A New Song Begins in This Snippet of The Feral Princess Book 1
The Feral Princess Book 1: Feral in The City
A song and a dream. Time to start a new life in a new city
Of all the wildernesses Mairi NicDruiminn had navigated, none was as baffling as the place humans called New York City.
“Didn’t you hear me, bitch? Phone and wallet! Now!”
Mairi looked from the rusty kitchen knife aimed at her chest to the puckered face of the man holding it. His darting eyes and buck teeth made him look like the spawn of a rabbit and a redcap, though he smelled human.
“I don’t have a phone,” she told him.
The human’s eyes flashed around the alley and rested on the violin case at Mairi’s feet, next to the pile of newspapers that she had used as a bed. “Give me that, then!”
“Look, I have somewhere to be. I don’t have time for this.” She fidgeted with the water bottle in the outer pocket of her backpack.
The human waved the knife. “Aren’t you paying attention? I’m mugging you! Give me your wallet or I’ll cut you!”
“I don’t have a wallet either.” Mairi screwed the cap off the water bottle.
“Give me the case. Now!”
Water sloshing, Mairi pointed at the violin case. “That one?”
“Yes! Give it to me!”
Mairi shrugged. “Okay.”
She bent to lift it, and her magic spoke to the water. It sprayed like a firehose, hitting the mugger in the eye. He shrieked and staggered back, losing his grip on the knife.
Mairi gave him the violin case…to his left temple with all her strength. The human’s head snapped back. He slammed into the alley wall and slid to an unconscious heap on the grimy pavement.
Mairi sighed. “Humans.”
She replaced the cap on the bottle, brushed a few drops of blood off her violin case, and left the alley. She had somewhere to be.
***
Mairi had found the first “subway station” on a night so bitterly cold that her breath had crystallized. There weren’t many places in the city into which one could simply wander, especially if one wore a colorful cotton tunic and a wool cloak embroidered with the intricate knotwork of the Northwestern Avalonian clans. However, nobody had tried to stop her from slipping down the stairs and into the “subway,” a loud underground place.
Machines rushed up, vomited knots of humans and paranormals, swallowed a few more, and clattered off. It was out of the wind and usually dry, though the security guards took a dim view of napping for more than a few minutes at a time.
Best of all, nobody tried to stop her from busking.
Mairi leaned into the familiar pressure of her fiddle against her neck, cushioned by patterned fabric that still held the saltwater scent of home. She closed her eyes, feeling the song in her bones, and coaxed it from the fiddle with dancing fingers.
The selkie song, older than words, evoked the gray seas and sheer cliffs of Mairi’s home. Sweet longing filled the notes that strove to rise against the subway station’s hubbub. She drew out the last note, fingers vibrating on the strings, and opened her eyes. A measly dollar lay in the case at her feet.
“Humans,” Mairi muttered.
She put on a big smile and played a cover of Alex Warren’s Ordinary, which always worked. A crowd gathered, mostly humans beaming at the familiar melody. She spotted an elf with a messy bun clutching a half-empty coffee and an orc in stained scrubs.
They each tossed her a five-dollar bill.
The humans applauded when Mairi finished and bowed with a flourish, a trick she’d learned from human buskers.
As the crowd dispersed, Mairi scooped the cash into her pocket, stuffed the fiddle into its case, and headed for the ticket office. “Bay Ridge Avenue, please.”
The bleary-eyed man behind the counter had a week’s stubble that didn’t look intentional. “This train don’t go there.”
“Excuse me?”
“This is the D train. You want the R train.”
Mairi stared at him.
The guy sighed. “If you want to go to Bay Ridge, you gotta take the E train to 7th Avenue, then take the D line to Coney Island. Then you can switch to the R train.”
Mairi blinked at the cash in her hand and prayed it would be enough. It had taken her a long time to figure out where her destination was. “Okay. Can I buy tickets for that, please?”
“You can buy a ticket to get to 7th. After that, you gotta switch trains.”
“Okay.”
The guy counted out her change. “You new in town?”
“Been here a couple of weeks.”
He shot a glance at her outfit. She’d tucked the tunic and cloak into a backpack she’d purchased from the same place as her cargo pants and baggy hoodie: a magical zone called a “thrift store.”
“Word of advice?” the guy offered.
“Sure.”
“Get the MTA app, or you’ll be lost for the rest of your life. Good luck.”
“Thanks.”
