This week I am sharing one of my favorite series by indie author Leona Bushman, her Darkest series. If you are looking for intrigue, mystery, romance and more, then this is the series for you! Amazon series link: https://www.amazon.com/Darkest-3-Book-Series/dp/B07WZ9SQ22/ Wide release links: Darkest Valentine: https://books2read.com/u/m0K0EW Darkest Death: https://books2read.com/u/3n7xx6 Darkest Summer: https://books2read.com/u/4jAxjl From Book 1: Death and destruction haunts The Dark Duke.
Left unchaperoned and stranded, Lady Lillian Lancaster has no choice but to find her way home, and quickly before her reputation is ruined. Betrayed by those closest, she’s forced to trust the daring rogue who rushes to her rescue. When the Dark Duke reveals his identity and proposes a false engagement in exchange for further protection, Lillian is concerned and intrigued—yet enamored by the shadows which haunt his eyes and fuel the horrid whispers behind his back. Clarence, Duke of Canterbury, knows his father’s death was no suicide and will stop at nothing to clear the family’s shame. He can’t believe his good fortune when he stumbles upon the niece of the very man he suspects is responsible. Not only does she hold the connections he needs to uncover explicit proof, but the very means to seeking revenge. However, the more time he spends wooing Lillian’s trust, the more he begins to doubt his ability to enact the plan. Can their fake engagement stand up to dark family secrets? Or will revenge win out and shatter both their lives?
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Well it's July already! How is half the year already gone? I know I have been a little light on new releases this year, I blame 2020. However I am more than making up for it now! Beyond the Veil: A Collection of Short Stories is in edits right now and is set to release on the day after Labor Day, September 7th! I am so excited to get this out there! I will have preorder links up by the end of this month. My paranormal romance novelette Spirited Embraces is also on its way to the editor and will be out in time for Halloween! And in the meantime I have a fun little story for you this week to help you get through the Mondays. The Rise of the Inquisitor Special Agent Nadia Ivanovna has always been more than the average FBI agent. Her unnatural senses have led her to have a 100% success rate with her cases; that is until she is put on the case of the mysterious serial killer only known as the Inquisitor. When her main suspect turns out to be the charming and alluring Charles Ainsworth, someone with secrets so close to her own, her whole world gets turns upside down. Now she is torn between doing her job and finding out more about herself and where she truly came from. Duty, lust, and the need to belong war inside Nadia’s soul and even she has no idea which she will choose. Only $1.49! Link: mybook.to/TheRiseoftheInquisitor Earlier this week I shared some of my Christmas reads because I am dreaming of winter! Well today I twisted fellow indie author Leona Bushman's arm to share some of her festive reads in July too to continue my craziness this week! Christmas is not always what it seems. Melody hated Christmas. Ever since her parents died on Christmas Eve, nothing had ever been the same. She and her brother had been forced to live with their grandfather. Her brother, the now presumptive heir, received most of the attention as he learned about the holdings. She had been given lessons on how to be a lady. As if she wanted them. She would rather do anything else than be a lady with no rights. One night, at a soiree, someone had approached her to spy for them. Not giving her a choice, really. So, with great reluctance, she’d accepted the invite to her cousin’s Christmas house party. Two weeks pretending to be happy about Christmas? Worse punishment ever for simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Then she met her prey—Kit Stuart the third. Her heart raced, and her body yearned for something she never wanted before. Kit Stuart searched for a rebel spy said to be coming to the Christmas party of his best friend. Not hard to accept as ordered, but then he found the rebel spy, and his heart denied it. His body craved hers. How could he arrest and maybe kill the first woman to make him believe that maybe there was such a thing as Christmas miracles? Then the real betrayal was revealed. Could they save their family and friends before it was too late?Link: https://books2read.com/u/bPRArA Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Spying-Christmas-Miracle-Express-Book-ebook/dp/B07XCYYLPP/ Christmas Eve, Captain Faraway and her crew are ordered to a desolate planet to rescue a crashed cruise ship. However, all is not as it seems. With the commander of the pleasure ship not being forthcoming, most of the surviving passengers didn't know they'd been shot down. Faraway is put in the position of revealing some unpleasant truths to attractive medical officer Ethan Roarke. Can Captain Faraway and the sexy doctor ferret out those whom don't belong before they've killed