Character Madness and Musings

Check out my stop on the blog tour for The Tales of Tarya series by Rachel Nightingale! Harlequin's Riddle (The Tales of Tarya #1) by Rachel Nightingale Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: June 2017 Odyssey Books The Gazini Players are proud to present For your Edification and Enjoyment Tales of great Joy, and of great Woe Ten years ago, Mina’s beloved older brother disappeared with a troupe of travelling players, and was never heard from again. On the eve of Mina’s own departure with a troupe, her father tells her she has a special gift for story telling, a gift he silenced years before in fear of her ability to call visions into being with her stories. Mina soon discovers that the travelling players draw their powers from a mysterious place called Tarya, where dreams are transformed into reality. While trying to solve the mystery of her brother’s disappearance, she discovers a dark secret to the players’ onstage antics. Torn between finding her bro

THE TRAGIC + DIVINE, Book 1 Young Adult Paranormal Romance Published Date: 11.29.19 2nd Edition Publisher: INtense Publications LLC Alexis Minerva has never been the type to cause trouble. With good grades, and a clean school record, she's on the track to move out of Dixon-a small town with even smaller minded people. But on the night before her 17th birthday, she meets Milo James-a sexy, mysterious angel with a thirst for danger who represents a mother's worst nightmare. From the moment her eyes locked with his, there was an undeniable connection she couldn't shake off. Convinced she'll never see Milo again, Alexis goes back to her mundane world counting down the days until graduation. Then one day, Milo shows up in Dixon unexpectedly rocking the small community. Determined not to follow in her sister's footsteps despite Priscilla's troubled past haunting her every move, Alexis

Gen Alpha-Z  by Various Authors  Genre: Mixed Short Stories Gen Alpha-Z is a powerful little book that packs a massive literary punch. The sequel to the successful debut, The Originals, Gen Alpha-Z is a breath-taking collection of 25 original stories written by talented young writers aged between six and 21 years around the world. These hugely talented authors entered The little BIG Book Competition run by The Lil' Author Skool in 2018-2019. Judged by an independent panel, eight stories selected to be in this new anthology won and a further 16 were chosen as stand-out stories that merited publication. Launching on Universal Children’s Day – 20th November 2019 - #GenAlphaZ is set to be a huge success that showcases the astoundingly high quality of writing by today’s children and teenagers – the next generation of authors are already showing what they’re capable of and it’s incredibly excited for the future of literature! Introducing the freshest voices in original fict

Irrelevant  The Relevance Series Book 1  by Sarah Addison-Fox  Genre: YA Dystopian Romance  Publisher: Double Edged Sword Publishing  Publication Date: June 28, 2019 ☢☣ For fans who loved Divergent comes an action-packed love story celebrating Autism and Neurodivergence that you won't want to put down. ☢☣ Mallory's been hiding who she is for 18 years... But now her terrible secret has been exposed. Branded Irrelevant, Mallory is cut off from everything she knows. Irrelevants are criminals, banished to live in the old city. But in the wasteland between the new city and the old, she stumbles on Cristan. He's bitter, paranoid, and possibly crazy... He may also be right about everything. To survive, Mallory must figure out who to trust, and embrace the behaviour she's been taught to deny. The answers may lie in a place even the most rebellious Irrelevants won't go. "An addictive adventure story with a Jekyll and Hyde flavour." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A

Slippers And Thieves  by Christina Bauer  (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #4) Published by: Monster House Books Publication date: November 26th 2019 Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult Years ago, Elle—never call her Cinderella—escaped her evil step family in order to build a new life for herself in Manhattan. Today, Elle’s awful past is a distant memory. In fact, Elle even attends West Lake Prep, an exclusive high school where regular humans mix with members of the Magicorum, such as fairies, shifters and witches. Although she still must live in hiding from her evil stepfamily, Elle has always found ways to get whatever her heart desires. That is, until Alec Le Charme. Alec is the heir to the Le Charme dynasty of high-end jewelers. He’s also kind, charismatic, has a knee-melting smile. Elle has fallen for him, hard. Unfortunately, thanks to Elle’s evil step family, Alec is absolutely off limits. In fact, if Elle and Alec so much as kiss, it will start a magical ch

Alee by Nicole Loufas  Publication date: November 19th 2019 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Young Adult With just weeks left before her high school graduation, Alee dumps with her sunshine stealing boyfriend in epic fashion – by sleeping with his best friend. Since bad things happen in three, becoming the school slut is just the beginning. A mass shooting steals the life of Alee’s Olympic-bound best friend and a homeless drug addict turns out to be the father who abandoned Alee as a child. With a backpack full of daddy-issues and a bucket list of broken dreams, Alee searches for light at the end of a very dark tunnel. Will the man who broke her, be the one who saves her life? Goodreads / Amazon EXCERPT: Funeral food is like every other party food. Pinwheel sandwiches, mini-meatballs in a brown sauce, wilted salad, and an assortment of cheese and crackers. Laine plucks a cucumber from the tray. He dips it in ranch then shoves it in his mouth with an i

Avoiding the Abyss  by A.C. Ward  (The Abyss Trilogy, #1) Publication date: November 19th 2019 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Young Adult Aubrey has always been told she isn’t special. If only that had remained true. Aubrey grew up as part of the rebel movement, protected but lonely. All she wants is her mother’s love, but without an ability she’s worthless in her mother’s eyes. When she’s captured by the government, Aubrey sees an opportunity to prove her worth. Instead, she realizes that her mother has been withholding many truths. Aubrey experiences an acceptance outside of the rebels that her heart has yearned for, and a discovery. She has an immunity that has never been seen before. But Aubrey isn’t immune, she’s absorbing powers as the key to the Abyss—a portal into the demon realm. Her mother finally sees purpose in her daughter and hopes to use it for her cause. Aubrey isn’t as certain. If she doesn’t gain control of her ability, she’ll open the gateway to h