YA Cover Reveal: GRETA & THE GOBLIN KING by Chloe Jacobs
09 Apr 2012 1 Comment
in Books Tags: Books, YA Cover Reveal
Today, it is my honor to reveal the GRETA & THE GOBLIN KING cover to you! :) As a fan of LABYRINTH, this seems like it’s going to be similar, which has me mighty excited! Plus, it’s the first book in a series, “The Mylena Chronicles”!
But before the reveal, a few bits of info!
About the Author
- Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she’d at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.
You can follow her on Twitter @Jacobs_Chloe, find her on Facebook, or visit her website to keep up to date!
About the Book
- While trying to save her brother four years ago, Greta was thrown into the witch’s fire herself, falling through a portal to a dangerous world where humans are the enemy, and every ogre, goblin, and ghoul has a dark side that comes out with the full moon.
To survive, seventeen-year-old Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young Goblin King, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her determination to escape.
But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. The full moon is mere days away, and an ancient evil knows she’s the key to opening the portal. If Greta fails, she and the lost boys of Mylena will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back…
Without further ado…
So what do you think of the cover?
I think it’s pretty cool and different. Has a high-fantasy quality and yet also reminds me of Buffy… maybe it’s that Angel-like guy hanging out in a trench coat near a full moon. :) I love Greta’s fur vest AND that she apparently gets a sword!
All right, that’s it from me! Don’t forget to pre-order your copy for November 13, 2012 at your local independent bookstore! Don’t have a local indie? Then support your local Barnes & Noble!
Thank you to Chloe, and to Heather Riccio at Entangled Publishing for allowing me to be a part of this cover reveal!
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SYKOSA Blog Tour – Author Guest Post
02 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Writing Tags: Author Interivews
Hey guys! Take a moment to enjoy this guest post by Justin Ordoñez, author of the YA novel (for 18+ readers), Sykosa. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including $550 in Amazon gift cards, a Kindle Fire, and 5 autographed copies of the book.
Marketing, Or how I Proved the Existence of Hell.
Self-publishing requires either A) no skills and being totally deluded as to the reality of success in the book market, or B) no skills and the reality you’re going to have to learn a lot. And that’s a simple fact. Between writing, editing, formatting, choosing a printer, choosing retailers, web development, content generation, typesetting, book trailers and the fifty other things I’m forgetting, you’re certain to encounter a challenge for which you are in no way prepared, and not only are you not prepared, your desire to become prepared hovers somewhere near the axis of zero.
I discovered mine on January 11, 2012–Marketing.
Marketing’s an entirely deceptive term. When a thing is so multi-dimensional and other-worldly abstract, we expect it come coupled with More
EDENBROOKE Blog Tour – Interview & Giveaway
28 Mar 2012 3 Comments
in Books Tags: Author Interviews, Contests
Today, I’m proud to be part of Julianne Donaldson’s first ever BLOG TOUR! You’ll even find that I’m giving away an ARC copy! It could be yours! Read on to find out more!
Julianne, welcome! EDENBROOKE, your first novel, arrives on March 27th.
- Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance. Thinking she’ll be able to relax and enjoy her beloved English countryside while her sister snags the handsome heir of Edenbrooke, Marianne finds that even the best laid plans can go awry.
From a terrifying run-in with a highwayman to a seemingly harmless flirtation, Marianne finds herself embroiled in an unexpected adventure filled with enough romance and intrigue to keep her mind racing. Will Marianne be able to rein in her traitorous heart, or will a mysterious stranger sweep her off her feet? Fate had something other than a relaxing summer in mind when it sent Marianne to Edenbrooke.
Olivia Hennis: This historical romance set in 19th-century England is in the unique position of being BOTH a Romance novel and a Young Adult novel; a genre crossover. What in EDENBROOKE transcends those genre barriers, to appeal to fans of YA?
Julianne Donaldson: I think Edenbrooke has a lot of elements that appeal to fans of YA–a strong heroine facing adulthood who is searching for her place in the world, a lovable hero, a first love, suspense, twists, and a happy ending.
OH: When you began writing “Edenbrooke”, did you have a particular audience in mind?
