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HE HAS CALLED TO HER ALL HER LIFE, BUT SHE COULD NEVER REPLY. . .The brand new haunting, gothic, sci-fi novella from Meg Smitherman . . . --Midonia, a freelance interplanetary transporter, is on thin ice after a fatal accident on the job.So she doesn’t argue when she’s given the tedious task of flying devout Sister Irena to a remote fringe planet, where a tiny religious colony worships a strange deity called Anguish.Until now.When a solar flare grounds her ship, Midonia finds herself stuck with the cult-like sisters. Even worse, he comes to her in the night, his familiar voice louder than ever. He invades her mind with his hunger, sparking a ravenous obsession that will be near-impossible to escape.--🖤 Readers love Meg Smitherman:'Smitherman has such a way with getting the reader into the character’s head that there were times I was genuinely afraid while I was reading' five ⭐ reader review'Thrum is my first exploration into sci-fi, and I'm certainly fascinated by the genre now' five ⭐ reader review 'Coming from someone who is rarely impressed with novellas... Wow!' five ⭐ reader review 'Smitherman knows what she's doing' five ⭐ reader review

THE PLANET HAS ALWAYS CALLED TO JILL, BUT ITS SECRETS MAY CONSUME HER. . .Swallowed is a dark, psychological sci-fi novella where obsession, romance, and horror intertwine on a planet that seems too perfect to be real.‘This was just as wild and thrilling as I thought it would be. Meg Smitherman never disappoints!’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Earth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our last hope.Humanity's first mission to the Planet ended in tragedy, but botanist Jill Jones won’t let that stop her from joining the second one.Perfect climate, perfect terrain, perfect flora and fauna; the Planet has called to Jill all her life. She knows, with bone-deep certainty, it's home. A new beginning for humanity. She just needs a chance to prove it.But as Jill and her team survey the Planet, a mysterious presence begins to infiltrate their thoughts.When her colleagues start to disappear, it's up to Jill to uproot the Planet's secrets before they consume her, her friends . . .And the one man she would do anything to keep. --Readers love Swallowed'Mouth dropped. This was such an incredible read. I couldn’t put it down. I read it in one sitting!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Disturbing, addictive and darkly atmospheric' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I need more books like this! Immediately one of my FAVORITE reads of 2024 & should be on your must reads for 2025' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'A horticulturally horny and hypnotising read' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

DEEP IN THE UNDERWORLD, WILL LOVE BLOOM WHERE IT SHOULD NOT SURVIVE?PRE-ORDER your new necromantasy obsession. . ."Utterly spellbinding." - Lyndall Clipstone, critically acclaimed author of Tenderly, I am DevouredThe Knight and the Moth meets Phantasma in this spellbinding gothic, enemies-to-lovers tale of life, death and the dangerous bond between two sworn rivals.--Jonquil Foye wields the power of Life.Her sworn enemy, Edmund Blackburn, wields the power of Death.On the battlefield, they clash in a deadly duel meant to decide the fate of their warring cities—until their magics entwine and create a volatile being so powerful it drags them both deep into Death itself.Forced into a reluctant truce, Jonquil and Edmund must navigate the treacherous underworld and confront the horrifying consequences of their own creation.As time runs out, their alliance sparks a deeper attraction. But truces are fragile, and Death seems determined to ensure they never return to the land of the living. . .Brutal, gorgeous, and heart-stopping, this gothic dark fantasy romance is perfect for readers who crave high-stakes tension, lushly dark atmospheres, and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance with a touch of horror.Tropes:🫀 True enemies to lovers💀 Yearning🫀 Forced proximity💀 Gothic Victorian setting🫀 Reylo vibes💀 Masked MMC🫀 Life & Death magic--Praise for Deathsworn:'Hauntingly beautiful, spellbindingly sexy. . .I never wanted this book to end.'- Kate Golden, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Half City "Deathsworn is a fresh take on the fantasy romance genre--it's macabre yet romantic, and absolutely stunning!” —Demi Winters, New York Times bestselling author of The Ashen Series 'Sexy and enthrallingly dangerous, Deathsworn is a true gift to fans of enemies-to-lovers romantasy.' —De Elizabeth, author of She Haunts Me Still and This Raging Sea'DEATHSWORN is a breathtaking plunge into obsession and survival. . .a gothic, perilous read brimming with magic, monsters, and scorching desire. Utterly magnificent.'— Logan Karlie, NYT bestselling author of Dream by the Shadows'Deathsworn is Meg Smitherman at her best: high stakes, luscious romance, and just a touch of horror. . .Visceral, dark, and laced with Smitherman's trademark wit, Deathsworn is a stunning foray into gothic romantasy.' — Lindsay Straube, NYT bestselling author of the Split or Swallow series 'Dark, gothic, and deliciously moody, Deathsworn delivers a fresh story readers will absolutely devour.' - Tina Mars, author of This Wretched Alchemy'Deathsworn is a deliciously gothic romantasy that whisks you into the depths of the world from the very first page. With a brilliantly crafted magic system, a dangerously haunted environment & a true enemies to lovers dynamic' - Victoria S. Walsh, author of The Iron Hex