Mairi joined the crowd shuffling onto the next train. She slid into a seat, clutching her backpack and violin case. Her stomach lurched as the train set off into a black tunnel, but the movement was comfortable. She was finally heading toward her dream.
***
The journey took longer than Mairi expected, but at last, the train clanked to a halt and a mechanical voice announced that she had reached Bay Ridge Avenue. Bay Ridge. The name gave her a thrill.
She’d first heard it in Misvyn, where everyone listened to the Earth-based artist who called himself Anthony Brooks. He composed his music of the same vibrant harp notes as other Sylthana Elven artists, yet it held something new and fresher.
He lived in Little Avalon in the Bay Ridge realm. After all these months, Mairi was here.
***
The first time Mairi heard his music outside a restaurant in Misvyn, she’d realized that Anthony Brooks could teach her what she wanted to know.
The elven city basked in Southern Avalon’s ever-present sunshine. She missed drizzly gray days and mist so thick that it swallowed the sea.
Here, the sea was sapphire-bright. Its blue coolly met the blues and whites of the Sylthana Elves’ homes with their patterned tiles and gilded finials. Mairi had had to shed the deerskin cloak and jerkin she loved. She felt almost naked, walking through the city in leggings and a cotton tunic with a strip of leather tied around her waist.
She hardly knew what she was searching for. Her damp hair brushed her shoulders as she followed a cobbled street, dodging the occasional chimera-drawn chariot. It had been weeks since she left home, and her only purpose since then had been to put distance between her and the place she’d once loved.
The smell of food drew her in, though she’d had her fill of the abundant fish in these waters. This aroma was different: rich with garlic, butter, and lemon.
It lured her off the street and onto a restaurant porch on which little white tables clustered around branded umbrellas. A few diners, mainly Sylthana Elves in white robes, stared at her as she came closer.
That was when she heard the music.
She’d heard Sylthana lyres plenty of times, but nothing like this. These harp-like tones were upbeat and exciting. This song spoke to her blood, reminding her of the tunes she’d played at dances at home before it all went wrong.
Mairi only realized she’d frozen to listen to the song when a smiling elf in a striped apron approached her.
“Morning, ma’am! Would you like a table?”
“No. Sorry.” Mairi forced her attention away from the music. “I don’t need to eat. I heard the music and had to stop to listen.”
The elf gave her an easy smile. “I’ll have somebody bring you a lemonade. On the house. Why don’t you sit down? Looks like you’ve traveled many weary miles.”
“Sure. Thank you.” Mairi accepted for the music, not the lemonade.
The elf steered her to an empty table in a corner. An open window made the music louder here. “What brings you to Misvyn?”
“I’m passing through. Who is playing here today?”
“No one, honey. It’s a radio station.”
Recorded music was one of the many wonders Mairi had discovered since leaving home. “It’s a great song.”
“This artist’s only been around for a couple of years, but he’s very popular in Misvyn. Why not? He’s a breath of fresh air. Calls himself Anthony Brooks.”
A server arrived with the lemonade in a tall glass.
Mairi sipped. “Anthony Brooks. I like that.”
“What do you play?” The elf indicated the violin case on Mairi’s lap.
“The fiddle. Only for fun, but I’m good. It would be great to play for crowds one day. Maybe even make recordings.”
“Well, you should ask Anthony Brooks for advice. He broke onto the music scene recently. He’ll know how to guide you. Lives in Little Avalon, on the same street as my daughter.”
“Little Avalon?”
The elf laughed. “Have you been living under a rock? It’s the paranormal neighborhood in New York City.”
“On Earth?”
“That’s right. Val Stonehold started it. Well, she’s Queen Eiravel now.”
Mairi rubbed her chin. “Eiravel Stonehold, the Hero of Ironforge Bastion? Slayer of Kronos?”
“That’s the one.”
“I know her as a war hero. I had no idea she was a queen.”
“Oh, that was recent. Started when the Eternity Queen, Julia Pendragon, brought Val to New York City to run a security business. Val still does security on the side. Turned out to be an incredible jewelry maker. She made her fortune with her pieces. Then decided she wanted to improve her neighborhood instead of moving to a better one.”
Mairi leaned on the table. Earth was a different dimension, an even greater distance from everything in her past.
“Val bought up her block, then more of Bay Ridge. She made it a paranormal neighborhood, calling it Little Avalon. Her second-in-command is Merritt Vale.”
“The Leshbolg who slew Ennowen?”
“The same. My daughter Kalyna was one of the first business owners to move there. Runs a branch of Chaplin’s Kitchen like this one.”
