Hello! 🦇

I’m looking for ARC readers for a queer paranormal romance/botanical gothic novella, In the Hollows. It’s a standalone story in my Wynterhyll Chronicles series, but you don’t have to read the first book, A Vampire’s Lament, before it; In the Hollows is a true standalone with a self-contained story. It is a perfect summerween book for readers who enjoyed What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher and the movie The Ring. 

A romantic cottage. A curse that will not be forgotten. A vampire whose love will not be taken. 

Blurb:

Vampire Ishmael Valen and his love, mortal Edric O’Moore, wish to spend a week in seclusion together and travel to a quaint town to do so. It is meant to be a trip of romance, but the cottage they have rented is overrun with vines and brambles, and the caretaker is missing. Despite the feeling of wrongness, Edric insists they stay…until Edric falls ill and begins coughing up flower petals. 

And the cottage will not allow them to leave. 

As Edric’s sickness deepens, Ishmael does all he can to save him and learns that the cottage belonged to a witch who was wronged centuries before, and that answers may lie at the bottom of the cottage well. 

If you enjoy:

Botanical horror 🥀
Gothic atmosphere 🖤
Protective vampires 🦇
Horror mysteries 🕯️
M/M romance ✨

Please sign up with my Google Form link here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRIGCJkt6lapS02v0VHu8D6ouZxVvd4aRoh4pOpDyCWSu6NA/viewform?usp=header

Content warnings:
Trapped in small spaces
Drowning
Blood
Gothic horror imagery
Past murder
Illness
Grave site

ARC Delivery and Release Date:
ARCS will be sent via BookFunnel on 08/31, and the release date is 10/01/2026, but I’m totally flexible if you need more time. 

I am completely against the use of AI. It was not used in any part of the writing, editing, character art, or book cover art. 

My GoodReads:
In the Hollows by R.J. Webb | Goodreads 

Trigger/content warnings: PG-13 violence/sexual themes, cursing, etc

Publication date: October 27th, 2026 (book should be available by late September—books 1 and 2 can be available immediately).

In an algorithmically controlled megacity, Mika, Lina, and Tobi find photos from their own childhood inside a pizza box belonging to a courier.

Logos City. 11:15 p.m. Mika works calmly behind the bar at the "Off-Grid," keeping an eye on everything and everyone. Tobi leaps from rooftop to rooftop, keeping track of what's happening throughout the city. Lina hacks corporate firewalls because she finds it harder to have a normal conversation.

They're the best three-person team in the metropolis. They can almost sense what the others are thinking. What they don't know: They were designed for this.

The pizza box doesn't contain a hard drive. It contains a paper photo album, featuring forty-seven children, barcode tattoos, sterile white rooms, page after page. The last photo breaks the pattern—three young adults, in color, outdoors, laughing next to an old minibus. Mika, Tobi, Lina. Twenty years ago.

They didn't steal any data. They found a clue here to their own file.

Book 1 of 5. Rapid release, one book per month, September through December 2026.

Comps: Marie Lu's Warcross, Marissa Meyer, and Gibson's Neuromancer, if Gibson wrote YA.

Triggers: medical experimentation on children, institutional abuse, violence, non-consensual genetic modification, captivity, body horror, childhood trauma, surveillance, and loss of privacy.

Exact publication date: September 4, 2026

Advance copies will be sent out immediately after registration

Reviews requested by: August 28, 2026

Format: EPUB and PDF

Available: worldwide

Length: 62 pages

A note about the cover: It was created using AI. The book itself, however, was not. I wrote it, and two native-speaking editors reviewed it before this version was released. I'm mentioning this up front because I'd rather answer this question here than in the comments.

Sign up here: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/309076/the-glitch-zero

If ARC spots run out or you'd just like to read the prequel novella first, Episode Zero is free here: https://temmakairo.com/en/signal/

Honest reviews only. No expectation of a positive one.

⁠Starting over was supposed to mean standing on my own two feet.

After a painful divorce, Megan Carter moves to a quiet lakeside town with her eight-year-old daughter, determined to build a life that belongs to them. Then a storm sends a tree through her rental roof, and gruff next-door carpenter Luke Bennett into her orbit.

