Cover and Title Unveiled +Promo + Free E-Book: Halflings Series by Heather Burch

Title:Guardian (Book #2)

Author: Heather Burch

Series: Halflings Series

Publisher: Zondervan

Expected Release Date: October 9, 2012

Vigilance. The mission to safeguard Nikki Youngblood depends on the fragile alliance of two half-angel, half-human guardians, both struggling with intense feelings for the girl who has been assigned to their care. Mace, steadfast and deeply in love, wants to protect Nikki at all costs, while Raven's loyalty to Nikki finds him advocating for her independence and battling his own darker inclinations. At the same time, Nikki finds it harder and harder to choose between the two heavenly beings she may never have. Dangers intensify, and tensions between Mace and Raven flare as the purpose of their mission becomes clear. Can their defenses hold up to master manipulator Damon Vessler and the powerful secret he holds regarding Nikki's heritage? Can anyone protect Nikki from her true purpose and destiny?
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I like it, though I don't know why.. maybe because it's green, wardrobe change...ahm.. I think the image of the two guys at the background , Mace and Raven, is appealing.. (so this is how the 2 boys look..:D)... and the tagline, They chose to protect her but forget to guard their hearts--- was well thought of, it sounds promising!!!

Title:Avenger (Book #3)

Author: Heather Burch

Series: Halflings Series

Publisher: Zondervan

Expected Release Date: February 2013
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I think I like the original model more...(used to it..:D) Same background with the first two books but I really like the change of colors, outfits and their pose... Something about it says what the story is all about.

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments..:)

Cover of the first book

 PROMO

·       Guardian eBook Pre-order Sale:

o   While Guardian won't be available in bookstores until this fall, you can be one of the first to pre-order the eBook for only $3.99! Pre-order today, and Guardian will download to your eReader the day it releases. Click one of the links below to buy now!

·       A Halflings Rescue (FREE eBook): Need your Halflings fix before Guardian releases this fall? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Heather Burch has penned another illustrated short-story that features your favorite Halflings in an action-packed side mission. It's called A Halflings Rescue, and will be available for FREE download later this month. Stay tuned for more news on that later!

Please see link for full announcements: http://halflings.ning.com/profiles/blogs/big-announcements

Free Mobile App: Halflings!

Zondervan has unveiled a free mobile app for Heather Burch’s critically acclaimed Halflings series

Zondervan Unveils Free Mobile App for Heather Burch's Critically Acclaimed Halflings Series,
Praised as "utterly addicting" by USA Today  

 

With award-winning author Heather Burch setting the media and the YA blogosphere abuzz with her new series of thrilling paranormal romance books, HALFLINGS, publisher Zondervan has unveiled a free, cutting-edge mobile app that gives readers the opportunity to further enjoy the book's exciting universe beyond the printed page.

In the HALFLINGS trilogy, Nikki Youngblood discovers she's the central target of supernatural attacks and turns to three half-angel boys (Raven, Mace, and Vine) for protection. A growing attraction between Nikki and two of her protectors presents a new danger: while she risks a broken heart, Mace and Raven could lose everything, including their souls. As the mysteries behind the boys' powers, and her role in a scientist's dark plan, unfold, Nikki is faced with choices that will affect the future of an entire race of heavenly beings, and could disrupt the precarious equilibrium of the earthly world.

The universal iOS app - now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch - features the HALFLINGS Memory Match Challenge, a turbo-speed memory game in which players are asked to remember where symbols are hidden and unveil them in pairs or triplets. Successful competitors will get faster and faster as they make the right matches, learning that their fingers will soon obey their brains with Halfling-like speed and agility. The levels of play become more difficult as the players advance.

The app is also universally available for Android devices and can be downloaded via Google Play.

To download the app for iOS or Android, visit: http://zndr.vn/halflingsapp    

"We designed the HALFLINGS Memory Match Challenge so readers can continue to enjoy the book's engaging experience," said Annette Bourland, Senior Vice President and Zonderkidz publisher.  

