Collection: Literature
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Blind Date with a Book | Let's go on a Blind Date
Regular price From $25.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perEver thought about going on a blind date with a book? 📚🥰 It's like a thrilling adventure waiting to unfold! Instead of judging books by their covers, why not dive into a surprise literary journey? With Blind Date with a Book, you get to pick your next read based solely on a genre. The title and author? They're kept secret until you unwrap your chosen book!
But wait, there's more! Our Blind Date with a Book experience isn't just about reading; it's about discovering new authors, genres, and stories. Each book is a ticket to an exciting adventure in the world of literature.
Your Blind Date will include a book, a bookmark, three die-cut stickers, and a tea bag or coffee bag of your choice.
Your Blind Date Book may be new or pre-loved. And hey, we know pre-loved books might have a little wear and tear, but don't worry, they're still in great shape. No major damage or missing pages here! If it's part of a series, rest assured, you'll start with the first book.
Now, a little heads-up: Some of our books might contain mature content like swearing, violence, or steamy scenes, so they're strictly for those 18 and up.
So, are you ready to take a chance on love... I mean, literature? Let's go on a Blind Date with a Book! 📚❤️
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A Dowry of Blood - S. T. Gibson
Regular price $19.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perTHE GOTHIC TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'A thrilling and seductive Gothic rife with spine-tingling tension and dark romance. A Dowry of Blood left me breathless' Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching
This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. . .
S.T. Gibson's sensational novel is the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things.
Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
A Dowry of Blood is a glittering tale of obsession, seduction and power as told through the letters of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.
Praise for A Dowry of Blood:
'Stunningly gorgeous and devastatingly romantic, you won't want to miss this one!' Katee Robert, author of Neon Gods
'A delectable jewel of a tale, shimmering with dark, beautiful prose' Tori Bovalino, author of The Devil Makes Three
'Dark, lush and heartrendingly romantic' Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge
'A Dowry of Blood is an intoxicating perfume that lingers - an undying love story where beauty and horror clasp hands' Rachel Gillig, author of One Dark Window
'A powerful tale of possession and liberation. This is a Dracula retelling unlike any other - undeniable and unforgettable' Rose Szabo, author of What Big Teeth
'A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful' Hannah Whitten, author of For the Wolf
'Atmospheric and lush. . . it will haunt you in the best possible way' Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart
'A dark seductive tale. . . intermingling love, pain, fear and anger in mesmerizing prose' Publishers Weekly
'Seductive, lyrical and rich with period detail . . . a dark triumph' Mary McMyne, author of The Book of Gothel
'Mesmeriz
Format: B, 204 pages, Paperback
Published: January 31, 2021
ISBN: 9780356519296
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The Pendragon Wytch - C.C. Davie - Autographed Copy
Regular price $30.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perAs long as I can remember my shadows have whispered to me, speaking in a voice both young and ancient. I have learned to mind them, let them guide me through life even when I do not understand their messages. They whisper now to me, a song of sorrow and heartache that weaves itself around the woman I love. A song I do not want to listen to, yet know I cannot run from.
King Arthur has taken this land. Aided by his advisor Merlin and the legions he commands, he has swept over this once prosperous Kingdom like a plague, chasing the last of the Sylvyns into the far south in his quest for power.
They have nowhere to run now, there is no further to go and I fear the bargains that will be made to protect them are ones that will haunt me for the rest of my immortal life.
I was born touched by Nimmet, both a blessing and a curse.— Morgana
Series: The Pendragon Chronicles, #1
Format: C, 426 pages, Paperback
Published: December 1, 2023
ISBN: 9798856489681
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Heliacle Rising - C.C. Davie - Autographed Copy
Regular price $30.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perRaised to be a wife. Taught to be obedient. Expected to obey.
Taken in as ward of Lord Drakon after her parents' slaughter. Forced to navigate a new life, trying to become what is required of her in a world so vastly different than what she had known.
Then Attica, Kingdom of the Wytchlings, moves to rise again. Territories long alienated are forced to unite. Secrets begin to unravel. Secrets that make her question everything.
She is Amylia Sylvers.
And she is about to show the world that even the most unexpected …
can burn the brightest.Series: The Wytchling Chronicles, #1
Format: C, 369 pages, Paperback
Published: July 3, 2022
ISBN: 9781991165800
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The Secrets of Wilderfort Castle: The Waiting - Jessica Jayne Webb
Regular price $28.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perThrust into a world previously unknown to her, Agatha fumbled her way through bouts of depression as the desperation of her situation hits home, the denial of her new life, and the brutality of war that ensues, and magic that she never knew was in her. Can she pull herself back into reality, to help those who love her the most?
