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I'm delighted to announce that ATTICUS EVERHEART, FIFTH GRADE TUTOR AND MONSTER HUNTER? is touring the blogosphere. Thank you, Goddess Fish Book Tours for organizing this wonderful event! 

The tour kicks off at Gina Rae Mitchell's with a list of my favorite scenes, then continues at Long and Short Reviews with a lovely 5-star review that will have me smiling all week. Next week I'm over at All the Ups and Downs. There are even more stops in the weeks to come. Check out the posts and be sure to enter the giveaway!

Tour Schedule (Links will be updated weekly!)
November 14: Gina Rae Mitchell - Guest Posts: Favorite ScenesNovember 14: Long and Short Review - ReviewNovember 21: All the Ups and Downs - Guest Post: Inspiration Behind the BookNovember 28: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews - InterviewDecember 5: Sandra's Book Club - Review December 5: Westveil Publishing - and Guest Post: What's Under the BedDecember 12: Kit 'N Kabookle - Review & Book PlaylistDecember 26: It's Raining Books - InterviewJanuary 2: Literary Gold - InterviewJanuary 9: Fabulous and Brunette - Guest Post; About the CoverJanuary 16: Read Your Writes Book Reviews - Meet Atticus EverheartJanuary 23: Hope. Dreams. Life... Love - InterviewJanuary 30: Jazzy Book ReviewsFebruary 6: Long and Short Reviews

Happy reading and if you entered the giveaway, good luck!

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Momma Llama & Friends will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Momma Llama's ABC Book of Latin America is both fun and educational. This multicultural adventure includes people, places, and things from Central and South America - from Mexico to Argentina. The charming illustrations will make you and your child smile. Additionally, each page names the country or region of the subject; parents might learn something too.

My thoughts:

ABC Book of Latin America is sure to entertain kids with its bright and colorful illustrations and fun examples from different Latin American countries. Each letter shares a new word and a description of where it can be found. My favorite two are B and X. 

About the Author: Momma Llama envisions a world in which Mom becomes the star and the hero of each fun-filled adventure, giving a new perspective to the way children learn and play.

Each story showcases Momma Llama, a hard-working independent, and adventurous mother, promoting ideas such as teamwork, determination, respect, and the idea that Moms give more than we realize.

Momma Llama aspires to unify the diverse cultures of the Americas by promoting multiculturalism in a fresh new way.

There’s always something new in Momma Llama’s magical world, so join us for more adventures.

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I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TWIN SISTERS LIVINGSTON AND THE MYSTERY AT MADAME MOLINEAUX'S by Mary Knight Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: TWIN SISTERS LIVINGSTON AND THE MYSTERY AT MADAME MOLINEAUX'S

Author: Mary Knight

Pub. Date: September 27, 2022

Publisher: Living Lantern Media Group, LLC

Formats:  Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 428

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

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Twin sisters Maddie and Jo Livingston have spent their lives traveling the world with their famous archaeologist parents. But when the Livingstons’ work takes them on a mysterious year-long excavation in Siberia, much too dangerous for two twelve-year-old girls, Maddie and Jo are whisked off to a castle in Switzerland, where they find themselves piecing together a mystery of their own.

Madame Molineaux’s School for Girls is filled with interesting students and professors from all over Europe. But it doesn’t take long for the girls to figure out that this is no ordinary boarding school: bizarre animals, hidden tapestries, secret tunnels, and a long list of unanswered questions keep Maddie, Jo, and their new friends searching for clues around every corner. Where is that snotty Rosemary Byron going when she sneaks out of her dormitory at night? What secret is their beloved headmistress trying to protect? Who is concealing treasures in the unlikeliest of hiding places? The girls must put all these strange pieces together to discover the staggering truth, and to save their school before Madame Molineaux’s closes its doors—for good!

Mary Knight’s Favorite Childhood Movies

The Parent Trap

Goonies

All of the Disney Classics!

Star Wars Trilogy

Indiana Jones Trilogy

Anne of Green Gables

Harry Potter (ok, I was an adult =) but I felt like a child watching these!)

 

About the Twin Sisters Livingston Team:

We fuel self-discovery, sisterhood and adventure.

