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The Wicked Sea

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The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie Gray Genre: Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: April 7, 2026 Synopsis: In this dark and sultry romantasy a mermaid battles hatred—and lust—for the wretched warlock who saved her life. Mermaid Zephyra of the Syl dreams of freedom. On the run from a dangerous captor and years of abuse, she’s shed her tail, grown legs, and hidden herself on land in the merrow-loathing kingdom of Mortia, left to steal and barter on the dirty streets. But her freedom is short-lived when she’s caught and sentenced to death by the brutal warlock, Arion Stone. Arion is as beautiful as he is cold and deadly, only interested in punishing the merrow he views as evil. He has grown as strong as any warlock might, but at great personal cost…which can only be remedied by the heart of the God of Death, lost to a fabled kingdom beneath the ocean’s treacherous depths. So Arion offers Zephyra a deal she can’t refuse; help him find the mystical heart, and he’ll spare her life. With no other ...
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Year of the Mer & more April releases for your TBR

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April Releases for your TBR - Year of the Mer -  A dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of  The Little Mermaid  that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for vengeance—the perfect read for fans of  The Priory of the Orange Tree  and  Circe . Sprayed Edges, endpaper art and more! See my insta post :) thank you colored pages tours and Saga Press for a gifted finished copy! Unbound -  A new “angsty, sexy, emotional” (Farrah Rochon,  New York Times  bestselling author)   lyrical romance by Peyton Corinne that follows a college couple through first love, heartbreak, and the struggle to come together again. Highlights - sports romance, neurodivergent rep, five star read! The Ending Writes Itself -  A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWAB Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that ...
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Direbound Tour

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  Direbound by Sable Sorenson  Genre: Adult Fantasy Publishing Date: February 25, 2025 Synopsis: Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs. Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.  She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them. Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxury, Meryn struggles to keep her family out of poverty. When her little sister, Saela, is kidnapped—stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting—Meryn’s world falls apart. Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials, where any mistake will cost her life.   Now Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She is bound to a fera...
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Jan 2026 Reading Wrapup

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 Spiri's Jan 2026 Wrapped! This year, the goal is actually to read LESS books, and experience life a lil more! Unfortunately, I have read a lil less and not done much experiencing since this winter has brought back childhood asthma full force. Here's some books I've read when I've had the energy! Series Update! Exile - book 2 in the Keeper in The Lost Cities series. The first book I actually read in graphic novel form, so this was the first time reading it in novel form? What is the opposite of a graphic novel? Anyways, this one introduces an alicorn which is very fun. Did it need to be 576 pages? no. Will I continue on with this series? Yes.  Best Book this Month: I read an arc of Dhampire by Amy Pennza. This is a fantasy/why choose vampire romance. Our main character is Corinthe, who discovers she's a long last heir of a ruthless vampire king. There's court intrigue, blood sucking ability stealing, and the boyfriends are boyfriends. Excellent 5/5 poly romantas...
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Tempest's Queen book tour

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Inferno's Heir Book 1 Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago, and now there’s nothing she won’t do to stay alive. So far she has survived her parents’ deaths, the ire of the Council, and innumerable attempts on her life, orchestrated by Jura, her half brother and soon-to-be king of Erisia. Teia’s rare control over two elements marks her as both an outsider and a formidable opponent—but once Jura is crowned king, there will be no way to survive him. Not for Teia, not for anyone.  When Jura moves to crush the rebellion that seeks to overthrow the monarchy, Teia sees one last opportunity to ensure her own safety. She can infiltrate the rebels, locate their base . . . and betray them to Jura, trading their lives for her own.   Yet when Teia meets the rebels, she gets far more than she bargained for. And when she gains not only their trust but their friendship, she begins to have doubts. Perhaps the rebels are right. Perhaps the Golden Palace  should  be torn down and...
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You Started It

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  Book Info: You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date: May 20, 2025 Synopsis: Better Than the Movies meets Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR, a new YA romance from Something More author, Jackie Khalilieh. Seventeen-year-old Jamie Taher-Foster has big plans for Senior Year. She’s made a list of things and places in Toronto she and her boyfriend of three years, Ben Cameron, need to check off before graduating. And the biggest plan of all: a very special night for the two of them at the upcoming Winter Formal. But then Ben arrives back home after a summer away with an unthinkable announcement: he wants to break up. And when Jamie discovers him with Olivia Chen the next day, she is determined to get him back. Even if that means fake dating the younger, curly-haired, TikTok dancer, Axel Dahini, whose bicycle she accidentally ran over. Though she and Axel have nothing in common aside from their shared Arab heritage—she’s a messy, type A with anxiety, he...
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The Gods Time Forgot

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 The Gods Time Forgot by Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez  Publisher - Alcove  Fantasy/romance historical  Irish mythology collides with Gilded Age New York in this sweeping debut enemies-to-lovers historical romantasy, perfect for fans of  Outlander  and  A Fate Inked in Blood . Synopsis -  Manhattan, 1870.  Rua knows only two things: her name, and that she has no memories. So when the wealthy Harrington family mistakes Rua for their missing daughter, Emma, Rua goes along with the charade, hoping for answers about who she really is. As she tries to blend into a society she doesn’t remember, she’s drawn to a firmly off-limits the Lord of Donore, a newcomer to Manhattan society who is  somehow  familiar to Rua. Finn is new to this side of the Atlantic and knows that the best way to fit in as Lord of Donore is to make friends in high places and play by the rules of society. He knows he shouldn’t become involved with a mysterious, recently mis...
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