Olympian Challenger by Astrid Arditi

A hero’s tournament. A defiant contender. Does one girl have the courage to take on Mount Olympus? Hope’s world doesn’t have room for heroes. She barely has time for schoolwork, swim team, and taking care of her ailing mother. But when she’s invited to a mysterious tournament, the all-powerful hosts won’t take no for an answer. Transported to Mount Olympus, Hope comes face to face with her new trainers—the pantheon of Greek gods. While other contenders train hard to gain a fighting edge, Hope searches for a way out. Instead, she finds a gorgeous shadow god who may just convince her to stay… As each round unfolds, the ultimate prize draws closer—the granting of her heart’s deepest desire. If she survives the final challenge, her mother’s cure would be within reach… but only if Hope can ignore the tournament’s dark purpose. Olympian Challenger is the first book in a bold YA urban fantasy trilogy that fans of Rick Riordan and Cassandra Clare are sure to devour. If you like Greek mythology, forbidden romance, and feats of courage, then you’ll love Astrid Arditi’s heroic coming-of-age tale.

 

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Astrid Arditi has studied at Hogwarts, ridden a dragon, swam with mermaids and flown to the moon. Recently, she traveled to Mount Olympus… She leads a double life: one of words and whimsy; the other one chasing her two young kids around the playground and kissing away booboos. She’s a spy, a princess, a unicorn, a wife, a mother and an author. Life is never dull in her messy home in Brooklyn, or in her dreams where she escapes as often as she can. She writes from experience, of course. You may not believe it, but everything in her books has actually happened to her…even if only in her imagination.

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Review for Shaded Colored Lies by R.E Danielle and T.D. Dean

Blurb:

From birth, Avery Foster was destined to be anything but ordinary. When a mysterious storm stirs up over her school, Avery discovers a dark past and a family secret that changes everything as she knows it. All of a sudden, people are out for her blood, immortal blood. With her family by her side, and a boy she’s known since childhood, can Avery overcome all the barriers put in her way and bring about change for a race who has lain dormant for thousands of years?

Review:

What a fascinating start to a series! I do love the idea of immortals showing their feelings through their eye colors changing and such, but only being seen by other immortals. This short read is packed with background information so pay attention. It all starts with a love gone awry and then you are in present times with a girl coming into her powers. Things get very complicated for Avery as her powers begin to manifest themselves and she begins to find out about her heritage. I do have to say that at times it feels almost over-crowded with everything going on, but there's no doubt that Avery and her new love interest, Kage, will be forces to contend with.

5 out of 5 stars!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Shaded-Colored-Lies-R-E-Danielle-ebook/dp/B01DAXQEWG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1466811004&sr=8-1

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29556870-shaded?ac=1&from_search=true

Bright's Passion by E.B. Black

Title: Bright’s Passion

Author: E.B. Black

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Blurb:

Bright wishes he wasn't the god of the suns.

Every day is the same: he makes the suns rise and then they set. He looks down at humanity's corruption. He watches wars, people starving, and thieves stealing.

He can't help. Every time he tries, the humans take something from him. They've destroyed his family and he has no doubt that they'd like to destroy him, too.

Adonya is a raven-haired witch with powers that make her as close to a goddess as a human can be. He's wondered what it was like to be with a woman, but all the goddesses are dead.

He can feel it when he touches her--she's as dangerous as all the rest of the humans. Can the power of love join their races together? Or will one of them wind up dead in the end?

Author Bio

E.B. Black is the annoying author who lives in the head of a nerdy housewife named Elizabeth. Elizabeth tries to live out her days by walking her dog, spending time with her husband, doing housework, and watching television, but E.B. Black makes her drop everything to type out weird fantasy stories. Elizabeth is asking anyone who read this to please send help.

Links

Website: http://www.ebblack.com/

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/writerblack

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ebblackauthor/

Blog: http://deathauthor.blogspot.com/

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