Twin Sisters Livingston is devoted to delivering smart, sophisticated media that empowers tween girls. Anchored by a 24-book series, our brand enchants young readers though the adventurous tales of American twin sisters Maddie and Jo, who solve mysteries within the walls of a fabulously diverse Swiss boarding school. The fictional universe is expanded to include e-books and audiobooks, subscription boxes full of rich edu-tainment, gaming apps and more.

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2 winners will win a finished copy of TWIN SISTERS LIVINGSTON AND THE MYSTERY AT MADAME MOLINEAUX'S, US Only.

2 winners will win an eBook of , International.

Ends November 15th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/31/2022

Mythical Books

Guest Post or Excerpt/IG Post

10/31/2022

Kait Plus Books

Guest Post or Excerpt/IG Post

11/1/2022

A Dream Within A Dream

Guest Post or Excerpt/IG Post

11/1/2022

Two Chicks on Books

Guest Post or Excerpt/IG Post

11/2/2022

Rajiv's Reviews

Review/IG Post

11/2/2022

The Momma Spot

Review

11/3/2022

Fall Between the Pages

TikTok Review/IG Post

11/3/2022

@allyluvsbooksalatte

IG Review

11/4/2022

YA Books Central

Interview/IG Post

11/4/2022

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

Week Two:

11/7/2022

Log Cabin Library

Review

11/7/2022

Brandi Danielle Davis

IG Review/TikTok Post

11/8/2022

Blog Write. Read. Live

Guest Post or Excerpt/IG Post

11/8/2022

@froggyreadteach

IG Review/Read Aloud

11/9/2022

Two Points of Interest

Review

11/9/2022

Jeff_of_allmedia

IG Review

11/10/2022

The Page Ladies @jacleomik33

IG Review

11/10/2022

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review

11/11/2022

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

11/11/2022

The Real World According To Sam

Review/IG Post

It's release day! A huge thanks to my publisher for adding ATTICUS EVERHEART, FIFTH GRADE TUTOR AND MONSTER HUNTER? to their library, to my amazing editor for ushering this book through the editorial process, and to the talented cover artist, she did an amazing job of incorporating different story elements into this adorable cover.

In this middle-grade mystery, Atticus Everheart will brave monsters, something he's deathly afraid of. Will he stick around to unravel the mystery of the missing tutors? If he does, will he make it out alive? You'll have to read the book to find out! 

What readers are saying!
"It's the perfect Halloween read as it presents creepy elements without being scary or dreary. I loved the characters and the mystery." - The Real Word to Sam
Atticus is a cute kid and the other supporting characters were interesting and funny. I could totally picture this as a movie!" - Goodreads Reviewer




Sometimes it takes an ordinary ten-year-old to save the day.
Book Blurb:
Nothing frightens Atticus Everheart more than monsters, thanks to his older brothers, who often threaten to feed him to the beastly creatures.
Fearing that’s what they will do if he doesn’t replace the book he accidentally ruined, he takes a job tutoring a boy in his neighborhood.
Although nervous about the job, Atticus soon discovers there’s a lot more in store for him than teaching. Never in a trillion years would he have imagined he’d be hiding from monsters, working with ghosts, or searching for werewolves and witches. He’s not brave, and he has no plans to change.
Until he’s forced to.
Grab your copy today
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I'm celebrating the release of ATTICUS EVERHEART, FIFTH GRADE TUTOR AND MONSTER HUNTER? with a book tour hosted by Rock Star Book Tours. There are plenty of fun stops and a giveaway. 
Enter the Giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy

Follow the tour:
October 24 – Two Chicks on Books – Excerpt October 25 – A Dream Within a Dream – Meet the CharactersOctober 25 – #BRVL Book Review – Excerpt /IG PostOctober 26 – Nerdophiles – SpotlightOctober 27 – YA Books Central – Guest PostOctober 27 – GryffindorBookishNerd – IG ReviewOctober 28 – The.bibliophile.michelle – IG ReviewOctober 28 – Little Red Reads – Review/IG Post
October 31 – Real World According to Sue – Review/IGOctober 31 – The Momma Spot – Review/IG PostNovember 1 – Review Thick and Thing – Review/IG PostNovember 1 – Wanderingwitchreads – TikTokReview/IGNovember 2 – Pick a Good Book -Review/IG PostNovember 2 – A Blue Box Full of Books – IG ReviewNovember 3 – @wendyreadsforfun – IG ReviewNovember 3 – @enjoyingbooksagain – IG ReviewNovember 4 – OneMoreExclamation – Review/IG PostNovember 4 – @allylubsbooksalatte – IG Review/TikTok

Are you dressing up for Halloween? What is your favorite costume? Do you a favorite treat?

