tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52688934209265276152024-03-14T05:29:40.027-04:00The Oracle and The MuseThe Oracle and The Muse is the Official Blog of author Chris Ledbetter. Herein is contained his journey of self discovery through writing Fantasy and Young Adult Fiction and Historical Fiction. Please... Enter The Temple.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995267172282765794noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268893420926527615.post-7328564721569664322017-08-27T20:01:00.000-04:002017-08-27T20:04:37.441-04:00Game of Thrones Episode Wine Pairing Guide S7E7<br />
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Welcome to the inaugural maiden voyage of the GoT Episode Wine Pairing Guide.</h2>
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<br />In this heavily anticipated season finale, Season 7- Episode 7... The Dragon and The Wolf, we have a great gathering of forces descending upon King's Landing for a meeting of the minds. The Unsullied and Dothraki seem to have the exterior well-under control, while inside the city, a powder keg is about to fall into a fiery stew of leaders from all over Westeros, some who have never seen one another face to face.</h3>
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<br />Hang on kids, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!</h3>
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<br />To that end, my wine pairing for GoT S7E7 is...</h3>
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I definitely chose Fortress Cabernet in honor of King's Landing and The Red Keep... thus far an impenetrable stronghold.</h3>
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<br />According to the label, this wine offers a layered palate, perfect for the multi-layered sub-plots braiding together tonight... some of which may be snipped and cauterized. Dark fruit with soft tannins lends to the full-bodied contradictions of the larger-than-life characters who've committed unspeakable acts, but yet you still love them. The white pepper notes represent Jon Snow's spicy delivery at times, while the notes of cocoa from the Unsullied and Dothraki add round, robust nature to the finish.</h3>
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<br />Given that this is the first post... I know, season finale and all... I WILL return next season for more episode wine pairings.<br /><br />Cheers!</h3>
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planes at her parents’ skydiving center in the Mojave Desert. Fiercely
independent and willing to take risks, she challenges those around her to live
life fully. But after a brush with death, Ryan is severely altered—she’s not
the same thrill-seeking girl she once was and seems to be teetering on the edge
of psychosis. As her relationships crumble and her life unravels, Ryan must
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tracy Clark is a young-adult writer because she
believes teens deserve to know how much they matter and that regardless of what
they’re going through, they aren’t alone. In other words, she writes books for
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base of the Sierra Foothills. Her two children teach her the art of distraction
and are a continuous source of great dialogue. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Work in Progress Grant. A
two-time participant in the prestigious Nevada SCBWI Mentor Program. Tracy is a
private pilot, an irredeemable dreamer, and a spicy-chocolate connoisseur.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b>TOaTM:</b> Ryan, thank you so much for joining us here and agreeing to do this interview. First, let me just say... OMG your hair ROCKS! My daughter has really thick, curly hair. What
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<b>Ryan:</b> I feel like we need to break this down to “before” and “after”
what we’ll from here on out call, “the crash.” Before my little incident in the
motorhome, the Mayan’s would have been jealous of the precision of my hair care
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I have two words for you: HY-DRATE. I live in the Mojave
Desert, so throw that fun fact into the mix, too. My hair hates it here and it
lives off a steady diet of Shea butter, styling products, and my personal
secret ingredient… coconut oil. Before “the crash,” I’d flat-twist my hair at
night and take it out in the morning—unless I was skydiving. Desert + afro +
170 mph winds and you have a recipe for disaster. So if I were jumping I’d
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<b>Ryan:</b> Wannabes. Wannabees at anything. Don’t play at stuff. If
you’re gonna do something, do it full-on. One of my favorite things about
skydiving is the moment you leave the plane. There’s no going back. You’re out
the door and all in and it’s all you. Commit to everything like you just jumped
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<b>Ryan:</b> My mom about killed my dad one time because he took a six-year old kid on a tandem skydive. That kid was me and I think he got straight-up sick of my badgering. I might have been fearful of the distance between plane and earth but I trusted my dad. I was strapped to the chest of the strongest person I knew. Things changed as I got older and saw him differently but that exposure to thrill at such a young age changed me. My boyfriend, Dom, refutes that. He says I was born this way. The first time I jumped on my own I definitely felt… not apprehension… it was more like… <i>need</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TOaTM:</b> I've always wanted to sky dive... ever since I saw Point Break. But, I digress. I love that you felt a *need* to jump. Totally badass. How did you become so fearless? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Ryan:</b> I can’t be pegged by my music. I’m all over the place. But
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older stuff like their album, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">California
Poppy</i>. It’s the right vibe of rock, reggae, with some hip-hop thrown in. I
listen to them at the drop zone. There’s not a single jump, not a single jump,
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<b>TOaTM: </b>Nice. I'll have to look that song up. Everyone needs an anthem, right? What about books? What was the last book you read? Did you like it? Why or
why not?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Ryan:</b> Last book I read was Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy and hell yeah
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<b>TOaTM:</b> What brings out your nerdy side?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Ryan: </b>My best friend, Joe-Lo. We’ve been friends forever and I can
be real with him in a way that’s different from any other relationship. We can
be nerds together and nerd + nerd = cool, somehow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TOaTM:</b> I have a multiple choice for ya. Sort of... Which of the following do you believe in… luck, miracles,
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<b>Ryan:</b> Why should I pick one? I’ve had the winds of all five blow
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<b>TOaTM:</b> From talking to you, you're definitely a force to reckoned with. But... everyone has a weakness. What's yours?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Ryan:</b> I’m too sure about things. Being so damn sure means that
wrongness can be a pebble in your shoe. You know it’s there but you’re so
certain you’re on the right path that you don’t want to stop long enough to
deal with the small pebble of doubt. When I ignore that pebble, it turns into a
rock every time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TOaTM:</b> Interesting. *Smiles* Pebble in your shoe, huh? Great analogy. Okay, if JK Rowling dropped you into her books, what Hogwarts House would the Sorting Hat place you
in?<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s like this: If Katniss chose Dauntless and went to
Hogwarts and started her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">own</i> house in
the attic. That would about sum me up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TOaTM:</b> That's flipping' awesome! Love it. Alright... you ready... we've come to the Speed Round:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>TOaTM:</b> Okay. *smiles* You've been a good sport. Final question: For anyone who may look up to you and/or
find your spirit and passion inspirational and badass, what’s the best big
sisterly advice you could give them?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Ryan:</b> To wholly and unapologetically <u>BE WHO <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">YOU</b> ARE</u>. I don’t care what people
think they know about you. In fact, none of that matters—their opinions are
usually more about them anyway. There’s not one person on this planet that
knows what it’s like to be me, to have lived with the people I live with, to
grow up in the circumstances that I have, or have my concoction of traits, etc.
