Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Sabriel's Tips for Navigating Sindaleer from The Crownless King by Kara Linaburg
On Tour with Prism Book Tours
Welcome to the book tour for The Crownless King by Kara Linaburg! Today, Sabriel, the specially Gifted from the story, takes us on a tour of Sindaleer. Please enjoy and then follow the rest of the tour for even more fun. Best of luck entering the giveaway at the end!
The Crownless King
(The Broken Prince #2)
By Kara Linaburg
YA Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 275 Pages
September 1, 2020
She won't meet her worst enemy on the battlefield...
War is brewing and the kingdom of Sindaleer is torn as the Knights of Norcir draw the folk to their side. When Sabriel, a specially Gifted, pledges her blood to their cause, she is ready to give all to bring the peace her leader promises. She understands Tirich's deep hatred toward the king, and has prepared for this moment all her life.But when her identity as a knight is discovered by the childhood friend who betrayed her years ago, Sabriel's plans for justice come toppling down. Now distracted by what once was, Sabriel fights to hold onto what she's believed to be true for so long.
Nick never forgot the red-headed lass of years past, but she's not the friend he remembers. As enemies connected by their past take opposing sides on their country's freedom, Nick refuses to believe what she's become.
Voices warning Sabriel she'll never succeed, and loyalties torn, she begins to realize that all is not as it seems. Tirich's power is growing stronger, and she fears she was wrong about the good she once saw in him.
The concluding book following The Broken Prince, reminds us of the inner war we all face, and what it means to rise from the ashes when all hope feels lost.
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Sabriel’s Tips for Navigating Sindaleer
Greetings, strangers traveling to my home country of Sindaleer. My country is at war, and journeying to this land is not an easy task as a foreigner. Here are some things to remember while you are here...
King Milosh now sits on the throne in the capital of Bron, and proclaims that he is not like his father, that he’s changed and wants to bring about peace. I don’t trust him.
I’m a Knight of Norcir: an enemy to King Milosh. We as the Knights have pledged our blood to the cause of tearing Milosh from his throne and bringing back the old ways. While you stay in Sindaleer, it’s best to not talk about your views here. Keep quiet, because the person you’re talking to may not always be who they say they are.
The capital is full of riots and killings, and right now I’d do my best to avoid the city altogether if possible. You wouldn’t want to get caught in a mob.
I spent my childhood climbing the high cliffs behind my village, standing on the edge and dreaming I could fly as the ball of fire set on the horizon, casting golden light on the white rocks. Our mountains are beautiful and give you peace, but if you prefer the ocean, to the south you must go.
Acwellen is a large seaport city, full of taverns and good food (or so I’ve heard). You can find things to trade there from tropical islands that you could never obtain elsewhere. Just be careful not to go out at night....lots of unsavory characters about. Basically just remember about my country: Don’t go out at night. Don’t trust anyone (I don’t).
Despite this, Sindaleer is a good, strong country. We love to prove ourselves. We are fighters, warriors. While we fail to teach our lads and lasses to read and do not hold with typical book learning or finery, we are proud of our heritage and songs and the tales of old that remind us of where we came from.
So enjoy your stay here....just make sure you get out before the battle starts.
Oh, and watch out for dragons. I know folk say they don’t exist anymore but....you never know.
Other Books in the Series
The Broken Prince
(The Broken Prince #1)
By Kara Linaburg
YA Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 217 Pages
June 3, 2019
In all the fairy tales the maiden falls in love with the prince...but she has to remember that this isn’t a fairy tale...
Born into a kingdom where those of magical Gifts are rejected, feared, and even killed, Serena has spent her life striving to hide her ability and keep her younger brother safe.
The bastard son of the hated king and father he hardly knows, Prince Milosh is considered an outcast. He never expects to feel anything but contempt for the peasant girl who unexpectedly shows up in his life, forcing him to answer questions he never wished to ask.
When two very different worlds are thrown together under less than desirable circumstances, both hold deep judgement towards the other. But will they learn to see beyond their stations and birth so that they may defeat the coming darkness, or will labels given to them at birth continue to define them?
A heart-stopping tale about the power of human love, and how each of us are never truly alone.
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Our Friendship Matters by Kimberley B. Jones
Our world is in a brand new place, giving us a lot to think about and sort through. Teens are going through it just as much as we adults are, yet on a different level in a way. These are the kinds of stories that need to be read and discussed right now. You can check out an excerpt before you download your own copy. Follow the tour for more and be sure to let the author know what you think in the comments. Best of luck in the giveaway!
Leah and Sasha are 17-year-old friends who had been close to one another since elementary school, but as the summer approaches they find their friendship tested in ways they never anticipated.
Following graduation, Sasha’s privileged life and perception of the world around her is suddenly altered when an old childhood friend persuades her to join in a campaign against an injustice after his best friend is killed by a cop.
But joining the protest has unforeseen consequences for Sasha, distancing her from Leah, who becomes jealous of Sasha’s new friends and finds herself on the opposing side, protesting alongside her group of new white friends.
As the tension mounts between the two bitterly opposed factions, a tragedy strikes and threatens to make Sasha and Leah enemies. Can they find a way to resolve their differences, putting them to the side and learn to accept each other’s viewpoints? Or is their long friendship finished for good?
Read an excerpt:
As I pulled up into Ricardo’s driveway, Victoria and two other girls who attended Eastview were standing there holding signs that said, “Justice for Mitchell.” I was sweating more than ever. Scared of both the police and the girls I didn’t even know who were going to be getting into my car.
“I didn’t know you were doing signs. I would’ve made me one.”
Ricardo and some guys were busy placing things in the car's trunk.
“Are you okay? The time is now,” said Ricardo.
“I’m ready but a little nervous, too.”
“You shouldn’t be nervous. All we are going to do is go downtown and making a statement that we want justice. Once we are done, we’ll come back home. I won’t let anything happen to you but, if something breaks out, I need you to look for Victoria and get in your car and go home. And if something happens to me, I need you to look for Victoria then go to my house and warn my peeps.”
As the girls got into my car, Victoria told me I could march, and chant the same thing they were planning on saying.
I was missing Leah. This could have been a positive moment that we could’ve shared together. I was still hoping she would come to her senses and realize that our fight from our disagreement was all crazy.
We arrived downtown, and I parked in the garage.
“Why didn’t you park on the streets?” Victoria said.
“My parents always told me to park in the garage so nothing would happen to my car.”
She laughed at me and said, “Well, you are driving a Mercedes. I would do the same if I had an expensive car.”
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After receiving her education and being a military spouse, she held several jobs as a preschool teacher and a preschool director, but she wanted to her education to use by writing children’s books. She wrote her first book in college for her children’s literature course. She has self-published several children books on Amazon.
Currently, she is branching off into writing fiction YA, NA, and A novels on issues in society. She loves writing and would not change it for nothing in this world She is now published by Rhetoric Askew. Kimberley is the author of Our Friendship Matters.
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