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Dear readers, it's time to say goodbye, for now. Books Eater will not be returning in 2025. But it's not the end of our reading and writing journeys. If you wish to stay in touch and follow bookish news then you will be glad to know that from now on I will be posting on ' Between the Pages of a Book .' ( https://betweenthepagesofabook.com ) There, you will read not only my latest reviews and views but also my original short stories and poetry every month. The best part is that you can sign up for a newsletter and never miss a post. Happy Reading, always!!

Review: Starling's Weave by L.E. Sterling

  About the Book: Truth is more dangerous than fiction…in this exhilarating upper YA fantasy that will capture fans of  Shadow and Bone  and  Dark Water Daughter In ancient times, the Elder Wrights breathed their magic into the fabric of the seven seas. Now what was once an ocean of plenty is slowly becoming a sea of death, and the Talin—a race of hidden mages—are beginning to starve. And for the first time ever, one of their own has no magic. Ostracized by her own people, Nieve is certain that the old stories hide a missing piece of the puzzle. It’s just a matter of unlocking the secret. But when a stranger comes sailing into their harbor, Nieve’s world is suddenly blown wide open. Now she’s sailing on the seven seas—with a too-charming, swashbuckling pirate, a group of strange misfits, and a woman who claims to be one of the Elder Wrights. It’s like Nieve is living one of the stories she’s always loved…only now, she’s weaving a legend of her own. Except that the ol...

Spooky Stories Sale on Kobo: Myths of the Night by Fizza Younis

About the Book: The paths of five individuals from four different worlds are destined to intertwine, shaking the very foundation of reality. When Sameer embarks on a quest to find a missing friend, little does he know that his journey will entangle him with murders, vindictive witches, misunderstood Grim Reapers, happy fairies, and lonely demons. As secrets begin to unravel, the fate of their worlds hangs in the balance, and each character must find their place in this complex web of mystery and magic or risk losing themselves forever. The clock is ticking, and the stakes are higher than they could have imagined. Amidst the wonders and dangers of their diverse worlds, these individuals must confront their deepest fears and desires. Will they rise above the shadows threatening to consume them, or will their worlds be forever lost to the Myths of the Night? **** If you like me love cozy spooky vibes but don't read horror, Myths of the Night is the right book for you. Best Spooky Seas...

Audiobook Review: The Murderess by Laurie Notaro

 About the Book From #1  New York Times  bestselling author Laurie Notaro comes a haunting true-crime novel about Winnie Ruth Judd, one of the twentieth century’s most notorious and enigmatic killers. It’s October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they’re pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd. The search for, and eventual apprehension of, the Trunk Murderess quickly becomes a headline-making sensation. Even the Phoenix murder house is a sideshow attraction. The one question on everyone’s How could a twenty-six-year-old reverend’s daughter and doctor’s wife—petite, pretty, well educated, and poised—commit such a heinous act on two people she’d called “my dearest friends in the world”? Everyone has their theories and judgments, but no one knows the whole truth. What unfolds in this grippi...

Now Live: A Lethal Dance of Pride and Peril by Fizza Younis

About the Book In a small village called Longbourn, drama meets mystery at the Longbourn Inn, a cozy bed and breakfast run by the Bennet family. When an unexpected outsider arrives, and a chilling murder shatters the peace, Elizabeth Bennet is thrust into a modern-day mystery that casts a shadow over their little corner of heaven. As wits collide with darkness, it's up to Elizabeth to uncover the secrets and restore their peace. Step into a captivating world where Jane Austen's beloved characters dance around the twists and turns of a compelling murder mystery entangled with romance. BuyLinks: KOBO * Amazon * Media365 B&N * Google Play 24symbols  * Everand About the Author Dr. Fizza Younis resides in the vibrant city of Lahore, Pakistan, where her journey through life has been as diverse as her country. With a Ph.D. in economics, she has delved deep into the intricate webs of financial theory, but the enchanting realms of fiction and poetry have captured her heart. As a ...