“What about Anthony Brooks?”
“I was getting to that. He lives there too. If you’re a wanderer, Little Avalon’s not a bad place to go.”
For the first time since she had fled her home, Mairi saw a glimmer of light in her future. She’d spent so much time running from that she hadn’t paused to consider running to.
“If it’s a career in music you’re after, even better,” the elf added.
“A career in music.” It sounded like a dream. “How do I get to Little Avalon?”
“It’s a journey if you don’t have a membership for their portal. Easiest way is to take the public portal from Avalon Town to New York City, then head to Bay Ridge. You’ll find it just fine.”
***
Since that moment, Mairi had aimed in that direction.
She pushed through the crowded subway station, backpack thumping and violin case hugged in both arms. Bay Ridge! She imagined a bay beneath forested ridges, a perfect fresh start.
Mairi joined the crowd rushing up the steps and burst outside. She stepped in something squishy, and a ripe smell rose.
This can’t be right.
She extricated her boot from the dog shit. The crowd shuffled her aside on the grimy sidewalk, almost into the path of a toothless human huddling in the lee of the subway entrance. The stench of stale piss and alcohol emanated from the man. He offered a grin in which hovered one yellow tooth.
Mairi sidestepped him.
Little Avalon was the capital of the Queendom of New York City. How could it be here?
Mairi faced a row of brick buildings with faded signs announcing inexpensive haircuts, laundry, and greasy cuisine. Litter swirled in the slush that filled the gutters. The perpetrator of the smelly crime she tried to wipe off her shoe on the sidewalk’s edge, a bony mutt, was picking through a nearby garbage can. Bold graffiti shrieked a profanity from the boarded façade of what had been a store across the street.
Have I taken the wrong train?
Mairi’s eye caught a nearby street sign. Bay Ridge Avenue. Nope, this was the right place.
So why does it look wrong in every way?
Maybe one of the store owners could enlighten her. She stepped forward and collided with a tall figure in a floral coat, and her violin case popped open. She yelped, seizing the instrument before it could fall, and hot liquid splashed on her arm.
“Shit! I’m so sorry!” the tall woman yelped.
Mairi clipped her fiddle back into its case. “It’s okay! I didn’t see you.”
“I didn’t see you either, but that was my bad. I was on my phone. Horrible habit.”
Relief washed through Mairi. The speaker was a vampire, her blood-red eyes darkening to black around the irises. Fangs flashed when she spoke, and her cheeks glistened with sunscreen.
“Let me get that. Sorry. My boyfriend is diurnal, and I can’t make it home after one of his ridiculous daytime dates without strong coffee.” The vampire rummaged in her purse for a napkin.
“It’s okay, seriously.” Mairi wiped the coffee off her sleeve. “May I, uh, ask you something?”
“Of course!”
“Is this…Bay Ridge?”
The vampire met her eyes and smiled, fangs on display. “You’re looking for Little Avalon, aren’t you?”
Mairi nodded.
“I know the signs. Yes, you’re in the right place, even if it doesn’t look like a paranormal kingdom. I live in Little Avalon. I’ll walk you there.”
Relief flooded her. “Thank you so much.”
“You’re welcome! I’m Leonie.”
“Mairi.”
“Northwestern Avalonian?” Leonie guessed.
Mairi fell into step beside the vampire. “That’s right.”
She waited for the usual question about her species, but the vamp didn’t ask. “You don’t have the shellshocked expression of most paras who haven’t been to New York City before,” Leonie observed.
“I’ve been here for a couple of weeks. It took me a while to find out where Bay Ridge is and how to get here.”
“A couple of weeks? Where have you been sleeping?”
Mairi shrugged.
“You poor thing. Didn’t you know to call the hotline?”
“Call the what?”
Leonie sighed. “Do you have a phone, Mairi?”
“One of those things?” Mairi pointed at the large one in Leonie’s hand, which glittered. “No, but everyone in the city seems to have one. I saw a lot of them in Misvyn and Avalon Town, too. Are they necessary?”
“They’re essential, honey. I’m sure there are pockets in Avalon where nobody has them, but if you’re in a big city, you can’t survive without one.”
Mairi added “phone” to her mental checklist. “Got it.”
Her skin prickled. She hadn’t sensed this since she’d left Avalon. It drew a gasp from her.
Leonie beamed as she took a right. “Welcome to Little Avalon.”