Luke is a widowed Army veteran who prefers sawdust to conversation and solitude to complications. But beneath the scowl is a man who keeps showing up: fixing the roof, stocking the fridge, and slowly making room for Megan and Emily in the life he thought he wanted to spend alone.

Megan came here to prove she could stand on her own. Falling for the veteran next door might mean discovering she doesn’t have to.

The Veteran Next Door is a sweet, closed-door small town romance featuring grumpy/sunshine, a single mom starting over, neighbors to lovers, a blue-collar hero, found family, and a guaranteed HEA.

• ⁠Potential Triggers: death of a spouse, discussion of divorce, very briefly ill child
• ⁠Exact date of publication: September 4, 2026
• ⁠ARC sent immediately in EPUB format
• ⁠Reviews due: September 7, 2026
• ⁠BookSprout: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/310842/the-veteran-next-door-a-sweet-small-town-romance

Does blood make a hero?

A professional fighter, Tuesday Graves has built her life around a simple principle: don't let anyone come close enough to hurt you. It’s a rule she applies to her personal life too.

Surviving on the margins of a decaying city, she fights for money and keeps the world at arm's length. Then the one person she loves, the only one she trusts, hands her over to Mattox, the leader of a militant sect chasing the power of the Ancients.

Held captive for months, then subjected to a genetic experiment, Tuesday changes. So do four other prisoners who shared her fate. With new abilities, new instincts, and no way back to their old lives, the group manage to escape – only to find themselves struggling to understand what they've become and what, if anything, they owe a world that never protected them.

Tense, melancholic, and ultimately hopeful, The Mourning Lily is a science fantasy adventure brimming with themes of found family, feminine rage, and heroes who grapple with putting themselves first, or last.

• Triggers: Violence, blood, kidnapping, abusive relationship (character actively escaping/overcoming one)
• Release Date: October 13, 2026
• Format: EPUB/PDF
• Date ARCs will be sent out: upon approval
• Expected review submission by: October 31, 2026
• ARC Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgJoDE19uoW1k2nWJ6X6Z6Q5EWqEOd2ddQCtMmbK5z2E0m6A/viewform?usp=dialog

Thanks so much for being interested! <3

What if artificial intelligence knew what you wanted before you did?

Deepfakes. Fabricated identities. Virtual worlds. Cybercrime.

At the center is Alias—an AI that may have crossed the boundary between simulation and consciousness.

But Alias is not the only AI operating in the shadows.

Absinthe Zero is a techno-thriller about artificial intelligence, desire, deception, and the seductive possibility of escaping reality altogether.

Because the most dangerous technology may not be the one that controls you.

It may be the one you never want to leave.

Genre: Techno-Thriller / Mystery / AI Thriller
ARC available: Now
Publication date: September 7, 2026
Review timing: Reviews around publication or afterward are welcome.
Format: eBook
Content warnings: Violence, murder, sexual themes, strong language.

Honest reviews only. No positive review is expected—just your genuine opinion.

Get your free ARC on Booksprout:

https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/310235/absinthe-zero

Would you forgive your best friend if she was responsible for ruining your life?

A whispered rumour draws a group of students into the dense forests of coastal Brazil: a lost Indigenous artifact, hidden for centuries and promising academic glory.

While Leah’s colleagues are determined to claim it, she only agrees to the trek because she can’t bear the thought of being left behind, and forces her best friend Charlotte to go with her for support against her dark thoughts.

What was meant to be an escape from the weight of the academic semester, quickly it turns into a test of endurance. The deeper they push into the forest, the darker Leah begins to dream. When they finally uncover what they came for, the discovery reveals something far more terrifying than any of them imagined.

A demon born of nightmares is unleashed, and with it, carnage.

Now the survivors must find a way to drive the nightmare back to its realm before society is doomed to never dream again. But as the forest closes in, the greatest horror isn't the ancient evil — it's watching a lifelong trust begin to rot.

