#CoverReveal: A Game of Love and Betrayal @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

Look at this beauty!!! We are thrilled to share the cover of A Game of Love and Betrayal by Elayna R. Gallea, due for release on August 22, 2024! Pre-order now!

A Game of Love and Betrayal (The Choosing Chronicles #1) Expected Publication Date: August 2024 Genre: NA Enemies-to-Lovers Fantasy He requires a wife. She needs to 🗡️ him. All’s fair in pursuit of love and revenge. What’s a vampire to do when the fae who made her an orphan is searching for a wife? Make him choose her and end his life on their wedding night, of course. Brynleigh has been carefully planning this for years. Her plan is simple: date Ryker Waterborn, the Fae Representative’s son, make him fall in love with her, and kill him after they say, “I do.” Unfortunately, it isn’t going to be that easy. She won’t be the only one going after Ryker’s hand. Far from it. Two dozen men and women from around the Republic of Balance are competing in The Choosing in the search of their perfect partner. The catch? It’s a blind selection process, and contestants won’t see each other until they have selected their partner. Nothing will stand between Brynleigh and her revenge, not even a competition for love. A Game of Love and Betrayal is the first book in The Choosing Chronicles, a captivating enemies-to-lovers, new adult urban high fantasy romance.  AGOLAB is Love is Blind meets Crescent City and The Selection, and it's on pre-order for only $0.99 PRE-ORDER HERE

#PreOrderSale: Grave Prophecies @CassandraDAston @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

Grave Prophecies

Expected Publication Date: May 2024

Genre: Urban Romantic Fantasy

What if everything you knew was a lie? It’s been a busy summer. Things are heating up in Allie’s relationship with Simon and college is just on the horizon, but when school starts, so do all her problems. Just when she’s ready to set off for college, a man from her past returns to stir up trouble, then students on campus start turning up dead. Worst of all, Simon’s been keeping late hours at work. Is it trouble in paradise, or can he be trusted? The more Allie learns about her past, the more secrets there are to unravel. After uncovering a prophecy foretelling the end of life as she knows it, she'll need to rely on the help of a few unlikely allies to solve a mystery that may lead to the ultimate sacrifice. If that weren't enough, Gabriel has found himself in hot water, but friends willing to come to his aid are in short supply. Perhaps keeping everyone at arm's length for eternity wasn't the best plan after all. 

  Grave Prophecies is a dark urban fantasy story, recommended for 18+ due to mature content. 

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#CoverReveal: Spire of Fools by @ireckon @RRBookTours1

Synopsis: In a realm where a domineering priest once controlled his every move, Prince Karpenmor now stands free, ready to redefine his purpose and identity. As he assumes control of his nation, he's compelled to confront the shadows of his past. His quest for knowledge leads him to a discovery about a lost city and an unexpected desire for revenge.

Unrestrained and desperate to know more about his mother, Karpenmor closes in on the deceptions his Regent has maintained for decades, unwittingly threatening his own position.

On Dhartan the Jesters are confronted with changes that force radical action from Mother Folly as they try to keep pace. While Lani’s unique skills offer them assistance, a selfish decision by Odajeen puts everything at risk.

More amulets break free from the fragile barrier, causing friction amongst realms and emboldening their enemy. Limited in number, the members of the court must become more than entertainers and hidden spies.

Now hunting the objects that threaten the source of their power, each of them must bring their unique capabilities to the fore in order to avoid the deadly danger confronting them.

In the wake of this shift, even The Eyes can no longer afford to stay hidden on their island, forcing them to send forth more of their kind into the world.

