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May 6, 2015 by Bianca Leave a Comment

Book Tour: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

I am so excited that An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir was released earlier this week, and I get to share the news, along with a special introduction from Sabaa, herself!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Sabaa Tahir, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed copies of the book and some of those awesome sword letter openers we’ve seen around courtesy of Sabaa, Penguin Teen, and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

A Letter from Sabaa Tahir

Dear Readers,

Today, my “baby” AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is finally out in the world! From inception to pub date, this journey took eight years. And what a journey it was: writing, rewriting, revising, editing, querying, submitting; Meeting other debuts, bloggers, booksellers and librarians, and hearing their thoughts on EMBER.

There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the radness.

And now, the book is here! I am so excited to see it in the hands of readers. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. To celebrate release day, I’m giving away two signed, first-edition hardcovers of the book. Details below!

All my best,

Sabaa

Title: An Ember in the Ashes

Author: Sabaa Tahir

Publication Date: April 28th, 2015

Publisher: Razorbill

Pages: 464

Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks

Synopsis

Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told.

LAIA is a
Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her
brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the
empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel
Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.

ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering
deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor.

When Laia and Elias’s paths cross at the academy, they find that their destinies are more intertwined than either could have imagined and that their choices will change the future of the empire itself.

Check out the book trailer!

About Sabaa:

Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room
motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her
brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a signed hardcover of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES. US Only

3 winners will receive a hardcover of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES and a Sword Letter Opener! US
Only

Ends on May
9^th at Midnight EST!

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May 5, 2015 by Bianca Leave a Comment

Book Tour: Suspected by Rori Shay

This is my stop during the book blitz for Suspected (#2) by Rori Shay. This book blitz is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 20 April till 3 May, you can view the complete blitz schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.

So far this series contains 2 books: Elected (The Elected series #1) and Suspected (The Elected series #2). The Elected series is about the environment and environmental change and what can happen after climate change. It’s about a girl pretending to be a boy for the good of her country. Fans of Mulan will love this series.

Title: Suspected

Series: The Elected Series
Book Number: #2
Author/s: Rori Shay

Publication Date: April 22nd, 2015
Publisher: Silence in the Library Publishing

Pages: 270

Purchase Links: Amazon | Kobo Books | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords

Synopsis

East Country upheld the laws. Mid destroyed them.

In the year 2185 Earth is rebuilding after a global eco-crisis. Countries maintain complete isolation so there is no warfare over scarce resources. One Elected family is chosen to lead each country for 100 years to ensure stability. Women aren’t allowed to take office and must reproduce at all costs. Technology use of any kind is banned to preserve what’s left of the environment.

And yet, I’m my country’s Elected. I’ve just sanctioned technology use to ready us for war. I’m about to cross the border to spy on our neighbour. And…I’m a girl. Shhhhhh…..

You can find Suspected on Goodreads

About the Author:
Rori Shay is a strategic management consultant living in the Seattle area with her family, black lab, and cat. In the writing world, Rori is primarily know for her science fiction trilogy, The Elected Series. She enjoys running, reading, snow-shoeing, pumpkin-picking, and right now…writing the third ELECTED novel! Rori is also a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

You can find and contact Rori here:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Suspected. This giveaway is open to USA and Canada residents only. These are the prizes you can win:

A Kindle eReader
Signed Copy of Elected by Rori Shay

For a chance to win, enter the rafflecopter below:

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April 14, 2015 by Bianca Leave a Comment

Book Tour: Half Breed Queen by L.A. Hendricks

Not all that long ago, I signed up for a book blitz with ‘Mostly YA Bound Book Tours’ for L.A. Hendricks’ ‘Half Breed Queen’ which is the first instalment in the Skatia Narratives Series. I only ever sign up for book tours and book blitzes when I find novels that I would pick up, if I saw them in a bookshelf, and when I read the synopsis for this book, I fell in love!

I hope you do too!

Half Breed Queen {The Skatia Narratives #1}

By L.A. Hendricks

Genre: Fantasy, Aliens

Age category: Young Adult

Blurb:

Devastating tragedy puts 14-year-old high school freshman Marla Owens, on a fast-paced journey of survival, revival and coming of age. Driven by a force she can’t begin to understand and a burning need to find out the truth, she heads toward her mother’s home in North Dakota. She soon learns more about herself and her family than she could have ever imagined — her mother was royal heir to the powerful Skatian throne! And now the Skatian people need her to protect their world from those who wish to conquer it.

In a classic tale of good versus evil, set on Earth and beyond, a young girl fights to survive to become a young woman—and the reluctant queen of Skatia. Who can she trust? Will she be able to control her own immense abilities and justified anger to do what’s right? One thing’s for sure: Marla’s not in Texas anymore!

You can find Half Breed Queen on Goodreads.

You can buy Half Breed Queen on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Books, The Book Depository and iTunes.

Download an Excerpt

About the Author:

LA Hendricks is an IT project manager by day and science fiction/fantasy novelist by night. A longtime lover of words, she reads science fiction, fantasy and paranormal romance novels regularly (when there is time). When not reading, writing or working, LA can most often be found watching football or basketball with her adorable cat, Mona.

You can find and contact Lori here:

Website | GoodReads | Twitter | Facebook

Wait! There’s more! Along with the release of an awesome book, Lori Hendricks and Mostly YA Bound Tours have created an awesome giveaway for you!

The Rafflecopter giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY! (Awesome!) and you could win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Think about the beautiful books you could buy! You could even purchase ‘Half Breed Queen’, which is cool!

Enter below:

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