Mairi’s jaw dropped. She’d stepped into a different world. This street was broad and spotless, with pin oaks unfurling spring foliage along the sidewalk. Every building had fresh paint. Dwarven wrought-iron lampposts lined the road.
A human strolled along the sidewalk, shopping bag in hand. She called a greeting to a passing orc, who waved back. A pair of centaurs, their hindquarters shimmering under a glamour, clattered by. The human didn’t give them a second glance.
“It’s like they said.” Mairi laughed. “A home for paranormals in the heart of the city.”
“Home? More like paradise. Her Majesty has done incredible work. She lives right down there in Lillie House.” Leonie pointed down the street.
“Thank you, Leonie, for bringing me here. I’ll find my way.”
“You will, huh? Where are you going?”
Mairi hesitated.
“I thought so.” Leonie hooked an arm through hers. “You’ve been lost for long enough, Mairi. I’ll take you to Merritt.”
“Merritt Vale? The Guardian of Little Avalon? You know her?”
“Everyone knows her. She’s fantastic. What time is it? She should be close by, getting her kids from school. This way.”
Leonie steered her around the gas station, where a human was filling up his SUV beside a slender fae plugging her car into a magic crystal charger. A row of businesses flanked the gas station: a grocery store advertising spices from the Southern Spine, a potions store, and a thaumatech store.
“That was Lillie Street.” Leonie gestured at the road they’d left. “This is Pendragon Street. You’ll find clothing stores, beauty salons, the school, and His Majesty’s animal clinic.”
“His Majesty? The king?”
“That’s right.”
“He’s a veterinarian?”
Leonie giggled. “We do things differently around here.”
So far the new city is not the paradise Tetra had been dreaming of. Find out on January 16th if she is able to find her mentor and start a new life. Until then head over to Amazon and pre-order The Feral Princess Book 1: Feral in The City today.
Your Next Favorite Read Is Almost Here!
Another Monday is upon us and it’s the start to a new week! But that new week includes a new series, so it’s not all bad, right?
Did you know they already have Valentine’s Day candies out in the stores! And someone said there are Easter candy too. All the chocolate bunnies and Cadbury eggs. You know, that’s the way to my heart: holiday chocolate. Of course, hot chocolate is always good to have while curling up and reading a book!
Speaking of books, I have 3 stunning books launching later this week!
This Week’s New Releases
Title: Wasteland of the Unifier
Series: Revenant Online Book 9
Release Date: 01/14/2026
WHEN WINNING CHANGES EVERYTHING
Alex never expected winning to be this complicated.
One tournament win gave Alex everything he ever wanted: access to an almost unlimited amount of money, his confidence, and the courage to be with Sana. Now Alex enjoyed the freedom to game without limits. To push himself even further. Life inside Revenant Online has never been better. Boss battles, epic loot, and crew he’d trust with his life.
But Rosa was watching them. Learning from their every move.
Every login felt different. Every victory unpredictable. Every system response was a little too perfect. Alex thought he was living the dream. He never considered what might be lurking in the code. Something was shaping his future inside and outside of the game.
The rules changed. Hell, they might have been broken. Alex was learning that some victories came with consequences larger than losing to the final boss.
Grab your copy of Wasteland Of The Unifier and dive into the series finale. Where the line between player and reality blurs forever. Will Alex and his crew level up one final time, or will they discover that in this game, someone else has been holding the controller all along?
Title: Feral in the City
Series: The Feral Princess Book 1
Release Date: 01/16/2026
She bit off a gangster’s thumb. That was the easy part.
Port Smogdale is where hope goes to die—poisoned river, corrupt cops, gangs fighting over scraps. Perfect for a faerie duchess with a taste for chaos and a vision everyone calls impossible.
Tetra Dupont’s plan is simple: buy the abandoned buildings, import magical contractors, and build Caerleon—a sanctuary where humans and paranormals can thrive together. But someone is systematically poisoning the water, and they really don’t want her succeeding.
Armed with caustic faerie dust, terrible fashion sense, and surprising allies—a haunted selkie seeking refuge and a bitter police captain seeking redemption—Tetra declares war on whoever’s turning the neighborhood toxic.
The deeper she digs, the more she realizes the corruption isn’t just in the water. Someone powerful needs Port Smogdale to stay broken. Someone who knows exactly what Tetra is and how to hurt her.
When even your allies have dangerous secrets, who can you trust? And when the whole system is rigged against you, how dirty are you willing to fight?
Grab this unforgettable tale where a feral faerie takes on an entire city’s corruption—one gangster at a time.
