Goodreads MOnday: King’s Bride by Beck Michaels (+ Special Artwork!)

Thanks to Joanna @ TheGeekishBrunette, I discovered Goodreads Monday, in which I shall choose a random book from your TBR and show it off. This was originally hosted and created by Lauren’s Page Turners and has now been taken over by Budget Tales Book Blog. Feel free to share something from your TBR pile by putting it (or a link to your post) in the comments!

Title: King’s Bride
Series: Standalone in a Prequel Series set in the same world as Guardians of the Maiden
Author: Beck Michaels
Age Group/Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Dark Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Pluma Press

Releases on May 23, 2023

Goodreads | Amazon US | Signed~Personalized from the Author’s Store

Synopsis:

He’s the God of Death. She’s the bride sent to kill him. Their union may be the end of them both.

The Everfrost is ruled by the King in his castle of ice. Some call him the Ice Phoenix, others the God of Death. The clans survive by one law alone: pay the King the homage he is due and never take what belongs to him. But when Sunnëva Morkhàn’s brother falls gravely ill, she will have to do exactly that.

Against every warning, she sneaks into the castle to steal the one thing that would save him—a magical rose. But you don’t steal from the King and live to tell the tale. When the Ice Phoenix discovers her theft and demands payment, the cost is too steep. Mourning and enraged, she challenges him, only to lose. To spare her clan from the King’s wrath, her father offers her as a bride, and for a reason she cannot fathom, the King agrees.

Revenge is a delicate game Sunnëva is determined to play, even if killing the God of Death is no easy feat. But as secrets unfold around the alluring King, and dark threats emerge from the shadows, Sunnëva struggles to hold on to her hatred—and her heart.

Inspired by Beauty and the BeastKing’s Bride is the first book in Beck Michaels’ companion prequel series, the Chronicles of Urn—dark fables founded in forbidden love and strong-willed women who bring kings to their knees.

(Contains strong violence, past SA trauma, language, and explicit content. Recommended age 18+)

Beck is offering swag packs for preorders (including ebooks) while supplies last (including bookmarks and the beautiful art print below)! Click below for more info.

Here is a gorgeous cover art for the exclusive edition that is up for preorder at Bookish Signs and More.


Are you interested in this book? I’m always down for a (properly done xD) B&B retelling, and I know from experience that Beck’s writing is really top notch so I can’t wait for this one! ~Let me know in the comments!~

2 Bookish Sale Alerts you may have not heard about | 03.22.2022

Owlcrate just listed their February 2022 “Among the Monsters” box featuring Only a Monster by Vanessa Len on their shop site. Check out my unboxing and review of the items in this box below!

Buy the box here.

(Also from March 22-31, they’re running a 20% off sale of all the items in the Books in Bloom category – see the right sidebar. But be sure to use the code BLOOM!)

Whimsical Publishing is running a Spring Sale – 20% off everything! (Hint: even PREORDERS! Click on the images below to learn more.) I don’t know about you, but I love pre-order campaigns and artwork! ❤ So I already nabbed my copies <3.

Do you know of any bookish special deals going on right now? 🙂 Feel free to let me know! And as always, happy reading!

Top 10 Books on My TBR with Adjectives in the Title | Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. This week’s prompt was submitted by Nicole @ How to Train a Book Dragon.

You can see the list of other folks who participated in the link-up HERE 🙂

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First Lines Friday | 03.18.2022

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!

(I discovered this prompt on The Geekish Brunette. <3)

It was safest to cross the ocean at night, when the moon and stars shone on the water. At least, that’s what Jack had been raised to believe. He wasn’t sure if those old convictions still held true these days.

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WWW Wednesday | 03.15.2022

This meme was formerly hosted by MizB @ A Daily Rhythm and is now hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words.

Again, thanks to Joanna @ The Geekish Brunette for making me aware of this blog tag/prompt series. ❤

(I’ve included US Amazon purchase links where the book titles are for your convenience.)

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Top 10 books on my Spring 2022 TBR | Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018.

You can see the list of other folks who participated in the link-up below 🙂

Thanks to The Geekish Brunette for making me aware of this fun series!

As usual, there are too many highly anticipated releases and too little time. xD And these are in particular order…

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ARC book review | Bride of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

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Title: Bride of the Shadow King
Series: Yes (1st)
Author: Sylvia Mercedes
Age Group/Genre: New Adult (18+), Romance, Fantasy, Adventure
Publisher: Fire Wyrm Books

Publication Date: March 20, 2022

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Owlcrate February 2022 Among the Monsters Unboxing & Review: Featuring ONLY A MONSTER by Vanessa Len

I received the February 2022 “Among the Monsters” YA book subscription box from Owlcrate on Saturday! So I’m here today with some lovely photos of the highly anticipated book, Only a Monster, by Vanessa Len, as well as all the bookish items from Owlcrate. 🙂 This is my third book box from Owlcrate and I’m still overall impressed with their item selection.

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