Bookish Beginnings

After querying and marketing my own book, Iโ€™ve become such a publishing industry nerd. The slush piles. The editing process. The cover design strategies. I want to know the mysteries behind all these things. Today, Iโ€™m chatting with a former librarian, a former copy & ghost writer, a former publishing house intern, and a book … Read more

Weekly Read: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

a darkly humourous and action packed sci-fi LitRPG

Can subtlety punch you in the face? Yes. Yes it can. If you don’t believe me, pick up a copy of Dungeon Crawler Carl and get to reading. You will be blasted with gratuitous violence, obscenely offensive caricatures and darkly crass humour, all in service of a deeply relatable bigger-picture narrative about what it feels … Read more

Win 4 Signed Sci-Fi Books and a Spacey Outfit!

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Want to go on a space adventure? Want to do it in STYLE? I’ve teemed up with some of my fave sci-fi romance authors to bring you what I’d consider the most unique book giveaway I’ve organized to-date: a fashioned themed giveaway! One winner will receive 4 SIGNED ROMANTA-SCI adventures and a SPACEY OUTFIT straight … Read more

Summer Sci-fi Romance Releases that Have Me Intrigued

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I keep a tab on instagram where I save intriguing new books that come through my feed. Here are three new releases I’m excited to test as possible poolside reads this summer! Just Released: The Wildborn by Perri Torani From the blurb: Airik, a battle-scarred warrior serving the cruel intergalactic empire of the Veynari, craves … Read more

Weekly Read: Full Speed to a Crash Landing

The first in a banter-filled space heist novella series with rivals-to-lovers romance.

Have you ever known youโ€™d love a book based on the dedication alone? That was my first impression going into Beth Revisโ€™s 2024 romantic space heist Full Speed to a Crash Landing. โ€œThis book is dedicated to spite, my greatest muse and motivator.โ€ Apparently, me and Beth share the same muse! The moment I read … Read more

An Interview With My Audiobook Narrator! Plus: Win a FREE Audiobook download!

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Note: This Article is adapted from an article Originally Published in my June 2025 newsletter celebrating the release of my audiobook. The giveaway is new and current to June 2026. Don’t Miss the Giveaway! I’m celebrating the anniversary of the release by giving away 3 FREE AUDIO DOWNLOADS of the book! Scroll to the bottom … Read more

3 Books to Try if You’re Getting Bored of Romantasy

Image shows a close up of the blogger face and shoulders wearing galaxy print rave wear. Three book covers are shown next to the author's portrait: Heaven Breaker, blue cover with abstract bird image, Conform: white cover with abstract gold cityscape; A Symphony of Starlight: purple cover with female character holding a sci-fi blaster.

The romantasy genre is oversaturated. My author friends’ agents are hearing it over and over from publishers right now. And honestly, as much as I love both fantasy and romance, I have to agree. Bookstore shelves feel like a sea of swords-and-flowers book covers these days. Don’t get me wrong. Readers are never going to … Read more

Weekly Read: Under Cover of Stars by Danielle Price

A Spacefaring spy romance with major Star Wars vibes.

If you love Star Wars, Space Romantasy and supporting indie debuts, add this book to your must-reads right now! I’ve been reviewing indie space opera and sci-fi for two years, and this book honestly has the most Star-wars-y feel of any indie book I’ve encountered so far (yes, it feels even more like Star Wars … Read more

Dark Sci-fi Recs for Revenge of the Fifth

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Expanded from an instagram carousel posted on May 5th, 2026. A good number of my fave sci-fi novels walk the path of the Dark Side–morally grey characters, unhealthy relationship dynamics, and criminal underbellies draw my interest again and again. Part of it is that I love drama, and these darker tropes and settings are rife … Read more

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