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BOOK SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY: Of The Stars And Sea by Brianna Remus

Touring all week, I joined in on the blog tour for OF THE STARS AND SEA by Brianna Remus, spotlighting it in my infamous Thursday book spotlight! Let’s check out what is told to be a Romantasy with sharp-witted banter, page-turning adventure, and delectable spicy romance.

Of the Stars and Sea (A Divine Trinity Book 1)

Published: July 10th. 2025

Genre: Action Adventure Romance/Romantasy/ Spicy

Features
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🏴‍☠️Rivals to lovers
🏴‍☠️Morally grey MMC
🏴‍☠️Stäbby FMC
🏴‍☠️Slow burn
🏴‍☠️“I’ll be your villain”
🏴‍☠️Touch her and dïe
🏴‍☠️All the banter
🏴‍☠️He’s her awakening
🏴‍☠️“She’s mine”
🏴‍☠️”Who did this to you?”
🏴‍☠️Allies forged in darkness
🏴‍☠️Haunted pasts
🏴‍☠️Gothic world
🏴‍☠️Found family
🏴‍☠️Race to escape enemies


A traitorous pirate lord. A bounty hunter with a score to settle. And an epic treasure that will grant them both the freedom they desire…unless they destroy each other first.
Rowenya Stone is captain of the once fearsome pirate ship, the Trinity. Bound to her father’s old debts, Rowenya has been forced to break the Pirates’ Code by capturing her own kind in exchange for money. Tired of being shackled to her father’s past, Rowenya hatches a plan to steal an ancient artifact, said to unveil a map to the greatest treasure ever known to man.

But the plan goes awry when Grayson Tyde, the most ruthless and feared pirate lord in the Southern Realm, intercepts them. When Grayson discovers Rowenya has one thing he does not—knowledge of the old gods’ language inscribed upon the artifact—he forces her onto his ship.

However, they are not the only ones in search of the artifact, and as the threat of their enemies looms, Rowenya must trust the one person she’s always feared. But what terrifies her more is her perilous attraction to Grayson.
In a world where love is a traitorous thing and danger lurks around every corner, Rowenya must decide if finding the treasure is worth losing her heart.
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CW:
This book contains content only suitable for adults. Such content includes explicit depictions of violence and sexual encounters. Additional content includes mentions of sex trafficking, child abuse and loss of parents.

AMAZON

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brianna Remus is a Florida-based author who lives with her husband, three pups, and terrorizing cat. A true romantic at heart, you can find her walking the sandy beaches of Florida, getting lost in a forest, gazing at the stars, or reading a smutty book.

Learn more about Brianna Remus and her books by following her on Instagram @authorbriannaremus

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Book Spotlight Thursday: Sushi & Sea Lions by Rachel Corsini

Happy 4th of July, America! In this spotlight, I am lighting some firecrackers under the attention-gaining contemporary romance Sushi & Sea Lions by Rachel Corsini. Let’s read on!

SUSHI & SEA LIONS

Published: May 16th 2023

Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance

Features

  Boken FMC

Spicy romance

Broken MMC Love interest

Self-healing/ Loving one’s self

And more!

Synopsis

When a career-ending injury and a messy breakup send prima ballerina Daniela Verdi back to Queens, New York, she fills her days with countless distractions: meaningless sex, pinot grigio, and video games. It takes a chance meeting with her brother’s best friend, Vincent LaBate, for her to remember who she was before the stage lights and distractions of the Upper West Side. She’s convinced that Vincent could never love a girl like her: broken, insecure, and stumbling her way through life. What Daniela didn’t count on is that Vincent is as scarred as she is after divorcing his cheating wife and going through an equally messy child custody fight. Soon enough, old vulnerabilities rear their ugly heads, opening a crack in Daniela’s perfectly imperfect romance.

As Daniela and Vincent’s relationship develops, will Daniela learn to accept that a dream life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?

AVAILABLE NOW

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After declaring herself a pretty pink princess during her first ballet class, Rachel dreamt of sugarplums and began pirouetting her way through life. While studying to become a ballerina, she compulsively read books under her covers by flashlight and scribbled in spiral-bound notebooks. The urge to tell stories culminated in her graduation from Columbia College Chicago with a B.F.A. in fiction writing.

Never one to keep her feet on the ground, she traveled the world from Prague to Cape Town. Once settled back in Queens, she dabbled in journalism before working as an Editorial Assistant for a medical publisher. Seeking a more fulfilling career, she earned her MAT from Queens College and currently works as an English teacher in an alternative program in NYC.

