Souls of Darkness Excerpt

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This is a Novel Publicity blog tour, which means there’s prizes and fun stuff for you at the end, but first, the excerpt!

Souls of Darkness by Eleanot T. Beaty

It took two extra turns before the car obeyed. They almost ran off the road. Alex couldn’t hold back any longer and burst out laughing. “Did you ever consider Googling this island… getting an update?” The bumpy road made it hard to talk.

“Gosh, no… since the phone number hadn’t changed.”

“That should’ve been a clue: same number for thirty years? And how did you rent this wicked piece of metal?”

“The guy from the hotel… I should have suspected, he only charged me a hundred dollars for three weeks.”

“And you thought you got a great deal!” Alex groaned. “The house is probably a shack with an outhouse where snakes make their nests. Spiders all around.”

A Hero’s Quest – The Legend of Anaise – Novel Publicity Contest

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A Hero’s Quest – THE LEGEND OF ANAISE

“Look closely… are you paying attention?”  You usually hear these words at a magic show but, this isn’t a magic show… it’s a CONTEST!

Yes that’s right, we have a contest to see how closely you pay attention when you read “The Legend of Anaise” (below) from the recently released novel She Wulf by Sheryl Steines.

The scroll won’t display, so please go to: http://www.sherylsteines.com/books/she-wulf/the-legend-of-anaise/ for a plain text version.

Don’t forget to take a tour around the participating blogs answer the all the questions – there are 5 questions so you will have numerous chances to participate and win! There are several prizes to be had – 1 random correct answer will win a signed copy of She Wulf; don’t worry if you don’t get it right you still have a chance to win one of several other prizes just for trying!

Prizes:

• 1 signed copy; winner selected  amongst all correct entries
• 3 eBooks; winners randomly selected from amongst ALL entries (correct or not)
• Gift Card $15; winners randomly selected from amongst ALL entries (correct or not)
• Annie and Cham Swag; winners randomly selected from amongst ALL entries (correct or not)

About the Author

Sheryl Steines is equal parts driven, passionate and inspired.  With a degree in English from Wright State University, Steines dedicates time everyday to her art.  Her love of books and a quality story drives her to share her talent with her readers as well as make the time to talk to book clubs and students about her process.

Sheryl has eclectic tastes and enjoys character driven novels.  In her own writing, the Annie Loves Cham series is driven by her love of the characters and her desire to place them in totally new situations. She enjoys testing their mettle.

Behind the wheel of her ’66 Mustang Convertible, Sheryl is a constant surprise. Her sense of humor and relatable style make her books something everyone can enjoy.

Sheryl can be found on Twitter, Facebook, or her blog. She also encourages her readers to email her and let her know what you think of Annie and Cham!

The Gaia Wars Excerpt

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As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of The Gaia Wars eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.

What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including a Kindle Fire, Amazon gift cards up to $100 in amount, 5 autographed copies of the book, and 5 autographed copies of its recently released sequel, Battle for Cascadia. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 9th, so you don’t miss out.

To Win the Prizes:

Stay Tuned Excerpt

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As part of this special promotional extravaganza sponsored by Novel Publicity, the price of the Stay Tuned eBook edition has dropped to just 99 cents this week.

What’s more, by purchasing this fantastic book at an incredibly low price, you can enter to win many awesome prizes, including lots of Amazon gift cards (up to $100 in amount) and 5 autographed copies of the book. Be sure to enter before the end of the day on Friday, December 2nd, so you don’t miss out.

To Win the Prizes:

Novel Publicity Review: Farsighted by Emlyn Chand

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Please note, this review was written before I became a Novel Publicity employee and has not been altered since.  I was not given anything other than an ARC copy of Farsighted for this review.

Farsighted
by Emlyn Chand

genre: paranormal young adult

Review:
Each chapter starts with a rune and a premonition about what the hero will face in that chapter.  Most were obvious given the premise of the story, but it was still a neat way to start each chapter.

I enjoy well read authors who can meld the classics with modern literature, so no one should be surprised that I love Farsighted main character Alex, a blind fortune teller based on Tiresias from Oedipus Rex and Antigone who narrates the story.  Farsighted follows him as he develops his abilities to see with other senses, both in the present and future.

Excerpt from Farsighted by Emlyn Chand

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Tomorrow is Eliabeth’s review of Farsighted  by Emlyn Chand.  Today, we’re posting a related excerpt.  It is a particularly interesting book for us because the narrator is blind.  In this paranormal young adult novel, Alex Kosmitoras can still “see” things others can’t. When his unwanted visions of the future begin to suggest that the girl he likes could be in danger, he has no choice but to take on destiny and demand it reconsider.

an excerpt from Farsighted, chapter 3

I sulk into school the next day, irritated about the way my brain’s been malfunctioning lately and embarrassed by how I’ve been around Simmi. The last thing I need is more problems. I head into first period attempting to disappear. No such luck.

“You better watch yourself, Kosmitoras,” Brady Evans growls. I wasn’t even aware he had entered the class, but now here he is, uncomfortably close to my desk.

Novel Publicity Announcement

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Eliabeth has started working at Novel Publicity, so on occasion, you’ll get to hear about tour opportunities including these 5 whirlwind tours for the holiday season.

Here’s what’s up for grabs:

• A total of $3,500 in cash prizes (1 $500 prize, 20 $100, 20 $50 prizes)
• 3 Kindle Fires
• 35 autographed paperback books (5 of each book Stay Tuned (Women’s Fiction/Chick Lit), Gaia Wars (Young Adult), In Leah’s Wake (Literary Fiction), Scorpio Rising (Drama), and Farsighted (Young Adult))
• free eBook copies for anyone who wants to offer a review as part of this tour

To sign-up, simply visit this link and fill-out the form on the bottom> http://www.novelpublicity.com/whirlwind-recruitment/

Anyone interested in learning about becoming a Novel Publicity host blog for traditional tours may do so here.

My TBR list – Eliabeth

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Sitting in my to be read pile I have: (in no particular order)

The Good, The Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green
One for My Baby by Tony Parsons
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (about half way through)
Single in Suburbia by Wendy Wax (my Friday read)
Queen of Hearts by Heather Graham
Before You Quit Your Job by Robert T. Kiyosaki (reread)
Magic Lost, Trouble Found by Lisa Shearin
Kiplinger’s September 2011 issue (for the gym)
1001 Arabian Knights (though I’ve subconciously misplaced it half way through)
かりん and ああっ女神さまっ(Slowly making myself practice translating again)
How to be a Complete Jack Ass by Jeff Packer

Why am I announcing this you ask? Because I agree with author Rob W. Hart, VP of Novel Publicity that reading out of your comfort zone is important.  See his blog post here: http://is.gd/rBO96c

Most of those on the list are fiction (yeah-yeah not that far out of my comfort zone), but at least it’s not all fantasy which is what I tend to read since that is what I write.  Two of them are finance related because frankly, I don’t want to be a starving artist, which is why I have a “safe” degree even though I secretly harbored the desire to be an art major.

As for the financial material, I think it important for everyone to have a basic idea of their own finances.  We have a staggering divorse rate which means both partners need to know the financial situation, how to balance a budget, and for the Kiosaki book, what you need to know before you quit your day job to chase a dream.

What’s on your TBR list?

-Eliabeth Hawthorne