The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter #43
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New Releases
Fractured Moonlight by K L Bone & Erin McFadden
A handsome Huntsman.
A lost Princess.
A delicious fairytale romance awaits!
Once upon a time, a brutal stranger with eerie glowing eyes abducted a princess. The king and queen pursued every clue, but were left to mourn the loss of their eldest daughter and seek solace in their remaining child, Cat. Heartbroken, and terrified of losing her as well, they kept the younger princess safely locked within the palace walls.
Twenty years later, Cat struggles to become a perfect princess, even as her heart secretly longs for freedom. When her upcoming betrothal is announced, Cat rebels, fleeing in hopes of at least one adventure before accepting her royal fate.
Sir Arawn, famed-huntsman-turned-reluctant-knight, would rather spend his days hunting monsters than in royal service. But at the personal request of his king, the handsome rogue agrees to search for the runaway princess. On his journey, Arawn encounters a ginger-haired lass whose red-hot temper is matched only by her fiery passion. A woman who challenges his patience, honor, and royal responsibilities. The huntsman is torn between his promise to find the errant princess, and his increasing desire to remain at the captivating beauty's side.
Double Exposure: A F/NBi Enemies to Lovers Romantic Suspense by Rien Gray
Love always shows your true face.
Jillian Rhodes lies to everyone she meets. As one of the world's best art thieves, a life of infiltration and con artistry has left her flying solo, which is exactly the way she likes it. When Jillian is hired to steal a collection of photos belonging to the late—and deeply controversial—Russell Key from the Art Institute of Chicago, everything should be business as usual.
Except she has two problems: first, fellow master thief Sloane Caffrey also has their eye on the photos. Second, Sloane is her smoking hot ex.
Three years have passed since a messy breakup, but Jillian and Sloane have been getting vengeance on each other ever since. When the Key theft becomes their latest competition, love and loathing ride a fine, shaking line.
Trying to destroy each other should be simple. But confronting past mistakes is hard, especially when the entire job is starting to look like a setup to put Jillian and Sloane behind bars...
Invasive Species (Weapons of Choice Book 6) by Nick Snape
In the sixth book of the Weapons of Choice series, Delta Squad reach a planet laid waste by humanity. Ravaged by nuclear war and disease, plagued by paranoia, they cling on to survival, trying to rewild a world that fights back.
Mourning the loss of their trainees and fellow reserves, the desperate situation forces Finn, Zuri, Smith and Noah into life and death choices while defending those that murdered their own. With emotions high, Noah makes discoveries about his past and Smith battles his own nature, finally deciding on his human/machine hybrid future.
As Yasuko seeks the answers to a bacterial scourge, and the secrets hidden by bitter enemies, she begins to feel the acceptance and self-worth she always sought, the irony of finding it on an embittered and desperate human-seeded world not lost on her new awakening.
Amid the chaos, Zuri and Finn try to hold the squad together. With fractures deepening and political pressure building, they face working alongside traitors, killers and political enemies to save a people they deeply mistrust, one that would commit genocide to save their own skins.
And just when they thought things could not get worse, the sea begins to sing.
Humans are an Invasive Species, and the planet wants them gone.
Prince Charming (Fantasy Romance Book 4) by Aisha Urooj
Ash Charming’s life was anything but charming. He often felt like his name: Ash. Destined to be nothing. Forsaken to be no one. But a small voice in his head told him otherwise. The voice belonged to his late father, the greatest artist his small town had ever known.
His father’s art had the touch of fae magic, or so they said. When he died in an unfortunate accident, all magic died in Ash’s world. He was left at the mercy of his cruel uncle.
Was Ash destined for a life of misery, insults, and destitution, or did fate have something else in store for him?
When the princess is kidnapped and taken to the fae realm, only Ash knows the way, as he discovers it in the sketchbook of his late father. What will Ash find once he gets there?
Destinies cannot be stolen, or in Ash’s case, cannot be avoided. Greatness awaits young Ash Charming, whether he is ready for it or not.
Pre-Order Now
Wings So Soft: A Time Before Romance by Dani Finn, release date October 15th
Can love bloom in war’s darkest hour?
Mara and her owl work surveillance to keep Kuppham safe, but the news on the Stream is grim. The humans are coming, and she and her owl will soon be in the line of fire. Her once-vibrant city is a ghost town, with little to distract her as she waits for the skin-covered hordes to overrun the Maer capital.
Book Reviews
Handmade with Love by Rachel Bowdler, reviewed by Merlina Garance
This book is such a charming, heartwarming read. It made me want to move to Castell Bay and work in Stevie’s shop. Second chances is one of my favourite tropes, so of course I devoured this! This book also takes the time to let its main characters exist outside of the romance, and have their own issues, making them feel more realistic. I’ll definitely pick up more of Rachel’s books in the future!
Those Left Behind by N C Scrimgeour, reviewed by N S Ford
An action-packed, sophisticated ‘first contact’ space opera, Those Left Behind is the first book in the Waystations Trilogy. Following a number of characters, it tells the story of the humans whose mission was to make contact with alien species by taking a shortcut across the universe, as overpopulation on Earth means they have to find somewhere else to live. The word-building is a strength of this book, as the details are carefully thought-out and plausible. There are a lot of characters to keep track of but are all interesting and given compelling storylines. If you are looking for a science fiction novel to dive into, then this one is recommended!
Free Book
Autumn in Sycamore Park (The Warm Days of Autumn Book 1) by C P Ward
Free on Amazon US and UK at the time of composing this edition of the Newsletter.
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The Indie Books & Authors Newsletter is compiled and edited by N S Ford, indie author and book blogger.