Aurora Blazing comes out on October 1, which means we’re just about a month and a half away from release! Ahhh!!! Where did this year go?
If you want to read it even sooner, I’m giving you a chance to get your hands on an early copy! I have three ARCs (advance reader copies) to give away. See below for details. And if you haven’t preordered yet, now is an excellent time. :)
And don’t forget, for US readers, my publisher is running a Goodreads giveaway, too!
To save her brother and protect her family’s future, a powerful princess must join forces with a dashing man from her past in this thrilling space adventure, the second novel in the Consortium Rebellion trilogy.
As the dutiful daughter of High House von Hasenberg, Bianca set aside her personal feelings and agreed to a political match arranged by her family, only to end up trapped in a loveless, miserable marriage. When her husband unexpectedly dies, Bianca vows never to wed again. Newly independent, she secretly uses her wealth and influence to save other women stuck in dire circumstances. Information is power and Bianca has a network of allies and spies that would be the envy of the ’verse—if anyone knew about it.
When her family’s House is mysteriously attacked, Bianca’s oldest brother, the heir to House von Hasenberg, disappears. Fearful for her brother’s life, the headstrong Bianca defies her father and leaves Earth to save him. Ian Bishop, the director of House von Hasenberg security—and Bianca’s first love—is ordered to find and retrieve the rebellious woman.
Ian is the last man Bianca wants to see. To evade capture, she leads him on a merry chase across the universe. But when their paths finally collide, she knows she must persuade him to help her. Bianca will do anything to save her sibling, even if it means spending time alone on a small ship with the handsome, infuriating man who once broke her heart.
As the search takes them deep into rival House Rockhurst territory, Bianca must decide if she can trust Ian with the one piece of information that could destroy her completely . . .
Preorder now:
EDIT: Entries are now closed, winners will be announced soon. Check for the new blog post in a day or two. :)
To enter to win an ARC, here are the rules. Please read them all! Incomplete entries will be ignored.
- The entry period starts now and ends on August 30, 2019 at 12:00PM (noon) CST. You must be eighteen or older. Open to US and international readers.
- Leave ONE top-level comment (i.e., not a reply) below and tell me about something fun you’ve done this summer. It could be reading a new book, a vacation, enjoying a break from school, etc. Let’s celebrate summer fun! (EDIT: Okay, I forgot about the southern hemisphere. D’oh! If you live south, tell me something fun you’ve done this winter.) Duplicate top-level comments will be deleted. You are welcome to reply to other comments, though, because those won’t count as entries.
- Comments must be on the blog post on my site (www.jessiemihalik.com). Comments on Facebook, Goodreads, etc. won’t count.
- Come back after August 30 and see if you’ve won! Winners will be picked by random number and must claim their book. Instructions will be included in the winning post.
I will start! Not only did I finish writing Chaos Reigning (and you might want to peek over there for a teeny snippet!), I also have time to read again! In the past couple weeks, I’ve read Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean and The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare, and both were fantastic!
I went to Dollywood with one of my best friends this summer! I also just want to say how excited I am for Aurora Blazing!!!
We rescued Monarch caterpillars (they were being eaten by Robins in our garden) & released them as butterflies a few weeks later. Fascinating!
I work as a library tech in Florida and my Summer has been all about sitting in the AC reading and suggesting books to patrons, including Polaris Rising. I’ve also spent my summer going to the movie theater as often as possible.
We don’t have summer n the Caribbean as we usually have sun all year round (except when it’s raining!) Been a couple months of good reading including discovering your books which I loved. Planning for my vacation which will be in fall also has me happy :)
I saw ELO in concert this summer! I went to the Muppet exhibit at COSI and spent a lot of time there soaking it all in. It was an amazing weekend with wonderful friends.
I retired last fall, so I’ve been enjoying my first summer of freedom since college by hanging out on my deck, admiring my flowers, and enjoying our lovely NorCal weather. In a few weeks, we are heading to Hawaii for vacation. Can’t wait for the new book!
Best time this weekend was taking the kids to the lake for the 4th of July. Fireworks over water are the best. Can’t wait to read the next book.
