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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
christinerainswrit
5 hours ago1 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
christinerainswrit
Jul 203 min read
Mother's Day Freebies
Image source from Prawny on Pixabay.com Happy Mother's day to all the moms and like-moms out there! I hope you get spoiled this weekend. I get to spend my Saturday watching my son compete at the Academic Super Bowl state championships. I also found out this week he got the internship he really wanted for next school year. He's going to be working in a veterinarian's office. I'm so proud of him. To celebrate all of us, I have some free books this weekend! SHUDDER OF SPECTERS
christinerainswrit
May 81 min read
Review of Nine Goblins
Blurb: No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding, obnoxious, rude, and violent. Goblins would actually agree with all this, and might throw in “cowardly” and “lazy” too for good measure. But goblins don't go around killing people for fun, no matter what the propaganda posters say. And when a confrontation with an evil wizard lands a troop of nine goblins deep behind ene
christinerainswrit
Mar 302 min read
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
christinerainswrit
Dec 22, 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
christinerainswrit
Dec 5, 20251 min read
End of Summer Freebies
FREE today through September 2nd! School is in session and summer is nearly at an end. We're coming up on my favorite season of the...
christinerainswrit
Aug 30, 20251 min read
Review of Madame Antic's Hotel Grotesque
Blurb: In an alternate Victorian era replete with aerovehicles, automatons, and other electrik wonders, factory worker Anthony Reynolds...
christinerainswrit
Jul 21, 20252 min read
Fireworks With Free Books in July
Happy Canada Day and Happy Independence Day! I'm not one for fireworks. You'll find me inside comforting my pets when the fireworks are...
christinerainswrit
Jul 1, 20251 min read
Mother's Day Freebies
I'm celebrating all the moms and like-moms out there. We deeply appreciate all the hard work you do. While I can't give you all your...
christinerainswrit
May 9, 20251 min read
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...
christinerainswrit
Mar 25, 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...
christinerainswrit
Jan 20, 20251 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...
christinerainswrit
Jan 1, 20251 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...
christinerainswrit
Nov 25, 20242 min read
A Halloween Treat!
FREE October 28th - November 1st! It's my favorite time of the year, and I wanted to give a treat to all my awesome readers. Blight of...
christinerainswrit
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Review of The Death Witch
Blurb: The world was destroyed by angry gods at the end of the 22nd century, but humanity survived. Now it's AL 1040 and the world is a...
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Oct 14, 20242 min read
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...
christinerainswrit
Aug 5, 20242 min read
FREE Summer Reads
ALL THREE BOOKS OF THIS HILARIOUS EROTIC ROMANCE TRILOGY ARE FREE! Starting on June 23rd through to the 27th... The final thrilling book...
christinerainswrit
Jun 23, 20241 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...
christinerainswrit
May 13, 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)...
christinerainswrit
Feb 12, 20243 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
christinerainswrit
5 hours ago1 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
christinerainswrit
3 days ago2 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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
Jul 63 min read
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