her crew and taken over her vessel, or will they pirate Christmas along with their ships? Link: https://www.amazon.com/Pirating-Christmas-Voyage-Atlantean-Book-ebook/dp/B01A42Y9CI/ What's a girl to do when she walks out on her date in the middle of Christmas? Melissa and Aaron, one time friends and lovers, meet up again after her disastrous date with a control freak and even more disastrous fall in the snow. To make matters worse, the date follows her, completing her embarrassment for Christmas Eve. Melissa picks up her parasol and lifts her chin, not to be undone, even as her heart aches. Could Christmas be saved for the Engineer who'd lost love once to pursue her engineering career? Or was she doomed to spend another Christmas alone? Link: https://www.amazon.com/Belles-Engineers-Leona-Bushman-ebook/dp/B07Y25HTX7/ It's super hot out in most places and it has me longing for the snow and snuggling by fireplaces. So I thought I'd share my Christmas stories with you this week, that's right Christmas reads in July. I'm crazy like that. Besides these are seriously some of my favorite stories that I have ever written! Not So Silent Night Anna is a lonely woman, running her dead grandmother's flower shop. She hates Christmas and could not feel more lost when a handsome and mysterious Russian, Alexander, walks into her shop and her life. Each has secrets that they are harboring. Just as their passion erupts, the good old boys in town threaten to ruin everything. Getting to know each other is tough for most couples, adding in magic does not make it any easier. Now with a pack of werewolves out to destroy them, things become intense. They find themselves in a fight for their lives. Can their newfound love give them the strength to win against this threat and trust in the future? mybook.to/NotSoSilentNight Very Friendly Beasts Mikhail is only in Paris to finding the missing heir to the German fox clan so that he can return to Russia and celebrate his last Christmas of freedom. Soon the Gathering would be called and he would be forced to find a mate. However, things become much more interesting than expected when he meet Ellie. Not only is his missing fox fierce and gorgeous, there is a connection between them that neither of them can explain. Before they can explore what is going on between them though, Mikhail must help Ellie as she faced some darkness from her past. Courage, magic, and maybe even love will help them both on a journey to find the future that they deserve. Can Mikhail and Ellie overcome their pasts and trepidation about the future in order to truly find the Christmas spirit and so much more? Sequel to Not So Silent Night, though both books can be read as a standalone. link: mybook.to/VeryFriendlyBeasts Not So Bleak Winter Some Christmas surprises change everything. Getting ready for a quiet Christmas as the vet on call, Rick got the surprise of a lifetime when a gorgeous woman appeared in his office with a bleeding deer in her arms. Not only is he able to learn about a world that he never knew existed, but maybe he is about to experience a Christmas miracle of his very own. Link: mybook.to/NotSoBleakWinter It's a long weekend for many of us here in the US and that means more time for reading! If you are at a loss as what to read, well fellow indie author Leona Bushman has some witchy fun books for you to keep you entertained all weekend long! A little about Book 1 in the series: After a lifetime of ignoring her magic, Melissa is now in danger from those who would like to steal it. Melissa discovers her magic is very real while hiking with her friend, Rachel. She sells everything and gives up her life as a stockbroker to live in solitude to practice and learn her magic. But real life keeps intruding. Then, one stormy night before Beltane, John arrives. Someone sends John to find her. He's a private investigator and very good at his job. But when he finds her, literal sparks fly. Next thing he knows, he's talking to cats and other animals, and they're talking back. If that isn't enough to believe in the magic, the spell she wove over him sure is. The heat between them is hotter than the Dismal Swamp in the Summer. They make plans for celebrating Beltane together, and he can't wait. However, as the time nears, he has to choose between his business and Melissa as the one who sent him to find her threatens him and the woman he's come to love. Whatever he does, he is afraid Melissa will die. How can he save her and their growing love? Book 1: https://books2read.com/u/bpK2VX Book 2: https://books2read.com/u/mZNOgl Book 3: https://books2read.com/u/49QdQJ Amazon series link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TJXPR96 Wolves are their mortal enemies, and she's mated to one. Sabrina, a witch, had grown up on tales of the horrors of werewolves. She'd never thought much about it, never having met one, until one bit her against her will, seemingly proving her mother and the rest of the coven right. Now, she had to face them at the yearly pilgrimage to Avebury from Stonehenge. On her way, her mate found her. Now she had