Blended all together, that means that I’m unique. None other like me. Same goes
for you! Don’t let other people’s opinions take the wind out of your chute. Don’t
let yourself down. Live up to the best version of yourself that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> hold inside. And when the moment
comes that you have to choose fear over the leap of being fully alive—freaking
jump.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><b>TOaTM:</b> "Freaking Jump" I love that so much I might get that tattooed on my ankle. Ryan, thank you so much for stopping by. You're welcome back any time.</o:p></div>
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<o:p><b>And NOW... here's the official TOaTM - REVIEW of MIRAGE: </b></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">“…trumpets and neon and hot sauce.” </span></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">That about sums up this book. Psychological. Thriller.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2em;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2em;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">This story is a whisper that strikes like a velvet hammer. It defines the universal struggle to be unapologetically oneself, and to be truly seen.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2em;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Gutsy sky diver tests the limits of her mortality while being both an inspiration and a cautionary tale, simultaneously. What she finds as she draws ever closer to the precipice is truly haunting. The narrative hurtles toward a final few chapters that left me breathless.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2em;" /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">I absolutely love Ryan to the sun and back. She’s brazen and badass, yes. But sometimes the fearlessness masks her vulnerability, which is the thread that knits together the entire tale. The author walks the line between sanity and psychosis, between dauntless fortitude and unguarded nakedness, with nimble deft.</span></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Tour Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Week One:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Oracle and The Muse</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">-<i> Interview</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">6/28/2016- </span><a href="http://seeingdoubleinneverland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Seeing Double In Neverland</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">- <i>Review</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">6/29/2016- </span><a href="http://www.teenreadersdiary.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Teen
Readers' Diary</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">- <i>Guest Post</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">6/30/2016- <a href="http://www.bookcrushin.com/" target="_blank">Bookcrushin</a>- <i>Review</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cover Contessa</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">-<i> Interview</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Week Two:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">7/5/2016- <a href="http://ohanareads.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Ohana Reads</a>- <i>Guest
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">7/6/2016- </span><a href="http://hollymbryan.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Book-Keeping</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">- <i>Review</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fighter Girl by Kathryn James<br />
Published by: Swoon Romance<br />
Publication date: May 17th 2016<br />
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult</div>
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“It began three days ago with a fight. Seems that for me, everything begins with a fight…”</div>
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Sammy Jo may be strong, fast and tough, even in heels, but she gets into trouble when she fights some local thugs to save a rich boy named Gregory.</div>
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Now bad guy McCloud is after her – and he’s even more dangerous than her forbidden love for Gregory.</div>
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Fighter Girl was published in the United Kingdom under the title GYPSY GIRL.</div>
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<b style="line-height: 1.2em;">Goodreads: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29080179-fighter-girl?ac=1&from_search=1&from_nav=true" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; line-height: 1.2em;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29080179-fighter-girl?ac=1&from_search=1&from_nav=true</a></div>
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Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Girl-Kathryn-James-ebook/dp/B01DL0R81Y" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; line-height: 1.2em;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Girl-Kathryn-James-ebook/dp/B01DL0R81Y</a></div>
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AUTHOR BIO:</div>
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Kathryn lives in Leicester with her family, writing full time (and loves that!) Kathryn always wanted to become an author and wrote her first story at age eight. But it took quite a while and lots of different jobs before she got published.<br />
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She's worked with gypsy and traveller children, working from a converted bus with a rainbow on the side, doing video and photography projects, and documenting travelling lives.<br />
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She's also written scripts for a local video production company, many of them for children and teenagers.</div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">The noise rose again, to a continual roar as the men
gathered around the cage for the next bout. It was two heavyweight fighters,
prowling around the ring, eyeing each other like wolves. And that’s how the
crowd was treating them, holding onto the bars, rattling them, yelling and
shouting. Kimmy was pushing her way back to me. She organized my fights, took
bets, got my winnings, made sure we were paid in full, and most importantly,
she watched my back and got me away from there after I won, as quickly as she
could. Sometimes the men didn’t like paying out money because a girl had beaten
their fighter. “You’re on next,” she said. “Win and we’ll make good
money.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I took off my zip-up and began to jog on my toes,
warming my muscles. Euston was still watching me. So was Gregory, standing all
alone amid the crowd as they pushed him this way and that. All they saw was a
girl in spandex shorts, black gloves, and a crop top, with long hair in a plait
that came to her waist. Once Euston saw how slight I was, he began to relax. He
was wrong. He thought that strength only came with big muscles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">And Gregory? What did he think of me? I still couldn’t
read his face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I waited, jogging and doing my stretches, Kimmy by my
side and Gregory watching, as the two heavyweights finished their fight. As
they were helped from the ring, one of them shaking drops of blood from a cut
eyebrow, music began blaring from loudspeakers. It told everyone a new fight
was going to start. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">“Make way for the next contestants!” bellowed the
scar-faced manager. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">A corridor opened up in the packed crowd that ended at
the door of the cage. Kimmy led me through, lashing out at the hands that
reached out to touch me, yelling at the men to keep back, hitting them if they
didn’t move out of the way fast enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I didn’t know where Gregory was. He wasn’t following
us. I thought for a moment that maybe he’d taken the opportunity to leave and
forget he’d ever been brought to a place like this. I ducked into the cage and
moved over to the middle, the lights blinding me for a moment until my eyes got
used to the brightness. He hadn’t walked out. He’d made his way to the front,
two meters from me, crushed in on all sides by supporters trying to get the
best view of the fight. He was holding on to the bars with his hands. If he
hated me, he didn’t show it. If he liked the thought of watching me fight, he
didn’t show that either. He looked like he was afraid for me. No one had ever
been afraid for<i> </i>me before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I jogged on the spot as I waited for my opponent to make
his way into the cage. All around me the men shouted and howled at me. All
except Gregory. He made no sound, he just watched. I breathed in the smell of
sweat and the metallic tang of blood, mixed with the hundred different
aftershaves and perfumes that wafted from the crowd surrounding the cage. I
could see Kimmy pushing her way to Gregory’s side and hanging onto the bars so
that she could shout instructions and encouragement to me during the fight. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">All I needed now was Euston. The music kept playing; the
crowd kept cheering, but a minute passed, which is a long time to be bouncing
on your toes in a cage, waiting. The cheering changed to boos. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">Something was wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">The manager was at the cage door arguing with someone.