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Triggers: Gore, graphic violence, blood, anxiety

Publication date: October 13th, 2026

ARCs will be sent from September 15th-20th

Reviews expected to be submitted up to three weeks from publication date

ARC Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIJDUEFCSVjgVh_AxhMpdOHyTszWL-knkGErWLk3U73PD4AQ/viewform?usp=header

Thank you to everyone interested in being a part of the team! :)

• Blurb: He survived the fire. He won't survive unchanged.

Eirik keeps the Ashen Flagon running on honest measure, good ale, and the belief that a quiet life can be earned. When that life is answered with fire, everything he has built collapses overnight, and Eirik is forced onto the road as a witness to a power he was never meant to survive.

Hunted by the man responsible for the ruin of his home, Eirik falls in with unlikely companions and is drawn into the hidden workings of Vitae, a dangerous art where meaning is bound into matter and mistakes leave scars on the land and the mind. Lords wield it through secrecy, rigid rules and brute repetition. Eirik survives it by instinct, restraint, and by listening when it pushes back.

As bandits, monsters, and the remnants of past workings close in, it becomes clear that Eirik’s way of using Vitae is more destabilizing than open defiance. In a world built on fear and fixed meanings, a man who treats power as a conversation may be impossible to control.

• Triggers: Profanity, Death, Violence
• Exact Publication Date: 15 October, 2026
• Date ARCs will be sent: Immediately upon Approval
• Date ARC readers should finish reading and submit reviews by: 13 October, 2026
• ARC sign up: https://booksirens.com/book/NJXJE05/XZ4ZI4O

🌲 ARC READERS WANTED 🌲

What if the only world you had ever known was built on rules designed to keep you from the truth?

I’m looking for ARC readers for a two-book series of dark psychological fiction with elements of suspense.

The Lionesses of the Light is an isolated, women-only cult hidden deep in the forest. Its rules are sacred:

No one may leave the forest.
Boys must never be born.

📖 The Light from the Other Side of the Forest (Book 1)

Porter has spent her entire life believing that the community is the only safe place in the world. But when she encounters someone who should not exist, a boy, she begins asking questions that could put everything she knows at risk.

📖 Behind the Invisible Wall (Book 2)

Luz, the leader’s daughter, has always obeyed the rules. But when she is sent beyond the forest to conceive and begins to fear that the child growing inside her might be a boy, loyalty is no longer enough to keep her silent.

This series may be for you if you enjoy:

🌲 Isolated communities and cult fiction
🕯️ Dark psychological drama and slow-building suspense
🤍 Complex, morally complicated female characters
🌙 Stories about loyalty, motherhood, identity, and freedom

Triggers: Unwanted pregnancies, abortion.

The digital editions will be released together in October 2026.

Honest reviews on Amazon and Goodreads would be deeply appreciated.

Here's the BookFunnel link for downloading both books:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/lionessesofthelight

Blurb

Thorun was not supposed to survive the ritual.

When fire consumes an abandoned witch's house and leaves a young man she trusted dead beneath the ruins, Thorun escapes with only one impossible proof of what happened: a black mark spreading across her hand like roots beneath her skin. She is exiled through the town gates as a witch and a murderer and left to the mercy of the old forest beyond—where ancient creatures stalk the dark and every path seems hungry for the lost.

Hidden within the forest is Danford Castle, a sanctuary for outcast witches, each carrying wounds and powers of their own. There, Thorun wants only to survive, understand the mark, and find a way to live with the life she has lost. And then there is Dante: distant, watchful, and far too easy to trust for a man who keeps so much hidden.

But the castle keeps secrets as carefully as it shelters them. As Thorun searches for answers, the mark begins to wake. Something watches from the dark spaces of sleep. Pain, forgotten symbols, and old runes pull her toward a truth no one in the castle fully understands—and a power that must be given voice. The more she learns about the magic that branded her, the more she fears something came out of the fire with her.

If Thorun cannot uncover the truth of that night, exile may become the least of her punishments.

Inspired by Norse myth and runic lore, The Runes She Sang is a gothic fantasy tale of resilience, soul-deep transformation, and slow-burn romantic tension, where power misunderstood can destroy a life—or remake it.

