DANCING & DOUGHNUTS by Rachel Kovaciny // Cover Reveal

HELLO, MY DRAGONS!!!!

Today, I am absolutely E C S T A T I C  to bring you the cover reveal for Rachel Kovaciny's upcoming novella, Dancing & Doughnuts! When I read her first indie release, Cloaked, last year, I instantly fell in love with Rachel's words. Curious heroines, brave heroes, dangerous criminals, and swoon-worthy love interests, all set in the old west... I CAN'T WAIT to read Rachel's next story! 💕

Without further ado, here's Dancing & Doughnuts...









(Psst! Scroll down! 😉)








Doooooown,









dooooooooooown,









dooooooooooooooooooooooooooown...









Just a little bit further!










YOU'VE MADE IT!!!!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Someone's been spiking the apple cider at a Kansas dance hall owned by a family with twelve daughters. No one in the small town has been able to find the culprit.

A hungry Civil War veteran drifts into town and decides he's going to solve this mystery for them and earn the reward the family is offering.

RELEASING AUGUST 2018

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born only a few miles from where Jesse James robbed his first train, Rachel Kovaciny has loved the Old West all her life. She now lives in Virginia with her husband and their three homeschooled children. In her free time, Rachel writes for the online magazine Femnista, reads, bakes, blogs, watches movies, and daydreams.

Blog // Facebook
Goodreads // Instagram // Amazon

Aaaaack I'M SO EXCITED 😍😍😍 I can't wait to read the next Once Upon a Western story! 💖

Dragons, have you read any Rachel Kovaciny books? Are you looking forward to Dancing & Doughnuts?

❤,

Congratulations to the Winning Authors of FIVE POISONED APPLES!

In June 2015, back when I blogged at Whispers on the Wind (known then as A Sapphire Chamber), I had the honor of serving as a part of Rooglewood Press's cover reveal team for their Sleeping Beauty contest, Five Magic Spindles.

In March 2016, I joyfully joined tradition and celebrated Five Magic Spindles's winners and finalists.

June 2017 marked the cover reveal for Rooglewood Press's final fairytale contest: Five Poisoned Apples, a collection of Snow White retellings.

Last Saturday marked Rooglewood Press's writers-reveal. Today marks the official announcement.

2013-2014 ANTHOLOGY: FIVE GLASS SLIPPERS

announcement day // fanmade playlist

ONE BELOVED STORY, FIVE EXCITING WRITERS --

A COLLECTION TO CHERISH

What happens when Cinderella is so painfully shy that she cannot bear the idea of attending the royal ball? Or when the slipper fits... but on the wrong girl? What happens when Cinderella is determined to oust an imposter prince from her rightful throne? Or when she is a cendrillon miner working from a space station orbiting a cthonian planet? What happens when Cinderella, a humble housemaid, is sent with a message for a prisoner trapped in a frightening fairy circus?

Here is Cinderella as you have never met her before, wearing glass slippers and off on unforgettable adventures!

ELISABETH BROWN: WHAT EYES CAN SEE

EMMA CLIFTON: BROKEN GLASS

RACHEL HEFFINGTON: THE WINDY SIDE OF CARE

STEPHANIE RICKER: A CINDER'S TALE

CLARA DIANE THOMPSON: THE MOON MASTER'S BALL

Elisabeth's blog // Emma's blog // Rachel's writing blog
Rachel's food blog // Stephanie's blog // Clara's blog

2014-2015 ANTHOLOGY: FIVE ENCHANTED ROSES

announcement day // fanmade playlist

REDISCOVER THE ENCHANTMENT

Summer 2015

A ship bearing the souls of sinful sailors drifts upon a ghostly sea. An abbey looms as the final defense between mortals and ghouls of the underworld. In the stillness of a throne room, statues stand forever frozen in a moment of terror. Monsters and men stalk their prey deep in the jungle’s shadows. A rose blooms in the dead of winter, sheltered in the ruins of an ancient Scottish castle.

And only true love can free the Beast from his prison.

KAYCEE BROWNING: ESPRIT DE LA ROSE

SAVANNAH JEZOWSKI: WITHER

JENELLE SCHMIDT: STONE CURSE

DORIAN TSUKIOKA: ROSARA & THE JUNGLE KING

HAYDEN WAND: THE WULVER'S ROSE

Kaycee's blog // Savannah's blog // Jenelle's blog // Dorian's blog // Hayden's blog

2015-2016 ANTHOLOGY: FIVE MAGIC SPINDLES

announcement day // fanmade playlist

Awaken the Magic!

Emma, a good-hearted midwife, rushes to warn a neighbor about the hired gunman headed to his ranch but can't prevent the catastrophe in store for his daughter.

Palli, the prophesied daughter of a king, is fated to rescue her people from the destruction called forth by a vengeful priest.

Roselee, a ghost with a faulty memory, flits through the halls of an insane asylum in search of the mortal boy who can help her save the day.

Arabella, a living spirit trapped in her own comatose body, helplessly watches from the realm of dreams as her usurping cousin plots to destroy her once and for all.