I'm delighted to have my middle-grade ghost story spotlighted in N.N. Light Book Heaven's Third Annual  Scary Reads for Halloween Bookish Event. This event features spooky reads from top-rated and award-winning authors ranging from middle grade to adult with varying scream levels. The official schedule is on N.N. Light's Book Heaven's page. She'll be updating the post every day by 5 pm EST with more spooky books. Good luck and happy reading!​
Giveaway is open internationally. The winner will be drawn on November 4, 2022.

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ATTICUS EVERHEART, FIFTH GRADE TUTOR AND MONSTER HUNTER? is on tour! A huge thanks to Rockstar Book Tours for organizing the tour and to all the wonderful tour hosts. One randomly-drawn winner will win a copy of the book and swag. Follow the tour to learn more and to enter the giveaway!

Atticus Everheart, Fifth Grade Tutor and Monster Hunter?Author: C.L. ColyerCover artist: Diana CarlilePublisher: The Wild Rose PressGenres: Middle grade, fantasyRelease date: October 31, 2022
Sometimes it takes an ordinary ten-year-old to save the day.
Book Blurb:
Nothing frightens Atticus Everheart more than monsters, thanks to his older brothers, who often threaten to feed him to the beastly creatures.
Fearing that’s what they will do if he doesn’t replace the book he accidentally ruined, he takes a job tutoring a boy in his neighborhood.
Although nervous about the job, Atticus soon discovers there’s a lot more in store for him than teaching. Never in a trillion years would he have imagined he’d be hiding from monsters, working with ghosts, or searching for werewolves and witches. He’s not brave, and he has no plans to change.
Until he’s forced to.
Preorder your copy today
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Follow the tour to enter the giveaway.

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/24/2022

Wottaread

Excerpt 1

10/24/2022

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt 2

10/25/2022

A Dream Within A Dream

Guest Post

10/25/2022

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt 3/IG Post

10/26/2022

Rajiv's Reviews

Review/IG Post

10/26/2022

Nerdophiles

Review

10/27/2022

YA Books Central

Guest Post

10/27/2022

GryffindorBookishNerd

IG Review

10/28/2022

The.bibliophile.michelle

IG Review

10/28/2022

Little Red Reads

Review/IG Post

Week Two:

10/31/2022

The Real World According To Sam

Review/IG Post

10/31/2022

The Momma Spot

Review/IG Post

11/1/2022

Review Thick And Thin

Review/IG Post

11/1/2022

Wanderingwitchreads

TikTok Review/IG Post

11/2/2022

Pick a good book

Review/IG Post

11/2/2022

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review

11/3/2022

@wendyreadsforfun

IG Review

11/3/2022

@enjoyingbooksagain

IG Review

11/4/2022

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

11/4/2022

@allyluvsbooksalatte

IG Review/TikTok Post

Today Emily McPherson and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover for MOTHER OF THE RIVER the first book in her new YA Fantasy series which releases March 7, 2023! Check out the awesome cover and enter the giveaway!

On to the reveal!

About The Book:

 MOTHER OF THE RIVER (Protectors #1)

Author: Emily McPherson

Pub. Date: March 7, 2023

Publisher: Eyebright Books

Formats:  Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo

Inspired by traditional Irish Mythology, Mother of the River tells the story of a 17 year old girl in search of her missing mother when she stumbles upon a forgotten legend.

Ianthe was only six years old when her mother vanished and the strange statue appeared in the river near her home. Now, eleven years later, the statue stands as a memorial and a place where Ianthe often visits to tell her mother about her life. But when an old acquaintance returns to town and suggests the statue isn't just a statue, the presence of a mythical creature comes into question, and Ianthe begins to wonder what really happened all those years ago.


With her best friend Fintan by her side, Ianthe searches for a lost legend and discovers fantastical dangers, family secrets, and the magic of Ireland. But finding the myth may not be enough to mend the past. And finding the truth just may threaten her future.

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far- Irish proverb

Peek between the pages...

