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Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway ~ Talos by A.G. Carothers
RELEASE BLITZ
Book Title: Talos: Bloodlines of Fate, Book One
Author and Publisher: A. G. Carothers
Cover Artist: Samantha Santana, Amai Designs with illustration by Maberan
Release Date: September 8 , 2020
Genre/s: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, MPreg
Trope/s: Enemies to Lovers, Fated Mates, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Themes: Assassination Attempt, Supernatural Society,
BDSM, Size Difference, [Vampires, Unicorns, and Shifters, Oh My!]
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: 46 000 words
It is not a standalone story.
Buy Links - Available on Kindle Unlimited
Blurb
The Age of Man has passed, and a new age is upon the Earth. An age of magic and technology ruled by the supernatural beings that once hid amongst humanity has begun.
Talos - Vampyr King, Supernatural Council Member, and Despiser of Humans. Fate has a surprise up their sleeve for him.
Bayne - Raised by the human resistance, Would-be Assassin, and Despiser of Supernatural Beings. He's ready to sacrifice himself to kill his enemy.
Bayne is thrust into a world he thinks he knows but quickly discovers his whole life has been built on lies. Talos, perfectly happy ruling his corner of the world, is faced with an unexpected and unwelcome change that comes with the mate chosen by Fate. Together they must discover how to live and, in the end, love one another. But will Fate have more in store for them than just learning to love the species they hate?
Bloodlines of Fate is a new urban fantasy series set in a world destroyed by humans and resurrected by supernatural beings. Fate has many plans for the vampires, fae, unicorns, therianthropes, and humans of this new world. While their mates may be fated, learning to love isn't that easy.
This book contains depictions of gladiatorial combat, snarky fem twinks who will cut you, kings in stilettos, and awkward heats with a pinch of daddy kink.
Excerpt
Talos strode calmly into his office. His skin tingled with pins and needles all over. Odin and Majid were on his heels, and Majid closed the door behind him. Talos leaned on his teak desk as his discovery crashed into him. Claws extended from his fingertips and dug into the dense wood, marring its polished surface.
"Why of all days would this happen today?" Talos asked Fate.
"Brother, what is it?" Odin closed in and put a reassuring hand on Talos' back, but it made his skin crawl. He shrugged Odin off and turned back around.
"It's him." Talos still couldn't believe it. He wanted to race to his bedroom to confirm it, but he had to wait.
Majid cocked his head and narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean, it's him?"
Talos looked up at Odin and realization dawned on Odin's face. "Oh, him him?" Talos could only nod. His throat constricted.
"I knew I had to come to you, Brother. And it seems this is why. I was there when our father found his beloved, your pa."
Talos sat on the edge of the desk, crossed his arms, and massaged his temples with one hand. Majid stepped closer, started to put his hand on Talos, then took his hand back with an apologetic smile.
"Congratulations on finding your mate, my old friend."
Talos raised his head with a weary smile. "Thank you, and that was a magnificent display in there. I'll never tire of seeing you get horny." Talos chuckled softly. "Although my new mate called you a horse. Apparently, he's never heard of a black unicorn."
Majid snorted. "He's lucky I can't read his thoughts like you can," he scowled.
Odin's deep booming laugh caused Majid to snort again. Odin cleared his throat nervously, trying to cut off his laughter.
"Your idea to let one of the other resistance members through with him was good. It gave me an idea as to what kind of man my mate is. He was scared but he held his ground. His stubbornness to see his mission through shored him up. It's going to be interesting to see how he reacts to spending an eternity with us leeches."
Majid smirked. "You know how much I like a good impaling."
"I got something you can impale." Odin shook his butt at Majid and Talos snorted out a laugh.
Majid ignored Odin's interruption. "Your mate jumped a little, but you're right. He held steady even when I slowly killed that weakling." He scoffed in disgust. "Like anyone that weak would have made it through the selection process. It's a wonder they survived the games. They were lucky to have been killed by me."
"It is quite an honor. I think it's been a full month since you've impaled someone in the throne room." Talos rubbed his forehead. His skin continued to tingle. "I won't be able to bond with him until his blood is clean."
