Character Madness and Musings

Allied in Strife The Cursed Elves Book Six by Diedra Drake Genre: Fantasy Romance / Mythological Fiction Publisher: Apache Creek Publishing Date of Publication: July 30th, 2021 ISBN: 9798201968410 ASIN: B0964C1SQ5 Word Count: 140,000 The Elves are a disaster. Raymond’s having trouble coping with death and letting go, Priscilla’s drowning in guilt, Nathan’s having a rocky Elf transition, and Nerissa’s dealing with recent trauma. But Itta and Patrick are on the warpath, Clothilde hates being treated like a traitor, the Woods don’t appreciate being ordered to stand down, and a fire Priscilla lit a couple of years ago is primed to explode. And just when everyone might be finding out how to move on, a phone call from Erasmus throws them for a loop. In between, explore the past with a trip to Spanish Florida in 1702, and learn how Priscilla met the first Human she ever loved. Will the past catch up with them all, or can they find a way to end the strife? Amazon        Appl...

The Trueheart Smoke and Mirrors Book 1 by Helene Opocensky Genre: Middle Grade, YA Fantasy How could Corbin possibly do what he was supposed to do? After Corbin’s mother died, Maxim Moritz Grobian took him, penniless orphan that he was, under his wing and taught him the magic that was their heritage. Corbin owed Max everything, and now Max had given him a mission. Corbin was to bring Max's estranged daughter to New York. Lorelei was the only one, Max insisted, that could use the Heartstone, a crystal of phenomenal power, to keep mages safe from the Inquisitors that hunted them and allow mages to finally take their rightful place in the world. A worthy goal, thought Corbin initially, but now that he had actually met Lorelei all he really wanted to do was to run for the hills. Both afraid of hurting her and endangering himself, he needed to stay away from her, not befriend her to do Max’s bidding. Besides, his instructions were more than to just befriend her. He was supposed to make ...

  Illegal by K.J. Gillenwater Genre: Romantic Suspense Alone, desperate, and beautiful. When bullets fly, she must rely on a handsome stranger or face death. Together, they will risk it all for love. Her whole life was a lie… After discovering she was brought to the United States illegally as a young child, Selena Hernandez decides to do the responsible thing and return to Mexico, her country of origin. Selena vows to become a legal immigrant. When she asks for help with a visa at the US Embassy, she meets attractive Wyatt Demko, a helpful embassy employee. But they are surprised to discover shocking details about her past and connections to a notorious drug cartel. Wyatt escaped a painful upbringing in a Wisconsin trailer park for a stable career with the State Department. A chance meeting with Selena reveals an instinctual desire to help. But falling for a beautiful girl with dangerous enemies on her trail complicates his meticulous plans. Wyatt knows he can't afford to trust Sel...

  So...You Want to Write a Book by Christian Warren Freed Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Help WANT TO WRITE A BOOK BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN? The plot—sketchy maybe—is in your head. Now, how do you pull it together into a book? Christian Freed to the rescue with  So . . . You Want to Write a Book , taking you on a helpful and entertaining trip from honing your idea all the way through to making your publishing decisions. This is not your typical “how-to-write” reference book. Rather, it helps you think through your situations, shares ways to improve your writing, and prepares you for the inevitable author frustrations. No two ways about it—after writing more than 25 books himself, Freed knows a thing or two. An award-winning, best-selling author of military fantasy fiction, Freed uses humor, real learning curve experiences, and practical wisdom to guide would-be writers via four easy-to-digest units (and yes, the E word is “edit"): -- That Nagging Idea -- Where the Magic Happens ...

A Thousand Salt Kisses by Josie Demuth (Salt Kisses, #1) Publication date: July 25th 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Starfish Island, a place where the human world and the magic world collide… Seventeen-year-old Crystal White is the new girl on Starfish Island. Dragged to the remote community by her environmental activist father, she is eager to find fun that doesn’t involve touching fish guts or listening to local folklore. During a midnight swim with some new friends, Crystal is pulled out to sea by the waves. Convinced she’s going to drown, Crystal is rescued by Llyr, a handsome stranger. As she searches for him in the following weeks, she finds there may be more truth to the Starfish legends than she thought. Over a sizzling roller-coaster summer, Llyr introduces Crystal to magic she’d only ever dreamed of. But as Crystal comes to love Starfish Island, it begins to drive her family apart. A nearby power plant is devastating local marine life, and her parents are stuck in the mi...

  This is my stop during the blog tour for Bea's Witch by Daniel Ingram-Brown . Bea’s Witch is a ghostly coming of age story. This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours and runs from 21 June till 11 July. See the tour schedule here . Don’t miss the tour wide giveaway at the bottom of this post. Bea's Witch By Daniel Ingram-Brown Genre: Magical Realism/ Contemporary Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: 30 July 2021 The future can be rewritten. On the eve of her twelfth birthday, Beatrice Crosse runs away from her adoptive home only to encounter the ghost of England's most famous prophetess. The witch offers her treasure, but can she be trusted? Bea must wrestle her past to discover the witch’s secret and find her way home. Links: - Goodreads - Bookbub - Amazon - Amazon paperback - Amazon UK - B&N - Kobo - Google Play - Hive - Indiebound - Waterstones Book Trailer You can view the book trailer here on Youtube . Th...