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Title: The Daughter of the Veil Author: Brittany Johnston Series: The Veiled Throne Series, Book 1 Publisher: Conquest Publisher Release Date: December 12, 2024 ISBN/ASIN: 9781962739344 Format: Kindle E-Book Pages: 622 s   3/5⭐ A Power In a land divided between Fae and humans, an ancient wickedness threatens to plunge the world into chaos. Only Erissa Nierling—one blessed with the powers of the Creator and able to see the souls fated to pass into the Veil—will tip the balance. But magic is outlawed in the city of Emberhold, and Erissa knows nothing of her birthright after a lifetime of being locked behind the spelled gates of her father’s keep. When she finally escapes and runs into the blacksmith, Rhazien, he helps her flee the city, triggering a prophecy that reignites a long-dead war between the gods. A Secret Now hunted by Fae and humans alike, Erissa and Rhazien must avoid those seeking to claim her magic. But the world is much larger than Erissa thought. A disem...

  Title: Slaying the Vampire Conqueror Author: Carissa Broadbent Series: Crowns of Nyaxia Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Release Date: April 27, 2023 ISBN/ASIN: B0BY9DRDK3 Format: Kindle E-Book Pages: 436s 4.5/5⭐ She was commanded to kill him with a single strike to the heart. She didn’t expect her own to betray her. Sylina has sacrificed everything for her goddess–her soul, her freedom, her eyes. Life in service to the Arachessen, a cult of the Goddess of Fate, has turned Sylina from orphaned street-rat to disciplined killer, determined to overthrow Glaea’s tyrannical king. But when a brutal vampire conqueror arrives on their shores, Sylina faces an even deadlier adversary. She’s tasked with a crucial mission: infiltrate his army, earn his trust… and kill him. Atrius is a terrifying warrior carving an unstoppable path through Glaea. Yet when Sylina becomes his seer, she glimpses a dark and shocking past–and a side of him that reminds her far too much of parts of ...

  Titel: Lady of Darkness Author: Melissa K. Roehrich Series: Lady of Darkness #1 Publisher: Independently Published Release Date: March 1, 2020 ISBN/ASIN:  B09GD8PM6D Format: Kindle E-Book Pages:  538s 4.5/5⭐ A CAGE. Owned by a ruthless Assassin Lord, Scarlett Monrhoe and her two sisters have been trained since they were children to torture and take life. They are the most feared trio on the continent, but they are also wild and unpredictable. A tragic night has Scarlett finding herself locked away in a noble's household, trapped and forgotten, until she's ready to fall into line. A CHOICE. Until the day she is presented with a job. If she completes the assignment, her payment will be something she has coveted for ten years. Revenge against the Fae Fire Prince who brutally killed her mother ten years ago. Is she willing to sacrifice her ideals for retribution? A MYSTERY. But when children begin disappearing from her home, all her plans are put on hold as she races to sav...

  Title:  Dark Heart Author:  Donna Grant Series:  Elven Kingdoms Series, Book 2 Publisher:  DL Grant, LLC Release Date:  November 12, 2024 ISBN/ASIN:   B0CWX5Q9RP Format:  Kindle, E-ARC Book Pages: 406 4/5 ⭐ Deepest passion. Darkest betrayal. Once, she was my world. The only one I loved. Then it was all ripped away—including my freedom. Vengeance kept me alive. It paved every step, shaped every plot. Until I finally caught her. I learned that line between love and hate is wafer-thin. Where once my dreams were filled with revenge, now that I have her, all I think about is the intoxicating passion we once shared. But there’s no turning back the events her capture has set into motion. It unravels a carefully constructed world, one where enemies surround me. Everyone, that is, except her. Now, we only have each other—and the love that once united us, to fight our way to long-buried truths that will change everything. (From Goodreads) My Review T...

  Title: Rising Sun Author: Donna Grant Series: Elven Kingdoms Series, Book 1 Publisher: DL Grant, LLC Release Date: May 14, 2024 ISBN/ASIN: 9781958353301 Format: Kindle, E-Book Pages: 391 4/5 ⭐ A wickedly seductive new series with a ruthless, jaded elf and a bewitching human hiding a powerful secret—unlikely soulmates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death. Nothing could make Yasmin return to Shaldorn, the place of nightmares. But when she’s caught stealing, she’s given an ultimatum: take Ravi over the Dangerous Peaks to the stronghold or face imprisonment. She has no choice but to agree, though she intends to escape the elf as soon as she reaches the mountains. Yet, as they battle nature itself, the two enemies find common ground—and an all-consuming passion. Can they prevail in their dangerous heist, or be torn apart by a betrayal? (From Goodreads.com) My Review In the beginning, I felt that the main characters were very boring and very bland. It took qui...

  Title: Quicksilver Author: Callie Hart Series: Fae & Alchemy, Book 1 Publisher: Forever Release Date: September 10, 2024 ISBN/ASIN: B0DDKHNVWF   Format: Kindle E-Book Pages: 624 4/5⭐ Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed right i...

  Title: City of Stairs Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Series: The Divine Cities, Book 1 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: September 9, 2014 ISBN: 9780804137171 Format: Paperback Pages: 452s 4/5⭐ Summary The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions — until its divine protectors were killed. Now, Bulikov’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated. But the surreal landscape of the city itself, forever altered by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it, stands as a haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov’s oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country’s most accomplished spies, dispatched — along with her terrifying “secretary”, Sigrud — to solve a murder. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled...