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Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse.

When loss is all you know, how do you find true love?

Beautiful Creatures meets The Body Finder in this spellbinding new trilogy.

All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lived with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt’s South Carolina plantation instead–a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions.

Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family’s twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn’t what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

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Compulsion is the kind of book that grabs your attention right from the start. The cover is the first thing to draw you in, and it is so perfect for this story. The tunnel of trees, the romantic feel, the gorgeous font and design. I pretty much am so in love with this cover, and guys, it’s even prettier in person. I can’t wait to see it in hardcover!

I fell in love with Martina’s writing, her ability to transport you to a sleepy Southern plantation full of secrets, to a town where the past is impossible to escape and into a girl’s life as she is struggling to understand who she is when everything she knows has been tossed up in the air. This book is so beautiful and addictive, it is absolutely one that has to be kept on your radar and devoured as soon as you get your hands on it!


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I asked Martina what her favourite thing about Compulsion was, read on to find out! 
(p.s it’s easily my favourite thing too!)

I secretly love Gothic novels. There was a point where Daphne du Maurier’s REBECCA and Mary Stewart’s AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND were among my favorite novels. I’ve always adored books with exotically dangerous settings, quirky characters, and elements of mystery and suspense. Since I’m from Prague, one of the most magical, broodingly beautiful cities in the world, the bar for magical locations is set pretty hight. But the South. Ah, there I have all the elements I love—a haunted past, regret, anger, continuing conflict, and questions of morality galore. Southern plantations are the closest thing to moldering abbeys and decaying castles that we have in the United States. I’m grateful to Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl for reminding me of how much I love all the elements they included in BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, because their series got me thinking about the possibilities of Spanish moss and crumbling Southern mansions. My favorite thing about Compulsion, hands down, is the setting and how it shaped (and twisted) the characters and families who live there.

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And now, Martina has so very graciously offered up an AMAAAAZING giveaway for all of you! 


And the May Grand Prize Giveaway!

About Martina

Martina Boone was born in Prague and spoke several languages before learning English. Her first teacher in the U.S. made fun of her for not pronouncing the “wh” sound right, so she set out to master “all the words”—she’s still working on that! In the meantime she’s writing contemporary fantasy set in the kinds of magical places she’d love to visit.

If you like romance dripping with mystery, mayhem, Spanish moss, and a bit of magic, she hopes you’ll look forward to meeting Barrie, Eight, Cassie, Pru, Seven and the other characters of Watson Island.

And check out the rest of the giveaway stops as well! They will be going up in the next few days.

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Comments

  4. Compulsion looks like it’s going to be incredible and I can’t wait to read it. Congrats to Martina! Thank you for such an amazing giveaway.

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  14. Since I’ve lived in the SC Lowcountry most of my life, I heartily agree with Martina’s assessment of the location. Spanish moss makes any place instantly mysterious. Looking forward to reading this!

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  15. Christina R. in the rafflecopter

    Martina rocks! Her posts are always helpful, and I love what she said about the South! It is all of that awesomeness 🙂 And I love how there are spooky mansions 🙂

    Thank you 🙂

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  22. Compulsion looks like a paranormal-slash-romantic-slash-mysterious novel that anyone would like to read. I know the feeling the author has now; I had the exact same event with my teacher, and then I promised myself that I will write on English, that I will read books on English just to make my English better and now, when it is pretty good, I can’t wait to smile smugly at my teacher and give her my first three chapters of my book. And here I am, trying to read more and more because reading is an addiction, especially for books like these.
    Keep calm and continue reading,

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  23. Congratulations on the milestone!
    I’ve been looking forward to reading Compulsion, so definitely hoping to get my hands on a copy! Great giveaway, thanks!
    Jenny O’G

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