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Fae Prophecy Series

Fae Prophecy Series Spotlight Title: The Fae Prophecy Author: Toni Cox Genre: YA Fantasy Editor: Sam Talarico Cover Designer: Julie Nicolls Publication Date: August 25th, 2020 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Fae Prophecy… Amongst the chaos of the magical kingdom of Draeguard being attacked by strange dark magic, fae princess Dana discovers she has mysterious …

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The Fate of Crowns Cover Reveal

The Fate of Crowns by Rebecca L. Garcia Title: The Fate of Crowns Author: Rebecca L. Garcia Genre: YA Fantasy Editor: Novel Nurse Editing Cover Designer: Dark Wish Designs Publication Date: January 5th, 2021 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR With my brother’s death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my …

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Angus Cover Reveal

Angus by Kate L. Mary Cover Reveal Title: Angus: A Broken World Novel Author: Kate L Mary Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Zombie Publisher: Twisted Press Publication Date: December 20th, 2020 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: Brother – Asshole – Survivor – Savior – Prisoner – God Angus James has played many roles in his …

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Of Fire and Water

I’ve got an amazing cover to share with you today! I love it! Read all the deets and let me know what you think! Pre-order out now and scroll down for a giveaway link! Title: Of Fire and Water Author: Cameo Renae Genre: YA Dark FantasyCover Designer: Jay Villalobos – Covers by Juan Publication Date: …

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The Roadie New Release

The Roadie New Release by Jenna Galicki Title: The Roadie Author: Jenna Galicki Genre: Adult Contemporary Rock Star Romance Publication Date: August 19, 2020 Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR This isn’t an angsty, tear-your-heart-out, ugly-cry romance. This is a love story. Kira Abelman forgot what it was like to have fun. She spent her teens …

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Book Heroes

Favorite book heroes When I started to think about who my favorite book heroes where I realized I don’t read nearly as many books with male main characters as female. With this, the majority of my favorite book heroes aren’t the leads in books but supporting characters. Still, I think this is a pretty good …

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Cover Reveal for Torch - young adult dystopian thriller

[image error] Torch, a YA dystopian adventure thriller
They can save the human race. To do it, they must take down their own government…
 
Sixteen-year-old Jema is on the run. Branded a traitor for trying to share a DNA-based cure for a lethal contagion, she and her friends are hunted by forces loyal to her sinister uncle. And unless they force him to release the formula, she fears a worldwide war to claim the antigen.
 
Forced to fight like soldiers in the desolate desert, Jema learns there could be sympathizers who will support a coup. But with only scavenged food and fading hope, she and her small group of grimly determined teens face a deadly trek across dangerous territory.
 
Can Jema get the cure in the public domain before the planet descends into bloodshed and chaos?
 
Torch is the second book in the thrilling Lovelock YA dystopian science fiction series. If you like intense action, courage under pressure, and races against time, then you’ll love this fast-paced novel.
 
Pre-order Torch for $0.99 to hold your place in the battle for humanity’s survival today! Out 4-28-2020!
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Lovelock Ones, a YA dystopian sci-fi thriller
A naturally immune girl. A genetically modified boy. A search for a cure that may cost them everything…
 
Fifteen-year-old Jema Walker would do anything to protect her sibling. But she never imagined they’d be facing another global flu pandemic. Sent to a remote desert location for safety, Jema is horrified when her sister contracts the deadly virus.
 
Caught in a conflict of impossible choices, Jema teams up with a specially bred eighteen-year-old boy to find a remedy. But when they’re forced to go rogue and abandon their community, she fears the ruling adults only want them for their uniquely protected DNA.
 
Can the duo hunt down an antidote before they fall victim to ruthless experiments?
 
Lovelock Ones is the first book in the action-packed Lovelock YA dystopian science fiction series. If you like bold heroines, strong heroes, and post-apocalyptic settings, then you’ll love Tricia Copeland’s thrilling fight for survival.
 
Buy Lovelock Ones to battle an unforgiving authority today! Lovelock Ones $0.99 thru 3/27

A big thanks to Daryl McCool at d.a.m. Cool Graphics for another amazing cover! I'm so excited for you guys to experience the next chapter of Lovelock Ones!

Stay safe and happy reading!
Tricia

Kingdom of Ember Audiobook Extras

More about the narrator - Amy Deuchler Amy is a Chicago-based voice artist and actor
specializing in audiobook narration, e-learning,
and radio or TV commercials. Amy is
professionally trained in commercial and
narration voiceover and holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Theatre from Marquette University and
a Master's degree in Library and Information
Science from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
In her spare time, Amy also enjoys reading,
painting, designing lights and scenery for
theatre, and biking. She lives with her boyfriend
and their three cats just north of Chicago.

