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We are writers mainly from Australia and New Zealand who write speculative fiction with romantic elements. Be it fantasy, paranormal, dark urban fantasy, futuristic and everything in between.

Tuesday 16 April 2024

DarkSider News: April 2024 - Part 2!

           


One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, 
perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.” 
~ Carl Sagan





EVENTS




Virtual Book Signing
Online
19 April



will feature DarkSiders:
Mila Young








Author talk
Bowen Library, QLD
29 May



will feature DarkSiders:
Annie Seaton

Free event







Once Upon a Fairytale Author Signing Event
Western Sydney
9 June



will feature DarkSiders:
HM Hodgson
Mila Young
- pre-order form


Tickets
Facebook group





Readers and Writers
Seattle USA
20 July


will feature DarkSider:
Mila Young - pre-order form


Tickets
Website
Facebook group






Rebels & Outlaws Book Signing
Liverpool, UK
13 July


will feature DarkSider:
Khloe Wren







RARE24 Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
6-7 September


will feature DarkSiders:
Keri Arthur
Lana Pecherczyk





Fiction & Friction Indie Book Convention
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide
12 October


will feature DarkSiders:
Keri Arthur
Khloe Wren
Lana Pecherczyk
Lilliana Rose
Maggie Rose
Mila Young







NEW RELEASES

The Witch's Tangle
Book 3, Seasonal Spice Novella
L.A. Monteiro
Released: 10 April


Cassia's desperate to hold on to the new-found peace she's found outside her coven, but is irresistably drawn to Lincoln, even though she's seeing his brother Brad. Meanwhile Lincoln and Brad investigate Cassia's continued connection with the living vine Irene, and unveil more about her coven and her mother's past. What they find out could tear them apart, or bind them all closer together.

This spicy fantasy menage involves bondage and mind melding. This short and delicious romantica features characters from the novella Tangle with the Mages, from the Seasonal Spice world.

Written by L.A. Monteiro, Winner of Romance Writers Australia's Spicy Bites competition 2023, and third place 2024.








Hearts Cursed
Book 4, Gods Cursed
Leisl Leighton
Released: 19 March


Cursed to live alone, fated to be blood-bound …

After being trapped in the HeartsBlood Gem for almost 3000 years, Ilia Silvia is pissed. She’ll never be so needy or naive to trust the Gods again. Once she’s finished helping Korinna and Tamuel, the witch and the cupid who freed her, she plans on finding a way to take her revenge on those who betrayed, trapped and used her.

But first, she must separate her life-force from Dawn, the baby who made her corporeal with her powers, and help find long-lost God Triptolemus who seems to be at the heart of the cure for all that ails her. The trouble is, he’s a God – or something like it – and she hates Gods with a vengeance. Even worse, she’s been having sexy dreams about him and wants to give into them. The Fates really do hate her!

Trip O’Dem has lived without a memory for over 2000 years. All he knows about himself is that he enjoys farming, is immortal, and can grow things with his blood. It’s been a lonely existence, until he sees the angel in his dreams. Sexy dreams that come day or night. Dreams that indicate she is the answer to the mystery of who he is.

Problem? There is a fury inside her so great it threatens to swallow them all whole.

If you love stories with magic, beta heroes, witches, fated mates, enemies to lovers, curses and meddling gods and goddesses all wrapped up with a sexy HEA, then Hearts Cursed is the story for you. Discover the magic of the Gods Cursed Series and download your copy today.



The above cover is by DarkSider Samantha Marshall.





Moon Vow
Part 5, The Artemis Curse
D.D. Line
Released: 24 March


A curse revealed. A cabal of traitors. An epiphany of redemption and triumph.

Tricked into traveling to the Department of Magical Affairs, Karisa faces the Shadow Master at last. Donovan Tempest reveals not only his plans for the Peacemaker. He also exposes the spy who’s been helping him all along.

Devastated by the awful truth, Karisa’s faced with the terrible choice she feared since the beginning. Either she watches her friends die one by one or she gives in to Tempest’s demands to open the way to her realm.

