Forbidden Tour: Guest Post + Giveaway

Hey everyone! Welcome to my stop on the FORBIDDEN blog tour! I have a guest post by the author to share with you today - and don't forget to enter the awesome giveaway! To follow the rest of the tour, check out the schedule at the end of the post!

Forbidden

Author: Eve Bunting

Genre: YA Historical/Gothic

Release Date: December 1, 2015

Publisher: Clarion Books

Formats: Hardcover, ebook, audiobook

Description:

In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. Everything and everyone in her new surroundings, including her relatives, is sinister, threatening, and mysterious. She's told that Eli, the young man she's attracted to, is forbidden to her, but not why. Spirited, curious, and determined, Josie sets out to learn the village's secrets and discovers evil, fueled by heartless greed, as well as a ghostly presence eager for revenge. An author's note gives the historical inspiration for this story. 

Where did the inspiration to write FORBIDDEN come from?

The setting for Forbidden came to me first. I have always loved stories about old, creepy house in an isolated place, on a cliff perhaps or set deep in dark woods. I also love stories of the sea. I had read once about "wrecking" and the horrors of that profession stayed in my mind. The two came together in my thinking . I reread Daphne Du Maurier's Jamaica Inn and I was hooked. 

Also known as Evelyn Bolton and A.E. Bunting. 

Anne Evelyn Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, is an author with more than 250 books. Her books are diverse in age groups, from picture books to chapter books, and topic, ranging from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Eve Bunting has won several awards for her works. 

Bunting went to school in Ireland and grew up with storytelling. In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I’m a bit of a Shanchie myself, telling stories to anyone who will listen.” This storytelling began as an inspiration for Bunting and continues with her work. 

In 1958, Bunting moved to the United States with her husband and three children. A few years later, Bunting enrolled in a community college writing course. She felt the desire to write about her heritage. Bunting has taught writing classes at UCLA. She now lives in Pasadena, California. 

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Giveaway: (3) winners will receive a finished copy of FORBIDDEN - US Only 

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Tour Schedule:

Week One: 
11/23/2015- The Cover Contessa- Interview 
11/24/2015- Book Briefs- Review 
11/25/2015- A Dream Within A Dream- Guest Post 
11/26/2015- Zach's YA Reviews- Review 
11/27/2015- BookHounds YA- Interview

Week Two: 
11/30/2015- Just Commonly- Review 
12/1/2015- Curling Up With A Good Book- Interview 
12/2/2015- Novel Novice- Review 
12/3/2015- The Reading Nook Reviews- Guest Post 
12/4/2015- Mundie Moms- Review

Pre-Order Giveaway: Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little

On November 4th, HarperCollins unveils Forbidden, a seductive YA debut from award-winning middle grade author Kimberley Griffiths Little. 

Forbidden transports readers back in time to the deadly deserts and sweltering heat of Ancient Mesopotamia for a tale of danger, duty, and forbidden love. 

Jayden is on the brink of womanhood and betrothed to her tribe’s prince, cold-hearted Horeb. 

But when tragedy strikes, Jayden meets Kadesh, a mysterious visitor from the south who makes Jayden doubt everything she knows. 

Torn between loyalty to her tribe and the chance to escape her fate, Jayden must make a choice that will change her life forever. 

 Preorder Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound

About Forbidden: 

In the unforgiving Mesopotamian desert where Jayden’s tribe lives, betrothal celebrations abound, and tonight it is Jayden’s turn to be honored. But while this union with Horeb, the son of her tribe’s leader, will bring a life of riches and restore her family’s position within the tribe, it will come at the price of Jayden’s heart.

Then a shadowy boy from the Southern Lands appears. Handsome and mysterious, Kadesh fills Jayden’s heart with a passion she never knew possible. But with Horeb’s increasingly violent threats haunting Jayden’s every move, she knows she must find a way to escape—or die trying.

With a forbidden romance blossoming in her heart and her family’s survival on the line, Jayden must embark on a deadly journey to save the ones she loves—and find a true love for herself.

Set against the brilliant backdrop of the sprawling desert, the story of Jayden and Kadesh will leave readers absolutely breathless as they defy the odds and risk it all to be together.

Award-winning author Kimberley Griffiths Little was born in San Francisco, but now lives in New Mexico on the banks of the Rio Grande with her husband and their three sons. Her middle-grade novels, When the Butterflies Came, The Last Snake Runner, The Healing Spell, and Circle of Secrets, have been praised as “fast-paced and dramatic,” with “beautifully realized settings.” 

Kimberley adores anything old and musty with a secret story to tell. She’s stayed in the haunted tower room at Borthwick Castle in Scotland; sailed the Seine in Paris; ridden a camel in Petra, Jordan; shopped the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul; and spent the night in an old Communist hotel in Bulgaria. 

You can visit her online at  www.kimberleygriffithslittle.com.

Author Links: Website | Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Share your thoughts on the trailer in the comments!

Kimberley is also offering a HUGE preorder giveaway from October 6th to November 4th (release day!) to celebrate. See below for full details on how to enter. 

TO ENTER:

• You must preorder Forbidden through an online retailer or your local bookstore, then email a photo of your receipt to forbiddengiveaway@gmail.com.
• Fill out the rafflecopter below
• US/Canada Only
• Ends at midnight EST on November 3, 2014
• Optional entries: share the trailer on your own site or social media, follow Kimberley on twitter, and tweet about the giveaway (can be repeated daily for extra entries!)
• Winners will be announced and contacted November 4th (release day!)
• If the winner does not respond with their mailing address within one week, a new winner will be chosen.

PRIZES:

(1) GRAND PRIZE WINNER: 
1. NEWLY RELEASED Kindle Fire HD6 Tablet with 6" HD Display, Wi-Fi, Front and Rear Cameras, 8 GB -- choose your color! (Black, Magenta, White, Citron, or Cobalt) 

2. GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS by Rae Carson 

3. CHAOS OF STARS by Kiersten White 

4. Satin Belly Dance Skirt 

5. Belly Dance 150-Coin Hip Scarf 

6. Red Silk Veil (not pictured) 

7. Red Middle Eastern Earrings 

8. Belly dance DVD: Sensual Belly Dance with Blanca, a professional dancer (technique, choreography, and performances) 

9. "Will YOU risk it all?" button (not pictured) 

10. Set of 10 Book Club Cards 11. Jeweled bookmark (not pictured) 

(1) SECOND PLACE WINNER:

1. GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS by Rae Carson

2. Red Middle Eastern Earrings

3. Red Silk Veil (not pictured)

4. Belly dance DVD: Sensual Belly Dance with Blanca, a professional dancer (technique, choreography, and performances)

5. "Will YOU risk it all?" button (not pictured)

6. Set of 10 Book Club Cards

7. Jeweled bookmark (not pictured)

(13) RUNNERS-UP WINNERS:

1. Red Middle Eastern Earrings

2. "Will YOU risk it all?" button (not pictured)

3. Set of 10 Book Club Cards

4. Jeweled bookmark (not pictured)

Good luck!

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