#BookRelease: Treasured by Alayna R. Gallea @RRBookTours1

Treasured (The Binding Chronicles #3) Publication Date: September 20, 2023 Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ Vampires 🦇Vampires 🦇Magical Bindings 🦇Arranged Marriage 🦇Only One 🦇Tormented Hero In a world where darkness reigns, the cost of love is eternal. Eleyta’s throne belongs to the most powerful vampire, and it’s up to Sebastian and Luna to challenge the queen and save the realm. Unfortunately, that won't be easy. Having survived Queen Marguerite’s deadly tournament, they are fugitives. Despite the peril lurking in the shadows, escape is not an option. The prophecy is hanging over their heads. The darkness is here, and the red moon will soon rise. Sebastian’s bond with his Maker must be broken, and they need to learn the Tether's secrets before time runs out. As unyielding darkness threatens to consume them, Sebastian and Luna face their greatest challenge. The queen must be stopped, no matter the cost. Even if it's death. This is the third and final book in The Binding Chronicles. The series should be read in order (Tethered, Tormented, Treasured). This series takes place in the same world as Of Earth and Flame. It can be enjoyed on its own or alongside The Ithenmyr Chronicles. NOTE: This series is upper YA/NA and will have moderate steam as the series progresses. There are some instances of violence, language, and mature situations. Recommended for ages sixteen and up. Add to Goodreads Available on Amazon

#BookTour: Mantle of the World Ruler by Kate Gateley @RRBookTours1

Mantle of the World Ruler (The Lost Wells Trilogy #2) Publication Date: January 2023 Genre: Epic Fantasy An ancient curse broken, a new prophecy foretold, and a grimoire of dark Druidic magic. After a year of unimaginable violence, magic, and an all-consuming love that has followed her through countless incarnations, Julia Harrison has not only come into her own as a magic Bearer-far surpassing those women in her bloodline who came before her-but is about to start down a path that can end in only one of two ways: with her fulfilling her prophesized role as Sovereign, chalice of the World Ruler; or with the death of everyone and everything she holds dear at the hands of Cassius Longinus, The Child of Rome, in his brutal and inexorable quest to finally achieve true immortality. Mantle of the World Ruler-Book Two of the Lost Well Trilogy-begins directly after the events of its predecessor, and with it, author Kate Gateley draws the reader right back into the romantic, magical, and often terrifying world of Bearers and Wielders, Knaves and Wraiths, and Domhnall O'Brien, cursed by choice to follow his love through one life after another until they can save each other at last. 

#BookBlitz: Takuan from Koto by @anno_ruini @RRBookTours1

Adventures of Takuan from Koto Publication Date: August 5, 2023 Genre: YA Fantasy Whimsical adventures of a young trickster: from clever exploits to a god-given mission. A stone marten, in pursuit of the sun, climbs to the very Heavens and causes quite a commotion. Both the stubborn gods and the ordinary people have a hard time when weredemons break free. Even the Lord of the Underworld turns out to be powerless. But sometimes even a mouse can be stronger than an elephant, as the old proverb says. The fate of the world ends up in the hands of Takuan — a young trickster, who deceives the greedy, angry, and ignorant people across the country of Chinayindu. On his journey, he meets the wandering warrior Zhu Leizu, a temple monk named Soliang, the clumsy sorcerer Bricabrac, and many others. Our story begins with a village boy setting off to a monastery to become a demon-hunting monk, only to find out how truly dull monastic life can be. Or does our story actually begin with the birth of the stone marten Ta Guan? To learn about what happened in the Heavens, the incredible adventures of Takuan, and what was the end of all of it, read the book ‘Takuan from Koto’ by Ryū Zhong. More about the Book: Light humorous fantasy, comedy and adventure, fantasy & magic. Audience: Middle-grade, teen, young adult, adult. Setting: Pan-Asian continent in quasi-medieval times with magic in the air. Each book in the series is a standalone adventure 

#BookRelease: This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours #ThisWickedCurse

