Silmaril Awards 2024 Dragon Finalists and voting link.

09 Sep 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Uncategorized Tags: , ,

Okay so I think I’m going to put up the Dragon nominees in my family’s barn. Hopefully no one is offended. Okay so let’s see who I’m putting up at my house.

Most Magnificent dragon tallies are in:
Shardas (Dragon Slippers)
Norbert (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone)
The Dragon (Tales of Goldstone Wood)
Vollys (Two Princesses of Bamarre)

And the stand out nominee with a total of 13 seconds is… Julio Aquino (Crockett and Crane)

You can click the links above to find information about each of these characters. Be careful the wiki’s contain spoilers for their respective books.

Unfortunately Julio has no fan Wiki to link to. So I will try to sum up his character.

Books you can find him in: Horseman and Deadwood. Crockett and Crane books one and two. Also The Fourth Musketeer (novella) All books written by Kyle Robert Shultz.

Julio Aquino: A fierce green dragon, who would much rather hang out with his friends eating nachos than fly around terrorizing people, though he does like to make things go Fwoom! His Human form is that of a fun loving Latino Man.

Wait, Julio has a human form! Win! I can put him up in the gust room. And if I get baby Norbert from Harry potter I might be able to give him one of the dog beds. That means I only have to put up three dragons in the barn. This might not be that bad after all.

The button below will take you to the main voting form for all of the Silmaril awards, I recommend using the schedule below and visiting each blog to see the nominee for each category so you can easily make all you selections, since you can only fill out the voting form once.

Vote here

Award Ceremonies schedules

Most Magnificent Dragon: Mon. Sept 16 – cobonham.com (You are here.)

Most Faithful Friend: Tues. Sept 17 – https://imperialscribis.wordpress.com/

Most Nefarious Villain: Wed. Sept 18 – https://www.hlburkeauthor.com/blog

Most Devoted Couple: Thurs. Sept 19 – https://catherinesrebellingmuse.blogspot.com/

Most Silver Tongue: Fri. Sept. 20 – https://tpssarahlightshadows.wordpress.com/

Most Epic Hero: Mon. Sept 23 – https://bardonpilgrimage.wordpress.com/

Wisest Counselor: Tues. Sept 24 – https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/

Most Epic Heroine: Wed. Sept 25 – https://djedwardson.com/blog/

Most Wayward Soul: Thurs. Sept. 26 – https://mackenziekwrites.com/blog/

Most Mischievous Imp: Fri. Sept 27 – https://www.jenelleschmidt.com/blog

2024 Silmaril Awards: Most Magnificent Dragon. [CLOSED]

02 Sep 2024 61 Comments

by C.O. Bonham in Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Edit: Nominations are now closed and no new comments will be counted. Please come back on September nineth for the finalist voting. See you then and may the Most Magnificent dragon win.

I am hosting again for the premier award for fantasy characters.

The Silmaril Awards. This year there are ten categories including the return of last years newbie, Most Wayward Soul.

I am hosting the nominations and award for The Most Magnificent Dragon. I actually pretty nervious about this year. I heard that when you host the Dragon awards you actually have to host the nominees and I just don’t know if I have the room for them all.


What are the Silmaril Awards?

The Silmaril Awards are all about celebrating fantasy fiction. But whereas most awards go to authors or books, these awards go to the characters themselves!

Started in 2016, these awards are a four week online celebration of all that’s best in fantasy literature. There are several awards in various categories given every year.

The characters who receive them have to be from books in the fantasy genre.

Characters cannot receive the same award more than once. These are lifetime awards.

Tolkien and Narnian characters are not eligible to be nominated. Instead, they’ll be the ones presenting the awards. 

Nominations are submitted in the comments of each of the host blogs.

Anyone can submit a nomination and you can second (and third and fourth, etc.) any number of nominations besides your own.

After the nomination period (lasting one week), the five characters receiving the most nominations will make it onto the ballot and you’ll have one week to vote. After the votes are tallied, the winners will be announced, one per day, over the final two weeks of the awards.