Tanza, a tomb raider on a distant planet, struggles to make a living and doesn’t need a long-lost prince to complicate her difficult life.

One way or another, these beauties have no intention of sleeping away their problems.

RACHEL KOVACINY: THE MAN ON THE BUCKSKIN HORSE

KATHRYN MCCONAUGHY: GUARDIAN OF OUR BEAUTY

GRACE MULLINS: THE GHOST OF BRIARDALE

MICHELLE PENNINGTON: SPINDLE CURSED

ASHLEY STANGL: OUT OF THE TOMB

Rachel's book blog // Rachel's movie blog // Kathryn's blog

Grace's blog // Michelle's blog // Ashley's blog

These collections have brought blessings. Five Glass Slippers and its sister anthologies make for spellbinding reads. Rooglewood Press has led unpublished authors to reach for the stars, and published authors to revel in stardust once again.

These collections have made me a better writer. My submission to Five Enchanted Roses taught me the value of editing. My submission to Five Magic Spindles taught me the heart in perseverance. My (unsent) submission to Five Poisoned Apples taught me to chase stories you love.

These collections have brought friendship. From Facebook parties to the 2015 September Show-and-Tell to Rooglewood's writers' group, these contests have joined bloggers together, inviting lasting friendships and tales.

Without further ado, may I present the authors of the final Rooglewood Press anthology -- compiled from 2017 to 2018 -- Five Poisoned Apples...

SKYE HOFFERT: FALLING SNOW

JENELLE HOVDE: RAVEN'S HEIR

CORTNEY MANNING: THE FAIREST ONE

MADDIE MORROW: RED AS BLOOD

RACHAEL WALLEN: SNOWBIRD & THE RED SLIPPERS

RELEASING DECEMBER 2018

Skye's blog // Jenelle's blog // Maddie's blog

⮚⮚ fanmade playlist ⮘⮘

ALL THE FEELS. Joy and excitement for the winners, disappointment and hope for those who did not win, happy recognition for the "Special Unicorns" with near-perfect marks...

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

~ Winston Churchill

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

~ Dr. Suess

To the winners: You have incredible, life-changing journeys before you! You get to polish, you get to perfect, YOU GET TO BE PUBLISHED BY A MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR. How awesome is that?! The road may be long or tough or trying at times, but it'll be oh-so-worth it. This is just one, tiny step on a wonderful, God-planned path. And I wish you all the best. 💕

To the "Special Unicorns": YOU GUUYYYYSSS. You wrote stories that professionals deemed nearly perfect. THAT'S INCREDIBLE! Not only that, but Anne Elisabeth Stengl made you fantabulous covers! And you get to decide what to do with them. 😉 Congratulations, my friends. I'll be praying for your journey onwards. 💕

To the finalists, honorable mentions, and entrants who did not win: You are not a loser. In my book, YOU WON! You concocted a story, you wrote it, you edited it, YOU SENT IT TO COMPLETE STRANGERS FOR FEEDBACK AND POSSIBLE PUBLICATION. That alone is a phenomenal achievement! There are so many paths ahead of you! Indie/self-publishing, traditional publishing, small presses, agents, editors, cover designers, critique groups... the possibilities are endless. God will lead you where you belong -- that's amazing. This is not the end, my friends... not even close. 💕

Dragons, did you submit a story? What is the next step you plan to take?

❤,

ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM by Kristina Mahr // Cover Reveal

HELLO, MY LOVELY DRAGONSES! Today, I'm here to reveal the cover for Kristina Mahr's debut novel, All that We See or Seem. And guys... *sighs happily*

Just scroll down. You'll SEE (haha, see what I did there? 😉) what I mean. 😍















🎝 Just keep scrolling, just keep scrolling... 🎝















Almost--















--there!















YOU'VE MADE IT!!!! ⮛⮛⮛

ABOUT THE BOOK

Every night, seventeen-year-old Reeve Lennox finds herself under a noose.

By day she is a lady of Acarsaid's royal house, daydreaming of adventure and love. But every night in sleep she wanders through a nightmarish city, an invisible witness to the screeches of monsters and the screams of their victims. Her only consolation is Bran, a battle-torn young man with a selfless heart and eyes that reflect the stars.

Yet while Reeve falls deeper into her dreams, in truth she is engaged to Arden, a mercurial nobleman who has long been cured of his belief in love and breathes fire and flattery like other people breathe air.

Torn between two lives, Reeve struggles to remember what's real. Until night and day collide, with a revelation that threatens all of Acarsaid.

SIGNED PAPERBACK

RELEASING MAY 15TH, 2018

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kristina Mahr devotes her days to numbers and her nights to words. She works full-time as an accountant in the suburbs of Chicago, where she lives with her two dogs and two cats, but her true passion is writing. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and waking up at the crack of dawn every weekend to watch the Premier League.

Website // Twitter // Instagram

May fifteenth? I CAN'T WAIT. 😍😍😍

In case you want to share your own graphics on social media, Uncommon Universes Press has provided this cute little guy for your convenience ⮚⮚⮚
Isn't he adorable?!

