I was out of the office a couple of days last week, one for a fun day at Epcot with a few other #publishingprincesses in town for the Romance Writers of America National Conference, and one for meetings and publishers’ parties at RWA National.
(“London”: (top) Louisa Bacio, Tera Cuskaden Norris, Kathy Williams, Lexi Post, (bottom) Heather Long and me; “France”: (top) Me, Tera Cuskaden Norris, Heather Long, Louisa Bacio, (bottom) Lexi Post; “Germany” Saharra Sandhu and me)
Thus, I did not get to post my usual Happy Book Birthday blog last Tuesday. I am remedying that now! For your reading pleasure, I’m so happy to announce these new releases:
UNDER THE PARISIAN SKY by Alli Sinclair
(Kensington Lyrical Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound)
In the City of Light, one dancer must confront her fears about love and loss before she can step into a brighter future . . .
Lily Johannson has returned to Paris, the city that broke her heart and destroyed her ballet career, with two goals in mind: to overcome the grief surrounding her fiancé’s death, and to make amends with her estranged sister, Natalie, also a ballerina. But when Lily meets charming composer Yves Rousseau, he is convinced she has a third mission—as his muse . . .
Struggling to finish a score about an infamous Ballets Russes dancer from 1917, Yves believes Lily is meant to help him. Despite her resistance, she is swept once more into the exhilarating arms of the dance—and into Yves’ passionate embrace. But when her sister is cast as the infamous dancer and begins to imitate her tragic life, she soon goes missing. Now Lily and Yves must set out to find her—and along the way face their own demons, while also discovering that art, like love, should not be abandoned so easily . . .
Check out Alli’s profile as AusRom Today’s Author of the Month for July!
And her blog tour and giveaway for UNDER THE PARISIAN SKY! (Today’s stop: Jazzy Book Reviews.)
STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II: INFERNO SQUAD by Christie Golden
(Del Rey, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Indiebound)
Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad.
After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the battle station, the Empire is on the defensive. But not for long. In retaliation, the elite Imperial soldiers of Inferno Squad have been called in for the crucial mission of infiltrating and eliminating the Partisans—the rebel faction once led by notorious Republic freedom fighter Saw Gerrera.
Following the death of their leader, the Partisans have carried on his extremist legacy, determined to thwart the Empire—no matter the cost. Now Inferno Squad must prove its status as the best of the best and take down the Partisans from within. But the growing threat of being discovered in their enemy’s midst turns an already dangerous operation into a do-or-die acid test they dare not fail. To protect and preserve the Empire, to what lengths will Inferno Squad go . . . and how far beyond them?
The Rebellion may have heroes like Jyn Erso and Luke Skywalker. But the Empire has Inferno Squad.
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, novelization by Christie Golden
(Titan, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound)
In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other.
There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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