ONDINE QUARTET SUPER SALE & KINDLE FIRE HD 6 GIVEAWAY: Author Emma Raveling

It's the Ondine Quartet super sale! 
Buy the first three books (Whirl, Billow, Crest) in this thrilling, action-packed, mature young adult urban fantasy series at 0.99 cents each for a limited time! 
Preorder Breaker and get it at only .99 cents, it'll be $4.99 on release day. 
That's less than $4 for the full Quartet! 

You can also enter to win a Kindle Fire HD 6 in the celebration giveaway!



About Ondine (Ondine Quartet 0.5), a FREE novella

“I shouldn’t get involved.”

Rebellious and headstrong, sixteen-year-old Kendra Irisavie doesn’t have much respect for authority. An ondine with the powerful gift of Virtue, she uses her tough attitude and Empath magic to navigate through high school and keep others away.

Because being an ondine also means keeping secrets.

Kendra and her mother are Rogue water elementals in the middle of an ancient war. They hide among humans, their survival constantly threatened by monstrous Aquidae demons.

Along with a rigorous training regimen to mold Kendra into a lethal fighter, her mother has instituted four rules to keep her safe.

Trust no one. Relationships are weaknesses. Emotional attachments are dangerous. Be responsible only for yourself.

But when Kendra witnesses a classmate in trouble, she intervenes and her decision to break the rules comes at a price.

Sometimes, humans could be more dangerous than demons.

Ondine is a short prequel novella for the young adult urban / paranormal fantasy series, the Ondine Quartet.

Ondine (#0.5): Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo
 

About Whirl (Ondine Quartet #1):

Outspoken and independent, Kendra Irisavie has always played by her own rules.

She's an ondine, a water elemental gifted with the powerful magic of Empath Virtue and trained to be a fighter. Pursued by Aquidae demons, she and her mother remain Rogue, hiding among humans to avoid becoming casualties in an ancient war.

Everything changes when violence erupts on Kendra's seventeenth birthday. A dark stranger appears, promising answers to her mysterious past and stirring unexpected feelings in her fiercely guarded heart.

But as Kendra uncovers the truth about her heritage and future, she realizes just how deep the lies and deception run.

Now, in the face of unthinkable odds, she will need all her wits, skills, and magic to fulfill an extraordinary prophecy.

The first in a sweeping urban fantasy series, Whirl is the beginning of a young woman's exhilarating journey for survival, love, and hope as she fights for her place in a world where she doesn't belong.
 

• Whirl (Book 1): Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo
• Billow (Book 2): Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo
• Crest (Book 3): Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo
 

Breaker (Book 4) Preorder links:

• Amazon Kindle
• Amazon Paperback
• Barnes & Noble
• Apple iBooks
• Kobo

Pre-order Breaker now at the special 0.99 cent pricing and receive a bonus post-Breaker short story during release week! This short story will not be available anywhere else for six months after Breaker's release.

Simply pre-order from any retailer and complete this form to receive this exclusive bonus!

Author Bio:

Emma Raveling writes a wide variety of fiction for teens and adults. She is the author of the young adult urban / contemporary fantasy series, the Ondine Quartet, and Lost Blood, the first installment of the forthcoming young adult urban fantasy series, Chancer. She's also working on the first book in her new Steel Magic series for adults.

An avid traveler hopelessly addicted to diet coke and coffee, she currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii with her husband and German shepherd.

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SLEEPING KINGS: Dark Force-Book One by John Prentice: Review

Blurb:

Fans of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series, or Charlie Higson’s Young Bond books will find themselves on the edge of their seats with this YA action adventure set in the French Pyrenees.

Nik was a normal teen computer geek until her parents split up and her father dragged her off to France. 

The move cost her everything; friends, family, even her obsession; an online computer game. 

Then she meets a dead guy who’s protecting a secret as old as the mountains themselves, and suddenly people want her and the most gorgeous boy she’s ever met, dead too.

When she finds out who she really is, things get freaky. The race is on, and she’s got to beat the clock – a clock that’s been ticking for seven hundred years.

Time has just run out for Nicola Roscoe. 

It could be...Game Over!

