Winner of Emerald City Giveaway

The winner if Emerald City international eBook Giveaway is: Jess! My hotmail is not working now, so I'll try to send her a conformation email later. If you happen to know her, please tell her that she has two days to confirm the winning.

XOXO
Jez

The New Death and Others Free on Amazon!

A while ago I hosted a giveaway and interview and guest post for the author of the ebook The New Death and Others, James Hutchings. Now, for a limited time, the New Death and Others is FREE on Amazon. Do not miss out on the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Q8Q8DY

Jez XOXO

Here are the links for the author interview of Alicia K. Leppert and the giveaway for Emerald City, and also the review.

Author Interview: Alicia K. Leppert

Let's welcome debut author, Alicia K. Leppert for an interview today. This is one of the stops in her book tour. Enjoy the insight on her life and book, and the beautiful romance in her life. Thanks you, Alicia, for being here with us!

One city of 600,000 people.

One broken girl.

One mysterious boy.

One fateful night,

Two worlds collide.  

Seattle, Washington. The sprawling, industrious city set in a blanket of pine. I have never known a day that wasn’t spent inside this concrete jungle. It’s my home, and for that I love it. But it’s also the setting for the tragedy called my life, and so I loathe it.

I live alone in a cold, empty studio apartment. The tiny square room closely resembles a cell. That’s my life: solitary confinement.

Here, in this desolate place that perfectly reflects my soul, my story begins.

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1. Tell us about your novel first in five words then a whole sentence/few sentences.

Young adult urban fantasy romance. It's about a girl who lives in Seattle who is alone and broken and ready to give up on life. After an exceptionally rough night, she meets Jude, a mysterious but kind guy who shows an unnatural interest in her well-being. Let's just say after that her life is flipped upside down.

2. I see that Washington has made an impact on your novel. How is that so?

I have lived in Washington state my entire life, and I have a deep love for it. I was born in Seattle, and have been back countless times throughout my life, and all the surrounding areas. My dad loves the outdoors, and when I was growing up he took us all over the state, camping, hiking, four-wheeling. So I feel I got to know it very well. And although it feels like two very different places--the green forested west side and the brown desert that's the east side, where I live--I love them both. When I started writing Emerald City, I knew right away I would set in somewhere in Washington, because it's all I've ever known.

3. Your love story with your husband was incredible. Can you share it with us? And can we find some bits and pieces of your love in Emerald City?

Our story is amazing, one of those things that's so incredible you just couldn't make it up. It would make for one heck of a novel, and I've always thought maybe I'll write it one day. We "met" online in a chat room almost exactly 12 years ago. We saw we were both from Washington, so we started instant messaging privately within the chat room. At first it was pretty casual, but quickly went beyond that, and it wasn't long before it was very apparent we both felt something. We exchanged email addresses and chatted online all night long, every day for four or five days, by which time we had told each other how we felt. By day three I knew this was the guy I was going to spend the rest of my life with. This was back when technology didn't allow for sharing pictures online as easily as it does now, so we had no pictures of each other. On day six we spoke on the phone for the first time and he told me he loved me. On day seven we spoke on the phone again, and this time he proposed. I said yes without hesitation. We were unable to meet in person for almost another week due to our work schedules, but when we did, we started a whirlwind romance and began planning our wedding, which happened just over three months later. 12 years later we are happily married with 2 amazing kids and he is my best friend in the world.

There are definite bits and pieces of us sprinkled throughout Emerald City, like our first date on the pier and Jude's dimples. I couldn't write a love story without adding some of my own in!

4. What are the crazy stuffs you do everyday?

I don't know if anything I do every day would qualify as crazy! Boring, maybe. Typical stay at home mom stuff: carpooling, grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, volunteering at my kids' school. Exciting stuff like that. I do take a nap, usually the highlight of my day. And right now I'm almost constantly working on some kind of marketing for my book. Soon it will be back to writing all day long!

5. Can we get an idea of what you were writing before Emerald City?
Bits and pieces of such insignificant stuff I can't even remember. Nothing that could even be considered a story. 

