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February 19, 2023
Interview+Giveaway: Legend of the Tragik by Chad L.E. McGhie
Click the banner to follow the tourInterview with Chad L.E McGhie, author of Fantasy novel Legend of the Tragik
Not all fires are welcoming.
After decades of war, this had never been more true for the neighboring kingdoms of Tristren and Zemotze. Locked in a tense armistice, there was a promise of a treaty in the air. However, as the Blademage Volgare flees from his enemies, he can see through the wall of deception that clouds the land.
Meanwhile, in the bustling city of Brigand...
February 17, 2023
Review: The Village Maid by Jane Buehler
She’s gone from riches to rags…
Once a castle courtier, Avianna now toils as a laundry maid. She owes the landlady two moons’ rent, and she’s destroying her one asset—her looks. Her best and only plan to escape poverty is to lure hapless Jeb Doolihan into marriage.
Jeb’s handsome and rich… and boring. And Avianna can’t stop thinking about her new friend in the village, the humble fairy Thorn. Thorn actually talks to her, unlike most men. He’s teaching her to read. And now he’s starting...
February 14, 2023
Excerpt+Giveaway: The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper by S.M. Morgan
Click the banner to follow the tourFeaturing middle grade fiction The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper by S.M. Morgan
“Help!! My head is being lowered into the swirling vortex of a toilet!”
My name is Teddy, and I’m in the 6th grade. It’s my first day at a different school, and so far, the only person I know is Zane, the school bully. I was just your everyday kid trying to stay off everyone’s radar, but when I met my new best friend, Bud Wiper, everything changed.
Bud is a 6th grade millionai...
February 9, 2023
Review+Giveaway: My Best Friend Athena by Dana Hammer
Click the banner to follow the tourReview of middle grade fantasy My Best Friend Athena by Dana Hammer
Fanny Fitzpatrick has the coolest best friend ever. Athena is smart, and pretty, and brave, and kind. Fanny loves her friend, but sometimes, she feels a little jealous of how perfect Athena is.
But even “perfect” girls make mistakes, and Athena makes a big one when she accidentally turns the school bully into a cockroach. He was picking on their friend Gemma and Athena lost her temper...
February 8, 2023
Guest Post+Giveaway: Laurel’s Marvelous Kingdom by Monique Roy
Click the banner to follow the tourA guest post from Monique Roy, author of kid’s fantasy Laurel’s Marvelous Kingdom
One stormy night, a wicked witch kidnaps the kingdom’s two princesses in an attempt to turn them against each other. Now, Prince Falcon must save the princesses before one of them turns evil.
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Guest Post: Inspiration for Laurel’s Marvelous KingdomThe inspiration for Laurel’s Marvelous...
February 7, 2023
Interview+Giveaway: The Secret of Alviton by L.V. Clark
Click the banner to follow the tourInterview with L.V. Clark, author of YA fantasy The Secret of Alviton
Alviton was a strong, prospering country, full of light. The people worked side by side with the Fae, creatures blessed with magic. But that was before the war. Massive genocide and fear of the Fae touched everyone as brother turned against brother. Years later, and still reeling from the war, the new generation has clawed and connived to remove the stains left by their predecessor...
February 6, 2023
Interview+Giveaway: Children of Alpheios by Diana Fedorak
Click the banner to follow the tourAn interview with Diana Fedorak, author of scifi/fantasy Children of Alpheios
A genetically engineered colony on a new world. A baby born different than everyone else. A mother who will do anything to save him.
On planet Eamine, twenty-one-year-old Alina must protect her baby when Mandin is born with a remarkable DNA anomaly. The colony’s central corporation wants Mandin for an experimental treatment program. Trained by the Expeditionary Academy, Al...
February 5, 2023
Review+Giveaway: The Metaphysical Detective by Kirsten Weiss
Click the banner to follow the tourReview of paranormal women’s fiction The Metaphysical Detective by Kirsten Weiss
Midlife Magic and Murder… and a Dog Named Dog.
When Riga Hayworth finds her new client dead, she smells a setup of metaphysical proportions. Now, to find a killer, Riga must travel from San Francisco to the underworld of Greek mythology… and make it back alive.
Donovan, Vinnie, Pen and Brigitte – the story that started it all. The Metaphysical Detective is the preq...
February 2, 2023
Excerpt+Giveaway: Slaves of an Alien Game by Nina Schluntz
Click the banner to follow the tourFeaturing scifi romance Slaves of an Alien Game by Nina SchluntzGame Wardens rule most of the galaxy by a fierce empire built on enslavement and brokered deals. The only means to earn one’s freedom is by playing in the Alien Games. Two slaves go in the arena, the survivor, if there is one, is given their freedom and crowned a king, earning them a small country to rule and slaves of their own.
To make the battle more fun for spectators, genetically en...
January 31, 2023
Excerpt+Giveaway: Titanian Warrior by Victoria Saccenti
Click the banner to follow the tourFeaturing paranormal fantasy romance Titanian Warrior by Victoria Saccenti
One woman holds the key to his destiny—and his people’s salvation. Hagen drags himself to the gates of Hell, body and soul shredded by the bloodlust that consumes all the unmated of his kind. Awaiting the painful atonement that will buy him ten more years to find his eternal mate—or face oblivion. But Hades himself kicks him out with the bloodlust still prowling, unsatisfied, ...
