I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for ILLUSION by Martina! As most of you know I am a huge fan of Martinaa's and over the years I have been lucky enough to get to know her and call her a dear friend as well!! I have the series playlist to share with you today! And make sure to enter the awesome giveaway for a chance to win the whole series!!
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Title: ILLUSION
Author: Martina
Boone
Pub.
Date: October
25, 2016
Publisher: Simon
Pulse
Pages: 480
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook
Barrie must rescue her beloved and her family from evil spirits in the masterful conclusion to the Heirs of Watson Island trilogy.
Caged by secrets all around her and haunted by mistakes that have estranged her from Eight Beaufort, Barrie Watson is desperate to break the curse that puts her family in danger—without breaking the beautiful magic that protects Watson’s Landing. To do that, she must heal the rifts that have split the families of the island apart for three hundred years, unravel the mystery of the Fire Carrier and the spirits he guards, and take control of forces so deadly and awe-inspiring they threaten to overwhelm her.
With the spirits that cursed Watson Island centuries ago awake and more dangerous than ever, she finds an unlikely ally in the haunting and enigmatic Obadiah, whose motivations and power she still can’t read—or trust. His help comes at a price, however, plunging Barrie into a deadly maze of magic and wonder, mystery and intrigue that leads through history to places she never imagined she could go.
Now on to the playlist! I'll add a couple videos for my favorite songs :)
Blame It On Me, George Ezra
Dimming of the Day, The Corrs
Angel, Sarah McLaughlan
Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviazuk
Hold On, Wilson Phillips
Everything I Do (I Do for You) Bryan Adams
Home, Daughtry
Wild Angels, Martina McBride
There are two playlists on SPOTIFY for the book. The first contains all
the beach music from the story—which is a playlist that I put on any time
I need happy-making music. Carolina Beach Music gave rise to the dance that
Eight Beaufort teaches Barrie in the book, the Carolina Shag, but it’s just
plain fun music. It makes me think of nights dancing on the beach under the
moonlight, including songs by the Drifters, the Tams, General Johnson and the
Chairmen of the Board, the Zodiacs . . . It’s music you’ve probably heard
before, but maybe not in this context.
You can find that playlist here:
The second playlist contains all the music that inspired me for the
book except for the beach music.
That includes a wide range of music, much of it haunted or haunting.
Here’s a list of the songs:
Rise Up, Andra Day
Blame It On Me, George Ezra
Dimming of the Day, The Corrs
Angel, Sarah McLaughlan
Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviazuk
Hold On, Wilson Phillips
Everything I Do (I Do for You) Bryan Adams
Home, Daughtry
Wild Angels, Martina McBride
That Spotify playlist is here:
If you take the two lists together, the music is a mix of joy and
haunting beauty, a bit like Watson Island. : )
About Martina:
Martina Boone was born in Prague and spoke
several languages before learning English. She fell in love with words and
never stopped delighting in them. She’s the author of SIBA Book Award nominated
Compulsion, book one in the romantic Southern Gothic trilogy, the Heirs of
Watson Island, which was an Okra Pick by the Southern Independent Bookstores
Alliance, a Kansas State Reading Circle selection, a Goodreads Best Book of the
Month and YA Best Book of the Month, and an RT Magazine Best of 2014 Editor’s
Pick. The second book in the trilogy, Persuasion, will be published in October
2015.
She’s also the founder of AdventuresInYAPublishing.com, a three-time Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers
site, the CompulsionForReading.com book drive campaign for underfunded schools and libraries,
and YASeriesInsiders.com, a site devoted to the discovery and celebration of young adult
literature and encouraging literacy through YA series. She is also a founder
and permanent mentor at 1st5PagesWritingWorkshop.com, helping to shepherd aspiring writers into the publication
process and help them find the right starting point for their novels in
progress, Locally in her home state of Virginia, she is on the board of the
Literacy
Council of Northern Virginia,
helping to promote literacy and adult education initiatives.
She lives with her husband, children, and a
lopsided cat, she enjoys writing contemporary fantasy set in the kinds of
magical places she’d love to visit. When she isn’t writing, she’s addicted to
travel, horses, skiing, chocolate flavored tea, and anything with Nutella on
it.
Giveaway Details:
2 winners will receive hardcover sets of COMPULSION, PERSUASION, & ILLUSION, US Only.
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2 winners will receive hardcover sets of COMPULSION, PERSUASION, & ILLUSION, US Only.
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