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K.F. Breene & Shannon Mayer – Shadowspell Academy Trilogy Reading Order

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MUCH LOVED FANTASY SERIES and the trilogy is now complete!!! Relief if here for so many of my fellow readers that have gone CRAZY for this one!! 😀

Tessa: Shadowspell Academy: The Culling Trials by Shannon Meyer and KF Breene – These two authors together is a dream. The action was fast, the plot held tons of aches, family and friendship come into play… YAY! …it’s addicting and really good.

Robyn: I read book one and it was good.

Tessa: The Culling Trials 2 by KF Breene and Shannon Mayer. These two should work together more often.🙂  The second book did NOT disappoint. read more

Reader Question – The book about the girl in a bar that fights some vamps (and it’s witty)…

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Nancy is looking for this one (or is it 2)? She’s not sure if she’s mixing two of them up and mashing them together.

She asks:

Hey Maryse!

Need some help! Looking for a book- believe is was para/fan.

I think it begins with the girl in a bar, and she fights some vamps? It’s witty and sarcastic and I think from her fight she attracts some attention – maybe the potential H? I do know she wins the fight and shows a thing or two. It’s not Dorina either.

Could be set in Australia? read more

Reader Question – Looking for paranormal/fantasy books with a strong storyline and a side of romance…

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Jenna is having other-worldly cravings 😉 and she’s hoping our book crew has some recommendations!

Right off the bat, I know TONS in our crew here will say Anne Bishops “The Others” series (I read #1 and loved it – here’s my 5-STAR review – and I should totally continue devouring them as our crew have).

She asks:

Hi Maryse!

I was hoping you’d help put me out of my book funk misery by asking your readers for some recommendations?!

Books where the storyline is based purely on romance no longer holds interest for me (sob). read more

Reader Recommendations – Our Favorite Reverse Harem Books

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In our quest for more super-steamy “Reverse Harem” books, I found THESE reader recommendations right here on the blog! So I compiled them into a list. 😀

Fiona: Another good book by Alta Hensley & Maggie Ryan “Bride to Keep: A Dark Reverse Harem” is a reverse harem novel which I know is every second book out now; however this is a bit of a dark read about the H who is coerced to marry 4 brothers who have a notorious background in the mafia….they want to protect their sister & believe that the H is a bad influence on their baby sister so they basically kidnap her & their relationship transpires from here….a v good read as sometimes the reverse harem stories can get a bit stale… but this keeps you on your toes! read more

Laura Thalassa – The Bargainer Series Reading Order

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There is big love, and I mean BIG LOVE for this series in our crew!!! And book #3 just went live a few days ago!!

Robyn: I just finished Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa and loved it! Now I’m on to book 2 A Strange Hymn. All of LT’s books are so good.
MichelleS: FLT: “Wings. I have wings.” – A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer Book Two). By Laura Thalassa. WINGS PEOPLE!! I have wings! And Fae. Hot hulking King-type Fae. Swoon…
Tessa: Laura Thalassa’s Bargainer series’ prequel went live – The Emperor of Evening Stars. I finished it yesterday (that’s pretty much why I was mostly quiet). Super good and 5 stars. It’s The Bargainer’s story from pre-birth up to the end of the second book, so it has to be read AFTER the second one.  :D read more