Today I'm shining the spotlight on Jessica Page, the current featured author in the Paranormal, Fantasy, Dystopia and Romance Readers, Writers and Reviewers group on Goodreads. The Agency (The Agency Hunger Series #1) HARPER ANDREWS, is a mind reader who has no idea how or why she is the way she is. After being saved by Agent Reid Doyle from a vampire attack she is introduced to a secret world guarded and protected by the Supernatural Enforcement and Control Agency (SECA). A world where vampires, werewolves and mages are normal and humans are at the bottom of the food chain. Things are not perfect but she finds herself thriving and feeling at home for the first time in her life. AGENT REID DOYLE, is a vampire who likes his solitude so the last thing he wanted when he saved Harper was to have to spend more time with her. The fact that he's attracted to her is inconvenient and he resents having to be responsible for someone else. Losing another loved one is out of the question and he intends to avoid it at all cost. Both Harper and Reid can't seem to turn off their attraction for one another and love, sex and blood has a way of complicating things quickly in their world. They need to stay focused and find out who's responsible for the vampire caused human murders with additional internal and external threats working against them. Choices will be made to protect the things and people they love, choices that will change everything, including each other. Available at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords The Unveiling (The Agency Hunger Series #2) AGENT HARPER ANDREWS had her entire world turned upside-down when she discovered that she was a supernatural being with incredibly rare abilities. Even with a job she loves and the man of dreams at her side, Harper is still once again left feeling alone in the world. AGENT REID DOYLE wasn't looking for love; fear and the lingering heartbreak of a past love but decided he'd rather live a life with her and he would die protecting her if needed. With his former friend and now foe back in the picture and continuously one step ahead of them, the SECA team must work against the clock to find him before his madness is felt worldwide. The fine lines of love, loyalty and greed are easily blurred in a world ruled by supernaturals and the violent ripples of havoc are far-reaching. With surprises and twists unveiled at every turn, will they be able to succeed? Or will something much more sinister emerge and destroy them all? Available at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords Misguided Target After meeting Senator James Clarke and his close friend, madam Dominique Bourdeaux, Kendall Daley starts a new life as an escort known only as Raina. After seven years in the business, she has one final escort event to get through before moving onto the next phase and career of her life. Kane Clarke is a thirty-five year old Navy Seals Senior Chief Petty Officer on an encouraged leave, visiting Washington D.C. to meet his estranged brother. Their lives connect after a fluke meeting in a bar one night, but neither of them realizes at the time that they share a connection which will change everything. The pair is thrown into a wild ride of mystery and danger, trying to figure out why James has been taken and why Kendall has been targeted. Will they figure it out in time? Or will their lives, love and luck run out? Available at Amazon About the author: I'm an avid reader (and dreamer) who hails from northern Ontario Canada where I live with my husband, son, and fur babies. I hope my stories provide you with an escape and some entertainment for a little while (that's really all I can ask for). Where to find Jessica Page: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads
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I love pretty book covers, so today I'm happy to welcome author Rabia Gale, here to show off the cover of her upcoming novel Flare (The Sunless World, Book 2). Take it away, Rabia! Thank you so much for having me on your blog today! I'm delighted to reveal the cover for my upcoming release, Flare, Book Two of The Sunless World, an epic fantasy series with a steampunk flavor. [Kyra sez: Isn't that a fabulous cover!] Rafe and Isabella are back The mages of old saved their world, but left it in eternal darkness. Now it’s time to bring back the light. After two years of training his magical gifts, Rafe returns home to a land wracked by war. Desperate states struggle to protect their resources of luminous quartz. Magic pulses and earthquakes devastate a world on the brink of extinction. Rafe's old enemy Karzov has gathered a band of prodigies obedient to his will. He seeks the power of the ancient mages for an audacious and sinister purpose. It's up to Rafe and his ally, Isabella, to stop him—and undo the mistakes of the past to put their world right again. Flare will be out in September 2016! The Sunless World series "Quartz: The Sunless World introduces a rich and credible backdrop to the adventures of her characters, with a deadly political mire underlying the bright colours of high society." - By Rite of Word Reviews "This story is fast, fascinating and highly recommended." - Amazon.com review The Sunless World series begins with Quartz (Book One) and Flux (A Sunless World Novel). About the Author I create weird worlds full of magic and machines, and write characters who are called on to be heroes. I'm fascinated by light and darkness, transformation, and things that fly. Giant squid and space dragons appear in my work—you have been warned!
