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I'm so excited to be able to attend in-person book fairs and conventions again! June 6th, I'll be at the Flirty in Tampa Book Convention. Formerly, Tampa Indie Author Book Convention, 80+ authors across romance subgenres are committed to attending. Held at the Hyatt House Tampa Airport / Westshore, the signing will be from 1p... Continue Reading →
One of sci-fi romance's most common tropes is the alien that loves me where the me is human. In a nice change up on the trope, Cara Bristol's Genmate Dilemma Trilogy features main characters that are not only alien, but alien to each other--as in from different planets. The story itself takes place on yet a third planet. Although there's some fun... Continue Reading →
Working Blurb: Sin Marston is one of the rare humans who can see through glamor. When the hidden came out of the veil with the treaty of 2010, the magical visitors flowed into the Terran realm, both the good and the bad. Through her private security firm, Sin helps law enforcement with hidden problems and hidden visitors... Continue Reading →
Romantic suspense is among my favorite go-to subgenres of romance with the main characters finding love amidst the chaos. The first volume in Riley Edwards' Gemini Group series has the requisite deadly military hero and intelligent, indomitable heroine. In a nice change of pace, the heroine is also 'single parenting' younger half-siblings and a work from... Continue Reading →
Thorn Bearer: Thornraven, Volume 3, and the concluding volume of the The Twelve Systems Chronicles has been nominated for an InD'tale 2022 RONE (Reward for Novel Excellence) award. Of the hundreds of novels InD'tale reviews every year, only a handful are nominated. It's a huge honor to make the list once. Six of the ten... Continue Reading →
Enhanced soldiers keeping the galaxy safe is a staple of sci-fi and sci-fi romance. In a creative change-up, Sandy Williams' Anomaly series casts the heroine, Ash, as the enhanced human with extreme tech and military skills, while the hero, RIP, is the one trying to keep up. Non-stop action and dramatic tension from page one, the narrative seamlessly... Continue Reading →
There are nine months and nine free books remaining in 2022! For all my newsletter subscribers, something special each month of 2022--an exclusive free book! The book may be available elsewhere, but not for free. The contributors include several who have appeared in Indie Romance Spotlight; Veronica Scott, Cara Bristol, Lea Kirk, and Tasha Black. Those who... Continue Reading →
Gothic romance is a subset of historical romance that includes paranormal elements. Dark and ominous mansions or castles are a must, as are brooding heroes. Erica Ridley's Gothic Love Stories meet those criteria with the exceptional character development that makes the author so popular. I did find that the first two books in the series... Continue Reading →
Nightingale: The Apprentice, Volume 6, and The Twelve Systems Chronicles received second place awards in the annual Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer's Choice Awards. This is the third year in a row that one of the Twelve Systems Chronicles has been recognized by the Paranormal Romance Guild, and the second award for the series as whole.... Continue Reading →
A fan of Pauline Baird Jones' Project Enterprise sci-fi series, I was curious about her contemporary mystery series set in New Orleans, The Big Uneasy. As with the sci-fi books, I found this first volume to be imaginative, well-crafted, and the romance well developed relative to the overall story. Crime solving is a family affair-and a Family affair-in the... Continue Reading →
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