joi, 31 octombrie 2013

My Date From Hell-tour post



Tour Date: Oct 31 – Nov 7         

Title: My Date From Hell (The Blooming Goddess Trilogy Book Two)

Author: Tellulah Darling

Release date: Oct 31

Publisher: Te Da Media

Age Group: Young Adult

Genre: Romantic comedy/Greek mythology

Links to find/buy your book (if available):
On Oct 31 and Nov 1, there will be a  .99 cent promo for all ebook versions.



Book Description:

Sophie Bloom’s junior year has been a bit of a train wreck. After the world’s greatest kiss re-awakened Sophie’s true identity as Persephone (Goddess of Spring and Savior of Humanity), she fought her dragon-lady guidance counselor to the death, navigated mean girl Bethany’s bitchy troublemaking, and dealt with the betrayal of her backstabbing ex, Kai (sexy Prince of Darkness). You’d think a girl could catch a break.

Yeah, right.

With Zeus stepping things up, it’s vital that Sophie retrieve Persephone’s memories and discover the location of the ritual to stop Zeus and Hades. So when Aphrodite strikes a deal that can unlock Sophie’s pre-mortal past, what choice does the teen goddess have but to accept?

The mission: stop media mogul Hermes from turning Bethany into a global mega-celebrity. The catch? Aphrodite partners Sophie and Kai to work together … and treat this suicide mission as a date. Which could work out for Sophie’s plan to force Kai to admit his feelings for her–if she doesn’t kill him first.

Add to that the fact that BFF Theo’s love life and other BFF Hannah’s actual life are in Sophie’s hands, and suddenly being a teenager—even a godlike one—seems a bit like … well, hell. Whatever happened to dinner and a movie?

The YA romantic comedy/Greek mythology fireworks continue to fly in My Date From Hell. Love meets comedy with a whole lot of sass in book two of this teen fantasy romance series. Breaking up is easy; dating is deadly.






About the Author



Tellulah Darling
noun

1. YA romantic comedy author because her first kiss sucked and she's compensating.
2. Alter ego of former screenwriter.
3. Sassy minx.

Geeks out over: cool tech.
Squees for: great storytelling.
Delights in: fabulous conversation.
Writes about: where love meets comedy. Awkwardness ensues.

Sassy girls. Swoony boys. What could go wrong?

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Favorite Quotes Guest Post:

Cue horror music and the entrance of the dreaded yoga girls. The leader of that “namaste” bowing bitchfest was one Bethany Russo-Hill. For all her practice of enlightenment through bendiness, she ran her cult yoga sessions like a drill sergeant. Girls had been known to come out sobbing because their sun salutation wasn’t worshipful enough. – My Ex From Hell

I spend a lot of time thinking about how to best convey an essential snapshot of a character when they are introduced. And I think that the description of new age zen spun into impressive levels of bullying does a good job encapsulating the essence of Bethany.

Let me be a lesson to you, kids. There is a reason you shouldn’t get all cocky. Because if you do, the universe will come along and kick your ass hard. – My Ex From Hell

One of the fun things about telling a story about gods and goddesses is that they are rock stars in terms of bad behavior and arrogance. Thing is, so are teens. So poor Sophie is doubly blessed (cursed?) with cockiness. Thus meaning she has that much harder to fall. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right?

She bopped out of the river–clad only in some strategically placed seaweed–and rushed me like a twelve-year-old girl reunited with her BFF at summer camp. – My Ex From Hell

I chose this quote because after 5 million and fifty-seven reads of this book, this sentence still makes me laugh. It’s a great visual.

I met his gaze refusing to be cowed into submission. Massaged into submission. Whichever. “You going to help me slay a dragon or not?”
“If I do, does that make me your knight?”
“If only you could be labeled so easily.”
Kai laughed. How come he only sounded that entertained when it was at me, not with me? – My Ex From Hell

I’ve always thought of this trilogy as a romantic comedy first and foremost. So that means antagonistic banter which thinly disguises extreme attraction. Which Sophie and Kai have in spades.

