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COVER REVEAL: The Blood Curse (Gardens of War & Wasteland Book 2) by Jessica A McMinn

November 10, 2023 by Charlie Cavendish Leave a Comment

Its both an honour and a pleasure to bring you the cover reveal for Jessica A McMinn’s second novel, The Blood Curse. Which is Book 2 in her Gardens of War & Wasteland series, aka the sequel to #SPFBO9 semi-finalist, THE RUPTURED SKY!

Blurb

Amika has left Holania in ruins. 

Grief-stricken and betrayed, she is on a fiery path to set things right—even if it means submitting to prophecy’s chain. Emboldened by her growing powers, Amika heads towards the wastelands of Qhoraak to rescue her brother and drag another Chosen into destiny’s sick game.

With demonspawn mobilising in unprecedented numbers, she and Rei-Hai Shaw must confront the dangers awaiting them beyond the western border… and those lurking within their shadows.

Kriah, adrift at sea, struggles with the aftermath of breaking the first seal. Now, Azet’haal and his Meah-Hyren army know of the plan to revive the Goddess and it’s only a matter of time before they make their move on the mainland.

But as a new threat spreads across the east, Kriah must uncover the origins of the deadly blood plague and convince the vulnerable people of Whyt’hallen that it is not the old Sickness they fear.

Or did breaking the first seal release more than just a lock on the Goddess’s soul?

And now for the juicy reveal…….

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Author Bio:

Jessica A. McMinn is a grimdark fantasy author based in regional NSW, Australia, with a passion for dark fantasy, dark coffee and cats (which, let’s face it, are all dark inside).

Since graduating from the University of Wollongong with Distinction in BCA (Creative Writing) and BA (Japanese), Jessica spent five years in Japan teaching English while refining her writing craft. 

She now works as a freelance writer and offers editing and coaching services to authors. When she is not writing (which is more often than you’d think), Jessica can be found raising her two beautiful children or immersed in an audiobook while drawing, crafting or playing video games. 

Her debut novel, The Ruptured Sky, is the first installment in the gritty dark fantasy quartet, Gardens of War & Wasteland, and isperfect for fans of Robin Hobb, Anna Stephens and R F Kuang.

Two prequel novellas are currently available for free from her website, jessicaamcminn.com 

Ok, now its time for the grand reveal

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Cover by Getcovers –

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Release Details:

Release Date: 30 March 2024

Pre-order link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ3KYZYD

But wait there’s more…….

To celebrate her birthday and exit from #SPFBO9, The Ruptured Sky will be on sale for $0.99 from11/11/23 – 18/11/23

TRS LINK: https://books2read.com/u/mdX68y

So there is no excuse not to grab The Ruptured Sky ahead of the release of The Blood Curse, and of course wish Jessica a Happy Birthday in the process

Filed Under: Cover Reveal, LGBTQ+

About Charlie Cavendish

Hey I’m Charlie!

I’m old enough to have seen the original Star Wars trilogy at the cinema which may account for the grey hairs on my head. I currently live in Sydney (Australia) with my wife, three teenage children, and two pugs. I have spent about half my life in the UK and the balance in Australia so tend to have a strong English sense of humour.

I’ve always loved books and reading but stumbled into the world of indie authors/self-publishing after making the “brave” leap onto Twitter in 2022. This proved to be a revelation and I have been getting involved in the community ever since, with my main area of interest being on indie SFF books. That said I’m always keen to read as widely as possible.

I’m keen to help promote indie authors and so thought I’d try my hand at writing a few reviews, it’s early days so please bear with me.

Outside of reading and the book community, I love running, my pugs, and my family (not in that order).

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