Portals: A Fantasy Anthology Book Blitz Giveaway

Posted on June 5, 2014 by fundinmental

Happy Book Birthday to Portals!

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Portals

Genre: Fantasy Anthology (mixed sub genres)

Release Date: June 5, 2014

Keywords: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Short Stories, Picture Prompt

Description

No matter what world you call home, or what your station in life, there are just some paths that weren’t meant to be tread.

Ordinary World by Laurie Treacy

Imagine a new neighbor moves next door, a creepy guy who gives fifteen year-old Amy Silva the willies? Amy wonders what the stone archway in the backyard is for. Her life becomes even more stressful when her family reveals they’re witches.

Could Amy’s new neighbor have anything to do with a local girl’s disappearance or be a threat to her magical loved ones?

Maronda’s Quest by Christy Thomas

The Grand Wizard has decreed Maronda enter the Portal of Life to embark upon a quest of great importance, but despite her Ma’s claims it is a blessing, premonitions of danger persist.

Lenox works to prove his worth to wed her, his true love, but it appears a wizard plots to remove him from Maronda’s life forever. To secure their future together, Lenox decides to accompany her on the quest, even if forbidden. He must ultimately choose between using his dragon fighting skills which could lead to his death, or give Maronda her greatest desire.

In the end, it’s Maronda who must learn to live with the consequences of his decision.

Mexmur, the Huntress by Anna Simpson

Long ago a dragonkeeper betrayed his charges. To bring back magic, to set things right, Mexmur is sent through the portal.

Can she succeed armed with only a poem, talon and blade.

Entrance of Lost Souls by Echo Shea

A guardian to the entrances between worlds, Gladys has been called to bring a little girl back from Fairyland. Passing through the Entrance of Lost Souls is no fun, neither is hunting down a deranged banshee, but what is a guardian to do?

And, is the banshee really kidnapping the girl…or saving her from something else?

Where Once were Hearts by Havva Murat

After losing both his parents, his entire fortune and his childhood sweetheart, Master Bartholomew Battlesby sets out into the wilds of Northern England to make the acquaintance of his only surviving relation, the landed recluse, Mr. Horatio Grimsby who has an eerie penchant for both tinkering and clockwork. But, on finding his relation dead, with a gaping hole in his chest, and the beautiful, but scornful, Miss Evangeline Witherop ruling in his place, Bartholomew learns there is more than one way to lose your heart.

Can Bartholomew reignite the spirit of love and mercy within Miss Witherop, or will he suffer the same fate as his poor, heartless cousin?

The Lunatic Queen by Michael Siciliano

The land of Mershinka has been thrown into perpetual night. Their King is dead and a moon witch, known as The Night Queen, rules from the royal palace in Grosnov. An endless fog shrouds the land, killing crops and starving the populace. Cold-eyed enforcers put down rebellions while volksa, twisted wolf-creatures, roam the mists looking for prey. Many have given up hope and wait for the inevitable end. All seems lost.

Two teenagers, Pavel and Tamara, devise a plan to kill Vazya the Night Queen when the moons Kainsk and Seresnya are down, end the stifling enchantment, and bring the sun back to their dying land. But, they need a watch to tell time, a compass to guide them through the mists, weapons to fight off Vazya’s minions, and all the courage they can muster.

Purchase Links

PRINT

Roane Publishing / Createspace / Amazon

Digital

Roane Publishing /Amazon / Amazon (UK) / Barnes and Noble (Coming Soon)

Kobo (Coming Soon) / Smashwords / Bookstrand

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GIVEAWAY

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Book Blitz and Tour-wide Giveaway

Paperback copy of Portals and a $10 Amazon gift card.

Ends 7/03/2014

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Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code. No purchase necessary, but you must be 18 or older to enter. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter, and announced on the widget. Winner well be notified by emailed and have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Roane Publishing’s marketing department.

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eARCs Giveaway of Portals – A 6-author fantasy anthology

Posted on May 8, 2014 by fundinmental

Roane Publishing is giving away THREE ARCs of Portals!

The beautiful cover for Portals is enough to catch my interest. How about you?

Genre: Fantasy Anthology (mixed sub genres)
Release Date: June 5, 2014

Publisher: Roane Publishing
Keywords: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Short Stories, Picture Prompt

Description: No matter what world you call home, or what your station in life, there are just some paths that weren’t meant to be tread.

