Sarah Spade
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Paranormal Werewolves & Shifters Romance
🐺 There’s no escaping him…
Fate sucks. As a shifter, I’ve always known that Fate—in the form of our goddess, the revered Luna—would have the final say when it came to my life. That includes everything: my pack, my rank, even my forever mate. And I hate it.
I want to choose. I want my life to be mine, and if that makes me the odd one out in our pack? Oh, well. As a delta, it’s not like the higher ranks—our Alpha, his Beta, and the pack council—have much use for me anyway.
Still, even I’ll admit I’ve always been drawn to the Beta of the Sylvan Pack. When I discover that he’s my fated mate, it seems like giving in to the Luna’s demands might not be such a bad thing after all—until he rejects me for a female he can’t even have.
So that’s that. I have to pretend like my broken bond isn’t a constant ache while watching as my fated mate begs for table scraps from another wolf. Is it any wonder that I start spending my free time in the woods surrounding our territory?
Sarah Spade launches Stolen Mates with a paranormal romance where a rejected fated mate who rebels against destiny ends up captured by someone she can’t escape. The premise suggests the heroine’s woodland wanderings lead to capture by a “feral” (possibly the mysterious figure from the title), creating forced proximity after her Beta mate’s rejection.
What creates drama: The heroine’s philosophical rejection of fate and Luna’s control makes her an active protagonist rather than passive victim of destiny, and her delta rank (low status) means nobody values her anyway. Discovering her fated mate is the Beta seems like validation until he rejects her for another woman he can’t have—maximum emotional devastation. The broken bond being a “constant ache” creates ongoing physical/emotional pain, and her woodland retreats setting up the capture suggests the feral has been watching. The title promises she’s now captive to someone, potentially creating a second-chance mate or competing mate situation.
Ruby Lionsdrake
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Science Fiction Military Romance
🚀 Skulking around in the ruins on a planet swarming with treasure hunters, slavers, and bounty hunters isn’t good for one’s health.
But Ankari Markovich needs a few archaeological samples for her latest business venture, a venture that might prove lucrative enough to move her family off the impoverished planet where she grew up. Unfortunately, she has no sooner collected her samples than she’s captured by a band of brawny mercenaries. The captain might be handsome, but he’s intent on turning her over to some finance lord who has, for reasons unknown, put a bounty on her head, a ridiculously large one at that.
Captain Viktor Mandrake doesn’t usually take on piddling bounty hunting gigs, but when his intelligence officer informs him of a criminal on a nearby planet, he decides it wouldn’t hurt to take a shuttle down to collect the woman. But Ankari Markovich is trouble from the start, nearly eluding his elite forces, then fighting and tricking his people left and right. He finds himself admiring her spirit, but according to her warrant, she’s a criminal.
Ruby Lionsdrake launches The Mandrake Company series with a sci-fi military romance where an archaeologist/entrepreneur with a mysterious bounty on her head is captured by mercenaries—and their handsome captain increasingly doubts she’s actually a criminal. Fans of Linnea Sinclair’s space opera romances or Anna Hackett’s Hell Squad will appreciate the space setting, military heroes, and enemies-to-lovers tension.
Here’s the hook: Ankari has no idea why there’s a ridiculously large bounty on her head, suggesting she’s either been framed or stumbled onto something dangerous without realizing it. Viktor taking what should be an easy bounty collection and finding her “trouble from the start” creates respect alongside conflict—she nearly eludes his elite forces, which shouldn’t be possible. The fact that he’s admiring her spirit while duty says deliver her to the finance lord creates classic romance conflict. Keeping her in the brig and “ignoring her” is clearly not going to work out as planned.
W.J. May
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Fantasy Anthologies
✨ RAE OF HOPE – THE CHRONICLES OF KERRIGAN
How hard do you have to shake the family tree to find the truth about the past?
Fifteen year-old Rae Kerrigan never really knew her family’s history. Her mother and father died when she was young and it is only when she accepts a scholarship to the prestigious Guilder Boarding School in England that a mysterious family secret is revealed.
Will the sins of the father be the sins of the daughter?
As Rae struggles with new friends, a new school and a star-struck forbidden love, she must also face the ultimate challenge: receive a tattoo on her sixteenth birthday with specific powers that may bind her to an unspeakable darkness. It’s up to Rae to undo the dark evil in her family’s past and have a ray of hope for her future.
W.J. May offers a fantasy anthology featuring “Rae of Hope” from The Chronicles of Kerrigan series, where an orphaned fifteen-year-old discovers family secrets at a magical boarding school and must receive a potentially dark magical tattoo on her sixteenth birthday. Fans of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy or Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters will recognize the boarding school setting, orphan-discovers-powers premise, and forbidden love element.
