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Uncovering the Lord 

(Courting a Curious Lady: Book 1) 

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She turned him down once. Will he risk his heart again?

On the eve of her trip to the Dragon Caves in Mallorca, Spain, Lady Elsbeth Rawley of Astor discovers that her classmates at The Belinda School for Curious Ladies will be pulled from school unless one of them marries by the end of the season. Heartsick this could happen, she promises she will marry for their benefit. Unfortunately, she has no prospects which means she will have to cut her trip short and return to England quickly to find a suitor. So while digging among the stalagmites, the last thing she expects to find is Lord Theodore Mabry, the heir to the Earl of Lansdowne, and the man whose proposal she rejected last season.

For the last year and a half, Teddy has buried his heartbreak over Lady Elsbeth in willing women on the Continent. But his happy-go-lucky ways were halted when one of those women gave him a baby girl before dying of illness just weeks later. Now, ready to go home with his daughter, he needs a “dragon tooth” for the wet nurse who refuses to travel aboard a ship unless she has one to wish upon for safe passage. Coming face to face with Lady Elsbeth is not in his plan, and while at first, it appears it will be a fortunate event, he soon discovers she is not who he thought she was as he is forced to take the same ship headed for England.

Now in each other’s daily company, Teddy finds he did not bury his love for Elsbeth deep enough. But he can’t ask for her hand in marriage. He has no wish to be rejected again. So he enjoys their time together as temporary, until hope rears its ugly head. Unfortunately, not all is as it seems and despite his defenses, he must decide if loving Lady Elsbeth is worth the destruction of his heart.

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Lexi Post is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of romance inspired by the classics. She spent years in higher education taking and teaching courses about the classical literature she loved. From Edgar Allan Poe's short story “The Masque of the Red Death” to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, she's read, studied, and taught wonderful classics.

But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance and the classics. Whether it’s sizzling cowboys, dashing dukes, hot immortals, or hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a “whole lotta story.”

Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her two cats in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and you’ll never see her without a hat.

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Read The Sand Prince by Kim Alexander #Fantasy #Adventure #SwordandSorcery

  

The Sand Prince

(The Demon Door Book 1)

Synopsis

Two worlds.
Bound by magic.
Divided by a Door.
On the barren, war-ravaged demon world of Eriis, the fierce queen Hellne fights to keep her people alive and her son Rhuun's heritage a secret. On the green and gentle human world of Mistra, demons have faded into myth. Only a handful of old men and fanatical children still guard The Door between the worlds.
Different and shunned by his demon kin, Rhuun finds refuge in a book that tells of a human world of water and wonder. Forced by his mother's enemies to flee Eriis, he finds himself trapped on the other side of The Door in the very place he has read and dreamed about—Mistra.
Chained to the deadly whims of a child who guards The Door, Rhuun must balance serving and surviving, even at the risk of exposing his true identity. Riskiest of all is his task of kidnapping an infuriating young woman who is about to find out that the demons of Eriis are much, much more than just an old bedtime story.

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What are the other books in the series?

The Heron Prince

The Demon Door can be opened...but the price is deadly.

Prince Rhuun has found acceptance among the humans on Mistra, something he could never have in the demon realm of Eriis, not even as heir to its throne. What's more, he has even found love with the prickly, passionate heiress, Lelet va'Everly.

The idyll can't last. The prince has enemies who are after more than his throne. They are out for his blood…which holds the key to unsealing The Door between the two worlds, and the demons want in. When Rhuun is lured into a trap on Eriis, Lelet has no choice but to turn to a motley group of exiles, children, and madmen to help save him.

Lelet soon discovers that, like all things, rescuing the prince comes with a price. The secrets in Rhuun's blood may be worth killing for, but are they worth dying for?

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The Glass Girl

Love opens all doors…but betrayal locks them forever.


Newly blessed (or cursed) with wings and fire, Prince Rhuun of the demon realm of Eriis sees hope for his life in the human world of Mistra with his fierce human lover, Lelet va'Everley. She literally went to hell and back to save him, and she's not about to let anything—or anyone—ruin their perfect future.


