It’s my birthday! So, to celebrate I am celebrating fellow author C. Herbert and their recent publication of The House of Whispers( Living Nightmare Book 1) which looks wickedly delicious to read. A twisted retelling of Jack the Ripper mixed with Jekyll and Hyde. Enter the living nightmare!
The House of Whispers (Living Nightmares #1)
Publication Date: October 2023
Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance/ Retelling
🥀Dark Fantasy Horror/Romance
🥀Psychological Thriller
🥀Love/Hate
🥀Dark Secrets
🥀Knife Play + Blud Play
🥀Blud & Gore
🥀 Love Triangle
A notorious murderer haunting the streets of Bedeville stumbles upon a mysterious woman, becoming obsessed as he spends his nights endlessly toying with her and turning her world into a living nightmare.
This dark and twisted retelling of Jack the Ripper mixed with Jekyll and Hyde takes place in a fantasy world filled with magic, mischief, and murder.
**This book may contain some trigger warnings. Please view the author’s website for the full list.
C. Hebert is an author of dark romance, fantasy, and horror. Her debut, The Pairing of Beasts, is the first book in her 6-book fantasy series, The Pairing. She is also the author of The House of Whispers, a psychological, dark romance thriller. It is the first book in her seasonal Living Nightmares series. Her most recent release, Her Secret Santa, is the first in The Saints series which consists of holiday inspired novellas written by C. Hebert and her friends.
This book is currently, on tour with R&R Book Tours. My gosh! I had to join and spotlight this beautiful brand-new book release. A Hear of Onyx Flame by Lina Ravenhill.
Step into a world where the line between predator and prey is blurred.
A Heart of Onyx Flame: A YA Shifter Academy Romance
Publication Date: January 3, 2024
Genre: YA Fantasy
🧡Sweet Romance
🧡Shifters
🧡Dark academy
🧡Strong characters
🧡Alpha FMC
🧡He falls first
🧡Enemies to Lovers
🧡Dark Secret
🧡High Fantasy
🧡HEA
“You’re dangerous.” He whispered and his eyes darkened. “You have no idea.” And I swung against his block with all my strength." At the mysterious Shifter Academy, where hidden desires and forbidden secret reign, a young human girl finds herself entangled in an alluring and dangerous alliance with a brooding, enigmatic fellow student.
As their passions ignite and unearth ancient prophecies, she must navigate the treacherous halls of power and learn that love might be the most perilous transformation of all in a world of unfathomable darkness.
Lina Ravenhill lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Ben. Lina writes messy, funny, and action-filled paranormal romance, fantasy, and suspense. Vampire romance, dragon quests, and witches are simply more fun to write than the plain, normal stuff.
Lina’s first title, Aforetime, is a long-time project, that turned out to be both a pleasure to write and a huge pain to put together.
Lina loves music, especially classic rock, and Lana Del Rey, of course. She enjoys watching a good movie and rereads at least one Jane Austen novel a year.
Recently released this beauty has caught my spotlight. Think Rear Window, but with ghosts, as we dive into Secrets and Shadows by A.L. Lynn.
Secrets and Shadows Publication Date: January 10, 2024
Genre: Paranormal Thriller
Everything she thought she knew was wrong
The cabin in the woods has been in her family for generations.
Her mother’s death has dropped ownership into her lap.
What she doesn’t know, when she moves in, is the space she hopes will bring her relaxation and a chance to write her next bestseller, holds family secrets she’s not quite ready to know.
But secrets always have a way of coming out.
And what’s lurking in the shadows will stop at nothing to make sure she stays long enough to find out.
A.L. Lynn is a paranormal thriller author releasing her debut Secrets and Shadows in January 2024. She lives in Pennsylvania with her boyfriend and her one-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, Hoss. Her favorite genres to read are thriller, fantasy, and dark romance. When she’s not reading or writing she’s daydreaming about being a stay-at-home dog mom who gets to write thriller novels full time.
Follow A.L. Lynn on Instagram and TikTok @allynbooks
Indie Promotions joins with R&RBookTours for this first book review of the new year! This is not your normal vampire fantasy romance either. Introducing Blood Bound by Renate Rowland!
Blood Bound: Bound by A Web Of Wyrd Trilogy
Publication Date: October 1, 2023
Genre: Vampire Romance/ Suspense/ Norse Mythology
🩸Slow Burn 🩸Dual POV 🩸Morally Gray MC 🩸Sunny vs Grumpy 🩸Mentor/Pupil 🩸Age Gap 🩸Forced Proximity 🩸Dark Past/Secrets 🩸Broken, Unworthy of Her 🩸Redemption 🩸Open Door Spice
Two lives entwined by fate.
