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Hello! I'm looking for ARC readers & poetry enthusiasts to read and review my upcoming collection, Tending Clay; Unearthing Stars. ARCs are live right now on Booksirens and on the publisher's Gumroad store, and ideally reviews would be posted before the book releases on March 10th, 2025 (but obviously if life gets in the way, that's understandable, and reviews are still welcome any time).

Blurb:
Today I am learning to take anxiety by the hand and teach this trembling, fragile beast that we are (and yet will be) okay.
In their debut collection, MJ Anthony navigates a complicated web of intersecting topics such as complex trauma, neurodiversity, lasting illness, and practicing self-love in a body long-alienated from you. Alongside the reader, the author combs tangles into threads and weaves them into a gentler future, reunifying selves and stories both old and new. Part hurting, part healing, and wholly original, Tending Clay, Unearthing Stars is a love letter to everyone living with a broken body or a troubled mind.

Triggers: disordered eating, gender dysphoria, chronic illness & fatigue, treatment resistant depression (non-suicidal), self-hatred, complex trauma, and toxic religion

Booksirens link (96 copies left at the time of posting): https://booksirens.com/book/NHU6VN0/O1ONZXZ

Gumroad (74 copies left at post): https://dragonbonepublishing.gumroad.com/l/un-arc-thing (you'll need to use the code UNEARTHING to prove you're not a bot and download this one!)

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Blurb:

This is not the story of a solo, overpowered hero who saves the world—it’s already been destroyed.

Scanned into the fantasy wilderness of a Continuance, humanity is now at the mercy of alien corporations and governments, which are scheming to skirt blame for the Earth incident, along with a corrupted AI that’s killing people.

Sure, Matt now has magic and a big mace—like it’s a real-life MMORPG—but he’s not an expert gamer, no one’s telling him what’s going on, and the mutant squirrels freaking hurt. Good thing he has a party: a gamer who’s inexplicably a cat, an engineer confidante, and a pink-haired princess who tames a beaver. When this group gains a mysterious object that’s the only hope of neutralizing the AI threat, they embark on a quest to make the zone they’re stuck in safe.

If they can figure out the object, stay ahead of deletions, and level up in time, they'll have a chance to prove themselves in a dungeon. One winning group will gain access to the broader virtual universe, but it’s no coincidence that this contest takes place on the same date that Earth’s case will be heard in interplanetary court.

Triggers:

• Mild swearing
• Moderate violence (magic & swords vs monsters)
• Character death
• Mass death (Earth is destroyed in the prologue...)
• Bullying

Join the ARC team:

• It's on Booksprout right now, accepting new reviewers through Feb 19: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/196836/earth-aspect
• Reviews requested for Feb 24, 2025 on Goodreads or Amazon
• (I know Amazon won't open reviews until it's launched, so I'd be eternally grateful if early Goodreads reviewers would be willing to paste their reviews to Amazon on the 24th. I'm also trying to get the paperback live a day or two before the ebook, to open reviews early. I'll update the note on Booksprout if that happens.)

Thank you for checking out my book!

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Link to Application

Ananda is a loser. Well, not really, but there's a pattern of loss forming that she can no longer ignore. After losing her job, boyfriend and apartment, Ana is being forced to start her life over again. Out of options, she leaves Vancouver in her trusted Subaru for a dreaded stay with her parents five house away.

Along the way on a whim, she discovers the quaint and peaceful village of Douglas Mountain, situated near Whistler. But as with all small towns, things are not what they seem. Ana finds herself with an opportunity to finally use her journalism degree for good - a woman goes missing and Ana stumbles into a lead that no one else has.

With limited experience, she befriends the locals, including her lovely new landlord, a sleazy but sexy RCMP Constable, and a ruggedly handsome tech nerd. As she gets closer to finding the truth, what Ana is confronted with is greater than she anticipated. Emotions and evidence become confusing, and Ana is unsure of who she can trust.

Will she find the missing woman or will this case be her final loss?

Blurb: When their father passes away, the Kane sisters expected to inherit his millions, their childhood home, and the unimaginable grief of now having lost both their parents. What they didn’t expect to inherit was their father’s national hockey team, the Brooklyn Brawlers. The news is as shocking to Ramona and Juliana as it is to the rest of the world. Even more shocking when they decide to honor their late father’s wish and step in to fill his shoes.

With neither sister prepped to run an organization, demands for them to relinquish the team are soon called. From journalists to Hall-of-Famers to their own players. One person keeping his opinion quiet is the girls’ uncle, Edmund. Feeling betrayed for being passed over for the position, Edmund plots a move to get the girls ousted as owners.

