Blog Tour Kick Off & Review Winter Sparrow by Estevan Vega

Title: Winter Sparrow
Author: Estevan Vega
Genre: Fantasy Romance

Publisher: Stonehouse Ink

Release Date: Sept 2012

Edition/Formats Available In:  Ebook & Print
Source: Author for blog tour and honest review.
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Mary is a young artist about to enter a new chapter in her life. After years of waiting and searching, she has finally found true love. She’s also just discovered that her fiancé Joshua has inherited his father’s rundown countryside mansion. To add to the rising pressure, her wedding day is so close she can practically hear the music. All she has to do is accept what the future holds. Accept…and be happy.
But something’s missing.
As the seasons change, her doubts turn to fears, and her fears become reality. Through struggle and loss, the love she once possessed for Joshua transforms into contempt. When Mary is confronted with a magical escape, the life she has and the life she dreams of will collide, awakening a mysterious change within. But no choice comes without cost, and each one will draw her closer to the truth.
At times both beautiful and haunting, Winter Sparrow dares you to step into a world where eternity is a moment and every breath is a second chance. The fantasy begins….

It was Mary’s first time in the country. She’d driven through secluded parts of the state before but never like this. In her youth, she didn't have the chance to linger anywhere long enough for the place to really get to know who she was or for her to be anything more than a passing shadow. 

Her father had it set in his mind to expose his children to a diverse life and a number of experiences she now kept tucked away in some deep, dark closet of herself. In spite of his unusual way of loving, it was never Mary’s intent to run away like she had. But the never-looking-back part came a little too easily. I have to be free. That’s what she’d said. Thought, actually. The words were never fully conceived. She supposed they lived somewhere inside of her too, with the items she preferred to leave nameless. 

She glanced down at the ring on her finger; it told her she had become a skilled actress waiting for a cue to dash onto the stage. Waiting for the crescendo of jeers to label her a phony. But she couldn't be that. She was a bride to be, after all; “the perfect sparrow,” as Joshua called her. 

Mary pulled her eyes away from the engagement ring for a minute, long enough to study Joshua’s profile. Such an effortless piece of art it was. The shadow of the evening sunlight poured in from the windshield and from the blue skies beyond, making his features seem even more magical. 

She liked how the hair on his chin graced it just so she’d know it was there. Nothing fancy, nothing pretentious, just simple and handsome. Mary especially liked the pattern his teeth fell into. A mouth had never looked so accurately composed, and without the aid of cruel metal and overpaid professionals. It was a smile that could melt any girl’s heart. 

Mary didn't realize she had been squeezing Joshua’s hand or that cutting off his circulation would cause him to swerve unintentionally. She sank back into her seat, a little embarrassed, mostly thankful they didn't crash. 

“Sorry,” she eventually said in a hush. 

He reached for her hand again nonetheless, after letting the blood return, and kissed it. “It’s nothing.”

That smile revisited her in the stillness of the sedan. She felt so safe here with him. So known. But it wasn't at all like she had thought it would be. Her love for Joshua wasn't the stuff of fairy tales or high-gloss Hollywood productions; it was deeper. 

Then why did it take so long for you to say yes? her mind intruded. 

She didn't have a good enough answer. Perhaps it was because this world had left its mark on her somehow. Even though she was young, it was like a year could be a lifetime. She’d fallen behind. Joshua reminded her  what it felt like to be alive. She had given up on relationships before meeting him, claiming they were nothing more than an insecure girl’s ego trip. A trip she had sworn off. 

But oaths could be broken, couldn't they? Couldn't she mask that part of herself that believed love could never really work? She felt sure she could, and she would.

This book is so riveting and captivating from beginning to end.
Are journey is with Mary and Joshua a couple that go from engaged to married to fixing their first real home. Only for Mary it is not a home she keeps withdrawing from reality locking herself away doubting everything   and her new marriage with Joshua is suffering. Will Mary be able to keep the doubts away and let love prosper or will the evil keep her locked away? This is a spoiler free zone sorry but I highly recommend this book. This was my first time reading a book by Estevan Vega but I will promise you it will not be my last. I loved the description he wrote with in this story I loved the characters I absolutely loved the dark and raw emotion that captured my attention. This book is beautiful and dark and shows the ups and downs of someone who suffers from depression with a fantasy twist that is sure to engage you.

ESTEVAN VEGA FELL IN LOVE WITH STORYTELLING IN THE FIFTH GRADE WHEN HE WAS FORCED TO WRITE SHORT STORIES EVERY DAY FOR ENGLISH CLASS. THAT’S RIGHT, FORCED. BUT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FATHER, HE REALIZED, HE ACTUALLY LIKED WRITING AND LOVED PEOPLE’S REACTION TO HIS WORK. NOW, AFTER MANY, MANY MOONS, EVEGA HAS AUTHORED 6 BOOKS AND SEVERAL SHORT STORIES ALL READY TO BE CONSUMED BY YOU. HIS HOBBIES INCLUDE SINGING IN THE SHOWER, GOING TO CONCERTS, AND TRYING TO ALWAYS EMULATE OPTIMUS PRIME. HE LOVES MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM, WRITING PECULIAR TALES, AND STILL HASN’T LEARNED HOW TO WHISTLE.

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