6. Any advice to aspiring authors?

Write what you love, and make that your focus--not getting published, not while you're still writing. When you've written your masterpiece and have it exactly where you want it, there will be plenty of time to worry about getting published. If you're spending all your energy on getting published while you're trying to write, it will come across in your work. If you put everything you have into your work, every drop of blood, sweat and tears, you'll have something amazing that you're proud of that people should want to publish. And you'll believe in it so much that you'll do whatever it takes to make that happen.

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Alicia's Website 

Alicia's Facebook

Alicia on GoodReads

Pre-Order Emerald City on Amazon

Cedar Fort Blog 

Cedar Fort Facebook 

Cedar Fort's Twitter 

Cedar Fort on GoodReads 

Here's the calender for the book tour. Be sure to visit other blogs!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			March	1	2	3
				Getting Your Read On/ Literary Time Out/	Love of Books 409/	Krazy Book Lady/
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Daisy Chain’s Chocolate-Covered Books/	Twisting The Lens/ LDS Women’s Book Review/	It’s All About Me/	Curiosity Killed the Book/	A Daydreamer’s Thoughts/ Lovey Dovey Books/	A Casual Reader’s Blog/ Jez’s Bookcase/	Book Spark/
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Blackbird in my Window/	Jessy’s Bookends/	Totally Booked Solid/	Small Southern Girl Writing in A Big Big World/	Bookworm Lisa/ The Write Web/ Roro Is Reading/	Book Briefs/ Jera’s Jamboree/ Blooming with Books/	So Simple Sara/
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Author Cindy C. Bennett/	Dandee Designs/	Family Reads/ Fiction Fascination/	Diana’s Amazing Book Adventures/	Bonnie Gets a Say/ Bloggin’ ’bout Books/	Book Lover’s Paradise/	Let Them Read Books/ Becky’s Barmy Book Blog/
25	26	27	28	29	30
	Fire and Ice Photos/	Sweet Southern Home/	Mundie Moms/

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Giveaway and Book Tour

One city of 600,000 people.

One broken girl.

One mysterious boy.

One fateful night,

Two worlds collide.  

Seattle, Washington. The sprawling, industrious city set in a blanket of pine. I have never known a day that wasn’t spent inside this concrete jungle. It’s my home, and for that I love it. But it’s also the setting for the tragedy called my life, and so I loathe it.

I live alone in a cold, empty studio apartment. The tiny square room closely resembles a cell. That’s my life: solitary confinement.

Here, in this desolate place that perfectly reflects my soul, my story begins.

The Book Tour of Emerald City has started! There will be an author interview on March 9, be sure to come back for it. The giveaway's to be started on March 9, and ends on March 31. Here's the Rafflecopter:


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Alicia's Website 

Alicia's Facebook

Alicia on GoodReads

Pre-Order Emerald City on Amazon

Cedar Fort Blog 

Cedar Fort Facebook 

Cedar Fort's Twitter 

Cedar Fort on GoodReads 

Here's the calender for the book tour. Be sure to visit other blogs!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			March	1	2	3
				Getting Your Read On/ Literary Time Out/	Love of Books 409/	Krazy Book Lady/
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Daisy Chain’s Chocolate-Covered Books/	Twisting The Lens/ LDS Women’s Book Review/	It’s All About Me/	Curiosity Killed the Book/	A Daydreamer’s Thoughts/ Lovey Dovey Books/	A Casual Reader’s Blog/ Jez’s Bookcase/	Book Spark/
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Blackbird in my Window/	Jessy’s Bookends/	Totally Booked Solid/	Small Southern Girl Writing in A Big Big World/	Bookworm Lisa/ The Write Web/ Roro Is Reading/	Book Briefs/ Jera’s Jamboree/ Blooming with Books/	So Simple Sara/
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Author Cindy C. Bennett/	Dandee Designs/	Family Reads/ Fiction Fascination/	Diana’s Amazing Book Adventures/	Bonnie Gets a Say/ Bloggin’ ’bout Books/	Book Lover’s Paradise/	Let Them Read Books/ Becky’s Barmy Book Blog/
25	26	27	28	29	30
	Fire and Ice Photos/	Sweet Southern Home/	Mundie Moms/

New Winner for The New Death and Others eBook Giveaway!

