Tea for Three Books: book blitz

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Her Secret Inheritance Book Blitz: Excerpt + Giveaway

We're so excited to be a part of the book blitz for

Her Secret Inheritance by Jen McConnel

hosted by Xpresso Book Tours!

We have an excerpt and giveaways to share with you, but first, here's a bit about the book.

Her Secret Inheritance by Jen McConnel

Five years ago, an impulsive trip to Scotland changed her life. Now Lou is back in the misty, magical country. But this time, she’s not on vacation.

When Brian, her old Highland fling, turns up at the scene of some depressing family business, tension mounts between the former lovers. But dealing with him is only part of the problem; something wicked is stirring in Scotland. Lou must use all her strength to handle the increasingly desperate situation, but will she be strong enough to battle both a vengeful ghost and her heart?

Lou may have thought that she was finished with the witch Isobel Key, but some secrets can't stay buried forever.

(Short, but ~~sweet~~ haunting.)

No one could have guessed that the old house was haunted. The unexpected drafts, the doors left inexplicably open, the missing silver candlesticks from the den; these were all easily explained away. The wind had always been sharp in St. Andrews, sharp enough to trick unlatched doors into swaying in the breeze, and as for the silver, well, it was likely that someone along the generations had simply misplaced them, that was all.

Families came and went, but the house guarded its secrets. The University grew in prestige, but still the ghost lingered, unsatisfied. It did not matter how beautiful the town of St. Andrews was, nor did it matter that the past had been beautifully preserved in many spots around the town; the truth of the murders of 1667 had been ignored, and the restless spirit waited, knowing nothing but a desire for revenge.

As the old house passed from one owner to the next, it fell into the hands of a particular family, and it was one man, a historian, who drew the ghost’s notice. Nothing of note happened right away, and the old man, for all his knowledge, somehow ignored the telling signs that there was a malignant spirit sharing his roof.

But no ghost can remain buried forever.

Jen McConnel first began writing poetry as a child. A Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North Carolina. A graduate of Western Michigan University, she also holds a MS in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. When she isn't crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches college writing composition and yoga. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. Her debut NA novel, THE SECRET OF ISOBEL KEY, is out now from Bloomsbury Spark. She also writes YA and nonfiction. Visit http://www.jenmcconnel.com to learn more.

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Jen is hosting a Facebook party tonight from 6-8pm EST to celebrate Her Secret Inheritance's release! Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/events/819927961350585/

Tomorrow (6/13), Jen and I are hosting a Twitter party from 8-9pm EST. There will be giveaways, author Q&A, and a trivia session (for prizes!). Use the hashtag #IsobelKey to participate!

Thanks to the lovely Jen McConnel, we have TWO giveaways you can enter! The first is an international giveaway for an Isobel Key swag pack, just for T3 readers. And the second is a blitz-wide, international giveaway for a mounted black and white print of Claire Heminsley’s artwork, “A Snippet of St. Andrews” (image below).

Giveaway #1

An Isobel Key swag pack, including signed bookmarks!

INTERNATIONAL

Ends July 3, 2014

(Please read all the rules in the rafflecopter before entering)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway #2

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1 mounted black and white print of Claire Heminsley’s artwork, “A Snippet of St. Andrews”. The print is mounted with an acid free, antique white mount. Image size: 18x40cm, mount size: 29x52cm.

INTERNATIONAL

Ends June 24, 2014
(Please read all the rules in the rafflecopter before entering)

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Good luck, and have a witcherific day!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Sweet Legacy Book Blitz: Excerpt + Giveaway

We're so excited to be apart of the book blitz for. . .

Sweet Legacy by Tera Lynn Childs

We have an SL excerpt from Grace's POV, but first, a little bit about the book (be wary of the synopsis as this is the 3rd & last book in the series):

Title: Sweet Legacy

Author: Tera Lynn Childs

Series: Medusa Girls #3
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins)
Release Date: September 3, 2013

Greer has always known she was privileged, though she had no idea how special her second sight made her, even among her triplet monster-fighting sisters. But when a god starts playing with her mind, can Greer step up in her pretty high heels to prevent anything from stopping her sisters’ mission?

Grace loves her adopted brother, Thane, but now that he’s back and has joined her sisters’ team, it’s clear his past is full of dark mysteries. She wants to trust him, but will Thane’s secret put the girls in even more danger?

Gretchen knows she can rely on her sisters to help her stop the monsters. But after getting to know some of the beasties in the abyss, she finds her role as a huntress comes with more responsibility than she ever imagined. How can she know what her birthright demands of her now?

The girls cannot hesitate as they seek the location of the lost door between the realms, even as monsters and gods descend on San Francisco in battle-ready droves. In this exciting conclusion to the Sweet Venom trilogy, these teenage heirs of Medusa must seek the truth, answer the ancient riddles, and claim their immortal legacy.

My hands shake a little as I fumble with the backpack zipper.

“I’m perfectly all right, Grace,“ she insists. “Truly.“

I watch her, study her, checking for—I don’t know—signs of pain or a bad reaction to the poison or something. She pats me on the arm before grabbing one of the reorganized backpacks and carrying it over to where Gretchen has piled the ones staying here. Except for the disheveled hair and slightly pale skin, she looks fine, though. I hope that means she really is fine.

“She’s stronger than she looks,“ Thane says.

He’s watching her intently, just like I was doing a second ago.

He’s right. She may not have Gretchen’s physical strength, but inside she’s tough. Bugging her and making her reassure me over and over isn’t very helpful or healing.

“I know,“ I reply, turning to lean back against the table.

Thane doesn’t move. He just stands there, staring blankly across the cave. He’s not quite looking at her anymore. Like he’s trying to act casual.

After more than half a lifetime together, I can read him too well. I can see beneath the surface. She drops a bottle of water and his eyes are immediately on her as she bends to pick it up. Though he’s trying to hide it, his attention is fully focused on Greer. Something more is going on here than he wants me to know, and considering everything that’s happening it’s past time he told me. Secrets lead to problems.