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I've done a lot of ARC/ beta readings, and I'm looking to add more to my resume!
Just send me a message, and I can show you examples of my past ARC/ beta readings, or I can give you my contact info to get started reading!

Sarah wrote: "I've done a lot of ARC/ beta readings, and I'm looking to add more to my resume!
Just send me a message, and I can show you examples of my past ARC/ beta readings, or I can give you my contact info..."

Hey Sarah,

Would you be interested in a speculative fiction book? Three versions of one man on an adventure, helping the same person find the same thing, in three different timelines.
If you're open to it, I can provide an ARC via mail. Just say the word.

How could a vampire like pancakes?

Hi!
Would you be like to receive an Advanced Reader's Copy for my book "Astrodroirs and the Shadowed Heart"?

Tropes:
• YA fantasy
• Cinnamon-roll love interest who's a vampire
• Strangers to friends to lovers
• Wholesome romance (clean!)
• Found family

You can apply here: https://forms.gle/wAB9F8852DideCXc7

Even a short honest review (1 or 2 lines) would help a lot. Thank you :)

Hi Sarah,

I’m an indie author putting together a small ARC team for an upcoming novel releasing January 13, 2026, and I wanted to see if anyone here might be interested.

Echoes is a character-driven literary fiction novel set inside the modern rock music world, focused on legacy, grief, creative ownership, and the cost of becoming the thing people project onto you. While it shares some surface DNA with Daisy Jones & The Six, it’s darker, quieter, and more introspective in tone.

I’m offering a digital ARC (PDF or ePub) in exchange for an honest review on Goodreads (and Amazon if possible) around release week. No requirement for a positive review — thoughtful and fair is all I ask.

If this sounds like something you’d genuinely enjoy reading, please comment or DM me and I’ll follow up directly with details.

Hi Sarah! I saw that you’re looking to expand your ARC/Beta reading resume. I’d love to offer you something a bit different: my debut children’s book, 'One of a Kind Creatures'.

It’s a story focused on self-esteem and inclusion—a quick but meaningful read that would be a great addition to your portfolio. Since you have a lot of experience, I’d truly value your professional perspective. It’s currently FREE on Amazon until Jan 31st: [Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDZ1PWKK]. I'd love to hear from you!

Hi Sarah,

I saw your post in the ARC readers group. I have a literary retelling of Homer's Odyssey that might interest you - ODYSSEUS (think Madeline Miller meets Ken Follett).

It's epic literary fiction with thriller pacing: Odysseus's 10-year journey home, focusing on survival, moral choices, and the psychological weight of war.

Would you be interested in reading it? I can send you the ebook, and if you enjoy it, I'd appreciate reviews on Amazon and/or Goodreads.

I'd love to see examples of your past ARC work if you have them!

Best,
Leon G. Collin

Empires don’t collapse in battle. They collapse in the decisions that follow.

Hidden Sol War is a high-concept political science fiction thriller set more than a decade after an interstellar conflict that nearly shattered civilization. Through the voices of council officials, soldiers, survivors, and those who stood just outside the firestorm, the truth behind the war slowly surfaces — and with it, the consequences of choices made at the highest levels of power.

This is a politically driven story with strategic tension, moral ambiguity, and the lingering shockwaves of a conflict too large to understand from a single perspective.

If you enjoy political intrigue in the vein of Dune or council-level tension similar to The Expanse, I’d value your perspective.

Signup link: https://forms.gle/uU1hnVpLdnF8LKS99

Looking for ARC readers for my starred Kirkus review YA historical novel NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL, based on a true story of resistance during the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

RELEASE DATE: May 5th, 2026 via CYNREN PRESS
356 pages - short chapters
Copies available on Edelweiss or from publisher Cynren Press sales.media@cynren.com

"McQueen has crafted more than a novel; he has created a literary monument to the defenders of Van, proving that resistance lives in the refusal to be silent and that memory — when wielded with this much conviction — is the most unyielding munition of all." - The Armenian Weekly

SUMMARY:

Fourteen-year-old Suren Simonian, an Armenian, lives as most boys his age do in the city of Van, eastern Anatolia. He goes to school, gawks at boys’ fistfights, and does his best to avoid the Turkish gendarmes. Most days he spends with his Turkish best friend, Hamza. But in spring 1915, rumors spread through Van of Turkish massacres of Armenian villages. Now Turkish troops have massed outside Van with one goal—to exterminate the city’s Armenians.