He enlists the Brawlers’ center and renowned playboy, McCoy Cafferty, to seduce one of the sisters, breaking the league’s no fraternization rule. Believing the girls are in over their heads and unwilling to risk the Brawlers’ chance at a championship on their inexperience, McCoy agrees and sets his sights on Ramona. But as their delicate connection deepens, McCoy realizes the only heart he may end up breaking is his own.

Triggers: Death of a parent from cancer (off page), references to suicide (off page, predates book), references to depression, minor depiction of cheating (kiss), references to cyber-bullying (off page), minor depictions of sexism/misogyny/microaggressions/harassment, references to domestic violence (off page, predates book), graphic sexual scenes (consensual).

ARCs will be sent out starting February 7th. I would love for reviews to be in by February 27th, but would be okay if they came in after the release date as well.

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"A Thousand Gates of Prayer" is a poignant and unforgettable tale of love, resilience, and the power of hope, set against the breathtaking landscapes of Japan.

Miyuki, a humble and determined young woman from the quiet village of Hakone, spends her days steeped in tradition, helping her family make a living by crafting the region’s famous black eggs in the volcanic hot springs. Her life changes forever when she meets Masahiro, the heir to a wealthy Kyoto family. Despite their vastly different worlds, an undeniable bond forms between them, sparking a love that defies societal expectations. 

But their budding romance is overshadowed by a looming threat: a powerful construction project that threatens to destroy Hakone’s way of life and sever Miyuki’s ties to her ancestral home. Together, with the help of a fearless journalist, they uncover a web of corruption that runs deep into the heart of powerful institutions. 

As they navigate resistance from their families, societal pressures, and the weight of their own fears, Miyuki and Masahiro must decide how far they are willing to go to protect the village, its traditions, and their love.

With themes of courage, sacrifice, and the timeless strength of love, A Thousand Gates of Prayer explores the infinite shades of human connection and the enduring beauty of standing for what truly matters. This is a story of love not just between two hearts but between people and the places they call home.

Triggers: Corruption, Violence (All mild to moderate - Recommended for 15 Years+)

ARC will be sent 2-3 business days
2 weeks after receiving the ePub an honest Review on Amazon and/or spread the word about my book. If you need more time please do let me know because I am flexible.

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Everyone wants to be seen for who they really are

14-year-old Zoey Thompson is no exception. Problem is, no one does. At least, not since the death

of her dad two years ago. Everyone seems convincedshe’s either some tragically sad, lost child, or a troubled kid hurtling down a dark and dangerous path .Whatever the reason, nobody wants her around anymore. Not even her own mom.

Enter Zoey’s great aunt and uncle. They’ve got a big old Victorian with tons of room, and are happy to take Zoey off her mother’s hands. It doesn’t matter that Zoey hardly knows them, or that they live three states over. She doesn’t have a lot of other offers.

Her new life is going as smoothly as can be expected, until strange things start happening around the house. It would be easy to write them off as quirks of an unfamiliar setting, if not for Aunt Carol’s insistence that there are spirits all around us.

Is it possible that the only person who can recognize Zoey for her true self is someone that no one else can see?

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Triggers: Mention of death, grief

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🖤💭 ARC Reader Sign-Up! 💭🖤 Revna Zil’s haunting new novel, Haunted by the Thoughts, releases February 28th, 2025—and you can be one of the first to experience it!

💀 About the Book: A gripping journey through the darkest corners of the mind, where pain and resilience intertwine. Revna Zil’s raw storytelling pulls you into a world where trauma whispers, and hope fights to rise through the smoke.

Trigger Warning: trauma, su!c!d3 ideation and attempt, SA, death, abuse

📄 Word Count: 82,000 | Release Date: February 28th, 2025

✨ Join the ARC Team: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMq0cG0ATbyhRsv7KY818pgyY3p8NASfZp45XivGBNx7ykXw/viewform?usp=header

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🖤💭 Let this story spark your heart and mind—step into the shadows with us. 💭🖤

Ceres never asked to become a symbol of the revolution, but the scars of her past have turned her into one. For Leon, her strength and resilience are the key to starting the uprising he’s dreamed of—a chance to reshape the city’s future. But when Ceres vanishes without a trace, his plans crumble, leaving him to face the chaos alone.

Hidden from the revolution, Ceres seeks refuge in an unlikely place: with Sae, her sharp-tongued ex-lover. Once, they dreamed of tearing down the world together, but those dreams lie in ashes. What binds them now is fragile—mutual scars, lingering feelings, and an unspoken agreement to bury the past. Yet Sae holds a dangerous secret: he knows the stars will fall, and their descent will not only destroy the city but reshape the entire world.