We spent a lovely long weekend a lake with long boat rides, good friends and nothing important to do.
Fun: discovered a new series of books. Orlando A Sanchez. Montigue and strong. Truly enjoyed it.
I’ve been striping paint from my pine staircase ready to sand it back to the wood before waxing it. Very satisfying watching paint peel off at 200 degrees and knowing the cats can’t destroy a bare floor like they did the carpet! Summer weather meant I could leave the door and windows open to vent so I didn’t die from inhaling lead paint…..
Can’t wait to read Bianca and Ian’s story – it will come out before a 24 hour work flight back from New Zealand so there will be time to read that twice and re-read PR if only the kindle battery holds out :-)
I went to visit my best friend for a few days! We did shopping and gaming (we play the same MMO, not WoW).
I went snorkeling for the first time ever in the beautiful Belize Barrier Reef and climbed a bunch of Meso-American temple complexes in Mexico and Guatemala. I’m also working my way through my TBR pile and there’s not enough time in the day to read, but enjoying every moment.
I went to Michigan on a whirl wind 4 day trip to see most of my family.
Breastfed my 22 lb 6 month old while attempting to potty train his 2.5 year old brother. All the while surviving the mucousy virus from hell. Fearless and intrepid, my adventure continues…
My mind snagged on “22 lb 6 month old”. Way to go, mighty mama!
lol we call him ‘bam bam’ not sure whether my back will survive him though
Hmm
Aha…we went to a tiny municipal island east of Puerto Rico, Vieques. Lots of beautiful beaches, yummy food, wild horses and warm people. We had a great time.
We (the kids, the hubs and I) ate a LOT of ice cream and shave ice at fun places this summer. Ice cream at Humphry Slocombe in the San Francisco Ferry Building twice. And shave ice twice: once at Mountain View Obon/Buddhist Temple and once at Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains for their Thomas the Tank Engine day.
I just finished celebrating my 30th birthday. I got to see Pentatonix the day before my birthday and then spent a long weekend at Disney World to round out the celebration!
For various life reasons, I can’t travel this summer. So I took a week off work and treated it like a trip: went to museums, took myself out for a nice lunch, walked around the city. It was fun!
This summer I helped host a family reunion, which was exciting and overwhelming.
But I loved seeing all the family.
❤
I read Polaris Rising and now I’m addicted to Space Operas, so there’s that.
We went to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for a 5 day paddle. Caught yummy fish. Packed my kid’s books even though we had to portage them. Took shelter from mosquitos at dusk and read multiple chapters every night!
Aww, I love this! 😍
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I went to New Orleans with a bunch of my girlfriends in May! We had the best time. Did a swamp tour a tour of the French Quarter, a tour of the Garden District, Etc. So Magazine Street Frenchmen Street a live jazz band oh, so many memories. Did I mention this was also during Book Lovers con? So I also brought back home 63 new books to read!
Though I didn’t really get out much this summer (I’m a homebody and a writer so…), I did read some really great books.
Right before summer started I read Polaris Rising for the first time, but I enjoyed it so much that I re-read it this summer. I also re-read Exo by Steven Gould, and picked up copies of The Last Astronaut, The Calculating Stars, and The Fated Sky; all of which I enjoyed a metric ton.
I had a pretty good summer thanks to reading, but I dare say you might be able to top it if I end up getting one of those ARCs!
We took our family to DC and saw the Gettysburg reenactment. Really fun!
5 days in Cincinnati, trip to the Newport aquarium in Kentucky.
We had our first family vacation at the end of June. My son was not quite one years old and he got to see the ocean (even though it freaked him out). We got to unplug from both our respective jobs for a fully days and it was glorious. I also got my reading groove back finally and it’s been glorious!
My sister had a traditional African wedding and it was FIRE! I had so much fun and I learned a lot. I am learning traditional African dance now after seeing how amazing the dance floor was at the reception.
I actually had vacation time this year…and did nothing. It was glorious. I read books and napped and ate food I didn’t have to make.
We’re teachers and my parents are from Florida, so we took the 7 year old to the beach. Relaxation, waves, reading and indoctrinating the next generation of beach bums. It was priceless.
