The Thunderstone Theft: A Cinderella Story by Eliza Prokopovits
Amazon ~ Goodreads
January 10, 2023
193 pages
The Minister of the Treasuries has been brutally stabbed. Unfortunately for Miss Ella Highmoore’s godfather, the murder happened right on his doorstep, and now he’s the primary suspect. Ella knows her godfather is innocent, and she resolves to solve the crime and clear his name. A chance meeting with a young man named Charlie sets them both on the path to adventure and romance as they take on the challenge together. But Charlie has a secret, and when the truth comes out on the night of the prince’s ball, it looks like the end of their relationship. Ella is determined, however, that it won’t be the end of her investigation. She seeks the last few clues on her own, winding up in grave danger at the hands of the killer, and only Charlie knows enough about the case to rescue her.
Join the unstoppable Miss Ella Highmoore on the streets of Messene, a city based loosely on historical Regency London.
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Starseed: Book 1 of the Shadow & Shifter Series by Olivia Hillier
Amazon ~ Goodreads
January 12, 2023
283 pages
Dark shadows. Fated Mates. Good vs Evil.
Maya has always seen the shadows. All the others are convinced something is wrong with her, leading her to a mental health diagnosis. Maya is forced into home-schooling and self-isolation.
That was until she met Cay, the only other person who can explain and share her strange abilities.
In a world filled with hidden shifters, dark spirits and unearthly beings. What has made Maya Voss an outcast is the only thing that will save the human race from the evil that is rising around them.
But awakening to Maya’s magic that lies within her is equally as dangerous as it is powerful.
As the dark presence thickens inhabiting the bodies of humans pushing them to do unlawful things.
Can Maya tame her own deep dark shadows to unleash the light within?
Move over vampires, angels & demons. There’s a new race in town. Starseed is the first book in the mythology, shadow & shifter series, and the beginning of a whole new teenage supernatural adventure.
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Cursed Ever After by Lacey Carter Andersen
Amazon ~ Goodreads
January 13, 2023
261 pages
My father has disappeared, and the only person who can help me is my sworn enemy…
In Paradise Falls, everything seems perfect. There’s no death, no hunger, and no homelessness. I’ve been told a million times that it’s a utopia, made possible because of my family. And I’ve always believed my people when they said this.
But then my father goes missing in another world.
My people are worried. My father’s mission was to bring back a powerful substance we need for our survival. Now, the only people who can get this substance are me and the son of a rival family.
If only things were that easy.
In my world, everything surrounding my father’s disappearance is shrouded in secrets and lies, causing me to question my beliefs and my loyalty to my people. And in that other world, dangerous magical beings stalk me, and the only chance I have to survive and find my father is to work with Callum, the son of my enemy.
Callum is stubborn, arrogant, and as resistant to working together as I am. And yet, when we find ourselves in a life-or-death situation, I might just realize that there’s more to this handsome man than what meets the eye. When I touch him, when I’m close to him, I know it’s wrong. It’s forbidden. But whatever is going on, he’s the only other person who can help me, who can understand.
Yet every decision has a price. And will the one I pay for growing close to Callum be more than I can bear?
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Beauty and the Blade by S.C. Grayson
Amazon ~ Goodreads
January 26, 2023
297 pages
Most London socialites dream of marrying for love or status, but Contessa’s wedding is about justice—and revenge.
Nathanial Woodrow is known on the streets of London as the Beast, leader of the fearsome Lion gang who mark their victims with three slashes on their face. Since her mother was found dead with the signature slashes years ago, Contessa has wanted nothing more than to see her murderer brought to justice. However, the Beast has been impeccable at maintaining his façade as the high society Mr. Nathanial Woodrow, and nobody has been able to gather enough evidence to convict him. When the Beast unexpectedly asks Contessa’s father, the Chief of the Royal Police, for her hand in marriage, Contessa and her father hatch a plan to bring him down from the inside.
As Contessa enters the lion’s den in search of evidence to convict the Beast, she finds that not everything is as she once thought. Her father’s work, hunting down Talented that use their magic to rule the criminal underworld, is thrown into question with each glimpse of the kind-hearted man beneath the mask of a hardened gang leader. As Contessa navigates her search for justice, she finds herself questioning what side she’s really on, and why she finds herself drawn to a man she’s supposed to hate.
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Silk: Summer’s Curse by Rubina George
Amazon ~ Goodreads
January 29, 2023
A Curse
Eighteen year old Summer Smith has been cursed. If she is to survive, she must return to the magical world she was hunted from as a child. For Summer is no ordinary girl. Her blood is rare. Her power feared.
A Promise
Sebastian Spry, a moody recluse on the edge of despair, knows this better than anyone. He had no intention of returning to Silk, but he promised to protect his best friend’s daughter, no matter the consequences.
A Betrayal
Together, Summer and Sebastian embark on a dangerous quest to find a cure, one that takes them through the lawless lands of Silk, and into the paths of the rebellious Royals. The Royals won’t offer their help for free, though. If Summer wants the cure, she’s going to have to earn it.
Capturing the attention of the Royals could be Summer’s undoing. Will Summer find the cure before its too late? Or will she be the downfall they never saw coming?
Love and loyalty are put to the test in this desperate fight for survival.
Welcome, to the World of Silk.
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