My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Audience: Dark vampire romanceLength: 304 pages print, Audio ~10 hoursAuthor: Kathryn Ann KingsleySeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 of BloodlinesPublisher: Second Sky BooksRelease Date: August 28, 2025 A huge that you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for this ALC of The Serpent’s Bride. Book Summary From NetGalley I will disguise myself as the vampire’s bride. I will win over…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 0.5🌶️Audience: YA RomantasyLength: 443 pagesAuthor: Vanessa FischerSeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 of The Curse of Lierath SeriesPublisher: Self PublishedRelease Date: August 27, 2025 Book Summary From Goodreads She’s spent her life defying fate. He’s waited two centuries to claim her. When Novalie is sent to the mysterious realm of Lierath on a mission to assassinate its elusive king,…
My Rating: TBDSpice Rating: Audience: Dark Academia RomanceLength: 496 pagesAuthor: RuNyxSeries/Stand Alone: Stand AlonePublisher: Tor Publishing GroupRelease Date: April 29, 2025 Enigma Book Summary From Goodreads Enigma, a twisted Hades and Persephone meets scorching dark academia romance—a tale of love and obsession between two rivals. There are secrets she must uncover.There are secrets he must keep. Salem Salazar is fascinated with…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️.5Audience: RomantasyLength: 524 pagesAuthor: Susan IlleneSeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 of the Realm of Zadrya SeriesPublisher: Self publishedRelease Date: August 22, 2025 Oaths & Vengeance Book Summary From Goodreads Darrow has so many secrets that even those closest to him don’t know them all, but she’s about to become his favorite. He is powerful, ruthless, and her sworn…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5Audience: Enemies To Lovers RomantasyLength: 408 pagesAuthor: Kristen CariSeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 of the Forgotten Fae SeriesPublisher: Self publishedRelease Date: July 12, 2025 In the Blood Book Summary From Goodreads Sometimes, love bites. Marigold, the future Queen of Aurelius, finds herself at odds with the life that has been forced upon her—especially when it comes time for…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️.5Audience: Fantasy RomanceLength: 400 pagesAuthor: Juliette CrossSeries/Stand Alone: SeriesPublisher: Tor Publishing GroupRelease Date: April 8, 2025 Firebird (The Fire That Binds book 1) Book Summary From Goodreads House of the Dragon meets From Blood and Ash in this epic, scorching dark romantasy. A conqueror captivated…A witch prophesied to save them all…An unforgiving world where dragons rule Rome. Julian Dakkia, Roman general…
My Rating: TBDSpice Rating: Audience: Slow Burn RomantasyLength: 528 pagesAuthor: Devney PerrySeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 in the Shield of Sparrows SeriesPublisher: Entangled PublishingRelease Date: May 6, 2025 Shield of Sparrows Book Summary From Goodreads Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros―where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Audience: Fantasy Romance MagicLength: 594 pagesAuthor: Bree Grenwich, Parker LennoxSeries/Stand Alone: Book 2 of the Esprithean Trilogy SeriesPublisher: Independently publishedRelease Date: March 4, 2025 Duskbound (Esprithean Trilogy #2) Book Summary From Goodreads Fia Riftborne thought joining the Sidhe Guard was the hardest choice she’d ever make. She was wrong. Taken prisoner by the very shadows she was sworn…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️Audience: Fantasy Romance Length: 426 pages, PaperbackAuthor: Bree Grenwich, Parker LennoxSeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 of the Esprithean Trilogy SeriesPublisher: Onyx PublishingRelease Date: September 3, 2024 Riftborne (Esprithean Trilogy #1) Book Summary From Goodreads He was striking in a cold-blooded kind of way, like his beauty was tinged with poison. Unassuming, alluring even. I brought my eyes up…
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5Audience: Dark Academia RomanceLength: 712 pagesAuthor: Alexis Rune, Jeanette RoseSeries/Stand Alone: Book 1 of Avalon University #1 Publisher: Rose and Star PublishingRelease Date: March 23, 2025 Blood & Betrayals (Avalon University #1) Book Summary From Goodreads Fear, Fury and Fire. To Know is Not Enough. Power flows through the ancient halls of Avalon University like a neverending…