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miercuri, 30 octombrie 2013

See Jayne Play by Jami Denise




Title – See Jayne Play
Author – Jami Denise
Genre – Erotic Contemporary Romance
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Synopsis


Jayne King lived in a world of players. She’d been groomed by her father to win, taking no prisoners in her quest to reach the top.
But, it was never enough. She wanted out, and just when she finds her escape, she’s pulled back into the underground crime world of Las Vegas. One phone call spins her life out of control, and she once again has to live her life behind a mask of lies.
Her body is for sale, but her heart is off limits.
Flynn Maguire, professional gambler and notorious ladies’ man, always wins. Always. As the heir to the Maguire Grand Hotel and Casino fortune, he’s always had his desires delivered on a silver platter. When he crosses paths with Jayne King, he will stop at nothing to have her.
Nothing has ever stood between him and what he wanted, and there wasn’t an amount of money he wouldn’t pay to own her. He realizes too late, that money can’t buy her heart, and he finds himself in a place he never thought he’d be. Out of luck.


Excerpts

Excerpt 1
“Come in, Jayne. I’ve been looking forward to you all night.”
My body tightened and my eyes darted around the room, trying to locate the voice. There was a click and scrape of a lighter flickering, and the lambent reflection revealed a man lounging in a red suede chair.
I was shocked. Of all people, I never expected to see Flynn Maguire sitting across from me, or soliciting my services.
He was incredibly handsome, more so than the last time I’d seen him. His dark eyes were haunting, like a starless night and just as empty. When he looked at you, it was intimidating, dangerous. That mysterious charm always intrigued me. Then again, I’d always fallen for men like him.




Author Bio
Jami Denise is a romance writer from Southern California. While she waits for the next felon to come along and sweep her off her feet, she writes about swoony bad boys and sassy gals that make them squirm. She also loves cats, cars, cupcake flavored lip balm, and cherry limeade.
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Tour: Seductive Secrecy by Marni Mann



Author: Marni Mann                  

Title: Seductive Secrecy (Book 2 Shadows series)

Release date:  October 24, 2013

Publisher: Booktrope

Age Group: Mature Adult

Genre: Erotic Romance

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours

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Book Description:

Seductive Secrecy (book #2)

With a shadow cast over the mansion, can Charlie and Cameron overcome the destruction of their pasts and rebuild their future, or will the revelation of painful, shocking secrets pull them back into the darkness?

Seductive Shadows (book #1)

Charlie is a passionate, sensually-inspired art student, desperately seeking an escape from the abusive past that haunts her and a tragic accident that emptied her heart. Scarred and unable to love, her yearning for physical pleasure leads her into a tantalizing, dangerous world of power and seduction. The anonymity of the deal offers security; the money brings financial freedom and the madam is the mother figure she longs for.

But the thrill of the mansion and its arousing dominance quickly fades when she meets renowned-yet-mysterious Cameron Hardy, whose intense baby blue eyes send a nervous flutter through her core. Cameron is sexy, and not in a subtle way. He stimulates Charlie’s art, her intellect and her desires. Just as he begins to break through her emotional boundaries, she discovers a devastating connection between her past and her scandalous work at the mansion, shattering everything she thought to be true.

Provocative, intoxicating and erotic, Seductive Shadows is the unforgettable tale of a young woman’s self-discovery as she learns to forgive, to love and be loved, and to find redemption amidst a remarkable journey that will captivate your mind and stimulate your soul.

This book is for mature audiences. It contains explicit language and sexual content.




About the Author



A New Englander at heart, Marni Mann is now a Floridian inspired by the sandy beaches and hot pink sunsets of Sarasota. She taps mainstream appeal and shakes worldwide taboos, taking her readers on a dark and breathtaking journey. When she's not nose deep in her laptop, she's scouring for chocolate, traveling, reading, or walking her four-legged children. Visit her at www.marnismann.com.


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marți, 29 octombrie 2013

Echoes in the Glass Cover Reveal


COVER REVEAL
ECHOES IN THE GLASS
By Cheri Lasota



Releasing December 2013
Publisher: Ever-Sea Press
Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Finnian bears the scar of an unspeakable crime. McKenna hides the pain of a terrible betrayal. When all their secrets are laid bare, will the truth rip them apart or forever silence the echoes of the past? Seventeen-year-old Finnian Bell has been on the run for years, but he finally has a chance to rebuild his life while restoring an abandoned lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. McKenna Lucas, the lightkeeper’s daughter, is still reeling from the pain of an event that has shattered her innocence. Fear and bitterness have turned her heart from Finnian, but he is determined not to let her go. The lighthouse harbors dark secrets of its own… When Finnian and McKenna uncover the story of two teens hidden in the tower back in 1934, they discover a shocking connection that bridges time and death.