It wasn’t Euston. He wasn’t the problem. I could see him near the door with his
trainer, who was looking annoyed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
glanced around for Kimmy, but she wasn’t by the bars anymore. She was fighting
her way toward the manager. But it wasn’t him she was aiming for. She was
shouting at someone, telling them to go away, to get lost. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I gave up on the jogging and went over to Gregory. The
crowd was turning around, looking at someone who was approaching the ring.
“What’s happening?” I said to him. “I don’t know.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">“New fighter coming,” said a man pushing his way to
the front, beside Gregory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He’s paid to
fight you!” He leered at me. “He must really want to beat you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">My hand was on the bars as I strained to see. Gregory
slid his down and grasped mine. I think he’d seen the fighter. “You’re going to
fight <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">him</i>? Are you crazy or is this a
fix?” he asked, urgently. I pulled my hand away. I didn’t care who I fought. He
was scared for me, but I scare myself. I’m too good. Someone should stop me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">I could hear Kimmy above all the men, her higher voice
carrying. She was still shouting at someone to go away—the new fighter, I
supposed. Yelling at him that Sammy-Jo had an opponent, she didn’t need
another. Yelling at the manager that he should stick to the deal and not change
sides just because he was offered lots of money. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">But the crowd didn’t seem to mind. They were urging
the new fighter to get in the ring. All I could see was the top of the new
fighter’s head as he began to push his way through the crowd. I backed away,
into the center of the cage, my heart starting to pound. Gregory was right.
Kimmy was right. Not him. He should go away. I didn’t want to fight him. But it
was too late. He was ducking through the door and strutting towards me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Daughter of the Sun by Zoe Kalo</b><br />
<b>(Cult of the Cat, #1)</b><br />
<b>Publication date: May 1st 2016</b><br />
<b>Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult</b></div>
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<span id="yiv6261423331freeText12543524268892489892" style="line-height: 1.2em;">Sixteen-year-old Trinity was born during a solar eclipse and left at the doorsteps of a convent along with a torn piece of papyrus covered with ancient symbols. Raised by nuns in the English countryside, she leads a quiet life until she’s whisked away to the Island of Cats and a grandmother she never knew.</span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 1.2em;">Goodreads: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28934536-daughter-of-the-sun?ac=1&from_search=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28934536-daughter-of-the-sun?ac=1&from_search=1</a></div>
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A certified bookworm, Zoe Kalo has always been obsessed with books and reading. Reading led to writing—compulsively. No surprise that at 16, she wrote her first novel, which her classmates read and passed around secretly. The pleasure of writing and sharing her fantasy worlds has stayed with her, so now she wants to pass her stories to you with no secrecy—but with lots of mystery…<br />
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A daughter of adventurous expats, she’s had the good fortune of living on 3 continents, learning 4 languages, and experiencing a multicultural life. Currently, she’s working on a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature, which she balances between writing, taking care of her clowder of cats, and searching for the perfect bottle of pinot noir.<br />
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<b>Sing Sweet Sparrow by Angela J. Townsend <br style="line-height: 1.2em;" />Publication date: January 12th 2016<br style="line-height: 1.2em;" />Genres: Historical, Romance, Young Adult</b></div>
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With the odd disappearance of her parents, Gussie Gibson has lived her entire life with her granny on a peaceful pecan orchard, owned by the meanest man in all of Georgia—Mr. J.P. Combs. Granny teaches Gussie many valuable life lessons as a black woman growing up in the still-segregated south. Mr. Combs is an evil underhanded banker who takes liberties beyond his privilege. When Granny dies, Combs informs Gussie she owes him back rent—but he wants much more than money for payment—and more than Gussie can live with.</div>
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After defending herself against his sexual advances, Gussie flees to escape certain vigilante justice when she meets a charming, handsome stranger, Sam Johnson, who is just returning from World War II.</div>
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Gussie and Sam’s friendship is short-lived when Mr. Combs hunts her down and drags her back to Green Ridge, driven by his craving for revenge and a grudge too deep to comprehend. Gussie fights to return to Sam and his love, but it seems, no matter where she runs, danger follows close on her heels, in the troubled South where cruelty disfigures the human spirit and love is a dim beacon of hope.</div>
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Angela is a multi-published, award-winning author of young adult and middle grade books. She has a motion picture based on her award-winning novel, The Forlorned, coming out soon, and a second motion picture project in production for River of Bones.</div>
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Banished by Kimberley Griffiths Little<br />
(Forbidden #2)<br />
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Publication date: February 2nd 2016<br />
Genres: Historical, Romance, Young Adult</div>
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She thought she’d lost everything . . .</div>
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After spending months traveling the harsh, unforgiving Mesopotamian desert, Jayden reunites with a broken, injured Kadesh. Although everyone was convinced the violent and unpredictable Horeb, Jayden’s betrothed, killed the handsome prince, Jayden knew in her heart that her love was alive and safe. But their reunion is short-lived, as they learn Horeb is on their trail and determined to take back the girl he has claimed. Soon, the two star-crossed lovers are on the run toward Sariba, Kadesh’s homeland, where, as heir to the Kingdom, he plans to make Jayden his princess.</div>
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But the trek to Sariba is fraught with heartache and danger. After narrowly escaping being stoned to death for a crime she didn’t commit, and learning that her sister has disappeared, Jayden’s only solace is her love for Kadesh. But even he is keeping secrets from her . . . secrets that will change everything.</div>