The crew living in the castle, help with fortification and safety, but what will happen if more join? Will the balance of calm and support hold, or will it teeter on the edge.
Lord Caspian has his tricks with control, deceit, and manipulation, not to mention the growing unease of a town that supported and cared for Agatha’s aunt. As Agatha grows in strength the young woman that first walked through the oak doors, clueless to the unravelling events to face how life is teetering on a thin line stretched over a cavern filled to the brim with Daemons raged and bloodthirsty. Will it be Caspian that breaks the line or will the stress of the new life become all to much for our beloved Agatha.
And don’t forget our beloved Fey and their new home, reveling in their newfound freedom, no more the kamikaze Fey that were only destined to be caged and used as subjects of war.
Reviews:JD ‘if you’re into epic fantasy with magic, adventure, and a dash of romance, you’ve got to check this series out! Trust me you won’t regret it!’
Grungy_fairy_reader: ‘Here we go! Are you ready for the second book in this series because I loved it even more than the first one!’.Published: 22 June, 2024
ISBN: 9781067014018
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Focus On Love - Jay Shaw
Regular price $25.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perFrom the author of LIMELIGHT ON LOVE and DRAGONUS CHRONICLES comes this sensual, heart-warming story of second chances and rediscovered love.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"A lovely read. I loved the story and characters. I do love this author. 5*."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A steamy but romantic read!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I absolutely love this author and this book didn’t disappoint."
Thirty-two years ago, sixteen-year-old Emily had a crush on Noah Hayes—the boy next door and captain of the high school volleyball team. She had hoped he would finally notice her. But Fate had other ideas, and Noah went off to university, leaving his family, friends, and Emily, behind.
As a reward for finishing her latest manuscript, bestselling romance author, Emily Reid, signs up for a four-day Autumn Colours photography workshop in Otago, New Zealand. While she sits waiting for the bus to head out, a tall, gorgeous stranger with broad shoulders and dark tousled hair, comes on board. She’s never met him before, yet there’s something familiar about him, an inexplicable magnetic attraction that sets her heart racing.
The last person Noah expects to run into on a photography workshop is his high school crush. But he isn’t going to waste the opportunity. With green eyes, fiery auburn hair, and a smile that takes his breath away, she is even more captivating than he remembers. And if she’d let him, he would spend every possible moment in her company.
Can Noah and Emily use the second chance Fate gives them to focus on love?
Find out in book one of Jay Shaw’s new series: Seasons Of Romance.
Content advisory: This book contains adult content and themes best suited to readers over 18 years old.
What people are saying about FOCUS ON LOVE:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...Gently told with a real sense of place (New Zealand) that figures heavily in the story the author slowly unfolds the tentative exploration of two older people trying to recapture the potential of the past. Kristin Gleeson
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...An amazing love story of a couple that are of a non-traditional age - they are 48 + 50 - and this was a long awaited reading treat. Too many stories are based on the 18- 28ish age range with the writing styles reflecting that age. The writing in this book reflects the maturity of our characters and that is refreshing for the older reader. Jay's character development and world building brings the reader into the heart of the story and you won't want to leave. Donna
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...What a lovely heart-warming book. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and their journeys. Life has a habit of showing us the unexpected. Amazing after all those years their paths would cross again. Highly recommended. Angela Taylor
Content Advisory: Contains adult themes that are best suited to readers 18 years old and over.Tigger Warnings/Age Restrictions: R18+ for sexual situations and occasional swearing
Published: 11 July, 2021
ISBN: 9798535196763
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Jay was raised on a balanced diet of Star Wars, 80's TV, and romance novels. So, naturally, she has a partiality for tall, dark-haired, space heroes and military men in thigh holsters.
When I'm not lunching with my most-excellent author friends or marathoning Netflix, you can catch me writing sexy space adventures, wolf-shifter escapades, contemporary second-chance romances, and steamy action/adventures.
Despite the many trials and tribulations of her characters, it is universally acknowledged that they will discover their one great love. A love all time and space will lie down and be still for. -
Poker Chips and Poison - Rodney Strong
Regular price $24.99 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per97-year-old Alice Atkinson is bored. She should be comfortably living out her days at the Silvermoon Retirement Village, winning money off her friends at card games. But a lifetime of living in the grey area between right and wrong means that isn't satisfying.
