Theo & Sprout by Joseph Gergen

 

Welcome to the tour for Theo & Sprout by Joseph Gergen! Read an excerpt and then download your copy so that you can see why reviewers keep giving this one five stars. The author also shares his thoughts on introversion and dialogue. Enjoy the read and follow the tour for even more! Best of luck entering the giveaway!

Angelbound by Christina Bauer

 Today we are celebrating the anniversary of Angelbound by Christina Bauer! There's even a bonus story! Check out an excerpt and then follow the tour for more of this YA paranormal romance! Best of luck entering the giveaway!

Imaginary Friends by Chad Musick

 

Magical realism naturally goes hand-in-hand with YA lit. Today you can check out an excerpt from Imaginary Friends by Chad Musick and then read about his journey to becoming a writer. Follow the tour for more and be sure to enter the great giveaway!

The Love That Binds Us by Phoenix Blackwood

 

Today you can get to know author Phoenix Blackwood better in this interview and then read an excerpt from The Love That Binds Us. Be sure to follow the tour for even more fun and then check out the giveaway at the end of the post!

Bane of Angels (The Ebony Angel 5) by LL. Hunter Release Blitz

   You've been waiting for it and now it's here! The final installment of L.L. Hunter's The Ebony Angel series is now live! Check out Bane of Angels.

Meet Rana from The Chasm by Branwen O'Shea

 

Branwen O'Shea is back! And today in addition to an excerpt from her book The Chasm, we get to meet Rana of Peleguin Rookery, one of the characters. And if you follow my blogs at all, you know how excited I get when the characters come to visit! (Authors, I do love you as well. These characters visits are just much rarer!) So please enjoy and ask both Rana and Branwen more questions in the comments section. Follow the tour to see what else is going on. Best of luck entering the giveaway!

Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex by Carole P. Roman

 

Calling all superhero fans! There's adventure to be had in Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex. Read an excerpt and then get to know author Carole P. Roman in a quick Q&A. Ask her more questions in the comments section before you download your own copy. Be sure to follow the tour for even more. Best of luck entering the giveaway!

The After Times (The Bean Books) by Christine Potter

 Author Christine Potter is here to tell us all about her YA fantasy Bean series! You can read an excerpt from The After Times, as well! Be sure to let her know what you think in the comments section and then follow the tour for more. Best of luck in the giveaway!

Azreya by Tricia Copeland, illustrated by Matt Maes

Title:Azreya
Author: Tricia Copeland
Genre: YA Historical Fantasy, Myths & Legends
Editor: Jo Michaels, Indie Books Gone Wild
Illustrator: Matt Maes
Publication Date: August 23^rd, 2022
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Journeys: The Archers of Saint Sebastian by Jeanne Roland

 

Reviewers are raving, calling this book "swoonworthy" and "one of the best books I've read in a long time." Take a peek inside this historical fiction, Journeys: The Archers of Saint Sebastian by Jeanne Roland.

Potion by Dorlana Vann

 

This one is for those of you who love fairy tales! Check out an excerpt from Potion by Dorlana Vann. Leave questions and comments as you follow the tour. Best of luck entering the giveaway.

Love and Murder by L.L. Hunter

 

Title: Love and Murder
Author: L.L. Hunter 
Genre: YA Mystery, Romantic Suspense
Cover Designer: Emily Witting
Publication Date: July 31^st, 2022
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Review of Always the New Girl by Kelly Vincent

 

Welcome to the review tour for Always the New Girl by Kelly Vincent. Today you get to read an excerpt and my thoughts on this coming of age YA novel. Be sure to follow the tour for even more after you download your own copy to read. Best of luck entering the giveaway!

Juche Box Set (Books 1-4) by Adria Carmichael

 

Fans of YA dystopian will want to get their hands on this box set. Check out Juche from Adria Carmichael. I love box sets because you don't have to wait in between books! And this series is dystopian with a twist. Read an excerpt and then explore the setting with the author. Be sure to let her know what you think in the comments as you follow the tour for more. Best of luck entering the giveaway!

Chasm by Branwen O'Shea

 

YA readers love sci-fi and fantasy. Here's a new book for you to check out! Read an excerpt from The Chasm by Branwen O'Shea and then download your own copy. Follow the tour and let her know your thoughts in the comments section. Best of luck entering the giveaway!

