Thief of Lies (Library Jumpers #1) by Brenda Drake
Publication Date: January 5th, 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Romance
~Summary~
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.
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.
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~Dream Cast~
Gia: I
think Maia Mitchell is nearly a perfect fit for Gia. All she’d need was some
green-colored contact lenses and she’d be a perfect match.
Arik:
Okay, so Gregg Sulkin is totally Arik for me. And he even has dimples! So I had
to give you two pics of him one sexy and one with those adorable dimples.
A Look into some of the Libraries they jumped into:
In my novel, THIEF OF LIES (Library Jumpers Book 1), Gia
accidentally transports through a gateway book that links the great libraries
of the world. I’m here today to introduce the amazing libraries that make an
appearance in this first book of the series. So let’s take a tour …
1. The Boston Athenæum (Link: https://www.bostonathenaeum.org) –
Boston, Massachusetts. The story begins with Gia and her friends, Afton and
Nick, visiting this library. Throughout the series, Gia keeps coming back to
this library. It’s her tether to home. The library holds so many book and art
treasures, and is full of history. The architecture is beautiful with its
sweeping ceilings and large windows. This picture is of the fifth floor reading
room. I just love the tunnel-like staircases that lead to scaffold balconies
surrounding the bookcases.
(TOL Library Post_Boston Athenaem.jpg)
Source (Link: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2015/09/11/boston-athenaeum-open-house/)
2. The Bibliothèque
nationale de France (BnF) is the National Library of France. This is the
Paris library that Gia and her friends end up in when they transport through
the gateway book the first time. This reading room is massive and I love the
circular window that line its dome skylight ceiling.
(TOL Library Post_Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France.jpg)
Source (Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France)
3. Duke Humfrey’s Library in the Bodleian Library at the
University of Oxford. One of the bookcases in this room hides the entry into
the wizard haven, Asile. You might recognize this library from the Harry Potter
movies. It was used to film one of the library scenes. I wasn’t aware of this
when I wrote the book, but it was fun to find out about it. The library with
its dark wood and coffered ceiling with depictions of open books on squared
tiles, is old and has a warm feeling to it.
(TOL Library Post_Duke Humfreys Library, Bodleian Libraries,
Oxford, England.jpg
Source: (Link: http://www.cotswolds.info/places/oxford/bodleian-library.shtml)
~About the Author~
Brenda Drake, the youngest of three children, grew up an Air Force brat and the continual new kid at schooluntil her family settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Brenda’s fondest memories growing up is of hereccentric, Irish grandmother’s animated tales, which gave her a strong love for storytelling. So it was onlyfitting that she would choose to write young adult and middle grade novels with a bend toward thefantastical. When Brenda’s not writing or doing the social media thing, she’s haunting libraries, bookstores,and coffee shops or reading someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment).
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