My husband and I left the kids with grandparents and did a half week 10 year anniversary getaway to Denver. Driving and hiking in Rocky MTN Nat Park was the highlight.
Thanks for this chance to win the ARCs! Summer fun – took my 2 year-old to a splash pad! Multiple times, actually, and we progressed from a freaked-out and totally dry girl to a sopping wet one who loves it, now that it’s closing for the season. Sigh. It was a lot of fun, though!
I went to the Smoky Mountains with my family this summer!
The most exciting (terrifying!) thing that happened this summer – my baby got his license. EEEEEEEKS! He’s not a baby anymore, but……
I actually got about 36 hours away for a “girls” weekend to Tybee Island with some great friends, and no one from my house called me in a panic the whole time!
I met up with friends from where I used to live over the fourth of July. We went to Napa. It was divine!
I’m a therapist and my office did a 2 week social skills camp for both neuro-typical and neuro-atypical kids. The camp was at a farm and included activities with animals. The most fun thing was watching kids build an obstacle course for baby goats and then coach the goats through it. It was the best!
This has been the summer of theater – I’ve been to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights”, “The Full Monty”, “The Lincoln Dress”, and before summer is officially over, I’ll be going to Broadway to see “Hamilton”!!!
I drove the, “four corners,” of the USA.
It took me just over two months.
I’m really looking forward to your next book.
When my sister & niece came for a visit, we walked through a butterfly garden (none landed on us though). Then we went to the aquarium and petted stingrays – though we spent most of our time with the hilarious penguins.
I have just returned from a long weekend away with my husband and no kids. We went to the Little League World Series and got to watch awesome baseball and be kids again ourselves. It was an amazing time.
I had a staycation last week and binge watched Dead to Me on Netflix. 5 🌟. Christina Applegate was excellent.
I went on a cruise to Alaska with my family to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday. 12 people ages 12 to 80, including 5 tweens and teens. We had a blast. Glaciers, sled dog puppies, kayaking, and no cooking and cleaning for a week! Thanks for the ARC giveaway!
I had a baby! My second child, first daughter 😍
Congratulations!!
I read a ton of books! Daisy Jones and the Six was probably my favorite of the lot. I’m not a fan of the summer heat, so stayed inside as much as possible. lol. I also started a new job as a high school English teacher! 📚❤️📓📝 My book club is planning to read this when it comes out! Would love an advanced copy!
My family and I hiked in North Carolina! Will these be ought in hardback as well?
As far as I know, the physical books will only be in available trade paperback.
I had a wonderful time babysitting my two grandchildren – 4 and 1 – and not only I lost 2 lbs but i have a request to bake more cookies next time.
We went to Mt. Rushmore. It was my family’s first out-of-state trip. We drove so we stopped at a few dinosaur museums (which is what my 4 year old is into) and many state parks. We took advantage of all the Junior Ranger programs and it was a lot of fun!
I got to see my kids who are home from college, spend time with my aging parents, play with my niece who just turned ten, and take care of my ponies.
So many library crafts with the kids! I’m pretty sure all the librarians in a 30-mile vicinity know me and the kids by name now!
What did I do for fun this summer? How about 10 days in Dublin, Ireland seeing all the sights, discovering Murphy’s Ice Cream (truly orgasmic!) and the best part was that the sun shined the entire time! No rain or clouds!!!
It’s winter here and we had some snow down south, so we decided to take a day trip and make some snowmen. Well… more like snow-mounds. With twigs. But the thought was there and we’ve never had enough snow to even make mounds before, so it was great :)
My 10 year old dog had pneumonia and a few additional health issues, so I’m just so appreciative he’s still with us. Enjoying taking him for walks. Also happy that he’s able to negotiate the stairs again.
We vacationed on the big island of Hawaii and took a tour that drove to the top of Mauna Kea, before dusk. We watched the sun quietly set in a brilliant, golden sky, over a billowing layer of dense clouds which blanketed the island and ocean as far as you could see. We turned our heads to the other side, towards the east, and watched as a pale full moon floated in a muted blue and pink sky. Fluffy, scattered clouds hovering above the dark island, spread out below the moon while the sun set on our other side.
