The Cupids Are At It Again: Angel #Romantasy Cover Reveal

Hi Friends!

I’m soooooo close to The End on the fourth Cupid Dating Agency story, so I figured it’s time to show you the cover! I’ve included an excerpt, too. For those of you who have read one or all of the other stories in the series, you’ll recognize our karaoke buddies Maya and Raziel. Yes, they’re finally getting their HEA, woot! 🤩

Enjoy!

graphic of An Angel's Treasure by Celia Breslin book cover

An Angel’s Treasure Excerpt

Maya, baker extraordinaire and Raziel, warrior angel restaurateur have been in the Friend Zone for a while, much to Maya’s frustration. But things take a turn, thanks to the meddling cupids of the Cupid Dating Agency…

(Dinner party chez Stryker and Zara of A Demon’s Embrace)

Maya smacked into a wall of muscle.

“Raz!” She palmed his hunky chest and pushed.

He didn’t budge, trapping her hands against his pecs while he backed her against the fridge.

“Move.” Wow, that order came out more like a question, and good grief, could her voice sound any wispier? All breathy and needy? But damn it, touching him was doing all sorts of lusty things to her insides, and they were not in the right place or time to be—

Wait. Hold the horniness. There was never a right time for them. Friends. Friend Zone. The stupid Platonic Zone.

Raz towered over her, his pretty green eyes practically searing into her soul. “You all right?” His warm, warm fingers stroked the backs of her hands while the cold metal of the fridge sent goosies down her spine.

Okay, fine, it was his touch sending the chills cavorting all over her.

“I’m great.” Liar, liar, cookies on fire.

“Sure you are.” He narrowed his eyes, too in tune with her to believe her fib. The danger of being such close friends for so long.

“I’ll be fine.”

He arched one dark blond brow and waited. Damn it, he smelled so good, like clove, pine, and citrus. Clearly, he’d started using the soap Maya and Nicky had gifted him from the new men’s line they’d started selling at their shop.

Have to get away from him. “I need to check on the cookies.”

“No, you don’t. You just put in that batch.”

“What do you know about baking? Zip, that’s what.”

“As much as I enjoy our banter, something is up, and we’re not moving until you tell me.” His expression softened. “Let me help.”

Ugh, someone save me from heroic, soft-hearted warrior angels.

“I’m not some problem you need to fix.” She ducked under his arm and busied herself plating some cookies.

“Let me help,” he murmured again.

“I’ve got it.” She slid the last cookie onto the top of the pile.

“Maya.” He scanned her face. “You have a little something on your…” Before she could so much as blink, he stroked his thumb over her skin, right near her lips. Lips that wanted to be kissed sooooo damn badly by him if only—

Chimes trilled.

Fireworks burst to life near the ceiling, and a scroll winked into existence.

Holy wowza. The cupids had crashed the party.

An Angel’s Treasure excerpt, Copyright 2025 Celia Breslin. All rights reserved.

Catch Up on the Series

Missed the first three romances in the collection? There’s still time to catch up before Maya and Raz hit the bookstores. If you’re interested in being an (ARC) reviewer for any of these tales, contact me! 😁

graphic of three angel romantasy covers, A Warrior's Kiss, An Angel's Obsession, and A Demon's Embrace, all by Celia Breslin.

Read Now!

💖 A Warrior’s Kiss
💖 A Demon’s Embrace
💖 An Angel’s Obsession

Happy reading!
xo,
Celia

When Your Fated Mate Steals Your Ship… #SciFiRomance Excerpt – Claiming Kaden

Hi there, Blog Pals!

I know, I know… it has been a hot minute since my last post. Sorry! 🫣 I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing summer. I stayed close to home for most of it and have been busy in the writing cave. I’m almost finished with the fourth Cupid Dating Agency story which I hope to have ready for the holidays. More on that, later. In the meantime, have you checked out my Cyborg Guardians of the Aurora? Here’s an excerpt from CLAIMING KADEN, the first story in the series.

graphic of Claiming Kaden by Celia Breslin book cover and the tropes fated mates, grumpy sunshine, and rescue romance. Cyborg-human love

Claiming Kaden Excerpt

[She stole his ship; he got it back… Then they crash-landed on a planet…]

Your leg is um…really messed up,” Calie said.

