Book Blitz: Deceptive Inheritance by Jennifer Anne Davis

 

Deceptive Inheritance
Jennifer Anne Davis
(Remnants of the Lost, #1)
Publication date: June 9th 2026
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance

Laney Lake transfers to Stonemore University with a plan: two years of freedom before real life drags her back home. After a lifetime of overprotective parents and careful rules, she’s determined to finally live by making friends, saying yes more often, and experiencing the things she’s always been told to avoid.

Then Rowan Ward notices her.

To the rest of campus, he’s the rugby captain. He’s charming, confident, and impossible to miss. To himself, he’s a werewolf barely maintaining control. Rowan is the next alpha, bound to a future already chosen for him. His girlfriend is perfect on paper. She’s from a powerful bloodline, unquestioned loyalty, and the one his father expects him to marry. It should be enough.

It isn’t.

Laney pulls at him in a way nothing ever has, stripping control down to instinct and want. He knows he should stay away. Instead, he watches her. Circles her. Fights urges that feel older than reason.

Laney doesn’t know what he’s hiding. She only knows that when he’s near, her body wakes up and she’s warm, restless, and painfully aware of how badly she wants him to touch her. As Laney leans into her stolen freedom and Rowan teeters on the edge of breaking every rule he’s sworn to follow, old laws begin to strain. Because Laney isn’t ordinary. And if Rowan’s world discovers why she matters, choosing her could cost him everything.

She wanted two years of fun.
He was never supposed to want her.
But some instincts don’t care about rules.
And some sparks are born to burn.

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EXCERPT:

I opened the door, got out, walked around the front of the car, and stood there staring at the empty field before me.

Then I fell to my knees and screamed. It seemed as if something were clawing inside me, begging to be set free. That only frightened me even more.

“What’s going on?” Sarah asked, coming to my side and wrapping her arm around my shoulders. “You’re scaring me.”

Tears streamed down my face. It took me a minute before I could answer. “That makes two of us. I have no idea what’s going on. I don’t know what I am. My own parents are lying to me.” I’d never been so afraid in all my life.

“What are we going to do?” Sarah asked.

I loved that there was a we in this. It made me feel less alone. “Right now, we’re not going to do anything. We’re still investigating because we don’t have enough information to know how to move forward.”

“Are you going to talk to your mom?”

“Eventually. But not yet. I don’t want either of my parents to know I suspect something.”

“Okay.” Sarah stood and pulled me to my feet.

And then I remembered what Adan had asked about whether my parents were my biological parents. “First, I need to see who I’m living with.”

“This is seriously like something out of a movie,” Sarah said. “Like this is insane.”

I happened to agree with her. It all seemed so surreal, that I was having trouble believing any of it myself. “I’m going to need you to be quiet about it.” We got back in the car. “Don’t talk to anyone about this. Promise me.”

“I promise I won’t say anything.”

I pulled back onto the street and started driving toward my house, wondering who and what I was.

Author Bio:

Jennifer Anne Davis is the bestselling, award-winning author of YA fantasy and NA paranormal romance. She graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in English and a teaching credential. She lives in the San Diego area with her high school sweetheart-turned-husband and their rambunctious, spoiled GSP.

Her three adult children are in college and graduate school. When she’s not writing, Jennifer can be found reading, crocheting, or baking sourdough bread.

Jennifer has always loved writing stories where the stakes are high and the tension is even higher.

Awards:
Cage of Deceit: Winner 2018 Kindle Book Awards
The Key: Finalist 2014 USA Book Awards
The Voice: Finalist 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
The Voice: Winner 2013 San Diego Book Awards

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Blog Tour: The Queen's Crown by Jennifer Anne Davis

 

The Queen’s Crown
Jennifer Anne Davis
(League of Rulers, #1)
Publication date: October 19th 2023
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Eighteen-year-old Princess Sabine Ludwig of Backley thought her biggest problem was finding a man remotely interesting to dabble with while trying to fill her days with something other than knitting or drinking tea. But when her dear sister is brutally murdered in a foreign kingdom a week before she’s to be married, Sabine suddenly wishes for boring, ordinary days again.

Seeking retribution, Sabine decides to take her sister’s place and marry the mysterious king of Lynk. It’s the only way she can hunt down and find the killer. It’s the only way she can get revenge. When she finds the king far more appealing than she’d intended, it becomes difficult to keep her wits about her and remember why she’s there.

Thrown into a world of lies, power struggles, and seduction, Sabine must learn to navigate through the foreign kingdom’s dangerous court as she seeks her sister’s killer. The closer she gets to discovering who it is, the more she questions who she can trust—including herself.

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EXCERPT:

“I really don’t feel like dancing right now.” Sabine needed to be alone to think over everything the man from Avoni had just said.

“Neither do I.” He clasped his hands behind his back and headed toward the balcony. He tilted his head and raised his eyebrows, the invitation clear.

Being away from the dancing couples sounded like a good idea, so she followed him. No one else was on the balcony. She rested her arms on the railing and looked out over the dark valley below, trying to calm her rattled nerves.