With no way of knowing if the guilds have united or if there are any survivors back at Takoda University, there’s only one thing to do. Her decision thrusts Karisa, her friends, the Shadow Master, and his most faithful followers into a fateful conclusion. One that’s certain to destroy more than her hopes and dreams.

Then there’s Garrett, who’s become her most heartbreaking choice of all.

Moon Blessed is the fifth and final book in the 5-part story, The Artemis Curse. Parts one through to four ends on a cliffhanger, with the fifth book concluding the tale.





Sword of Darkness
Book 2, Relic Hunters
Keri Arthur
Released: April in audio format


The race to claim Agrona’s Claws continues…

Agrona’s claws—three godly artifacts that, when used together, have the power to either extend darkness or utterly banish it—were deliberately hidden eons ago so that no man or woman would ever again wield them. But nothing stays hidden forever, and the Crown of Shadows was recently unearthed and stolen, despite Bethany Aodhán’s best efforts to stop it.

Now Beth and her brother Lugh must seek out the Sword of Darkness before those intent on destruction can reunite two of the three Claws and unleash chaos.

But even the help of a cranky goddess and two sexy elves might not be enough to save the day… or the world itself.

Because the forces of darkness are gathering momentum, and its origin lies closer to home than any of them guessed.

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Demon's Dance
Keri Arthur
Book 4, Lizzie Grace
Released: April in hardcover 



Australia - signed copies can be purchased direct from Keri. 
Contact via email: keriarthurauthor@gmail.com





Wicked Wings
Keri Arthur
Book 5, Lizzie Grace
Released: 12 April in hardcover 


In a reservation where magic has been unrestrained for entirely too long, there is no rest from the wicked...

After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil. Those hopes are quickly dashed when Lizzie comes across the scent of evil and tracks it back to the clean-picked bones of a man.

As it quickly becomes obvious that this is not a one-off situation and there's now a demon with a taste for human flesh on the reservation, another problem arises in the form of a White Lady-a ghost not only seeking bloody revenge, but demanding Belle's assistance to get it.

And she won't take no for an answer.

But the greatest threat of all might be the witch who is a magical bloodhound. A witch who's been sent to the reservation by one Clayton Marlowe...

Lizzie's husband.

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Australia - signed copies can be purchased direct from Keri. 
Contact via email: keriarthurauthor@gmail.com






An Otheworldy Love Story 
A Readers Take Denver anthology
includes A Relic of Magic and Gold by
HM Hodgson
Release: 21 March for a limited time


A Readers Take Denver Anthology featuring:
A RELIC OF MAGIC AND GOLD by HM Hodgson
She’s accused of stealing a powerful relic. He’s helping to clear her name—or is he?

Evangeline is thrilled to kick off her spellcaster career protecting powerful relics - until she's accused of stealing one of the dangerous artefacts under her protection. Forced to use her magic to escape, Eve runs into private investigator Raph Smith. Hiring the sexy PI seems like her best - only - option to clear her name and stay out of a Knights Templar dungeon.

Raph Smith always gets his missing person - though the reason why is a closely guarded secret. So finding a lost trinket box should be easy money. And while accepting multiple clients for the same job is a big N.O. in the PI world, when you’re being blackmailed, subject to a magical binding contract, and one client is a thief, you do what you must.

But the relic has a deadly secret too … and those who know the truth will do anything to find the artifact, including killing everyone who stands in their way.

As the sheets heat up, and with their hearts and heads on the line, how can Eve and Raph trust each other, let alone defeat the evil hunting them all?

HOUSE OF LIES AND SORROW by Emily Blackwood

SACRED VENGEANCE by Evangaline Pierce

TIMELESS by Crystal J. Johnson and Felicity Vaughn

Readers Take Denver's profits from this anthology goes to Julie's Friends, a charity for low-income families to be able to afford life-saving veterinarian care for their furbabies.











