Today, I have two new releases which I am helping promote. The first is Heirs of War, by Mara Valderran. When scheduling this post, Mara promised to send a piece to be included in the post about how music influenced her writing, which I would have loved to share with you, but unfortunately, I have not received it. She most likely has been too busy with her tour and forgot, or it has gone astray, which is a shame, but these things happen. Anyway, I wish her great success with the rest of the tour.
Heirs of WarBy Mara Valderran
Seventeen-year-old Zelene doesn't believe in magic or prophecies. When she's told she is part of the prophecy foretelling five powerful girls bringing peace to the war-torn worlds, she scoffs. The idea of other dimensions layered on top of the world she lives in is almost as ludicrous as the idea that she might be able to save them. When a strange man attacks her using magic, she finds she can't argue with reality.
As their enemies strike, the girls are taken back to their world and discover the ties binding them together. Rhaya has always had an uncanny knack for reading people, but can’t seem to unravel the mystery tying her to her new friend Isauria. For years, Isauria has been dreaming of Terrena, a girl living her life on the run in a magical world ripped apart by the tragedies of war, completely unaware that she is psychically linked to the world she was born in.
Zelene views them all with a distrustful eye, familial bonds or no, and can think of a place or two she’d like to shove the crown she supposedly inherited. When she learns that her long-lost twin Ariana has been captured by the rebels, Zelene’s attitude changes. She finds herself torn between her need to save the sister she has never known and her longing to run away from the responsibilities thrust on her young shoulders. She doesn’t know how she is supposed to go against an army of magic-wielding rebels when her own ability to manipulate the elements is still locked within her, but she doesn’t think she can trust the elders to rescue Ariana when it seems their medieval politics are what brought about the war in the first place. With all that is at stake, the answer becomes clear to Zelene.
Screw the worlds. She’s getting her sister back.
Author Bio
Mara is more than just a madwoman with a writing box. She lives in the south with her husband and demanding cat. She hopes to one day meet Daniel Jackson from SG1, or at least the actor who played him. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, playing video games, or spending time at her favorite local coffee shop.
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The second author I am hosting today is Michelle Browne! This is the second half of her Blog Tour package, celebrating the release of The Underlighters!
Art by Kit Foster, © 2013. used with
permission of the artist. http://www.kitfosterdesign.com/
The Underlighters
By Michelle Browne
Nightmares are bleeding into her waking
world. Children are going missing. To save them, she must overcome her wreck of
a personal life and a closet full of skeletons. She doesn’t know if the horrors
in the shadows are real...or if she is going mad.
18-year-old Janelle Cohen is an electrician
in an underground city. The world above has been swal-lowed by mind-destroying
Dust. Her small life changes forever when a dragon attacks her on the way home
from work.
Her friends worry that she has the Fever,
Dust-induced insanity. As more monsters strike down citizens, they change their
minds. A terrifying trip to the surface of the world, the ancient and abandoned
Up, deepens the nightmare. With no world left above, she and the other Crows
cannot afford to fail…
Reviews:
5 stars: “…You will be rewarded with a dive
into the depths of imagination that may leave you questioning, breathless and
inspired.” –www.TracingTheStars.com
5 stars: “… Engaging, ground breaking prose
that is not afraid to test the reader’s boundaries. “—Sara Celi
5 stars: “…A wonderful read that is full of
life, nightmares, fear, and dreams.” –Casey Peeler
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for an
exclusive chance to win a very exclusive prize pack! Three winners will be
selected…don’t miss out!
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Find Michelle on Twitter, Facebook, and
on Tumblr. More
interviews and witty commentaries are coming. Keep checking back to see those
surprise posts, too. This is your darling SciFiMagpie, over and out!
Read a sample of Part I, Chapter 1 • Read a sample of Part II
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