Fantasy

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    Some of my favorite reads of 2025 …

    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
    The Serpent and the Wolf
    Little White Lies

    I can’t believe we’re almost to the end of 2025. Where has the year gone?! It seems like January was just last week. Here are some of my favorite read this year: 

    • Emily’s Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett: This is the first book in the Emily Wilde cozy fantasy series about a professor who researches faeries. Emily is a delightfully smart and grumpy heroine, and the descriptions of the faeries are both lovely and frightening. 
    • The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca Robinson: After her mother’s death, Vaasa inherited a dark magic that is slowly killing her. In order to learn to control her dangerous new power, Vaasa forges an alliance with an enemy ruler, but devious villains threaten everything they are fighting to protect. This is the first book in the Dark Inheritance romantasy series.
    • Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: When eighteen-year-old Sawyer is offered a contract by her wealthy grandmother to participate in debutante season, she accepts the deal to learn more about her family, including who her father is. This is the first book in the Debutantesseries, and it’s a twisty young-adult mystery with lots of family secrets.

    What were some of your favorite reads of 2025?

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    Audiobook available for only Rogue Actions . . .

    Only Rogue Actions audiobook cover art

    Just a reminder that the audiobook is available for Only Rogue Actions, Galactic Bonds #5. Woot!

    The audiobook is narrated by Lauren Fortgang and James Fouhey. I’ve gotten so many nice comments about their narration of Vesper and Kyrion, and I’m so glad they are back for this book. 

    Only Rogue Actions is also available to download at all the usual retailers. Thank you for reading! ❤️

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    EBOOKS AND PRINT BOOKS ALSO AVAILABLE:

    The ebooks and print books for Only Rogue Actions are also available at all the usual retailers.

    GET THE EBOOK:

    Amazon kindle
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    Apple Books
    Google Play
    Kobo
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    GET THE PRINT BOOK:

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    bookshop.org
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    Last chance! Get Only Bad Options for 99 cents!

    Last chance! Only Bad Options is on sale for 99 cents. Woot!

    Only Bad Options 99-cent ebook sale info box with blue book coverGET THE EBOOK:

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    The ebook is 99 cents in U.S dollars. This is a worldwide deal, and the pricing should be similar to that in other countries depending on currency conversions, taxes, etc. This deal ends soon so get it while you can.

    Only Bad Options focuses on Vesper Quill, an engineer/inventor who discovers she has an unwanted connection with Kyrion Caldaren, the galaxy’s most notorious assassin.

    Only Bad Options features:

    • Space opera
    • Soul mates
    • Enemies to lovers
    • Slow-burn romance
    • Pew! Pew! Pew! action scenes
    • A boiling lava planet of doom

    If you have been wanting to check out my Galactic Bonds series aka my “Pew! Pew! Pew!” sci-fi fantasy books, now is the time. Thank you for reading! 😎 

    OPTIONS AUDIOBOOK AVAILABLE:

    Just a reminder than when you buy an ebook like Only Bad Options on Kindle, Amazon will usually let you add the audiobook version for a few more dollars.

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    Lauren Fortgang and James Fouhey are the narrators for Only Bad Options. I have gotten so many nice comments about their narration, and I’m so happy that folks are enjoying the audiobook. Happy listening!

    ONLY BAD OPTIONS DESCRIPTION:

    “This is space opera at its finest.”—Ilona Andrew, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep blasts off with an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure with a dash of historical romance. This action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soul mates and enemies-to-lovers story. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Reylo, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice.

    A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . .

    Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab rat who designs brewmakers and other household appliances in the research and development lab at the powerful Kent Corp. But when I point out a design flaw and a safety hazard in the new line of Kent Corp spaceships, everyone knows who I am—and wants to eliminate me.

    I might be a seer with a photographic memory, but I don’t see the trouble headed my way until it’s too late. Suddenly, I’m surrounded by enemies and fighting for my life.

    I don’t think things can get any worse until I meet Kyrion Caldaren, an arrogant Regal lord who insists that we have a connection, one that could be the death of us both.

    A MAN WHO CAN’T FORGET HIS PAST . . .

    The  name Kyrion Caldaren strikes fear in the hearts of people across the Archipelago Galaxy. As the leader of the Arrows, the Imperium’s elite fighting force, I’m used to being a villain, as well as the personal assassin of Lord Callus Holloway. Even the wealthy Regals who live on the planet of Corios are afraid of me.

    But everything changes when I meet Vesper Quill. I might be a powerful psion with telepathic, telekinetic, and other abilities, but Vesper sees far too many of my secrets.

