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Instagram Hop Cover Reveal Game

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Renaissance Press has organized an Instagram hop to find pieces of the cover (art by @pinkpiggy93) for the queer YA urban/portal fantasy novel “Winging It”, the second book in the Lucky in Love series by @JenDesmaraisAuthor, published by @RenaissanceBookPress.

Starting Jan 6 and continuing through Jan 10, when you find a piece of the cover (12 in total) somewhere on social media, share it to your story and tag @renaissancebookpress for a chance to win an e-book of “Winging It”!

The virtual cover reveal party is happening NEXT Saturday, January 11 at 1pm EST at youtube.com/live/he3Zpkgu07Q, where the full cover will be revealed, alongside other spring books from Renaissance. Tune in for fun stuff, prizes, and more! (Note that you can go to the link, click “notify me” and it will send you a message when it’s about to go live!)

Instagrammers to follow to find the pieces:
@thebookishanimator_
@thebookarchive.ca
@bookspines.and.roses
@rivercitysirenpress
@stories_by_don
@kristophermielke
@journeytobiscovery
@pinkpiggy93
@thedylandrakes
@fadhilitheone
@dereknewmanstille
@talhibriones

CoverRevealWingingIt #CanadianAuthor #QueerAuthor

If Jason Johnson had Instagram

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If Instagram existed in 2003, this is what Jason would’ve posted during the book Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests.

@jendesmaraisauthor

If Instagram existed in 2003, this is what Jason would’ve posted during the book “Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests”. “Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests” is an Urban Fantasy Romance. What happens when superheroes plan a wedding? Monsters, that’s what. Kennedy and Jason are ready to get married. They just have to deal with evaporating monsters first. Available for pre-order now! https://www.jeneric-designs.ca/books-and-timeline/universal-book-links/#MIWG Cover art by @pinkpiggy93 #MonstersIncidentalWeddingGuests #JenDesmarais #authors #book #pinkpiggy93 #artist #UrbanFantasy #RomanceBook #superheroes #BattleCouple #original #booktok @Éric Desmarais @PressesRenaissancePress

♬ Magical Fantasy – Dmitriy Sevostyanov

Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests is an Urban Fantasy Romance. What happens when superheroes plan a wedding? Monsters, that’s what.

Kennedy and Jason are ready to get married. They just have to deal with evaporating monsters first.

Available for pre-order now!

Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests by Jen and Éric Desmarais is available now!

Indigo Books Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Archambault Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Amazon Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Rakuten Kobo Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Apple Books Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests

Add it to your “Want to read” on Goodreads here!

If Kennedy Fairfield had Instagram

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If Instagram existed in 2003, this is what Kennedy would’ve posted during the book Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests.

@jendesmaraisauthor

If Instagram existed in 2003, this is what Kennedy would’ve posted during the first portion of the book “Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests”. “Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests” is an Urban Fantasy Romance. What happens when superheroes plan a wedding? Monsters, that’s what. Kennedy and Jason are ready to get married. They just have to deal with evaporating monsters first. Available for pre-order now! https://www.jeneric-designs.ca/books-and-timeline/universal-book-links/#MIWG Cover art by @pinkpiggy93 #MonstersIncidentalWeddingGuests #JenDesmarais #ÉricDesmarais #authors #book #PressesRenaissancePress #pinkpiggy93 #artist #UrbanFantasy #RomanceBook #superheroes #BattleCouple #original #booktok

♬ Magical Fantasy – Dmitriy Sevostyanov

Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests is an Urban Fantasy Romance. What happens when superheroes plan a wedding? Monsters, that’s what.

Kennedy and Jason are ready to get married. They just have to deal with evaporating monsters first.

Available for pre-order now!

Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests by Jen and Éric Desmarais is available now!

Indigo Books Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Archambault Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Amazon Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Rakuten Kobo Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
Apple Books Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests

Add it to your “Want to read” on Goodreads here!

