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Run Red by Nova Blake

*This post contains affiliate links Do you like kickass heroines, characters exploring their morals, and intriguing monsters? Then Run Red by Nova Blake will call to your monster-loving nature. Run Red is an action-packed monster romance. It covers themes of childhood trauma; trust and caution; the ecological impact of human settlements; and the lines a …

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Arcadia Station by Mimi Hanyoo

Do you like spicy sci fi stories, forced proximity, and love interests who are respectful and caring? Then Arcadia Station by Mimi Hanyoo will be just what the doctor ordered. This book is a novella that mostly follows a developing relationship, and which lays the groundwork for what looks to be the beginning of a continuing …

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Murder for a Song by K M Jackways

Do you like cozy fantasy, murder mysteries, and wholesome witchiness? Then Murder for a Song by K M Jackways will bewitch you with its melody. This book is a genre mashup between cozy mystery and paranormal romance. The setting, the situation, and the murder are all very ‘Midsomer Murders’-like, but the thread of magic weaves strongly through …

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Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

Do you like sci fi swashbuckling, a relationship built on respect, and smoking hot space fugitives? Then Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik will get you all fired up. I went looking specifically for steamy space shenanigans with a female protagonist who stays capable and in control throughout, and Polaris Rising didn’t disappoint. Ada is a character who is capable …

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City of Souls by Mel Harding-Shaw

Do you like enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, sexy winged people, and sexual tension like a raging conflagration? Then City of Souls by Mel Harding-Shaw will sweep you away. City of Souls is set in a future Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington, NZ). A cataclysmic merging of worlds happened some years in the past, and the damaged composite city is a dangerous place. …