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Two more days to get the Mystic Marauder early-bird specials! Plus more bonuses. #reverseharem #pirates #witches #shifters #vampires #kickstarter #witchstarter #giveaway

Early Bird Discounts Ending in Two Days

First of all, we wanted to remind you that the Early Bird Discounts are available through October 19–if you’ve had your eye on any tiers, now’s the time to grab it!

Stretch Goals

Also, we’re announcing our next stretch goals. As we noted before, the $3000 stretch goal will include special header designs for ebooks (they’re already included in the paperback and hardcover books) and a gold-foiled pirate-themed bookmark for all levels including merch.

At $4000, we’ll be adding special pirate- and witch-themed stickers (physical for merch backers, digital for everyone). And at $5000, we have an amazing bonus for everyone–we’ll share it once we unlock the $3k bonus!

Weekly Bonus

This week, our bonus book is Cali Mann’s short story collection. If you’ve pledged to the campaign already, you’ll get all the bonus books (and we have more coming!). 

Thank you SO MUCH for your support and encouragement! As the campaign continues, we’ll be adding more surprise bonuses to celebrate and share with you, so be sure to spread the word.

While we continue to work on getting everything ready to send to you,  we’d love to know: What would you be interested in seeing as a bonus on this (or any) campaign? Let me know with a comment on this post.

Giveaway

And please do share the info about the series and rewards with a friend. You can share the campaign on social media and enter this giveaway for a chance to win a whole collection of pirate- and witch-themed goodies that aren’t otherwise available in the campaign. 

Don’t forget–YOU can star in a witchy pirate story!

If you pledge before Oct. 19, you can get a story starring YOU added to your swag box without paying anything extra.  (You can still get the bonus story after the 19th, of course–but the early-bird specials are going away then!)

Publishing on Kickstarter

Before you go, check out these fabulous campaigns, too. Backing publishing projects on Kickstarter allows authors and publishers to keep offering great new campaigns!

Thank you!

We’re so excited about this project and will continue adding more bonuses as we go. Please click here and tap one of the share buttons to spread the word about this campaign!

YOU in a Mystic Marauder Story, New Art, & Early Bird Rewards Ending Soon! #fantasyromance #historicalfantasy #reverseharem #Kickstarter

We’re so stinking excited about this project and hope you are too.  We really appreciate your support in bringing Destiny Blade and her pirate mates to life. 

Early Bird Rewards Ending Soon 

Just a heads up that EARLY BIRD rewards are only available for a few more days.  If you want one of these special collections or want to recommend them to a friend, now’s the time.  

New Art 

Do go and check out the new images of the art (both clean and NSFW versions) that are now posted on our Kickstarter page.  We’re so pleased at how they turned out.  We’re sure you’ll agree that they are amazing. 

YOU in a Mystic Marauder Story

In case you missed it, you have a chance to star in a Mystic Marauder story along with getting all the books in paperback or hardcover! 

Other Kickstarter Publishing Projects

Check out these great projects by other authors–backing Kickstarter publishing projects allows authors to keep bringing you more exciting books!

Again, thank you so much for supporting our project!  

Warmly,

Cali & Margo 

Mystic Marauder is a #Kickstarter Project We Love! Plus a #giveaway of #pirate and #magic gear

Hi, all! We’re dropping in to tell you that The Mystic Marauder Series was just named a Kickstarter Project We Love, and it’s all thanks to our readers!

If you haven’t reserved your copy yet, be sure to check out the series!

Keep sharing the project so we can keep adding new Book Booty to the Pirate Treasure, too! 

Your support means everything to us.

We also have a fabulous giveaway for readers just for sharing the Kickstarter–be sure to enter to win!

And the more you support publishing on Kickstarter, the more authors and publishers can offer, so check out these projects, too:


Thanks, and have a fabulous day!

~ Cali & Margo

Mystic Marauder Series Funded–Join in for Book Treasures! #kickstarter #pirates #witches #shifters #vampires

We Funded in One Day

Thanks to all the amazing readers on Kickstarter, we reached our funding goal in less than 24 hours. We are thrilled!

