I’m very pleased today to welcome The BBNYA Semi-Finalist Spotlight Tour for Samantha Jo’s Vessel, Book One in her Bonded Earth Series! This book has made it to the semi-finals, so you know there’s something good going on–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 (17 in 2025) finalists and one overall winner.
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.
Book Details:
Title: Vessel by Samantha Jo
Series: Bonded Earth, Book One
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Format: Paperback/Ebook/Hardcover
Length: 314 Pages
Publication Date: August 17, 2024
About the Book:
One power divided among the many.
Two visions of the future.
A struggle to launch humanity to its greatest heights or tumbling into its darkest days.
As a Vessel of the Third Order, Calen serves The New Colonies as a ritual worker, blessing the soil to bring forth bountiful harvests. Yet there is more to her abilities, if only she can escape the cruel hands of her bonded partner, Brother Stokely.
When she learns of Stokely’s plans to take her power for himself, Calen abandons her duty and begins a desperate journey to safety. Soon joined by a warrior scholar who vows to protect her, she must set aside her suspicions and form a tenuous alliance. She knows Stokely hunts her, and the skills of such a warrior may be needed in the days to come.
Only Calen discovers that Stokely has found another to take her place. A young woman with gifts like her that he will exploit for unimaginable power. She can choose her own freedom, fleeing with this stranger while averting her eyes from her partner’s horrific plot. Or she can confront the demon who has haunted her for far too long by finally harnessing her true abilities. Yet if she fails, Stokely will become unstoppable, and Calen will be but another one of his victims.
Book Links:
Amazon Canada ~ Amazon US ~ Amazon UK ~ Goodreads ~ The Story Graph
About the Author:
Samantha Jo is an award-winning author with aspirations of becoming an undeniable voice in the world of fantasy. Inspired by her love of nature and storytelling, she graduated from Youngstown State University with a degree in biology and many creative writing courses under her belt. Her passion for the natural world shines through in her debut novel, Vessel: Bonded Earth Book One. Samantha lives in Ohio with her co-nerd and husband, their four semi-feral children, and a barnyard menagerie.
My thanks to The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials they provided.