Then her friend is murdered, and she's the only one who thinks it's foul play. And even she has her doubts. Now she has to dust off her old skills and investigate. With the help of Vanessa her newly appointed and occasionally reluctant sidekick, Alice is determined to find out the truth.
As Alice always says, "be the smartest in any room, and if you can't then be the most cunning". One thing is for sure, it's going to take all her smarts and all her cunning to stay one step ahead of the killer.
Amazon Reviews:
"This series is totally delightful and as lighthearted as a murder mystery can be"
"The characters are top notch and the story was very well written with enough twists to please me"Published: 28 August, 2019
ISBN: 9780473504441
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Rodney is a Porirua based author who specialises in cozy mysteries, while dabbling in other genres on occasion. When not writing he enjoys eating chocolate while watching the antics of his two kittens, who have yet to learn the meaning of the word no. Something that occasionally applies to his children to.
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Thanks for Coming - Rodney Strong
Regular price $29.99 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per17 year old Levi Collins has been able to joke his way out of most things in life. Until he’s diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Faced with something so terrifying he does the only thing he can think of. He decides to track down Fear and tell it to get lost. His only clue, a whisper of a myth, and a drawing.
His best friend Mel thinks he’s crazy, but it’s not the first time she’s thought that. And she’s still going to help him.
Along the way he discovers some things about his friend, and himself.
Thanks for Coming is a bittersweet tale of friendship, fear, and working out what’s important.
"Loved the character arcs in this book. Glorious from Rodney Strong, capturing teenage angst beautifully and the unspoken pain that so many feel when dealing with imminent loss to a terminal illness."Tigger Warnings/Age Restrictions: Contains cancer references and death
Published: 30 September, 2021
ISBN: 9781991155603
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Rodney is a Porirua based author who specialises in cozy mysteries, while dabbling in other genres on occasion. When not writing he enjoys eating chocolate while watching the antics of his two kittens, who have yet to learn the meaning of the word no. Something that occasionally applies to his children to.
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The Space Colonel's Woman - Jay Shaw
Regular price $30.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perFrom the author of LIMELIGHT BLUES and FOCUS ON LOVE comes this epic, alternate reality adventure tale of a courageous Earth pilot and her sexy, dark-haired space colonel.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A fantastic read with brilliant characters!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This has everything - romance, danger, menace, excitement, humor!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Great page-turner.”
Helicopter pilot, Julia Swift, lives her life from one rescue to the next. Unlucky in love, she longs for a lover who resembles the hero of her favorite space show, Phoenix Rising.
When an injured man falls through a portal and lands on her local beach, it seems the universe has granted her wish. Not only does Colonel Mark Holden resemble the fictional military commander, he also bears his name.
Despite the incredulity of their situation, Mark and Julia share an inexplicable connection. They realize they have spent their whole lives searching for each other. But when Mark’s team comes to rescue him, Julia must choose. Will she stay behind? Or will she travel with a man she hardly knows, to the fictional Dragonus Galaxy? A world brought to life in an alternate reality…
Content Advisory: Contains adult themes that are best suited to readers 18 years old and over.Tigger Warnings/Age Restrictions: 18+ for sexual situations, swearing and space battles
Published: 15 July, 2016
ISBN: 1535413190
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Jay was raised on a balanced diet of Star Wars, 80's TV, and romance novels. So, naturally, she has a partiality for tall, dark-haired, space heroes and military men in thigh holsters.
When I'm not lunching with my most-excellent author friends or marathoning Netflix, you can catch me writing sexy space adventures, wolf-shifter escapades, contemporary second-chance romances, and steamy action/adventures.
Despite the many trials and tribulations of her characters, it is universally acknowledged that they will discover their one great love. A love all time and space will lie down and be still for. -
The Hunted - Jay Shaw
Regular price $30.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perFrom the author of LIMELIGHT BLUES and THE SPACE COLONEL’S WOMAN comes this sexy, action-packed sequel of a space adventure, where loyalty and love fight against galactic domination.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Amazing world building.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Standout Sci-Fi Romance.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Epic!”
Abducted without a trace, Colonel Mark Holden remains in the clutches of Arcadia’s Grand Chancellor - a maniacal dictator who continues to enslave and experiment on X2 humans.
Meanwhile, far away on an alternate reality Earth, Julia Holden lives a life she no longer belongs to. She spends her days rescuing those who cannot save themselves, and pining for her lost love.
Can the Arcadians achieve galactic domination, or will Hayden rescue Mark before his genetic secrets are stolen?
And when Phoenix City calls, will Mark and Julia return to fight for the hunted?