    Thanks to an arcane, unwanted quirk of psionic magic, the two of us are forced to work together to unravel a dangerous conspiracy and outwit the deadly enemies who want to bend us to their will.

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    Blind Date with your Next Book Crush giveaway …

    I’m one of 14 authors participating in Blind Date with your Next Book Crush. Woot!

    Blind Date with your Next Book Crush info graphicThis is a multi-author, multi-genre autographed paperback giveaway. One (1) paperback per winner will be randomly selected.

    Click here to enter

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    A big thanks to Meghan Ciana Doidge for hosting the event. Thanks so much, Meghan! 😎 

    No purchase necessary. The giveaway is open from today, Friday, Feb. 14 through Friday, Feb. 28. Good luck!

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    Only Cold Depths print books online …

    The print links for Only Cold Depths are now online. Woot!  😎

    Only Cold DepthsOnly Cold Depths ebook cover art with a couple on a purple background is available in trade paperback and hardcover.

    GET THE PRINT BOOK:

    Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org

    GET THE HARDCOVER BOOK:

    Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.orgBooksellers and librarians can order through IngramSpark

    Only Cold Depths is book #4 in my Galactic Bonds science-fiction fantasy series. It will be released Oct. 29. Only Cold Depths is the next full-length book featuring Vesper Quill and Kyrion Caldaren, and it picks up a few weeks after the events of Only Hard Problems, book #3.

    Only Cold Depths will be available in print, ebook, and audiobook. The print and ebooks are online now, and the audiobooks will go online sometime this summer.

    ONLY COLD DEPTHS EBOOK:

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    After Only Cold Depths comes out, I am planning to write at least one more book about Vesper/Kyrion. I also hope to write a full-length book for Zane with his own romance. So as of right now, I am planning to write at least 2 or 3 more books in the series — maybe more, depending on reader interest/demand.

    I appreciate all the nice comments about the Galactic Bonds books. Thank you for reading!  😎

    ONLY COLD DEPTHS DESCRIPTION:

    “This is space opera at its finest.”—Ilona Andrew, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Only Bad Options

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Galactic Bonds series with a new, action-packed adventure that blends science fiction, fantasy, and historical romance. This rollicking space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soulmates story and “Pew! Pew! Pew!” battle scenes. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Dune, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice.

    A WOMAN WHO CAN’T CONTROL HER POWER . . .
    Everyone knows the name Vesper Quill. I used to be a lowly lab rat working in a Regal-owned corporation, but thanks to my truebond with Kyrion Caldaren, I’m now one of the most wanted fugitives in the Archipelago Galaxy.

    Kyrion and I have spent the last few weeks avoiding bounty hunters, along with the Arrows, the elite Imperium warriors tasked with capturing us. Now we’ve journeyed to a distant planet that’s supposed to be a refuge for truebonded couples, but when new enemies appear, we’re once again in grave danger.

    As a seer, inventor, and engineer, I’m skilled at figuring out how things work, but I can’t quite understand my growing magic and newfound psionic abilities. The clock is ticking, and if I don’t figure out how to tap into my power, I’ll doom myself to a gruesome fate, along with Kyrion.

    A MAN WHO CAN’T LET GO OF HIS FEAR . . .
    As Kyrion Caldaren, I’m used to being respected and feared, especially given my telekinesis, telepathy, telempathy, and other powerful psionic abilities. What I’m not used to is being on the run, but as a rogue Arrow, I’ll do anything to protect Vesper.

    Just when I think we’ve finally reached a safe haven, trouble finds us again, reigniting all my fears about losing Vesper.

    When the cold depths of our enemies’ plan are finally revealed, the truth is more terrifying than anything I could imagine. Soon Vesper and I are fighting for our lives again, but even with our growing truebond power, this is one battle we might not survive.

    MORE PRAISE FOR ONLY BAD OPTIONS AND THE GALACTIC BONDS SERIES:
     
    “Mixing sci-fi and fantasy, this space opera romance is an absolute delight.”—BookBub
     
    “I absolutely love it! This is 429 pages of reading joy.”—Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
     
    “A rocketship ride of star-crossed soulmates, Only Bad Options delighted me from start to finish! I highly recommend this romantic, action-packed space opera to all lovers of science fiction, fantasy, and romance!”—Jeffe Kennedy, award-winning and best-selling author of Dark Wizard and The Pages of the Mind
     
    “The Galactic Bonds series has everything I crave—a delicious slow-burn romance, space opera intrigue and action, tension, danger, unlikely partnerships, and sci-fi fantasy elements that keep you guessing from start to finish. I highly recommend!”—Amanda Bouchet, USA Today bestselling author of The Kingmaker Chronicles