Since Kris didn't reply my email, there's a newly picked winner for this giveaway:

Shari Jung!

Congrats! Please make sure t reply my email in two days.

XOXO
Jez

Recap: Giveaways, Book Tours and Others

Okay, here is the brief note of what's happening on my blog.

Giveaway:
Fractured Light
The New Death and Others

Book Tour
Emerald City Virtual Book Tour

Interviews
James Hutchings

Guest Post
James Hutchings on Creative Commons

Review
Another Jekyll, Another Hyde
New Girl
Fractured Light

Emerald City Virtual Book Tour!

I'm participating in the Emerald City Book Tour. My post is to be posted on 9 March, along with A Casual Reader's Blog. I'm not sure if the post will be interview, guest post or giveaway(fingers crossed) yet, but I'll keep you in the know when I get more info.

Emerald City Book Tour on Cedar Fort's website

Fractured Light eBook Giveaway!

 Llona Reese is used to living on the run. After the Vykens killed her parents, she knew they would eventually come for her too. But she never felt ready to face them until now. Defying the Auran Council and everything she s been taught, Llona must learn to use her power over light as a weapon if she wants to survive.

Here is another giveaway: FRACTURED LIGHT by Rachell McClellan. It will start on 5 February. Be sure to check back to enter this giveaway. This a an international giveaway. My review of Fractured Light is here.

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At the same time, I'm having THE NEW DEATH AND OTHERS by James Hutchings giveaway. This giveaway has started and be sure to enter. It's open for international.  Read the interview here and the guest post here.

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Guest Post + The New Death and Others Giveaway

Author James Hutchings has been kind enough to offer a giveaway, guest post and author interview(read the interview here) for me. (Rafflecopter signup for giveaway is at the bottom of this post)

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Guest Post

Many writers, whether published or just starting out, are very nervous that someone else will steal their work, whether that be another writer using their ideas in their own stories, or someone making pirated copies of their books. When I put out a collection of my writing, I specifically gave permission for anyone at all to copy my ideas, or even to cut and paste whole stories. I also contacted the Pirate Party, a worldwide network that wants to lessen copyright, and told them that I was giving anyone permission to put my ebook on file-sharing sites. In this post I hope to show why I went against common wisdom.

Creative Commons

I used a free service called Creative Commons. Creative Commons is useful for people who want to give the general public permission to use their work, but with restrictions. In my case I didn't mind people using my work for non-profit purposes, such as posting on a blog, but I didn't want to allow anyone to make money off it. Similarly I wanted anyone who used it to give me credit. I could have just listed these things myself. However I'm not a lawyer, and perhaps I would have worded it wrong so that someone could twist what I said to do more than I meant. Also I could have been unclear about what I was allowing and what I wasn't allowing. Sure, someone could email me and ask, but the whole purpose of having a written statement is so that people don't have to ask.

Creative Commons has a series of different licenses, which give permission to do different things. They're all legally 'tight', and they're all summarized in plain language. So all you have to do is go to their site and answer a series of questions, to get to the license that does what you want. In my case I used the Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Why?

That's what I did. But why? Common sense would suggest that I'm giving something away for free that I could be selling. However I believe that, in the long run, I'll be better off. The main reason is that I've seen how many people are, like me, trying to get their writing out there. Go to Smashwords and have a look at the latest ebooks. Then refresh the page ten minutes later, and you'll probably see a whole new lot. The problem that new writers face isn't that people want to steal your work; it's getting anyone to show an interest in your work at all. If someone passes on a pirated copy of my work, it might get to someone who's prepared to buy it - and that someone would probably have never heard of me otherwise. Even if they don't want to pay for what they read, I might come out with something else in the future, and perhaps paying 99c for it will be easier than hunting it down on a file-sharing site.

