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June 23, 2022

#IndiePride: Gaia Octavia – Hidden Gem

'In a violent destructive world, can love survive?' Hidden Gem (The Travelers Book 1) by Gaia Octavia. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Gaia Octavia’s Hidden Gem

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'In a violent destructive world, can love survive?' Hidden Gem (The Travelers Book 1) by Gaia Octavia.

Blurb:
Jade has spent the last eight years under the thumb of the sadistic leader of a raiding camp, where he has learned to grow numb, to feel nothing, and it works for him. But everything changes the day he spots a new captive at the camp–a beautiful, green-eyed boy named Emit–who looks at Jade like he is more than just a prisoner.

Emit has grown up within the safety of his family’s ca...

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Published on June 23, 2022 16:15

#IndiePride: Kat Kinney – Bound

Bound by Kat Kinney. Blood Moon, Texas Shifters, Book Three. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Kat Kinney’s Bound (Blood Moon, Texas Shifters #3)

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My review of Bound.

Bound by Kat Kinney. Blood Moon, Texas Shifters, Book Three.

Blurb:
Teacher by day, fantasy writer by night, West Caldwell was forced to live in secret long before werewolves and vampires accidentally outed themselves on social media, causing a worldwide freak out. One slip of his rare Omega magic bound Topher Greer to him against his will. Now that magic threatens to fracture even further—just as shapes...

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Published on June 23, 2022 15:59

#IndiePride: E.G. Radcliff – The Hidden King

The Hidden King by E.G. Radcliff. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON E.G. Radcliff’s The Hidden King (The Coming of Áed #1)

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The Hidden King by E.G. Radcliff.

Blurb:
Hidden truths. Hidden power. Hidden destiny.

On the shores of a rusty sea, in the streets of a starving city, a young man named Áed scraps to build a life for himself and the makeshift family he loves. Scarred by a trauma he cannot remember, and haunted by the brutal damage it left behind, he has no idea of the co...

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Published on June 23, 2022 02:21

June 19, 2022

#IndiePride: Marian L Thorpe – Empire’s Legacy, Empire’s Bard & Empire’s Heir

Marian L. Thorpe, Empire's Bard (skilfull worldbuilding, beautiful scene-painting, and characters you'll fall in love with - Annie Whitehead, author of To Be a Queen), Empire's Heir (some games are played for mortal stakes) and Empire's Legacy (every choice leaves something or someone behind). #IndiePride This #IndiePride Spotlight post focuses on Marian L. Thorpe’s Empire’s Legacy, Empire’s Bard & Empire’s Heir

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All of Marian Thorpe's books: Empire's Exile, Empire's Hostage, Empire's Daughter, Oraiaphon, Empire's Reckoning and Empire's Heir. Winning a war is only the beginning of saving a land.

Empire’s Legacy (Empire’s Daughter, Empire’s Hostage, Empire’s Exile):
A country on the brink of defeat. A woman who answers a call to arms. A man to challenge an Empire.

For centuries, women used weapons to kill for food, men to kill in war. Now Lena must break with tradition to save those she loves, but as she steps from...

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Published on June 19, 2022 11:04

Author Interview: Marian L Thorpe

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1. Paperback, hardback, audiobook?

Paperback most of the time, audiobook for driving and planes.

2. Pick a genre, any genre!

Impossible. I’m a voracious reader; I lean towards historical and literary fiction, but I will read almost anything under the right circumstances.

3. What is the first book you remember reading?

One of the Janet and John books (these are the UK equivalent of Dick & Jane books, for the uninitiated.) I’m not sure which...

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Published on June 19, 2022 10:58

#IndiePride: Coffee Quills – Blasted Research & Spells, Snow & Sky

Coffee Quills, Blasted Research: A post-apocalyptic polyamorous romance; Spells, Snow and Sky: a polyamorous paranormal romance. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Coffee Quills’ Blasted Research & Spells, Snow & Sky

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Blasted Research | Spells, Snow & Sky

Coffee Quills, Spells, Snow and Sky: a polyamorous paranormal romance. Coffee Quills, Blasted Research: A post-apocalyptic polyamorous romance

Blurb for Spells, Snow & Sky:
Sky needs breathing room. Keeping a photographer on a short leash is, in her opinion, an act of cruelty. Fleeing Florida and landing in Hokkaido might just be the act that saves her sanity, even if it dooms her romantically. Yuki wishes to leave Japan. Not forever, but to at least travel...

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Published on June 19, 2022 10:40

#IndiePride: Jaimie N. Schock – The Pyre Starter

The Pyre Starter, Book I, The Talisman War by Jaimie N. Schock. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Jaimie N. Schock’s The Pyre Starter

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The Pyre Starter, Book I, The Talisman War by Jaimie N. Schock

Blurb:
Exhausted with life, Dakota tries to end his—only to be saved at the last moment by his friend, Terrell, who then drags him into a world of magic and intrigue that’s always been right there, hidden beneath the surface.

Powerful magic users are steadily dragging the planet into a violent war, and evil forces will stop at nothing to take th...

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Published on June 19, 2022 10:18

Author Interview: Jaimie N. Schock

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Follow Jaimie N. Schock on Twitter!

1. Paperback, hardback, audiobook?

I love all of them, but I prefer paperback when it comes to reading.

2. Pick a genre, any genre!

Urban Fantasy.

3. What is the first book you remember reading?

Who Put the Pepper in the Pot by Joanna Cole.

4. What book shaped your childhood most?

I read a lot as a child, but the Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey were particularly important to me at the time.

5. When did you first start writing?

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Published on June 19, 2022 10:05

June 17, 2022

#IndiePride – Vaela Denarr and Micah Iannandrea – The Gift of Blood

The Gift of Blood (Crimson Tears, #1)by Vaela Denarr and Micah Iannandrea. Monsters. Queer werewolves. Gay vampires. And cute girls who are totally 'just friends'. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Vaela Denarr and Micah Iannandrea’s The Gift of Blood

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The Gift of Blood (Crimson Tears, #1)by Vaela Denarr and Micah Iannandrea. Monsters. Queer werewolves. Gay vampires. And cute girls who are totally 'just friends'.

“Shit, people keep killing me off. It’s like some bad TV show.”

a note from the authors:

“We wanted a story about a buff, beautiful lesbian who gets to be fucking badass and show that just because you’re physically doesn’t mean you’re better than everyone. You gotta put in the work. So we wrote...

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Published on June 17, 2022 04:59

June 11, 2022

#IndiePride: Meg Radiant – A Twist in the Rift

A Twist in the Rift: Rift Runners #1 by Meg Radiant. #IndiePride THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON Meg Radiant’s A Twist in the Rift

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A Twist in the Rift: Rift Runners #1 by Meg Radiant. Available now!

Blurb:
If you could travel to different worlds, would you ever come back to this one?

Lyrica is the usual final year university student, except that she has the ability to see Rifts – portals to other worlds in this Universe. When her acquaintance Basil, a time-travelling archaeologist from the future shows up and needs her help, well...

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Published on June 11, 2022 13:21