SHE DIGS UP THE PAST. AND HE’S BOUND TO ITS CURSE…The Mummy meets Indiana Jones meets dark academia in this lush, slow-burn romantasy of danger, devotion and forbidden love.‘I absolutely loved this book. The ending had me gripped! I need the next book in series NOW’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--At the centre of a forbidden ruin, an artifact of black stone is unearthed.Archaeologist Ru Delara, vilified by the scientific community for believing in magic, is summoned to investigate. When she arrives she finds herself inexorably drawn to the artifact and, unable to resist its pull, Ru reaches out to touch the stone...Waking in the dark, naked and alone, Ru sees that everything and everyone within a mile radius has been vaporized. Only she and the artifact remain intact.When a windswept stranger called Fen finds her, she has no choice but to accept his help.Ru and Fen must unravel the secrets of the artifact before it falls into the wrong hands... before its darkness engulfs them all. --Readers love Destroyer'This book was so compelling, start to finish. I couldn’t put it down!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Fascinating mystery, engaging characters, and beautiful prose' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Finished this book in one sitting and was left desperately craving the next part of the story' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Destroyer is stunning!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

SHE DIGS UP THE PAST. AND HE’S BOUND TO ITS CURSE…The Mummy meets Indiana Jones meets dark academia in this lush, slow-burn romantasy of danger, devotion and forbidden love.‘I absolutely loved this book. The ending had me gripped! I need the next book in series NOW’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--At the centre of a forbidden ruin, an artifact of black stone is unearthed.Archaeologist Ru Delara, vilified by the scientific community for believing in magic, is summoned to investigate. When she arrives she finds herself inexorably drawn to the artifact and, unable to resist its pull, Ru reaches out to touch the stone...Waking in the dark, naked and alone, Ru sees that everything and everyone within a mile radius has been vaporized. Only she and the artifact remain intact.When a windswept stranger called Fen finds her, she has no choice but to accept his help.Ru and Fen must unravel the secrets of the artifact before it falls into the wrong hands... before its darkness engulfs them all. --Readers love Destroyer'This book was so compelling, start to finish. I couldn’t put it down!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Fascinating mystery, engaging characters, and beautiful prose' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Finished this book in one sitting and was left desperately craving the next part of the story' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Destroyer is stunning!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