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<b>Booklist Review: </b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">"This sequel to </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">Forbidden </i><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">(2014) picks up with desert girl Jayden, distraught that the young man she loves, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">Kadesh, might have died. But, of course, he hasn’t. Scarred and missing an eye, yes, but he’s escaped the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">clutches of Horeb, Jayden’s malicious betrothed. Traveling bravely through the desert, Jayden finds him. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">But that perilous trip is only the first of the dangers to come. Gathering an army, Kadesh is determined to </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">return to his faraway home, where the valuable frankincense grows, and introduce Jayden as his future </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">bride. First, however, they must face betrayal, danger, and a waiting evil. Jayden achieves almost </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">superhero status here, moving from adventure to adventure—not even a near-death stoning can stop her. </span><span style="background-color: #fffb01; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">Little’s descriptions of the landscape are evocative in both desolation and in beauty. Just as good is her </span><span style="background-color: #fffb01; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">pacing, which gets the blood pumping for both characters and readers</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">. Far more than a bridge book, </span><span style="background-color: #fffb01; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">this will </span><span style="background-color: #fffb01; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px;">heighten anticipation for a no-doubt exciting conclusion."</span></div>
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When I was a kid I read a book a day, scribbled stories, and dreamed about having my very own book on the library shelf. I grew up in San Francisco, but now live in an adobe house on the banks of the Rio Grande with my husband and sons. I think I've drunk so much Land of Enchantment water that some of that ancient magic got into my blood and now spurts out my pencil--I mean ergonomic keyboard. I adore anything old and musty with a secret story to tell.<br />
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I'm the author of 10 award-winning middle-grade and Young Adult novels with Scholastic and Harpercollins and I make way too many cookies when I'm writing - and I've got the best book trailers in the universe - for reals! Check them out here: <a href="http://www.kimberleygriffithslittle.com/">www.kimberleygriffithslittle.com</a>. Please find me on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Youtube.<br />
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Awards: Southwest Book Award, Whitney Award for Best Youth Novel, Whitney Award Finalist and Association of Mormon Letters of Art Award, Bank Street College Best Books of 2011, 2013, and 2015, a Crystal Kite Finalist, and New Mexico Book Award Finalist.</div>
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When a portal leaves Baxter trapped and powerless in an alternate world, she
finds herself on the run and fighting for her life. The world’s Council wants
to hand her over to Declan, and her only source of support is a broken
Alternate Jack who blames her for all he’s lost. Baxter soon realizes that if
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Declan and the Absorbers’ Initiative wage war on everyone who opposes them
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at stake and just what she’ll have to sacrifice to save those she loves. Can
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><b>Lumière</b></span> by Jacqueline Garlick<br />
(The Illumination Paradox #1)<br />
Publication date: December 12th 2013<br />
Genres: Steampunk, Young Adult</div>
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Even in a land of eternal twilight, secrets can’t stay hidden forever.</div>
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Seventeen-year-old Eyelet Elsworth is no stranger to living in the dark. She’s hidden her secret affliction all of her life—a life that would be in danger if superstitious townspeople ever guessed the truth. After her mother is accused and executed for a crime that she didn’t commit, the now-orphaned Eyelet has no choice but to track down the machine—her last hope for a cure. But Eyelet’s late father’s most prized invention, the Illuminator, has been missing since the day of the mysterious flash—a day that saw the sun wiped out over Brethren forever.</div>
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Alone and on the run, she finds the Illuminator—only to witness a young man hauling it away. Determined to follow the thief and recover the machine, she ventures into the deepest, darkest, most dangerous part of her twisted world.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: separate; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;">Whoa! What a ride!! This book pretty much had me on the edge of my seat for the entire story. It's a break-neck pace through most of the book. The characters are well-crafted and three-dimensional. I really got a good feel for all of them. Eyelet and Urlick are adorable. You will pull for them through every twist and turn. </span><br />
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I'm Jacqueline Garlick, author of young adult and new adult fiction. I love strong heroines, despise whiny sidekicks, and adore a good story about a triumphant underdog. (Don't you?)<br />
I love to read, write, paint (walls and paper). I have a love/hate relationship with chocolate, grammar, and technology and would rather hang out with a dog, than a cat. I prefer creating things to cleaning things, and believe laughter is a one-stop-shop solution to all that ails you. You will always find a purple wall (or two) in my house (currently in my writing room), and there may or may not be a hidden passageway that leads to a mystery room. (Okay, so you won't find a hidden passageway, but a girl can dream, can't she?) Oh, and tea. There will always be tea.<br />
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My writing style has been described as edgy and rule-breaking, and by some--a touch Tim Burton-esque. Because of this, I am often referred to as the Quentin Tarantino of YA among writing friends.<br />
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In my former life, I was a teacher (both grade school and college-don't ask), but more recently I've been a graduate of Ellen Hopkin's Nevada Mentor Program and a student of James Scott Bell, Christopher Vogler and Don Maass. An excerpt from Lumière earned me the 2012 Don Maass Break Out Novel Intensive Scholarship.<br />
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Lumière--A Romantic Steampunk Fantasy--my debut novel, is the recipient of an indieBRAG Medallion!!! B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree October 15, 2014) I am so proud! (LUMIERE by Jacqueline E. Garlick is a B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree. This tells a reader that this book is well worth their time and money!) Book II of the ILLUMINATION PARADOX SERIES, is out January 26th, now on pre-order.<br />
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Also, check out my young adult contemporary romantic/mystery serial, IF ONLY, where reluctant telepathic sleuth Kyla Cooper must embrace her powers and risks all to solve the mystery of what happened to her boyfriend Denver Munro, becoming his voice of truth, before he has no voice at all...<br />
