Cover Reveal: A Bond of Swords and Sacrifice by Karen Tomlinson

Hey guys! I hope you are all well. I come to you, after a pretty long time, with a cover reveal! Anyone who has followed my blog for a while knows just how much I love this series and I have actually already beta read it! This book is the final in the series and I am sad that it is coming to an end.

A Bond of Swords and Sacrifice by Karen Tomlinson

Amazon Pre-Order

Expected Publication: December 15th 2018 – Self Published

Sometimes winning means losing EVERYTHING.

Reeling from their encounter with the God of Chaos, Diamond and Eryanth Arjuno, the true heirs of the Avalonian crown, strive to rekindle their broken bonds and heal their shattered hearts.

But the machinations of war are never simple. Challenges must be faced and threat hovers ever closer as painful truths are revealed and blood ties are uncovered.

No longer an innocent village girl but a fierce and powerful queen, Diamond will fight for those she loves. She will wage war for her people and battle for the survival of every soul in the Eight Kingdoms. But she soon discovers destiny will exact a high price. If she cannot accept the cost to her heart and soul, the Eight Kingdoms—and those dearest to her, will be doomed for eternity.

Prepare yourself for magical lands, heart pounding battle, sailing through vast oceans and flying with fierce dragons. You’ll be pushed to your limits and sucked back in for this final, breathtaking adventure in The Goddess and the Guardians series. It’s the epic conclusion you never knew you were waiting for.

Isn’t that cover just so pretty??? I am in love with the blue that is going on and I really feel that it fits perfectly with the story that is inside. It’s an amazing finale and I cannot wait for you guys to read it as well!

Author Profile:

Karen Tomlinson is the USA Today Bestselling author of The Goddess and the Guardians YA fantasy books.

Karen adores books and will read any genre that catches her eye. She was whisked away by fairies as a child, has been a dragon rider and grew up learning to fight. (This bit’s true!) She likes nothing better than an epic fantasy full of hot warriors and romance especially when it is set in a magical and dangerous world.

Karen lives in Derbyshire, England, (think Mr Darcy territory) with her husband, twin girls and her dalmatian, Poppy. When she is not busy writing, reading (or eating cake and drinking coffee) Karen likes to keep active. She has been practicing Shotokan karate since being thirteen, loves running, mountain biking and walking in the hills with her family.

She loves to connect with her readers and you can find her on:
http://www.karentomlinson.com, follow her on: Facebook-@ktomlinson.author. Chat on her Facebook group-Karen Tomlinson’s Silver Guardians, or follow her on Twitter-@kytomlinson and Instagram @karentomlinsonauthor or Book Bub

March Wrap Up

Hey guys! I hope you all had a great month. I have definitely had an amazing month, and when I look back through it, I feel like March has been extremely long. In amongst everything I managed to read, I also managed to binge watch Vampire Diaries up until about episode 8 in season 5. So… I’ve definitely gotten through a lot this month!

Read:

• A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess – (Read in Feb, reviewed in March)
• Mercy Rule by Tom Leveen (Read in Feb, Reviewed in March)
• Lies that Bind by Diana Rodriguez Wallach – ARC, DNF, 1 star
• The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell – 3 stars
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black – 5 stars
• Circle of Ashes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh – ARC, 5 stars
• City of Glass by Cassandra Clare – 4 stars
• Captive by Jex Lane – Adult, Review on Goodreads, 4 stars
• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare – 3 stars
• Everless by Sara Holland – 3 stars
• Rebel Springs by Morgan Rhodes – 4 stars
• Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman – 5 stars – Review to come
• Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau – 2 stars – Review to come
• Sire by Jex Lane – Adult, Review to come on Goodreads, 5 stars
• Broken by Jex Lane – Adult, Review to come on Goodreads, 5 stars
• Stone Sentinel by Jex Lane – Adult, Review to come on Goodreads, 5 stars

Started:

• Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch

Bought/Acquired:

• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
• Everless by Sara Holland
• Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves
• Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
• Follow Me Back by A.V. Geiger – I ordered this second hand and when it came, I found it is signed!!
• Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
• The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
• Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
• Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn

ARCs/Review Copies:

• Twice Dead by Caitlin Seal – ARC, Netgalley
• Circle of Ashes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh – ARC,Received from the Authors
• Age of Azmoq: The Valantian Imperium by Rajamayyoor Sharma – Review copy received from author
• Unraveled by Kate Jarvik Birch – ARC, Netgalley

Beta:

• Rock – A – Bye Baby by LRW Lee

Goodreads Monday:

• March 5th – Spies, Lies and Allies by Lisa Brown Roberts
• March 12th – Echoes by Alice Reeds
• March 19th – Violent Ends by Shaun David Hutchinson
• March 26th – Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

 

Other posts:

• Cover Reveal: Circle of Ashes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh
• Cover and Synopsis Reveal: Spies, Lies and Allies by Lisa Brown Roberts (GR Monday post)
• Cover Reveal: Echoes by Alice Reeds (GR Monday Post)
• Cover Reveal: A Bond of Sovereigns and Souls by Karen Tomlinson

Book of the Month:

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Published: January 2nd 2018 by LBBFYR

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

I hope you all had an amazing month like I did! Feel free to add your links to the comments so I can check them out!

Cover Reveal: A Bond of Sovereigns and Souls by Karen Tomlinson

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a good weekend. I have a cover reveal for you guys today for the third book in one of my favourite series! I saw this cover a while back and I have just been WAITING to host it on this blog because I am so in love with it!

A Bond of Sovereigns and Souls by Karen Tomlinson

Expected Publication: June 16th 2018 – Self Published

Pre order on Amazon

A shattered bond. A world at war.

Diamond has learned to beat the odds but soon discovers triumph in one battle does not win a war.

The fae kingdom is in turmoil. The lord of Chaos is coming.

Ripped apart from Hugo, the fae warrior who holds her heart, Diamond embarks upon a perilous journey. Determined to save the souls of the mortal world, she risks everything to forge vital new alliances. But her only bargaining chip is the blood in her veins. Somehow, she must use it to persuade the sovereigns of the Eight Kingdoms to unite in war.

Utterly alone, Hugo endures unspeakable horrors. Fighting demons of his own, he must confront a painful sacrifice. His only hope? That the mighty dragons heed his plea for help. His world and heart will be doomed if he cannot save Diamond before the darkness can end her.

A Bond of Sovereigns and Souls is an action packed, high fantasy tale that will astound lovers of Sarah J Maas and Sabaa Tahir, transporting them into a world of magic, wizards and war.

*Readers will delight in this third instalment of The Goddess and the Guardians, a young adult fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Karen Tomlinson.

I beta read this back in February and I absolutely loved it – so many things changed within this book that affected the way the whole series is going and I am so excited for the final book!

Cover Reveal: Society of Wishes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh

Hey guys! I hope you are all doing well. I have a cover reveal today! Elise Kova has teamed up with Lynn Larsh to create a New Adult, Fantasy – Which sounds amazing! There is also a giveaway at the bottom, so be sure to enter that!

Society of Wishes by Elise Kova and Lynn Larsh

Expected Publication: January 29th 2018 by Silver Wing Press

Amazon Pre order: Society of Wishes (Wish Quartet Book 1) (English Edition)

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

Josephina Espinosa makes her living as a hacker-for-hire in the Lone Star Republic, a remnant of the fractured U.S.A. That is, until the day she and her best friend are gunned down in a government raid.

With her dying breath, Jo uses magical lore passed down from her grandmother to summon a wish-granter. Her wish? To save her friend’s life. Except wishes have costs, and for Jo, the price is the erasure of her entire mortal existence.

Now, as the most recent addition to the mysterious Society of Wishes, Jo must form a new “life” alongside the seven other members, one of which being her savior himself. Living as an occupant of the Society’s lavish mansion should be quite the perk, but while it is furnished with everything its inhabitants could possibly need, it lacks one thing—freedom.

Her otherworldly identity crisis takes a backseat, however, when Jo learns that the friend she sacrificed everything for is headed down the same path to ruin. Jumping in head-first, Jo uses her newfound magical abilities to protect him, only to realize that the ripples of her actions have far-reaching consequences. When the Society’s aloof leader Snow decides to give her a taste of his own ancient magic, Jo discovers that there are threads woven into the tapestry of her new reality that reach far beyond the wishes she is now required to grant. Ones that, if tugged on, could mean the unraveling of her existence itself.

Doesn’t this sound amazing! This will also be available on Kindle unlimited. There will also be a paperback version, which will be out a little later.

About the Authors:

Elise Kova: 

Website: http://www.elisekova.com

Elise Kova is the USA Today bestselling author of the Air Awakens series, Loom Saga, and Wish Quartet.

In her past lives, she has graduated from an MBA program, lived in Japan for a bit, and worked for a Fortune 500 technology company. However, she finds herself much happier in her current reincarnation as full-time author. When not writing, she can usually be found playing video games, drawing, watching anime, or talking with readers on social media. She’s happy to call Saint Petersburg, Florida, her home, but is always looking forward to her next trip.