Our Tropes (2023 Books)

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The tropes we use in Crushing It and The Mystery of the Dancing Lights:

No angst romance, hidden magical world, young adult, cozy romance, detailed worldbuilding, partial dual POV, queer, STEM & music
Time loop mystery, hidden magical world, young adult, urban fantasy, detailed worldbuilding, time travel, dual POV, summer camp
Cover art by @pinkpiggy93 on Tumblr and Instagram

Crushing It by Jen Desmarais is available now!

Physical from Canadian indie bookstores, physical from Indigo, electronic version

The Mystery of the Dancing Lights by Éric Desmarais is available now!
Physical from Canadian indie bookstores, physical from Indigo, electronic version

Tropes of Mystery of the Dancing Lights

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@ericdesmaraisauthor

“The Mystery of the Dancing Lights” is a YA summer camp timeloop mystery with a timely twist. Do you like summer camps, mysteries, and timeloops? This book has it all. Pre-order now! Physical Canadian indie bookstore: https://49thshelf.com/Books/T/The-Mystery-of-the-Dancing-Lights Physical Indigo: https://tinyurl.com/t5saszcf Ebook: https://books2read.com/u/bOe6ao #TheMysteryOfTheDancingLights #TMofDL #timeloop #book #YA #UrbanFantasy #SummerCamp #HiddenWorld #series #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok

♬ original sound – Éric Desmarais

Every book utilizes tropes, even if it’s to subvert them, and Mystery of the Dancing Lights is no exception. This book covers: Dual POV, Young Adult, time loop mystery, detailed worldbuilding, summer camp, urban fantasy, Hidden magical world, and time travel.

The Mystery of the Dancing Lights by Éric Desmarais is available now!
Physical from Canadian indie bookstores, physical from Indigo, electronic version

What if Elizabeth had Instagram? (time loop edition)

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The Mystery of the Dancing Lights is set in 2015. If Elizabeth Coderre had an Instagram account, she might post something like this:

@ericdesmaraisauthor

“The Mystery of the Dancing Lights” is a YA summer camp timeloop mystery with a timely twist. Do you like summer camps, mysteries, and timeloops? This book has it all. Pre-order now! Physical Canadian indie bookstore: https://49thshelf.com/Books/T/The-Mystery-of-the-Dancing-Lights Physical Indigo: https://tinyurl.com/t5saszcf Ebook: https://books2read.com/u/bOe6ao #TheMysteryOfTheDancingLights #TMofDL #timeloop #book #YA #UrbanFantasy #SummerCamp #HiddenWorld #series #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok

♬ original sound – Éric Desmarais

The Mystery of the Dancing Lights is a YA summer camp timeloop mystery with a timely twist.

Do you like summer camps, mysteries, and timeloops? This book has it all. Pre-order now!

#TheMysteryOfTheDancingLights#TMofDL#timeloop#book#YA#UrbanFantasy#SummerCamp#HiddenWorld#series#PressesRenaissancePress#Canadian#booktok

The Mystery of the Dancing Lights by Éric Desmarais is available now!
Physical from Canadian indie bookstores, physical from Indigo, electronic version

What if Elizabeth had Instagram? (time travel edition)

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The Mystery of the Dancing Lights is set in 2015. If Elizabeth Coderre had an Instagram account, she might post something like this:

@ericdesmaraisauthor

“The Mystery of the Dancing Lights” is a YA summer camp timeloop mystery with a timely twist. Do you like summer camps, mysteries, and timeloops? This book has it all. Pre-order now! Physical: https://49thshelf.com/Books/T/The-Mystery-of-the-Dancing-Lights Ebook: coming soon #TheMysteryOfTheDancingLights #TMofDL #timeloop #book #YA #UrbanFantasy #SummerCamp #HiddenWorld #series #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok

♬ original sound – Éric Desmarais
The Mystery of the Dancing Lights is a YA summer camp timeloop mystery with a timely twist.

Do you like summer camps, mysteries, and timeloops? This book has it all. Pre-order now!

#TheMysteryOfTheDancingLights #TMofDL #timeloop #book #YA #UrbanFantasy #SummerCamp #HiddenWorld #series #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok

The Mystery of the Dancing Lights by Éric Desmarais is available now!
Physical from Canadian indie bookstores, physical from Indigo, electronic version