Today Winterhaven Book is participating in the cover reveal for Of Silver and Beasts by Trisha Wolfe hosted by YA Bound. This cover is absolutely gorgeous!!
Of Silver and Beasts (A Goddess Wars Novel)
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Genre: New Adult Dark Fantasy
Cover Reveal Organized by: YA Bound
Cover Designed by: Steven Novak
Summary from Goodreads:
In the sand-covered
queendom of Cavan, the goddess once saved a young Kaliope’s life,
preventing the mercury her father attempted to hide in her blood from
reaching her heart. Now, a cybernetic clamp filters it, but the silver
streaks swirling faintly beneath her skin are a constant reminder that
she’s different.
When nineteen-year-old Kaliope is chosen as head
of the Nactue Guard, she becomes the sworn protector to her empress. In
the midst of an invasion on a neighboring land, Kaliope is placed in
charge of guarding Prince Caben, the last heir to his kingdom. But when
they’re attacked by the feared Otherworlders, Caben and Kaliope are
abducted and taken below to a realm where they must fight for their life
in a caged arena.
Kaliope struggles to protect her princely
charge, keeping him and herself alive while battling inhumanly
opponents, and trying to save the stolen, sacred relic that will restore
her empress’s life force and all of Cavan. And if she can somehow
awaken the goddess within her, she may save what’s most important.
***Excerpt***
I open my mouth to say something comforting, but I’m
unsure of what. In this moment, I’m reminded that I know little about him.
Other than the sarcasm and desire to understand nothing of my queendom, he
hasn’t allowed me past the surface. But then, I have my own walls, hiding
things I’d never want him or any other to know. And I understand that need to
hide them. You can’t trust anyone. “Caben…” I start, but still can’t find the
right words. He lowers his hand from his face, never taking his eyes off the
glinting water top. “You’re right,” he finally says. “Let’s find the access to
Lilly’s section.” A hollow pang hits my chest, and I’m not sure why. Something
in his voice sounds lost, broken. I imagine the gears around my heart spinning
faster, trying to keep up with my racing heart. When he sidesteps me, I reach
out and grab his arm. “Caben, I didn’t mean—” “It’s fine, Kal,” he snaps. “We
have work to do.” “No, I’ve said something to offend you.” I drop my hand, but
keep close to him, not allowing him to leave my side. Goddess, trying to
understand the male brain is harder than anything in protector training. I’ve
heard people say that you have to tip-toe around a woman’s emotions, but a
man’s ego is every bit as fragile, if not more so. He releases a heavy breath
through his nose and walks back to the pool. He sits down along the edge and
rolls up his pants, then slips off his boots. “I honestly don’t think Bax or
his goons will be returning tonight.” He sinks his bare feet into the water and
sighs. Glancing at the back of the cave, I plant my hands on my hips. We don’t
have time for indulgencies, but the prince is still my charge. If it were my
empress, I’d give her anything she’d ask for. Allow her as much time as she
needed to collect herself. I have to watch over his mental state as well as
protect him, so I try to push the pending need to find Lilly aside and sit down
next to him. “Here,” he says, turning his hand out near my crossed feet. “You
have to feel this.” A smile tugs at the corner of my mouth. “I can remove my
own—” “Have you never been pampered a day in your life?” he asks, lifting
an eyebrow. “I know that the Nactue are fierce and will put a hurt on any man
for touching them. But try to relax.” “Is that the rumor in Perinya?” “What?” I
bite my lip, suddenly regretting my blurt. “Nothing. Never mind.” From the
corner of my eye, I see his lips pucker into a pinched smile, as if he’s trying
not to. “Ah,” he says, like he’s made some great universal connection. “Well,
there are many whisperings about the Nactue. Some I dare not repeat for fear
I’d leave here missing a limb, but that’s one, yes.” He takes my booted foot
and begins to unlace it. “I’ve heard that the empress’s protectors are
untouchable—forbidden to give themselves to men. And that they’ll snap a man’s
neck just for making an advance.” My mouth drops open. Appalled, I counter,
“That’s not true.” “All right,” he says, as if he hasn’t just insulted my very
existence. “It’s only rumors. Things men jaw about in pubs. The unattainable
woman is a fantasy, Kal. Don’t be offended.” “Unattainable?” I grit my teeth,
trying to maintain my composure. “Tell me, prince. Do men in your country just
go around bedding every woman they can in order to keep them compliant?” I
shake my head. “If their fantasy is a woman that would have nothing to do with
them, it seems to me it’s their way of feeding their egos after being
rejected.” His eyes widen. “No! How does your brain come up with these—” He
bites off his words, his lips thin as he presses them together. “Look, it was a
joke.” I nod, many times. “Another joke. I’m glad that our hard work and
sacrifice is amusing to the men of Perinya.” Caben lets out another sigh and
slowly pulls off my boot. His warm fingers skim my calf as he inches up my pant
leg. “Just stick your foot in,” he says, then adds lower, “while I stick mine
in my mouth.” Unexpectedly, I laugh. “At least it’s now clean,” I say. “Would you
like some help getting it to your face?”
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