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CHRISTINE RAINS
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Review of The All-Consuming World
Blurb: A diverse team of broken, diminished former criminals get back together to solve the mystery of their last, disastrous mission and...
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Jun 3, 20242 min read


Review of Exile (The Caein Legacy #1)
Blurb: Andrew grew up in the royal palace of Novania, the eldest son of the queen. He went on to achieve fame and glory as a renowned...
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May 27, 20242 min read


Review of Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights
Blurb: A late night call from her mentor sends Selina Moonstone on a mission to Canada, determined to track down a Wendigo and...
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May 20, 20242 min read


Beyond Starlight Preorder Blitz
Beyond Starlight An Alien Fated Mates Limited Edition Box Set PUBLISHER: Storyteller Publisher 22, LLC GENRE | TROPES: Sci-Fi Romance |...
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May 18, 20244 min read


Review of NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth #1)
Blurb: What happens when the haggling is done and the shops are closed? When the quest has been given, the steeds saddled, and the...
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May 13, 20242 min read


Review of Death by Miss Adventure
Blurb: She’s an accident waiting to happen. There’s a specter haunting Las Vegas. An incorporeal hitman lurks in the shadows, striking...
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May 6, 20242 min read


Knot A Chance in Hell Release Day
Blurb: Isolated with three gorgeous Alphas, can she resist their charms and make her escape? Nicolette Lancaster wants to live a life in...
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Apr 29, 20242 min read


Review of Theater of Curses
Blurb: Shadow Salon detectives Luna and Celestine take on their second case, when Tim Calhoun insists his Conservatory of Theater Arts...
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Apr 22, 20242 min read


Review of A Quick Test (A Quick Tale Book #4)
Blurb: Aliens Outer Space Experiments These mysteries fascinate our minds. Explore the unknown in this exciting collection of...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read


Review of Knot My Fairytale (Jaded Omegas #1)
Blurb: The whole world watched me lose it all… After spending the last three months on My Fairytale, a show that promised I’d find my...
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Apr 8, 20242 min read


Review of Hearthomancy (Vol. 1)
Blurb: Monsters, mortgages, and madmen – Being a new homeowner can be murder! My name is Brent, and I'm the proud, new owner of Rootwood...
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Apr 1, 20243 min read


Review of The Dead Take the A Train
Blurb: Julie Crews is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-something who packs a lot of magic into her small body. She’s been trying to establish...
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Mar 25, 20242 min read


Celebrating TOTEM's New Covers
Three sisters. Seven totems. One chance to save the world. TOTEM series link here! I'm so excited to share with you all the new covers...
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Mar 11, 20241 min read


Review of Caskets & Conspiracies (Lindy Johnson #1)
Blurb: A favor for her quirky aunt unleashes a dangerous conspiracy. Can she survive their deadly attempt to silence her forever? Lindy...
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Mar 4, 20242 min read


Review of Death by Dating
Blurb: Zosha Paul navigates an unpredictable career, disastrous love life, endlessly critical mother, and best friend who’s been accused...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read


Review of House of Gilded Nightmares (Dark Fae Guardian #1)
Blurb: He's sworn to protect her, to give his life for hers. Giving her his heart, however, is absolutely forbidden. For years he haunted...
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Feb 19, 20242 min read


Review of The Blacktongue Thief
Blurb: Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to)...
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Feb 12, 20243 min read


Review of The Hate U Give
Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school...
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Feb 5, 20242 min read


Review of Escape from Doka (A Backworlds adventure)
Blurb: The son of a nobleman and a young man from the poorest part of the city strike up an unlikely friendship that changes the course...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read


Review of McBride's Magical Munchies (Episode #1)
Blurb: Conner McBride was still finding his way in the world when it all changed. Traveling home late after a long day of slinging tacos,...
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Jan 22, 20242 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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4 days ago2 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


Review of A Game of Cat and Witch
Blurb: Avery Alarch has always been the worst witch at Caerwyn University. Now she’s got twenty-four hours to conjure a familiar or get kicked out for good—a fate that means losing her magic forever and being stuck on a dreary island with nothing but regrets. Desperate times call for desperate spells. So when Avery stumbles on a forbidden grimoire, she decides to risk it all. One little summoning later, she’s expecting a cute magical cat. Instead? She gets Felix, a six-foot-s
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Jul 63 min read


Heatwave Bringing Free Books!
Image from Pexels HAPPY CANADA DAY! & HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! July is starting off with a heatwave. Record breaking hot days. I've been hiding inside curled up with some good books. I recommend you do the same thing. In fact, I have some free books to share with you that will help you through the brutal weather. RAVAGE OF REVENANTS is FREE today through July 5th! Have a taste of Christmas in July! THE TWELVE KNOTS OF CHRISTMAS is FREE today through July 5th!
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Jul 11 min read


Review of The Line Between
Blurb: Rule number one, whenever we want each other, we can come to each other. Day or night. Paisley never imagined she’d hear those words coming from the demon lord, but nothing has gone according to plan. Following the murder of her parents, Paisley becomes queen for the vampyre and faye factions. The day she’s crowned, a threat pits her up against Lord Case, an infuriating demon who claims he wants her the first time they meet. And damn if she doesn’t desire him, too. Exc
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Jun 222 min read


Review of Ararat
Blurb: When a newly engaged couple climbs Mount Ararat in Turkey, an avalanche forces them to seek shelter inside a massive cave uncovered by the snow fall. The cave is actually an ancient, buried ship that many quickly come to believe is really Noah’s Ark. When a team of scholars, archaeologists, and filmmakers make it inside the ark for the first time, they discover an elaborate coffin in its recesses. The artifact tempts their professional curiosity; so they break it open.
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Jun 152 min read
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