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I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Shelby Elizabeth’s Lady of Dragons (and am sorry that I forgot to hit the “Schedule” button earlier)! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Lady of Dragons (Part One) by Shelby Elizabeth
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Young Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 375 Pages
Publication Date: August 29, 2023

About the Book:

He’s the gentle keeper of a dragon sanctuary who’s loved her since childhood. She’s the dragon knight who will always keep him safe. She has the power to dismantle the rule of dragon-killing Mages after she binds with a phoenix dragon–but she can’t do it without him.

Lady of Dragons is a complete, swoony friends to lovers dragon rider duet.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Shelby Elizabeth is a teacher in Upstate New York. She spends a lot of time with her family, and can be found snuggled on the couch with her cats and a good book or TV show when she isn’t writing at home. She writes young adult fantasy, romantasy, and contemporary romance.

Twitter ~ Instagram

My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Liar by Olivia Lockhart

By HCNewton

On November 24, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Olivia Lockhart’s Liar! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Liar by Olivia Lockhart
Genre: Romance, Paranormal Romance
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook
Length: 276 Pages
Publication Date: May 11, 2023

About the Book:

Amber Carmichael splits her time between her nursing career and community spirited acts of kindness. This life fulfils her; she has no interest in nightclubs or the men her friends tirelessly chase. The spark of attraction has never lit within her and of this, Amber is glad.

Until one day her dreams begin to shift; something deep in her subconscious begs to awaken.

This stirring within her attracts the attention of an enemy. An enemy she doesn’t know exists; a threat she can’t possibly hide from.

Because how do you hide from the one soul in the world who truly sees you?

A heart has to fall before it can soar.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Olivia Lockhart (Livvie to her friends) is an English author who can’t quite decide if she wants to write contemporary romance or paranormal romance. Either way, it HAS to be romance.

She loves to write about the underdog, the one who got away, the bits of love stories we can all relate to.

When not writing she can be found drinking wine, cuddling her beloved pooch or with her head buried in a book.

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My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Litany of the Destroyer by Chaz Lebel

By HCNewton

On November 22, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Chaz Lebel’s Litany of the Destroyer! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Litany of the Destroyer by Chaz Lebel
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 294 Pages
Publication Date: September 7, 2022

About the Book:

After a close encounter with a summoned demon, Sir Galien Banforth is left in fear for his immortal soul, bound by oath to a life of bloodshed for his king. When the world’s greatest kingdoms march to war, Galien abandons the battlefield, and his knighthood, searching for a way to repent.

He’s about to find it.

After meeting Emi, a secretive orphan with a dark history of her own, the two uncover the works of a malevolent cult, and a conspiracy that threatens all of Europe. Soon, Galien will find himself in a new war, against the renegade angels of Hell, and the Apocalypse itself.

Litany of the Destroyer is intended for a mature audience. It contains depictions of graphic violence, and occult/religious themes some may find offensive. Reader discretion is advised.

No AI was used in any part of the creation of this book.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Chaz Lebel is a huge nerd with a passion for the power of a well-told story. He lives in El Paso, Texas with his dog Bailey and his existential dread.

Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Bluesky

My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Lost Blades by Liz Sauco

By HCNewton

On November 21, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Liz Sauco’s Lost Blades! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Lost Blades by Liz Sauco
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Age Category: New Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 507 Pages
Publication Date: September 12, 2023

About the Book:

As the world ends once more, the goddess chooses who she will wield against Abomination.

In Lyndiniam: A street thief attempts a heist far more ambitious than anything he has done before, but due to circumstances outside his control, finds himself locked up for crimes he both did and did not commit. A strange woman with abilities Jamirh does not understand breaks him out, and he finds himself on the run – fleeing to Romanii, a country he thought no longer existed.

In Ni Fon: A shinobi is banished by the Empress for killing her daughter and his fiancée, Princess Hotaru. This is a ploy, however – Takeshi is still working for Ni Fon despite the murder, trying to learn information about a rebellion against the Rose Empire that Ni Fon will be able to leverage to regain their own freedom.

Though thousands of miles apart, both Jamirh and Takeshi find themselves pulled into an ancient struggle between forces far beyond anything they have ever dreamed of, whether they want to be or not.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Authors:

Liz Sauco is an author from Rhode Island who enjoys a host of nerdy pastimes, such as crocheting cute animal plushies and playing video games. After graduation from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Classics, she spent several years teaching Latin to high school students while working on her first manuscript.

