A Fantastic, Nine Book, YA Fantasy Giveaway!

Jump in on this YA Fantasy Giveaway!

 Hey Everyone,

Welcome to a fantastic YA Fantasy Giveaway

Here's the guff

We are giving away nine (9!) eBooks and a Kindle Fire to celebrate the launch of #TheLiarsCrown by New York Times bestselling author Abigail Owen.

❤️ In the desert dominion of Aryd, a dynasty of queens is built on lies, the Shadowraith haunts the darkness, and twin princesses–one born to rule, one to forfeit–have secrets to keep...

✨Paste Magazine Pick for Best New YA Books of August 2022!

✨“An addictive, action-packed, scorcher of a read!“ ~Alyson Noël, #1 NYT Bestselling Author

✨You should read this book if you love… enemies to lovers, mistaken identity, a strong but flawed heroine, a darkly brooding and morally gray hero, non-stop action, a huge magical world, scorching romance, intrigue, and sharp fantasy twists!

How to put your name in the hat

1. Fill out the form HERE

2. Entry Rules

Participating readers will be asked to fill out the entry form with the knowledge that by entering, they're agreeing to sign up for all the participating authors' newsletters.


U.S. only to avoid the international complications.


The contest will run Sept 1-30 (ending 11:59pm PT), with winners randomly drawn from the entries.

@abigailowenauthor will draw:


♥️ 27 individual winners of 1 book each from NINE authors


♥️ 1 grand prize winner who'll get all 9 books & a KINDLE FIRE!


🎉Winners announce October 1st!🥳

Participating Authors

@jerri.chisholm #escapingeleven
@linzduga #Roaring
@lindseyfrydman #ProjectA.I.D.E.N.
@maryl_marissac #Haven
@amberinblunderland #Gardenofthorns
@abigailowenauthor #Theliarscrown
@marperezauthor #Theafterlifeoftheparty
@tianawarner #thevalkyriesdaughter
@akwilder #Crownofbones (and for winners that used this link, an additional pre-order for #curseofshadows) email me!

🙏💙💦 

#yafantasy #fantasyromance #youngadultbooks #kindlefire

Good luck, and let me know in the comments if you have read any of these amazing books.

xxKim

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Kim Falconer, currently writing as A K Wilder, has just released Crown of Bones, a YA Epic Fantasy with Curse of Shadows coming out December 6, 2022.

Kim can be found on  AKWilder Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

Throw the bones, read your horoscopes or Raise Your Phantom on the AKWilder.com site 

Galleys, Giveaways, & Special Offers!

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Two of our Supernatural underground authors are having fun with giveaways, net galleys, and special offers currently so we thought we’d share the good news with y’all right here!
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AK Wilder (AKA Kim Falconer’s) eBook Special, Plus NetGalley (Squee!)

For a limited time only, AK Wilder’s  Crown of Bones eBook is on special for $1.99:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N6595NG/

"In a world on the brink of the next Great Dying, no amount of training can prepare us for what is to come...

A young heir will raise the most powerful phantom in all of Baiseen.
A dangerous High Savant will do anything to control the nine realms.
A mysterious and deadly Mar race will steal children into the sea.
And a handsome guide with far too many secrets will make me fall in love.

My name is Ash. A lowly scribe meant to observe and record. And yet I think I’m destined to surprise us all.”
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Curse of Shadows, out December 6th, 2022, is available to reviewers on NetGalley:

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/264373

For fans of epic fantasy with adventure and romance, Curse of Shadows reveals a world of unique magic, breathtaking action, and unforgettable love.
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Amassia teeters on the brink of the next Great Dying.
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The second sun has returned as our Bone Throwers foresaw—casting the nine realms into war.
My name is Ash, and I fell in the battle for Baiseen. But I’m awake now, slowly putting the pieces back together.
My Heir has lost his throne.
My sailor is gone.
And there is an emptiness inside me I can’t explain.
Amid the chaos, someone must collect the original twelve whistle bones from all corners of the world. Marcus is named to lead the cause, but with his volatile phantom, he’ll need diplomacy as much as his sword. And we are not the only ones to seek the bones.
Yet succeed we must.
Because if we don’t, it will be death to all…”

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Helen Lowe’s Giveaway!

To celebrate 85 years of The Hobbit , JRR Tolkien’s legacy, and her own great love of myth, legends, and all things epic fantasy, Helen’s giving away a copy of The Hobbit and The Heir of Night (The Wall Of Night, Book One.)

Entries close at midnight, Monday 15 August (NZ time) and Helen will post the result on her blog on Thursday 25 August.

To enter, just email her at contact[at]helenlowe[dot]info with “Giveaway” in the subject line and your name and contact details in the body of the email.

The full details are on Helen’s blog, here:

The Hobbit, Tolkien’s Legacy, and A Giveaway!

A great opportunity to read, re-read, or gift these fabulous stories to new readers, so enter away!

New look, New Giveaway, same old Violet!

2021: Forced Introspection of your 20' something self

Just taking a break to let you know that the cat is back! After four years in purgatory, I am happy to release for your reading pleasure Diaries of an Urban Panther! Now available in a pretty new Ebook and Paperback format, you can relive Violet Jordan's adventures in Dallas as she learns about her intertwined destiny with a demon rising. 

Now this story might not be a new one to our avid blog readers, but it was very interesting to go back and look at this book from my 40 something eyes at what my 20 something thought was the worst thing in the world. If this book is any indication, I was very into boys, coffee, and building families. 

Which is pretty close to who I am now. Still completely boy crazy (just with a new boy, hello Charlie Cox). I still love coffee. And I still love my blood family and my chosen family as much as I ever have. 

