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BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Fall is All There Is by C.M. Caplan

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On June 25, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, YA/MG/Children's Books

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for C.M. Caplan’s, The Fall is All There Is! If you take a look at the feed for https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next few days, you’ll see a lot of bloggers who, unlike me, had the time to read it and write interesting things about it. The Fall is All There Is was the 6th Place Finalist for the 2024 Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award, so you know there’s a lot of good to be said about it–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner.

BBNYA Finalist Badge 2024

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

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Book Details:

Title: The Fall is All There Is
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook/Audiobook
Length: 415 pages
Publication Date: November 7, 2022
The Nameless by C.M. Caplan Cover

About the Book:

All Petre Mercy wanted was a good old-fashioned dramatic exit from his life as a prince. But it’s been five years since he fled home on a cyborg horse. Now the King – his Dad – is dead – and Petre has to decide which heir to pledge his thyroid-powered sword to.

As the youngest in a set of quadruplets, he’s all too aware that the line of succession is murky. His siblings are on the precipice of power grabs, and each of them want him to pick their side.

If Petre has any hope of preventing civil war, he’ll have to avoid one sibling who wants to take him hostage, win back another’s trust after years of rivalry and resentment, and get an audience with a sister he’s been avoiding for five years.

Before he knows it, he’s plunged himself into a web of intrigue and a world of strange, unnatural inventions just to get to her doorstep.

Family reunions can be a special form of torture.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

C.M. CaplanC.M. Caplan is the author of the SPFBO 9, BBNYA, and Indie Ink Awards Finalist, The Fall Is All There Is. He’s a quadruplet (yes, really), autistic, and has a degree in creative writing. If you enjoy his books, you can rate them on Goodreads and Amazon.

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My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Lights of Shantinagar by Nidhi Arora

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On June 13, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction, General Fiction/Literature, YA/MG/Children's Books

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Ultimate Blog Tour Nidhi Arora’s The Lights of Shantinagar! If you take a look at the feed for https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next few days, you’ll see a lot of bloggers who did find the time to write interesting things about it (or, check out the banner below).

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Book Details:

Title: The Lights of Shantinagar
Genre: Contemporary, Family Saga
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook
Length: 272 pages
Publication Date: June 5, 2025
Cover of The Lights of Shantinagar by Nidhi Arora

About the Book:

The Lights of Shantinagar is a warm and lively portrait of family life set in modern India where new philosophies are reshaping old traditions and one woman’s astute observations can change everything.

Aspiring quantum physicist Sumi is newly married and has moved into her husband’s family home. Here she observes that the beguilingly tranquil middle-class town of Shantinagar is not very different from her beloved quantum world: the happenings in one house are cryptically entangled with things next door, objects mysteriously disappear and unexpected interactions reveal surprising truths.

As the line between right and wrong begins to blur, new discoveries force the residents of Shantinagar to reflect on what they truly know about themselves and the ones they love. Meanwhile, Sumi must blend logic with love to make sense of her new circumstances.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Nidhi AroraNidhi Arora’s stories and essays are featured in international journals and anthologies including Best New Singaporean Short Stories, Out of Print, The Hooghly Review, QLRS, Cha, and Popshot. She has self-published two books on Secure Attachment: A parent-child bonding series and edited a third. More at www.nidhi-arora.com.


My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: A Graveyard for Heroes by Michael Michel

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On June 11, 2025

In Dreams of Dust and Steel, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m excited to help Michael Michel spread the word about today’s publication of the second book in his Dreams of Dust and Steel series, A Graveyard for Heroes. Fantasy reader friends and foes (assuming I have one or two) are going to want to get this right away and move it to the top of your TBRs. I’d go on about that, but this post isn’t about that. Let me just give you the facts about this book, and I’ll rave later–hopefully tomorrow (assuming I can figure out how to stop without telling you everything that happens).

Book Details:

Title: A Graveyard for Heroes by Michael Michel
Series: Dreams of Dust and Steel, #2
Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Paperback
Length: 606 pg.
Publisher: Chainbreaker Books
US Publication Date: June 11, 2025
Cover of A Graveyard for Heroes by Michael Michel

About the Book:

Loss. Redemption. Grief…and the dangers of belief.