Now Available: Dead Heart Longing by Fizza Younis

  Title: Dead Heart Longing Author: Fizza Younis Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance Release Date: 18 March 2024 Synopsis Enter a reality where the living and the dead coexist. Gesar, who was once a mighty king, now roams an ancient Tibetan castle as a ghost. His heart, as cold as the snow-covered mountain tops and consumed with bitterness, melts when he meets Nur. She is a woman like a warm summer breeze drawn to history and untold pasts. And their love will defy time and stretch beyond the human's lifespan. Yet, the shadows of forgotten conflicts threaten to extinguish the spark of their fragile relationship. As their fates collide, Gesar's long-dead heart stirs with an unfamiliar warmth, and Nur faces an impossible choice. Should she save the cursed soul she's grown to love or condemn him to eternal solitude? Add to Goodreads Shelf Order Now on Amazon Buy on Kobo or Read with Kobo Plus Find at Your Favorite Retailer About the Author Dr. Fizza Younis resides in the vibr...

Review: Witches of Ajax by Jordan Elizabeth

Synopsis She will finish what the past started. Seventeen-year-old pop star Lavender Stanhope, AKA Lily of the Valley, lives a life most teens could only dream of. When her dad dies in a freak accident, she agrees to visit his home town, knowing he had unfinished business there. But Canon Springs has an eerie, bloody history. And there are creatures there whose memories are long, and whose plans center on Lavender, whether she wants to be involved or not. As she tries to overcome grief, grudges, and mistrust, she realizes that escaping Canon Springs may require saving it. Add to Goodreads Shelf Buy on Amazon Review It's a captivating story where past and present clash. I love how the author has used history to put life into the story. The characters are all interesting and there are enough twists and turns to keep the readers entertained. It's a unique paranormal story unlike I have ever read and for that alone I love it. When Lavender's father dies in an accident, she is i...

Review: Retrouver by Jordan Elizabeth

Blurb Felicity Grant traveled to the New World expecting luxury. Instead, she plunged into a land overrun by monsters that crave human flesh. Felicity's journey for peace takes her across the sea, through the woods, and puts her on a collision course with highwaymen and the most dangerous gambler this side of the valley. Felicity will do whatever it takes to stop the rotters, even if it means treason. Add to Goodreads Shelf Review I thoroughly enjoyed this book, where the author has reimagined history. The New World is thrilling and full of possibilities. But it is also rife with dangerous situations. The rotters are the worst of all. Unlike usual zombie stories, instead of gore and horror, this book focuses on the romance and adventure side of the story. Felicity wants to solve the problem and uses her wit to identify the issue and do something about it. She convinces her husband to help her. She doesn't see the natives as savages and wants to work with them to make the New Wo...

Review: The Heiress Swap by Maddison Michaels

Synopsis Evie Jenkins didn’t know what she was thinking by agreeing to switch places with her American heiress cousin. After all, she’s naught but a poor―and usually quite sensible ―companion. All she has to do is spend six weeks among London society, pretending to be an heiress…and ensure that absolutely under no circumstances does she accept any proposals of marriage. When his cousin declares himself in love with a new woman visiting from the States, Alexander Trenton―the sixth Duke of Hargrave―is determined to prove that the young lady in question is just another American "Dollar Princess" desperate for an English title. She seems innocent enough, but Alex is determined to expose her…by thoroughly seducing the lovely and fiercely intelligent heiress himself. What he assumed would be just one simple kiss erupts into something wild, uncontrollable, and much too public. Now the duke must save her reputation with a betrothal…little knowing that his charming Princess harbors a ...

Review: The Beast and the Bookseller by Eva Devon

Synopsis She’s about to make a beast of a bargain in this clever and deliciously engaging fairytale twist, from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon… All of London gossips about the Duke of Montrose. A recluse. Inflicted with a terrible disease. A gargoyle with a terrible temper. But he’s also the most important patron of the centuries-old book shop that belongs to Miss Elizabeth Sharpe’s family. Now she’s been charged with delivering books to the Gargoyle of London herself—or risk their shop falling into ruin. But surely a duke can’t be that ghastly… Garrett Maximilian doesn’t give a tinker’s damn what society says about him. Most of them are sycophants, bowing and scraping in his presence. But not this proud, redheaded spitfire of a woman standing before him. In fact, nothing makes him feel more alive than Miss Elizabeth tartly criticizing his books. Perhaps he just needs a plan to keep her close… The duke’s glower doesn’t terrify Elizabeth as much as it fascinates her. And worse, ...