Science fiction writer Andrew Burt tells the story of someone who disliked his book, and to get back at him decided to put a copy on a file-sharing site. The effect was that he got a small 'spike' in sales immediately afterwards.

I also have some less selfish motives. Many people would assume that the purpose of copyright is to protect authors and creators. Leaving aside the fact that someone else often ends up with the rights (how many Disney shareholders created any of the Disney characters? How many shareholders in Microsoft have ever written a line of code?), that doesn't seem to have been the intention in the past. The US Constitution says that Congress has the power "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Note that protecting 'intellectual property' isn't mentioned. The authors of the Constitution seemed to see the point as getting ideas out there where people can use them: almost the exact opposite of keeping them 'safe' and 'protected'.

The original idea of copyright seems to have been a sort of deal: you have an idea, and we want you to get it out into the world where it will do some good. To encourage you to do that, we'll give you a monopoly on its use for a limited time. After that, anybody can use it (it will enter the 'public domain').

A lot of people don't know that copyright used to give a lot less protection than it does now, especially in the United States. In the US, it used to be that works were copyrighted for a maximum of 56 years. Today copyright in the US can last for over 100 years. In fact Congress keeps extending the time. In practice, they're acting as if they never want ideas to go into the public domain.

This is great for the owners of 'intellectual property'. But it's hard to see how this "promotes the Progress of Science and useful Arts," or how forever is a "limited time." In a sense it's a theft from the public. Anyone who publishes work has accepted the deal that the law offers, of a limited monopoly in return for making their idea known. Congress has been giving them more and more extensions on that monopoly, but doesn't require them to do anything to earn it.

It probably doesn't matter that much that Disney still owns Mickey Mouse, or that Lord of the Rings is still under copyright. But remember that these laws don't just apply to the arts. Similar laws apply to science as well. So a life-saving invention could be going unused, because its owner wants too much money for it, or because it's tied up in court while two companies fight about who owns it.

Conclusion

I'm far from an expert on either the law or the publishing industry. However I hope that I've given you, especially those of you who might be thinking about publishing some writing, a different take on the whole issue of whether authors should worry about their ideas being stolen. At least I hope I've shown you that there's a different way of thinking about it, and that that way doesn't require you to just give up on making money; in fact that it might be more profitable as well as better for society.

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bio: James Hutchings lives in Melbourne, Australia. He fights crime as Poetic Justice, but his day job is acting. You might know him by his stage-name 'Brad Pitt.' He specializes in short fantasy fiction. His work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, fiction365 and Enchanted Conversation among other markets. His ebook collection The New Death and others is now available from Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes & Noble. He blogs daily at Teleleli.

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Death gets a roommate...

An electronic Pope faces a difficult theological question...

A wicked vizier makes a terrible bargain...

44 stories. 19 poems. No sparkly vampires. There's a thin line between genius and insanity, and James Hutchings has just crossed it - but from which direction?



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 Here's the giveaway!

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Winner of Dragon's Oath Audiobook Giveaway!

Congratulations to:

SAMANTHA!

I'd sent  you an email, please confirm that you would like to accept the prize with me within 48 hours. Thanks!

And for those who didn't win, don't worry, there will be giveaways next time!

Jez
XOXO

Last Day to Enter giveaway of Dragon's Oath Audiobook

Today is the last day for my giveaway of Dragon's Oath Audiobook! Up until now there's 88 entries.Be sure to enter for this novella of the well known series.  Enjoy your day!


Don't forget to enter my giveaway of Dragon's Oath Audiobook!
The original post is here


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Dragon's Oath (Audiobook) Sample & Giveaway!

Happy new year, everybody! And with the beginning of 2012, I have great news to share.Just now I'd listened to a five minute sample of Dragon's Oath. The woman reading the novel was great, the voice soothing and successfully rousing emotions. It's a lot like the voice in my head when I'm reading the printed words. So, this is a treat for you: Dragon's Oath Audiobook  on Soundcloud.

Now the other great news: I'm having a giveaway! Yes, a giveaway! On January 13,12 a.m. EST, the entries of the Dragon's Oath (Audiobook) Giveaway will be opened. The giveaway will end on January 22, 12a.m. EST. The winner will be anoounced in a few days. Be sure to check back on the blog fn a couple of days for news of the winner. So now spread the joy and news around so everyone could participate!

