Book Spotlight and Giveaway! Rise of the Fire Tamer by Kailin Gow

Welcome to a spotlight of Rise of the Fire Tamer by Kailin Gow!
First, here's the 411 on this book:

Series: The Wordwick Games
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 234

Synopsis:

After winning a contest for a popular game called Wordwick Games, five teens Gemma, Sparks, Rio, Kat, and Jack, are invited to stay at Wordwick Games inventor Henry Word's mysterious castle and play the newest level of Workwick Games. Little do they know, the castle is the doorway to a wondrous world call Anachronia where words can be used as weapons, power, and commodity. There is unrest in Anachronia, and if the five teens can follow the rules of Wordwick Games and prove to be the best player, one of them will be crowned Ruler of Anachronia.

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About Kailin Gow

Kailin Gow is the award-winning, international bestselling author of over 80 distinct books.

Kailin Gow is also the President of a media company, a media personality, and has been writing full-time since she was first published. Holding a Masters in communications management and leadership positions in Fortune 500 corporations, she puts her leadership abilities, her experience, and desire to help others into her fiction books. As a result, she has written the forthcoming, Finding the Heroine in You book which is also a national tour. She is a mother and spends whatever spare time she has volunteering at the Red Cross, Battered Women's Shelters, and other organizations.

Currently her Frost Series is in development for a major international MMO Game, and she has over 14,000 and growing Frosters on her facebook fan page.

Links:

Facebook * Twitter * Book Club

Website * Blog * Goodreads

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Starflower Blog Tour: Finale Spotlight and Giveaway Winner Announced!

I'm proud to present the finale of Starflower Blog Tour today, as hosted by Prism Book Tours!
Before the giveaway, here's a few things about Starflower, by Anne Elisabeth Stengl!

Series: Tales of Goldstone Wood, #4

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 400
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication Date: Nov 1, 2012
Website: Anne Elisabeth Stengl | Starflower on Goodreads

Synopsis:


When a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps the lovely Lady Gleamdren, Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission...and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles of an insignificant mortal. 

But when he stumbles upon a maiden trapped in an enchanted sleep, he cannot leave her alone in the dangerous Wood Between. One waking kiss later, Eanrin suddenly finds his story entangled with that of young Starflower. A strange link exists between this mortal girl and the dragon-witch. Will Starflower prove the key to Lady Gleamdren's rescue? Or will the dark power from which she flees destroy both her and her rescuer?

Get Starflower on Amazon | Amazon Kindle | Book Depository | Barnes and Noble Nook
You can also check out the other books in the series! Heartless | Veiled Rose | Moonblood | Starflower | Dragonwitch

Book Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaways! Spellbound by Nikkie Jefford

I know I've been MIA for a while (missing a huge amount of posts at that), as my laptop has some trouble connecting with the wifi network at my place and it's only been fixed today! But  I hope it's will be up and running more consistently from now on, as I've got a lot to share with you guys!

For today, I'm hosting a book promo for the series Spellbound by Nikki Jefford. This promo is hosted by Xpresso Book Tours.

Now, a few things on all the 3 books in the series!

Entangled (Spellbound, #1)

Series: Spellbound
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 303
Publication Date: Feb 20, 2012
Website: Nikki Jefford | Entangled on Goodreads

Synopsis:

Two months after dying, seventeen-year-old witch Graylee Perez wakes up in her twin sister Charlene’s body.

Until Gray finds a way back inside her own body, she’s stuck being Charlene every twenty-hour hours. Her sister has left precise instructions on how Gray should dress and behave. Looking like a prep isn’t half as bad as hanging out with Charlene’s snotty friends and gropey boyfriend.

The “normals” of McKinley High might be quick to write her behavior off as post-traumatic stress, but warlock Raj McKenna is the only person who suspects Gray has returned from the dead.

Now Gray has to solve the mystery of her death and resurrection and disentangle herself from Charlene’s body before she disappears for good.

Get Entangled on Amazon | Amazon Kindle | Book Depository | Barnes and Noble Nook
Keep reading to learn more about the 2 other books in the trilogy!

Book Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaway! Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four by Nya Jade

Hey guys, and welcome to a spotlight of Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four by Nya Jade! I took part in the cover reveal last October, and I'm excited to support this book again! (There will also be a review as part of a book tour in February, so stay tuned!)
This promo is hosted by Xpresso Book Tours.

Now, here's the 411 on this book:

Series: Shapers
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 339
Publisher: Dreamwell Publishing
Publication Date: Oct 30, 2012
Website: Nya Jade | Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four on Goodreads

Synopsis:

The students of Green Lane Academy roam their halls unaware that below their manicured campus exists a prestigious school of an entirely different kind . . .

Sixteen-year-old Phoebe Pope has enrolled at the Campus Below: a spy academy for shape-shifters hidden deep beneath the grounds of a boarding school whose humans unknowingly protect it. There, thanks to a carefully planned schedule, she leads a double life: spy trainee Below and normal teenager Above.