True. His lower left leg sat at an incorrect forty-five-degree angle. One of his shoulders was dislocated as well.

Shoulder first.

He eased his wrists from her grasp then rammed himself into the edge of the console. His nanobots did the rest.

Calie winced, in sympathy, he presumed.

When he leaned forward and grasped his injured lower leg, she gasped and rose to her feet. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”

He wrenched it into place.

Pain pulverized him for a split second then his nanos swarmed the area, alleviating the ache while correcting internal issues. As for external problems, such as missing skin, his protective clothing was intact, so it appeared the only lost flesh came from his skull. Ah. And the top of his left hand. It would regenerate. A fine gray film already covered his fingers. Given the tingling on the surface of his skull, the same was true for his injured face.

Calie stood over him, hands clutched to her stomach, his body corrections having clearly upset her. “Can you stand now?”

She extended her hands, offering him help.

Her kind gesture stunned him speechless for a millisecond, then he found himself taking her hands in his as he rose to his feet. Without relying on her assistance, of course, since his weight would topple her.

Her fingers felt damn good enveloped in his, a connection forming so unexpectedly between them, it rendered him unable to move. Or at least, unwilling to.

Waves of energy surged through his system, seeming to originate from these points of contact with her. Would he feel this…energized, this aware, if more of him touched her?

The thought hardened his muscles, and he stepped closer.

A soft gust of air left her as she tilted her head to maintain eye contact with him. She bit her lower lip, drawing his stare downward to her mouth.

Yearning blazed through him. He’d never in his life been so attracted to a female, as if he didn’t kiss her now, he might lose his damn mind. Danger be damned…

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Sassy heroine. Grumpy cyborg. Galaxy-shaking steam.

graphic of Claiming Kaden By Celia Breslin with a pull quote from the story: The cyborg is kissing me. I'm kissing a cyborg. The cyborg is all man.

Lost in space, Calie fears for her life when aliens try to capture her. Then a grumpy guy with a big hot bod and blazing eyes rescues her. Cyborg soldier Kaden will do anything to save the spicy female who sends electric need through his systems. Can they find love as an enemy stalks them across the galaxy?

Read another excerpt now…–>

Happy reading!
xo,
Celia

Godzilla Sighting + Release Day Countdown for CLAIMING KADEN

Hi Blog Pals!

I was doing a little shopping with my daughter in Japantown’s Japan Center earlier this week when we ran across Godzilla near DAISO (or as we locals call it: “the dollar store”, and p.s. you must go there; it’s great!).

I love running across artwork all around our city, and this fantastic piece by artist E. J. Su packs quite a punch by the store’s entrance inside the Japan Center. E. J. Su is also known for his comic art and illustrations, such as IDW’s Transformers and Marvel’s Spider-Man Unlimited.

photo of Godzilla by artist E J Su as seen in the Japan Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

The Cyborgs Arrive in 7 Days!

We’re in the countdown to release day for Calie and Kaden’s love story, yay! In case you missed it when it was available in the limited-edition anthology a few months ago, now is your chance to snag a copy at the special preorder price. 😍

Claiming Kaden cover reveal, and on sale for preorder price of 99 cents USD

Preorder now at:

Apple | Amazon | BN | Kobo | Smashwords | More Stores via Books2Read

Sassy heroine. Grumpy cyborg. Galaxy-shaking steam.

Lost in space, Calie fears for her life when aliens try to capture her. Then a grumpy guy with a big hot bod and blazing eyes rescues her. Cyborg soldier Kaden will do anything to save the spicy female who sends electric need through his systems. Can they find love as an enemy stalks them across the galaxy?

Read an excerpt now…–>

pullquote from Claiming Kaden with a hidden cover teaser

Happy reading!
xo,
Celia

Sci-Fi Romance: Claiming Kaden Cover Reveal & Giveaway

Hi Blog Pals!

I’m back from a week in Oregon with my father. It was their anniversary recently for what would have been their 56th wedding anniversary, had my dear stepmother not passed four months earlier. We celebrated her by eating her favorite foods, sharing stories, and taking daily walks in the park, lingering at her favorite animal-watching spots. One day, there was an art festival in the park. It was interesting to see art surrounded by nature.