As Suren struggles to understand what it means to be a man, he knows one thing for sure: When everything you’ve known and loved is at stake, the only answer is to fight back. You can never hide from the devil.

Inspired by a true story of resistance during the Armenian Genocide, this stirring coming-of-age novel is a parable of courage, friendship, and impossible choices in the midst of unimaginable horror.

Hi!

Here’s my fast-paced epic fantasy. Not romantasy, not even remotely cozy. It’s a bit controversial.

It’s set in a dual-kingdom world. The main characters are in love, so there’s a strong romantic backbone, but the world is bigger than them and the stakes are real — a moving darkness threatens to consume the Citadel they live in, and war breaks out with the other kingdom. This is only Volume 1, so the ending is… kind of heartbreaking. But I’d genuinely love to know how you feel about it.

I’ve made it free on Google Play until it “debuts” on Amazon.

You can get it here:
https://play.google.com/store/books/d...

I’m looking for die-hard fantasy fans to roast me — no, but seriously, any kind of review is welcome.

Thanks a lot!

Sarah wrote: "I've done a lot of ARC/ beta readings, and I'm looking to add more to my resume!
Just send me a message, and I can show you examples of my past ARC/ beta readings, or I can give you my contact info..."

On the Edge of the Past

Hi Sarah,

If you're still needing an ARC to sink into, you're welcome to look into my debut novel to see if it piques your fancy at all.

On the Edge of the Past is an epic fantasy combining elements of popular romantasy tropes and a little touch of sci-fi. My favorite trope in the book is the cat and mouse, and of course the enemies to lovers. The book contains a lot of mystery, including lost memories, and has a lot of environmental exploration as the protagonists spend much of their time on the move. I'll drop the blurb below to lend as a further explanation.

If that sounds at all like something you'd like to read, you can contact me at Jaxondierker@gmail.com and I can send you a copy of the ebook file! The print sadly won't be available until May 1st when the book tentatively launches.

Blurb:

Strange things lurk in the abandoned and omitted places of the cosmos. Ancient things. Some of them should be rightfully forgotten, while others remembered, if only to avoid the cessation of life.
Khorrin used to know of such things, most of his memories clouded and unreachable now. He can't fathom why his home is withering right before his eyes. Using some of the only runic magic he knows, Khorrin moves across years in a blink as he waits for something, anything, to tell him what's happening. When no answer comes, the oceans dried and forests vanished, Khorrin wades into the endless dunes filling their place. Pushed to the last edges of hope, he stumbles upon something ancient, lying dormant beneath the ruthless sands.
Suddenly, trees fill the space around him and rain taps his face. There are people, there is life. But it comes with a warning. A marking of doom for it all to suffer the fate of desertification if he can't remember what he's forgotten; a journey that will test all of him.
Captain Sahkirra has spent years chasing disappearances with now answers, crushing her reputation with the High Queen. Ordered to capture Khorrin, she believes he holds everything to restore what she worked so hard to build for herself. What she doesn’t know, perhaps blinded by her pursuit of reclamation, is that something else stalks Khorrin. Something far more dangerous and far older than she ever could've imagined. And the further she chases him, the greater the peril, and perhaps worse for her, the more she begins to drift towards the curiosity that Khorrin is.

Hey everyone 👋
Looking for ARC readers of my poetry book, 90 pages

is it free from explicit content?

Hi, I'm Ella and I'm looking for ARC readers for
two books that I've written.

{All The Beautiful Things}


“A week ago, Anna Tolg was about to publish her fourth novel, but just days after her thirtieth birthday, Anna is certain the masked man outside her home in Vermont is there with the intent to kill her.”

