Cover Reveal ~ Chase the Legend

  Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal of 

Hannah Kaye's Chase the Legend, a retelling of Moby Dick.

This is the seventh book in the A Classic Retold series

and will be released on October 27th.

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Blurb:

The End of the Map lies far behind you now. Here there be dragons. 

The nation of Outer Melvia runs on the power of dragon oil, but only the Hunters of Map’s End are fearless–or foolish–enough to pursue the great beasts of the deep.

In the wake of a broken engagement, Ilsa Starling boards the Hunting vessel Relentless in search of the solace the sea promises her.

But dragons are not the only threats that lurk in these uncharted waters. As first mate aboard Relentless, Ilsa becomes a key player in the impossible quest determined by her captain, Adam Chase. Once Map’s End’s rising star, Chase lost everything to an ill-fated encounter with a legendary white dragon that haunts the seas at the very edge of the world. Now the captain swears to avenge himself on the beast and restore all that was stolen from him, no matter what–or who–he may lose along the way.

In this gaslamp fantasy reimagining of Moby Dick, Hannah Kaye spins a tale of hurt and healing, breathing hope into Herman Melville’s timeless tragedy.

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Now for the cover reveal:

AUTHOR BIO: 

 Hannah Kaye is a professional daydreamer, homeschool mama, drama teacher, and lover of stories in all forms. She is the author of The Sadie and Clyde Adventures, a series of humorous and heartfelt Westerns for middle grade readers. Her stories are largely inspired by her sisters, her Christian faith, and her passion for weaving Truth into fiction. When not spinning tales, Hannah enjoys being outside, especially near water, where she’s dabbled in kayaking, sailing, and SCUBA diving. She lives in northeast Oklahoma with her nerdy husband, two young hobbits, a long-legged dog, and several aquariums of tropical fish. She can often be found lurking near a coffee pot, baking elaborate desserts, or playing jigs on the Irish tinwhistle in improbable locations.

You can connect with Hannah online at www.hannahkaye.blog or follow her on Instagram @hkayewrites.

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Cover Reveal ~ Summon the Light

 Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal of Tor Thibeaux's Summon the Light, a retelling of The Tempest. This is the sixth book in the A Classic Retold series and will be released on October 20th.

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Blurb:

Everything he ever loved is gone. Can what is broken ever be restored?

In a quiet, seaside town, Nick works as a smuggler, disguising himself as a human and hiding his secret past as the servant of the magician Prospero. It’s been two years since the attack that devastated the great magician’s island leaving it dark and ruined. Prospero and his beautiful daughter, Miranda, are dead, and even Nick’s best friend, the spirit Ariel, has slipped into a coma. Nothing is left.

Nick has resolved himself to mere survival when a voice from the past suddenly begins to call to him, urging him to rebuild the magic island’s ruined chapel. No matter how futile the task, Nick cannot ignore the haunting call to restore the heart of the island.

But hope is not the only thing awakening. Darkness is stirring as well—darkness that understands the meaning of Nick’s task better than he does.

As Nick begins his work, he is stalked on land and sea—by enemies human and inhuman—all of them prepared to do whatever is necessary to keep him from summoning the light.

Tor Thibeaux re-imagines Shakespeare’s The Tempest in an epic story of good and evil in a high-stakes fantasy adventure.

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Now for the cover reveal:

AUTHOR BIO: 

Tor Thibeaux writes fiction full of magic, excitement, technology, talking animals, and happy endings. She is an editor for the speculative fiction e-zine Worlds of Adventure and is author of the action-packed underwater sci-fi series Rebel Wave. When not busy world-building or planning her next getaway, she enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

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Cherishing the Cowgirl ~ Review

Cherishing the Cowgirl

Colorado Cowgirls #2

By Jody Hedlund

In Committing to the Cowgirl, we were introduced to the Courtney sisters. Having come to Colorado in search of a better life, Charity is faced with the truth they may lose the house they inherited from their uncle. With few options, Charity may be forced to accept a marriage of convenience to provide a home for herself and her younger sisters, Patience and Felicity. But when she saves Hudson Vanderwater's life, she may have very well changed her future.