his life to worry about too. Treyan found his mate, but was confused that she had no idea about her pack... Then he discovered her real heritage. A witch. Of all the people to be mated to, he had to find a witch, the mortal enemies of the werewolves for half a millennia. And on a supermoon month. He vowed to help protect her, even from her own coven if necessary. But would it be enough against centuries of prejudice, or would they both die in a fiery maelstrom by the coven's hand? Link: https://books2read.com/u/4NZeJ9 Amazon: www.amazon.com/Witchy-Wolf-Leona-Bushman-ebook/dp/B07QLFVWM7/ Another workweek is upon us and I thought I would share a couple .99 cent reads that might help you escape this week! Descending Into Madness Alice had been told she was insane her entire life, yet she never believed it. Still, her father kept her locked away in an insane asylum, ready to destroy her mind permanently. At the end her mind takes her to another realm, a sanctuary from the world she had been born into. Is it all in her head, or has she finally found freedom and a chance at happiness at last? Only .99 cents. Link: mybook.to/DescendingIntoMadness Lust, Sex and Tattoos Karen is a woman looking to make a new beginning after breaking away from an abusive past. Her first stop is a tattoo shop, to show herself that she is no longer afraid to live her life the way she sees fit and to mark her freedom with a permanent reminder to never go back. When she catches sight of her tattoo artist, Ben, well she suddenly has things other than ink on her mind. Ben is wild, free and uninhibited, everything that she wants to be and more. Soon she is left alone with the man that embodies her dreams and sparks begin to fly. It's safe to say that she gets way more than she bargained for when she originally stepped into his shop, as Ben helps her unleash her wild child and truly begin her life again. One wild night can truly change a woman forever. Only .99 cents. Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019PONFHQ/ Today I have a special paranormal treat for you from indie author Leona Bushman! Her War of the Weres series is an excellent shifter series that I can't wait for her to continue! Be sure to grab the shorts that go along with the series as well, they are linked below! From Book 1: Nolan and Alexandria fight their sexual attraction, but can't deny the pull of being mates, despite a serial murder investigation. Nolan Littlebull is the alpha of the Wahpawhat pack of werewolves, and lead detective on a series of murders of pregnant women from his pack. Torn between human justice and were justice, he travels deep onto the Yakama Resevation, tracking the killers. He is attacked by the rival pack, only to be defended by another from that pack. Alexandria George is the healer for the Lupins. Though trying to hide her ability to shift, she defends the mysterious wolf in their territory from the pack's bully and escapes with Nolan. As if it wasn't enough to be an outcast amongst her own, she now has the complication of having the rival pack being her mate. Together they must find the killer while facing an uncertain future. Can they fight their attraction for the good of the packs, or is it too late to prevent war? Series link: https://www.amazon.com/War-Weres-2-Book/dp/B074PSLFG5/ From Book 1: In this behind the scenes short story, Fern, a werebear, has to save her daughter from a grizzly in an unusual state of mind. However, she's too far away to get between the enraged bear and her daughter. A werewolf comes and helps them. Fern is immediately attracted to Bill once she realizes he's friend not foe. She invites him for dinner as a thank you, and learns more than she likes. Bill, a park ranger and a wolf without a pack, has many things hidden. Can Fern and Bill start a relationship even if the wolf packs are on brink of civil war and the werebear clan would not approve? Story should be read between book one, The Ulfric's Mate, in the War of the Weres series, and book two. They will be featured in a later book. Series link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/kindle/series/B0776XF4ZM It's been a little bit since I gave you all a little writing update, so I thought that might be appropriate this week. First off I am working on getting all of my releases wide this year, which means they will be available everywhere and not just on Amazon. That is going to be a bit of a process but I am making progress on this goal and am super excited to offer my books everywhere very soon! Next I am excited to say that my collection of short stories, Beyond the Veil, is in edits right now and I am hoping for an early August release for this collection! I can't wait to get this out and in readers' hands. Keep an eye out for a preorder link in early July! Next I am happy to say that I have finished another novelette and am getting it off to my editor this week! Yes I am keeping my editor busy! This is a steamy little paranormal romance that should be out in early September! I hope to have the preorder link for this one up by August. Now of course I am going