the kevin's upcoming ARCs: August 2022
A look at the kevin's upcoming ARCs for August and a sneak peek at September's reads! Some already read and reviewed, others yet to be opened.
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ARCs releasing in August
A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair (Tea Princess Chronicles #1)
Expected publication: August 2nd, 2022
Categories: Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult, MF
From the publisher:
When the fourth princess of Istalam is due to dedicate herself to a path serving the crown, she makes a choice that shocks everyone, herself most of all: She leaves.
In hiding and exiled from power, Miyara finds her place running a tea shop in a struggling community that sits on the edge of a magical disaster zone. But there's more brewing under the surface of this city—hidden magic, and hidden machinations—that threaten all the people who've helped her make her own way.
Miyara may not be a princess anymore, but with a teapot in hand she'll risk her newfound freedom to discover a more meaningful kind of power.
Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara (Monster Hunt #1)
Expected publication: August 30th, 2022
Categories: LGBTQIA, Romance, Mystery/Thriller
From the publisher:
Julien Doran arrived in sleepy Maudit Falls, North Carolina, with a heart full of hurt and a head full of questions. The key to his brother's mysterious last days might be found in this tiny town, and now Julien's amateur investigation is starting to unearth things the locals would rather keep buried.
Perhaps most especially the strange, magnetic manager of a deserted retreat that's nearly as odd as its staff.
Eli Smith is a lot of things: thief, werewolf, glamour-puss, liar. And now the manager of a haven for rebel pack runaways. He’s spent years cultivating a persona to disguise his origins, but for the first time ever he’s been entrusted with a real responsibility—and he plans to take that seriously.
Even if the handsome tourist who claims to be in town for some R & R is clearly on a hunt for all things paranormal. And hasn't taken his brooding gaze off Eli since he's arrived.
When an old skeleton and a fresh corpse turn a grief errand into a murder investigation, the unlikely Eli is the only person Julien can turn to. Trust is hard to come by in a town known for its monsters, but so is time…
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Expected publication: August 30th, 2022
Categories: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQIA
From the publisher:
Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, finds himself at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court—the body-father of the queen's new child—in an altercation which results in his humiliation.
To prove his loyalty to the queen, his sister, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds, with the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best. In Arasht, where princes can touch-taste precious metals with their fingers and myth runs side by side with history, counterfeiting is heresy, and the conspiracy they discover could cripple the kingdom’s financial standing and bring about its ruin.
Let It Snow by Beth Moran
Expected publication: August 30th, 2022
Categories: Romance, MF, Holidays
From the publisher:
After the end of a long-term relationship, local weather girl Bea Armstrong has been avoiding her family, and their inevitable ‘I-told-you-sos.’ But with Christmas fast approaching, she is finally on her way home to Charis House, the school in Sherwood Forest that her mum and dad run in their old family home. And to top it all off, the insufferable Henry Fairfax – who her parents have always wanted her to marry – has also been invited.
Relief comes in the shape of a last-minute interview for her dream job. There are just a few minor problems… The interview is in Scotland, Bea has no car, and the snow is falling already. The only solution is for Henry to drive her – could this Christmas get any worse…
But during an unforgettable two-day interview, a stay in a log cabin and a nightmare journey through the snow, Henry turns out to be nothing like she thought. And when Bea’s first love and recent ex shows up, Bea has a difficult choice to make…
Review to come!
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September's upcoming ARCs:
Contract Season by Cait Nary (Trade Season #2) - September 6th 2022
In the Shadow Garden by Liz Parker - September 13th 2022
Imitate the Dawn by MA Grant - September 13th 2022
How the Wallflower was Won by Eva Leigh (Last Chance Scoundrels #2) - September 27th 2022
Christmas Eve at Cranberry Cross by Kate Forster - September 29 2022
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