Title: [Dark Romantasy] I published GOLDFIRE, and I still can’t believe I get to say that

I finally get to say this: I wrote a book. I finished it, revised the hell out of it, and now it’s actually for sale on Amazon.

GOLDFIRE is my adult dark romantasy debut and the first book in a planned trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted a real enemies-to-lovers story where they had good reason to hate each other, the slow burn was actually slow, and “morally gray” didn’t mean the hero spent the whole book being cruel to the woman he was supposed to love.

Seren was raised to kill demons. She’s been imprisoned, tortured, and forged into a weapon by the human Covenant, so when she’s captured by Malek Azhar, the Golden King of the demons, she knows exactly how this is supposed to end.

Except Malek doesn’t kill her.

He breaks her chains.

Then he uses forbidden magic to save her life, accidentally binding them together so completely that if one of them loses control, the other pays for it. Now they’re stuck within reach of each other while Seren tries to decide whether he’s manipulating her, Malek tries not to destroy his own kingdom protecting her, and both of them do a truly impressive job pretending the attraction between them isn’t happening.

There’s a terrifying beast named Thorn, demon Houses divided by jewel-colored skin, political betrayal, found family, dangerous magic, and something ancient waking beneath the kingdoms while everyone else is preparing for war.

At its heart, though, this is Seren’s story. She begins the book in chains, surrounded by people who have spent years telling her what she is. The whole book asks what happens when she finally gets to choose for herself, including whether the demon king beside her is another captor or the first man who has ever truly seen her.

It’s dark, emotional, violent, slow-burning, and eventually explicit. Please check the content warnings if you need them.

I’m ridiculously proud of this book and a little terrified to put it in front of strangers, but GOLDFIRE is officially out in the world.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2WLL23

Hi everyone,

A month ago, I published my third book: The Honest Dark.

The City stands as the last bastion of civilization. Perched high above on a towering plateau known as The Rock, the wealthy elite live in luxury under electric streetlamps, isolated from the decay below. Beneath them, in the sprawling, humid outer districts, the working class struggles to survive at the edge of a relentless jungle.

Protecting them all is the Public Defense Force (PDF), a battered, underfunded brotherhood of veteran hunters. Among them is Lipe, a stoic master hunter scarred by a decade of nightmarish hunts. Armed with an ornate rapier, a customized rifle, and years of hard-won instinct, Lipe stalks the deadly, form-shifting entities that creep out of the night to prey upon the populace.

When a botched hunt ignites a firestorm of political fallout between the corrupted City Council and the PDF, Lipe finds himself caught in a web of bureaucracy, civil unrest, and betrayals. Worse still, the beast attacks are accelerating, and the moon is beginning to glow a sinister, blood-red hue.

As secrets locked within the city's ancient annals begin to surface, Lipe must navigate rising hostilities from both the elite above and the desperate below. With time running out and an unprecedented horror looming on the horizon, he must face a sobering truth: the monsters lurking in the shadow of the jungle may not be the most dangerous threat to the city’s survival.

Praise for The Honest Dark:

"Expertly written and I thoroughly enjoyed this fantasy novel. Hope more are in the pipeline!!"

"I really liked the atmosphere throughout the book. There is a constant feeling that something is wrong, even during quieter moments. Lipe was probably my favourite part because he feels human—tired, stubborn, disciplined, and carrying the weight of everything he has survived."

" The Honest Dark is an imaginative and atmospheric dark fantasy filled with terrifying creatures, political intrigue and a world that feels both strange and unsettling. I especially enjoyed Lipe as a character. He is disciplined, flawed and deeply committed to protecting the people, even as everything he believes in begins to collapse around him. The growing tension, social unrest and blood-red moon create a powerful sense of approaching disaster."

Free on Kindle Unlimited, or buy a copy. Nothing beats the sensation of turning physical pages in your hand!

Get it here: https://a.co/d/08n4FABI

Hi everyone. I’m N. Tharu, an independent author, and I recently published my first science-fiction action thriller, The Last Soldier: Storm Contact.
The story follows a retired soldier whose life changes after a mysterious storm leads to an unexplained encounter. From there, he becomes involved with alien contact, military secrets, strange abilities, and a dangerous transformation.
I wanted to create something cinematic and fast-paced, combining science fiction, action, mystery, and a darker atmosphere.
This is the beginning of The Last Soldier series.
If you enjoy stories involving mysterious phenomena, military elements, alien contact, and strange transformations, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Amazon link: [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFYTXY4H?dplnkId=f031235c-fd38-4d3d-b373-edad9241d19a&nodl=1\]
Thanks for letting me share it.