A native of Pakistan, I now reside in Northern Virginia, where I read, write, doodle, avoid housework, and homeschool my children. Find me online at: Website | Newsletter | Facebook | Twitter Today I'm shining the spotlight on author A.S. Johnson: I'm A.S. Johnson, disabled veteran turned romance novel writer. Published my first romance novel “Orion” December 2010 with a small press publisher and it's been non-stop fun ever since! I write a little bit of everything for everyone to enjoy. ;) I love to read, write romance novels and poetry, cook, history, sightseeing, funny movies, travel, and spend time with family. Moved to Cancun, Mexcio in June 2015 and looking forward to a new chapter in my life with my husband. I write Fiction: Genre: Romance For who? Teen/YA to Adult Everything from Paranormal/Alien/Demon to Altered-History/Western-Historical/Native-American-Historical to Contemporary/Futuristic/Sci-Fi. Sweet-heart Romance to naughty Erotica and everything in between; all with female self-empowerment to boot. I'm living the dream by turning all my wild dreams into novels! ~A.S. Johnson Where to find A.S. Johnson: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Goodreads My previous interview with A.S. Johnson Isabella A Spanish Love Story (Wild West Series, #1) Isabella Roche is a French orphan who came to America with hopes and dreams to tame the Wild-West. Little did Isabella know a storm was brewing that would change her life forever bringing undeniable true love in its wake. Alberto Santiago fled Spain for a simpler life giving up his place in the royal court to become a local ranch hand in the Arizona Territory. Alberto wanted to earn his keep, buy land, and create his own way in life. That’s what he wanted, until fate put a twist in those plans and love in his path. Is this budding romance destined to grow or will it be washed away in an unforeseen storm that is brewing? Available at Amazon The Vampire Empress Chronicles: Caroline's Path (Empress Series, #1) Caroline Fantolini, the future vampire Empress whose destiny to rule the oldest vampire empire in Italy was set in motion before she drew her first breath and a plan to stop her reign before she knew it. This food critic from New York City must be reborn and overcome a great loss before she takes the throne. Primo Gozzoli, a sexy Italian vampire is charged with her protection and education. He has plans of his own to conquer more than just the throne as he ignites Caroline's desire or will another love interest spoil his seductively sinister plan. The Vampire Empress Chronicles: Caroline's Path takes the reader into a mystical world within the human world. The storyline and concept takes on a level of excitement, passion, and shakes the evolutionary tree in the process. Available at Amazon Today I'm happy to welcome author Kat Ross: 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Why is this question always so hard? I guess I find my characters more interesting than I am, which I why I like living in their heads! But let's see…I live a bit north of New York City—close enough that I can hop on a train when I'm in the mood for crowds and dirt and good Thai food, but far enough that raccoons regularly break into my kitchen. I write a lot at my local library, just to get out of the house and be forced to wear pants and shoes. This is sadly necessary. I love movies but don't watch much TV. 2. When did you start writing, and why? I loved to write fiction as a kid, but ended up in journalism for many years (I still do some part-time work as an editor). About six years ago I was dreaming out loud to a friend about going back to it, and she encouraged me to just set aside 15 minutes a day. That quickly turned into hours, and I wrote a middle grade manuscript that landed me an agent. My next book was YA, but the new series veers a bit more adult, especially as it progresses. I just feel incredibly lucky to be doing what I love. 3. What do you write, and why? What do you enjoy about what you write? My latest series is epic fantasy with a historical twist. It's a genre I've always devoured and I knew I would want to try my hand at it someday. I enjoy writing anything with lots of world-building. My first book, Some Fine Day, is set about 80 years into the future at a time when Earth is almost unrecognizable from extreme climate change. I did a ton of research for that one, including into the class of storms dubbed hypercanes (which could theoretically exist). The Midnight Sea is set in ancient Persia at the end of the Achaemenid Empire—so nearly 3,000 years earlier! But for both stories, I spent a huge amount of time just working out all the details of the time and place, which is a lot of the fun. I love many different genres (in fact, I'll have a mystery coming out later this year), but the one I will probably never touch is contemporary realism. 