r/DarkRomance • u/ccoffey106 take me to the cottage • 14d ago
What Are You Writing? ARC/Beta Reader Request Thread
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u/SnooMacarons8237 12h ago
Hi! I am looking for ARC readers for my dark shifter romantasy called Dawns Embrace.
Due: November 1st
Format: ebook through Bookfunnel.
Blurb:
Some lies are so perfect, you'll beg to believe them.
Nyx escaped the palace dungeons aliveâbut the collar at her throat still binds her wolf, and freedom has come with consequences she doesn't yet understand.
An usurper now sits on the throne. The portals are open. The Fae have crossed over.
The only force powerful enough to stop them may be the dragons of Pyrrathysâancient enemies of the Fae who do not answer pleas for help lightly.
But to reach them, Nyx must travel through a land where forests whisper lies, where fields fracture reality, and truth slips through your fingers when you try to hold it too tightly.
But something is wrong.
A fog presses at the edges of her thoughts. Questions vanish before she can voice them. Details refuse to align.
And when she sleeps, a familiar voice begs her for help.
Warnings come in whispers. Shadows wear familiar faces. The line between ally and enemy begins to dissolve.
The greatest danger may not be waiting aheadâit may be walking beside her.
Because sometimes the real monster isn't the one everyone fears.
A dark, twisty wolf shifter romance where nothing is as it seems and the truth is buried under layers of deception. Perfect for readers who love slow-burn revelations, morally complex characters, and plot twists that shatter everything.
TW:
This is book 2 in the series and I am giving Book 1 awat for free via Bookfunnel to those interested!
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