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COVER REVEAL for the final book in The Queen's Rise Series
Super excited to share the cover for the third book in The Queen's Rise series: THE SECRET CURSE!
GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy, Fairytale Inspired
RELEASE DATE: January 26, 2024
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
Dragons, shape-shifting, a love triangle, and a magical race of Jinn that everyone fears... this is a YA Fantasy villain origin story inspired by the evil fairy in Beauty and the Beast.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Engaged to a prince, Jezebel anticipates a new respect from her peers as their future queen. Instead, they disregard and undervalue her at every turn…
As Jezebel and the Jinni prince begin their engagement tour, the only thing worse than the Jinni resentment is the increasing attacks from the Khaanevaade that hint at impending war. When they attempt to kidnap the illusive prince, Jezebel is captured—and taken instead.
Despite their fearsome dragon-like abilities, Jezebel believes she could easily save herself. But first she hopes to learn the enemies’ secrets. This way, she’ll prove her worth to the royal family once she escapes.
Instead, she discovers the tribe’s fierce hatred of all things Jinn, including her. The leader’s son hates her most of all. Yet, as time passes, her handsome captor surprises her by being just as remarkable as the prince. Maybe even more so…
When the royal family makes a bargain that cuts her out of the picture completely, she begins to wonder if she truly wants a future with them at all, or if perhaps she wants to carve a new path of her own… with the enemy.
THE SECRET CURSE is the third and final book in THE QUEEN'S RISE series, inspired by your favorite fairy tale villains in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. It’s a spin-off of The Stolen Kingdom series, but can also be read on its own. Over a century before Queen Jezebel crosses paths with Arie, Rena, and Nesrin, she’s just an innocent Jinni girl… who was betrayed.
Reading order for THE QUEEN’S RISE series:
Book 1: The Secret Gift
Book 2: The Secret Shadow
Book 3: The Secret Curse
PREORDER (available on all vendors): https://books2read.com/thesecretcurse
ADD ON GOODREADS: The Secret Curse
What do you think of the new cover??
Can't wait to hear what you think!
<3 Bethany
GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy, Fairytale Inspired
RELEASE DATE: January 26, 2024
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
Dragons, shape-shifting, a love triangle, and a magical race of Jinn that everyone fears... this is a YA Fantasy villain origin story inspired by the evil fairy in Beauty and the Beast.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Engaged to a prince, Jezebel anticipates a new respect from her peers as their future queen. Instead, they disregard and undervalue her at every turn…
As Jezebel and the Jinni prince begin their engagement tour, the only thing worse than the Jinni resentment is the increasing attacks from the Khaanevaade that hint at impending war. When they attempt to kidnap the illusive prince, Jezebel is captured—and taken instead.
Despite their fearsome dragon-like abilities, Jezebel believes she could easily save herself. But first she hopes to learn the enemies’ secrets. This way, she’ll prove her worth to the royal family once she escapes.
Instead, she discovers the tribe’s fierce hatred of all things Jinn, including her. The leader’s son hates her most of all. Yet, as time passes, her handsome captor surprises her by being just as remarkable as the prince. Maybe even more so…
When the royal family makes a bargain that cuts her out of the picture completely, she begins to wonder if she truly wants a future with them at all, or if perhaps she wants to carve a new path of her own… with the enemy.
THE SECRET CURSE is the third and final book in THE QUEEN'S RISE series, inspired by your favorite fairy tale villains in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. It’s a spin-off of The Stolen Kingdom series, but can also be read on its own. Over a century before Queen Jezebel crosses paths with Arie, Rena, and Nesrin, she’s just an innocent Jinni girl… who was betrayed.
Reading order for THE QUEEN’S RISE series:
Book 1: The Secret Gift
Book 2: The Secret Shadow
Book 3: The Secret Curse
PREORDER (available on all vendors): https://books2read.com/thesecretcurse
ADD ON GOODREADS: The Secret Curse
What do you think of the new cover??
Can't wait to hear what you think!
<3 Bethany
Revealing the cover for The Queen's Rise + a Kickstarter launch!
HAPPY COVER REVEAL DAY for THE QUEEN'S RISE!
This is the character art omnibus cover—meaning this book is a bind up of The Queen's Rise series (The Secret Gift, The Secret Shadow, and The Secret Curse) with an exclusive never-before-seen bonus scene inside!
What do you think?!
Isn't it pretty?
GENRE: YA Fantasy
PAGE COUNT: 498 pages
TROPES:
And, because apparently I'm extra now... this book is exclusively available on Kickstarter for the next 19 days!
I am FREAKING OUT! The kickstarter funded in 23 minutes and is currently sitting at 59 backers, $3,882!
HUGE shout out to everyone who's already grabbed a copy of this book— you're the BEST! I appreciate you so much, and cannot WAIT to send you a copy ahhh!
Check out the Kickstarter here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Just in case you haven't heard of kickstarter and/or don't know why I'm releasing the book there, here's the basics:
What's Kickstarter?
It's a mix between a crowdfunding platform and a pre-order—in this case I'm leaning mostly on the pre-order side. Basically if a creative has an epic idea but isn't sure they should (or could) invest the money to make it happen, they can ask people if they're interested in purchasing it in advance.
So what's MY reason for using Kickstarter?
