#BookReview: Visions of Darkness (Darkness #1) by @aljacksonauthor

Synopsis:
Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a New York Times and USA Todaybestselling author.

Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat.

Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It’s her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria’s dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It’s also a realm that’s getting harder to escape.

Aria’s hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before—join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might not be able to stop themselves as they embark on a cross-country journey to fight the evils hunting them.

As their desire grows, so do Aria’s untapped powers, and a menacing new force far darker than the Kruen.

#ReleaseBoost for Rescuing Dr. Marian by @lucylennoxmm @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Rescuing Dr. Marian

Series: Made Marian Legacy #1

Author: Lucy Lennox

Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance

Tropes: Opposites Attract/Late Bi-Awakening

Forced Proximity/Only One Cabin/Fake Boyfriend

Release Date: August 19, 2025

BLURB

One kiss changed everything.

As sheriff, I’m the guy people call for help.

But when my solo Hawaii trip gets hijacked by my clingy ex, suddenly I’m the one who needs saving.

My unlikely rescuer?

A gorgeous stranger who plants one breathtaking, reckless kiss on me in the middle of a crowded bar—sending my ex packing… and stealing my carefully guarded heart.

Tommy Marian kissed me like he knew me.

Like he wanted me.

Like I was his.

Like he was mine.

But he’s not.

He’s a straight, ambitious city doctor—here in paradise for his own damn wedding.

And I’m going home alone, as usual.

Six months later, I land a dream search and rescue gig in Legacy, Montana.

One summer. A break from my coupled-up friends. Zero distractions.

Except guess who’s freshly single… and bunking in my tiny cabin? The biggest distraction of my life.

Tommy Marian is still beautiful, still infuriating, and still everything I can’t want.

He says what happens in Legacy stays in Legacy.

I say I’m not even tempted.

At least one of us is lying.

Because when Tommy disappears on the mountain, I realize I’d burn the world to get him back…

And maybe this time, I won’t let him go.

#BookTour: Bitten Vampire by @broganthomasbooks @rrbooktours

Bitten Vampire (The Bitten Chronicles)

Release Date: August 28, 2025

Genre: Vampire Urban Fantasy

Fans of slow-burn romance, supernatural suspense, and underdog heroines — meet your next obsession

Standalone
Strong Heroine
Fated Mates
Middle-Aged Heroine
Slow Burn, No Spice Romance
Supernatural Mystery
Betrayal & Revenge
Found Family
Second Chance at Life

Shattered by fate, transformed by blood. Can a feisty, middle-aged psychic survive her new life as a vampire—without losing herself?

Winifred “Fred” Crowsdale thought life couldn’t get worse after a decade-long relationship ended in humiliating betrayal. Then, her rambunctious husky chewed through a door, prompting her furious landlord to kick them out—and ban them from every rental in town. Her only hope? A mysterious, sentient house that offers them a home.

But Fred’s luck takes a deadly turn when a food-delivery gig in the Vampire Sector goes wrong… leaving her with fangs, an insatiable thirst, and a kill-on-sight warrant from the ruthless vampire court. Now she must fight to control her new supernatural powers while staying one step ahead of relentless hunters—and a dangerously enthralling vampire who wants her for himself.

Can Fred harness her evolving psychic gifts, protect her beloved dog, and outrun the lethal slayers?

Bitten Vampire is the high-stakes second standalone book in The Bitten Chronicles urban fantasy series. If you love underdog heroines, unexpected paranormal twists, slow-burn romance and action-packed suspense, sink your teeth into Brogan Thomas’s pulse-pounding new tale.

#CoverReveal: Adélaïde by @janellstrube @RABTBookTours

 

Painter of the Revolution

Historical Fiction

Date Published: forthcoming January 13, 2026

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

In a world where women are seen but rarely heard, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard refuses to be silenced.

The daughter of Parisian shopkeepers, Adélaïde dreams not of marriage or titles but of earning a place among the masters of French art. With Queen Marie Antoinette on the throne and a spirit of change in the air, anything seems possible. But as revolution brews and powerful forces conspire to deny her success, Adélaïde faces an impossible choice: protect her life—or fight for a legacy that will outlast her.

Inspired by the true story of one of the first women admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, Adélaïde: Painter of the Revolution is a sweeping, evocative portrait of ambition, courage, and resilience in the face of history’s fiercest storm.