Art display, Fringe Festival 2025, Lithia Park, Ashland Oregon, USA

Art display, Fringe Festival 2025, Lithia Park, Ashland Oregon, USA

Claiming Kaden Pre-Order & Cover Reveal

As I mentioned in a prior post my cyborg sci-fi romance releases soon, and it’s now available for preorder at a special price of only 99 pennies USD! I *love* their cover and am so excited to share it with you. I’m obsessed with how perfectly my designer Danielle Fine captured Calie and Kaden — it’s like she crawled into my mind and snapped a photo of how I envision them. 😍

Claiming Kaden cover reveal, and on sale for preorder price of 99 cents USD

Claiming Kaden Giveaway

To celebrate the launch of my cyborg series, Cyborg Guardians of the Aurora, I’m running a GoodReads Giveaway through May 18th. Enter for a chance at one of fifty complimentary copies of Claiming Kaden. 🤩 Also, I’d be ever so grateful if you added the story to your Want-To-Read list on GoodReads. Please and thank uuuuu! 💖

pullquote from Claiming Kaden with a hidden cover teaser

Happy reading!
xo,
Celia

An Omnivorous Kitty & A Cyborg Sneak Peek

Hi Blog Friends!

As promised a few days ago, I’m back with more bookish news and…one cat who eats All The Things. Yep, my baby boy can’t seem to help himself. Plastic, tape, hair ties, you name it, he attempts to consume it. In fact, he once ate a chunk of kitchen mat and had to have surgery so he wouldn’t die. We adore him, but he’s certainly a handful!

He has a lair under our couch, where he often takes toys and also things he should never eat…

a remnant of the avocado my silly kitty ate

Apparently, one evening, while we were all sleeping, he opened a mesh bag of avocados in the kitchen and took one to his hideout. 🤦‍♀️ My daughter caught him with it the next day when he carried what was left of it back to the kitchen. The good news: despite the toxin (persin) in avocados that can harm kitties, he didn’t die from eating it, and, in fact, had no side effects, phew!

picture of the kitten who eats everything

Releasing Soon in Sci-Fi Romance: Claiming Kaden

Remember Kaden and Calie who made their first appearance in the BEYOND EARTH anthology? The limited collection is off the market and that means it’s time to release Claiming Kaden as a standalone story, huzzah! Kaden and Calie will be back online at the end of this month, but you’ll have a chance to pre-order *and* enter a special giveaway opportunity prior to its release.

Claiming Kaden teaser with hidden cover

Stay tuned to the blog and/or sign up for my newsletter for the details and upcoming cover reveal!

pullquote from Claiming Kaden with a hidden cover teaser

Happy reading,
xo,
Celia

Greetings from Oregon & Angel #Romantasy

Hi Blog Pals and Greetings from Oregon!

I know, I know… it has been a hot minute since last I posted something. I hope all is well in your world. I’m up in Oregon visiting my father. It has been four months since we lost my dear stepmother, and we all still miss her dearly. We like to take walks in the park and stop at her favorite spots for animal-watching. One such spot is near the park’s creek. Pretty isn’t it?

picture of Ashland Creek, Lithia Park, Ashland Oregon, USA

A New Look for The Cupid Dating Agency

In author news, I’ve gone a bit cover crazy and decided to update the look of many of my stories. First up, we have a new fresh look for my angel romances, thanks to designer Danielle Fine. I wanted both the hero and heroine represented on the covers. Danielle rocked it, and I’m obsessed with the results. 🤩

image of 3 new covers for Celia's Cupid Dating Agency stories: A Warrior's Kiss, A Demon's Embrace, An Angel's Obsession

2025 Connections

Okay Friends, that’s all for now. I’ll see you back here much sooner than four months, I promise! In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you on the socials. Are you on BlueSky or Threads? I recently joined both the blue butterfly hangout and the Insta sidekick and would be happy to connect with you there. 💖

Happy reading,
xo,
Celia

#SciFiRomance Book Tour 2025: BEYOND EARTH Anthology

Hi Blog Friends,

As you probably know from previous posts, my new sci-fi romance, Claiming Kaden is making its debut in the BEYOND EARTH anthology. I took the whole collection on tour during December (release month) and it’s on tour again for the next two weeks with Silver Dagger Book Tours. Check out the tour for some guest posts, excerpts, and a giveaway.
Happy Reading!
xoxo,
Celia

