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The Seafarer's Kiss by Julia Ember
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Retelling/LGBTQIA+
Page Length: 230 pages
Publisher: Duet Books, the YA imprint of Interlude Press
Publication Date: May 4, 2017

About The Seafarer's Kiss (via Goodreads):

Having long-wondered what lives beyond the ice shelf, nineteen-year-old mermaid Ersel learns of the life she wants when she rescues and befriends Ragna, a shield-maiden stranded on the mermen’s glacier. But when Ersel’s childhood friend and suitor catches them together, he gives Ersel a choice: say goodbye to Ragna or face justice at the hands of the glacier’s brutal king.

Determined to forge a different fate, Ersel seeks help from Loki. But such deals are never as one expects, and the outcome sees her exiled from the only home and protection she’s known. To save herself from perishing in the barren, underwater wasteland and be reunited with the human she’s come to love, Ersel must try to outsmart the God of Lies.

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Tiger's Watch (Cover Reveal)

Hey guys! I am so so so excited that I get to share the cover for Tiger's Watch by Julia Ember with you all today! But first, here are some more details about the book!

Title: Tiger's Watch

Series: Ashes of Gold (Book 1 of 3)

Publisher: Harmony Ink Press

Release: August 2017

GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28489382-tiger-s-watch

Cover Design: Meghan Moss 

Synopsis:

Sixteen-year-old Tashi has spent their life training as an inhabiter, a soldier who spies and kills using a bonded animal. When the capital falls after a brutal siege, Tashi flees to a remote monastery to hide. But when the invading army turns the monastery into a hospital, Tashi catches the eye of Xian, the regiment’s fearless young commander.

Tashi spies on Xian’s every move. In front of his men, Xian seems dangerous, even sadistic, but Tashi sees a more vulnerable side of the enemy commander – a side that draws them to Xian.

When their spying reveals that everything the inhabiter's academy taught was a lie, Tashi faces a choice: save their country or the boy they've started to love? But while Tashi grapples with the decision, their volatile bonded tiger doesn't question her allegiances. Katala slaughters Xian’s soldiers, leading the enemy to hunt her. But an inhabiter’s bond to their animal is for life – when Katala dies, so will Tashi.

Doesn't Tiger's Watch sound absolutely AMAZING?!? You can add the book to your Goodreads shelves here :)

Now for what you've all been waiting for... THE COVER!

Isn't it stunning? This cover is honestly one of my favorite covers ever, so I hope you love it too!

About the Author:

Originally from the Windy City, Julia Ember now resides in Sunny Scotland where she learned to enjoy both haggis and black pudding. She spends her days working as a professional Book Nerd for a large book distribution firm, and her nights writing YA Romantic Fantasy novels. 

A world traveller since childhood, Julia has now visited over 60 countries. Her travels inspire the fictional worlds she writes about and she populates those worlds with magic and monsters.