#ReleaseBlitz for Property of Scythe by @nikkilandisauthor #GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Property of Scythe

Series: Kings of Anarchy MC: Ohio #1

Author: Nikki Landis

Genre: Dark MC Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Slasher Vibes, Small Town

Morally Gray, Grumpy/Sunshine, Single Dad

Good Girl/Bad Boy, Touch Her & Die

Release Date: August 26, 2025

BLURB

Something wicked lurks in the small town of Raven’s Crest, Ohio. It’s home to the Fear Farm and the Kings of Anarchy MC. But beware, you’re always being watched…

Lottie:

I moved into town after accepting a new job as the second-grade teacher for Raven’s Crest Elementary.

It’s a chance for a fresh start. Just the thing I’ve been looking for until I become the target of a stalker. Now, I need protection.

When Scythe, the president of the Kings and the biker I can’t stop thinking about, offers his help, I accept it.

Things become complicated when I grow close to his daughter, and the danger escalates. It’s not just a stalker inside Raven’s Crest’s fall-themed streets.

There’s a killer on the loose.

I have to trust Scythe and his club to stop this monster terrorizing the town before it’s too late. But with the death toll rising and the growing crowds showing up for the Fear Farm’s infamous thrills, the killer ups his game.

He’s about to find out how ruthless the Kings can be. They’ve been caretakers of this town for decades, protecting its citizens and its secrets. Violence will only end in bloodshed.

I’m not worried about the club.

Everyone knows it’s foolish to taunt the deadliest bikers in the Midwest. It’s the killer that should be terrified.

​​​​​​​Nobody f*cks with the Kings.

Note: Property of Scythe can be read as a standalone. The KOAMC is a 1% motorcycle club, so expect violence, suspense, mature situations, and a little splash of horror. You’ll get a guaranteed HEA with no cheating. It's a single dad, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, overprotective alpha male biker romance with a paranormal twist.

#ReleaseBlitz: Unseen by @christyhealywrites @rrbooktours

Happy publication day to author Christy Healy and congratulations on the release of Unseen! 

Unseen

Release Date: Aug 26, 2025

Genre: Dark Fantasy/ Fairy Tale Retelling

Fans of For the Throne and Vespertine will love this dark fairy-tale retelling of the Irish fable of ‘The Snow, The Crow, and the Blood,’ about a desperate young queen who makes a dangerous alliance with the dangerous lord of death in order to protect the one she loves, even if it means damning herself.

Riona Ó Conchúir has known death her whole life. The mysterious lord of death has tormented her for years, stealing away the souls of all those she has loved since childhood, demanding that she come and serve him in his shadowy realm, but she has always resisted - until now.

When her daughter falls ill with an incurable disease, Riona at last answers the lord of death’s call and ventures into the hidden realm of the sídhe to offer herself as a servant to him in exchange for her daughter's life. But when he demands that she use the divine magic of her blood to find three legendary objects of power that were once wielded by the gone gods themselves, Riona soon realizes that she will be forced to make an impossible choice:

Her daughter’s life, or the realm of Éire itself.

#BookTour: Dance of Demons by @5feetofredfury @RABTBookTours

 

Poison and Opium, book 1

Dark Fantasy/LGBTQ+

Date Published: 03-26-2025

Publisher: Shadow Spark Publishing

Content Warnings: Depictions of slavery, Depictions of child abuse, Blood, Death, Animal death, Self-harm, Drinking, Smoking, Drug use

Slave. Soldier. Spy.

Daisuke’s heart has always wandered far from home, hoping for a life beyond what he’d have as a Northern Nomad raised in slavery. One evening, when he learns the Giahatio’s imperial military has arrived in search of recruits, he seizes his chance to flee Okara’s plantations and start anew. However, becoming a footsoldier isn’t the easy escape he expected, and he soon finds himself struggling for a place within the infantry and Giahatian society.

Obito knows he should be grateful for the opportunity to serve as one of the Empire’s elite intelligence operatives, the onmitsu—it’s one of few he’ll ever have in life, and the highest possible honor for a nobleman’s youngest son. But with demons of anger and shame haunting him as he tries to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of a scandal, any pride to take in rank or family name is entirely hollow.

When an act of mercy is born from a senseless murder, the already unlikely friendship between Daisuke and Obito takes an unexpected turn. Not only are they now partnered together as onmitsu, but dark politics are on the rise, leading them toward an ancient, furious magic.