He attacked her. Killed her. Turned her into a monster to save her. Now, Eve’s life lies in Kjan’s hands, and if she doesn’t abide by his rules, he will make her next death permanent. But how can she trust him? And what is this compelling connection they share? He is her mentor. A terrifying yet tempting taboo. The mystery that shrouds him imbues every stolen glance, every lingering touch. Her skin buzzes under his attention, and she knows he feels it too.
Will breaking just one little rule really make him the death of her… again?
Two simple rules:
Don’t kill. Don’t get attached.
And yet here he was, taking on a new charge after she interrupted his suicide and fell victim to his most primal instincts. Kjan’s failures with her predecessor still haunt him a century later. If Eve knew the truth about his past, she would never trust him. He saved her, but really, he put a target on her back. Now, she will be hunted for the powerful blood in her veins.
His blood.
REVIEW
Book 1 in the A Web of Wyrd TrilogyBlood Bound Starts us with a spellbinding start.
After a tuermultous breakup with her boyfriend and ready to leave town when Eve sees her reclusive neighbor Kijan about to kill himself she of course has to stop him, but then everything goes black. When Eve wakes up in Kjan’s bed she finds herself forever changed.
Kjan is now responsible for her. Eve can’t explain the unbashful draw between them. Kjan can’t either, but he knows the rules do not get attached, but he can’t help it he is getting attached.
Kjan’s worst fears though are coming back for him that could destroy them both.
Blood Bound is a sultry slow sizzle that delights in all the right places. Rowland mixes Norse mythology with vampires; all I can say is Yes, please! Rowland writes with ease creating a smooth story flow. Not once did I have to go back and reread a certain part, and Kjan has to be my new favorite vampire character now putting all others to shame.
He is most refreshingly welcome in the long line of vampire characters. A strapping sexy vampire adonis yes, but one who is faulty and admits in the end he got his story all wrong. You have to read to find out what I mean.
Blood Bound keeps you engrossed for exciting 58 chapters, never letting you linger from exposition to conclusion. Rowland keeps your interest even when our main characters aren’t sizzling together.
Renate Rowland is an author of suspenseful Paranormal and Contemporary Romance. Born and raised in Germany, she grew up with the sagas and mythology surrounding the Norse Gods, but it was her passion for vampires and Viking lore that inspired this trilogy. After being fortunate to have called three different continents her home, she has settled with her family in the US. She is an artist at heart, and although she expresses that in various ways, she held on to her stories until she felt it was time to give them air and let them breathe on their own.
Catching my reader’s eye this Thursday is Scars of Sacrifice and Seduction by J. Ember Hintz. Book two in the Dark Eden sci-fantasy series, where the lines between enemies, allies, loyalty, and love blur beyond recognition.
Birth made her a slave. Love made her a martyr. He’ll make her his queen...
SCARS OF SACRIFICE AND SEDUCTION Publication Date: October 28, 2023
Genre: Sci-fi Fantasy with Spice/ Enemies to Lovers
🖤Enemies to Lovers
💘Fated Mates
📜 Ancient Prophecy
🌶️ Cult Rituals
💕 Multiple Couples
🪦Touch Her and 😵 Vibes
🫶🏻 Found Family
💀Afterlife Mythology
🤐 Forbidden Knowledge
👽 With with x2 🍆
💥 Supernatural Powers
😈 Villain’s POV
➕Addiction & Recovery Rep
Birth made her a slave. Love made her a martyr. He’ll make her his queen.
Welcome to Eden. Born without magic into a brutal world where mage abilities determine survival, Vaza didn’t think her life as a breeder-queen could get any worse.
Not until a cult leader declares her identical twin must be sacrificed to resurrect a dead god. Vaza plans to destroy the prophet’s credibility by seducing him into breaking his sacred vows. To get close enough to ruin him, however, she’ll need to infiltrate The Order and do the one thing she fears most-open her heart and allow Brex to claim more than just her pleasure.
Meanwhile, in the prison world of the dead…
All his life, Liam Riley has been told he’s an abomination. Turns out it’s true. He never asked to be cursed with the powers of a living god, but now that he has them, he’ll use every one of his new gifts to protect his soul-bonded mate. Even if it means locking her up to keep her from discovering the truth about the entity holding them hostage.
Too bad Renae has no intention of being kept in a cage. Not when she sacrificed everything to save him. The version of Liam she finds in the Void isn’t the same man she fell in love with. A decade of solitary confinement in the Void has turned him into something more. Something inhuman.
