This gorgeous, deliciously twisted Little Mermaid retelling comes out this week and we are here for it! “Song of Dark Tides is a twisted little mermaid retelling. Viola is the misunderstood sea witch who eats men’s hearts and souls. And Aric, the firstborn siren of her enemy, might be the key to her curse’s undoing. Dark and spicy as hell” – Beka Westrup Song of Dark Tides Publication Date: November 28, 2023 Genre: Very Dark Fantasy Romance / Fairy Tale Retelling Viola is a sea witch cursed by Triton. Cast aside from the glittering city of Atlantis, she starves for power and a real life above ..read more

This is a big week for new releases and we’re thrilled to share this one. Check out Cynosura 99 by author Sam Weiss! Stranger Things meets Donnie Darko Cynosura 99 (The Altered Planes #1) Publication Date: October 9, 2023 Genre: Dark Fantasy w/ Sci-Fi Horror Elements “The night the moon bleeds is the night the world will end. There’s death in the moon. And the moon is you.” Atra Hart has spent the last seven years locked away in Vanishing Plains Psychiatric Hospital. In that time, her shadow has transformed into its own entity and is growing stronger by the day, threatening to devour her mind ..read more

We are thrilled to present The Bridge to Magic by Alex Thornbury. Read on for more details! The Bridge to Magic (The Sundered Web #1) Publication Date: February 21, 2023 Genre: YA Dark Fantasy/ Dystopian Vibes An award-winning debut for lovers of traditional fantasy and the readers who crave the dark, disturbing and original. Men thought they had won the war against magic, when a demi-god had sundered their realm and banished magic and its keepers to the deadlands. But then another terror was born. Nothing can survive the approaching Blight. Terren, the last refuge of mankind, now stands ..read more

We are so excited to share this stunner! Pre-order Shade of Light by Kimberly Grymes and stay tuned for the book tour in October! Shade of Light (Three Shades Trilogy) Expected Publication Date: October 24th, 2023 Genre: YA Dark Fantasy Not all monsters are evil. Some choose to do better. So, which one am I? Eighteen-year-old Adele believes she’s a monster because of her ability to infiltrate minds. She has come to terms with the fact that she may be alone for the rest of her life in order to avoid hurting others. For years, she’s been kept captive at Castle Forge, living comfortably under th ..read more

Have you read The Crimson Witch by Ashley Oliver? Now’s the time to go back and read the first two books in The Royal Thieves Trilogy before the final installment is released! The Crimson Witch (The Royal Thieves #2) Publication Date: September 2022 Genre: YA Dark Fantasy She will make them pay, even if it destroys her. The Crimson Witch is determined to free her undead army and wreak havoc on the world, both seen and unseen. Death would be too kind a mercy for those faerie traitors compared to the torment she has endured. And she will get her vengeance, no matter the cost. Four enchanted obj ..read more

We are thrilled to share Hunt the Wood with all of you today! This is the first in the Beautiful Nightmares series by Anna Fury and Amy Pennza, each story is a MM dark romance fairy tale retelling, Read on for more details! Hunt the Wood: An MM Red Riding Hood Retelling (Beautiful Nightmares #1) Publication Date: April 25th, 2023 Genre: MM Dark Fantasy Romance/ Fairy Tale Retelling I’m not a powerful witch, just a fortune teller making ends meet. But when my grandmother, the leader of the Rathmore Coven, summons me, I have no choice but to answer her call. To reach her, I must cross the Wood ..read more

Welcome to the book tour for Rachael Boucker’s dark fantasy, Shades of Night. Read on for more details! Shades of Night (The Night Order Series #1) Publication Date: December 4th, 2022 Genre: Dark Fantasy Publisher: Eerie River Publishing Fated for greatness; Destined for pain. A prophecy of beauty, untold power and the strength to save them all. They said I was destined to save every witch, my entire race, but life is never that cut-and-dried. I am Aramay Shenade, or Shade for short. After a demon attack left me scarred, the Night Order elders declared the prophecy was broken, disc ..read more

Happy book birthday to author Whitney Dean! We’ve been waiting for this beauty and we’re so happy it’s here! A Kingdom of Frost and Fear (The Four Kingdoms #2) Publication Date: December 6, 2022 Genre: Dark Fantasy/ Romance Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Chosen Family, Dark Magic, Grumpy/Sunshine, Dual POV After years of wondering where she came from and what her story was, Raven received the answers she had been craving: she has a family and is the true heir to the throne of Seolia. But the answers she so hopelessly sought only bred more questions. As ..read more

We’re celebrating the release of the highly anticipated dark fantasy The Syren’s Mutiny by Jessica S. Taylor. Read on for more info and a chance to win a signed copy of this extraordinary book! Be sure to visit our hosts to enter! The Syren’s Mutiny Publication Date: November 9th, 2022 Genre: Dark Fantasy/ Pirates/ Mythology “It’s frightful bad luck to have a woman aboard.” Brigid knew the superstition, but when her father tried to marry her off, she had no choice but to stowaway on a ship bound for Bhodheas. When she’s discovered and discarded, her fate seems sealed…until she’s sav ..read more

If you enjoy a darker spin on fairy tales, Upon a Wicked Tide is for you! Read more about the first book in this beautiful duology by Kate Craft! Upon a Wicked Tide (Wicked Tides Duology #1) Publication Date: October 31st, 2022 Genre: Fairy Tale/ Dark Fantasy/ Romance/ Mermaids & Pirates In a world of sirens, pirates and unspeakable danger, one might crave a quiet life on the Garden Isle…but not this blue-eyed girl. Upon the death of her guardians, Emerelda Mirabel comes to inherit three curious things: A book… Not a diary or fable, but something almost sentient. This riddlesome ..read more