The Sea Queen’s Key
If you enjoy: • Cozy fantasy with higher stakes • Fairytale retellings with no romance, but all the emotions! • Stories where asking the right questions matters more than force... Then Welcome to the Sea Queen's Key!https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/26/the-sea-queens-key/
Camp Shifter
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩-𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢-𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘳, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘺-𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/21/camp-shifter/
#BookBlitz: The Wednesday Box, by Jonathan Kieran @XpressoTours #TheWednesdayBox #JonathanKieran #dark #fantasy #horror #giveaway #XpressoTours
The Wednesday BoxJonathan KieranPublication date: June 18th 2026Genres: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror Some stories begin with “Once Upon a Time…” This one begins with loneliness. From the bestselling author of WistWood comes THE WEDNESDAY BOX, an illustrated supernatural horror novel for readers who love the haunting edge of…
The Crown of Moonlight
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The Hollow Crown #CoverReveal
The Hollow CrownMartina Boone(The Five Crowns, #2)Publication date: March 9th 2027Genres: Adult, Fantasy, RomanceEvery night, magic makes him forget her. Every day, she makes him fall for her again. Flora Domhnall survived the Hunt, claimed the Crown of Moonlight, and woke a magic unseen in Alba Scoria for over four hundred years. But her coronation didn’t end the war. The Highlands are still burning, and the immortal warrior Flora needs at her side is still bound by oaths that see her as […]https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/20/the-hollow-crown-coverreveal/
Night Home
Night HomeRose TitusPublication date: December 2nd 2017Genres: Adult, Paranormal, ThrillerWhen Muriel Aubrey inherits an old house in a small town, she imagines that moving into the rural community will be deathly dull. But the old house once belonged to her eccentric granduncle, a professor who was said to be researching something very mysterious and unusual before his untimely death. While exploring the slightly rundown Victorian age home, she finds the research notes that had been hidden […]https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/18/night-home/
#BookBlitz: Night Home, by Rose Titus @XpressoTours #NightHome #RoseTitus #adult #paranormal #thriller #excerpt #giveaway #XpressoTours
Night HomeRose TitusPublication date: December 2nd 2017Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Thriller When Muriel Aubrey inherits an old house in a small town, she imagines that moving into the rural community will be deathly dull. But the old house once belonged to her eccentric granduncle, a professor who was said to be researching something…
Makerborn
MakerbornDaymon Ashcord(Maladies of Empire, #1)Publication date: June 15th 2026Genres: Adult, Dark Fantasy, FantasyThe God War is over. An empire built on suffering, slavery, and betrayal remains… In the fractured lands of the Salvian Empire, the Great Houses rule through blood and fear. For years, Alandra Phoenyka has hunted powerful Sonomancers in the empire’s name, paid in empty promises that her stolen daughter would be returned. Each step forward demands another compromise. Another […]https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/16/makerborn/
The Ice Queen’s Shoes
The Ice Queen’s ShoesR.S. Kellogg(Breadcove Bay)Publication date: August 7th 2021Genres: Adult, FantasyWhen missing your train could change everything… Freshly graduated from Borealis University and reeling from a failed apprenticeship, Della only wants to get home. But a minor injury changes her route in magical ways and opens unexpected possibilities. If you love atmospheric fantasy, subtle magic, and stories where a single moment can change a life, discover The Ice Queen’s Shoes […]https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/13/the-ice-queens-shoes/
Mack’s Horrible Hellacious Ghost Town
Mack’s Horribly Hellacious Ghost TownAJ Sherwood(Wylder Tales, #3)Publication date: June 12th 2026Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, RomanceApprentices, and two ghost towns, and almost-demons oh…no. Mack doesn’t mind the apprentice part of this job; in fact, finding Gwyn is delightful, though he hates she grew up in such a haunted town with parents who don’t believe she’s a Medium. Mack really hates the old mining ghost town is locked down with weird energy and none of the ghosts can see […]https://reluctantretireebookreviews.com/2026/06/12/macks-horrible-hellacious-ghost-town/
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