Okay, put this one under my Christmas tree! Told in two colliding and scorchingly hot timelines that will leave readers questioning who the real monsters are.
Scars of Seduction and Sacrifice is currently available on Amazon
J. Ember Hintz writes sci-fi and fantasy romance. She loves building dark contemporary worlds and lush alternate realities ripe with mythology and magic.
You’ll meet ghosts, gods, and monsters in her stories, but never a damsel in distress. Her debut novel was a 2022 Book Life Prize by Publisher’s Weekly Quarter Finalist and 2021 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence Finalist.
Fun Facts: J. Ember is her real first initial and middle name. She goes absolutely feral from enemies to lovers, grumpy protector/bodyguard romance tropes, and whatever the opposite of a meet-cute is. A meet-disaster? She also believes the villain or antagonist is the most important character in every story.
She lives near the ocean with her husband, two rescue poodles, and the occasional ghost. Her alter ego enjoys a successful career in the wedding industry. Job perks include an unlimited supply of cake, champagne, and IRL HEAs. When she’s not making dreams come true, or breathing life into fictional characters, you can find her in the studio throwing paint at a canvas and hoping for the best. To learn more about her upcoming releases, visit https://jemberhintz.com/ or follow her author life shenanigans on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Find all her social links at
Shine that spotlight over here! Welcome to the Book Spotlight feature of the epic fantasy, adventure/romance of Pariah’s Lament by Richie Billing.
PARIAH'S LAMENT (Of Metal and Magic Core #1)
Genre: Fantasy Romance/ Adventure
“So often it’s the forgotten who possess the power to change the world.”
When an attempt is made on the life of Ashara, Keeper of Yurr, his young, hapless advisor Edvar must uncover and stop those behind it.
With enemies in the capital city and the belligerent Tesh, Keeper of neighbouring nation Karrabar stirring trouble in the Borderlands, can Edvar hold together Ashara’s brittle reign?
The troubles ripple throughout Yurr, affecting an ancient race of people known as the Amast, who in their time of utmost need, turn to pariah Isy for salvation. Rejected by society, kith and kin, can Isy guide the Amast to safety during the greatest turmoil Yurr has known since the War of the Damned?
Pariah’s Lament will take you on a rollercoaster of an adventure ‘that will keep you spellbound as you traverse the world alongside Isy and Edvar’ (Books Behind The Title). And along the way you’ll experience ‘intense fighting scenes, a little romance and flawed characters’ (Sarah Lillian Books).
If you love to explore fantasy worlds, this book won’t disappoint. Part of a shared universe populated by other authors, the setting in Pariah’s Lament has proven a huge hit with readers, with some praising the ‘insane level of detail’ (The Book Suite) and vividness of its descriptions.
Richie Billing writes all kinds of stories, but mostly fantasy fiction. His tales often explore real-world issues, zooming in on his characters and their troubles.
His short fiction has been widely published, with one story adapted for BBC radio. And his debut novel, an epic fantasy called Pariah’s Lament, was published by Of Metal and Magic Publishing in March 2021.
Richie also hosts the podcast The Fantasy Writers’ Toolshed, a venture inspired by the requests of readers of his acclaimed craft book, A Fantasy Writers’ Handbook.
When not writing, Richie works as an editor and digital marketer and teaches creative writing both online and in his home city of Liverpool.
Most nights you can find him up into the early hours scribbling away or watching the NBA.
In today’s spotlight is a twisted take on the Little Mermaid tale, with a delicious cover to boot. Let us now fall under theSong of Dark Tides by Beka Westrup.
SONG OF DARK TIDESPublication Date: November 28, 2023
Genre: Very Dark Fantasy Romance / Fairy Tale Retelling
Viola is a sea witch cursed by Triton. Cast aside from the glittering city of Atlantis, she starves for power and a real life above the surface-two hungers her curse will never allow her to satiate. She patrols the sea she’s claimed for her own and the nearby human city, feeding on unjust men and oceanfolk alike.
When she meets Aric, Triton’s firstborn son and heir to the throne, she decides to forge her own future from his suffering. She could finally be free of her curse… if she can only manage to trick the heartless siren out of his soul.
Beka Westrup is a genre-hopping author of fantasy and romance. The Seldom Wings is her second full-length novel. She lives in the PNW with her husband and two children, collecting more books than she’ll ever be able to read and drinking copious amounts of iced coffee.