JD: I actually wrote Edenbrooke thinking it was a YA novel. It surprised me when my publisher wanted to market it as a general romance. But I think it’s a story that women of every age can relate to.
OH: I noticed on the cover (which is lovely!), that there is an extra note about the book at the top: “A Proper Romance”. This is new to publishing… What can you tell us about it?
JD: A Proper Romance is Shadow Mountain’s new brand of romance that is smart, engaging, romantic, clean, and will never make the reader embarrassed. I think there are a lot of people who want a clean romance without it being “inspirational” in nature. We felt like Edenbrooke needed to stand out from other romances, both of the inspirational genre and the “sexified” genre, and the term “Proper Romance” seemed to convey that. It is full of flirting and sexual tension, but it does not revolve around physical attraction. It’s an intelligent and emotional romance rather than a physical one.
OH: Your blog hosts a lot of information about the 19th-century. And I have seen your writing compared to Jane Austen. Where would you say you pulled your greatest inspirations from–in life and in fiction–for “Edenbrooke”?
JD: I owe a lot of my inspiration to Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, who are the undisputed queens of the Regency romance. But, like most writers, I draw from real life experiences when I give my characters problems to overcome. I feel like I delved into the most vulnerable parts of my soul to write Marianne’s story. She faces a lot of insecurities in her journey to grow up, which I think we can all relate to.
OH: After “Edenbrooke”, what is your next YA project?
JD: My next project will be set in the same world as Edenbrooke, but with different characters at a different estate. Kate is a young lady who dreams of going to India and is in an eternal battle of wills with her mother, who only wants to marry her off as soon as possible. There is a boy-next-door romance, a great house with too many secrets, and a smuggler.
OH: When you were a teen, what was your favorite book (YA or otherwise)? And now that you’re an author for teens, what is your favorite contemporary YA?
JD: I loved the clean romances of Dorothy Keddington and read them over and over. I also loved Madeline L’Engle and I read Georgette Heyer voraciously. But the YA book world was much, much smaller in my day than it is now. Teens have so much great literature now, I often feel envious of them. It’s hard for me to choose my favorite contemporary YA–there are so many good ones! But one of my recent favorites was Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan series.
OH: All right, last one! April Fool’s Day is coming up! If you and Marianne were to play a fun practical joke on one of her co-stars, who would it be? Why? And what would the two of you do together so that the Fool knew it was you?
JD: On one of their morning rides, Marianne would shorten Philip’s stirrups. And of course he would know it was her, because she would be laughing at him as she finally beat him in a race.
OH: Thank you again for stopping by the blog on your tour! I’ll be certain to point my readers towards your other locations, to learn more about you and EDENBROOKE! (Like her website!)
JD: Thank you for the wonderful interview! This was fun!
OH: Guys, Julianne’s novel is absolutely worth the read. And she’s a lot of fun too! Follow along with her blog tour:
March 19th http://ya-sisterhood.blogspot.com/
March 20th www.theallureofbooks.com
March 21st http://mermaidvision.wordpress.com
March 22nd http://chicklitreviewsandnews.com/
March 23rd http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/
March 24th http://bookblather.net
March 25th http://hauntedorchid.blogspot.com
March 26th http://bookchelle.com
March 27th http://www.brazenbookworm.com
March 28th http://oliviahennis.wordpress.com
March 29th http://aliseonlife.blogspot.com
March 30th http://trippingbooks.wordpress.com
March 31st http://harmonyradiantreads.blogspot.com
April 1st http://kbgbabbles.blogspot.com/
April 2nd http://moonlightlacemayhem.blogspot.com/
April 3rd http://ireadtorelax.blogspot.com
April 4th http://awordsworth.blogspot.com
April 5th http://www.novelthoughtsblog.com
April 6th http://www.readitseeit.net/
April 7th http://dreaminginbooks.blogspot.com/
Want to win a copy of EDENBROOKE by Julianne Donaldson?
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JUST ENTER YOUR EMAIL (use “dot” and “at” to avoid spammers!) in a comment below and you’ll be entered to win an ARC of EDENBROOKE! :D Tasty!
Entries close April 11th!
My review will be coming soon! I finished my copy a few days ago! I’ll probably Raffle off that copy too when I post the review!
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