BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on Better Confess by Alan Gorevan
Better Confess: an online forum where you can anonymously reveal your darkest thoughts and actions. But be careful what you write. When Florence Lynch finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, she feels like her whole world has collapsed. In a drunken rage, she confesses that she wishes he was dead. And someone offers to help
2021 BBNYA Semi-Finalist – Between Darkness and Light by Roy Peachey
Shanghai 1900. Blinded in one eye during a childhood game of William Tell, Wang Weijun loses himself in a world of magic, languages, and Shakespeare. When the Great War begins, he seizes the opportunity to leave his past behind by signing up as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps.
BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight on Secret Legacy: The Windhaven Witches Series Book 1 by Carissa Andrews
Today I am proud to introduce, Secret Legacy by Carissa Andrews as a semi-finalist in the 2021 BBNYA competition. If ghosts, fantasy, or occult are your thing, you should read more about this book.
Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw (Memoria Duology Book 1) || BBNYASemi-finalist Spotlight
A darkness is spreading in Valrora and a memory thief is on the run.
Stolen memories blacken Sarilla’s hands, making it impossible to hide for long. The memories mix with her own and it’s getting harder to stay in control. Only her family understands the curse of being a memory thief, but they got separated in their escape from the king. It’s up to Sarilla to find them again, but not everything is as it seems in Valrora. She must stay in control if she’s to keep her freedom, especially since it’s no longer just the king who wants to find her.
Dark-fantasy thriller about love, lies, and memory thieves.
Elemental Links by M. A. Leon || BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour
Today I’m bringing your attention to another 2021 BBNYA Semi-Finalist: Elemental Links by M. A. Leon. Join me in congratulating them on making it through to this round. #Fiction @FolioSociety @The_WriteReads @BBNYA_Official #BBNYA @maleon_author #Medieval
Friday Finds 10 September 2021
Hello and welcome to the Friday Finds 10 September 2021 edition. This week we’ve got recipes, book recommendations, and a cute DIY project, along with a blog roundup and giveaways. Included: Baba Ganoush, Italian Chicken & Veggies, Meringue Kiss Cookies, DIY Dreamcatcher Kit, BBNYA News, Author of the Week winner, 9/11 Memoir, Purple People, and a new release from Liane Moriarty.
BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on Dust on the Altar by Michelle Winkler
Today’s BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight is shining on Dust on the Altar (A Lighter Shade of Darkness #1) by Michelle Winkler. Please congratulate @MWinklerBooks for making it to the semi-final round of #BBNYA2021 sponsored by @FolioSociety @BBNYA_Official @The_WriteReads
A reluctant Witch must regain the powers she abandoned years ago, to protect her coven and bring her aunt’s killer to justice.
“She thought she’d left magic behind. Apparently, magic had other plans.”
Ignite the Shadows by Ingrid Seymour | BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight
For fans of dark urban fantasy and apocalyptic fiction. Ignite the Shadows has intrigue, romance, and a heck of a lot of action. If you enjoyed Divergent, you will love this series.
Seattle. The near future. A dark force infects humans and takes over their minds.
Seventeen-year-old Marci is a hacker. The best in the city. Ever since she can remember, her mind has been under attack, but lately it’s getting worse. A dark force overrides her and makes her do awful things. Her mother and best friend believe that she’s a rebel child and that she meant to race her bike with the cops hot on her tail.
She wasn’t in control. Someone else was.
2021 BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay
This is a powerful tale of family, a celebration of decency, and the heartbreak of society’s injustices then that rings true today.
Set in a world where women of the KKK betray their neighbors, horrors of unscrupulous foundling homes come to light, and buried mysteries are not all that hidden. It’s 1921 in Georgia.
Thank you to @KarlaMJay1 @BBNYA_Official @The_WriteReads @FolioSociety for inviting me to participate again this year.
Friday Finds 3 September 2021
This week is loaded with fun for a long holiday weekend! There are books to relax with, recipes for an end-of-summer bash, some related crafts, a blog roundup, and shhh… my secret salsa recipe!