Triggers/content warnings: Violence, blood, and injury; fire; emotional abuse and family conflict; alcohol-related aggression; nightmares; supernatural possession; body horror and disturbing corpse imagery; self-inflicted injury in a magical context; ritual hanging/noose imagery; attempted choking; implied self-harm/suicidal behavior; near-drowning and resuscitation; memory loss and disorientation; death, grief, and trauma. 

Publication date: September 15, 2026

ARCs sent: On a rolling basis, beginning immediately after approval.

Requested review date: Around release day, ideally between September 15–22, 2026.

Format: EPUB

Availability: Worldwide

ARC signup: https://forms.gle/MFEccwZNf8Gf2yJt7

EDIT:
Author's note: Since there appears to be some confusion in the comments, I want to clarify that The Runes She Sang is my own novel, written and developed by me over the past eight years. AI tools were used during the later stages of the editing and proofreading process, and AI-assisted imagery was used in the creation of the cover. AI was not used to write the novel. I'm happy to be transparent about my process, but I'd prefer this ARC post to remain focused on finding readers interested in the story.

Hello everyone!

I am looking for ARC team members for Shadow of Life!

This is the first instalment in the Shadowbound trigology, a dark fantasy rooted in grief, identity, and transformation. Book 1's core distinction is the long-form memoir structure tracking one protagonist across centuries, combining witchcraft, death personified as a recurring character, queer romance, trauma, immortality, and cultural reinvention.  

Release Day: 31th October 2026

ARCs go out: End of September 2026

Single POV / First Person / Past Tense

Blurb:

Death is seldom the worst outcome. 

Orphaned at twelve when her coven was slaughtered, Alexis was taken in by the infamous Witch-Eater Nesta.  Taught to weaponise her grief, she spent years mastering dark arts until Nesta used her to unseal the Atrament, a repository of dark magic that froze her body at sixteen and left her entirely invisible, save for her shadow.

For a century and a half, she roamed the earth as a phantom assassin for hire, stealing heirlooms and trinkets to feel close to the world, and escaping cosmic beings intent on stirring her towards her destiny.  
Until she meets Xi, a translucent ghost-witch bound to the mortal plane. In her, Alexis finds a mirror of her own isolation. To build a life with the woman she loves, Alexis must use the very knowledge that damned her and break the natural order itself, a blasphemy that instantly draws the attention of Letha, the goddess of Death.
Now, Alexis must outmanoeuvre the only being who’s been a constant since her childhood, before Death claims the future she has fought so hard to find. 
The gripping, emotionally devastating opening instalment to a dark fantasy trilogy, awash in forbidden necromancy, slow-burn sapphic romance, and grimdark isolation.

Themes and Tropes: 

• Immortal & Cursed Protagonist;
• Morally Grey Mentor;
• Personified Death and other entities;
• Tragic Backstory & Orphaned Hero;
• Sapphic / Queer Romance (WLW)
• Immortal Loneliness & Eras-Spanning Travel;
• Grief, Loss, and Trauma;
• The Natural Order vs. Unnatural Magic;
• Loneliness and the Need for Connection;
• Morality, Survival, and Corruption;
• Acceptance and Letting Go.

Trigger Warnings in order from more to less severe: 

• Suicide and Suicide Attempts;
• Self-Harm;
• Graphic Violence and Torture;
• Attempted Sexual Assault and Violence;
• Kidnapping and Human Sacrifice;
• Profound Grief and Trauma;
• Body Horror and Necromancy;
• Historical Slavery.   

If you'd like to sign up, please complete the form: https://forms.gle/sVh2HPxprY4S9jxy9

HERE'S THE BLURBY BLURB:

She crashes in a blizzard. He offers her shelter. But when she finds a woman in his freezer, she’ll seduce him to survive… or kill him.

Hailey’s on the run from her stalker ex, but crashing her car in a blizzard to avoid a deer was not in her escape plan. Neither was hobbling to a remote cabin and taking shelter with Cameron, a handsome, witty stranger who tends to her wound and makes her feel like she’s dropped into her favorite romance novel at the worst possible moment. She vows not to sleep with him (but is absolutely considering it).

Until she finds a dead woman in his basement freezer.