Now, Ceres must decide: to fight alongside Leon for a future that may never come, or to spend her final days with Sae, in ways she never dared to imagine. With the stars descending and time slipping away, her choice could determine more than just her fate—it could seal the destiny of everything she has ever known.

Triggers: Violence, Abuse, Torture, Trauma

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ARC will be send end March/beginning April
30 Days after receiving the ePub an honest Review on Amazon or/and GoodReads

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Blurb

Sadistic work coach James Burgess has finally bagged his dream job after three years of trying, two hundred miles from home in rural Gwynedd, north Wales. But with promotion firmly in mind, cutting the jobcentre's wage billsoon becomes his sport, at any cost, leaving a trail of chaos and hunger in his wake.

As house prices soar and job prospects dwindle, many of James' ''casualties of war'' wind up at Morywelon homeless hostel, where the waiting list is insatiable. Managing such a place takes gall, and Denise Groves' ten-year stint certainly took its psychological toll. But she's back for a second spell, to the job she loved and held since leaving school with no GCSEs.

The catch? Well, this time, their security guards have been laid off...

Denise fiercely defends residents against ignorant scorn the wider community assumes to inflict, so is held in the highest regard by most. But tough decisions must be made, and hell-raisers don't always leave when asked nicely...

Denise needs her support network more than ever, but it's fallen off a cliff. After a decade in the 'single lane', all best mate Jules wants is to set her up. Great, if only for Jules' dodgy choice of men. Seedy, serial cockney scammer Rick is her latest, and has a few turbulent potential answers for Denise's 'problem'.

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Triggers: Violence, profanity, drug use.

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I can send the ARCs out from 23/1 onwards. I have no pressing time limit for reviews. Should you be interested, feel free to message me on here, or Goodreads, or email me at gpa5gpa5@hotmail.com for a copy. Many thanks.

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• HALLOWEEN TERROR by Jessica Blade-YA CHRISTIAN HORROR- JANUARY 31ST, 2025
• Something evil is waiting to be set free. Everyone adores the two kings of Middleton High. What they don’t know is that they secretly torment Cole Benson, an invisible nobody whose faith in God is the one thing giving him the will to live. You see, there's an unspeakable darkness lurking in his home in the form of abusive parents...and an unseen entity that haunts him from the crawlspace above his bedroom. On Halloween Eve, the bullies inadvertently unleash something terrible and dangerous: Cole’s greatest nightmare and Springton’s first murder. But the horror is far from over. Cole's tormentors are now no longer human...Cole is thrust into a spiritual battle when his classmates and the girl he adores become their next targets. He must cling to his faith to crush his biggest fears and face the growing evil, and convince the town who the culprits are before Halloween culminates in a bloodbath.
• "Triggers: None"

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• Dec 16th 2025 arcs sent out
• Date to review by: Feb 28th 2025
• GRAB YOUR ARC FOR HALLOWEEN TERROR--https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/195187/halloween-terror
• ARC is available in all countries

Hi everyone,

On behalf of my partner who is the author of this book, we are excited to announce that we are now accepting ARC readers for the first book of this series. Originally published in 2020, the first two books were re-edited and republished as 2nd editions a few months back, following the release of the third book.

We’re planning to send out copies at the end of the month and would like reviews to be posted by the end of March. Further instructions are available on the Google Forms link at the bottom, but please see the information below for more details about this book!

Title: Chaos Beckons

Author: Sophie Gabrielle

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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220440520-chaos-beckons

Genre: Fantasy Romance (Passionate, but Fade-to-Black scene)

Audience: Adult

Tropes: M/F Romance, Strangers to Lovers to ???, Morally Grey Characters, Killing God, Strong Heroine, Triple POV, Found Family, LGBTQIA+ Characters

Triggers: War, Violence, Slavery, Abuse, Death, Self-immolation (All mild to moderate - Recommended for 15 Years+)

The Blurb:

Hidden away in an Eden-like paradise lies a village dedicated to the worship of the goddess Laastra and her husband Arthai. When villagers reach the age of eighteen, they are forced to marry and bear children – but Nadia has other ideas. Tired of the endless worship, torture and oppression of the fanatical cult, Nadia concocts a plan to flee the walled compound before her dreaded wedding day. Despite being an outsider and a troublemaker hated by all, Nadia enlists the help of her husbands-to-be, High Elder candidate Venne and warrior guardian Emiil. Yet along the way they discover terrifying secrets about their existence and all that has been hidden from them. After a life of being powerless and punished, Nadia and her friends begin to realise they may be something more than mere mortals. The world beyond the village walls is nothing like they had dreamed. Will the price of freedom be too much to pay?

