Book Blitz: Taming Tigers by Daisy White with Giveaway

 

Taming Tigers
by Daisy White
Release Date: July 30th 2015
Fire and Ice Young Adult Books

Summary from Goodreads

Seventeen year old Talia is struggling to earn a living as a seamstress, surviving in the infamous Camps of war torn Arista. When her soldier fiancé Kellar suggests a bizarre route of escape — stowing away in the cross desert freight train to Leonore, Talia jumps at the chance.

In Leonore she can marry Kellar and expand her business — leaving the war behind... But a freak accident leaves her stranded and alone in the desert. Caught between the two countries, and forced to face her troubled past, Talia must choose between love and revenge, whilst playing the ultimate game of survival. Comforted by The Guardian and haunted by The Ghost, Talia begins a journey that will change her life forever...

‘A rich mix of evocative mysticism and gritty fantasy – Beautiful...’

 

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Writing For Fun

 

I read for relaxation, and I write for fun. I am very lucky to be able to work writing around my job/family life, but I approach it as a treat for myself - a bit like a chocolate bar reward, but with less calories!

 

That is not to say I don’t have to be disciplined, and pack in a word count every day when I have a book in progress, but it means that I enjoy what I do. I have taught myself to write anywhere, so I can grab ten minutes on the train, two hours on a plane journey, or five minutes before school pick up. Of course I do feel a pang of jealousy when I read an article about an author who has a home office tucked away somewhere secluded, and there is no doubt my productivity rises when I get a few hours of peace to really crack on.  However, there is a challenge to fitting writing into the puzzle, and it does mean I don’t allow myself ‘writers block’ – if I have free time I know I need to get on with the next book.

 

Emails or comments on social media also spur me on to finish the next piece of work. Readers will say that they liked Talia, but wanted more of Kellar, or what really happened to Millar? I always answer, and take up feedback.

 

Having signed two different series with two publishers (the Taming Tigers trilogy is with Fire & Ice YA Books, and the Cloud Red series is with Limitless Publishing), I consider myself very lucky, and greatly enjoy working with both.

 

About the Author

DAISY WHITE is an author, literary entrepreneur and community pop up shop consultant. She also runs award-winning pop up indie bookshop Daisy White's Booktique, lives in a cowshed and has a passion for mud-running, vintage hats and reading.

Roadkill was Daisy's first YA book, self-published with Amazon, and this was followed by YA fantasy Killing Time which was also self-published.

In 2014 she was delighted be signed by traditional US publishers Melange Books and her debut YA fantasy (Taming Tigers) for their Fire and Ice imprint is out July 2015...

Daisy would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to read and review her books, as she learns something new from each critique.

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Release Day Blitz: Ward Against Destruction by Melanie Card with Giveaway

 

 

Ward Against Destruction (Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer, #4)

by Melanie Card

Release Date: 10/05/15

Entangled Teen

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

Ward de’Ath used to the think that nothing could be more terrible than death. Now he realizes there are worse things. Like his never-ending hunger for blood. Even if he conquers the unbearable cravings that drive him headlong toward destruction,he’s a wanted man with a bleak future.

Assassin Celia Carlyle learns she is the only one who can protect Ward from disaster. She loves him–she wants to help him, but no one can tell her how to save him from himself. And the confusing voices in her head scream to let him go.

But Ward's dark trials keep mounting. A malevolent evil is rising in the land, threatening to unleash horror upon the world. The only way Ward can defeat it, and have the chance to marry Celia, is by accepting his fate and becoming the one thing he swore he would never become..

 

 

 

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Ward Against Death (Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer #1)

by Melanie Card

Release Date: 08/02/11

Entangled Teen

306 pages

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

Twenty-year-old Ward de’Ath expected this to be a simple job—bring a nobleman’s daughter back from the dead for fifteen minutes, let her family say good-bye, and launch his fledgling career as a necromancer. Goddess knows he can’t be a surgeon—the Quayestri already branded him a criminal for trying—so bringing people back from the dead it is.

 

But when Ward wakes the beautiful Celia Carlyle, he gets more than he bargained for. Insistent that she’s been murdered, Celia begs Ward to keep her alive and help her find justice. By the time she drags him out her bedroom window and into the sewers, Ward can’t bring himself to break his damned physician’s Oath and desert her.

