Launch of the Songstone Blog Tour!!!

I'm thrilled to announce the beginning of the Songstone blog tour! Lena Goldfinch has become a dear friend, in addition to being my awesome cover designer and a number of other amazing things. I love her books, and Songstone is my favorite so far, so you can imagine how excited I am that some wonderful bloggers are helping us to spread the word!

Here's the lowdown about this sweet summer tour...

Schedule

Monday, July 22nd

• Introduction to the tour at Seasons of Humility ← You are here!
• Interview and review at The Other World
• Spotlight at Lisa Amowitz

Tuesday, July 23rd

• Interview at A Novel Reality
• Review at Best Reads (2010-2013)

Wednesday, July 24th

• Review at West of Newbury Street
• Spotlight at The Book Fairy's Haven

Thursday, July 25th

• Review at My Favorite Pastime
• Interview and review at Tome Tender

Friday, July 26th

• Interview at One a Day Y.A.
• Interview and review at To Be a Person

Saturday, July 27th

• Review at Donnie Darko Girl
• Spotlight at Doorkeeper

Sunday, July 28th

• Review at The Wonderings of One Person
• Spotlight at Jennifer Allis Provost

Monday, July 29th

• Character interview at Paranormal Point of View
• Review at Inspiring Daring

Tuesday, July 30th

• Review at Bluerose's Heart 
• Spotlight at Michelle McLean

Wednesday, July 31st

• "Outside the Author's Studio" interview at Edgy Inspirational Romance
• Review at The Lore-Mistress

Thursday, August 1st

• Interview and review at A Backwards Story
• Review at Flowers of Quiet Happiness

Friday, August 2nd

• Conclusion of the tour at Seasons of Humility

To view this schedule at any time, grab some blog buttons, etc., be sure to visit the blog tour page!

 Giveaways

Lena is offering one main summer-themed giveaway, which you can enter at any of the stops along the tour via the Rafflecopter form. (Or even here, if you'd like!) The giveaway is open internationally, although the type of gift card you win is dependent on where you live (Dairy Queen for U.S. residents, Amazon for all other countries).

a Rafflecopter giveaway

While the gift cards are rather self-explanatory (yay frozen treats or summer shopping!), here's a little more info about the other two prizes:

Songstone

"Kita can meld song into stone. In a world with no written word, storytelling—the ability to meld (or magically impress) song into stone—is greatly honored. The village honors her master as their medicine man, but Kita knows he's secretly a sorcerer who practices black magic using drops of her blood. She fears he’ll use her beautiful gift for a killing spell, so she conceals it from him. Each day, his magic tightens around her neck like a rope. His spells blind the villagers, so they can’t see him for what he really is.

 Not that anyone would want to help her. She was found in the forest as a baby and would have died if a village girl hadn't brought her home. But the villagers saw Kita's unusual coloring and decided she belonged to the mysterious tribe who lives in the forests of the volcano, a people feared for their mystical powers. So they fear her too. Now seventeen, she can barely admit her deepest longing: to know who she really is and where she belongs.

Then Pono, a young journeyman, arrives from the other side of the island. He's come to fulfill a pact between their villages: to escort a storyteller back to his village--a storyteller who'll be chosen at the great assembly. Finally, in Pono, Kita sees her one slim chance at freedom and she'll risk her life to take it.

A dark, twisty tale of sorcery, tummy-tingling romance, and adventure, inspired by the folklore of New Zealand's Māori people."

Add the book on Goodreads. Purchase at Amazon.com.

Sea Glass Necklace

 Designed by The Studio of Glass.

Extra Giveaways

In addition to the Rafflecopter giveaway, be on the lookout for additional e-book giveaways at a couple of the blog tour stops! 

Conclusion

So there you have it! Enjoy the reviews, interviews, and giveaways, and pick up a copy of Songstone for your summer reading pleasure! *grin* Then come back here on August 2nd for the conclusion of the tour and the Rafflecopter winner announcement. 

If you have any questions about the tour, please don't hesitate to leave a comment or e-mail me at amberstokes@editingthroughtheseasons.com.