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Today I’m really excited to have Stacey O’Neale in the
‘Sunday’s Author Spotlight’. Stacey O’Neale is the author of the highly praised
Mortal Enchantment series. Stacey’s first book ‘The Shadow Prince’ was
published in March 2014 and is the winner of the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Book
Award in the Short Story/Novella category!
book in the Mortal Enchantment series. This series already consists of 3 books.
‘The Shadow Prince’ received an average rating of 3.89 on Goodreads. The second
book ‘Mortal Enchantment’ was published in May 2014 and received an average
rating of 3.94 on Goodreads. The third book ‘Fragile Reign’ was published in
November 2014 and already has an average rating of 4.39 on Goodreads. There will be a fourth
book in this series called ‘Eternal Sacrifice’ and it will be published in June
2015.
About ‘The Shadow Prince’ (Mortal Enchantment #0.5):
Sixteen-year-old
Rowan has spent most of his life living among the mortals—learning to control
the element of fire, impatiently awaiting the day his vengeful mother, Queen
Prisma, will abdicate her throne. When he finally returns to Avalon for
his coronation, his mother insists he must first prove his loyalty to the court
by completing a secret mission:
the air court king.
Willing to do anything to remove his mother from power,
he agrees to sacrifice the halfling. He returns to the mortal world with his
best friend, Marcus, determined to kill the princess. But as he devises a plan,
he starts to question whether or not he’s capable of completing such a heinous
task. And what price he will
pay if he refuses?
“Filled
with betrayal and intrigue, ‘The Shadow Prince’ is a dark and twisty novella from
an exciting new author!” Katee
Robert, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author.
This book is available for FREE on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This book is also available in print at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
About ‘Mortal Enchantment’ (Mortal Enchantment #1):
In KalinMatthew’s world, elementals control the forces of nature. They are
divided into four courts: air, woodland, fire, and water. At sixteen she will
leave the life she’s built with her mortal mother. Kalin will move to Avalon to
rule with her father—the elemental king of the air court. Along the way, she’s
attacked by a fire court assassin and saved by Rowan, a swoon-worthy elemental
with a questionable past.
Worst of all, she learns her father is missing.
To rescue him, Kalin will have to work with a judgmental
council and a system of courts too busy accusing each other of deceit to actually
be able to help her. But, they aren’t her biggest challenge. With the
Midwinter’s Ball only five days away, Kalin must take over her father’s duties,
which includes shifting control of the elements—power Kalin has yet to
realize.
As Rowan attempts to train her, a war looms between the
four courts. If Kalin fails, her father will die and the courts will fall, but
the betrayal she’s about to uncover may cost her even more…
This book is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
About ‘Fragile Reign’ (Mortal Enchantment #2):
It’s been a week since all hell broke loose…
Rumorsof King Taron’s weakened powers have left the air court vulnerable. Kalin is
desperate to awaken her akasha powers, except she doesn’t know how. Tension
within the court is at an all-time high. Pressure is mounting for her to ascend
to the throne, but a halfling has never ruled over any court. To solidify her
position, the council has advised her to marry Sebastian—a high ranking air
elemental she’s never met and her betrothed.
Will Kalin sacrifice her relationship with Rowan to
strengthen her court?
Rowan and Marcus return to a fire court in turmoil.
Liana’s death has fueled the fire elementals’ distrust against the air and
woodland courts. The unbalanced elements have set off natural disasters all
over the mortal world. Rowan takes the throne to restore balance, promising to
unite the fire court. But not all elementals are happy with his leadership.
Many are secretly loyal to Valac, which means Rowan needs to find allies for
his cause.
destroy the world?
This book is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Guest Post ‘The World Of Mortal Enchantment’:
When I came up with the idea for ‘Mortal Enchantment’, I
knew I wanted a mythological site to host most of the series. I like the idea
that elementals can exist in their own secret location within our human world.
Some people call that a parallel world. In this case, my parallel world is
Avalon.
territories (what I call courts): woodland, air, fire and water. In the prequel
novella, ‘The Shadow Prince’, I introduce mainly the fire court territory which
consists of dry lands, sparse trees, and even a volcano. Once you get to
‘Mortal Enchantment’, I explore the mountain ranges and the crystal castle of
the air court. The characters have a few scenes in the forests of the woodland
court where a host of faerie folk live. There’s also two scenes where my
heroine, Kalin, travels into the water territory. Both the woodland and water
courts are further explored in the third
book in the series, ‘Fragile Reign’.
surrounding Avalon is what hides them from the rest of the us. I’ve created a
beautiful but dangerous world for my characters. I hope I’ve intrigued you
enough that you give it a read. ‘The Shadow Prince’ is free and available
everywhere. J
Award Winner!
Praise for the ‘Mortal Enchantment’ series:
unbelievable amount of action, world building, and character development in its
short 102 pages. It was a great beginning to this series that had me ready to
start the next book right away.
Enchantment’ by Stacey O’Neale is a fantastic story revolving around elemental
mythology. It’s a story where readers will be easily captivated by the world
created by Stacey O’Neale, and characters that you will definitely want to
follow.
are just so well written. They’re real, believable, vulnerable and so lovable.
I just love the whole series.
about ‘Fragile Reign’
Stacey O’Neale writes. She has a way of making you hold on and not stop
reading. She writes in both Kalin and Rowan’s POV. With each chapter ending, it
is like a mini cliffhanger.
about ‘Fragile Reign’
Stacey O’Neale really knows how to create characters that I love to hate; she
gives her antagonists more depth than just being the enemy with an agenda.
There’s always more to them, with a deeper meaning – a reason for them to be
the way that they are, like it’s not their fault, they have to be this way and
there’s no other way around it. And these characters stick with me!
About the Author:
Award-Winning Author, Stacey O’Neale, lives in Annapolis,Maryland. When she’s not writing, she spends her time fangirling over books,
blogging, watching fantasy television shows, cheering for the Baltimore Ravens,
and hanging out with her husband and daughter.
blogger-turned-publicist for two successful small publishers. Stacey writes young
adult paranormal romance and adult science fiction romance. Her books always
include swoon-worthy heroes, snarky heroines, and lots of kissing.
@StaceyONeale, look for her on Facebook, Pinterest, and GoodReads. You can also
visit her blog at http://staceyoneale.com/.
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