A RECLUSIVE BILLIONAIRE. HIS DARKEST SECRET. THE ANSWER TO KIT'S OTHERWORLDLY DESIRES. . . Entity is an addictive, fast-paced SPICE-fi novella that blends futurism, pleasure and mystery . . .'Once again, Meg Smitherman blew my mind. I loved Thrum and Swallowed, but this might be my favourite yet' 5 ⭐ Reader Review--‘You thought you knew pleasure before you met me. You were wrong’Kit Fox needs a fresh start. Things look up when she’s offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a private three-day interview with reclusive billionaire Ian De Leon, inventor of the Pleasurebot. He’s publishing a biography, and he wants Kit to write it.But Ian has a secret locked away in his sky-high penthouse: the Prototype, a disobedient and unpredictable new Pleasurebot.Against Ian’s explicit wishes, Kit becomes completely enraptured by the Prototype. And what she thought was going to be a standard interview becomes a sickening freefall into obsession, self-discovery, and otherworldly desires.--Readers love Entity'If you like your romance dark, your horror sexy, and your sci-fi layered with existential dread and longing, this book will live in your head rent-free' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Meg has done it again! Entity is unsettling and sinister but also deeply romantic and funny' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'This story was amazing from start to finish' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

A RECLUSIVE BILLIONAIRE. HIS DARKEST SECRET. THE ANSWER TO KIT'S OTHERWORLDLY DESIRES. . . Entity is an addictive, fast-paced SPICE-fi novella that blends futurism, pleasure and mystery . . .'Once again, Meg Smitherman blew my mind. I loved Thrum and Swallowed, but this might be my favourite yet' 5 ⭐ Reader Review--‘You thought you knew pleasure before you met me. You were wrong’Kit Fox needs a fresh start. Things look up when she’s offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a private three-day interview with reclusive billionaire Ian De Leon, inventor of the Pleasurebot. He’s publishing a biography, and he wants Kit to write it.But Ian has a secret locked away in his sky-high penthouse: the Prototype, a disobedient and unpredictable new Pleasurebot.Against Ian’s explicit wishes, Kit becomes completely enraptured by the Prototype. And what she thought was going to be a standard interview becomes a sickening freefall into obsession, self-discovery, and otherworldly desires.--Readers love Entity'If you like your romance dark, your horror sexy, and your sci-fi layered with existential dread and longing, this book will live in your head rent-free' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Meg has done it again! Entity is unsettling and sinister but also deeply romantic and funny' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'This story was amazing from start to finish' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

A RELUCTANT QUEEN. A DEADLY ASSASSIN. A DEAL BOUND IN BLOOD.The Frost Queen's Blade is an epic, standalone, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance from Meg Smitherman.‘Seductive, angsty, and romantic…it will pull at your heartstrings and make you wish the broody assassin was yours to keep’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Conspiracy lurks in the realm of Rothen. No one knows this better than Elma Volta, soon to be queen of the frozen kingdom. But as she awaits her coronation, Elma narrowly escapes death at the hands of an enemy assassin. Realizing she has few choices and even fewer allies, Elma offers the assassin a deal: if he can keep her alive until she takes her rightful place on the throne, she will bring peace to their warring lands.An uneasy alliance forms between Elma and the sharp-tongued assassin. But what started as mutual hatred and resentment, soon begins to evolve into something else entirely. Something aching, desperate, and blazing hot. --Readers love The Frost Queen's Blade'This book is ridiculously good, I can't get over it!! I loved it so much from start to finish' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I’ll probably think about this book for months...The drama, the angst. Loved every minute' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'An EASY 5 stars given here. I couldn’t put this book down. Cancelled all my Saturday plans to finish it. It was SO FREAKING GOOD!!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Meg's dialogue and world-building is beyond compare... I can't recommend this book enough and I know it will be one that I often come back to and read again' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