What you’re getting: This anthology format lets readers sample May’s work through a complete story from her Chronicles of Kerrigan series. The magical tattoo that may bind her to darkness on her sixteenth birthday creates a ticking clock, and the “sins of the father” framing suggests Rae’s family legacy is problematic—she might inherit evil she didn’t choose. The boarding school setting (prestigious Guilder in England) provides the familiar magical academy structure, while the “undo the dark evil” mission gives Rae agency beyond just surviving. The “four and a half shades” title suggests multiple stories/novellas included.
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Andy Webb
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Royalty Biographies
👑 Princess Diana’s Panorama interview rocked the world. Here is the full story, with unparalleled access to secret documents and key players at the heart of the controversy.
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In this groundbreaking exclusive, Andy Webb, the writer and award-winning filmmaker who first obtained the secret files that broke the story of Princess Diana’s betrayal by journalist Martin Bashir, reveals the true extent of the deception the Princess experienced before giving her iconic 1995 Panorama TV interview.
Andy Webb (the journalist who broke the original scandal) provides insider access to secret documents and key players revealing how Martin Bashir used forged bank statements to secure Princess Diana’s 1995 Panorama interview, then how the BBC covered it up. Fans of Tina Brown’s The Diana Chronicles or Andrew Morton’s Diana: Her True Story will appreciate the investigative journalism angle and the first-hand access to contested documents.
Why this matters: Webb isn’t just reporting on the scandal—he’s the one who obtained the secret files and fought the BBC’s legal team to get 10,000 pages of documents released. The forged bank statements Bashir created to manipulate Diana into trusting him represent a massive journalistic ethics violation, and the BBC’s subsequent cover-up lasted decades. The action spanning 1995 to 2024 courtroom battles shows how institutions protected themselves while leaving Diana vulnerable. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how Diana was manipulated into the interview that defined her public image.
Cynthia Erivo
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Actor & Entertainer Biographies
✨ INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In this vulnerable and enlightening book of life lessons, globally renowned performer Cynthia Erivo draws from her singular experience to show us how to embrace being “too much” and to live up to the fullest iteration of ourselves.
Cynthia Erivo (Tony, Grammy, Emmy winner and Wicked star) delivers a personal memoir about embracing being “too much” through powerful vignettes about her performing career and life lessons. Fans of Michelle Obama’s Becoming or Viola Davis’s Finding Me will appreciate the vulnerability and the message about authentic self-expression.
What you’re getting: Erivo learned the music to Wicked a decade before performing it on the world stage, illustrating her theme that it’s never too late to become who you’re meant to be. The book draws from marathon running (literal and metaphorical), stage and screen performances, and the wisdom of understanding your body and mental balance. Her central argument—that the parts of ourselves we’re told to bury are often what make us shine—speaks directly to anyone who’s been told they’re too loud, too ambitious, too emotional, too anything. The timing with her Wicked film role makes this especially resonant as she reaches peak visibility.
Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson, Mary Frances Weaver
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Memoirs
⚖️ Inside the Murdaugh Murder Mystery: Housekeeper Blanca Reveals Her Emotional Journey and Stunning Theories – Unraveling Bombshells That May Tilt Your Perception!
Within the House of Murdaugh is much more than a sensational true crime tale. It’s a gripping narrative from a unique perspective. Blanca, who was deeply entwined in the Murdaugh’s lives as their housekeeper, provides an insider’s account of the macabre events that unfolded within the notorious family’s residence.
Blanca’s narrative is an emotional whirlwind, recounting the traumatic fallout of the gruesome murders that shook the foundations of her world. Her personal experiences and the shocking revelations she presents will leave readers on the edge of their seats, questioning the narrative they thought they knew.
Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson offers an insider perspective on the Murdaugh murders from her unique position as family housekeeper who was close to victim Maggie Murdaugh. True crime fans who followed the Alex Murdaugh trial will want this firsthand account that promises theories and revelations beyond what emerged in court.
Why this is significant: Blanca’s intimate knowledge of the family’s daily life and her friendship with Maggie gives her observations weight that outside investigators lack. Her own theories about the murders “painstakingly pieced together from her intimate knowledge” suggest she noticed details or patterns that others missed. The promise of “bombshells that may tilt your perception” indicates revelations that challenge the accepted narrative. For readers who consumed every detail of the Murdaugh case, this provides the kind of insider testimony that fills gaps and raises new questions about what really happened that night.