And it’s all because of YOU. You made this happen!  We are so excited to have the opportunity to share this reverse harem series with the world.

Thank you so very much!

Let’s Keep Going

While the Kickstarter continues to run, we are continuing to work on the stories so we can have them written, edited, and ready to go out by our delivery dates.

While you wait, if you know someone who might be interested in the Mystic Marauder—that is, someone who likes to read paranormal romance, historical fantasy, or reverse harem (or all three!)—please click here and tap one of the share buttons to spread the word about this campaign!

Stretch Goals and Bonuses

Now it’s on to the stretch goals and bonuses! We’ll be announcing the stretch goals over the next couple of weeks and will share the first one below in just a moment.

But first..

We will be sharing some surprise bonuses as we hit super-secret goals we’re setting.  🙂 

First up: as a thank you to everyone who backs our campaign, we will be including these fun printable bookmarks featuring a romance-novel pirate:

Now let’s move on to those Bonuses and Stretch Goals!

Our first stretch goal is $3000.  And the perk that comes with that one is specially designed headers in all versions of the Mystic Marauder Series—ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers.

Week 1 Bonus Book

Finally, we will be offering bonus books each week. So the earlier you pledge, the more book treasure you can pile up!

This week’s bonus book is my own collection of historical and contemporary fantasy, Heavy Metal Magic.

We’ll announce more of all of these kinds of perks and bonuses soon, so keep an eye out here and on the Kickstarter page.

And in the meantime, please do share the info about the series and rewards with a friend!

We hope you have an amazing day!

~Cali & Margo

Mystic Marauder – A #Pirate #Witch #Historical #Fantasy #ReverseHarem #Romance Series on #Kickstarter

Back the Mystic Marauder Kickstarter campaign for the complete reverse harem series and a whole lotta witchy-pirate booty!

It’s time to set sail for adventure and romance with Destiny Blade and her pirate crew!

This steamy reverse harem fantasy romance series, along with special edition paperbacks and hardcovers, will be launched exclusively available on Kickstarter, along with your guaranteed chance to grab it.

You can also get additional pirate- and witch-themed book swag, including signed paperbacks, art prints, character cards, two exclusive short stories, and more, available only via Kickstarter!

Back the project here!

Cali Mann

Cali Mann is the USA Today bestselling author of the Thornbriar Academy series. She writes paranormal romance, the sexy kind with why choose, hunky shifters, sexy vampires, and women who stand up for themselves. She learned romance by reading through her mother’s entire Gothic romance collection in her teens, so she and dark romance go way back. When she’s not writing, she spends her time streaming shows, playing video games, and pestering her two tuxedo cats.

Margo Bond Collins

USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is a former college English professor who, tired of explaining the difference between “hanged” and “hung,” turned to writing romance novels instead. She now writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. Sometimes her heroines kiss aliens, sometimes they kill monsters. But they always aim for the heart.

Shadowheart Media 

Shadowheart Media publishes paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and science fiction romance.

Are you a fan of sexy fantasy romance, hot paranormal men, spicy reverse harems, and a witchy pirate heroine?

Even more, are you looking for a guaranteed happily ever after?

If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then you don’t want to miss out on the steamy reverse harem paranormal historical romance series The Mystic Marauder.

Adult Reverse Harem Paranormal Fantasy Romance 18+

The Mystic Marauder series will be available in three formats: ebook, paperback, and hardcover.

The ebooks are included in all tiers, and all three books will be delivered directly to you by June 1, 2023 (regardless of when your physical items ship). They are compatible with all reading devices.

Both hardcovers and paperbacks will have special chapter headings and formatting to allow you to immerse yourself in the magical, piratical world of Destiny Blade and her Shadowheart crew.

The special edition hardcovers will be beautifully foiled and available ONLY through this Kickstarter campaign!

The regular hardcover print version will not be available for purchase until late 2023, and that edition will not have all the bonus content included in this book as presented with this Kickstarter offer.

Genre: Adult, Reverse Harem, Fantasy Romance

Format: Hardcover, paperback, and ebook (pdf, mobi, epub)

Page Count: 400+

About The Mystic Marauder Series

I was born on the island of Tortuga. My mother died and one of her brothel customers taught me to be a thief. I stole and stole and stole until I sneaked my way into a pirate ship at fourteen.

