This one is for fans of paranormal fantasy. And how can you go wrong with a story that includes an eccentric psychic? Enjoy this excerpt from Servant by Patrick R. Field and then follow the tour for more. Best of luck in the giveaway!
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Prince of Blue Flowers by Ryu Zhong
Enter the adventurous fantasy world of Ryu Zhong's Prince of Blue Flowers with this excerpt and insight into writing about immortal gods. Be sure to check out the tour for even more fun. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Realm of Darkness: A Limited Edition Fantasy and Paranormal Collection for #99cents!
If you're a fan of fantasy and paranormal, you do NOT want to miss this one! 35 full-length novels for just 99 cents for a limited time! And so many bonuses, depending on where you choose to buy your copy! Check it out!
Thursday, September 8, 2022
The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven by Jennifer Ivy Walker
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This book is described as paranormal fantasy medieval romance and dark fairy tale - so much goodness in one package! Read an excerpt from Jennifer Ivy Walker's The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven. Be sure to follow the tour for more. And best of luck in the great giveaway at the end!
Friday, August 12, 2022
Preorder Faerie Blood (Curse of the Fae 3) by Anna Applegate!
Title: Faerie Blood (Curse of the Fae 3)
Author: Anna Applegate
Genre: New Adult PNR/Fantasy Romance
Cover Designer: Trif Book Design
Editor: Proof Positive
Publication Date: Sept. 8th, 2022
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Friday, August 5, 2022
Read an exclusive excerpt from Within by Peter Gribble
Today we're excited to have Peter Gribble at Andi's Book Reviews with an exclusive excerpt to his new fantasy Within. Let him know what you think and then download your own copy. Follow the tour for even more. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Friday, July 22, 2022
The Wielder Diaries: My Crystal by Ashley Scheller
Go on a fantasy adventure with this excerpt from The Wielder Diaries: My Crystal by Ashley Scheller. Follow the tour for more and let her know your thoughts in the comments. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Thursday, July 21, 2022
The Chronicles of Antecede: Lost and Found by C.M. Sage
Today we welcome author CM Sage to Andi's Book Reviews. She's sharing with us an excerpt from her new fantasy, The Chronicles of Antecede: Lost and Found, as well as her Top 10 movies. How does your list compare to hers? Let her know in the comments after you download the book. Then follow the tour for even more fun. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Pytiria: The Immortal by Nikki Haffner
5*s "I couldn't put this book down, it was soooooooo good. I could go on and on about it, but trust me if you buy this one, you won't regret it. It was great read." - Amazon Reviewer
By the year 2270, the Earth has become nearly uninhabitable. Humanity delayed their efforts to repair the damage caused by climate change far too long, and the intergalactic community has taken notice. The Necia, an aggressive and advanced alien race, decide the time is right to invade Earth, insisting they are merely asserting control over a troubled solar system that is rightfully within their proclaimed territory. Given the choice between total surrender or being massacred by a superior enemy, the humans decide to make a last-ditch effort to prevent the invasion by turning to the most dangerous person on the planet for help.
Pytiria is a powerful, 5,000-year-old immortal. She once took over much of South and Central America in a bid for world conquest, before she was betrayed and stripped of her powers, her freedom, and her memories. She has spent the last 300 years in a secret government facility, isolated, drugged, and experimented on. Now, she may be willing to forgo revenge and try to save Earth, if they return her memories—and pay exorbitantly for her services. Her tech-savvy side-kick, Gordy Franklin, and their military handler, Lieutenant General Cruz, travel with Pytiria to the first human outpost in the path of the Necian fleet to make their stand.
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Nikki Haffner (she/her) was raised by her grandmother in rural California and moved to Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada with her husband and child in 2017. She has been writing stories since the age of 8, and has always dreamed of publishing a novel. When she’s not writing or podcasting, Nikki enjoys hiking in nature, playing with her dogs, and tabletop gaming with her friends and family.
Nikki writes authentically, blending imagination with her lived experience. She identifies as a Black, cis-gender, polyamorous, pansexual woman. She is a proud member of the LGBTQIA2+ community and tries to write fiction that is inclusive for everyone.
Writing Pytiria is just the first step for Nikki. She looks forward to continuing the Pytiria series, as well as publishing a variety of books in numerous genres moving forward.