Fun story about how I met Amy... I previously worked with two other narrators to bring Kingdom of Embers to audiobook. Both were new to the industry and in the end weren't able to produce the book. Frustrated with the process, I put the audiobook issue on the back burner. At Penned Con 2019 last September, Amy was walking around introducing herself and handing out her card. We chatted for a few minutes and I knew she was the right person for the job. When I got home I looked her up and listened to some samples to confirm that her voice would match my characters. It's such a cliche, but the rest, as they say, is history! I love how Amy brought this series to life! Thanks Amy!
More about the characters...
Alena (pronounced Uh-LEE-nuh) - Alena tells the story of how she, a seventeen year-old vampire-witch hybrid, must hide her identity from everyone, human, witch, and vampire alike because creatures like her are forbidden by vampire and witch laws. She is desperate to figure out what her mother is looking for and in the process meets Hunter, an imaginary friend from age four. Hunter and she embark on a mission to discover how they knew they interacted as children. They find they are the key to releasing a curse on witch souls damning them to purgatory.


Hunter - Seventeen year-old Hunter has no clue he is a witch, but there is no doubt in his mind that he knew Alena as a child. Once she reveals that witches do exist and helps him awaken his powers, he commits to figuring out what his purpose is and why they were able to interact as preschoolers.


Theron - Seventeen year-old vampire-witch hybrid, Theron, may be the only other being like Alena. He is wild and reckless and Alena is drawn to his energy. But there is also something dark and sinister about him. Questions arise as Alena learns Theron is Hunter’s half-brother.


Thanatos - A centuries old witch and High Priest of the Witch Lines, he is father to Hunter and Theron.


Anne - Alena’s vampire mother and Vampire Chancellor, she will do everything in her power to protect her daughter.

Main Character Interview - Alena
You’re half vampire and half witch. How do you deal with that?

Being a half-vampire/half-witch hybrid that is mainstreamed, i.e. mixes with humans, is actually easier than being a full vampire that has to fit in with humans and resist primal urges on a minute-by-minute basis. Being a being that is forbidden by both vampire and witch law is the hardest part. I have to had my witch nature everywhere except in my home which saps a lot of my energy.
You felt your mother was hiding something from you. Can you explain what and why?
My mother, who is Chancellor of the Vampire Council which is basically like the President, moved us from city to city every other year or so. It seemed like she was either running from or hunting something. Starting at age twelve she would take me on these outings and ask if I sensed anything about certain people. I thought maybe we were looking for my dad, whom I’ve never met, but then that didn’t fit the profile. Then I guessed we may be searching for another hybrid being like myself which was kind of weird. Like she was searching for someone for me to marry.
You live with a very old witch, Orm, who is your mentor. Tell us about him.
Orm is awesome. He’s like the best grandfather figure ever. If my mouth didn’t water every time I was near him he would be the perfect substitute father. He’s taught me all about witches and magic and I will join his coven when I turn eighteen.
As a witch what is so special about turning eighteen? 
At eighteen a witch undergoes a series of trials which they have to pass to become a full witch and gain all their powers. At this time they also generally join a coven and can also gain additional power from coven members.
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Honestly, I’m obsessed with figuring out who my father is and what my mother is looking for. Beyond that I’d like to go to college, perhaps be a lawyer or a doctor. I think I could really help people, maybe even my people if mother allows me to serve in the Vampire Council.
You were born in 1999. Can you tell us how it feels to be a millennial baby? How do you feel about living possibly 900 years?
I’m not sure it feels any different than any other generation. I have the advantage that my mother is over five-hundred years old and Orm and Elizabeth, over seven-hundred years old, so I have their experience and vantage point to learn from. At seventeen I can’t fathom living thirty much less fifty or a hundred years and what my life will look like then.

The Playlist...
1. Heathens - Twenty One Pilots

2. Fire Escape - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

3. Immortals - Fall Out Boys

4. Centuries - Fall Out Boys 

5. Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons

6. Believer - Imagine Dragons

7. Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra

8. The Witch - Pop-ups 

9. Demons - Imagine Dragons

10. Kingdom in My Heart - The Glorious Sons

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Thanks to all my tour hosts: Mar. 15th: Amy's Booket List  A Wonderful World of Words  4 the Love of Audiobooks  Mar. 16th: Smada's Book Smack Dab of Darkness Audiobook Reviews Audiobook News Mar. 17th: T's Stuff  The Book Junkie Reads . . . Super Booked! Mar. 18th: 2 Girls & A Book Miss Lawrence is Hearing Things  Mar. 19th: Sometimes Leelynn Reads  Books, Tea, Healthy Me GigisReads Mar. 20th: Nesie's Place One Last Page Book Blog Audiobook Ebook Fascination Mar. 21st: Jazzy Book Reviews  Ginger Mom and Company  Willow Writes and Reads 

Happy listening and watch for the second book coming to audio sooner than you think... ;)
Tricia

Scepter of Fire YA urban fantasy by L.M. Preston

Cover reveal 2 of 2 for today! I'm all about reading YA fantasy this week! Who's with me? This is a new to me author and I'm intrigued by this book...

