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Featured Fantasy: When Vices Reign (Bedlam in Bethlehem) by Nicole Zoltack

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Featured Fantasy: When Vices Reign (Bedlam in Bethlehem) by Nicole Zoltack

FREE as of September 17, 2023
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Vice Detective Clarissa Tempest will stop at nothing to keep Bethlehem, PA safe.

This proves difficult, though, when a new drug hits the streets. Ocean Tears makes the users think they can breathe under water, and it certainly doesn’t help any that the supplier is a woman who seems to dress like a mermaid. Oh, and she’s giving the drug away for free to teenagers.

Whoever this supplier is, Clarissa is going to find her and lock her up or at the very least run her out of town.

When vices reign, no one wins, and just simply isn’t acceptable to Clarissa.

WHEN VICES REIGN is a part of A Mayhem of Magic World Story and is a prequel to the Bedlam in Bethlehem series.

Book Review: The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

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Book Review: The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

$1.99 on Amazon US & Canada September 11, 2023
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This isn’t really a review–it’s a heads up that this book is currently on sale in the U.S. I have read the entire series, and it is well worth your time. This is technically the second book in the series, but it can be read as a standalone.

Features authentic emotions and complex characters set in a mythological world reminiscent of ancient Greece. If you can’t get it at your favorite vendor, check your library. It is traditionally published, and a NYTimes Bestseller.

From the blurb:

Discover and rediscover the world of the Queen’s Thief, from the acclaimed novel The Thief to the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion, The Return of the Thief. The epic novels set in the world of the Queen’s Thief can be read in any order.

New York Times-bestselling author Megan Whalen Turner’s entrancing and award-winning Queen’s Thief novels bring to life the world of the epics and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief novels are rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles lost and won, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R. R. Martin.

The brilliant thief Eugenides has visited the Queen of Attolia’s palace one too many times, leaving small tokens and then departing unseen. When his final excursion does not go as planned, he is captured by the ruthless queen. The Queen’s Thief novels have been praised by writers, critics, reviewers, and fans and have been honored with glowing reviews, “best of” citations, and numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Newbery Honor, the Andre Norton Award shortlist, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. 

This edition of The Queen of Attolia includes “Knife Dance,” an exclusive story about Eugenides by Megan Whalen Turner, an introduction to the characters from the world of the Queen’s Thief, and a map of the world of the Queen’s Thief.

Featured Fantasy: Born of Metal (The Kings of the Inconquo Book 1) by A.L. Knorr & Aaron D. Schneider

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Featured Fantasy: Born of Metal (The Kings of the Inconquo Book 1) by A.L. Knorr & Aaron D. Schneider

FREE as of September 10, 2023
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A powerful artifact, a secret society, an ancient evil. Can Ibby embrace her destiny as Inconquo guardian before an ages-old demon is unleashed on London?

Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud.

But when Ibby finds a strange artifact and encounters a mysterious professor in the bowels of the museum, she learns that her lineage means bigger responsibilities than good grades. Training in the secrecy of a ghostly underground tube station defunct since 1933, her waking powers means Ibby must face the wrath of a titan with a vendetta against her kind…and she has to do it alone.

If you love strong female characters and millennia old secrets, you’ll love the origin story of Ibukun Bashir, metal elemental. Welcome to the world of the Inconquo.Enjoy Born of Metal today and experience a wild ride and the forging of a modern legend!

Featured Fantasy: A Kingdom of Frost and Malice (The Winter Court Series) by Ashley McLeo

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Featured Fantasy: A Kingdom of Frost and Malice (The Winter Court Series) by Ashley McLeo

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Blood slave to courtier of the Winter fae . . . you’d think I’d moved up.
I’m not so sure.

The auction block awaits and a vicious vampire prince wants me and what flows through my veins.

So I make a run for it, only to end up falling at the feet of a fae warden. Technically, Roar, the Warden of the West should return me to the vampire court, but he has other ideas.

He needs a fake fiancée.

The deal: if I play his dutiful partner at the Winter Court, and help him trick the cold King of Winter, Roar will hide me from the blood-suckers intent on draining the life from me.

I agree, and for a while, it seems like nothing can go wrong.

That is, until Vale, Warden Roar’s nemesis, sets his sights on me.

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Featured Fantasy: Faerie Hearts (Sharp Tales Book 7) by Anthea Sharp

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Featured Fantasy: Faerie Hearts (Sharp Tales Book 7) by Anthea Sharp

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Magical happily-ever-afters are yours in this brand new collection of sweetly romantic stories from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp.

From a heroine of Celtic legend to an intrepid elf warrior, fall in love with these couples bound by fate, who must fight for everything they hold dear in order to gain their true loves. Inspired by legends and fairytales, each story is filled with adventure, enchantment and, of course, plenty of (non-spicy) romance!

THE FAERIE MAIDEN OF THE OAKS – Based on an Irish legend, a fey woman marries the human lord who has captured her heart. But beware faerie bargains…

HEART OF THE FOREST – A prince becomes lost in a mystical forest, where he must fight for his life at the side of a moon-haired elf maiden who may hold the answer to his dreams. (Connected to the Darkwood series)

THE GIFT OF LOVE – Whether it’s romantic love, or the deep ties of family, a perceptive young woman works to heal the hurts of a wounded heart.

PRINCESS OF SALT – When a princess tells her father the truth, he banishes her from the castle. She must face many trials to gain back not only her true love, but the acceptance of her family once more.

THE WITCH OF THE WOODS – A brand new twist on a beloved fairytale, where nothing is as it seems.

Featured Fantasy: Rebel, Supernatural Bounty Hunter Complete Boxset Books 1 – 3

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Featured Fantasy: Rebel, Supernatural Bounty Hunter Complete Boxset Books 1 - 3

99¢ as of September 12, 2023
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Meet Rebel. She’s not just a bounty hunter. She’s a supernatural one.

Doesn’t matter that she’s human.

Enjoy the complete saga as Rebel embarks on her quest, has her revenge, and forms a legion to combat one of the greatest and oldest evils the world has ever known!