You can find Nikki on Twitter at @haffnernikki, or on Instagram as @nikkihaffner_author.
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Thursday, May 26, 2022
Divided Fates (Immar and Stauros #2) by Stephanie M. Allen
Today's it's all things fantasy! Read an excerpt from Stephanie M. Allen's latest fantasy book Divided Fates and then her top 5 list about all things fantasy! Follow the tour for more! Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Faded (Starbound #2) by Greg Wilkey & K.L. Bone Release Blitz
Title: Faded (Starbound
Book 2)
Author: K.L.
Bone & Greg Wilkey
Genre: Urban
Fantasy, Fantasy Romance
Cover Designer:
Indigo Chick Designs
Editor: Skyla
Dawn Cameron
Publication
Date: April 28th, 2022
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Stars dim, darkness rises, starlight shines anew.
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Heartbroken after the events of Fallen, Rosalind returns to Oxford, unaware of the dangers which stalk her. Cloaked in shadows, secrets hidden in her unrelenting dreams hint at a perilous destiny to come.
Haunted by the same nightmares—and determined to reclaim Rosalind’s heart—Zeke embarks on his own journey to England. But the journey is rampant with danger as those who serve the fallen are determined to keep them apart at any cost. And Zeke is not the only one vying for Rosalind’s hand.
Meanwhile, Ursula continues to unfold her sinister plot, one which may see darkness conquer all.
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K.L. Bone is a USA Today bestselling author of dark fantasy and paranormal romance. Her works include the bestselling Black Rose Guard dark fantasy series. The bestselling Flames of Kalleen paranormal romance series. The Rise of the Temple Gods fantasy series. And a stand-alone science fiction novel, The Indoctrination and numerous novellas.
Bone has a Master’s degree in modern literary cultures and is working toward her PhD in creative writing. She wrote her first short story at the age of fifteen and grew up with an equally great love of both classical literature and speculative fiction. Bone has spent the last few years as a bit of a world traveler, living in California, London, and most recently, Belfast. When not immersed in words, of her own creation or studies, you’ll find her traveling to mythical sites that have inspired storytellers for generations.
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Greg Wilkey is an author and professional public school educator. He is the creator and writer of two series of supernatural thrillers for young adults: The Life and Undeath of Mortimer Drake vampire novels and The Neither Nor series starring his young hero, Edgar Flax.
Wilkey developed a love of stories and adventure at an early age and has always loved to read and write. He graduated from college with a degree in foreign language education and began a career in teaching world languages. He spent 15 years as a classroom teacher of Spanish until moving into school administration. He is currently an elementary school principal. It's a job he absolutely loves. Kids and teachers are his favorite people!
Wilkey lives and works in lovely Chattanooga where he’s the proud pet parent of two wonderfully spoiled felines, Mona and Mina.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Witchslayers Scion by L.T. Getty
Fantasy fans, check out this excerpt from Witchslayer's Scion by L.T. Getty and then learn how the author creates her characters' many layers. Download your copy and then follow the tour for more. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Koth’s life was decided for him since before he was born, for his ability to heal wounds by touch is rare even among his people. When an attempted kidnapping turns to sacrificial murder, he embraces vengeance and the sword. As he journeys far from his small isolated village in the north, he learns the truth as to why his bloodline is targeted by strange magic, in a world still rebuilding from a time when dark sorcerers didn’t bother with secrecy.
Koth thinks his quest is straightforward enough--find the men responsible, and kill them--and any who aid them. He will soon learn that those who have both privilege and power, there are few things they lack--and in the pursuit of godhood, their allies can prove even more sinister as mere mortals seek to advent empires and dynasties.
Read an excerpt:
“Something’s wrong,” Una said. “Koth, wait here.”
“Why?” If there was a problem, she should be waiting outside for him.
He sensed inside, his aunt’s thoughts remained hidden from him. Una shouted, and he ran inside the building. He thought there were lights on inside, but he saw no candles.
The tea house was very dark, and he felt a sudden dread—he wanted to leave. Baro barked from the outside. ~Una!~ he thought, before something hit his neck.
He knew at once it was a poison dart, and ripping it out he tried to smell what it was. Seeing metal reflect moonlight and he moved his hand, his skin cut. Moving instinctively out of the way, his next reaction was to purge the toxin that coursed through his body and tried to understand the wound. It was mostly his forearm, deep but he could still use it, the bone unaffected. He’d do a better healing later. He focused on something not unlike a burn before going for the knife at his hip. Striking 85 in the next liquid motion, Koth realized he was attacking his aunt.
