Audiobook Tour: Second Winter by Sophia Soames

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AUDIOBOOK TOUR

Book Title: Second Winter

Author and Publisher: Sophia Soames

Narrator: Jaxon Jensen

Audio Release Date: March 10, 2025

Tense/POV: first person/ past tense

Genres: Contemporary MM Romance, Sweden

Tropes: Second Chance, ten years later, school reunion

Themes: Grief, forgiveness, untangling past mistakes

Heat Rating: 4 flames

Length: 7 hours and 10 minutes

It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Also available in Kindle Unlimited, Hardback, and Paperback

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Ten years ago, Ned Anderson made the biggest mistake of his life.

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Ten years ago, Ned Anderson made the biggest mistake of his life.

Now he’s been invited to go back to Sweden for his exchange-year high school reunion. It’s a chance to reunite with all the people he once considered friends, and the invite promises a charcuterie board, open bar, all that…crap.

The biggest mistake of his life was leaving, and if he went back…

Does he even want to?

Teddy Backman has become exactly what everyone expected of him. He runs his farm the way his father once did. Gets up in the morning and gets things done. Tries to remember what’s next. Wonders why he feels so violently lonely when he’s surrounded by so many good things. The sun. The sky. The earth. The trees. All the trees.

He’s already deleted that email—the one inviting him to someone’s idea of a joke. There’s no one from back then he’s interested in talking to, let alone drinking or, God forbid, dancing with.

A high school reunion is Teddy’s idea of a nightmare, and he probably shouldn’t let anyone drag him along. He’ll only regret it.

But what’s the point of regret in the grander scale of things? It’s not like Ned Anderson’s going to turn up, is it? The guy who fled straight back to Arizona without even a last longing glance.

Second Winter is the story of something that was always there. A second chance at happiness in the last place you’d expect to find it.

 
Author’s note:

This book deals with grief, death of a loved one and feelings of loneliness. Please read with care if these themes may affect you.

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New Release Blitz: A Fragile Spell by T. M. Kirk

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Title: A fragile Spell

Series: Magical Mishaps, Book One

Author: T. M. Kirk

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: 02/17/2026

Heat Level: 3 – Some Sex

Pairing: Female/Female

Length: 226

Genre: Paranormal Fantasy, FF romance, witches, magic/magic users, artist, glassblower, businessperson, Oregon Coast

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Sangria Christmas Lewis, or “Ria” to literally everyone except her mom, never wanted to be a witch. So when she gets fired from her dream job in marketing and is forced to move back home to Seacliff, she’s less than thrilled. That is, until she gets the idea to offer destiny love spells online: marketing and magic combined. If only she hadn’t screwed up her first spell and made her client fall in love with her. That’s what a witch gets when they abandon their magic for years though.

The small coastal town of Seacliff has captivated the heart of glassblower Lissa Parker. Unfortunately, the marketing company her studio hired to save their failing business dropped them days before they were supposed to launch a secret campaign. With six months to save her studio, Lissa considers it fate that she stumbles across a woman she recognizes from the marketing company. The fact that the woman claims to be a witch only adds to her curiosity. How exactly does one go from marketing to magic?

Lissa needs to find out what Ria knows about her old company’s secret marketing campaign so she can save her studio. And Ria needs to figure out how to remove the love spell from her first-ever client. Both women need to learn how to stop keeping secrets and embrace the passion they can’t help but feel for each other.

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Book Review: In Love by Rebecca James

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In Love is the continuation and conclusion to Boys’ Love. I enjoyed reading the first novel and was happy that there was a sequel.

In Love follows Rama and Pravat as they try to navigate their new relationship, as well as keep it a secret and separate from their working lives. What I enjoyed most was the dynamic between the two characters and how supportive they are of each other. Both have different challenges to overcome and they do so together, with the help of a varied supporting cast.

I recommend checking this series out if you haven’t already done so!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Review: The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

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I’m always a bit hesitant to read books featuring cats as I am a huge cat lover and if something happens to the cat it makes me so sad. Apologies, if this counts as a spoiler but the cat is perfectly safe in this novel!

The Cat Who Saved Books is a cosy and heart-warming story of high-schooler Rintaro who is left alone when his Grandfather dies. His Grandfather was the proprietor of a small second hand bookstore. When we meet Rintaro he is preparing to close the store and move in with his Aunt. Then he meets a talking Tabby cat with a peculiar request; that Rintaro  helps him to save books. Together they embark on a journey, however, as the novel progresses Rintaro begins to realise that the books aren’t all that need saving.

