Blog Tour- THE WISH GRANTER by C.J. Redwine Pinterest Board & A Giveaway!

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the blog tour for THE WISH GRANTER by C.J. Redwine! I loved the second book in the Ravenspire Series! C.J.'s shared her pinterest boards with us today! And make sure to enter the awesome giveaway for a chance to win the book!!

Haven't heard of THE WISH GRANTER? Check it out!

Title: THE WISH GRANTER

Author: C.J. Readwine

Pub. Date: February 14, 2017

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Pages: 432

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Find it: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads

An epic fantasy inspired by the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale, about a bastard princess who must take on an evil fae to save her brother’s soul, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Queen.


The world has turned upside down for Thad and Ari Glavan, the bastard twins of Súndraille’s king. Their mother was murdered. The royal family died mysteriously. And now Thad sits on the throne of a kingdom whose streets are suddenly overrun with violence that he can’t stop.

Growing up ignored by the nobility, Ari never wanted to be a proper princess. And when Thad suddenly starts training Ari to take his place, she realizes that her brother’s ascension to the throne wasn’t fate. It was the work of a Wish Granter named Alistair Teague, who tricked Thad into wishing away both the safety of his people and his soul in exchange for the crown.

So Ari recruits the help of Thad’s enigmatic new weapons master, Sebastian Vaughn, to teach her how to fight Teague. With secret ties to Teague’s criminal empire, Sebastian might just hold the key to discovering Alistair’s weaknesses, saving Ari’s brother—and herself.

But Teague is ruthless and more than ready to destroy anyone who dares stand in his way—and now he has his sights set on the princess. And if Ari can’t outwit him, she’ll lose Sebastian, her brother...and her soul. 

Now on to the post!

THE WISH GRANTER Pinterest Board

Pinterest is one of the most effective tools for me before I actually start putting words down on paper. I spend several months worldbuilding, and as I figure out things like agriculture, customs, architecture, clothing, and food, I hunt through Google images to find pictures that come close to what’s in my head. You can find my entire Wish Granter Pinterest board here https://www.pinterest.com/cjredwine/the-wish-granter/ but I’ll share a few of my favorites with you.

(Link to the original post as you can buy this print on Etsy: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/19914423332705354/)

Of course this image spoke to me! This is the foundational philosophy for most systems of magic in fantasy novels, but it’s also very specific to Mr. Gold on Once Upon a Time. In THE WISH GRANTER, Alistair Teague is the Rumpelstiltskin character, and he is a Faustian villain who trades wishes for favors, influence, and souls.

This looks like a walkway in the Sundraille palace, which is wide and open to the elements so that it can catch the sea breezes.

This is how I imagine the city of Kosim Thalas. I based the architecture off of pictures of Greece.

Terrifying shape-shifters from the fae isle of Llorenyae.

Ari loves to bake, and loves to eat delicious food. Chocolate cake is one of her specialties.

 Sebastian! <3 span="">

Ari!

Beware signing a contract with the Wish Granter. He’ll grant you the deepest wish of your heart, but in ten years, he’ll return for your soul. 

Teague! 

About C.J.: (Insert Author Photo)

C.J. Redwine loves fairy tales, Harry Potter, and Sherlock. She is the author of the Defiance trilogy, a post-apocalyptic fantasy from Balzer + Bray. C.J. lives in Nashville with her husband and children. If the novel writing gig ever falls through, she’ll join the Avengers and wear a cape to work every day. To learn more about C.J., visit her website at www.cjredwine.com Where you can find C.J.:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Pinterest |Goodreads

Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a signed paperback of THE SHADOW QUEEN and a signed Hardback of THE WISH GRANTER, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

2/6/2017- Zach's YA Reviews- Guest Post

2/7/2017- Fiktshun- Review

2/8/2017- Novel Novice- Guest Post

2/9/2017- BookCrushin- Review

2/10/2017- Ya and Wine- Guest Post

Week Two:

2/13/2017- A Backwards Story- Review

2/14/2017- YA Books Central- Guest Post

2/15/2017- Mundie Moms- Review

2/16/2017- Two Chicks on Books- Guest Post

2/17/2017- The Best Books Ever - Review 

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Top Ten Tuesday (64)- Ten Websites I Love That Aren't About Books

Hi thanks for stopping by!!! And welcome to my Top 10 Tuesday post! 

Thanks to the lovely ladies at The Broke And The Bookish for creating this weekly meme!

Here's this week's topic.

May 10: Ten Websites I Love That Aren't About Books 

Ok so this is going to be a pretty eclectic list.... I think.

1. Twitter

2. Pinterest. I use this for more than books. I look up recipes, skincare and makeup ideas, and pretty art.

3. Perfectly Posh . I loveeee these amazing pampering skincare products and am always checking for new deals. Also I'm an independent consultant.

4. Facebook

5. Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. I'm a huge baseball fan and play in a fantasy league every year.

