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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Blog Tour- HAVEN REALM Box Set by Mila Young With An Excerpt & Giveaway!



I am happy to be hosting a stop on the blog tour for HAVEN REALM Box Set by Mila Young! I have an excerpt to share with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!

About The Book:



Title: HAVEN REALM Box Set
Author: Mila Young
Pub. Date: February 11, 2019
Publisher: Mila Young
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 813
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon

Mila Young's 3 Reverse Harem Fairy Tale Retellings in a box set!

Hunted (A Haven Realm Novel)

Little Red Riding Hood. Three Big Bad Wolves. A Poisonous Scheme.

Scarlet, a healer, lives nestled in the forest surrounded by humans on one side and wolves on the other. But when a rogue wolf attacks her, she's rescued by another pack and taken deep into their den to perform her healing magic on an injured Alpha.

The wolves in the forest are under threat from a mysterious affliction, and Scarlet is the only hope they have left. Faced with a mixed pack of threatened shifters, Scarlet must use her wits and magic to survive and unravel the strange affliction now affecting the wolves... All while trying to navigate an overpowering attraction to not just one, but three of the Alphas.

Witches, wolves, magic and love intertwine in an exciting mystery that finds its own, unique, 'Happily Ever After.'

Note: Each book in the Haven Realm series is a standalone book.

Cursed (A Haven Realm Novel)

Beauty and the Four Beasts. A Deadly Curse. A Fallen Kingdom.

With magic banned in the human realm, Bee, a powerful witch, has had to offer her services in secret. When a request to break a curse comes from the dangerous mountains and royal bear shifters, Bee is hesitant, but winter is coming and funds are tight.

At the castle, Bee finds things are not quite what she was led to believe. The curse Bee is meant to break has reached its zenith, siphoning off the Prince's life while preventing him from controlling his shifting abilities. He is volatile, angry, and far stronger than she had imagined. His brothers, who commissioned her, present her with a challenge - fix it, or lose everything.

Soon the curse is spreading throughout the castle, taking brother alike. It's a race against the clock, buffeted by dark magic, intrigue, and a strange attraction that has her looking at the four brothers in a new light.

Note: Each book in the Haven Realm series is a standalone book.

Entangled (A Haven Realm Novel)

Tangles of death, danger, and monsters. Rapunzel and her sexy shifters must escape a witch’s vengeance.

At the age of eight, Elliana lost her father, her future, and her freedom in exchange for eternal captivity. Not to mention unimaginably long hair.

Trapped in a tower by a magical gargoyle, Elliana chances a few daring and ill-fated escapes in search of a powerful, hidden weapon, which could free her and kill the stone creature once and for all. But to do that, she must summon a sly dragon shifter, a ferocious lion shifter with way too much baggage, and a devious tiger shifter. But the witch who hexed her is returning to finish Elliana. Can she save herself and the heroic three shifters she’s slowly losing her heart to before they all die?

Dragons, lions, magical hair and love merge in this heart-wrenching tale that finds its own, unique, 'Happily Ever After.'

Note: Each book in the Haven Realm series is a standalone book






Now on to the excerpt!


ENTANGLED

“Keep quiet, Princess,” he mumbled to himself, waving me off with a hand as he scanned the forest. He didn’t see me as a threat at allmerely treated me as an inconvenience. Who the hell was this man to come into my home and walk all over me?

Fire hit my chest. “How dare you talk to me like that?” I marched up to him and kicked the back of his knee.

That’s it. Take him down.

He groaned and fell forward, his arms flaying outward for balance to avoid falling out the window.

When he dropped to his knees, I lunged after him and swung my blade, pressing it to his throat. “Speak,” I hissed in his ear. “Because I’m crazy, you know, so my knife might slip.”

“You’re a wannabe princess in a tower, and you have no idea who you’re dealing with.” His gravelly voice littered my skin with goosebumpsnot from fear, but from just how rousingly sexy he sounded. Fine. I had a problem with husky male voices. They were my weakness big time.

“Why are you here and who are you?” I demanded.

Another loud sigh from him.

“Hurry up and answer,” I said.

Stop wasting time. Just jab once and toss him outside. Easy.

“What’s wrong with you? You tell me to stab everyone lately.”

In a flash, Mr. Handsome grasped my knife-wielding hand and wrenched me forward in the time it took him to leap to his feet.

I cried out as I lurched forward, except his grip never loosened. He yanked me back around, and I crashed into his rock-hard chest.

My breaths expelled, but he already walked me backward at a brisk pace and pinned me to the wall on the other side of the window. Electricity ignited in the pit of my stomach.

I gasped and writhed under him, but he held on to me, and I might as well have been trapped between two boulders. Yet something roused within mesomething thrilling and provoking. The way his eyes pierced into me left me curious to understand who exactly this man was. Why I found myself strangely attracted to him when any normal person would have thrown him out the window for trespassing in their home. But I couldn’t toss him to the gargoyle outside my tower. Not when his fingers pressed into my arms, his body plastered against mine, and his breaths sped up.

“My name’s Reed.” He kept his voice low, as if afraid someone would hear him outside while he wrested the blade from my hand and tossed it to the floor.

I sizzled with heat at being so close to him, though it wasn’t as if I hadn’t been with a man. In the past few years, I’d explored the opposite sex, their manliness, how they stirred something raw within me, and I even dated one for a while. His name was Gage, and I still pined for him. He had been deliciously exciting, but it didn’t work out because I couldn’t tell him where I lived, or why I could only meet him at the night.

He’d once followed me home, and I freaked out. I’d screamed at him to never visit my place. I’d broken it off, terrified of what could have happened. Telling him about the gargoyle wasn’t an option because he’d confront the creature and end up dying.


But now with Reed towering over me and his body wedged up against mine, a spark within rallied forward, and I pushed aside my worries for a few moments. I couldn’t stop myself from wondering what it would be like to touch all his muscles. My body trembled beneath him while my head screamed to get the hell out of there.



About Mila:

Bestselling Author, Mila Young tackles everything with the zeal and bravado of the fairytale heroes she grew up reading about. She slays monsters, real and imaginary, like there's no tomorrow.



By day she rocks a keyboard as a marketing extraordinaire. At night she battles with her might pen-sword, creating fairytale retellings, and sexy ever after tales. In her spare time, she loves pretending she's a mighty warrior, walks on the beach with her dogs, cuddling up with her cats, and devouring every fantasy tale she can get her pinkies on.



Giveaway Details:
1 Winner will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card, International.





Tour Schedule:
Week One:
2/11/2019- Kelly P's BlogExcerpt

2/12/2019- BOOK BRIEFSReview
2/12/2019- BookHoundsExcerpt

2/13/2019- Owl Always Be ReadingExcerpt
2/13/2019- K.L. Knovitzke AuthorExcerpt
2/13/2019- Books a Plenty Book Reviews- Review

2/14/2019- HauntedbybooksReview

2/15/2019- DJREADSBOOKSReview
2/15/2019- AbooktropolisReview


Week Two:
2/18/2019- Julia SwoonsReview
2/18/2019- JB's Bookworms with Brandy MulderSpotlight

2/19/2019- Good Choice ReadingSpotlight
2/19/2019- Two Chicks on BooksExcerpt
2/19/2019- Love in a time of Feminism- Excerpt

2/20/2019- The Reading Corner for AllReview
2/20/2019- Don't Judge, ReadExcerpt

2/21/2019- Stormy Vixen's Book ReviewsReview
2/21/2019- Down The Rabbit HoleSpotlight

2/22/2019- D Books and ReviewsReview
2/22/2019- Smada's Book SmackExcerpt
2/22/2019- Adventures Thru Wonderland- Review

Monday, January 7, 2019

Pre-Order Campaign- STAIN by A.G. Howard

Hello! We are just ONE WEEK away from the release of Stain by A.G. Howard. I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this one. There is a pretty great pre-order deal going on so I wanted to spotlight it here for you. Check out this awesomeness!!!


About the Book:



A high-fantasy gothic fairytale inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea.

Once upon a nightmare, her fairy tale begins…

After Lyra—a princess incapable of speech or sound—is cast out of her kingdom of daylight by her wicked aunt, a witch saves her life, steals her memories, and raises her in an enchanted forest … disguised as a boy known only as Stain. Meanwhile, in Lyra’s rival kingdom, the prince of thorns and night is dying, and the only way for him to break his curse is to wed the princess of daylight, for she is his true equal. As Lyra rediscovers her identity, an impostor princess prepares to steal her betrothed prince and her crown. To win back her kingdom, save the prince, and make peace with the land of the night, Lyra must be loud enough to be heard without a voice, and strong enough to pass a series of tests—ultimately proving she’s everything a traditional princess is not.