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About the Author


Cheri Lasota has written poetry and fiction for sixteen years, edited fiction for nine years and recently jumped headlong into design work for enhanced e-books. She has a great love for all things techy, so she finds herself pushing the boundaries of e-book marketing and design at every turn. Her passion for fiction and helping other novelists achieve their goals is without limits.   Her bestselling debut novel, ARTEMIS RISING, is a 2013 Cygnus Awards First Place Winner and a 2012 finalist in the Next Generation Indie Books Awards. Cheri just released her how-to e-book DESIGN AND UPLOAD YOUR EPUB and is currently finishing up her second YA novel, ECHOES IN THE GLASS, set on the Oregon Coast.   CheriLasota.com | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | LinkedIn  


luni, 28 octombrie 2013

Enter the Night Tour






Title: Enter the Night (Book 2 in the Casters Series)

Author: Norah Wilson and Heather Doherty

Release date: October 11, 2013

Age Group: YA/New Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours; 

Links to find/buy the book :

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Enter the Night Book Description:

In Comes the Night, Alex Robbins, Brooke Saunders and Maryanne Hemlock, three troubled seniors at Streep Academy, learned to escape their pain — escape their very bodies — by casting a dark piece of themselves out through the stained glass window high in the attic of their dorm, Harvell House. 

Casting has been the salvation of each of the girls, but particularly for Maryanne. The wholesome good girl of the trio, Maryanne nevertheless harbors a secret — and a darkness — unrivaled by tattooed scenester Alex or beautiful badass Brooke. Casting provides Maryanne a desperately needed reprieve from her guilt and pain, but it’s become like a drug. And as with any drug, it only masks the real problems … and brings dangers of its own. 

When Maryanne starts dating Bryce Walker, son of the notorious “Heller” hunter Ira Walker, is it first love, or is there a darker, more self-destructive impulse at play? As the superstitious citizens of Mansbridge begin to mutter and scan the night skies for Hellers, can the hunted lie down with the hunter and emerge unscathed?

Excerpt 3 – Enter the Night
SETUP: Brooke calls her mother in New York, yearning for things to be the way they were when it was just her and her mom, before her mother met her new husband. Her mother’s reception is a little chilly, though, since the last time Brooke was home over Christmas, she helped herself to her step-father’s booze.


Brooke snorted. “Come on, mom, I’m not the first kid to have ever raided the liquor cabinet. It’s not like I went out and got myself arrested or anything.”
In the pause that followed, Brooke heard what her mother didn’t say. Not yet.
Finally, Gracie Saunders spoke. “I know, darling, but with that…incident…that happened up there last fall… Well, you really need to keep your nose clean, sweetie.”
Brooke sucked in a breath through her teeth. “That was self-defense, Mother. That lunatic was going to kill us!”
“I know,” her mother rushed to say. “I know you did nothing wrong. But darling, if you and those Canadian girls hadn’t been trying to solve a mystery on your own, you wouldn’t have—”
“Okay!” Brooke unclenched her left hand and looked at the four crescents her nails had left in her palm. “You’re right, Mom. Let’s change the subject. How was Barbados?”
Her mother sighed. “Are you still angry about that? Because Kendall and I have nothing to apologize for. We both work very hard. I don’t think you have any appreciation for how much we—”
Not that talk again. “Mom, look, I gotta go. Talk to you later.”
“Wait!”
Brooke blinked back tears. “What is it, Mom? I have to go.”
“Did you…um…want something? Need something?”
Yeah, Mom. I wanted to talk to you. I wanted you to ask me what’s going on in my life and if I’m okay. I had a shitty day and I needed to hear your voice.
That’s what she wanted. What she needed. She pressed a hand to her temple.
“Yeah, I must be in trouble if I call you.” Her grip tightened on the cell phone. “Send in a crack legal team, right?”
Gracie Saunders sighed again. “Be serious with me, Brooke. Do you need money? Is that it?”
“Yeah, that’s it,” Brooke said, her voice wooden now. “Can you drop another grand in my account?” Might as well extract what she could.
“Okay. I’ll have to juggle some things. You can look for it by, say, Tuesday. Is that soon enough?”
“That’d be great. Okay, gotta go.”
“Brooke? Are you all right? You’re not in trouble, are you?”
Finally, Brooke heard her mother in that last question. The mother she remembered. Concern for her, not for what Herr Kommandant or anyone else thought about her.
“No, I’m fine. Bye, Mom.” She blinked back tears and closed the phone.
A knock sounded on the door. “Are you planning on coming out of there any time this year?”
Brooke recognized the speaker, a surprisingly tough customer for a freshman. “Screw off. I’ll be out when I’m ready.”
The girl stomped off, muttering. Brooke cranked the bathroom window open, lit a cigarette she didn’t want, took one drag off it, then tossed it in the toilet and flushed it. There. Everyone would think she’d come in here to sneak a smoke. Better for her reputation all the way around.
The smart-assed freshman came up the hall as Brooke was making her way back to bed, but Brooke gave no ground. The other girl took one look into her eyes and shrank out of the way.
Smart girl.