Enjoy!

P.S A million thanks to Ms Ester Bochner, Senior Publicist of Macmillan Audio for offering me this wonderful opportunity.

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My review of Dragon's Oath here

Top Ten: A Week of Looking Back... and Looking Forward

Hello and welcome to........

                         Top 10: A Week of Looking Back....

                                             .........and Looking Forward.

Last year Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic and A Life Bound By Books posted some Top 10 lists the last week of 2010. For five days we recapped some of our favorite books, covers and characters. We also listed some books we were looking forward to in 2011. This year we thought we'd do it again... just with a twist. We have invited some friends to help us co-host things and make an event out of it! Rachel from Fiktshun & Jaime & Patricia from Two Chicks on Books and Jessica and I have all come together to work on making this into something we hope more people will want to join in on and contribute. You're probably wondering what the topics of this years Top 10 lists will be and the dates, right? Well I have all that info for you here....

Monday 12/26 – Top 10 Books I’ve read in 2011
Tuesday 12/27 – Top 10 Book Covers of 2011
Wednesday 12/28 – Top 10 Book Boyfriends in 2011
Thursday 12/29 – Top 10 Characters in 2011
Friday 12/30 – Top 10 Books I’m looking forward to in 2012 (also on this day, we'll each be adding something of a recap of the total number of books read, pages read, etc. This part of the post is optional. Feel free to add any stats you'd like to share with everyone. So, if you'd like to also include some end of year stats, feel free to join us!)

Bookish: 2012 TBR Reading Challenge!

Well, bloggers participate in challenges every year, and I'd participated in the Vampire Challenge, Bucket List Challenge and 100 Books Challenge this year(more on that later). So, let's start the fun for next year!

2012 TBR Reading Challenge

by Evie at Bookish
* scroll down for my list of books





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Welcome to 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!!

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they're gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we'll finally decide to pick them up..

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you've been telling yourself you'll read next time you'll get a chance.. This is your chance! And we've got PRIZES!!! :D

Hosts:
Evie from Bookish - http://www.evie-bookish.blogspot.com @SeoEvie
Nicole from All I Ever Read - http://www.nicoleabouttown.com/ @Nicoleabouttown
Bonnie from Hands and Home - http://www.handsandhome.ca/ @HandsHomeBlog
Donna from Book Passion For Life - http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.com/ @BookPforLife
Caitlin from WatchYA Reading - http://whatchyareading.net @caitlingss
Rie from Mission To Read - http://missiontoread.com/ @missiontoread
Vicky from Books, Biscuits & Tea -http://booksbiscuitsandtea.blogspot.com/ @alouetteuette
Christa from Hooked On Books - http://christashookedonbooks.blogspot.com @ChristasBooks
Jenna from Fans Of Fiction - http://fansoffiction.blogspot.com/ @fansoffiction
Angel from Mermaids Vision - http://mermaidvision.wordpress.com @mermaidvisions

My level : 

Handshake (1-10 books)


List of TBR:
1. Under the Dome by Stephen King
2. Shiver Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater
3. Classics by Jane Austen
4. To be checked...

Twilight Guest Post for Reading With ABC

Hiya! Recently I had done a Twilight Guest Post for Liza at Reading With ABC. It's about Twilight(in celebration of the release of Breaking Dawn Part 1), and another book series I happen to love. What is it about? Head over to find out! I have another interview with her, it's going to be out soon. Stay tuned!

XOXO
Jez

Rhiannon's Book Trailer!!

My friend, Rhiannon Paille has published a book, THE FERRYMAN and THE FLAME series earlier this year, and here's the book trailer! I love it and I love the background music, perhaps more than  I should. Anyway, enjoy! p.s. The girl reminds me of the HBO original series, Games of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen. They're both ethereally beautiful.