4. What is your latest book or series? Any forthcoming books? The Midnight Sea, the first book in the Fourth Element series, released in May. The second, Blood of the Prophet, comes out on September 12, with the third in the trilogy set for November or December. I also have a Gilded Age mystery called The Daemoniac—that will probably be an October release. So lots coming up this year! 5. "Welcome To My Worlds": Tell us a little about the world of your latest book or series. So it's not quite alt history, but a few true events do play a large role in the plot, like the invasion of Alexander the Great. Fundamentally, the story is about the things we do for love—and hate. When the first book, The Midnight Sea, opens, the wealth and military power of the empire is intimately connected to the slavery of creatures called daevas. They can wield magic and make deadly soldiers. The priests teach that they are Druj—impure. But as the protagonist trains with her own daeva, she protagonist comes to question everything she has been taught about them. So the first book focuses on her evolution and eventual rebellion, while the next two develop conflicts in the larger setting. I mean, what's epic fantasy without a diabolical demon queen? 6. Introduce us to some of your characters. What do you like about them? Nazafareen is the main character of the series. I like her because she's so different from me. Reckless and hotheaded with almost zero filter between mouth and brain. But deep down, a very moral person who will do what's right whatever the cost. Her daeva, Darius, is more of a slow burner and has his own ghosts, so their relationship is complicated. But frankly, it's the bad guys in the series that are some of my favorites. I don't want to give any spoilers for the first one (where there's a major betrayal), but there's a necromancer who starts to get his own POV as the series goes on. His name is Balthazar and he's bad but not pure evil. I think of him as morally grey—something he surprises me with his decency, other times he's utterly repugnant. Those unpredictable characters are the ones I enjoy writing best. 7. A fun fact you would like your readers to know about you or your book. I actually wrote an entire manuscript with the major elements of this story, but set in contemp times, and ended up throwing it in a drawer and starting again. I realized I needed the origin story, and that meant going way back in time. The Midnight Sea: They are the light against the darkness. The steel against the necromancy of the Druj. And they use demons to hunt demons…. Nazafareen lives for revenge. A girl of the isolated Four-Legs Clan, all she knows about the King's elite Water Dogs is that they bind wicked creatures called daevas to protect the empire from the Undead. But when scouts arrive to recruit young people with the gift, she leaps at the chance to join their ranks. To hunt the monsters that killed her sister. Scarred by grief, she's willing to pay any price, even if it requires linking with a daeva named Darius. Human in body, he's possessed of a terrifying power, one that Nazafareen controls. But the golden cuffs that join them have an unwanted side effect. Each experiences the other's emotions, and human and daeva start to grow dangerously close. As they pursue a deadly foe across the arid waste of the Great Salt Plain to the glittering capital of Persepolae, unearthing the secrets of Darius's past along the way, Nazafareen is forced to question his slavery—and her own loyalty to the empire. But with an ancient evil stirring in the north, and a young conqueror sweeping in from the west, the fate of an entire civilization may be at stake… The Midnight Sea is available at Amazon Preorder Blood of the Prophet at Amazon Excerpt: My eyes flew open at the crack of dawn. I groaned and rubbed my forehead. My scalp tingled, an icy, unpleasant sensation. I knew right away where Darius was and what he was doing. It was another side effect of the bond, I'd discovered. I could feel his heart beating. I knew that one of his boots was too tight. I could shut my eyes and tell you exactly where he was, even if he was hundreds of leagues away. Why had no one told me what it would be like? I supposed Tijah did, but this was much worse than I'd expected. Much, much worse. I threw on my new scarlet tunic and marched down to the river. Tendrils of mist swirled through the dead reeds at the edge. It was late autumn and the air had a dank chill that promised snow. My daēva stood there, stripped to the waist, pouring water over his head with his right hand. He wore a gold faravahar on a chain around his neck, its eagle wings spread wide. His left arm lay at his side, grey and dead. I stared at his shoulder, at the juncture where smooth skin met rough. His Druj curse. It slowed me for a moment, seeing that pathetic arm, but I wasn't yet ready to forgive him for waking me. That was my excuse, anyway. Of course, what really angered me was the terrible realization that I was burdened with a sorrow not my own, but that bled me nonetheless. What really angered me was him—everything about him. He was calmer this morning, but I wasn't. I stopped about twenty feet away. He didn’t turn around although he knew I was there. "It's nice that you're so pious," I said. "But don't you think it's a little early to be down here performing the morning rites?" He paused, then dumped the last of the water from the bowl. I felt the cold trickle down my spine and my lips tightened. "I was taught by the magi to come at first light," Darius said. "Did you expect to sleep in? I'm afraid that's not the way it works for Water Dogs." He smiled, and we both knew it was fake. "I'm sorry if I've offended you in some way." I stared at him, at the dark hair plastered across his forehead, his stubborn mouth. He