There was nothing but reverential awe and silence as our tour group watched the sun set and the full moon rise at the same time on the top of the tallest volcano on earth. Wish I could share the picts!
We had a family get together two weeks ago in the mountains. It was great to see my dad, sister, brother, nieces and nephews.
I got to take my Mom to a 90th birthday party for someone she grew up with.
thanks for the opportunity for an ARC. :)
I’m celebrating summer by attending as many birthday parties as I can!!! seriously. cake and smiles and excitement! August had so many family and friend parties it makes November/December seem like the worst time ever. haha
We are enjoying our first year with a camper van and went touring the south coast of England making dog postcards at each stop.
I adopted a 10 month old long-haired German Shepherd puppy from a shelter and named her Ruby. I’ve been having fun training her and adapting my lifestyle to include her in it. It’s been an adjustment but we’re enjoying getting to know each other. I’m getting plenty of exercise because she has a lot of energy, so that’s a plus.
Had a pretty good summer. Went to Malta for 2 weeks. It was really amazing! Went swimming in the sea and had an unfortunate encounter with a mean jellyfish.
Also went to the Lofoten islands in Norway to my in-laws. Did some hiking and even went on a boat tour to see the sea eagles :)
I have spent time planning my trip to Disneyland in September. Flight, tour, breakfast with the princesses. While waiting I have read some books by Shiloh Walker.
This summer I brought my daughter to the aquarium because she absolutely loves fishes. It was a real treat to see her there because she was so delighted that she kept applauding and sending kisses to the fish tanks 😁
I planned an epic trip to Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland, and am currently at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh!!
I’ve had fun taking my 18mo old to the splash park. He loves the water and is a joy to watch!
I am sitting here in an airport waiting to take off on my summer vacation, so my something fun is just ahead of em. I have, however, spent Much of the last few weeks lining up activities for this vacation and it is looking like it will be a blast!
Well yesterday was my birthday. 19th – so I’m going to celebrate by going to Wales – Anglesey. To band on the beach, with the bank holiday weekend coming this weekend!
I got married this summer! And luckily my marriage is a lot happier than Bianca’s.
I’m a biologist and while I was in the field collecting fish (live for behavioral research!) in Trinidad, I saw wild flamingos fly and it was a fantastically beautiful moment.
I went to Alaska for my nephew’s wedding. It was fabulous to reconnect with family and to have time with my husband.
I can’t wait to read Aurora Blazing! I saw early release copies at Comic Con but did not qualify to get one.
I went to RWA this summer!
Lots and lots of hiking this summer with our friends and all our dogs. This summer has been great!
I went to visit my best friend in NH. Although we talk nearly every day, we never get to see each other in person. (Once in the last 16 years!)
I had the utter delight of meeting you at RWA!
It was great meeting you!
I live in a tourist hotspot, so summer is more work than fun. BUT I spent a lot of time planning my three-week holiday in Scotland next month, so yay, my fun is soon to come!
After my daughter and I were forced to cancel a trip out of country, we spent a few days exploring some sites in the southwest corner of our own province in Canada that we have never visited.
Our original objective was to see the t.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend, which houses Scotty, the biggest t.rex discovered (so far). While in the area, we also toured the Eastend Historical Museum with its owner and went to a fair in Swift Current. The highlight was managing to see a bison-shaped boulder with 2 to 3000 year old petroglyphs. That involved obtaining permission and directions from the owners of the land on which it is located and then climbing through barbed wire fences and trekking through a pasture
I love everything I’ve read. Would love to win Aurora Blazing!
Fun this summer; riding my horses, riding my ICE trike, a great new author (to me) Honor Raconteur that I’m reading.
Case Files of Henri Davenforth? Loving them!!!
PS Jessie — Chaos Reigning pre ordered — thanks!!!
Oh, lots of fun this summer! A trip to Yellowstone, ice skating, lots of reading, actually finishing projects from my craft stash…
It was a fun summer! I traveled all over Southeast Asia for a couple of weeks. It was great to experience the culture and food.