Maronda’s Quest by Christy Thomas
Mexmur, the Huntress by Anna Simpson
Entrance of Lost Souls by Echo Shea
Where Once were Hearts by Havva Murat
Ordinary World by Laurie Treacy
The Lunatic Queen by Michael Siciliano

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Roane Publishing is giving away THREE ARC copies to three lucky winners!

You don’t even have to be a blogger.

If you are willing to leave an honest review between the dates June 5th and July 3rd, you are eligible to enter.

How? Simply fill out the form!

You have until Midnight of May 16th when three winners will be chosen by random drawing.

Thanks so much for participating & best of luck!

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Dragonfly has taken flight!

Posted on March 2, 2014 by fundinmental

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Dragonfly by Charles A. Cornell is scheduled to take flight on Sunday, March 2nd and all of you can book a seat!

It will be available for purchase and everyone can enter this dieselpunk world.

I was a beta reader for Dragonfly and had a thrilling time being a part of this project. Unlike anything I’ve read before!

For your viewing pleasure I have the three cover designs for this adventure to show you.

Charles will be publishing the story three ways:

1) Part I – the first half of the book with a few illustrations… ebook price will be $1.99 but regularly discounted to $0.99 or Free!

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2) Part II – the second half with a few more photos… Price $2.99

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3) DragonFly (The Illustrated Edition)… Parts I & II with 30 color and 30 B&W illustrations… introductory price of $4.99

AMAZON

So the best deal is to buy DragonFly fully illustrated after receiving Part I for free to try it out.

Sunday March 2 is Launch Day for all of them to be published and for his new website launch. Charles will be blitzing all the social media so your support is much appreciated to share, retweet, etc. He’ll be on Facebook and Twitter and has DragonFly boards on Pinterest. And he plans to serialize Part I on Wattpad.

A brief Description I’m allowed to reveal!

RAF pilot Veronica Somerset has the destiny of her nation in her hands. She’s young, vulnerable and all woman. But inside the cockpit of DragonFly… a plane designed by science and fueled by magic… she’s a hard-nosed, quick-thinking daredevil who has all the right stuff. Strap yourself in for a wild ride in award-winning author Charles A. Cornell’s dieselpunk adventure, DragonFly: a World War re-imagined like never before.

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So there you have it folks. Mark your calendar and be sure to grab your copy!

I’ve provided the Amazon purchase links and will add more links as they become available.

Also, I have the link to Charles new website just for Dragonfly and information on how to request your illustrated copy for reviewing!

Anyone who would like a copy of the fully illustrated Dragonfly (must be willing to post reviews on Amazon & GoodReads) can send Charles a note with the email address that he will need to use to ‘gift’ you a copy to ARC(at)Dragonfly(Dash)Novels(dot)com.

Also there will be a signup box for this email account on the new website, so hop on over and take a look around there too and signup right there. The website will come ‘live’ at 12 noon. http://www.dragonfly-novels.com/

And Charles will be ‘blogging’ on Facebook and Twitter all day and would love questions! Let’s get a conversation going!

www.Facebook.com/DragonflySquadron

www.twitter.com/CharlesACornell

For more about Charles:

Website ~ Facebook ~ Goodreads

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Book Blitz Giveaway – Of Sea and Stone by Kate Avery Ellison

Posted on February 27, 2014 by fundinmental

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The title, Of Sea and Stone, caught my attention first. I love anything to do with the Sea, so I had to find out what this novel is about.

The beautiful cover and Itlantis has me very curious, how about you?

Of Sea and Stone by Kate Avery Ellison
Publication date: February 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

SYNOPSIS

All her life, clever Aemi has been a slave in the Village of the Rocks, a place where the sea and sky meet. She’s heard the stories about the fabled People of the Sea, a people who possess unimaginable technology who live below the waves in the dark, secret places of the ocean. But she never dreamed those stories were true.

When a ship emerges from the ocean and men burn her village, Aemi is captured, and enslaved below the waves in Itlantis, a world filled with ancient cities of glass and metal, floating gardens, and wondrous devices that seem to work magic. To make matters worse, her village nemesis, the stuck-up mayor’s son Nol, was captured with her, and they are made servants in the same household beneath the sea.

Desperate to be free, Aemi plots her escape, even going so far as to work with Nol. But the sea holds more secrets than she realizes, and escape might not be as simple as leaving…

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INTERVIEW WITH KATE AVERY ELLISON

Describe Of Sea and Stone in six words.

