Category: Sunday Spotlight

Sunday Spotlight

Sunday Spotlight : Mina Brower

Cayla

I had the pleasure of working on this book as the proofreader, but never has a book felt less like work than this one!

Blurb:

A single woman stands between order and chaos.

She will determine the fate of Taria.

An anomaly in the world that values the future over the ways of old, Renna is in great danger.

Possessing unexplained—and forbidden—magic, she now attracts unwanted, dangerous attention.

Amidst the chaos, there are two who desire her safety.

Khellios mourned her, living with guilt for the last two millennia. The God of Moon and Stars, he offers her a sanctuary in Taria, trying to rekindle the flame between them.

Sethos, a fae with unusual magic, has been guiding Renna from afar, drawing her nearer and keeping her safe. He now visits within her dreams.

Conflicted by her desires, Renna is pulled between the men who are willing to fight for her. But when a deadly force breaches the sanctuary and threatens to destroy Taria, she is faced with an impossible choice.

Embrace the life she’s wanted without magic with Khellios’s help, or accept her destiny as a daughter of chaos at Sethos’s side.

This book had everything I could want, and I’m already harassing Mina for the next book! I cannot wait to see what happens in Renna’s story!

Pre-order here!

General Bookish, Sunday Spotlight

Sunday Spotlight: The Ardelean Bloodline – Sarah Jaeger

Cayla

We’re starting something new today. I’m going to feature a different indie author every Sunday, in addition to reviews, ARC reads, and y’know, just general posts about indies.

Today, we’re focusing on an indie that I actually stumbled upon right before releasing her debut novel, Smoke. I signed up for her ARC team on a whim, and I’m so glad I did because she’s become a dear friend of mine.

Smoke is a wolf shifter romance with bodyguard, politicians daughter, “she’s mine,” and star crossed lovers vibes. There’s also fated mates, some delicious hand necklaces, outdoor spice, plus size rep, and mental health—specifically, anxiety—rep.

Shifter romances are so hard to make seem not cheesy. It’s common for shifter romances to feel like the MCs are just going through the motions and don’t feel like they really have an option other than ending up together. Not the case here! I love the struggle between the characters as well as the outside world.

While I thought Cade was my end all be all of sexy, alpha wolves, Finn came barreling in the door in book 2 knocking that thought right out the window.

I mean….isn’t he just delectable.

Irish. Mobster. Alpha af. Caretaker.

Sign me tf up. These books are chunky. Jaeger doesn’t leave any world building out and does it so beautifully it all feels seamless with the real world. On top of that, each book’s politics build on the last so they don’t end up being ships passing in the night in terms of an interconnected series. Plus, we love a well-written woman in STEM.

Our third MMC in this series is near and dear to my heart….not only because he lives in my backyard basically, but because he is so perfectly flawed and troubled. I won’t give anything away about who he is, other than her dad’s best friend and deliciously alpha.

Sarah’s books are some you don’t want to miss.

They’re on Amazon here! You can also follow Sarah Jaeger on insta here!

Happy reading, fam!