Lynn Larsh:

Website: https://www.lynnlarsh.com/

Lynn Larsh considers herself to be a serial hobby-dabbler. She got a bachelors degree in music (which she used for all of four months), studied aerial acrobatics and classical piano for many years, worked briefly as a stunt woman in a Wild West stunt show (it’s a long story), and eventually settled down into the bar tending business in St. Petersberg, FL. When she’s not acting as a purveyor of fine libations, you can find her diving head first into her newest venture as a New Adult author, or simply writing Voltron fan fiction on Archive of Our Own.

GIVEAWAY:

As promised, there is a giveaway going on! This is for a signed paperback of Society of Wishes! You can find the giveaway here: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/39698f6c24/?

Find Me Here: 

Instagram/Twitter/Goodreads/Litsy @ Lauren’s Page Turners

Cover Reveal: Deranged Angels and Cannibal Hearts by Martina McAtee

Hey guys! I have a cover reveal for you today! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might remember that I posted a cover reveal for Sinister Souls and Dead Things. This was originally supposed to be book 3 in the Dead Things series by Martina McAtee; however, during the writing process, Martina realised that book three was too long! So instead, she has decided to turn Sinister Souls into book 4 and has introduced Deranged Angels and Cannibal Hearts as book three.

This brings us to today’s post, which is the cover reveal for book three! It is absolutely beautiful and I am completely in love with it (especially because it has Silas on the cover and I am #TeamSilas). so, without further ado:

Deranged Angels and Cannibal Hearts by Martina McAtee

Expected Publication: 2018 by Seven Sisters Publishing

Four months ago, Ember Lonergan made a decision that changed everything. She brought back a life, and it cost her a life in return. Only magic kept the pack from suffering the severe consequences of Ember’s rash decision. She thought the secret would stay buried forever. Josephine ensured them the spell would hold and the Grove would never know what they’d done.

But that was before Silas. Silas changed everything. He believes Ember is the only thing standing between him and the love he’s carried for over a century. He’s determined to take everything she loves away from her starting with her pack, and he has plenty of help. He’s got the original coven, he’s got Quinn, and he has a magic that rivals the gods.

The pack can only beat Silas by standing together, but that’s not as easy as it once was. People are keeping secrets, half the pack is crazy, and two of them are currently dead. Despite all of this, Ember still believes she can fix it, that she can save them all, she just needs more time. But just when she’s convinced she’s finally figured it all out, new players enter the game.

Isn’t the cover so beautiful? I am completely in love with it and I cannot wait for this instalment in the series. I need more Silas in my life (#TeamSilas).

About the Author:

Martina McAtee is a USA Today Bestselling author and the winner of the 2016 Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal for her first book, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. She lives in Jupiter, Florida with her teenage daughters, her best friend, two attack Chihuahuas, and two shady looking cats. By day she is a registered nurse, but by night she writes young adult books about reapers, zombies, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures. She wrote her first story when she was five with an orange crayon on a legal pad she stole from her mom’s office. She’s been writing ever since.
Her influences include Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine, Joss Whedon, L.J. Smith, and even J.K. Rowling. Living in South Florida provides her with plenty of material for the weird worlds she writes about. When she isn’t working, teaching, or writing, she’s reading or watching shows involving reapers, zombies, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures.

Find Me Here:

Instagram/Twitter/Goodreads/Litsy @ Lauren’s Page Turners

Cover Reveal: Sinister Souls and Dead Things by Martina McAtee

Hey everyone! I have an amazing cover reveal for you today! This cover reveal is for the third book in the Dead Things series by Martina McAtee and it is absolutely gorgeous!

Sinister Souls and Dead Things by Martina McAtee

Expected Publication: January 2018 by 7 Sisters Publishing

17-year-old Ember Lonergan has made her pack a promise: To go after their enemies before their enemies can come for them. It was a bold statement that she has no idea how to back up. She hasn’t mastered driving on the highway, much less how to take down a hostile system of government. What’s worse, half her pack is crazy, and the other half is broken…possible forever.

But none of that matters anymore. Ember isn’t just Ember anymore. Ember and her cousins are the prophesied Trinity, foretold to take down the druids and break the curse that’s plagued witches and reapers for centuries. The Oracle has been gathering their allies—laying the groundwork for their return—for decades, but all of that work is destroyed in an instant when Ember’s betrayed by somebody she thought she could trust.

Alliances are crumbling. Humans are missing. People are dying. The High Inquisitor has arrived. Witches have taken over the school, and they are instituting new policies every day.

Their new message is clear:

If you fight for the Trinity, you burn with the Trinity.