The dates for this year’s awards are:

Nominations week — Sept 2-6

Voting week — Sept 9-13

Awards ceremonies — Sept 16-27

Most Magnificent Dragon Past Winners

· 2023 Yurgen from Wingfeather Saga

· 2022 Hulwen from Wingfeather Saga

· 2021 Malcolm Blackfire from The Afterverse

· 2020 Clefspeare from Dragons in Our Midst

· 2019 Saphira from Eragon

· 2018 Eustace from The Chronicles of Narnia

· 2017 Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon

Quick Reminders:

No Tolkien or Narnia Characters

Book characters only (Movies don’t count unless the book came first.)

Only fantasy characters are allows (No sci-fi, adventure, mystery ect…)

Leave your nomination as a comment State the character’s name and what book they’re from.

Second other’s nominations by replying “I second” to their comment.

These are lifetime awards please check the past winners above before nominating.

So, Who do you think the Most Magnificent Dragon is?

Nominate them now, by leaving a comment below!

Then nominate more at the blogs below:

Most Faithful Friend – https://imperialscribis.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/the-silmaril-awards-nominations-for-most-faithful-friend/

Most Nefarious Villain – https://www.hlburkeauthor.com/post/2024-silmaril-awards-nominations-most-nefarious-villain

Most Devoted Couple – https://catherinesrebellingmuse.blogspot.com/2024/09/now-open-nominations-for-silmaril.html?m=1

Most Silver Tongue – https://wp.me/p3FlHI-2io

Most Epic Hero – https://bardonpilgrimage.wordpress.com/2024/09/02/2024-silmaril-award-nominations-most-epic-hero/

Wisest Counselor – https://samsbookshire.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-silmaril-awards-2024-nominations.html

Most Epic Heroine – https://djedwardson.com/2024-silmaril-award-nominations-for-most-epic-heroine/

Most Wayward Soul – https://mackenziekwrites.com/2024/09/02/the-silmaril-awards-nominations-now-open-for-wayward-souls/

Most Mischievous Imp – https://jenelleschmidt.com/blog/nominations-2024-silmaril-awards-mischievous-imps

Remember all nominations close the evening of September Sixth.

Epic Sale of Beloved SFF!

22 Aug 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Author news Tags: , ,

There are over 60 fantastic recommended books on sale for just $0.99 each. The sale ends on August 27th 2024 So don’t delay. https://talesfromthecircle.com/epicsale2024.html

But what makes these Sci-fi and Fantasy books beloved? Well this sale is by invitation only. Each book has a brief recommendation rather than a description. The quote is from the person who nominated the book for the sale. (Please note that authors did not recommend their own books.)

For the sale I have marked Runaway Lyrics down to ninety-nine cents. (Please note that the discount is on the United States Amazon and the price might be higher on Amazon’s in different countries.)

I was so honored that epic author H.L. Burke recommended Runaway Lyrics for the sale. Her recommendation quote is short but on point.

“A fun, steampunk/fairy tale mash up.”

~ H. L. Burke

Heidi is also in the sale. The first book in her Gaslamp fantasy trilogy, Spellsmith and Carver, Is $0.99 through the 27th. And out books are together on the sales page! Check it out and fill your e-reader.

https://talesfromthecircle.com/epicsale2024.html#Steampunk

Cover Reveal: Her Fake Superhero Boyfriend

15 Aug 2024 1 Comment

by C.O. Bonham in Cover Reveal, Dive In Review Tags: , , ,

Today I am showing off the cover for the next superhero book from H.L. Burke. Because, when it comes to H.L. Burke, there will always be another superhero book.

About the Book:

He’s a villain pretending to be a hero. She’s a disaster who needs to prove she’s got it together. Can they fake date their way to success?

According to Mira Beckridge’s wealthy and stuck-up family, she’s only ever done one thing right: land a superhero boyfriend. With a hero at her side, maybe she can finally convince them to invest in her fashion line. When her prize superhero catch breaks up with her the day before meeting her parents, she needs to find a replacement, STAT.

Wannabe actor KC can’t land a role even with his super-ability to change his face at a whim. Broke and desperate, he’s fallen back on pulling cons just to make rent. When a supervillain thief recruits him to case the Beckridge Estate, he jumps at it. After all, a guy’s got to eat.

When Mira approaches KC with an offer to play her boyfriend for the week, KC thinks he’s hit the jackpot. Free food and lodging at a mansion and easier access to his target? He’s got nothing to lose, right? Especially not his heart.

Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217340600-her-fake-superhero-boyfriend

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCR7HDK2


Her Fake Superhero Boyfriend, the fifth book in H.L. Burke’s Superhero Romance Project, superhero romcom series drops Sept 9th!

Her Fake Superhero Boyfriend is the fifth book in the Superhero Romance project series. It can be read as a stand alone but if you want to read the rest of the series it’s on sale until August 20th.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7Z8815Q

The series is book 1 FREE, books 2-4 99c each for the next few days.
 

I know your next question.

Did I read it?

Yes, yes I did.

Here’s what I thought:

Full review under the quote graphic.


Her Fake Superhero Boyfriend is the newest release in H.L. Burke’s superhero universe. It picks up after the events of Wishing on a supervillain and features a side character from that story.

This might be a story about a “fake” relationship but this story is really about two flawed protagonists who come into their own just by being genuine with each other. A truly relatable romcom that shows how confidence and self-worth are directly effected by the company we choose to keep.

KC is a face shifter who can be anyone. So why is it that after he meets Mira all he wants to be is himself.

Mira is a sweetheart from a cutthroat family and it takes KC to show her how truly strong she can be.

For all the tropes and Hallmark moments, this book is surprisingly deep.

For anyone who feels like they don’t belong, you just need to meet your people. Not necessarily a significant other, friends are enough.

*I was an early reader for this Novel. All opinions are my own and are given honestly*
 

Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.

An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.

Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.

She is the author of a four part fantasy/romance series entitled “The Dragon and the Scholar,” the Award Winning (2016 Realm Award for Young Adult Fiction) Nyssa Glass Steampunk series, and MG/Fantasy “Cora and the Nurse Dragon,” among others .

Author Site: www.hlburkeauthor.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burkesdragons/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlburkewriter

Release Day: Daisy Dunlap and the Cartoon Carnival!

16 Jul 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Author news, Behind the keyboard Tags: , , ,

Today is both, my favorite, and my most dreaded part of the writing process.

Publication day.

It’s done. The book is out of my hands. There is nothing else I can do to it.

Now I just have to wait for people to read it.

I have been working of Daisy Dunlap and the Cartoon Carnival for almost three years and now it’s finally ready to greet readers.

“So,” you ask, “what is this book about?”


The great thing about art is that it can be interpreted so many ways. Each person processes everything differently and comes to their own conclusions. And even us creators may subconsciously be planting messages that we didn’t intend. However, if you see this as a thinly disguised Bendy and the Ink Machine fan fiction, [stuffs unhealthy obsession with BATIM into the closet.] you’re reading too much into this.

The truth is, it’s more of a rebuttal to the Bendy franchise. If you know what that is, great. If not, the next paragraph is for you.

Bendy is a video game series that take place at an animation studio where the employees have been turned into horrific versions of the cartoon characters created there. It’s a story about greed and corruption. A legacy in ruins.

Daisy Dunlap is not like that. In my story, the characters are actually alive. They weren’t people first. They have their own souls. If anything inspired this book, it was the idea that an idea can take on a life beyond its creator. Just look at how far removed Mickey Mouse has become from the man, Walt Disney, who created and voiced him.

My novel is an exploration of legacy. As I’ve grown older, I’ve often wondered what I’ll leave behind. The obvious answer is my books. There is a reason that authors refer to their published works as their book babies. In the same way that Daisy’s mom in the story, left her daughter as a legacy, Daisy is kind of my legacy too.

Find the truth. Save the family legacy. Don’t get eaten by the giant cartoon spider.

Reeling from the loss of her mother, twelve-year-old Daisy comforts herself with the cartoons and carnival run by her family’s animation studio.

When an anonymous source accuses Grandpa of stealing his most famous character, the impish Tom Greenthumb, their family’s reputation, and business, are on the line. The only thing that can clear their name? A mysterious sketch book hidden somewhere within the Cartoon Carnival.

Sneaking into the theme park at night, Daisy uncovers her family’s greatest secret. Their cartoon creations are alive—and some of them are deadly.

Pre-order link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D53VV77X

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213817547-daisy-dunlap-and-the-cartoon-carnival

C.O. Bonham is the pen name for a commonly misspelled first name. She loves stories of all kinds, but really likes the ones that are weird, and outside the norm. A certified book geek, when she isn’t writing stories of her own she is busy reading stories by others. A homeschool graduate with a degree in creative writing, her goal is to create stories that make people think, feel, and have fun.

