Book Butterfly in Dreamland: June 2020

Friday, June 26, 2020

GILDED SERPENT COVER REVEAL

And here is the synopsis. WARNING, it does contain spoilers for both DARK SHORES & DARK SKIES

THEIR BATTLES ENDED IN VICTORY

Lydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she’s convinced she is doing more harm than good. She delves into the history of the gods only to discover a truth that will change her life forever.

His birthright as commander of the Royal Army is finally in his grasp, but Killian feels anything but victorious. Burdened by his past, he embraces the darker side of his mark—and in doing so, risks starting a war.

BUT THE WAR HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN

Having defeated the tyrant Urcon, Marcus struggles to form a lasting alliance with the Arinoquians. But he is plagued by the knowledge that there is a traitor among his friends, and it could cost him everything that he’s fought for.

Torn between her growing allegiance to the Thirty-Seventh legion and her need to liberate her people, Teriana finds herself mired in a web of secrets. She embarks upon a path that will either save everyone she loves—or put them all in their graves.

I'm so excited for the continuation of this series! The cover is stunning! Can't wait to add it to my collection!

Check out the first chapter on TorTeen!
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Things That Should Stay Buried by Casey L. Bond

Title: Things That Should Stay Buried

Author: Casey L. Bond

Genre: YA Epic Fantasy/Mythology

Editor: Stacy Sanford/ The Girl with the Red Pen

Cover & Trailer Designer: Melissa Stevens/ The Illustrated Author Design Services

Publication Date: August 28^th, 2020

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Blurb: Some destinies are written in the stars. Others must be bought with blood…

The Zodia are real. Clawing their way from a long-forgotten tomb, they emerge, ravenous to claim everyone born under their star signs. Plotting to resurrect kingdoms no human knew existed, they are driven by a hunger for vengeance against the one who buried them: Aries.

Larken is a natural born sprinter, but even she can’t outrun the darkness closing in. A shelter-in-place order has been issued, causing widespread panic. Some brush the alarm off as a drill, until people begin to disappear... vanishing without a trace. Left with only one option, Larken’s brother does what he must to save her life... and calls forth Aries.

Considered a traitor by his own kind, only Aries has the power to stand against the Zodia. But he can’t do it alone. Mystically bonded to Larken, the pair must band together for the fight to come if either hope to make it out alive. Neither anticipated the passion that would ignite between them. Yet, in a world suddenly thrust into chaos, it may be the key to their survival.

The Zodia are out for blood with their attentions inexplicably focused on Larken. When long buried truths finally come to light, will their love be their salvation or their curse?

“A mesmerizing and haunting twist on a familiar tale you don’t want to miss. “ - Cameo Renae, USA Today bestselling author of the Hidden Wings Series

“Casey L. Bond reaches for the stars to bring us Things That Should Stay Buried. The Zodia are beautiful, dangerous and to die for.”- New York Times Bestselling Author Chanda Hahn

Casey Bond lives in West Virginia with her husband and their two beautiful daughters. She likes goats and yoga, but hasn't tried goat yoga because the family goat is so big he might break her back. Seriously, he's the size of a pony. Her favorite books are the ones that contain magical worlds and flawed characters she would want to hang out with. Most days of the week, she writes young adult fantasy books, letting her imaginary friends spill onto the blank page.

Casey is the award-winning author of When Wishes Bleed, the Frenzy series, and fairy tale retellings such as Riches to Rags, Savage Beauty, Unlocked and Brutal Curse. Learn more about her work at www.authorcaseybond.com.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Forever Home by Amy Grochowski

Forever Home JustRead Blog + Review Tour

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Forever Home by Amy Grochowski, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Forever Home
Series: Amish Dreams on Prince EdwardIsland #1
Author: Amy Grochowski
Publisher:Ambassador International
Release Date: June 9, 2020
Genre: Inspirational Amish Romance

A Canadian Amish farmer
A Lancaster Amish businesswoman
A Prince Edward Island foster child

Providence brings together a mismatched family, giving all three a second chance for love. Only love may never have had such a tough job.

Lydia Miller is an anomaly among her Amish people-a single woman in her 30s, running her own store,determined to forge a life on her own. But when Joel Yoder comes into town to sell his property, Lydia suddenly finds all of her hopes and dreams crumbling around her and a new opportunity placed in her lap.

Joel has his own problems. Recently jilted by his fiancée, Joel has seen his own dreams of moving to anewly established Amish community begin to falter. The new community welcomes married couples only. With his dreams quickly slipping from his fingers, Joel suddenly sees the only option he thinks he has--a marriage of convenience for both of them.