Non Spec-Fic




Angel in Armani
Book 2, New York Saints
Melanie Scott
Released: 16 April


She’s on her last strike and he’s the wrong guy to save her

Sara Charles knows the odds are against her. Her dad is injured, Charles Air is down to just one helicopter, and there’s only her to save her family. So when part-owner of the New York Saints, billionaire surgeon Lucas Angelo books a flight, she’s determined to make a good impression. He’s distractingly gorgeous, but absolutely out of her league even if she didn’t have to keep things professional. But when a storm turns their flight to a disaster and they wind up in the last motel room in town, she figures he’ll never hire her again anyway, so she takes a chance on just one night with the hottest man she’s ever met.

He’s always in control but she’s the fastball he never saw coming

Lucas Angelo doesn’t make rash decisions. A surgeon needs a cool head, and he always keeps his. Until Sara Charles seduces him and then vanishes in the morning. He should be furious and even if he wasn’t, he has no time for romance between the Saints’ spring training schedule and his own practice. But he just can’t forget that night. When he hunts her down to offer her a job as his personal pilot, she’s understandably wary but takes the job on the condition it’s strictly business. But he knows what he wants and, when it comes to the business of winning her heart, he knows how to pitch a perfect game. 

Angel in Armani is the second book in the New York Saints series, a steamy sports romance series. This series has billionaires, baseball, strong heroines, team drama, the occasional cute pet, and sexy times. Enjoy!





An Unsuitable Bride 
Cathleen Ross
Released: 13 March


It’s 1918, the war’s nearly over and people are looking for fun. Anna Hall is delighted when her wealthy, older fiancé, Max Elliot invites her on a holiday to the Hunting Lodge in the beautiful Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains. But once there, she finds everything is not as it seems. Everyone has secrets and she soon finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of lies and deception.

Anna has a secret too but she cannot admit it for fear of vilification.

Max has a secret that will destroy Anna’s life, only he’s not prepared to tell her until he’s had his fun with her.

Jack-of-all-trades at the Hunting Lodge, Thomas Rutherford, has three secrets. He’s fallen for Anna, knows the real story as to why her fiancé, Max can’t marry her; he also doesn’t wish to admit he has shellshock and can no longer work as a doctor.

But the worst secret of all is how did Max’s last fiancée, Cora Hanson die?

Will Anna be next?


The above cover is by Eleni Konstantine's alter ego, HelzKat Designs.










PRE-ORDERS

Kidnapped by the Orc
Book 4, Seasonal Spice Story
L.A. Monteiro
Expected Release: 10 May


Sometimes destiny has other plans…

Erica is a driven career woman finally settling down... as soon as she finds the right man. But when she meets Olivia, she’s gripped by an uncontrollable attraction that was not in her plans.

Olivia has made peace with her lot in life - as a sapphic orc princess, she’s destined to be on the sidelines of history. When she discovers Erica is part orc, she knows her duty - to find Erica a suitable mate, and breed the next generation of orcs. But maybe destiny has a different idea.

This high-heat sapphic romance is a short read set in the world of Seasonal Spice, after 50 Shades of Orc and Tangle with the Mages. It includes characters from Taming the Office Orc.








Kidnapped by the Orc
Book 5, Seasonal Spice Story
L.A. Monteiro
Expected Release: 10 June


He may have captured her, but she could help set him free.

Emily is a smart-mouthed scientist who’s determined to steer her own life, even though she’s a rare half orc mystic. When she’s kidnapped by a surprisingly civilized orc, she knows she has to escape before her body goes into an uncontrollable heat. That’s the only reason she’s attracted to him - right?

Lachlan lives to serve his king, Evan, and he only wants Emily to accept her place as queen. But he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her fierce will. Can he really give her up to his increasingly unstable king?

This high-heat romance is a short read set in the world of Seasonal Spice, after 50 Shades of Orc, Tangle with the Mages and The Witch’s Tangle. It follows the main storyline of the series.








Bind Me
Immortal Vices and Virtues
Mila Young
Expected Release: 26 July


Fate shattered my world in a heartbeat.

As a bounty hunter, I’ve pursued the supernatural, yet nothing prepared me for the truth about my own bloodline.

