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Check out my Booksprout campaign for my ebook:

The Quiet God Vol 1 - character-driven, fantasy/scifi/paranormal romance, light adventure, immersive environments

In both EPUB and PDF

so my absolute favorite child, my dark romance novella How to Run from The Billionaires, just got hit with a random, wordless 2-star rating on amazon out of literally nowhere. no review. no feedback. just pure mystery. 💀

this is giving major déjà vu because it happened to my cozy mystery book before.

and then an actual industry pro said it deserved 6 stars.

you could read the whole one-star-review saga below 👇

like… is a single entity out here intentionally trying to damp down indie authors anonymously? because the math is not mathing. 🤨

and before anyone asks—no, this is NOT some weird marketing gimmick of my own creation to fake drama for clout. tanking my own scores for exposure is absolutely not my style. i currently have totally normal, legitimate promotions running right now with up to 50% off on google play books and smashwords (link in bio).

so friendly reminder: do NOT blindly trust anonymous low-star reviewers. they might just be cowardly haters trying to gatekeep success. if we don’t stand up and support each other, any indie book could be targeted next, including yours, if you are an author too.

also, i poured my whole soul into this manuscript back in 2024 (and no, zero AI was used, we write with our actual brains here). verified readers in local platform have literally called it "the best romance book I have ever read" and "the plot twists had them half-dead with amazement". 😭✨

i refuse to let one silent hater dictate the vibe. to make it stupidly easy for you to read it and form your own opinion, i’m running a 99-cent flash sale for the next 7 days (ends payday sunday, july 26th!) 💸

👉 read it for FREE on kindle unlimited or buy it for $0.99 right now!

👉 want a vibe check first? grab my promo anthology Splash for $0.00 on smashwords/google play/apple books (link also in bio).

I am looking for 9 reviewers to read and share their thoughts on my recently published historical romance novella, The Prince & The Chambermaid!

If you love deeply emotional, unique historical romance and want a free copy, check out the details below.

👑 About the Book: The Prince & The Chambermaid

A giant, battle-hardened warrior. A palace maid determined to stay invisible. A dangerous court where they don't share a single word of the same language.

Set in a lush, powerful ancient Southeast Asian empire, this story follows Dyah Raras, a quiet chambermaid in the golden courts of Java. Her peaceful, hidden life completely shatters when she rescues Prince Volodimir—a 6'4" half-Russian, half-Steppe warrior running for his life.

To survive, he must disguise himself as her mute cousin right inside the royal palace. With an obsessive noblewoman closing in and guards tightening the net, they find themselves desperately falling for each other—forced to communicate through stolen glances, touch, and absolute trust.

Why you'll love it:

✦ High-Stakes Language Barrier: The intense, agonizing tension of wanting to say everything while sharing zero words.

✦ Feral Grumpy x Hidden Sunshine: A brutal, traumatized warrior who becomes completely undone by exactly one woman.

✦ A Refreshing Setting: Moving far away from the traditional Scottish Highlands into a vivid, dangerous, and immersive medieval Eastern empire!

📌 The Requirements

Active Reviewer: You must actively post book reviews on your Tumblr.

Recent Activity: You have posted at least one review for a book platform (NetGalley, BookSprout, etc.) within the last month.

Google Play Account: You have a Google Play Books account to claim your copy.

🎁 What You Get

A free digital copy of The Prince & The Chambermaid.

The book will be delivered safely directly to your account via a Google Play Books free voucher.

📬 How to Apply

Drop a comment below or send an ask/DM with:

A link to your most recent book review on Tumblr (from the past month).

Confirmation that you have a Google Play Books account.

🖤 ARC Readers Wanted 🖤

I'm looking for a few more early readers for The Girl Who Would Not Stay Dead before the Booksprout campaign closes.

If you enjoy atmospheric supernatural mysteries, eerie small-town secrets, and stories where the dead don't always stay buried, I'd love for you to take an early look.

📖 ARCs are available until 19 July.

Your honest review on Amazon and/or Goodreads on release day would mean the world to me.

Thank you to everyone who's already joined the launch team. Your support helps independent authors more than you know. 🖤

Readers and reviewers wanted. My Southern Gothic horror collection, The Remington Hour: Southern Gothic Tales from Red Vista County, is now available for review on Booksprout. This collection takes readers into Remington, Georgia, a cursed small town where folklore, grief, music, family secrets, haunted places, and old sins refuse to stay buried. If you enjoy Southern Gothic horror, urban…

NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER: This is book 3 of the Star Kissed series, and you need to read book 1 and 2 before to understand it. If you haven’t read those books yet, I suggest you not to read this review in case it contain spoilers. Know this truth and dread it deep.To rise, you’ll lose what none can keep. Those Ruthless Fates, the third installment in Cameo Renae’s Star Kissed series, picks up…

Title: Seal Our Fates (Redwater Demons: Book 4)

Author: Ellie Roth

Rating: 5/5 stars

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Due to events in Book 3 (Take You Home), Bryant Nehemiah, demon hunter, and Magdalena Khan, demon, are forced by circumstance, mostly their respective friends, to live and work together with the main aim of bringing down Bryant's former home, the Sanctum. With emotions high and trust low, this reluctant pairing may yet be just what is needed to work out the Sanctum’s final plan.

Wow! What a rollercoaster of a finale that was! The plot kept twisting and even with a few hints along the way, I still had no idea what was coming next! The romance was a complete slow burn, but I did kick my feet and grin when it finally happened.  This was an immensely satisfying conclusion to the series, and I had a few concerns during the read that I was going to be disappointed. Thank you, Ellie, for taking the time to get it right!

Final thoughts: A wonderful end to a magical journey with the Redwater Demons.

Who would enjoy this: Fans of urban fantasy with a romance element. Note: I would strongly recommend reading the books in order, starting with “Thicker Than Water”, to avoid spoilers.

REVIEW

Kill Chain Ian Loome

Rogue Warrior #10

~  Intense, immersive, action-packed thrill-ride from beginning to end ~ Great addition to the series ~ Can’t wait to see what happens next ~

What I liked: * Bob Singleton: ex-military, ex-CIA assassin, recovering alcoholic, strong, lethal, has his own moral compass, intelligent, protective, good friend, strategic thinker, survivor, cautious, intriguing, tenacious, resolute, pays his debts, seems to want to slow down but never given a break

* The way Bob adapts and adjusts in and out of life-threatening action scenes

* Juno Grady: strong, resilient, offered Bob a ride, able to defend herself, offered Bob a ride, connected Bob with a job he couldn’t turn down

* Dexter Waptasyi: Wanapum tribal member, wise, good man, willing to fight for the environment, believes that Smohalla (Mother Earth) is important, works with Bob in this book

* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing

* That I was drawn into the story and cared about the outcome

* Being able to thoroughly detest the bad guys and wish Karma (or Bob) would find them

* That the local community, for the most part, seemed like good people dealing with a snake in their midst

* That Jessup Cross was thwarted and dealt with along with several people on his payroll

* What Bob found out while researching to keep his client safe

* Thinking about Bob’s plans to go to Chicago and see people he cares about – and wondering what will happen on the way there

What I didn’t like * Who and what I was meant not to like

* Thinking about how evil, wicked, murderous, and amoral some of the characters were

* Thinking about how expendable human life is and how miserable some of the characters’ lives must have been

Did I like this book? Yes

Would I read more in this series? Definitely

Thank you to the Inkubator Books, Booksprout, NetGalley and the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

BLURB