She grabbed onto his injured flesh and seared it, destroying, weakening the sinew and the cartilage and causing it to age and die, following up the bloodstream, to find the heart and kill. Koth tried to brace; he couldn’t heal and keep her at bay. He was physically stronger and much heavier, but she was weakening his muscles. He tried to wrench the knife from her.
He knocked the blade to the ground then tried to lock minds with her to find nothing short of blinding pain take him over, wrestling him to the ground and making him drop his knife. She took the dagger and when he tried to force himself up, a familiar sense washed over him. Magic, but not coming from Una.
“Do not kill him yet,” Yeshbel said, “we will bleed him first.”
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Character Creation – Peeling back Layers to Their Motivation
Writer’s Guides often talk about knowing your character inside and out, and I don’t disagree. But instead of knowing how they’d react, we need to give them something that allows the reader to empathize or at least understand their motivations.
I’m not talking about ‘rescue the princess’ or ‘save the kingdom’. A noble character like Superman might go about saving the world in a different way than a more broody character like Batman, even if we were to give Batman Superman’s powers for the time necessary to tell the story. The question I ask myself is, how is this character going about that same plot differently, and why should the audience care? Or, if I were to switch out leads, how would the story differ?
For instance, in my first novel Tower of Obsidian Kale is a traditional hero figure, but he’s also a bit of a people pleaser. He’s betrayed by his Lord’s men, but keeps wearing his honor about him, doing what is right or at least what would be expected of him.
Koth from Witchslayer’s Scion is very different. He’s dissatisfied with his lot in life, preferring to hunt as opposed to heal, and sets out on a path of revenge after his brother’s murder.
If I were to switch their plots, I’d imagine that Kale wouldn’t take up the mantle out of revenge. He’d be aware of the quest before him, and set out to ‘smite the evil that is in the lands’. If Koth was betrayed by his Lord’s men and captured, once his captors become prisoners like him I’d imagine he’d not be too kind to any of the men who were responsible for his predicament. Now I’m imagining Koth going to the tower and thinking becoming part of the tower as being Cursed with Awesome.
When I create a character I’m usually starting out with them fulfilling a role. I try to get in their headspace because how a character reacts to a situation determines the tone and course of the plot. You may think this is as simple as, “The plot demands that they go to an Inn. Kale would pick a nice one, Koth would pick a seedy one.” That’s a launching point. The plot may require both men to sneak in, but given what little I’ve established for readers who aren’t familiar with either character, Kale might be worried that someone saw him going into a house of ill-repute, whereas Koth just needs somewhere to lie low, and maybe he can win some money at dice while he’s there (he won’t).
Once I start to give them a bit of a personality, the next thing I like to do is ask myself if the character is very similar to another one I’ve written. There’s nothing wrong with liking heroic figures with tragic pasts, or noble characters or whatever, but I want characters to feel like only they could fulfill that role. That isn’t to say that Koth should be the only archer or the only one who can fight mages. Koth is initially driven by his anger and his anger should have a consequence. Koth is lippy and drives other people away as opposed to letting them get close. Koth has powers that allow him to heal, but part of which also makes him take on empathy, and he’s an emotionally immature man when he sets out. There’s a reason he doesn’t want to take on other people’s emotions, he’s internalized healing as feminine and soft, but it doesn’t take long for the reader to realize that what he and Una does isn’t just instant love and repair. Now, most people in this world would kill for the kind of ability Koth takes for granted, and if he plays his cards right, he would be well-received almost anywhere, but he chooses to generally not play well in most sandboxes. That says a lot about his personality. So far, Koth fulfills the requirements of an anti-hero, but, how does he differ from other anti-heroes?
There’s a lot to Koth that makes him unlikeable and probably a little hard to take for certain readers. Koth’s motivation is revenge but really what he felt was helpless when he watched his brother die. He could do nothing to stop his brother’s death, or the death of a child that took place literally days prior to that murder. He felt trapped by his station in life and wanted an out. The out arrives, and it’s not what he wanted at all.
He spent almost a year learning to poison and tracking down one of the men responsible. By luck, he does find one of them. Because it was personal, he deviated from the calculated plan and it almost killed him.