By sixteen, I was running my own crew. I fought and scraped my way into this life and my grandmother’s bruja magic didn’t do me any favors. Healing magic was pretty much useless for a pirate who only wanted to kill and to steal—until the nobleman ended up on my boat.

He’s tougher than any rich fob had a right to be. And he has a secret—a dangerous secret—that might just kill us all. Then again, it might make us richer than we ever dreamed.

And in the meantime, I’m falling for not one but three of the men involved in this insane race to gain the treasure when we get to the X that marks the spot. If we get there.

But what’s the life of a pirate without adventure? I never expect to live past my twenties anyway.

Destiny Blade – A Pirate Witch

Henry St John – A Stowaway Vampire

Talin Kingston – A Powerful Shifter

Mack Calabran – A Rival Pirate Captain

Roseline Baptiste – First Mate on the Shadowheart

Juan Verity – First Mate on Mack’s Ship

Tomas LeBaron – A Vampire Stalking the Shadowheart

The Shadowheart—Destiny Blade’s ship—sets sail in the Caribbean.

They’re all in a race to find a long-lost treasure—but first, they must track down the map that will take them there!

Three scenes (one per book) printed on vellum inserts

Coming soon

One set of three NSFW art prints (Print 1 below):

One set of three postcards with a second version of the same scene (Postcard 1 below):

One set of character cards

Coming soon.

Each book will come with two unique Magic Marauder signed bookplates—one from Cali and one from Margo.

Each swag box will include either a complete hardcover set or a complete paperback set of the Mystic Marauder series and all the additional backer rewards.

  • All three books plus two shorts in ebook format
  • Hardcovers or paperbacks with exclusive design and formatting
  • Destiny’s Grimoire
  • Three vellum overlays
  • Three postcards with envelopes
  • Three NSFW art prints
  • Character Cards
  • Pirate map print
  • A Mini Pirate’s Treasure box with surprise book goodies!

Coming soon!

Three vellum overlays: $20

Three postcards with envelopes: $12

Three NSFW art prints: $20

Pirate map print: $10

Character Cards: $10

A Mini Pirate’s Treasure box with surprise book goodies: $15

Destiny’s Grimoire (Paperback): $15

Back the Mystic Marauder Campaign Now!

Of Fae and Hate by Quirah Casey – Book Blitz

Hate is a strong word, but at the Nadouraz Academy it’s deadly.

Of Fae & Hate
Quirah Casey
(Of Fae & Hate, #1)
Publication date: July 23rd 2022
Genres: Adult, Reverse Harem, Urban Fantasy

Hate is a strong word, but at the Nadouraz Academy it’s deadly.

I never wanted to attend Nadouraz Academy.
The school for fae is full of spoiled, bratty, powerful royals. I’m none of those things.
Most importantly, no one even knows if I’m even fae.

The first week of school I find myself in a rivalry with more fae than I can keep track of, but it becomes the least of my worries when I end up cursed. What’s worse is that the curse binds me to three fae I hate and one who just may be a demon from the darkest pits of hell: Soskia, Alik, Fox, and Brynsyn.

Now a promise to give the pretentious academy a try, an unbreakable contract, and a wicked curse may seal my death.

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About the Author

Quirah is still a new author, but not new to writing. She has been writing since the first grade and has been winning awards since kindergarten when she told her teacher about her trip to Chicago. Her teacher wrote down the story for her and she won the young authors contest at 5 years old! Quirah plans on working hard in the next couple of years to publish as many books as possible from her chöąts world.

In the meantime, catch up and follow Quirah online at the following links below.