This Wicked Curse (Realm of Monsters #2) Publication Date: August 31, 2023 Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance 🏴‍☠️Touch Her & D%$ 🏴‍☠️Dirty Talking Shadow Daddy 🏴‍☠️Peter Pan Inspired 🏴‍☠️Arranged Marriage 🏴‍☠️Pirates & Adventure 🏴‍☠️Only One 🏴‍☠️Enemies-to-Lovers 🏴‍☠️Magical Princess 🏴‍☠️Spicy 🏴‍☠️Monsters A cursed princess, a soulless pirate, and a deal that could change both of their fate. In a realm full of monsters, shadows are stolen, and promises are bound with blood… and sometimes marriage vows. Princess by birth and sacrificial lamb by royal decree, Scarlet Midicious is ready to face her fate. She’s known her entire life that this day would come. Her wedding… The gauntlet… and likely her funeral. Each time one of the king’s daughters turn twenty-three years of age, he hosts a gauntlet–a cruel fight to the death where one ruthless winner earns the title of prince and is rewarded with a bride. This year will be no different. It’s necessary to unite the clans of misfits and monsters within the realm, even if it means she’ll likely die at the hands of her soon-to-be husband. However, on the night of the gauntlet she meets a mysterious man with striking green eyes and a sin-worthy smirk. He has no knowledge of what her gift is–that she’s of siren and witch blood, nor that she houses extraordinary magic that allows her to control the living like puppets–but he knows the king’s daughters are gifted in some way or another. He offers her a deal. If she helps him win–so he can be pardoned of his crimes when crowned as a Prince of Solaria–then he’ll make sure Scarlet has a peaceful life. In the face of a gruesome future, she accepts his terms. How much worse can it be? Little does she know, Sebastian Hook is a notorious pirate, wanted for murder and crimes beyond her imagination. The Dark One is as deadly and lethal as they come, and there’s only one thing he hates more than Pan. Witches. All aboard the Jolly Roger–if you dare. 

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  This Wicked Curse is an enemies-to-lovers tale featuring a slightly unhinged, shadow daddy with a broken moral compass. The world is dark, but it’s also full of adventure and magic. This story is a spellbinding fusion of Peter Pan and Greek Mythology, reimagined into a dark pirate fantasy romance, and takes place within Amanda Aggie’s Seven Realms World. AUTHOR NOTE: Please know This Wicked Curse predates the events of This Wicked Fate. It is a standalone, like the rest of the Realm of Monsters series, and you do not need to read any of Amanda’s other books to understand or enjoy This Wicked Curse.

#BookTour: Between the Dark Spaces by Melissa Groening @stringbean10 @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

 

Between the Dark Spaces Genre: YA Thriller How deep do those dark places go? Sixteen-year-old Aris Black likes to think she knows about dark places. Every day, she watches her father struggle to hang on to his sobriety. She works long hours after school to help pay their bills so they don’t end up out on the street. She knows one wrong move and they could lose everything. When she meets Chapman Woolfe, she knows she’s not the only one fighting to stay in the light. Chapman is a boy surrounded by monsters that wear masks of the people he thought he knew. Together, Aris and Chapman discover the world these monsters created and its origin is a lot closer to home than they realize. Can these two teenagers find their way out before the darkness swallows them whole? CW: Drug & alcohol abuse, and family violence

#BookReleaseBlitz: Jemma and the Raven by @BDReeves @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours #FantasyBooks

Jemma and the Raven Publication Date: August 26th, 2023 Genre: YA Epic Fantasy A girl. A raven. A luminous adventure. To everyone else, Jemma is nothing but a Wharf-thief. She scavenges for tokens in the wrestling dens and parades along the market lanes with a raven, Edgar, on her shoulder. But she and Edgar have a secret. In a land where memories fade into the Shadows without the love of a Keeper, they scour the ruins of ancient memory palaces, searching for treasure that will buy them a passage to the great city of Adocentyn. When Jemma steals a map and a golden blade, she sets in motion a chain of events that will tie her destiny to the survival of all who live in the light of Memory. Can Jemma defeat the darkness she has unleashed, without losing herself? And who is the voice she hears, guiding her along the way? I am with you. Follow the lights. Can Jemma defeat the darkness she has unleashed, without losing herself? And who is the voice she hears, guiding her along the way? I am with you. Follow the lights. Jemma and the Raven is a massive feat of storytelling, a work of fabulous imagination, a fantasy inspired by historical realities. It will convey its readers on an epic journey that will both captivate and exhilarate them. ARNOLD ZABLE, storyteller and novelist. Author of The Watermill, Sea of Many Returns and Cafe Scheherazade.

