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Review of Payback's a Witch
Blurb: Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams. But when a spellcasting tournament that her family ser
christinerainswrit
Oct 53 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
Sep 31 min read
Free Books in Your Basket!
Image credit: Alexas Fotos on Pixabay It's spring and time to fill yourself up with treats! Since I can't give chocolate to everyone, I want to fill your imagination with stories. Here are three amazing freebies for you this Easter weekend. Enjoy! CURSE OF THE HUNTED is a clean paranormal romance in a magical world shared with other authors. KNOT ON MY WATCH is a sweet and spicy reverse harem contemporary Omegaverse romance. The SASQUATCH SUSIES is a contemporary suspense
christinerainswrit
Apr 31 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 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
christinerainswrit
Feb 22 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
christinerainswrit
Nov 24, 20252 min read
Free Summer Reads
Friday the 13th is your lucky day! I'm offering two FREE books through the weekend! " If you're looking for an exceptionally well...
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Jun 13, 20251 min read
Review of The House at Watch Hill
Blurb: Zo Grey is reeling from the sudden death of her mother when she receives a surprising call from an attorney in Divinity,...
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Apr 28, 20253 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...
christinerainswrit
Mar 17, 20252 min read
Stuff Your Kindle Day is Coming!
CURSE OF THE HUNTED is FREE November 13th - 17th! Stuff Your Kindle Day is coming on November 15th. For one day only, several Kindle...
christinerainswrit
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Review of Cult of the Covens (Sleuths of Shadow Salon #3)
Blurb: Can the team untangle a feud between covens, both drug lords of mysterious elixirs, before a supernatural war explodes? Celestine...
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Nov 4, 20243 min read
Review of The Hex Next Door (Witches of Moondale #1)
Blurb: What’s a little necromancy between family? For the Crow Witch, Icarus "Rus" Ashthorne, Moondale seemed the perfect hiding place....
christinerainswrit
Sep 2, 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 The Stalking Dead (Gang of Ghouls #1)
Blurb: Kinda dead. Straight-up psycho. Totally obsessed with her. I did a bad, bad thing. Thanks to a blank in my memory, I'm not sure...
christinerainswrit
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Review of Aether Bound (The Rise of Lilith #1)
Blurb: Hello, my name is Lil, and I can see the demon on your shoulder. I found my calling as a bartender in Laguna Beach, California....
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
Review of The Monster MASH (The Monster M*A*S*H #1)
Blurb: Ancient gods. Modern war. And a star-crossed couple who could use some divine intervention. The day I was drafted into the army of...
christinerainswrit
Nov 6, 20233 min read
Over 250 FREE Fantasy and Paranormal Romances
ONE DAY ONLY! FaRoFeb is hosting an incredible event that has so many free books. My e-reader is going to hate me when I download so many...
christinerainswrit
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Review for Guardian of Monsters: Sleuths of Shadow Salon #1
Blurb: Celestine, witch and wolf shifter has a talent for prophetic drawings. She’s shocked when she draws her landlord Ray with his eyes...
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Oct 9, 20233 min read
Review of The Chimera Bounty (Fae Prison: Earth #1)
Blurb: Before meeting Corvin, Maeve’s penniless investigative journalist days were on wash, rinse, repeat: gym, latte, class, bar job,...
christinerainswrit
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Review for The Price of Possession (Pizza Shop Exorcist #1)
Blurb: When my family died at the hands of a demon prince, I hung up my exorcist hat. I’d failed to protect them, and while I was willing...
christinerainswrit
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Review of The Night Swim
Blurb: Ever since her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall has become a household name—and the last hope for people seeking justice. But she’s used to being recognized for her voice, not her face. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. The new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape tr
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9 hours ago2 min read
Review of House of Leaves
Blurb: A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story—of creature darkness, of an ever-gr
christinerainswrit
Oct 123 min read
Review of Payback's a Witch
Blurb: Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams. But when a spellcasting tournament that her family ser
christinerainswrit
Oct 53 min read
Happy October!
Image from lavnatalia on Pixabay.com It's my favorite month of the year! Sweater weather (hopefully coming soon!), leaves falling from trees, spooky decorations, and curling up with a seasonal read. Right now I'm giving HOUSE OF LEAVES a second chance. I tried to read it years ago, but I hated the pretension and the weird formatting. It's going a little better this time, but it's highly pretentious. I can see how it inspired so much liminal horror which is popular these days.
christinerainswrit
Oct 21 min read
Review of The Witch's Orchard
Blurb: Former Air Force special investigator Annie Gore joined the military right after high school to escape the fraught homelife of her childhood. Now, she’s getting by as a private investigator, and her latest case takes her to an Appalachian holler not unlike the one where she grew up. Ten years ago, three little girls went missing from their tiny mountain town. While one was returned, the others were never seen again. After all this time without answers, the brother of o
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Sep 282 min read
Review of May the Dead Keep You
Blurb: There’s nowhere Catie East would rather be than the redwood forest that surrounds her family’s unusual historic home, the Heights. She prefers being alone in the forest. People are…complicated. But when a scientist and his son move into the estate’s cottage, planning to study the woods around them, the boy catches Catie’s eye. And when a dead woodpecker miraculously comes back to life in his precious hands…he captures her heart. Necromancy isn’t the only strange thing
christinerainswrit
Sep 213 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
christinerainswrit
Sep 142 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
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
christinerainswrit
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
christinerainswrit
Aug 242 min read
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