The Chaos Chronicles is an exciting fantasy romance series, filled with action, morally grey characters and dark themes. Inspired by the Grishaverse, Wheel of Time and Dragon Age, this series offers a twist on mythology, magic and mayhem. It also features a variety of LGBTQIA+ characters and found family.

Release Date: September 13th 2020 (Original), October 15th 2024 (2nd Edition)

ARC Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGMi7RF0dYwzBiUcgmXf_cnSdowWVO8QAXi-lTe060wZTs3A/viewform

A lonely waitress drives home after her late shift at the local diner, ready to take a much needed vacation to make sense of her life that has recently spiraled out of control. The snowfall is heavy. The roads are slick. By the time she sees the deer in the road, she knows its already too late. She slams on the brakes, the last thing that flashes before her eyes is a blur of scarlet darkness, a sign of her impending doom.

Be it dumb luck, or an act of god—Dahlia's truck spins out of control—rendering both her and the deer unharmed. Standing in the heavy snow, Dahlia can't find the words. She felt the impact, and her front bumper told of the damage. If she didn't ram into the deer. what did she hit?

Several feet away, she sees a figure—sprawled and unconscious in the snow. Its features are terrifying familiar, but famous in her town of Point Pleasant. Wicked talons, large wings, and skin the absence of color. Against her better judgement, she takes him home and cleans him up, unsure if his company will be prove to be a fatal mistake... a pleasant surprise.

The lights flicker around him. His voice purrs with static. His eyes glow an insatiable red. Dahlia finds herself enthralled by him, but its not his sinister presence that alarms her. He can feel her fear, hear her thoughts, sense her desires.

A being transcending time and space. An urban legend in a superstitious town. A creature of myth. Despite the damning evidence, Dahlia finds herself needing to know more. Is The Mothman a harbinger of doom?

Or is he something more?

(ARC Campaign ends on January 28th, 2025. Final retail edition will include art, credits, and author bio, as well as a list of previously published work)

Book Blurb:

She lives a simple life with a scandalous secret.

Catherine grew up in the New Order Amish community. A dutiful daughter, caring sister, and a naughty side in which she publishes steamy romance stories.

One day she goes into town with her father, sneaking off to check her P.O. Box. While reading a fan’s mail behind the building, she runs into her childhood crush Jonah, stuffing the mail into her pocket.

Or so she thinks.

When she's home, she notices the letter is gone, and becomes frantic that somebody might find it. If given to the Elders, the Amish community will stop at nothing to search for the culprit.

At church on Sunday, she's confronted about it. Unfortunately, it's not Jonah, but Caleb, the reckless Amish boy her parents warned her to stay away from.

He says he'll keep her secret for a price.

Finders Keepers.

But it's not the letter he wants to keep.

Triggers: Adult Language and Explicit Sexual Scenes

ARCs will be sent out on February 1, 2025

All relevant information is in the Google Doc signup link - https://forms.gle/2XkBfc9F35yFmNYS9

Reviews requested from the day of publication up to five days after.

Hello, I’m seeking ARC readers for my new speculative fiction novel The Germans Have a Word for It. It is polished work, professionally edited, story and character driven while still offering something to think about. I'm labeling this speculative fiction because it takes place today, kind of, and with today's technology, kind of.

Short synopsis — Forced to cope with the untimely death of his young wife, Davis seeks solace in an app trained to mimic her, via text message. When upgrades for images and video arrive, he finds himself falling for the 2.0 version of his wife, and fighting to keep her, and his relationship, alive.

** For access, please send email to tr [at] thorsen.com (or just PM me) **

ARC availability: January 15 - February 25 (pdf & epub)

Paperback release: February 1 (reviews open)

General (ebook) release: February 26

Reviews: Goodreads page is open for reviews! Amazon opens Feb 1.

Book jacket blurb:

A poignant, witty, and often disquieting peek into what happens when AI enters our personal lives.

She texts like Rachel. Funny, clever, and with plenty of old-school emoticons. She looks like Rachel . . . mostly. She even breathes like Rachel; he can hear it when he brings the phone close to his ear. Davis no longer thinks of the app as something that replaced Rachel, he thinks of it simply as her.