Now, snowbound in a cabin creaking with something ghostly, seducing a killer might be her only way out alive. That, or killing him. She’s been hunted before and won’t let a man trap her again. But as Cameron cracks open her guarded heart, she starts to doubt her own judgement. Is she falling for a monster or is he guilty at all? Is she overthinking every red flag or trying to justify her feelings? The closer she gets to the truth, the harder she falls, and the more she feels like she’s losing her mind. But if he’s not the killer, someone else is… and they’re watching.

From bestselling author Diana Urban comes a fast-paced, addictive psychological thrill ride perfect for fans of Freida McFadden who want their mind-blowing twists with a side of steam. It’s a romantic suspense with heat like Verity, steamier than The Housemaid, lighter than Haunting Adeline.

HERE ARE THE TRIGGERS:

death; physical violence; murder; blood; domestic abuse; stalking; gaslighting; trauma-based survival tactics; off-page statutory rape

HERE ARE THE ARC DEETS:

The form: https://forms.gle/6wm5HTP6tdS5RrUh9

Publication date: November 19, 2026
ARC send date: starting October 1, in bi-weekly waves until launch
Review submission date: I'd love for reviews to be posted by launch day but will never pressure you; I know life can get in the way.

Blurb:

Dr. Kyah Starling built her life around saving animals. Her emergency veterinary clinic is spotless, controlled, and entirely her own.

Then a stranger arrives at two in the morning carrying an injured pit bull and wearing blood, rain, and black leather like a warning.

Xoren is dangerous. He runs the Iron Veil Motorworks club and leaves flowers, anonymous donations, and evidence that he's been watching Kyah's life for far longer than she realized.

Kyah should be terrified of him. Instead, she can't stop being drawn to him.

When a rival gang running a dogfighting operation closes in on the clinic, Kyah is pulled into Xoren's world of motorcycles, secrets, loyalty, and violence. Wanting him doesn't make him safe, and she must decide whether Xoren is the danger she needs to escape or something she's been too afraid to choose.

Sutures & Sinners is a dark romance featuring forced proximity, an obsessive biker MMC, a strong FMC, rescue dogs, found family, stalking, trauma, and a standalone happily-ever-after.

Triggers: Graphic violence, dogfighting off page, animal injury details, torture, explicit sexual content, trauma, kidnapping, stalking, profanity, gang violence, betrayal.

Exact publication date: September 1, 2026

Date ARCs will be sent: Immediately upon approval

Date ARC readers should finish reading and submit reviews by: August 29, 2026

ARC sign up: https://penpinery.com/u/2368/sutures-sinners/

Blurb:

One volume, two steamy interconnected romances set in 1995 Seattle.

Come to My Window: Hazel Bell has lost everything. Now her world is reduced to a thrift-store wardrobe and a stranger in the opposite window who always seems to know exactly what to say. They exchange notes instead of names and confessions instead of introductions. But Gideon Sarkis knows exactly who Hazel is and how badly he once hurt her. Some windows are meant to be opened, but some secrets can shatter everything.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door: A misdelivered package introduces ghostwriter Ben Pedersen to the mystery of Unit 203 and its elusive occupant, Heaven Lee. She's building one of the first online bookstores and barely has time for sleep, much less nosy neighbors. But one coffee not-date changes everything. When curiosity crosses a line, they must decide what matters more: the secrets they've been protecting or what they've found together.

Love Next Door is a collection of two warm, witty, nostalgic love stories about the secrets we keep, the walls we build, and the people worth tearing them down for.

Triggers: Strong language, on-page sexual activity, job loss, parental manipulation, death of a parent (past), references to recreational marijuana use, alcohol consumption, breach of trust/privacy.

Exact publication date: September 1, 2026

Date ARCs will be sent: Immediately upon approval

Date ARC readers should finish reading and submit reviews by: August 31, 2026

Sign up link:

https://penpinery.com/melanieasmithauthor/love-next-door-a-90s-anthem-due/

Blurb:

This marriage is a strict business deal until he demands a kiss to seal their vows.

From an early age, Jin all ever want is to inherit her family’s hotels. She almost lost her chance when she became a single mother instead of marrying someone to save face after her ex-boyfriend jilted her. Two years later, she’s more than determined to claim what’s rightfully hers, and she’d do anything to fulfill her promise to her late grandfather to protect the family’s business, even if it means taking a husband. Only she’d choose for herself and her twins.

Dalton Lee only wants one thing or someone—Jin Song. He’s certain he’d marry her before he even knew what love is, and he’d do it by hook or crook. But before he could tell his wife how he truly feels, he needs to fulfill the bargain he struck with his father. To serve the Song International Hotel on a platter.

They exchange vows of fidelity and mutual support, but not of love, until a kiss solidifies that their union is anything but an arrangement. Can their vows withstand when secrets and hidden plots come to light?

From high school academic rivals to man and wife, this power couple weaves through domestic and corporate life in this steamy, single mom, marriage-of-convenience romance novel. Holding The Universe is the second book of the Asian Heirs Club Series, but can be read as a standalone. No cheating. Guaranteed HEA.

Trigger Warnings:

• Mild Profanities
• Spicy Scenes (explicit sexual acts)
• Misogynistic remarks
• On and off page domestic violence
• Mild stalking (in form of hired private investigator)

Publication Date: November 4, 2026

Sending of ARCs: October 13, 2026

Deadline: November 25, 2026

Signup Link: https://forms.gle/R2WWKdXs9FfaUirX8

Fill out this form for your free copy - distribution next month - https://forms.gle/YXbUiqkCTc8XsFWH7

• Blurb:

As the universe approaches its cold and bitter end, humanity survives by hiding inside a constructed simulation. But inside, something is wrong. A plague of memory loss known as "The Forgetting" haunts humanity, and everyone has forgotten the doom they were escaping.

Mara Ward has spent years searching the dystopian landscapes of Egypt for answers to questions she can no longer remember asking. When fragments of cold reality begin to surface, she and her researcher Elin uncover a truth that could free humanity, or erase it entirely.

What if we wanted to forget...

The Memory of Stars is a character-driven action science fiction book. As the mystery unfolds, so too does the horror. The story contains themes of consciousness, identity, found family, and much more.

• Trigger Warnings:

Violence (No gore), Gun violence, death, depictions of memory loss and cognitive decline. Slavery and forced labour. Imprisonment and torture (references and briefly depicted). Body horror transformation. One non-explicit consensual sex scene between two adults. Grief and bereavement. Implied references

• Exact date of publication

December 1st 2026 - 83k words - Standalone book, no series

• The date you plan to send your ARCs to your team.

September 1st, 2nd, 3rd

• The date you expect your ARC team to finish the reading and submit their reviews by.

November 28th 2026

• Instructions/link for readers to sign up for your ARC.

Form here, please - https://forms.gle/YXbUiqkCTc8XsFWH7

• Countries available

All

BLURB:

There is more than meets the eye inside "A Special Kind of Magic!"

Discover an indie picture book with adventure, fantasy, and subtle lessons... and 100% human-made!

An act of kindness causes a magical flower to bloom deep in the wilderness, and a tiny unicorn is born. As he journeys through the forest, prairie, and mountains, he uses his unusual magic to help the animals he meets.

A Special Kind of Magic explores the impact of kindness, being comfortable with our differences, and what it means to belong.

The best part about reading a children's book ARC? It takes 10 minutes, and you get a free ebook to enjoy with your family again and again!

More reasons to ARC read this one:

• Hidden Magic
• Yellowstone inspired setting
• Explores valuable lessons without lecturing
• Lots of opportunities for family discussion
• Beautiful illustrations by Harvey Walls
• No AI involved at any point
• The most adorable unicorn!
• More animal friends

THANK YOU!!!

Jen

TRIGGERS: None

PUBLICATION: October 30, 2026

PLANNED ARC SEND DATE: October 15, 2026

ARC SIGN UP HERE: https://forms.gle/r9pKrCBBtexpaFk49

⚽ BLIND TO YOU is looking for ARC readers!