About the A.G.:


International and NYT best-selling author, Anita Grace Howard, lives in the Texas panhandle. She is most at home weaving the melancholy and macabre into settings and scenes, twisting the expected into the unexpected. She’s inspired by all things flawed, utilizing the complex loveliness of human conditions and raw emotions to give her characters life, then turning their world upside down so the reader’s blood will race.

Married and mother of two teens (as well as surrogate mom to two Guinea pigs and one Labrador retriever), Anita divides her days between spending time with her family and plodding along or plotting on her next book.


When she’s not writing, Anita enjoys rollerblading, biking, snow skiing, gardening, and family vacations that at any given time might include an impromptu side trip to an 18th century graveyard or a condemned schoolhouse for photo ops.


Pre-order Campaign:



Pre-order Stain and receive a limited-edition swag pack and the never-before-told backstory to Splintered’s Morpheus! All you have to do is pre-order A.G. Howard’s forthcoming book from your favorite retailer. Details and the form for submitting your pre-order can be found here. See what the author had to say about it here.

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Blog Tour- CINDERELLA'S INFERNO by F.M. Boughan An Interview & Giveaway


Hey everyone! I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for CINDERELLA'S INFERNO by F.M. Boughan! 

I have an interview with F.M. to share with you today! And make sure to enter the giveaway below!


Haven't heard of CINDERELLA'S INFERNO? Check it out!



Title: CINDERELLA'S INFERNO (Cinderella, Necromancer #2)
Author: F.M. Boughan
Pub. Date: May 28, 2018
Publisher: Month9Books
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 324
Find it: GoodreadsAmazonB&NiBooksTBD
Purity cannot abide the darkness.

It’s been two years since Ellison defeated her stepsisters and sent her evil stepmother back into the Abyss.

Though she’s learning to control her dark magic and has spent time traveling with Prince William and bringing peace to the kingdom, one fact remains. She is a necromancer and he is a paladin of light. And so, the king refuses to give his blessing for them to marry.

To appease his father, William has begun to avoid her. But when even her younger brother Edward grows distant, Ellison learns her mother’s spirit has been visiting Edward in secret, threatening to overwhelm him with her own loneliness and longing. When Ellison accidentally touches her mother’s spirit, her tainted touch condemns her mother’s spirit to eternal damnation.

Ellison resolves to descend into hell to save her mother’s soul and bring her physical body back to the world of the living. William hopes this good deed will bring Ellison into favor and finally allow them to be wed.

But the journey through hell is fraught with peril. Temptations abound and the demons Ellison sent back to the Abyss are thirsty for revenge.

Evil cannot be defeated without sacrifice—but when that sacrifice means choosing between the ones Ellison loves and her very own life, how far is she willing to go to make her family whole again?
Now on to the interview!

Hey Faith!! First I want to say welcome back to Two Chicks on Books I’m glad you could stop by for a chat! CINDERELLA’S INFERNO was freaking AWESOME and I can’t wait for everyone to read it!

For the readers: can you tell us a little bit about the events leading up to CINDERELLA’S INFERNO and the characters?

If you haven’t read Cinderella, Necromancer, go do that before tackling Cinderella’s Inferno! It provides all the necessary background for the second book, which opens two years after the closing events in book one. During those two years, Ellison and William have been traveling the kingdom (and elsewhere) killing demons and fighting evil. Although they’re promised to each other, the kingWilliam’s fatherhasnt allowed the wedding to take place yet, so the book opens with a lot of frustration and unresolved emotional conflict that sets the stage for the events that follow.

So what’s next for you? What are you working on now?

I’m working on another YA novel, but I can’t say much about it just yet. It’s very different from the Cinderella duology, though! And it’s not a retelling.

Were any of the characters in the book inspired by people from your real life?

Not unless you count Hund being inspired by the various dogs I’ve met throughout my life which I guess is pretty accurate, all things considered.

Who was your favorite character to write? What about your least favorite?

I love animals, so I loved including a dog in this book as a regular character. It was fun to have him interact and help out along the way! My least favorite would probably be Will’s friends. They don’t have a lot of page time, so I didn’t get much of a chance to develop them, though I did like being able to bring back almost all the familiar faces from the first book.

What is your favorite passage/scene in CINDERELLA’S INFERNO?

Spoilers! I actually can’t say without giving away some of the major twists. All I’ll say is it happens on a riverbank, and it’s a moment of significant character development for Ellison.

What kind of research did you have to do for the story?

