It has been almost five years since the incident in Kabul. Since the magic stirred within him and the stories began. Fleeing the army, running from the whispers, the guilt, and the fear he was losing his mind, Carver fell into addiction, dragging himself through life one day at a time.
Desperation has pulled him back to Afghanistan, back to the heat, the dust, and the truth he worked so hard to avoid. But there are others, obsessed with power and forbidden magics, who will stop at nothing to learn the truth of his gifts. Abducted and chained, Carver must break more than his own rules if he is to harness this power and survive.
Haunted by painful memories and profound guilt, the veteran supervillain must race against time if he is to have any hope of confronting the approaching threat. Every battle takes its toll...but the stakes are too high for retreat to be an option.
In the end, it may take a villain to save the world from those entrusted with the world's protection.
Data scientist Laura prefers the company of her books to the real world – let alone that cesspit online. But when her best friend Emily becomes the victim of horrific cyberbullying, she makes it her all-engulfing mission to track down the worst culprits.
Petite corporate financier Suki is about to outshine the stupid boys at her firm: she’s leading the acquisition of Edinburgh’s most exciting start-up. If only she could get its brilliant, but distracted, co-founder Laura to engage.
Event planner Claire is left to salvage the start-up's annual conference after her colleague Emily fails to return to work. She’s determined to get a promotion out of it, but her boss isn’t playing ball.
As the women's paths intertwine, the insidious discrimination they each face comes to light. Emboldened by Emily’s tragic experience, they join forces to plot the downfall of all those who've wronged them.
But with emotions running high, will the punishments fit the crimes?
Julia is stuck within its walls. She serves the nobility from a distance until she meets Lucas, who believes in fairytales that her world can’t accommodate. The Blue is her prison, not her castle, and she’d escape into the trees if she didn’t know that contamination and death awaited humanity outside.
But not everyone in the Blue is human, and not everyone can be contained.
Beyond the city’s boundaries, in the wild forests of the Red, Cameron has precious little humanity left to lose. As he searches for a lost queen, he finds an enemy rising that he thought long dead. An enemy that the humans have forgotten how to fight.
So, here's what a few book bloggers had to say about BBNYA:
“BBNYA was such a cool, fun and new experience this year and one of my highlights of 2020. I got to take part in the panel but was also helping to organise behind the scenes, and I have to say that the team is top-notch! I read some amazing books during this competition and have found new favourite authors and books, I'm very much looking forward to taking part on this panel again next year, and I'm sure we will all find some wonderful new indie reads!” – Ellie Read to Ramble
“I didn't participate in
BBNYA in 2020, and I spent half the year trying to figure out what it stood for
whenever I saw the acronym pop up on Twitter. Once I realized what it was, I
thought it was so cool and creative, and that a lot of the books involved sounded
fantastic. I'm looking forward to participating in some of the blog tours for
the 2020 finalists, and in the meantime, I'll be impatiently refreshing my
inbox waiting for an email so I can hopefully be involved with BBNYA in 2021!” –
Ashlee Books Are 42
“This was my first time being a judge for an award. I felt so proud to be one of the bloggers chosen to be on the panel of judges.
Throughout the year-long competition, I loved the camaraderie amongst the panellists - my team leader, Jodie, was the BEST! I got to read some great stories and found some new-to-me authors. My TBR pile has grown because of it. I’ll be sharing my thoughts about the three books I read in the final throughout January.
All this PLUS helping indie authors get some publicity! Spreading the word about great self-published authors is my raison de vivre!
"The great thing about BBNYA was that it was a perfect mix of fantastic authors and awesome judges. The sheer creativity of the books, and the talent these authors possessed was phenomenal."– Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
The post looks great! Thanks for including my comment. I'm looking forward to taking part in the winners' blog tours too!
ReplyDeleteThank you and you're welcome! I can't wait for the tours. Waiting impatiently for the announcements. lol
DeleteThis was a great post Carol, great idea! I loved this competition!
ReplyDeleteI'll do it again for this year because I want to pimp out the winner and finalists. LOL
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