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CHRISTINE RAINS
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Review of The Onyx Covenant
Blurb : HE ONCE REJECTED HER HEART. NOW HE HUNTS FOR IT. Lyra Mooncrest has spent years burying the memory of Theron Shadowmane-the wolf...
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May 12, 20252 min read


Review of The Petticoat Pirate
Blurb: Josephine Teversin was fifteen years old when her father was murdered by pirate hunters. She’s the last of her kind—an immortal...
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Apr 14, 20253 min read


Review of Dungeons and Drama
Blurb : When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks! Musical lover...
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Jan 13, 20252 min read


Review of Paranormal Hunters (Magical Hunters Academy #1)
Blurb: An untrained witch. An orphan. A teenager looking for her place in the world that’s a lot larger than she ever realized…...
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Aug 19, 20242 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 On the Edge of Broken Pieces
Blurb: One moment changes everything. Xander Morales is close to getting his big ticket out of his crappy life. All he needs to do is...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read


Review of Heavy Dirty Soul
Blurb: A love that transcends Death. A curse that defies Time. Bold, independent Ivy is a witch. In a time of rampant hysteria against...
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Sep 18, 20232 min read


Review for The Fox and the Briar
Blurb: Neither of us will bow, so one must break. Princess Briar Rose has been betrothed to Seelie Prince Loren since her naming day—the...
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Jun 26, 20232 min read


Review of Blackmist (My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror #1)
Blurb: Damien nearly ended the world. Now, his mistake might be the only thing that can save it. Good things come to those who wait....
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Feb 20, 20233 min read


Review for Defy the Stars
Blurb: Circus grunt. Charmer. Fire wrangler. Growing up within the grind of the enchanted Circus Faire, Crew’s unique talents have...
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Feb 6, 20233 min read


Review of Fairy Tale
Blurb: Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load....
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Jan 23, 20233 min read


Review for The Dust Navigator
Blurb: No one believes a woman can become a ship’s navigator in a male-dominated society, but Lissa was going to prove them wrong. Lissa...
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Dec 19, 20222 min read


Review of The Switchgrass Crown
Blurb: The first time I saw him, I mistook him for something unnatural... Lucas Rowland knows from the start that Emory Avalon is unique,...
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Dec 12, 20222 min read


Review for Black Womb (Coral Beach Casefiles #1)
Blurb: In the style of teen slasher movies comes Black Womb, the story of four Maine teens being stalked by a relentless, shadowy killer....
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Aug 1, 20222 min read


Review for Mooncakes
Blurb: A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at...
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Jul 25, 20222 min read


Review for Serenade (The Dark Nocturne #1)
Blurb: St. Paul’s Academy of the Arts isn’t your usual boarding school... When November Huntington is sent away to live with her...
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Jun 20, 20222 min read


Review for The Omen of Crows Nest
Blurb: No blood. No body. No murder. That’s what the police found after Penelope spun her bizarre tale. In a hysterical state, she said...
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May 9, 20222 min read


Review of The Ghosts of Marshley Park
Blurb: Jade Roberts is a modern girl with an anger management problem, and nothing makes her more mad than turning up dead. Julian...
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Nov 22, 20212 min read


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Nov 1, 20210 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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7 days ago2 min read


January Freebies
Demons vs. Vampires OF BLOOD AND SORROW is FREE January 15th - 19th! In the game of Alphas vs. Omegas, someone is changing the rules so no one wins. KNOT DEAD YET is FREE January 15th - 19th!
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Jan 151 min read


Review of Something in the Walls
Blurb: Newly minted child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field where the first people called are experts, she’s been unable to get her feet wet. Instead she aimlessly spends her days stuck in the stifling heat wave sweeping across Britain and anxiously contemplates her upcoming marriage to careful, precise researcher Oscar. The only reprieve from her small, close world is attending the local bereavement group to mourn her brother’s death from years ago. Then s
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Jan 123 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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Jan 62 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
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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
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