Silver Dagger Book Tour presents Beyond Earth Tour, January 24 - February 7, 2025

January 24
🚀 Silver Dagger Book Tours
🚀 Bedazzled by Books
🚀 The Book Dragon

January 25
🪐 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog
🪐 Maggie Blackbird

January 26
🚀 Word Processor, Romance, Cats, Kids and Creed

January 27
🪐 A Writer’s Life
🪐 Insane Books

January 28
🚀 Books all things paranormal and romance
🚀 Romance Novel Giveaways (Guest Post)

January 29
🪐 All the Write Stuff
🪐 Lisa Everyday Reads
🪐 Girl With Pen

January 30
🚀 Nina Soden #TheRedheadedAuthor (Guest Post)
🚀 Karen J. Mossman – World of Stories (Guest Post)
🚀 Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin’

January 31
🪐 SSLY
🪐 Country Mamas With Kids
🪐 Trixie Reports Books

Silver Dagger Book Tour presents Beyond Earth Tour, January 24 - February 7, 2025

February 1
🚀 The Book Junkie Reads
🚀 Watch Us Sparkle Blog

February 2
🪐 Ellewyn’s Blog
🪐 Craving Lovely Books

February 3
🚀 The Dungeon Crawlers (Guest Post)
🚀 Inside the Insanity (Guest Post)
🚀 Bookshelf Fairy

February 4
🪐 Author Sahara Foley
🪐 Wine Cellar Library (Guest Post)
🪐 My Beauty My Books

February 5
🚀 Book Reviews by the Reluctant Retiree
🚀 Celticlady’s Reviews
🚀 Twisted Book Ramblings

February 6
🪐 J.M. Northrup
🪐 Scrupulous Dreams
🪐 Painting With Words

February 7
🚀 C.A.Milson
🚀 Midnight Book Reader
🚀 Royally Insane Books
🚀 Book Bites…with a Side of Coffee

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Silver Dagger Beyond Earth Book Tour – Giveaway

$15USD Amazon

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graphic image including a small excerpt from Celia's anthology story, Claiming Kaden, click to go to online store options

A New Year & A Fond Farewell

Hi Blog Pals,

I hope you had a lovely holiday season. It has been a while since my last post due to the unexpected passing of my dear stepmother at the end of December. We’re grateful we were able to share one last Christmas with her (her fav holiday) before she moved on. She was a beautiful soul; artistic, selfless, and the kindest person you’d ever meet.

Her memorial service was held in early January, outside (she loved nature) on a perfect, sunny day in Northern California. My father asked my brothers and I to speak at it, and, since I couldn’t read an entire novel, I wrote her a poem. I share it with you now, in tribute to her, my beloved second mom.

photo of a Northern California sunset, copyright Celia B, all rights reserved

They say a home reflects the people who live in it.
      If this is true, and I believe it is,
      then yours mirrors the joy, laughter, and love
      you shared with your family within its walls.

You loved art and gifted it to me in elaborate sketches to color,
      of princesses in flower gardens,
      and unicorns jumping rainbows.

You loved music and offered it to me with weekly piano lessons,
      and weekends of one-on-one practice time including
      endless rounds of my favorite Heart and Soul duet.

You gave me cute clothes crafted by your own hands when I was little…
      and epic conversations about life, the universe, and everything in between
      when I was older, that helped soothe my teen angst.

And when I was grown, you handed down my favorite family recipes
      along with sage advice on motherhood and marriage.

Most of all, you gave me, and all of us, unconditional love
      and showed us what it means to be a truly kind and thoughtful human being.

You made this world, our family, and our home a beautiful and brighter place.

(copyright, Celia Breslin, 2025, all rights reserved)

2025 Connections

I’ll see you back here on the blog soon, for our book chit-chat and other bookish news. In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you on the socials. Are you on BlueSky? I recently joined the blue butterfly hangout and would be happy to connect with you there. 💖

Happy reading,
xo,
Celia

#SciFiRomance On Tour: BEYOND EARTH Collection

Hi Blog Friends!