Title: Prince of Shadows
Series: Crown of Lies Book 2
Release Date: 01/16/2026
He was never supposed to fall for her.
Prince Jareth watches over the woman in his care with an intensity that terrifies him. She calls herself Miera. She wears the pendant he clasped around her neck and trusts him with her fragile, fractured mind. She looks at him like he’s her salvation.
He knows he’s her destruction.
She cannot remember the attack that stole her past, so she cannot know the role he played in it. Every gentle word is a lie. Every lingering touch is a betrayal.
Yet when she reaches for his hand in the dark, he forgets to let go. When she kisses him like he’s the only solid thing in a world of shadows, he lets himself pretend this could be real.
The truth will shatter everything between them. She will hate him when she learns what he’s done. He should push her away while there’s still time.
Instead, he pulls her closer.
When the walls around her memory begin to crumble, will their passion become her weapon or his ruin? Dive into Prince of Shadows to discover a love story written in secrets and sealed with betrayal.
Books for Snowy Days, Fan Pricing Saturday, January 10, 2026
Crazy weather calls for crazy deals!
Fan Pricing Saturday, January 10, 2026
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Bonded
Phantom’s Promise
Spellbound Security Complete Series Boxed Set
The Combat Cultivation
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Cold Days, Bold Deals Wild Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Cold days means perfect temps to stay inside and read!
Wild Wednesday, January 7th, 2025
Each week we bring you a list of books from not only LMBPN authors but also friends of ours, that are on sale! Here’s a fantastic opportunity to discover some new authors or some exciting books you may not have seen yet.
Most of these books are FREE in Kindle Unlimited, but all are on sale today.
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Spellbound Security Complete Series Boxed Set:
Danica’s latest assignment has her caught between mega rock star Damien Zane and someone who wants him dead. It would help if he’d actually listen. Zane has been bombarded with threats on social media in a coordinated campaign but finding out who’s behind it is almost impossible. That’s why he’s hired Danica Grey. Danica will need to build a new team in her new position as head of Spellbound Security in Cleveland. From backstage at rock shows to the hallways of conventions and everywhere in between, she’ll have to protect Zane from his stalkers. But can she protect him from himself as he wanders into a crowd? The new gig requires walking a thin line. Behind the scenes is a mysterious figure who lends his formidable talents and resources to those with enough money to buy his criminal services. Damien Zane is in his crosshairs.
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The Nightwalker Complete 8 Book Omnibus:
From Book 1: Darkness is his friend. A world destroyed by nuclear war. “Civilization” rebuilt with iron fists. Jim Wolfe emerges from his hiding place years afterward, stronger, able to see in the dark, hampered by the daylight. He only wants to get home. Did his wife and little boy survive? He has to find his way, walking through dens of villainy and despair, through the corrupt and the criminal.
With enemies of peace closing in on each side, how far can Wolfe make it?
Lou Prophet: The Complete Western Series Volume One:
Lou Prophet’s life as a bounty hunter has taught him one rule—you don’t stop riding till the job is finished. Repeatedly caught in bloody crossfires, Prophet is determined to show outlaws that justice doesn’t always wear a badge.
Join along as this bounty hunter searches for a gorgeous showgirl, chases down a brutal gang, protects his partner at all costs, escorts a Russian noblewoman on an Arizona trail, and captures stage-robbers.
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VEGAS: The Complete Trilogy:
In Vegas Gold, former LAPD homicide detective Jack Marlowe now runs security for a world-class casino. Beneath the glitz, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of the city…and put his own life on the line. Vegas Skin takes you deeper into the city’s darkest corners. Luke Mitchell, Director of Security for the Silver Palace Resort, wages a war against the rising tide of organized prostitution, celebrity scandals, and personal betrayal. In Vegas Odds, a Saudi prince wins big…then turns up dead. With $38 million at stake and the casino under the microscope, Luke must solve the mystery before scandal destroys everything he’s built. But in a city where nothing is what it seems, even the truth comes with a price.
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New year, first week of new books!
Did anyone else get confused by Thursday off, Friday working, Saturday and Sunday off and back to work on Monday? The last two weeks have been crazy with the holidays and I was losing track of what day of the week it was. Without these emails, i’d be totally confused.
I guess it’s a good thing we have the emails we have. It keeps me on track and may help to keep you on track!
I have 3 marvelous books launching this week, and the first one is already out. That’s pretty sweet for a Monday!
