Top 10 Tuesday (1)- Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit

Hi and welcome to my first Top 10 Tuesday post! I've seen this one around the blogosphere for a while now and I've always wanted to participate. So I finally saw a topic that caught my eye and I thought... "Hey why not?" Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

October 14: Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit (whether fictional or real)

1. Sitia and Ixia from Maria V. Snyder's STUDY and GLASS books. This is my favorite high fantasy series of all time and I want to visit these vividly imagined magical lands and of course meet Valek, Janco, Ari, Leif, Yelena, Opal, and all the other characters!

2. Cane from Claire Legrand's WINTERSPELL! This book is one of my favorites of 2014 and the land of Cane is as beautiful as it is dangerous. I would love to visit and maybe party with the fey.

3. The Multiverses from Claudia Gray's A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU! Another favorite of 2014!!!!!! Especially the Russiaverse! It's a rich and opulent version of Russia! I would love to visit the winter palace and also a certain Daca lol. Ooooh the water world would be fun also!

4. Wonderland but not Lewis Carroll's version. I want to go to A.G. Howard's Wonderland from her SPLINTERED Series. Another beautifully written dark and dangerous world. I may get eaten by a plant but hell even though I'm Team Jeb I want to hang out with Morpheus and his fae friends.

5. Beau Rivage from Sarah Cross's BEAU RIVAGE series. A place where fairy tales and curses are real? I love this series and this town and let the fae curse me if it means I'd find my Blue lol.

6. St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. From Robin Bridges KATERINA Series. I have always been fascinated with Russian history and the Romanov Family and add a hint of magic? I'm so there!

7. Sleepy Hollow, NY. I've always wanted to visit this place! I love Washington Irving's story and when I read Jessica Verday's THE HOLLOW series it reminded me that I want to visit. I also love the TV series!

8. Hogwarts from HARRY POTTER. Although I'd rather live there than just go visit.

9. Camelot. From Mary Stewart's ARTHURIAN SAGA. This is one of my all time favorite series and I've always wanted to travel back in time to meet Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere, and the knights of the Round Table.

10. Narnia from C. S. Lewis's THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA series. I've wanted to go there since I was a kid and as an adult it hasn't changed. 


So this is just a bit of my list there's plenty more but I kept it to 10. What about you? What are some places books have made you want to visit?

And come back next week for The Top New Series I Want To Start!

Hugs,
Jaime

Blog Tour- FIREBLOOD by Trisha Wolfe a Deleted Scene and a Giveaway!!

I am really happy to have Trisha Wolfe here today to kick off the FIREBLOOD Blog Tour! Trisha is a dear friend of mine and I was lucky enough to get to beta read this for her in its early stages. And I fell in love with Devlan the minute I met him! I asked for a deleted scene so I get to share that with you today and check out the giveaway below!

Haven't heard of FIREBLOOD? Check it out!

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To save a kingdom, Zara must choose between a prince who could be the answer and a rising rebellion that threatens to take control.

When Zara Dane is chosen to marry Prince Sebastian Hart, son of the man who ordered her father’s capture, Zara knows she must fight to save everything she loves from ruin.

Being betrothed to the prince means a life trapped behind the towering stone walls of the Camelot-forged realm. Under the watchful eye of the prince's first knight, Sir Devlan Capra, changing her future becomes difficult.

When an unlikely rebel reveals the truth about the deadly secrets that fuel King Hart’s twisted world, Zara’s path to rescue her father becomes clouded by deception. The Rebels clear her path by forcing Zara’s hand with an ultimatum: sway Prince Sebastian to join the Rebels, convincing him of his father’s evil nature, or they will take him out.

But Zara is uncertain about a future under the Rebels’ command and where the prince’s heart truly lies. She must decide who to trust, what to believe, and what she’s truly fighting for before the king destroys all of Karm, including her heart.

Now on to the yummy deleted scene!!!

 DELETED SCENE FROM FIREBLOOD BY TRISHA WOLFE

I reach behind my back and unlace my dress, then work it to the ground. My thin slip clings to my body.

          Devlan’s face falls, his mouth parts. “What are you doing?”

          I shrug, innocently. “I can’t fight in all this clothing, remember? And besides, I thought there was a lesson on using my secret weapon coming up.” I wink.

          A full smile takes over his face. The beautiful smile I see so rarely. “You really think you can best me with you skills?” He cocks his head. “My skills far outmatch yours, little Zara.” He yanks his vest and tunic off at the same time.

          I clear my throat. “Nothing I haven’t seen before.”

          His eyebrows shoot up. “Oh? Well then, I’ll remedy that.” He goes to undue his trouser snap.

          My face flushes and I run at him, knocking my shoulder into his chest. “Keep your pants on,” I grunt out. “I’m sure it’s not the first time you’ve heard that.”

          He laughs. “You’ve gotten vulgar in with our training.” 

Love me some Devlan!!!! Thanks Trisha!

About Trisha:

I’m the author of the YA Steampunk DESTINY'S FIRE (Omnific Publishing), ASTARTE'S WRATH NA Historical/Supernatural, and the upcoming YA Utopian FIREBLOOD from Spencer Hill Press, December 2013. My NA Dark Fantasy OF SILVER AND BEASTS and my NA Contemp THE DARKEST PART are available now.

I’m the creator of YA Bound, a promotional site for the Young Adult genre. Also a member of SCWW and The Apocalypsies.

A proud business owner, I'm partnered with my partner, my husband. When I’m not busy doing all of the above, I’m a wife and the mother of a gorgeous teen boy who's the sounding board for my male characters.

Check out the rest of this website TrishaWolfe.com for more on my books and bonus material. Follow me on Twitter @TrishWolfe

Giveaway Details:

1 copy of Fireblood  US only

1 eBook of Fireblood International

1 Fireblood T-Shirt US Only

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/18/2013-  Two Chicks on Books -Guest Post

11/18/2013- Chapter by Chapter- Review

11/19/2013- Bookish- Interview

11/19/2013- K-Books- Review

11/20/2013- Pieces of Whimsy- Review

11/20/2013- Bookish Things & More- Guest Post

11/21/2013- Mostly YA Book Obsessed- Review

11/21/2013- Kindle and Me- Guest Post

11/22/2013- Book Nerds Anonymous- Review

11/22/2013- The Eater of Books!-  Interview

Week Two:

11/25/2013- The Reader's Antidote- Guest Post

11/25/2013- Book briefs- Review

11/26/2013- A Backwards Story- Interview

11/26/2013- Fluttereal Flight- Review

11/27/2013- Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks- Review

11/27/2013- She Dreams in Fiction- Interview

11/28/2013- Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance- Guest Post

11/28/2013- The Demon Librarian- Review

11/29/2013- Fiktshun- Guest Post

11/29/2013- The Cover Contessa- Review

Destined ARC Giveaway

Hi y'all Jaime here!!!! Ok peeps who's excited for the final book in the Wings series??? I'm reading it right now and it awesome! But guess what? The lovely and generous people at Harper Teen sent me two so I'm having a giveaway all you have to do to enter is fill out the rafflecopter form below and good luck!!! And as always I'll send some swag with the book :D