Hudson Vanderwater is determined to connect the East and the West with another railroad line. His ideas aren't well met in Fairplay, whose ranchers need a North/South route for their cattle. And until Charity rescued him from a dangerous situation, no one would have ever expected him to be anything other than a cold-hearted, financially motivated rich guy. But there is another side to him, one that wants to offer help to young women in need. And his plan to help Charity involves a bit of high-handedness, but ultimately results in his renting her boardinghouse and employing her for an entire month. 

Charity is left with little choice in the matter, but she quickly regrets her agreement. But there is a small part of her that hopes he is the answer to her long-held wishes that she could have a fairytale come true.

Cherishing the Cowgirl is the second book in the Colorado Cowgirls series, but it can be read and enjoyed on its own. It is interesting contrasting Charity and Hudson's different expectations in life. Charity hopes for love, while Hudson expects a business arrangement. Hudson expects everything he wants to be his, while Charity expects nothing. Can two people from such different worlds hope for something more? Or will it be doomed from the start? 

Naturally, with books from Jody Hedlund, one expects romance, but this time, there is also an undercurrent of mystery involved. Someone may be taking advantage of the Courtney sister's situation. But who? And is it intentional or accidental? And even more worrisome, is it dangerous? But how is Charity to determine the truth when she can find no evidence of anything?

Another winner from Jody Hedlund for anyone who loves historical romance!

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

Charity Courtney is at her wit’s end trying to save her boardinghouse from a bank foreclosure. Short of money but not short of marriage proposals, she dreads putting aside her fairy tale dreams of love and having to settle for a marriage of convenience. But with the need to provide for her two younger sisters, she doesn’t have any other options.

While visiting Fairplay, wealthy railroad magnet Hudson Vanderwater hears of Charity’s plight. Although he comes across as cold and calloused, he is drawn to helping women in need because of a tragedy that destroyed his sister. He concocts a plan that will save Charity—he’ll employ her and rent her boardinghouse for the month and in doing so alleviate her debt.

With a grumpy and demanding new boarder who is now her boss, Charity determines to hold the handsome Hudson at arm’s length. But she’s the sunshine for his stormy soul, and he can’t resist being drawn to her. As danger closes in and threatens to destroy Charity, he’ll stop at nothing to save her.
Grumpy-sunshine
Cranky billionaire
Crusty boss
Rags-to-riches
Fairytale
Class differences

Cover Reveal ~ Battle for the Land of Sweets

Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal for the first book in the 

Christmas Chronicles series 

by Kaitlyn King

~ Battle for the Land of Sweets ~ 

which is releasing on October 17, 2023.

Now to the cover reveal...

We're going to tease this out with just a glimpse

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And now a little about the book...

About the Book:

 

Hidden in the back of an old nutcracker and sweets shop is a door…behind it is a magical land full of chocolate rivers, sugar flowers, and candy cane trees. This Christmas, your favorite holiday fairytale comes to life! 

When masked figures kidnap the eccentric owner of Drosselmeyer’s Christmas Emporium, three teenagers follow them through a mysterious back door into a land where fantasy becomes reality. Nutcracker soldiers, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and even Mother Ginger are there to help them on their journey. But where there are heroes, there are also villains. The mice aren’t just part of the fairytale; they’re real and tired of losing! 

Can these adventurers save the Land of Sweets and make it back home before Christmas?

This cozy Christmas read finds the classic Christmas favorite The Nutcracker and the Chronicles of Narnia mashing up into a new exciting retelling. 

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https://authorkaitlynking.com/  

 https://peninhandpublishing.com/ 

Unseen Danger ~ Review

Unseen Danger

Elite Guardians #3

By Jerusha Agen

Nevaeh Williams's past and present are about to collide with the newest client that Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency has taken on. Dealing with her recurring PSTD while providing security for D-Chop leaves her wondering how long she can keep the rest of her team and Phoenix in the dark and how long she can keep her attacks from affecting her work.

Branson Aaberg has been heading up D-Chop's security for a while, but the threats have become more personal and closer to D-Chop. When Nevaeh catches D-Chop's eye after an incident with equipment, Phoenix K-9 gets a call to help beef up security. Not only did Nevaeh catch D-Chop's eye, but she also caught Branson's with her quick thinking under pressure and her almost hostile attitude toward him.

