New Release from Mary Dean

New From Author Mary Dean

Cursed Bloodline

Levana Wright had always wondered about her family and where she came from. Her mother spent years refusing to give her any details, except for the warning to stay away. After her mother’s passing, Levana ignores her mother’s ominous words of caution and takes a job at Rosenwood Academy.

There she is introduced to members of her bloodline and is unable to understand her mother’s reticence in allowing her to meet them. However, the truth never stays hidden for long, and once Levana finds out the truth, it may be too late to save herself.

Trickery and deception can make the blood run cold.

https://books2read.com/b/cursedbloodline

JQM PRESENTS A BLOG POST INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR Claudia Blood

JQM PRESENTS A BLOG POST INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR Claudia Blood

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF:

I’m a wrangler: Pet, kid, and story. I’m nerdy. I love dice and D&D. I love science, patterns, and puns, but love magic and ambiguity.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO WRITE?

Dreams. I get a scene or situation in my head and work to figure out what the heck is going on.

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS? WHY?

Alan Dean Foster and Anne McCaffrey are two of my favorites. I love how they did their characters in the worlds that they build.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS? WHY?

I love books. I have favorites in many genres. Nor Crystal Tears by Alan Dean Foster and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card are two of my favorite. The first because of how relatable a non-human character was. The second was the first book that tricked me with the ending.

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE LITERARY CHARACTERS? WHY?

Guy from Fahrenheit 451. Everything he believed is turned on its head. He survived.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR FELLOW AUTHORS AND/OR ASPIRING AUTHORS?

Not all feedback is equal because each genre has different expectations. A horror author/feedback is going to be different than what a Romance author/feedback is going to give you,

IMAGINE ONE OF YOUR BOOKS IS ABOUT TO BECOME A FILM OR TV SHOW. WHO IS YOUR “DREAM CAST?” AND WHO DO YOU ASK TO CREATE THE SOUNDTRACK?

For the Main characters for the Relic Trilogy: Duff – a younger Chris Pine Z – Vin Diesel Ravenne – Helena Bonham Carter Matilda – Elizabeth Olsen That one is harder. I love Disney soundtracks, but that may not be right.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH POTENTIAL READERS?

Right now my favorite character is Ravenne from the Relic Trilogy. She was the bad gal. I have a novella coming out that is her story and a series called Renegades Rising that tells the story before the Relic Trilogy. Ravenne is available on amazon on Oct 24th 2022.

WHERE CAN WE GO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR LITERARY WORKS?

www.claudiablood.com

https://linktr.ee/AuthorClaudiaBlood

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JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Assassin by Joanna White

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Assassin by Joanna White

FIRST, LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU A BIT.  TELL US SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF:

I’m a Christian author who loves reading grittier stories, but I want them to align with my beliefs, so that’s why I write the type of stories I do.

WHAT IS THE GENRE AND AUDIENCE FOR THIS BOOK:

Fantasy, adults (not mature content, but just adults)

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK:

Honestly, Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones was one major inspiration. The other was Assassin’s Creed – sort of a combination of the two is what Assassin is. That, and Skyrim as the medieval style of the world I built for the story.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK:

Assassin is a story about a man named Aidan, who was sold by his parents at a young age, to an order of assassins. They train boys to be expert assassins, which is what he is in the present story. He works for a king, killing whoever the king wants dead. When the king’s daughter is targeted by assassins, it’s Aidan’s job to protect her and stop them.

WHERE CAN WE PURCHASE YOUR BOOK:

Anywhere books are sold: you can find all the links on my website at the bottom of the page: https://authorjoannawhite.com/the-valiant-series/

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JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Valkyrie Fallen by Rosie Wylor-Owen

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Valkyrie Fallen by Rosie Wylor-Owen

FIRST, LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU A BIT.  TELL US SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF:

Taekwondo black belt, USA Today Bestselling author.

WHAT IS THE GENRE AND AUDIENCE FOR THIS BOOK:

Urban fantasy romance – new adult.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK:

I can’t hang around for inspiration, this one came out of the aether like most of my ideas.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK:

Fifth book in the series, continuing the adventures of valkyrie curse-breaker Rowan McQuaid and her vampire lover Nate.

WHERE CAN WE PURCHASE YOUR BOOK:

Amazon and KU.

Cross of Roses: A Fantasy Thriller from the Realm of the Light COVER REVEAL

Mornin Friends!

How was your holiday season? Mine had a bit of rocky start with my family being sick Thanksgiving, but Christmas was wonderful in the Meservy household. New Years Day was a refreshing start to the new year.

I am so incredibly excited to share the cover of Cross of Roses with you. It is another Alicia Scarborough creation, and I think it fits the story perfectly.