- Bonded
- The Combat Cultivation– Not on preorder
- Dawn’s Edge– Not on preorder
This Week’s New Releases
Title: Bonded
Series: Hearts of Ember Book 1
Release Date: 01/05/2026
Three heirs. Three dragons. One impossible choice.
Three royal siblings face their dragons when the Ashkar Empire sends a delegation that changes everything. Kaelen, the Golden Prince, finds himself drawn to an enemy emissary in ways that defy loyalty. Lyra, the rebellious princess, discovers freedom’s true cost. Elion, the scholarly heir, uncovers secrets suggesting nothing is what it seems.
Their dragons should grant strength. Instead, the bonds reveal impossible truths about power, identity, and connection.
As threats from the wastelands grow louder, the line between ally and enemy blurs. Someone is hiding what’s coming. Someone holds power that could save or destroy both kingdoms. The siblings must navigate deadly games, forbidden attractions, and awakening abilities while ancient danger masses at the borders.
Duty demands sacrifice. Desire demands truth. Dragons demand choice.
Will they choose the kingdoms they’ve sworn to protect? Or the people who’ve awakened their hearts?
Grab this addictive romantic fantasy packed with dragon magic, multiple perspectives, and romances that will set your soul on fire.
Title: The Combat Cultivation
Series: Quantum Cultivation Book 2
Release Date: 01/06/2026
WHEN WINNING BECOMES YOUR DEATH SENTENCE
Tom Hudson wasn’t supposed to survive the transfer.
Consciousness ripped from a dying Earth and thrust into Hexen, a dimension where cultivation arts shape reality, he had thirty days to master their power system and extract intelligence humanity needs to survive.
His tournament victory proved the mission could work. Fusing Earth’s tactics with Hexen’s mystical Qi, he claimed champion and secured critical resources.
What it actually did was mark him for execution.
The Jade Gate Sect felt his power spike from across the region. They don’t investigate unknowns. They eradicate them. By the time Tom realizes his energy signature just broadcast his location, kill teams are already moving.
Armies converge. Bounties activate. Allies become enemies when the price climbs high enough.
Tom has Ren’s blade, Gavril’s hammer, and weeks of cultivation facing opponents trained for lifetimes. Every technique burns reserves he doesn’t have. Every fight reveals how far he is from the power he needs.
The clock is ticking. Earth is dying. Running out the timer isn’t an option.
Pick up your copy and witness the clash. Will Tom’s unorthodox methods overcome centuries of tradition? Or will the Jade Gate end Earth’s last hope before it begins?
Title: Dawn’s Edge
Series: The Accord Book 3
Release Date: 01/10/2026
Heroes don’t survive here. Monsters barely do.
Isaak never wanted to return to the life that made him rich and hollow. Leading a ragtag team of soldiers and half-vampires into the Arctic wasn’t redemption—it was supposed to be a simple extraction mission. Get in. Save the infected. Get out.
The screaming on the radio changed everything.
Northern settlements are vanishing. Military patrols find only empty buildings and blood-stained ice. Something has weaponized the frozen wasteland itself, turning Earth’s deadliest environment into a carefully orchestrated killing field.
Isaak discovers that his team wasn’t sent to rescue anyone. They’re bait. The six half-turned victims they protect aren’t refugees—they’re the key to a horror that views both species as raw material.
Every alliance fractures. Every shelter becomes a trap. Every choice costs lives. In a place where daylight kills as surely as darkness, where trust is deadlier than any weapon, Isaak faces an impossible decision: sacrifice his humanity to save it, or watch two species die as one.
What walks in the Arctic darkness—and why does it want them alive?
Grab this thriller and discover what hunts the hunters.
Icy Winds and Fan Pricing Saturday, January 3, 2026
Those winter winds hit hard, almost as hard as these deals!
Fan Pricing Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Princess With No Name
Quiet Mercy
Dungeon Rails Complete Series Boxed Set
Dangerous Company
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New Year New Deals, Wild Wednesday, December 31, 2025
New Year’s Eve spent with a good book, what could be better?
Wild Wednesday, December 31st, 2025
Each week we bring you a list of books from not only LMBPN authors but also friends of ours, that are on sale! Here’s a fantastic opportunity to discover some new authors or some exciting books you may not have seen yet.