Winter here, so I’ve just been taking the opportunity to snuggle under the covers whenever I’m not working. It’s been actually cold (and loomy but not raining, so nice), at least in comparison to our previous winters, so I’m really appreciative of it.
I’ve been all over the place this summer. Went to Calgary for the Stampede and then to Montreal for the Osheaga Music Festival! Hoping I can do some international travel some time soon or next summer!
I’ve done loads of things, but one of my favourites was discovering Polaris Rising! Can’t wait to read the new book!
I finished The Queen’s Gambit and loved it!
I went paddleboarding!
I am so excited for this book to come out! I loved Polaris Rising!
I just got back from two weeks exploring Poland :)
My sister, my son, and I went to Bryce Canyon and Zion. It is so true: Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity!!!
Not as many outdoor activities as usual due to knee surgery earlier this year and lots of studying, but managed to sneak in some reading (also enjoyed Brazen and the Beast) and Shakespeare in the Park. Looking forward to this book!
I start grad school in the fall, so I’ve been trying to make it to as many fun events as possible and reading as many novels as possible! So far some summer faves have been having picnics in the park, hanging at the beach and going to bike rides.
I also just finished The Wallflower Wager. Love the series!
We try to get water activities in here (it’s hot as Satan’s ballsack in Louisiana). A day at Ship Island and another day tubing. I’m so glad you finished the book and can breathe a little!
This summer I took my 5 year old on a road trip. I learned that she rocks in the car and makes it fun. So it means I can plan more summer fun in the years to come! YAY!
My favorite thing I did this summer was take a joint birthday trip with the husband to NYC to see The Cursed Child play. Really loved it! We might have made side trips to the NYC library, The Strand and a variety of pizza places as well.
I feel like I blinked and summer was over! I went to the beach with my kidlet, ran around in the dog park and read the two Chronicles of the One books by Nora Roberts (which were super fun).
I love video games, especially my Switch, and I picked up Dragon Quest Builders 2 this summer. I’ve been having a blast building and designing different solutions for the quests the game sets forth. My job has been intense this summer, so it’s been nice to unplug and feel productive even on days where very little seems to get done on massive projects.
I wish my library was getting copies of this series so I’m requesting that the system adds it. Thank you for as great series!
So excited to read Aurora Blazing! Dying to know if my theories pan out…
This summer, we moved into our new house with our 4 month old son. It has been stressful, but worth it, as I now have an entire room for books! That’s one life achievement unlocked.
I’ve worked a bunch. 😆😆 I went to the beach for a couple of days!! I’ve done a lot of baking.
My summer fun:
-implementing an ERP at work
-started learning python
-planned my wedding (happening Sept 14)
-had Bach party on ranch in Alliance, NE
-backpacked in the Big Horn mountains (WY)
Just got back from a quick 4 days in Vegas where i ate WAAAAAYYYY too much delicious food (2 times at hell’s kitchen with Gordon Ramsay.. then his Fish and chips place). Also passed/got my professional designation and never have to take another school course if I don’t want to!
It has been a wonderful summer because I got to take almost 2 weeks off from work to go to York and London, England! Surrounded by so much history (and tea!) was perfection! I went with 2 of my best friends and we each bought SO MANY BOOKS. I got 13, one friend got 10, and the other friend got 23!! So excited to end the summer/start the fall by reading this book!! Thanks for the opportunity!
Up here in Alaska we had record heat (and soooo many fires, sadly), but that did mean I got to do some camping trips WITHOUT getting rained on, which is rare for an Alaskan summer.
Here in Western NY we went to Canalside so our boy could take a picture with a sculpture that is named Shark Girl (we live outside Buffalo, NY) and walked around, enjoying the setting, the boats and more. He leaves for his first year of college this week and we did a few day trips to enjoy while he is still home.
Our daughter attends college in Buffalo (we live just west of Rochester) and has never heard of Shark Girl. We may have to check it out when we drop her off. 😁
A couple fun things this summer—I was in Washington DC for work and was able to see the Obamas’ portraits and the Votes for Women exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery. I also attended the 2nd annual Romance GenreCon in Kansas City and one event included dinner with Alyssa Cole! It was great.