THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH Book Release News and Prizes

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Book Release Week!

Woohoo! I can't believe this week is here! This Friday, Dec. 18, THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH is available for purchase on Amazon as an eBook or paperback. I'm so excited. Make sure you read this entire post, so you don't miss out on any of the events and prize opportunities.

This is what author David B Coe says about the book:

“A tale of intrigue and romance, set in a unique and skillfully rendered world, THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH will keep readers riveted from first page to last. Highly recommended!” — David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson, author of the Thieftaker Chronicles

In case you've missed other posts about THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH, here's the book's description:

An elite Watcher trainee, fifteen-year-old Princess Adana had everything going for her. Everything, that is, until her mother, the queen, dies. Too young to be queen herself, her mother’s last royal act is a decree that seals Adana’s fate—she’s to be sent to the neighboring Kingdom of Elwar for her own protection. She’ll be alone there, as the only person Adana knew in Elwar—her betrothed, Prince Serrin—dies at the same time as her mother.

The three-year stay in Elwar seems like a death sentence, as she will be separated from her telepathically-bonded giraffe and removed from her Watcher training. It only gets worse when she meets the person who will be teaching her about the rules of court protocol and politics—Serrin’s stepmother, Queen Quilla, a sharp-tongued woman who dislikes everything Adana stands for.

When a vision shows her the existence of Maligon—a tyrant thought killed twenty years prior—she realizes everything is not as it seems in the Four Kingdoms. Evil is at work in the shadows, and Maligon will stop at nothing short of total control over the Four Kingdoms. Will she be ready in time to claim her birthright, or will Maligon succeed with his malevolent plans?

Book Release Events

Interested? Check out these other opportunities:

Enter to win the Book Launch Prize

If you haven't signed up for my newsletter, then make sure you do so by December 17, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST. All subscribers to the newsletter are entered to win the Book Launch Prize (see the fantastic list of goodies in the image at the top of this post). You can get extra entries by encouraging your friends to sign up and list your name under How did you find us?

Facebook Live Drawing for the Prize

On December 18 at 7 PM EST, I will host a Facebook Live from my Author page to talk about THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH, giraffe conservation, read a short section from the book, AND draw the winner of the prize as well as the 2nd and 3rd place winners. I hope you'll join me!

Virtual Book Discussion

On January 5, 2021 at 6 PM EST, independent book store, Fiction Addiction, will host a Virtual Author Event with me. You can register and attend for free. You can order autographed copies of the book, too. And, I just might have a few giveaways up my sleeve that night.

A lot is going on! Thanks for reading. Please share this information with your friends who love reading, giraffes, strong female protagonists, adult fantasy, and YA.

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