in the Maine woods where she writes steamy fantasy romance with snarky, reluctant heroes and the warrior women who love them. She also writes Loki-inspired paranormal romance under the pen name Samantha MacLeod.

Learn more about Hart at https://writermeredithhart.com/

And follow her on Instagram and TikTok @writermeredithhart

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Filthy Royals by Kahley Burwell

Welp, the title earned this week’s spotlight as we dive into FILTHY ROYALS by Kahley Burwell! A spicy dark academia romantasy!

Filthy Royals

Release Date: October 2025

Genre: Dark Academia Romantasy

Featuring

⦁	3rd person POV
⦁	Dislike to lovers
⦁	Love triangle between a set of twins
⦁	Forbidden romance
⦁	Bodyguard x princess
⦁	Dark academia
⦁	Supernatural college
⦁	Multiple fantasy creatures
⦁	Found family/sisterhood

In the United Realms, five young queens, born to rule but raised in chaos, are more than just heirs. They’re warriors, schemers, and monsters wrapped in silk and crowned in gold. Magic is forbidden to mix, love is a dangerous luxury, and betrayal is woven into the very fabric of their world.

When their reckless reputations catch up to them, they’re banished to New Charms University, a cutthroat academy where only the strongest survive. Stripped of their crowns, Bella, Diana, Naomi, Reina, and Selene must prove they deserve their thrones. 
But enduring the academy’s punishments is only the beginning.

Dark forces lurk in the shadows, and the halls of New Charms are steeped in secrets, lies, and blood. When students start turning up dead, the queens realize their exile isn’t just a punishment—it’s a trap. Someone wants them powerless. Someone wants them dead.
To reclaim their crowns, they’ll have to master forbidden magic, forge dangerous alliances, and uncover the truth behind the murders. 
Because in this game of power, you either rule…or you bleed like the roses at your feet.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kahley Burwell is a current third year college student at Loyola Marymount University, pursuing a BFA in Screenwriting with a minor in English. Aspiring to write, produce, and act in her own projects, she specializes in adapting literary works for the screen. She has previously interned at CatchLight Studio and The Jackson Agency, gaining hands-on experience in development and production.

Originally from Philadelphia, Kahley Burwell now studies in California but plans to move soon to pursue her creative ambitions. In her free time, she loves reading, binge-watching TV, traveling, and hanging out with friends at Yogurtland.

Follow Kahley and her book:@kahleybookwell on Instagram.

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Aurora’s Edge by Dane Reavers

Secrets and suspicion define the environment in AURORA’S EDGE by Dane Reavers. Our sci-fi fantasy book spotlight for the day. AURORA’S EDGE releases March 17th!

Aurora's Edge:  Space Age Adventure: Sabotage

Publish Date: March 17th 2026

Genre: Sci-fi fantasy/ Adventure

Suiteable  For Ages: 13 to 18

In 2425, New Geneva dominates the skyline while the Dredges endure beneath it. After losing her parents in a Dominion explosion, sixteen-year-old Elara stows away on the starship Aurora seeking distance from grief. Instead, she enters a contained society shaped by rigid structure and underlying tension. Captain Mira commands with discipline, though deeper histories influence her decisions. As Elara’s engineering abilities earn her responsibility aboard the vessel, she struggles to reconcile her prejudice toward the Imperial Dominion with the realities she encounters. Pulse, an AI carrying her father’s neural imprint, complicates her sense of memory and identity. 

When sabotage disrupts the ship’s core systems, suspicion fractures trust among the crew. With danger escalating and alliances uncertain, Elara must decide whether she will allow anger to guide her—or accept the weight of protecting others.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dane Reavers is a U.S. Navy veteran and electrical engineer whose career spans military service and industrial system design. He served as an Electronics Technician aboard the USS Vandegrift before returning to the Pacific Northwest to work in high-tech and manufacturing environments. His hands-on technical background brings a grounded, “wrench-in-hand” realism to Aurora’s Edge. He lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest with his family.

Learn more about Dane follow him on Instagram: @dane.reavers

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Demons For Breakfast by J. Morgyn White

Releasing on March 13th, Demons For Breakfast by J. Morgyn White gets featured this week. Let’s dive into this upcoming witchy urban fantasy.

Demons For Breakfast (Nightshade Hearts)

Expected Release Date: March 13, 2026

Genre: Witchy Urban Fantasy

Features
👇
*Urban Fantasy
*Reluctant Partnership
*Cursed Hero
*She Saves Him
*Witch Romance
*Slow burn
*Herb Based Magic

San Francisco is cracked open by demon portals, but Sorrel Redwood has always known the dead don’t stay quiet. A commune-raised herb witch with a silver mane and lavender-tinted shades, Sorrel makes her living banishing spirits and brewing intention oils. What she really wants, though, is revenge—the kind that only comes when she finds the demons who tore her mother from the world.

