Book Tour with Excerpt and Review: Luna's Veil by Wes Verde

In the depths of despair, Leonard Burton must unravel the eldritch mysteries surrounding his wife's death before he is consumed by the malevolent forces lurking beneath Luna’s Veil...

 

Title: Luna's Veil

Author: Wes Verde

Publication Date: June 29, 2024

Pages: 328

Genre: Horror

Release Blitz: Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne

 

Midnight Whispers by P. Rayne is now live! 

Blog Tour with excerpt and review: This Exquisite Loneliness by Richard Deming

 

Book Tour: The First Girl by Jennifer Chase with interview, excerpt, and review

 

Detective Katie Scott stares in horror at what she and her K9 Cisco have discovered: seven shallow graves, the bodies of young women each wrapped carefully in a blanket and buried in makeshift coffins in a rural area.

Release Bltz: Unleashing Chaos by Crystal J. Johnson & Felicity Vaughn

 

Desideria is looking for true love…

Jace’s heart is shattered and guarded…

Cannon wants everyone to be happy…

Unleashing Chaos, an all-new spicy, forced proximity, fake dating, paranormal romance  from bestselling authors Crystal J. Johnson and Felicity Vaughn is now available!

Book Tour with Guest Post, Review and Giveaway: Deception Is Our Remedy by Alexandra Gavranovic

 

Book Tour with Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway: The Ghosts of Rathalla by Matthew K. Perkins

 

Book Details:

Book Title:  The Ghosts of Rathalla by Matthew K. Perkins
Category:  Adult Fiction (18+),  200 pages
Genre: Epic fantasy
Publisher: Resource Publications
Release date:  February 2024
Content Rating:  PG-13: Some swearing and violence. 

Book Description:

Set in a world that is dominated by a vast desert, two friends are caught in the middle of a civil war. She’s a warrior. He’s a musician. When they discover that the crux of the war is a prophesied newborn baby that one side will do anything to destroy, they become the only people capable of saving the child’s life—all that stands in their way is an active volcano, a barbarian army, and a cunning assassin with motives of his own.

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Guest Post:

Curiosity and Influence

My dad was such a big influence for me when it came to discovering and loving fantasy as a genre. He’s retired now, but he taught middle school language arts for thirty-two years. He read Lord of the Rings for the first time in 1977 and loved it so much that he made it a ritual to reread it once a year thereafter. For many Christmases, my mom gifted my dad a Lord of the Rings calendar for the upcoming year. This was well before the movies, and each calendar had incredible(!!!) artwork by a lot of great artists. Well, my dad saved all this stunning artwork from each calendar, and then, as a teacher, decorated his classroom with it. As a kid, I spent a lot of time in my dad’s classroom—before and after school—waiting for him to finish working so I could get a ride home. In a typical, annoying-kid kind of way, I would get bored, and I would go around the room and point to each picture, What’s this one? What’s this one? What’s this one?

That’s Eowyn battling the Witch-King of Angmar. That’s the fellowship stuck in a storm on Caradhras. That’s Gandalf and the Balrog on the bridge of Khazad-Dum.

Then of course, the follow up questions from me: Who’s Eowyn? Why are they traveling in the mountains with that much snow? What, pray tell, is a BALROG!?

In hindsight, my dad probably just needed to get some papers graded so that we could go home for the day, and the last thing he needed was to answer every question I had about this world I knew nothing about. But he did. He answered every question I had patiently, and thoroughly. And every character, setting, and history, was so exact, and so real in the way that he talked about it. I could tell that he loved it, and it made me love it. I think I loved fantasy before I ever read a word of it.

 

 

My Review:

This one is difficult for me to rate. 

Overall, I was a bit disappointed. This might be a bit spoilery, but I was wondering how anything in the book related to its summary for the first 170 pages of its 191 page length. Only the last 21 pages made sense with most of the summary. 

I found the two characters interesting enough, though I never really came to care for them that much. I didn't feel connected to them or their journey through most of the book. I enjoyed reading the parts that had more action to them and found myself kind of skimming over some of the other parts, especially the historical add-ons.

The last 20 pages made me realize that I was more invested in them then I had realized. While I still wasn't emotionally connected to the characters or with what might happen to them, I still found myself rooting for them and hoping they would have a positive end to their journey. 

I found the writing style interesting. The book didn't have chapters as I am accustomed to. It did have three parts, though I am not sure why. Maybe they were to highlight the different parts of the journey? 

I think I would have to rate this a three star rating. I wanted to know how it ended but I felt no strong emotion about the story or its characters until the very end when I felt a small touch of sadness. I wish there had been another part to it. I found the ending a bit unsatisfying. 

I am not sure who I would recommend this book to. It isn't overly filled with action but has enough to keep it interesting, so I can't say that action lovers will enjoy it. It isn't full of fantastical happenings, so I can't say fantasy lovers should read it. There is no romance or even a mystery. 

I guess I would recommend this to people that enjoy reading about the journey. They travel through some demanding terrain, meet with multiple people, some good, some not, have to fight for their lives against both people and the elements, and they have an interesting travel companion. She was probably my favorite character, and gave me the biggest surprise of the book, and she wasn't even a human!

 

Meet the Author:

Matthew K. Perkins is a proud Wyoming native, where he completed an MA in English Literature from the state’s lone university. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, three sons, and two dogs. He is the author of two novels, 'Saint in Vain' (2018) and 'The Ghosts of Rathalla' (2024).