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I love hearing from READERS! Please contact me, either at my website: <a href="http://www.jacquelinegarlick.com/" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">www.jacquelinegarlick.com</a>, or catch up with me on twitter @garlick books, or on facebook: <a href="http://bit.ly/jegarlickfb" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/jegarlickfb</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Caught between the sweltering fall landscape of Wilmington, NC beaches and southern illusions and expectations, all sixteen year-old Cameron Shade thinks about is art. That, and for Farrah Spangled to view him as more than just a friend. Cameron longs to win her heart through art.<br /><br />After several warm interactions with Farrah, including painting together at the beach, Cameron discovers just how complex Farrah’s life is with her boyfriend and her family. Following a tense run-in with Farrah’s father, she forbids Cameron to ever speak to her again, but Cameron’s convinced there’s more behind the request.<br /><br />To impress Farrah with a last-ditch effort, Cameron sketches her portrait. But the sketchbook he uses hides a dark secret. Farrah’s now in grave danger because the sketch he drew of her siphons her real-life’s soul into the sketchbook. Cameron now has twenty days to extract Farrah. To save her, he must draw himself into the book.<br /><br />If he fails… they both die.<br /><br /><br /><em>"Ledbetter successfully makes his fantastic premise very believable... Farrah is a good foil for Cameron, and Ledbetter does a fine job developing their friendship and romantic connection... Because this is not a graphic novel, descriptions are important, and Ledbetter’s finely detailed descriptions serve as effective illustrations for Cameron’s journey.<br />Inventive, fast-paced fantasy with imaginative settings and engaging characters." ~ Kirkus Reviews</em></span></div>
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the dead, Michael Blackwell is enraged and heartbroken to find Ally—the girl he
loved—in the arms of the very man that killed him as a human. In Michael’s
eyes, Ally’s betrayal is absolute. But there is more than meets the eye when it
comes to the man who killed Michael, and even more with the girl he thought he
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past weaves an uncertain future. Can Michael forgive Ally for her betrayal? Can
Ally finally embrace who she is destined to become to save them both? </b><br />
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<b>Who is the elusive Seraph, Laurel? Who was the Devourer before his colossal
fall from grace? What decisions did they make together that altered the course
of history? Shocking revelations, prophecies fulfilled, a war where not
everyone will make it out alive...the final installment in the Vulcan Legacies
will leave you breathless. </b></div>
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<b>Since Sasha's series is called the Vulcan Legacies, I had a small suspicion that her series may have been inspired or influenced by mythology. Here is what she had to say.</b></div>
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and thanks so much for having me! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Vulcan Legacies
series boasts of a nice helping of mythology—some from Roman mythology and the
other part from my mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vulcan is the Roman
god of fire. Among his multitude of talents is the ability to create fire and
with that, weaponry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My own husband being
a blacksmith clued me in on the superstition surrounding blacksmiths. While an
important part to early cultures, the villages were afraid of blacksmiths
because they worked the ‘black metal’ from the ground. They believed this was
somehow working directly with the devil. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So spooked by a
blacksmiths work, the villagers forced them to reside outside the village.
Blacksmiths themselves were even afraid of their craft and at the end of each
working day they would strike their anvil three times to keep the devil chained
until the next day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With an interest in
mythology and intrigued by my own husbands history, I felt sure I could tell a
story weaving from both sides. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vulcan, in my series,
is a fallen Seraph, cursed and thrown out to live as a blacksmith among men
where the very people he desired a friendship with turned their backs on him.
It’s when this happens, that things get pretty tragic. Let’s say that Vulcan
didn’t take it too kindly that he gave up everything to be with these humans
only for them to shun him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vulcan felt like a
lonely soul to me and I had to write his story. Book 1, Black Amaranth, begins
with his direct descendant, Ally Watson. We meet her in present day and
unfortunately it’s up to her to undo the curse Vulcan invoked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As the series
progresses, the reader will learn more about Vulcan and in salute to him, the
series ends with his story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more about Vulcan and the mythology surrounding him, here is a link to find out
more! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He glanced
at her silhouette. She stood beside him quietly, a tear streaking her pale
face, one silver line visible against the cold wintery night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Will you
dance with me?” Abaddon said, turning her back to face him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ally spoke
with her body. She shivered as she turned to him, reaching out and lacing her
fingers through his.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abaddon
responded by pulling her close against him, removing his hands from hers so he
could wrap them around her, holding her tight and praying for the courage to
see his task through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Seraph
told him, told him what he must do. In his broken mind, the pieces lay jagged
and strewn, but he was putting them together, regaining the memories he’d lost
through the blinding rage of his illusion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But Ally was
real. He was holding her in his arms, and she came to him with trust, with
patience, while he tried to regain the memories from his human life, ones that
would guide him on the path he was supposed to be on now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But as he
held her in his arms, she felt so fragile, so breakable. He could hear the soft
thrumming of her heart. The beat was uneven, a rhythm that reminded him of the
last remnants of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ally was
dying. She was his soulmate and the beat of her heart gave him all the courage
he needed. He wasn’t going to kill her. He was going to save her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abaddon
slowly broke away from her, keeping her at arm’s length. Her light was dimming,
but there was the faintest glimmer in her eyes that held hope for him. She
would be strong enough to endure what he was getting ready to do to her. She
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abaddon
brought his wrist up to his mouth, extended his canines and pierced his flesh.
