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hahah! This week we have a book releasing from a friend of mine!

I have been a very bad reviewer and book pal and haven't been up to date with all my postings, but I am excited for this book to be out in the world and for you all to enjoy it! So be sure to check out A Hunt of Blood and Iron as well as all the other indie books on this list this week!!

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A Hunt of Blood and Iron

By: Cara Nox

Genre: (New Adult) Achillean Romantic Fantasy

Grey is a shut-in hemomancer—a blood-manipulating magic user who sacrifices life for life to use his power—with a troubled past and questionable future. So when that fae-laced Calling grips him in the middle of the night and takes him to the obelisk he’s been seeing in his dreams, he believes he’s finally started to find his purpose. That is, until he realizes there are five other mancers there, and the obelisk bears all their marks.

That can only mean one thing: the fair folk are demanding another Wild Hunt, and Grey is one of their prey.

In his fumbled attempt to escape, he’s rescued by the one sacrificial member of the Hunt he least expects: an iron-wielding macharomancer, known for their hostility against his magic, named Noel. In order to find a way to break free of their binding ties to the Wild Hunt, they must put aside their reservations about one another and work together.

Their best bet is to find something hidden within what’s left of the faerie ruins and man-made structures of the distant past that’s worth more than their lives to appease their ruthless rulers. Or they’ll perish at the hands of the bloodthirsty fair folk waiting for them in the Otherworld.

CW: Alcohol, anxiety, blood, childhood trauma and abuse, death, depression, discrimination, emotional abuse, gore, grief, implications of suicidal thoughts, manipulation, murder, physical abuse, post-traumatic stress episodes, self-harm, stalking, torture, violence, and vomiting.

THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS Volume 1

by: Ladz

Illustrated by: Haxan

Genre: Adult fantasy, horror, gothic, queer

After years on the run from a dangerous cult, Sasza Czarnolaski serves as the Odonic Emperor's Magician. As war brews, Sasza quickly learns that there's not much he won't do to preserve peace, even if it means tapping into monstrosity he's kept secret from everyone, including himself.

CW: Blood, gore, body horror, blood drinking, needles, emetophobia (blood), mosquitos, patricide, infidelity, explicit sexual acts and situations between adults, dubious consent, self-harm for magic use, depiction and discussion of alcoholism and drinking, depiction of a panic attack, mentions of war, mentions of sedition

His Lucky Babygirl (Club Surrender Book 3)

By: Lenore Danvers

Genre: Contemporary Romance BDSM

Wanted: Hot Single Dad(dy)

Left devastated and completely broke by her lying, cheating ex, Melody does what any level-leaded twenty-something would do: Offers herself up for instructional demos at her local kink club.

Everything finally seems to be working out, until a scene-gone-horribly-wrong nearly sends her to the hospital. And turns the hot single dad she occasionally babysits for into a hot, overprotective Daddy.

The kind of Daddy who knows his way around a woman’s body as well as he knows his way around his workshop. Melody is sure that giving into the burning attraction between them is a recipe for disaster…

But it could be the stroke of luck they’ve both been waiting for.

CW: BDSM, Age-gap, mild dip into past trauma history but not overall dark

Among Thorns and Stardust

By: Marie Sinadjan , Hayley Anderton , Meri Benson , Destiny Eve , Amy Johnson , Dawn Christine Jonckowski , Meghan Tomlinson

Cover artist: Luisa Galstyan

Genre: Sci-fi Fairytale Retellings

The sky was never the limit. 

What if Snow White lived in a virtual world where the lines of reality are too blurred? What if Cinderella's ugly step-sister was half made of metal and springs? What if Sleeping Beauty slipped into a hundred years of cryo sleep? 

Seven authors join forces to reimagine your favorite fairy tales as new sci-fi adventures filled with space, tech, magic, charm, and of course: happily ever afters.

3/15:

Synthetic Sea

by: Franklyn S. Newton

Genre: Sci-fi, Cyberpunk, Romance

In the distant future of planet cracking, VR distraction, and corporate greed, grieving private detective Ryoma LeBeau takes what seems to be a simple job on the opulent casino planetoid of Scylla. Captivated by a chance meeting with the cybernetic musician Guin, he finds himself drawn to the smoky anachronistic lounge bar where they perform. But it seems there's a lot more to both Guin and this case and Ryoma can't help but pull at the threads of mystery leading him to the depths of conspiracy and memory.

Inspired by Philip K Dick novels and Ghost in the Shell, Synthetic Sea is a cyberpunk noir entwined with queer romance.

CW: Moderate Grief (loss of close family members is a theme throughout), Violence (some brief physical fights & verbal dehumanization), Sexual content, Kidnapping Minor Sexual assault (happens off-page but is mentioned)

3/18:

Breaking Patterns (The Entropy Series Book 2)

by: M.H. Cali

Illustrated by: Laurie Ya

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Contemporary Romance

As the threats toward Lucas escalate, he and Raven find themselves at a crossroad.

While they carefully navigate what it means to them to be in a relationship, and reflect on what they truly want out of the future, their enemies seem determined to bring Lucas to his knees.

But what are those people truly after?

The consequences of this unraveling are far-reaching, unavoidably resulting in tension and life-defining choices for the new couple. Although a relentless disarray is undeniably creeping inside their existences, in the midst of the chaos, a slew of questions are begging to be answered.

Can they make the most out of the cards they were dealt? Or will the recent events lead them to their doom?

Even moreso: what exactly are they willing to sacrifice to stay true to themselves?

The answers might very well seal their fate.

CW: Sexual content