While I was in prison, drawing became an important way for me to cope and create personal artwork for letters, envelopes and cards.

Because I couldn’t access the internet, my sister would find reference pictures and send them to me. That experience gave me the idea for Drawn from the Heart—a physical collection of clear black-outline love and romance designs that people can copy, personalise and develop in their own style.

I created it especially with people in custody and others without reliable internet access in mind. Since leaving prison, I’ve been trying to rebuild my life through creativity, publishing and technology. This is my first published book and the beginning of what I hope will become a wider collection of accessible source-art and activity books.

I’m sharing it here because I thought the story and purpose might interest this community. I’m also genuinely open to constructive feedback. I'd love some honest feed back about how I can get it seen and tell my journey..

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Drawn+from+the+Heart+Kerry+Miles

I'm excited to share my children's book, Where Chocolate Grows.

Inspired by family stories, culture, and children's natural curiosity, the book takes young readers on a journey to discover where chocolate comes from and the people, places, and traditions behind it.

Written in English with Spanish words woven throughout, the story encourages cultural exploration, language learning, and meaningful conversations between children and the adults who read with them.

I'm honored that Where Chocolate Grows received 1st Place in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, recognizing excellence in children's literature.

As a first-generation Mexican American, creating stories that help children connect with culture, family, and the world around them has been incredibly meaningful.

I'd love to hear from fellow readers and writers: What inspired your favorite children's book, or what topics do you wish more children's books explored?

Thanks for letting me share my work! Its on Amazon, you can search Irma Hersel books

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What if every full moon shaped the course of your life?

After losing her parents in a brutal Alaskan blizzard, Lyka is raised by two loving fathers in Farpont—a remote town where werewolves, known as fur folk, live openly among humans. Each chapter, marked by a full moon, reveals a new lesson as Lyka comes of age—exploring love, grief, identity, friendship, prejudice, and the search for belonging.

Lyka’s memoir unfolds one moon at a time. From first love and heartbreaking loss to mysterious creatures lurking beyond the Alaskan forests, every chapter brings new revelations. What begins as Lyka’s coming-of-age story soon becomes the chronicle of an entire community—where every monster has a history, every family is forged by sacrifice, and every season shimmers with its own magic.

Blending literary fantasy, rich folklore, and paranormal adventure, this standalone novel reimagines werewolves as ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges. As Lyka’s story widens, so does the tapestry of Farpont—introducing magical beings inspired by legend, heartfelt LGBTQ+ representation, and unforgettable friendships. In this world, every full moon reveals another piece of the human experience.

More than a werewolf novel, Thirteen Moons: The Werewolf Almanac is a heartfelt exploration of found family, resilience, and hope.

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Countless "truth is stranger than fiction" tales, 177 magical concerts, 100 unique bands, 50 years of finding a way to the next show, and 10 Rules Of The Road all add up to 1 ordinary guy's extraordinary love letter to live rock & roll. 

And now, the book with a 4.4 star review on Amazon just got even better - welcome to the updated and expanded 2025 edition of TEN RULES OF THE ROAD I LEARNED AT MY FIRST CONCERT: AN ORDINARY GUY'S LIFETIME OF LIVE ROCK & ROLL!

The new edition is 550 pages, with over 250 pages of brand new content including:

• updates elements to every section of the book – the rules, the essays, the concert summaries, and the statistics.
• more tales from my 20th century concert adventures that I dredged out of my memory that didn't make the first edition
• details of all the shows I’ve attended since 2021, after the first edition was published, until today
• complete re-writes of Rules #2, #5, #6, #7, # 8 and #10, as well as the Grateful Dead essay, have been almost completely re-written. 
• consolidating the Song Selection essays from three to two but adding more songs to each remaining chapter in the process, doubling the number of tunes covered from 40 to 80. 
• replacing the discarded song essay, with a new one about the relationship between rock & roll and Broadway, a unique pairing that only really came into focus for me in the last year or so. 
• adding numerous new charts/tables to the statistics section
• quadrupling the number of setlists from shows I attended.  
• re-editing the entire book to clean up some areas that either seemed cumbersome or didn’t flow well 
• reformatting the entire book to give it a more professional look and feel. 

It's bigger! It's  better! It's the perfect summer read for the rock & roll fan in your life! 

Available in kindle format, Paperback & hardcover!

Read a sample here!   

See the table of contents here!

Read reviews here!

Buy it here!

Italian-language noir / psychological thriller — available only in Italian.

