Welcome to our weekly special feature post, Author Of The Week!!
Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release!
We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!
Introducing Martina Boone, YABC’s Author of the Week!!
Martina Boone was born in Prague and spoke several languages before learning English. She’s the acclaimed author of the romantic southern gothic Heirs of Watson Island series, including Compulsion<http://amzn.to/
She lives with her husband, children, a sheltie puppy, and a lopsided cat, and she enjoys writing contemporary fantasy set in the kinds of magical places she’d love to visit. When she isn’t writing, she’s addicted to travel, horses, skiing, chocolate flavored tea, and anything with Nutella on it.
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Meet Illusion!!
Caged by secrets all around her and haunted by mistakes that have estranged her from Eight Beaufort, Barrie Watson is desperate to break the curse that puts her family in danger—without breaking the beautiful magic that protects Watson’s Landing. To do that, she must heal the rifts that have split the families of the island apart for three hundred years, unravel the mystery of the Fire Carrier and the spirits he guards, and take control of forces so deadly and awe-inspiring they threaten to overwhelm her.
With the spirits that cursed Watson Island centuries ago awake and more dangerous than ever, she finds an unlikely ally in the haunting and enigmatic Obadiah, whose motivations and power she still can’t read—or trust. His help comes at a price, however, plunging Barrie into a deadly maze of magic and wonder, mystery and intrigue that leads through history to places she never imagined she could go.
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**Praise for Illusion**
“This book was such an incredible ending to an amazing, complex, and beautiful series. I swear this series should be taught in every school. The way Martina deals with issues of prejudice, slavery, sexism, relationships, and family, while telling a story that is so unique and engrossing is awe-inspiring. I love this series, I love these characters, and I love the way this book made me think about the world and all the issues we face every day. Brilliant.”
~Andye Eppes, Reading Teen~
Meet Persuasion!!
As reporters chasing rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold descend on Watson Island, Barrie Watson discovers more is buried at Colesworth Place than treasure. A mysterious, magical man claims the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts and the Colesworth curse also lies beneath the mansion, and Barrie has no option but to help him find it. While she and Eight Beaufort struggle to make sense of the escalating danger and their growing feelings for each other, Barrie must decide not only whom to trust, but which gift is more reliable—Eight’s or her own. With the fate of the founding families at stake, she has to choose between what she feels deep in her heart and what will keep her loved ones safe.
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**Praise for Persuasion**
“Gorgeous sequel filled with action packed adventure, a lush setting and an unforgettable romance! This is a series you do not want to miss!”
Meet Compulsion!!
Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse.
Three hundred years ago, an ancient spirit cursed one of the founding families of Watson Island and gave the other two magical gifts that became compulsions. Arriving for the first time at her aunt’s plantation home, Barrie Watson finds herself haunted by the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she can’t see. With the help of Eight Beaufort, who seems to know what she wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family’s twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn’t what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.
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**Praise for Compulsion**
“Skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden treasure . . .
An impressive start to the Heirs of Watson Island series.”
~Publisher’s Weekly~
The Heirs Of Watson Island Series
By: Martina Boone
Publisher: Simon Teen
Release Date: Illusion releases on 10/25/16
*GIVEAWAY DETAILS*
One winner will receive a signed set of all three books in the series:
COMPULSION, PERSUASION, & ILLUSION,
plus a Tiffany-style key necklace like the one Barrie wears. ~ (US & Canada only).
*Click the Rafflecopter link below to enter the giveaway*
The covers are all so cute!!!!
This series has tremendous covers, and I’ve been meaning to read this suspenseful story set for ages now! What a great prize! Cheers, Kara S
Love how the covers match. I cannot wait to finish reading this phenomenal series!
These cover go together so well!!! Omg they’re so pretty!!! How have I not heard of this series before now, I must read it asap, aka it will become like no.200 on my tbr list and I’ll procrastinate reading it
Great series! I love the matching covers! 🙂
The covers are just beautiful and it sounds like a really interesting series!
This series has been on my wishlist forever. I love the covers, and how they seem to glow in the background.
The covers are beautiful and romantic. The synopsis is very exciting. Cannot wait to read this series.
The covers ate romantic and creepy at the same time! This is such a fun series!
The cover and synopsis are very intriguing.
Looks and sounds like the third book ties perfectly in with the previous two. Beautiful color choice.
This sounds like a trilogy that becomes spellbinding and utterly addicting. And I love the covers!
This is SUCH a well-written series; I cannot wait to read the conclusion. I love how the covers visually complement each other, as well as the parallelism in the titles. I’m sad to see this series end; I hope she’ll write something else after she’s had a well-earned break.
These covers are beautiful and sounds amazing. I was lucky enough to go to an event she was at & she’s just the nicest person.
The covers are gorgeous! Can’t wait to read this series! It sounds amazing!
I love all these covers!
These books look so wonderful and I cannot wait to read them. I love the artwork!
These covers are all so pretty! And the books sound really good.
this is a series i could really get into, based on the synopsis given. thanks for sharing it and for the giveaway. the cover of this book is great, as are the others in the series. i like the colors.
I’ve seen a lot about this series, so I’m very interested.
The covers for the books in this series are all visually stunning and immediately draw your eyes toward them. Great job.
I love this series! The first two were amazing! I haven’t read the third yet, but it’s on my TBR list!
These covers are so gorgeous I’d frame them! And the books sound so good–a curse! Yes please!