All too soon, the claims of family, duty, and justice force Rhuun and Lelet to confront new griefs and old mistakes as they attempt to restore balance to the throne of Eriis. But, with every jealous rumor and each vengeful whisper, friends turn, family schemes, and forgotten enemies creep from the shadows.


Treachery in Eriis and betrayal in Mistra jeopardize what Rhuun and Lelet have fought so hard to build, threatening to tear apart the two lovers, their families, and even their worlds.

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The River King

SOMETIMES LOVE DOESN’T CHANGE THE WORLD. SOMETIMES IT CHANGES ALL OF THEM.

Rhuun, the half-human and wholly reluctant prince of the demons has finally reunited with his fiery Lelet. It’s too bad they must hide behind a facade of icy indifference to fool those who are determined to keep demons and humans apart...by any means necessary.

There is more at stake than bringing the miracle of rain back to Eriis. It's not just sand and lost royals poised to come through the newly-opened Door. Something ancient is hungry, and fat, complacent Mistra won't stand a chance. Even worse, whispers and shadows speak of blood magic that could destroy not just The Door, but all Doors—forever—barring the way home for lovers and enemies alike.

Will the love Rhuun and Lelet have moved worlds to share be the very thing they must sacrifice to save their worlds?

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Kim Alexander grew up in the wilds of Long Island, NY, and slowly drifted south until she reached Key West. After spending ten rum-soaked years as a DJ in the Keys, she moved to Washington DC, where she lives with two cats, an angry fish, and her extremely patient husband who tells her she needs to write at least ten more books if she intends to retire in Thailand, so thank you for your patronage. 

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The Power of the HEA

Every now and again, a new round of shots is fired over social media, or in the genre press, around whether or not romance novels need happy endings - and whether bestsellers like Nicholas Sparks’ The Horse Whisperer is - or isn’t - a romance. 

    I’ve even read long, detailed posts arguing similarly in favour of Romeo & Juliet, and Titanic (spoiler: these aren't romances either). What about Me Before You, The Notebook, and One Day? I’ll settle this for anyone who wants to know right now: None of these are romances. They’re all beautifully written stories with romantic elements, but they’re not romances. 

Why Not?

They can’t be romances, because there’s no happy ending for the main protagonists - and this is the defining feature of our genre.

Why are stories where one or both lead romantic characters don’t make it not actually romances?

Well, partly because death isn’t particularly romantic – and dying for love isn’t either, despite what the poets claim.

    I do think it’s more than that though. Romances are character journeys of the heart. The connection between the central lovers is a kind of third character in and of itself. Each protagonist grows towards this connected future and their relationship – that is to say, the love they share with each other – evolves accordingly.

    This can’t happen if one of them dies, or doesn’t stay, or goes back to an old flame in the end – that is to say, the romance can’t succeed without the happily ever after. If a story ends without a successful romance, it’s not a romance, in romance genre terms.

But does romance fiction have to conform with ‘a’ generic convention?

Generic fiction conventions represent the unspoken contracts between the genre author and our readers. 

    If you pick out a science fiction novel, you can expect a story set off-world, and/or around advanced technology (like time travel) or alien species not found in your day-to-day reality. Fantasy novels create an expectation for weird, wild and wonderful creatures, incredible powers and potions and spells. Perhaps a little darkness, and epic battles between the powers of light and dark.

    These tales have been popular since ancient worlds - and people – first existed. In fact, they’re so pervasive and so popular that many historical cultures live on in the fictional worlds created by more modern writers decades later. These are the expectations of readers who enjoy those genres - and so it is with romance novels.

    Readers open their romance novels ready to meet and greet at least a couple of soon-to-be lovers. They read towards their happy ending with open hearts and (hopefully) enjoyable page turning. They trust their favourite authors to lead them to a happily ever after or happily-for-now conclusion, and as a romance author I take my commitment to my readers seriously. 

    I write historical romance novels, so I tend to leave my couple together for as long as they last.  I know, as an avid historical researcher, that people rarely lived past 50 years in the 1800s, but that’s no reason to break my readers’ hearts over it! If you read historical romances too, you likely already know this was the reality - but it’s not likely to be the reason you reached for The King’s Mistress, or my latest for 2024, Stand & Deliver.

