The Forgiven Duke Blog Tour

    

THE FORGOTTEN CASTLES SERIES in Six Words

 

1.     Abandonment – Alexandria has been raised mostly by servants on the wind-swept, craggy island of Holy Island in England. When her parents disappear for longer than usual she is determined to rescue them and finally win their love.

2.     Ireland/Iceland/Italy – The three countries Alexandria travels through over the course of three books for clues to the whereabouts of her missing parents.

3.     Surrender – What Gabriel, the Duke of St. Easton, struggles with as he endures physical afflictions which breaks through his ennui and brings him to his knees.

4.     Love – What Alexandria and Gabriel find when they decide to trust each other with everything.

5.     Treasure – the mysterious object that Alexandria’s parents have been hired to find that will change the world forever.

6.     Purpose – God’s plan for Alexandria and Gabriel coming to fruition exactly as He created for them from the very beginning.

The Forgiven Duke by Jamie Carie is now available on bookstores and online stores nationwide. The Forgiven Duke is the 2nd installment on The Forgotten Castles Series. Check out my  review of the first book The Guardian Duke to get you ready for The Forgiven Duke .

    Title:The Forgiven Duke

 Author: Jamie Carie

Series: The Forgotten Castles Series

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Release Date: July 1, 2012

Summary/Blurb from The Forgiven Duke by Jamie Carrie ( 2nd book in the series)

Tethered by her impulsive promise to marry Lord John Lemon - the path of least resistance - Alexandria Featherstone sets off toward Iceland in search of her parents with a leaden heart. A glimpse of her guardian, the Duke of St. Easton - the path less traveled by - on Dublin’s shore still haunts her.

Will he come after her? Will he drag her back to London, quelling her mission to rescue her treasure-seeking parents, or might he decide to throw caution to the wind and choose Foy Pour Devoir: “Faith for Duty,” the St. Easton motto. The Featherstone motto Valens et Volens: “Willing and Able,” beats in her heart and thrums through her veins. She will find her parents and find their love, no matter the cost.

The powerful yet wing-clipped Duke of St. Easton has never known the challenge that has become his life since hearing his ward’s name. Alexandria Featherstone will be the life or the death of him. Only time and God’s plan will reveal just how much this man can endure for the prize of love.

About the author:

Jamie Carie writes novels about fierce, passionate women; their dreams; their fears; their triumphs. Her deepest desire is to see her readers find that same passion as they follow their destiny and discover deeper intimacy with Jesus.

She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and three sons.

Here is your chance to win  a signed copy of BOTH books that's right  both..  go go enter enter 

US/CAN

A signed paperback copy of the Guardian Duke and The Forgiven Duke (Forgotten Castles # 1, #2)

to one winner -  go check out the blog tour to increase chances

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Giveaway - Miracle For Jen

Here is your chance to win a certificate for a copy of Miracle For Jen: (Review)

Giveaway of Caller ID

Give away a Copy of Caller ID by Rachelle Christensen
Check out the review I did for Caller ID .. great book don't miss out on your chance to read it

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday and a Giveaway reminder for Invisible
Also since GFC is ending soon make sure you check out the buttons on the side we now have feedburner and google+ ..

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


My teaser is going to be just a bit longer that 2 lines and when I read it in the book I could not help but laugh..

" You want us to go in there --- Seriously?"
He stared at the cave. " It smells like death. Horrible, farty death."
"Is there any other kind?" Conner asked.
~ page 259 -BLOODROSE by Andrea Cremer


Make sure to leave your links so I can see your great teasers... rememebr ot enter the giveaway for a e-copy of Invisible

Follow Friday/ Giveaway

Follow Friday hosted by Parajunkees and Alison Can Read.

This weeks question: I like unique names for characters and am looking forwards to coming up with some when I start writing. What's the most unique character name you've come across?

Well I would say there are quite a few different names out there but here are a few I have noticed.

Ren- Nightshade
Weed- The poison diaries
Calden- Lies Beneath
Aislinn- the Wicked Lovely series
Irial - the Wicked Lovely series
Niall- Wicked Lovely Series
Ashallayn'darkmyr Tallyn- The Iron fey
Catcher- The Dark and Hollow Places
Annah- The Dark and Hollow Places

Those are just a few of the millions out there .. tell me what you have found and be sure to enter the giveaway for Invisible .

