Release Day Blitz: Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne

I'm thrilled to help celebrate the release of ROSEMARKED by Livia Blackburne. Here's a special message and giveaway from the author.

Hi Everyone!

This is Livia Blackburne, and I'm thrilled to share ROSEMARKED with you at long last. There are a lot of elements to this book, including a love story, a spy story, reflections on trauma and mortality, medical ethics, and political intrigue.  Perhaps because of this, my research for the book was equally eclectic, from archery and stick fighting lessons, to chats with memory researchers and soldiers, and lots and lots of reading, including books about leper colonies, hospice care, and PTSD. Hopefully, I wove it all into an entertaining and thought-provoking story!

This story centers on Zivah, a talented healer with an incurable illness, and Dineas, a traumatized soldier. The two couldn't be more different, and I had a lot of fun writing their unlikely love story.  In order to work together, they both have to let go of their own prejudices and preconceptions. It's a painful process, with fights and misunderstandings, anger, laughter and tears, but in the end, they both come out as stronger people.

To celebrate the ROSEMARKED release, I’m offering 3 lucky winners a ROSEMARKED swag pack, which includes a copy of ROSEMARKED and a signed bookplate! Due to sweepstakes laws, entrants must be 18 years or older to participate. Best of luck, and happy reading!

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The first in a duology, ROSEMARKED (Hyperion | On Sale November 7, 2017) by New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne follows a healer and a solider on a high-stakes mission to spy on the Empire to uncover a deadly secret. With sizzling chemistry and a heartrending ethical dilemma, this thrilling fantasy with nuanced characters will capture fans of An Ember in the Ashes and The Lumatere Chronicles.

New York Times best-selling author LIVIA BLACKBURNE has a PhD in neuroscience from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she conducted research on the neural correlates of reading. She still blogs on the intersection of writing and brain science, and she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. Livia is also the author of Midnight Thief, an Indies Introduce New Voices selection, and its sequel, Daughter of Dusk.

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Release Day Rave: (11/5/17 - 11/11/17)

Where are all my fellow book junkies? It's that time again as we count down the hours in hopes of getting our hands on highly anticipated books on release day. I know I can't wait to cuddle up with some of these books! I've compiled the following list of books that are scheduled to be released this week. I'll put my top five and try to review at least one of them by the end of the week or the following week.

What new releases are you chomping at the bits for?

Click on the book title to take you to Goodreads.

The Becoming of Noah Shaw (The Shaw Confessions, #1) by Michelle Hodkin (11/07/17)

When I found out that there would be a companion series to Mara Dyer, I had to immediately start a reread of that series before the release of this book. I'm enjoying every minute of it and I can't wait to delve inside of Noah's head.

Renegades (Renegades, #1) by Marissa Meyer (11/07/17)

~Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice.~

This book is one of my highly anticipated of the year and I'm so excited to start this series.

Retribution Rails  (Vengeance Road, #2) by Erin Bowman(11/07/17)

I haven't started this series yet but I'm so intrigued by the premise of this series that it has to be on my list

The Speaker (Sea of Ink and Gold, #2) by Traci Chee (11/07/17)

Here's another series I haven't started yet but is on my list. I really do need to get on the ball. I'm missing out on so much.

Waiting on Wednesday: Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #1) by Mary E. Pearson


Publication date: 8/07/2018
Series: Dance of Thieves, #1
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

A new novel in the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger.

At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought. As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfill their own secret missions.

The Remnant Chronicles is one of my favorite series and I'm so excited that I get to revisit the richly imagined world that Pearson has created.

So this is my pick. What are you waiting for?