Hi all! To promote and help as many independent authors as possible, I've decided to put together a list of indie authors whose books are releasing each season.

Below is my first list in this series, and I can't wait to continue with it as the year goes on. I've included a variety of authors and genres, as well as debuts and series.

I am beyond excited to read several of these books, as I've already finished the first in the series or something else from the author. Additionally, I have been blessed with the opportunity to ARC read a few of these books, and I cannot wait to share my reviews with you all. 

Either way, this list is full of amazing, well-written, and kind authors, several of whom I am proud to call friends. 

I hope you find a book that piques your interest from this list. And if you're an independent author with a book release, I invite you to be a part of this journey. Your work is valuable, and I would be honored to include it in this or any future lists. Please don't hesitate to reach out!

With that being said, let's get into it!

June Releases

Threads of Fate by C.A. Blooming

Released June 1, 2024

All Orah wanted was to discover what lay behind the hidden garden door, but when it inadvertently traps her in the Land of Gods, she finds more than she bargained for. Now stuck in this new world, she must decide if she can unlock the power necessary to get her home. To do so, she will have to reckon not only with the Gods threatening her but also with the darkest parts of herself. Can she make peace with her past, and can she take on an equally terrifying allowing herself to fall in love?

Roan never expected the intriguing woman who stumbled into his garden. Nor did he expect the Fates to call forth the challenge he’s spent his life running from. While forced to face his birthright, he must also search for a way to return Orah to her own world before her power is detected by the monsters in his. As he strives to get her home, he finds himself questioning if he can and, against his better judgment, if he wants to. Leaning on those closest to him and fighting his own painful past, Roan must decide if he can accept who he is to help protect those he loves.

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Skin Deep: And Other Troubled Thoughts by T.M. Lunn

Released June 2, 2024

It’s all well and good locking away your troublesome thoughts - but are you ever truly safe from them?

A collection of short stories that blur the line between real life experiences and pessimistic over-thinking. Expect fast-paced terror, gruesome body horror and manic twists that bring nightmares to life.

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Professor Obsessed by Caty Lee

One Sale June 18, 2024

Emma - I’m your average girl. Existing but not living. Until him.

Chase - She has been my desire, my obsession. And I will have her.

She is his addiction, his cure, his everything. But will that ever be enough?

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Veiled War by Jennifer Maughan

On Sale June 18, 2024

Veiled War is the highly anticipated second novel in the Veiled Gods Series by Jennifer Maughan, continuing the captivating journey of Alana as she navigates a world on the brink of chaos and discovers the true extent of her role as a mercenary.

In this installment, readers are drawn deeper into the complexities of Alana's world as she finds herself thrust into the heart of Luminum, a foreign land teetering on the edge of war. As tensions escalate and outside pressures mount, Alana must grapple with her role in preserving peace while confronting the growing threat to the Empire she temporarily calls home.

Amidst the turmoil, Alana's relationship with Calix, the enigmatic prince with whom she shares a deep and undeniable connection, faces its challenges. As they struggle to maintain their bond amidst the chaos surrounding them, they are forced to confront the realities of their divided loyalties and the sacrifices they must make to protect those they love.

As the stakes rise and alliances shift, Alana finds herself embroiled in a web of intrigue and betrayal, where every decision could mean the difference between life and death. With the fate of her people hanging in the balance, Alana must harness all of her strength and cunning to navigate the treacherous landscape of politics and power.

"Veiled War" promises to deliver an exhilarating blend of romance, adventure, and conflict, immersing readers in a world where love and loyalty are tested. With its richly drawn characters and gripping narrative, it is sure to leave series fans eagerly awaiting the next chapter in Alana's epic journey

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Whispers of the Heart by Rae Knight

On Sale June 25, 2024

When loss happens and grief holds you hostage, is there ever an escape? Can one person really be the answer to all your prayers and the balm to all the open wounds on your heart?