As blood rushed up to the surface, he gazed into her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He parted
his lips, ready to speak, to tell her it would be okay, but was silenced by
Ally resting a single finger against his lips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Shh,” Ally
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Her gaze
told him that she knew what was happening. She wouldn’t fight him. He could see
that she would trust him, blindly put all her faith in him, was truly ready to
walk down an unknown path with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He watched
in awe as she circled her cold fingers around his wrist and brought it up to
her lips. She locked gazes with him and he could feel her taking his essence
into him. She ended by gently kissing his wrist where the wound was. She swept
her hair to one side, exposing her neck up at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abaddon felt
a warm tear run down his cheek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“It’s okay,
Michael,” Ally said, her voice so little. “I’m ready.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He unfurled
his wings, pulled her against him tightly, lowered his lips to hers, and in his
mind he whispered the words from a song, a song from a long time ago that meant
so much to him then and even more to him now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I've waited
such a long time for you,” he said. He softly caressed her lips with his,
savoring the feel of her against him, the kiss he’d waited a lifetime and
beyond for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He raised
his gaze back to hers, brushing a wisp of hair away from her eyes, cupping her
face. “A lifetime,” he said, as he brushed soft kisses along her temple, her
cheek, her jawline, back to her trembling lips. Thinking back to that night
long ago, he lived the words of that song, held nothing back for what he felt
for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Abaddon
could see the tears standing in her eyes. He kissed them away, their salt
lingering on his lips. He drew her closer into him so that he could feel she
was real, she was in his arms, her life in his hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And through
her tears, he could see the relief, he could see the hope, he could see <i>her</i> love
staring back at him. His heart hammered in his chest, that muscle giving way to
a new life, a life that only love could give.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He brushed
his lips against hers again and again, whispering those lyrics so appropriate
for them, for their life, their death, their love against a world that, like
her essence, was fading fast. “You’ll always be mine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With shaky
hands, Abaddon pulled her down to the ground with him. Cradling her in his lap,
he grazed his canines against her throat. “I need you,” Abaddon whispered, as
Ally laced her fingers through his hair, pulling him down to her vein. She
arched her back, pressed up against him, encouraged him to drink from her, to
take her to where he’d been.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exhaled against her skin. With one hand holding her head and the other pressed
firmly into the small of her back, he pierced her, sunk his teeth into the soft
flesh at her neck. He took her into him, her blood coursing through him, sating
a hunger for far more than sustenance. In her blood was the story of their
life, the answers he sought, the lyrics to their own song.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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could feel the life slowly fade from her, could hear her heartbeat slow.
Removing his canines, he drew back from her. Her head lolled to the side, her
pupils beginning to fix. He brought her lips back to his, kissed her gently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As Ally’s
last breath escaped her body, Abaddon clutched her tightly to his chest, a
crimson tear falling against her, he whispered into her ear, “Hurry back to
me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">By age 5,
Sasha Hibbs' favorite movie was Gone With the Wind. By age 12, she completed
her 7th grade book report on the sequel, Scarlett. By 18, she met and married
her very own Mr. Rhett Butler and as it turns out, she never had to worry about
going back to Tara to win the love of her life back. Fortunately, he stuck with
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<b style="line-height: 1.2em;"><i style="line-height: 1.2em;">The Rift</i> by S.D. Wasley</b></div>
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<i style="line-height: 1.2em;">“I longed for normality. Even our own, off-the-wall brand of normality.”</i></div>
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She’s finally got things together. Mimi’s dating a hot guy and has a place in the school’s Gifted Program with her awesome friends. Yes, she still attracts the dead. But there’s only one ghost these days, and he doesn’t seem to have an awful lot to say.</div>
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Just when Mimi’s life is looking pretty good for the first time in years, the unthinkable happens ... one of the seven gifted teens is torn from their close-knit group. The unity of their circle shattered, things begin to go terribly wrong. It’s ruining their focus—and with the threat of the Astarion cult growing stronger each day, the gifted seven need all the focus they can muster.</div>
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In <i style="line-height: 1.2em;">The Seventh</i>, Mimi found her place in a circle of seven extraordinary teenagers. In <i style="line-height: 1.2em;">The Rift</i>, she must face what happens when the circle of seven is broken.</div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Sutton
Summer </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">by Sasha Hibbs</span> After breaking
Dylan’s heart last year, McKenzie returns to Sutton Lake for another summer.
McKenzie realizes love was in front of her the entire time, but is it too late
for Dylan to forgive her?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Exquisite
Torture </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">by S. D. Wasley</span> Stuck at his
Gran’s house in a deadbeat town for the entire summer, things suddenly don’t
seem so bad when 16 year old Ryan meets gorgeous Connie. But why is she so
cagey about where she lives? Is there something more to Connie than he first
thought?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Forbidden</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">by Melissa Frost</span>
The new guy in town has a bad reputation and a bad boy demeanor to go with it.
Even so, Olivia can’t help feeling drawn to Gavin. Can she convince her mother
he’s not the delinquent everyone believes, or will his past tear them apart?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Borderline
Love </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">by Deanna Dee</span> Nearly drowning
wasn’t part of Dalya’s vacation plans. Neither was being rescued by a guy with
a perfect six pack and a haunted look in his eyes. Mason reminds Dalya too much
of her over- protective older brother, but when he offers to teach her to surf,
she can’t say no. Can Dalya get past her frustration with her brother to
realize how much Mason means to her?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">An
Ocean of Their Own </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">by Bridie Hall</span> Lola spends her
days trawling the sand dunes in search of the perfect subject for her art. She
finds it in a solitary, beautiful girl. Sarah doesn’t just fill the pages in
her sketchbook, she enchants Lola’s heart too. But how can Lola tell her family
about Sarah?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">About the Authors<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://sashahibbs.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sasha Hibbs</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> is a nurse living in mountainous West
Virginia with her husband, two daughters, and lives in her own imaginary world
where she’s plotting her next story. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.dianastager.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Diana Stager</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> is a teacher who writes in her spare
time and lives with her husband and kids in Ontario, Canada. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="http://ddgeekwriter.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Deanna Dee</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> is a full-time writer living in sunny
North Carolina, where she takes full advantage of the beach whenever she
can. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="http://sdwasley.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">S.D. Wasley</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> is an author, copywriter and