Treachery looms across the land.

With scores to settle, the lowborn shake rust from their knives and trade allegiances for a promise of blood while the highborn rally their armies.

Namarr’s future rests on a blade’s edge, and the heroes who might save it can no longer hide.

Meanwhile, across the sea, Scothea has already succumbed to revolution.

Fanatics led by the Arrow of Light wrest the throne from an ancient line of kings. Now, their sights are set on a Third Crusade against Namarr. For most, it will be their last.

The pieces are set. The gameboard is chosen.

For those unwilling to play, there’s only one peaceful place left…

The inside of a grave.

The second installment in the Dreams of Dust and Steel series continues with the plight of characters both loved and hated. Perfect for fans of A Game of Thrones, The Age of Madness, The Five Warrior Angels, The Broken Empire, and Ash and Sand.

 

 

Dreams of Dust and Steel has the gritty feel of a western, the sweeping scope of the fantasy classics, and brings a fresh new voice to the genre.

In this world, pain can be turned into magic powers, and the price of success can often be worse than failure. Rooted in spirituality as much as it is steeped in bloody violence, this is Game of Thrones meets X-Men.

If you want a character-driven epic rife with scheming politicians, psychedelic horrors, savage knights, and chilling cult leaders, this is one of five books in a series sure to leave you with all the emotional baggage you desire.

Book Links:

Amazon ~ Bookshop.org

About the Author

Michael MichelMichael Michel lives in Bend, Oregon with the love of his life and their two children. When he isn’t obsessively writing, editing, or doing publishing work, he can be found exercising, coaching leaders in the corporate world, and dancing his butt off at amazing festivals like Burning Man. His favorite shows are Dark, The Wire, Arcane, and Norsemen. He loves nature and deep conversations. Few things bring him more joy than a couple of hours playing table tennis.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Goodreads

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Hive (Madders of Time #1) by D.L. Orton

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On May 15, 2025

In Book Tour, Fiction, Science Fiction

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Ultimate Blog Tour for Book One in D.L. Orton’s Madders of Time series, Hive! If you take a look at the feed for https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next week, you’ll see what several other bloggers have had to say about it. My $.02 will be coming along in a little bit.

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Book Details:

Title: Hive by D. L. Orton
Genre: Madders of Time, Book One
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 350 pages
Publication Date: May 6, 2025
Hive Cover

About the Book:

What if saving the future meant rewriting the past?

In a dying world overrun by microdrones, humanity’s last survivors cling to life inside the Eden-17 biodome. Isabelle Sanborn knows her time is running out, but one desperate plan might give humanity a second chance. With the help of Madders, an enigmatic AI built from the memories of a brilliant physicist, Isabelle sends Diego Nadales—the love of her life—35 years into the past. His mission? To change the course of history and prevent their world’s collapse.

When Diego arrives in the vibrant yet fragile Main Timeline, he’s forced to confront ghosts of the past, including a younger, ambitious version of Isabelle. As he battles to shape a better future, Diego must navigate a delicate web of relationships and events without destroying the very fabric of time.

Brimming with suspense, heart-pounding action, and a poignant love story that transcends time, Madders of Time – Book One is a breathtaking science fiction adventure. Award-winning author DL Orton weaves a tale that explores sacrifice, resilience, and the timeless power of love.

Fans of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Dark Matter will find themselves captivated by this unforgettable journey through parallel worlds and intertwining destinies.

The clock is ticking. Can love survive the collapse of time itself?

Prepare to lose yourself in the first installment of the Madders of Time series—a story that will keep you turning pages and leave you hungry for more.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The StoryGraph

About the Author:

Forest Issac JonesThe BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, DL ORTON, lives in the foothills of Colorado where she and her husband are raising three boys, a golden retriever, two Siberian cats, and an extremely long-lived Triops. Her future plans include completing the books in the BETWEEN TWO EVILS series followed by an extended vacation on a remote tropical island (with a Starbucks).

