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Showing posts with label Fantasy Romance. Show all posts

11.03.2026

Guardian of Hope ~ Review

Guardian of Hope
Blood of Kings: Legends #7
By Jill Williamson and Megan Gerig 

Grendolyn Hoff is now a widowed mother of a baby girl, she's trying to break free from her husband's family. She's return to her previous profession of wielding a needle as a seamstress. But the fresh start she's looking for is out of her reach when something her late husband did has made her a target. Gwen is determined to find whatever it is that has caused her to be brought to the attention of those who have nefarious de nm,,.signs for the kingdom.

Is Harnu Poe a hinderance to her desire to free herself from the past? Or is he the key to claiming the future she's long desired?

If Harnu has his way, Gwen will discover the love he's long carried for her, but only if she can see the changes within him and not the man he once was. 

As with all the books within the Blood of Kings: Legends series danger abounds and redemption is available to those who are ready to change themselves and the world. Intense and captivating read will be in your feature if you are willing to join Gwen and Harnu as they fight for a future greater than either of them, where plunging a kingdom into the darkness it has shaken off could happen.

This series must be read in order to fully enjoy (and understand) as each book builds upon the previous books. Guardian of Hope is the seventh book in the Blood of Kings: Legends series and tenth in the Blood of Kings world. Thirteenth if you throw in the Kinsman prequel series and then there is the spin-off series The Kings Spies. Okay you can read them out of order if you really want to.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations. All thoughts expressed are my own.


About the Book:

She needed a fresh start. 
He needed a second chance. 
But the past isn't finished with either of them.

Grendolyn Hoff returned to Sitna with a baby on her hip and a plan: build a life for her daughter, alone, on her own terms. She doesn't need anyone. She especially doesn't need the reformed troublemaker who spent years trying to be worthy of her love while she spent years making sure he knew he had no place in her life.

But her late husband Riga's secrets have a way of surfacing. And when those secrets point straight to a conspiracy threatening the throne itself, the people behind it don't care that she had no part in it.

Harnu Poe isn't standing aside while danger circles Gren and her daughter. Even if it means facing everything from the past he fought so hard to leave behind.

The conspiracy won't stop until they're both silenced. And when they stand together against the shadows, Gren will have to face the truth she's been running from: she can't lose him.

But can she let her wounded heart trust him before it's too late?

A stand-alone, faith-forward romantasy set in Jill Williamson's beloved Er'Rets — for readers who love slow-burn second-chance romance, protective heroes who keep showing up, and a faith that pursues even the most wounded hearts.

READERS WILL LOVE…
• A reformed troublemaker hero who spent years becoming worthy of the woman who won't let him in.
• A single mother heroine carrying her late husband's secrets — and the weight of a conspiracy she never chose.
• Slow-burn second-chance romance: he's been waiting. She keeps saying no. The danger stops asking.
• Forced proximity through shared danger, a conspiracy that threatens the throne, and a faith arc that runs deep.
• A God who never stopped pursuing them both — even through grief, past mistakes, and a heart that forgot how to trust.
• Clean fantasy romance. Big stakes. No spice. A love that's waited long enough.

8.14.2026

Cover Reveal ~ Guardian of Hope

Today I am thrilled to take part in the 
cover reveal for 
Guardian of Hope 
by Jill Williamson and Megan Gerig

Title: Guardian of Hope

Series: Blood of Kings: Legends, Book 7

Authors: Jill Williamson and Megan Gerig

Publisher: Sunrise Publishing

Pre-order sale price: $4.99 (ebook)

Retail price after release: $7.99 (ebook)

Release date: November 3, 2026

Available in ebook, print, & coming to audiobook



About the Book:

She needed a fresh start.
He needed a second chance.
But the past isn't finished with either of them.

Grendolyn Hoff returned to Sitna with a baby on her hip and a plan: build a life for her daughter, alone, on her own terms. She doesn't need anyone. She especially doesn't need the reformed troublemaker who spent years trying to be worthy of her love while she spent years making sure he knew he had no place in her life.

But her late husband Riga's secrets have a way of surfacing. And when those secrets point straight to a conspiracy threatening the throne itself, the people behind it don't care that she had no part in it.

Harnu Poe isn't standing aside while danger circles Gren and her daughter. Even if it means facing everything from the past he fought so hard to leave behind.