For this book, I read through the version of Dante’s Inferno that is referenced in the historical notes, as well as read several books of essays on the poem, the time period, and hundreds of pages of commentary. I wanted to make sure I captured the spirit of Dante’s work within the folds of the story I wanted to tell.

Who is your ultimate book boyfriend?

I don’t really do book boyfriends, so how about an ultimate book best friend! I’d love to hang out with Luna Lovegood for a day, but I realize that’s a bit of a cop-out answer because who wouldn’t? My next choice would be Basra from Shadow Run.

What inspired you to write YA?

I think it just felt like a natural fit for the stories I wanted to tell. It wasn’t a conscious decision so much as it simply happened as I planned out my plots and characters.

Lightening Round Questions

What are you reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re dying to read?

I’m currently reading Tell Me No Lies by A.V. Geiger, the sequel to Follow Me Back.

What Hogwarts House would the Sorting Hat place you in?

I’m 100% a Ravenclaw! I have a lot of Ravenclaw merch haha.

Twitter or Facebook?

Instagram!

Favorite Superhero?

Dark Phoenix. Who I realize is actually kind of a villain, but it’s all about 
perspective

Favorite TV show?

I Am Not a Robot, which is possibly the most perfect show ever made from beginning to end.

Sweet or Salty?

Sweet!

Any Phobias?

Thalassophobia!

Song you can’t get enough of right now?

“Anpanman” from BTS

2018 Movie you’re most looking forward to?

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Im SUCH A SUCKER for dinosaur movies! XD


Thanks so much Faith for answering my questions! I can’t wait for everyone to read CINDERELLA’S INFERNO!



About F.M. Boughan:
F.M. Boughan is a bibliophile, a writer, and an unabashed parrot enthusiast. She can often be found writing in local coffee shops, namely because it’s hard to concentrate with a cat lying on the keyboard and a small, colorful parrot screaming into her ear. Her work is somewhat dark, somewhat violent, somewhat hopeful, and always contains a hint of magic.

You can follow Faith on Twitter (@FaithBoughan) for plenty of flailing about food (she likes to cook!), TV shows (she watches too many), and world dance (did you know she's been performing & instructing in Bollywood-style dance for over 8 years?).

Or catch her on Facebook where she just might post pictures of her adorable cat & bird... among other things.

F.M. Boughan is represented by Bill Contardi of Brandt & Hochman


Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card.
a Rafflecopter giveaway




Tour Schedule:

Week One:
6/11/2018- Dorky Girl and SkeletorExcerpt
6/11/2018- Writer of WrongsReview

6/12/2018- Book BriefsInterview
6/12/2018- Book-o-CrazeSpotlight

6/13/2018- For the Lover of BooksReview
6/13/2018- Books a Plenty Book ReviewsSpotlight

6/14/2018- Lauren is ReadingReview
6/14/2018- A Gingerly ReviewExcerpt

6/15/2018- Book-KeepingGuest Post
6/15/2018- RhythmicBooktrovertSpotlight

Week Two:
6/18/2018- Zach's YA ReviewsReview
6/18/2018- Rattle the StarsSpotlight

6/19/2018- Bluestocking BookwormReview
6/19/2018- A Dream Within A DreamExcerpt

6/20/2018- books are loveReview
6/20/2018- Here's to Happy EndingsExcerpt

6/21/2018- Blushing BibliophileReview
6/21/2018- Two Chicks on BooksInterview

6/22/2018- BookroomreviewsGuest Post

6/22/2018- Tales of the Ravenous ReaderGuest Post

Grab Book 1 now!

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Release Week Blitz- CINDERELLA'S INFERNO by F.M. Boughan With An Excerpt & Giveaway!


I am so excited that CINDERELLA'S INFERNO by F.M. Boughan is available now and that I get to share the news!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author F.M. Boughan be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $10 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of F.M. and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.



About The Book:

Title: CINDERELLA'S INFERNO (Cinderella, Necromancer #2)
Author: F.M. Boughan
Pub. Date: May 28, 2018
Publisher: Month9Books
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 324
Find it: GoodreadsAmazonB&NiBooksTBD

Purity cannot abide the darkness.

It’s been two years since Ellison defeated her stepsisters and sent her evil stepmother back into the Abyss.

Though she’s learning to control her dark magic and has spent time traveling with Prince William and bringing peace to the kingdom, one fact remains. She is a necromancer and he is a paladin of light. And so, the king refuses to give his blessing for them to marry.

