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March 24, 2025
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Jake had to give his trip to Paris mixed reviews. Beaten and broken by seemingly invincible men with eerie red eyes marked the low point, but abduction by a sexy, knife-wielding vampire? Better than fireworks on the Fourth of July.
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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood. 🌊🩸
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March 20, 2025
A Bewitching Thursday
Character Confessions from Night Stalker by Jen Colly #bewitchingbooktours
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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood. 🌊🩸
Book 2, The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic
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March 19, 2025
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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood.
Book 2, The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic
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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood.
Book 2, The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic
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March 18, 2025
Night Stalker by Jen Colly
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Night StalkerThe Cities BelowBook SixJen CollyGenre: Paranormal Romance Date of Publication: March 4th, 2025ISBN: 9798230571018 Number of pages: 330Word Count: 86,000Cover Artist: Ryan Imbrock
Tagline: He had every intention of crossing a line.
Book Description:
In all honesty, Jake had to give his trip to Paris mixed reviews. Beaten and broken by seemingly invincible men with eerie red eyes marked the low point, but abduction by a sexy, knife-wielding vampire? Better than fireworks on the Fourth of July. She was the best medicine for a wounded man's body and soul. A few busted ribs cost him precious time, but he had to keep moving. Call it vengeance or justice, either way, Jake had a man to kill.
Dulcina had witnessed the destruction left in the wake of demons for far too many years to be rattled by a bloody body. She brought him home and catered to his comfort. Big mistake. The smart-mouth, irritatingly likable man pulled through, and was determined to leave, but with knowledge of other species in his head, the human is a problem.
To stop Jake from escaping, Dulcina promised to help him finish his mission, but the price was steep, and neither were prepared for what they discovered. Secrets are uncovered, and as a Night Stalker charged with protecting all species, Dulcina is forced to make a difficult choice.
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Dulcina sat upright, her handsliding down his chest until she pulled back and let it rest on her own leg.She was thinking things through. He'd thrown a lot at her, and he could seeshe'd taken it all in, was trying to figure him out.
“What if...” She paused for amoment, her gaze shifting to the door, and then she lowered her voice. “If youcould confirm he's here, is there a way to make your countrymen aware of whenhe returns to the States? Then they can arrest him upon arrival?”
Hope surged though him. “Maybe. Itmight be a while before he feels safe enough to return. I'd have to keep tabson him until he got on a plane, and when he does, you'd have to let me make aphone call.”
“I think we could make that happen.I'll help, Jake, but you have to do two things for me,” she said, imperious asshe sat atop him. “Number one. If we hit a dead end, you let this go.”
“And the second?” Jake already knewwhat the last thing was, he just needed confirmation.
“No more trying to escape.”
“Yeah,” Jake said, and even as hesaid it, he knew he'd be true to his word. He valued preserving her life overtaking one of a criminal.
“Trust me,” she coaxed, tilting herhead slightly as she looked down into his eyes, a slight crook of a smile onthe left side of her lips.
“I'm trying to. How do you thinkyou’re going to find him?”
“I speak French. You don’t. Also, Ihappen to have a friend well connected to...everything. Airlines, car services,drugs, bars, criminals, humans, vampires, rumors, facts. He would know whenyour man came in and where he was headed. From there, any movement within thecity will be easy for him to track,” she said, her confidence in this manboundless.
“We’ll find him.”
“When can I talk to your guy?”
Dulcina threw her head back andlaughed, a wild laugh that made his insides jump to life, all giddy and drawnto her infectious smile. This time, when meeting his gaze, she sent him one ofthose looks that said he'd lost all sense of reality. A ‘good for you forbelieving you can fly to the moon on a kite’ kind of a look.
This moment between them wasspecial and he could damn well recognize the rarity. There was intimacy in thissharing of secrets, of planning the future. She was with him on this, onehundred percent at his side.
Thank goodness she'd tied him down,because if he'd been free, he would have flipped her onto her back and kissedher until she sighed. Jake cleared his throat, more so to redirect his thoughtsthan to gain her attention, but it accomplished both.
She slowly shook her head. “Hewon’t talk to you.”
“So you'll talk to him?” Jake triedsitting upright, his excitement getting the best of him, but he wasn't goinganywhere all trussed up with her still parked on top of him. “He’s your kind,right?”
“It’s not that easy, Jake.”
“I’ll do whatever it takes to getthis guy. Tell me what to do,” he demanded. She took a long, drawn-out breath,and for a moment Jake thought he'd lost her. With only a few tools left in hisbelt, Jake raised his voice to draw her focus. “Hey! Look at me, Dulcie. Wantme to be your pet? Fine. Your servant? Done. Anything.”