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The link to Youtube : http://youtu.be/u6JoH30fHeI


Rhiannon Paille

Author of The Ferryman and The Flame Series

Flame of Surrender on Goodreads, Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, Indigo, Kobo,
Follow Me: Twitter, Facebook, Blog, Website

Rhi was never a normal girl. Her life was an urban fantasy wrapped in a paranormal romance and served with a side of horror. To escape her everyday weirdness she began writing fantasy. She studied at U of Sedona and MIMT, obtaining a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology. She's married to a chef/comic book shop owner and has a fondness for architecture. She frequents twitter and facebook, but if you really want to get to know her you should visit her site: www.rhiannonpaille.com 

Reviews at Abundance

Good news! After a lot of slacking off, I'd finally gathered up my strength to write the reviews that I should've written long ago. So, here is the date of posting of the reviews:

December 1 : The Merchant's Daughter, Melanie Dickerson
December 6 : Tithe, Holly Black
December 11 : Ironside, Holly Black
December 19 : Tempted, Burned, Awakened, Destined, P.C Cast & Kristin Cast
December 26 : Dragon's Oath, P.C Cast & Kristin Cast
December 30 : Rosebush, Michele Jaffe
* mind that I didn't say anything about the time

     So, these are my reviews for year 2011. Sad to say I haven't read 100 books, not even 50. Anyway, check back for possible announcements of guest posts or book challenges and some occasional book blog memes.

     Until then, stay strong - for written words, that is!

XOXO
Jez

On Slacking Off...

My apologies for being such a slacker these days, but school and an unexpected illness of me grandma has thorn me away from my blog. That and my laziness. And my apologies again for (being forced) to be a slacker(again) for some time as I have a camp and I have to take care of my grandma. Sorry, I'll make time for books and reviews when I can. For now, just stay strong for the (good) reads.

XOXO
Jez

Watch out for the Flames!

My friend, Rhiannon Paille is debut-ing her novel, Flame of Surrender on 1st November, 2011. And here are the treats:

“You come here” Teaser

Deleted Scene: Hot Like Wow Tower Scene (HLWTS)

Deleted Scene: Crazy Disturbing Torture Scene (CDTS)

FoS Alternate Ending (FoSAE)

Why my books don’t have happy endings

Mysticism in Flame of Surrender + Giveaway

ARC Giveaway + 19 of my deepest darkest secrets 

Countdown Widget: (If you really love Rhiannon, you could put this on your sidebar)

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If you want to join in the celebration please do! Feel free to repost the goodies on your blog, just remember to link back to http://rhiannonpaille.blogspot.com

** My interview with Rhiannon 

Flame of Surrender :

The boy who follows death meets the girl who could cause the apocalypse. 

Krishani thinks he’s doomed until he meets Kaliel, the one girl on the island of Avristar who isn’t afraid of him. She’s unlike the other girls, she swims with merfolk, talks to trees and blooms flowers with her touch. What he doesn’t know is that she’s a Flame, one of nine individually hand crafted weapons, hidden in the body of a seemingly harmless girl.

Nobody has fallen in love with a Flame until now. She becomes Krishani’s refuge from the dreams of death and the weather abilities he can’t control. Striking down thousand year old trees with lightning isn’t something he tries to do, it just happens. When the Ferryman dies, Krishani knows that he’s the next and that a lifetime of following death is his destiny.

And Kaliel can’t come with him. The Valtanyana are hunting the Flames, the safest place for her is Avristar. Krishani can’t bear to leave her, and one innocent mistake grants the Valtanyana access to their mystical island. They’re coming for Kaliel, and they won’t stop until every last living creature on Avristar is dead. She has to choose, hide, face them, or awaken the Flame and potentially destroy herself. 

Don't miss Flame of Surrender!

Trip to Bali!

Hi everyone! I just came back from a long break from blogging and now I have to inform you that I'll be away for a few days again. Just a few days, 21 to 25 Oct, for a trip to Bali. Then I'll be back for good. Since I can't attend to my blog next weekend, I have a post scheduled on 20 October, and the post is the review of Divergent! Excited, eh? Anyway, come back for the review of the best book this year!

Love,
Jez