A RELUCTANT QUEEN. A DEADLY ASSASSIN. A DEAL BOUND IN BLOOD.The Frost Queen's Blade is an epic, standalone, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance from Meg Smitherman.‘Seductive, angsty, and romantic…it will pull at your heartstrings and make you wish the broody assassin was yours to keep’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Conspiracy lurks in the realm of Rothen. No one knows this better than Elma Volta, soon to be queen of the frozen kingdom. But as she awaits her coronation, Elma narrowly escapes death at the hands of an enemy assassin. Realizing she has few choices and even fewer allies, Elma offers the assassin a deal: if he can keep her alive until she takes her rightful place on the throne, she will bring peace to their warring lands.An uneasy alliance forms between Elma and the sharp-tongued assassin. But what started as mutual hatred and resentment, soon begins to evolve into something else entirely. Something aching, desperate, and blazing hot. --Readers love The Frost Queen's Blade'This book is ridiculously good, I can't get over it!! I loved it so much from start to finish' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I’ll probably think about this book for months...The drama, the angst. Loved every minute' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'An EASY 5 stars given here. I couldn’t put this book down. Cancelled all my Saturday plans to finish it. It was SO FREAKING GOOD!!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Meg's dialogue and world-building is beyond compare... I can't recommend this book enough and I know it will be one that I often come back to and read again' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

‘She was the goddess of light, and he was the god of death’The heart stopping sequel to Destroyer, with a heart shattering romance and rich world-building at its core . . .‘Tantalizing, romantic, and highly addictive’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Ru Delara, archaeologist, has finally proven that magic exists. Fen Verrill has vanished in the wake of his dark revelation, leaving Ru with a shattered heart. The cruelly handsome Lord D’Luc now holds Ru and her volatile artifact captive.Meanwhile, conspiracy brews in the city of Mirith, its court overtaken and infatuated with the worship of a vengeful god.Ru and Fen are drawn inevitably to the heart of it.But everything in the palace is not as it seems, and Ru soon finds herself at a terrible crossroads: the future of the entire kingdom is hers to decide.--Readers love Sanctifier'This duology is one for the ages. Loved every page' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I couldn’t have asked for a better end for Ru’s story. These characters will live with me for a long time' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I highly recommend reading the series. Everything Meg Smitherman writes is fantastic' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'So clever and well written' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

‘She was the goddess of light, and he was the god of death’The heart stopping sequel to Destroyer, with a heart shattering romance and rich world-building at its core . . .‘Tantalizing, romantic, and highly addictive’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Ru Delara, archaeologist, has finally proven that magic exists. Fen Verrill has vanished in the wake of his dark revelation, leaving Ru with a shattered heart. The cruelly handsome Lord D’Luc now holds Ru and her volatile artifact captive.Meanwhile, conspiracy brews in the city of Mirith, its court overtaken and infatuated with the worship of a vengeful god.Ru and Fen are drawn inevitably to the heart of it.But everything in the palace is not as it seems, and Ru soon finds herself at a terrible crossroads: the future of the entire kingdom is hers to decide.--Readers love Sanctifier'This duology is one for the ages. Loved every page' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I couldn’t have asked for a better end for Ru’s story. These characters will live with me for a long time' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I highly recommend reading the series. Everything Meg Smitherman writes is fantastic' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'So clever and well written' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

THE PLANET HAS ALWAYS CALLED TO JILL, BUT ITS SECRETS MAY CONSUME HER. . .Swallowed is a dark, psychological sci-fi novella where obsession, romance, and horror intertwine on a planet that seems too perfect to be real.‘This was just as wild and thrilling as I thought it would be. Meg Smitherman never disappoints!’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Earth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our last hope.Humanity's first mission to the Planet ended in tragedy, but botanist Jill Jones won’t let that stop her from joining the second one.Perfect climate, perfect terrain, perfect flora and fauna; the Planet has called to Jill all her life. She knows, with bone-deep certainty, it's home. A new beginning for humanity. She just needs a chance to prove it.But as Jill and her team survey the Planet, a mysterious presence begins to infiltrate their thoughts.When her colleagues start to disappear, it's up to Jill to uproot the Planet's secrets before they consume her, her friends . . .And the one man she would do anything to keep. --Readers love Swallowed'Mouth dropped. This was such an incredible read. I couldn’t put it down. I read it in one sitting!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'Disturbing, addictive and darkly atmospheric' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'I need more books like this! Immediately one of my FAVORITE reads of 2024 & should be on your must reads for 2025' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'A horticulturally horny and hypnotising read' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

