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Happy Kiss or Kill Day to You

Greetings to you, and a very happy Kiss or Kill Day indeed. Today we celebrate intrigues, spying, passion, dancing, cake, and fae romances in a holiday inspired by Clare Sager’s Kiss of Iron. I do hope you enjoy decadent treats and flirtatious banter (with a side of murder). Or at the very least, decadent treats while reading about such events. Yes, this holiday celebrates the creative manners in which some penniless noblewomen take a bad Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Shifter King Teaser:

With Wilderness Untamed now out on the virtual shelves of Amazon, it’s time to start preparing for Shifter King. Usually my main teaser is the first chapter of the upcoming book, but in this case, I wanted to do something farther in that gave more of a sample of what would be forthcoming in book five of The Tue-Rah Chronicles. In case you’re wondering, it took several hours with All I Want for Christmas Is Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Annual Petal Ball Menu (Inspired by Sarah K.L. Wilson’s Dance with the Sword Book 2 in Bluebeard’s Secrets

What better way to celebrate a ball than with a delicious menu full of tasty food? Well, dancing, maybe. But we’re going to cook up some tasty thematic dishes, based on the food served in Fly with the Arrow and Dance with the Sword. Fae Fruit Salad (Is Calling It Magically Delicious Too Corny?) As with all fae, the fae in Bluebeard’s Secret have a bit of a sweet tooth. But Bluebeard in particular has Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Welcome to the Annual Petal Ball

Welcome to the first human celebration of the Annual Petal Ball! This is such a beautiful day(s) and perfect for the celebration. While it is the first time we humans are celebrating this, in truth, the fae have been celebrating this for a lot longer. This holiday of love, dances, riddles, fruit, and the mysterious but intriguing fae who make this so much fun. Even more importantly, this one is actually from an event in Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Review of Fly with the Arrow by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Do you love stories with forced marriages, only one elk, grumpy fae husbands, and mythical riddle-ridden fae lands ????????‍♀️????️? Check out @sarahklwilson‘s Bluebeard’s Secrets ????????????️, starting with Fly by the Arrow ???? and make sure you have Dance with the Sword ????️???? on hand. The pragmatic young Izolda finds herself trapped in a marriage with the mysterious Arrow ???????? when the fae arrive at the princess’s presentment ????????‍♀️. She terms him Bluebeard (to herself) as she Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Kiss or Kill Day Menu (Inspired by Clare Sager’s Kiss of Iron)

Oh what a beautiful day it is to celebrate Kiss or Kill Day, a holiday inspired by Clare Sager’s Kiss of Iron. This is a holiday about decadence, intrigue, layers, and surprises. We don’t recommend that you go out robbing people on highways, but if you find host a dance with some simmering passion, that would be excellent. As our fourth holiday in the 2023 Fantasy Romance Holiday Calendar, it is a great delight to Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Review of Kiss of Iron by Clare Sager

Court intrigue, simmering passion, thieving and spying, sensual banter, fae, dancing, betrayal, consent, and adoration. All woven together in a chonky chonk of a book. Kiss of Iron is another story released in Clare Sager’s Sabreverse, and it has connections to a notable figure from Beneath Black Sails. Even so, it stands on its own.  Kat is an impoverished lady of standing whose husband has been missing and nearly lost everything, putting even their home Read more…

By Jessica, ago

The Silver Night Menu (Inspired By Catharine Glen’s Wind Across the Silver Blade)

It is a gorgeous day to celebrate The Silver Night. Oh yes, good Silver Night to you, dear friends. This is a holiday all about snuggling up and reading with good food and tea and with a possibly cantankerous but certainly charming tengu. (Bonus points if you put out seed and nuts for the crows; they thoroughly love that! And if you’ve read Wind Across the Silver Blade, you know why that might be significant.) Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Review of Wind Across the Silver Blade by Catharine Glen

Soul mates with a soul bond, surprise kisses, flying through the air in a strong tengu’s arms. If that appeals to you, then I have just the story for you. This is my written review. But if you’d rather watch it on TikTok or Instagram, you can do that as well. Catharine Glen’s Wind Across the Silver Blade was one of my favorite reads of 2022, and I thoroughly enjoyed rereading it this year as Read more…

By Jessica, ago

A Very Good Silver Night to You

Well hello, and a very good Silver Night to you! What day is this? Why this is a holiday inspired by Catharine Glen’s Wind Across the Silver Blade. The night of April 23rd, a dark cold night in the early days of spring. Absolutely perfect for cuddling up with someone you love or a soft-feathered tengu with an even softer heart under his initially terse exterior. Or if you’re Yumi, both! (Most of the activities Read more…

By Jessica, ago

Tadhg’s Birthday Celebration Menu (Inspired By Jenny Hickman’s A Cursed Kiss)

What a marvelous day to celebrate the birth of a magnificent half fae named Tadhg. I can all but guarantee you’re going to fall in love with this roguish fellow if you’re a fan of flirtatious banter and intrigue. And he certainly seems to love a party. As our second holiday in the 2023 Fantasy Romance Holiday Calendar, we are delighted to welcome Jenny Hickman and her twisty-turny tale of fae love and ever-building romance, Read more…

By Jessica, ago

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