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The Starlight Prince Release Day & Giveaway!
Clare Dugmore's Spicy Fantasy Romance THE STARLIGHT PRINCE is available now. Paperback coming soon! https://books2read.com/TheStarlightPr...
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Mar 25, 20252 min read


Review of Nothing But Blackened Teeth
Blurb: A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of...
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Mar 24, 20252 min read


Review of Personal Demons
Blurb: Megan promises listeners to her new radio call-in show that she'll "slay their personal demons," and they believe her. So do the...
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Mar 17, 20252 min read


Lucky Day with Free Books!
Happy (early) St. Patrick's Day! While hunting for gold at the end of a rainbow is fun, I don't want anyone stealing off of leprechauns....
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Mar 14, 20251 min read


Review of Newt and Demon (Book #1)
Blurb: A new world. A new life. A chance to become a Legendary Alchemist. When the apocalypse comes, a mysterious entity grants Theo...
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Mar 10, 20253 min read


New Release: Knot Your Fake Boyfriend
Blurb: He might only be her fake boyfriend, but why does her heart feel as though it would break if she lost him? Minna Davidson loves...
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Mar 3, 20251 min read


Review of The Hollows
Blurb: In a lonely village in the Peak District, during the onset of a once-in-a-lifetime snow storm, Constable Ellie Cheetham finds a...
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Feb 24, 20253 min read


Review of Episode Thirteen
Blurb: Fade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting reality TV show. Led by husband and wife team Matt and Claire Kirklin, it delivers...
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Feb 17, 20252 min read


Celebrating My Love For My Readers With Free Books!
Happy (early) Valentine's Day! I love my readers. I don't need a special day to celebrate you, but it's fun to do so anyway. A lot of my...
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Feb 13, 20251 min read


Review of Cupid's Corset, Harlow!: Ask Crystal Ball Mystery #3
Blurb: Harlow Grayson protects her heart with an iron corset… …and sticking to her cynical view of Valentine’s Day seems safer than...
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Feb 10, 20252 min read


Review of Incidents Around the House
Blurb: To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a...
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Feb 3, 20252 min read


Review of The Troop
Blurb: Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition...
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Jan 27, 20252 min read


Review of Step Into Christmas
Blurb: Get ready to sleigh into the holiday spirit with Step Into Christmas, a heartwarming collection of short stories, each one...
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Jan 20, 20251 min read


Review of Dungeons and Drama
Blurb : When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks! Musical lover...
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Jan 13, 20252 min read


Happy New Year!
FREE today through January 5th! I'm starting off 2025 right with offering a free ebook. I want to be extra kind and generous this year...
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Jan 1, 20251 min read


A Geeky Christmas Treat!
One more gift from me to you. Happy Holidays!
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Dec 18, 20241 min read


Happy Holidays! FREE BOOKS!
Happy holidays from my home to yours! Wishing you the best this season and all through 2025. I'm grateful every day for my readers, and...
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Dec 13, 20241 min read


Release Day for Knot Dead Yet & Freebie!
Blurb: In a game of the Omega versus the Alphas, someone is changing the rules so no one wins. Kienna Birk expected her dream vacation...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


Review of This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl #7)
Blurb: They call it Faction Wars. The ninth floor. Nine armies, each led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. Each team...
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Dec 2, 20242 min read


Review of The Librarian of the Haunted Library
Blurb: My escape from a creepy clown lands me in a town straight out of a fever dream. And guess what? I become the new librarian after...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read


New Release: Sugar Bush Scent Mates
Blurb: Love is sticky business in the sugar bush. Cast out by her pack, accused of being nothing but a gold digger, Ellora Flynn collects what little she owns and heads north to the tiny Ontario town of Moose Hollow. All she has is her best friend and her Nana who she hasn’t seen in years. She hopes to find a quiet place to put her broken heart back together. She never expected to discover a second chance waiting for her among the snow-covered maples. The local sugar bush is
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3 days ago2 min read