But he deviated from the plan a second time and saved someone who needed help. At first he cursed himself because he was caught and spent months captive. But then, it turned out his actions saved the right person, who was able to help not only Koth but his aunt, and that action not only led to an alliance but a willingness to save as opposed to kill.
The second book I dive into this more. Koth begins to realize that killing Radij won’t bring Bizen back; nothing can fix that hole. He licks his wounds and now that he doesn’t let his emotions become the better of him, becomes more calculated in dealing with mages, as well as letting other people help him, and not in a “I’mma steal your rations for the greater good.” Sort of way, either.
You’d think it be less interesting when he technically became a better person but he doesn’t see the error of his ways and completely change. He’s still a lippy jerk by the end of the book, but now he’s a lippy jerk who’s become less easy to manipulate. He’s far from perfect and man he’s got issues, but it’s a realistic progression of his character and a reader who is nothing like him can understand him.
Now that we have his motivations and arc, I can start plugging the holes of character development. I give him little nuance issues and quirks, and the more time we spend with the character the more time we really get to know them. I love it when you meet a character and you’re in someone else’s perspective and you think a certain way about them, but then you finally get into that person’s motivations and headspace and you find it was a shallow interpretation of what was going on. It makes for a better reread of the material.
This is one character in the book, and Koth wears his flaws like some people wear their heart on their sleeves. I’ll compare him to another central character who I’m going to say was emotional immature.
In my kid’s book, The Mermaid and the Unicorns, Daphne’s motivation initially is to become an elemental like her best friend. What she really wants is to be the best. It’s stated outright on the second page that she ‘hated to lose to anyone’ and she’s very competitive. I gave her some positive traits (brave, loyal, competent, but a bit reckless and prone to jealousy). Not only is it not realistic to be the best at everything, always, it’s not a healthy place to be in when you’re constantly trying to project yourself as better than everyone else.
The reader can’t relate to having magical powers or being a mermaid. They can relate to a desire to be the best. They’re also more likely to sympathize with her because she’s a young teenager who grows and matures throughout the story, unlike Koth who needs two books to get there.
So how about you? What are some of your favourite characters arcs, or just in general?
About the author:
L.T. Getty is a rural paramedic from Manitoba. She enjoys writing science fiction and fantasy and generally being creative.
My Blog: https://ltgetty.ca/
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Read an exclusive excerpt from She's the One Who Can't Keep Quiet by S.R. Cronin
It's another one of the books from the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters series by S.R. Cronin! Today you get to read an exclusive excerpt from She's the One Who Can't Keep Quiet. Be sure to download your copy and then check out the rest of the tour. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Do you know what your problem is?
Celestine, the fifth of seven sisters, is tired of hearing about hers. Father thinks she’s frivolous because she likes pretty clothes and caters to the crowds in the taverns who adore her music. Mother thinks that because she’s the most social daughter in the family, she can’t keep quiet about anything.
They’re both wrong. Celestine hides a secret she has kept for most of her life.
As the family beauty and a talented musician with a lyrical voice, she has the best prospects for marriage to a prince. When such a liaison never happens, people assume Celestine is too choosy. But even in somewhat tolerant Ilari, a daughter hates to disappoint her family. How can she tell them she’s in love with a princess instead?
Lucky for Celestine, all her sisters are obsessed with an invading army headed to their realm. Celestine would rather ignore the threat and enjoy the freedom their lack of attention gives her. But, her voice can unlock a power that may help save Ilari. And the woman she loves is determined to fight these invaders. And her family, for all their talents, seems clueless about how to motivate the masses.
Celestine knows she can inspire the citizens of Ilari to do what needs to be done. Is it time to put her inhibitions aside and use her voice to save those she cares about?
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“Astronomy? Why are you wasting your time on that?” Zamarran demanded to know.
Only anks ago he and I had decided to start a performing group that would continue past our study time in Pilk. Neither of us had found the requisite mate while in school and in three eights of a year we’d be done. Then I would probably go wait tables in a tavern somewhere, under the pretense of looking for a husband while I sang and played the psaltery on the side. Fate had dealt Zamarran a more difficult hand. Everyone would expect him to have a respectable profession while he sought a wife. Playing in an ensemble barely qualified, but it was better than being a lone performer.
No attraction existed between us, and we both knew it with such certainty that we barely needed to speak of it. It made us ideal business partners. But two people did not constitute an ensemble, especially not when one of them was primarily a drummer, albeit an unusually talented one. We had to have a third and better yet a fourth performer to get the respect we needed. I understood Zamarran’s urgency.
However, the mysterious young teacher Firuza fascinated me. I’d find time to take her class.
“We need new sorts of friends,” I told Zamarran. “Other musicians do nothing but promote themselves. Maybe I can get some of our realm’s future scientists to demand local taverns hire us. Huh?”
He grunted his agreement, his large frame turned away from me as he made adjustments to one of his many drums. He’d already figured out I’d do what I wanted to anyway, as would he. Part of our pact was that neither of us was in charge.
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Today she lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina where she writes, answers a hotline, and occasionally checks her phone for a message from Captain Picard. She still hopes to get the chance to pursue her remaining dream in life and become Chief Science Officer on the Starship Enterprise.
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Friday, December 3, 2021
Review of A Nutcracker Christmas by Laurie Winter
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Christmas is a time of magic, and there's plenty in this sweet holiday romance. Read my review of A Nutcracker Christmas by Laurie Winter and then download your own copy. Be sure to enter the giveaway! And check out an exclusive excerpt at Candrel's Crafts, Cooks, and Characters.
A Nutcracker Christmas
By Laurie Winter
Sweet Contemporary Romance, Magical
Paperback & ebook, 210 Pages
October 11, 2021 by Champagne Book Group
Suddenly let go from her news anchor position, Aria Roberts heads north to stay at her late Great-Aunt Clara’s house. She has many good memories there and wishes to give Clara’s Christmas Shoppe, which is located on the first floor of the Victorian mansion, one final holiday season. When Aria arrives, she finds the special gift Clara left for her—an antique nutcracker with a poem hidden under the back lever. Aria reads the poem out loud. At sundown that night, those words magically bring the nutcracker to life.
Kort Zellner awakes inside the familiar surroundings of Clara’s house but learns she has passed away and now her great-niece resides there. The curse placed on him three hundred years ago traps him in the form of a nutcracker but allows him to return every December 1st through midnight on Christmas Day—only between sundown and sunrise.
After some convincing, Aria believes Kort’s strange story. She helps him experience life as he is gifted so few hours alive and in doing so, falls in love. He knows his curse makes it impossible to give her the constant relationship she deserves. His plan to leave her forever on Christmas Day collides with Aria’s desire to build a future together, even if for only twenty-five nights a year.
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**My thoughts**
The book description, and even parts of the story, reminded me a lot of the story in The Spirit of Christmas, which is one of my favorite movies to watch during the holiday season. A man from the past comes to life during a portion of the day at this particular time of year. And of course he and the woman - who is working to revamp her life - develop a strong friendship and are attracted to each other. But despite those similarities, this book is quite unique on its own and I fell in love with it.
Aria is not dreadfully older than I am and is considered to be washed up and too old to continue her news anchor job. Plus her beloved great-aunt Clara has passed away and her daughter is away at college. Her marriage had fallen apart. So she's trying to figure out a lot in her life as she reopens her aunt's beloved Christmas store for one last hurrah.
And then we meet Kort, who has been cursed to this wooden nutcracker, only appearing in the evening hours for the month of December until Christmas. He has his own tragic past and struggles to deal with all that he has lost. And yet he is comfortable in this present time.
They're both learning how to heal and enjoy the life that they have around them. I loved watching them grow and still got a lot of that holiday happiness that I so crave at this time of year. And I definitely think that this one would makes a wonderful holiday movie as well. So Hallmark and Netflix need to get on that!
Thank you to Prism Book Tours for my requested review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
The Turncoat King (The Rising Wave #1) by Michelle Diener
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The second featured book in this holiday collection is The Turncoat King, which is the first book in Michelle Diener's Rising Wave series. Enjoy an excerpt and follow the tour for more! Best of luck entering the giveaway!
The Turncoat King
(The Rising Wave, #1)
By Michelle Diener
Fantasy, Romance
Paperback, Audiobook & ebook, 312 Pages
January 12, 2021 by Eclipse
A thirst for revenge . . . Ava is committed to vengeance against the man responsible for the death of her parents. The same man, the Queen's Herald, kept her prisoner for two years, until she escaped with Luc, a warlord bent on vengeance just as fierce as her own. He's forged a powerful army of people from all through the region, called the Rising Wave, to march on the Kassian royal family and smash its corrupt power under the weight of their anger. But for Luc, just as for Ava, his true motive is a lot more personal.
