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“Fourth Wing” Meets “The Hunger Games” in Debut Dark Romantasy Trilogy

Within the first few pages, I knew I was going to love Direbound by Sable Sorensen. This book — the first in a new romantasy trilogy — gripped me early on and didn’t let go. Direbound has all the best romantasy tropes: slow-burn romance, enemies-to-lovers, fated mates, “who did this…

Katie BloomerMarch 17, 2025

Guilty of Stealing His Heart by Nancy Lynn White

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Woman on the Run Finds New Love and Family in Western Romance

Nancy Lynn White’s debut novel Guilty of Stealing His Heart: Never Say You Love Me combines historical fiction, murder mystery, western romance and inspirational genres into one well-blended page-turner of a story. Set in America’s mid-West just before the Civil War, the novel offers a nicely gritty sense of how…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMay 22, 2024

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Thrilling Love Story Set Against Global, Multicultural Backdrop

Morenike McFaal’s debut novel Salou is a gem of a romantic thriller, global in its reach, fast-paced in its telling and all the while satisfying in its offering of characters who jump off the page with authenticity and purpose. Doctor Salou Kassai is two years out of Paris School of…

Anne Eliot FeldmanApril 13, 2023

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Crime Thriller Highlights Tireless Work of Real-Life Humanitarians

In their new crime-thriller, The Hunger Crime, John B. Crisci and Trudy E. Bower introduce a plot full of crime, action, adventure, betrayal, and romance all while highlighting the tireless work of real-life humanitarians who dedicate their lives to helping others. The book begins with an introduction to protagonist and…

Abigail WhiteApril 10, 2023

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Immerse Yourself in India’s Colorful Contradictions With Romantic Thriller “Mrs. Varman”

India is a country of juxtapositions: abject poverty neighboring the well-to-do, garbage spoiling on city streets and fragrant foods on restaurant tables, harsh sunlight burning the air outside dusky rooms with thick embroidered curtains. Sanjeeta Behera brings all this to her readers in Mrs. Varman, offering a complicated backdrop to…

Sherri DaleyMay 19, 2022

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Danger and Romance Collide on the Hunt for a Hidden Treasure

—∞— Abby Holland's treasure-hunting grandfather, King Farrell, is missing and presumed dead. Her inheritance comes with a choice: she can live out her boring life in Denver in the Victorian house he's willed to her, or sell it and use the proceeds to find the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine in…

Gevera Bert PiedmontJune 6, 2022

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Princess on the Outside, Rebel on the Inside in This Sweeping Fantasy Adventure

We meet our heroine princess, Lilla, in S.G. Blaise’s award-winning debut novel The Last Lumenian (Lilac Grove Entertainment) in a galaxy far, far away upon the planet Uhna. Princess Lilla is a headstrong and independent woman staring down the barrel of life in a royal court where she often feels…

Kelsey HallJune 29, 2022

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The Worldmaker, the Wordmaker: A Conversation With Andri Elia

Andri E. Elia’s sensational sci-fi Worldmaker of Yand-Yildun is a wild ride hurtling into the atmospheres of planets far, far away. On the planet Yand lives a species of winged humanoids, one of which is our protagonist, Yanara. She is an extraordinarily powerful wizard. She and her two spouses, her…

Judy MorenoOctober 25, 2021

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7 YA Fantasy Novels That Invent Captivating New Creatures

Sometimes you really just need to get out of your own life by getting into a book. A 600-page Russian drama? Not it. A thought-provoking nonfiction book that scares you into believing society truly is doomed? Not it. A cheery positivity book about gratitude? Overcompensating. What’s a reader to do?…

Judy MorenoJanuary 25, 2022