daydreamer living in Western Australia where she wrangles chickens, cats, dogs
and children on a daily basis. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/authormelissafrost/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Melissa
Frost</span> </b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">is a young adult
author who lives near Pittsburgh PA with her husband, their son Marshall, and
their soon to be daughter Adalynn.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.bridiehallauthor.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bridie Hall</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> is a translator and editor who spends
every free minute writing and reading.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sasha Hibbs:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>If you’ve
ever had writer's block, how do you deal with it?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Writer’s
block is a real thing. I believe all authors suffer from it, me included. The
only way I can deal with it is as I do all other things in life that are
negative: wait for it to blow over. In time, all things will pass. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <br />
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Is it easier to write action scene or a romantic scene?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For me
it’s easier to write a romantic scene. Action is something I’d like to get
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not so
much. The romance part of things is the easiest for me to write. I usually have
those scenes worked out way ahead of time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In Sutton
Summer, my hope was to create a character—so much like many of us—that was in
the middle of dealing with loss and handling grief. It feels like the world has
stopped spinning, but you eventually realize it’s just your world that has
stopped spinning. I wanted to portray someone going through these motions and
coming away with some hope. Taking a negative and turning it into a positive. <br />
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Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I wish
that were the case. In Sutton Summer, the lake—which was a main focus—is only ½
an hour drive from where I live. For my other novels, I’ve been fortunate
enough to travel across several state lines to see the places I was writing
about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>If you’ve
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Unfortunately,
writer’s block and I are quite well-acquainted. I find that when I’m stressed
it gets worse, but life is stress right? Sometimes I just skip to the next
thing I know will happen and fill in the blanks later. Sometimes I take a break
to just write nonsense. The hardest part is getting rid of that inner editor
who makes me agonize over word choice and sentence construction. I wish there
was a way to send her to Tahiti to chill out. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Is it easier
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For me, the
romantic scenes are easier. I have trouble picturing how an action scene is
supposed to go down and I worry that I may sound like I don’t know what I’m
talking about. (Because I don’t!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Do you have to mine deep emotional reservoirs when you write romances?</i><br />
Absolutely. If writing it makes me bawl then I know I’m getting it right. It’s
those deep emotions that draw the reader into your character’s point of view. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Is there a
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I guess the
main message is not to judge someone until you’ve walked in their shoes. There
is always so much more to people than what shows on the surface.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21px; line-height: 22px;">Not yet, but hopefully someday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 107%;"><b>Deanna Dee:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>If you’ve
ever had writer's block, how do you deal with it?</i><br />
Punch it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Seriously, I
do one of two things. I either work on something else or (if I can) take a day
or two off from writing. Sometimes, the brain just needs to reload.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /><i>
Is it easier to write action scene or a romantic scene?</i><br />
Initially, romantic scenes. I don’t know why, but my rough draft action scenes
are terrible. Lol. That said, I do enjoy action scenes.</span></div>
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Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?</i><br />
When I started writing Boarderline Love, I wanted a female lead who would do
some serious changing. Dalya starts the story as a self-centered, party-going
brat who quickly realizes there’s more to life than looking hot and flaunting
her stuff. I think I want this story to help teens realize that there’s more to
life. They don’t have to do all the things their older role models are doing.
You’re only young once. Take your time and enjoy it. Soon there will be taxes
and grad school and full-time jobs. Be carefree and innocent, at least for a
little while.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Is it easier to write an action scene
or a romantic scene?</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Romantic.
Action always requires loads of editing for me, because I find myself rattling
off everything that happens like a shopping list. I can see it all in my head
so I write it all down, but afterwards I need to go back and make sure there’s
some variety of sentences. I also need to cut out some of the irrelevant
things, such as “I climbed into the car and did up my seatbelt as we drove off
at high speed.” I’d probably go back and edit that to “I scrambled into the car
and we hit the road.” Sometimes describing what you see in your head can get a
bit detailed and granular, and ruin the excitement of an action scene. Romance
is slower and more emotive so there’s time to explore feelings and thoughts.<br />
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Do you have to mine deep emotional reservoirs when you write romances?</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nope! I’m a
feeler. If I’m not in the mood for writing romance, I just dust off my Youtube
favourites and listen to some powerful feeling songs, and the romance pours
from my fingertips! ;-)<br />
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Is there a message in your story that you want readers to grasp?</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Definitely.
It’s about understanding that ‘instant satisfaction’ stuff like the internet
and money ultimately aren’t that important. We all meet a person at some point
who makes us understand what it really means to care about someone other than
ourselves.<br />
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Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not as yet,
but I have done a trip out to a country area to speak at a high school. It was
a great experience, and the visit to those small towns full of sheep farmers
sparked a few short stories and gave me some great photos for setting
inspiration. I’m hoping to attend an event or two next year, probably in the
eastern states (Queensland, Victoria or New South Wales). One day I hope to be
able to travel to places all over the world to meet readers of my books!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When I get
writer’s block, I set myself up with a schedule. When I wrote by hand in a notebook,
I told myself to write two pages a day. If I was struggling with a scene, it
helped me push my way through, and many times, just having that goal in mind
got my thoughts flowing and I would break through my writer’s block.<br />
<br /><i>
Is it easier to write action scene or a romantic scene?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A romance
scene definitely! I love action scenes. They are so much fun to write, but they
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action scenes with my husband a few times until he tells me I have it right. A
romance scene I can fly through without hardly any edits.<br />
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Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In my story
(Forbidden) featured in the Summer Crush Anthology, the overwhelming message is
not to judge someone by appearances. Olivia’s love interest has a bad
reputation, but it isn’t all warranted. She gets to know him and learns he is
so much deeper than the rest of the town is giving him credit for. Had she
judged him by the opinions of others, she never would have fallen for her
summer crush.<br />
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Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I travel to
book signings periodically. I’ve driven over an hour for certain appearances.