When she’s not writing, playing tennis, or helping with algebra, she’s building a time machine so that someone can go back and do the laundry.

Ms. Orton is a graduate of Stanford University’s Writers Workshop and a past editor of “Top of the Western Staircase,” a literary publication of CU, Boulder. The author has a number of short stories published in online literary magazines, including Literotica.com, Melusine, Cosmoetica, The Ranfurly Review, and Catalyst Press.

Her debut novel, CROSSING IN TIME, has won numerous literary awards including an Indie Book Award and a Publishers Weekly Starred Review. It was also selected as one of only 12 Great Indie Stars by BookLife’s Prize in Fiction.


My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones

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On May 5, 2025

In Book Tour, History, Non-Fiction, Politics/Current Affairs

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Forest Issac Jones’ provocative Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 on its last day! If you take a look at the feed for https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours from the last week, you’ll see what several other bloggers have had to say about it. My $.02 will be coming along in a little bit.

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Book Details:

Title: Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones
Genre: Non-Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook
Length: 200 pages
Publication Date: April 1, 2025
Good Trouble Cover

About the Book:

Good Trouble will show the strong connection between the Black Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Catholic Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland – specifically the influence of the Montgomery to Selma march on the 1969 Belfast to Derry march through oral history, based on numerous interviews of events leading up to both marches and afterwards. This is close to the author’s heart as both of his parents marched to integrate lunch counters and movie theatres in Salisbury, North Carolina, in 1963 as college students. His mother was at the 1963 March to Washington where Martin Luther King gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

Award-winning author Julieann Campbell (On Bloody Sunday) wrote the introduction for Good Trouble, looking back at her times growing up in Derry, in the heart of the Catholic Civil Rights Movement. Jones traveled to Dublin, Belfast, and Derry to conduct interviews for the book. In all, he did fifteen interviews with people who were involved in the movement in Northern Ireland (including Billy McVeigh – featured in the BAFTA winning documentary, Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland) and in the United States (including Richard Smiley and Dr. Sheyann Webb-Christburg – both were at Bloody Sunday in Alabama and on the Selma to Montgomery march among others). Jones was also able to talk with Eamonn McCann (he took part in the Belfast to Derry march in 1969; he was the John Lewis of Northern Ireland).

Unlike most books on Northern Ireland, this goes into detail about the connection and the influence between the two movements. Also, most focus on Bloody Sunday and not the pivotal incidents at Burntollet Bridge and the Battle of the Bogside. Building off of unprecedented access and interviews with participants in both movements, Jones crafts a gripping and moving account of these pivotal years for both countries.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The StoryGraph

About the Author:

Forest Issac JonesForest Issac Jones is the author of the upcoming Good Trouble, a historical examination about the connection between the US Black Civil Rights movement and the Catholic Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland. ‘An insightful and compelling examination of a terrible period in our shared histories” (Brian McGilloway), it focuses specifically on the influence of the 1965 Montgomery to Selma march on the 1969 Belfast to Derry march through oral history, based on numerous interviews from people who were there on the front lines.

He is an award-winning author of nonfiction and essays, specializing in the study of Irish history, the US Civil Rights movement, and Northern Ireland. His latest essay, ‘The Civil Rights Connection Between the USA and Northern Ireland’ was awarded honorable mention in the category of nonfiction essay by Writer’s Digest in their 93rd annual writing competition in 2024.

In addition, Forest is a member of the Historical Writers Association, Crime Writers of Color, and the James River Writers.


My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

SPOTLIGHT: The Price of Power by Michael Michel

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On April 4, 2025

In Dreams of Dust and Steel, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m excited to help Michael Michel spread the word about this week’s publication of the first book in his Dreams of Dust and Steel series, The Price of Power. Fantasy reader friends and foes (assuming I have one or two) are going to want to get this right away and move it to the top of your TBRs. I’d go on about that, but this post isn’t about that. Let me just give you the facts about this book, and I’ll rave later.

