Your Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Bargains for February 8, 2023

Fate brings them together. Their magic will bind them.

In the city of Verdholm, canals separate the highborns in the center sections of the city from the lowborns along the outer sections. The city is isolated, surrounded by a deadly swamp and steam fields which should protect the people of the city from the dangerous outside world. Until it doesn’t.

For Sam, protection means stealing enough so she can one day buy her way into a better section. She’s offered a job that changes everything for her, leading her to understand her city—and herself—in ways she never imagined.

Alec is an apothecary who longed to join the prestigious university and become a physicker, but now too old to enroll. The surprising discovery of strange magic changes his fortunes.

Their journey will decide the fate of their city, but only if they can master the magic they only have when together.

When Zayn, your smoking hot boss, tells you never to touch the cache of deluxe tattoo ink locked away in his office, you listen to him… until the day you run out of your own ink, your squirming client is on the verge of peeing his pants, and your boss is nowhere to be found.

I fully expected Zayn to yell at me when he returned. What I didn’t expect was the cobra tattoo on my client’s butt magically springing to life. Or the interdimensional filing cabinet hiding in the back of Zayn’s office. Not to mention that my gorgeous, magic-ink-hoarding boss is actually an incubus.

Now – through (mostly) no fault of my own – we have to venture into a strange and distant land where a never-ending list of lethal flora, fauna, and fae await us. When you add in my Jewish mother’s string of hysterical phone calls, there’s one thing I’m grateful for: there’s no cell service in the fae realm.

Category: Fantasy – Paranormal & Urban

I keep telling myself things could be worse.

Okay, so my mom’s been harboring some hefty family secrets. Big deal.

And, yeah, maybe there are still two or three teensy details about Zayn that I don’t know – his backstory, his private life, or his real name, for starters.

Oh, and let’s not forget that there’s a bloodthirsty, power-hungry, magical mob boss who’s due to appear at any moment. No biggie.

So long as there are no more family bombshells, incubus-related heartbreaks, or unexpected, terrifying journeys into the Fae Realm, I’ll be completely fine. Because, as I’ve already reminded myself at least twelve times since breakfast, there’s no way things could possibly get worse.

…Right?

A rising storm. A sudden catastrophe. No power. No hope of rescue…

A storm looms on the horizon as Ruth Garber and her granddaughter Stella travel by helicopter to an offshore drilling rig. Ruth, a geologist, is there to consult on a software upgrade. Stella, a geology student, just wants to prove herself to her legendary grandmother. They don’t know their trip will soon become a grim struggle to survive…

When the helicopter goes down after dropping them off, they realize they’re in trouble. The platform loses power. Cell phones don’t work. Everything electronic is dead. There are whispers of an EMP attack. Now they’re stranded with a skeleton crew on a steel platform miles from shore, battered by massive waves, the deadly truth of their predicament slowly sinks in…

Category: Science Fiction – Post-Apocalyptic

High school history buffs Noah Patterson and Mariah Fischer can’t wait to get to Italy. Their plan? To explore as much as they can and have loads of fun. What they face, however, is mind-blowing when they get shot at by the Italian Black Brigade. Why? Not because they want them dead, but because the Black Brigade ceased to exist after World War II.

Running for their lives, they quickly realize that they’ve somehow been transported to Italy, circa 1943. But how?

Humiliated by defeat and rescued by Hitler, Mussolini plans to win the war at all cost. Pushing forward relentlessly, he has a secret weapon: teleportation. But a failed experiment with the device draws Noah and Mariah back in time. Now they must find a way to stop Mussolini’s “New Roman Empire” and return to the present they know—if it’s still there.

The fight for reality starts now…

Category: Science Fiction – Adventure

Prince Arn has a destiny-the Crown of Tolem-but he’s not waiting for fate to deliver when he can act now, before his enemies organize against him. The healer Aerid longs for her barely remembered homeland. Marked out by her gift and her unusual looks, she insists she is no witch. The swordsman Naed would honorably defend his uncle’s holding, but he’s secretly fascinated with the exotic healer. Prince Arn’s campaign against Aerid’s homeland throws them into a triangle of forbidden love, betrayal, and heartbreak. Can their daring sacrifices overcome generations of prejudice to restore a kingdom or will fear and ingrained rivalries sever it forever?
Book One in the swashbuckling epic Crown of Tolem Series.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

An Amazon top 15 bestseller & #1 Fantasy Romance with 700+ positive ratings! Will their alliance save the kingdom, or will their forbidden love be a death sentence? When Cassia seeks out a Hesperine, he could end her mortal life in a heartbeat. But she has no fear of his magic or his fangs. She knows the real monster is the human king, her father. If he finds out she’s bargaining with his enemy, he’ll send her to the executioner. As a Hesperine diplomat, Lio must negotiate with mortals who hate him. Cassia is different, but politics aren’t why she captivates the gentle immortal. He wants more than her blood, and if he can’t resist the temptation, he’ll provoke the war he’s trying to prevent. Spicy, slow-burn romance meets classic fantasy worldbuilding in Blood Grace. Follow fated mates Cassia and Lio through their epic story of forbidden love for a guaranteed series HEA.

Category: Fantasy – Epic

The Amazon bestselling Blood Grace series continues! If they reunite, a mage war could tear the kingdom apart… Lio is an immortal Hesperine, but he’s out of time. His Craving for Cassia’s blood is killing him while an ancient spell and deadly politics keep them apart. When he learns she is also in danger, he forms a plan that could save them both – or leave the Hesperines defenseless against their mortal enemies. Cassia is the Hesperines’ secret protector in the human court. Her acts of sabotage hold her tyrant father in check, but he will stop at nothing to make war on the immortals. The kingdom rests on her shoulders. Lio’s fate is in her hands. It’s time for her to come out of the shadows, even if it means sacrificing herself. Classic fantasy worldbuilding meets spicy romance in Blood Grace. Follow fated mates Lio and Cassia through their epic story of forbidden love for a series HEA.