The conspiracy won't stop until they're both silenced. And when they stand together against the shadows, Gren will have to face the truth she's been running from: she can't lose him.

But can she let her wounded heart trust him before it's too late?

A stand-alone, faith-forward romantasy set in Jill Williamson's beloved Er'Rets—for readers who love slow-burn second-chance romance, protective heroes who keep showing up, and a faith that pursues even the most wounded hearts.

Blood of Kings: Legends
Book 1: Squire of Truth
Book 2: Lord of Winter
Book 3: Lady of Shadows
Book:4: Heir of Light
Book 5: Queen of Reckoning
Book 6: Son of Embers

Now for the cover reveal


About the Authors: 


Jill Williamson is a multi-passionate creative who loves the arts. She’s written over two dozen books for readers of all ages and is best known for her Blood of Kings fantasy series, two of which won Christy Awards and made VOYA magazine’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror list. She produces films with her husband and teaches about writing at conferences. Visit her at jillwilliamson.com.


Megan Gerig is a lover of tea who’s obsessed with autumn days in her backyard—her own version of Rivendell. When she’s not chasing her hobbit sons around the house, she’s dreaming about stories of mystery and magic and sneaking bites of cookie dough from her stash in the freezer. Megan, her husband, and her sons live on a mini-farm where they live out their homesteading dreams. For more information, visit her at megangerig.com.



Additional information and suggested posts

Primary Tropes

Reformed troublemaker hero

Single mother heroine 

Slow-burn second-chance romance 

He's been waiting for years 

She keeps saying no 

He falls first (and keeps falling) 

Dead husband's secrets 

Conspiracy threatening the throne 

Forced proximity through shared danger 

Dual faith arc 

A God who never stopped pursuing them 

Clean. No spice.


4.02.2026

Falling for the Huntsman ~ Review

Falling for the Huntsman
To Win a Dark Heart #12
By Leialoha Humpherys

Have you ever hidden yourself away? Malia has done just that. She's lived with the guilt of what she's done, but not of what she was accused of doing. No, she never sank that low. She's called "witch" and viewed with suspicion by the villagers, who should call her neighbor and healer.  

Alaric never wants to be poor or suffer again, and the means to his goal is whaling and building a fleet of ships around it. Alaric is not just good at his job; he's the best, and he has built an empire that is known across the seas. But when his ship is attacked, Alaric nearly pays for the treachery with his life. His rescue is the talk of legends, but only if he recovers to speak of it. And it is here that our two wounded "villains" come together. Malia is a healer and Alaric is nearly mortally wounded. 

Falling for the Huntsman is such a good read. It is one of those books that once you open it, you don't want to put it down. And when forced to do so, you just want to return to this faraway island world and dive back in. This was a wholly unique blending of Snow White and Hansel and Gretel set in an exotic, tropical location. I love it when a book makes me want to find more titles set in its story world, and Falling for the Huntsman does just that.   

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations. All thoughts expressed are my own.


About the Book:

A Villainous Twist on Snow White and Hansel & Gretel

Two villains. 
One shipwreck. 
A queen’s betrayal that could ruin them all.

Alaric, the infamous huntsman who once saved Princess Sereth, has built a brutal whaling empire without her crown or favor. Feared, powerful, and as untouchable as the sea, he’s the kind of man no one crosses. But when a mysterious ambush leaves him shipwrecked, he wakes in the care of a quiet woman who seems to loathe him on sight.
Malia has spent years in exile, her name twisted into legend after two lost children fled her forest home and never returned. She lives with pain and guilt, hidden far from the queen’s reach… until the sea tosses a wounded whaler onto her shores.

He’s sharp edges and control. She’s soft silence and secrets. But the more time they spend together, the more their guarded hearts begin to unravel. And when the truth surfaces—about the ambush, the queen, and their own pasts—they’ll have to decide if love is enough to survive what comes next. Falling for the Huntsman is a lush, romantic retelling that weaves together Snow White and Hansel & Gretel. After betrayal, exile, and near-death, a ruthless whaler and a reclusive witch are forced together on a faraway island, where old wounds burn and forbidden feelings spark.

Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, cozy danger, and villain redemption arcs, "Falling for the Huntsman" is the twelfth book in the To Win a Dark Heart series, which retells fairytales as old as time—but this time it’s the villain’s turn to get a happy ending.