6. Vudu. A couple friends and I share an account we have over 460 movies to watch.

7. Amazon. I use this for so much more than books! I have Prime and love it!

8. Food Network. Love looking for new recipes here.

9. Harris Poll Online. I love this site! I do surveys pretty much daily. You earn points that you can use towards gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks, a bunch of restaurants, Bath & Body Works, and other stuff.

10. LuLaRoe Mindy Herbert's Facebook group. I'm always looking at her page to see if she's added new stuff! Click in the link to follow her page. LuLaRoe clothes are awesome!

So what about you? What are some of your go to websites? And check back next week for my Ten Books I Picked Up On A Whim !

Hugs,

Jaime

The Tsar's Guard Parade Featuring THE CROWNS GAME by Evelyn Skye Food Board & A Giveaway!

I am so excited that THE CROWN’S GAME by Evelyn Skye is releasing in May 2016 that I wanted to help spread the love!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Evelyn Skye, be sure to check out all the details below.

The Tsar’s Guard Parade also includes a giveaway for an ARC of the book. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

I was lucky to read a very early copy of this book by my dear friend Evelyn and while I was reading the book made me so hungry that I decided to make a Pinterest board with all the food in the book. It's been a private page only Evelyn and I had access to but now we get to share it with the world! Check out a few of the photos below and then go over to the Pinterest page to see the rest!

About The Book:

Title: THE CROWN’S GAME

Author: Evelyn Skye

Release Date: May 17^th, 2016

Pages: 416

Publisher: Balzer+Bray

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.

And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.

Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?

For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.

And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love . . . or be killed himself.

As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.

 Check out the food!!!

And go here to see the rest of the yummy recipes!
Follow Two Chicks on Books's board Recipes from The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye on Pinterest.

About Evelyn:

Evelyn Skye was once offered a job by the C.I.A., she not-so-secretly wishes she was on "So You Think You Can Dance," and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees she will win. When she isn't writing, Evelyn can be found chasing her daughter on the playground or sitting on the couch, immersed in a good book and eating way too many cookies. THE CROWN'S GAME is her first novel. Evelyn can be found online at www.evelynskye.com and on Twitter @EvelynSkyeYA.

Website | Twitter |Facebook | Goodreads | Tumblr | Instagram

Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive an ARC of THE CROWN’S GAME.  International.

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Find the complete Tsar’s Guard Parade Schedule at Evelyn Skye’s website!

Q&A With Claudia Gray! Dark Days 2013

I have the awesome Claudia Gray here today! As you all know just look at my sidebar lol I am her official blogger for Dark Days 2013! I adore Claudia and it’s not just because of our shared love for James McAvoy hehehe but I really love her books! So when I was asked to interview Claudia I said heck yeah! Check out our interview below!

Hey Claudia! Welcome to Two Chicks on Books! I am a huge fan of yours; I’ve read all of your books and I loved Spellcaster! I have some questions for you about Spellcaster, writing and life in general I hope you enjoy the interview!

Jaime: You’ve written about vampires, wraiths, and werewolves on the Titanic. What made you want to write about witches?

Claudia: Whenever I’m asked what kind of supernatural creature I’d want to be, I always answer, “a witch.” They’re the ones with the power; they’re the ones in control of their fate. So it was inevitable I’d write about witchcraft soon!

Jaime: Who has been your favorite character to write in Spellcaster and also your other books?

Claudia: In SPELLCASTER, I enjoy writing all the characters to some extent – but I really like Verlaine, Nadia’s friend, who emerges as sort of a co-lead as the trilogy goes on. Partly that’s her weird sense of humor, but it’s also related to her own dark supernatural secret …

I have a huge girl crush on Verlaine!!!!!!

Jaime: Who do you picture when you’re thinking of Nadia and Mateo? Is there an actor or model or someone people could identify with?

Claudia: There’s nobody precisely like Nadia out there, though if you follow me on Pinterest, you can see my mash-up image of what I think she looks like! (I have a SPELLCASTER board with lots of imagery from the books, and a few teasers too.) Mateo is a lot easier; to me he looks a lot like Tyler Posey from “Teen Wolf.” Tyler shows up on that Pinterest board too.

Jaime: Spellcaster is a series right? How many books do you have planned?

Claudia: SPELLCASTER is a trilogy! I am just now editing the second and middle book, STEADFAST.

Eeep I can’t wait for STEADFAST!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaime: Do you have any advice for aspiring writers out there?

Claudia: Read everything you can get your hands on. You’ll so much about writing through reading. That’s how you discover what kinds of characters and stories most strongly attract you, and see how other writers brought them to life. I’m always surprised by how many people say they want to write books – but spend more time watching movies than reading. You can learn a few things about storytelling from movies, but you won’t learn much about how to write a novel.

Jaime: What is the latest novel that you read?

Claudia: I just finished ELEGY FOR EDDIE, which is a mystery novel in the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear, and ROOM by Emma Donoghue. Next up is Kiersten White’s MIND GAMES!

And now a few lightning round questions

Favorite Superhero?

