{"id":37253,"date":"2018-10-05T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=37253"},"modified":"2021-03-10T18:04:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T23:04:48","slug":"release-boost-fragments-of-ash-a-modern-fairytale-by-katy-regnery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=37253","title":{"rendered":"Release Boost: Fragments of Ash ~a modern fairytale by Katy Regnery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fragments of Ash
\n<\/strong>(a modern fairytale – i<\/strong>nspired by \u201cCinderella\u201d)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Katy Regnery<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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A Standalone <\/strong>Contemporary Romance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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AVAILABLE NOW!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

From New York Times<\/em> bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a dark and twisted retelling of the beloved fairytale, Cinderella!<\/p>\n

My name is Ashley Ellis\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

I was thirteen years old when my mother \u2013 retired supermodel, Tig \u2013 married Mosier R\u0103umann, who was twice her age and the head of the R\u0103umann crime family.<\/p>\n

When I turned eighteen, my mother mysteriously died. Only then did I discover the dark plans my stepfather had in store for me all along; the debauched \u201cwork\u201d he expected me to do.<\/p>\n

With the help of my godfather, Gus, I have escaped from Mosier\u2019s clutches, but his twin sons and henchmen have been tasked with hunting me down. And they will stop at nothing to return my virgin body to their father<\/p>\n

\u2026dead or alive.<\/em><\/p>\n

** Contemporary Romance. Due to profanity and very strong sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**<\/p>\n

Find Fragments of Ash\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Visit the Fragments of Ash<\/em> WEBSITE<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Read our REVIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

All rights reserved. Used with permission.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

My eyes skitter to the barn, where I can hear voices raised in increasing anger. Suddenly a man comes stalking out of the door, wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and black leather gloves that cover his forearms. He takes them off and tucks them under his arm as he approaches me.
\n\u201cAre you kidding me, Jock?\u201d he asks over his shoulder, practically spitting the words. \u201cGoddamnit<\/em>.\u201d
\nJock calls to the man from the barn door, and that\u2019s when I see a reddish-brown hound escape from behind Jock, rushing across the driveway toward me.
\nA dog!<\/em>
\nI feel my face split into a grin. I love<\/em> dogs. With the exception of Mosier\u2019s attack animals, I have always<\/em> loved dogs, but Tig never let me have one. There\u2019s a dog here? Oh, God, please let this work out. Please let me rest here a while.<\/em>
\nI squat down, holding out my hand to the animal as he approaches. He sniffs my hands before letting me pet him behind pendulous, curtainlike, velvet-soft ears. \u201cHello, baby. You\u2019re so beautiful, you sweet, sweet girl.\u201d
\n\u201cHe\u2019s male<\/em>,\u201d spits a voice over my head.
\nI look up, rising slowly, unable to look away from the man yelling at me.
\nEyes.
\nBright green and heavily lashed, they widen in surprise, staring into mine for a long and life-changing moment before they narrow with anger, sliding away from me and back to Jock.
\nI don\u2019t hear anything as his voice lowers to a point of fury, likely telling Jock all the reasons I am unwanted here. Usually it would sting a little to watch someone reject me summarily on first meeting, but I am so mesmerized by his face, by his body, by his rugged and innate beauty, I can barely breathe, let alone force my ears to function in any sort of meaningful way.
\nHe is tall. Taller than me, six two or six three, with a clearly defined, muscled body under a gray T-shirt and beat-up jeans slung low on his hips. He wears boots that, in the sunlight, appear to be flecked with a million pieces of diamond dust\u2014they twinkle every time he moves them. With his hands on his hips, the cords of sinew in his forearms pop just enough to create a map of trails that lead to his wrists and hands. The backs of his hands, like his boots, are dusted with diamonds, and when he raises one to reinforce one of the many reasons I absolutely may not stay here, it catches the sunlight and sparkles.
\nAs I stare at his hand, I\u00a0 realize it\u2019s quiet\u2014really quiet<\/em>\u2014and the silence startles me back to reality.
\nI look at Gus, who darts a quick and disappointed glance at Julian.
\n\u201cHappy now?\u201d
\nI slide my eyes\u2014slowly, bracing myself for impact all the while\u2014to Julian, watching him flinch, his jaw tight and his pink lips pursed as he regards me.
\n\u201cI\u2019m not trying<\/em> to offend you,\u201d he huffs.
\n\u201cI\u2019m . . . not offended,\u201d I answer, my voice lower than usual. I\u2019m being honest. I haven\u2019t heard a single word he\u2019s said.
\n\u201cOf course she\u2019s fucking offended,\u201d says Jock, the expletive almost comical when delivered in his British accent.
\nBut Gus knows better, and the expression on his face proves it. He knows that I am accustomed to being rejected and it doesn\u2019t bother me in the way it would shock and distress another woman.
\n\u201cShe has nowhere else to go,\u201d he says quietly.
\n\u201cAnd this is my<\/em> land,\u201d Jock adds with quiet steel, his gentility back in check.
\n\u201cSo you\u2019re going to force me to have this . . . this . . . this girl<\/em> stay here.\u201d
\nBut this <\/em>does offend me, in fact, because I\u2019ve been waiting to be a woman for a long time, and at eighteen, I\u2019m allowed to wear the title.
\n\u201cI\u2019m an adult,\u201d I hear myself say.
\n\u201cBarely,\u201d he shoots back, his eyes changing color to a dark and angry evergreen.
\n\u201cI\u2019ll stay out of your way,\u201d I assure him. \u201cI\u2019m good at that.\u201d
\n\u201cFuck this,\u201d mutters Julian, running a hand through his hair and looking pissed. \u201cFine! But I stay rent free as long as she\u2019s here.\u201d
\n\u201cDone,\u201d says Jock, holding out his hand to shake on it.
\nJulian raises his sparkling hand and shakes with his landlord before putting his gloves back on and leveling an angry gaze at me. \u201cStay the fuc\u2014\u201d He pauses, his jaw ticking as he struggles for self-control. Finally he manages to grind out: \u201cStay out of my way.\u201d
\n\u201cNo prob\u2014\u201d I start to say, but he turns on his heel and stalks back to the barn, disappearing into its inky depths. The dog stares up at me for a moment, his hound eyes mournful, as though wishing he could apologize for his owner\u2019s rough behavior. After a beat, he turns forlornly and lumbers after his master.
\n\u201cThat went well,\u201d says Gus.
\n\u201cMoody bastard,\u201d mutters Jock.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0~a modern fairytale~ collection<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

