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CHRISTINE RAINS
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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
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...
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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...
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May 9, 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
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
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
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...
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Jun 23, 20241 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 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 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
Release day for Blight of the Necromancer (Khthonia #3)
When offered a choice between tedious research or fighting a dragon, the players always choose the dragon. Even when they’re dangerously...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
Review of The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl #6)
Blurb: A pantheon of forgotten gods. An old grudge between a talk show host, an heiress, and the man they shattered along the way. A...
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Jul 17, 20233 min read
Review of The Chosen One (Prophecy Approved Companion #1)
Blurb: Qube was designed to die... As the cheerful childhood NPC companion who helps the [Player] learn the world during the start of the...
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May 8, 20232 min read
Review for Darklands Online (Book #1)
Blurb: It had been a number of years since Kurt had last played a video game. That all changed when his state wrestling bid was cut...
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Jan 2, 20232 min read
Review for ForeverQuest: Online Battle Arena
Blurb: Trapped in a vintage fantasy reality, he’s a sickly dark elf too weak to lift a weapon. Can he win a brutal battle before he’s...
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Aug 29, 20222 min read
Review for Valhalla Online (book #1)
Blurb: More than just a game, Valhalla Online was designed as a permanent repository for the uploaded minds of mortals afraid of death....
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Aug 22, 20222 min read
Cover Reveal for Ravage of Revenants
Everyone knows if you split the party, the players will die. But what if it's the only way to discover who the villain might be? Nora...
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Feb 21, 20222 min read
Review of Spread Me
Blurb: Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the solitude, and the way the desert keeps her far away from the temptations teeming out in the civilian world. When her crew discovers a mysterious specimen buried deep in the sand, Kinsey breaks quarantine and brings it into the hab. But the longer it's inside, the more her carefully controlled life begins to unravel. Temptation has found her after all, and it can't be ignored any lo
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3 days ago2 min read
Cover Reveal for Tea Leaves, Pages, & Starlight
Blurb: Bethany Hawthorne has never felt like she truly belongs anywhere. So when a regular café customer recognizes what she is—a witch—and tells her there’s a place where she won’t have to hide her magic, Bethany does something she’s never done before. She leaves. Briardell is everything she hoped for: a secluded village filled with warmth, magic, and people who understand what it means to be different. There’s just one small problem. No one has a spare room to rent. No one,
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Mar 41 min read
Review of Ruthless Kingdom
Blurb: Born under a scarlet moon, Avianna Morningstar should have been revered and feared, as the prophecy proclaimed. But Avia is taken to a remote realm where she would be safe from the anarchy festering in the Kingdoms, meanwhile her potential as a sorceress is all but extinguished. A sinfully attractive tracker is tasked with bringing Avia back to a homeland she has never known in hopes of awakening the power that has lain dormant within her. The Kingdoms of Verdae and I
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Mar 22 min read
Celebrating the Characters in TOTEM
While the setting, the myths, and the plot are vital to a good story, it's the characters that are most important to me. If there isn't good characterization, then the tale will hang limply even on other stronger elements. Well-written, relatable characters help draw the reader into the story and create emotional bonds. The point of view (POV) characters must fully engage the reader or they won't fully lose themselves the world you've created. The TOTEM series features the Do
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Feb 233 min read
Celebrating the Settings in TOTEM
Image Credit: Alina Matveycheva on Pexels.com One of my favorite thing about writing and reading is going to places I've never been. TOTEM takes place all across Alaska. It's a gigantic state and most of it is wilderness. It has the highest number of missing persons, but most aren't investigated due to the extreme environment and lack of resources. (California has the highest number of open missing persons cases.) There's a lot of mystery about the US's last wild frontier. An
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Feb 162 min read
Release Day for Sisters of the Pale Claw
Three sisters. Seven totems. One chance to save the world. Saskia, Kinley, and Ametta Dorn are polar bear shifters descended from an ancient bloodline where spirits, humans, and gods once shared the same breath. Together, the sisters run a home renovation business which specializes in the unique needs of supernatural folks. Their work keeps their community safe, hidden, and rooted in a land that remembers them. When Ametta becomes the target for a ruthless shifter hunter, h
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Feb 132 min read
Celebrating TOTEM's Covers
Image credit: tran duy anh from Pexels.com I've changed the covers for the TOTEM books far more than any other books I've written. It's one of those things that I have so many ideas in my head, because so much is happening in the series. While it has driven me bonkers at times, I have learned a lot about Photoshop and what goes into making a cover that will hook a reader's attention. I've always liked urban fantasy and paranormal romance covers with people on them. The dynami
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Feb 93 min read
Celebrating 10 Years of TOTEM
Image credit: Dan Parlante on Pexels.com Ten years ago, I published the first novella in my urban fantasy series, TOTEM. It's still the longest series I've written. I love the unique Inuit myths and lore that I wrapped my characters in, and I often long to return to that world. Yet too many new ideas occupy my muse. To celebrate my ten year book anniversary, I have compiled all nine novellas together into one massive collection. I'm releasing it not only in ebook format, but
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Feb 22 min read
Review of Life Hacks for Healing & Harmony
Blurb: It’s not too late to tap into self-compassion and leave your troubles behind. Imagine a life where you don't dwell on problems, conflict, and hardship. Can you reimagine a new reality of self-compassion, replacing your harsh inner critic? The result? Inner calm becomes your default state. What if the secret to joy and contentment isn't hidden at all but waiting to be unlocked through a simple, transformative framework? The Three-Elements-of-Ease will show you how to C
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Jan 264 min read
Review of Space Worms
Blurb: The galaxy just got ridiculous. Space Squad 51 is on the job. Nikili Echols works the docks, living a quiet, predictable life until the freighter Red Dorry is late. When the ship opens, the crew is gone. Orbital Rescue Services Squad 51 arrives, assuring Nikili everything will be all right. But when they go in, screams and roars erupt from inside, and a smear of blood is left at the hatch. Nikili knows the team and crew need help before more ORS teams can arrive. Ste
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Jan 192 min read
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