Awakenings by L.C. Conn

 

I know how much you all love your fantasy! So check out an excerpt from Awakenings by L.C. Conn and let her know what you think in the comments! Follow the tour for even more! Best of luck in the giveaway!

Weaver by Tish Thawer Release Blitz

   

Title: Weaver
Authors: Tish Thawer
Genre: YA Fantasy
Cover Designer: Regina Wamba
Publication Date: June 21^st, 2022
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Of Kingdoms and Crowns (Heir of Blood and Fire #4) by Cameo Renae Release Blitz

 

Title: Of Kingdoms and Crowns
Author: Cameo Renae
Genre: YA Dark Fantasy
Cover Designer: Jay Villalobos - Covers by Juan
Publication Date: April 30th, 2022
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR

From USA Today bestselling author Cameo Renae comes the highly-anticipated conclusion to her gripping Heir of Fire and Blood saga!

With the King of Morbeth dead, Roehl seizes control of the kingdom. Capturing the late king’s witches and head guards, Roehl sends a message to Calla and Nicolae.

Come to Morbeth within twenty days, or they will all be executed.

Calla refuses to allow those who served her great-grandfather to die because of her. Yet to face him in battle she needs allies who will stand with her despite knowing they are walking into Roehl’s deadly trap.

War is imminent. Lives will be lost.



As Calla rallies her allies together, can she trust her powers to find victory and end Roehl’s evil reign? Or will she be the next to fall?

NOW LIVE!

 

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Cameo Renae, was born in San Francisco, raised in Maui, Hawaii, and now resides with her husband and children in Las Vegas.

She's a daydreamer, caffeine and peppermint addict, who loves to laugh, and loves to read to escape reality.

One of her greatest joys is creating fantasy worlds filled with adventure and romance and sharing it with others. It is the love of her family and amazing support of her fans that keeps her going.

One day she hopes to find her own magic wardrobe and ride away on her magical unicorn. Until then...she'll keep writing!

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The Goddess Apprentice by L.L. Hunter Release Blitz

    

Title: The Goddess Apprentice
Author: L.L. Hunter
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/PNR
Cover Designer: KILA Designs
Publication Date: April 30^th, 2022
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR

Blurb:

Ebony thought moving to the Realm of Fire and becoming the next goddess would be all rainbows and unicorns.

But she was wrong.

Apart from undertaking training to become the next goddess, she must also finish her schooling.

And with Luca back and Travis by her side at the best academy in the universe, she should be happy, right?

When Travis returns one day complaining of a demon attack in the Realm of Ice, and people talking behind their backs, Ebony is worried that not all is as it seems in the universe.

She soon begins hearing reports of rioting in several cities around the world, and with the alchemist Sylvie conducting secret experiments under her nose, she suspects the rebel group are up to their old tricks again.

After all, when your soulmate is the grandson of Lucifer, and you’re the new goddess in training, not everyone is going to agree.

What could go wrong?

 

The exciting fourth installment in the bestselling Ebony Angel series.

  

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L.L. Hunter is the author of over 20 published works, including The Legend of the Archangel Series and The Garden of Eden. She has studied everything from veterinary nursing, forensic science, and dramatic arts, but has always known her true calling was to be an author. 

She has been writing since her teens - everything from fan fiction, to song lyrics, to plays and musicals. When not working on her next paranormal romance, she can be found at home in Australia, reading somewhere comfortable with one or both of her “fur babies.” Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @llhunterbooks, and her blog - http://llhunter.blogspot.com.au.

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The Story Behind The Undine's Tear by Talena Winters

 

The Undine's Tear is the first installment of Talena Winters' new YA epic historical fantasy series, Rise of the Grigori. Find out how the title came to be and take a sneak peek inside. Download your copy and then follow the tour for more as well as bonus chances to enter the giveaway!

She's destined to save the world . . . if she doesn't destroy it first.

Calandra’s destiny is also her doom. As the most powerful healer since the woman who sank Atlantis, she’s been raised to restore the Heartstone that protects her island from humans . . . before she goes Mad like her mother and all the powerful undine healers before her. When she learns she needs both male and female magic to succeed, she becomes desperate—there hasn't been an undine male born for over three thousand years. Instead, she's being pressured to use the siren mind-bond to enslave her childhood friend, the one man she's sworn to risk a death sentence to free.