Review: How Not to Marry a Duke by Tina Gabrielle

Synopsis One moment, Daniel Millstone is enjoying tinkering with his inventions in his quiet country home with relative anonymity. The next, he’s courting the willful Miss Adeline. It might have begun as a way to vex her half brother—his childhood nemesis—but her striking beauty and kissable lips prove an irresistible temptation.   From the moment her pet pig attacks him, Adeline Foster knows she does not care at all for the Duke of Warwick. Certainly the man is handsome, but  such  an arrogant arse. But when her scoundrel half brother demands she marry a stranger over a failed investment, the duke does something shocking…he announces  he’s  courting her. Now Adeline and her faux beau must convince the  ton  and their families that they’re an item. It doesn’t matter if they can barely tolerate each other. It doesn’t matter that scandal is only a touch away. Because if this charade doesn’t work, Adeline will find herself in dangerous hands… Each book in...

Review: The Duke's Secret Cinderella by Eva Devon

Synopsis Charlotte Browne could just kick herself. What on earth possessed her to tell the Duke of Rockford that she was a lady? But something about the duke’s handsomeness and kind intelligence makes Charlotte blurt out the teeniest, tiniest falsehood. Now it’s too late to admit she’s just plain Charlotte of no particular importance—with cinder-stained hands, a wretched stepfather, and no prospects for marriage…. Cinderella  meets  Ever After  in this witty and lively historical romance from  USA Today's  bestseller Eva Devon. Rafe Dorchester, Duke of Rockford, has done what every self-respecting duke must do—avoid marriage at all costs. But the only thing stronger than the duke is his mother., When she lays down the highest ultimatum, he’ll need to find a duchess. Immediately. Only, when he calls on a potential bride, he instead finds the pert, fresh-faced Lady Charlotte. Rafe was warned to never mix the business of marriage with pleasure, but when it comes to...

Author Spotlight: Jazalyn

Hollow: A Love Like a Life A ghost spirit of dark's universe falls in love with a ghost spirit of light's universe, and while they cannot meet, for they wander around separate realms and spacetimes, they live their love through a secret and sacred interaction. Add to Goodreads Shelf Review It's a beautiful collection of poems about spiritual love. Some poems have a sad, dark tone while some are positive and uplifting. But mostly, they are about a love that is hard to return. Some lines resonated with me a lot and overall, I enjoyed the book. I'm glad I got a chance to read it. I rarely read poetry and only write inspirational and thought-provoking poems. So, this book is definitely a unique experience for me. I have this personal opinion that you can only fully appreciate poetry when you find it relatable. I want to thank Jazalyn for proving me wrong. I would definitely recommend this book to poetry lovers. Rose: Future Heart A beautiful and charismatic but blowsy and l...

Review: The Lord Pretender (Red Lion Ladies #1) by Sawyer North

Synopsis Step 1: Come up with the perfect plan Emma Watts was almost the perfect lady. That is, until her father joined the notorious Prometheans’ Club and gambled away all her prospects. Now, cast out of society, and with only her name intact, Emma will do what a young, intelligent lady can when she is thwarted by circumstance. Take revenge, of course. And the gentlemen's club, including its members, is first on the list… Step 2: Find your target Simon, the Earl of Blackburn, the most prominent member of the Prometheans, knows firsthand how dangerous a wily woman with an agenda can be; after all, his mother is the most devious of the species. But a string of chance encounters with a charming and breathtaking stranger leads him to reconsider.    Step 3: Then watch your plans go beautifully to pieces Upon learning that a mystery woman is digging up dirt on his club brothers, Simon volunteers to uncover her identity and ruin her by any means necessary.  But all it takes is ...