It’s a good thing he signed up, because he thought he might go mad when Rachel first died. Now, everything feels right again, save for one thing: she’s not satisfied being an app. She wants more out of life, and it’s going to cost him. Rachel also has her share of problems to deal with. She’s a bit glitchy . . . and someone wants to delete her. Life is complicated, even artificial life.

A curious tale, laced with intrigue, oddball characters, and provocative dialog, The Germans Have a Word for It will introduce you to a world you’ll recognize as almost the one you’re already living in.

Trigger Warnings: Death, sex, infidelity, profanity. But nothing gratuitous.

Thank you

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A Bolivian Odyssey is a novel about coming of age and self-reliance in a world of poverty and desperation. 

In the chaotic streets of La Paz, Bolivia, thirteen year old Santiago shines shoes in hopes of a few meager coins. Orphaned and homeless, he wanders the city’s parks and plazas burdened by his shoe shine box and the perpetual fear of abuse, starvation and exposure to the brutal Andean weather.

Yet, beneath his weary facade is a fierce spirit, hopeful for a future off the streets to live a peaceful life outside the raucous city. To free himself from poverty, Santiago begins to offer tours of South America’s most infamous prison: San Pedro.

He earns money giving tourists an unfiltered view of life inside the walled compound and providing them access to San Pedro’s vast assortment of drugs for sale. It may provide an escape from destitution, but can Santiago survive the chaos and extreme violence within the feared Bolivian prison? Will he find happiness and love if he can manage to pull himself out of poverty and make a life for himself?

 Triggers: Substance abuse, violence, language, sex.

Dates: ARCs will be sent out beginning January 15, 2025. The paperback will be published on Amazon on February 3, 2025 and the eBook on Kindle on February 10, 2025.

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Knives + Forks is a sharply witty and darkly comic exploration of friendship, desire, self-delusion, and contemporary masculinity.

Brendan McFadden is an accomplished, rugby-playing doctor from Cork for whom everything in life has fallen nicely into place. His school friend, Trevor, hasn’t been so lucky: he’s in a miserable marriage and his career has so far been a series of false starts and financial disasters.

A lads’ weekend in Amsterdam sets off a dark chain of events, forcing Brendan to confront long-buried truths—not just about Trevor, but also about himself.

What begins as a humorous meditation on middle-aged malaise quickly spirals into a whirlwind of envy, betrayal, and suppressed longing. From the bleak isolation of a hotel bar on Amsterdam’s outskirts to the rugged beauty of Ireland’s Tory Island, Brendan’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel in ways that are both absurdly comic and profoundly unsettling.

With biting humor, an astute eye for the absurdities of human behavior and some satisfying twists, Knives and Forks is a wickedly entertaining tale of fragile egos, simmering tensions, and the messy truths that emerge when façades crumble.

Perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven literary fiction with a sharp comedic edge, Knives + Forks is a richly layered debut that will leave you laughing, cringing, and questioning where the line between sanity and madness truly lies.

Triggers: Violence, sex, strong language, drug and alcohol use, murder, homophobia, pychological abuse, generally very adult themes.

If you're interested, please head over to https://forms.gle/b7UzUpp2Kj9VVBEm8

I'm interested in exchanging reviews for writers working in similar genres.

Review copies available on January 26th, 2025, with publication on March 1st, 2025.

Many thanks!

Blurb: In the shadowed kingdom of Vyrelia, Kaevra Tenebris has spent her life hiding—hiding from her past, her power, and the forces that hunt her. When her carefully guarded world is shattered, she’s thrust into a dangerous game of survival. Rowanthar, a deadly tracker bound to the crown, is sent to capture her, but Kaevra proves to be unlike anyone he’s ever faced. As their paths collide, secrets unravel, and the fate of the kingdom teeters on the edge.Dark magic, forbidden alliances, and treacherous choices await in this gripping tale of power, destiny, and courage.

Trigger Warnings: Violence

ARC Send Out Date: 1st week of February

Review Due Date: N/A - I’m flexible

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I am publishing a non-fiction business book titled "Business as a Baby" on Jan 31st, 2025. This book is the first in a series that introduces the Business as a Baby (BAAB) framework—a concept I created and currently use in consulting with my clients. The framework categorizes businesses into four stages: Baby, Toddler, Teenager, and Adult.

The inspiration for this framework came years ago when I faced my first failed venture. I had tried to manage a "baby" company as if it were an "adult," and unsurprisingly, it failed. After some deep introspection, I realized the mistake I had made. Earlier this year, one of my clients, who runs a "teenager" company, successfully applied the BAAB framework to their business. They were so impressed with the results that they kept encouraging me to write a book about it.