The Cat Who Saved Books is a wonderful tale with wisdom between each page. It is a great feel good read, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

New Release Blitz: Cupids’ Arrows by Mell Eight

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Title: Cupids’ Arrows

Author: Mell Eight

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: 01/13/2026

Heat Level: 3 – Some Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 17300

Genre: Holiday Fantasy, MM Romance, Valentine’s Day, anthropomorphic, established couples, magic, grief

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Sable and Wynn have kept their relationship quiet. Love cupids and loss cupids are too different, after all. But cupid society wasn’t always separated. When Elder Meir hatches a plot to use Sable and Wynn to prove cupids work better together, Sable and Wynn are all in. However, the plot requires they travel to the human world to tackle a very complicated case of love and loss where failure isn’t an option. They can only hope their bond will be enough to overcome the odds.

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New Release Blitz: Moon’s Shadow by Shannon Blair

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Title: Moon’s Shadow

Series: Duskblade, Book Two

Author: Shannon Blair

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: 12/23/2025

Heat Level: 3 – Some Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 354

Genre: Fantasy, fantasy, elves, family, spies, sexual discovery, royalty, established relationship, revenge, betrayal, intrigue, coming out

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Moranthus and Gerrick return to Dawn’s Gate in hopes of a happy homecoming, but Moranthus’s past as a duskblade stands in the way of his future. When a delegation from his native Moonridge pays a surprise visit to Dawn’s Gate’s court, Moranthus is enlisted as a guard for Prince Orthenn: a man he once tried to kidnap. With Gerrick still employed as Orthenn’s double, Moranthus welcomes the opportunity to shield his lover from harm alongside the prince he protects. Then, a familiar face reappears and calls his loyalties into question once again.

Gerrick, struggling to balance his duty with his love for Moranthus and the young daughter he’s only just returned to, hesitates to work alongside his lover. With his heart divided, he must find a way to reconcile his authentic self with his work as a false prince—all while trying to expose a suspected traitor in Dawn’s Gate’s court.

Meanwhile, in Moonridge, Matriarch Ilendra faces the consequences of her failed plot against Prince Orthenn. As she scrambles to save her reputation, both a new suitor and an old flame compete for her already divided attentions while her estranged half-brother makes an unexpected reappearance in her social sphere. With her personal affairs now as treacherous as her court, Ilendra must choose her allies carefully—or risk losing both her reign and her life.

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Book Review: Boys’ Love by Rebecca James

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Boys’ Love is the first novel in the Boys’ Love series. It focuses on the professional and personal relationship between new BL actor Rama and his on-screen partner Pravat.

Rama is new to acting and is finding himself under pressure to take an internship at his father’s company. He is standoffish and stoic but immediately has chemistry (both on screen and off) with Pravat.

Pravat faced a lot of backlash for being gay in an industry that prefers their male leads straight, so he finds himself conflicted when he begins developing feelings for Rama.

This is a short, slow-burn novel, which takes its time to get the readers acquainted with both the characters and the BL industry. I really liked the pacing and how you experienced the story from different characters POVs. I am looking forward to reading book 2 in the series.

Book Review: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

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This book was incredibly hard to put down once I had started reading it. The world is dark and gritty, filled with fragile alliances, betrayals around every corner, and vampires! Each character has been wonderfully crafted to suit the setting and the circumstances in which they find themselves. Everyone had an agenda, and who to trust is a constant question.

A Tempest of Tea has everything you want from a great fantasy novel. It ends on a cliff-hanger and I cannot wait to read the concluding novel!

Recent Release: Boolgarrin by Jude Rule

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RECENT RELEASE

Book Title: Boolgarrin

Author: Jude Rule

Publisher: Warru Press

Cover Artist: Leo Fortin

Release Date: November 8, 2025

Tense/POV: third person, past tense, alternating POV

Genres: Contemporary MM Romance

Tropes: Small town romance, fake marriage, marriage-of-convenience romance, second chance

Heat Rating: 3.5 flames

Length: 38 913 words/ 150 pages

It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.

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He thought he was saving the farm. He never expected to lose his heart.

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Sometimes you have to fake it before you make it—especially when it comes to marriage.

When a father’s hatred becomes a weapon from beyond the grave, two men must fake a marriage to save a family farm.

Finn has hurt him once. Can Ben survive being married to the man he desires most in the world without his heart being crushed in the process?

Located in the fictional town of Murrilup, Western Australia, Boolgarrin is a tender marriage-of-convenience romance. Amidst small-town prejudice and a vengeful neighbour, two men hope for a second chance at love.

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