But seriously. That cover. And that story! *flails* I'M SO EXCITED

What about you, sweet Dragons? Are you excited for All That We See or Seem? Have you read any books from Uncommon Universes Press, before?

❤,

DAGGER'S SLEEP by Tricia Mingerink // Cover Reveal

HELLO, MY DRAGONS! Today, I'm delighted to be with you all to reveal the cover (and celebrate the upcoming release!) of Tricia Mingerink's (author of The Blades of Acktar) newest novel, Dagger's Sleep. Without further ado...










Psssh! Of course you need to scroll down! You didn't think it'd be that easy, did you? 😜










I mean, it's Tricia Mingerink! So I might make you scroll for a really long time...











...but not super long, 'cause I know that WE'RE ALL FLAILING TOGETHER BECAUSE WE'RE SO EXCITED 😍😍😍











So, here-- we-- ARE!

THE GORGEOUS COVER + ABOUT THE BOOK

BOOK ONE OF BEYOND THE TALES

A prince cursed to sleep.

A princess destined to wake him.

A kingdom determined to stop them.

High Prince Alexander has been cursed to a sleep like unto death, a curse that will end the line of the high kings and send the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia into chaos. With his manservant to carry his luggage and his own superior intelligence to aid him, Alex sets off to find one of the Fae and end his curse one way or another.

A hundred years later, Princess Rosanna learns she is the princess destined by the Highest King to wake the legendary sleeping prince. With the help of the mysterious Daemyn Rand, can she find the courage to finish the quest as Tallahatchia wavers on the edge of war?

One curse connects them. A hundred years separate them. From the rushing rivers of Tallahatchia's mountains to the hall of the Highest king himself, their quests will demand greater sacrifice than either of them could imagine.

RELEASING MAY 28TH, 2018

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tricia Mingerink is a twenty-something, book-loving, horse-riding country girl. She lives in Michigan with her family and their pack of pets. When she isn't writing, she can be found pursuing backwoods adventures across the country. You can connect with her on Facebook, Pinterest, Goodreads, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog.

JOIN THE CELEBRATION!

To make things even more exciting, Tricia will be co-hosting a blog tour with Sarah Addison-Fox (author of the Allegiance series) in honor of Dagger's Sleep and Sarah's upcoming release, Dissociate (which releases May 22nd) -- and YOU can join the fun! Keep an eye out for sign-ups this April; the tour will last from May 22nd to May 28th.

*flails for all eternity* Eeeep! ISN'T IT GORGEOUS? And you. GUYS. A Sleeping Beauty retelling?!?! ALL THE YES. 😍😍😍 *flails some more*

What do you think of Dagger's Sleep's cover? Have you read any of Tricia's books, before?

❤,

SLEEPING HANDSOME by Rebekah Eddy // Cover Reveal

First a Sunday, and now a Monday, too? Le gasp! That's right, Dragons -- and today I'm here with even more BOOKISH NEWS! 😄 I get to share with y'all the cover reveal for Rebekah Eddy's upcoming release, Sleeping Handsome!

Now, get scrolling. 😉














More. Because I'm awful. *cackles*















You're-- almost-- there!















Eeep! You're finally here! (It took you long enough. 😜)

ABOUT THE BOOK

Minnie's goal was to have a fun, worry-free vacation with her best friend Amy. A few weeks spent in their favorite far away place before they both went back to their respective colleges. A visit to the many famous sights across the British Isles has been on both their bucket lists for a very long time, after all.

However, when a mysterious taxi driver mentions a legend that somehow concerns her ancestral heritage, she decides to dig deeper. After being accused of stealing the famous statue and tourist attraction known as Sleeping Handsome, Minnie and Amy are plunged into a world they would never have imagined existed.

Prince Gregory, after being awakened from being frozen in stone for hundreds of years, finds himself searching for his true love in order to reverse the stone spell on his kingdom and awaken the rest of his people. With his faithful horse Brutis by his side, he sets out to destroy his greatest enemy, release his kingdom from the stone spell, and win the heart of his princess.

COMING VALENTINE'S DAY 2018

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rebekah grew up surrounded by family members who appreciated and read good literature. First, she fell in love with the stories her parents read aloud to her from the Bible and books like The Chronicles of Narnia, Great Expectations, The Hobbit, and Anne of Green Gables. After learning to read on her own, she discovered other fantastic books which helped to build her ever growing imagination.

She completed her first written work at the tender age of eight and now uses it to humble herself whenever the need arises. The story did serve to show her that God had given her a desire to write, however, and from that moment on Rebekah has never looked back or regretted picking up her pencil and becoming an author.

This nineteen-year-old homeschool graduate lives in rainy, western Washington and is currently working on receiving her BA in English in order to further her passion for creating worlds on paper.

Website // Story Blog

MORE BOOKS BY REBEKAH EDDY

 

              

                          

Aaaah! A gender-swapped Sleeping Beauty retelling? Set in THE UK?! *flails* We only have to survive one more month until Sleeping Handsome releases, and then, WE GET TO READ IT!!!! Aaaaahhh!

Are you excited for Sleeping Handsome? What do you think of the cover?

❤,