#CoverReveal: The Night Runs Red (The Wicked Dark Duology, #1) by Amber Palmer @RRBookTours1

The Night Runs Red (The Wicked Dark Duology)

Expected Publication Date: Fall 2023

Genre: Vampire Romance/ PNR

🩸Arranged Marriage
🩸Forced Proximity
🩸Enemies-to-Lovers
🩸Grumpy/ Sunshine
🩸Spicy

When Calia Darrow, a descendant of fae royalty, learns she is to be wed to prominent vampyre Rion D’arcy, she accepts her fate—not that she has a choice. With an age-old curse binding their families together in an attempt to balance power, Calia and Rion must marry unless they wish to forfeit their lives.

After a tumultuous ceremony, Calia finds herself isolated in a sprawling gothic mansion with a husband who wants nothing to do with her. When a foiled abduction attempt leaves her vulnerable, Calia sees a glimmer of hope that perhaps there is more to Rion than she thought.

As the blood moon approaches, Calia must face an unknown enemy with only the assistance of the mysterious Rion D’Arcy. Will the truth come to light, or will the night run red with Calia’s blood?

#BookBlitz: Rufus and Magic Run Amok by @MarilynLevinson @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

Rufus and Magic Run Amok

Publication Date: June 13, 2023

Genre: Children's Books/ Ages 6 - 12

Rufus Breckenridge is an ordinary ten-year-old with a best friend and a great comic book collection. He is not a witch like his mother, aunt and grandmother. Witches take lessons to learn how to control their magical powers so they can use them to help other people. Where's the fun in that? Besides, witches are weird. At least that's what lots of people think.

When Big Douggie, the school bully, chases Rufus home, Rufus makes him do a double backflip. He decides to keep his new-found magical powers a secret. But the more spells Rufus casts, the stronger his magic grows. Soon Rufus's magic is running amok!

#CoverReveal: The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

The Cruel Dark

Expected Publication Date: October 31, 2023

Genre: Gothic Romance

Millicent Foxboro is haunted.

Not by ghosts, but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty of her future. After all, even in the progressive year of 1928, most people would balk at hiring a woman who’d spent two months in a mental ward for traumatic amnesia. So when an uncommon assistantship to a reclusive Professor of mythology falls into her lap with an ungodly salary attached, her desperation for stability overrides her cautious nature.

To Millie’s dismay, the widowed Professor Callum Hughes and his estate, Willowfield, are more than she bargained for. The once magnificent home, known for its sprawling gardens and dazzling parties, is falling to pieces after the death of the professor’s fragile wife. What’s more, the staff has been reduced to the only three people not frightened away by rumors of ghosts, leaving the halls empty and languishing in bitter memories.

The professor himself is a grim, intense man with unclear expectations, unpredictable moods, and hungry eyes that ignite Millie’s own dormant passions. The closer she finds herself drawn to Professor Hughes and his strange world of flowers and folklore, the more the house closes in, threatening to reveal her secrets. But the professor is keeping secrets of his own and the most dangerous of all is hers to discover.

#BookReleaseBlitz: The Celtic Deception by@ImbrifexBooks @A_Varga_Author @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

Happy publication day to Andrew Varga and congrats on the release of The Celtic Deception! 

The Celtic Deception(A Jump in Time Novel Book 2/2)

Publication Date: August 15, 2023

Genre: MG Fantasy

Reading Level: Age 12+

Dan Renfrew hates that he’s a time jumper—seventeen-year-olds should not be stuck with the responsibility of saving history. But with no one else stepping up to stop Victor Stahl’s plot to take over the world, Dan and his time-jumping partner Sam have no choice but to jump back into history again. They land on the Celtic island of Anglesey in 60 CE, hoping to find answers on how to stop Victor. Their task isn’t easy. Everyone seems to be hiding something, from the druids who rule Anglesey to the Celts who take the time jumpers in. As two Roman legions—intent on wiping out everyone on the island—draw closer, time is running out for Dan and Sam.

