Character Madness and Musings

Title: Angel of Song (Angels of London: Book 2)  Author: L.L. Hunter  Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance  Cover Designer: KILA designs Publication Date: Mar. 31st, 2018  Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR After failing to stop Samson and his demon army from taking over the world, Gabe, Melody and their friends know they have another battle on their hands. Trying to hold back the wave of demon souls has taken its toll on Gabe. While being forced to rest and recover, he and Melody grow closer. During an intimate training session at a safe haven, Gabe and Melody cross paths with someone from Gabe’s past. But, when the meeting goes horribly wrong, and Gabe is kidnapped, Melody begins to doubt her abilities as a guardian angel. She must learn to forgive herself if she is to save Gabe. In the second instalment of the Angels of London series, Melody needs to find herself before she can find Gabe. After all, she never expected to fall fo...

Going Places Kathryn Berla Published by: Amberjack Publishing Publication date: March 20th 2018 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Everyone had high expectations for Hudson Wheeler. His fourth grade teacher even wrote to his parents that Hudson was “ going places .” But everything went downhill after his father died on the battlefield of Iraq one year later. Now facing his senior year of high school without his two best friends by his side and with his teacher’s letter still haunting him, Hudson seizes homeschooling as an opportunity to retreat from the world. What happens during this year will prove to be anything but a retreat, as Hudson experiences love and rejection for the first time and solves the painful mystery of the “girl in the window”—an apparition seen only by the WWII vet whose poignant plight forces Hudson out of the comfort zone of boyhood. Going Places is a peek into what male adolescence looks like today for those who don’t follow traditional paths as they strive to...

Sympath (The Sentinels of Eden #3) by  Carolyn Denman Genre: Clean YA Fantasy Release Date: March 2018 Annie has grown up knowing she is destined to meet her soul mate. He will always remain close to her. He will always know exactly where she is, and how she’s feeling. He’ll guard and protect her. At least, until she produces the next heir to her Cherubim line. There has to be a way to avoid this supernatural stalker. And she is not a prize-winning ewe. Determined to find her own identity before becoming bonded to her Guardian, Annie does everything she can to keep him at a distance – until her partner Cherub, Harry, dredges up the mystery of his parents’ deaths and triggers unwanted attention from an organised crime syndicate. Now all three of them need to do whatever it takes to save Harry’s farm, solve the mystery of the missing ruby necklace, and keep anyone from finding the hidden Paradise it came from. Add to Goodreads Previous Books in the Series (...

Dragon Raider by Ava Richardson Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: March 28th 2018 Will adapting to a changing world make one young woman lose touch with where she came from? Far from the kingdom of Torvald, on the Western Isles near the coast, Sea Dragons rule the skies. Lila is the daughter of the Raider leader, destined to take his place one day aboard their plundering ships. Her people value only what shiny trinkets they can get their hands on, but she aspires to much more than that: Lila wants the Raiders to become Dragon Mercenaries, dragon riders who help protect merchant fleets and navies from attack. Her father Kasian is skeptical, but a young monk named Danu—with a quest of his own—comes bearing a prophecy claiming that Lila is the lost heir of Roskilde, a born Dragon Rider. With Danu’s guidance, Lila finds the unruly dragon she’s destined to bond with—but the mismatched pair soon learn that much more than just their futures is at stake. Add to Goodreads Bu...

Crossing the Line by Ellen Wolfson Valladares Genre: YA Magical Realism Release Date: March 6th 2018 WiDo Publishing Laura, who died thirty years ago, enlists the help of a tenacious high school reporter named Rebecca, who is very much alive. Rebecca, although skeptical and conflicted by her supposed encounters with a spirit, determines to learn the truth about Laura’s tragic death. As the clues unravel and their worlds collide, Rebecca finds herself at a dangerous crossroads. Laura, now pulled back into everything she left behind when she died – her old high school and memories of her life and death—has been in training for this exact moment. And nothing means more to her than succeeding at her assignment. It is her one chance to make sure that what happened her does not happen to anyone else, and especially not to her new friend, Rebecca. Add to Goodreads Buy Links  Amazon Guest by by Ellen Wolfson Valladares Crossing the Line - Inspira...

Ouroboros Genevieve Iseult Eldredge (Circuit Fae #2) Published by: Monster House Books Publication date: March 27th 2018 Genres: LGBTQ+, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Syl’s a princess of the fair Fae. Her girlfriend Rouen is a princess of the dark Fae. Mortal enemies. Girlfriends. Relationship status: It’s Complicated All introverted geek girl Syl Skye wants is to get close to her girlfriend. But when you can kill with a simple touch, a normal date night’s not really in the cards. As it happens, Syl is also a sleeper-princess of the fair Fae. Last year after a freak accident, her power Awakened, granting her white flame to purify the darkness. Rouen Rivoche is that darkness—a dark Fae princess whose power to bewitch mortals is as terrifying as the violet lightning she controls. Rouen is Syl’s total opposite. Her mortal enemy. She’s also Syl’s beloved girlfriend. And even though they joined forces to defeat the evil Circuit Fae who harnessed the killing magic in tec...

Can Dreams Come True? Krysten Lindsay Hager Publication date: March 20th 2018 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Cecily has always had a huge crush on singer Andrew Holiday and she wants to be an actress, so she tags along when her friend auditions for his new video. However, the director isn’t looking for an actress, but rather the girl next door—and so is Andrew. Cecily gets a part in the video and all of Andrew’s attention on the set. Her friend begins to see red and Cecily’s boyfriend is seeing green—as in major jealousy. A misunderstanding leaves Cecily and her boyfriend on the outs and Andrew hopes to pick up the pieces as he’s looking for someone more stable in his life than the models he’s dated. Soon Cecily begins to realize Andrew understands her more than her small-town boyfriend—but can her perfect love match really be her favorite rock star? Goodreads / Amazon Are you a book blogger? Sign up for the blog tour here ! Excerpt I started t...

  Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale Molly Lazer Publication date: March 20th 2018 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Nora knows three things: she is a servant, her parents are dead, and she lives in the kitchen house with her adoptive family. But her world is torn apart when she discovers that her birth father has always been right there, living in the house she serves. This discovery leads Nora to more questions. Why was she thrown in an ash-covered room for asking about her father? Why is a silver-bladed knife the only inheritance from her birth mother? Why is magic forbidden in her household—and throughout the province of the Runes? The answers may not be the ones Nora hoped for, as they threaten a possible romance and her relationship with the adoptive family she loves. With the announcement of a royal ball, Nora must decide what she is willing to give up in order to claim her stolen birthright, and whether this new life is worth losing her family—and herself. Goodreads / A...