When Calandra discovers a cryptic message that shows her exiled mother was not only sane but pregnant with a boy, she questions everything she’s been taught to believe. But revealing the horrifying truth of the bonds could tear her island apart—and concealing it could unleash the Earth’s oldest, most destructive enemy. With insanity looming, can Calandra find her brother and save the Heartstone, the man she loves, her people, and the world . . . before she loses control and destroys them all?

The Undine's Tear is the first book in the mind-blowing young adult epic historical fantasy series Rise of the Grigori. Packed with complex characters, lush world-building, gritty action, and impossible odds, this intricately woven tale presents mermaids like you’ve never seen them before. Join Calandra in a search for redemption that will threaten the very fabric of the universe. Dive into the adventure today!

Read an excerpt:

Osaze looked between them with fear in his eyes, then turned back to Calandra.

“Redeemed. That’s what the queen did to me before, right? Is that what you mean by ‘help’?” He clutched Calandra’s arm. “Please don’t do it again, Calandra. I—I think I would rather die than have that happen again.”

As soon as Osaze touched her, a wave of desperation and fear crashed through her. She put her hands to her ears as though she could physically block out the sudden onslaught of emotion. Is it happening already? Is this the Madness?

When Osaze’s hand fell from her arm, the emotions subsided. She slowly lowered her hands, staring at the boy. Those feelings . . . they had all come from him? Why had she felt them so strongly? Did it have something to do with the Heartstone?

“It’s okay, Osaze. It doesn’t hurt, does it?”

He shook his head and buried it in his hands. “That would be better. It’s worse than anything you can imagine.”

Calandra stared at him, stricken. As a rule, undines treated every living thing with respect. She had always been told that Redemption meant saving the men from themselves, cleansing them of impurities they could not purge on their own. But how could it be right to do something to these men that they hated so much?

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The Story Behind the Title of The Undine’s Tear

Have you heard of mermaid tears?

Growing up far inland with not many trips to an ocean, I hadn’t—not until I started doing the research for the book that became The Undine’s Tear.

In lore and fantasy, a mermaid’s tears often have unique magical properties—such as the mermaid tear Blackbeard was after in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which was a key element in his pursuit of the Fountain of Youth. Perhaps this mythological meaning is why sea glass, which is often green, blue, or aquamarine in colour and has been worn smooth by time and tide, was given the name of mermaid tears. These mermaid tears are often treasured collectibles of beachcombers and look very pretty displayed on a shelf.

Before publishing my book, I had intended to call it The Mermaid’s Tear, but a poll of my readers suggested the word mermaid would deter the boys in the room from picking it up. That wouldn’t do, since this is not your typical mermaid book—and, to date, has been enjoyed by many of the male persuasion!

Besides, I had long since decided an entire race of sea creatures wouldn’t be named only for the females. So, much like people are known as humans, I opted to call my merfolk undines (UN-deens), a word referring to the Greek water elemental creature. Since elemental magic is the undines’ inheritance, this seemed kind of perfect.

As for the tear the story is named after—it’s not a drop of saltwater, nor a bit of sea glass, but instead a teardrop-shaped dark green (black) opal that, in the culture of the undines, works like a flash drive to store messages and data, as well as serving as a beautiful piece of jewelry.

And the message that Tear contains is going to change the way the undines look at the world forever—in fact, it could affect the very future of the cosmos.

But that’s a story that would take a whole series to tell…

Talena Winters is addicted to stories, tea, chocolate, yarn, and silver linings. She writes page-turning fiction for teens and adults in multiple genres, coaches other writers, has written several award-winning songs, and designs knitting patterns under her label My Secret Wish. Master of the ironic GIF response. She currently resides on an acreage in the Peace Country of northern Alberta, Canada, with her husband, three surviving boys, two dogs, and an assortment of farm cats. She would love to be a mermaid when she grows up.

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Talena Winters will be awarding a hardback copy of The Undine's Tear (Rise of the Grigori Book 1) and also The Sphinx's Heart (Rise of the Grigori Book 2) to a randomly drawn winner (International Giveaway) via rafflecopter during the tour.

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