In vendita su Amazon in digitale e cartaceo https://amzn.eu/d/0ihojgfi

Riviera ligure, 20 giugno 1953. Diego Satta viene ucciso in un giardino buio, mentre attraversa il parco per raggiungere a teatro la donna che ama. La polizia archivia il caso in tre settimane: rapina finita male, un colpevole già pronto, nessuna domanda scomoda. Suo figlio Marco ha sei anni, ed è in punizione in camera sua, quella sera. Non se lo perdonerà mai.

Genova, 1985. Marco Satta è un fotografo fallito, mollato dall'ultimo lavoro rimasto, incapace di tenere in ordine la propria vita quanto è bravo nel raccontare bugie a se stesso. Poi qualcuno entra in casa sua. Non porta via nulla - tranne una fotografia di suo padre, strappata con cura chirurgica, come un messaggio.

Da quel momento Marco non può più fingere che la morte di Diego sia stata un caso.

Un'indagine amatoriale nel passato della sua famiglia lo porta a scoprire un'amante segreta, un diario che qualcuno ha cercato per trent'anni, un testamento che forse non diceva la verità - e un cugino tornato da un'infanzia argentina di cui nessuno parla volentieri. Ogni risposta che trova apre altre domande, sempre più oscure. E qualcuno, nell'ombra, comincia a fargli capire che sta scavando troppo vicino a un segreto che alcuni sono disposti a proteggere con qualsiasi mezzo.

Mentre il cerchio si stringe, Marco ha per la prima volta qualcosa da perdere: Lisa, la vicina di casa di cui si è innamorato, e suo figlio Andrea, che lo ha già scelto come padre. Ma il passato non negozia. E il conto lasciato in sospeso nel 1953 sta per tornare a riscuotere, su tutti, il suo prezzo.

Un noir sui legami di sangue, sull'essere figli e padri, tra il mare della riviera ligure e i boschi della Serra Pistoiese. Ma sotto la superficie del genere, è anche la storia di due modi diversi di essere figli: chi eredita e trasmette l'amore di un padre, e chi eredita soltanto il suo sterile silenzio. Perché ogni verità recuperata ha un prezzo - e quello che resta, alla fine, non è la giustizia: è ciò che si è avuto il coraggio di amare.

I am proud to introduce "The Balcony Beehive," a manual tailored for anyone looking to embrace urban sustainability despite tight space constraints. The book acts as a structured blueprint, addressing the specific hurdles of small-scale apiaries, such as managing wind shear on balconies, alleviating neighbor concerns, and understanding flight paths. By balancing practical biology with real-world city design, it ensures beginners can establish a healthy hive seamlessly. It is officially live on Amazon, and I would love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions about the writing process!

Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HHBDPKK5

For being published already for 3 months and in a very niche segment of KDP, it isn't too bad, is it?

Woke up this morning to this - trending on Amazon UK. This is a huge thank you note to those who acquired the e-book.

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https://a.co/d/00NjpcdA

I’ve been working on a book that explores ideas behind what happens when we stop living through fear, inherited expectations and other people’s interpretations of religious texts, and start taking real responsibility for our own lives within the global Muslim diaspora and beyond.

It looks at faith, independence, ambition, wealth, character and purpose and asks whether we can become more active, thoughtful and capable people while staying grounded in our values.

It’s designed to start a conversation and challenge some assumptions.

It's out on amazon for anyone interested in having a look - SVRN: The Unmediated Word

Thanks all!

https://a.co/d/0hmIlvl5

Keep Me Caged - One chaotic woman outsmarting two former Special Forces operators, causing more trouble than either could ever hope to.

Talia believes she’s helping save lives online—exposing traffickers and dismantling monstrous networks from the safety of anonymity—but the truth is much darker. When she falls into a claustrophobic relationship with Leo, a long-haul trucker hiding a past as a professional killer, her story starts to unravel. By the time the truth comes out, Talia has crossed a line she can’t uncross—leaving two men who want her forced to decide whether to stop her, save her, or follow her into the dark.

Tropes: Morally gray romance • Possessive protectors • Ex-Special Forces heroes • Hacker heroines • Forced proximity • Touch her and die • Runaway heroines • Vigilantes and antiheroes • Cyber conspiracies • Hidden identities • Found family • BDSM / kink-positive romance • High-stakes suspense • HEA

Triggers: stalking, captivity/restraint, past intimate-partner abuse, past sexual violence, attempted assault, trafficking and exploitation, mention of nonconsensual recordings, graphic violence, murder, strangulation, PTSD, suicide-related material, alcohol misuse, impaired driving, body shaming, pregnancy, reproductive coercion, discussion of infertility, animal death, group sex, and explicit kink-focused (consensual BDSM) content. One main character suffers from sexsomnia.