"Gideon is having the hemodialysis machine brought to your chambers along with a bed he can be properly restrained on. The doctors estimate it'll only take two rounds for his blood to be cleaner than when he was born," Majid reassured Talos.
"He will fight. I have no doubt. And we will most likely have to sedate him," Talos added.
"The sooner you get it done, the better, brother. Your body will not allow you to wait too long."
"It's almost dawn now." Talos looked at the clock on his wall. "Go to bed. Majid will stay up with me to watch over my mate."
My review:
Do you ever felt the urge to re-read the book exactly the moment after you finished it? Or the moment BEFORE you even finished it? Because I felt this way way before the end, I just wanted to re-read this book, I wanted to be with Talos Bayne and Kikoi again, and I just wanted to spend more time with them in this world.
This book was more then amazing. I never thought it would be this awesome, it's my new favorite! The story, the characters, the writing style, the world building - everything was perfect.
Loved Kikoi with Talos and their Daddy/boy thing, it was so sweet. Loved Odin and Majid - and can't wait them to find their third. And Bayne, he was sweet too, and loved how he changed and fell in love with Talos. Talos and Bayne together was really great, and OMG Talos is such a marshmallow inside, he is so cute just awwww♥ And when they mated and Talos' body changed, and oh wow! That scene was so HOT. I love mating and heat scenes, and my only problem with that scene that it was way too short. But the whole book was way too short in my opinion. I just NEED more.
Unique story, interesting storyline, amazing characters and HOT scenes. LOVED this book so much! And really can't wait Majid&Odin's story, and I hope we got to see more Talos&Bayne&Kikoi. Perfect story. Highly recommend it!
About the Author
A.G. Carothers is actually a dragon very cleverly disguised as a human. They are a non-binary author of LGBTQIA Romance and Urban Fantasy, who enjoys writing original and entertaining stories. They are very excited to share the worlds they've created with you.
A.G. currently lives in Tennessee with their platonic life partner, who is not a dragon. They yearn to live back in Europe and will some day. In their spare time they are addicted to losing themselves in the lovely worlds created by other authors
A.G. is committed to writing the stories they see in their head without restrictions. Love is blind and doesn't see gender, race, or sexuality.
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Monday, June 15, 2020
~ Little Black Bird ~ Release Blitz, Excerpt and Giveaway
Little Black Bird by Anna Kirchner
Release Day: June 20, 2020
Contact: contact@bproudpr.com
www.bproudpr.com
Publisher: Gurt Dog Press
https://gurtdogpress.com
Series: Little Black Bird #1
Genre: LGBTQIA+ YA Urban Fantasy
(Own voices representation)
Content Warnings: Sexual assault, internalized acephobia, violence, alcohol, murder, kidnapping/abduction
Cover Artist: Karolina Wucke http://instagram.com/wucke.illustration
Preorder here:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1025434https://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Bird-Anna-Kirchner-ebook/dp/B086YZ4543/
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-black-bird-anna-kirchner/1137122603
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53102834-little-black-birdLittle Black Bird, by Anna Kirchner @rattletheshelves , is an Urban Fantasy novel released by @gurtdogpress on June 20th.
It follows Wiktoria as she discovers that magic is real and sorcerers are living hidden in her Polish hometown. This realisation leads her to question the origins of the strange abilities that have plagued her since she was a child. She finds herself battling both sorcerers and demons alike, with only her friends and a strange boy she seems to share her dreams with.
Little Black Bird is the start of a new series that is heavily inspired by Anna’s native Polish folklore. The book has questioning/asexual representation.
The gorgeous cover of Little Black Bird is made by Karolina Wucke , @wucke.illustration
Synopsis for Little Black Bird:
Magic is dying out, but it will not disappear without a fight.
Wiktoria is a seventeen year old with a secret: she has psychic powers. Her uncontrollable telekinesis hurts her and others, setting fires and throwing objects in the air, no matter how hard she tries to hold it back. All she wants to have is a peaceful, average life, but it’s difficult when you’ve been cursed to destroy the magical world.
Her carefully maintained facade of normality starts to unravel when she’s hunted down by local sorcerers and their Guardian, and accused of unleashing banished demons back into the human realm. When a murder shakes up the magical community, everyone agrees that the only way to save the world is to kill Wiktoria.