Exiled by a harsh twist of fate, I’m thrust into the cold heart of Norway. Here, amid ancient forests and icy waters, I’m supposed to start over. But shadows from my past cling tighter than ever.

On a mission that was supposed to be my redemption throws me into the path with him—a man as dangerous and mysterious as he is infuriating. He’s hiding secrets that will get me killed, revealing he’s my fated mate.

Unbelievable!

His touch sparks a flame inside me, leaving me questioning everything.

Together, we stumble on a dark conspiracy, centuries in the making, binding our fates together. As truths surface, we’re forced to work together.

As lines blur between us, I’m faced with a choice: Can I trust the man who awakens my soul but might be my ultimate undoing?

Bind Me is a spicy standalone romantasy set in the Immortal Vices and Virtues Universe. Every book is a guaranteed happily ever after with a satisfying ending and no cliffhangers. Perfect for fans of Immortals After Dark, Black Dagger Brotherhood, and the Demonica series.






Their Pretty Little Monster
Book 1, Monsters Night
Mila Young 
Expected Release: 1 June



Monsters ate my blurb...





Wild Forever
Book 7, Real Wolves Bite
Mila Young and C.R. Jane
Expected Release: 26 July


The final book in the Real Wolves Bite series...blurb to come.





Zander
Book 5, Alien Fugitives
Mel Teshco
Expected release: 23 March 2025


Can two lost souls complete one another?

Damaris Trant has never been alone…until now. Not only is he stuck on planet Earth, his six Strazanian comrades—rares with special powers just like him—are scattered around the city of New Faxian like confetti to avoid an enemy that has already wiped out the rest of their species. Damaris doesn’t even know if his comrades are still alive since landing on Earth.
Despite his purple scale coloring making him a lower caste, his rare powers, which had elevated his standing on his planet Strazan, are now erratic at best. Add to that the memories of his deceased family, and he’s rendered even more powerless.
Then he meets Callie, and his already topsy-turvy life is turned upside down. She’s an addict who sees things differently. That she doesn’t find Damaris abnormal is beyond appealing to his peace of mind. If only she didn’t also see him as just another man without a conscience.

After Callie Trueberry lost her family to a house fire, she fell into a dysfunctional world of her own making. Chemicals and alcohol might decay her mind, but at least she’s no longer half-mad with grief. Then she stumbles into Damaris and wishes she was the woman she used to be, a woman who would have turned his head and perhaps even won his heart. He is everything she’s ever wanted in a man, their shared grief binding them closer still. But will he stand by her side as she cleans her body and her mind while enemies are hunting him down, or will he be lost to her forever?







Shadow's End
Book 12, Lizzie Grace
Keri Arthur
Expected Release: 22 July


With a wedding to plan and a prospective mother-in-law who hates her, an ancient vampire seeking brutal revenge might be the least of Lizzie’s problems…







Trials of Dusk and Dreams
Book 2, Fae Devils
Lana Pecherczyk
Expected Release: 31 August


Nothing is as it seems in the Court of Dreams, least of all the Nightmares. 

Castle of Nevers and Nightmares is a slow-burn, spicy “why choose” dystopian-fantasy romance novel where the underdog heroine finds her inner power, the tension is hot, and the world-building is full of intrigue. It’s the first in the Fae Devils series, a Fae Guardians spinoff. Reading the Fae Guardians is unnecessary to enjoy this story, but it can enhance your reading experience as these characters have a past. It is recommended for mature readers due to language, violence, horror, and explicit sexual and dark situations. 





The Sinner and the Priest
Book 3, Sinner Sisterhood
Lana Pecherczyk
Expected Release: 27 June


The Sinner and the Priest is the third book in the Sinnerhood Sisterhood series.

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Non Spec-Fic




From Across the Sea
Annie Seaton
Book 1, Daughters of the Darling
Expected Release: 17 April


Home again at Ceann Mara Station, where she spent a happy childhood with her four sisters on the banks of the Darling River, Catriona O'Byrne feels safe. Scarred by a harrowing attack during her final year at university, she falls into the familiar, nursing both her body and her trust in all that she once believed in.

Desperate for a pursuit that will fill the days as she recovers, and eager to escape the shadows of her past, Catriona stumbles upon a hidden family legacy. Her father's relentless research of their ancestors, the O'Byrne brothers—Thomas and Samuel—leads her on a journey through time and Catriona begins to uncover family secrets.

In the nineteenth century, two siblings faced a life-altering choice: to abandon their ancestral farm in County Kerry or remain and endure the relentless struggle of famine. As Catriona unearths the layers of history, a gripping family saga unfolds. Thomas’s pursuit of success along the Darling River stands in stark contrast to Samuel’s arduous battle to adapt to a foreign land. Hidden resentments festered, and Catriona is surprised to uncover the existence of a third brother who did not emigrate with Thomas and Samuel.

For a century and a half, silence has shrouded their Irish kin, but Catriona becomes captivated by the whispered betrayals of the past and Samuel's tenacious fight for survival. As she immerses herself in the stories of their forbears, she uncovers a multitude of secrets.

Three university friends arrive unannounced at the sheep station, and Catriona is confronted by a betrayal that threatens not only her newfound peace but her very survival.

In her confusion, where past and present collide, can Catriona navigate their sad family history and learn who she can trust before it’s too late?

A riveting tale of resilience, secrets, and the unbreakable bonds of family, where betrayal and survival hang in the balance.

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From Across the River
Annie Seaton
Book 2, Daughters of the Darling
Expected Release: 1 November



Home again on Ceann Mara station, Roisín O'Byrne, a steadfast lawyer committed to protecting the environment, finds herself embroiled in a battle to protect the threatened Darling River that her family have called home for almost two centuries. But her dedication pits her against formidable adversaries within the government body entrusted with safeguarding water resources, including her enigmatic boss, Seth Brodie.

As her family continue in their quest to uncover the history of the settlement of Ceann Mara, and the hidden life of one of the first settlers, Samuel O’Byrne, Roisín delves deeper into the murky waters of corporate interests and governmental corruption.

When an unexpected twist complicates her pursuit of environmental protection—her undeniable attraction to Seth Brodie, a man whose ideals clash with her own yet whose magnetism is undeniable—Roisin has to make a choice.

Will she risk everything, including her happiness, to expose the truth and save the Darling River?

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An Augathella Easter
Annie Seaton
Book 6, Augathella Short and Sweet
Expected release: 17 May


Community worker, Bec Hunter works with new Augathella residents, Chloe and Rosie, to organise an Easter camp on a lake near Augathella. Determined to provide a happy Easter for local teenagers, they employ two youth workers, Jeremy and Tilly. However, none of the newcomers to town are aware this pair share a complicated history: a past romance during their high school days in Augathella which ended with a bitter family feud.

As the Easter camp gets underway, tension vies with attraction between Jeremy and Tilly. Amidst laughter, outdoor adventures, and the spirit of Easter, the pair attempt to overcome the challenges of the past.

Is there a promise of a new beginning in the heartwarming setting of Augathella?

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Enforced
Mel Teshco
Book 3, Gangsters at War
Expected Release: 25 June


One sadistic madman substituted by another.

Chantilly
That’s what happened when I escaped from the don of the O’Malley mafia only to be captured by Valentino Barone, deadly enforcer of the Agostino mobster family. I didn’t think I could hate anyone more than the don who damaged me, until Valentino takes away my freedom yet again and awakens my darkest desires, ones I never knew existed. Escape seems futile. But I did it once I can do it again—or die trying.

Valentino
I was sent to find and kill Chantilly Alcott, fugitive lover of the don of a rival mafia who is desperate to find her. Ending her life and sending pieces of her body to the O’Malley family isn’t something that should bother me—it never has before—so why my reluctance to do my job? I will do it, eventually. For now, I hold her captive and tell myself I’ll break her spirit instead of her body.
So why is she slowly breaking me, instead?





