Cover Reveal:

Today I'm happy to share the cover for Rachel Morgan's upcoming book. I have been a huge fan of The Creepy Hollow series and now the trilogy will be having a little sister book four added to the pack. So behold the beauty of this spanking new cover.

Title: A Faerie's Secret

Release Date: June 15, 2015

Summary:

It’s been ten years since Lord Draven fell. Ten years since the enchanted winter came to an end and fae across the realm began piecing their lives back together. Ten years since a now-forgotten foe was thrown into a faraway prison and began planning his next move …

Join beloved characters and new heroes as the bestselling Creepy Hollow series continues!

Links: Goodreads, Amazon, Blog, Barnes and Noble

Faerie Tale Prince Blog Fest

Today is the Who's Your Favourite Faerie Tale Prince Blog Fest hosted by Rachel Morgan in celebration of the release of The Faerie Prince, the second novel in the Creepy Hollow series. Now I get to tell you my favourite Disney Prince and Hero and why I chose them.

Prince Eric

Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid is not only royalty but also a hardworking, handsome, honest and loving man. He doesn't lay back and let his servants and sea man do all the work. He loves his kingdom and his people love him. After getting saved from nearly drowning he's determined to find his rescuer and falls in love with the idea of being with her. Then he finds Ariel, a mute girl who is really Ariel his rescuer and a mermaid turned human by the evil Ursula. He doesn't know that she has only three days to make him fall for her but he does just the same with her beauty and vibrant spirit. When Ursula turns herself human and uses 'Ariel's' voice and a spell to ensure Eric, he's entranced until the spell is broken. But afterwards he gets it in gear and works without hesitation to save Ariel, the woman he now knows he loves. After almost being drowned again repeatedly and fighting Ursula in her mightiest form, he and Ariel end up together in a wonderful happily ever after.

Why Eric?

1. This man went above and beyond for Ariel. Did The Prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs do that? No! He just kissed her at the end, the dwarfs did more work protecting Snow White than he did. What kind of husband material is that? Just check these images to see Eric fighting for his love.

And he aint no mermaid. If he screwed up, he would've drowned.

Come on people! He's sailing this damaged ship at a giant magical sea witch. Plus it's during a storm.

2. The girl he falls for is really a mermaid. He seduced a mermaid! With just his personality and looks. And they hadn't even met yet. Boss!!

Last time I checked all other top (most popular) Disney Prince's love interest were human.

She even took his statue to her secret place in the sea. Yup infatuation.

3. He isn't too high brow to speak to a poor lost girl stranded on the beach.

Prince Adam from Beauty and the Beast would've left her ass (before Belle changed him).

See? Prince Adam was so mean he ran an old beggar woman!  And got turned into a beast.

4. Was put under a magical spell

Ursula you fiendish bitch.

He almost married an evil sea witch in disguise. How awful is that?

But I will digress

Prince Adam had it rough for nearly the entire movie curse wise.

5. Knows how to treat a lady

New clothes, servants, wonderful palace....

As a female at Prince Adam's Place

Seriously? What a douche!

This is Eric's Palace! Look at it People!

While at Prince Adam's Castle...

Yikes! Talk about your fixer upper. And I'm not just talking about the rundown castle.

Romantic boat ride

Prince Adam

Ballroom dancing. Finally! Something positive.

And let's not forget Flynn Rider

Taking Rapunzel on nice long walks in the woods to convince her to return his property. A tiara that he stole!

Taking her to a dangerous bar to convince her to return...you know. *Sniff* You can smell the romance. Dying.

Flynn trying to make up for his crappy tactics while Rapunzel considers giving him back the tiara she had hidden with her the entire time. Say what? But wait she's not that bad look who raised her.

Okay I give up. They deserve each other.

6. Sparkling Reputation

I think my list already shows that Prince Eric is a charming, charitable, loving and courageous man.

His Competitors However....

Aladdin

Thief and wanted criminal. Yes he was a street rat but not all poor people steal.

And don't forget how all his lies and mischief almost had Jasmine living out her days as a sex slave.

Prince Adam

Multiple acts of kidnapping

Oh yeah, a real charmer.

The Prince (from Snow White)

Opportunist. Seriously, what did he do to earn her love in this movie? The dwarfs did way more to try and protect her. He just sings to her earlier in the movie then kisses her at the end (and takes her off to his castle). Opp-or-tu-nist. Who says Invisible Prince #2 couldn't have done this?

Flynn Rider

Let's leave it at that, shall we readers.

7. He not only gets the girl, he marries her onscreen and....

She's human! Officially and without sea witch madness. Oh and a lovely dress, Triton you're sharp.

The Kiss. They're married, yay! Happily Ever After with a wedding and a ring.

Photo-Op! 

And there was a sequel and Bam!

Meet their daughter Melody

Just look at her.

So there you have it, Prince Eric is #1 in my book.

And P.S.

There might be a real Prince Eric among us ladies.

Wow

Oh and Flynn Rider

Watch your pockets. And everything else.

