Friday, August 25, 2017

Book Tour & #Giveaway ~ The Dragon in the Garden (The Watcher Rising, Series #1) by Erika Gardner ~ Epic Urban Fantasy








The Dragon in the Garden
The Watcher Rising Series, Book #1
Erika Gardner


Genre: Epic Urban Fantasy


There is magic beneath the mundane and in The Dragon in the Garden, Siobhan Orsini witnesses it all. No lie can fool her, no glamour or illusion can cloud her Sight. She sees through them all and wishes she could close her eyes. Returning to face her past, Siobhan inherits her grandparents’ house in California’s wine country. She encounters a talking dragon, a hot fallen angel, a demon lord, a Valkyrie, and, oh yes, her ex-boyfriend. And that is just in the first twenty-four hours.

It’s time to find out why she has this power. 

Siobhan seeks out the Oracle and learns that only her Sight can help mankind navigate the travails of an ancient war. Our world is the prize in a battle between the dragons, who would defend us, and Lucifer’s fallen angels, who seek to take the Earth for themselves. Using her gift, she will have to make a choice that will decide humanity’s future. 

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Erika is a sixth generation San Franciscan of Irish descent. She attended the University of California at Davis and completed degrees in Medieval History and Biological Sciences. A lifelong lover of books and a scribbler of many tales from a young age (her first story was completed at age five) she turned to writing full-time in 2011.

On a personal level she loves spicy food, twilight, dark chocolate (with sea salt-yum!) and nickel slots at Vegas. Erika lives for time with friends, a nice glass of red wine, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” & “Doctor Who” and good conversation. Her favorite things to do are running, cooking, reading, needlework, gardening… and of course, writing. Erika's music of choice is heavy metal. To pick her out in a lineup you should know that she is very short, fairly loud, and has dark eyebrows. The rest, as her hero Anne McCaffrey once said in her bio, “is subject to change without notice”. 

Erika resides in Northern California with her incredibly hot husband, their three amazing kids, and their chocolate Labrador named Selkie. To reach Erika regarding her books, wine recommendations, or to debate which Iron Maiden album is the best (clearly, it’s Brave New World) 



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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Spellhaven by Sandra Unerman #Fantasy #Music @MirrorWorldPub

The Unseen Spirits must be entertained, so that the city may prosper......


About the Book:

In the summer of 1914, Jane Fairchild, a young English musician, is kidnapped by magic and sent to Spellhaven, an island city ruled by magicians. Here, peace and prosperity are maintained with the assistance of Unseen Spirits bound to the service of the Lords Magician. The Spirits must be kept in good humour by the performance of all kinds of shows, dance, drama and music. Jane is one of many people kidnapped from the outside world and forced to contribute to these entertainments for a set period of service.

Only Jane is having none of it. She will not perform for her kidnapper, Lucian Palafox, but agrees to undertake an apprenticeship with another magician impresario, provided she is taught magic in return. Jane's forays into magic lead her deeper within the mysteries of Spellhaven, her rivalry with Lucian escalates and the quarrels between them grow strong enough to shake the city to its foundations.

Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Release Date:  August 17, 2017
Publisher:  Mirror World Publishing

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The prison cell measured fourteen paces by fourteen. It was in a tower of the Inn of Strangers and daylight entered through a small window too high to allow Jane to see out. She had a bed, a chamber pot, and a stool for visitors. And blankets. Jane had never been inside an English prison, though she had heard stories about Holloway from a suffragette friend of her great aunt. At first acquaintance, this place did not compare too badly but that thought did not comfort her. Four weeks here might be tolerable but she did not know how she would endure six years.

Lucian was her first visitor. She considered refusing to admit him but she had things to say to him. He leaned in the doorway and looked at her.

‘Has anyone told you about the plays I make?’

Jane sat on the stool, her flute in her lap. ‘How many musicians’ careers have you wrecked?’

‘In my plays, the music is more than decoration. We start with melody and work outwards with words and dance, until they make a whole. Performers fight for the chance to join in.’

‘And I suppose you torture them if they don’t.’

‘Don’t be childish, little Miss Fairchild.’ He folded his arms and turned his head away. ‘After they’ve worked for me, musicians have careers that prosper beyond anything they hoped for.’

‘And you think it’s all right to kidnap and blackmail them? Because your rules allow it?’

‘In Spellhaven, the Magicians’ rules are the ones that matter. Why waste your time in a sulk?’

If she had been truly fierce, Jane thought, she would have known how to make him fear her. ‘Do you know what I went through on the journey here?’

‘Something like.’ He sounded impatient. ‘I’ve had magic turned on me when I fought duels with other magicians.’

‘At least you knew it was magic.’

‘I asked you to teach me, remember? If you’d agreed, I’d have had the chance to give you a proper invitation.’