looked so human. And yet there was something in the way Darius held himself, perfectly at ease in his own skin. Still but coiled, like the wolves I'd seen in the mountains. "You haven't offended me in the least," I said. "I suppose you need the blessing more than I do." I spun on my heel and walked away, knowing I had wounded him. A small stab to my own heart. And I felt slightly ashamed. But that wasn't the end of it. Then I felt his satisfaction at my shame. And my own anger that he knew and was glad. And then his amusement at my anger! I stalked off, determined to think nothing, to feel nothing, ever again. If only it were that easy. About the author: Kat Ross worked as a journalist at the United Nations for ten years before happily falling back into what she likes best: making stuff up. She lives in Westchester with her kid and a few sleepy cats. Kat is also the author of the dystopian thriller Some Fine Day (Skyscape, 2014), about a world where the sea levels have risen sixty meters. She loves magic, monsters and doomsday scenarios. Preferably with mutants. Web site | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Newsletter Okay, so it's been a busy couple of weeks. I'll write a post soon catching up with everything, but for today I want to feature DDsE, a flash fiction serial by Sue Perry, author of Nica of Los Angeles, which I enjoyed very much but don't seem to have featured yet in a Reading Roundup. Also gotta get caught up on those one of these days. About DDsE: … a young-adult paranormal horror romance. So far, being sixteen is no good. Ella has no one to talk to except her new diary, which she has to hide from Ma and Pa Warden, the foster parents she’s stuck with since her family got flattened in a car accident. Now that she lives with the wardens, she has to switch to a new school, where people act like her tragedy is contagious. Her new suburb is just as boring as the last, and offers no hope of secret passageways or magic. But life is not all bad. There’s an interesting boy at the new school – although his family turns out to be impossibly dangerous. And there’s a feral cat, living in the suburb’s only open space, a pitiful excuse for woods. Sometimes the cat invades Ella’s mind. She tells her diary, ‘I’ve gone a special kind of crazy, a split personality. And my other personality is a cat, not a person.’ Welcome to the secret diary of Ella, occasionally co-authored by her feral cat. Kyra sez: Go check this out - it's fantastic! My interview with Sue Perry | Sue Perry's main website Introducing author A.J. Norfield, here to tell us about his debut novel Windcatcher: 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Hi everyone, A.J. Norfield at your service. Proud father of two adorable rascals and happily married. And not unimportant: debuting author of the Stone War Chronicles. My days are filled with working in the world of conservation, while the nights allow me to construct adventurous worlds, inspired by mythical creatures that I’ve admired all my life. 2. When did you start writing, and why? I remember “writing” when I was very young, creating my own cartoons. However during my teens and twenties I’d rather enjoyed the reading side of books, than the writing side. I always had the intention or wish to write my own book(s) (like many people do, I expect). There was no doubt it would fall in the fantasy genre, heavily focused on dragons. So a few years ago the time seemed right to undertake this new adventure and I was able to finish my first novel as a result of it. 3. What do you write, and why? What do you enjoy about what you write? Dragon adventures fantasy, which officially falls under epic fantasy (if I had to choose an “official” genre). Dragons have captured my imagination since I was a youngster, from reading to movies, from drawings to now writing. They have this majestic feel that ties into my admiration of nature that creates the perfect combination for exciting tales of danger and wonder. 4. What is your latest book or series? Any forthcoming books? ‘Windcatcher’ is my debut novel. I was very nervous to put it out in the world at first, but slowly I’m settling into the fact that many people really like the story. And what’s there not to like? The stakes are high, the action is plentiful and you’ll be able to meet a very special dragon, who will steal the readers hearts, from the moment it arrives in the world. The reviews it gets are amazing, I’m truelly humbled by them. It has become clear that those readers that enjoy books like the Dragon Riders of Pern and Eragon are very likely to enjoy my first steps in authorship, as well. Which is not surprising as Anne McCaffrey is one of my all-time favorites and a huge inspiration. Currently I’m working on ‘Wavebreaker’, the second book in the Stone War Chronicles Series. The story deepens, new characters are introduced and a new dragon will see the light of day. The additional main character is to be a strong female lead whose storyline will run parallel with that of Raylan and Galirras as they continue their journey from ‘Windcatcher’. I hope people will grow to love her just like they do Raylan and Galirras, as her world is turned upside down and has to flee for the oncoming dangers from the East. 5. "Welcome To My Worlds": Tell us a little about the world of your latest book or series.