I worked incredibly hard on the story. Please follow the link below. It’s currently available on Royal Road. And good news, I've begun work on volume 2 with currently one chapter completed. I hope you like my work.😇

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Daisy, a talented seamstress, is content to hone her craft in her modest shop, until her homeland is invaded by a ruthless empire. Enslaved and forced to create for the aristocracy, she vows to escape. A chance meeting with a battle-hardened gladiator leads her to combat training, transforming her from a mere seamstress into a warrior, a superhero unlike any other determined to challenge the empire. As she navigates the complexities of vengeance and justice, Daisy must forge alliances and confront sacrifices. Ultimately, she aims to inspire a revolution and weave a future where freedom is attainable for everyone.

\*\*LINK:\*\*https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/104897/damara-the-valiant--a-superhero-progression-fantasy

Please enjoy my superhero, the valiant knight, book on Royal Road and support me. Press the link below to find my book.

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After serving six years behind bars, Daniel Jones steps out of prison with nothing but excruciating headaches to his name. He returns to the city he once knew—only to find it more unforgiving and many times stranger than he remembered.

During his prison sentence, a Great War ravaged the earth, a brutal crime lord known as the Big Man came to power, and many relationships he took for granted changed. But nothing could prepare him for the news that hit hardest: his estranged father died.

As Daniel tries to cope with what happened in his absence, he uncovers a series of shocking revelations—about his father’s life and a hidden legacy that may change everything. Haunted by guilt and the weight of a city that hasn’t forgiven him, Daniel must decide whether to despair or believe in hope and fight for redemption as his city’s unlikely hero.

Release schedule: 1 chapter per week Released at 7:00 AM GMT-5 time. 7:02 am AEST

\*\*LINK:\*\*https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/125921/the-valiant-knight--a-historical-slice-of-life

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Soft Target is military science-fiction that is a reflective meditation on the physical, emotional, and social impacts that war has on warriors and society, as well as featuring page-turning action. It is the first-person narrative of a future soldier who finds that glory is more complex than the recruiting vids made it out to be.

“War itself is the enemy of the human race,” they say. Too bad no one told the belligerent psychic aliens.

Lance Corporal Novak proves himself beyond all doubt in battle and is selected into Ground Corps’ most elite force, the HAMMER powered armor unit—wearable engines of destruction. Here, he pushes to succeed in everything: his rep, his family’s esteem, a burgeoning romance, and especially at arms.

But no matter how much firepower or speed or strength his new suit grants him, far too often he still watches his fellow combatants die at the enemy’s hands.

Carving swaths of destruction, Novak finds his hatred for the mysterious aliens growing more personal and overwhelming as he suffers losses both on and off the battlefield. No matter how sturdy his armor, it affords little protection against his raw emotions or fractured relationships, whether familial, romantic, or professional. And death continually stalks him.

The philosophic trooper faces an impossible dilemma: leaving the fight to save humanity to preserve his own, or continuing to battle monsters and risk becoming one.

Warhammer 40,000 meets John Steakley’s Armor in Soft Target, a page-turning yet incisive examination of war’s impact on the warrior.

Content Warnings: Adult language, wartime violence, consensual adult sexual situations.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDVQ4783

1 virgin princess and 12 hardened barbarian warriors in a savage rite that shatters civilized taboos!

SUMMARY:

The Kaldün are a fierce, proud barbarian tribe from the north. When it is time to choose their next chieftain, they know only one way: the Battlebäng! The tribe’s hardest warriors strip naked to compete in a brutal battle royale. The virgin daughter of the old chief waits breathlessly on a stone altar. The first man to fight off all the others and inseminate her will be the tribe's new king!

Thora is a devastatingly beautiful tribal princess with a sharp tongue and a knockout figure, proud and untouchable. But it's her turn to be the prize in the Battlebäng! Thora is betting her boyfriend Rollo will be the one to claim her virginity and win. But she is about to get much more than she bargained for. Little does she know that Molok, the savage chieftain of rival Clan Brimstone, will be competing. If he wins, her entire tribe will be forced to submit to this bloodthirsty warlord.

And so will Thora!

CONTENT WARNING:

This book depicts graphic sex acts and graphic violence. It is intended strictly for adults.

WHERE TO GET?