Indie Promotions spotlighted the first book in the Trident Trilogy so it is no surprise that we are more than happy to spotlight the release of book 2The Fall of Amethyst by Savannah L. Zher. BEHOLD!
THE FALL OF AMETHYST (A Trident Trilogy #2)
Publication Date: November 29, 2023 Genre: Fantasy Romance/ New Adult �� Enemies to Lovers �� Slow Burn �� Greek Myth Retelling �� He falls first
After learning that she’s the reincarnation of the Greek deity, Amphitrite, Amy has dealt with a lot.
From the mental whiplash of her childhood friend Percy actually being Poseidon to the unforgiving push into an ancient war against Zeus, she’s handled it.
But just when Amy’s beginning to accept that the world is more vast and magical than she thought, she’s betrayed by someone she trusts. Now she finds herself being held prisoner by an enemy much more sinister than Zeus …
Amy is determined to keep her faith in Percy coming to rescue her, but her captors are equally determined to turn her against him.
And there’s only so long she can withstand mental and physical torture, no matter how intriguing she might find one of her captors.
As Amy’s resolve grows weaker, and the call of the trident grows stronger, she is faced with the fact that not only is she in danger, but she might also be the danger.
Savannah Zherebnenko lives in the PNW with her husband, two kids, and three fur babies. When she’s not zombified from her young kids, you can find her in her garden or in the kitchen canning, baking, cooking… slaving. Just kidding about the last one. But really, and if she’s not doing any of those things, she’s curled up with a book and a full glass of wine.
Caught in Today’s spotlight is the recently released pirate fantasy The Audient and the Phantom Night by Sadie Hewitt. Let’s read on me harties!
The Audient and the Phantom Night (The Aeglecian Seas #1)Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Pirate Fantasy
☠️ Grumpy/ Sunshine
☠️ Touch Her and D$%
☠️ Forced Proximity
☠️ Cursed Ships
☠️ Outlawed Magic
☠️ Spicy
The Legend of the Flying Dutchman meets Beauty and the Beast in this action-packed fantasy filled with searing romance, outlawed magic, and seafaring danger.
Fenna Terrigan never expected to leave her seaside village. She was too quiet, too gentle, and far too kind to take on life outside of the bookshop she works at. But when her brother shows up on her doorstep begging for aid, with a pirate lord hot on his tail, Fenna will do anything to protect him.
Devlin Cato is the captain of a cursed ship and can step foot on land for one day every seven years. Once again, he’s found himself using it to chase a deserter across the continent. His hunt is short-lived when Fenna agrees to take on her brother’s twenty-five-year debt in exchange for leaving her smoldering city to heal.
As Fenna spends more time aboard The Phantom Night with the ship’s mysterious and seductive captain, she soon finds herself caught between loyalty to her brother and her fiery passion for Devlin Cato. But the path to ending the curse isn’t as easy as it seems when Fenna’s dark secret is discovered– a secret that threatens the very foundation of the continent’s stability and one that anyone would be willing to kill for.
Sadie Hewitt is the author of stunning, fantastical mysteries that keep readers on their toes. She is an avid fantasy and thriller reader. Sadie is especially passionate about diverse representation and mental health recovery in fiction, allowing her to create wonderfully vivid and relatable characters who jump off the page.
When she’s not writing or working as a full-time respiratory therapist, she travels the world, spends time with her two dogs and husband, and scarfs pizza like it’s going out of style.
Celebrating the release of the third installment in the Blood Vier series Death Bringer by Christy R. Harrill. Let’ check it out.
The Death Bringer (The Blood Vier Series #3)
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Genre: YA: Epic Fantasy
A Shadowy Throne.
A Lurking Assassin.
A Game of Survival in a Harrowing War.
Still reeling from the events that transpired in the tower, Vladimir struggles between doing what is right or what is easy for the kingdom, and Taryn is left questioning her future and its consequences. When an attack upends the security of the capital, her mother’s past comes haunting, trapping Taryn in a game of riddles that leads to imminent death. Loyalties are tested while destruction closes in, and the hungry beast of war prowls about, devouring every shred of hope and demanding the greatest of sacrifices.
Christy R. Harrill is the book-loving and anything medieval fantasy-obsessing author of the Blood Vier series. She lives in Oklahoma where she enjoys hiking with her dog Hank and devouring every book she possibly has time for. Christy loves winter and still hopes to attain the dream of getting snowed in with four feet of snow one day. She thinks that the only good thing about summer is wearing sandals, and has a weakness for buying pretty notebooks—even though she already owns far too many blank ones at home.
Freelance Writer Janny(Jan Marie)C 