#BookBlitz & SaleAnnouncement: The Storm of Storms (Juche, #3) by @AdriaCarmichael @RRBookTours1

To celebrate the release of The Storm of Storms, book #3 in her YA Dystopian saga, Juche, Adria Carmichael is giving the first two installments away for FREE! From September 14th to the 18th, you can download The Demon of Yodok and The Weeping Masses on Amazon for zero dollars! 

The Storm of Storms (Juche #3)

Publication Date: September 15th, 2021

Genre: YA Dystopian/ Survival

A highly addictive Young Adult Dystopian Survival Saga that will keep you glued to the pages.

Nari’s shocking revelation in the watermill changes everything in an instant, and Areum is once more faced with an impossible decision. Will she betray her sister in order to save her life, or support her and let her die? In the midst of this struggle, the storm of the century hits the camp, and life goes from hard to impossible overnight. Areum slowly comes to realize there is only one way to ensure their survival.

To escape!

But how can they escape from an escape-proof prison camp? And even if they would get past the ferocious dog patrols, the machine gun-equipped guard towers and the electrified barbed wire fence… will she be willing to condemn everyone they’re leaving behind to an inescapable end through torture and death?

#ReleaseBlitz: Samurai by @joannamwhite @RRBookTours1 #Giveaway

Happy publication day to author Joanna White, and congratulations on the release of Samurai (Valiant #3)!  Giveaway – An 8 x 11 map from the book, 8  x 11 poster of the cover, and early access to Healed (Digital), the short story ending to Samurai! Samurai (The Valiant Series #3) *Books can be read in any order Publication Date: September 7th, 2021 Genre: Clean Fantasy/ Adventure Okada Akari and Sakamoto Megumi just may be two women in over their head. Okada Akari is a samurai, the daughter of the Chief Advisor to the Emperor of the Sakamoto clan. One day on a mission, she is captured by a mysterious warrior and taken to an enemy camp—an enemy filled with strange, foreign powers the likes of which her world has never seen. What’s worse, a foreign stranger is supplying her enemy with weapons her people cannot hope to fight against. Yet that is only the beginning of her journey, one filled with war and love, sacrifice, and darkness. Sakamoto Megumi has wanted to be a samurai her entire life. However, as the daughter of the Emperor, training is impossible. When the Emperor is assassinated, she is thrust onto a throne she never wanted. As Empress, she must find a way to become a leader her people will look up to, instead of a weak woman unfit for the throne. Her generals are waiting for her to make a grave mistake. Falling in love with her high general might very well be the mistake they were waiting for. Corruption has touched worlds before, but this time, it will take more than a few Chosen to stop it before it fills the hearts of everyone around them – even the hearts of their closest friends and allies.

#BookBlitz: Juche (The Demon of Yodok, #1) by @AdriaCarmichael @RRBookTours1

Demon of Yodok

Genre: YA Dystopian

A highly addictive Young Adult Dystopian Survival series that will keep you glued to the pages.

JUCHE [dʒuːtʃe]

Just when Areum, daughter of a privileged family in the totalitarian state of Choson, thought she was free from her personal prison, her world collapses around her as her family are taken away in the middle of the night to a hell-like camp in the mountains where people who have strayed from the righteous path are brutally re-educated through blood, sweat, tears and starvation.

There she has to fight for survival together with the family she hates and is forced to re-evaluate every aspect of her life until then – her deep resentment toward her twin sister; her view of her father in face of the mounting evidence he is a traitor with the blood of millions of fellow countrymen on his hands; and even her love and affection for the Great General – the eternal savior and protector of Choson, whom she had always considered her true father.