Those who download the app will also be able to access the HALFLINGS illustrated prequel, 11:15: The Making of a Halfling, available as a free downloadable eBook. The app also gives fans the opportunity to connect with Heather on the Halflings Network at halflings.ning.com, and receive updates about upcoming books in the series.

Making her mark alongside Stephanie Meyer, Lauren Kate and other acclaimed authors in the paranormal genre, Heather Burch has written a novel that Publishers Weekly hailed as "easy to, gobble up, and seek more."

For more about Halflings, visit  halflings.ning.com. The ebooks are available through the iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and  ChristianBook.com. The book is available wherever books are sold.

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Zondervan, a HarperCollins company, is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, is a world leader in Christian communications, and is the leading Christian publishing brand. For more than 75 years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through general and academic resources authored by influential leaders and emerging voices and has been honored with more Christian Book Awards than any other publisher.

*repost from Zondervan*

Halflings Trailer and Giveaway

Take a moment to check out the new book trailer for Heather Burch’s critically acclaimed book Halflings.

I love the trailer....:D

***if you have problems watching the video, watch it directly here****

You can now sign up for a chance to WIN a signed copy of Halflings by Heather Burch!

FIVE copies up for grabs! To check it out and enter, visit here.

Halflings

Halflings by Heather Burch

• Reading level: Ages 15 and up
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (January 17, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310728185
• ISBN-13: 978-0310728184

Split.

After being inexplicably targeted by an evil intent on harming her at any cost, seventeen-year-old Nikki finds herself under the watchful guardianship of three mysterious young men who call themselves halflings.

Sworn to defend her, misfits Mace, Raven, and Vine battle to keep Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret---and the wings that come with.

A growing attraction between Nikki and two of her protectors presents a whole other danger. While she risks a broken heart, Mace and Raven could lose everything, including their souls.

As the mysteries behind the boys' powers, as well as her role in a scientist's dark plan, unfold, Nikki is faced with choices that will affect the future of an entire race of heavenly beings, as well as the precarious equilibrium of the earthly world.

First and foremost, I really loved the cover..:)

Another angel book, which I may say is very different from others I’ve read… but I enjoyed nonetheless..

I loved the boys, they’re brothers, halflings, but each of them is totally different…. I don’t even know which one Nikki should really be, I loved Mace, his kindness and sweetness, but I also loved Raven, his mysterious and dangerous feel…(sigh- really engage in their love triangle..)

As for me the good is book, it’s a good prequel for the next book which I’m sure would really be great… Halflings talks about the theme of the book, it’s a good preparation for a big story..this isn’t boring at all but quite enlightening, I loved how Ms. Burch made her own version of Nephilims, not much action on the book, just enough to keep you reading..

What I loved most about the book, is it’s Christian sub-theme, there are a lot of phrases which I memorized and locked in my heart..there are times I cried with the characters…

….“If you choose anger as your path, you will not hear the quiet voice. When heaven whispers, I hear. But I see through a dark glass. To utter the images and echoes that before my eyes would only muddy your path. Clarity is in faith. And despite your guise, faith is an attainable for you as the next breath”…-Will

..”you know, sometimes I get sick of living for the day ahead. Sometimes I just want to live for right now”…-Raven

“As do all”,…. “There is no crime in that. To feel that way is human. To act upon it is sin”…-Will


I totally loved the book, and I admit the end would keep readers hanging, but I guess, I’m not that satisfied with the book, Nikki had finally chosen whom to trust, but it lacks action there, maybe I was just expecting some action at that part, wherein the halflings and that man( not yet revealed what he is) would fight over for Nikki… well, maybe this was due to the fact that it was written in Nikki’s viewpoint, which was pure inner turmoil…there we read about the halflings that had come for her and Damon urging her to take his hand… other than this, I really enjoyed and loved the book, maybe the prologue of the next book would show this in a more-action packed prose…

All in all, a must-have book, pack with wings(:D), romance, an interesting story, and to-love-for characters… Recommended to everyone..:)!



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