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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Rebellion by Rowan Bishop - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hello lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Rowan Bishop and her new book, “Rebellion”!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $20 Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift Card.  Also, come back daily to interact with Rowan and to increase your chances of winning!

This book is on sale during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!  See below for details.

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this exciting giveaway!


Rebellion
by Rowan Bishop

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GENRE:  Science Fiction Romance

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BLURB:

Akyra Roux is an up-and-coming Security Operations commander: ambitious, dedicated, and fearless. Her soldiers have a reputation for getting the job done and cracking skulls, earning her a perilous mission to the far fringes of the galaxy.

As soon as she lands, however, Akyra learns the hard way that rival factions have a lot to gain by seeing her fail, no matter what the cost…

Captain Raemus Petrus is the hunky, charismatic leader of the genetically-engineered Titans stationed at the outpost. He has a job to do and battles to fight, and he doesn’t let anything get in his way. However, when Akyra and her team of hot-blooded females land on the planet, his need to protect her and his duty to betray her collide…

Can Raemus, engineered to be ruthless, prove he has enough humanity buried inside his heart to salvage his honor, save Akyra, and ultimately prove his ability to love?

Can Akyra, running from her past, learn to lose control of the one thing holding her back, her own heart?

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EXCERPT THREE:

“You’d give all this up?” Raemus pointed to the cluttered mess of the vehicle maintenance shed they’d been facing the whole time, “for a family?”

Akyra shrugged. “Family isn’t an option anymore.” She rubbed the birth control bolt deep in the skin of her shoulder, the one engineered with a homing beacon that would bring arrest, conviction, and death if removed from her body. “Being really good at fighting for The Church is all I got.” She felt pressure behind her eyes, and her nose began to itch, but she shook it off. “That’s why I’m the best commander I can be.” Akyra rubbed her hands against the intensifying cold. “What’s your excuse?”

Raemus didn’t miss any signs of sadness spreading over Akyra’s body, the slight slouch, the successive blinks, the three irregular deep breaths. “I’m with you,” he said. “I get it. When shooting bad guys gets you through the day, might as well become the best at it.”

She laughed through the frog in her throat. “Yes. Exactly.”

“Well, let’s see… I can let you shoot Levi over there if that’ll make you feel any better.”

She blurted out a big laugh.

Her smile! Raemus thought. Rich and honest. So… real.

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GUEST POST:

Why I love Writing the Titan Romance Series

Theme is the most important commitment to writing any book. Without theme, even the most intoxicating, sexy story can leave a reader feeling unfulfilled by the end—often not even knowing why. Championing important ideas and questions, often those that define us as humans, is an exciting business. For me, it's the joy of writing.

My job is to pick an important question, choose a side, then spend an entire novel challenging the answer until I know it's correct. The best theme for any romance novel is Love Conquers All, and it's my absolute favorite. As a human, I believe love does conquer everything in the end. As a writer, however, my job is to make love work awfully hard to pull it off.

The entire Titan Romance series is a grueling test of love's ability to prevail. And that's going to make for some electrifying, dramatic romance. And what better setting to test the breadth of love's reach then the entire galaxy throughout which a future humanity is struggling?

Don't worry. Love will always conquer all. But it's going to take one heck of a road trip to prove it.

It's also requires the right kind of heroes and heroines to shoulder such a task. We're going to need strong women and big, hunky, confident men. And when I say men, I really mean genetically-engineered warriors of the future!

Alpha males come in a great gamut of shapes and sizes. I'm especially attracted to the idea of alphas as authentic leaders: powerful males who care about their followers, who listen, who trust others, who inspire with their passion, focus, and persistence—but who still get what they want.

No surprise, I find this to be the sexiest combination possible. And if I'm going to spend so many long hours creating a fictitious man to spend time with, why not make him tickle me in all the right places?

The leader of the genetically-engineered Titans, Raemus, knows his followers have chosen him as their leader. He also knows they won't stick around if he only used the nip-and-bark style of an alpha-hole.

The Titan Romance series follows the characters from oppression to freedom, so it'll take the right kind of alpha to lead everyone there. And since the overarching theme is Love Conquers All, the right kind of alpha is going to be an authentic leader.

That said, he's not going to be squeamish about completely obliterating his enemies. Grrrr...

