Today is a special day for me! See what I found on my Google page.
It is my birthday! And I am really happy to start this day with one of my favourite authors (Midnight fire kept me awake for quite a while and I fell for her bad-boy character).
So, my fellow book lovers, join me as I get distracted by Kaitlyn Davies and her Withering Rose!
Withering
Rose (Once Upon a Curse #2)
Genre: YA
Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling
Release
Date: May 17th 2016
Summary:
**A USA Today Recommended Series!**
What if
Beauty was cursed, and the Beast was the only one who could save her? Don't
miss WITHERING ROSE, a dystopian romance from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis
that reimagines the classic fairy tale of Beauty & The Beast. This is the
second book in Once Upon A Curse, a series of interconnected stand-alone novels
all set in the same fantasy universe.
"As
the heat finally disappeared, I felt the bloom blossom in the very core of my
soul, a rose just like my name—a ticking clock hidden behind a façade of
beauty. From that moment on, my life would become a countdown, and all I could
do was wait and watch as the petals of time slowly started to fall."
Omorose
Bouchene has a secret—magic. There's only one problem. At the age of seven, an
earthquake struck, catapulting her into a new world. A land made of skyscrapers
and cell phones. Fast cars and fluorescent lights. A land where magic isn't
supposed to exist and anyone who wields it is the enemy.
But after
ten years of hiding, she's desperate to find a place where she can be free.
Because all magic comes with a curse, and her curse is time—every ounce of
power she uses strips days off of her life. The clock is winding down, and the
only option left is to escape to the realm ruled by a man known only as the
Beast. But the king of monsters isn’t what he seems. And the more Omorose opens
her heart, the more she comes to realize that the only person she may need to
fear is herself.
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RAVE REVIEWS for Gathering Frost!
"My favorite thing about this book is the action. Jade isn't a sleeping princess. She's the best fighter and so fierce in her "empty" state. I felt like this was an urban fantasy with all the steam of a romance, and it was almost perfect for me." - Jessie Potts, USA TODAY Happy Ever After Blog
"Davis writes with confidence and poise, and the story's many twists and turns stave off predictability and allow readers to become immersed in a starkly magical world filled with last hopes." - Publisher's Weekly
"Gathering Frost is just awesome in every way. Beautiful prose, lots of heart-wrenching emotion, action and romance, a great, unstoppable villain, and a smart, tough heroine who will fight for what she wants." - Geeks in High School
"The writing is flawless as always and I must say, way to take a classic and make such a creative and wonderful twist to it...It's well thought out and it unbelievably magnificent. I seriously couldn't put it down. Wait I never actually put it down. I started and finished in one sitting because it's just that good. This one is a MUST READ." - Happy Tails and Tales Blog
"My favorite thing about this book is the action. Jade isn't a sleeping princess. She's the best fighter and so fierce in her "empty" state. I felt like this was an urban fantasy with all the steam of a romance, and it was almost perfect for me." - Jessie Potts, USA TODAY Happy Ever After Blog
"Davis writes with confidence and poise, and the story's many twists and turns stave off predictability and allow readers to become immersed in a starkly magical world filled with last hopes." - Publisher's Weekly
"Gathering Frost is just awesome in every way. Beautiful prose, lots of heart-wrenching emotion, action and romance, a great, unstoppable villain, and a smart, tough heroine who will fight for what she wants." - Geeks in High School
"The writing is flawless as always and I must say, way to take a classic and make such a creative and wonderful twist to it...It's well thought out and it unbelievably magnificent. I seriously couldn't put it down. Wait I never actually put it down. I started and finished in one sitting because it's just that good. This one is a MUST READ." - Happy Tails and Tales Blog
About the Author
Bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis writes
young adult fantasy novels under the name Kaitlyn Davis and contemporary
romance novels under the name Kay Marie.
Always blessed with an overactive
imagination, Kaitlyn has been writing ever since she picked up her first crayon
and is overjoyed to share her work with the world. When she's not daydreaming,
typing stories, or getting lost in fictional worlds, Kaitlyn can be found
indulging in some puppy videos, watching a little too much television, or
spending time with her family. If you have any questions for her--about her
books, about scheduling an event, or just in general--you may contact her at:
KaitlynDavisBooks@gmail.com
To stay
up-to-date with all of Kaitlyn's new releases, sign up for her new release
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Kaitlyn wrote the following post especially for Urania's Distractions!
Inspiration Boards – Freedom Fighter Base Setting
One of my favorite things to do when working on a new book is to create an inspiration board on Pinterest! First, because I'm obsessed with photography and art, so I love incorporating that passion into my writing process. And second, because it's a great initial way to outline the mood I want throughout the story, the characters I hope to portray, and the settings I'm trying to visualize.
So, of course, Withering Rose got its own inspiration board! The first few guest posts of my blog tour are diving into the different images that inspired my story, and right now we're taking a closer look at one of the two main settings—the freedom fighter base where Omorose lives.
Freedom Fighter Base
The world of Once Upon A Curse is sort of a crazy blend of a fantasy world and a post-apocalyptic one. Imagine two parallel universes, the world we live in today and a fairy tale world full of magic. Got it? Okay, now imagine them colliding, causing a crazy, intense earthquake that fuses the two worlds together, creating an entirely new patchwork landscape. That’s the world of this series!
In the first book, Gathering Frost, we got to take a closer look at how a huge city like New York
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