This book was a little too spicy for Amazon. It is available on the online ebook retailer Smashwords.

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Hi everyone! Excited to share that my debut sci-fi novella, \*To Nowhere In Particular\* is OUT!

It follows an automaton navigator whose 63-year job has just ended — and for the first time, he has to decide what to do with a choice that's actually his own. Think retro-futurist, quietly melancholy sci-fi, with a Miyazaki/\*Little Nightmares\* kind of atmosphere.

I've had 15 wonderful ARC readers so far, which has led to a few early Goodreads reviews, 6 to be exact with an overall rating of 4.33/5, which I'm very proud of!

Thanks so much for reading this far — happy to answer any questions!

Amazon: [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7W2TBVG\](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7W2TBVG)

Link To Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255053296-to-nowhere-in-particular\](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255053296-to-nowhere-in-particular)

Blurb:

*A sci-fi adventure about what lives at the bottom of a submarine, and what happens when something finally looks up.*

**Automation has its place in the world. The eerie thing about it is that it doesn't stop, even when we do**.

The Navigator has been on the ship for 63 years, checking pressure gauges, winding clocks at noon, and setting tables for people who no longer come.

When his duties fall quiet for the first time, he descends to the deck below and discovers a world he never knew existed. A world full of machines that, like the Navigator, was not programmed to wonder '*Why?’*

Room after room. Machine after machine. Each one doing their job in perfect silence. Each one completely alone.

*'To Nowhere in Particular'* is perfect for fans of ***A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Klara and the Sun, and The Employees***.

My book is currently the Top #1 New Book in Business Negotiation

It's designed to help anyone advocate for themselves with practical strategies to negotiate a job offer or ask for a raise

You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Negotiators-Advantage-Strategies-High-Stakes-Conversations-ebook/dp/B0HC6BSWWJ/

The ground remembers. Do you?

Every morning, the world wakes to another disaster.

Polar ice disappearing into the oceans. Record-breaking heat. Solar storms tearing across the upper atmosphere. Wildfires turning the Manhattan sky orange. Earthquakes trembling beneath cities built on ancient bedrock.

To billions of people rushing into subways, drinking twelve-dollar lattes, and hurrying to corporate meetings, they are separate headlines.

No one realizes they are dominoes.

What if they are connected?

200 AMSTERDAM: The Vertical City
Book One of ZYMATICA: A Trilogy

The ground remembers. Do you? BOOK LINK

My book is officially out today!

I just launched Decision Intelligence: Why Evidence Fails and How Leaders Win the Room, a business/leadership book about the gap between having good evidence and actually getting people to act on it.

After more than a year of writing, editing, and publishing, it’s finally out in the world.

If you’re interested in decision-making, leadership, analytics, or organizational dynamics, I’d love for you to check it out.

Available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HF46HTB9

I’ve always found it interesting how small changes in the way we communicate can completely change how another person responds.

So I decided to turn that idea into a short book.

21 Psychological Tricks to Influence Anyone is a visual field guide covering 21 practical psychology principles related to influence, persuasion, communication, negotiation, sales, and everyday conversations.

Instead of making it a long, academic-style book, I wanted each idea to be something you could understand quickly and recognize in real conversations.

I also put a lot of work into the visual side because I wanted it to feel more like a field guide than a traditional psychology textbook.

This is my first book, so I'm genuinely curious:

Does this concept sound useful to you, or does the title make it sound more "self-help" than psychology?

Here's the book if you'd like to see what I ended up making:

https://gum.co/u/jriyqnkx $6.99

A journalist is drawn into the potentially catastrophic dilemma caused by a profit-driven experiment of creating a simulated Earth.

Hugo, an aging and frustrated would-be journalist, chronicles his reluctant entanglement in the ethical and spiritual quandaries of his brilliant wife’s company, Destiny Ventures. This cutting-edge start-up has created a simulated Earth to plunder for intellectual profit, but its very success creates a crisis that sucks the ill-equipped writer and all those around toward an existential precipice.

A meditation on life, wrapped in a garage sci-fi tale, inadvertently told in a memoir of sorts, this sprightly novella is by turns comic and thoughtful; an everyman's guide to dealing with memories of toy cars, a troubled marriage, getting wet in the rain, and the burden of being an almighty God. One reader called it a "Philip K Dick for Millennials."

Get it here in paperback or for Kindle:

https://a.co/d/0bov0jTl

It's definitely not for everyone, but if perhaps you enjoy Calculation of Volume, but wish there was more Murderbot in the mix, maybe this is for you. Thanks for reading!