✨ Forbidden Gift Is Out Today! ✨
Feb 20, 2025 4:01 pm
🌹 Forbidden Gift Is Out Now! 🌹
Today's a day for celebration! Forbidden Gift, the latest standalone paranormal romance novella in my Elemental Gifts series, has officially hit the retailers. Gisela and her two male partners are ready for you to discover their story!
It's been seven long months with no new stories in the Teutonic Fantasy Realm, so we're opening a fresh door today. I think I've made it through the worst of the creative burnout that sapped me for much of last year, and I'm excited to tell you there are a LOT more stories of love and magic heading your way.
Already outlining another novella starring a couple I never expected to get curious about. Plus we've got a certain Black Priest and his newly-awakened witch of light poking at my brain, telling me it's time to get their story told!
For now, let's find out more about Gisela's unexpected romance with Radomir and his misty partner, Gustav.
Title: Forbidden Gift
Series: Elemental Gifts
Main Characters: Gisela, a Teuton witch of metal
Radomir, a black-fired musician of Czech-German heritage who awakened his magic later in life
Gustav, a Teuton priest of mist who happens to be Radomir's partner
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Tense/POV: first person single POV (Gisela)
Tropes: age gap romance, bisexual hero, coming of age, elemental magic, first love, instalove, MMF, orphan heroine, sex worker
Where To Get Forbidden Gift
C.L. Carhart's book shop:
https://clcarhart.com/products/forbidden-gift-ebook
Amazon:
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR3M2YVT
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DR3M2YVT
CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DR3M2YVT
AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DR3M2YVT
Universal: https://bf.clcarhart.com/5t5i9q9zq7
Other retailers:
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/ebook/forbidden-gift
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/book/id6739717992
Google Play Books:
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=jNM5EQAAQBAJ
Barnes & Noble/Nook:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1146733536?ean=2940184777832
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1666970
As always, you can read Forbidden Gift with a Kobo Plus subscription, or find it on a variety of library apps. Heads up that Hoopla has been having weird issues lately, so you might have to wait longer if you'd prefer to read it there. Have to love all the glitches that happen in this matrix of ours. 🤖
Fun Facts About Forbidden Gift
Here are a couple super random author tidbits about Forbidden Gift.
- Forbidden Gift is currently my ONLY reverse harem/why choose story! If you've read some of the other books from the Teutonic Fantasy Realm, you've likely discerned that witches collecting multiple male partners would be incredibly rare in a magical society with a population crisis. I might have plans for a more complex why choose series (!!!) in the future, but for now, Gisela's here for readers who fantasize about more than one dude. 🔥
- Yes, Radomir is bisexual. And yes, his partner Gustav is gay. And no, this doesn't mean Gisela's going to sleep with both of them. In fact, Forbidden Gift doesn't have any sex scenes since it's part of a "sweet/fade-to-black" series. But since Gisela and Radomir both have dreams of building a family of their own, we can all imagine what that requires even if it's not on page. 😏
- Forbidden Gift is set in the 1950s, which means society in general is a bit abrasive to the idea of non-straight people. Only the villains in this story toss shade at Radomir & Gustav, thankfully. But we can all envision that Gisela's future with the two of them will involve a lot of open secrets and tiptoeing around social prejudices.
- I wrote Forbidden Gift all the way up to the upload deadline on some of the retailers. 😬 Unfortunately this seems to be a common trait of mine, because I work best under pressure. And I'm not sure whether I'll ever be able to change that about myself. The one problem this created is that part of me knows I should have added one more chapter at the end of Forbidden Gift to tie off certain plot points. If you read it and think the end should have been more fleshed out, PLEASE send me a message and let me know. I can easily punch out one extra chapter and publish a thicker version of Gisela's story in weeks to come.
- How did Radomir seize the gift of Teutonic magic? Well. You might have to put a few things together yourself on that topic....
- While writing this story, I fell for Radomir because of his sweet, playful soul. And then I fell for Gustav because of his butt. Oops. 🤦♀️
This Month's Book Fairs
Here's the batch of BookFunnel book fairs I'm part of during February. You can find a variety of Teuton stories within, some free and some paid. Along with loads of other opportunities to escape from our messed up world. Don't forget to browse all the options before the end of the month!
I think that's all for me until next week. If you decide to read Forbidden Gift, I'd love to know your thoughts on the story! Since this is the first time I've ever stepped into why choose/reverse harem territory as a writer, I need to find out whether I did it in a satisfying manner. All opinions welcome!
In the meantime I've got some formatting to do involving a semi-secret project for next month. 👀 Keep an eye on your inbox in March to be the first to find out what's simmering in the Carhart Cauldron.
Have a wonderfully weird week, and happy reading! 💖
Talk to you soon,
C.L. Carhart
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