Giveaway and review of Invisible

Title: Invisible
Author: Jeanne Bannon
Release Date: September 7, 2011
Publisher: Solstice Publishing
Format: PDF e-book
Source: Free from the author for the blog tour.( Ever After PR)


Review and Giveaway
Summary from Goodreads:
Lola’s not pretty. Lola’s not popular. Lola wishes she could disappear … and then one day she does just that...

For seventeen-year-old Lola Savullo, life is a struggle. Born to funky parents who are more in than she could ever be, Lola’s dream of becoming a writer makes her an outsider even in her own home. Bullied and despised, Lola still has the support of her best pal Charlie and Grandma Rose.

Not only is she freakishly tall, Lola’s a big girl and when forced to wear a bathing suit at her summer job as a camp counselor, Lola’s only escape from deep embarrassment seems to be to literally vanish. Soon after, she discovers the roots of her new “ability”.

Slowly, with Charlie’s help, Lola learns to control the new super power. The possibilities are endless. Yet power can be abused, too…

Then, when tragedy strikes, Lola must summon her inner strength, both at home and at school. She has to stand up for herself, despite the temptations and possibilities of her new found super power.

A coming-of-age story that will warm the heart.


Review:
I found Invisible to a great book for those dealing with bullying . Lola deals with that very thing, by the popular standards she is no pretty or thin , or perfect , the lack of those things causes the popular group to pick on her mercilessly. The bullying from the kids gets so bad that Lola wishes she could be invisible and in turn becomes so. This book leads us through the growth of Lola as she tried to understand this new power she has and how she learns that your real friends will stick with you no matter how you look for inner beauty can be found in everyone no matter how they look on the outside. I also enjoyed how the author stressed when dealing with bullies its important to not become the bully yourself. If I had anything negative to say about the book is , I didn't care for the language and the underlined homosexuality, purely because I wouldn't want younger kids to read such , without those two things I would recommend this book to tweens and up. Great book about bullying and self worth.

This review can be found on the FB, Goodreads, and Amazon.

This book was given to me through Ever After PR ... here is your chance to win a e- copy of Invisible

Giveaway / Life

Reminder on the Giveaway it ends tomorrow so be sure to check it out .. its a Signed book and swag .
Hey everyone I hope your week is starting out well. Sorry I missed IMM for this week I have been swamped with homework and have been sick all weekend but exciting things to come . So I thought today I would post as promised a list of what is on the tentiative schedule for the blog.

February

14: Crater Lake book tour

15 Invisible Book tour – Giveaway(e)

19^th : Fever

22: Easter Lily –Blog Tour –Giveaway(e)

29^th: Pieces of Us

March

3^rd: Illusion

7^th: Brothers three: Book tour- Giveaway(e)

10th: Another Jekyll, Another Hyde

11^th Caller Id: book tour – giveaway (e)

13^th Emerald City: blog tour- Giveaway (e)

18^th Starters

21 Candlewaxx

27^th The Replacement Wife- Giveaway? (e)

31^st Ripper

April

2^nd Embittered Ruby

4^th Magic Under Stone

11^th We Bury the Landscape Giveaway

18^th Pecuilars

May

30^th Lies Beneath

June

13^th Dust Girl

20^th Forgiven Duke

July

4th Slipping Reality

7^th Long Lakin

These are just the ones I have put on the calendar so far I have a bunch more to fit in.

be sure to come back tomorrow for the Book tour for Crater Lake . Thanks and hope you all had a great weekend .

Follow Friday plus giveaway

Follow Friday hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read..... make sure to enter my giveaway

Q: What would your prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?

This is an easy question for me , I personally do not want to waste my time reading books that are not living up to the standards I have set for myself. A great book can capture you over and over again , where as a mediocre book can leave you feeling empty and feeling a loss. I prefer to spend my time with a book that is going to give me something every time no matter how many times I read it. What are your thoughts?

Please go enter my give away for a signed copy of Eden by Janelle Stalder and a map of Eden ... not a lot of people have entered yet so your chances to win are high right now .. it ends V-day