Book Details:

Title: The Price of Power by Michael Michel
Series: Dreams of Dust and Steel, #1
Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Paperback
Length: 498 pg.
Publisher: Chainbreaker Books
US Publication Date: April 2, 2025
Cover of The Price of Power by Michael Michel

About the Book:

Loss. Redemption. Grief…and the dangers of belief.

Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in its grave and then died a hero.

In his absence, war whispers across the land.

Power-hungry Highborn dispatch spies and assassins to the shadows as they maneuver for the throne, while an even greater threat rises in the South. Monsters and cultists flock to the banners of a mad prophet determined to control reality… and then shatter it.

Destiny stalks three to the brink of oblivion.

A dead prince who isn’t dead. Barodane buried his shameful past in a stupor of drugs, drink, and crime, and now, he’d rather watch the world fall apart than wear a crown again.

An orphan with hero’s blood who is forced to make a harrowing choice: betray her country or sacrifice her first love.

And a powerful seer who has no choice at all–her grandson must die.

If any of them fails to pay the price…

The cost will be the world’s complete annihilation.

During a dark prophet’s rise to power, fate calls on four heroes to sacrifice everything they love…or face oblivion.

Dreams of Dust and Steel has the gritty feel of a western, the sweeping scope of the fantasy classics, and brings a fresh new voice to the genre.

In this world, pain can be turned into magic powers, and the price of success can often be worse than failure. Rooted in spirituality as much as it is steeped in bloody violence, this is Game of Thrones meets X-Men.

If you want a character-driven epic rife with scheming politicians, psychedelic horrors, savage knights, and chilling cult leaders, this is one of five books in a series sure to leave you with all the emotional baggage you desire.

Book Links:

Amazon ~ Bookshop.org

About the Author

Michael MichelMichael Michel lives in Bend, Oregon with the love of his life and their two children. When he isn’t obsessively writing, editing, or doing publishing work, he can be found exercising, coaching leaders in the corporate world, and dancing his butt off at amazing festivals like Burning Man. His favorite shows are Dark, The Wire, Arcane, and Norsemen. He loves nature and deep conversations. Few things bring him more joy than a couple of hours playing table tennis.

Website ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Goodreads

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Fragrant Soup by Reena Bhojwani

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On March 7, 2025

In Fantasy, Fiction, YA/MG/Children's Books

I’m very pleased to welcome Reena Bhojwani and her MG book Fragrant Soup, Book 1 of Siu-Yin and the Dragons. to The Irresponsible Reader today for this Spotlight post (I’ll have a guest post from her in a little bit, too). Fragrant Soup is one of the more unlikely titles that I can remember–also one of the more appealing (or maybe I’m just hungry right now. Probably both). This looks like fun for both the target audience and those who are open to reading MG (which should be everyone, right?) Learn a little about the book and then go pick it up. I’m about to.

Book Details:

Title: Fragrant Soup by Reena Bhojwani
Series: Siu-Yin and the Dragons, Book 1
Publisher: Inspired Muse!
Format: Hardcover
Length: 365 pg.
US Publication Date: September 8, 2024
Cover of Fragrant Soup by Reena Bhojwani

About the Book:

Nine-year-old Siu-Yin still doesn’t know the difference between boil and burn. The Lunar New Year’s Eve feast is only a couple weeks away. Every year, Poh Poh makes a special soup, an important offering to the dragon protector who brings luck to the village. This year Poh Poh has fallen ill. No one else knows how to make the sacred soup. So it’s all up to Siu-Yin.

If she succeeds, the village will be blessed with luck in the year ahead. If she fails, Siu-Yin and her village will have to face the wrath of a mighty dragon. Will Siu-Yin be lucky enough to figure out the recipe in time or will she stir up colossal trouble for herself and her village?

A ‘perfect for all ages story’ that is engaging enough for middle grade whilst the warmth and emotional impact will appeal to older audiences too.

It’s a captivating tale that’s bound to leave your heart full, but it might make your stomach hungry!

Perfect for fans of Grace Lin, Roald Dahl and Robert Munsch!