Finally, I grew up under the impression that spirituality and sexuality were diametrically opposed. A lot of us did. Therefore, I wanted to smash them together and see what happened. But, you know, in the distant future. In the first books of the series, The Church of Nova Sol is an oppressive theocracy ruling the galaxy, a religion controlling the galaxy with an iron fist, including people's sexual functions. But as the rebellion begins, people experience both free spirituality and free sexuality. And the merger of the two. Frankly, for me it's a taboo I couldn't resist writing about!

I hope you get a chance to pick up Rebellion, the first book in the series, and give it a shot. If the ideas and themes I mentioned speak to you, then it might just be up your alley!

Lots of love,
Rowan

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AUTHOR BIO:


All her life, Rowan Bishop has thrown herself into both romance and science fiction every chance she could, so it was destiny that she’d fall in love with the growing subgenre of science fiction romance.

Consequently, she stepped away from her retail career to focus on her dream of writing full-time. The new girl on SFR scene, she brings her electrifying love stories and her naughty fantasies to our galaxy.

Rowan Bishop is her penname.

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AMAZON BUY LINKS & SALE INFO:

**Rebellion will be $0.99 during the tour!!**


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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Rowan Bishop will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase made I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

39 comments:

  1. Congrats on the tour, the book looks great, and thanks for the chance to win :)

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    1. Hi Lisa! Thanks for your interest! Best of luck during the giveaway!

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  2. Thank you for both the excerpt and giveaway as well.

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    1. And thank you for reading, James! Have a great day!!

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  3. I really enjoyed reading the guest post, thank you!

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    1. Hi Nikolina! Thanks for reading the post. It's fun sharing the process with new people. Have a great day!

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  4. Thanks for the excerpt and giveaway.

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    1. You're welcome, Debra. Good luck in the giveaway!

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  6. Ally! I'm so grateful to be a part of your blog. I look forward to connecting with your followers and friends! Have a wonderful day.

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  7. thanks for sharing this book with us!!

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    1. Right on, Rita. Thank you for the feedback!
      I Hope you have a fantastic day!

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  9. Enjoyed the excerpt and the guest post, sounds like a book I would really enjoy, good luck with the tour and have a wonderful holiday season!

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    1. Good to hear, Eva!
      FYI, I'm always happy to offer free ARC versions during the tour. Just say!
      You have a lovely holiday, too!

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  10. Thanks for the giveaway; the excerpt is cool and so is the cover. :)

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    1. Good luck in this giveaway, Cali! Thanks for the compliment, too!!

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  11. This sounds like a great book, I'm looking forward to checking it out!

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    1. Thanks so much, Victoria. Happy to offer an ARC version if you're interested.
      Have a great evening!

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    2. I would love one!! My email address is velastarr926 at aol dot com - thank you :D

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  12. Really enjoyed the excerpt and I can't wait to read it :)

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  13. Great news, Amy! Let me know what you think!!!

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  14. Hello! Back again today and thanking you one more time for the chance at winning.

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  15. Hello and happy Friday! Hope your weekend is great and thank you for the giveaway.

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  16. Hope you're having fun this Saturday. Thanks for all you do bringing us such great giveaways. You're awesome!

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  17. Hello to all you beautiful people on this awesome Sunday. I am back giving thanks to you for the giveaway. Hope your Sunday is fantastic!

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  18. Shared on G+ to help spread the word, have a great day! :)

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  19. Back to it being Monday already? Hope your weekend was a fun one. Thanks for hosting this great giveaway.

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  20. How this little messages find you doing great. I am back saying thank you again. Please don't get tired of seeing me.

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  21. Happy Hump Day! Have a great one and thank you once again.

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  22. We made it, finally Friday even though I will work for most of it. I will ask my sister to help me out on here. Thanks again for this opportunity to win and have a great day!

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  23. Finally I am back to see y'all. Thanks again for all you do and the chance at winning amazing giveaways.

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  24. I sure have been messing up this week with my visits to you. Sorry about that! I am back tonight to say thanks again for the chance at winning and have a great Friday evening.

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  25. How's your Saturday going? Hoping it's a good one for you and thanks for the giveaway.

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  26. The cover is gorgeous! I love it!

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  27. Thanks for the excerpt. It's excellent.

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  28. Stopped by to share the post. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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