Isn’t it so pretty! I am absolutely loving this series so far and I cannot wait to see what this instalment has in store for us! For anyone who has read the books, #TeamSilas over here.

About the Author:

Martina McAtee is a USA Today Bestselling author and the winner of the 2016 Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal for her first book, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. She lives in Jupiter, Florida with her teenage daughters, her best friend, two attack Chihuahuas, and two shady looking cats. By day she is a registered nurse, but by night she writes young adult books about reapers, zombies, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures. She wrote her first story when she was five with an orange crayon on a legal pad she stole from her mom’s office. She’s been writing ever since.
Her influences include Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine, Joss Whedon, L.J. Smith, and even J.K. Rowling. Living in South Florida provides her with plenty of material for the weird worlds she writes about. When she isn’t working, teaching, or writing, she’s reading or watching shows involving reapers, zombies, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures.
Her novels, Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things and Dark Dreams and Dead Things are on sale now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books A Million. Her third book, Loving You with Teeth and Claws, a Dead Things Prequel, is due out in April, 2017. She is currently working on the fourth book in the ‘Dead Things’ series, Sinister Souls and Dead Things due to release in Summer of 2017.

I would also like to wish Martina a happy birthday!

Cover Reveal: The Rebels of Gold by Elise Kova

Hey everyone! I hope you guys being affected by Hurricane Irma are staying safe! I have a cover reveal for you guys, today, and it is so pretty!! The Rebels of Gold is the third and final book in the Loom Saga by Elise Kova and is available for pre order. More on that down below…

The Rebels of Gold by Elise Kova

Expected Publication: December 5th 2017 by Keymaster Press

A new rebellion rises from the still-smoldering remnants of the five guilds of Loom to stand against Dragon tyranny. Meanwhile, on Nova, those same Dragons fight amongst themselves, as age-old power struggles shift the political landscape in fateful and unexpected ways. Unlikely leaders vie for the opportunity to shape a new world order from the perfect clockwork designs of one temperamental engineer.

This is the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Elise Kova’s Loom Saga, THE REBELS OF GOLD will reveal the fate of Loom’s brilliantly contrasting world and its beloved inhabitants.

Isn’t the detail on the cover so beautiful? As mentioned above, this book is the third and final instalment in the Loom saga, and is now available for pre order:

Pre-order THE REBELS OF GOLD from:

| AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOK DEPOSITORY |
| BOOKS A MILLION |

(more pre-order locations to come)

Pre order swag will also be available for those who submit their pre orders – Find out more here: http://elisekova.com/pre-order/

The first book in the Loom Saga (The Alchemists of Loom) is currently on sale! The eBook is currently $3.99 to celebrate the final instalment.

About the Author:

Elise Kova has always had a profound love of fantastical worlds. Somehow, she managed to focus on the real world long enough to graduate with a Master’s in Business Administration before crawling back under her favorite writing blanket to conceptualize her next magic system. She currently lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and when she is not writing can be found playing video games, watching anime, or talking with readers on social media.

 

A Bond of Blood and Fire Cover Reveal

Hey guys!! Today I have a cover reveal for you guys! Now, if you follow my blog relatively regularly, you know just how much I loved A Bond of Venom and Magic by Karen Tomlinson!! I have the cover reveal for the sequel, A Bond of Blood and Fire, and I am absolutely in LOVE with it!

A Bond of Blood and Fire by Karen Tomlinson

Expected publication: June 11th 2017 – Self published

A love bathed in fire. A destiny sealed with blood.

In a world ravaged by war, half blood fae Diamond Gillon must fight to survive.
Becoming a magical weapon for the fae queen is the only way to save her friends from execution, and the people of Valentia from the Wraith Lord and his army of the dead.

Commander Hugo Casimir has been ordered to train her, but Diamond struggles to trust him, and master the force of her own powerful magic. To complicate matters, the two share a rare, magical connection, a bond that will shape their fates and their hearts.

Love and loyalty will be tested as Diamond battles giants, shifters and an army of monsters in her quest to save Valentia. But will she defeat the Wraith Lord to avenge those she has lost, and triumph to save those she loves? Or will the Eight Kingdoms descend into chaos?

