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Tour Sign Up: The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

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    Would you like to participate in the bookstagram tour for THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN? Synopsis: A slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. Nora O’Malley’s been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up as her mother’s protégé. But when mom fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape. For five years Nora’s been playing at normal. But she needs to dust off the skills she ditched because she has three problems: #1: Her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend. Even though they’re all friends, Wes didn’t know about her and Iris. #2: The morning after Wes finds them kissing, they all have to meet to deposit the fundraiser money they raised at the bank. It’s a nightmare that goes from awkward to deadly, because: #3: Right after they enter the bank, two guys start robbing it. The bank robbers may be trouble, but Nora’s something else entirely. They h...

Tour Sign Up: This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria

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  Would you like to participate in the bookstagram tour for THIS GOLDEN FLAME? Synopsis: An Ember in the Ashes meets Mask of Shadows in Emily Victoria's #ownvoices debut YA fantasy, an epic adventure full of magic, rebellion, and finding where you truly belong. Change your fate. Pay the price. Orphaned and forced to serve her country's ruling group of scribes, Karis wants nothing more than to find her brother, long ago shipped away. But family bonds don't matter to the Scriptorium, whose sole focus is unlocking the magic of an ancient automaton army. In her search for her brother, Karis does the seemingly impossible: she awakens a hidden automaton. Intelligent, with a conscience of his own, Alix has no idea why he was made. Or why his father - their nation's greatest traitor - once tried to destroy the automatons. Suddenly, the Scriptorium isn't just trying to control Karis; it's hunting her. Together with Alix, Karis must find her brother . . . and the secret t...

Tour Sign Up: Goldie Vance: The Hocus-Pocus Hoax by Lilliam Rivera

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  Would you like to participate in the bookstagram tour for  GOLDIE VANCE: THE HOCUS POCUS HOAX? Synopsis :  Move over, Nancy Drew — there’s a new detective in town! Inspired by the beloved comic series, Goldie Vance is ready to sleuth her way through never-before-seen mysteries in this second original novel by Lilliam Rivera featuring 8 full-color comic pages! Marigold “Goldie” Vance lives and works at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel in Florida with a whole slew of characters: her dad, Art, the manager of the joint; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge and Goldie’s best friend; and Walter Tooey, the hired hotel detective. Her mom, Sylvie, works nearby at the Mermaid Club. Prepare to be amazed by Goldie’s second middle-grade adventure! The Crossed Palms is hosting the first ever League of Magical Arts Convention, bringing the world’s most renowned and emerging magicians to the resort, including an overeager part-time magician and detective named Derek Von Thurston. When some of t...

Tour Sign Up: Three Bullets by Melvin Burgess

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                           Would you like to participate in the blog tour for  THREE BULLETS?      Synopsis:  A near-future dystopia about race, gender and survival from the Godfather of YA The Bloods are in control and they’re desperate to turn Britain into the world they want to see: right, white, Christian supremist. Anyone who they call abnormal is a target. Amidst the chaos of civil war the country is on the move as small militia groups fight each other and a sea of refugees escapes the cities and the pursuing Bloods.  When her home is destroyed in a bombing raid, Marti must strike out on a mission of her own - to save her father and get his vital software into the right hands. But Marti is mixed race and trans and has her three-year-old brother in tow. Crossing into enemy territory could prove suicidal. Yet Marti's enemies haven't reckoned with her indomitable wi...

Tour Sign Up: The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco

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Would you like to participate in the bookstagram tour for  THE EVER CRUEL KINGDOM? Synopsis :  After a treacherous journey and a life-shattering meeting with a twin neither knew they had, Haidee and Odessa expected to emerge from the Great Abyss to a world set right. But though the planet is turning once again, the creatures of the abyss will not rest until they have tasted another goddess’s sacrifice. To break the cycle, Haidee and Odessa need answers that lie beyond the seven gates of the underworld, within the Cruel Kingdom itself. The shadows of the underworld may hunger to tear them apart, but these two sisters are determined to heal their world—together. ABOUT THE TOUR  The tour for The Ever Cruel Kingdom will take place from December 14th to 27th and is Instagram-based.   The Ever Cruel Kingdom is the sequel to The Never Tilting World, so we're looking for bookstagrammers who have already read the first book or are happy to read both for the t...

Tour Sign Up: Love is For Losers by Wibke Bruggemann

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Would you like to participate in the bookstagram tour for LOVE IS FOR LOSERS ? Synopsis : What a stupid expression that is in the first place: To fall in love. Like you fall into a ditch or something. Maybe people need to look where they’re going. As far as Phoebe Davies is concerned, love is to be avoided at all costs. Why would you spend your life worrying about something that turns you into a complete moron? If her best friend Polly is anything to go by, the first sniff of a relationship makes you forget about your friends (like, hello?), get completely obsessed with sex (yawn) and bang on constantly about a person whodefinitely isn't as great as you think they are. So Phoebe isn't going to fall in love, ever. But then she meets Emma . . .  Love is For Losers is a book that celebrates friendship and perfect to pick up this Galentines Day (February 13th)! Please bare in mind content warnings for mentions of death and cancer, explicit discussions of sex. ABOUT THE ...

Interview with Nita Tyndall, author of Who I Was With Her

Welcome to a new feature on the Pride Book Tours website, author interviews! This week, Pride Book Tours launched our tour of the wonderful Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall and I was so excited to get to ask Nita themself some questions about their debut! For more exciting content to do with Who I Was With Her, don't forget to check out our Instagram page ! Enjoy! - Sasha <3 Hiya Nita, it’s great to talk to you about your upcoming debut, Who I Was With Her! Can you tell us a little about it? Hi, absolutely! Who I Was with Her follows a bisexual teenage girl named Corinne who's secretly dating the captain of the rival cross-country team, Maggie Bailey. But when Maggie suddenly dies, Corinne has no one to turn to, as no one knew about their relationship. It's about grief and coming out and dealing with loss while still being in the closet.  What was your first inspiration or idea for Who I Was With Her and how has the book changed from there? I always start with first li...