A bit of culture this week
Jul 19, 2025 11:53 am
Hello Happy Readers!
I have pulled some inspiration this week from the Van Gogh art exhibition in Estepona. Villainous Wings, as you might know by now, is a story about black and white winged people, so inevitable I have written a lot about the colours black and white. But my Beta Reader told me there are other colours, too. LOL.
So who better to draw colour inspiration from than Van Gogh. In the exhibition there was every colour under the sun and there were even UV lights and neon effects.
Also.... Da da da dam! I have chosen the final title, as Villainous Wings has been a working title. I can't wait for the cover reveal after the summer, but maybe I can't contain my excitement and will give you a teaser peek before the reveal.
Until next time,
Therese
THERESE'S READING RECOMMENDATIONS
Kevin Winthrop is a man with a dark secret who lives in a world of glamor, orchestra-laden parties, and exotic social encounters.
When one woman threatens to uncover the family curse Kevin has been holding back, he finds himself torn between betraying his line or breaking her heart forever.
Not even those closest to me know about her. I’ve worked so hard to create this perfect image, this perfect girl, so they won’t notice what lurks beneath. I’ve clearly got them fooled.
The problem is, to get what I really want—what I desire above all else—I’ll need to finally accept who and what I am.
And to do that, well… I’ll have to set her free.
Dead Harper was an idiot for taking that deal. Now, I am struggling to build a new life for myself while working as Apollo’s assistant. It’s not terrible… except I think I’m falling for my 600-year-old boss.
But a dark, soul-devouring creature has arrived in Rosethorne City. Getting rid of it involves more than pushing papers and setting appointments, and we’ll have to break a law or two. I’ll gladly become my boss’s accomplice, but will he let me in? Is there more to him than the ruthlessly cold exterior he insists on hiding behind?
When an attempt is made on the life of Ashara, Keeper of Yurr, it's up to his young, hapless advisor Edvar to unmask the conspirators and prevent chaos from consuming the land. With foes lurking in the capital and the belligerent Tesh, Keeper of Karrabar, stirring conflict in the Borderlands, can Edvar uphold Ashara's brittle reign?
The unrest spreads like wildfire, impacting the ancient Amast, a race gripped by despair. In their darkest hour, they turn to Isy, a pariah rejected by society, for salvation. Can this forsaken outcast guide the Amast to safety amid the greatest upheaval the nation has known since the War of the Damned?
After forty-four years of living in the world, it’s a suddenly wondrous, unfamiliar, and frightening place. But I think the scariest thing of all is the steamy ride down memory lane with the local lumberjack who’s sworn to protect me, but who long ago broke my heart.
I’ve never gotten over that rejection but even after all these years, working with him to solve a murder has my dormant, underused, and drying up hormones blooming to life again and I know the true thing I need protection from isn’t my mother’s inherited secret life, but from the unwittingly seductive Silas King.
Caiden Moone, cursed Alpha of the Blood Moone Pack, has a tortured history that haunts him daily. So when the arrival of this alluring nomad presents him a chance at redemption, he invites her to stay, despite the danger it poses to the entire pack.
But as Caiden and Lucinda grow closer, the pair are forced to face the events of her dark past. Either Caiden’s pack is next to be slain…or Lucinda must submit herself to a lifetime of breeding with a monster. Now they both must determine how far they are willing to go and what sacrifices they are willing to make.
Why exactly he needs to take a human bride is none of my business – my only priority is surviving and making it out of the fae realm to find my sister.
Except, there might not be anything to go back to, not if I’m to believe Sanev’s reasons for abducting me.
Now, I’m faced with one of the toughest decisions of my life. Believe Sanev and aid him in his plans, or fight tooth and nail to get back to my sister, cursing both the human and fae realms in the process.
When Hunters attack under the cover of night and Adam protects her without violence, Seris realizes she's not just tracking a weapon—she's falling for the man everyone wants to use. But the faction that sent her isn't just collecting magical curiosities. They're preparing for war. And Adam's sealed voice is the match they plan to strike.
As the truth unravels and their forbidden tether strengthens, Seris must choose between duty and desire—knowing that the first word from his lips could either heal the broken realms or reduce them both to ash. And the way he looks at her makes her wonder if she's worth burning for.
Liam swears he's protecting me, but his pack sees me as a threat.
I'm the mysterious outsider whose very presence puts them in danger.
As venomous tendrils advance beneath my skin, shadows hunt me through the night.
Something deadly stalks these Colorado mountains, and I'm its target.
Each day reveals new powers I can't control and enemies I can't remember.
The only thing I know for certain is that Liam's touch feels like coming home.
But home won't matter if I can't survive long enough to claim it.