My lovely newly made worldmap is available here: http://ajnorfield.com/worldmap/ The known world’s continents represent three different dragon teeth. This comes from the old history of the Tiankong Empire, a nation that is still much of a mystery in book I of the Stone War Chronicles. The kingdom of Aeterra is where Raylan, the main protagonist, grew up. It entered a stable period after the last great war, focusing on trade and prosperity. The story is set in medieval (fantasy) times, with slight modern sets of life. While the world is divers and grand, filled with the good and the bad of the people that live in it. Doskova is the third, large player on this world’s stage. It lays in the East. A dangerous and dark continent, where our main characters will discover a danger that will impact the world. After completing ‘Windcatcher’, I feel like the world is really coming into its own as I continue to explore the many exotic places and landscapes in ‘Wavebreaker’. Because of my background in conservation, I really enjoy implementing nature and animals into the story, to make the world feel more real, as well as add value to the story of men. 6. Introduce us to one of your characters. What do you like about them? I would like to focus on the only female character in the group of friends for this interview: Xi’Lao She is the whole reason why their group travels to Doskova in search of the ancient relic. She’s reserved and calculating, traveling from the Tiankong Empire to request the aid of Aeterra’s king in locating their nation’s most valuable piece of history, while the empire is in chaos. Still, she’s as mysterious as the Empire she comes from, as Tiankong actively refusing entrance to any outsiders. As a character, she combines a vast amount of knowledge, with a high skill in combat—which makes her a valuable member of the team. Then, as the story unfolds, people will see the deeper layers of why she is so driven to get the relic back, and the many aspects of one’s life that influence your decisions along the way. 7. A fun fact you would like your readers to know about you or your book. There are actually many tiny references to other books, movies and videos games in the story. Though, they might actually be way too subtle to be noticed by anyone. Other than that, I never really realized how much emotion a writer can transfer to the reader until I read that I made a grown woman cry. It must seem pretty weird to see someone jumping up and down from joy in their living room, because they made a person cry… ^_^ 8. What music do you listen to while writing? For the action scenes I often will listen to Two Steps from Hell, or Kamelot. Movie music or game music like ‘Everybody's Gone to the Rapture’ are really enjoyable as well. However, as soon as I have to write complicated emotions or conversations, I tend to write in silence, as not to get distracted from the words I wish to put down on paper. Where to find A.J. Norfield: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads Windcatcher is available at Amazon (discounted through May 27, 2016 or read free with Kindle Unlimited!) Today I'm happy to welcome fantasy author A.L. Butcher to the blog. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. Hi, and thanks for having me today:) I’m A.L. Butcher (Alexandra), British author of fantasy, fantasy romance, mythic and short stories. 2. When did you start writing, and why? I’ve always been creative, making up stories and imaginary friends and worlds so I guess that means forever;). If you mean when did I start writing professionally that would be about 2012, although technically that was when I first published. The actual book took about a year. Why do I write? It keeps me sane, it helps me cope with anxiety, stress and it makes me happy. Also I write because I have stories to tell. A writer is who and what I am. 3. Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing? I grew up in a little town in the South Eastern UK. My family liked to read a lot, and we were encouraged to be creative. Both my father and grandmother made up stories, and my mother would take us to the theatre quite a bit. I have a sister who’s an English and drama teacher, one whose an artist, and a grandmother who was a local historian. 4. What do you write, and why? What do you enjoy about what you write? As I said I mainly write fantasy fiction – for the most part it’s definitely adult – sex and sorcery as it were, but some of the short stories have less of the adult scenes. Much of my work is heroic fiction/mythic fiction. I’ve just produced a short collection of fairytale-esque stories (not adult rated – suitable for all), and that’s just been made into an audio book. I’m also a poet, but that’s mainly written just for myself. I have a couple of horror short fiction stories, which have been produced for anthologies. 5. What is your latest book or series? Any forthcoming books? The Kitchen Imps and Other Dark Tales is my latest. It’s a collection of darkly humorous fairy tales featuring the titular imps, a rather bemused god, an enchanted kitchen and a canny thief who outwits a greedy king. The last is a retelling of an ancient Egyptian tale. Hopefully the imps and their friends will return in later stories. I’m also working on the second edition of my second novel, which should be republished shortly and in audio later this year. It’s be re-edited, and expanded slightly. Currently I have two novellas in progress. The first relates back to an event in book II – but from a different perspective, and the second is an expansion of a story written for an anthology, featuring a bard who becomes a reluctant hero. Both of these will be part of the Tales of Erana series – the companion series for my novels. 