“Anything?”
He tipped his chin down in asolitary nod. “I need this.”
“What I need,” she said, leaning forwarduntil her face hovered just over his, so close he felt her breath curling overhis chin, “is for you to obey me.”
“I’ll polish your damn boots forthe rest of my life if you want. Just give me this,” he pleaded throughclenched teeth.
“You're not listening, Jake. I'mnot asking for shiny boots. I'm asking for your obedience. If I tell you tofollow me, you do so without question. If I need you to duck out of sight,you've got to move fast,” she said, and Jake kept nodding along. He was rightthere with her, agreeing to everything she threw at him. With her help, hertrust, he might actually have a shot at catching Tulio, and that was betterthan the hollow nothing he was living with right now. She continued her list ofdemands, but slower, “And if I need you to keep that smart mouth of yours shut,you will do so. I can't have you saying the wrong thing at the wrong time tothe wrong person and getting us both killed.”
His eyes widened. “That canhappen?”
“With certain vampires.” Sheshrugged lazily. “Yes.”
All he had to do was stop lookingat her as jailer, and start thinking of her like she was his captain. Jake wasan officer, a SWAT member. Following directives was second nature. On top of itall, she wasn't wrong. He was walking onto a battleground he didn't know how tonavigate. She did.
“Yeah, we're good,” he said,nodding his compliance. “I'll follow orders.”
“No matter what, Jake. If you'regoing to walk at my side out there on the streets, you're going to encounter away of life you don't understand. That means if a man is attacking me, youdon't move unless I say.”
“Listen, if someone is—”
“Nothing. You do nothing. If thesituation is bad enough I think I'm in danger, then I will tell you to run. Andyou will.” At his questioning look, she shook her head to quiet him andcontinued, “If something happens to me, and demons don't get you first, therewill be a kill order out on you. You will need to know where it is safe to seeksanctuary.”
“I'm in. You lead,”he said, though he was a little unsettled by the devious smile that suddenlycurled this beautiful woman's lips. He was in for a hell of a ride.
About the Author: Jen Colly is the rare case of an author who rebelled against reading assignments throughout her school years. Now she prefers reading books in a series, which has led her to writing her first paranormal romance series: The Cities Below. She will write about anything that catches her fancy, though truth be told, her weaknesses are pirates and vampires.
She lives in Ohio with her supportive husband, two kids, and four rescued cats.
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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood. 🌊🩸
Book 2, The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic
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March 17, 2025
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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood. 🌊🩸
Book 2, The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic
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March 4, 2025
Cover Reveal Doorway to the Sunset by Clemency Crow
Doorway to the SunsetFeather Down Book 2Clemency Crow
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy AdventurePublisher: CrowvusDate of Publication: 4th July 2025ISBN: 978-1-913182-20-5 ASIN: B0DTQ1LXCSNumber of pages: 290 Word Count: Approx 68 000Cover Artist: German Creative
Tagline: One girl. Two warring tribes. A deadly predator.
Book Description:
Freya thought life would go back to normal after she forged a fragile peace between the warring bird tribes. But when a terrifying supernatural creature targets her, Freya is pulled back into the hidden world of ancient rivalries and dangerous secrets.
Forced to take refuge among her enemies, she must navigate the icy politics of the owl king’s court and uncover the truth about her mother’s mysterious ties to the tribes. Teaming up with old friends and unexpected allies, Freya embarks on a daring journey to unravel the mystery behind the predator stalking her and stop the forces threatening to destroy everything she holds dear.
Time is running out, the peace is crumbling, and Freya must find the courage to stand tall. Can she unite the tribes—or will she become the next victim of an ancient curse?
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As the creature growled, she wassure its lips curled up into a grin.
Freya managed to find the strength in her feet and dragged herself backwards astep, never taking her eyes from the animal.
When she moved, however, thecreature leapt the small fence and landed on the other side. Her side of thefence. There was nothing between Freya and it, and it crouched down and crepttowards her, as though it was tracking rats.
Freya was sure that, if she turnedto run, it would be faster. Her mind was whizzing through every possibilitybut, in her fear, she couldn’t make out any sensible thought. Walking slowlybackwards, Freya hoped that steady movements would show she was not a threatbut, as the creature walked at the same speed towards her, she realised itwasn’t going to attack her because she was a threat. It was going to attack herbecause it wanted to. There was a light in the narrowing of its eyes as itadvanced on her that showed the pleasure it felt in the fear Freya knew she wasshowing.
