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Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Antonia Hodgson, Xiran Jay Zhao, Kimberly Lemming, and more!

September 16, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

“A labyrinth of a book—vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps—with a deeply human heart at its center. It’s thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny; I’m obsessed.” —Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

The Raven Scholar is a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy—in a stunning edition featuring French flaps and silver foiled cover effects! 

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, the reign of Bersun the Brusque has come to an end. In the dizzying heat of midsummer, seven exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists compete to replace him. 

When one of them is murdered, it falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer and fight for the throne. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in.

If she succeeds, we will win an empire. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen.

We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.

★ “Sharply written and intricately plotted. A masterclass in storytelling!” —Ann Leckie, Hugo Award-winning author of Ancillary Justice 

★ “Fiendishly charming and clever, this is a book you absolutely must devour.” —Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne

★ “The Raven Scholar is as clever as its namesake—each beloved character, each twist and each turn, is a shiny new gift. It is magnificent.” —C. L. Clark, author of The Unbroken 

★ “Epic fantasy at its finest—fiendish political intrigue, the ultimate trial for the throne and a shocking crime at the center. Simply glorious!” —Georgia Summers, author of The City of Stardust

★ “Engrossing and unputdownable…my favorite read of the year. A conflagration of court intrigue, religious folktale, and characters with deliciously murky motivations, The Raven Scholar is a pure delight.” —Bethany Jacobs, Philip K. Dick Award-winning author of These Burning Stars 

The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy Book 1) by Antonia Hodgson- $2.99 for a limited time.

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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!
A USA Today bestseller!

Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers.


The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn’t matter that the girls often die from the mental strain.
 
When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it’s to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister’s death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead.​
 
To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia​. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way—and stop more girls from being sacrificed.

Iron Widow (Book 1) by Xiran Jay Zhao – $1.99 for a limited time.

Amazon

A USA Today Bestseller • An Amazon Best Book of January 2024 • An IndieNext List Pick

“One of the freshest voices in fantasy romance! This book has it all: spice, humor, and a world I want to get lost in.” —Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author

Spice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she ends up on a quest with a fiery demon, in this irreverently quirky rom-com fantasy that is sweet, steamy, and funny as hell.
 

All she wanted to do was live her life in peace—maybe get a cat, expand the family spice farm. Really, anything that didn’t involve going on an adventure where an orc might rip her face off. But they say the goddess has favorites, and if so, Cin is clearly not one of them.
 
After Cin saves the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, Fallon reveals that all he really wants to do is kill an evil witch enslaving his people. And who can blame him? But now he’s dragging Cinnamon along for the ride whether she likes it or not. On the bright side, at least he keeps burning off his shirt.…

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps Book 1) by Kimberly Lemming – $2.99 for a limited time.

Amazon

Return to the sizzling glymera’s prison camp in this dark and sexy second novel in the new Black Dagger Brotherhood Prison Camp spin-off series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.

In the next installment of bestselling author J.R. Ward’s Prison Camp series, things get steamy when Lucan, a wolven forced into bartering drug deals for the infamous Prison Colony, meets Rio, the second in command for the shadowy Caldwell supplier, Mozart. After a deal goes awry, a wolf with piercing golden eyes swoops in to save her from certain death. As shocking truths unfurl, Rio is uncertain of who to trust and what to believe—but with her life on the line, true love rears its head and growls in the face of danger.

The Wolf (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp Book 2) by J.R. Ward- $1.99 for a limited time.

Amazon

Rags to riches is supposed to be a nice fantasy. Going from a cheap London hovel to an elite fae academy should be amazing, especially when it involves a medieval castle.

It’s just a bit more complicated when we’re training to be assassins–and I have to share a room with a terrifying, gorgeous shadow Fae known as the Wraith.

It starts when The Wraith hunts me down. Ruadan has taken a vow of silence to snuff out illegal magic– magic that I possess. He lets me live on one condition: I have to earn my place at the Court of the Shadow Fae. I’m a survivor. I think I can manage the competition.

Too bad the posh recruits have it in for me. All it takes is one slip up, and I’m out. And at the Court of the Shadow Fae, failure means death.

Court of Shadows (Shadow Fae Book 1) by C.N. Crawford- $.99 for a limited time.

Amazon

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  1. Kareni says

    September 16, 2025 at 4:37 pm

    I quite enjoyed The Raven Scholar!

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