Now for my hero

Lewis from Meet the Robinsons

Lewis is an orphan and young inventor who decides after repeated failed adoptions to use his latest invention to find his lost memory of his real mother. Chaos ensues as he not only has trouble making it work but also when  boy named Wilbur needs his help and takes him to the future. In this future Lewis is a famous inventor but unfortunately his best friend Goob has turned into a villain called Bowler Hat Guy and his side kick Doris is one of Lewis's future failed inventions bent on world domination. Lewis tries to help Wilbur retrieve the time machine BHG stole and keep the villain for ruining Lewis's future as revenge for turning Goob bitter after he lost a Little League Game because Lewis's inventing kept him up all night. Then Lewis learns Wilbur is his son and Wilbur's family panicks at the potential calamity this could bring. 

Lewis's family from the future

Wibur (his future son)

Bowler Hat Guy

Goob

Doris, one of the most underrated and evil villains of Disney Movies.

While Lewis initially lacks confidence, his future family helps him to believe in himself and when things go horribly wrong and Bowler Hat Guy changes -and ruins-  the future, he has to step up and fix it.

He finds BHG and takes him to the future he made. Devastated he confronts Doris who he finds was never his friend. In their grand showdown Lewis tells her he'll never invent her thus removing her from existence and saving the future. But before he goes home he gets to meet Cornelius, his future self who tells him that he'll get the right future as long as he makes good choices.

When Lewis returns he ensures Goob has a great game and not only does his invention work out but he finally finds an adoptive family perfect for him and decides not to search for his birth mother anymore and move on with his life.

Why is Lewis a hero?

Simple, he faced impossible odds and came out victorious. Also he discovered how strong he is and that family comes in different forms. And the movie ended perfectly with a saying both Cornelius and Walt Disney used.

That's it everybody, hope you enjoyed my wonderful long post. It took me seven hours to complete.

Cover Reveal: The Faerie Guardian and Book Review Thursday

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Today I'm taking part in the cover reveal for The Faerie Guardian by Rachel Morgan. The Faerie Guardian is a paperback compilation of the four ebooks in the Creepy Hollow series. With an eye catching cover I think this cover is an attention grabber. Available next month, all I can say is excellent work Rachel. I'm a fan who loves the books and you can see my review for the first two below.

Book Review for Guardian

Book Review for Labyrinth

Title: The Faerie Guardian
Author: Rachel Morgan
Release Date: 5 Nov 2012
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Protecting humans from dangerous magical creatures is all in a day’s work for a faerie training to be a guardian. Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale knows this better than anyone—she’s about to become the best guardian the Guild has seen in years. That is, until a cute human boy who can somehow see through her faerie glamour follows her into the fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild Law, a crime that could lead to her expulsion.

The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the boy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the fae realm. Easy, right? Not when you factor in evil faeries, long-lost family members, and inconvenient feelings of the romantic kind. Vi is about to find herself tangled up in a dangerous plot—and it’ll take all her training to get out of it alive.

[This novel was originally published in four separate parts: Guardian, Labyrinth, Traitor and Masquerade. It includes bonus scenes at the end.]

Giveaway Time!

The bonus scenes at the end of the book are NOT written from the main character's point of view. If you'd like to win a $10 Amazon gift card, all you have to do is guess whose point of view these scenes are written from! Head on over to the cover reveal post at Rachel Morgan Writes and fill in the Rafflecopter form. There's a list of characters there that you can choose from. Good luck!

Book Review: Guardian by Rachel Morgan

Guardian by Rachel Morgan
Creepy Hollow Book One

Genre: YA Paranormal
Published: March 5, 2012
Pages: 55
Source: Bought at Smashwords
First heard of: Through promotion by Joshua on his blog.
Purchase: Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords
Summary: 1. Receive assignment.
2. Save a life.
3. Sleep.
4. Repeat.

Protecting humans from dangerous magical creatures is all in a day’s work for a faerie training to be a guardian. Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale knows this better than anyone—she’s about to become the best guardian the Guild has seen in years. That is, until one of her assignments—a human boy who shouldn’t even be able to see her—follows her into the fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild Law, a crime that could lead to her expulsion.

The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the boy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the fae realm. Easy, right? But Nate and Vi are about to land themselves in even bigger trouble—and it’ll take all Vi’s training to get them out alive.

REVIEW

Violet Fairdale is from a magical land. About to become one of the best guardians in years she accidentally breaks Guild Law when Nate, a human, follows her into the fae realm. The fact that it was an accident doesn't matter. She has to get him back home and make him forget all he's seen. Tough break for a seventeen year old who was just doing her job protecting humans. Worse Nate asks all kinds of questions that gets on her nerves. Can she get him back without losing everything she's worked so hard for? The journey the pair takes the readers on is both exciting and engaging. More so when Violet starts feeling things for her charge that just isn't allowed.

I personally love this novelette. Vi is very interesting and independent. She does her best and doesn't make excuses for her mistakes. Nate is human but resourceful in his own way. He's loyal and does his best to help a girl he just met in a world he doesn't understand. Each character has their own flavour, their own story.   Both heroes and villains play their roles and sometimes you might have a hard time seeing any character has completely good or bad. If someone wants something. What's their motivation. A bad thing might've been done but what started them down this path. And with the good is it right to erase a memory just to protect a world? Or is it time to expand horizons, take chances? Guardian will leave you both satisfied and wanting more at the same time. Book 2 is coming in April and I can't wait. This book is better than some full length novels. Being 55 pages takes nothing away from this book and it marks Rachel Morgan as a great author.

Rating: 5 Stars

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Author: Rachel Morgan