Elizabeth Wallace has always been a punk rock kind of gal, yet in high school she nabbed the golden boy and jock, Lyle Foster. These high school sweethearts, happily in love, moved away from their small town and raised two beautiful children. But on one forsaken evening, Lyle loses his life in his sleep to a heart attack. Now, Liz is forced to pick up the broken pieces of herself and her children, moving them back to the one town she thought she would never return to; Willow Brook. Now back on her family farm with her sister, she must navigate through her grief while trying to raise her children. But, what will she do when her childhood best friend, Brian, shows back up in her life? Can she heal from her wounds and move on, or will they hold her back forever?

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July Releases

Dream Walker by Brittany Gossin

On Sale July 2, 2024

In the aftermath of a harrowing nightmare, seventeen-year-old Ella Windsor must face a chilling reality as the wounds from her dreams appear on her body. To add to her terror, she witnesses the intrusion of a nightmarish creature come to life, lurking on her high school campus.

Faced with no choice but to escape the nightmares and search for why she's the only one who can see them, Ella ventures into the mysterious Astral Realm. Alongside Ethan Wessex, a stunningly gorgeous Lieutenant of the Queen's Astral Guard with his own air of mystery, Ella discovers a realm on the brink of war.

Azvameth, the King of Nightmares, harboring secrets of his own, seeks dominion not just over the Astral Realm but every waking world. With the assistance of other dream walkers, including the devastatingly handsome Cole, a Fae Prince, and Rhea, a feisty Elven female, each armed with latent magic, Ella may prove to be the missing piece in destroying Azvameth and saving her precious Mortal and Astral Realms.

In this epic romantasy, Ella grapples with love and betrayal, torn between the mysterious Ethan and the potential true love of Cole, all while embarking on a journey of self-discovery and found family. The nightmares have awakened, but so has she.

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Fire Away by Lainey Lawson 

On Sale July 2, 2024

What kind of man in his right mind asks the sister of his nemesis out on a date just to piss him off? Warren Farrow, that’s who. The pawn in his little scheme? That’d be me.

He’s the golden boy who can do no wrong according to everyone in town. Meanwhile, I’m referred to as Savannah Chase, the walking disaster. We go together like tight pants and Thanksgiving dinner.

That should have stopped me from asking him to be my fake boyfriend in an attempt to save my job. But he owes me one, and I'm out of other options.

The cowboy hat, that smirk, the charm? I’m immune to it all, I swear.Never mind our little slip-up in the tractor. In my defense, there wasn't anywhere else to sit.

I can’t forget that he’s a means to an end and that I hate him. Even when my life turns from simply chaotic to dangerous and he’s the one person that I turn to.

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Legends of Ravens: The Library of Solaris: Volume One by KJ Bradford

On Sale July 17, 2024

Struggling to find her place in a world divided by race, Kemora wants to lose herself in the mysterious land below the clouds. Halflings continue to go missing from her village, but when her lover goes missing, Kemora can no longer ignore it. After planning an investigation disguised as a book heist, she rushes home to confront her father about her findings. Rather than her father, she finds a small army of Solarians outside her village. Taken captive, Kemora is forced to navigate court life with the enemy while she continues her search for the truth. With each discovery, she begins to question what she knows. Now, Kemora must choose, will she fight for truth or for peace?

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Mending Me by Rebecca Wrights

On Sale July 18, 2024 

When Hank Martínez landed back in Charleston after being gone for eleven years, there were only two things he wanted: to find a gym he could easily get to from his apartment and to hang out with his three best friends as much as possible. He hadn’t seen them since he enlisted in the Army at just eighteen to escape the hand of an abusive father and they were more of a family to him than his dad ever was.

That was until he saw the blonde girl at the gym every morning, reading between her sets. Who reads at the gym? When she called out to him one morning, pretending he was her boyfriend to rescue her from some creep who couldn’t take a hint, it was game over.

Bailey Brown had been living the life of her dreams until the night everything changed. Two years later, she was living with her best friend and trying to make do by working odd jobs around the city. The only real things that brought her joy were her books and her morning trips to the gym. But when she saw him walk in wearing his worn-out combat boots, everything started to change for her.

Bailey has scars she hasn’t told many people about, but the more she gets to know the shy soldier from the gym, the more she realizes he has scars of his own. Together, they work to heal and discover what it means to not let your past define your future. That you aren’t broken forever and if you let them, the people you love can be the reason you start to mend.