Cross of Roses, A Fantasy Thriller by James Quinlan Meservy

Miranda Hunter has no where to run, except into the comforting arms of her parents. Pregnant and heartbroken, Miranda hopes to find peace in her hometown nestled in the Rio Grande Valley.

However, she soon discovers the quaint town of Santa Isabel has dark secret. As friends and neighbors commit suicide or just disappear, Miranda forgets her own problems to solve the mystery.

While searching for answers, she could also be brushing up against the love of her life. Will she recognize him or the danger she’s opened up?

Danger, thrills, and a dash of romance make Cross of Roses a fast paced read that’ll keep you wanting more.

https://books2read.com/u/m0lOQ7

Now available for Pre-Sale. Releasing on March 1st, 2022

https://books2read.com/u/m0lOQ7

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Naiya’s Wish by Astrid V.J.

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Naiya’s Wish by Astrid V.J.

FIRST, LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU A BIT. TELL US SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF:

I absolutely adore fairytales! My father is Bavarian and my German grandmother sent me many books in German. One of my favourites is a collection of Grimm fairytales. I realised quite early on that different fairytales are favourites in English and German. I started out retelling my favourite Grimm fairytale, Brother and Sister, which is a tale not known in the English-speaking sphere. With the success of The Siblings’ Tale duology, I realised there was a lot of scope to bring lesser-known tales back into popular consciousness. The focus of my series Elisabeth and Edvard’s World is to do just that.

WHAT IS THE GENRE AND AUDIENCE FOR THIS BOOK:

Fantasy (Fairytale retelling) – New Adult

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK:

I was looking for an obscure Grimm fairytale that I could use to connect some others I have planned to retell and my already-published retellings. The Nixie of the Mill-pond provided the perfect link to everything I wanted to create with the Elisabeth and Edvard’s World series. It serves as a lynchpin to my already published books and introduces characters to three other fairytales I’ve always wanted to retell: The Tinderbox (Andersen), The Singing Soaring Lark, and Mother Holle (Grimm).

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK:

A Naiad makes an impossible wish, sending a ripple of effect through the land and binding to her magic the people from the nearby mill, and the village beyond. Unexpected twists of fate tie Naiya to Hilda, the miller’s unhappy wife and, Amina, the baker’s youngest daughter. Amina is flung into a daring adventure when Naiya’s wish ensnares the love of Amina’s life. Can she find a way to save Phillip from the watery depths? And what will she have to sacrifice to do so? This is a retelling of The Nixie of the Mill-pond from the perspectives of three female characters. Writing it, I wanted to explore several questions that came to me regarding the original tale: why did a naiad want a human child? How would the miller’s wife react to his deal with the naiad that essentially meant giving up their child? And what inner turmoil would the forester’s wife have gone through when her husband’s curse came true and he was taken into the depths of the mill-pond by the naiad?

WHERE CAN WE PURCHASE YOUR BOOK:

https://books2read.com/u/mvo7rJ

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Illuminare by Atlas Rose

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Illuminare by Atlas Rose

FIRST, LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU A BIT. TELL US SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF:

A few unique things about me are that I majored in accounting in undergrad but am completing my Masters in Composition and English. I love philosophy and rhetoric, and I’m usually found reading whatever American Founding era primary sources I can get my hands on. I collect the primary sources in reprints or collections wherever possible or else download electronic copies of the originals from Library of Congress to add to my collection. At this point, I have more on my shelf than I’ll get to in the next few years, but considering my upcoming projects, they’ll prove indispensable resources. I hope to find them indispensable resources soon as I’ll be completing my program with my thesis paper next year on a mostly ignored area of American Founding history. As nerdy as it may be, I couldn’t be more excited for the thesis project.

WHAT IS THE GENRE AND AUDIENCE FOR THIS BOOK:

The genre is classic philosophical fiction/dystopia in the grain of George Orwell and Ayn Rand. The audience is young adults and adults with an interest in classical dystopian novels and philosophy.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK:

Actually, I was working on another book at the time that is the same genre and deals with a slightly different theme. I had a character in the book whose backstory isn’t really discussed in the novel, and as I was considering what themes I might want to work with for this short story, he came to mind. His story was the perfect one for the theme “a mind restrained to the acceptable line of reasoning and threatened with violence upon refusal is a mind in chains” and the more specific plot theme “the mind’s jailbreak”. His backstory illustrated both beautifully and with wonderful clarity. So the inspiration, if you can call it that and not a conscious effort to choose just the right theme, was the core idea I chose to display and then, secondarily, the intersection with the other novel I was working on that was too perfect to pass up.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK:

“Illuminare” is about a man clawing free of the prison of the mind enforced by the totalitarian State in which he lives. The entire story is focused on his journey from a general sense of unease at the way things are, which he brushes away to go on his way as a “good citizen”, to his decision about whether to flee to freedom or stay and fight.