Professor X from the X-Men.

 Favorite TV show?

Right now it’s a toss-up between “Once Upon A Time” and “Bunheads.”

Favorite Band or singer?

Of the moment: Florence + the Machine. All time: The Beatles.

What are you afraid of?

Death and spiders.

Sweet or salty?

Sweet. Though sweet plus salty is also awesome. Ever had those dark chocolates with sea salt? MMMmmmmmm.

YES and they’re delicious!!!!

Mornings or evenings?

Evenings, definitely! I am so incredibly not a morning person.

Peeta, Gale, or Finnick?

Peeta all the way. Always go for the man who makes baked goods. Seriously, every time.

Books or eBooks?

Both, and plenty of them!

Twitter or Facebook?

I tend to prefer Twitter; certainly that’s where I interact with readers more. So if you want to talk with me, follow me there!

Thanks so much for answering my questions and I look forward to having you on the blog again someday J

About Claudia:

Claudia Gray is a pseudonym. I would like to say that I chose another name so that no one would ever learn the links between my shadowy, dramatic past and the explosive secrets revealed through my characters. This would be a lie. In truth, I took a pseudonym simply because I thought it would be fun to choose my own name. (And it is.)

I write novels full-time, absolutely love it, and hope to be able to do this forever. My home is in New Orleans, is more than 100 years old, and is painted purple. In my free time I read, travel, hike, cook and listen to music. You can keep up with my latest releases, thoughts on writing and various pop-culture musings viaTwitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, GoodReads or (of course) my own home page.

If you want to contact me, you can email me here, but your best bet is probably to Tweet me. I don’t do follows on Twitter, but I follow everyone back on Tumblr, Pinterest and GoodReads.

Website/Blog

Make sure to check out all of the other Dark Days stops! They include reviews and interviews!

Leg 1

Jan 8      Unravel Me @ Making the Grade

Jan 10    Boundless @ Bookalicious 

Jan 15    Through the Ever Night @ My Overstuffed Bookshelf

Jan 17    Everbound @ Me, My Shelf, and I

Jan 22    Boundless @ Bookalicious 

Jan 24    Unravel Me @ Making the Grade

Jan 29    Everbound @ Me, My Shelf, and I

Jan 31    Through the Ever Night @ My Overstuffed Bookshelf

Leg 2

Feb 8      Fragments @ Emily's Reading Room

Feb 12    Requiem @ YA Sisterhood

Feb 14    Spellcaster @ Two Chicks on Books

Feb 19    Mind Games @ IB Book Blogging

Feb 21    Mila 2.0 @ Addicted 2 Novels

Feb 26    Fragments @ Emily's Reading Room

Feb 28    Requiem @ YA Sisterhood

Mar 5     Spellcaster @ Two Chicks on Books

Mar 6     Mila 2.0 @ Addicted 2 Novels

Mar 7     Mind Games @ IB Book Blogging

And if you’re in Utah or the PNW you’re in luck! There are still tour stops! So go get your books signed by Debra Driza, Claudia Gray, Lauren Oliver, Dan Wells, and Kiersten White!

Mar 6     Provo Library, Provo,  UT at 7PM

Mar 7     University Books, Seattle, WA at 6:30PM

Mar 8     Barnes & Noble, Clackamas, OR at 6:30PM

Mar 9     Tualatin Library, Tualatin, OR at 10AM

Mar 9     Eugene Library, Eugene, OR at 4PM

http://www.pitchdark.com/blog/the-dark-days-are-back/

Thanks so much to Harper Teen and Claudia for having me participate in Dark Days! It was so much fun and I look forward to doing another one soon! J

Cover Reveal- Abandon (Possession #3) by Elana Johnson

Hey y’all! Today I have a gorgeous cover to reveal for the YA novel, ABANDON (Possession, #3), by Elana Johnson and Simon Pulse. Expected release is June 2013. This cover reveal is brought to you not only by Elana and Simon Pulse but AToMR Tours as well.

Elana is running a Pinterest contest for the cover. She wants to get 500 pins (or repins) over the next  two days. If we can get that many, she'll pick someone who pinned the cover to win a $50 Amazon gift card. It's so easy to do this. All you have to do is click over to Elana’s blog for details. Or look below the cover info for a link..

So here's the beautiful cover!!!

seduced by power,                                            broken by control,                                             and consumed by love...                                              Vi has made her choice between Jag and Zenn, and the Resistance may have suffered for it. But with the Thinkers as strong as ever, the rebels still have a job to do. Vi knows better than anyone that there's more at stake than a few broken hearts. But there is a traitor among them...and the choices he makes could lead to the total destruction of everything Vi has fought for. Vi, Jag, and Zenn must set their problems aside for the Resistance to have any hope of ending the Thinkers' reign. Their success means everything...and their failure means death.

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Don't have a Pinterest board yet? Put it on your Tumblr page. Your Facebook page. Your twitter stream. Elana will count those too! Just be sure to tag her @ElanaJ on twitter or on Facebook!