Tour Schedule: The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Winter Duke

by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: March 3rd 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT, Queer, Magic, Retellings, Romance

Synopsis:

An enchanted tale of intrigue where a duke's daughter is the only survivor of a magical curse.

When Ekata's brother is finally named heir, there will be nothing to keep her at home in Kylma Above with her murderous family. Not her books or science experiments, not her family's icy castle atop a frozen lake, not even the tantalizingly close Kylma Below, a mesmerizing underwater kingdom that provides her family with magic. But just as escape is within reach, her parents and twelve siblings fall under a strange sleeping sickness.

In the space of a single night, Ekata inherits the title of duke, her brother's warrior bride, and ever-encroaching challengers from without—and within—her own ministry. Nothing has prepared Ekata for diplomacy, for war, for love...or for a crown she has never wanted. If Kylma Above is to survive, Ekata must seize her family's power. And if Ekata is to survive, she must quickly decide how she will wield it.

Part Sleeping Beauty, part Anastasia, with a thrilling political mystery, The Winter Duke is a spellbinding story about choosing what's right in the face of danger.

I am a writer and tour guide in Copenhagen, Denmark. Though I originally come from Colorado, I left the US when I was eighteen and I haven’t lived there since.

More permanent stops on my travels have included Switzerland, Wales and Denmark. The arrival of a Danish husband has somewhat cemented my living situation, but I get my travel in smaller doses these days.

I like to write fantasy, mostly, though I dabble in soft sci-fi. My short stories are more adult, my novels more YA.

I’ve studied history, archaeology, and writing. I like to take my inspiration from historical events, and the more unknown and inspiring the event, the better.

I am represented by Kurestin Armada of P.S. Literary.

To keep up with what strange things I’m researching and writing, you can sign up for my newsletter here. I send out a short newsletter once a month.

March 3rd

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post + Instagram

March 4th

L.M. Durand - Guest Post + Instagram

Belle's Archive - Review + Favourite Quotes

Utopia State of Mind - Review + Favourite Quotes

Libri Draconis - Review + Instagram

The Everlasting Library - Review + Favourite Quotes

March 5th

Bibliobibuli YA - Interview

Whispers & Wonder - Review + Instagram

The.magicalpages - Review + Favourite Quotes

Caitsbooks - Review + Dream Cast + Favourite Quotes

@onemused - Review

March 6th

NovelKnight - Guest Post + Instagram

Booked J - Review + Playlist + Favourite Quotes + Instagram

The Reading Chemist - Review

Dazzled by Books - Review

The art of living - Review

March 7th

Ya It’s Lit - Review + Favourite Quotes + Instagram

@womanon - Review

The Layaway Dragon - Review + Favourite Quotes

Inky Moments - Review + Dream Cast

Magical Reads - Review + Playlist + Instagram

March 8th

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review + Favourite Quotes

Sometimes Leelynn Reads - Review + Playlist

Ink & Myths - Review + Favourite Quotes

Morgan Vega - Review + Favourite Quotes

Enthralled Bookworm - Review + Favourite Quotes

March 9th

Kait Plus Books - Interview + Instagram

The Reading Corner for All - Review + Favourite Quotes

Frayed Books - Review

Your Words My Ink - Review + Dream Cast + Instagram

Confessions of a YA Reader - Review + Favourite Quotes

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❄ G I V E A W A Y ❄ . . Happy Wednesday, beautiful bookish people! . . I would like to get to know you all a bit more. Could you tell me your favourite colour and 1 personality trait of yours? My favourite colour is coral (because I have been told I can’t choose black) and I am a bit loud and fierce, but kind, loyal and honest. . . Today is celebration day. Yesterday, @bartlebett new novel #TheWinterDuke came out in stores and we are so happy! It is the first LGBT royal novel I read and I loved it! It is full of mystery, betrayal and adventure. I loved every minute of the book seen the main character Ekata, grow into her role, and her romance with Inkar. . . If you want to have the chance to snatch a copy of the book for yourself, we are currently giving away 1 finished copy of the book (US Only). . . Entries for the giveaway: ▪︎Follow @theffbc & @whatmakespatri ▪︎Follow the author @bartlebett ▪︎Follow the publishing house @thenovl ▪︎Comment - Answer my question above ⬆️ #qotd . . Extra entries: ▪︎Tag a friend (each friend will be an extra entry). ▪︎Share on your stories about the giveaway (remember to tag me @whatmakespatri and @theffbc) ▪︎Follow @michellesulk ▪︎Follow any of the FFBC tours team members below (comment who did you follow): @l.m.durand @utopia.state.of.mind @libri_draconis @booking_belle @everlasting.library @bibliobibuliya @whispersandwonder @The.magicalpages @caitsbooks @onemused @novelknight @jessicabeckett @thereadingchemist @love2dazzle @ya.its.lit @womanon @inkymoments @magicalreads7 @moonlight_rendezvous @sometimesleelynnreads @inkandmyths @morganvegawrite @obscure.pages @ kaitplusbooks @thereadingcornerforall @frayedbooks @confessionsofayareader @yourwordsmyink . . #TheWinterDuke #NOVLnation #thenovl #bookishflatlay #bookstagramit #yafantasy #yabooks #lgbtbooks #ireadya #booknerd #claireelizabartlett #booksbooksbooks #bookcommunity #allthebooks #bookstagrammer #booksofinsta #beautifulbooks #booktography #mybookishfeatures

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Tour Sign-Ups: The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Hello FFBC team!!  We are announcing a new tour we're hosting for The Winter Duke that is being released March 3rd, 2020.

