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Book Review - Court of Vampires by Megan Linski - 5 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. First thoughts… The Serpent and the Wings of Night meets Underworld in this amazing clash of vampires, wolves, and prophecies.  Good thoughts… I was instantly drawn into this world and the character’s predicament. Really well written and very emotionally invoking.  I love how the characters have hilarious traits…

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Book Review - Oracle by Diana Hawthorne - 4 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. First thoughts… This adult romantasy has lots of fun surprises and a whole forgotten life. Good thoughts… A fun twist on Greek mythology and eternal love. A bit of a crime solving mystery to add to the fun. Well written and created all the right visuals and emotions. Not good thoughts… I’m sorry I can’t explain…

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Book Review - Forever by Rose Richards - 4 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. Disclaimer: I received an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. P.S. It’s a bit late. First thoughts… Romance across time and space… yes please. Good thoughts… I personally love timey wimey things and really got into the the specifics of it all. I love 2nd chances at life, which I feel like this is on…

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Book Review - Zodiac Academy #9 by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti - Infinite stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. First thoughts… Not a single emotion got forgotten in this book.  Good thoughts… The awesome foursome of the Twisted Sisters and narrators, Bridget and Jake Bordeaux, never fail to deliver. Completely personal note: I really needed this book to distract me during the week from Hell. I couldn’t wait to pop in my…

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Social Media Ranting - How Do We Prevent Piracy?

Bookish Social Media is a crazy place sometimes, but it’s also amazing and supportive and educational when you find the right people. Click here for more. @lovefantasynovels Friendly reminder that this is NOT a discussion on whether piracy is good or bad. Please keep those comments out of this post. Piracy isn’t going to go away anytime soon, so perhaps authors and readers can work together on a…

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Book Review - Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa - 5 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. First thoughts… Bargains and curses in a Hades and Persephone retelling, yes please. Good thoughts… I first read this 3 years ago when I saw it on Bookstagram. Since all the books were released, I got the omnibus edition. This time, I listened to the audiobook and got a whole new experience. I love how we get…

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ARCs for The Viper’s Storm Go out in Three Weeks

ARCs for The Viper’s Storm Go out in Three Weeks

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ARCs for The Viper’s Storm Go out in Three Weeks

Sign up for the ARC of book 2 of The Viper’s Library here. If you haven’t read book 1 but would like to sign up anyway, let me know in the comments in the form and I’ll make sure you get a copy. Check out the main page for the trilogy for more about book 1. ARCs go out mid May and the book is due for release on the 16th of June. Blurb for book 1 Zelenka, a vampiric viper, fled her…

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Social Media Ranting - Calling Spicy Romance Readers Sickos

Bookish Social Media is a crazy place sometimes, but it’s also amazing and supportive and educational when you find the right people. Click here for more. This week’s story comes from… TikTok How it started… A very popular booktoker and someone I follow and have previously enjoyed said “publish more non spicy books,” while smacking the phone and continuing to refer to spicy readers as…

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Book Review - Unbalanced by Evie Black - 5 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. First thoughts… Lucifer meets The Mortal Instruments in the battle of good vs evil. Good thoughts… We start with an MC who’s suffered a lot and is going through the motions of her daily life because that’s all she has. It made me instantly care about her. Then we get super hot half demon, half angel demon hunter.…

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Writing Ranting - Final Printing and Pricing Decisions

Note: This is based on my experience and the known experience of others as an author and a reader. Pricing is in USD since that’s a standard on most publishing sites. @lovefantasynovels No rules! No “must do this,” just me ranting about writing in 60 seconds 🤣 Setting the print size and price of your book. For more writing ranting, go to my blog lovefantasynovels.com or clicky the linky.…

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Book Review - The Treasured One by Hannah Levin - 4 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. Disclaimer: I received an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. First thoughts… I knew this book was going to be good from the start. It didn’t disappoint.  Good thoughts… A rich and well-rounded world.  An MC with great inner conflict. Outer conflict was top-notch too. Not good thoughts… It dragged…

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Book Review - Lust Drunk Nights by Kitty N. Pawell - 4 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. First thoughts… This was a surprise since it’s not my usual genre and I knew that going in. Glad I gave it a chance. I love spice in books, but usually more on the romantic side, so this was quite different.  Good thoughts… This has a great start and sets the vibe for the book nicely. I knew instantly what I was…

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Writing Ranting - Getting Your Book Out There

So you’ve written a book. You have the cover. It’s edited and formatted and ready for the world. I’ve talked about this before based on my experience using different publishing platforms. Now my book is officially published with Ingram Spark, let’s talk about the options. Disclaimer: The following options are based on my experience and knowledge at the time of writing this post. I’m always…

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Book Review - Valdaro by H.B. Elliot - DNF

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. Disclaimer: For my own personal reasons, I don’t post negative reviews on review sites or social media. This is the only place you’ll see this review. First thoughts… It has a great start with an interesting FMC and a vivid world. I feel so bad for not liking this book since I know the author. We were even on a live…

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Book Review - Prince of Blood by Asper Reynolds - 5 stars

Spoiler free book review. Check out my Reading Ranting page for more reviews. Disclaimer: I received an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. First thoughts… Another amazing adventure in the world Asper has created. While this is its own story for Darcy and Hector’s romance, it’s a continuation of Sparks of Fire as far as the world and its conflicts are concerned. Good thoughts… Too…

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Author Update - The Viper’s Library Book 2 Cover Reveal

Not only do I have the cover for book 2 (pending some minor changes based on the proof copy) but I revamped the cover for book 1 to incorporate the same model on all my covers. You can find original images with links here. They’re donated by original the artists to use how I like, and are non AI.  Let’s start with book 1, since that’s my favourite.  And now for book 2, which I’ve renamed The…

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