Her only ally is a boy who can read her mind, shares her dreams and makes her question her sexuality. Together, they face mythical creatures and uncover ancient legends, and they soon realize that there is no such thing as simply good or evil. Whether they break the curse or allow it to fulfil its destiny, the magical world will be forever changed.
Little Black Bird is a tale of trust, friendship and family, and what it means to discover one’s true path.
Excerpt:
I hadn’t always been like this.
When I was seven, I’d tried to impress my classmates with my abilities. It was the beginning of the first grade and we’d been learning to write “A” when I’d made a vase with flowers levitate. I don’t know what had been going on in the head of seven-year-old Wiktoria.
Had I seriously thought that telekinesis is cool? That I could use it like that, without payment? That kids would take to difference kindly? That they’d want to be my friends? Of course, no one had thought it was cool.
The children and our teacher had freaked out, and I’d fainted from the strain of using my abilities. The rest I’d overheard in the hushed whispers of my parents. They were the only ones to believe what had happened that day because they knew what I could do. The vase had fallen down and everyone got wet. A few children were scratched with the pieces of glass. Nobody had ever linked the incident to me but I think our teacher had lost her job and we’d moved to another city to start over. No one had ever said that it’d been my fault.
My parents had made the move sound reasonable: “Mummy’s got a better job,” “You’ll get to spend more time with Kari and Rafi,” “Grandma is sad and lonely, she needs us to be with her.” We packed up and left. The guilt of a seven-year-old is time-constrained and, even though my grandma used to terrify me, I’d been excited to see my cousins more often.
We’d transformed the move into an adventure and no one had ever mentioned my abilities—apart from grandma, but it’d been years since she’d succumbed to lung cancer. We kept our lives grounded deep in the mundane the best we could as I’d learned to contain my abnormality.
It all changed with the appearance of my stalker.
My review:
This book was definitely a surprise for me. I don't even remember the last time I read YA book or m/f, but I thought I give it a try bacause the blurb said it has asexual rep.
And I'm happy that I gave it a chance, although I almost put it aside because I couldn't get into the right mindspace for this book. After all i'm more than happy that I read it because holy hell, it was really good!
It was really YA, all the settings and being in a girl's mind was a bit different from my usual reads, but I liked being in Wiktoria/Redhead/Little Fox 's head. She was an interesting and great character. She was exactly what you want from a 16/17 years old girl while trying to figure out the world and her life with possible love in her future.
Artur was a very good character too, I really liked him. He was cute with all the caring and cuddles he wanted to give to his little fox. I loved them together while they were trying to figure out everything around and between them.
I said I wanted to DNF it, and let me tell you why; I missed the asexual side of the story. And the blurb doesn't said it will be 'possible love' or 'soul mate' between the two main character, it said friendship, and I wanted exactly that, friends only. So I was torn apart when it turned out the book will be more focused on their love relationship then I can possibly handle.
But I was wrong. I loved Artur and Wiki together. And although I missed the ace rep, it turned out quite well! First I thought it would be Wiki who is ace, but after a while I knew that wasn't the case.
I really loved reading this book and it was much better then I thought it would be - to my biggest surprise. I'm really happy that I read this story, and after that killer cliffhanger... come ON! I want book two right now!
Highly recommend this book!
Enter the release tour giveaway for the chance to win one of two copies of LITTLE BLACK BIRD by Anna Kirchner!
To enter: Follow @rattletheshelves & @gurtdogpress on Instagram and tag 2 friends in the comments of any of the hosts photos. Winners will be chosen with randomiser on June 26th.
Prizes: One winner will win a paperback copy of Little Black Bird (EU only!) and one winner will win a e-book copy of Little Black Bird (International).
About the Author:
Anna grew up in Poland and lived in a number of countries before settling in Sweden. She spends more time in imaginary worlds than in the real one. She grew up on a mixture of Polish legends and original Grimm fairy tales, which she channels into fiction. She’s a proud Hufflepuff and a dog lover. She is easiest to find on her Instagram, where she talks about books and goes into queer-feminist rants.
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