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CHRISTINE RAINS
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Review of Deep Curse: A Mermaid Romance
Blurb: A thousand year curse. A mythical creature of the deep. Is true love enough to save a cursed mermaid? Arik Grayson has made the...
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Aug 5, 20242 min read


Review of Black Hat, White Witch
Blurb: Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box? Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking...
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Jul 29, 20242 min read


Review of Poisoned by the Book
Blurb: Books can be deadly when in the wrong hands. Thea Olson is looking forward to volunteering at the annual book fair and raising...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read


Review of The Recruit
Blurb: Join the journey of Charming, and how she became part of the Rifters in this captivating tale. Review: Prodigy and lover of...
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Jul 15, 20242 min read


Review of That Much She Knew
Blurb: A murder, a missing colleague, and a pack of lies… When DCI Gawn Girvin is called to a murder scene, she is shocked to find the...
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Jul 8, 20242 min read


Review for A Gamer's Wish
Blurb: Given the opportunity to make his dreams comes true, Henry Tsien decides to make a wish that will change his life forever. Now a...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read


Review of A Spinster's Guide to Matchmaking
Blurb: Lady Eleanor Pembroke may be a spinster, but she is also considered the most esteemed matchmaker in London society. After years of...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read


Review of The Seventh Run (Apotheosis #1)
Blurb: Come one, come all! The Seventh Running of the Kessivan Dungeon is about to begin! In a matter of days, the Grand Dungeon of Kess...
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Jun 10, 20242 min read


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


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


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


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 Hagitude
Blurb: What is Hagitude? It means being at ease with the unique power women embody in the second half of their life. It means having a strong sense of who we are and what we have to offer the world. And a firm belief in our place in the ever-shifting web of life. For the woman who wishes to flourish without chasing eternal youth comes Hagitude. International bestselling author Sharon Blackie ( If Women Rose Rooted ) interweaves myth, psychology, landscape and ecofeminism, re
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Happy Holidays!
I'm in a festive mood this month as we've gotten more snow before Christmas this year than we ever had since we moved to this area decades ago. It gives me a warm, cozy feeling, which leads me to read and write a lot of warm, cozy stories. I've been concentrating on my contemporary romance pen name this year, and I haven't put out anything else for myself. I intended to write a cozy fantasy LitRPG, but the idea slipped through my fingers. If I don't jump on a story when it's
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Dec 22, 20252 min read


Review of Christmas at Rainbow Falls
Blurb: When a disastrous mistake at work puts her career in jeopardy, Natalie Dunbar retreats to the small Vermont town of Rainbow Falls to settle the estate of an aunt she hardly knew. As the sole heir of half a building on Main Street, complete with an independent bookstore and second-floor apartment, Natalie hunkers down to figure out how to save her future. The problem? Her new neighbor, who owns the other half of the building, hates her at first sight. Celeste Wagner ha
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Dec 15, 20252 min read


Early Christmas Treats!
"I've read a few litRPG books, and this was definitely one of the best! It's like the old DnD cartoon where friends end up in a dangerous land and bicker about money, love and philosophy, like how friends do. Throw in some genuine surprises and graphic gore, and you have a tale any DnD player can get behind." GRAB YOUR COPY OF SHUDDER OF SPECTERS HERE! " Far from average, Christine Rains manages to tie together hot sexy, geeks, costumes, humor, and best of all, romance in one
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Dec 5, 20251 min read


Review of Manifesting Destiny
Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Cee Klinger is destined for heartbreak and she knows it. She's helplessly in love with Marcus, her childhood best friend. But soon they will change, transforming for the first time into whichever animal Clan they belong to, and once they join those Clans, they may never see one another again. Cee is desperate to make the most of their remaining time, but after Marcus's brother leaves to join the Aerie, Marcus begins pulling away. And then Cee discover
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Dec 1, 20253 min read


Free Romance Reads + a New Release
" If you're looking for an exceptionally well written story, mystery, mythology, a sprinkle of romance, and lots of laughs, you will adore Curse of the Hunted. I want more..." Autumn is my favorite time of the year, and I love to get cozy on the couch under a warm blanket with a good book. CURSE OF THE HUNTED is the perfect cozy paranormal romance in a little supernatural town by the sea. - - - - - KNOT LETTING GO is FREE November 24th - 28th! "If you love a sweet-but-spic
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Nov 24, 20252 min read


Review of The Haunting of Ashburn House
Blurb: Everyone knows about Ashburn House. They whisper its old owner went mad, and restless ghosts still walk the halls. They say it's the dwelling place of something cruel and sinister. But when Adrienne―desperate and in need of a place to stay―inherits the crumbling old mansion, she only sees it as a lifeline... until darkness falls. Strange messages are etched into the walls. Furniture moves when she leaves the room. There's something here―something powerful, angry, and
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Nov 17, 20252 min read


Review of The Final Girl Support Group
Blurb: Lynnette Tarkington is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade, she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, working to put their lives back together. Then one woman misses a meeting, and their worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their lives apart again, piece by piece. But the thing about final girls is that no ma
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Nov 10, 20252 min read


Release Day for The Twelve Knots of Christmas
She hates the fuss people make over the holidays, but these gorgeous Alphas are about to give her a gift she never knew she wanted. Christmas has long lost its magic for Mariska Belmont. She has no time for the festive fluff because she’s preparing to move to the west coast for the job of her dreams. Yet when she meets three hot Alphas at a Christmas tree farm, she’s torn between working under sunny California skies and her growing feelings for the pack. The Alphas of Silver
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Nov 3, 20251 min read


Halloween Treats!
HAPPY (early) HALLOWEEN! It's my favorite time of the year. I love the cool, crisp weather and the spooky events. I've been reading some great horror books this year. Check out my reviews if you're looking to add any to your TBR list. I'm going to help add to your list with two treats! Both of these books are FREE from today through November 1st! When players are offered the choice between tedious research and fighting a dragon, the players always choose the dragon. Even when
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Oct 28, 20251 min read
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