Mother of the River, chapter two excerpt

Ianthe slid a cup and scone to her side of the small table and slathered butter onto the bread while Dubheasa eyed her carefully.

“Well then,” Dubheasa said, thankfully moving on to a new topic, “when did we last see each other, dear? Do you remember?”

“Um.” Ianthe paused to take a bite of her scone. “Two summers ago, I think.”

“And has much changed since then?” Dubheasa asked, stirring cream into her tea.

“Besides growing a bit taller, nothing at all.”

“Well, I’m glad to see you’re still here.”

“Why wouldn’t I be here?”

Dubheasa sipped her tea and waited for Ianthe to come to some sort of conclusion, but Ianthe stared back, lost as ever.

“Well, the Scréch Sídhe, of course,” Dubheasa finally said.

Ianthe couldn’t help but subtly roll her eyes, feeling a sliver of annoyance in her gut.

“Oh, right. Of course,” she said flatly. “How could I forget.”

“You still don’t believe in the Sídhe, do you?” Dubheasa asked, though she already knew the answer.

“No, I must admit. I don’t.”

“If you don’t mind me asking, why is that?”

“You told me the Scréch Sídhe would come for me after my mother disappeared, but it’s been eleven years. Do you really believe a magical faerie would need this much time to find a person?”

Dubheasa continued to sip her tea with squinted eyes before offering another question.

“Then how do you think your mother turned to stone?”

“Oh, this again?” Ianthe said, reminding herself a bit of her dad. “My mother didn’t turn to stone.”

“I’ve seen her, Ianthe. I know she stands in the river.”

“I’ve told you,” Ianthe said, dropping her hands to the table and rattling the teacups. “My father had that statue made in remembranceof her. It’s not actually her.”

“And yet, he never visits her to remember her.”

“N—no, you’ve got it wrong, Dubheasa. My mother disappeared.”

“And disappearing into thin air is a more acceptable explanation for you?” Dubheasa asked, studying Ianthe’s face.

“Certainly more acceptable than ‘cursed by a faerie’,” she said in a failed whisper.

 

About Emily McPherson:

Emily McPherson is an author for young adult readers with several fantasy projects in the works. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she strives to normalize seeing characters of the rainbow on the page without harmful stereotypes. She is an Irish dancer with a slight obsession with mythological creatures. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, son, and - the real mythological creatures - her two rescue pugs.

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Hi!
Today I have a scene from my middle-grade action/adventure Friends to the End written from Morgan's POV. This scene shares with you what she found related to Grimace Grove Cemetery and Wayward Lane. 
Happy reading!

FRIENDS TO THE END

by C.L. Colyer

Unpublished scene from Morgan’s POV

 

 

Morgan grabbed a can of soda and headed to her dad’s study to use his laptop. If her brothers wouldn’t tell her more about the vanishing house, she’d search the internet. She sat in the chair, pulled her auburn curls into a low ponytail, and typed ‘vanishing house + Wayward Lane’ into the browser. The second search result caught her eye. She clicked on it. A blog article from a popular ghost-hunting show opened. The hiss of the soda can opening pierced the silence in the study. Morgan took a sip before leaning forward to read the post.

 

What Lurks in the Dark on Wayward Lane?

 

About an hour outside of Chicago, tucked between the homes along Wayward Lane, is Grimace Grove Cemetery, one of Illinois’ most haunted cemeteries. Visit on the right day and you may see white lights floating between the tombstones or hazy human-like figures standing by the fence. Listen closely and you may hear the whispers of people long gone. But the strange phenomenon doesn’t stop at the graveyard. Visitors to the area have reported seeing a man smoking a cigar, a woman walking along the side of the road, a phantom car, and a vanishing house. Who and what might be the cause of these unexplained sightings? We'll have to take a closer look at the area’s past. 

 

During prohibition, gangsters visited the town and other neighboring towns for rest and relaxation and were known to cause trouble. Is the cigar-smoking man one of them? You tell me. Witnesses describe him as stout, wearing a suit and a bowler hat like the ones worn back in the 1820s. One witness even claims to have spoken to the man as his spectral form blinked in and out of view. 

