SAVEN DECEPTION



This is my stop during the book blitz for Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1) by Siobhan Davis. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 30 March till 5 April, you can view the complete blitz schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.

Saven: Deception is now free on all book selling sites, so make sure to grab your copy! And there's a tour wide giveaway!  I've read this book and I have to tell you it is really a great read. So what are you waiting for?

Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1)
By Siobhan Davis
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Age category: Young Adult
Release Date: December 15, 2015

Blurb:
I’ve fallen hard for an alien, but he’s harboring secrets.
Massive secrets that threaten the very essence of humanity.
How can I give him my heart when his race plans on taking my future?

Sadie Owens has been slowly dying inside. Bit by bit, piece by piece, day by day. Trapped in a life she hates, she relies on only one person—herself.

Despised by her family and betrayed by an unscrupulous government, Sadie dreams of a different life. When she is chosen to participate in the government’s new social experiment, she is ecstatic at the prospect of spending six months in Thalassic City, the shiny new city under the sea.

Immediately drawn to Logan Chandler, Sadie is captivated by the beautiful boy with the ocean-blue eyes. Logan seems to embody everything that has been forbidden, but he isn’t all he appears to be.

Confused over Logan’s true intentions and concerned when best friend Jenna starts transforming in front of her eyes, Sadie partners with newcomer Jarod in a bid to uncover the government’s real agenda. The truth is more shocking than anything she could ever have imagined.

When Sadie finally understands why the Saven walk among us, will it be too late to save her heart and the human race?

You can find Saven: Deception on Goodreads

You can grab your free copy of Saven Deception here:
- Amazon USA
- Amazon UK
- Amazon Canada
- Amazon Australia
- B&N
- Kobo
- iTunes

About the Author:
Siobhan Davis writes young adult science fiction fantasy romance books, and she is the author of the Amazon bestselling True Calling series. The first book in her new Saven series was released in December 2015.

A self-professed teenager forever–at least when it comes to books, music, and films, Siobhan is totally addicted to teen fiction and superhero/blockbuster movies. She loves baking, shoes, bags, makeup, anti-wrinkle cream, anything pink, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, and Robert Pattinson (definitely Team Edward).

Before pursuing a full-time writing career, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in Human Resources over the last twenty years. She resides in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.

You can find and contact Siobhan here:
- Website
- Blog
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Google +
- Goodreads
- Amazon
- Newsletter

Sample chapters, quotes, reviews and book excerpts are all available to download from the authors website


There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Saven: Deception. Open International. Below are the prizes you can win:
- a kindle e-reader
- The Complete Lux Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Signed paperbacks of Saven Deception and Saven Disclosure by Siobhan Davis

For a chance to win enter the rafflecopter giveaway below:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

The Winners of the Release contests and Updates

Sorry not to have been around too much after the excitement of my book launch for BELOVED ENEMY a couple of weeks ago.  I fell foul of the 'dreaded lurgy' and am still coughing and not feeling quite up to scratch, but I want to thank everyone who helped me celebrate, took part in my book tour and Facebook Party and tweeted, retweeted and shared on Facebook.  I appreciate it all so much. Just one small favour - if you read Beloved Enemy, and have a moment, could you leave a few lines of a review on Amazon please, reviews really do make a difference.  I already have a few up there but some more would be really nice.  I'm really excited about this book and hope people will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Sorry this is late, but here are the winners of the various events:

AUTHOR ROAST AND TOAST PARTY
(A download from my backlist)
MARY PRESTON

FACEBOOK PARTY (Thanks to Goddess Fish for organising this)

Welsh Dragon Mood Rings:
RENEE ROUSSEAU
PAULA MARTIN

'Galaxy' Pendant and earring set AND $10.00 Amazon Gift Card
AMANDA AVAKIAN

LYN'S STAR CREW CONTEST
'Galaxy Pendant'
SARAH TRANTER

FIVE DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR
Galaxy pendant set.
WENDY MITCHELL


Congratulations to the winners, your prizes should either have been received or are on their way.  I will be holding a few more contests over the year - I have a limited number of  'Galaxy' pendants and jewellery sets, all different.  I found these and think they are so suitable for the  Science Fiction Romance, hope you do too. This is one of them.