 

However, nothing is as it seems—including Celia. One second, she’s treating Ward like sewage, the next she’s kissing him. And for a nobleman’s daughter, she sure has a lot of enemies. If he could just convince his heart to give up on the infuriating beauty, he might get out of this alive…

 

 

Ward Against Darkness (Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer #2)

by Melanie Card

Release Date: 08/27/13

Entangled Teen

352 pages

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

The last thing Ward de'Ath wants is more trouble. On the run from both the law and the criminal underworld, Ward and Celia flee Brawenal City only to stumble into the mansion of a powerful evil necromancer. And when Ward discovers the man possesses a dangerous grimoire, his duty leaves him no choice. He can't allow the necromancer to keep the grimoire.

 

But the mansion is filled with monsters--human and undead--and Ward has no way of telling who's friend or foe. The only person he can trust is Celia who dominates more of his thoughts and feelings everyday. But there are still laws in the way of anything but friendship. She's still dead and he's still alive . . . for now.

 

 

Ward Against Disaster (Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer #3)

by Melanie Card

Release Date: 01/19/14

Entangled Teen

276 pages

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

Ward de'Ath should be dead by now. Instead, he’s chasing after a soul-eating creature—that he unleashed— and is bent on stopping her before she slaughters more innocents. Fortunately, Celia Carlyle remains by his side, a nobleman's gorgeous and deadly daughter, who is…well, dead.

 

Celia claims she’ll champion Ward wherever he goes, even when she thinks his quest is hopeless. He can only hope her pledge comes from her heart, and not because she’s bound to him through his magic.

 

When they enter Dulthyne, they stumble upon a dark power that threatens the entire town. Ward, with his unreliable necromancy, is determined to help but finds himself ensnared in the lure of white-hot magic…blood magic he struggles to resist. But if Celia’s love is a lie, it might just doom his soul to the dark arts forever.

 

 

About the Author

 

I have always been drawn to story telling. In fact, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t telling a story in my head or on paper. In grade school, we had journal writing time which I turned into story telling time, weaving tales of magic and adventure that mimicked the fairy tales and myths that I loved to read. It was there, with the help of two very special teachers, that I nurtured this love and started my journey as a writer.

 

I write fantasy, paranormal romance, and everything in between, seasoned with a good dash of adventure and mystery. Join me on my tales of magic, adventure, and romance.

 

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Girl of Myth and Legend

by Giselle Simlett

Release Date: 12/29/15

 

Summary from Goodreads

 

A girl with a past she tries to forget, and a future she can’t even imagine.

 

Leonie Woodville wants to live an unremarkable life. She wants routine, she wants repetition, she wants predictability. So when she explodes in a blaze of light one morning on the way to her college, it’s enough to put a real crimp in her day.

 

And things only get weirder…

 

Leonie learns from her father that she is last of the Pulsar, a phenomenally powerful member of a magical species called the Chosen. It will be her sole duty to protect the Imperium, a governing hierarchy, from all enemies, and to exceed the reputation of the Pulsar before her. So – no pressure there, then.

 

Leonie is swept away from her rigorous normality and taken to a world of magic. There, she is forced into a ceremony to join her soul to a guardian, Korren, who is both incredibly handsome and intensely troubled, a relationship for which ‘it’s complicated’ just really doesn’t cut it.

 

But Leonie is soon to learn that this ancient world is no paradise. With violent dissidents intent to overthrow the Imperium, and dark entities with their own agenda, she and Korren find themselves caught in a war where they will have to overcome their differences if they are to survive.

 

Dare to dream. Dare to hope. Dare to be a legend.

 

Book One in The Chosen Saga.

 

 

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CHOSEN GIRL OF MYTH AND LEGEND by Giselle Simlet

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About the Author

 

Giselle Simlett was born in England. She has studied Creative Writing at both Gloucestershire University and the Open University. She has a diploma in Creative Writing, Language and Literature and will soon complete her BA Hons Open Degree.

 

She does not as yet have a degree in the power and responsible use of magic, but she does have a young son, which amounts to the same thing.

 

She currently lives in Australia with her husband and son.

 

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Book Blitz: Cat Love by Sunniva Dee with Giveaway

Cat Love by Sunniva Dee

Publication date: October 5th 2015

Genres: New Adult, Paranormal Romance

 

Synopsis

 

A sexy thriller about the animal in all of us.

