Forsythia

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Book Details
Author: Emily Costner
Release Date: November 2014
Genre: YA Fantasy

WHAT A FUN STORY!
Told with vivid imagery and great mastery!

Kira happens upon two strangers...a boy who seems out of place and a woman who foretells of her future.

For it seems that an evil force is descending upon the kingdom in the form of the newly betrothed princess...and she is bringing with her a darkness that is overshadowing all the light.

Now, according to legend, it is up to Kira, the chosen one, to find five hidden treasures that will help her overcome this foe.

Battles will be fought~
Dragons will fly~
Sorcery will be used~
Friendships will be forged~
And a journey will be taken~

Can Kira bring back the light before all is lost?

GRAB THIS ONE!
A FANTASTIC BOOK!
A PERFECT FAMILY READ!

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About the Author

I'm a mother of 3 boys and enjoy sewing, writing (of course), and general being creative. I enjoy writing fantasy-romance and children's stories. I love my mountain home and 80's Fantasy Movies... and chocolate... lots of chocolate!

Demon's Heart

Book Details
Author: Emily H. Bates
Release Date: December 2014
Publisher: Sweetwater Books
Genre: YA Fantasy

This is a GREAT adventure story tied in with a TWIST of fantasy!

Rustav has had a terrible childhood and has run hard and fast to escape it.

Taken in by a kind woman and her daughter Rustav feels that he has left his past behind him.

Just as things are starting to look good Rustav must go on the run again.

Knowing that it is his only escape Rustav braves the demon-infested forest....(this was one of my favorite part of the story :)

It is while in this forest that Rustav learns his true identity...

Is he brave enough to face his future or will he run again?

A VERY FUN STORY!

"Saving his people may 

lead Rustav to his own destruction"

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About the Author

Emily H. Bates grew up in Northern California, where she spent much of her young life happily closeted away with a book. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in German Linguistics, married a dashing young man from her study abroad in Germany, and now writes novels in English. She currently resides in Washington with her husband and her very busy daughter.

FUN FACTS ABOUT EMILY

1. I love music and have, at various times of my life, played piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, guitar, organ, and harmonica.

2. I have 13 Harry Potter books on my shelf: the series, an extra book 7, a UK book 7, books 1 and 3 in German, plus Fantastic Beasts and Quidditch Through the Ages.

3. I am incapable of whistling.

4. I'm one of those people who listen to Christmas music all year round.

5. I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid.

6. Therefore, the first "novel" I ever wrote was about kid astronauts going through a wormhole.

7. I've recently developed an obsession with crocheting, and I have totally mastered the magic loop. Sort of.

8. I will only eat bananas if they are properly green and paired with Nutella. Once bananas start getting all yellow and brown, I can't even handle the smell.

9. Sometimes I read the Chicago Manual of Style for fun. Yes, I know.

10. I have brainwashed my daughter well. At a year old, her favorite thing to do is sit in a corner and read books.


(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Uncovering Cobbogoth w/ $25 Amazon or PayPal Giveaway

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Author: Hannah L. Clark

Release Date: May 2014

Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.

Genre: YA Fantasy

Norah Lukens needs to uncover the truth about the fabled lost city of Cobbogoth.

After her archaeologist uncle’s murder, Norah is asked to translate his old research journal for evidence and discovers that his murder was a cover-up for something far more sinister.

When she turns to neighbor and only friend James Riley for help, she realizes that not only is their bitter-sweet past haunting her every step, but James is keeping dangerous secrets.

Can Norah discover what they are before its too late to share her own?

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Praise for Uncovering Cobbogoth
"This book takes you on a wonderful ride, bringing myth and legend to life. The characters are full and flawed, with a sweet romance woven through the adventure." - Annette K. Larsen, author of Just Ella

About the Author
Hannah L. Clark lives with her husband and their son in the Rocky Mountains. She has always known she would be a storyteller. In 2006 she graduated from Utah Valley University with a bachelor’s degree in English and immediately began writing Uncovering Cobbogoth, the first book in a seven book series based on Clark's mythological brain-child, the Icelandic Legend of the Cobbogothians. Clark loves her family, running, mythology, laughing, soulful bluegrass music, road-trips, studying alternative medicine, retro hairdos, and growing things. Like her heroine Norah, she also kind of believes trees have souls, but must clarify (for her parents' sakes) that she was not raised by hippies. ;-)

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The Dreamosphere w/ eBook Giveaway

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Author: Laura Stoddard
Release Date: July 2014
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Genre: YA Fantasy

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR DREAMS?