Title: Scepter of Fire
Author: LM Preston
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Cover Designer: We've Got You Covered
Publication Date: May 2nd, 2020
Hosted by: Lady Amber's Reviews & PR
 
Blurb:
Dexter didn’t like being a pawn. It seems life was taking him there though. His father and he never saw eye to eye, but being captured and tortured for his father’s mistakes gave Dexter too much to think about. First, the girl he lost, he’d never forget what they did to her. It changed him, and made him see the small city his father moved him to for what is was, a prison for magicals, the damned, and now him. Too bad, the creator of the void didn’t realize they would be better off if they’d set him free, because now, he was fighting for his life, and someone he’d have to hide his feelings from to protect, not just from those that want to drag them back, but from him -a vigilant.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52088877-scepter-of-fire
 
Author Bio:
L.M. Preston, a native of Washington, DC. An avid reader, she loved to create poetry and short-stories as a young girl. She is an author, an engineer, a professor, a mother and a wife. Her passion for writing and helping others to see their potential through her stories and encouragement has been her life's greatest adventures. She loves to write while on the porch watching her kids play or when she is traveling, which is another passion that encouraged her writing.
 
Author Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2vxZKx9
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3348681.L_M_Preston
Website: http://www.lmpreston.com/
Blog: www.lmpreston.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LM-Preston-Author-Page-127604857259681/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LM_Preston
 
Buy Links:
Insatiable Darkness (Vigilant Book .5): https://amzn.to/2RgFajD
Caged Fire (Vigilant Book 1): https://amzn.to/2LUvJ3o
Scepter of Fire (Vigilant Book 2): https://amzn.to/3b9b32L
 
Excerpt:
“Do you want to escape here? I can help you.” Dex wanted out of this place.
 
        Nash smiled, “Yes, but now is not the time. We have to wait for her to hatch. I need her for a successful escape. It’s why I implanted a song in the guard’s mind to put her with me.”
 
        “You manipulated my friend Trey?” Dex wiped a hand down his face. This guy Nash was dangerous. Dex could feel it, only now, Dex felt it was time to stop trying to be the nice guy. He would survive. Finding a way to say his family would start with getting out of here, even if making a deal with this little devil would do it.
 
        Nash lifted an eyebrow, “I hummed him a tune.”
 
        “Whatever. You want my help getting out of here? I’m offering as long as we go our separate ways.”
 
        “I will take your willing help.” Nash cocked his head to the side, “Although, if I wanted it, I could make you give it, you know.”
 
        Dex crossed his arms over his chest, “Isn’t a free give better?”
 
        “Oh, it is. What will you give me for helping you get free?”
 
        Dex frowned, “Give you? I got nothing.”
 
        “Everyone has…something.”
 
        “What are you? I like to know what kind of creature I’m bargaining with.” Dex didn’t want to give this imp anything.
 
        “I am many things, yet in part, not a human like you.”
 
Dex caught a hint of regret in his tone. Dex could swear Nash had a hungry gleam in his eye. Trey had warned him that Nash was pied piper and Rumpelstiltskin. Dex knew the pied piper had something to do with music. He had no idea what a Rumpelstiltskin was, and he had a feeling he shouldn’t mention it to Nash.
 
        “You need to tell me specifically what you want before I can agree to anything.”
 
        One side of Nash’s lip kicked up. “Her. The pixie-human. Give me her.”
 
        Dex frowned, then scratched his head. Why would Nash ask him to give up the pixie-human? The girl wasn’t his to give, he didn’t even know what it looked like.
 
        “Not mine to give.”
 
        Nash shrugged, “Then I won’t help either of you.”
Happy Friday and welcome to my 2 of 2 cover reveals today! I'm all about reading YA fantasy these days... here are all the deets about Scepter of Fire!

Until next time,
Happy reading

Deep in the Hollow YA paranormal suspense by Brandy Nacole

[image error] Happy Friday! I'm hoping you all are staying safe and healthy! I have two cover reveals today! First up... Deep in the Hollow

Title: Deep in the Hollow
Author: Brandy Nacole
Genre: YA Paranormal Suspense
Cover Designer: Melissa Stevens at The Illustrated Author
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
 
Blurb:
Let me share some wisdom with you. There is evil in this world we cannot see. Not because it is hidden from us, but because our minds refuse to accept its existence. Once we are able to get past what everyone says should not be, it becomes our responsibility to stop the evil we now see.
 
This insight wasn’t given to me until a year after I lost the most important person in my life: Bryce Rowan. Now, after another death at the same spot where he died—the overlook, where the mysterious lights dance amongst the trees—I begin to wonder if they were accidents after all. Lucky for me, I’m not the only curious one in town. Cooper, a ghost hunter (aka chaser), and his sister Jada have moved to town and are starting to ask questions.
 
The more we uncover about my town, it’s history, and some of its current residents - people I have known my whole life - the more I begin to think there are those who would rather keep the evil lurking around town a secret. Even if it means more will die.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25650553-deep-in-the-hollow
 
Author Bio:
Whenever she’s not reading or writing, Brandy is spending time with her family and friends, throwing around crazy ideas, teaching, and singing like a rock star at a concert for no one else but herself. She loves plants, but unfortunately is a killer of anything that requires water but can’t voice (scream) their needs.
 
Author Links:
Website: www.brandynacole.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorbrandynacole
Twitter: www.twitter.com/authorbnacole
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/BrandyNacole
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/brandy-nacole
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2txzx2q
 
Buy Links:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IZV0IQ

Happy reading!
Tricia