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Title : Born of Blood and Ash (Flesh and Fire #4)  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout  Pages: 768 Publisher: Blue Box Press Buy : Amazon| Kobo| Indigo I received an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Summary ( Goodreads ) From #1  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the thrilling conclusion to her beloved Flesh and Fire series… The line between love and obsession has never been wider. While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles. More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them ag...

   Title: Visions of Flesh and Blood: A Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire Compendium Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout with Rayvn Salvador Pages: 576 Genre: Fantasy/Romance Publisher: Blue Box Press Release Date: February 20, 2024 Summary (Goodreads) VISIONS OF FLESH AND a Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire Compendium is a comprehensive companion guide for background, history, reader-favorite information, art, and reference materials. Combined with original short stories and scenes from some of the world’s most beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen visual enticements, it’s a treat for the senses. Told from the point of view of Miss Willa herself, the compendium acts like research material but reads like a journal and cache of personal notes, allowing the reader to revisit the characters and history they so love yet view things in a different way. VISIONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD by Jennifer L. Armentrout with Rayvn Salvador is a must-add addition to the series that any Blood and Ash/F...

  Title: A Fire in the Flesh (Flesh and Fire #3)  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout  Pages: 630 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Release Date: October 31, 2023 *Received and e-ARC for honest review*  Summary (Goodreads)  From #1  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book three in her Flesh and Fire series… The only thing that can save the realms now is the one thing more powerful than the Fates. After a startling betrayal ends with both Sera and the dangerously seductive ruler of the Shadowlands she has fallen madly in love with being held captive by the false King of the Gods, there is only one thing that can free Nyktos and prevent the forces of the Shadowlands from invading Dalos and igniting a War of Primals. Convincing Kolis won’t be easy, though – not even with a lifetime of training. While his most favored Revenant is insistent that she is nothing more than a lie, Kolis’s erratic nature and twisted sense of honor leave her shake...

Title: Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening #1) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout   Pages: 432 Genre: Fantasy/Romance  Publisher: Bramble  Release Date: September 12, 2023 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Indigo | B&N *Received for review from Raincoast Books/JLA ARC Team* Summary ( Goodreads )  SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE. Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian―royalty who feed on mortal pleasure. Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him information. When her intuition leads her to save a traveling prince in dire trouble, the voice inside her blazes with warning―and promise. Today he’ll bring her joy. One day he'll be her...

 Title: Fourth Wing (Empyrean #1) Author: Rebecca Yarros  Pages: 512 Publisher: Red Tower Books/Raincoast Books Release Date: May 2, 2023 Thank you Macmillan/Entangled/Raincoast Books for the ARC for honest review Summary ( Goodreads ) Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from  USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre:  dragon riders . But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for bei...

  Title: The Hustler Next Door (Polson Falls #2) Author: K.A. Tucker Release Date: January 3, 2023 Buy: Amazon| Kobo *ARC Received for honest review*  Summary ( Goodreads ) From the international bestselling author of The Simple Wild and Ten Tiny Breaths comes a new stand-alone enemies-to-lovers, small-town romance.   Justine MacDermott is in what she would call a transition period: squatting in her best friend’s house and working in an appliance store in Polson Falls while the man she was supposed to marry starts a new life with someone else.  She’s definitely not thinking about slashing his tires and wishing his vital extremities would fall off. When newcomer Garrett Harrington strolls into Murphy’s looking to buy a refrigerator, Justine convinces herself she’s found her rebound. Or the next love of her life. Either works. But a chance encounter leads her to discover that Garrett isn’t who he made himself out to be, and he’s more interested in hustling her kindly ...

Title: A Light in the Flame (Flesh and Fire #2)  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Pages: 570 (kindle)  Publisher: Blue Box Press Release Date: November 15, 2022 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo  * Received an E-ARC from the author for review*  Summary ( Goodreads )  From #1  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book two in her Flesh and Fire series… The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill. The truth about Sera’s plan is out, shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos. Surrounded by those distrustful of her, all Sera has is her duty. She will do anything to end Kolis, the false King of Gods, and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum, thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm. Nyktos has a plan, though, and as they work together, the last thing they need is the undeniable, scorching passion that continues to ignite between them. Sera cannot afford to fall for the...

Title: A Curse of Blood & Stone Author: K.A. Tucker  Pages: 485 Genre: Fantasy  Release Date: July 12, 2022  * Special thanks to Valentine PR and the author for giving me an ARC of this book for an honest review. Summary ( Goodreads )  “I do not know how to love you and be a good king to my people.” From jewelry thief to interloper to queen-in-waiting, Romeria flees Cirilea a traitor to all. But the yawning distance between her and Zander troubles her more than any king’s bounty on her head. While Zander may have escaped by her side, he seeks to regain his throne, and no immortal will ever welcome her as Islor’s queen. She fears it won’t be long before Zander abandons her as everyone else she’s ever loved has. Zander sacrificed his crown to save Romeria’s life, yet he dreads what her existence means for the future of his realm. As Ybaris’s plan to destroy Islor unfurls, a more insidious threat, orchestrated by rival fates, lurks beneath the surface. He can offe...

  Title: The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash #4)  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Pages: 628 Publisher: Blue Box Press Release Date: March 15, 2022 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo  Summary ( Goodreads ) From the desperation of golden crowns… Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. And born of mortal flesh… Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way—because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. A great primal power rises… Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old an...

 Title: Running Wild (Wild #3)  Author: K.A. Tucker Pages: N/A Genre: Romance  Release Date: January 25, 2022 *Received an ARC for honest review* Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo  Summary ( Goodreads )  From the internationally bestselling author of The Simple Wild comes the story of a woman at a crossroads in her life, struggling between the safe route and the one that will only lead to more heartbreak. Veterinarian Marie Lehr knows unrequited love all too well after pining for her best friend, only to watch him marry another woman. It’s a mistake she will never make again, especially not when she can practically hear the clock ticking on her childbearing years. The trouble is, she can’t seem to find anyone who appeals to her even a fraction as much as that burly bush pilot did. Competitive musher Tyler Brady certainly doesn’t, especially not after the heated altercation with the handsome but arrogant, spiteful man. Or so she thinks. While volunteering at...

                  Title:  A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire #1)              Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout  Pages: 647 Genre: Fantasy/Romance Publisher: Blue Box Press Release Date : October 19, 2021 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo   *ARC received from author for honest review*  *I do recommend that you have read From Blood and Ash before reading this* Summary ( Goodreads )  Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.    However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death f...

Title: Grace and Glory (The Harbinger #3) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout  Pages: 512 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy  Publisher: Inkyard Press  Release Date: June 1, 2021 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo  *I received an e-ARC from the author and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Summary ( Goodreads )  Danger, betrayal, and enticing forbidden love clash in book three of #1  New York Times  bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Harbinger trilogy! When Angels Fall Trinity Marrow has lost the battle and her beloved Protector. Even with both demons and Wardens on her side, Trin may not win the war against the Harbinger. Bringing Lucifer back to the world to fight the Harbinger is probably a really, really bad idea, but they’re out of options—and the world’s ultimate fallen angel is the only being powerful enough to impact the outcome. As Trin and Zayne form a new and more dangerous bond and Lucifer unleashes Hell on earth, the ap...