Atlantis, steampunk, sunlight, seawater, secrets, romance.

What books have you read and loved lately?

I am almost finished with Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta, and it’s an absolute delight. Witty, immersive, and utterly compelling fantasy that reminds me very much of my beloved Megan Whalen Turner books.

Ice cream or cake?

Ice cream cake, of course! It’s the best of both worlds.

What authors have influenced your writing style the most?

I grew up on a pretty steady diet of mystery, actually, so I feel like classic mystery authors like Agatha Christie had a strong influence on me. When I was a teenager, I started reading fantasy by authors like Robin McKinley, Gail Carson Levine, and Sherwood Smith. The Blue Sword, Ella Enchanted, Crown Duel…I loved those books. I also had a huge love of historical fiction, so Ann Rinaldi, Elizabeth George Speare, and Eloise Jarvis McGraw influenced me a lot as well. As far as more recently-written books that I didn’t grow up reading, I continue to be an awe of fantasy authors Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, etc.) and Melina Marchetta (Finnikin of the Rock), dystopian author Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games), and contemporary young adult authors Lucy Christopher (Stolen) and John Green (A Fault in Our Stars).

If you had to pick a shoe that represented your writing style, what would it be?

Have you seen those canvas shoes where an artist has drawn original artwork on the front and sides and is selling them online? I think my books are like that—in some ways they feel familiar, but they have their own surprises and twists that make them unique.

Who has been the most supportive person in your writing career?

My husband. About two years into trying to get published, I was ready to give up on my stories and get a job doing something tremendously ill-suited for me, like being a secretary (I am a very bad secretary. Very disorganized). He convinced me to give it more time, and he is probably the sole reason I am published today. He is my first reader, my strongest encourager, and my most reliable critic.

Are you working on anything else currently?

Yes! I’m currently hard at work on the second book in the Secrets of Itlantis series, and I’m also working on a few secret projects on the side—one is a more traditional fantasy, another is a post-apocalyptic novel. I hope to have more details about them for my readers very soon.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I live in Georgia with my wonderful husband and two spoiled cats. When I’m not writing, I’m usually catching up on my extensive Netflix queue, reading a book, giggling at something funny online, or trying to convince my husband to give me just ONE bite of whatever he’s eating.

Learn more about my writing and books at my blog (http://thesouthernscrawl.blogspot.com/), find teasers for upcoming works on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/kateaveryellison), and subscribe to my new releases newsletter to be notified of new novels as soon as they hit stores (https://tinyletter.com/kateaveryellison)!

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You can get your copy Of Sea and Stone or learn more about Kate Avery Ellison by clicking on the cover below.

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GIVEAWAY

Blitz-wide giveaway

-$50 Amazon Gift Card (INT)

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$100 Book Blast – To Love Or Die In A Steamy-Reamy World by Emily White

Posted on March 12, 2013 by fundinmental

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TO LIVE OR DIE IN A STEAMY-REAMY WORLD

10 Tales of Steampunk Silliness and Spookery

In the cozy seaside village of Steamville, New Hampshire, an unfaithful zombie, out of control werebots, succubi in corsets, and more wreak havoc in this short story collection from the author of Elemental.

Purchase

Just .99 cents

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Praise

“Well written and very fast paced. You won’t get bored or find your mind wandering. I’d love to see a sequel to this collection and see what happens next. I give this book five out of five donuts.”

“This book starts off dipping its toe right into the heart of the story, not unlike Ms. White‘s YA novel Elemental, and the story never really slows down to a lazy pace; making it a very easy and fast read.”

“Ms. White wonderfully succeeded in instilling humor into ten short stories about vampires, zombies, ghosts, and one mad scientist. Each story is brilliantly linked. The Victorian era setting delightfully adds to the humor.”

“This is a wonderful mix of Steampunk and Horror written in Emily White’s unmistakable brilliance and style. Does it get any better than that?”

About Author Emily White

Emily White lives in NY, wedged between two of the Great Lakes and a few feet of snow and ice. She’s spent most of her life running away from the cold, and even spent a year in Iraq, but now contents herself with writing her characters into warm, exotic places in faraway galaxies. When not tapping away at her computer keys, she can be found reading, reading, and reading some more. And when she’s not doing that, she’s usually playing video games with her husband, peek-a-boo with her kids, or walking through her garden, wondering why the bugs insist on eating all her vegetables.

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