Bestselling Author Anna Tolg, lives a quiet, isolated and reserved life away from the chaos of the city, with her fiancé, Dan Winchester. After a car accident leaves Anna reliant to a wheelchair, Anna leaves behind the big city and moves to a small little cottage in middle of the woods in Vermont. However, one night when Anna is celebrating her thirtieth birthday with her best friend Nicole Johnson... she notices a dark figure lurking outside her kitchen window, watching the house. Horrified, Anna turns to Nicole and Dan, stating that she might be in danger. However, they are convinced that the man Anna is seeing... isn’t real and that he doesn’t exist. Yet with unrelenting persistence, the man comes back every night, to terrorize, to provoke, and to intimidate Anna. After discovering journals dated back to 2015 on her front porch... Anna is convinced that its someone she knows... someone who was supposed to be dead...
someone who died in the car accident that took Anna’s ability to walk five years ago.

Someone is watching Anna,

and they came back to remind her

that they hadn’t forgotten what she had done five years ago.



{Lies I've Told}


“A week ago, Louise Worthington was promoted and life couldn't have been more perfect. . . a week later. . . she's the prime suspect in her employer's homicide.”

Louise Worthington is living a fantasy Cleveland lifestyle; she has the perfect husband, two beautiful little girls, fabulous friends and has just been promoted to the Vice President position at the establishment, Saunders. Yet all that changes when she becomes the prime suspect in the homicide of her former lover and employer; Dustin Rolfs, the founder and owner of Saunders. Louise believes she is being set up by her neighbor Lola Winsky, who she believes is fixated with her family. Yet no one believes her, and with evidence piling up against her, Louise fears. . .

That if she doesn't act quickly. . .

She might spend the rest of her life

Behind bars.

email me at:

ellastone73@gmail.com

"Hi Sarah! I saw you are looking to expand your ARC reading resume. As a newly verified Goodreads author, I would be honored to have your professional eye on my new 50-page poetic parable, The Sages of the Hidden Road.
It’s a short, deep read exploring spiritual recovery from burnout—perfect for a 'resume' that values unique, high-quality literary work. Here is an instant VIP access via my NetGalley widget link: https://www.netgalley.com/widget/1074...

Would you be open to joining the journey before our May 11 launch?

Hi! 😊

I have a YA fantasy book called **“The Magical Pendants”** that will be FREE on Amazon starting April 24.

It’s a story about friendship, a girl and her winged pegasus, and a magical island full of creatures.

If you're interested, I’d love to hear your honest thoughts after reading it 💙

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX25NJCY

Hey Sarah,

If this is interesting to you:

"He thinks she's the most dangerous thing in the galaxy. She thinks they're friends. They are both correct."

Then I'd be happy to send you an ARC.

The Strongest in the Galaxy (Allegedly)

Have a great day,

Veronique

Hey there, fellow readers!

I’m looking for enthusiastic readers who enjoy Contemporary Poetry/Emotional Fiction and would be willing to provide an honest review in exchange for a free e-book copy.

About the book:
Feelings Fragile explores the delicate balance of self-discovery, healing and resilience. Whether you're a long-time fan of the genre or looking for something new to dive into, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKPYPG9G

I’m looking for readers who can provide an honest review on Goodreads (and Amazon, if possible).

Simply reply to this thread or send me a direct message expressing your interest. I’ll be sending out e-book in PDF.
Thank you so much for supporting indie authors and helping me share this journey.

Galina

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11AZF...

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🐎 Age Gap
🧡 Small Town
🐎 Cowboy/Western
🧡 Strangers to Lovers

Dallas

What happens when you find yourself falling for the only woman you shouldn’t?

My brother and I have raised my daughter since I lost my wife three years ago. We are a team; a trio of unstoppable underdogs.

I live and breathe my farm, my town, and the people who live here – throwing myself into anything I can to avoid remembering what happened.

Well, it worked. Until she came along.

Annabeth Harrington, the unexpected, pink-haired pixie that spins my mind and throws caution to the wind. I thought she was too much, too soon, and too wild, but she was everything my daughter and I needed to light up our lives.

My little firefly.

Annabeth

Question: Is dating the father of one of my students off limits?

Answer: Yes.