Romance readers want the journey I promise from my cover; to be swept away to a place where love wins out, where heroes and heroines conquer their baser selves - rise above their petty, their egos, and their fears - to embrace a stronger version of who they are. My readers want the best version of my best characters to deserve the love they’re longing for – and they want them to reach it. They don’t just want my protagonists to succeed. They want their love to succeed too.

Love Wins

That’s what’s inspiring about reading romance novels – the successful pursuit and attainment of a love that lasts. I personally do believe love can empower anyone to anything - and I won’t let my reader’s heart end up on the floor. I promise a real romance.

Sometimes you just have to show a favourite book some extra love - so here it is - The Last Dragon #medieval #fantasy #romance

What do dragons, knights and romance have in common? Grab a copy of multi-published author Daryl Devore’s medieval fantasy romance – The Last Dragon and discover the answer.

A sorcerer craving dominance merged with a dragon, the power overwhelmed him causing him to split into three dragons. Demora ruled thought, but was lost in time. Yidithe offered protection, shining like the light of the sun. Ayrradex craved chaos, revelling in destroying souls.

Many knights died, attempting to slay the devil beast. One knight, Prince Hawkyns, did not fear death. He’d lost everything. Away on a mission when Ayrradex attacked his father’s kingdom, Penrythe, Hawkyns returned to find his noble father – feeble and defeated. His wise mother – crazed. His beautiful wife and unborn child - dead. Only a pile of ashes remained for him to bury. He knelt before his King and vowed to slay the devil-beast or be slain.

Derry was born with powers that terrified her parents. They delivered her to a nunnery to be raised in secret. Jathe, a wise sorceress, discovered the young girl and trained her to one day use the secret hidden in her soul.

Legends spoken around campfires hinted the sole way to destroy Ayrradex was when the hearts of a knight and a golden dragon became one. But after a vicious battle with Ayrradex, the golden dragon was thought to be dead.

Can Prince Hawkyns’s bravery and Derry’s powers end the reign of the devil-beast’s terror?

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Here is a shortened version of my favourite review for my favourite book. LOL
 

Here is the review for the audio version of The Last Dragon

 This was my first experience with Daryl Devore's work and it won't be my last. I enjoyed this story a lot. It is a creative and complex tale about a knight, Prince Hawkyns, and an abandoned girl, Derry, who must band together to defeat a dragon. The tale is filled with twists and turns that keep the action fast-paced and ongoing. I recommend this story to others who enjoy this genre. Joseph Collins' narration style grew on me. When he first started speaking, his slight accent gave the words a strange cadence. The longer I listened to him, the more I grew to appreciate and enjoy his narration.

 Me again - When I heard Joseph Collins' voice on the audition - I instantly knew that was the perfect voice for this book. He adjusted his voice for each character but the one he uses for Prince Hawkyns is perfect.

 And a snippet for you to enjoy.

A monk raced to the side of the abbot. “People at the gate. With torches and knives and… and… The monastery is attacked. They want the babe.” He clutched at his chest, trying to inhale air.

Hawkyns slipped his arm through the shield’s straps and gripped his weapon. Derry could sense the anger building in him. It wasn’t evil anger. It was the anger of a knight knowing he must right an injustice.

“Derry, stay back here. Take the horse and hide in the herbarium. I will get the child and return.”

The abbot stood in front of Hawkyns, barring his attack. “Ye cannot kill anyone within the walls of the abbey. This is a place of peace. Of God.”

Hawkyns flinched. “But if they kill yer brothers?”

The monk lowered his head. “'Tis God’s will.”

Hawkyns’ knuckles turn white from the grip on his sword. Frustrated anger filled his brow.

Father Jacobus raised his hand. “Do not fight me on this, my son. Swear, in the eyes of God, that ye will not kill within the walls of Baswich Abbey.”

Hawkyns knelt and placed the point of his sword on the ground and rested his forehead on the cross-shaped hilt. “I swear I will kill no one on abbey grounds.”

The abbot made the sign of the cross over him. “Go. Save the child.”

