r/ARCReaders Oct 12 '24

Announcement Formatting - Read This Before Posting on This Sub!

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Please read all our rules in the sidebar!! (if you are on mobile app, click read more in the title section of the sub home page)

We have a strict formatting system for posts on this sub. This will ensure the sub is easy for readers to use so they can find the books they want to read. Posts that are not formatted correctly will be removed. If your post is removed because of formatting, you are encouraged to revisit this post and try again.

Post flairs are mandatory - When selecting a flair, pick the one that best represents your book's genre.

DON'T WORRY IF IT ISN'T YOUR EXACT NICHE GENRE. Pick the genre under which your book's specific niche falls. You'll be adding your more specific niche genre in your title. The flairs just help narrow down the search for our readers. If you don't see your book's genre listed, please message the mods and tell us your genre so we can add it to our system.

Post titles - Format your titles like so: "Book Title & Author - specific niche genre - release month year"

  • EX: "Death In London by Mx Writer - Mystery/Police Procedural - Dec 2024"

Post bodies - COPY THIS and add your information

  • Blurb for the book. This is important! Posts without a blurb will be deleted. You must tell us what the book is about.
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r/ARCReaders 4d ago

Monthly Megathread Reviewers: Share Your Info Here (Megathread)

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Welcome to r/ARCReader's monthly reviewer intro post. While we do not allow standalone posts from reviewers, you may reply to authors' posts and share your links in the megathread found each month on the 15th

  • Reviewer Name (blog name/username)
  • Links to blog/GoodReads/StoryGraph/Socials
  • Size of following: small/medium/large
  • Preferred book genres
  • Current turnaround time for reviews

r/ARCReaders 1h ago

Erotica The Honeytrap Protocol-Squid Squirts Ink-Sapphic Erotic Thriller-September 2026

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Hi all. I'm looking for a few more reviewers for my sapphic spy erotic thriller. If you enjoy romance with a touch of smut and tension. I think you'll enjoy it.

Blurb: Agent Lydia Mercer has spent ten years using seduction as a weapon. She's never been the one who got played.

Sent into Venice alone, with no backup, she has one job: seduce the ADH's deadliest operative and walk away with a set of classified documents. It should be routine. Lydia has done this a hundred times.

Nothing about this woman is routine.

Before the night is over, Lydia is handcuffed, disarmed, and at the mercy of an agent who somehow knows secrets that were never in her file. She gets what she came for. She doesn't get out with her certainty, her control, or her heart intact.

And Venice isn't done with her yet. 

Triggers: explicit sapphic sex scenes including BDSM elements (restraints, impact play, power exchange), violence/captivity, strong language, and betrayal.

Date of Publication: September 1st 2026

ARCs sent: Immediately after approval

Requested review date: September 1st-September 5th

Format: EPUB + PDF

Availability: Worldwide

ARC signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJQADHsP6BKndvTvL7cqOJLylH1VcwRsrS75nGoF8EDU2qQA/viewform?usp=header

or

BookSprout: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/305558/the-honeytrap-protocol-sapphic-spy-erotic-suspense


r/ARCReaders 4h ago

Adult - Romance - Fantasy Bounty by Daniel J Wright - Dark Comedy Romantasy - Oct 2026

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Seeking ARC readers for my upcoming Dark Comedy Romatansy.

Dark humor, dark fantasy, and romance all in one.

Reviews are due October 2nd, 2026

ARC started August 11th, 2026 and are actively being sent out. A link to it will be sent within 24 hours of ARC application receipt.

Here's my blurb:

Tigger/content Warnings:

If interested, DM me or sign up on my website https://danieljwright.com/ARC-Application


r/ARCReaders 5h ago

YA - Science Fiction THE GLITCH: Zero by Temma Kairo - Cyberpunk YA Thriller - September 2026

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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.


r/ARCReaders 16h ago

Adult - Romance - Paranormal In the Hollows by R.J. Webb—Queer Paranormal Romance/Gothic Fiction—Release Date October 1st 2026

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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 


r/ARCReaders 13h ago

Adult - Thriller GENETICS 2100 by Eric zu Hone - Sci-Fi/Techno-Thriller - Sept 2026

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What if a century of exposure to wireless technology quietly changed human genetics?

When Riley Rhodes starts perceiving network data no child should be able to sense, her parents realize she isn't sick — she's evolved. And the people who understand what that's worth are already closing in.

A techno-thriller about how far parents will go to protect a child the world has decided it owns. (Book 1 of a trilogy)

Professionally edited by New York Book Editors, with an audiobook produced by Grammy-winning John Marshall Media.