Goodreads / Facebook Page / Facebook Group / Twitter / Instagram

Worried by Werewolves #midlifemonsters #paranormalwomensfiction #MFRWHooks #MFRWAuthor

Worried by Werewolves

Midlife Monsters, Book 2

More monsters? That’s the last thing I need.
I’m having a hard enough time trying to figure out how to juggle my life working my day-job as a website tester from home, raising my two children, and figuring out how to once again resume dating as I train to become a full-fledged member of the monster-hunting squad headed up by the gorgeous, enigmatic Anson Bentley.
So when I come up against werewolves running amok in my neighborhood big-box store? It’s more than I can deal with alone.
But if I’m going to survive—and more to the point, protect the people I love—I have to keep a handle on the creatures attacking us.
No matter how much they worry me.
Join 42-year-old monster-slayer Jenna Dylan as she battles her own Midlife Monsters. Fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Victoria Dannan will adore this midlife women’s paranormal fantasy series!
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EXCERPT

I was working alone in my office while Carla, my new part-time nanny, played with Joey upstairs, when Ariana texted me.

Hey, chica! I met the most amazing man today. And guess what? He wants to meet you!

Groaning, I dropped my head into one hand. Then I texted her back.

I told you, I’m just not ready to date yet.

And I really wasn’t. I was far too busy working out how to deal with all the competing demands on my time. 

I had a day-job as a website tester, a part-time monster-hunting job that required regular training with my far-too-hot werewolf boss, way too many PTA meetings, an ex-husband who was still trying to sue me for custody of my kids, an end-of-school carnival to plan, and two very demanding children—both of whom now knew about my alter-ego as a badass vampire slayer (though I hadn’t yet told them about all the other creatures that went bump in the night). 

I did not have time to date.

Besides, the last thing I wanted was to go out on another date with someone I’d have to kill by the end of the evening.

Because really, wouldn’t that be just my luck, to have to take out another monster I went out with?

My phone rang, and I answered it without looking, assuming it was Ariana calling to try to badger me into going out with the “amazing man” she’d met.

Instead, it was the amazing man I had met.

“Jenna,” Bentley said, “I have an assignment for you.”

Great. Job Number Two needed my attention when I hadn’t even finished Job Number One for the day.

“What’s up?” I asked.

“It looks like there are a couple of werewolves tearing up a Walmart in Plano—and you’re the closest team member. I need you to go check it out, see if you can get them to calm down.”

“You want me to confront rampaging werewolves in Walmart?”

“Yes, please. Here are the details.”

I sighed and pulled a notepad across the desk, prepared to take notes.

Here we go again…

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Release Day! Vexed by Vampires #bookrelease #paranormalwomensfiction #MFRWauthor #BookHooks #BlogHop

Vexed by Vampires is Now Available!

Vampires. Not the midlife crisis I expected.

When I finally got around to dating after my jackhole of a husband walked out on my fortieth birthday, I thought personal grooming was my biggest worry. Until I went on a date with a vampire and ended up fighting for my life.

Now I see magic—and danger—everywhere I look, and somehow I’m the one responsible for keeping everyone safe.

It’s worse than being roped into heading a PTA committee. Well…maybe.

Anyway, whatever happened to finding a teenage girl to be the Chosen One?

Still, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep the people I love safe.

I might even be willing to protect that jackhole ex. But only if I have to.

Fans of KF Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Victoria Dannan will adore this hot new midlife women’s fantasy novel!

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Excerpt

In the kitchen, two vampires still stood guard at the exit into the garage. Reaching into my purse, I pulled out the first metal object I touched and brandished it at the vampire guards.

“Get out of our way, or I will…” My voice trailed off as I glanced down at what I was holding. Then I rallied and continued speaking. “This spoon might not look dangerous. But it’s silver, and I’m a Chosen One.”

One of the guards snickered, and I took a threatening step toward him, lowering my voice. “Do you really want to bet against me? I can shove this spoon into your chest and scoop out your heart without ever breaking a sweat.”

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Vexed by Vampires ~ Excerpt #paranormalwomensfiction #BlogHop #MFRWhooks #urbanfantasy

Vexed by Vampires releases June 15!

Vampires. Not the midlife crisis I expected.

When I finally got around to dating after my jackhole of a husband walked out on my fortieth birthday, I thought personal grooming was my biggest worry. Until I went on a date with a vampire and ended up fighting for my life.

Now I see magic—and danger—everywhere I look, and somehow I’m the one responsible for keeping everyone safe.