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My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Love Awaits: A Tale of Unbroken Promises by Harshita Nanda

By HCNewton

On November 20, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Harshita Nanda’s Love Awaits: A Tale of Unbroken Promises! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Love Awaits: A Tale of Unbroken Promises by Harshita Nanda
Genre: Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 176 Pages
Publication Date: January 29, 2025

About the Book:

FA tale of enduring love that triumphs over adversity.

Mira is on a carefree holiday to a hill town when she stumbles upon Sunshine Coffeehouse, where she meets Raghunath Sharma. Every morning, Raghunath, an ex-professor, waits for someone in the coffeehouse. Intrigued, Mira wonders who Raghunath is waiting for and why. The revelation that Raghunath has waited for years fuels her curiosity.

The only person who can tell Mira Raghunath’s story is Manan. But will he reveal the story of the one person he loves most to a stranger?

Moreover, will Mira be able to ignore the attraction she feels for Manan and what her heart desires?

In a world filled with violence and negativity, Love Awaits, A Tale of Unbroken Promises reminds us of simpler times, evoking emotions through its heartfelt narrative.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Authors:

Harshita Nanda is an author, blogger and book reviewer based in Dubai, UAE. An engineer by qualification, she changed tracks to become a full-time writer. Her stories have a strong emotional quotient with a streak of feminism. Avoiding unnecessary drama, she focuses on the universal appeal of human emotions.

One of the shortlisted candidates for the Rama Mehta Writing Grant, 2023, her short stories have found a home in many anthologies such as The Blogchatter Book Of Thrillers, The Blogchatter Book of Love, and Lightning Strikes, An Anthology of Flash Fiction by Indian Writers. Her words have appeared on websites like Kitaab, Porch Lit Mag and Roi Faineant Literary Press.
An author of four books, Love Awaits: A Tale of Unbroken Promises is her fourth book.

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My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Magical Girl Blues by Russell Isler

By HCNewton

On November 19, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller, Science Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Russell Isler’s Magical Girl Blues! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

Also, come back in few hours when I will finally get my post about the book up–almost 3 months after I read it.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Magical Girl Blues by Russell Isler
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 478 Pages
Publication Date: November 26, 2024

About the Book:

Some things are worse than death… Or high school

Xenia Findlay should be dead—just like her parents, and her best friend Bethany. After the crash, she moves to the tranquil small town of Porter Valley to live with her great aunt. But her recovery is plagued by terrible headaches…and hallucinatory visits from her dead friend.

Worse, the students of Porter Valley High have begun to disappear.

As the missing teenagers join Bethany in Xenia’s visions she begins to suspect that everything she thought she knew—about the world, about death, and about herself—is wrong.

Which means a ghastly force really is lurking in the shadows of her idyllic new home.

And unless Xenia can unlock the power she’s discovered, she might just lose herself, her town—and her very soul.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Russell Isler was born in Champaign, Illinois. As a child, his fate was sealed the evening his parents took him to see Star Wars. Practically obsessed with spaceships, robots and dragons for his entire life, he pursued a career in animation. After a couple decades jumping between the video game and commercial television VFX fields he stumbled into a new group of friends, who went on to create the award winning Adventures of the League of S.T.E.A.M. web-series. In addition to becoming head of VFX for the League, Russell also acted in several of the episodes. The League also gave him his first taste of writing. His writing on the series finale won “Best Screenplay” in the 2017 Dublin Web Festival. By then he realized that he’d had so much fun writing those screenplays that he should probably write down that book idea that had been living in the back of his head.

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My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Maid in Heaven by Aurora Alba

By HCNewton

On November 18, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Aurora Alba’s Maid in Heaven! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Maid in Heaven by Aurora Alba
Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 368 Pages
Publication Date: August 13, 2024

About the Book:

From award-winning author Aurora Alba comes a fresh romantic comedy about the antics that ensue when Will Jessup starts a sexy all-male cleaning service catering to bored Jackson Hole housewives.

But Will doesn’t just clean lonely women’s houses half-naked for the thrill of it. He’s a single dad in a small — but expensive — town whose spirited young daughter has racked up a mountain of medical debt. No stranger to performing manual labor for the upper echelon, Will sees an untapped market with infinite potential and high demand. Why not use it to give his daughter a better life?

Ava Quinn believes in love, even though it always seems to take an almost comical detour around her. With the ruins of her failed marriage in her rear-view, at least Ava can thrust herself head-first into her job in finance. That is, until her sassy best friend hires a handsome hunk in a tear-away policeman’s costume to dust off Ava’s cobwebs. With Will deep cleaning, flustered Ava botches her video conference regarding a new multi-million-dollar acquisition further nose-diving her life into chaos.