#CoverReveal: Tripping the Multiverse (Jade & Antigone, #1) @AlisonLyke @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours #Scifi

I'm thrilled to share the cover of Alison Lyke's upcoming release, Tripping the Multiverse! This is the first installment of an exciting new series!  Stay tuned for the book tour in January! Tripping the Multiverse: Jade and Antigone #1 Expected Publication Date: January 21st, 2021 Genre: Science Fiction As a science journalist, Jade has seen more than her fair share of peculiar oddities—none weirder than her socially inept fellow reporter Antigone. When the test of a teleporter using an electron collider goes awry, the two women find their world changed in subtle ways, with anomalies breaking out in their personal lives. Their increasingly unstable dimension gives Jadethe ability to shapeshift while Antigone can see portals into other worlds. A fellow journalist who attended the experiment is trapped in another dimension and Jade and Antigone hold the key to saving him. Of course, their task is not just a simple rescue mission. Realizing they will continue to drift into increasingly stranger worlds until they straighten out the paradox, the women reluctantly agree to travel through the multiverse in search of a solution.  

#BookTour: Forgotten Magic (Magic Underground Anthology) @RRBookTours1 #Giveaway

Welcome to the blog tour for the final installment from the Magic Underground trilogy, Forgotten Magic! Read on for an exclusive excerpt and a chance to win a paperback copy of the book!

Forgotten Magic (Magic Underground #3) Publication Date: May 2020 Genre: Anthology/ Fantasy/ Magic Publisher: Magical Mayhem Press For the last time, these heroes, witches, wizards, vikings and more will put it all on the line. No quest is too dangerous. No monster be it a dragon or something cuddlier with teeth is off-limits in the epic conclusion to the Magic Underground Trilogy. Stay tuned for details. Add to Goodreads

#BOOKBLITZ: Return Addresses by @McLellanBooks @RRBookTours $20 AMAZON GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY

Michael A. McLellan has a new book out in the world! Read on for an exclusive except and a fantastic giveaway -- A $20 Amazon gift card, and a copy of Return Addresses! Psst, bloggers and book reviewers! There is also going to be a blog tour June 10th to the 26th, if you're interested! Visit R&R Book Tours for more info!

Return Addresses

Publication Date: April 13, 2020 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Mountain Press “This ain’t your world. You don’t have any friends out here. Not real ones. No one out here cares about nothin’ but where their next drink or fix is comin’ from. That, or they were born too messed up in the head to even understand what friendship is. Remember that. You can’t trust anybody. You can’t rely on no one but yourself.” Fourteen-year-old Sean Pennington never thought he’d find himself riding on an open train car in the middle of the night. He never thought he’d find himself alone. He never thought he’d be running for his life. In the spring of 2015 Sean Pennington’s world of comfort and privilege is shattered and he becomes a ward of the state. Thrust into a broken foster care system, he discovers the harsh realities of orphanhood. Lonely, confused, and tormented by his peers, he runs away, intending to locate his only living relative; a grandfather he’s never met, who his only connection with is a return address on a crumpled envelope. Enter Andrea, a modern day hobo Sean meets at a California homeless encampment. Andrea travels the country by rail, stowing away on shipping container cars with other transients calling themselves traveling kids. Though battling her own demons, road-savvy Andrea promises to help Sean on his quest, but can she protect him from the unpredictable and often violent world she lives in? Add to Goodreads

#BlogTour: Wayward Magic by @MelindaKucsera @writercsjohnson @RRBookTours1 #Giveaway

Welcome to the blog tour for the second anthology in the Magic Underground trilogy, Wayward Magic! Read on for book details, and a chance to win a paperback copy of the book! Wayward Magic (A Magic Underground Anthology) Publication Date: April 2020 Genre: Anthology/ Fantasy/ Magic Publisher: Magical Mayhem Press Wayward Magic (Magic Underground Book II) reveals stories of missing people, rescue, and most of all, magic. Our heroes will grapple with magic gone wayward in order to save themselves, their families, and often the world. This collection features:

• Out-of-control magic that could destroy a young apprentice’s master and their world
• A woman’s hidden magic leaving her with more freedom that she wanted
• Sisters at the center of a black magic scandal must stop the city from falling to demons
• Children separated from their mother must escape the castle on the most dangerous night in history
• The ill are suddenly protected from death by an unlikely hero…a teenage physician
• Famine-stricken subjects await precious cargo currently stranded on a ship
• A holy order must save a town from a pretty poison most magical and most deadly
• And more!