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Cinderella's Inferno (Cinderella Necromancer #2)
by F.M. BoughanRelease Date: May 29, 2018
Publisher: Month9Books
Purity cannot abide the darkness.
It’s been two years since Ellison defeated her stepsisters and sent her evil stepmother back into the Abyss.
Though she’s learning to control her dark magic and has spent time traveling with Prince William and bringing peace to the kingdom, one fact remains. She is a necromancer and he is a paladin of light. And so, the king refuses to give his blessing for them to marry.
To appease his father, William has begun to avoid her. But when even her younger brother Edward grows distant, Ellison learns her mother’s spirit has been visiting Edward in secret, threatening to overwhelm him with her own loneliness and longing. When Ellison accidentally touches her mother’s spirit, her tainted touch condemns her mother’s spirit to eternal damnation.
Ellison resolves to descend into hell to save her mother’s soul and bring her physical body back to the world of the living. William hopes this good deed will bring Ellison into favor and finally allow them to be wed.
But the journey through hell is fraught with peril. Temptations abound and the demons Ellison sent back to the Abyss are thirsty for revenge.
Evil cannot be defeated without sacrifice—but when that sacrifice means choosing between the ones Ellison loves and her very own life, how far is she willing to go to make her family whole again?
Guest Post!!!
Cover Love (Why you love the cover)
I’ll admit right up front—I do love the cover for CINDERELLA’S INFERNO. I think it’s a visually arresting image, and the colors are brilliant… but let’s start from the beginning, when I was but a wee debut holding my copies of CINDERELLA, NECROMANCER and hoping against hope that the cover for my sequel would be just as good or, if the universe smiled on me, possibly even have a matching image.
As a traditionally published author, I don’t get a say in my book cover. I fill out art sheets that talk about covers I like, scenes from the novel that might make a good cover, and so forth, but that’s as far as it goes. Then I sit back and wait and bite my nails anticipating its arrival in my inbox… someday.
I believe I’ve said this before, but when an author comments on their own cover, what they’re actually doing is commenting on another artist’s work—so to be quite honest, I do think the person who should be talking about the cover is that artist, because they’re the one who put all the thought into crafting it and getting it just right. I’d love to read about a cover artist’s process, how they make decisions… but anyway, that’s not the point of this guest post, so… moving on. ;)
Both of my covers were done by Najla Qamber Designs, and the reasons I love this cover are similar to the reasons I loved the artwork for the first book—because the images actually do match!
The cover for CINDERELLA’S INFERNO only has a few main elements, but they build on those shown on the cover for the first book. For CINDERELLA, NECROMANCER, my main character, Ellison, is looking away from the viewer—her pose is more guarded, a little insecure, even while she wields an incredible power.
That changes for book two. On this cover, Ellison stares directly at her audience—she’s fearless, self-assured, confident. Maybe a little too confident. It’s the perfect transition in pose and expression, because that’s exactly what I was trying to convey in the text. CINDERELLA’S INFERNO begins two years after the events of the first story, which means Ellison has had plenty of time to come to terms with her powers, to develop her skill and earn her place. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing, well, as I like to say… you’ll have to read the book to find out!
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About the Author
F.M. Boughan is a bibliophile, a writer, and an unabashed parrot enthusiast. She can often be found writing in local coffee shops, namely because it’s hard to concentrate with a cat lying on the keyboard and a small, colorful parrot screaming into her ear. Her work is somewhat dark, somewhat violent, somewhat hopeful, and always contains a hint of magic.
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- One (1) winner will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card and a digital copy of Cinderella’s Inferno (INT)
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Lovely, and frightening cinderella
ReplyDeleteThanks, Calvin! It's definitely not a light-hearted story, that's for sure. ;)
DeleteThe book I really want to read is Cinderella's Disco Inferno.
ReplyDeleteRichard -- Well, it's only supposed to be a duology, but this is top-tier trilogy material right here. ;)
Deletelove the cover art.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kimberly! Didn't the artist do such a great job? Really beautiful work.
DeleteLooks like a fun awesome read :) thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lacey! :D
DeleteThis sounds like a great book! Thanks for the chance. :)
ReplyDeleteThe covers of this series are beautiful
ReplyDeletesounds like a fun one
ReplyDeleteIt is so interesting to read an author's thoughts on the process for their covers. I think that this series does have striking covers and seem to fit with the theme. <3
ReplyDeleteI would just love to read your book.
ReplyDeletelove the cover and the book sounds great thanks
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