As if two course loads, concealing a secret power she alone wields, and coping with her father’s recent death weren’t enough, Phoebe finds herself developing major feelings for actor and teen heartthrob Colten Chase, who attends the Campus Above and appears to be majoring in winning Phoebe’s heart. But when officials learn that Phoebe may be at the center of a startling prophecy, she becomes the target of shape-shifting assassins who will stop at nothing to suppress the truth.

Now Phoebe’s lessons about Shaper’s enemies and spycraft take on great importance as a menace stalks the campus, with Phoebe as its target. Meanwhile, what began as an unlikely relationship with Colten, quickly morphs into heartache when she suspects that something sinister lurks beneath this movie star’s glitter and fame. Suddenly, Phoebe’s caught in a mesh of lies, betrayals, and danger where she doesn’t know who to trust, and needs to rely on herself—and her secret power—to get to the truth and to stay alive.

Get this book on Amazon | Amazon Kindle | Barnes and Noble Nook
Keep reading for an excerpt and a giveaway!

Book Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaway! Frost Fire by Olivia Rivers

I'm proud to present to you a spotlight on Frost Fire by Olivia Rivers! This promo is hosted by Xpresso Book Tours!
This also marks the first time I host a giveaway myself, so I hope to receive much support from you guys!

Series: Tortured Elements
Genre: Paranormal, Romance
Publication Date: Nov 20, 2012
Website: Olivia Rivers | Frost Fire on Goodreads

Synopsis:

“Magic is just like love, Allai. It won’t wait for permission before it destroys you.”



Like sand in an hourglass, Allai’s future is dwindling away. She’s spent her entire life fighting the Mages who threaten humanity, and dreams of someday eradicating magic. But all it takes is an anonymous phone call for the truth to spill out: Allai is the one thing she despises most. 



She’s a Mage. 



Though ancient law mandates Allai’s death, she still has one last chance of survival. His name is Drake Rhaize, and he swears he can lead Allai to a sanctuary for Mages. Allai hasn’t seen Drake in years, but she remembers him as the Demon boy who used to hold her close and softly whisper that he’d keep her safe. But Drake has changed since then: He’s now suspected of murder, and has been out-casted for betraying his own kind. 



While Allai doesn’t trust Drake, she has no choice but to put her life in his hands and hope he can get her to safety. Because Allai’s father has hired a pack of Demons to bring her back to him, dead or alive–and Demons never stop the hunt.  

Get Frost Fire on Amazon Kindle | Barnes and Noble Nook

Keep scrolling for an excerpt, and giveaway!

Book Spotlight, Excerpt, and Giveaway! After Dark by Emi Gayle

You guys are probably full of spotlights for the day, but promise, original posts are coming!
This spotlight is for After Dark, the 1st book in The 19th Year by Emi Gayle, as hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 344
Publisher: J. Taylor Publishing
Publication Date: Oct 31, 2012
Website: Emi Gayle | After Dark on Goodreads

Synopsis:

What eighteen year old Mac Thorne doesn’t know will probably kill her.

In exactly eight months, five days, three hours and thirteen minutes, Mac has to choose what she’ll be for the rest of her life.

She has no choice but to pick. As a Changeling, it’s her birthright. To Mac, it’s a birthchore. Like going to school with humans, interacting with humans, and pretending to be human during the pesky daylight hours.

Once darkness descends, Mac can change into any supernatural form that exists—which makes her as happy as she can be. That is, until Winn Thomas, the biggest geek in her senior class figures out there’s more to what hides in the dark than most are willing to acknowledge.

In this first of the 19th Year Trilogy, Winn might know more about Mac than even she does, and that knowledge could end their lives, unless Mac ensures the powers-that-be have no choice but to keep him around.

Get After Dark on Amazon | Amazon Kindle | Book Depository | Barnes and Noble Nook |

Keep scrolling for an excerpt, a book trailer and the giveaway!

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: Housetrap

It's another book spotlight! I found Housetrap by R.J. Hore thanks to Reading Addiction Blog Tours, and it sounds so good I can't help but sign up for the pre-publication promo!

Genre: Detective, Fantasy
Publisher: Champagne Books
Publication Date: Dec 3, 2012
Website: R.J. Hore | Housetrap on Goodreads

Synopsis via Goodreads:

In a world ruled by committees of wizards, and packed with every creature imagined, or un, at least in the sleazy back streets of Central City you can always count on Randolf C. Aloysius to solve your problems, for a price. That is, assuming his trusty girl Friday, (a Banshee actually, name of Bertha Wildwater) can track him down and steer him on to the case. Randy is a sucker for a pair of long legs, and that is what the Elf displayed when she came into the office, in need of assistance to locate a missing boyfriend. Sounds like a simple case, right?

Of course, nothing is ever simple in Randy's life, what with avoiding commitments to his long-suffering lady friend, an attempted murder, an actual murder, stolen baubles, and another damsel in distress, what's a private eye supposed to do?

Simple really, follow the clues off-world, avoid demons, vampires and other assorted miscreants, and hope that he comes home with enough coin left over to meet Bertha's back wages.