Nevaeh's nightmares have come back. But what's real, and what is paranoia? Are her feelings of being watched just a symptom of her PSTD or some of D-Chop's overzealous fans?

This is a fast-paced read that draws one in from the opening scene. It is interesting to finally get Nevaeh's backstory. Also, getting a small glimpse into her friendship with coworker Jazz provided an intriguing hint at Jazz and Nevaeh's pre-Phoenix friendship. 

Overall this was a very good read that dealt with several important issues facing many people. Staying true to your beliefs and the undermining power of fear. How many allow fear to control their lives? How does one recognize such damaging control? Unseen Danger is an excellent addition to the Elite Guardians series. I will say one could read this as a standalone title without reading the previous books, but it will read better after reading the series in order. Highly recommended; this would also make an excellent book club selection. And I have to say it, I love the dogs!

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.                                                                                                                               

About the Book:

This woman and her K-9 protect others. 

Now who will protect them?

After a brutal attack, it took Nevaeh Williams six years to rebuild her life. Now a security specialist at the Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency, she faces danger nearly every day. But when an old friend is targeted, her fragile stability begins to crumble.

Celebrity bodyguard Branson Aaberg could lose more than his career if he fails to end the mysterious threat against his client. Soon he’s more concerned with rescuing the tough but vulnerable woman who joins his security team.

Nevaeh is there to protect her friend, but what if she needs protection? What if the feeling she’s being watched isn’t the result of her traumatized imagination? If the danger is real, Nevaeh's only hope for survival may be the God powerful enough to defeat her worst enemy—the one she doesn't see before it's too late.

Unseen Danger continues the thrilling story of the elite Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency that began with Hidden Danger (Guardians Unleashed, #1). (Each book can stand alone or be read as series installments.)

Cover Reveal ~ Raise the Dead

Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal of Nina Clare's Raise the Dead, a retelling of Jane Eyre. This is the fifth book in the A Classic Retold series and will be released on October 13th.

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Blurb:

Would you go into hell to rescue the one you love?

After long years of hardship Jane Rochester is now a young bride settling into

a quiet life with the man she loves. But a mysterious stranger at the door

resurrects old troubles, unearths buried secrets, and revives a family curse;

the past will not leave them in peace.

A malignant force is tearing Jane’s new family apart, and she will have to

journey into the very mouth of hell to seek to break it, with no ass urance of

ever returning home to the living world.

Nina Clare re-imagines Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre in a fantasy quest

through the supernatural realms of heaven and hell.

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AUTHOR BIO: 

When she’s not writing stories or thinking up stories or reading other

people’s stories, Nina likes to paint and collage pictures, get taken for long walks by her

adorable dogs, and cook all things plant-based. She also does other things, like office

work, but that’s the boring bit. She lives very happily in rural Cornwall, England with her

family.

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Cover Reveal ~ Unearth the Tides

 Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal of Alissa J. Zavalianos's Unearth the Tides: a retelling of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This is the fourth book in the A Classic Retold series and will be released on October 6th.

Blurb:

𝐁𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮

Huxley Krew Gannon III always knew he would be a royal guard; defending the Crown is in his blood. And coming from a long line of Gannons, that means the job is to be taken seriously at all costs.

When tragedy strikes, Huxley is framed for treason, and his only option is to flee to Braka’s most feared place: The Wasteful Tides.

It’s rumored a monstrous beast haunts those waters, but what Huxley encounters is even worse: an elusive captain, magical herbs, a beautiful lady, and unearthed truths that could change the course of history.

Unearth the Tides is a fantasy retelling of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Filled with mystery, found family, and themes of truth and forgiveness, Unearth the Tides is perfect for those who love the coziness of the classics and the thrill of adventure.

Now for the Cover Reveal

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Cover Reveal ~ Steal the Morrow

Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal of Jenelle Leanne Schmidt's Steal the Morrow.

The book is the third book in the A Classic Retold series and will be released on September 29th.