Review: The Gravity of Missing Things Marisa Urgo

Synopsis Flight 133 disappeared over the ocean. No wreckage. No distress signal. Just gone. Suddenly, everyone on the news and social media is talking about whether the pilot intentionally crashed it—everyone but me. Because I know her. The pilot was my mom, and there's no way she would hurt anyone. No one else knows that before she left, she wrote me a note. Trust me, it said. Now it feels like someone split my world—and me—in two, and the only person who believes me is Landon. I want to trust him, to let him see who I really am, but I can't. I have my secrets, the same way Mom has hers. All I know is falling for him will only make things more complicated. Just as I start to open up, the answer to what really happened to Flight 133 could rip my world apart all over again—for good this time. Add to Goodreads Shelf Review As much as I wanted to love this book, and believe me, I did, I couldn’t. The reason I kept reading was to find out the “truth.” And it wasn’t anything unexpec...

Cover Reveal: Ragged Ties by Meadow Schmidt

COVER REVEAL: "Ragged Ties" by Meadow Schmidt. Standalone paranormal young adult novella. Preorder Links: Books2read.com/RaggedTies Author: Meadow Schmidt Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt Release Day: March 28, 2022 Faith - Finding a pendant that brands me is shocking enough. But how is it possible to unravel a mystery when every step we take only complicates things? Rayden - When the girl I like asks for my help there’s no hesitation; I’m there for her no matter what. But the mystery we fall into involves a darkness neither one of us expects. * Ragged Ties is a clean and wholesome young adult paranormal romance novella *

Review: Accidentally Perfect (Hideaway Harbor #1) by Marissa Clarke

Synopsis Workaholic Lillian Mahoney has given everything to her job. The hugely popular lifestyle show she helped create monopolizes her time, energy, creativity, and anything remotely resembling a life. But all it takes is the show’s womanizing, egomaniac star throwing a massive hissy on live TV to utterly implode Lillian’s career in a New York minute. Now Lillian’s hiding out in the gorgeous and completely unknown seaside village of Blink, Maine. Out of gas. A stolen wallet. A broken heel. And worse, she’s somehow managed to completely piss off the town’s resident hunk, Caleb Wright. She’ll show that hot, grumpy single father exactly what she’s made of. But Blink isn’t quite what Lillian expects—and neither is Caleb...or his feisty teen daughter she can't help but love. And while her entire life and career are in shreds, Lillian might just discover what happens when she gives her bad first impression a second chance…   Add to Goodreads Shelf   Review It’s a sweet and heartwa...

Review: Ten Rules for Marrying a Duke by Michelle McLean

Synopsis Bookish Arabella Bromley never gave a fig for society’s rules—until her sister ran off with a man below her station. Now Arabella is desperate to restore her family’s ruined reputation to favor amongst the ton. She’ll have to marry quickly and well. But in order to carry off her plan, Arabella needs a duke… and she has just the rakish fellow in mind. The Duke of Whittsley has an ungentlemanly tendency to disregard the rules. Unfortunately, a sense of mischief doesn’t excuse a high-ranking noble from family duty—especially where it concerns producing a son. And that’s where he can’t quite resist Arabella’s distinctly outrageous plan: if he saves her family, she’ll give him an heir. Now the deal’s been struck. They have one year to achieve their goals and ten iron-clad rules to keep them on track. Like long, scorching kisses and ensuring they’re both exquisitely satisfied. And the only thing that could ruin their plan is the one thing they never planned on: love. Add to Goodread...

Out Now: Cowboy Bikers MC: Centaurs by Esther E. Schmidt

  OUT NOW: Cowboy Bikers MC: Centaurs standalone, paranormal, cowboy/biker romance, short story 99c Buy Links: Books2read.com/CowboyBikersMCCentaurs Genre: Paranormal Cowboy/Biker Romance Author: Esther E. Schmidt Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt Release Day: February 1, 2022 Lucan - Being the president of an MC filled with centaur shifters located at a huge ranch demands a truckload of responsibilities. I am not just a biker, a cowboy, or a centaur, but I am a man of many trades and talents. And one of those is to protect the one who is destined to be my eternal mate. Zipporah - Seeking vengeance while stumbling onto my eternal mate is inconvenient, shocking, and highly frustrating to say the least. Especially when he has saved my life and therefore holds me captive so I can heal. A second chance allows us to explore our bond and strengthen our ties. Until my past collides with my future. As a unicorn shifter I don’t hold enough magic to save the day, unless I put my ...