• content warnings •

Please be aware that the following content warnings apply to Mending Me. While this story is an overall positive one, it does include sensitive topics such as domestic abuse between parent/child, sexual assault, and rape. Please keep this in mind before reading this story.

Mending Me is a meet-cute, strangers-to-lovers story that packs the heat but will also make you swoon. This story represents an interracial couple who help one another heal from their past and will give you the happily ever after you’re looking for. It is an interconnected, stand-alone story and is the first book in The Nat. 20 Series!

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Pour Decisions by Amanda Chaperon

On Sale July 18, 2024

For years, Delia Delatou has been searching for a project to throw all of her restless energy into. When an opportunity arises in the form of a new business venture—a distillery on Old Mission Peninsula—Delia knows she’s found it. The only problem? She has to nail this meeting with her potential partner first. Owen Lawless is sexy and intelligent, a lethal combination, and Delia knows she’s far from his ideal candidate.

Owen Lawless has been a caretaker and leader all his life—both as the oldest of seven siblings and as a former star NFL quarterback. But as much as he hates to admit it, he needs help to make his next passion project a reality. What he doesn’t need is Delia Delatou, with her whiskey eyes and perfect everything, barging in and wrecking all of his plans.

Despite an unspoken hands-off rule, the more time they spend working together, the more they both start to realize their feelings for each other go far beyond the simple business partnership they agreed to.

Giving in and mixing business with pleasure might end up being the latest in a string of poor decisions…or the best one they’ve ever made.

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August Releases

Bad Blood by Alisha Tanner

On Sale August 20, 2024

There’s a fine line between malpractice and murder.

One lawsuit. That’s all it takes for a nationally renowned medical career to come crashing down. Except Dr. Brighton Fields’s reputation is on the line for a mistake she didn’t make. For now, playing by the rules is the only option. An option the blue-eyed, tattooed distraction in the waiting room won’t accept...

Dax Blakely is not about to let his brother die. But first, he has to convince Dr. Fields — the leading Orthopedic Oncologist in New York City— to ignore the hospital’s referral protocol and treat Liam herself. Dax will do just about anything to get his way, even if that means accepting Dr. Fields’s wishes and keeping things platonic. Without her, Liam doesn’t stand a chance. And without Liam, Dax has no one.

When a female doctor is found brutally murdered at the hospital, panic infiltrates the staff. With detectives stumped and an old mistake on her conscience, Brighton takes matters into her own hands…and finds unlikely allies in the Blakely brothers. But in their pursuit of the truth, they uncover more than one secret —leaving multiple lives hanging in the balance.

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Delicate Escape (Sparrow Falls #2) by Catherine Cowles

On Sale August 22, 2024

Book 2 in the Sparrow Falls series. More details coming soon!

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The Legacies of Traitors by C.M. Leyva

On Sale August 31, 2024

Some stories are meant to be written in prose. Hers will be written in blood.

In the wilds of Old Virginia, the shadows whisper of rebellion. The air may be heavy with discontent, but Maia Avalos only feels the burn of whiskey as she grieves her mother over another glass. One night, a rebel approaches her to finish the fight her father started against Portico—the tyrannical law-and-order of the land. Determined to prove she's worthy to carve her mark on the world and avenge her parents' deaths, Maia takes his offer, making her Portico's new target.

Now part of the lawless world of the rebels, Maia recruits a bruised-up gambler, a vengeful brothel madame, and an ex-bounty hunter, placing her life in their deceitful hands. When Maia and her team are the sole survivors of a heist meant to tip the scales in the rebellion's favor, she realizes the only way to destroy Portico is from within. Once inside, she's pulled into a dangerous game of manipulation, making her question if she's fighting on the right side of history.

THE LEGACIES OF TRAITORS is a gritty new adult dystopian that journeys into a nature-reborn post-apocalyptic world on the brink of revolution, with a morally gray ensemble cast and twists that will make you question who you can trust.

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***All book summaries and descriptions have been taken from Goodreads, Amazon, or the author’s website. All cover artwork belongs to each respective author and the artist who created and commissioned the work. This list was curated by my own accord and I do NOT earn a percentage from links to pre-orders or other books.***