Category: fantasy


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Washed Under the Waves by Gloria Clover

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Washed Under the Waves by Gloria Clover

Posted March 1, 2018 / 29 Comments

A hidden island. A prince in disguise…and a lady torn between love and duty. Lady Tayte Bashan never desired the distinctive black hair that marks her as Undae royalty, but when her family perishes in a devastating tsunami, the burden of leadership falls upon her young shoulders. Even as she prepares her […]




Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Amanda G. Stevens & the Haven Seekers series

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Amanda G. Stevens & the Haven Seekers series

Posted November 15, 2017 / 31 Comments

Happy Wednesday, my friends 🙂 Please join me in welcoming Amanda G. Stevens to the blog today! As a child, Amanda G. Stevens disparaged Mary Poppins and Stuart Little because they could never happen. Now she writes speculative fiction. She is the author of the Haven Seekers series, and her debut Seek and Hide was a 2015 INSPY […]


Author Interview (and Series Giveaway!): Keely Brooke Keith & Uncharted Hope

Author Interview (and Series Giveaway!): Keely Brooke Keith & Uncharted Hope

Posted October 19, 2017 / 51 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Keely Brooke Keith to the blog today! Keely Brooke Keith writes inspirational frontier-style fiction with a slight Sci-Fi twist, including The Land Uncharted (Shelf Unbound Notable Romance 2015) and Aboard Providence (2017 INSPY Awards Longlist). Keely also creates resources for writers such as The Writer’s […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Unraveling by Sara Ella

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Unraveling by Sara Ella

Posted May 26, 2017 / 23 Comments

Welcome to the: Thomas Nelson’s Young Adult Summer of 2017 Feature   Title:  Unraveling Series: Unblemished, Book 2 Author:  Sarah Ella Publisher: Thomas Nelson Release Date:  July 11, 2017 Genre: Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy In the second installment of the Unblimished Trilogy, YA author Sara Ella asks, “What happens when happily ever after […]


Excellence in Indie Publishing GIVEAWAY Guest Post: K.M. Shea

Excellence in Indie Publishing GIVEAWAY Guest Post: K.M. Shea

Posted May 20, 2017 / 15 Comments

As part of the Excellence in Indie Publishing EPIC Giveaway going on this week, indie author K.M. Shea shares how going indie lets her write fairy tale retellings – and why she loves them! Hello, hello! K. M. Shea here – or Kitty as all my readers call me – […]


Excellence in Indie Publishing MEGA Giveaway!!

Excellence in Indie Publishing MEGA Giveaway!!

Posted May 15, 2017 / 67 Comments

Let’s be honest. Sometimes… ok, a lot of times … when we hear that a book is self published, we bookish people turn into snobs and automatically assume that the quality is lower and the writing is worse. And – being honest again – there are many indie books out […]




Author Interview: C.S. Johnson

Author Interview: C.S. Johnson

Posted March 5, 2017 / 5 Comments

Welcome to the blog today, author C.S. Johnson! C. S. Johnson is the author of several Christian/YA books, including The Starlight Chronicles series, the Once Upon a Princess saga, and the Divine Space Pirates trilogy. With a gift of sarcasm and an apologetic heart, she currently lives in Atlanta with […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jackie Castle

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jackie Castle

Posted February 22, 2017 / 10 Comments

Welcome author Jackie Castle to the blog today! Jackie Castle is the author of The White Road Chronicles a fantasy series, The Sentinel Archives for school-age readers, and newly released Madison Creek Bed & Breakfast romance series. She has also published articles and short stories in numerous magazines. She’s enjoyed […]


Book Review: Heart Murmurs by Brynn Chapman

Book Review: Heart Murmurs by Brynn Chapman

Posted February 21, 2017 / 9 Comments

Mia Templeton is dying. Or was dying. After receiving a heart transplant, her world is forever altered. Before her eyes open, she overhears her donor was murdered. Whispers invade Mia’s mind before she’s even left the recovery room. She develops tastes for foods she once hated, and dreams so vivid, […]


My Fave Reads of 2016: Fantasy/Young Adult/Fairy Tales

My Fave Reads of 2016: Fantasy/Young Adult/Fairy Tales

Posted December 27, 2016 / 15 Comments

  It’s that time of year again!! When book bloggers from far and wide dust off their Goodreads shelves and look back fondly at the books they’ve read that year. And then we torture ourselves by trying to narrow those books down to a handful of favorites. LOL. Nevertheless, every […]


New Releases I’m Excited About: Spring 2017 Fantasy/Young Adult

New Releases I’m Excited About: Spring 2017 Fantasy/Young Adult

Posted December 13, 2016 / 27 Comments

Yesterday, I started out a look at Spring 2017 new releases with the contemporary fiction I’m excited about. Today, I had originally planned to do historical fiction, but I decided to switch the order around a bit so today’s post fits better with the Top Ten Tuesday linkup. Behold the […]


Official Dream Cast (and a Giveaway): Unblemished by Sara Ella

Official Dream Cast (and a Giveaway): Unblemished by Sara Ella

Posted October 16, 2016 / 10 Comments

Unblemished by Sara Ella Publisher: Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins Release Date: October 11th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: Eliyana has always recoiled from her own reflection in the mirror. But what if that were only one Reflection—one world? What if another world existed where her blemish could become her strength? Eliyana is used […]


Book Review: Unblemished by Sara Ella

Book Review: Unblemished by Sara Ella

Posted October 14, 2016 / 18 Comments

Eliyana can’t bear to look at her own reflection. But what if that were only one Reflection—one world? What if another world exists where her blemish could become her strength? Eliyana is used to the shadows. With a birthmark covering half her face, she just hopes to graduate high school […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): The Time Key by Melanie Bateman

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): The Time Key by Melanie Bateman

Posted July 25, 2016 / 6 Comments

Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense Publisher: Sweetwater Books, an imprint of Cedar Fort Publication date: June 14, 2016 Number of pages: 320 When Stanley saves a man, he’s given a mysterious device that allows him to travel through time. But he soon learns that changing his past doesn’t necessary lead to […]