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Book Review: Blood Reunion (The Hybrid Helix) by JCM Berne

Blood Reunion Series: The Hybrid Helix, #3 Author: JCM Berne Genre: Space Fantasy Book Description: People are dying, their corpses left savaged and drained of blood. The obvious culprit: vampires. But vampires shouldn’t be able to sneak around Wistful undetected or shadowstep freely inside her body. Soon the station herself becomes oddly uncooperative, leaving Rohan …

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Gryphon’s Escape: An Areaer Novella from the Perspective of a Gryphon

Hi! It is time for another Art Saturday, but this one is only sort of an Art Saturday, and it is not related to Heart of Fire. (I promise we will get back to Heart of Fire next week, but this might just be so good you won't care!) It is also a bit of an …

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Book Review: Magic’s Price (The Last Herald-Mage) by Mercedes Lackey

Magic's Price Series: The Last Herald-Mage, #3 Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Valdemar – the once-peaceful kingdom protected by the magic of its Herald-Mages – is now beseiged on all fronts. The king lies near death, the neighboring land of Karse wages a relentless war against Valdemar, and the forces led by a …

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Art for HEART OF FIRE: Camilla, Rider of Radiance

Hello! It is time for another Art Saturday! This time we have the first picture featuring a human's face that I ever drew and had turn out remotely right. This was sketched in pencil, then inked, and colored digitally. This is Camilla, the main character of Heart of Fire, with the magesword she stole from …

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Review and Fan Art: Sammorien The Moss-Man (The Stories They Told Their Children Anthology) by Izabela Raittila

Sammorien the Moss-Man/The Stories They Told Their Children Series: Anthology Author: Izabela Raittila Genre: Fantasy Mythology Description: This is an anthology of fantasy short stories depicting the culture and beliefs of a fictional continent called the Gragiyan Empire. Inspired by the works of J.R.R.Tolkien and various European myths, these mythical tales follow powerful deities known …

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Fierce Fantasy February – Magic Adventures and Epic Journeys!!

Hello, everyone! This month, I am participating in the Book Mojo Fierce Fantasy promotion on BookFunnel. That is over a hundred indie (I think? I'm pretty sure?) fantasy titles, in all genres from epic to urban, for you to browse through. And I have FIVE of mine in here, so take a good look 😀 …

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Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: Why Did I Name My Blog/Website “Enthralled By Love”?

February is sort of an annoying month sometimes. Not that I mind the time of year. But all the romance stuff always annoys me, especially since a lot of people use the word 'love' as a synonym for romance. Which brings me to the main post of this post. Several years ago, I decided to …

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Book Review: Demon’s Call (Requiem of Stone) by Julie Boglisch

Demon's Call Series: Requiem of Stone, #2 Author: Julie Boglisch Genre: Fantasy Description: Alex, Rita, and Milos journey north in search of a missing mother and the answers she can provide. With danger around every corner, it will take all their skills and comraderie just to survive … Before the waters of the north tear …

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Cover Reveal: HEART OF FIRE (Dragon-mage, #1)

Hello! It is the 1st of February and the cover reveal of my first novel in a new dragon series ... ... Heart of Fire Dragon-mage, #1 Book Description: A SLAVE DETERMINED TO RIDE A DRAGON. A CHILD CHOSEN TO RIDE THE OBSIDIAN GUARDIAN. Camilla has always been told that humans are inferior. They cannot …

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