Learn more about Rachel and her book at rachelcorsini.com

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Book Spotlight Thursday: The Fae of the Fjord by Elle Thrasher

Drawing attention to my Scandinavian blood caught in my book spotlight this week is The Fae of the Fjord by Elle Thrasher. The Fae of the Fjord is a steamy fantasy romance set in modern-day Norway, with heaps of humor, magic, and Scandinavian flair. 

The Fae of the Fjord: A Fantasy Romance (The Nordic Fae Series, Book 1)

Published: August 3, 2023

Genre: Nordic myth, ledgends, fantasy, romance

Features
⦁	Grumpy/sunshine
⦁	Fae fantasy romance
⦁	Who hurt you
⦁	Why choose (MFM)
⦁	Laugh out loud funny
⦁	Spicy

It isn’t Lennie Martin’s fault her cruise ship left without her…
Okay, that’s kind of a lie.
The ship left on schedule, but Lennie is distracted photographing the stunning fjord outside the tiny Norwegian village and loses track of time.
Out of luck, Lennie finds herself stranded in the quirky town until the next boat arrives. When she accidentally punches Espen, a friendly local cop with a penchant for yoga, who turns out to be far more than meets the eye (which in itself is plenty), she propels herself head over heels into a magical mystery the likes of which she never could have imagined. Because that last photograph that cost Lennie her ride? Turns out that silver light she captured was evidence of an illegal magic transfer between fae — not a stray lens flare — that could have detrimental effects on the fjord region.
To return home, all she needs to do is survive a week in the little village, help Espen with his investigation, and avoid the local grump, Øyvin, who seems determined to make her vacation a whole lot more complicated. Or more fun, depending on how you look at it.
When friendships bloom between her and the fae and the urge to solve this mystery grows stronger, Lennie is torn between commandeering a boat to run back to her normal life, or digging in her heels to be a part of this new world and help the fae of the fjord.

Fae of the Fjord is a light romance because why have one fae when you could have two?

AVAILABLE NOW on AMAZON!

Book 2 coming June 20th!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elle Thrasher is an author of romantic fantasy books.

Her books are filled with relatable heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, lots of laughs, and locations that will give you wanderlust.

Originally from the UK, she lived in Norway for seven years, too; she now lives in the US with her husband and one very fluffy dog. When she not writing, she can usually be found drinking a cup of tea, staring at her never-ending TBR, or taking a joke waaaaay too far.

Join Elle’s mailing list to keep up with her work at Elle Thrasher

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Book Cover Reveal: Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves

Today I’ve hooked up with R&R Book Tours for the fabulous cover reveal of Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves. This cover is dark AF and the story sounds even darker. Read on if you dare.

Skin of A Sinner by Avina St. Graves

Expected Publication Date: December 12, 2023

Genre: Dark Romance/ Spicy

Warning CONTAINS

Stalking, dubious consent, consent-not-consent, primal kink, somnophilia, degradation, forced orgasm, blood play, breeding/ unprotected sex, kidnapping, murder, graphic violence, gore, torture, drugging, sexual assault (groping and verbal), depression, anxiety, prescription medication use, mental illness, eating disorder, (male) genital mutilation, drugs, swearing, poverty, child poverty, child abuse (psychological, physical, and sexual), obsessive, possessive, over the top MM.

Synopsis

No one tells you what to do when the boy who shattered your heart comes back to steal it.

Roman Riviera was my everything once upon a time. I found my knight in shining armor in the form of a fellow foster kid. He protected me and promised to stand by my side forever.

But Roman Riviera is a liar.

He left me with monsters.

Three years later, I found him in the middle of the night, soaked in my family’s blood and carving his initials into my foster brother’s skin. He tied me up and dragged me away from the life I had made without him.

I tried to run, but he chased me. I wanted to scream, but the sound never came out.

He says that I’m never getting away from him. He says he’s back for good. I don’t believe him.

Pre-order on AMAZON today!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

From an early age, romance author Avina St. Graves spent her days imagining fantasy worlds and dreamy fictional men, which spurred on from her introverted tendencies. In all her daydreaming, there seemed to be a reoccurring theme of morally grey female characters, love interests that belong in prison, and unnecessary trauma and bloodshed.

Much to everyone’s misfortune, she now spends her days in a white-collar job praying to every god known to man that she might be able to write full-time and give the world more red flags to froth over.

Learn more at Avina St. Graves