Struggling with the loss of her sister Gwen takes great solace by escaping into her dreams.

When she starts to have dreamless nights and even periods of memory loss during the day Gwen turns into an angry and bitter person and finds pleasure in making everyone around her miserable.

Then one night Tabitha shows up in her dreams.

Tabitha explains that her dreams are orbs on a big web of dreams...

And someone is destroying Gwen's dream orbs.

Tabitha teaches Gwen how to reach the other reality where her dreamosphere is kept.

Together they seek to find the offender.

Clues are drawn together...

An Edgar Allen Poe poem seems to be a key piece of the puzzle.

But when her friends start to become angry and bitter...are their dream orbs in danger too?

The race is on to find the answers!

A GREAT READ for the whole family!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

A FANTASTIC story of "family, friendship, grief, healing, 

and of course, DREAMS."

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About the Author

Laura Stoddard was born in Idaho and spent her formative years running amok in the great outdoors. She received her bachelors degree in English Literature from Arizona State University. After being rejected from the masters program for creative writing she decided that she didn't need a masters degree to tell her she could write, so she started really dedicating her time to finishing the story she'd started months earlier, with the goal of writing a complete novel, and getting it published. The result is her debut novel, The Dreamosphere, for which her own vivid, bizarre, and incomprehensible dreams provided the inspiration. Laura is an adrenaline junkie and will try anything once--or twice--or maybe three times. She can already check whitewater rafting, going down in a shark cage, and skydiving (three times) off of her list. Oh, and getting Lasik. It was five minutes of terror. She enjoys hiking, rowing, reading classic literature, embarking on new adventures and hobbies, volunteering regularly, and spending time with family. She currently resides in Phoenix, Ariz. You can follow Laura on her WEBSITE.

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Swept Up by the Sea

Book Details

Authors: Tracy & Laura Hickman

Release Date: July 2013

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Genre: YA Fantasy

I LOVED this book!

A LOT of FANTASTIC SCENES, filled with tongue-in-cheek humor, are found in these pages!

OH. SO. GOOD!

If you have read Tales of the Dragon's Bard: Eventide, then you have met our meddling story-teller, Edvard. He is only trying to NOT be eaten by providing wonderful stories for the dragon.

And he especially loves to meddle in stories that involve 'matters-of-the-heart!

So he seduces a poor village girl, Vestia, and arranges a marriage between her and Percival Taylor....But Percival wants to seek his own fortune! (Read my review of Eventide HERE)

A chance meeting between Percival, Madame Zoltana and a deck of cards tells Percival that he must find his destiny at sea! 

How can he become a legendary pirate and win the heart of the beautiful Tuppence, the girl of his dreams...the one that he just met, if no one will let him even near a ship in the port of Blackshore?

And to top that off, the Dragon Bard, along with his scribe, have finally caught up to him in hopes of bringing him back to Eventide. However, Edvard realizes a story might be in the making right here in Blackshore.

Alas, Edvard summons Vestia to come to Blackshore, while Percival finally gets a broken down ship along with a very INTERESTING and HILARIOUS crew!

And what of Tuppence? She is the governors daughter and the first lady of Blackshore. She is suppose to be bred in all of the finest things. However she fancies the forbidden and the scoundrels...

So when she reads a book written by the Dragon's Bard, and runs into Percival who just happens to look just like the pirate in the book, she will do anything to become the love of said pirate...even go so far as to kidnap herself.

When the two women meet, and fight over Percival, he comes to understand "why men go to sea."

Strange characters you will find as you sail along with Percival in hopes of finding treasure and romance! 

It is your destiny to read this book and be "swept up by the sea."

A FUN, FUN READ!
LOVED IT!

About the Authors:

Tracy Hickman is a New York Times best-selling fantasy author who has published more than 40 novels, many of the co-authored with Margaret Weis. He published the first of his solo novels in 1995.

Laura Hickman is credited as the first female designer of a published role-playing game module. Laura and her husband, Tracy wrote and edited the first science fiction movie filmed in space, and a copy of their DNA is currently in orbit on the International Space Station. They are the parents of four children and live in Utah.

Tracy and his wife, Laura have been collaborating on fantastic works of fiction since their marriage in 1977. Together, Tracy and Laura have written role-playing games, screenplays, and works of fiction, including their first co-authored novel in 2004.

(A digital review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Not Your Average Fairy Tale

What a fun story...

A BOY fairy godmother who is trying to GET RID of his wings...

And his "assigned" girl who doesn't want his help...

Together they learn what they truly want...but along the way they have some very funny moments.