Socials

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/610257609931054

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

Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/C-O-Bonham/e/B08R2L9L4Z

Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18245479.C_O_Bonham

On Instagram as: C.O.Bonham

Double Release Day!

27 Jun 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in book tours Tags: , , , , , ,

Today is a day to celebrate not one but two new books being released into the world.

Book one is Original Thoughts by my writing friend, Elisabeth Warner. Original Thoughts is the third book in her Internet shutdown series.

I don’t want to share the burb from Book three because it will give you spoilers. So here’s the blurb for book one, In Real Life:

In 2100, America has its own Internet, and Lin’s only companions are her AI assistant, Tobi, and the hosts of the Nothing but News podcast keeping her up to date on what’s going on in the outside world. But when the Liberty party shuts down the Internet and arrests anyone with questionable social media activity, Lin moves back in with her parents to hide from the patrol officers. Hope is a far cry from her now.Until her ex-husband shows up.As a professional hacker, Don can delete Lin’s personal archive and wipe her slate clean, making her as good as dead. When she winds up in a place called the “Community,” Lin discovers that connection, and survival, are possible without the Internet.

Original Thoughts on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CWL1CL5T

The Internet Shutdown series on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CJPN7G8H

Book Two is The DOSA Files anthology, the book in which I have a short story.

If you love epic tales of heroism, humor, and heart, you’ll adore this collection.

Featuring stories from:
H.L. Burke, Sarah Pennington, Amber Gabriel, Karen Eisenbrey, Rena Gail, Jake Tyson, K.M. Carroll, C.O. Bonham, Michelle L. Houston, and Jenelle Leanne Schmidt.

Available on Amazon now! Get your copy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5JS32QJ

Add it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212327283-dosa-files

DOSA Needs Your Help!

The Cryptographer is targeting DOSA and scrambling their communications. We need your help to solve the codes and unscramble the messages.

Scattered throughout the various blog posts are six clues. Find them all and solve the puzzles to get a secret passcode. That passcode will give you entry to this form: https://forms.gle/55fAGSXAyyjDEFCw9

You have until July first to enter so don’t delay.

Check out the other stops on our blog tour to decode all the encryptions and enter to win!

https://www.hlburkeauthor.com

https://jenelleschmidt.com

https://cobonham.com/2024/06/21/dosa-files-blog-tour-inspiration-for-my-story-and-secret-code/

https://authorambergabriel.com/blog

https://corinnejet.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/hl-burke-exclusive-interview/ 

http://creatingforcreator.wordpress.com

http://kmcarrollblog.wordpress.com

https://www.rachaelritchey.com

https://kareneisenbreywriter.com/blog

DOSA Files blog tour: Inspiration for my story and secret code!

21 Jun 2024 4 Comments

by C.O. Bonham in book tours Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s my Birthday and to celebrate I am going to talk about something I wrote! As you know I had a story accepted in the upcoming DOSA Files Anthology of superhero stories.

Superhero fans rejoice! The DOSA Files: Tales from the Supervillain Rehabilitation Project Anthology is launching June 27th.

If you love epic tales of heroism, humor, and heart, you’ll adore this collection.

Featuring stories from:
H.L. Burke, Sarah Pennington, Amber Gabriel, Karen Eisenbrey, Rena Gail, Jake Tyson, K.M. Carroll, C.O. Bonham, Michelle L. Houston, and Jenelle Leanne Schmidt.

About the Book:

10 Authors, 10 Stories, Endless Ways to Save the Day!

The Award-Winning Supervillain Rehabilitation Project series expands with this new ten-story anthology of exciting superhero (and villain!) tales.

Enter a world of superpowered heroes… and villains. Of epic adventure and hope.

In this collection you’ll find tales of humor, action, and suspense. Meet brave heroes, quippy villains, and desperate vigilantes.

All featured stories are PG or lower, making this a great read for all ages, but especially for fans of superhero fiction, heartfelt moments, and snarky humor.

Featuring New Superhero Stories from Award Winning authors as well as exciting new voices in the genre.

Are you ready to save the day?

Available on Amazon June 27th! Get your copy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5JS32QJ

Add it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212327283-dosa-files

My Inspiration for “Letting Off Steam.”