Escaping to Hawks Hollow and taking a job at the local primary school was the change of scenery I needed, and my new roommate has been my ride-or-die since the day I set foot in this town.

Everything is simple here. The cows moo, the sun sets, and everyone drinks bourbon for breakfast.

So nothing could have prepared me for the moment Dallas Northlane strolled into my classroom to pick up his daughter and took my every waking thought out with him.

Now, I’m obsessed with a cowboy almost twice my age and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

Sarah wrote: "I've done a lot of ARC/ beta readings, and I'm looking to add more to my resume!
Just send me a message, and I can show you examples of my past ARC/ beta readings, or I can give you my contact info..."

Hi Sarah!
I saw that you are looking to expand your ARC and beta reading portfolio. I have a newly released 2-hour short novella that sits at the intersection of literary fiction, spirituality, and self-help.
Since you have solid experience, I would love to get your expert eyes on it. It is currently available on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/081EtTOg
If you enjoy the read, your honest review on Amazon would be highly appreciated. Let me know if this genre interests you, and I will gladly looking to hear back from you!

Hi Sarah! I would love for you to read my ARC! I'm Michael, a UK fantasy author looking for ARC readers for my portal fantasy novel — The Rings of Dialisk.

Cole Rowe is twenty, unemployed, and living in a Cromwell apartment the size of a broom cupboard. When a stranger at the homeless shelter hands him a glowing ring and vanishes, he thinks little of it. When the ring drags him through reality and deposits him in a desert on the other side of existence, he starts to reconsider.

Sajerskeep is a realm where magic flows through people like blood, and someone is draining it dry. A terrifying figure known as Fiend is rounding up anyone with power, working for a man whose obsession with an ancient, vengeful sorcerer threatens to resurrect something the realm cannot survive.

Thrown together with a band of misfit magic users known as the Order, Cole must navigate a world of impossible creatures, stolen power, and ancient evil with nothing but his wits, a ring he can barely control, and his annoyingly persistent neighbour Dylan.

Genre: Portal Fantasy / Adventure Fantasy
Release Date: 1st July 2026
🔗Free Arc Copy: https://books.michaelrwillacy.com/rin...

I’m looking for ARC readers for Nothing Temporary — a contemporary women’s fiction / slow-burn romance about ambition, love, family, and finding the courage to build a life that actually feels like your own.

✨ Workplace romance
✨ Emotional slow burn
✨ Family drama & healing
✨ Lawyer FMC
✨ Character-driven contemporary fiction

If you enjoy authors like Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, or Carley Fortune, I’d love to have you on the ARC team!

In exchange for an honest review on Goodreads, Amazon, or social media, you’ll receive an advance copy before release.

Comment below or DM me if interested 💛

Sarah wrote: "I've done a lot of ARC/ beta readings, and I'm looking to add more to my resume!
Just send me a message, and I can show you examples of my past ARC/ beta readings, or I can give you my contact info..."

I’m looking for ARC readers for Nothing Temporary — a contemporary women’s fiction / slow-burn romance about ambition, love, family, and finding the courage to build a life that actually feels like your own. Please let me know if you would be interested. Thanks!

Hi Sarah.

I’m currently looking for ARC readers for Quietly Undone, the first novel in an emotionally immersive psychological fiction series.

Genre: Literary psychological fiction / women’s fiction / book club
Word count: 66,204 words

Quietly Undone explores the quiet erosion of self within a relationship that doesn’t look obviously harmful from the outside — until the emotional fog slowly becomes impossible to ignore.

Written in close first person present tense, the novel focuses on emotional realism, attachment dynamics, subtle coercive control, identity loss, and the internal experience of slowly disappearing inside a relationship.

For readers who connected with the emotional intensity of It Ends With Us or the psychological intimacy of My Dark Vanessa.

I’m especially looking for readers who enjoy emotionally layered, character-driven fiction and are comfortable with heavier emotional themes.

You will also have the opportunity to read a short prequel story of 6000 words.

If this is something you are interested in please click the link and enter your email and you will receive the books in your inbox.

https://www.corablakeauthor.com/arcteam

Thank you so much for your time, Cora