Content Advisory: Contains adult themes that are best suited to readers 18 years old and over.Tigger Warnings/Age Restrictions: 18+ sexual situations, swearing, space battle violence, graphic alien stuff
Published: 15 November, 2016
ISBN: 1540552993
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Jay was raised on a balanced diet of Star Wars, 80's TV, and romance novels. So, naturally, she has a partiality for tall, dark-haired, space heroes and military men in thigh holsters.
When I'm not lunching with my most-excellent author friends or marathoning Netflix, you can catch me writing sexy space adventures, wolf-shifter escapades, contemporary second-chance romances, and steamy action/adventures.
Despite the many trials and tribulations of her characters, it is universally acknowledged that they will discover their one great love. A love all time and space will lie down and be still for. -
The Shifting Tide - Jay Shaw
Regular price $30.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perFrom the author of THE SPACE COLONEL’S WOMAN and THE HUNTED comes this breath-taking finale to an epic love story all of space and time will lie down and be still for.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A series that will be talked about in a good way for years!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A fantastic read. Jay has done it again.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “You won’t be disappointed!”
After a five-year assignment on an alternate Earth, General Mark Holden accepts a posting as Commander in Chief of Phoenix City; taking his wife Julia and their two sons back to the only place which truly feels like home. But all is not as it appears. When their children are threatened, the storm of frustration and desire for revenge may well tear Mark and Julia apart forever.
Meanwhile, in Dragonus Galaxy, the tide is shifting. For the first time in the history of Arcadia, a lowly technician is now Grand Chancellor. More deranged than his predecessor, Ediixii will stop at nothing to stake his claim as supreme galactic ruler. His X2 hybrids number in the tens-of-thousands. But two pieces of Ediixii’s grand plan remain elusive.
Will Phoenix City, and her allies, free Dragonus from the Arcadian scourge once and for all? Can Mark and Julia remain united against seemingly insurmountable odds? Find out in the adrenaline-fueled conclusion of Dragonus Chronicles’ first trilogy.
Content Advisory: Contains adult themes that are best suited to readers 18 years old and over.Tigger Warnings/Age Restrictions: 18+ for sexual situations, space battle violence, depictions of alien experiments, slavery and non-consent issues
Published: 13 June, 2019
ISBN: 1072247704
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Jay was raised on a balanced diet of Star Wars, 80's TV, and romance novels. So, naturally, she has a partiality for tall, dark-haired, space heroes and military men in thigh holsters.
When I'm not lunching with my most-excellent author friends or marathoning Netflix, you can catch me writing sexy space adventures, wolf-shifter escapades, contemporary second-chance romances, and steamy action/adventures.
Despite the many trials and tribulations of her characters, it is universally acknowledged that they will discover their one great love. A love all time and space will lie down and be still for. -
Dragonus Chronicles Trilogy - Jay Shaw
Regular price $75.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / perFrom the author of WOLFHAVEN and FOCUS ON LOVE comes this complete BOXSET, chock-full of edge-of-your-seat space adventure and an epic love story all of space and time will lie down and be still for.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A series that will be talked about in a good way for years!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A fantastic read! Jay has done it again.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I was hooked from beginning to end!”
Have you ever watched a TV show, fallen in love with the world and its characters, and wanted to escape there?
What if the plot lines portrayed on our screens are actually based on the top-secret missions of real people living real lives in a galaxy of an alternate reality?
The Dragonus Chronicles boxset gathers together the first three novels of Jay Shaw's science fiction action romance series into one collection. Join USAF Colonel Mark Holden and Search and Rescue pilot Julia "Wings" Swift as they live, fight, and fall in love in a galaxy as dark and seedy and dangerous as any place where one side wants power and domination over another.
Content Advisory: Contains adult themes that are best suited to readers 18 years old and over.Tigger Warnings/Age Restrictions: 18+ for sexual situations, swearing, space battle violence, alien experiments, slavery and non-consent
Published: 14 June, 2019
ISBN: 1535413190
Language: EnglishMeet the Author
Jay was raised on a balanced diet of Star Wars, 80's TV, and romance novels. So, naturally, she has a partiality for tall, dark-haired, space heroes and military men in thigh holsters.
When I'm not lunching with my most-excellent author friends or marathoning Netflix, you can catch me writing sexy space adventures, wolf-shifter escapades, contemporary second-chance romances, and steamy action/adventures.
Despite the many trials and tribulations of her characters, it is universally acknowledged that they will discover their one great love. A love all time and space will lie down and be still for.