I started writing the book at the beginning of the year, but midway through, I hit a creative block. The inspiration returned after watching the show Silicon Valley. Energized, I locked myself in a room and completed the manuscript in just four days.

This book is not your typical "success story" business book. Instead, it’s designed to help entrepreneurs avoid the same mistakes I made when trying to run a baby business like an adult. It’s a guide to recognizing the stage your business is in and managing it accordingly to ensure its growth and success.

DM me your email so I can share a link for the ARC

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Blurb:

From the author of Four Steps to the Perfect Revenge comes a deliciously witty and lighthearted romance brimming with misadventures, misdeeds, misunderstandings…and one perfectly mismatched couple.

A notorious rule follower, the old Daphne Davis could do no wrong. But lately she can’t get anything right.

Jilted by her ex, ousted from her home, and laid off from her job, Daphne retreats to her little hometown, Fernley Island. But even there, she feels out of sync. So, bailing on her own sister’s engagement party, she suddenly embraces a brand-new philosophy: no more goody-two-shoes.

Unfortunately, Daphne’s new mantra lands her squarely in the headlights—literally—of her high school nemesis, Calvin Flint. No longer a scrawny jerk, he’s Fernley’s acting sheriff, filling out his uniform waaay better than he ought to.

He’s also Daphne’s new boss.

As Daphne balances the books after a department scandal, a series of mishaps throws her and Calvin together. The sparks that fly take them both by surprise. But will a fake dating scheme and quest for a stolen heirloom ruin their chance at something real?

Triggers: None (But, book will include steamy scenes.)

ARCs should go out by: Feb 15, 2025

Reviews due: March 18, 2025

Sign-up link:  https://forms.gle/3cu1PY8RNtWRJEzm8

Offering PRINT and eBook ARCs. Both open internationally. (Yes, willing to ship around the world.)

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I am currently looking for ARC readers! My publication date is Feb. 10, so reviews should be written and posted then -- files are on Booksprout

Secrets hide beneath Charleston’s charm in Holden: A Dark College Romance—a reverse harem (MMMF) new adult novel in the Summer Moon Trilogy. Blending sultry Coastal South allure with a haunting Southern Gothic edge, the novel follows Moon, a bold, artistic theatre student who finds herself drawn into the lives of three captivating young men: Holden, a brooding literature major grappling with family loss; Hendrix, his rugged and charismatic stepbrother who has a wilder bohemian approach to life; and Conrad, a quiet but cheeky photographer whose steady confidence hides unspoken scars.

Together, the foursome unravels a dark family mystery tied to a speakeasy, a sex club, and cryptic art clues left behind by a loved one that threaten to expose the underbelly of Charleston's elite—all while navigating forbidden desires and finding their way into an unconventional relationship. With steamy sex scenes and alternating first-person POVs, the first book leans more heavily on Holden’s experience before shifting to Hendrix and Conrad in books two and three. This book promises tension, heat, and an unforgettable journey into the depths of love, loss, exploration, and freedom.

Trigger Warnings: profanity, sexually explicit, group scenes, step siblings, mention of car accident, discussion of the death of loved ones/ family, light exploration of domme/ submissive roles, light voyeurism

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Books, blood, and a bargain with vampires

Cora Bowling, a Vampire History major, knows the cardinal rule of life: never trust a deal that seems too good to be true. But with her thesis on the Medicis stalled and bank account empty, the chance to study in a secluded Sicilian abbey owned by the Medicis themselves feels like divine intervention—until she discovers the job description.

Cora is bound to become the exclusive blood partner of Duca Zeno de’ Medici, a reclusive yet charming virtuoso who is cursed by vampirism: a fatal genetic condition that causes photophobia, hemophilia and a fragile, blood-dependent existence. In exchange for a life spent away from high society, he must choose someone to nourish him—and the more he drinks from Cora, the more he hungers for something beyond blood. Like a moth to a flame, Cora finds herself equally drawn to his world.

But the Medicis, who prefer to keep their old money and older sins contained, detest outsiders, especially those who snoop around. The more Cora probes into their past, the deeper she traps herself—and leaving might not be an option.

With dark academia undertones, *Just for a Taste* is a slow-burn gothic novel about desire, sacrifice, and the cost of falling for someone you can never truly have.

• ARC release date: Feb 3rd, 2025 for ebook, date TBD for paperback and hardcover
• Reviews requested: Within 3 days of publishing (April 2nd, 2025)
• Genre: Romantic vampire gothic novel
• Trigger warnings: >!Depictions and/or mentions of— suicide, animal abuse, child abuse, incest, substance abuse!<

Fill out the form if interested or DM me directly.

