Guardian of Secrets
(Library Jumpers #2)
by Brenda Drake
Publication Date: Feb 7, 2017
Publisher: Entangled Teen
by Brenda Drake
Publication Date: Feb 7, 2017
Publisher: Entangled Teen
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Sure, jumping through books into the world’s most beautiful libraries to protect humans from mystical creatures is awesome. No one knows that better than Gia Kearns, but she could do without the part where people are always trying to kill her. Oh, and the fact that Pop and her had to move away from her friends and life as she knew it.
And if that isn’t enough, her boyfriend, Arik, is acting strangely. Like, maybe she should be calling him “ex,” since he’s so into another girl. But she doesn’t have time to be mad or even jealous, because someone has to save the world from the upcoming apocalypse, and it looks like that’s going to be Gia.
Maybe. If she survives.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES:
Gia Kearns would rather fight with boys than kiss them. That is, until Arik, a leather clad hottie in the Boston Athenaeum, suddenly disappears. While examining the book of world libraries he abandoned, Gia unwittingly speaks the key that sucks her and her friends into a photograph and transports them into a Paris library, where Arik and his Sentinels—magical knights charged with protecting humans from the creatures traveling across the gateway books—rescue them from a demonic hound.
Jumping into some of the world's most beautiful libraries would be a dream come true for Gia, if she weren’t busy resisting her heart or dodging an exiled wizard seeking revenge on both the Mystik and human worlds. Add a French flirt obsessed with Arik and a fling with a young wizard, and Gia must choose between her heart and her head, between Arik's world and her own, before both are destroyed.
Excerpt
After we both tried to discreetly wipe the tears Shelby’s heartfelt
words had brought on, she leaned over before handing me a small, dainty bag. I
pulled out the little black box tucked inside and opened it to find a sterling
silver pendant with three intertwined hearts. There was a note resting beside it
that read, ‘These Three Hearts are a symbol of our friendship. It’s connected
not only by our hearts, but our souls. For a long moment, I stared at the
necklace, and for the first time in my life, was given a gift that touched me
so deeply I had no words. I looked up to see Shelby staring back, wide-eyed and
worried about my reaction to her gift.
“Well, shit,” I croaked out. “This is beautiful and I love it.”
Shelby sagged with relief before handing Lexi the exact same
bag, her voice sweet and nervous still.
“I know it’s not much, but I wanted to give you the same necklace
as Gia,” she paused, reaching into her blouse to reveal the same necklace
resting against her chest. “I figured this way, no matter where we go, we would
always be in each other’s hearts.”
Author Post about the world building in Guardian of Secrets
In my Library Jumpers series, Gia
accidentally transports through a gateway book that links the great libraries
of the world where she discovers a Mystik world hidden for centuries from
humans. The entries into this other realm are behind bookcases within the
libraries. The world building for the series includes both the human and Mystik
realms.
Hundreds of years ago, wizards, with
help from the fey nation, created the Mystik realm to protect creatures with
unique exteriors and magical abilities from human persecution. It was to house
havens where the Mystiks could live in peace, but with all good things, evil
festers and finds a way to destroy what is good. The magic faltered and
splintered until the many havens and Mystik places became separated like
islands. I chose to have this world be like it was when the Mystiks went into
hiding. It includes castles and small villages. And since Mystiks travel to the
human world masking their unusual exteriors and concealing their magic, modern
technology has trickled into this secret world.
The fey created gateway books for the
wizards in order to make travel to the individual wizard havens and villages
quicker and easier to access. So the reader is taking on a tour of some
stunning libraries with tall ceilings, gilded bookcases, gothic windows, and
amazing artwork. To protect it all, the fey produced a force of magical knights
called Sentinels to guard the libraries and keep humans safe from rogue Mystiks
seeking revenge on humans for past oppressions. The Sentinels use battle globes
that have one power such as fire, wind, water, or many other types to fight
evil creatures.
In Thief
of Lies, the part where she’s in the human world centers on Boston and the
libraries. For this second volume, Guardian
of Secrets, Gia is on the Mystik hit list and is hiding in Branford, Connecticut
with her family, friends, and the Sentinels. Moving through the most beautiful libraries in
the world to the fairy tale villages of the Mystik world, Gia uncovers secrets,
finds romance, and must stop an apocalypse. If she survives.
Brenda Drake is a New York Times bestselling author of Thief of Lies (Library Jumpers #1), Guardian of Secrets (Library Jumpers #2), Touching Fate (Fated Series #1), and Cursing Fate (Fated Series #2). She grew up the youngest of three children, an Air Force brat, and the continual new kid at school. She hosts workshops and contests for writers such as Pitch Wars and Pitch Madness on her blog, and holds Twitter pitch parties on the hashtag, #PitMad. When she’s not writing or hanging out with her family, she haunts libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops, or reads someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment).
Website - http://www.brenda-drake.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/brendadrake
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendadrakeauthor/
Giveaway Information:
- $50 Amazon Gift Card with Guardian of Secrets swag pack *International winners will only get $50 GC*
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