My story “Letting Off Steam” is a very fan service filled story filled with cameos from established SVR characters. But did you know it actually ties into another novel in the universe? Power Through is book three in the Supervillain Rescue Project. (The one with Marco on the cover.) From this book, I borrowed the setting, the villian, and of course Marco.

The truth: I just really wanted to write a story with Marco in it.

The more interesting version of the story behind the story:

As soon as Heidi mentioned that she wanted to open up her superhero universe to other authors, I knew I wanted to be included. I have read all the SVR books and had a wish list of all the things I wanted to know more about or include in a story.

I knew I was going to use Marco and an early draft actually had the story almost entirely from Marco’s POV. But once I realized that Violet was the more important of the characters I slowly took away Marco’s POV to make room for hers. But the more I wrote Violet, a.k.a. Valve, the more I figured out who she was and the more this became her story.

For Violet’s backstory, I took a cue from Stephen King. I always thought that Carrie was not a horror story but a superhero origin story in which the person chooses the wrong path. Why does Carrie become the villain? Because she has no support system or safe place to go. Her home life is just as bad as her school life.

So Violet also needed to have nowhere to go. Her dad hates sables and school is only survivable by pretending to not exist. There’s also the whole girls attacking her in the locker room thing too.

Next I needed a villain, and I needed one that would have a good reason to visit the abandoned steampunk park without knowing that someone was already living there. Who better than the man who used to use it as a lair. I also included Seth Wallace’s sister who appears in Captured by a Supervillain book three in the Supervillain Romance Project series, because I wanted the satisfaction of the two villains named Wallace actually interacting with each other.

But the real reason I wrote this story is — I really wanted to use the abandoned steampunk park as a base for a vigilante steampunk superhero.

My favorite part of the story was fleshing out the Jules Verne theme park. I went through the original descriptions and tried to make sure nothing I added contradicted them while also not repeating anything. After fleshing it out I really want to go there.

I used to work at an amusement park when I was younger. I pulled a lot of the feeling of walking through an empty park from that experience. Amusement parks are so different when you’re alone. They’re suddenly too big and too quiet and you feel so small walking through them.

The DOSA Files: Tales from the Supervillain Rehabilitation Project Anthology is available on Amazon June 27th! Get your copy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5JS32QJ

Add it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212327283-dosa-files

DOSA Needs Your Help!

The Cryptographer is targeting DOSA and scrambling their communications. We need your help to solve the codes and unscramble the messages.

Scattered throughout the various blog posts are six clues. Find them all and solve the puzzles to get a secret passcode. That passcode will give you entry to this form: https://forms.gle/55fAGSXAyyjDEFCw9

If you succeed DOSA will give you a chance to win a library of books written by the DOSA archivists.

One lucky puzzle solver will win a mini-ebook library of titles from our authors. (Winners chosen July 1st, 2024)

OR

One lucky puzzle solver will win a mini-paperback library of titles from our authors (US shipping only).

Decrypt Message Two:

ᛏᚺᛁᛜᛊ ᚨᚱᛖ ᚷᛖᛏᛏᛁᛜ ᛊᛖᚱᛟᚢᛊ, ᛊᛈᛖᚲᛟᚨᛚ ᚨᚷᛖᚾᛏ. ᚹᛖ ᚨᛏᛏᛖᛗᛈᛏᛖᛞ ᛏᛟ ᛊᛖᚾᛞ ᚨ ᛗᛖᛊᛊᚨᚷᛖ ᛏᛟ ᛚᚨᛚᛖᚺ ᚨᛊᚺᛖ, ᚺᛟᛈᛁᛜ ᚺᛖᚱ ᛏᛖᚲᚺ ᛈᛟᚹᛖᚱᛊ ᚹᛟᚢᛚᛞ ᛒᛖ ᛖᚾᛟᚢᚷᚺ ᛏᛟ ᚢᚾᛞᛟ ᛏᚺᛖ ᚲᚱᛁᛈᛏᛟᚷᚱᚨᛈᚺᛖᚱ’ᛊ ᛗᛁᛊᚲᚺᛁᛖᚠ, ᛒᚢᛏ ᛁᛏ ᛊᛟᛗᛖᚺᛟᚹ ᚱᛖᚹᚱᛟᛏᛖ ᛟᚢᚱ ᛗᛖᛊᛊᚨᚷᛖ ᛁᚾᛏᛟ ᚨ ᚱᛁᚲᚲᚱᛟᛚᛚ ᚨᚾᛞ ᛊᚺᛖ ᛒᛚᛟᚲᚲᛖᛞ ᚢᛊ. ᛁᛟᚢ ᛗᚨᛁ ᛏᚱᚢᛚᛁ ᛒᛖ ᛟᚢᚱ ᛟᚾᛚᛁ ᚺᛟᛈᛖ. ᛏᚺᛖ ᛊᛖᚲᛟᚾᛞ ᛚᛖᛏᛏᛖᚱ ᛟᚠ ᚦᛖ ᛈᚨᛊᛊᚲᛟᛞᛖ ᛁᛊ ᛟ.