When Will tries to make the disastrous encounter up to Ava, their feelings begin to blossom. But modern dating in the Grand Tetons isn’t easy and love is never squeaky clean. In this fresh, new series full of love, lust, and laundry, you can expect a wild ride of romantic mishaps, meddling besties, and blush-worthy spice. Join Will and Ava for the flirty, laugh-out-loud beginning of what is sure to be a booming new business.

The Man Maid series is recommended for fans of Meghan Quinn, Lucy Score, & Pippa Grant and features workplace romance, men in uniform, single dad, small town, he falls first, and cinnamon roll contemporary romance tropes.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Authors:

Award-winning author, Aurora Alba, is a writer of contemporary and paranormal romance. She writes from a small town in Wyoming with the support of her husband and furbabies. A captivating writer where love, in all forms, is her passion.

My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Mary and Bright by Nikki Perry and Kirsty Roby

By HCNewton

On November 17, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Nikki Perry and Kirsty Roby’s Mary and Bright! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Mary and Bright by Nikki Perry and Kirsty Roby
Genre: Romance
Age Category: Adult
Format: Ebook
Length: 307 Pages
Publication Date: October 1, 2024

About the Book:

Albright Nicols is not a fan of Christmas.

He’s too busy running his business and worrying about his increasingly oddly behaved father to deal with the festive season.

That is until he meets Mary – an infuriatingly joyful and sparkling woman who loves her job at the retirement village and is determined to help Bright find his holiday spirit.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Authors:

Nikki and Kirsty are sisters from New Zealand, approaching middle age gracelessly. They are best friends, avid readers, writers, foodies and cocktail enthusiasts. Old enough to write from experience but young enough to still believe in love, they write quirky, light- hearted stories that are a welcome escape in this current world climate. Neither of them can do a cartwheel for love nor money.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Bluesky

My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson

By HCNewton

On November 17, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller, Science Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Adrian M. Gibson’s dynamite Mushroom Blues! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

Also, come back in few hours when I will finally get my post about the book up–almost 3 months after I read it.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 408 Pages
Publication Date: March 19, 2024

About the Book:

Blade Runner, True Detective and District 9 meld with the weird worlds of Jeff VanderMeer and China Miéville in Adrian M. Gibson’s fungalpunk noir debut.

NKPD homicide detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with fungal patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of fungal and half-breed children, a case that drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Adrian M. Gibson is an award-winning Canadian SFF author, podcaster, illustrator and tattoo artist. In 2021, he created the SFF Addicts podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow authors M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly. The three host in-depth interviews with an array of science fiction and fantasy authors, as well as writing masterclasses. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Bluesky

My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: My Dark Self by Jessica Huntley

By HCNewton

On November 15, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller

I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Jessica Huntley’s My Dark Self! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official.

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Book Details:

Title: My Dark Self by Jessica Huntley
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 395 Pages
Publication Date: July 1, 2021

About the Book:

A dark and addictive psychological thriller that will have you turning the pages long into the night. Meet Josslyn and Alicia … your new best friend and your worst enemy.

Josslyn is a mild-mannered vet who prefers animals to people. Alicia is a ruthless and psychotic killer. But there’s a problem … They are the same person.

When Josslyn finds a clue as to who Alicia really is, she sets out on a mission to discover the truth and hopefully get rid of the psychopath in her head before she kills again.

However, Alicia has her own agenda and isn’t afraid to mess things up for Josslyn. She wants control of their body and won’t rest until she gets her way.

Someone is stalking them and clearly knows more about them than they do. Will Josslyn and Alicia ever be able to see eye to eye and work together to overcome adversity?

My Dark Self is the first book in the My … Self series, a gripping thriller series with a big difference … the two main characters are one person. If you like fast-paced psychological thrillers with plenty of twists and turns and witty banter then you’ll love this dramatic series from Jessica Huntley.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Jessica Huntley is an award-winning and best-selling psychological thriller author. She’s an ex-British soldier and Personal Trainer and has been writing almost non-stop for the past four years.

She is now the author of nineteen books. She is both self-published and traditionally published with Inkubator Books and Joffe Books.

She writes books for thriller readers who like their stories dark and twisty with complex, yet memorable characters, who often suffer from relatable mental health disorders.

When she isn’t writing, Jessica is either keeping fit, walking her dog or looking after her young son.

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My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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