Book Review of 'The Tiny Crown' by Susan Barnett Braun

Happy Friday Bookworms!

This week has been wonderful for me as I have been able to spend time with my beautiful mother, who is in town from Florida!  I have been soaking up all the moments and enjoying making new memories while reminiscing about the past, which has left me feeling nostalgic.  When I get in this mood I always seem to reach for YA reads, like the novel I am featuring today. 

I hope you enjoy my thoughts on this Fantasy YA and I hope you have an amazing weekend!

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for The Tiny Crown by Susan Barnett Braun hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book 

Title: The Tiny Crown 

Author: Susan Barnett Braun

Publisher: Independently Published 

Release Date: December 14, 2024 

Genre: Teen & Young Adult Medieval Fiction 

What if you woke up to the life you'd always dreamed of? Lucinda is discontent. At 16, she faces problems at home, challenges at school, and an aching emptiness where romance should be. Surely, everything would be better in England, right? A sudden trip to the Land of Hope and Glory offers more than Cinda has ever hoped for--and maybe more than she bargained for.

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Book Review of 'A Journey to Unshakable Faith' by Sydney Witbeck

Happy Tuesday Bookworms!

I am so happy you're here with me today! Not only am I featuring a novel that is a genre that's out of my normal troupes but it's also a new-to-me author!  It's nice to get out of your comfort zone every once in awhile and let your mind go on an adventure.

I hope you enjoy my thoughts on this Adventure Fantasy and don't forget to scroll to the bottom of this post and enter the amazing giveaway from JustRead Tours!

Welcome to the Blog Tour for A Journey to Unshakable Faith by Sydney Witbeck, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: A Journey to Unshakable Faith
Series: Journeys of Faith #1
Author: Sydney Witbeck
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: July 2021
Genre: Christian Medieval Action/Adventure Fantasy

Left with no other option, fourteen-year-old Esther is forced to leave the castle for her own safety, not knowing if she will ever see her mother and father again. With only a pack of food and her faithful horse Onyx, Esther sets off on an adventure to find her mother’s people. But the enemy is never far behind, closing in on the princess who eludes them. Will she be able to make it to safety? And will she ever see her parents again? 

When all hope seems lost, Esther soon finds that God never leaves His children on their own. At every turn, Esther meets friendly faces willing to help her as she strives to find a way to get back to her parents. With only her faith in God as her weapon, Esther turns back to home, determined to have the victory once and for all. But will that be enough? It seems that Esther will never see her parents in this world again. And all hope seems lost when Esther is finally captured and hidden away. It’s time for the villagers to take up arms and fight for their freedom. Will they prevail? Or will evil finally win? The true victory lies in finding a faith that is unshakable.  

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Reviewer Tour: Hers to Love by Sherrinda Ketchersid

Welcome to the Reviewer Tour for Hers to Love by Sherrinda Ketchersid, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Hers to Love

Author: Sherrinda Ketchersid

Publisher: Red Starling Press

Release Date: September 13, 2021

Genre: Historical Medieval Romance

He’s running from his past—she’s running from her future.

Fiona McGowan, a beautiful Scottish widow without hope for a family of her own, travels to St. Mary’s Convent to become a nun. In route she is kidnapped by handsome Highlander Adam MacIntosh in a case of mistaken identity. Adam, laird of the MacIntosh clan, is attempting to free his brother held captive by the rival Fergus clan. The failure of his plan leaves him reeling with betrayal, death, and a wee babe in sore need of a healer.

Though forced to delay her vows, Fiona’s anger and distrust thaws as rising tensions within Adam’s clan threaten to ignite an uprising. She chooses to aid her noble but beleaguered captor in his quest to restore peace among his Highland clan. But as the two learn to trust each other, the question remains: Can they move beyond the hurts of their past, or will the past be their undoing?

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Reviewer Tour: His to Keep by Sherrinda Ketchersid

Welcome to the Reviewer Tour for His to Keep by Sherrinda Ketchersid hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: His to Keep

Author: Sherrinda Ketchersid
Release Date: November 9, 2020

Genre: Clean Medieval Romance

He’s fighting for his inheritance—she’s marrying her sworn enemy.

When Ian McGowan attempts to claim Whitfield Castle as his rightful inheritance, he finds himself barred by a tempestuous lass who is entailed to be the bride of the castle’s new owner.

Claire Beaumont, the orphaned ward of Whitfield, has good reason to hate Scots, and she is not about to let a Scot enter her beloved home. But when the handsome knight steals into the castle and proves his claim on the land, she must face her ultimate nightmare—marriage to her sworn enemy—in order to save those she cares about most.

Restoring the failing Whitfield Castle while wooing his defiant intended proves more challenging than Ian anticipated. His struggles reach a crisis when his nemesis arrives at the castle, and he must overcome his past demons to prove his worth. He must fight for what is his to keep—and it could well cost him his heart.

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Blog Tour: Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten

ADULT CONTENT WARNING!!

This book does contain very adult themes which some readers will find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten hosted by St. Martin's Press!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Tsarina
Author: Ellen Alpsten
Release Date: November 10, 2020

Genre: Historical Fiction

Before there was Catherine the Great, there was Catherine Alexeyevna: the first woman to rule Russia in her own right. Ellen Alpsten's rich, sweeping debut novel is the story of her rise to power.

St. Petersburg, 1725. Peter the Great lies dying in his magnificent Winter Palace. The weakness and treachery of his only son has driven his father to an appalling act of cruelty and left the empire without an heir. Russia risks falling into chaos. Into the void steps the woman who has been by his side for decades: his second wife, Catherine Alexeyevna, as ambitious, ruthless and passionate as Peter himself.

Born into devastating poverty, Catherine used her extraordinary beauty and shrewd intelligence to ingratiate herself with Peter’s powerful generals, finally seducing the Tsar himself. But even amongst the splendor and opulence of her new life—the lavish feasts, glittering jewels, and candle-lit hours in Peter’s bedchamber—she knows the peril of her position. Peter’s attentions are fickle and his rages powerful; his first wife is condemned to a prison cell, her lover impaled alive in Red Square. And now Catherine faces the ultimate test: can she keep the Tsar’s death a secret as she plays a lethal game to destroy her enemies and take the Crown for herself?

From the sensuous pleasures of a decadent aristocracy, to the incense-filled rites of the Orthodox Church and the terror of Peter’s torture chambers, the intoxicating and dangerous world of Imperial Russia is brought to vivid life. Tsarina is the story of one remarkable woman whose bid for power would transform the Russian Empire.

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