TRAPPED IN SPACE, AMI THOUGHT SHE WAS ALONE, UNTIL HER DISTRESS CALL WAS ANSWERED BY HIM. . .Thrum is a haunting, psychological sci-fi novella that will leave you wanting more . . .‘Fell in love with this novella, so capturing and so harrowing. It's everything I wanted in a horror-romance’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Ami awakes from years in stasis to find she’s at the edges of deep space, and the only surviving member of her crew.Utterly alone and unable to contact Earth, she sends out a distress beacon, not expecting a response. When she gets one from a being who calls himself Dorian, she’s welcomed onto his ship as he offers his assistance in any way he can.But nothing on Dorian’s ship is as it seems. And as Ami tries to navigate the maze of hallways and first contact with this alien being, a deep hum begins to resonate, haunting her, as if the ship itself is whispering to her.--Readers love Thrum'I literally devoured this book in a couple hours and have not stopped thinking about it… that was SOOO DAMN GOOD!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'The slow build up? Amazing. The slow realisation and the descent? Amazing! The world building and the level of detail? Amazing! The ending? Absolutely scrumptious!!!!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'It had everything you could want from a story. Suspense, horror, romance. Highly, highly recommend!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'This blew me out of the water. It’s short but it had me hooked from page one and I couldn’t put it down' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

TRAPPED IN SPACE, AMI THOUGHT SHE WAS ALONE, UNTIL HER DISTRESS CALL WAS ANSWERED BY HIM. . .Thrum is a haunting, psychological sci-fi novella that will leave you wanting more . . .‘Fell in love with this novella, so capturing and so harrowing. It's everything I wanted in a horror-romance’ 5 ⭐ Reader Review--Ami awakes from years in stasis to find she’s at the edges of deep space, and the only surviving member of her crew.Utterly alone and unable to contact Earth, she sends out a distress beacon, not expecting a response. When she gets one from a being who calls himself Dorian, she’s welcomed onto his ship as he offers his assistance in any way he can.But nothing on Dorian’s ship is as it seems. And as Ami tries to navigate the maze of hallways and first contact with this alien being, a deep hum begins to resonate, haunting her, as if the ship itself is whispering to her.--Readers love Thrum'I literally devoured this book in a couple hours and have not stopped thinking about it… that was SOOO DAMN GOOD!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'The slow build up? Amazing. The slow realisation and the descent? Amazing! The world building and the level of detail? Amazing! The ending? Absolutely scrumptious!!!!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'It had everything you could want from a story. Suspense, horror, romance. Highly, highly recommend!' 5 ⭐ Reader Review'This blew me out of the water. It’s short but it had me hooked from page one and I couldn’t put it down' 5 ⭐ Reader Review

HE HAS CALLED TO HER ALL HER LIFE, BUT SHE COULD NEVER REPLY. . .The brand new haunting, gothic, sci-fi novella from Meg Smitherman . . . --Midonia, a freelance interplanetary transporter, is on thin ice after a fatal accident on the job.So she doesn’t argue when she’s given the tedious task of flying devout Sister Irena to a remote fringe planet, where a tiny religious colony worships a strange deity called Anguish.Until now.When a solar flare grounds her ship, Midonia finds herself stuck with the cult-like sisters. Even worse, he comes to her in the night, his familiar voice louder than ever. He invades her mind with his hunger, sparking a ravenous obsession that will be near-impossible to escape.--🖤 Readers love Meg Smitherman:'Smitherman has such a way with getting the reader into the character’s head that there were times I was genuinely afraid while I was reading' five ⭐ reader review'Thrum is my first exploration into sci-fi, and I'm certainly fascinated by the genre now' five ⭐ reader review 'Coming from someone who is rarely impressed with novellas... Wow!' five ⭐ reader review 'Smitherman knows what she's doing' five ⭐ reader review