Steal the Morrow is available for preorder now.

BLURB:

The city may be dangerous, but it holds his only hope…

Abandoned on a remote highway after bandits murder his parents, young Olifur finds safety with Fritjof. The gruff woodsman teaches him and other orphans to live off the land. When Fritjof falls ill, Olifur will risk everything to save his mentor—even travel to far-off Melar seeking a doctor.

However, the city of Melar is more perilous than Olifur imagined, and doctors aren't cheap. His quest leads him first to a hazardous job working on the elevated trains high above the city. But the dangers in the clouds are nothing compared to those on the ground. Olifur soon finds himself ensnared in a web of professional thieves, and he must think fast if he is to survive the day and bring the much-needed aid to Fritjof before it is too late.

Schmidt reweaves Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" into an exciting tale of integrity and perseverance in this gaslamp-fantasy adventure.

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AUTHOR BIO: 

Jenelle first fell in love with stories through her father’s voice reading books aloud each night. A relentless opener-of-doors in hopes of someday finding a passage to Narnia, it was only natural that she soon began making up fantastical realms of her own. Jenelle currently resides in the wintry tundra of Wisconsin —which she maintains is almost as good as Narnia — with her knight-in-shining armor and their four hobbits. When she is not writing, she homeschools said hobbits and helps them along on their daily adventures... which she says makes her a wizard.

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Cover Reveal ~ Crack the Stone

Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal for Crack the Stone,

the second book in the Classics Retold series,

which will be published on September 21st.

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BLURB:

I am Valshara, the black stone born of fire. 

Break me, and my edges turn into knives.

Condemned to a slave camp for her crimes, goblin convict Valshara Sh’a makes a death-defying escape to freedom. But navigating Vindor’s treacherous cavern system is only the beginning of her troubles. An encounter with a rogue king turns her world upside down, and a bargain with fairy tricksters leaves her with a human child she doesn’t know how to care for.

As she tries to smuggle the boy through the walls of a barricaded city, Valshara can’t let down her guard. Because somewhere in the darkness behind her, a bounty hunter rises—relentless as nightfall and merciless as death itself.
                                                                

Emily Golus re-imagines Victor Hugo’s beloved Les Misérables as an epic fantasy adventure about suffering, redemption, and the extraordinary power of love.

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Break the Beast ~ Cover Reveal

 Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal for Break the Beast!,

the first book in the Classics Retold series,

which will be published on September 15th 

BLURB:

Who is to say who is the real beast?

Grendel haunts the land of Frisia in a restless need for vengeance on the human world that has rejected her. With a fiendish master urging her on, she attacks without fear of repercussion.

But the arrival of a foreign prince causes Grendel to doubt her invulnerability. Beowulf is renowned for killing monsters, and he can have only one purpose in visiting Frisia: to break her hellish reign.

When the inevitable confrontation occurs, the battle between man and beast will change both their lives forever as they find themselves thrust into a quest for truth neither could have anticipated.

Allison Tebo re-imagines the ancient legend of Beowulf in an epic story of redemption and grace in a high-stakes fantasy adventure.

Break the Beast is available for preorder via Amazon.com

Now the Cover Reveal

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GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81067534-break-the-beast

AUTHOR WEBSITE: www.allisonteboauthor.com 

AUTHOR BIO:

Allison Tebo is a writer committed to creating magical stories full of larger-than-life characters. She is one of the contributors to A Villain’s Ever After with her book The Goblin and the Dancer—which went on to become a Realm Makers Readers’ Choice Finalist. She is also the author of The Tales of Ambia, a series of romantic comedy fairy tales. Her flash fiction has been featured in magazines such as Splickety; Spark; and Saddlebag Dispatches, and her short fiction has been published in anthologies by Inklings Press; Rogue Blades Entertainment; Pole to Pole Publishing; Dragon Soul Publishing; Ye Olde Dragon Books; and Editing Mee. She helps run the speculative fiction magazine Worlds of Adventure. Allison graduated from London Art College after studying cartooning and children's illustration, but she ended up working in sales before pursuing writing full-time. When not creating new worlds with words or paint, she enjoys reading, baking, and making lists.