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Release Blitz: Heart of Night by Angelina J. Steffort

 

Title: Heart of Night (Wings of Ink, 2)

Author: Angelina J. Steffort

Genre: NA Fantasy Romance

Cover Designer: Fantastical Ink

Publication Date: May 31, 2024

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Blog Tour with Review and Excerpt: Holliday by Matthew Di Paoli

Release Blitz: The Accidental Siren by Lexi Blake

The Accidental Siren by Lexi Blake is now live! 

Blog Tour with Excerpt: Till Death by Miranda Lyn

 

“A deliciously sinful experience centered around a show of life and death at the hands of the Maiden.”

Fans of Kerri Maniscalco’s Kingdom of the Wicked and Stephanie Garber’s Caraval will love this story of the Death Maiden’s one chance to defy Death himself, combined with a searing romance that adds an irresistible layer of passion.

Till Death, an all-new romantic fantasy from bestselling author Miranda Lyn is now available!

Not Quite Enlightened Sleuth by Verlin Darrow: Review, Interview

The Not Quite Enlightened Sleuth by Verlin Darrow

Publisher:  The Wild Rose Press (April 8, 2024)
Category: Mystery/Suspense, Murder Mystery, Female Amateur Sleuth
Tour Dates April 22-May 30, 2024
ISBN: 978-1509254194
 Available in Print and ebook, 312 pages

 

Description Not Quite Enlightened Sleuth by Verlin Darrow

A Buddhist nun returns to her hometown and solves multiple murders while enduring her dysfunctional family.

Pre-Order Blitz: The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond

 

 

Title: The Last Lost Girl

Author: Casey L. Bond

Genre: New Adult Fantasy Romance (Peter Pan Retelling)

Editor: Stacy Sanford/ The Girl with the Red Pen

Cover: Melissa Stevens/ The Illustrated Author Design Services

Publication Date: May 3^rd, 2024

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Book Tour with Excerpt and Review: Raising the Dead by Jayne Lisbeth

 Raising the Dead is the journey of a naive young woman who grows to maturity through the love and mentoring of friends, both living and dead.

 

Release Blitz: The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee

 

Blog Tour and review: The Ryder of The Night by Eden Eaves

 

Welcome to the First Kingdom.

The Ryder of the Night, an all-new fated-mates, enemies to lovers, fantasy romance from debut author Eden Eaves is now available!

      

Naked Hardback Cover Reveal: The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond

 

 

Title: The Last Lost Girl

Author: Casey L. Bond

Genre: New Adult Fantasy Romance (Peter Pan Retelling)

Editor: Stacy Sanford/ The Girl with the Red Pen

Cover: @TheFairyFinn

Publication Date: May 3^rd, 2024

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Fast Times Big City by Shelly Frome- Review

Fast Times Big City by Shelly Frome

Publisher:  Boutique of Quality Books (Feb 6, 2024)
Category: Manhattan Mystery
Tour dates: February 26-March 25, 2024
ISBN: ‎ 979-8886330267 Available in Print and ebook, Approx. 330 pages

 

Interview with Shelly Frome, Author of Fast Times Big City

Fast Times Big City by Shelly Frome

Publisher:  Boutique of Quality Books (Feb 6, 2024)
Category: Manhattan Mystery
Tour dates: February 26-March 25, 2024
ISBN: ‎ 979-8886330267 Available in Print and ebook, Approx. 330 pages

 

Cover Reveal: The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne

 

 

Piper Rayne has revealed the gorgeous covers for The One I Left Behind!

Releasing: May 14, 2024

Cover: Hang Le

 

Blog Tour, Excerpt, and Review: Six Moons Seven Gods by Robert A. Walker

 

Welcome to the Six Moons Seven Gods by Robert A. Walker Blog Tour!

 

New Release: Gigi & the Gym Rats by Mona Black

 

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Gigi and the Gym Rats 

Candyverse 2

By Mona Black

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HER: The Flame Tree by Khanh Ha

HER: The Flame Tree by Khanh Ha: On Tour

Publisher:  Gival Press, (October 1, 2023)
Category: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Tour dates: January 16-Feb 23, 2024
ISBN:  978-1940724454
Available in Print and ebook, 280 pages

 

Description HER: The Flame Tree by Khanh Ha

Never For Glory by Lloyd Lofthouse

Never for Glory: Josh Kavanagh Thriller, Book 2 by Lloyd Lofthouse

Publisher: Three Clover Press (June 25, 2023)
Category: Action, Suspense, Thriller, Love Story (but NOT a romance)
Tour dates: January 11-February 22, 2024
ISBN: 979-8988505709
Available in Print and ebook, 293 pages

 

Description Never For Glory by Lloyd Lofthouse

Iron Maiden by J.T. Maicke

Iron Maiden: An Alternate History of the German Empire by J.T. Maicke

Publisher:  DX Varos Publishing, Inc. (October 31, 2023)
Category: Historical fiction, Alternate History
Tour Dates January17-February 23, 2024
ISBN: 978-1955065917
Available in Print and ebook, 411 pages

 

Description Iron Maiden by J.T. Maicke

Release Blitz and Review: Something like Love by Piper Rayne

 

Release Blitz: Blood Weaver by Karina Espinosa

 

 

Title: Blood Weaver

Author: Karina Espinosa

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Cover Designer: Covers by Christian

Publication Date: Jan. 26^th, 2023

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

 

Kiss of Frost and Flame by Ken Czech

Kiss Of Frost And Flame by Ken Czech

Publisher:  Fireship Press, (June 22, 2023)
Category: Historical Fiction, Romance/Action/Adventure, Romance/Historical/Medieval, War & Military
Tour Dates January 15-February 8, 20223
ISBN: 978-1611794113
Available in Print and ebook, 304 pages

Description Kiss of Frost and Flame by Ken Czech

When Defending the Homeland Means Defending Your Heart.