About the Authors:
NORAH WILSON is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, with her husband, two adult children, dog Chloe, and kitty Ruckus.

HEATHER DOHERTY fell in love with writing while taking creative writing courses with Athabasca University. Motivated by her university success, and a life-long dream of becoming a novelist, she later enrolled in the Humber School for Writers under the mentorship of David Adams Richards. Her first literary novel was published in 2006. While still writing dark literary (as well as not-so-dark children's lit), she is beyond thrilled to be writing paranormal/horror with Norah. Heather lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick with her family. (No pets, but I swear Norah's dog, Chloe, calls me Aunt Heather).

Together, Heather and Norah write dark, edgy, frightening young adult paranormal/horror.



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Covet Release


As long time readers of this blog know, I absolutely love all things Paranormal. So much so, that when the position for the Publicity Director of Entangled Publishing's Paranormal Romance line, Covet, opened up, there wasn't even a moment's hesitation in knowing this position was perfect for me. Covets have all the sexiness, emotion, and happily ever after that readers have come to expect and love from Entangled. They are firmly grounded in the contemporary world, but each novel brings in supernatural twists, breaking the contemporary and paranormal rules, alike. To find out more about our titles, chat with authors, participate in special events, and to find out what books you’ll be coveting next, visit the Entangled website, follow us on Twitter, and LIKE our Facebook page.

I love being able to combine work and play, so today I'm featuring our August releases. Make sure to check them out and enter the fabulous giveaways!!



Bad Cop by Angela McCallister
Bad Mouth Sequel

A cop who tosses the rulebooks to get his way…

Vampire Ian McCready doesn’t care for Alice Capshaw’s opinions about his version of justice. Her humanity makes her off-limits, but that does nothing to lessen his overwhelming desire for her. To Alice, Ian is just another bad cop as detestable as the one who destroyed her family. She’s attracted to him, yes, but he threatened his way into her agency’s murder case and has too many secrets.

When a new case resurrects ghosts Ian believed long dead and buried, his law-bending ways might result in his execution. The second Alice becomes a target, his cold heart flares into blinding existence. But following the law for her sake may end with devastating results.




Four Weddings and a Werewolf
Seattle Wolf Pack #2

To have and to howl…

Logan Black, former Marine and bodyguard for the Seattle Wolf Pack, hates weddings and has no plan to walk the path to matrimonial misery. But when he’s hired to protect a hot-to-trot wedding planner with a werewolf stalker, he’s forced to put his feelings aside. Not such an easy task when the damsel can turn him on with a single smoldering glance.

Wedding planner Veronica Vale knows werewolves exist, but hates them. One bit her sister, changing their lives forever. When a sexy Marine shows his gorgeous face at one of her wedding appointments, Veronica finds it hard to focus on the task at hand.

The chemistry drawing Logan and Veronica together seems fated, but with Logan’s playboy attitude, Veronica’s hatred for werewolves, and a stalker lurking in the shadows, these two need more than passion to keep them together.




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vineri, 25 octombrie 2013

For Always Cover Reveal



“For Always” Coming November 2013…

* Book #1 in the For Always Series *

Malyn Reed meets, and quickly falls in love with, Beau Brogan, who seems to be perfect in every way…

Except for the fact that he died in 1910…

Malyn Reed has been able to see spirits her entire life. Now that she’s almost seventeen, she has learned to differentiate between the living and the dead, making her gift feel less like an evil curse. She ignores the spirits she encounters on a daily basis, which has made living side by side with them slightly easier…until she moves to Dandridge, the second oldest town in Tennessee.