To appease his father, William has begun to avoid her. But when even her younger brother Edward grows distant, Ellison learns her mother’s spirit has been visiting Edward in secret, threatening to overwhelm him with her own loneliness and longing. When Ellison accidentally touches her mother’s spirit, her tainted touch condemns her mother’s spirit to eternal damnation.

Ellison resolves to descend into hell to save her mother’s soul and bring her physical body back to the world of the living. William hopes this good deed will bring Ellison into favor and finally allow them to be wed.

But the journey through hell is fraught with peril. Temptations abound and the demons Ellison sent back to the Abyss are thirsty for revenge.

Evil cannot be defeated without sacrifice—but when that sacrifice means choosing between the ones Ellison loves and her very own life, how far is she willing to go to make her family whole again?


About Book 1:
Title: CINDERELLA NECROMANCER
Author: F.M. Boughan
Pub. Date: September 5, 2017
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC
Pages: 324
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Find it: AmazonB&N,  iBooksTBDGoodreads

CINDERELLA,NECROMANCER is CHIME meets ANNA, DRESSED IN BLOOD and was inspired by a real medieval grimoire of necromancy from 15th-century Germany.

Ellison lost her mother at an early age. But since then, her father has found love again. He’s happy and doesn’t quite notice that Ellison does not get along with his new wife or her mean daughters.

When Ellison discovers a necromantic tome while traveling the secret passages of her father’s mansion, she wonders if it could be the key to her freedom.

Until then, she must master her dark new power, even as her stepmother makes her a servant in her own home. And when her younger brother falls incurably ill, Ellison will do anything to ease his pain, including falling prey to her stepmother and stepsisters’ every whim and fancy.

Stumbling into a chance meeting of Prince William during a secret visit to her mother’s grave feels like a trick of fate when her stepmother refuses to allow Ellison to attend a palace festival.

But what if Ellison could see the kind and handsome prince once more? What if she could attend the festival? What if she could have everything she ever wanted and deserved by conjuring spirits to take revenge on her cruel stepmother?

As Ellison’s power grows, she loses control over the evil spirits meant to do her bidding. And as they begin to exert their own power over Ellison, she will have to decide whether it is she or her stepmother who is the true monster. 
Exclusive Excerpt
William’s panic was plainly engraved across his features. “I won’t let them do this to you. You’re my betrothed. You belong here in the palace, by my side, not shackled in the dungeon.”

He should have known as well as I did that a prison couldn’t hold me, but seeing the disgust on his father’s face … well, there was a greater plot at play than I understood, and I didn’t want William to suffer even more for my sake than I already asked of him.

“It’s all right.” I released my conjured spirit, permitting its return beyond the veil. It slipped through a seam in the air and the soldiers didn’t waste a moment before placing the restraints around my wrists.

“I’ll have you out as fast as I can,” William said, placing a chaste and yet defiant kiss on my forehead. He lingered, and so in my own surge of defiance—oh, my damnable soul, I cannot explain why I do these things—I lifted my head to slide my mouth upon his. His lips were soft and tasted of sweet wine, and I felt him press against me without hesitation.

It had been so long. I wished to sink into the earth with him then and there and remain that way for all time, but gasps arose from the assembled guests and a tug at my sleeve pulled us apart. The soldiers had grasped my shoulders and arms to drag me from William, who watched, still stricken and unable to calm his emotions, as I was pulled from the Great Hall.

As the doors swung closed behind me, my mother’s face came once again to mind. Without William, I wouldn’t be able to help her. I would never see her again, and she might spend all eternity enduring new tortures—horrors unimaginable, paying for sins she did not commit—alongside the most abhorrent dregs of humanity.

I could not allow it. How much was I willing to give?

About F.M. Boughan:

F.M. Boughan is a bibliophile, a writer, and an unabashed parrot enthusiast. She can often be found writing in local coffee shops, namely because it’s hard to concentrate with a cat lying on the keyboard and a small, colorful parrot screaming into her ear. Her work is somewhat dark, somewhat violent, somewhat hopeful, and always contains a hint of magic.

You can follow Faith on Twitter (@FaithBoughan) for plenty of flailing about food (she likes to cook!), TV shows (she watches too many), and world dance (did you know she's been performing & instructing in Bollywood-style dance for over 8 years?).

Or catch her on Facebook where she just might post pictures of her adorable cat & bird... among other things.

F.M. Boughan is represented by Bill Contardi of Brandt & Hochman


Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card.




a Rafflecopter giveaway
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