Pride Offsides is book one of the Austen, Ohio series and is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice written by Kristin Wolf. I'm looking for ARC readers/Street Team members to read and review before publication. If interested, please review the following brief blurb and answer the questions in the linked form honestly.

Elias Bennett is ready to close the book on his college football career. Not because he has big plans for the NFL, like all his teammates. As a deeply empathetic, people-person who understands the human condition better than anyone else, he's dying to go to grad school and start his career as a psychologist. But when his best friend Jared Bailey starts dating cheerleader Charlie Bing, he's suddenly thrown together with her snobby roommate, Darcy Williams. That's right, Williams. As in the famous quarterback-turned-sports-agent Fitz Williams' daughter. While Elias doesn't care about her father's credentials, Darcy is no stranger to football players trying to get the better of her. It's no wonder she has trust issues. But what happens when Darcy's walls begin to crumble and she starts to trust Elias? Will he be able to see past his first impression? Or will he listen to Darcy's ex, Tate Wickham, and stick to his prejudices?

Trigger warnings:

1. Violence/domestic violence
2. Accounts of sexual assault
3. Graphic sex scenes (consensual)
4. Mental health as a focus (PTSD, depression, anxiety)
5. Alcohol consumption
6. Foul language
7. Drug abuse

TIMELINE (Important dates for ARC readers are in bold)
- As of January 4th, I'm midway through writing this. My goal is to have a final first draft done by 1/31.
- Feb 1 - First edit
- Feb 8 - Draft goes to beta readers and editor
- March 1 - Second edit, pre-order launched on Amazon
- March 8 - ARC copies sent. For anyone on the street team, I will also send links to a Google Drive folder containing the social media toolkit. Please note that I will send along a calendar for us to roll out marketing materials (cover reveal, blurb reveal, tropes, etc.)
- April 8 - Reviews on Goodreads due. You may also begin posting your reviews on social media. Please note that since Amazon has strict rules about reviewing, reviews for this book on Amazon are not due until ~April 15th or up to 1 week later.
- ~April 15 - Publication. Note that this is my current target and may be subject to change at any point before pre-orders go up. Once pre-orders are announced, the date that I have chosen will be locked in and will not change.

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Blurb: Would you do everything Simon says?

Jeremy is a young butler with a violent past. In the secretive corridors of a luxurious Encino estate, he follows the word of Simon, his charming and exacting employer. But what began as a mentorship quickly grows into a dark and intimate affair that may destroy them both when Simon's shrewd business partner enters the picture. As passions intensify, Jeremy cannot escape a perilous game of desire and dependency, addicted to the man and wary of the woman who stands to discover them. When Simon's partner inches closer to discovering their secret, Simon asks the impossible and offers a way to remove their problem permanently. Feeling confused, infatuated, and manipulated, Jeremy may not be able to do all that Simon says.

Read the next standalone installment set in the Dark Descendants universe, filled with familiar figures, discerning detectives, fashionable fiends, bloody bare-knuckle fights, and a love that may just be to kill for.

Triggers: Violence, Murder (subject matter), mind-games/gaslighting, self-deletion (off-page)

ARCs ongoing now via BookSprout: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/191530/the-dark-butler

ARCs due January 17th (may push back to January 31st)

How-to: Sign up to BookSprout, click the link above, and specify if you want your ARC in ePub (kindle) or PDF print format.

I've got a debut Sci Fi Adventure with an Archaeology Twist coming out on January 15th, and I'm looking for ARC readers to provide reviews on Amazon/Goodreads. I can send out ARCs as soon as I get responses. I would like reviews by January 15th, but anytime in January also fine. You can sign up here:

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AUGUST OF THE PEOPLE is inspired by the real-world science proposal to re-engineer woolly mammoths and fast forwards that concept 500 years, following a band of hunter-gatherers in the Pacific Northwest who survive by hunting de-extinct Ice Age megafauna. Think Jurassic Park x Mad Max + a quest.

Here's the blurb:

THE ANCESTORS WILL RETURN. THE ANCESTORS MUST RETURN. AND WHEN THEY DO, COMETS WILL STREAK THE SKY...

Set 500 years in the future, in a Post-Apocalyptic Neo-Pleistocene era, V.F. Aubrey's relentlessly entertaining AUGUST OF THE PEOPLE combines the technological realism of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park**, the detailed world-building and engrossing characters of Philip Pullman’s** His Dark Materials, and the hope through a bleak world readers remember from Pierce Brown's Red Rising. Suitable for all readers over 16.