A hidden magic . . . Luc suspects Ava has magical abilities, suspects he's benefited greatly from them, but he's no stranger to the burdens of power, and he's prepared to let her tell him in her own time—after all, she's his heart's choice and he will give her all the time she needs. Except time is running out for both of them. As they near the Kassian stronghold, forces from within their own camp and without will use every trick they have to stop both Luc and Ava and tear them apart.
A secret laid bare . . . Luc knows Ava has a secret she's keeping from him—but what he doesn't realize is she has many. And when those secrets are exposed, everyone will have to grapple with the consequences. Ava is prepared to sacrifice her happiness and even her life to save the Rising Wave and Luc—but she would prefer to use her heart and her head to outwit her enemies instead.
Author's note: The Rising Wave series begins with a prequel novella, The Rising Wave. It isn't necessary to have read The Rising Wave to enjoy The Turncoat King, but it will give readers a better grounding in the world of the story.
Excerpt
The guard assigned to lead them to the Skäddar warrior paused to speak to someone in low tones. When he turned back to Luc and Dak, he was grinning.
“The Skäddar warrior is this way. He's sparring with one of our best fighters and we're hoping he wins.” His smile widened as he led the way.
“Why are you hoping he defeats one of your own?” Dak asked.
“Because she's from the mountain border with Skäddar, and has been teasing us steppe-dwellers about how the highlanders are superior. It will be very good to see someone land her on her arse.”
“None of you have been able to?” Dak lifted his brows.
The guard gave a grunt. “Not yet.”
Luc could tell they were close to the sparring match. The sound of cheers and whistles started up, and ahead of them was a circle of soldiers, all looking inward.
The guard led them around the side, to where the crowd wasn't as thick.
The sun had almost completely set, so two torches had been driven into the ground to illuminate the fighting ring, and the opponents were already circling each other.
The man was obviously Skäddar. Luc had met only a few of the northern dwellers before, but they all had markings on their faces like this one.
The Venyatux highlander was much smaller than her opponent, and had her back to them.
Luc felt the air freeze in his chest and throat as he recognized her hair first—a little longer than it had been since he'd last seen her a month ago but still much shorter than everyone else's.
Ava.
Excerpted from The Turncoat King by Michelle Diener. Copyright © 2021 by Michelle Diener. Published by Eclipse.
About the Author
Michelle Diener is the bestselling, award-winning author of historical, fantasy and science fiction romance novels. Having worked in publishing and IT, she’s now very happy crafting new worlds for her readers to escape into. She lives in Australia with her husband and children.
Tour Schedule
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November 28th: Launch
November 29th: Elayne Audrey Becker - Forestborn
November 30th: Michelle Diener - The Turncoat King
December 1st: Jes Drew - Agents Adam and Eve
December 2nd: Sharon Hinck - Windward Shore
December 3rd: Kara Linaburg - The Broken Prince
December 4th: Cathy McCrumb - Recorder
December 5th: Sandra Fernandez Rhoads - Realms of Light
December 6th: Chawna Schroeder - The Vault Between Spaces
December 7th: Melissa Wright - Beneath Stone and Sacrifice
December 8th: Kristen Young - Elite
December 9th: Grand Finale
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Sunday, November 28, 2021
Fantasy & Sci-Fi for Christmas 2021
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We're excited to be sharing books from ten fantasy and sci-fi authors this holiday season, a different book each day! There is also a giveaway to enter below.
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November 28th: Launch
November 29th: Elayne Audrey Becker - Forestborn
November 30th: Michelle Diener - The Turncoat King
December 1st: Jes Drew - Agents Adam and Eve
December 2nd: Sharon Hinck - Windward Shore
December 3rd: Kara Linaburg - The Broken Prince
December 4th: Cathy McCrumb - Recorder
December 5th: Sandra Fernandez Rhoads - Realms of Light
December 6th: Chawna Schroeder - The Vault Between Spaces
December 7th: Melissa Wright - Beneath Stone and Sacrifice
December 8th: Kristen Young - Elite
December 9th: Grand Finale
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