Keep reading for an excerpt from this book, which will be out today!

Book Spotlight and Giveaway! Surrender by Rhiannon Paille

Welcome everybody to (yet another) book spotlight! I know, there hasn't been a lot of original posts up lately, but I'm still adjusting to my new life and study :( But you guys can expect me back in a few days, promise!

Now, without further ado, a promo on Surrender by Rhiannon Paille - hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer! This is the 1st book in her series, The Ferryman and the Flame.

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 402
Publication Date: Oct 2nd, 2012
Website: Rhiannon Paille | Surrender on Goodreads

Synopsis:

How far would you go to save everything you ever loved?

Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn't listen, and because of what she is - a Flame - one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Get Surrender on Amazon | Amazon Kindle | Book Depository | Barnes and Noble Nook

Book Spotlight and Giveaway! Breathe by Suzanne Cox

Welcome everyone, to yet another promo! As I've told you in the last post, I've just moved to Singapore on a scholarship and have been settling in, so I'm not posting anything much right now. But promise: I'll be back in December at full steam!

Anyway, today, I'm spotlighting Breathe, the first book in the Atlantic series by Suzanne Cox. This promo is hosted by The Bookish Brunette!

Genre: Dystopian, Young Adult
Pages: 268
Publication Date: Oct 22th, 2012
Website: Suzanne Cox | Breathe on Goodreads

Synopsis via Goodreads:

17 year old science prodigy, Laney Brookes, is looking for two things: a cure for the flu virus that’s ravaging the world and the truth about what happened to her father. Using clues from her father’s secret journals, she and her two friends Kate and Carter follow what she thinks is the path to the answers.

It’s a path that lands them in the lost world of Atlantis, a world struggling to survive. Laney finds more than just answers in Atlantis. She finds love. To get her friends and herself home, Laney will have to travel into enemy territory, led by Andrew a young Atlantean determined to return his people to power. In the process she’ll even unravel the mystery of her missing father. But first, she’ll have to figure out who the real enemy is.

Book Spotlight: The Witch Avenue by Karice Bolton

It's been a low week here at the blog - I've been busy with life and everything. But now I'm back, I'm glad to present you a spotlight on The Witch Avenue series by Karice Bolton!

This promo is hosted by The Bookish Brunette - thank you!

There are 2 books in the series: Lonely Souls and Altered Souls, and here's the 411 on both of them:

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 290
Publication Date: Jun 29th, 2012
Website: Karice Bolton | Lonely Souls on Goodreads

Synopsis via Goodreads:

It’s two weeks before Triss turns 18, and her world is about to change into the most magical one imaginable as she readies herself to enter The Witch Avenue Order... that is until her mother’s disappearance. Instead of celebrating her transformation, she finds herself spreading rose petals into her mother’s empty grave.

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne

Hey guys! Today I'm bringing you a spotlight on Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne, the first book in The Legends of Regia series! 

This promo is hosted by Young Adult Novel Reader.

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult

Pages: 234

Publisher: Cold Fire Publishing, LLC.

Publication Date: Oct 13, 2012

Website: Tenaya Jayne | Forbidden Forest on Goodreads

Synopsis: 

Born in shame. Cast from society. Shape Shifter/Elf hybrid, Forest must fight for any respect she can get. Targeted in her youth by a vampire noble who placed an illegal slave mark on her, she is forced to obey him, no matter what.

Slipping the grip of her master and abandoning the prejudice of Regia, her native world, Forest takes a job on Earth, guarding the portal, using her skills as a warrior to enforce Regia's laws. Now, called home for a black ops mission, Forest must put aside her own prejudice to transport the vampire prince, Syrus, through enemy territory in a time of war.

Prince Syrus, mage and master of the Blood Kata, wants Forest more than he's ever wanted anything. In spite of their mutual mistrust, their attraction cannot be denied. Through the danger of their mission, and the secrets they both keep, it doesn't matter what they feel. Forest is forbidden.

Keep reading for an excerpt from the book, a book trailer, an author bio, and purchase links!

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: Emily's Trial by Natalie Wright

Welcome to a promo of Emily's Trial, the 2nd book in The Akasha Chronicles by Natalie Wright! Thanks, Reading Addiction Blog Tours for hosting this!

Keep reading for the synopsis, author links, and best of all, EXCERPTS from the book!

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 203
Publication Date: Oct 2, 2012
Website: Natalie Wright | Emily's Trial on Goodreads

Synopsis via Goodreads:

Two years ago, Emily's journey began. She learned the ancient magic of her Celtic ancestors, and became a modern Celtic Priestess. The golden torc, forged by faerie hands, is still wound around her arm, fused to her soul. She was entrusted with powerful magic - secret knowledge.

But even a Priestess can feel desire - temptation - and the quest for love. Will passion entice Emily to use her sacred magic in a forbidden way? Can new love take root in a world of nightmares? And will her friendships survive Emily's Trial?

The Journey Continues . . .