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Nordic & Fin:
Anders Nordic is a towering, Scandinavian-American hailing from the rugged expanses of Dakota Territory. Known for his solitary nature and unparalleled fighting and shooting skills, Nordic has always struggled to get along with others. His uncompromising nature draws him into trouble when he ventures into the bustling, violent town of Cimarron in New Mexico Territory for supplies. When he intervenes to save a homeless collie dog, Finn, from a cruel boy, the act of kindness triggers a deadly chain of events. As the town deputy tries to have Nordic arrested, the attempt goes awry. A second, more forceful attempt results in a fatal showdown, with Nordic’s .44 ending the deputy’s life. This sets off a bloody conflict between Nordic and Finn against the forces of Reginald English and the father of the dead deputy. With Finn by his side, he faces the oncoming hordes with steely resolve. Let them come, he thinks. Anders Nordic is ready for them all.
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Luke unleashes Riven, a mischievous, mana-hungry sprite bound to his life force. Every step forward drains his energy, and every mistake could expose them both to the ruthless enforcers of Eastern law. Survival in the lawless frontier means keeping Riven hidden, but she has other ideas. Chaos follows wherever she flits, and Luke soon realizes that her power could be the key to unlocking greater secrets—or dooming them both. The East hunts creatures like her, branding them as abominations. The West sees opportunity, eager to exploit whatever magic they can control. Caught between rival factions and a bond he never asked for, Luke must decide: will he fight to sever the tether binding them, or embrace the unpredictable magic at his fingertips? The frontier offers no mercy. Will he master the chaos, or will it consume him?
Miles in Time:
Solve the mystery, save the future… 14-year-old Miles Hardy spends most of his time as an amateur Sherlock Holmes and running his detective agency with his good friend and loyal assistant, Kevin. However, in sleepy Frontier, Iowa, it’s been hard to snag a case bigger than finding some old lady’s missing cat—until Miles’ genius older brother, Simon the inventor, winds up dead. Using his knack for uncovering hidden truths, Miles stumbles upon a secret lab where his late brother, Simon, created a groundbreaking time machine. Among the discoveries is a chilling video Simon recorded before his death, revealing his fear of being followed and a dire warning: if anything happens to him, Miles must use the time machine to uncover who is after the invention and stop them. The stakes couldn’t be higher—if the device falls into the wrong hands, the future itself could be at risk. From suspicious classmates to shadowy corporations, no one is above suspicion.
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Check out the last new releases of 2025 and the first of 2026
We are officially in the period of time at the end of the year that becomes a blur: the days between Christmas and New Year’s. I think it’s always weird when you have a holiday in the middle of the week and New Year’s Day falls on a Thursday, so many of you will have the day off and then have to go back to work on Friday unless you can take the day off.
Whatever your week looks like, I hope you have a good end to 2025 and a great start to 2026! We, of course, are ending the year with two new releases and kicking the new year off with two new releases.
I have 4 fantastic books launching this week and the first book is already here! That’s pretty sweet for a Monday!
- Dangerous Company
- Quiet Mercy
- Phantom’s Promise
- The Combat Cultivation– Not on preorder
This Week’s New Releases
Title: Dangerous Company
Series: The Freelance Vampire Book 5
Release Date: 12/29/2025
He’s hiding something. She’s determined to find out.
Former special ops soldier Tatiana Sterling runs one of DC’s most elite security firms. She’s faced down criminals, cartels, and corrupt politicians. Nothing rattles her.
Jackson Dale Shade walked into her life as an actor playing a role. Now he’s become indispensable: a partner who moves too fast, knows too much, and makes her feel things she swore she’d never feel for a colleague. Their chemistry is undeniable. His secrets are maddening.
When a daring heist at the National Gallery pulls them into a web of stolen artifacts and dangerous conspiracies, Tatiana realizes the greatest mystery isn’t who orchestrated the theft. It’s the man standing beside her.
Someone powerful is hunting people with abilities that shouldn’t exist. The closer Tatiana gets to the truth, the more she suspects Jackson knows far more than he’s telling. He seems terrified of being discovered. She’s terrified of why.
Some secrets can get you killed. Others might be worth dying for.
Grab DANGEROUS COMPANY and discover what happens when the greatest danger isn’t the enemy you’re chasing, but the man you’re falling for.
Title: Quiet Mercy
Series: House of Grey Book 1
Release Date: 12/31/2025
Death required three signatures.
Her father signed the papers. The hospital logged her death. And House Gray—elegant, precise, and impossibly kind—gave her a second chance wrapped in courtesy and law.
Juliana Davenport, the woman who made the choice at Amy Lee’s hospital bedside, now offers her a life of quiet power, procedural magic, and laws enforced through impeccable manners.