Fragrant Soup is Reena’s attempt to highlight similarities and differences between Cantonese and North Indian cultures. She’s been exploring the concept of identity for years and this book has helped her celebrate both aspects of the core cultures she resonates with.

Fragrant Soup was originally a (5000-word) short story published in one of the Hong Kong Writers Circle anthologies titled ‘After the Storm’ and after plenty of encouraging feedback, Reena decided to grow it into a full-fledged (62,000 +) middle grade novel. [you’ll hear a little about this later]

Fragrant Soup is book 1 of what Reena hopes will be a 9-book series!

Book Links:

Amazon ~ Imaginary Muse! (if you live in Hong Kong and want a signed copy)

About the Author:

Reena BhojwaniBorn and brought up in Hong Kong, Reena Bhojwani is an author, a performer and a storyteller. She is also a TEDx speaker. She is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, with a creative writing major and a theatre studies minor. She has over 13 years of experience teaching creative writing to kids between 4-16 years old at Elephant Community Press. Additionally, she has volunteered to facilitate writing craft workshops for the Hong Kong Writers Circle since 2010. She happens to also be a poet and the winner of the 2018 Peel Street Poetry Slam Contest. ‘Fragrant Soup’ is her debut middle grade novel. She has previously published a picture book (‘Surprising Mrs Rhubarbson’) and its accompanying activity book. She is also the author of over 15 short stories, published in anthologies by the Hong Kong Writers Circle.

Author Links:

Facebook ~ Instagram ~ ~ Website

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Buddy the Knight and The Queen of Sorrow by Peter David

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On February 26, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m excited to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Peter David’s Buddy the Knight and The Queen of Sorrow to The Irresponsible Reader today. It was one of my favorite fantasy novels of 2024, and I named David as one of my 10 favorite New-to-Me Authors because of this book. So getting the chance to share about this book again is something I had to jump at. I’ll be reposting a slightly modified version of my original post about the book here in a bit. But for now, let’s look at this Spotlight. You should also go to https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours feed to see all the great things that have been said about the book over the last week or so. Then get the book. Or get the book and then read everything we wrote about it. Or just get the book. I’m not picky.

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Book Details:

Title: Buddy the Knight and The Queen of Sorrow by Peter David
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Middle Grade
Format: Paperback/eBook
Length: 160 pages
Publication Date: August 30, 2024
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About the Book:

Buddy is no ordinary teddy bear.

He’s a Knight, crafted by The Nameless Wizard himself, and sworn to protect his Person, 10-year old Mieya, from all the Things-That-Go-Bump-In-The-Night.

When Mieya is cursed into a magical sleep, it’s up to Buddy and his friends Esteban the Bard, Sasha the Warrior-Princess, and Copper the Butterfly to journey across The Realm-Under-The-Bed and find the one responsible.

But this is no ordinary Quest. The Realm is a dangerous place, filled with jungles, deserts, lightning storms, and Monsters. But worst of all is The Queen of Sorrow who waits for them in her dark castle in the crags. To break her curse, Buddy will need more than his skill with a blade, Esteban’s witty songs, or Sasha’s ferocious might.

He’ll need Heart.

 

Book Links:

Amazon UK ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon CA ~ Goodreads ~ Storygraph ~ Universal Link

About the Author:

Peter David
A native son of Massachusetts, Peter has been living in the Deep South for over 25 years. By day, he’s an insurance professional, saving the world one policy at a time. But at night, well, no one really wants to see him fighting crime in his Spider-Man onesie. Instead, Peter develops new worlds of adventure influenced by his love of science fiction, mysteries, music and fantasy. Whether it’s running role-playing games for his long-time friends, watching his beloved New England sporting teams vie for another championship, or just chilling with a movie, his wife, two boys, one puppy and three cats, Peter’s imagination is always on the move. It’s the reason why his stories are an eclectic blend of intrigue, excitement, humor and magic, drawn from four decade’s worth of television, film, novels and comic books.