A collection of standalone, completely unrelated novels inspired by beloved fairy tales. Can be read in any order.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Vixen and the Vet\u00a0<\/strong>(Beauty & the Beast)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Never Let You Go\u00a0<\/strong>(Hansel & Gretel)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Ginger’s Heart\u00a0<\/strong>(Little Red Riding Hood)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Dark Sexy Knight\u00a0<\/strong>(Camelot)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Speak\u00a0<\/strong>(The Little Mermaid)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy: Amaon<\/a>\u00a0 | Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Shear Heaven\u00a0<\/strong>(Rapunzel) – novella originally included in the\u00a0Royally Mine Anthology<\/em>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 | Paperback<\/a> \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

At First Sight<\/strong> (Aladdin) – novella
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Love is Never Lost\u00a0<\/strong>(Rip Van Winkle)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Swan Song<\/strong>\u00a0(The Ugly Duckling)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Truly, Madly, Deeply<\/strong> (The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
\nTo be released 2 July
\nPre-order:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Dreaming of You<\/strong> (Sleeping Beauty)
\nTo be released 2 October
\nPre-order:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Bring Me Back<\/strong> (Peter Pan)
\nTo be released 12 December
\nPre-order:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"\"New York Times <\/em>and USA Today<\/em> bestselling author Katy Regnery<\/strong> started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later<\/span><\/span>, she signed her first contract, and Katy\u2019s first novel was published in September 2013.<\/p>\n

Forty books later, Katy claims authorship of the multititled New York Times<\/em> and USA Today <\/em>bestselling Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the critically-acclaimed, 2018 RITA\u00a9 nominated, USA Today<\/em> bestselling contemporary romance, Unloved, a love story<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Katy\u2019s first modern fairytale romance, The Vixen and the Vet<\/em><\/a>, was nominated for a RITA\u00ae in 2015 and won the 2015 Kindle Book Award for romance. Katy\u2019s boxed set, The English Brothers Boxed Set<\/em>, Books #1\u20134, hit the USA Today<\/em>bestseller list in 2015, and her Christmas story, Marrying Mr. English<\/em>, appeared on the list a week later. In May 2016, Katy\u2019s Blueberry Lane collection, The Winslow Brothers Boxed Set<\/em>, Books #1\u20134, became a New York Times<\/em> e-book bestseller.<\/p>\n

Katy\u2019s books are available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.<\/p>\n

Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.<\/p>\n

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