The Shattered Realms ~ Cover Reveal Day 11 ~ To Destroy an illusion

 Today is the cover reveal for the eleventh book

In The Shattered Realms.

~*~ To Destroy an Illusion ~*~

Book Description: 

Surrounded by glass and glamour,

how can you know what's real? 

Now 

Isobel's life is perfect - as long as she doesn't look too closely at the cracks in the glass. Yet, it's a lonely life, so when a charming young man takes the place of her reflection and speaks with her, she's glad for the companionship, even if his secrets threaten to topple everything she knows. Just how did she come to live in this glass palace? 

Before 

Kieran might play the part of the roguish younger prince, but he takes seriously his role as the last line of defense against threats to his parents and brother. When Lothilla brings her goddaughter to court wrapped in too much glamour, and his brother falls for the girl too quickly, he knows that something must be wrong. But what can he do against the power of an elder fae? 

Secrets and mystery abound, and who knows the truth under the perfection? What will stay standing when the illusion is destroyed? 

Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C39WNG2P/ 

Now to the Cover Reveal

I'm loving all the background pieces,

wondering how it all plays into the story.

Shattered Realms Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3FFDNY3

Related Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5WY3TPW 

Author Bio: 

Kendra E. Ardnek is the self-proclaimed Arista of Fairy Tales. She lives in the Piney Woods of East Texas with her dragon babies and a massive herd of mini-giraffes, and she is still waiting for one of her fifty nutcrackers to come to life and marry her. When not writing, you can usually find her sitting in a random box, and she's frequently known to act before she thinks. 

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The Shattered Realms ~ Cover Reveal Day 10 ~ To Rival a Reflection

Today is the cover reveal for the tenth book

In The Shattered Realms.

~*~ To Rival a Reflection ~*~

Book Description: 

 

What if Snow White wanted to be the fairest of them all? 

 

Chosen by an Enchantress to receive gifts of perpetual youth and beauty, Snow White is confident she’ll continue to hear the words of the magic mirror: “You are the fairest one of all.” But when her reflection begins to fade until it has disappeared altogether and a new Fairest One shows up at her door, Snow White begins to see the curse beneath the Enchantress’s empty promises. With this new rival vying for a place on the throne, Snow White must fight to keep the love of the prince. 

 

Will Snow White be able to overcome the curse of the magic mirror? Or will she forever suffer from the bitter poison of her own conceit?  

 

To Rival a Reflection is a retelling of Snow White with inspiration from The Shadow. It is one of twelve novellas in The Shattered Tales, a collection of fractured retellings of your favorite fairytales. The Shattered Tales can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily ever after at a time! 

 

Purchase Link: To Rival a Reflection

Now to the Cover Reveal

What do you think?

The reflection or the original Snow White?

Shattered Realms Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3FFDNY3 

  

Author Bio: 

Selina De Luca is a new Canadian author who writes clean fairytale retellings and fantasy for teens and adults. She also enjoys writing short stories and flash fiction, which you can read for free on her blog. 

When not writing or reading, Selina is elbow-deep in sandboxes, bubble-blowing, diaper changes, kitchen messes, and messy kisses. Amidst being an at-home and homeschooling mom of littles, she will always return to her story writing whenever she can. 

 

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The Shattered Realms ~ Cover Reveal Day 9 ~ To Crack A Soldier

  Today is the cover reveal for the ninth book

In The Shattered Realms.

~*~ To Crack A Soldier ~*~

Book Description: 

A broken soldier.

A wooden ballerina.

When battle comes,

can Alex use his gifts to defeat the Mouse King? 

Alexander Monde may have survived the war with Brisia in one piece, but that doesn’t mean he’s not broken. His family, his home, and his friends are all gone, leaving him just a shell of the man he once was. When a mysterious visitor arrives at the army hospital the night of the winter solstice, Alex is given a gift that will change his life forever: a ballerina doll. 

 

When midnight arrives and his ballerina comes to life, a battle ensues between the dancer and Mouse King. The mirror gateway to Faerie is broken, and Alex finds himself stranded in a new and completely unfamiliar world. Worse still, a wound from the recent battle is causing him to slowly become more and more wooden and stiff as time goes on. As the sprightly ballerina slowly begins cracking the shell of his heart, will Alex be able to find the missing pieces of the mirror and restore the gateway? Or will the Mouse King come out victorious against the wooden soldier?

Purchase Link: To Crack a Soldier

Now to the Cover Reveal

What do you think?

                                               

Related Series Link: Seasons of Music and Magic series

Shattered Realms Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3FFDNY3 

Author Bio: 

Sarah lives in sunny southern California with her husband, two small children, and dog Pippin. An elementary music teacher by day, when she is not writing or devouring books, she spends her free time running, making music, or playing make believe. 

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Ned ~ Review

Ned

Minnesota Marshalls #3

By Susan May Warren

Have you ever watched one of those movies where one disaster after another keeps happening? Well, Ned Marshall has to feel as if he is living in one right now. Yes, things are that bad.

But to fully appreciate the full picture you need to have read the previous book Jonas, in which Ned's proposal/engagement to his longtime girlfriend Shae Johnson doesn't go according to plan. Okay it goes wrong, like major bigtime wrong. So big that they have disagreement, break-up, Ned gets called up for a mission, and Shae disappears. See, disaster movie with trouble just piling up.

But Ned is a Marshall and Marshalls have each other's backs. Soon big brother Fraser who is helping to protect a princess (book #1 in the series Fraser) is volunteering to help Ned find Shae. And then through a twist of fate or just Marshall luck, their sister Iris, who is a football ref in Europe gets caught up in everything. (Setting the stage for book #4 Iris).

So if you want high suspense romance, with plot twists that will keep you guessing, you will want to read Ned, along with the two previous books in the series. And anyone who has read Susan May Warren's previous books knows that characters from her previous books have a way of popping up when least expected, so don't be surprised by who may play a part in this whole shebang. And there may be treason involved somewhere along the way. So, yeah good read that will most definitely make you tell yourself repeatedly, "Just one more chapter."  Experience speaking here!

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:

After four years of training to become a Navy SEAL, Ned Marshall is finally ready to marry the woman of his dreams, Shae Johnson. And Shae’s been uber patient, waiting, building a life as a free-lance graphic artist, moving around the globe to be with him. So, when she said yes to his proposal in Geneva, he fully expected to live happily-ever-after.

At the very least, he expected her to be waiting at the hotel for him three days after an emergency call-out. And maybe it was unreasonable to expect her to be sitting in the hotel, working on her watercolors—Shae, after all grew up in Montana, and she has adventure in her blood. So of course, she’s going to go climb the beautiful Swiss mountains. Even make a friend.

But Ned isn’t thrilled with her new friend, and something about him doesn’t feel safe…

So she’s made some friends while waiting for Ned to return? Shae can’t believe that after years of sacrifice, Ned is actually angry at her—what did he expect, that she’d sit by the window? Dana and his friends are harmless, right?

Not so much. Because when Shae finds herself kidnapped, and brought to Russia, she fears the worst—she’s been swept up in a human trafficking ring. And when she’s sent to, of all places, Siberia how will Ned ever find her?

But Ned isn’t going to lose her—not after everything they’ve been through, and he’ll stop at nothing to rescue her. But when he discovers the real reason she’s been taken, he will have to become a traitor to his country if he wants her back.

Join the epic race to rescue Shae in the high-adrenaline book three in the Minnesota Marshalls series.