‘I wouldn’t have believed you.’

‘No, but when the spell began to work, you’d have understood what was happening.’

He sounded so reasonable that Jane thought this over for a moment before her outrage returned.

‘Go away,’ she said. She picked up her flute and began to practice scales at full volume. When she paused for breath, he was gone.

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Meet the Author:



Sandra Unerman lives in London in the UK. When she retired from a career as a Government lawyer, she undertook an MA in Creative Writing at Middlesex University, specialising in SF and fantasy, and graduated in 2013. Since then, she has had a number of short stories published. In 2016, these included stories in Three Drops from a Cauldron, the Midwinter issue and Aurora Wolf, the September issue, both available online. She writes reviews and articles for the British Science Fiction Association and the British Fantasy Society. She is a member of London Clockhouse writers and other writing groups. Her interests include history, folklore and medieval literature.

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Website:
https://sandraunermanwriter.com/

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Think You Know About Self-Publishing? Think Again


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 There’s nothing more misleading than all the information that’s out there about self-publishing. If you are a writer interested in self-publishing, everywhere you turn you’re hearing conflicting information: Self-publishing is hard, self-publishing is easy, self-published authors don’t make any money. Use Scrivener, don’t use Scrivener. It’s enough to make you go batty.


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Book Tour & #Giveaway ~ The West Woods (The Fountain Series, Book 2) by Suzy Vadori ~ YA Fantasy









The West Woods

The Fountain Series, Book 2

Suzy Vadori



Genre: YA Fantasy

About the Book:

Courtney Wallis wants nothing more than to escape St. Augustus boarding school. After uncovering a well-kept secret about the school’s founder, Isaac Young, Courtney turns to the school’s magic to convince her dad to let her leave. Things take a turn when she meets Cole, who lives in the nearby town of Evergreen. He gives her hope that things might not be so bad. However, the fountain has other ideas, and binds Courtney to her ambition, no matter the cost.

As Courtney struggles to keep the magic from taking over, she and her friends get drawn into the mystery woven into the school’s fabric. Everything seems to lead back to the forbidden West Woods. Together, she and her friends seek out the spirits of the past to ask for help, and find themselves in much deeper than they’d bargained for. If they succeed, Courtney could be free of the magic. If they fail, she may never be the same.

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Other Books in the Series:

The Fountain

The Fountain Series, Book 1



About the Book:

Careful what you wish for. It just might come true.

Ava Marshall, driven by a desire to learn more about her mother's past, moved across the country to attend St. Augustus. But her mom’s secrets will have to wait, because she finds herself instantly hated for her family’s connection to her new school and is forced to fight alone against a classmate who is setting Ava up to be expelled.

Fleeing campus, she takes a shortcut to her Gran’s house through the forbidden West Woods and discovers a mysterious fountain that has the power to grant a wish and change it all. But can she live with the consequences? Or will she end up breaking every school rule and risking the love of her life to make it right…

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Suzy Vadori is an Operations executive by day, Writer by night. The Fountain is her debut novel for Young Adults. Suzy is an involved member of the Calgary Writers' community, service as Program Manager for Young Adult at When Words Collide (a Calgary festival for readers and Writers) since 2013. Suzy lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her husband and three kids.

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Book Tour & #Giveaway ~ Love Is Death (The Afterdeath, Book 1) by L.P. Masters ~ YA Paranormal








Love Is Death

The Afterdeath, Book 1

L.P. Masters

Genre: YA Paranormal



Gina’s plan for her afterlife is simple: survive as long as possible. The afterlife is a ghost-kill-ghost kind of place. When she meets newly-dead Alec, she can’t help her desire to protect him. Before she knows it, she finds herself falling for him, despite the little voice in her head telling her it’s a bad idea. Alec’s goals don’t mesh well with Gina’s plans. Determined to save his living sister from a murderer, he’s willing to disobey the laws of a well-established cult in the afterlife. If the cult finds out, they’ll kill him. Again. He’s hesitant to accept Gina’s help and threaten her afterlife, but he’s guaranteed to fail without her. Together they embark on a perilous mission, but the most dangerous aspect of all is the threat of falling in love. Because in the afterlife... love is death. 

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Born and raised in the rainy streets of the Seattle Area, L.P. Masters spent her fair share of time staring out rain-streaked windows and writing books. Masters has always had extremely vivid dreams, which often spark inspiration for her novels. In 1999, after one such dream, Masters began her first writing project. She has participated in National Novel Writer's Month every November since 2010. Writing isn't the only thing she can do with a pen in her hand, she also enjoys sketching and drawing—with varying degrees of success. Masters now lives in the slightly-less-dreary city of Spokane Washington with her husband and two wonderful daughters. 





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