Celebrating start of spooky season!
Photo credit: Photorama at Pixabay.com It's my favorite time of the year: the start of spooky season! I am not a summer person at all. The heat does not agree with me, and the sun burns me within minutes after I go outside. Give me cool autumn breezes, cozy sweaters, and celebrating the weird. To welcome the new season, I'm offering a trio of books for free. It's the magic of three! FREE TODAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7th "A very enjoyable read for fans of fantasy and LitRPG. Highl
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Sep 31 min read


Review of Haunting Skies
Blurb: Earth has fallen to alien invaders, who abduct the last survivors for grotesque experiments. Their fatal mistake will be taking Elisa—a young girl possessed by Satan. Father Kang, the last surviving exorcist, has one insane plan: get Elisa aboard the mothership, strike a deal with the Devil, and turn Hell against the aliens. Claire and Derek are on the run with their daughter, Elisa—who carries a terrifying secret: she is possessed by Satan himself. Their only hope is
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Aug 312 min read


Review of Corpse in the Crop Circle
Blurb: The truth is out there . . . along with a killer. When Thea Olson stumbles upon a murder in the middle of a crop circle, all eyes turn skyward. Rumors of UFOs, unexplained lights, and little green men spread through Why, North Dakota, faster than prairie wildfire. As suspicion falls on someone Thea knows, she's determined to uncover the truth. With help from her grandmother, library director Hudson Carter, and Edgar—the magical chameleon with a sarcastic streak—Thea di
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Aug 242 min read


Review of The Lost Daughter of Sparta
Blurb: Helen of Troy. Clytemnestra. Timandra. Three sisters, infamously cursed by the goddess Aphrodite to betray their husbands, are known the world over. But few know about the fourth sister: Philonoe. Lost to historical record, ancient texts say she had a different fate than her sisters. But why and how did this happen? A magnificent hero's journey with a feminist twist, The Lost Daughter of Sparta fills in history's missing pieces with sparkling wit and pathos, thrilling
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Aug 172 min read


Review of You Let Me In
Blurb: Cassandra Tipp is dead...or is she? After all, the notorious recluse and eccentric bestselling novelist has always been prone to flights of fancy--everyone in town remembers the shocking events leading up to Cassie's infamous trial (she may have been acquitted, but the insanity defense only stretches so far). Cassandra Tipp has left behind no body--just her massive fortune, and one final manuscript. Then again, there are enough bodies in her past--her husband Tommy Tip
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Aug 102 min read


End of Summer Break Update
Image from chenspec on Pixabay.com It's been a while since I've said hello and checked in. I've been in that summer break haze. There was no vacation for us this year as we got a new roof, but my adventures consisted of teaching my son to drive and exploring the county with him. I have new inspiration for stories and several more gray hairs. Most of my writing energy goes to my pen name, Alora James. I've been writing a cozy contemporary romance and enjoying a northern Ontari
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Aug 32 min read


Review of The Temptation of Charlotte North
Blurb: Be careful what you wish for. It might come true.... In 1910, on a small, remote island that boasts more sheep than people, life does not hold a lot of promise for spirited Charlotte North. Her only escape from both this insular community and a family who does not understand her seems to be through marriage—an institution she is not at all eager to join, given the unhappiness of her parents' own union. Plus, eligible suitors are few and far between, which is why Charlo
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Jul 272 min read


Review of The Mapmaker
Blurb: Kidnapped as an infant, Aleeya has spent her life as a slave to the Temple of Nesha with her wings bound and spirit unbroken. Her mapmaking skills and the will of the gods have kept her relatively safe in this foreign city, but her luck runs out when her escape plans are revealed, prompting her master to sell her. Just before the sale is completed, slave smugglers kidnap Aleeya from the temple for reasons they refuse to share. They free her wings but deliver her into t
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Jul 203 min read


Review of Heat Mountain
Blurb: Everyone knows that omegas can’t be doctors, not with the alpha-dominated medical establishment still stuck a hundred years in the past. So when she arrives in Heat Mountain for her month-long wilderness medicine fellowship, Holly plans to do the same thing she has always done…pretend to be a beta. Until her designation suppressing medication fails spectacularly and she ends up accidentally bonded to the hottest pack of alphas in town, one of whom also happens to be he
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Jul 132 min read
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