This Weirdo Looks For Reviewers 👥
Sep 14, 2022 4:01 pm
I've got so many bookish things to share with you today that I hardly have any newsletter space to just chat! ARC opportunities, book fairs, and eBooks swapped with other authors in exchange for their shares of the Lunar Rising anthology. I have to admit, promoting an anthology isn't for the faint of heart.
Or for authors who have a new series to write. 👀
✨ Gift of Air ARCs & Cover Reveal ✨
The author heading up Lunar Rising has asked me to drum up ARC reviews for my short story, Gift of Air. We're trying to make sure the anthology makes a BIG splash on release week, and you can help us do it without making a purchase!
(That being said, don't forget that Lunar Rising is only 99¢ during its pre-order and release week. So if you can spare some change to toss at all of us paranormal romance authors, I'd be thoroughly grateful. 😉)
If you're tight on funds and are itching to help, I'd be delighted for you to read an ARC copy of my short story, Gift of Air, and leave a stunning review on Goodreads, BookBub, Amazon, or one of the other retailers. Luckily, Gift of Air is just over 30,000 words—not a major reading commitment!
Do you want to help us out with your awesome review? Fill out the Google Form linked below, and prepare to be blown away by Ilsa's love story! 💕
Check out the freaking amazing graphic J. L. Wilson Designs created for my cover art, and then take a look at the blurb! You can pre-order Lunar Rising at the link below the blurb, or fill out the Google Form if you'd like an ARC.
Can a fiery mage heal an airy witch’s broken heart?
My older sister was a sorceress.
The clergy feared her protection spells. They shunned my family and compelled my father to curse her. Now she’s dead, and it’s my duty to carry on her legacy.
Of course my outcries angered the clergy and my own people.
The only way I can escape my sister’s fate is to bind my heart to a Teuton priest—a member of an ancient caste that views women as naïve fools too weak to wield magic. Obviously, that goes against my beliefs. Someone has to continue my sister’s work, and it might as well be me. I won’t let some mage with a master’s complex upend my plans.
Then Horst walked into my life . . . .
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Gift of Air is a suspenseful paranormal romance set in the Austrian Alps shortly after the Second World War. Join Ilsa in a fresh fantasy realm filled with elemental witchcraft, spiritual bonds, family drama, and secret hideouts!
Pre-order here: https://books2read.com/lunarrisingset
Time For A Cat Pic!
A few days ago, I realized that I haven't blessed you with a picture of any of my cats since the one I sent with Thunar & the paperback of Astral Fantasia. And that wasn't even a really good pic. 😶 So today, feast your eyes on the two panther "companions" who'd prefer to snooze in my writing space, instead of letting me use it for its primary purpose. Nightfall is the larger, sleepier boy—he's also my personal favorite—and Bearing is the sweet boy looking at the camera.
Maybe now you understand why I don't release a new book every month. Who can resist—or move—such cute, friendly panthers? 🖤🖤
Freebie Book Fairs On Facebook
One of my fellow indies has started a Facebook group where she'll host occasional book fairs stuffed to the brim with freebies! The first book fair is set to take place on Thursday, September 29th. If you have a Facebook account, I'd like to invite you to join the group. That way in just a couple weeks, you can stuff your e-reader with books from every genre—paranormal and contemporary romances to epic fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and thriller!
There's sure to be a book for everyone, so join the group today.
If you haven't liked my Facebook author page yet, you can do that here:
https://www.facebook.com/CLCarhartAuthor
Fated Mates BookFunnel Sale
Want to dive into a huge collection of over 100 books that celebrate the fated mates trope? I've got you covered! Lots of great anthologies, standalones, and even some permafrees hanging out in this promo. Browse the sale & load up your e-reader before time runs out!
Recommended Reading
In my efforts to share Lunar Rising far and wide, I've made spots for 3 separate books in each of my newsletters this month. Lots of great reads coming at YOU today, and one of them is free! Check out the blurbs & support my fellow indies.
Somebody has a dirty little secret. Determined to prove herself as a private investigator and catch a cheater, Cassie Woods discovers more than she bargained for, when the unveiling of a devastating secret initiates the emergence of an unwanted gift.
Nothing is ever simple.
Her personal life is chaos.
Her professional life is a mine field.
Her hormones are raging out of control.
It's going to be an awe-inspiring lesson in self-restraint.
The Doanhart Coven ancestors hail from the seven sisters of Pleiades. Centuries ago, they fled King Valdoor’s tyranny, sought refuge with the first witches, and created a realm tethered to earth, called the Waytherlands.
The battle for control of the Pleiades raged on until Queen Octavia allied with the Black Flame Fae, and they drove Valdoor into exile. In return, he vowed to destroy the queen, the Doanhart Coven, and any magical being who fights for the Mage Alliance.
Aster Doanhart is a gifted warrior and teacher. Her magical talents include the ability to absorb other beings’ supernatural powers. She accidentally bumps into Judson McKay in the charmed city of Wooddale, triggering an immediate mate reaction. She sets into motion the plans for an epic battle in Frostville, Valdoor’s new realm.
One day a simple knock on the door changed Judson McKay’s life. Until that fateful day, he’d lived his life as a mortal. But Judson McKay is no mortal. He is Aster’s champion and must risk his life to save her. Judson may be the only one to unite the realms, the only one to save the Doanharts bloodline.
Dane would rather die than live life as a mere mortal…
So how could meeting Isobel, a poor human peasant living alone in the country, teach him more about love and life than the companionship of all the immortals he's ever known?
Meanwhile, the Queen's wages war against humans, fueled by the jealousy of her husband's perceived betrayal, making it an especially dangerous time for anyone, never mind a Prince, to fall in love with one.
Even so, Dane and Isobel's unexpected and forbidden love deepens. Each night of passion unlocks a yearning for life's simple human pleasures.
Caught in the crossfire, Isobel is injured and imprisoned.
Dane will stop at nothing to rescue her and save her life, even if it means losing everything…
Phew, that was a massive amount of bookish goodies. Pretty sure my e-reader—a.k.a. my laptop—is swamped now! Somehow I'm going to have to ignore all these tasty reads so I can focus on crafting Book 1 of my next series.
This won't be easy. 😏
Don't forget, if you'd like to read an ARC copy of Gift of Air before it releases to the public, please fill out the Google Form below. I'll contact any takers with the goodies at the start of next week.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScONtFHXvfq42_eDs8HsZTQ0txGC4JYeDu_CZ1BqAQhxujbVA/viewform
Did I mention Gift of Air is the official prequel to my forthcoming series? 🤩
Talk to you soon,
C.L. Carhart
Pre-order Lunar Rising for 99¢: https://books2read.com/lunarrisingset
Get Arcane Gateway for FREE: https://books2read.com/hnwaag
This week's book list: https://books.bookfunnel.com/fated-mates1/zhsvgbe5xm
Freebie Book Fair FB group: