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Blog Tour- THE RECLAIMED KINGDOM By Dana Claire With An Excerpt & #Giveaway!

 I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE RECLAIMED KINGDOM by Dana Claire Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

  About The Book:

Title: THE RECLAIMED KINGDOM (Syphon #1)

Author: Dana Claire

Pub. Date: February 14, 2021

Publisher: Chamberlain Publishing House

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 292

Find it:  Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, TBD, Bookshop.org, Get a signed copy from Dana’s site

Read for FREE with a Kindle Unlimited membership!

Under the cruel ministrations of its Queen, the Kingdom of D’Land is in peril. With King Harrison away in foreign lands and neighboring Kingdoms unwilling to intervene, there is no one to protect the people from poverty, harsh punishment, and unreasonable rules of law – except for the Band of Brothers. Struggling with the death of her mother and the legendary Syphon powers she inherited, seventeen-year-old Dru wants nothing more than to escape her old life and join the motley crew of ruffians, pilfering from the rich to feed the poor and pay their taxes. She’s able to do just that disguised as a lad, and even when her nature is discovered, nothing changes – except for the way her friend Hawkin treats her. But Dru’s new world is overturned when she and the Brothers seize the treasures of a Prince who threatens to reveal her identity. Together, Dru and her chosen family must find a way to reclaim her destiny and bring balance to the Kingdom. If not, there may be no hope left for anyone.

If you like Robin Hood, Snow White and the Huntsmen, From Blood and Ash, or Graceling, this book is for for you.

  An excerpt from THE RECLAIMED KINGDOM

Our lips moved like dancing flames, heating my blood and causing my senses to burn. His calloused hands moved to my shoulders and then slid down my arms as he parted my lips again. From the back of his throat, he groaned, sending frissons of pleasure to my core. I was about to bring him down on the bed with me when he pulled away.

Our chests rose and fell as our breath panted in synchronizing beats. He cupped my face, my head heavy in his hand. “I never want to forget you, no matter how agonizing. I would rather suffer for the rest of my days than never to know you at all. No matter how our lives end. Does that make sense?” he asked.

I sat there, speechless. Where was this all coming from? Could I keep this promise? Was it selfish of me not to want to lose him? I guessed that I would eventually have to let go of him. How long could I live a lie before my past would find me? Too many of my own emotions played in my head. I couldn’t keep them straight and felt suffocated by their presence. My own white cloud choked me.

Hawkin kissed me on the forehead, the tip of my nose, and then settled on my mouth one last time. His lips left a moist residue when he drew away.

            “If I don’t leave now, I will never leave,” he said as he stood up. The heat in his eyes was enough to warm me during the coldest of winters. “Good night, Dru, Princess of Thieves.”

    About Dana Claire: 

When author Dana Claire had several poems published as an elementary school student, she was hooked and writing became her passion. A shared dream of hers and her mother’s, she promised her dying mother that she would become a published author and that dream has been realized with The Connection.

Dana believes that a good story is made through strong character development; when readers become attached to the characters’ emotional state and are invested in their objectives. She believes that the beauty of reading is that one can live a hundred lives within the stories of books. Her own stories come to her in her dreams, and she wakes up with book ideas.

Dana’s family is very supportive of her writing and the creativity and sentiment driving it. Enjoying bicoastal living between Los Angeles and New York, Dana says she “lives the best romance in the world being married to the most amazing man she could ever ask for.” The Connection was her debut YA novel, the first volume in the Blood-Light trilogy. The Reclaimed Kingdom is her second novel.

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  Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win an $75 Amazon GC, International.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

3/1/2021

Rockstar Book Tours

Kickoff Post

3/2/2021

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt

3/3/2021

Jaime's World

Excerpt

3/4/2021

Jaimerockstarbooktours

Instagram Post

3/5/2021

BookHounds/@bookhounds

Interview/Instagram Post

 Week Two:

3/8/2021

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt

3/9/2021

Westveil Publishing / thewestveilarchives

Dream Cast/Instagram Post

3/10/2021

Jillpiscitello.com/jillpiscitellobooks

Excerpt/Instagram Post

3/11/2021

Lady Hawkeye /  @kellyatx

Excerpt/Instagram Post

3/12/2021

Books A-Brewin'/booksabrewin

Excerpt/Instagram Post

 Week Three:

3/15/2021

Hurn Publications/ hurnpublications

Excerpt/Instagram Post

3/16/2021

Shelf Love/shelflove123

Excerpt/Instagram Post

3/17/2021

Reese's Reviews

Review

3/18/2021

Jazzy Book Reviews

Top 5's

3/19/2021

The Phantom Paragrapher

Review

 Week Four:

3/22/2021

Shelf-Rated

Review

3/23/2021

Books a Plenty Book Reviews

Review

3/24/2021

Declarations of a Fangirl/declarationsofafangirl

Favorite Scenes/Instagram Post

3/25/2021

Simply Daniel Radcliffe

Review

3/26/2021

Book Briefs/bookbriefs

Review/Instagram Post

 Week Five:

3/29/2021

Living in a Bookworld

Excerpt

3/30/2021

TLC Book Nook / @tlcbooknook

Review/Instagram Post

3/31/2021

Fire and Ice

Review 

4/1/2021

Lala’s Book Reviews/lauren.bodiford

Review/Instagram Post

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UPDATES (send us any we’ve missed!)  huzzahs! lift a glass!

TODAY starts the big week!

The eagerly-anticipated final novel in the beloved Amelia Peabody series is here at last!

THE PAINTED QUEEN by Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess on sale TODAY: July 25th

This week’s issue of Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW,  (5/1)

“The long-running series by MWA Grand Master Peters (1927 – 2013) featuring forthright Amelia Peabody Emerson and her irascible archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, comes full circle with this energetic final novel completed by Hess, Peters’s friend and fellow mystery author. … ), the Emerson clan takes a fitting final bow as the curtain falls on a pioneering career.”

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-208351-7

Author Barbara Mertz gives her fans a parting gift (7/22)

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/arts_and_entertainment/author-barbara-mertz-gives-her-fans-a-parting-gift/article_abc21f5a-68da-54ad-a849-fd521decfb70.html

JOIN US ON JULY 31 IN NYC AT BOOK CULTURE FOR A TRIBUTE EVENT FEATURING BARBARA ROSENBLAT,

THE AUDIO VOICE OF AMELIA PEABODY

http://www.bookculture.com/event/columbus-painted-queen-barbara-rosenblat

FULL PUBLICITY LINEUP as of 7/25:

Bold = National

                 RADIO

TK                          KAZI Book Review

PRINT

4/13                     Library Journal/ Genre Spotlight: Mystery

5/1                        Kirkus/ Review

5/1                        Booklist/ Review

5/1                       Publisher’s Weekly/ Starred Review

7/22                      Frederick News-Post/ Feature

7/25                      Fort Worth Star Telegram/ New Books

TK                          Historical Novels Review (November)

ONLINE

6/12                      The Bunburyist/ Mention

7/6                        Gumshoe Review/ Review

7/10                      Bookloons/ Review

7/14                      Mystery Scence Mag/ Feature “Back To Egypt with Elizabeth Peters”

7/18                      The Real Book Spy/ Review

7/23                      Lone Star Literary Life/ Interview

7/24                     Dru’s Book Musings/ Review & Author Showcase

7/24                      All About Romance/ Review

7/24                      Mystery Playground/ Review

7/25                      AudioFile magazine/http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/authors/barbara-mertz/

TK                          David’s Book Talk/ Interview

TK                          Mystery Fanfare/ Guest Post

TK                          Strand Mag/ Guest Post

TK                          BookPage/ “What We’re Reading”

EVENTS

7/25                      Centuries & Sleuths/ Chicaco, IL/ Joan Hess & Beth Mertz

7/25                      Wonder Book/ Frederick, MD/ Fan Event

7/26                      Mystery to Me/Madison, WI/ Book signing with Joan Hess

http://madison.eventful.com/events/paintedqueen-elizabeth-peters-and-joan-hess-/E0-001-103592197-0

7/31                      BookCulture on Columbus/ NYC/ Barbara Rosenblat reading and Q&A

                             http://www.bookculture.com/event/columbus-painted-queen-barbara-rosenblat

EDELWEISS LINK

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more shading practice 💜

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OC Ask 1

1. Do they have a good luck charm?

2. If they had 24 hours to live, what's 5 things they would do?

3. Do they have a black-and-white worldview or shades of grey?

4. Do they prefer tearing others down or building them up?

5. Are they deliberate or spontaneous?

6. Do they prefer town or country?

7. Would they prefer to be deaf or blind? Why?

8. Do they remember their dreams?

9. Can you describe a typical dream they might have?

10. Describe their worst nightmare?

Talkin' 'bout Dru for this one :D

1- Do they have a good luck charm?

A moonstone bracelet :3

2. If they had 24 hours to live, what's 5 things they would do?

Hmmmm I'll try to come up with five things...

1- go to the zoo

2) play games with Jeremy

3) get a manicure/pedicure

4) beat high score on favorite games

5) uhhh I couldn't come up with a fifth ^^'

3. Do they have a black-and-white worldview or shades of grey?

Shades of grey for the most part :)

4. Do they prefer tearing others down or building them up?

Between the two options, Dru would definitely prefer building people up <3

5. Are they deliberate or spontaneous?

Spontaneous as HELL

6. Do they prefer town or country?

Mmmmm probably country :3

7. Would they prefer to be deaf or blind? Why?

Oooh that's an interesting question ummmm...

I mean if they HAD to choose?

Probably blind because they don't wanna stop listening to music EVER, and they trust Jeremy to help them with getting around <33

8. Do they remember their dreams?

Yeah!

Dru lucid dreams a lot (not a spoiler I think) :X

9. Can you describe a typical dream they might have?

Floating in the clouds!!

10. Describe their worst nightmare?

Ooooh...

Probably watching their loved ones be murdered before their eyes :X

That or being stabbed...

Thanks for the ask! <33

[authorracheljoy]

Rules: Bold the flaws that apply to your character.

Character: Dru Radcliffe

absent-minded | abusive | addict | aggressive | aimless | alcoholic | anxious | arrogant | audacious | bad liar | bigmouth | bigot | blindly obedient | blunt | callous | childish | chronic heroism | clingy | clumsy | cocky | competitive | corrupt | cowardly | cruel | cynical | delinquent | delusional | dependent | depressed | deranged | disloyal | ditzy | egotistical | envious | erratic | fickle | finicky | flaky | frail | fraudulent | guilt complex | gloomy | gluttonous | gossiper | gruff | gullible | hedonistic | humorless | hypochondriac | hypocritical | idealist | idiotic | ignorant | immature | impatient | incompetent | indecisive | insecure | insensitive | lazy | lewd | liar | lustful | manipulative | masochistic | meddlesome | melodramatic | 💰-loving | moody | naive | nervous | nosy | ornery |  overprotective | overly sensitive | paranoid | passive-aggressive | perfectionist | pessimist | petty | power-hungry | proud | pushover | reckless | reclusive | remorseless | rigorous | sadistic | sarcastic | senile | selfish | self-martyr | shallow | sociopathic | sore loser | spineless | spiteful | spoiled | stubborn | tactless | temperamental | timid | tone-deaf | traitorous | unathletic | ungracious | unlucky | unsophisticated | untrustworthy | vain | withdrawn | workaholic

[authorracheljoy]

Dru would have such defined (lycanthrope) muscles if they weren’t such a couch potato... <3

[authorracheljoy]

Day 13: Jeremy 💞 Dru

[authorracheljoy]

💛🤍💜🖤 What Gender? 🖤💜💛🤍

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Meet My OC Monday

B A S I C S

full name: Drusilla “Dru” Radcliffe

gender: None

sexuality: Demiromantic Demisexual

pronouns: They/Them

O T H E R S

family: Andrew Radcliffe (father), Danni Radcliffe (mother), Elena Radcliffe (aunt)

birthplace: Chicago, IL

job: Unemployed

phobias: Lightning/Thunder

guilty pleasures: Binge-Watching

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: Chaotic Neutral

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: Introvert

organized/disorganized: Disorganized

close minded/open-minded: Open-Minded

calm/anxious: Anxious

disagreeable/agreeable: Agreeable

cautious/reckless: Reckless

patient/impatient: Patient

outspoken/reserved: Outspoken

leader/follower: Follower

empathetic/unemphatic: Empathetic

optimistic/pessimistic: Pessimistic

traditional/modern: Modern

hard-working/lazy: Lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: With Jeremy <3

ot3: With ???

brotp: With Toni

notp: With Henri

[authorracheljoy]

🎮 O.P. ⚡️

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. So I'm doin’ a DTIYS challenge for anyone who wants to participate! I'll be showcasing all entries in a month's time (May 16th) so feel free to draw Dru (they/them)! Don't forget to tag me! 👍

(...and if this flops, I still made good art-!)

[authorracheljoy]

something I JUST realized--

Both of my hybrid ocs are into gaming, it’s like their aesthetic nowadays O_O I came to this realization last night, sure, but it’s still really weird and I hope to someday draw them gaming together (or commission it) <3 

[authorracheljoy]

Anonymous said:

          L1 with your favorite couple?

I easily could’ve gone with Toni and Henri but I wanted to showcase some of my other oc couples so! Here’s Jeremy and Dru <33 Hope you like it, anon! ^^ Thanks for being patient, and Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Valentine’s Day Kiss Prompt

[authorracheljoy]

Oh, it’s Redraw Time!! ;)

Previous Versions: 2017 | 2018

[authorracheljoy]

❤️ Happy Holidays, Everyone! 💚

No matter what you celebrate, no matter where you celebrate, no matter who you celebrate with, I hope you have an amazing end of the year as 2019 comes to a close~

[authorracheljoy]

Day 25: Nonbinary Pride 

💛⚪️💜🖤