It’s tour week for the BEYOND EARTH sci-fi romance anthology, woo hoo! Check out the tour to read an excerpt from CLAIMING KADEN, my story in the collection, and be sure to enter the tour’s gift card giveaway, too. A few stops have guest posts to check out, including the first one on December 16 where I share some romance books/series I enjoyed this year.
Happy Reading!
xoxo,
Celia

Bewitching Book Tour Beyond Earth Tour, December 16 - 23 graphic

December 16
🚀 Angel’s Book Nook (Celia’s Guest post:”Fabulous Romance Reads of 2024″)
🚀 Liliyana Shadowlyn
🚀 Fang-tastic Books

December 17
🪐 Roxanne’s Realm (Interview)
🪐 The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom

December 18
🚀 The Book Junkie Reads
🚀 Sapphyria’s Books

December 19
🪐 I Smell Sheep
🪐 Supernatural Central

December 20
🚀 Lisa’s World of Books
🚀 Paranormalists(Guest Post: Celia’s Top Ten Sci-Fi TV Shows)

December 23
🪐 Deal Sharing Aunt (Interview)
🪐 Serena Synn

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Beyond Earth Book Tour – Celia’s Giveaway

$20USD Amazon E-Gift Card

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graphic image including a small excerpt from Celia's anthology story, Claiming Kaden, click to go to online store options

Book Fans! Holiday Book Events & Cyborgs

Hi Blog Friends,

Hope you liked the sweet n’ savory holiday recipes I posted a few days ago. We tried subscriber Kathy’s tofu cutlets over cauliflower rice with stir-fried veggies (with Momofuku chili crunch), and it was delicious. Totally using subscriber Jean’s pizzelle recipe next. 🤩

Holiday Freebies and Deals

As promised last week, here are some book deals for my fellow Book Fans. We deserve some treats while shopping for others, don’t you think? 😎

🎁 Sci-fi/Fantasy Romance Book sale: 30+ books ranging from FREE to 99 pennies and up!

graphic: click cover to go to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy romance sale on book funnel, thru end of December 2024

🎁 Romance Giveaway: Author Ellen Mint is running her annual Advent Calendar event now through December 25. Enter daily for All The Things! (note: you can still enter the earlier days you missed, too!).

graphic: click calendar image to go to Ellen Mint's advent calendar giveaway event now thru the 25th of December 2024

💖 Stellar Holiday Romance: If you like heartwarming, holiday contemporary romance with high heat and laugh-out-loud humor, check out “A Very Bossy Christmas” by Kayley Loring, a new-to-me author I will be reading again (in fact, I’ve already started her Valentine story; I couldn’t wait for February 😆). $3.99USD on Amazon or FREE on Kindle Unlimited.

graphic: click cover to go to Ellen Mint's advent calendar giveaway event now thru the 25th of December 2024

🤖 Release of the Cyborgs 🤖

It’s release month for the first story in my new cyborg romance series, CLAIMING KADEN. You can find it in the BEYOND EARTH anthology. Kaden’s story will be re-released as a single standalone next spring. Here’s an excerpt for you!

…Excerpt from “Claiming Kaden” by Celia Breslin

“Athena, lock him down, please.”
“On it.”
The door swished shut behind her but did nothing to slow her frantic heartbeat.
Keeping moving, keep moving. One foot in front of the other.
Calie hustled down the fighter ship’s hall, willing her nerves not to quake her leg muscles and spill her to her knees.
Never show weakness. Never surrender.
Since her abduction, the mantra became second nature, and yet the cyborg had thrown her for a huge loop, making it tough to maintain her flippant facade in front of him.
“Athena!” the cyborg roared, pounding on the door. Calie picked up speed […]
More banging […] probably couldn’t keep the cyborg contained forever.
Calie had heard about cyborgs from other slaves she’d met…
If you ever encounter one, run, some advised. Or beg for your life, others cautioned.
Ruthless. Indestructible. Cunning. Invincible.
Her cyborg fit the description. […]
Handsome too […]
The silence behind her registered. She picked up her pace and jogged onto the deck […]
“Athena, can this ship take me to Earth?”
“Not easily or quickly. We would need to refuel and resupply multiple times, and even then…”
She sank into the captain’s chair. “How long?”
Athena’s silence told Calie everything she didn’t want to know. “I’m really really far from home, aren’t I?”
“Yes.”
[…]
A weapon touched her temple.
“Calie look out!”
“Too late, AI,” Kaden growled, voice all grit…

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