Hawkyns stood then raced around the hedge and disappeared.

 

League of Supernatural Assassins Shared World

 

THE UNLIKELY ASSASSIN: LEAGUE OF SUPERNATURAL ASSASSINS

Meet Likely, known as "It" among those who fear her unfathomable power. Even the creators of monsters are baffled by her existence. From birth, Likely has endured relentless scrutiny and experimentation, always kept at arm's length due to the terror she instills. She's heard every conjecture about her nature, but the truth remains elusive – she's a puzzle, a failed experiment spiraling out of control.

 

Enter Rake, an outsider with unconventional techniques and a mysterious origin, yet unmatched in his ability to heal. With a chip on his shoulder and everything to prove, he's tasked with capturing the ultimate weapon – Likely. Enthralled by her enigmatic allure, he finds himself drawn to her, only to be met with her instinctive recoil. Still, he's determined to earn her trust, even if it means concealing his true motives. The less she knows, the safer they both are, but one misstep could end them both.

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Celebrate World Book Night

Tonight, April 23rd, is World Book Night.  https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-book-night/

Tonight, bookworms around the world celebrate the positive impact books and reading have on our lives. Let all of us romance readers and also romance writers make this year's World Book Night extra special by spreading the joy of all subgenres of Romance books and happy ever afters. 

This evening, begin reading a new romance book, or one that is new to you, and if you fall in love with it  spread the word about it. 

The official "reading hour" tonight, World Book Night, is from 7 PM to 8 PM in every time zone. 

Orne of the most touching ways to celebrate tonight is to dontae some of your books, romances and other novels, to assisted living facilities, hospices, homeless shelters,  hospitals, shelters for abused women, and other charities. 

Other ways to celebrate are:

• Host a book-themed party at home
• Volunteer at your local library
• Drive around to Little Free Libraris in you area and fill them up with books. 
• Give a friend a treasured romance book, or swap novels that you both love.
• Start a Romance Themed Reading Group
• Talk about your favorite books with family, friends, and coworkers. 

Let's celebrate the magic of books around the world tonight.

Love Dragons…I mean, Drakons?

 

What is a drakon?

 

Well about 4000 years ago, dragons came to our world and mated with human woman. When their sons were born, their sires abandoned them, returning to their own world. Feared and shunned, they have existed among us all this time.

 

They have the cunning, strength, preternatural abilities, and instincts of their dragon sires, along with the intellect and emotions of their human mothers. A deadly combination. And unlike their sires, their base form is that of a human, allowing them to inhabit either human or dragon form indefinitely.

 

Few know of their existence, but a secret group of men and women are working to capture and cage them. For drakons have not only amassed fortunes, but their blood can offer healing and immortality to humans who drink it.

 

They mostly live lonely, solitary lives. But every now and then a drakon crosses paths with a very special woman, one who might change his lonely life forever.

 

 

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Drakon’s Promise

Blood of the Drakon, Book 1

 

Darius Varkas is a drakon. He's neither human nor dragon.

 

He's both.

 

He's also the target of an ancient order who want to capture all drakons for their blood. When fresh, a drakon's blood can cure any illness and prolong a human's life, and the Knights will stop at nothing to get it.

 

When librarian Sarah Anderson stumbles across a rare book belonging to the Knights of the Dragon, she's quickly thrust into a dangerous world of secrets and shifters and things she never would have believed possible. When the Knights realize Sarah has a secret of her own, she becomes just as much a target as Darius. Her scary dragon shifter just might be her best chance at survival.

 

 

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N.J. Walters is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, assassins, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

                   

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The Maw of Mayhem, When Revenge is Best Served Hot

 Hey all, AK Nevermore here. This month I've got a bunch of Maw of Mayhem MC freebies for you to binge!  I hope you enjoy the excerpt, Best Served Hot gets super steamy! 

And if you end up wanting more, you can download a bunch of free goodies, including the prequel to the series, The Maw of Mayhem. Link's at the bottom of this post!

Sometimes the only way to dish out revenge is piping hot...