Check out the other stops on our blog tour to decode all the encryptions and enter to win!

June 20th:

https://www.hlburkeauthor.com

https://jenelleschmidt.com

June 21st:

http://Cobonham.com (You are here, obviously!)

June 22nd:

https://authorambergabriel.com/blog

June 23rd:

https://corinnejet.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/hl-burke-exclusive-interview/ (post goes live 6/23/2024 6:30 AM PST)

June 24th:

http://creatingforcreator.wordpress.com

http://kmcarrollblog.wordpress.com

June 25th:

https://www.rachaelritchey.com

June 26th:

https://kareneisenbreywriter.com/blog/

June 27th:

https://Whichwaywriting.com

Don’t forget: once you’ve solved all the clues and discovered the passcode you can enter to win one of two epic prizes here: https://forms.gle/55fAGSXAyyjDEFCw9

The Wolf King Cover Reveal

17 Jun 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Cover Reveal Tags: , , ,

Today I have a cover reveal for you it’s from an author I’ve featured before. Lauren H. Salisbury has been on here before for her science fiction retellings of Moses and for her steampunk prodigal son retelling. This time she’s genre hopping again with a fantasy romance.

Behold the cover for: The Wolf King.

Cover designer: @moonpressdesign

She’s captured the king… but can she capture his heart before it’s too late?

Madeline Dalbot rules the peaceful kingdom of Tyrrath on her ailing father’s behalf. When their borders are attacked and her guards capture the notorious Wolf King, she is left with an impossible decision.
Unable either to release him or keep him prisoner without risking a full-scale war, she agrees to marry him instead, allowing his army access to her lands in exchange for the freedom to rule as she sees fit. But he ignores their bargain. His army strips Tyrrath’s resources, and her people go missing.
With the Wolf King intent on destroying everything and everyone Madeline loves, she must break through to his cold heart before her entire kingdom is enslaved. But the only way may be to risk everything she has.

Release date: Tuesday 8th October 2024

Add it to your Goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205579422-the-wolf-king

Author’s Website – https://www.laurenhsalisbury.com

Cover Reveal: Daisy Dunlap and the Cartoon Carnival

28 May 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in Cover Reveal Tags: , , , ,

Today’s post is a cover reveal for a very special book.

It’s mine!

I wrote another book and commissioned a unique cover for it. I am so happy with how it turned out that it was honestly hard for me to plan a cover reveal instead of just sharing it right away.

This time instead of a YA fairytale retelling it’s a middle grade mystery with a large helping of fantasy and a little cartoon magic.

Dunlap’s Cartoon Carnival is the theme park home to Tom Greenthumb. (Think, Tom Thumb meets Mickey Mouse.) But all is not as it seems, when the lights go out. The Cartoons are alive. Even the villain.

The cover design is by Yuin-Y. She’s a very talented artist from Malaysia and you can find her on Instagram as @elvenStar.

About the book:

Find the truth. Save the family legacy. Don’t get eaten by the giant cartoon spider.

Reeling from the loss of her mother, twelve-year-old Daisy comforts herself with the cartoons and carnival run by her family’s animation studio.

When an anonymous source accuses Grandpa of stealing his most famous character, the impish Tom Greenthumb, their family’s reputation, and business, are on the line. The only thing that can clear their name? A mysterious sketch book hidden somewhere within the Cartoon Carnival.

Sneaking into the theme park at night, Daisy uncovers her family’s greatest secret. Their cartoon creations are alive—and some of them are deadly.