Realising she couldn’t escape theanimal, she cupped her hand in front of her and a blue flame ignited in herpalm. She had learned this from the crows, and had been practising in the lastfour months, in any idle moment when she was safe at home.
The flame warmed her, but didn’tburn her, and it was enough to stop the creature approaching. It kept watchingher, seeing if she would make a mistake with the blue light or trip up. Thelight glinted in the unblinking eyes and Freya found that she couldn’t take herown eyes off them.
Freya’s heart was thumping in herchest so loud that it made her head pound. One careless step could be the endof this staring contest, and she was sure of the outcome of losing.
In her time with the crows, she hadnever seen a creature like this before, but she felt certain that it used thesame magic she was holding in her hand. It certainly wasn’t natural. She wassure she would remember seeing pictures of a creature like the one before her.The closest think in her memory were drawings of sabre-toothed tigers but,while they had been frightening, there was something about this being thatspoke of something more than natural. Something, she was sure, that wassupernatural. Something that shouldn’t be prowling towards her right now.
About the Author:
Clemency is a primary teacher in the tip-top north of Scotland, who enjoys reading middle grade adventures as much as she loves writing them.
Growing up in North Lincolnshire, in an old, haunted farmhouse, she developed her imagination from a young age. The garden provided not only plenty of opportunities for play and den building, but a chance to observe the wildlife, which gave rise to her series Feather Down.
When she moved to Caithness at the age of 16, she took her love of birds, nature and writing with her, beginning to develop her abilities as an author.
Clemency began a degree in Astronomy several years ago which she is slowly completing part-time. She has used the knowledge gained from her studies to write books such as “Tour of the Solar System: Not just the 8 planets” and plans to publish many more science books for children.
When Clemency is not writing, she is either gardening, playing with her two energetic spaniels, or looking after her quail and chickens, the latter of which has discovered a new hobby: escape from the coop and raid the orchard Viking-style.
Her upcoming book, Doorway to the Sunset, is the sequel to Taking Wing, and is due to be published by Crowvus on the 4th July 2025.
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February 23, 2025
Asleep in Coronation Market by Barrington Wright
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Asleep in Coronation Market Barrington Wright
Publisher: Barrington WrightDate of Publication: January 9, 2025ISBN: 979-8896605959 ASIN: B0DSTDH66PNumber of pages: 194 Cover Artist: Luxe Dreams Branding Agency
Book Description:
From Jamaica's greatest marketplace comes an unforgettable story of survival, finally told as it was meant to be.
At ninety years old, acclaimed author Barrington Wright presents the definitive edition of "Asleep in Coronation Market"—a powerful tale of youth, resilience, and hope set in the heart of Kingston, Jamaica. After fighting to reclaim his story from misrepresentation, Wright returns with this authorized edition, complete with a new introduction that reveals the remarkable journey behind the book. This gripping narrative follows a young boy navigating life in Jamaica's largest marketplace, where every shadow holds a story and every dawn brings new challenges. Wright's masterful storytelling transforms the bustling Coronation Market into a vivid world of danger and unexpected kindness, drawing readers into an unforgettable journey of survival.
Originally written when Wright was 80, this semi-autobiographical novel captures the authentic pulse of Jamaica with stunning clarity. Now, a decade later, the author's new introduction adds another layer to this already rich narrative, offering insights into his own extraordinary path as an octogenarian author fighting to share his truth with the world.
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Thehardships of finding food were only surpassed by where to excrete the little he had eaten. There were no public toilets. Thestreets were too busy and not dark enough for him to empty his body’s waste onthe street. So, one night before the market closed, he walked down DarlingStreet toward the train station. On the way, a lignum vitae tree beckoned himwith its inviting branches. He accepted the invitation and climbed to a placecomfortable enough to rest and sleep. Most importantly, he could relievehimself at night without anyone seeing him. It was up to people to watch theirsteps while walking on Darling Street.
About the Author:BARRINGTON WRIGHT is a native Jamaican. In this novel, he is your tour guide through a segment of Jamaica's overgrown pathway to freedom, where some people were trapped at the bottom of the social pyramid. His path through prevailing experiences on Jamaican plantations and the social environment of Coronation Market is lit by reflection and imagination. He obtained his formal education in Kingston, London, Montreal and in New York City, where he received a postgraduate degree in Public Administration. He retired from public service as Assistant Commissioner at New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development. His writing confirms that he retains his interest in complex social issues and his sense of humor.
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