On the Reef is a series featuring fabulous indie authors from around the blogosphere and beyond. Titles, covers, and blurbs that catch my eye, new releases, great reads… Basically, authors I’d like to highlight and works I’d like to share with my fellow book-loving word nerds. Happy Reading!
New Release
Catling’s Bane by D. Wallace Peach
The Rose Shield Series
(Book 1)
In the tiers of Ellegeance, the elite Influencers’ Guild holds the power to manipulate emotions. Love and fear, pain and pleasure, healing and death mark the extremes of their sway, but it’s the subtle blends that hook their victims’ hearts. They hide behind oaths of loyalty and rule the world.
A child born in the grim warrens beneath the city, Catling rues the rose birthmark encircling her eye. Yet, it grants her the ability to disrupt the influencers’ sway. Established methods of civil control disintegrate before her. She’s a weapon desired by those who reign and those who rebel.
To the Influencer’s Guild, she’s an aberration, a threat. They order her death and thus the betrayals begin. One woman protects and trains her, plotting to use her shield to further imperial goals. No longer a helpless child, Catling has other plans. As chaos shakes the foundations of order and rule, will she become the realm’s savior? Or its executioner?
(I have to say it… Look at that cover! *swoon*)
The first in The Rose Shield Series (technically a tetrology).
About Diana:
Tolkien … literally changed my life. I didn’t care for reading as a child – I preferred Bonanza and Beverly Hillbillies reruns, Saturday morning cartoons and the Ed Sullivan show.
Then one day, I opened a book titled The Hobbit. Magic happened.
I love writing, and have the privilege to pursue my passion full time. I’m still exploring the fantasy genre, trying out new points of view, playing with tense, creating optimistic works with light-hearted endings, and delving into the grim and gritty what-ifs of a post-apocalyptic world.
Forgive me if I seem unfocused in my offering of reads. Perhaps one day, I’ll settle into something more reliable. For now, it’s simply an uncharted journey, and I hope you enjoy the adventure as much as I.
Website / Blog
Amazon Author Page (Please check out her other books here)
On the Reef: The Shark’s Friday Feature
so lovely to see Diana featured here, Sarah. I also loved The Hobbit as a child and so did my oldest son, Greg, who read it when he was ten and again recently. We also have the audio book which we all listened to again on a recent holiday.
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Thanks, Robbie. The Hobbit was like turning on a light for me. I’m glad you and Greg have discovered it too. 🙂
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How awesome your son loved the same book you did as a child. I remember that feeling. 🙂 Thanks, Robbie.
I’m thrilled you found that light, Diana, so you could shine your own on the world with your beautiful words.
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How wonderful it was that the magic of The Hobbit snared Diana into reading, and then into writing her own fantasy books. It was interesting hearing about her explorations with the genre.
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Thanks, Norah. Funny how something like a book can redirect our lives. The power of reading never ceases to amaze me. 🙂
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It is wonderful and magical. Thanks, Norah. 💖 (The power of reading, indeed!)
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Nice to see Diana featured here! Happy reading and writing to both of you!
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Thanks so much for the comment. Happy Reading to you too.
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Thank you, Barbara. 🙂 Happy reading and writing to you! (That should be a standard greeting…)
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Yes you’re right/write!
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I agree about the cover. I simply had to have it in my collection – so beautiful.
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Thanks, Allie. I learned about the importance of covers later in the game. They do make a big difference. The designer did a great job with this one. 😀
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Thanks, Allie. I know! It is gorgeous. 😍
FYI: Diana. The designer did an unbelievable job with this entire series. They truly are stunning. (Okay, I’ll stop. I’m fangirling over your covers.)
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What a wonderful surprise, Sarah. Thanks for the kind intro and for featuring my book. You’re a dream. 😀 I’m honored to be swimming on the reef!
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My pleasure. You’re an inspiration. Lovely to have you swimming at the reef. 🐠
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Nice to see Diana here! I’ve said it before – stunning cover.
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I know… 😍 I covet her cover.
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