Posted 04/03/2026 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
The Poison Daughter by
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Published by Independent Publisher on 10/03/2026
Genres: Fiction,
Fantasy,
Dark Fantasy,
Romance,
Dark Romance,
RomantasyFormat: Kindle (668 Pages) 📖
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Barnes & NobleTo err is human. To avenge is Divine.
Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses dies immediately, and that’s the way she likes it. The poison-lipped youngest daughter of Lunameade’s magical founding family has used her power to annihilate their opposition.
Her first husband is in the ground. Her new betrothed is next.
But the merry widow has a secret. When she’s not acting as an assassin at her parents' whims, she moonlights as a vigilante for abused women in their walled-off city.
Meet a man. Lure him in. Kill him with a kiss. Until one night Harlow kisses a mark and he doesn’t die.
Worse, her invincible partner in passion is her new betrothed, Henry Havenwood, and now he knows about her double life. Instead of selling her out and bringing the rival families to blows, he does something much more sinister—whisks her away to wed in his wild mountain fort.
Harlow doesn’t trust Henry, but the only way to protect her family and the city of Lunameade is to figure out what his family is planning.
Cursed with a husband she can’t kill and trapped in a fort miles of vampire-infested woods from home, Harlow’s survival requires her to do the impossible: Make the man who knows she’s a killer fall in love with her anyway.
Tags: Arranged/Forced Marriage, Banter, Caretaking, Competent Heroine, Dangerous Hero/Heroine, Death/Grief, Enemies to Lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Gifted/Super Hero/Heroine, Independent Heroine, Magic, Monsters, Non-Human Hero/Heroine, Political/Court Intrigue, Possessive Hero, Sassy Heroine, Slow Burn, Spicy, Tortured Hero/Heroine, Vampires, Vengeance
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Series: Dark Inheritance Trilogy #2 Published by S&S / Saga Press on 02/24/2026
Format: Kindle (463 Pages) 📖
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Series: The Wolf King #2 Published by Bloom Books on 03/31/2025
Format: Kindle (499 Pages) 📖
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Series: The Wolf King #1 Published by Bloom Books on 09/14/2023
Format: Kindle (475 Pages) 📖
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Series: Split or Swallow #1 Published by Bloom Books on 02/25/2025
Format: Kindle (525 Pages) 📖
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Barnes & NobleAbout fifteen years ago, a friend of mine showed up at my house with a DVD in hand. (Stay with me—I promise this story relates to this utterly unhinged book filled with basilisk banging.) The movie in question: Gentlemen Broncos. And if you’ve seen this cinematic fever dream, you probably know where I’m going with this. If you haven’t—add it to your watch list—you can thank me later. For the record, I watched all 90 Yeast-Lord-filled minutes of Gentlemen Broncos. I didn’t fall asleep. I didn’t pause to pee. I’m not entirely sure I blinked—or breathed. I was utterly […]
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Series: Dark Inheritance Trilogy #1 Published by S&S / Saga Press on 11/19/2024
Format: Kindle (351 Pages) 📖
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Published by Red Tower Books on 05/26/2025
Format: Kindle (666 Pages) 📖
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Series: The Soulsworn Chronicles #1 Published by June Publishing on 02/06/2025
Format: Kindle (521 Pages) 📖
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Series: Bride #1 Published by Berkley on 02/06/2024
Format: Kindle (410 Pages) 📖
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Barnes & NobleAll of Ali Hazelwood’s books follow pretty much the same formula. A smart, sassy, accomplished woman with some much-deserved baggage is forced to spend time with an equally smart, slightly grumpy, golden retriever of a man with baggage of his own. They are both, naturally, very easy on the eyes. Mix together a hefty helping of witty banter, some complicated feelings, a dash of angsty longing, and lots of sexual tension until you get a couple that finally realizes they are in love. Sexy time ensues. Introduce a small conflict or misunderstanding, have a brief yet terrible third-act […]