Sunlight is a budget, not a death sentence. Feeding is controlled, ethical, and choreographed, never predation.
Amy has to learn to navigate a world where vampirism isn’t feral chaos but careful procedure. Where power is expressed through invitations and ink, and the supernatural hides behind perfect hospitality.
The house that saved her life runs on ancient oaths and careful secrets.
Can Amy Lee Davenport master herself before the masquerade shatters? Or will the cost of mercy prove to be higher than she can pay?
Title: Phantom’s Promise
Series: The Backstage Mirror Book 2
Release Date: 01/02/2026
Falling in love should save you. What if it’s killing you instead?
Kevin Brooks is suffocating. Depression has drained color from his world, leaving only the roles he plays. Then he finds a mirror in the theater basement—and the woman on the other side changes everything.
She’s ethereal, haunting. She touches his face with cool fingers and sees beauty in his broken places. In her candlelit world, his pain becomes poetry. She whispers his suffering makes him extraordinary, that his darkness makes him worthy of love. Every moment in her arms feels like coming home.
He’s falling hard.
Then Sarah walks in with coffee and questions. She’s real in ways that terrify—messy hair, stubborn eyes, soup when he forgets to eat. She doesn’t call his pain beautiful. She just shows up, offering her presence and the belief he deserves to heal.
Sarah makes him want to try. The woman in the mirror makes him want to surrender.
One love asks him to stay broken. The other asks him to fight. One promises eternal understanding in the beautiful dark. The other promises uncertain tomorrows in the light.
His heart is tearing in two. The mirror is hungry. Time is running out.
Dive into this dark contemporary fantasy romance. Will Kevin give himself to the woman who worships his wounds—or to the one who believes he’s more than his pain?
Title: The Combat Cultivation
Series: Quantum Cultivation Book 2
Release Date: 01/02/2026
WHEN WINNING BECOMES YOUR DEATH SENTENCE
Tom Hudson wasn’t supposed to survive the transfer.
Consciousness ripped from a dying Earth and thrust into Hexen, a dimension where cultivation arts shape reality, he had thirty days to master their power system and extract intelligence humanity needs to survive.
His tournament victory proved the mission could work. Fusing Earth’s tactics with Hexen’s mystical Qi, he claimed champion and secured critical resources.
What it actually did was mark him for execution.
The Jade Gate Sect felt his power spike from across the region. They don’t investigate unknowns. They eradicate them. By the time Tom realizes his energy signature just broadcast his location, kill teams are already moving.
Armies converge. Bounties activate. Allies become enemies when the price climbs high enough.
Tom has Ren’s blade, Gavril’s hammer, and weeks of cultivation facing opponents trained for lifetimes. Every technique burns reserves he doesn’t have. Every fight reveals how far he is from the power he needs.
The clock is ticking. Earth is dying. Running out the timer isn’t an option.
Pick up your copy and witness the clash. Will Tom’s unorthodox methods overcome centuries of tradition? Or will the Jade Gate end Earth’s last hope before it begins?
Take a Break This Fan Pricing Saturday, December 27, 2025
The week between Christmas and the New Year is a time for rest, enjoy it with a new book.
Fan Pricing Saturday, December 27th, 2025
Note: We requested the price changes from Amazon on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, they don’t change all of the prices at one time. Please double-check the price before clicking “Buy”.
All of these new releases are 99c for one day only!
And they are also available for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
Grab them today before the prices go up!
Questline Sabotage
The Terry Henry Walton Series
Iron Justice
Waif and See
Never Too Expensive
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Five Days of Bookmas: Day 5
On the fifth day of Bookmas…
Check out today’s FREE book. Head to giveaway HERE
Threat Level: Crystal:
Magic’s loose in D.C. The FBI just called in Billie Keller—because when spells go sideways, she makes them stop… before something goes boom.
After years wrangling magical threats in Vegas, Billie’s got a new mission—leading the FBI’s first-ever Magical Threats Division. New team. New city. Same chaos.
Her crew? One sniper. One scout. One hacker. One shadow agent. And one walking headache named Onyx—a human-sized pixie with weapons, attitude, and a wicked right hook.
Their first case? Stop a gang from unleashing ancient crystals that could turn the capital into a crater.
But that’s just the beginning.
Because D.C. is crawling with buried magic, outlaw mages, and secrets no one’s ready to face—and Billie’s team is the last line of defense.
Packed with magic, monsters, martial arts, and one pixie who turns chaos into cleanup.
Get today’s FREE book HERE