The events surrounding Satan’s Vengeance splitting from the Maw of Mayhem MC isn’t something any of the founders talk about. Neither are the circumstances surrounding Grim’s birth, or the implications of what Clay and Abigail’s hate-fueled encounter will bring into the world…

Excerpt:

His head snapped up at the crack of a branch, going for his gun, then abandoning it as a tawny spotted lynx pushed through the bracken.

Finally. His heart rate ticked up. Abigail’s cat form shimmered, then resolved into a nude, lithe woman straight out of Norwegian porno. He didn’t fucking like her, but his dick sure as hell stood up and took notice of those pert breasts and flat stomach.

Forbidden flesh. Well, it had been.

She met his gaze, then dropped hers to the bulge in his jeans, tongue teasing her pouty lips, long blonde hair swaying against her backside in the breeze.

Clay tore his eyes from her, running a hand over his jaw and wincing. She picked through the undergrowth between them to ghost her long, white fingers over the bruise darkening the right side of his face.

“You should have hit him back.”

Clay grunted, not disagreeing. Yesterday he would have said he deserved the ass-beating just for the number of times he’d fucked his fist while thinking about his best friend’s mate… but he’d never considered acting on it.

Not until Abigail had approached him, aglow with the witch king’s prophecy, and commanding him to do just that.

And Clay’d been stupid enough to tell Reaper exactly what he’d thought about it—and her. Offering to throw her a quick fuck on the off-chance they could make that prophecy reality.

A true shifter queen to restore their paranormal sect to its rightful place in the hierarchy.

The potential of that via of his dick punishing Abigail’s slick cunt was all Clay could fucking think about, his loyalty to Reaper be damned.

There was nothing left between them to be loyal to.

He reached out, his calloused hands digging into the impossibly smooth skin of her arms, pulling her close. His nose twitched as he skated it up the slim column of her throat, past Reaper’s mating bite to the hollow beneath her ear. Goddamn, the pheromones her cat was putting out, the phase of the moon…his cock thickened. Rest of the prophecy might be utter bullshit, but, “When did you go into heat?”

“Last night, after you left,” she said, smug. Her quicksilver eyes trapped his, the satisfaction in them a gut punch. “Reaper barbed me. Said he was done fighting destiny, but would damn well insure I’d carry a Cain to your Able. Unfortunately for him, I don’t believe there’s a female version to that parable.”

“Of course he did.” Didn’t matter if the sex was wrong, the message was clear; he was declaring a blood feud between them. A muscle in Clay’s jaw ticked. Pissed at Reaper for falling for Abigail’s shit, at the fucking witch king for kicking off this clusterfuck, and at himself for not being able to walk away from his petty revenge.

Her arms threaded behind his neck, tightening the noose. “My alpha command…you could’ve resisted it. You’re more alpha than Reaper is.” Her hands slid over his shoulders, a finger tracing the patches on his cut. “But this is always what you’ve wanted, isn’t it?”

Clay’s teeth grit together. “I never wanted any of this, Abigail. Not for Reaper, not for my club, and I sure as fuck could do without playing the villain in all this.”

She laughed, the sound silvery and soiled. “Yet here we are…none of us able to escape destiny.” The unadorned fatalism in her voice made him pause, shit was a mirror image to Reaper’s fanaticism. “If it’s any consolation, I doubt history will view me in a particularly favorable light, either…but it’s not about us.”

He snorted. No. It was all about her and the fucking witch king’s predictions. Clay wasn’t sure if he actually believed the prophecy that nut job had rattled off to Abigail like it was a take-out order, but fuck if Clay wasn’t a big enough piece of shit to use it as an excuse to screw her.

Reaper had certainly thought it was just the latter, along with a heavy dose of heresy. Clay wasn’t sure which of the two had set the zealot off more.

Christ, a Cain to his Able—

“Stop thinking.” Her lips met his, fingers tangling in his hair, pulling him to her. His stubble scraped against her flesh and she gasped, melting against him, skin pebbling beneath his touch. The taste of her overwhelmed rational thought, female musk and that shit boxed wine she drank, stoking his need until all that was left was wanton lust ...

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Unable to ignore the voices in her head, and unwilling to become medicated, she writes Science Fiction and Fantasy full time. 

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