WHERE CAN WE PURCHASE YOUR BOOK:

https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Walls-Burning-Dystopian-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GTT9Q9D

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Iron Walls, A Burning Embers Dystopian Anthology Releases TODAY

https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Walls-Burning-Dystopian-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GTT9Q9D/

History shows us the horrors of totalitarianism, but what would a future world under a totalitarian regime look like? These eight tales of dystopia take readers behind the iron walls to answer that question.

Illuminareby Atlas Rose
“Their utopia is his dystopia, but can he find the key to the regime’s cage?”

The Scapekiteby Steven E. Scribner
“One old man with a kite and an imagination challenges the company that had bought the world.”

Unbound by Joshua Reid
“He’d been freed, but had he truly escaped?”

Games Reapers Play by Michaela Baker
“A man ripped away from his family years ago must protect a wrongly-accused girl in an arena of death.”

In Pursuit of Independence by Astrid V.J.
“An economist must pull the Haldrian Empire back from the brink of war; it might be the best or worst day of her life.”

The Ones Who Endured by Joanna White
“Is there more to strength than physical power?”

Defiant Flame by Amanda Wrights
“The resistance’s commander must protect a young child from a government that wishes to weaponize her.”

Becoming Captain Torriegh by James Quinlan Meservy
“Nesvik lives in a world where men can only dream of freedom, but he will do anything to make it his reality.”

If you like stories of dystopia with a variety of sub-genres and flavors, then you’ll love this collection of eight dystopian tales. Buy Iron Walls now to find out what awaits behind the iron walls.

All proceeds are being donated to Voice of the Martyrs.

https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Walls-Burning-Dystopian-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GTT9Q9D/

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Becoming Captain Torreigh by James Quinlan Meservy, exclusively available in Iron Walls, A Burning Embers Anthology

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS Becoming Captain Torreigh by James Quinlan Meservy, exclusively available in Iron Walls, A Burning Embers Anthology

FIRST, LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU A BIT. TELL US SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF:

My favorite animal that can be found in the Realm of Terra is the wolf. I what is unique about that is that in my debut novel, The United, The Realm of the Light Book 1, my villain is a demon who shifts into the form of a wolf. My wife often makes fun of me for publishing yet another book about the wolf being the bad guy, when in mortality I defend our brother wolves for being predators necessary to our ecosystem in Southeast Idaho.

WHAT IS THE GENRE AND AUDIENCE FOR THIS BOOK:

Becoming Captain Torreigh is YA Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian short story.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK:

Oh man, that is long story. When I in high school, I wrote an epic ballad about a sea captain named Torrey. The when I was working in archaeology, I had this crew leader who always wore white long sleeved button front shirts over his tee-shirt. One day I was teasing him for being a pirate, and he jokingly said he was “A Rocky Mountain Pirate.” And the idea stuck.

Eventually the idea of a Rocky Mountain Pirate and my old poem about Captain Torrey merged. And here we have it.

Becoming Captain Torreigh is the back story to a future novel about a Pirate who sales the reformed Lake Bonneville in search for the truth about the 21^st Century.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK:

Nesvik Torreigh is born on the shores of Lake Bonneville in the small village of Double Top. His village is controlled by the High Priestess, and his future will be controlled by the woman the High Priestess selects to be his wife. All Nesvik desires is freedom, but the only place he can be free is on the waters of Lake Bonneville.

WHERE CAN WE PURCHASE YOUR BOOK:

https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Walls-Burning-Dystopian-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GTT9Q9D/

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS The Garden of Lies by Zachary A. Pieper

JQM LITERARY SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS The Garden of Lies by Zachary A. Pieper

FIRST, LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU A BIT. TELL US SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF:

I’m a certified commercial diver

WHAT IS THE GENRE AND AUDIENCE FOR THIS BOOK:

My book is Epic fantasy, aimed at sci-fi and fantasy lovers

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS BOOK:

The woman I love

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK:

Well you can go anywhere and read my blurb. So here I’ll say this. At its core, this book exists to send a message. It exists to send that message far and wide, so the entire world can hear it. This book is about me, and my life, filtered through the prism of chaos that is my mind. if you want to know more, check out my youtube channel: Zack Pieper

WHERE CAN WE PURCHASE YOUR BOOK:

Barnes and Nobles, Amazon, and all retailers supported by draft to digital.

https://books2read.com/u/bpzqjl