I haven't done a Kickstarter since my debut novel, Evalene's Number (7 years ago!), but thanks to some wonderful author friends, I realized I have a TON of valuable reasons to come back to it and give it another chance.
(1) Instead of a generic preorder, I can offer SIGNED copies. And not just of The Queen's Rise, but my other fantasy books as well!
(2) I can include tons of cool SWAG and extras, and
(3) it'll be EARLY ACCESS months before the rest of the world!
For me, it's not about funding the costs of the book because I already paid for the character art a year ago (lol I really thought I'd be able to share it sooner, I swear).
But what we COULD do is potentially order enough copies to afford a collector's edition print run with cool exclusives like gold foil on the cover for example. (I really, really want this one ahh!)
These types of extras are expensive and usually have to be ordered in bulk, so that's not something an indie author like myself can typically do. But if they were purchased in advance, it's a game changer and becomes totally doable!
Other fun Kickstarter Facts:
This book is only available on Kickstarter for the next 19 days.
A public pre-order will become available once it ends for a (tentative) November 2024 retail release. But backers who choose to grab a copy now will get this beautiful book MONTHS before that.
Oh - and did I mention that bonus scene?? ;) Because I would do this whole extravaganza for that ALONE. It. is. so. good.
If you've read the individual books already, then you'll enjoy knowing it's from Koda's POV at a pivotal moment near the end of the series, revealing something shocking about him and his people that you'd never expect.
And if you HAVEN'T read the series yet, well... check out the reviews on the final book and you'll notice a common theme along the lines of "OMG I DID NOT EXPECT THAT ENDING!" Hehe... same goes for this bonus scene. You're gonna love it.
Check out today's YOUTUBE VIDEO for more fun info and behind the scenes stuff about the book here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSv1l...
And if you'd like to help blast the book everywhere and help get the word out then feel free to share the beautiful cover/kickstarter info AND better yet, add it to your TBR below!
ADD TO YOUR TBR here: The Queen's Rise
Super excited to sign these copies and start mailing them out to you — woohoo!!
<3 Bethany Atazadeh
This is the character art omnibus cover—meaning this book is a bind up of The Queen's Rise series (The Secret Gift, The Secret Shadow, and The Secret Curse) with an exclusive never-before-seen bonus scene inside!
What do you think?!
Isn't it pretty?
GENRE: YA Fantasy
PAGE COUNT: 498 pages
TROPES:
And, because apparently I'm extra now... this book is exclusively available on Kickstarter for the next 19 days!
I am FREAKING OUT! The kickstarter funded in 23 minutes and is currently sitting at 59 backers, $3,882!
HUGE shout out to everyone who's already grabbed a copy of this book— you're the BEST! I appreciate you so much, and cannot WAIT to send you a copy ahhh!
Check out the Kickstarter here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Just in case you haven't heard of kickstarter and/or don't know why I'm releasing the book there, here's the basics:
What's Kickstarter?
It's a mix between a crowdfunding platform and a pre-order—in this case I'm leaning mostly on the pre-order side. Basically if a creative has an epic idea but isn't sure they should (or could) invest the money to make it happen, they can ask people if they're interested in purchasing it in advance.
So what's MY reason for using Kickstarter?
I haven't done a Kickstarter since my debut novel, Evalene's Number (7 years ago!), but thanks to some wonderful author friends, I realized I have a TON of valuable reasons to come back to it and give it another chance.
(1) Instead of a generic preorder, I can offer SIGNED copies. And not just of The Queen's Rise, but my other fantasy books as well!
(2) I can include tons of cool SWAG and extras, and
(3) it'll be EARLY ACCESS months before the rest of the world!
For me, it's not about funding the costs of the book because I already paid for the character art a year ago (lol I really thought I'd be able to share it sooner, I swear).
But what we COULD do is potentially order enough copies to afford a collector's edition print run with cool exclusives like gold foil on the cover for example. (I really, really want this one ahh!)
These types of extras are expensive and usually have to be ordered in bulk, so that's not something an indie author like myself can typically do. But if they were purchased in advance, it's a game changer and becomes totally doable!
Other fun Kickstarter Facts:
This book is only available on Kickstarter for the next 19 days.
A public pre-order will become available once it ends for a (tentative) November 2024 retail release. But backers who choose to grab a copy now will get this beautiful book MONTHS before that.
Oh - and did I mention that bonus scene?? ;) Because I would do this whole extravaganza for that ALONE. It. is. so. good.
If you've read the individual books already, then you'll enjoy knowing it's from Koda's POV at a pivotal moment near the end of the series, revealing something shocking about him and his people that you'd never expect.
And if you HAVEN'T read the series yet, well... check out the reviews on the final book and you'll notice a common theme along the lines of "OMG I DID NOT EXPECT THAT ENDING!" Hehe... same goes for this bonus scene. You're gonna love it.
Check out today's YOUTUBE VIDEO for more fun info and behind the scenes stuff about the book here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSv1l...And if you'd like to help blast the book everywhere and help get the word out then feel free to share the beautiful cover/kickstarter info AND better yet, add it to your TBR below!
ADD TO YOUR TBR here: The Queen's Rise
Super excited to sign these copies and start mailing them out to you — woohoo!!
<3 Bethany Atazadeh