The tour will run from March 3rd to March 9th and there will be available the following types of posts:

• Review (Limited spots)
• Interview
• Guest Post
• Favourite Quotes (Blogger's Choice)
• Playlist (Blogger's Choice)
• Dream Cast (Blogger's Choice)
• Promotional Post

Remember that March 3rd is reserved for the Welcome Post, so do not pick March 3rd in the sign-up form.

Reviewers will receive a digital copy of the book through email in several formats. So make sure you are able to accept this format before signing up to this tour.

As always, there will be a tour giveaway provided by the author. Details to come soon!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Signing up for the tour does not guarantee you will be selected. We will reach out to all hosts that have been chosen once the sign-ups have closed and the tour schedule has been published.

The Winter Duke

by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: March 3rd 2020

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT, Queer, Magic, Retellings, Romance

Synopsis:

An enchanted tale of intrigue where a duke's daughter is the only survivor of a magical curse.

When Ekata's brother is finally named heir, there will be nothing to keep her at home in Kylma Above with her murderous family. Not her books or science experiments, not her family's icy castle atop a frozen lake, not even the tantalizingly close Kylma Below, a mesmerizing underwater kingdom that provides her family with magic. But just as escape is within reach, her parents and twelve siblings fall under a strange sleeping sickness.

In the space of a single night, Ekata inherits the title of duke, her brother's warrior bride, and ever-encroaching challengers from without—and within—her own ministry. Nothing has prepared Ekata for diplomacy, for war, for love...or for a crown she has never wanted. If Kylma Above is to survive, Ekata must seize her family's power. And if Ekata is to survive, she must quickly decide how she will wield it.

Part Sleeping Beauty, part Anastasia, with a thrilling political mystery, The Winter Duke is a spellbinding story about choosing what's right in the face of danger.

I am a writer and tour guide in Copenhagen, Denmark. Though I originally come from Colorado, I left the US when I was eighteen and I haven’t lived there since.

More permanent stops on my travels have included Switzerland, Wales and Denmark. The arrival of a Danish husband has somewhat cemented my living situation, but I get my travel in smaller doses these days.

I like to write fantasy, mostly, though I dabble in soft sci-fi. My short stories are more adult, my novels more YA.

I’ve studied history, archaeology, and writing. I like to take my inspiration from historical events, and the more unknown and inspiring the event, the better.

I am represented by Kurestin Armada of P.S. Literary.

To keep up with what strange things I’m researching and writing, you can sign up for my newsletter here. I send out a short newsletter once a month.

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Tour Schedule: We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett

We Rule the Night

by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: April 2nd 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Synopsis:

Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight–for their country and for themselves–in this riveting debut that’s part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity.

Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she’s caught using illegal magic, she fears being branded a traitor and imprisoned. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Linné defied her father, a Union general, and disguised herself as a boy to join the army. They’re both offered a reprieve from punishment if they use their magic in a special women’s military flight unit and undertake terrifying, deadly missions under cover of darkness. Revna and Linné can hardly stand to be in the same cockpit, but if they can’t fly together, and if they can’t find a way to fly well, the enemy’s superior firepower will destroy them–if they don’t destroy each other first.

We Rule the Night is a powerful story about sacrifice, complicated friendships, and survival despite impossible odds.

Claire Bartlett lives in an enchanted forest apartment in Copenhagen with too many board games and too few cats.

Get more detailed information, like how many board games is too many, how many cats is too few, and what book-related beauties I'm working on by signing up for my newsletter.

April 2nd

The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post

April 3rd

Moonlight Rendezvous - Review

Library of a Book Witch - Review

the Bibliophagist - Review

April 4th

My Bookish Escapades - Guest Post

Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile - Review

Pages Below the Vaulted Sky - Review + Favourite Quotes

April 5th

Literary Meanderings - Guest Post

Inky Moments - Review

Charis Rae - Review

April 6th

A Book Addict's Bookshelves - Interview

Here's to Happy Endings - Review

Utopia State of Mind - Review + Favourite Quotes

April 7th

Kait Plus Books - Interview

A Dream Within A Dream - Review

Pages & Postcards - Review

April 8th

TheSecret Reader - Review

Milky Way of Books - Review

The Reading Life - Review + Playlist + Dream Cast

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