 

Aidan uses his superpower to stabilize minds at the Hollyreed Specialist Hospital. Ulani uses hers to chase rats on rooftops. Until she’s caught and deposited in Aidan’s care.

 

At the hospital, Aidan finds Ulani’s room empty—save for a cat, whose fur retracts in favor of silky skin and a vamp-gorgeous femme fatale.

 

Aidan’s obsession with Ulani grows—

 

While patients at the hospital go missing.

 

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Excerpt

 

We’re in a bit of a conundrum with Ulani’s erratic changes between cat and woman, but I still have to bite down on my lip to stifle the urge to chuckle.

 

“Ulani, listen to me. You delayed the change for fifteen minutes in there. Have you ever done that before?”

 

“No, but still.”

 

“Be patient. You’ll master it.”

 

“But I’ve meditated for a freaking month straight. If it worked that well for you, why isn’t it kicking in for me? And you were just a little kid too—it should be even easier for me.”

 

Ah, she’s sad. Frustrated. She turns her head to the side from her facedown position on the bed. Warm, wet cheeks and shiny, messy hair; her pull is even stronger now that she isn’t even trying. She’s so lovely.

 

I stare at her lips and lower my voice when I explain, “I think people are different. What works fast for one person might take longer for someone else. Who knows; me being a kid when I learned how to control my power might have made it more intuitive.”

 

Her breathing slows. Focusing on me, her gaze drifts over my face. Gleaming with freshly shed tears, the disappointment still lingers in her eyes, but they hold something else too.

 

If I followed my instincts, I’d ignite my feelers to read her. I won’t though. I need to see her like this. Just observe how she reacts to me.

 

Her shoulders. They curve above the sheets, ivory white and as beautiful as—all of her. I realize she never dressed after changing back from Mina. She just went to bed.

 

“Do you want your clothes?” I whisper.

 

She blinks slowly, eclipsing then displaying emerald green. Her mouth is so red. Tasty, I know.

 

“No…” She doesn’t invite me with words, but her lips part, showing me.

 

I sit down on the bed next to her. Cup her face and stroke her cheeks with my thumbs before I trail down to the start of her neck.

 

“You are such a handful.”

 

 

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AUTHOR BIO

 

Originally from Norway, I moved to the United States twelve years ago. I hold a Master’s degree in languages and taught Spanish at college level before settling in at the Savannah College of Art and Design as an adviser.

 

I write New Adult fiction, sometimes with a paranormal twist—like in “Shattering Halos,” published by The Wild Rose Press in February 24th 2014 and in “Stargazer,” released November 2014. The first book I’ve self-published was the New Adult Contemporary novel “Pandora Wild Child,” which made me a proud indie author in October 28th 2014.

 

I specialize in impulsive heroines, bad-boys, and good-boys running amok. Then, there’s the intense love, physical and emotional attraction beyond reason—sensory overload for the reader as well as for the characters. Like in real life, I hope you’re unable to predict what comes next in my stories.

 

Yes, so I write what I love to read, and depending on the reader, you’ll find my books to be a fast-paced emotional rollercoaster—or disturbing because the struggles of love aren’t your thing. Here’s to hoping you have the same reading vice as me!

 

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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. If you have followed Clean Teen Publishing for the past few years, you are aware that this month is very important to us. With a large teen following, we strive to bring awareness to our readers about bullying prevention. This month you will see many posts from our authors on this subject. Bullying can impact everyone, not only children and teens, but even adults. With that said, we want to kick off this month with a giveaway. This giveaway is special to us because we are giving away not only one but two prizes. One for the winner and a second one for a person that the winner feels could be encouraged by this prize. More details are below. Make sure to stay tuned to our blog for more posts on this subject as well as additional giveaways.

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On October 31, 2015, Clean Teen Publishing will pick a winner to receive a CTP Mystery Box that includes 1-2 print books, swag, and more. The winner will also nominate a person that they want us to send a second box to. While this box will only be shipped within the US, we do have an alternative prize for International winners. If the winner is International, they will receive an Amazon gift card equal to $10 USD, and a second gift card for another person of their choice. Help us Pay it Forward this month! Enter below.

 

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