I have also (finally) sent out my new Newsletter.  it's been a long time since I sent out a Newsletter, and am now starting again from scratch, with my Easter editiion. I hope to send one out roughly three or four times a year from now on. I am using the Mailing List from my old Yahoo Mailing group,  which I will continue to use but I now have a new signup form  (it can also be found in the left hand colum of this blog.  

You can read my Newsletter below. Please let me know what you think and how it could be improved. I'm more than happy to feature other authors as well, if you'd like to drop me a line, and will probably include links to one or two of the reviews I've done for other authors in the next one.

https://madmimi.com/p/fddc83/preview

To finish - I hope everyone had a joyous and happy Easter holiday.  After a rather blustery few days in the UK, it really looks as if spring might be on the way now!

Tutankhamen Speaks - Review and Spotlight

Something a bit different today - a short story about the fascinating life of the boy King Tutankhamen
written with younger readers in mind.

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Tutankhamen Speaks SERIES – The Quest Books Companion to Sons of the Sphinx AUTHOR – Cheryl Carpinello GENRE – Historical Fiction Ancient Civilizations PUBLICATION DATE –Jan. 2014 LENGTH – 80 pages PUBLISHER – Beyond Today Educator COVER ARTIST – Rita Toews

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BOOK SYNOPSIS

2014 EVVY Merit Award for Historical Fiction from CIPA (Colorado Independent Publishers Assoc.)

Long ago the old texts of ancient Egypt alluded to scrolls in which King Tut spoke to the people from beyond the tomb. Many archeologists put this down to an incorrect translation of the ancient Egyptian texts. Others swore to the accuracy of the translation. None of that mattered because the scrolls in question could not be found. Scholars labeled it a hoax, something that never existed. It was ludicrous to imagine someone speaking from the grave. They were wrong on both accounts.

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BUY & TBR LINKS

AMAZON KINDLE US - AMAZON KINDLE CA - AMAZON KINDLE UK AMAZON PAPERBACK - BARNES & NOBLES BARNES & NOBLES PAPERBACK - SMASHWORDS ITUNES - GOODREADS - SHELFARI

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EXCERPT

From his childhood:

My Grandmother

My nursemaid was Maya, but it was my Grandmother Tiye that I remember the most. She doted on me when she visited and showered me with motherly love. She appointed herself and her brother Ay as my protectors, but Grandmother was away a lot. After my father became Pharaoh, she continued to oversee the military as she did for my grandfather Amenhotep III. When I was small, she cut off a lock of her reddish-gold hair and concealed it inside of four small nesting sarcophagus coffins.

“Tutankhaten,” she said. “In the innermost sarcophagus I have placed a lock of my hair which rests underneath a solid gold statue of you. Keep the coffins safe and hidden in your room. They will protect you when I am unable to.”

I thanked her and prized such a gift, not only for protection, but because my grandmother’s gift was wonderfully made. The outer sarcophagus was made of wood; the second of plaster covered with gold leaf; the third of wood which contained the solid gold statue of myself; the fourth again of plaster covered with gold leaf and containing my grandmother’s gift.

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MY REVIEW

I have always been interested in Ancient Egypt, and in particular Tutenkhamen.  This is a very short, quick and easy read. The author does the 'voice' of Tutenhamen very well and it is easy to believe that these are his own words.  We get a brief insight in the life of the young King growing up in Egypt and a fascinating glimpse of ancient Egyptian history. The story seems to have been well researched, and while I have read several other accounts of the life of Tutenhamen all of which tend to contradict each other slightly, the facts in this story seem very credible. It is an entertaining read that finishes all too soon, leaving me wanting more, and I feel there is enough here to have made a much longer tale. That is not a criticism however, I really enjoyed the story, and realise that the length is geared to young readers, rather than adults. The characters are well drawn and I don't think you necessarily have to be interested in ancient Egyptian history to enjoy it, whatever your age.  It is an ideal story to encourage younger readers to become interested in the rich history of this ancient and fascinating civilisation and its rulers, which truly comes to life under the talented pen of the author.