It’s worse than being roped into heading a PTA committee. Well…maybe.

Anyway, whatever happened to finding a teenage girl to be the Chosen One?

Still, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep the people I love safe.

I might even be willing to protect that jackhole ex. But only if I have to.

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Excerpt

I stood over a pile of bubbling red goo slowly spreading out and sinking into the surrounding dirt. I glanced back and forth between the sludge pile and the small tree branch in my hand, finally forcing my fingers to uncurl. The stick tumbled from my nerveless grip, hit the thin strip of struggling grass at my feet, and then bounced off the curb and clattered into the parking space next to my car.

“What the hell just happened?” I was sure I had spoken the words aloud, but I couldn’t hear them.

As if from a distance, the echo of sharp voices tumbled against me, cutting into the numbness cushioning me from reality.

“Go, go, go!”

My heart pounded in time to the shouted instructions.

Helmeted figures in dark clothes poured out of the back of a black van parked three rows over in the otherwise almost-empty parking lot.

A SWAT team?

The soldiers swarmed around me, buzzing like bees, their voices distorted by the helmets—or possibly by something in my brain.

I glanced back down at the pile of clumpy red jelly at my feet, then gagged as I remembered what it really was.

“Ma’am,” a woman’s voice next to me said, and I realized she had been repeating it for several seconds.

I lifted my gaze toward her more slowly than I intended. “Yes?”

My voice sounded as far away as theirs had seconds ago.

Her tone turned even more intense, as if that were possible. “Ma’am, did he bite you anywhere?”

My hand crept up to my neck, and I rubbed at it absently, pulling my palm away to check for blood. “I don’t think so,” I finally answered, holding my clean fingers out for her to see. “He tried, though.”

The woman in uniform next to me popped her visor open. “We’ll need to have our medics check you out, but I think you’re right.” She cast an experienced gaze over me. “No blood,” she announced to her team. “Time to clean up this mess.”

The commandos grabbed my arms and tugged me off the strip of landscaping. I stumbled away, and they began sweeping across the red clumps with flamethrowers, sending black smoke curling into the sky.

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About the Author

USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is a former college English professor who, tired of explaining the difference between “hanged” and “hung,” turned to writing romance novels instead. She now writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. Sometimes her heroines kiss aliens, sometimes they kill monsters. But they always aim for the heart.

You can learn more about her books at www.MargoBondCollins.net and follow her on social media:

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Welcome to The Abracadabra Apocalypse ~ Margo Bond Collins #preorder #urbanfantasy #paranormalromance #MFRWhooks #MFRWauthor

Welcome to this week’s Book Hooks, part of a blog hop with Marketing for Romance Writers. This week, I’m introducing the first book of my upcoming series, the Abracadabra Apocalypse! Check it out below, then go see what else the authors of MFRW are working on these days!


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Faye Jacobs may not be a wizard—but she’s determined to conjure a magic bullet to save her world.

When Magicians from another dimension broke through to Earth ten years ago, some smartass called it the Abracadabra Apocalypse.

The name stuck around.

So did the Magicians.

No one was prepared for the havoc they wrought. Now they use what they want and destroy the rest. They’re convinced they can’t be overthrown—that in a world devoid of magic, they’re destined to rule.

They’re wrong about it all.

We’ve learned that some humans of this world do have magic. Unlike the Magicians’ wizardry, our magic doesn’t require potions or spells or incantations. If we can find the right person to teach us to use our power, we might take everything back.

That’s where Seth Weiland comes in. He’s smart, sexy, powerful—and a wizard himself, on the run from his villainous former associates.

I’m not ready for the wildfire he brings swirling into my life. But if I can control the dangerous desire he alights in me, he’ll teach me everything I need to learn—and more than I should, if I’m not careful.

One thing’s for certain, though: the Magicians are not prepared for the hell we’re about to let loose on them.

Fans of Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter, and Suzanne Collins will love the blend of dystopian magic, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance in MAGIC OCCUPATION, Book 1 of the Abracadabra Apocalypse trilogy from New York Times Bestselling author Margo Bond Collins!

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