As the new couple begins life in a new settlement, they are even more surprised when a foster child in need of a home finds her way to them. Yet what will happen when the English world and the Amish world collide?
Review: An inspirational story about lifes unexpected twists and secret blessings. But can three seemly different people come together as a family to find true love and a true home?

PURCHASE LINKS*: Goodreads | Amazon| Barnes & Noble | BookDepository | Christianbook

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amy Grochowski's deep appreciation for the Amish faith and way of life stems fromsix years of living and working with a Beachy Amish family, as well as her own Anabaptist roots. Herdebut novel, Forever Home, was a pre-published winner of Romance Writers of America's MaggieAward and a semi-finalist in ACFW's Genesis Contest. She is a member of ACFW and Word WeaversInt'l.

Amy spent her childhood in Melbourne, Australia, where her parents worked as church planters. Afterreturning to theStates, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia became home. Her real-liferomance began on a travel nursing assignment to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she met her husband,David.

After a nursing career of more than twenty years, Amy is now fulfilling her long-awaited dream career asan author of inspirational romance. She is also a full-time homeschool mom for her two boys, one ofwhom has Autism Spectrum Disorder, and lives with her family in the bustling foothills of NorthCarolina.

CONNECT WITH AMY: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

TOUR GIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive a signed author copy of Forever Home, a classic 200 recipeMennonite Family Cookbook, a Magic Amish cloth (it really does clean like magic with no chemicals),and a $25 Amazon gift card!

Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule linked below.Giveaway will begin at midnight June 22, 2020 and last through 11:59 PM EST on June 29, 2020. Winnerwill be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given48 hours to respond or risk forfeitureof prize. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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Saturday, June 13, 2020

ROYAL DECOY (FATE OF EYRINTHIA, #1) BY HEATHER FROST

Royal Decoy (Fate of Eyrinthia, #1)

by Heather Frost
Release Date: June 18th 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis:

A SERVANT blackmailed into becoming a princess’s decoy.

A BODYGUARD determined to keep her alive.

A PRINCE forced to execute his father’s brutal laws.

A PRISONER used to keep him compliant.

A WORLD on the brink of war.

In one horrible night, Clare goes from kitchen maid to royal decoy. She has three months to become the princess's perfect double so she can ensure her betrothal to an enemy prince. Desperate to survive, Clare throws herself into self-defense training, taught by her distractingly attractive bodyguard. The danger increases when a ruthless assassin begins stalking her, intent on ending the tenuous peace.

Across the northern mountains, Prince Grayson is his father’s ultimate weapon. He carries out the king’s harsh orders because the one person he cares about is his father’s prisoner. Grayson's silent obedience is tested when his father plans to exploit the marriage alliance between two of their greatest enemies. If Grayson submits, the blood of thousands will spill. If he resists, the girl who means everything to him will die.

The fate of Eyrinthia hangs in the balance. Some want peace. Some want war. All will be thrown into chaos.

Review:
An intriguing story of deceit, love,duty,and mystery. I love the princess decoy plot,I instantly had a Star Wars flashback to when Padme used a decoy because she was being hunted by assassins,so of course I had to read this story! But the author entwines a complex storyline of characters that keeps you glued to every page!

Heather Frost writes mostly YA fiction and has a soft spot for tortured characters, breath-stealing romance, and happy endings. She is the author of the Seers trilogy. She has a BS in Creative Writing and a minor in Folklore, which means she got to read fairy tales and ghost stories and call it homework.

When she’s not writing, Heather likes to read, travel, and hold Lord of the Rings movie marathons. She owns two typewriters, sings in the car, and dreams of living in a castle someday. She currently lives in a beautiful valley surrounded by towering mountains in the wilds of Utah.

June 12th

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

June 13th

Annej Reads - Deleted Scenes

Ya It’s Lit - Review + Favourite Quotes

Captivated Reading - Review

Kalisbookishrambles - Review + Playlist + Dream Cast

Book Butterfly in Dreamland - Review

June 14th

My Bookish Escapades - Exclusive Excerpt

Book briefs - Review

Dazzled by Books - Review + Favourite Quotes

Willow Writes And Reads - Review + Playlist

Books and Zebras - Review

June 15th

Kait Plus Books - The Story in GIFs

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

Yours A-fiction-ately - Review

Lala’s Book Reviews - Review + Favourite Quotes

lexisbookreview - Review + Favourite Quotes

June 16th

L.M. Durand - Guest Post

Bookishly Nerdy - Review

BiblioJoJo - Review + Favourite Quotes

EBL INC - Review + Character Interview

Books Less Travelled - Review

June 17th

The Shelf Life Chronicles - Character Interview

DEEKAY | Daily Dose of Reading - Review

dinipandareads - Review + Favourite Quotes

Foals, Fiction & Filigree - Review + Favourite Quotes

Happily, Hedy - Review

June 18th

Books A-Brewin' - Exclusive Excerpt

Books Over Everything - Review

Adventures in Abbyland - Review + Favourite Quotes

Wanders Between Pages - Review

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Little Tea by Claire Fullerton