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AUTHOR BIO

I am a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books growing up, my profession introduced me to writings and authors from times long past. Through my studies and teaching, I fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Now, I hope to inspire young readers and those young-at-heart to read more through my Quest Books set in these worlds.

Also please visit my other sites: Carpinello’s Writing Pages where I interview Childrens/Tween/MG/YA authors; and The Quest Books where I’ve teamed up with Fiona Ingram from South Africa and Wendy Leighton-Porter of Abu Dhabi to enable readers to find our Ancient and Medieval quest books in one place.

AUTHOR FOLLOW LINKS

AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE - WEBSITE 1  - WEBSITE 2 FACEBOOK - BLOG - TWITTER GOOGLE+ - PINTEREST - GOODREADS SHELFARI - FREADO

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AUTHOR GIVEAWAY

$25 Amazon/Paypal Gift Card

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE AUTHORS GIVEAWAY

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This Event Was Organized & Hosted By:

FACEBOOK PARTY

Join me for fun and prizes to celebrate the release of BELOVED ENEMY Yesterday

https://www.facebook.com/events/1737929976436667/permalink/1739256826303982/

I'll be joined by Mary Ricksen, Paula Martin, P L Parker and Mac Crown

Do come along if you can - 6 pm Eastern time!
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I was also invited by Paula to talk about the heroines in my books at HEROINES WITH HEARTS

it would be lovely if you could pop along and leave a comment if you have a moment

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DON'T FORGET - you can purchase AN e-copy of  BELOVED ENEMY for a short while at HALF PRICE at

THE WILD ROSE PRESS.COM

Today is the day!

BELOVED ENEMY is released today from the Wild Rose Press

THE WILD ROSE PRESS

It is available in both paperback and Ebook and if you go to the Wild Rose Press site at the above link, the EBook is available at Half Price at the moment!

This is the blurb:

Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge.

Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner. However, the beautiful, red-haired woman who reminds him of his lost love, and who he suspects is working for a corrupt regime, represents a possible threat not only to the ship, but to his heart.

Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?

And here are some teasers from Cat and Kerry

We're also celebrating with a fun 'out of this world' party at

THE AUTHOR ROAST AND TOAST

AND

you're all invited to a Facebook party tomorrow night

https://www.facebook.com/events/1737929976436667/

and finally, today is the last day of my Blog Tour with MY FAMILY'S HEART.

If you get a moment, I'd love you to visit some of the blogs taking part

ROOM WITH BOOKS

JUDE OUVRARD

WE READ WITH A GLASS OF WINE

RACH - HERE IS WHAT I READ

THE INDI BOOK FAIRY

ADDICTION TO READING

MY BOYFRIEND HEAVEN

SWEETS BOOKS

BOOKS AND WARPAINT

NICOLE'S BOOK MUSINGS

SHERYL BROWNE

HERE'S WHAT I READ

T & Ls BOOK REVIEWS 

RAMBLINGS FROM SEKS

BELLA'S BLOG

MY FAMILY'S HEART

TEATIME AND BOOKS

SSLY (REVIEW)

TRACI HADEN

DANIELLE'S DOMAIN

QUEEN OF ALL SHE READS (REVIEW)

MAGIC OF BOOK PROMOTIONS

MYTHICAL BOOKS

GIRL WITH A PEN (REVIEW)

MUFFY WILSON

ESKIE MAMA READS

MARY RICKSEN

J C CLARKE

LOUISA'S LOUISIANA HOME

DEAL SHARING AUNT

THE ITSY BITSY BOOK BITS

My Blog Tour starts today!

I'm so excited to be touring with My Family's Heart this week.  Every day this week up to and including 11th March - please follow along and leave a comment if you can.  today's posts are up at:

7th MARCH

ROOM WITH BOOKS

JUDE OUVRARD

WE READ WITH A GLASS OF WINE

RACH - HERE IS WHAT I READ

THE INDI BOOK FAIRY

8TH MARCH

ADDICTION TO READING

MY BOYFRIEND HEAVEN

SWEETS BOOKS

BOOKS AND WARPAINT

NICOLE'S BOOK MUSINGS

SHERYL BROWNE