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Monday, May 16, 2022

Excerpt: Of Legends and Roses (The Crowned Chronicles #1) by Ashley W. Slaughter + giveaway

Welcome to the book tour for Of Legends and Roses by Ashley W. Slaughter. Read on for details and the chance to win a fabulous giveaway! Oh and stay tuned for the release of the second installment in the series Of Deceit and Snow which comes out this November!

Of Legends and Roses (The Crowned Chronicles #1)

by Ashley W. Slaughter
August 31, 2021
Genre: YA Fantasy
A realm touched and forgotten by magic.
A young queen orphaned by disease.
A prince after her heart.

Queen Rosemary Avelia knows little about ruling a kingdom, and even less so about the ancient legends of her land. Since no one has been born Talented in centuries, she simply scoffs at the idea of magic. However, when the charming Prince Gryffin Danicio arrives just as her kingdom is under a deadly threat, he shows her that not all kingdoms of the Magian Peninsula have so quickly dismissed the legends of the Talented. Perhaps the Talented should not so easily be forgotten.

Of Legends and Roses is the first book in The Crowned Chronicles, a series following passionate and determined Queen Rosemary as she faces reign, love, the threat of war, and the mystifying world of the Talented.

EXCERPT
I heard Zeke’s voice again. Point your blade downward.

With every emotion swirling through my head, I almost laughed; even in his absence, Zeke was trying to tell me what to do.

But I listened to him as I pushed up from the cobblestoned street and let the tip of my sword hang downward toward the ground. Don’t relax. I tried to feign fatigue, which really wasn’t too much of a challenge, but I kept my arms taut. Ready.

A wicked smile spread across my opponent’s face, and he strode forward, his weapon glinting in the sun, ready to strike.

Then, just before I was within his sword’s reach, I shot the tip of my blade upward, and I thrust my sword forward with every fiber of strength contained within me.

About the Author

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Ashley W. Slaughter was born and raised in south Louisiana, among sugarcane fields lining the banks of the Mississippi River. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2018 and worked as a wildlife biologist before pursuing her career as an author. Writing has always been a passion of hers, as shown through her near-to-bursting manila folder of short stories she’d written throughout grade school, and the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed her to rediscover this passion. She enjoys hiking, kayaking, spending time with her husband and pets, and, of course, reading.

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Book Tour Schedule
May 16th
R&R Book Tours (Kick-Off) http://rrbooktours.com
Reads & Reels (Spotlight) http://readsandreels.com
Jessica Belmont (Review) https://jessicabelmont.com/
@gryffindorbookishnerd (Review) https://www.instagram.com/gryffindorbookishnerd/
Modest Hiccup (Spotlight) https://modesthiccup.com/
May 17th
Latisha’s Low-Key Life (Review) https://latishaslowkeylife.com/
@takealookatmybookshelf (Review) https://www.instagram.com/takealookatmybookshelf/
B is for Book Reviews (Spotlight) https://bforbookreview.wordpress.com
Nesie’s Place (Spotlight) https://nesiesplace.wordpress.com
I Smell Shop (Spotlight) http://www.ismellsheep.com/
May 18th
Liliyana Shadowlyn (Review) https://lshadowlynauthor.com/
May 19th
Not a Bunny Blog (Review) https://notanybunny.wordpress.com/blog
Breakeven Books (Spotlight) https://breakevenbooks.com
Sophril Reads (Spotlight) http://sophrilreads.wordpress.com
May 20th
@balancing_books_and_beauties (Review) https://www.instagram.com/balancing_books_and_beauties/
Misty’s Book Space (Review) http://mistysbookspace.wordpress.com
Rambling Mads (Review) http://ramblingmads.com
@junk.journal.librarian (Review) https://www.instagram.com/junk.journal.librarian/

Giveaway
Who wants to win this amazing book box containing a “Happy Reading” reusable tote, a Magian Peninsula “MP” plastic tumbler, and an Of Legends and Roses button pin, along with a signed paperback?

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1 comment:

  1. Ashley W. SlaughterMay 17, 2022 at 6:40 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing!

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