6. "Welcome To My Worlds": Tell us a little about the world of your latest book or series. Erana is a fantasy world where magic is illegal and elves live as slaves. Magic is everywhere, it neither knows nor cares it’s illegal, for the rules of men are of no consequence to it. Unfortunately for those who are magical – the mages, adepts, musician adepts and magical creatures they must hide what they are or risk imprisonment or death at the hands of the ruling Order of Witch-Hunters. There are elves, trolls, humans and magical entities such as elementals, gods, and semi sentient objects. It’s a pretty dark world, run by martial law, and ruled by fear. Even the humans are not safe, for the Witch-Hunters and the slavers basically do what they like and anyone who defies them ends up enslaved or dead. It doesn’t stop the resistance, but it does make it a lot more dangerous. Book I follows a young elven sorceress who runs away from the house of her wicked slavemaster; she must survive in a world where her very existence is illegal. During her adventures she helps rescue some other elves taken by slavers, meets a mysterious and powerful nobleman who is not all he seems, and has to come to terms with who she is and what she is. Book II continues their adventures when they seek out a lost city, and magic box which might just turn the tables for the resistant. They must battle a foe long thought gone, and find out some terrifying truths. There is intrigue, betrayal, love, magic, lies, truth, battle, passion and monsters. Book III follows some of the characters from book II as they try to find the source of a mysterious illness and the disappearances which have taken the lives of friend and foe alike, and the main character must prove her worth to lead her tribe. 7. Introduce us to some of your characters. What do you like about them? Book I:
Book II: All of the above, plus:
Book III: M’alia, Talfor plus:
8. What is the greatest joy of writing for you? Creating people and places. About the Author:
A. L. Butcher is the British author of the Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles fantasy series, and several short stories in the fantasy and fantasy romance genres. She is an avid reader and creator of worlds, a poet and a dreamer. When she is grounded in the real world she likes science, natural history, history and monkeys. Her work has been described as ‘dark and gritty’ and her poetry as evocative. Blog | Goodreads | Amazon author page | Twitter | Facebook A. L. Butcher's books are available in ebook, paperback and/or audio at: Amazon | Smashwords | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | CreateSpace Read on for excerpts from The Kitchen Imps and The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles: Today I'm happy to welcome urban fantasy/steampunk author Rachel A. Brune to the blog, talking about her books and a new Edgar Allan Poe project. Q: Tell us a little about yourself. A: I'm 38 years old, six feet tall, and I have trouble saying no to new projects. On the other hand, I always have a steady stream of experiences and characters on which to draw when writing! Q: What do you write, and why? What do you enjoy about what you write? A: I write in a variety of genres, but lately urban fantasy and steampunk seem to be my thing. For urban fantasy, I am in love with the idea that the fantastical is right around the corner, and that there are worlds where magic lives right next to the subway. As for steampunk, I love the physical aesthetic of the costumes and artwork that you can see at conventions, but I also love the worlds that have been created around the idea of futuristic historical technology. Q: What is your latest book or series? Any forthcoming books? A: The very next thing that is coming out is a steampunk detective story, "The Case of the Cigar Girl in the Sixpenny Temple." This is a punk version of Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt," and will be part of an anthology that includes literary punk versions of Poe's stories and poems, titled Merely This and Nothing More: Poe Goes Punk. After that, I will be starting revisions on an urban fantasy novel, Steel-Toed Blues, and then sending that out to hopefully find a home. Q: A fun fact you would like your readers to know about you or your book. A: For the last few months of 2015, I was having the WORST writer's block. I couldn't even sit down to my computer without wanting to cry because nothing was coming. So, I auditioned for a play, and ended up cast as the Priest in the local Sweet Tea Shakespeare production of Twelfth Night. I also played guitar and sang with the band that accompanies the play. For some reason, trying something new creatively jogged loose whatever was blocking my writing, and I started getting words done during rehearsal, and finally finished the steampunk short story, and made some good headway on my novel.