I’ve also given speeches at book clubs. There is always a certain amount of
travel with these things, but it is well worth it. The support I’ve gotten at
some of the events have been awe-inspiring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s what keeps me writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>If you’ve
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I usually
work on several projects at the same time so when I get stuck with one novel or
story, I simply work on something else until I get inspired to return to the
first one.<br />
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Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp? </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I suppose
the message of An Ocean of Their Own would be that sometimes we need other
people to help us realize the deepest truths about ourselves. <br />
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Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)? </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I wish I had
to, but I don’t and can’t afford it either. Most often, I use Google Maps. It’s
the cheapest way of travelling. ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995267172282765794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268893420926527615.post-56860918280532370282015-08-19T08:17:00.000-04:002015-08-19T08:17:19.140-04:00Cover Reveal: The Mark of Noba by GL TomasToday is the cover reveal for The Mark of Noba by GL Tomas. This cover reveal is organized by <a href="http://lolasblogtours.net/" target="_blank">Lola's Blog Tours</a>. <br />
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<b>The Mark of Noba (The Sterling Wayfairer Series #1)</b><br />
<b>by GL Tomas </b><br />
<b>Genre:</b> Fantasy<br />
<b>Age category:</b> Young Adult<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> 25 August, 2015<br />
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<b>Blurb:</b><br />
Sterling Wayfairer has one goal for his senior year: make his mark. He’s been slipping into the background his whole high school career—distracted by his mother’s mental health, unsettled by the vivid dreams that haunt him at night, and overshadowed by the athletic accomplishments of his popular best friends. But this year is going to be different. He’s going to break a few rules, have some fun, and maybe even work up the nerve to ask his crush out on a date.<br />
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But things don’t go exactly as planned. Students are disappearing, Sterling starts losing time, and it all seems to center around Tetra, a girl no one else seems to notice but him. When he finally tracks her down for answers, they aren’t what he expects: He and Tetra hail from a world called Noba, and they’re being hunted by a Naga, a malevolent shapeshifter that’s marked them for destruction.<br />
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Tetra and Sterling have distinct abilities that can help them fight back, but their power depends heavily on the strength of their bond, a connection that transcends friendship, transcends romance. Years apart have left their bond weak. Jumpstarting it will require Sterling to open his heart and his mind and put his full trust in the mysterious Tetra.<br />
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If he doesn’t, neither of them will survive.</blockquote>
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You can find The Mark of Noba on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25969847-the-mark-of-noba" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> <br />
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You can pre-order The Mark of Noba here:<br />
- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012BN25FQ/" target="_blank">Amazon</a> <br />
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<a href="http://twinjabookreviews.blogspot.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="GL Tomas Author pic" class="alignright" height="320" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/536/19877209790_6fb0eacf68_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><b>About the Author:</b><br />
Guinevere and Libertad go by many superhero aliases. Whether you know them by G.L. Tomas, the Twinjas, or the Rebellious Valkyries, their mission is always the same: spreading awareness of diversity in books. Oh, and trying to figure out the use for pocketless pants! They host other allies and champions of diversity in their secret lair in Connecticut.<br />
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You can find and contact with GL Tomas here:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Son, you can’t always tell. Take your
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until right at the very en…” His words trail off and he covers his mouth.
“Excuse me.” He stands and rounds the couch to head to the bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spun gold, contrasts her mocha-hued skin. As a fashion blogger, some couture
houses sent her free and discounted clothes, which she wore proudly. In my
vision, Mom twirls in a candy apple red, ruffled ball gown for a Heart Healthy
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was there. Numb, I guess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What
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threaten. The lump in my throat nearly closes my airway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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collide like storm fronts and tears spill down my cheeks, dampening Dad’s shirt
at the shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Yeah,
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“One
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tumbles out. “You know how Orpheus descended into the Underworld to save
Eurydice?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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right there.” He holds his hand up, the one still bearing his wedding ring. You
don’t even have to finish.” He sighs so hard, and his dark eyes swim with
tears. “I would risk death every single day and three times on Friday to rescue
your mother if I could. To hold her hand again. To gaze into her eyes.” His
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<span style="background: white;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6926810.Chris_Ledbetter">Chris
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<i>Caught
between the sweltering fall landscape of Wilmington, NC beaches and southern
illusions and expectations, all sixteen year-old Cameron Shade thinks about is
art. That, and for Farrah Spangled to view him as more than just a friend.
Cameron longs to win her heart through art.</i><br />
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beach, Cameron discovers just how complex Farrah’s life is with her boyfriend
and her family. Following a tense run-in with Farrah’s father, she forbids
Cameron to ever speak to her again, but Cameron’s convinced there’s more behind
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<i>To impress Farrah with a last-ditch effort, Cameron sketches her portrait. But
the sketchbook he uses hides a dark secret. Farrah’s now in grave danger
because the sketch he drew of her siphons her real-life’s soul into the
sketchbook. Cameron now has twenty days to extract Farrah. To save her, he must
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<i>If he fails… they both die.</i></div>
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Chris
Ledbetter grew up in Durham, NC before moving to Charlottesville, VA in 11th
grade. After high school, he attended Hampton University where he promptly
"walked-on" to the best drum line in the CIAA. And, without any prior
percussion experience. He carried the bass drum for four years, something his
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earned his degree in Business Administration. He's worked in various managerial
and marketing capacities throughout his life. While teaching high school for
six years in Culpeper, VA, he taught business management, business law,
marketing, and sports marketing, and also coached football.<br />
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He has walked the streets of Los Angeles and New York City, waded in the waters
of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and climbed Diamond Head crater on Hawaii
and rang in the New Year in Tokyo, Japan. But he dreams of one day visiting
Greece and Italy.<br />
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He's a proud member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators) and a strong supporter of the Need for Diverse Books. As a self-described,
young reluctant reader, he writes young adult stories specifically to reach
other reluctant readers. As a participant in the prestigious Nevada SCBWI
Mentor Program, he was blessed to be mentored by Suzanne Morgan Williams, 2012
SCBWI member of the year.<br />
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HOLY STEAMPUNK!!! SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! LOOK AT THIS COVER!!!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Presenting Jacqueline Garlick's NOIR, Book Two in the Illumination Paradox Series.</span></h2>
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With Urlick (Babbit) imprisoned, awaiting execution for the alleged murder of Professor Smrt, Eyelet (Elsworth) must find her way back through the criminal infested woods, among the blood-thirsty Infirmed, to the forbidden city of Brethren, in time to free him from his fate. </div>
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With the help of Crazy Legs, Eyelet overthrows a travelling freak show train on its way into Brethren, planning to use the train to distract the city long enough to free Urlick. Just as they think their luck is about to hold, Eyelet is lured astray by an image from her past. Entering an abandoned factory at the city's edge, she unearths a series of ungodly secrets, and soon finds herself imprisoned.</div>
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With Urlick locked away in the Stone Jug and Eyelet on her way to MadHouse Brink, will C.L. be able to spring both loose in time to save the day? Or will he too, fall prey to the torturous mind of Brethren's newest Ruler—who is, in fact, a self-appointed heir to the throne. </div>
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It appears there is an heir that’s been overlooked. An heir the new ruler is determined to keep secret.</div>
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Not only that, but Book 1: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19448543-lumi-re?ac=1" target="_blank">Lumière</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 24px;"> was also ahhhmayzing!! Fast paced. Gripping.</span><br />
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