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We are thrilled to announce that we are organizing a Bookstagram Tour for By the Orchid and the Owl by Mariah Montoya! This tour will run from May 26th to June 4th, 2025 with a total of 10 stops.
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On the island of Eshol, a ruling council gifts magic to all its citizens — whether they want it or not.
Born on the magical island of Eshol, Rayna Drey must attend an institute with her peers, where she’ll be tested for five years to determine if she’s worthy of her magic… and her life.
By the Orchid and the Owl is the first book in The Esholian Institute series, a Fantasy Romance that is out now from Driftwyrd!
Add it to your TBR if you love:
✨Magic academia
🦋Found family
✨Animal companions
🦋Forbidden powers
✨“Touch her & ☠️”
Make sure you read the full synopsis below & to sign up if you are interested. We can’t wait to tour this epic book with you! 📖🦋✨
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Tour Details:
– We are looking for 10 bookstagrammers to feature the book in their feeds in a bookstagram setup/photo.
– Hosts will receive a paperback copy of By the Orchid and the Owl to read & review for the tour.
– As always, it is open internationally.
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Here’s more about the book:
By the Orchid and the Owl by Mariah Montoya
Series: The Esholian Institute #1
Published by Driftwyrd on April 3rd, 2024
Genres: Fantasy Romance
Pages: 422
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
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On the island of Eshol, a ruling council gifts magic to all its citizens — whether they want it or not.
Eighteen-year-old Rayna Drey should be excited for her Branding, when the island’s Good Council will infuse her blood with one of five sanctioned the ability to wield elements, summon objects, shift forms, talk to wildlife, or manipulate minds. The Good Council is good. The Branding doesn’t hurt. And the institution she must attend afterward, to learn how to control her new gift, is only a little dangerous.
Or, at least, that’s what Rayna has always heard. As soon as she arrives at the Esholian Institute, however, a peer-pressured dare makes her explode with a power as deadly as it is forbidden. Worse yet, the only one who can teach her how to hide it from the Good Council is Coen Steeler, a much-too-handsome fifth-year who can manipulate minds as easily as he breathes. He alone understands Rayna’s forbidden power…because he has the same one.
With their secret in each other’s hands, Rayna soon uncovers other dark secrets that threaten the very foundation of the island itself. And the worst of them? If the Good Council finds out what lurks in her and Coen’s blood, they’ll both face a fate beyond obedience — and a punishment worse than death.
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About Mariah Montoya
Mariah Montoya has always spent her days imagining stories about the fantastical. When she was younger, she'd whisper those stories to her two younger sisters. Now, she tells them to her very patient husband, who reads every word she writes.
You can follow Mariah's journey on Instagram or TikTok @mariah_author.