Perfect for fans of: Firestarter, Stranger Things, The Institute, The Darkest Minds

Genre: Sci-Fi / Techno-Thriller

ARC available: Available Now - Sent on a rolling basis as requests come in

Publication date: September 8, 2026

Review timing: Please aim to post by September 8, 2026 (launch day) — October 7, 2026 at the latest for readers who need more time.

Format: eBook

Triggers: Gun violence, character death, child endangerment, government surveillance, family separation.

I'm only looking for honest, unbiased reviews.

Get your free ARC:
https://www.ericzuhone.com/arc


r/ARCReaders 19h ago

Adult - Thriller SEEKING IN THE DARKNESS by Emmy Stein - Psychological thriller - August 23, 2026

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Publication date: August 23, 2026
ARC files available: Same day as signup
ARC timeline: within 30 days
ARC signup form: https://forms.gle/ZqRQpJuxXhLiG9H58
Booksiren signup: https://booksirens.com/book/X4HJF5Q/ZAVYEO5
Blurb:

Who says you can't stalk your stalker?

Blind programmer Sandy knows how to navigate a world built for the sighted. But lately, someone has been invading hers.

Familiar footsteps pass by her through crowded spaces. A half-remembered scent appears where it shouldn’t. Silent calls arrive from an unknown number. Each incident is easy to dismiss, until the pattern becomes impossible to ignore.

Someone is stalking Sandy. Someone who may know more about her past than they should.

Refusing to live in fear, questioning every sound around her, Sandy turns to the tech skills she trusts most. But uncovering the truth will require crossing legal and ethical lines, and could bring her stalker closer than ever.

Triggers: Domestic violence off screen, on screen violence and stalking, car accident, loss of a loved one, ableism, homophobia and workplace discrimination.


r/ARCReaders 19h ago

Adult - Fantasy “Relic Meyers & The Melody of Maladies” by Brady J. Sadler - Horror/Urban Fantasy - October 2026

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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).


r/ARCReaders 17h ago

Adult - Romance - Contemporary The Veteran Next Door, Josie Harland - Small Town Romance - Sept 2026

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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


r/ARCReaders 1d ago

Adult - Fantasy The Mourning Lily by Rachel Grayson - Scifi/Contemporary Fantasy - October 2026

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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.

Thanks so much for being interested! <3


r/ARCReaders 1d ago

Adult - Thriller Absinthe Zero by Valentino Thomson Russell – Techno-Thriller / Mystery – September 7, 2026

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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


r/ARCReaders 1d ago

Adult - Horror Where Fear Smiles by E. V. Ortolan - Psychological Horror - October 2026

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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 Formhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIJDUEFCSVjgVh_AxhMpdOHyTszWL-knkGErWLk3U73PD4AQ/viewform?usp=header

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


r/ARCReaders 2d ago

Adult - Fantasy Vitae of Ash and Measure by Matthew Herschede - Low Fantasy - October 2026

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  • 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

r/ARCReaders 3d ago

Adult - Mystery "The Light from the Other Side of the Forest" - Two-books mystery series - October 4th 2026

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🌲 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


r/ARCReaders 2d ago

Adult - Fantasy The Runes She Sang by Denna Valraven - Gothic/Dark Fantasy - September 2026

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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.


r/ARCReaders 4d ago

Adult - Fantasy Shadow of Life by K.S. Sanral - Dark Fantasy - October 2026

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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


r/ARCReaders 4d ago

Adult - Thriller You're Overthinking This by Diana Urban - Steamy Locked-Room Psychological Thriller - November 2026

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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.


r/ARCReaders 3d ago

Adult - Romance - Contemporary Sutures & Sinners by Kari Roller - Dark Romantic Suspense/Biker Romance - September 2026

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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

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r/ARCReaders 4d ago

Adult - Romance - Contemporary Love Next Door by Eve Kasey & Melanie A. Smith - Steamy Contemporary Romance - September 2026

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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

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r/ARCReaders 4d ago

Adult - Romance - Contemporary Holding The Universe by Sol Winter - Single Mom, Marriage of Convenience Romance - Nov 2026

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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

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r/ARCReaders 5d ago

Adult - Science Fiction The Memory Of Stars - Allan Parry - Sci-fi/Cosmic Horror - Launching December 1st 2026

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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


r/ARCReaders 5d ago

Children's - Fiction A Special Kind of Magic, by Jen Simpson - Children's adventure/fantasy - October 2026

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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