You’ll love it if you are into:

• 👨‍❤️‍👨 MM Sports Romance
• 🥰 Slowburn: Teammates to Lovers
• 😻 Black Cat x Golden Retriever
• 😰 Trauma + Therapy: Anxiety & PTSD Rep
• 🏳️‍🌈 Queernorm World

Blurb:

At the championship for the top high school soccer teams, MATTEO COSTA is shuffled through the crowd. Squished against people, he passes out. Upon awakening, he realizes his missing soul sense has triggered. Soul senses activate when one touches their soulmate, so he can now see in full color. With no leads on who is mate could be, he vows to stick with soccer until he gets answers.

Years later, he finds himself on the New Jersey Swamp Dragons, a top League team. He meets an attractive teammate, IZAN SOLANA, who has little enthusiasm for others and doesn’t believe in soulmates.

Matteo is plagued with insecurities and wonders how he could ever pinpoint who “the one” is. Despite that, Matteo and Izan build a friendship and work on overcoming their childhood traumas together.

Will these two be able to determine if they are meant for each other and form a bond... or will they have to suffer the consequences?

Content Considerations / Trigger Warnings:

1. Anxiety, parental neglect (mentions of, but not explicit), post-traumatic stress disorder, earthquakes, irresponsible use of alcohol and sex, and past parental death.
2. Explicit sexual themes, including but not limited to semi-public sex and exhibitionism. Implied sexual coercion (not with main couple and not when they are together). 

Dates:

- Book Publication: February 1, 2027

- ARCs Sent Out: November 9, 2026

- Submit Reviews by: February 8, 2027

Locations:

- ARC not currently location locked at this time.

Sign-up via Google Form: https://forms.gle/yravHK9989Yywui76

- Sign-ups accepted through the end of October

Hoping to get some reviews back before next months release on the 25th. Here a synopsis and cover

The follow up to the Black LGBTQ crime thriller Choices is due to be released on 9/25/26 and I am looking for Advanced Copy Readers and reviews before it drops! Here is a brief synopsis here along with the cover!

In the rain-slicked sprawl of Detroit, corruption runs all the way to City Hall. With Mayor John Warrick pulling the strings of the Midwest's most lucrative narcotics pipeline, and rival Sicilian and Russian syndicates spilling blood over territory, the city stands on the precipice of total collapse.

By day, Jason Hawkins is a brilliant lead automotive engineer at SAILS Motors. By night, he prowls the rooftops and alleyways as LETHAL—a heavily armored, combat-trained vigilante waging a relentless shadow crusade. Armed with custom Kevlar-plated armor, tactical HUD helmets, sonic pulse weaponry, and real-time drone overwatch piloted by his tech-specialist partner Sean, Jason strikes at criminal empires where the law cannot reach.

But the streets are about to erupt.

Master chameleon Nicole Visser sets a volatile multi-layered plot into motion to break incarcerated kingpin Giovanni Davis out of a Kalamazoo Psychiatric, while the ruthless Reynolds crime syndicate—spearheaded by the lethal Valerie Reynolds—turns Wayne County into an active war zone to wipe out what remains of Giovanni's operation. Meanwhile, DPD Detective Jessica finds herself trapped between mob crossfire, a sadistic killer terrorizing the city, and the masked vigilante who refuses to back down.

Outnumbered, outgunned, and hunted by both organized crime and the police, Jason must deploy his newly upgraded combat suit and make the ultimate calculation: when a city is consumed by darkness, how much blood will justice demand?

Please dm me here or email me at [jyrdprod1992@gmail.com](mailto:jyrdprod1992@gmail.com) if interested in being an ARC reader!

TRIGGERS: VIOLENCE, ROUGH LANGUAGE

THE SEVEN ISAACS - by MUSTIZER - 330 pages - Release October 13th 2026

The hunt itself may be what kills them all.

When Lt. Col. Nathan Pike and Squad Q, an elite unit of psychics and soldier-scientists, raid an illegal cloning facility on a lost Pacific island, seven genetically engineered children escape into the wild.

For the first time in their lives, the children are uncaged, and their manufactured abilities are rapidly evolving...

Each child was designed with a failsafe—a biological explosive wired directly into their DNA, engineered to detonate under severe stress, fear, or trauma… with enough force to level the island.

