J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer YA/Crossover Sci-Fantasy book out – The Dragon Eater, Tharassas Cycle book one. There’s a giveaway, and a free book with purchase too! Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure,…
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THE DRAGON EATER is LIVE!
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Age of Saints is LIVE!
Age of Saints releases today! So, don’t delay! Pick up your copy now! When every choice he makes unleashes disaster, can a boy make things right before he loses everything he loves? Ireland, 520. Nineteen-year-old Conall would move heaven and…
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Call of the Morrigú is LIVE!
Call of the Morrigú releases today! So, don’t delay! Pick up your copy now! A rising rebellion. Violence in the air. With the specter of war unleashed, can a young woman stand up against mythological mayhem in fleshly form? Ireland,…
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Cover Art Critiques
Ah, lush colors, I love you. The greens and yellows, with just a hint of blue and red, remind me of tropical jungles and hidden treasures. The gold font does pop out, though it might do with slightly more contrast.…
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Cover Art Critiques
And we’re back in my favorite genre, historical fantasy. Now, I’m not a huge fan of the author name being bigger than the title. The few times I can see it working is for authors such as Stephen King, where…
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Cover Art Critiques
This is definitely an eye-catching cover, and the judicious addition of dripping blood does an excellent job of informing genre. I love the crumbling marble face, as it adds an immediacy to the image, making it intense and personal to…
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Misfortune of Time is LIVE!
Misfortune of Time, book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, releases today! So, don’t delay! Pick up your copy now! Her pain spanning over 150 years, can a woman trapped in a loveless union escape without sacrificing her precious grandchild?…
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Cover Art Critiques
Thrillers are not my genre, and many of the covers are very similar. However, the cleverness of this technique caught my eye, a literal erasure of the woman’s face, reflecting the title. The color scheme is solid, with just a…
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Sometimes, a limited color palette is too much of a good thing. I think this cover is a demonstration of that. There isn’t enough contrast to make this amazing image pop at thumbnail size, even though it’s gorgeous, intriguing, and…
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Even though I’ve seen this font a hundred times lately on book covers, I love it. And I adore the gradient given here, to imitate the glow of the sunset around the castle. The addition of the flock of birds…
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Cover Art Critiques
This COULD be too busy, but it really isn’t. The illustration is stylized, simple, and gives some intriguing hints about the story. A pen, a padlock, a key, a knife, a panther, a woman with a gun. Frankly, I’m impressed…
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Misfortune of Time is on Pre-Order!
Misfortune of Time, book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is available for Pre-Order! Release date is January 15, 2023! So, don’t delay! Pick order your copy now! Her pain spanning over 150 years, can a woman trapped in a…
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PAST STORM AND FIRE has a brand new cover!~
Check out the gorgeous new cover art for Past Storm and Fire! CLICK HERE to get your copy, today! She wrote herself into history. Will she sample the sensual spoils? Val Masterson longs for a taste of passion. With a…
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Cover Art Critiques
Sometimes illustrated covers work, sometimes they don’t. This one is so compelling, it makes me want to grab the book, despite the fact that I’m not a huge Young Adult fan. I love the butterfly motif in the imagery, the…
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Much Ado About Dying – RELEASE DAY!
Much Ado About Dying, book two in Guardians of the PHAE Series releases today! Today is RELEASE DAY! Are you excited? I’m excited! I’m very excited! If you want to get the book, it’s available as ebook, and the paperback…
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Cover Art Critiques
What a lush cover! I love this new fad of iconographic artwork, but I feel this one is a bit too complex. The light element is nice, and it does keep the cover from being too flat, but there is…
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Misfortune of Song is LIVE!
Misfortune of Time, book #5 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, releases today! So, don’t delay! Pick up your copy now! And if you do get a copy, it would be lovely if you could leave a review to share the…
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Cover Art Critiques
Gorgeous artwork, fantastic perspective. I love how the dragon fades away so the figure stands out. That’s a great way to keep from cluttering the cover art. And again, my favorite, a limited color palette. The metallic font with the…
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Cover Art Critiques
Oh, how I adore this cover. Stylistic artwork that holds lots of hints about the story, the time period, the genre, still while sticking with blue, white, and gold. The font matches the time period as well, and the white…
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Cover Art Critiques
This cover has strong iconography, limited color scheme, and definitely genre-specific. However, I think there’s too much going on. The center symbol (s) has the phoenix, star, and circle, as well as blue lightning. That’s fine. Add a strong title…
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Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 