to be busy working on getting my books released wide, edits on the two books above, and my weekly blogging. But that doesn't mean that I'm not still writing. I am currently working on three rock star romances all in various stages of writing and hope to get at least two to my editor before the end of the year. And since I love paranormal Christmas stories I am thinking of writing one, which means I have to do that now and get it to my editor ASAP... so I am going to be pretty busy the rest of the year! How is it another Monday already? And how is the year almost half over? Well in case you like me need a little escape from reality this week, here are some of my fantasy releases to help you escape from the realities of work and hot temperatures and whatever else you might need to escape from. Zanna is an elven warrior princess, who seems to have it all, yet really has nothing. Her fate is not in her own hands. Instead, it is bound to an ancient magic she has no control over. She wants to rule the elves, yet must prove herself worthy before she is accepted. She also wants to find her mate, but after two thousand years, didn't hold much hope. Her existence has become mundane, and she craves something new. A routine assignment suddenly turns into something bigger that could ruin all of them. Is she strong enough to save the world and find her own happiness too? Can she change and help change the fate of the world with her? Will is an orphan who has always been confused by his strangeness. He keeps himself apart, separate from those around him. A chance meeting with a remarkable woman changes everything. He not only learns about himself, but about a whole other world that he is a part of by birthright. However the father that abandoned him as an infant stands to ruin his future and the future of the world unless he can be stopped. Will and Zanna must face loved ones who work against them and their past as well as find the strength to fight a bigger enemy and save the realms from evil. Can love, friendship, family, and acceptance defeat evil before it brings the realms crashing down? Can Zanna prove herself worthy to rule the kingdom? Link: mybook.to/QuestForRedemption Tianna and Kara each came to Port Stone by request of their respective Orders to help an unknown elf, Phinelope. She never shows at the appointed meeting place, so they go in search of her only to find Phinelope murdered and more secrets than answers in this strange town. Never ones to let the murder of a woman go with no consequences, they take it upon themselves to avenge her death and find themselves becoming more involved in the mysteries of Port Stone than either of them ever intended. Join Tianna and Kara in this female led fantasy of danger, lies, and unanswered questions. Link: mybook.to/PortStoneDangersSwamp Tianna and Kara are now in Port Stone for the foreseeable future, commanded by their Orders to stay and help the duplicitous Delmar on his secret mission. The problem is neither trust the man, or anyone in Port Stone for that matter. The more they hear from others the more questions they have. Once wizards are introduced to the equation, well neither woman knows who to believe. These two warrior women continue their search for truth and justice in Port Stone: Book Two Delmar's Demise. Only .99 cents! Link: mybook.to/PortStoneDelmarsDemise Need some magic this weekend? Well here are a couple books from Leona Bushman to help you relax and unwind this weekend, which is a sort of magic itself. Margaret Campbell lost her family to war between the humans and the magical folks. Only, the humans had magical help from those seeking power. Margaret does not know of her heritage, but seeks out her family's history as an adult. In returning to the village for the first time since the massacre, strange feelings and memories begin to resurface. In her quest to find herself and people like her, Margaret steps into the very war which had claimed her parents. More, the others seem to think she needs to lead them. Margaret must learn to bond with the Kelpies and lead others in order to save her friends, what's left of her people, but she doesn't know if she can. How can she fight those powerful enough to kill her parents and win? https://books2read.com/u/4NR6V6 When a young child, a traumatic event happens to Duncan which blocked out all memories of the supernatural his family is a part of. When he and his wife Molly are witness to a strange sighting on the Bremerton ferry in the waters of The Puget Sound, he's thrust into the paranormal, whether he likes it or not. In reporting the drowning, Duncan and Molly become uncomfortable with the State Trooper sent to question them. That combined with the outrageous nature of what they saw, causes them to not report all that they witnessed. Supernatural beings attack his family and friends. Duncan's mother and wife must help him get past his mental block about the past, but will it be enough to fight of the demons and wraiths now threatening them? https://books2read.com/u/mdNBnO |
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