Blog Tour and Audiobook Excerpt for "Apollo's Raven"

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Audiobook Title: Apollo’s Raven

Series: Curse of Clansmen Kings

Author: Linnea Tanner

Narrator: Kristin James

Publication Date: May 24, 2017 (Audiobook Publication)

Publisher: Apollo Raven Publisher, LLC

Listening Length: 11 hours and 56 minutes

Genre: Historical Fantasy, Historical Romantasy, Myth & Legend

Book Title: Apollo’s Raven

(Curse of Clansmen and Kings, Book 1)

Author Name: Linnea Tanner

Audiobook Narrator: Kristin James

Blurb:

A Celtic warrior princess is torn between her forbidden love for the enemy and duty to her people.

AWARD-WINNING APOLLO'S RAVEN sweeps you into an epic Celtic tale of forbidden love, mythological adventure, and political intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. In 24 AD British kings hand-picked by Rome to rule are fighting each other for power. King Amren's former queen, a powerful Druid, has cast a curse that Blood Wolf and the Raven will rise and destroy him.

The king's daughter, Catrin, learns to her dismay that she is the Raven and that her banished half-brother is Blood Wolf. Trained as a warrior, Catrin must find a way to break the curse, but she is torn between her forbidden love for her father's enemy, Marcellus, and loyalty to her people. She must summon the magic of the Ancient Druids to alter the dark prophecy that threatens the fates of everyone in her kingdom.Will Catrin overcome and eradicate the ancient curse? Will she be able to embrace her forbidden love for Marcellus? Will she cease the war between Blood Wolf and King Amren and save her kingdom?

Book Trailer on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqSdT5wK4aI

Praise:

“Mystery and intrigue with each word, Tanner is a master wordsmith. Her vivid imagery and imagination are captured in her story and character development.” ~ The Audiobook Reviewer

" Many surprising twists enrich the historically drawn plot. Points of view shift between different characters effectively, heightening the tension from one moment to the next." ~ Historical Novel Society Review

Buy Links:

Universal Buy Link for Apollo’s Raven: https://books2read.com/Apollos-Raven

Audible US: https://www.audible.com/pd/Apollos-Raven-Audiobook/B072C2N25B

Audible UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Apollos-Raven-Audiobook/B072C2N3QN

AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY – UK Only

Linnea Tanner is giving away an audiobook copy of Apollo’s Raven to listeners in the UK. Visit the blog tour page and leave a comment to enter the giveaway: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/04/blog-tour-apollos-raven-audiobook-by-linnea-tanner.html

A winner will be chosen at random and announced after the tour has finished.

Audiobook Excerpt:

Author Bio:

Award-winning author, Linnea Tanner, weaves Celtic tales of love, magical adventure, and political intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. Since childhood, she has passionately read about ancient civilizations and mythology. She is particularly interested in the enigmatic Celts, who were reputed as fierce warriors and mystical Druids.

Linnea has extensively researched ancient and medieval history, mythology, and archaeology and has traveled to sites described within each of her books in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings series. Books released in her series include Apollo’s Raven (Book 1), Dagger’s Destiny (Book 2), Amulet’s Rapture (Book 3), and Skull’s Vengeance (Book 4). She has also released the historical fiction short story Two Faces of Janus.

A Colorado native, Linnea attended the University of Colorado and earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband and has two children and six grandchildren.