Blog Tour & Giveaway – Craving Beauty by Jennifer Silverwood.

Craving Beauty (Wylder Tales #1)

By Jennifer Silverwood

Genre: Fairytale/ Fantasy

Age category: Young Adult/ New Adult

Release Date: 14 July 2023

Blurb:
A dark tale of enchantment and woe, perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Holly Black, Craving Beauty is the first installment of the epic Wylder Tales Series!

Nineteen-year-old Vynasha’s life is no fairy tale. The fire that killed her sisters was her fault, and the magic that saved her nephew cannot heal their scars. They shouldn’t have survived, and the villagers either fear or loathe them. Until a mysterious stranger saves her, giving Vynasha the key to finding the only family they have left.

With nothing to lose, Vynasha dares the journey into the forbidden Wylderland. Through dangers untold, she makes her way to the forgotten city, but more than ghosts linger in the castle. A wicked curse shadows the land, shadows whisper that the one to break their curse has come, and a beastly prince makes a bargain Vynasha cannot refuse.

Become the beast’s bride or become a monster herself.

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About the Author:

Jennifer Silverwood has been involved in the publishing world since 2012 and is passionate about supporting the writing community however she can. After studying traditional art at university, she began helping Qamber Designs bring authors’ books to life. In real life, she’s a mom of two, a passionate reader, and an occasional artist. Jennifer is the author of three series—Wylder Tales, Heaven’s Edge Novellas, and the Borderlands Saga—and the stand-alone romance titles Stay and She Walks in Moonlight.



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Giveaway
There is a tour wide giveaway for the blog tour of Craving Beauty. These are the prizes you can win:
– a $25 Paypal gift card.
– 3 paperback copies of Craving Beauty (US, UK and Canada only). If winner is outside those countries they’ll receive an ecopy instead.
– 5 ebook copies of Craving Beauty.

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My thoughts…

Craving Beauty is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.  The story follows Vynasha, a scarred Beauty, who is in search of a cure for her nephew Wyll, who was burned in a fire that took their family.  During her search she discovers that she may not be who she seems…

In terms of a retelling it is a really good one.  Written well, the story draws you in with interesting characters and great descriptions.  The book itself is absolutely gorgeous with a beautiful Cover and beautifully detailed pages on the inside.

Craving Beauty is a haunting, dark and twisty retelling that will hold you captive from the first chapter.  A fantastic and enjoyable story and I recommend it, particularly if you enjoy Fairytales!

My rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book Tour – Coming Home to the Cottage by the Sea (The Island Cottage Book 4) by Rebecca Alexander.

I am really pleased to be hosting a Book Tour Review for Coming Home to the Cottage by the Sea by Rebecca Alexander and I would like to thank Bookouture for the opportunity 🙂

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookouture (18 July 2023)

Print length ‏ : ‎ 327 pages

Book Blurb…

As Olivia watches the island grow larger on the horizon, she wonders if returning to this place was the right decision…

When Olivia Elliott decides to spend the summer on the remote Morwen Island where she grew up, she can’t help but wonder if returning home is a good idea. After all, she still remembers the heartbreak she left behind on those shores many years ago.

Back on the island, Olivia soon adjusts to life as an islander and rents a cottage for the summer. But, before long, she runs into her first love, Jory Trethewey, a handsome local boatbuilder who never left the remote community. And despite the fact she can still recall their painful breakup, Olivia finds she now can’t stop thinking about him…

When Jory offers to help Olivia fix up the cottage, the two begin to spend more time together. And as they renovate, they realise the house has its own secrets and they decide to put the past behind them and investigate its history.

Soon they uncover a story dating back to the Second World War, of a wounded airman who came to this island to hide from the world, and of the woman who fell in love with him, and risked everything to be with him…

As Olivia tries to find out what happened to the young woman and her airman, she finds herself frustrated by the lack of answers. What became of their story? Did risking everything for love work out for them? And, if it did, should she follow in the lovers’ footsteps, and finally trust her heart?