 

Just as disturbing as the ghost of a gangster are the reports of a phantom roadster that barrels past oncoming traffic, leaving in its wake the roar of men’s laughter. And cars have stopped to help an elderly woman seen walking down the road, carrying a lantern, only for her to vanish into thin air when they rolled down their window.

 

But maybe the most intriguing of the legends surrounding Wayward Lane is that of the disappearing house. I’ve found no proof that the house, which is often described as an old Victorian-styled home with a long front porch, ever existed on the physical plain, but locals insist it had and that it along with the woman who lived there vanished into thin air in the late 1800s. 

 

The mystery behind the house and its occupant may never be solved. Are the locals right? Is the house occupied by the ghost of its last resident? Did her unwavering belief that her husband would return from the war and her determination to be there when he did trap her and the house in a phantom time loop? Romantic, yes. True, I’ll let you be the judge.

 

Morgan let out a low whistle. No wonder her brothers refused to talk about the house and her parents forbid her to search for it. They believed the stories. A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, it also meant her brothers liked her, something they avoided admitting. 

 

She clicked back to the search results. The next blog post had similar information about Wayward Lane and Grimace Grove Cemetery until she reached the end. It confirmed what her brothers had told her happened to anyone inside of the house when it vanished. A chill went through her.

 

Reports of people disappearing along with the house date back to the civil war, when a soldier was last seen entering a house that had vanished by morning. Others are believed to have met the same grim fate.  

 

Every article Morgan read was the same. Wayward Lane was haunted. Different people from all walks of life had witnessed things they couldn’t explain. Morgan let out a low whistle. Ghosts existed, and she lived within biking distance of the second most haunted location in Illinois. She couldn’t wait to tell Zach.

 

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The inspiration behind Grimace Grove Cemetery is loosely based on stories I had heard as a teenager surrounding White Cemetery. Friends to the End is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of my imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental. 

 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE LORDS OF NIGHT by J.C. Cervantes Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: THE LORDS OF NIGHT (A Shadow Bruja Novel Book 1)

Author: J.C. Cervantes

Pub. Date: October 4, 2022

Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook

Pages: 320

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J. C. Cervantes's exciting new spin-off from the best-selling STORMRUNNER trilogy.

"This duology opener is accessible to readers who are new to this world. An engrossing, god-filled delight."--Kirkus Reviews

Fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago is the most powerful godborn of them all, a bruja with a unique combination of DNA. The Mexica blood from her dad's side gives her the ability to manipulate shadows. Her mom Pacific, a Maya goddess, gifted her a magical rope that controls time, and Ren recently used it to save a few gods from getting stuck forever in 1987. She brought them back to the present, but her BFF Ah Puch, the once fearsome god of death, darkness, and destruction, is now a teenager with no divine powers.

Ren is also a girl with ordinary hopes and dreams. She wishes, for example, that her blog about alien sightings would garner more respect. She's always been absolutely convinced that there's a connection between aliens and the Maya civilization. Plenty of online haters feel differently, and they call her a fake, a liar, and a loser.

When Ren receives an email about an alien sighting in Kansas, she thinks it may support her theory. She also suspects that the cinco--five renegade godborns--are up to no good. Soon she finds herself embroiled in a quest to prevent the troublemakers from awakening the nine Aztec Lords of Night. Problem is, none of Ren's friends are available to help her hunt down the cinco and the dangerous gods they are resurrecting. Ren has no choice but to team up with two strangers recruited by Ah Puch: Edison, a teen hybrid demon, and Montero, an eleven-year-old Aztec hunter. Succeeding in this quest will prove that Ren is no fake, liar, or loser. But it isn't just another challenge. It could well be an impossible one that leaves Ren questioning her very existence.

Anyone who enjoys fast-paced myth-based adventures will be swept up in this one featuring Maya and Mexica gods and their magical offspring.

Peek between the pages...

In the beginning (sort of)

Seven months before

Once upon a night, there was a girl who didn’t know who she really was. She didn’t know how her shadow magic worked, or even where it came from. Only that it was there, deep in her blood and bones, and maybe even deeper than that. 

 

But to understand everything, it’s important to go all the way back to the sort of beginning. 

It started like this. 

 

There she was, all cuddled up on her bed with her weighted blanket, reading a book about Maya gods and magic and curses and some overly dramatic kid named Zane Obispo. She didn’t want the story to end, but it was inevitable. The end always comes. 