Author Links:

Website ~ Bluesky ~ Twitter


My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Nameless by Stuart White

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On February 4, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, YA/MG/Children's Books

I’m very pleased today to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Stuart White’s YA debut, The Nameless! If you take a look at the feed for https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours over the next few days, you’ll see a lot of bloggers who did find the time to write interesting things about it. The Nameless was the 16th Place Finalist for the 2024 Book Blogger’s Novel of the Year Award, so you know there’s a lot of good to be said about it–but before getting to this Spotlight, let’s start with a word about BBNYA.

BBNYA:

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner.

BBNYA Finalist Badge 2024

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

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Book Details:

Title: The Nameless
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian
Age Category: Young Adult
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 334 pages
Publication Date: August 3, 2023
The Nameless Cover

About the Book:

For dystopian fans of THE LAST OF US, THE MAZE RUNNER, and THE HUNGER GAMES.

The YA debut from award-winning author, Stuart White.

IN A NAMELESS WORLD, ONE HERO RISES BY DISCOVERING THEIR IDENTITY.

In a dystopian world dominated by genetic perfection and numbered gene pools, sixteen-year-old E820927, known as Seven, yearns for an identity beyond his assigned number.

To escape a life as a Nameless Exile, and become a citizen of the Realm, he must pass a loyalty test to prove his allegiance to the totalitarian Autokratōr.

But as the truth unfolds, Seven faces a difficult choice between revenge, love and discovering his identity.

Book Links:

Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph

About the Author:

Stuart WhiteStuart is an award-winning author and secondary school teacher. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and founded, and now runs, WriteMentor. In 2020 and 2022 he was placed on the SCWBI Undiscovered Voices longlist and named as an Hononary Mention for his novels ‘Ghosts of Mars’ and ‘Astra FireStar and the Ripples of Time’. In 2023, he won the WriteBlend award for his middle grade debut, Ghosts of Mars.

Stuart was included in The Bookseller’s 2021 list of Rising Stars in the publishing industry.

My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Fallen Knight by Ceril N. Domace

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On January 21, 2025

In Book Tour, Fantasy, Fiction

I’m happy to welcome The Write Reads Blog Tour for Ceril N. Domace’s soon-to-be-released Fallen Knight. After checking out this Spotlight, you should go to https://twitter.com/WriteReadsTours feed to see all the great things that are going to be said about the book over the next week.

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Book Details:

Title: Fallen Knight by Ceril N. Domace
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Format: eBook
Length: 351 pages
Publication Date: January 24, 2025
Fallen Knight by Ceril N. Domace Cover

About the Book:

Leon Quinn has two goals in life: stay out of the reach of the Templesbane and drink himself unconscious whenever he can afford it.

The first is because the Templesbane wiped out his home and family among the Knights Vigilant when he was a child, destroying everything he knew and loved in one night. The second is to help him sleep when the memories of the first overwhelm him.

But he can’t avoid his past forever. His mercenary work has brought him back to Mezeldwelf, the city he fled to after the downfall of the Knights Vigilant, and to his estranged father just in time to get embroiled in a scheme that threatens the very foundation of the city. A scheme that could see Mezeldwelf, its people, and its gods handed over to the Templesbane.

To protect the city and man that adopted him, Leon will need to confront the ruins of the life he left behind and the horrors that threaten the life he’s cobbled together since then.

 

Book Links:

Amazon UK ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon CA ~ Goodreads ~ Storygraph

About the Author:

Ceril N. Domace

Ceril N Domace is an accountant, animal lover, and dedicated dungeon master.

As a lover of fiction works great and small, Ceril has been reading age-inappropriate stories since her father failed to pull The Silmarillion from her grubby little fingers at age five. As a grown-up accountant, her spreadsheet compiling gives her plenty of time to make plans for a fantastic world that isn’t plagued by balance sheets . . . and also has dragons.

On the rare occasions she manages to free herself from an ever-growing and complex web of TTRPG, Ceril enjoys taking walks and griping that all her hobbies are work in disguise.

Author Links:

Website ~ Bluesky ~ Instagram ~ Facebook


My thanks to The Write Reads for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.

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