A totally heartbreaking and unputdownable read, perfect for fans of gripping family dramas, and for those who enjoy the novels of Debbie Macomber, Fiona Valpy and Nancy Thayer.

My thoughts…

Coming Home to the Cottage by the Sea follows Nancy and Libby.  This story is told in chapters between Nancy who was a land girl in the Second World War on the islands and Libby who is in modern day on the islands. The story is based around a cottage, which has been stood firm for years, but now, is in need of repair, which when started on reveals some hidden surprises. The cottage has loads of memories from the past tied to it, as only one family has lived in it since 1942.  Told over two time lines, we learn how the cottage’s summer house, the place where Libby is sleeping due to work being undertaken in the Cottage, came to be built,

This is a really well written book with great characters.  Both Nancy and Libby  had similar troubles with their feelings and their were some great love twists. Both parts of the story are alike, feelings between characters aren’t acted on, until something happens and actions force both characters to make their true feelings known.  Can Libby and Nancy overcome their troubles and find love? 

Coming Home to the Cottage by the Sea is a great book with fabulous characters and wonderful descriptive settings. It is a brilliant read and I couldn’t put it down.  I highly recommend it.

My Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Author – Rebecca Alexander

I write women’s fiction, crime and fantasy, with an interest in folk and superstitious beliefs. 

My latest series in women’s fiction tells the stories of womenc onnected by an island in the Atlantic. In the present day, each comes with a challenge. Ellie (in Secrets of the Cottage by the Sea) has inherited a house from an old woman she’s never heard of. In the past teacher Patience brings a baby back to the island in a carpet bag.

In Memories of the Cottage by the Sea Charlotte runs away from the shell of a relationship to close down the island school while in 1941, Jenofeve struggles under German occupation in Brittany.

Nicole (in Dreams of the Cottage by the Sea) is struggling with the aftermath of an accident, returning to a place where she was both happy and whole. In 1941, Lily leaves the wreck of her bombed out house to grieve for her daughter and perhaps her marriage.

A Baby’s Bones asked the reader: is a dark house haunted by the dreadful violence committed there in the past, or is there a scientific explanation that triggers the darkness in the people who are working there? A Shroud of Leaves asks why a young girl is buried in a pile of leaves on an estate that seems haunted by the disappearance of another young girl in the past. 

I wrote The Secrets of Life and Death series out of that love of magic and fantasy. I tried to bring a single element of fantasy into the real world and it seeped in all directions. Dr John Dee believed sorcery was possible – it was his idea of technology. I just wondered … what if he was right? What if a child’s life could be saved by magic when medicine fails? Then I had to go back and follow Dee and his sidekick, Kelley, as they did their experiments and worked out how magic works in the castle of Elizabeth Bathory, the sadistic ‘Blood Countess’. 

My website is: http://www.rebecca-alexander.co.uk

I blog about writing at http://witchwayblogspotcom.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Contact me at reb@rebecca-alexander.co.uk.

Book Series…

Publication Day – The Girl in the Photo by Sam Carrington.

I am really pleased to host a Publication Day Promo for “The Girl in the Photo” by Sam Carrington and I would like to thank Avon Books UK for the opportunity.

Her child is missing. And she’d do anything to find her…

I stare at the little girl in the photo, her big eyes looking straight at me. ‘Please,’ the woman pleads holding the photo up. ‘You have to help me. No one else will.’

Every Friday Mercy Hamilton goes to the same supermarket. She doesn’t go to buy groceries, instead, she shows a fading photo of a little girl to anyone who’ll look – begging for help to find her daughter.

One Friday, Erica Fielding comes across Mercy, and touched by her story, Erica agrees to help.

As Erica is drawn deeper and deeper into Mercy’s life, she discovers there is no record of Mercy’s daughter. In fact, there’s no record of a child at all.

But who is the girl in the photo if not Mercy’s missing daughter? And what danger will Erica find herself in by pursuing the truth?

The pulse pounding psychological thriller that will leave you totally breathless. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena.

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