So what is the story behind this book?

I like Cartoons. I also love vintage vibes and these characters just kind of grew from that. There was also a certain indie horror game that absorbed a lot of my attention. I’ll let you guess which one. But beyond the cartoon references and in jokes, this is a book about family. Real family, found family and connecting with family.

Daisy Dunlap and the Cartoon Carnival is releasing July 16th

Add it to your to-read list on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213817547-daisy-dunlap-and-the-cartoon-carnival

Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D53VV77X

About the Author:

C.O. Bonham is the pen name for a commonly misspelled first name. She loves stories of all kinds, but really likes the ones that are weird, and outside the norm. A certified book geek, when she isn’t writing stories of her own she is busy reading stories by others. A homeschool graduate with a degree in creative writing, her goal is to create stories that make people think, feel, and have fun.

Social media links:

Website: http://cobonham.com

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/610257609931054

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

Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/C-O-Bonham/e/B08R2L9L4Z

Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18245479.C_O_Bonham

Instagram: @C.O.Bonham (remember to include the periods in my user name.)

Game On: SVR the next generation.

26 May 2024 Leave a comment

by C.O. Bonham in book tours, Dive In Review, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,


I’m back with even more SVR news. The Anthology Kickstarter is closed and We are getting the Audio version! Thank you to everyone who backed it. If you did back the Kickstarter then you may have seen a new SVR book available as an add on. That book just released today and it’s all about the next generation of teens in the SVR universe.

NEW RELEASE!
From the Award Winning Superhero Universe by H.L. Burke comes a brand new Young Adult
Series set in the world of the Supervillain Rehabilitation Project.
Follow the next generation of young superheroes as they compete to prove themselves, forge
new friendships, and strengthen family bonds.
The book is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Buy it now to experience the
continuing saga of the Powell family.

Game On
Supervillain Legacy Project Book 1
The Department of Super Abled has announced the first-ever teen competition: a multi-stage
challenge to find the next great superhero talent … and Ruby Powell wants in.
The daughter of superheroes, fifteen-year-old Ruby has spent her whole life waiting to be old
enough to start saving the day. When the Sable Games are announced, she sees her chance.
Step 1, convince her superstar mother to lead her team. Step 2, prove herself the most valuable
member of her team and win the hearts of the viewing public. Step 3, win the game and set
herself up as DOSA’s next big thing.
The son of a supervillain, Oliver Shelby has a lot to prove. When his application is rejected due
to his history of heart issues, it looks like he’ll be sidelined. The Powells’ new underdog team
might be his last chance. All he has to do is fudge the paperwork about his extensive medical
history and hide the huge surgical scar on his chest. No big deal, right?
With some teens willing to play dirty for the top spot, Oliver and Ruby’s team struggles to stay in
the running. If Oliver’s secret gets out, will they even be allowed to compete?

Author Bio
H. L. Burke is the author of multiple fantasy novels including the Supervillain Rehabilitation
Project Series, the Spellsmith & Carver Steampunk series, and Ashen. She is an admirer of the
whimsical, a follower of the Light, and a believer in happily ever after.
Author Links
www.hlburkeauthor.com
https://www.instagram.com/burkesdragons/
https://www.facebook.com/hlburkewriter

My Review

Author H.L. Burke has done it again. That’s right, even more superhero books. Game on is the first book in a new series featuring the next generation of heros, AKA the children of the characters from her previous series.

Usually, I like to tell people were to start reading but there are too many books in this universe and Game On has a shiny #1 on the cover so I guess well go with that. Besides, nearly every previous character makes a cameo so I can’t even go by who is in the book. Still there is an inate joy in seeing character grow and change over time.

On that note, I really loved getting to know the new cast of characters, especially Oliver. He was introduced in Burke’s most recent release Wishing on a Supervillain and it was interesting getting to see him all grown up.

Game On is a different kind of superhero book though. Instead of a villain to fight or a world to save, This is a sports book. Camp Sable’s Team needs to win the game and defeat the rival team to win the first ever Sable competition. I don’t normally read sports stories, but as always, everything is better with superpowers.

Buy Links
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1NXMW2R

Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211316346-game-on

Additional Extras:
The Cover as a jigsaw puzzle https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/4261384c891ac41

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