“Interesting outfit,” Axel said as he mirrored her position beside her. His mask was a deep purple, matching his pants and shirt.

“Weren’t you supposed to be an eagle?” she asked.

“I changed my mind.”

“What are you?”

He shrugged. “Nothing.”

She could almost hear the unspoken words: because that’s what I am. She shivered. Nothing about tonight was going the way she thought it would.

“Since I planned this event,” he continued, “I didn’t have time to have an extravagant mask made.”

“I thought Rainer planned this?”

“He told me to arrange a masquerade, so I did.” He turned, looking at her. “Does it matter who planned it?”

She shook her head. Gazing back out at the night, she couldn’t help but wonder why Axel was out here with her instead of inside dancing.

“Sometimes I want to fall into the silence of the night,” he whispered.

Surprised by the admission, Sabine twisted to face him. “Why is that?”

“The silence demands nothing but silence in return.”

Though it might be quiet at night, that was when most dark deeds were done. That was when Sabine planned on breaking into the Avoni’s rooms and snooping around. Night provided cover for things that shouldn’t happen. The daylight exposed them.

The corners of his lips rose. “Of course, there are plenty of other things I enjoy doing in the night.”

And there was the Axel she’d come to know. “I’m sure your nights are rarely spent silently.”

He laughed. “I do love your candor.”

“Prince Axel,” a woman said from behind them.

“Duty calls,” he whispered. With a wink, he turned and strode away, joining the woman and heading back into the throne room.

Author Bio:

Jennifer Anne Davis graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in English and a teaching credential. She is currently a full-time writer.

Awards:
Cage of Deceit: Winner 2018 Kindle Book Awards
The Key: Finalist 2014 USA Book Awards
The Voice: Finalist 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
The Voice: Winner 2013 San Diego Book Awards

For more information, visit www.JenniferAnneDavis.com.

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Excerpt Reveal: The Queen's Crown by Jennifer Anne Davis

 The Queen’s Crown

Jennifer Anne Davis

(League of Rulers, #1)

Publication date: October 19th 2023

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

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EXCERPT:

“Oh good,” Rainer said as he came out of a doorway in the wall to the right, “you’re here. We can begin.” He was dressed similarly as her with loose pants and a shirt.

At least he wasn’t half naked like he’d been when fighting Markis. If he’d shown up without a shirt, she wouldn’t have been able to be alone in the room with him. At least not until they were married. His presence was so overpowering.

“Do you have any formal training?” he asked, standing a few feet away from her.

“No. But my brothers have shown me a few things.” Better to be as vague as possible.

“Do you know how to get out of a chokehold?” He stepped forward and gently took hold of her neck with his large, calloused hands.

For some reason, she hadn’t expected him to jump right in. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to focus and remember what Rolf had taught her. She slid her arms up, her hands going between his arms, and then pulled her arms outward, breaking his hold on her.

“Excellent. Then knee your attacker in the groin and run.”

She nodded.

His eyes remained locked on hers, not once looking elsewhere. It was unnerving. He placed his hands on her shoulders, turning her body so her back was to him.

“If someone comes up behind you,” he mumbled, close to her ear, sending a shiver down her spine, “what do you do?” He splayed his hand against her stomach, the heat of it penetrating through her shirt. 

He was trying to rile her up, she was sure of it. Two could play that game. Gathering her courage, she leaned back into him and said, “Lean back and kiss him?” She lifted her chin, her lips hovering near his neck.

He sucked in his breath, clearly not expecting that to be her answer.

While he was distracted, she grabbed one of his fingers, pulling it back while simultaneously slamming her foot down on his. She easily moved away from him. Turning to face him, she patiently waited for his next challenge.

“Who taught you to fight?” he asked, folding his arms across his chest and studying her as if she were a puzzle he couldn’t quite figure out how to put together.

The way in which he looked at her made her toes curl, and something deep inside of her yearned for more. She shoved her attraction toward this man aside, so she could keep her wits about her and not get lost in his eyes. “My brothers.”

“What about weapons?”

“I know the basics of a dagger. That is all.”

With his arms still folded, he lifted his right hand and rubbed his chin. “You definitely have some work to do. For now, I think it best if we focus on what to do during a physical attack. For example, if someone blocks the corridor or comes running at you with a sword.”

Sabine thought that wise and welcomed the chance to physically train in how to defend herself since Rolf had only taught her the basics. A small part of her acknowledged that if someone poisoned her, there was little she could do. At least her mother had shown her the most commonly used poisons and how to recognize them. For now, she would learn everything she could about how to keep herself safe—even if that meant working with this devilishly handsome man before her. 

Author Bio:

Jennifer Anne Davis graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in English and a teaching credential. She is currently a full-time writer.

Awards:
Cage of Deceit: Winner 2018 Kindle Book Awards
The Key: Finalist 2014 USA Book Awards
The Voice: Finalist 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
The Voice: Winner 2013 San Diego Book Awards

For more information, visit www.JenniferAnneDavis.com.

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