And what is amazing about this book and this blog, is that I have learned a million things since then, and I've tried to document them here on this blog. Things about life and love, and writing. Mostly writing. 

So you could say that these blog posts over the past 11 years have been by own Diaries of an Urban Amanda. 

If you still haven't, you can buy a copy now at any online retailer. Follow this Books2read link to find your favorite vendor.

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY!

And if you are so inclined, you can also enter to win 10 signed copies with a special Violet- approved gift pack! Register on Goodreads (US applicants only 😒) Ends Sept 7th. 

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/330883-diaries-of-an-urban-panther

And if you want a little sneak peek:

Claws and Effect comes out Sept 28th. Pre-Order Here through Books2Read!

Nine Lives of an Urban Panther comes out Oct 26th. Pre-Order HERE through Books2Read!

(and please let me know if those links done work- its a cool new universal link service). 

Until next time, Keep Calm and Drink Coffee. 

Amanda Arista

Author and Human

www.amandaarista.com

Sensational Fantasy Sidekicks Giveaway

Concept Art of Piper from Crown of Bones

 Hey Everyone,

I'm excited to say that Crown of Bones is on a BookBub special and going for $0 for the next seven days. Jump on over to  Bookbub and select your favourite eBook formate. I so appreciate the support.

And meanwhile, to launch my series of posts for the rest of the year, I'm letting Piper - orange-robe of Baiseen, lead the way. 

Piper is an orange-robe (high level) healer savant who raises a phantom in the form of a two-headed snake. Her job in the company is to heal, boost strength and endurance and restore the other party members. She is also trained in hand-to-hand and stands as a strong ally in any fight.

In some ways, Piper is the heart of the company, giving of herself to sustain and care for everyone else. As a healer, she makes no distinction between savant, non-savant, friend, foe, animal, plant or even coral reef when asked for help. She’s ready to do what she can.

With her passionate relationship to the caller/alter savant, Samen, another member of the company, and her enormous store of medicinal knowledge and lore, Piper is always a joy to write. 

She’s the moral compass of the group (along with Ash) and represents a powerful female character who, though kickass in her combat skills, doesn’t leverage stereotypical masculine traits to get the job done. Her power comes from belief in herself, something she doesn’t have to prove to anyone, ever. It is always within.

Let me know what you think of her when you read Crown of Bones, and tell me about your favourite sidekick characters.

Comments always welcome.

xxKim

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Kim Falconer, writing YA Fantasy as A K Wilder, is the author of Crown of Bones, book #1 in the Amassia Series. The sequel, Curse of Shadows, is due for release in June 2022.

Kim can be found on  AKWilder Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

You can Throw the Bones, read your monthly horoscopes or Raise Your Phantom on the AKWilder.com site or just drop a comment to chat. See you there!

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A little night musings

Year of Genesis: Giveaways and Ghouls

I think y'all already know how much I love Halloween. The Arista house already has its decorations up, the Bean has selected her costume, and I've got the movie marathons lined up. Not even CoVid is going to stop me celebrating the one holiday of the year that is made for spooky little girls like me. I like to call it the one time of the year that I feel normal.

So with this Year of the Genesis, I thought I'd do something that might generate a little goodwill: share a bit of THE TRUTH ABOUT NIGHT and give away a few copies! Five print copies are available to cuddle up with on a dark night. The Goodreads giveaway is open Oct 1-15 in time to get the read for Halloween! 

Click here to enter!

And just in case you need a little more instant creepiness to get you through the day, below is part of The Truth about Night, available everywhere!

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From the layout, there was only one more room to explore, the bedroom. I knew the truth about what I
was going to find in the bedroom. Had smelled the garlic of decay when I’d walked in the door.

One foot in front of the other, I made my way toward the back of the apartment. Rafe’s heat pressed against me as he followed closely.

It was on the bed, tangled up in sheets like a rowdy night gone wrong. From the doorway, I could make out a foot and maybe an elbow sticking out from under the white sheet with yellow flowers. Someone had covered up the body.

“Stay here,” I whispered to Rafe.

I took another step into the bedroom. Morning light slipped through the windows, and I was glad that no shadows hid in the corners. With one more step, I stood at the end of the bed. I reached toward sheet, but Rafe came to stop my hand.

“I’ve seen dead bodies before,” I assured him.

“What about evidence? What about—”

“I need to know if it’s Benny.”

He pressed his lips together and released my arm, standing next to me, shoulder to shoulder, a united front against the dead, against what might be under that sheet.

I rummaged around in my bag for a glove and pulled out the familiar blue latex.

An arch formed in Rafe’s brow.

“I’ve seen dead bodies before,” I repeated as I snapped the gloves on.

I slowly reached to pull the sheet from the bed. It wasn’t what I expected.

I’d seen dead bodies before. I’ve seen them freshly bloodied. I’d seen them bloated and floating and spread out across the highway like jam. But I’d never seen anything like this.

It was an experiment human beef jerky. The skin was tanned and dried—all of the moisture completely drained from it. The dress seemed starched, then freeze dried to the figure. The arms jutted out to form sharp angles and her legs were splayed wide, but feet touching. The lips peeled back from white teeth. But the hair was perfect. Long, dark hair splayed out against the pillow made her look like she was peacefully floating in water, like driftwood.

Rafe flinched. He had not seen as many dead bodies as I had, but still knew this was unholy. 

“What’s wrong here?” he asked, easing into our natural pattern of professor and journalist. 

“Everything.”

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Hope you guys enjoy and keep on being Spooky!!

Amanda Arista

Author, The Merci Lanard Files & Diaries of an Urban Panther

www.amandaarista.com

Insta&Twitter: @pantherista