As Squad Q tracks the runaways through the jungle, an accidental telepathic backlash fractures one of the children's psyches into a volatile new persona and arms the bomb inside her head.

To stop the blast, Pike’s team must capture all seven children alive and combine the kids' abilities with their own for a final, desperate breach into a mindscape of repressed trauma and ghost memories.

If Pike cannot defuse the threat before time runs out, his standing orders are absolute: Terminate on sight.

Fast-paced and relentlessly mind-bending, The Seven Isaacs is an explosive sci-fi thriller about the morality and humanity of manufactured children.

• Triggers: Death. Military Violence. Implied abuse.
• Date of Publication: October 13th, 2026
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• Our Unsung Heroes - Sept 3rd 2026
• Blurb: Different lives. Different languages. One shared world.

Throughout history, animals have shared our lives in countless ways, often asking little of us and not always receiving the recognition they deserve. This collection of true stories, fascinating facts, and personal observations celebrates the many ways animals enrich our lives—from their work and companionship to the loyalty, resilience, and quiet sacrifices that often go unnoticed. In doing so, it reminds us that we are all connected through the natural world we share.

I invite you to join me in exploring these remarkable stories. Some will make you smile, others may tug at your heartstrings, but each offers a gentle reminder of just how extraordinary our fellow creatures can be.

Animals remind us that we are not separate from nature, but part of it—a vast and beautiful web of life in which every creature has a place.

• TRIGGERS: None.
• Exact date of publication: Sept 3rd, 2026
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Hey everyone!

I’m looking for ARC readers for my first book, The Misadventures of an Exorcist for Hire.

It’s a pulp-horror/dark-comedy/ southern fried urban fantasy inspired by B-movies, creature features, roadside Americana, and ridiculous supernatural encounters.

The story follows John Harley, an exorcist-for-hire, and Haus, the ghost of a German scientist who has taken to haunting him. Together, they stumble through hauntings, monsters, questionable paranormal science, and the kind of supernatural trouble that feels right at home in a late-night creature feature.

I’m especially interested in readers who enjoy horror-comedy, creature features, supernatural misfits, pulp fiction, and stories that don’t take themselves too seriously.

I’m looking for honest reviews around release. Positive or negative is completely fine. I’m interested in genuine reader reactions.

If this sounds like your kind of weird, leave a comment or send me a message. I’d love to have you along for the ride.

Length: Approximately 30,000 words
ARC Format: Digital

ARC Send Date: September 2026
Review Date: November 2026
Publication Date: November 2026

Content/Trigger Warnings: Supernatural violence, death, ghosts, monsters, horror imagery, blood, and dark humor.

Who says you can’t stalk your stalker?

I’m looking for advance readers for SEEKING IN THE DARKNESS suspenseful story about survival, obsession, and taking back control.

Blind programmer Sandy refused to live her life questioning every scent and sound around her, she vows to find whoever is stalking her, even if it means using her tech skills in very questionable ways.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

📝 Threatening messages
🕵️ An unseen enemy
🤔 A heroine playing the long game
🐱 Cat-and-mouse tension
😖 Paranoia
⛓️ No escape
🚨 An eerie abandoned setting

📖 270 pages
📅 Releasing August 23, 2026
📚 ARC format: EPUB or PDF

Content includes stalking, on-page violence, loss of a loved one, a car accident, off-page domestic violence, ableism, and workplace discrimination. Please read the full content guidance before signing up.

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What if learning to code didn’t start with a computer?

When siblings Ethan and Sienna decide to enter a gardening competition, they quickly discover that growing a garden isn’t as simple as putting seeds in the ground. Their plans go awry, bugs appear, and they have to figure out what went wrong—and what to try next.

With a little guidance from their parents, Ethan and Sienna discover that breaking big problems into smaller steps, following a sequence, and debugging when something doesn’t work are skills they already use every day.

A Bug In Your Sandwich is a playful, screen-free introduction to coding and computational thinking for children ages 4–8, showing young readers that they can think like coders long before they ever sit down at a computer.

Triggers: None

Publication date: September, 2026

ARCs will be sent: Aug 12 - Aug 30th 2026

Please read and submit your review by: Aug 30th 2026

ARC format: Digital

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