Isn’t it so pretty!!! ABOBAF is on a pre order sale at $0.99 until its release! You can find it HERE. After that it will be put into KU 🙂

Book 1, A Bond of Venom and Magic, is also on sale for $0.99 until the release of book 2! You can find that HERE

I am really really excited to get my hands on a copy of this book! I did beta read it and you guys are in for a ride! If you haven’t read book 1 yet… go read it. Now!! 😀

Cover Reveal – A Bond of Venom and Magic by Karen Tomlinson

Hey guys! I am coming to you today with a revamped cover of A Bond of Venom and Magic by Karen Tomlinson! Whilst I adore the previous cover, I do feel like this one fits better with the book itself and it is SO EPIC!! So, without further ado:

A Bond of Venom and Magic by Karen Tomlinson

Published: October 16th 2016 – self published

Buy Links:  Amazon      Kobo      ibooks        Nook

Smashwords

A breathtaking fantasy romance, the first in a sensational new series by British author Karen Tomlinson.

Magic awakens. Darkness stirs. The Wraith Lord is hunting.

The war raging in the South seems a remote danger for seventeen-year-old Diamond Gillon until her home is brutally attacked by the Wraith Lord’s monstrous hunters. Catapulted into a terrifying new world where legendary beasts arise, magic is condemned, and half-blood fae like her have no rights, Diamond is inexplicably drawn to her saviour. But Commander Hugo Casimir is a ruthless elite guard owned by a cruel, immortal fae queen who will murder her own people for magic.

As she sinks deeper into Hugo’s world, Diamond’s circumstances become ever more perilous, for the Queen desires her magic and covets the very same prize as the Wraith Lord. To discover who she truly is, Diamond must escape the Queen’s clutches—before her fate, and that of The Eight Kingdoms, is sealed in shadow and chaos.

Will Hugo prove to be her friend, her protector, or an enemy not worthy of her trust?

A Bond of Venom and Magic is an epic fantasy tale, ideal for mature Young Adult readers. Fans of Sarah J Maas and Leigh Bardugo will love to discover this spectacular new world steeped in dragons, monsters, and armoured winged warriors.

I absolutely love this new cover and, as I mentioned earlier, I feel like it definitely represents the content of the book better than the original cover! My review of A Bond of Venom and Magic. This book is actually on offer at 0,99$ from today (April 8th) until June 11th – which is the release date of book 2 (A Bond of Blood and Fire). You can pre order book 2 Here.

Illusionary by Desiree Williams – Cover Reveal

Hey guys!! I have a cover reveal for you today!! As soon as I read the blurb, I knew I had to add this to my TBR and I cannot wait to have it in my hands! This cover reveal is being hosted by Xpresso Book Tours and the cover itself was designed by Emily Wittig Designs. There is also a giveaway going on, so be sure to check that out! Anyway, without further ado:

Illusionary by Desiree Williams

Expected Publication: April 4th 2014 – self published

Dorothy got sucked into a tornado.
Alice fell down a hole.
Wendy flew to Neverland.
Kamryn? She tripped down the stairs.
Now, Kamryn Kensington finds herself in a strange new world. Within minutes of her arrival, she dodges an archer’s arrow and avoids getting sliced up by a cosplay reject holding a dagger to her throat. And that’s before the storyteller’s breath brings stories to life.
Home is the mission—to return to her family and pursue her life’s dream of art and travel. Yet the longer she’s in the Land of Ur, the harder it is not to feel for the people she meets. Even her artistic side can’t help but breathe in the beautiful wonder and magic of this new world. So when the Oracle hands her a different quest, she takes it on the condition he sends her home afterward.
No one thought to warn her of a jealous queen and her dragon minions. Or that, by helping her, the cute storyteller would go crazy. Or that her heart would rip in two when she left. Those would’ve been great facts to know ahead of time.
Considering that nothing in Ur is what it seems, the mission proves to be more than she ever imagined. But more than her own future will be in jeopardy if Kamryn doesn’t succeed.

Author Bio:

Desiree Williams is a dreamer by day and chocoholic by night. She lives in the beautiful state of Kentucky with her husband and daughter, where she juggles life as a wannabe supermom. Desiree is a lover of food and avoider of dirty dishes. She delights in making people laugh and strives to bring hope and love with her wherever she goes.

You can find out more about Desiree and her books at www.desireewilliamsbooks.com

Pre-order:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WVF6YD9/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487380047&sr=8-1&keywords=desiree+williams+illusionary
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/illusionary-desiree-williams/1125821432?ean=2940154019337
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/illusionary
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/illusionary/id1207467393?mt=11

Author links:

http://desireewilliamsbooks.com/blog/

https://twitter.com/dwilliamsbooks

https://www.facebook.com/dwilliamsbooks

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8177116.Desiree_Williams?from_search=true

https://www.instagram.com/dwilliamsbooks/

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Giveaway:

I’m not sure whether this is open internationally or not, however, you can find the giveaway here:

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