My Review:

SLEEPING KINGS: Dark Force-Book One is a fun and adventurous novel about a tomboy named Nik. She feels abandoned by her mother, who runs off to American to be with another man, so she stays with her father. She’s pretty timid, that is until she meets King Pedro II of Aragon and is introduced to the “Power” and her entire life changes.

I thought that this story was extremely entertaining. It’s a fun adventure story, with quite a bit of magic involved. I would definitely say it’s for teenagers, and it is considered YA Fiction, but I can also see adults enjoying it. I was a little confused by all of the snippets of information about  “The Pale One” throughout the story, and how he is involved in Nik’s dreams, but as the novel advances I was able to get a better understanding of who he/it was, and how it fit into the book.

There were several comical parts, such as when the crew in the helicopter were shooting at them; Nik used the “Power” to turn the bullets into chickens and then into rolls of toilet paper. 

I liked Nik’s character a lot. She grows from a wimpy tomboy with a hatred for history, to a young woman who has grown emotionally and mentally and now has a better appreciation for the world around her. I also like that there seems to be an underlying theme to the story about taking care of and appreciating nature and the earth, at least I see that a lot with Daan’s character. Daan is the boy who gets accidentally dragged along into all of Nik’s random adventures!

I would definitely recommend this book to YA fiction lovers. It is book one of a series, and I would definitely read the second book in the series, because there is enough of a cliff hanger to make you curious as to what will happen next!

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars!

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/53131

REPLICA by Lexi Revellian: Review

Blurb:

REPLICA is a fast-paced thriller/romance you will find hard to put down.

Beth Chandler, bright, attractive but unassertive, is accidentally replicated in a flawed experiment at the government research institute where she works. A second Beth comes into being, complete with all her memories. To Sir Peter Ellis, MI5 chief, the replica is an embarrassment that must be hushed up and disposed of. Overhearing him, Beth Two goes on the run. With no official existence, homeless, penniless and pursued by Sir Peter’s agents, she has to find the inner strength and aggression to survive on icy London streets.

Meanwhile the original Beth, unaware of what has happened, becomes romantically involved with Nick Cavanagh, the spec op she believes is there to protect her. In fact, he’s hunting her double. Nick refuses to face his moral doubts about Beth Two - as far as he’s concerned, it’s not his problem. As events unfold, and the situation grows more complicated, he has to decide whose side he is on.

My Review:

This was the first time I’ve ever read a book like this, once again blogging has introduced me to a book that I really liked, but that I never would have read had I not started reviewing books for authors! REPLICA has a crazy sci-fi feel to it, but without the aliens and spacemen! It was difficult to grasp the idea of replicating a human, but interesting at the same time. When the trial human replication goes wrong, craziness ensues!

I like how the book was told in both 3^rd person and 1^st person. Beth One’s story is told in 3^rd person, and Beth Two’s is told in 1^st. This way the reader is able to keep track of which Beth they are reading about. Obviously the book is called REPLICA, because the main character Beth is replicated, hence the Beth One and Beth Two. I thought it was cool how the author put more of the focus on Beth Two, and her adventure on the streets of London in order to avoid the Secret Service members who were after her in order to take her to a lab and have tests run on her. Beth Two is able to get out of some sticky situations, and even though her and Beth One are the SAME person, with the same memories, as a reader we see Beth Two grow and change more as a character, because of the obstacles that are placed before her in the story. Beth One’s life goes on as usual, so there is no real change in her character. I know talking about two Beth’s is confusing, basically you just need to read the book to get it!

I liked Nick as the main guy in the story. I definitely had the image in my mind of some tall, dark, rugged looking guy, who has a sexy but dangerous look to him. He annoyed me a little bit in the book, because of the fact that he was one of the main Secret Service men hunting for Beth Two, but overall he won me over.

I really did like this book even though it’s written for someone younger than me. I think that YA literature lovers and people who love reading in general will enjoy this book. It’s a fun fast moving, adventure story, that does have some serious aspects to it, and it’s creative and original! The only negative thing I have to say about the book is that when someone you love dies, I feel like there should be more of a reaction then was shown in this book. I can’t say anymore than that, because it’s a HUGE spoiler. I was a little disappointed at the characters reactions, but other than that I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a quick, fun read, and I would definitely recommend it.

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars!

http://www.amazon.com/Replica-ebook/dp/B004VS6XFI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1307492695&sr=8-2