Contracted
Mel Teshco
Book 4, Gangsters at War
Expected Release: 31 August


He’s a merciless killer who gets what he wants. He can have me…for a price

Delilah
When my widowed stepmother kicked me out on the streets when I was sixteen, I was too proud to ask for help from any of my friends. Hunger left me with no choice but to accept money for sex so that I might survive. Four years later I’m not only surviving, I’m thriving. Asked to attend a private party at the Agostinos, a notorious mafia family who are as ruthless and cruel as they are filthy rich and generous, I can’t say no. Then my gaze meets the cold eyes of Serafino, and I’m lost even before he decides he wants all of me…body, mind and soul.

Serafino
I’m known as a cold-hearted killer without a conscience, the bad boy of the Agostino mafia. That says a lot considering my brothers can be as ruthless as my father had once been, and he’d been a sick and twisted bastard of the highest order. Nonetheless, I have a reputation to uphold. People are afraid of me for good reason. What would they think though if they discovered the call girl who arrived to service the Agostino brothers is the one woman I want all to myself—a woman I would kill to protect—until I’m left with no choice but to kill her myself.






Scorpion
Mel Teshco
Book 1, Sons of the Sheikh
Expected Release: 31 October


His sting is as lethal as his charm.

Sheikh Aziz Hadi might be a player who knows how to charm the panties off women, but that means very little when the one woman he wants—Zamira Fasih—is also the one woman he can’t have. She’s the daughter of a sheikh from a neighboring country bordering his province. That they’re at war means there is no way he can talk to her, let alone date her. Then he sees her at the markets and he can’t deny the impulse to take what—who—he wants.

Zamira Fasih is not interested in Aziz, at least that’s what she tells herself. He and his family sided with an enemy of her father’s and now her people are paying the ultimate price. The Hadi family are scum, and Aziz is the worst of them. He’s not worthy of her attention, if only she’d stop damn well thinking about him! Then he kidnaps her and expects her to like him—but he’d better think again!
She is promised to another man who will help end the war and the death of her people, and nothing will change her mind. Not even the famous charm Aziz is renowned for.



The above three covers are by Eleni Konstantine's alter ego, HelzKat Designs.





Lawless in Leather
Book 3, New York Saints
Melanie Scott
Expected Release: 11 May


She might not know baseball, but she knows trouble when she sees it

Raina Easton has sworn off bad boys. These days she’s focused on keeping her burlesque club afloat, which is why she’s taken a job coaching the New York Saints new dance squad, the Fallen Angels. The cash from that gig will help her buy her club outright and secure her future. But then she meets tall, dark, and grumpy, Malachi Coulter, part-owner of the Saints, and now their head of security. He’s got bad idea written all over him and even though he’s ridiculously attractive, Raina is determined to keep her head.

He won’t let anyone steal his heart, but her moves are hard to resist

These days Malachi is playing the smart game. Manage the risks, keep everyone safe, and don’t let anyone in. His life is just how he likes it—under control. But when Raina bounces into the Saints, all slinky moves, smart mouth, and smoking body, he’s not sure what’s hit him. She’s exactly the kind of woman he doesn’t need. She’s playing at being sensible, but he knows she has a wild streak buried deep. One that matches his own. He knows he shouldn’t let her in, but she’s all he can think about. But if he thinks she’s worth risking it all for, he’s going to have to break all the rules to win her heart.

Lawless In Leather is the third book in the New York Saints series, a steamy sports romance series. This series has billionaires, baseball, strong heroines, team drama, the occasional cute pet, and sexy times. Enjoy!







Playing Hard
Book 4, New York Saints
Melanie Scott
Expected Release: 11 June


She’s playing it smart and he’d be a bad, bad idea

Amelia Graham has always been the MVP of good girls. Keeping her head down and playing safe have gotten her all the way to Wall Street and the security she craves. There’s no room in her game-plan for bad boys. And New York Saints first baseman Oliver Shields is way too smooth to be anything but bad. His face might be hot enough to melt unwary hearts, but she knows enough about athletes to know they’re usually players in more ways than one.