Today I'm welcoming author Aoife Marie Sheridan, here with Saskia Book Tours to introduce her new book Bellona (Saskia Trilogy #1.5). Don't miss the giveaway down at the bottom; you can enter to win an ebook three-pack of Eden Forest (The Saskia Trilogy #1), Hunters (The Demon Series #1), and Bellona (The Saskia Trilogy #1.5), and also enter for the grand prize giveaway:
Paperback copy of: Eden Forest (The Saskia Trilogy #1) City of Secrets (The Saskia Trilogy #2) The Rise of The Queeen (The Saskia Trilogy #3) Hunters (The Demon Series #1) E-Book: Bellona (The Saskia Trilogy #1.5) And a 20 dollar amazon gift voucher.
FROM AWARD WINNING AUTHOR AOIFE MARIE SHERIDAN
Bellona is a young princess who grows up in a world of privilege. A world of servants, banquets, and power. To others, she has everything. But behind the castle walls and locked doors things are very different. Bellona is a damaged, dark and broken girl. Her mother is her number one tormentor. Her words break Bellona, while her father prefers his fists. Hate grows thick within Bellona and the servants become her toys - ones she can break and replace. In this harrowing tale, we watch Bellona destroy everything around her, yet Nierra, the man who will become her husband, is the only hope she has. But will he be enough to save her? Redemption will be sought, Deaths will be repaid, And somethings can never be undone. Step back into Saskia again. Amazon Purchase Links: Amazon.com | AmazonUK | AmazonCA | AmazonFR | AmazonDE | Amazon Japan
About the Author:
Aoife Marie Sheridan has loved reading from a very young age, starting off with mills and boon books given to by her grandmother. Her love for romances grew; by the age of 14 she had read hundreds of them. Aoife has a passion for writing poetry or in her eyes her journal entries. It was something she did throughout her teens and into her twenties. Aoife won first place for two of her poems and had them published at a young age of just nineteen. Aoife's first book Eden Forest (Part one of the Saskia Trilogy) took first place with Writers Got Talent 2013. Aoife continues to write tales of fantasy and romance. To find out more about Aoife Marie Sheridan you can visit her at: Amazon Page | Facebook | Website | email | Blog | Goodreads | Twitter | Google Plus | Linkedin | Pinterest | Mailing List | TSU
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Today I'm happy to welcome YA fantasy author C.M. Boers to the blog, to answer a few questions about her series The Obscured. 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I'm 29 years old. I've had many majors in school, including many in the healthcare field, but I only have a certificate in Medical Transcription. I have three kids who keep my world spinning and two dogs, a Mastiff mix, and a Great Dane. 2. Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing? I grew up in Arizona from the age of 2. My series is based in Arizona so much of the Arizona scenery and landmarks are talked about in the books. 3. What do you write, and why? What do you enjoy about what you write? I write Paranormal Fantasy for YA. But I have considered branching out a bit after I finish The Obscured series. Only time will tell. I enjoy that I can create something, something that makes me want to be a part of it. 4. What music do you listen to while writing? A few of my favorite bands to listen to while writing are X Ambassadors, Imagine Dragons, Ed Sheeran, MisterWives and many others. 5. What is your latest book or series? Any forthcoming books? Book three of The Obscured series will be coming out in the fall of this year. 6. "Welcome To My Worlds": Tell us a little about the world of your latest book or series. My series is centered around a girl named Abby. Abby is uprooted from her life and moved to another state where life get crazy and out of control very fast. Immortals are now her friends, and she suddenly has enemies that were capable of the unthinkable. Throw in a gift of her own, and her head is spinning. Check out Obscured if you want to know more! 7. What is the greatest joy of writing for you? I think the best part of writing is that what I'm writing will be read by so many people, and touch their lives. Somehow it will have an impact on their lives whether they hate my books or love them, I will have impacted them in some way, something not many people can say. Obscured is available at Amazon Divulge is also available at Amazon Where to find C.M. Boers: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads |
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