It’s cover
reveal day for Illusion by Lea Nolan. This is
the third book in The Hoodoo Apprentice Trilogy, and I am so excited
because all three books are getting gorgeous new covers! Check it
out!
Title: Illusion
Author Name:
Lea Nolan
Release Day:
October 5th
Genre:
Young Adult Paranormal
Preorder: Amazon
About
Illusion:
New school. Cross-country move. Broken
heart. If only these were Emma Guthrie’s worst problems as the
first day of her sophomore year dawns. Instead, she must battle a
trio of enemies—human and spectral—who may or may not have joined
forces against her. All while pretending to be over Cooper Beaumont,
her ex-boyfriend and true love, to shield him from her arch-nemesis’s
revenge.
Worse, when the fight escalates, Emma
is tempted to use the black magic she’s always fought against,
endangering her own soul. As her enemies close in, join forces, and
fight with new and dark magic she’s never seen before, Emma must
finally harness the power within her to fulfill an ancient prophecy,
defeat a centuries-old evil, save her family, and reclaim the only
boy she’s ever loved.
CONJURE: Amazon
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CONJURE:
Be careful what you search
for…Emma Guthrie expects this summer to be
like any other in the South Carolina Lowcountry--hot and steamy with
plenty of beach time alongside her best friend and secret crush,
Cooper Beaumont, and Emma's ever-present twin brother, Jack. But then
a mysterious eighteenth-century message in a bottle surfaces,
revealing a hidden pirate bounty. Lured by the adventure, the trio
discovers the treasure and unwittingly unleashes an ancient Gullah
curse that attacks Jack with the wicked flesh-eating Creep and
promises to steal Cooper's soul on his approaching sixteenth
birthday.But when a strange girl bent on revenge appears, demon dogs
become a threat, and Jack turns into a walking skeleton; Emma has no
choice but to learn hoodoo magic to undo the hex, all before the last
days of summer--and her friends--are lost forever.
ALLURE: Amazon
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ALLURE:
Worst.
Summer. Ever. Emma Guthrie races to learn the
hoodoo magic needed to break The Beaumont Curse before her marked
boyfriend Cooper’s sixteenth birthday. But deep in the South
Carolina Lowcountry, dark, mysterious forces encroach, conspiring to
separate Emma and Cooper forever. When Cooper starts to change,
turning cold and indifferent, Emma discovers that both his heart and
body are marked for possession by competing but equally powerful
adversaries. Desperate to save him, Emma and her twin brother, Jack,
risk their lives to uncover the source of the black magic that has
allured Cooper and holds him in its grip. Faced with the horror of a
soul-eating boo hag, Emma and Jack must fight to resist its fiendish
power to free Cooper long enough to join their strengths and face it
together, before it destroys them all.
Exclusive
Excerpt:
A screech echoes through the woods. The
sound is like a nail scraped against tin and raises the tiny hairs on
the back of my neck. It’s the unmistakable caw of a crow. Spinning,
I search the dimness for the source. Before my eyes can focus, a
glossy black shadow bursts through a sheet of Spanish moss draped on
a nearby live oak.
Shrieking, I cover my head with my
hands and duck, then dart toward the path that brought me here. The
bird pursues, flapping its large wings and gaining ground fast. With
a whoosh, it swoops from the sky and slams into me, sinking its
talons into my arm. I scream, then thrash around, trying to knock it
loose. Its spiky nails clamp deeper into my flesh.
“Get off her!” Cooper’s voice
booms.
Tears, the very best kind, surge. I’ve
never been so happy to have him near. “Help!” I lamely shake my
arm again, but the psychotic bird hangs on.
Cooper’s feet pound against the dirt
as he races toward me and my winged assailant. As he draws close, the
crow squawks, then jams its beak into my scalp, yanking out a clump
of hair.
Pain, brilliant yellow and blinding,
flashes across my vision. I wail, overcome.
“Emma, duck.”
I drop to my knees. Something hard
thumps against the bird, launching it into the air like a golf ball
from a tee. Its piercing caw bounces across the clearing. As the bird
soars into the moonlit sky, it attempts to beat its wings, but
something’s wrong. Only one of its feathered sides extends. Midair
the shiny black crow stalls then careens back toward the earth. Just
as I’m sure it’s headed straight for us, the lame wing unfolds
then beats furiously to avoid what is sure to be a deadly collision.
Veering off, it follows a wobbly flight path toward the shadowy
forest.
Cooper tosses a long, heavy stick onto
the ground, then reaches for my hand and pulls me to my feet. “Are
you okay?” His wide hands clutch my arms as his eyes search mine.
“I—I think so.” My voice shakes
as I work to process all that’s happened in the last few minutes.
My temperature drops as shock sets in. Was it real, or just an
immensely screwed-up dream? One glance at the slick streak of blood
dripping down my skin confirms my new wound, though I can’t tell
how bad it is until I see it in the light.
Grabbing me close, he wraps his strong
arms around my back. The heady scent of his Cooperness swirls around
me, filling me with familiar warmth that heads off my shock. My
thoughts zoom to the red stain that has likely already smeared his
polo. “I’m bleeding.” I try to pull away.
“I know.” He grips me close, like
he’s fallen from a ship and I’m the only life preserver.
“But it’ll get it on your shirt.”
A tear streams down the side of my face.
He pulls away, just enough to meet my
gaze. “Who cares about my shirt? I thought I lost you, Emmaline.”
Brushing his thumb against my cheek, he wipes away the salty liquid.
“But you didn’t. You saved me.”
“I was almost too late.” His voice
is breathy and so full of despair it nearly breaks my heart.
About Lea Nolan:
Lea Nolan is a USA Today
bestselling author of Contemporary Romance and YA. Her books for
young adults feature bright heroines, crazy-hot heroes, diabolical
plot twists, plus a dose of magic, a draft of romance, and a sprinkle
of history. She also pens smart, witty contemporary stories for
adults filled with head-swooning, heart-throbbing, sweep-you-off your
feet romance. Born and raised on Long Island, New York, she loves the
water far too much to live inland. With her heroically supportive
husband and three clever children, she resides in Maryland where she
scarfs down crab cakes whenever she gets the chance.
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