He lives for the game but she’s changing the rules

Oliver never takes his eyes off the prize. But when he meets Amelia at a party celebrating the Saints finally making the play offs, he can’t help thinking maybe one wild night with her is just what he needs. Pity she’s playing hard to get. But when things go horribly wrong and he’s facing the end of his career, Amelia is the one who unexpectedly steps up to the plate to help him through even though she’s supposed to be focused on winning her dream job. Flirting turns to feelings neither of them are ready to admit, but when faced with goodbye, can they swing for the fences and risk it all for love?

Playing Hard is the fourth book in the New York Saints series, a steamy sports romance series. This series has billionaires, baseball, strong heroines, team drama, the occasional cute pet, and sexy times. Enjoy!





Playing Fast
Book 5, New York Saints
Melanie Scott
Expected Release: 9 July


She never worried about her crush on baseball’s bad boy until he landed right in her lap

Eva Harlowe always figured her crush on Finn Castro would never be anything but her deepest fantasy. Until the Saints send him down to the minors after one too many scandals. And given Eva works for the Sarasota Springs Preachers, that means now her job is dealing with the fallen Saint way too up close and personal. Finn might as well have ‘bad decision’ tattooed on his forehead and she knows she has to resist. Which would be easier if meeting the gorgeous Finn face to face didn’t make her want to learn all the wicked things he can teach her.

He’s trying to learn his lesson, but she makes him want to play dirty

Finn knows he’s on his last chance. Three strikes and the Saints have exiled him to see if he can reform his ways. He needs to keep his head down and prove that he deserves a second chance. But Eva would tempt even a true saint and he’s not even close to that. When the two of them strike a bargain for a strictly one season fling, it seems the perfect solution. But hearts don’t always follow the rules and as their clock starts to run out, they either have to face their feelings or lose everything they are.

Playing Fast is the fifth book in the New York Saints series, a steamy sports romance series. This series has billionaires, baseball, strong heroines, team drama, the occasional cute pet, and sexy times. Enjoy!illionaires, baseball, strong heroines, team drama, the occasional cute pet, and sexy times. Enjoy!










FREE BOOKS / SALES


50 Shades of Orc
Book 1, Seasonal Spice
L.A. Monteiro
free in Amazon UK / US for short time only!


An arrogant billionaire orc shifter meets his match with an intrepid reporter with secrets of her own.

Summer is an intrepid reporter looking for her big break, and she knows arrogant billionaire Tom has a secret. He doesn’t hide his interest in her, and she finds herself drawn in. Until he transforms into a monstrous orc, spiking off an uncontrollable attraction within her. And he tells her she might be his mate.

The first in the Seasonal Spice series, this short and delicious romantica that’s easy to devour and sure to satisfy.

Written by L.A. Monteiro, Winner of Romance Writers Australia's Spicy Bites competition 2023.





Love Cursed
Book 1 , Gods Cursed
Leisl Leighton
free for a limited time!


A love across time, cursed to stay apart …

Coven Librarian, Jules Stevens, jokes about being cursed. She’s not a proper powerful Stevens witch but a walking magical disaster. The only thing more chaotic than her power is her love life. Then she discovers an old diary that speaks of gods and witches and an ancient spell, and she realises the joke is on her: she truly is cursed. A curse only she can break if she finds her soulmate and learns to use the magic she’s deathly allergic to by Valentine’s Eve!

Sexy cupid Bastien was bound by the Gods to give love to others but never receive it himself. But 2000 years ago, he broke the law to be with his soulmate, and as punishment, the Gods allowed an evil witch to curse them. His love will never remember who he is, but he must live his life by her side through all her reincarnations: as a black cat by day and a blind man by night unable to see his love. But when Jules, his love’s current incarnation, discovers she’s cursed and finds a way to break the spell, hope begins to stir in his long suffering soul. They might get the Happy Ever After he’s long wished for.



The above cover is by DarkSider Samantha Marshall.





The Last Keeper
Keeper of My Heart
Keeper of My Desire
Books 1-3, The Immortal Keepers
HM Hodgson
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