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour & Giveaway for Little Teaby Claire Fullerton, hosted by JustReadPublicity Tours

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Little Tea
Author: Claire Fullerton
Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction
Release Date: May 1, 2020
Genre: Southern Fiction

Southern Culture ... Old Friendships ... Family Tragedy

One phonecall from Renny to come home and “see about” the capricious Ava and Celia Wakefielddecides to overlook her distressful past in the name of friendship.

For three reflective days at Renny’s lake house in Heber Springs, Arkansas, the three childhood friendsreunite and examine life, love, marriage, and the ties that bind, even though Celia’s personal story hasyet to be healed. When the past arrives at the lake house door in the form of her old boyfriend, Celiamust revisit the life she’dtried to outrun.

As her idyllic coming of age alongside her best friend, Little Tea, on her family’s ancestral grounds inbucolic Como, Mississippi unfolds, Celia realizes there is no better place to accept her own story than inthis circle offriends who have remained beside her throughout the years. Theirs is a friendship that cantalk any life sorrow into a comic tragedy, and now that the racial divide in the Deep South has evolved,Celia wonders if her friendship with Little Tea can triumph over history.
Review:
This is the first book by the author and I truly enjoyed and this will definitely not be the read by her. A group of childhood friends come together and you're taken back through time as they revist the past and work through issues with understanding. I love how the author fleshed out the story touching on issues of racism, relationships, class,coming of age,heartache and friendship all with gentleness and heartfelt conversations between these friends and families. Experience the dual timeline of these friends as you glimpse their present and revist their past.

PURCHASE LINKS*: Goodreads | Amazon| Barnes & Noble| BookDepository

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Claire Fullerton hails from Memphis, TN. and now lives in Malibu, CA. with herhusband and 3 German shepherds. She is the author of Mourning Dove, a coming of age, Southernfamily saga set in 1970's Memphis. Mourning Dove is a five-time award winner, including the LiteraryClassics Words on Wings for Book of the Year, and the Ippy Award silver medal in regional fiction (Southeast.) Claire is also the author of Dancing to an Irish Reel, a Kindle Book Review and Readers'Favorite award winner that is set on the west coast of Ireland, where she once lived. Claire's first novel isa paranormal mystery set in two time periods titled, A Portal in Time, set in Carmel-by-the-Sea,California. She is a contributor to the book, A Southern Season with her novella, Through an AutumnWindow, set at a Memphis funeral ( because something always goes wrong at a Southernfuneral.)

Little Tea is Claire's 4th novel and is set in the Deep South. It is the story of the bonds of femalefriendship, healing the past, and outdated racial relations. Little Tea is the August selection of thePulpwood Queens, a Faulkner Society finalist in the William Wisdom international competition, and onthe long list of the Chanticleer Review's Somerset award. She is represented by Julie Gwinn of theSeymour Literary Agency. https://www.clairefullerton.com

CONNECT WITH CLAIRE: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

TOURGIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive an ebook copy of Little Tea and $5 Amazon gift card!

Be sure to check out each stop on the tour for more chances to win. Full tour schedule linked below.Giveaway will begin at midnight June 8, 2020 and last through 11:59 PM EST on June 15, 2020. Winnerwill be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeitureof prize. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Teaser: Genes by Mary Ting

Genes by Mary Ting

Series: Book 3 in the ISAN series.

Genre: YA dystopian/science fiction

Publisher: Vesuvian Books

Release date: June 30th, 2020

ALLEGIANCES WILL BE TESTED.

IDENTITIES WILL BE REVEALED.

NO ONE IS SAFE.

While searching for the HelixB88 anti-serum on the black market, Ava uncovers valuable intel that may help the rebels in their fight to bring down ISAN—the location of a hidden facility. But first, the insurgents must find the female citizens unexpectedly displaying powers without use of the Helix serum before ISAN captures them.

As the rebels join forces with other sectors, ISAN plans their destruction by using someone they don’t suspect at the rebel home base. A traitor within.

Now, Ava must make a dangerous decision, one that could risk their capture—or worse.

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