August Dividale has a dangerous secret.  Two warring histories brew within him and they’re about to collide.

Now nineteen years old, he grew up an orphan among the People, a hunter-gatherer band in the wild northwestern rainforests of North America. Their lives are precarious, surviving by hunting de-extinct Ice Age mastodon, five hundred years after the elites fled climate collapse and war.  While he struggles to prove his worth to them, his enigmatic, dangerous origin is about to resurface and put his adopted home at risk.

August’s big chance to show that he’s not just a strange, foreign kid comes when he’s chosen to lead the annual mastodon hunt, but the event is soured by the discovery of an ancient-looking spearhead lodged in the recently dead animal.  The People, already alarmed by this foreboding omen, are shocked by the entrance of two unusual-looking soldiers into their winter village, barely alive after traveling from a distant, surviving industrial city called Libernia.  They tell a gruesome tale of their legion slaughtered by half-human beasts.  The Council selects August to guide a rag-tag group back across the mountains to make contact and assess the threat.

During the expedition, it is not only saber-toothed tigers, marauder groups, and drowned cities that will threaten their survival. August’s secret past is intimately linked to the ongoing war between Libernia and the beasts that the pre-Fall scientists covertly engineered back from extinction, in defiance of Nature’s will.  When his history catches up to him, he must try to finally prove his value while making an impossible choice: to save his adopted people from the ancient threat reborn into the world, or to turn against the malevolent forces that destroyed it in the first place.

Either way, he’ll decide the fate of those he loves, along with the future of life on this planet.

Roll With It doubles as a love letter to Generation X and a time machine to the early ‘90s. More than a strange but true sports story, this memoir captures a snapshot of humanity's final Slacker-friendly years before a technological tidal wave would render things utterly unrecognizable.

It's 1990, and the 21 year-old author comes of age and chases his childhood dream of working in the world of sports. Through an unlikely sequence of events, he gets drafted as General Manager of a professional roller hockey team in the up-start Roller Hockey International, completely out of his depth.

Flashbacks to road trips, dive bars, locker rooms, Dead shows, and blind dates celebrate the improvisational superpower an entire generation utilized to MacGyver our way through a world that transmogrified beneath our feet.

But, it's cool. We rolled with it.

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Booksprout: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/191307/roll-with-it

While we only allow standalone posts for ARCs of upcoming books, you may share free copies of published books for review in this post. Please follow the usual formatting rules and post as a comment below.

There is a new copy of this megathread available each month on the 1st and you may share as many books as you want.

Resorting to Love cover

Rule #1: Never fall for your best friend

Mia Davis has her life figured out. Then she inherits her birth family’s beloved ski resorts. They’re her last link to the family she never knew, and she's the only one who can save them from being turned into a soulless, money-making machine.

Thankfully, her best friend Will is a business consultant; exactly what she needs. And it would have been fine if it weren't for those sneaky little kisses that have Mia wondering if there's something more to their relationship than just friendship...

Save the resorts. Don't fall in love with Will. Simple, right?

Rule #2: Never mix business with pleasure

Will Sinclair has been Mia's best friend since university over a decade ago. And after a kiss under the stars, Will can’t deny it anymore: he's in love with her.

Helping with the resorts is the right thing to do for his best friend, but being around her means it's getting harder and harder for him to push his feelings down. He wants to be there for her—as a friend—but if things keep going the way they are, he's not going to be able to hold back any longer.

Do the job. Don't tell Mia she's all he's ever wanted. What could go wrong?

Resorting to Love releases in Feburary 2025.

ARCs will be sent out mid-January. You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/Khhqfkzty6cqk2iz8

Hello there, My name is O.R. Helle

I have two books already out on Amazon and am currently in the process of finishing my third. I have realized that I need ARC readers, so here I am.

I'm seeking ARC readers for my book that I hope will come out in the spring of 2025. The book is called Project Dirt and is the first in a planned series of four books. Some might have seen it on r/HFY where Im already working on book 2. This has been edited and has some changes.

The short synopses
Adam Wrangler has just won the Galactic Lottery and knows exactly what he wants to do! Leave Earth and buy a solar system on the other side of the galaxy. What he gets is a dead system; it only has one planet worth trying to terraform, and it has almost no atmosphere. But hey, it's a fixer-upper, and he has a plan. He just needs a little help. Follow Adam as he tries his best to turn the dead planet Dirt into a livable planet with his new alien friends.

Length:  60 000 wordsGenre: sci-fi, Drama

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