But when a botched banishment binds her to Ranth, a centuries-old wizard with more scars than secrets, Sorrel’s witch-for-hire gig turns into a war. Demon hounds are hunting. An ancient cult is watching. And thanks to the curse laced through Ranth’s golden bracelet—now mirrored on Sorrel’s own wrist—if he dies, she dies.

With her Scooby-gang of experts, a grumpy cat named Antimony, and every herb in her belt, Sorrel will have to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice. Because in San Francisco, even the city of fog can’t hide the truth: not all demons wear horns, and not all hearts stay human.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J. Morgyn White writes dark, romantic, otherworldly fiction fueled by midnight obsessions and magic-touched mayhem. White is the award-winning founder of SCRYE Magazine and former editor of Fork & Bottle.

A lifelong lover of haunted castles, cursed rings, and supernatural entanglements, she brings her background in publishing, pop culture, and paranormal academia to every page she writes.

She lives in Northern California wine country with her game-designing husband, their son, and two mischievous Bengal cats.

Follow J. Morgyn on IG: @jmorgynwhite & TIKTOK: @jmorgynwhite

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Book Feature Friday: FORREST HOUSE by E.M. Hamill

Having joined up with OWI. Blog Tours today is my day to feature FORREST HOUSE by E.M. Hamill!

Release Date: Sunday, January 11 2026

Genre(s): Fantasy, Mystery-Thriller, Romance, LGBTQ+

Tropes: ex-lovers to lovers, rare magical powers

Blood is Stronger Than Magic

Ander Forrest renounced blood magic to become a nurse-healer in his rural hometown, far from the drama of wizardry and espionage his sister Kate craved. When Kate goes missing in action, Ander finds himself the legal guardian of her gifted twins and receives a cryptic warning from Kate’s husband to protect them before he, too, disappears.

Six months later, his former lover crash lands in the kids’ bedroom via a spell only Ander’s sister could have cast. Druid Cai Piper doesn’t remember how he got there, but he knows he never stopped loving Ander, and that he was sent to protect him and the twins. Cai is strangely drawn to Forrest House and the land it stands upon.

With the secrets of a clandestine wizards’ order hanging between them, Cai and Ander must remember how to trust each other as sinister forces move against the Forrest family—magical terrorists who want to exploit their rare sorcery and bring the world to its knees.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Award-winning author Elisabeth “E.M.” Hamill is a nurse by day, unabashed geek, chocoholic, sci-fi and fantasy novelist by night, weekends, and whenever it’s possible to steal quality time with a laptop.

Lisa lives with their family, two dogs, and a cat in the wilds of eastern suburban Kansas, where they fend off flying monkey attacks and prep for the zombie apocalypse.

Learn more and follow E.M. at https://emhamill.wordpress.com

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Fairy Tales from the Underworld Part II by L.C. Moon

Catching my eye with such a detailed title, and the fact that I love dark fairy tale retellings. Fairy Tales for the Underworld Part II (The Buried Tale: Star Crossed Lovers) by L.C. Moon is getting my spotlight treatment this week! Let’s Read on!

Do you know who you are?

Fairy Tales from the Underworld Part II The Buried Tale ( The Star-Crossed Lovers )

Release Date: December 2025

Genre: Fantasy Romance/Erotica

💜fairy tale fantasy
💜Star-crossed Lovers
💜 Revenge Plot
💜 Enemies to Lovers
💜 Morally grey MMC
💜 Hidden pasts & secrets
💜 Emotional Angst


Not all children are born equal. To say otherwise is a lie. So much is decided for us upon birth. Our name. The skin we live in. The family we're born into. A war-torn country… or a Beverly Hills ZIP code. So much of what shapes us lies beyond our control.
What of our choices? Do they not define us? Or is it the inner child we sacrificed to survive who holds the secrets to who we are?

Laura Malkin went through hell and came out crowned in flames. In the shadowed alleys of Montreal's Underworld, they all whisper the same words: "Beware the Purple Witch and her Little Wolves..."

And so, our tale begins again. Not where the last chapter ended, but where the pieces have landed. After all the lines were drawn, and the dust settled.
The Son of Snow… meets the Daughter of Sand.

(*Please note, this book contains graphic sexual content and deals with heavy subject matter, suitable for readers 18+.)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Canadian author L.C. Moon explores the themes of trauma, identity, and fate in her series Fairy Tales From the Underworld. A fan of Gothic fiction, domestic thrillers, character-driven stories, and epic sagas alike, Moon blends elements from various genres to craft deeply immersive tales featuring complex protagonists.

Her writing has been described as raw, evocative, and thought-provoking.

Learn more at https://www.fairytalesfromtheunderworld.com/