M.T. DeSantis's Blog, page 20
January 16, 2022
Review+Giveaway: The Pig Wars by M. K. Theodoratus
My review of medieval fantasy The Pig Wars by M. K. Theodoratus
After inadvertently causing her father’s death with her magic in battle, Lady Rena avoids the political in-fighting among the Half-Elven of the Marches. She spends her days weaving and managing her lands, trying to heal from the trauma. But this fragile peace frays…
Renna’s neighbor, Lord Gorsfeld, has plans for the retiring young woman. As the richest man in the Marches, but one without magic, he decides to woo Renna ...
January 14, 2022
The Heights: A Short Story from the World of Grimmfay
The might, the magic, the majesty…
One Girl, wishing and wanting
Three Mistresses, of power and pride
One mother, too afraid to choose
One Master, unwilling to lose
Twelve years ago, a prince visited Grimmfay’s performance and fell in love with one of its mistresses. At his side, she escaped, but before that, he had to learn the circus was magic. “The Heights” is that story…
The HeightsPrince Torrick shuffled along the circus’s grounds. All right, so the colors were mag...
January 12, 2022
Review+Giveaway: Rising Sun by Michael Lee
My review of fantasy novel Rising Sun by Michael Lee
“In your most dire time, make your pledge and take your place under our celestial banner.” As Sol tries to find his way through the trees, the last thing he wants is to spend another second lost in the wilderness. But when he gets back to civilization and learns more about the world they live in, he starts to think that maybe being lost wasn’t so bad after all. As he tries to piece together the scattered parts of his life, he learns...
January 11, 2022
Excerpt+Giveaway: Courting Mayhem by Gail Koger
Featuring scifi-romance comedy Courting Mayhem by Gail Koger
When she was barely eight, Mayhem’s berserker powers surfaced and wherever she went, pandemonium soon followed. To teach her control, and keep her from destroying the known universe, her fathers started a training program tailored to Mayhem’s unique talents. Now she is a formidable bounty hunter.
On her twenty-first birthday, her fathers gift her with her dream vacation, which quickly turns into an unmitigated nightmare. Fir...
January 9, 2022
Interview+Giveaway: XNOR by Anand Purohit
Interview with Anand Purohit, author of historical fantasy XNOR
1759 was a defining year for the colonies that became Canada. It was also the year the British Empire rose to preeminence over other European nations and empires. All that changes when technology deployed in 2047 to shield Canadians from an escalating world conflict inadvertently teleports a group of scientists, engineers, teachers and medical people back to Nova Scotia, 1759. Despite their technological superiority, they...
January 7, 2022
I Launched My Patreon Today, and It Feels Amazing!
Credit to Yelda Side on IstockCircus tent at night remote photographingI think the title says it all, and because that’s the case, I’ll say it again: I launched my Patreon today, and it feels amazing!
If you haven’t seen any of the social media posts or blog post endings mentioning my Patreon, the long and short of it is, after two years of being in a creative slump, I finally decided it was time to publish my work. Grimmfay is a fantasy novel with fairy-tale elements and a glittering dar...
January 4, 2022
Review+Giveaway: The Final Decree by Shami Stovall
My review of fantasy novel The Final Decree by Shami Stovall
The Kingdom of Luka is controlled by the decrees of God-King Eliezer. Break one and become a twisted monster or serve forever, loyal to the crown. From the author of Frith Chronicles and Star Marque Rising, comes a new fantasy epic.
When God-King Eliezer utters a decree, it’s the law of the land, no matter how subtle or outrageous. Those who break the decrees suffer the god-king’s curse—their bodies twist into nightmarish mon...
January 2, 2022
Review+Giveaway: Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss
My review of cozy mystery Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss
At an auction, competition can be deadly…
When Maddie attends an estate auction of artifacts from America’s spiritualist era, it’s just another day in the life of a paranormal museum owner…. Until she discovers the body of the murdered auctioneer.
Her mother is convinced the murderer is after a mysterious statuette that once belonged to the town’s Ladies Aid Society. With the holidays approaching, Maddie and friends d...
December 28, 2021
Excerpt+Giveaway: Through the Fairy Ring by Melissa McTernan
Featuring Through the Fairy Ring by Melissa McTernan, a romance
Alice’s life is falling apart. Her boyfriend cheated on her, she lost her job, and she managed to get herself lost on an ill-fated hiking trip. When she passes out in a small clearing in the woods she never imagined she would wake up in a new world; a world with beautiful people, amazing sights, and a sexy Fae stranger.
Wren is not accustomed to wanting. He has everything he needs: good friends, good food, good sex. And he...
December 26, 2021
Cover Reveal+Giveaway: Mirrors and Mysteries by Christina Bauer
Cover reveal for Mirrors and Mysteries: Rapunzel Meets Jane Eyre (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum Book 9), a YA fantasy by Christina Bauer
Rapunzel meets Jane Eyre in the epic conclusion of this fairy tale romance!
Grayson Eyre has left her old life behind. She’s no longer stuck serving Lady R, a sadistic Rapunzel from the Lowood clan of elves. Instead, Grayson now teaches at the Thornfield home for shifter orphans. Even better, her boss is none other than the sexy alpha, Dex. It’s al...