 

Ren was just about to close the book when the last words on the last page started to glow a greenish gold. She blinked over and over, thinking—hoping—she could pretend the iridescent glow wasn’t really there. No such luck. 

 

Someday when you least expect it, the magic will call to you.  Then, like the need for breath, Ren had a sudden urge to say the words out loud. “The magic will call to me . . .” At first, nothing happened. But then, four minutes and fifteen sighs later, a familiar tune being played on viola rushed from the kitchen, down the hall, and under Ren’s closed bedroom door. 

Ren’s heart ballooned so big and so fast she thought it was entirely possible it might explode. This wasn’t just any song—it was her dad’s favorite, and he had written it, especially for her.  But that was impossible! He had died six years earlier and been buried with his beloved instrument. 

 

Jagged stripes of lightning flashed outside. Anyone paying half attention would have thought an electrical storm was approaching. They weren’t unusual in Galveston, Texas. Something indeed was approaching. 

 

The music grew faster, louder, more urgent. Ren was sure now. The melody was definitely coming from her father’s viola,  the one that creaked when he played it. 

 

In that first moment of panic, Ren wondered if she could take the words back, unsay them. Maybe if I repeat them backward . . . she thought just as another blinding white light flashed across the night sky. 

 

Then came the scratching on the pitched roof. Her mind immediately conjured the image of a corpse trying to claw its way out of a wood coffin. Not that she would know firsthand what that looked like, but she had, regrettably, watched too many zombie movies in her thirteen years. 

 

Ren knew the drill. She had practiced for this exact moment.  She threw off her blanket, swung her legs over the side of the bed, and tugged on her red cowboy boots. 

 

Just as she opened her bedroom door, her abuelo appeared in the hall. His gray hair was sticking up all over like a storm cloud. “It’s happening.” His low voice carried a strange tone that sent a shudder down Ren’s spine. 

 

There will come a day when your shadow magic is discovered,  her abuelo had told her. On that day you will have to leave. To run. To hide. 

 

Ren felt sick. Had she done this? Just by saying those words?  But it’s just a book. A book still in her grasp. 

 

Ren was breathing heavily now. “Do you hear Papá’s music,  too? It’s my song!” 

 

Abuelo shook his head, his eyes roving the ceiling. “Mira,”  he whispered, “we are going to get in the car very quietly just like we’ve practiced. ¿Me escuchas? And we are going to follow the music. Your music.” 

 

There was no time for arguing or explaining, no time to grab her laptop with her alien blog articles or even change out of her spaceship-patterned pajamas before her grandpa nudged her into the garage and into the car. 

 

About J. C. Cervantes:

J.C. is a New York Times best-selling author of books for children and young adults. Her books have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon’s Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award, the Zia Book Award, and most recently the 2021 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Readers’ Choice Award. 

She currently resides in the Land of Enchantment with her family, three spoiled dogs, and a lifetime collection of books. But she keeps part of her heart in Southern California, where she was born and raised. When she isn’t writing she is haunting bookstores and searching for magic in all corners of the world.

Her work is represented by Holly Root at Root Literary.

 

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Giveaway Details:

1 winner will receive a finished copy of THE LORDS OF NIGHT, US Only.

Ends November 5th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

10/1/2022

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt/IG Post

Week Two:

10/2/2022

@meetcuteromancebooks

Excerpt/IG Post

10/3/2022

Ya Books Central

Excerpt/IG Post

10/4/2022

The Momma Spot

Review/IG Post

10/5/2022

Wanderingwitchreads

TikTok Review/IG Post

10/6/2022

YA Book Nerd

Review/IG Post

10/7/2022

Eye-Rolling Demigod's Book Blog

Review/IG Post

10/8/2022

booksaremagictoo

Review/IG Post

Week Three:

10/9/2022

@jacleomik33

IG Review

10/10/2022

The Bookwyrm's Den

Review

10/11/2022

Nonbinary Knight Reads

Review/IG Post

10/12/2022

Ohyouread

IG Review

10/13/2022

A Backwards Story

Review/IG Post

10/14/2022

travelersguidetobooks

IG Review

10/15/2022

Jeff_of_allmedia

IG Review

Week Four:

10/16/2022

GryffindorBookishNerd

IG Review

10/17/2022

The Moon Phoenix

Review/IG Post

10/18/2022

Write. Read. Live

Excerpt/IG Post

10/19/2022

The Chatty Bookworm

TikTok Review/IG Post

10/20/2022

Mindyourshelf

Review/IG Post

10/21/2022

Lifestyle of Me

Review

10/22/2022

Kait Plus Books

Excerpt/IG Post

Week Five:

10/23/2022

onemused

IG Spotlight

10/24/2022

bookbriefs

Review/IG Post

10/25/2022

Enthralled Bookworm Blog

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Autumn is my favorite time of year. The weather is cooler, the leaves are changing colors, and Halloween is just around the corner. In honor of all things that go bump in the night, I have seven spooky reads for you. From time-traveling wizards to ghosts and werewolves. These are all on my TBR List. 


Title: Shadows Across Timeby Mariah Lynne
Genre: Paranormal Time Travel Romance

When a royal wizard casts a spell that sends Danielle deforest back to 1559, she learns she’s the crucial link for a royal spell. Her only hope is a fortune-telling mannequin. But if the wizard discovers their plans to escape, he’ll destroy them all.


Why Mariah loves this time of year: With no seasons in Florida, we love to overdecorate, have large Halloween parties, and wear costumes.

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Title: Divine VintageSeries: First in a new series
by Sandra L. Young
Genre: Ghosts and psychic visions

Ghostly visions linked to an Edwardian bride’s trousseau drive Tess to investigate a century-old crime-of-passion. While he’s drawn to her, the handsome descendant of the accused husband isn’t thrilled at plunging into the mind-blowing images. Emotions from the past bring them together - and may drive them apart.

Why Sandra loves this time of year: Besides the beauty of fall and the tang of pumpkin spice, I love a little ghostly sizzle!

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Title: Scarlet at Crystal RiverSeries: Haunted Shores Mysteries
by Randy Overbook
Genre: Paranormal Mystery

Darrell and Erin thought they were heading to Florida for a carefree honeymoon, but the ghosts of two immigrants children haunt them, pleading for help.


Why Randy loves this time of year: There is no better time than when the crisp autumn air meets the foggy haunted nights of October.


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Title: Fatal HuntSeries: The Fatal Series Book One
by Michelle Godard-Richer
Genre: Romantic Thriller

After surviving the wrath of a serial killer, Jessica believes her misfortunes are over. She's reunited with her first love, Jon, and they‚ are living happily ever after on their ranch in Montana. That is until secrets, lies, and a formidable foe from Jon's past emerge to shake the foundation of their relationship, forcing them to flee for their lives.


Why Michelle loves this time of year: Fall is my favourite time of year because the trees are colourful and it's horror book and movie season.

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Title: Haunted SerenadeSeries: Haunted Harlem
by Anna M. Taylor
Genre: Contemporary Gothic Romance

What is a ghost except a longing that will not die or a love that has yet to be born? When an unseen force manifests itself during a family reunion Anora Madison must turn to the man whose heart she broke for help.


Why Anna loves this time of year: Indian summer. The unexpected warmth coupled with the colors of autumn always warms my heart.

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Title: Moonlight Becomes YouSeries: The Eidola Project
by Robert Herold
Genre: Horror

The Eidola Project investigates murders in a Black community rumored to be caused by a werewolf. The KKK objects to the team's activities, and the group is falling apart. Can they defeat the evil that surrounds them? Winner of Best novel award from the Southeastern Writers Association. On sale! $0.99


Why Robert loves this time of year: I love the creative decorations and the Halloween spirit!

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Title: Spooky Tutti Fruttiby Margaret L. Carter

A midsummer sailboat race is coming to Annapolis, and Celia's 1950s-themed ice cream parlor will have a booth at the waterfront celebration. She receives unexpected help from a part-time worker who pops up out of nowhere. Suzie proves to have an almost magical gift for the craft of artisanal ice cream, yet she acts clueless about some ordinary details of everyday life. And why is she so determined to churn up the perfect batch of tutti frutti?


What Margaret loves about this time of year: Since I specialize in vampires, having written many vampire novels and stories as well as nonfiction books and articles about vampires in literature, naturally I'm a big fan of Halloween.

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Have you read any of these books? Do you have a favorite book featuring things that go bump in the night? Let me know in the comments