Saturday, February 15, 2025

#BookReview: Fangs So Bright & Deadly (Mythwoven #2) by Piper J. Drake




A Kitsune, a Kumiho, a Witch, and a danger not even their combined magic is strong enough to defy. 

Marie Xiao lives a double life, moonlighting as a freelance consultant in corporate Seattle even as she dedicates herself—and her powers as a witch—to chasing down objects of myth and magic before they can be used to harm humankind. She carefully guards the bridges between worlds and has never once been tempted to stray.

Until she catches the eye of a pair-bonded kitsune and kumiho and her whole world is thrown into chaos.

Japanese and Korean fox spirits Yamamoto Kuro and Joseph Choe have been hoping to cross paths with Marie since their first chance meeting at an artifact retrieval gone decidedly wrong. They may work for Marie's enemy, but they don't see any reason why they can't mingle a little work and play…especially when a (literal) dead man waltzes into their impromptu reunion, raising intriguing questions about a deeper magic that may be afoot. Temporarily teaming up, the trio investigate the unusual unrest…but as loyalties begin to shift and lines blur, Kuro, Joe, and Marie may find themselves at the precipice of something none of them are prepared to face…or deny.



#BookReview: Pucking Sweet (Jacksonville Rays #3) by Emily Rath @emilyrathbooks



The lines between work and play get deliciously blurred in this red hot, inclusive, super sexy MMF “why choose” hockey romance that set TikTok on fire – now with exclusive bonus content!

My name is Poppy St. James and I’ve just landed my dream job as the Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s hottest new team, the Jacksonville Rays. But if I want to stay beyond my one-year contract, I'll have to prove myself. Easy. PR is in my blood. What’s not so easy are the hockey players. They’re a real handful—especially party boy defenseman Lukas Novikov.

I don't care how well Lukas plays hockey. Off the ice, he's a PR nightmare. Brash and bossy, he's always finding ways to drag his teammates into trouble—especially fellow defenseman Colton Morrow—and I have to find brilliant ways to drag them out of it. The players can all call me PR Barbie all they want, but I'm getting the job done. Because I am poised, powerful, and always professional . . . until the fateful night my phone rings.

With one little phone call from home that leads to one drunken mistake, my carefully balanced life is knocked off-kilter. And now I'm staring down at a little blue plus sign and I have no strategy, no idea what’s next. All I know is that nothing will ever be the same.



#BookReview: Edge of Chaos (Love on the Edge #1) by Molly E. Lee




Newly edited... Prepare to be blown away!

Two storm chasers must decide what they’re willing to risk—even if it’s themselves—in this emotional, highly charged adrenaline rush of a romance that fuses Twisters with It Ends with Us.

Blake Caster has spent most of her life living under storm clouds. Growing up and listening to her parents fight, their terrible divorce, and most of all, her troubled romantic life—is it any wonder Blake can sense when dangerous weather starts rolling in? It’s like a sixth sense, knowing how the sky will change before anyone else. But it also has a dark side…one Blake tries to hide. One that keeps her from living the life she’s always wanted.

Then she meets pro storm chaser Dash Lexington, and electricity sparks between them. Bright. Crackling. Dangerous. It’s like he is the storm, and Blake can’t seem to stay away.

Suddenly Blake’s experiencing the world from a whole new side. A world where the Oklahoma skies are filled with rolling black clouds and the promise of tornados. But the power of the storm is nothing compared to the thrill of excitement that ignites when she’s too close to Dash.

For the first time, Blake knows exactly where she belongs. But Dash's obsession with chasing is as hazardous and unpredictable as the storms themselves.

And playing it safe might be the most dangerous thing Blake can do…


#BookReview: Buried Deep and Other Stories by @naominovik



A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set.

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic, magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy to the fairy tale worlds of Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik’s most beloved stories.

In Buried Deep, we move from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the Black Death, and into the modern era. We meet Mark Antony, Sherlock Holmes, and Elizabeth Bennet, in ways we have never seen them before. We visit exotic fantasy cities and alien civilizations among the stars.

Though the stories are vastly different, there is a unifying theme: the act of finding and seizing one’s destiny, and the lengths one will go to achieve that—be it turning pirate, captaining a fighting dragon, or shifting from marriage to seek your destiny with a sword.

And in the two tales original to this collection, we first reenter the remade Scholomance in the wake of El’s revolution and see what life is like for the new crop of students. Then, we get a glimpse at the world of Novik’s upcoming series, a deserted land, populated only by silent and enigmatic architectural behemoths whose secrets are yet to be unlocked.



#ReleaseBlitz for Infernal Strings of Destiny by Jannat Bhat @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Infernal Strings of Destiny
Author: Jannat Bhat
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Star Crossed Lovers
Workplace Romance
Release Date: February 15, 2025


BLURB

A curse spanning centuries.

A love doomed to end in tragedy.

A TWISTED game of light and dark.

Zayn was the bane of Kavya's existence. Mishaps occurred every time they came within an arm's distance.
Viewing Zayn as a handsome loner, she could love him or hate him, but she couldn't ignore him.

Kavya was unaware that their encounter would lead her towards a destructive path of destiny.

Zayn avoided Kavya's existence like the plague.
He was hurling insults to drive her away, but they were both battling against a force beyond their control.

He was irresistibly attracted to her, unaware that he would ultimately lead to her downfall.

How much will Zayn and Kavya push themselves before facing the consequences?