BOOK SALE & GIVEAWAY!! THORN (DAUNTLESS PATH #1) BY INTISAR KHANANI

TITLE : Thorn (Dauntless Path #1)

AUTHOR : Intisar Khanani

GENRE : Fantasy, YA

PUBLISHER : Hot Key Books

RELEASE DATE : March 24th 2020

Hey everyone!! I have fantastic news to share with you. If you missed the opportunity to get a copy of Thorn by Intisar Khanani back in March when it was released, don’t worry!! Now is your chance to grab a copy for yourself ! If you are based in the UK, Amazon has dropped the price of the Thorn book to 99p. 

To celebrate, FFBC is hosting a giveaway. Check the details below!

BOOK SALE

SYNOPSIS

A princess with two futures. A destiny all her own

Between her cruel family and the contempt she faces at court, Princess Alyrra has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life. But when she’s betrothed to the powerful prince Kestrin, Alyrra embarks on a journey to his land with little hope for a better future.

When a mysterious and terrifying sorceress robs Alyrra of both her identity and her role as princess, Alyrra seizes the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl.

But Alyrra soon finds that Kestrin is not what she expected. The more Alyrra learns of this new kingdom, the pain and suffering its people endure, as well as the danger facing Kestrin from the sorceress herself, the more she knows she can’t remain the goose girl forever.

With the fate of the kingdom at stake, Alyrra is caught between two worlds and ultimately must decide who she is, and what she stands for.

EXCERPT

I lead the king down to the back entrance to the gardens, and we walk along between plots of dill, thyme, and chives. I wait, knowing he will speak when he is ready.

“How much does your mother confide in you?” he asks as we near the middle of the gardens.

I slide a look at him from the corner of my eye. “Enough. My lord.”

His lips quirk, the first true smile I have seen from him. “Is that honest?”

I pause beside a bed of borage. “How much do I need to know, my lord? You are here seeking a wife for your son.”

“I am,” he agrees. “How often do you participate in the discussions between your mother and the council?”

“I don’t, my lord. You should know I am not . . .” I hesitate, aware that I have no place telling this king what he should or should not know. Or jeopardizing such an alliance for my land.

“Not what?”

I struggle to find an appropriate way to finish. “Not—it is not thought my place to attend such meetings.”

“You would never inherit the throne?”

I could inherit, it is true, but I doubt the council would allow it given my history—and certainly not now that I might marry into another royal family, one that would be happy to add our lands to their own. Either way, should my brother die, the council would certainly pass over me in favor of our nearest cousin. “It is unlikely,” I say finally.

“I doubt that,” the king says. “It has been my experience that even young men die. What you mean to say is your council would not accept you should your brother die without issue and you were yet unwed. Why?”

If he knows all the answers, why is he asking? I look him in the eye and quip, “Perhaps I am too honest, my lord.” He laughs. “And too straightforward. You will have to learn to play with your words more.” He reaches out, his fingertips brushing my arm where my brother held me. I flinch back reflexively, as if the bruises have already darkened—as if he could see them through my sleeve. He watches me, his eyes glinting in the sunlight. “Once you are Menaiya’s,” he says, “your brother will never hurt you again.”

AUTHOR BIO

Intisar Khanani grew up a nomad and world traveler. Born in Wisconsin, she has lived in five different states as well as in Jeddah on the coast of the Red Sea. She first remembers seeing snow on a wintry street in Zurich, Switzerland, and vaguely recollects having breakfast with the orangutans at the Singapore Zoo when she was five. She currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two young daughters.

Until recently, Intisar wrote grants and developed projects to address community health with the Cincinnati Health Department, which was as close as she could get to saving the world. Now she focuses her time on her two passions: raising her family and writing fantasy. Intisar’s debut novel, Thorn, was picked up by HarperTeen and will be re-released in Winter 2020. In the meantime, she’s hard at work on the remaining books of The Sunbolt Chronicles.

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GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this sale, FFBC has partnered with Intisar Khanani to give you the chance to win 1 of 2 bookish bundles: 

$10 to spend on any book of your choice from Bookdepository.

Some Thorn swag sent by the author

This giveaway is Open INTERNATIONALLY and you can find one on Twitter and another one on Instagram. See below:

Twitter Giveaway

https://twitter.com/The_FFBC/status/1263513729410400256

Instagram Giveaway

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdUxtTgvF3/

PURCHASE LINKS

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36443368-thorn

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Bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Thorn-Intisar-Khanani/9781471408724?ref=grid-view&qid=1579381994072&sr=1-1

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/thorn-17

Google Books: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=M7WeDwAAQBAJ