Beau Brogan was a hard working country boy from Dandridge, Tennessee who loved his family and stole the hearts of many southern belles. But all of that came to a tragic halt at the age of nineteen when his life came to an untimely end. For the past hundred years, his spirit has been entombed in a ghostly life of loneliness and misery that he wishes would just end…until the Reeds move in.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Janae has been a writer since she was old enough to hold a pencil. Her genre of choice was poetry and short stories—until now. After falling in love with so many books over the past decade, she decided that she wanted to write a novel of her own and bring life to the characters that haunt her mind. It wasn't until 2012 that she pursued that passion and started on her first YA novel. 115,000 words later, For Always was born.

Having grown up in an historical Dandridge home that was used as slave quarters during the Civil War, she experienced several things that couldn't be explained. Due to these events, she sought out and joined an investigative team called Eyewitness Paranormal. Her interest in ghosts and the unexplained, combined with her love for telling a story, made writing the For Always series inevitable.

Janae was born and raised in East Tennessee, where she currently resides with her husband, two children, and their hairless dog, Slick. In her spare time, she likes to read, play tennis, and spend time with her family on the lake.


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Cover Reveal:Fast Forward

 COVER REVEAL, FIRST LOOK, and GIVEAWAY
A New Adult Contemporary Novel
By Amazon Bestselling Author Marion Croslydon


Second Chances, #2
Expected release is December 19, 2013
Cover designed by Claudia at PhatPuppyArt
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   From the Amazon bestselling author of No Reverse comes a moving story about love, redemption and what happens when life switches to fast forward.   Cassie learned the hard way: Love forgives… in the end. In No Reverse, Josh and Cassie’s epic love story went from the brink of destruction to a fragile new beginning. Now they must mend their broken family and win back the son they gave up five years ago. But second chances need to be earned and the road ahead is rocky. With Cassie on tour and Josh trying his hand at a political career, the struggle becomes clear. When the adoption takes a bad turn, Cassie and Josh are prepared to give up everything for the fight of their lives. Will this young family finally heal the years of heartache, or will they be torn apart for good? There is no cliffhanger.    
Can’t wait to begin reading? The author has made available the first chapters for download here!
    About the Author Marion loves to share happy vibes, talk book crush, fictional boyfriends and sexual chemistry with like-minded people. And because she spends most of her days on her own deep inside her writing cave, you are welcome to come and say “hello” from time to time. Just to make sure she doesn’t sink into insanity. Her friends, family and arch-enemies (there are quite a few) will be forever grateful for your help.
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Covel Reveal:Crimson Dawn


Crimson Dawn (Crimson #3)
By Amos Cassidy
Pub October 25th, 2013
Nevermore Press

Blurb:

The Power has arisen.
The Power has taken what belongs to Raven.
The Power must pay.

Raven will do anything to reclaim what is his, even venture into The Dreaming – a part of Faerie that is shunned even by the fey – to seek out the one being who may be able to give him the answers he seeks. With Mick as his guide and Maxwell and Harold at his back, Raven must fight his demons to reach his angel.

The Power is home.
The Power has taken the throne.

Bres, Lugh and Faye will all feel the consequences of their actions in different ways.  The Power has a plan and it will eliminate all who stand in its way.

The Devourer is awake.
The Devourer has a champion.

Roman has been charged with a task that will save the world, but at a devastating cost.

The Power is in control.
The Power has a vessel.

Rose will do anything to reclaim her body and stop The Power from exacting his selfish ambitions. With the help of her Guardian she must find a way to expel The Power. But will her plan succeed, or will her final sacrifice be her last?

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Author Bio:

Amos Cassidy - a team of two. Amos is a 29 year old Diva and Cassidy a 37 year old mum of three.
Aside from a passion for writing and a love of reading they also share an addiction to coffee, love anything Joss Whedon and are constantly playing tug of war over Jensen Ackles.
They have been writing together for four years. The Crimson series is their debut project.  


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joi, 24 octombrie 2013

Blog Tour:Destiny (New Avalone #1) by Andrea Buginsky

Elena Baxter has spent her life desperately wanting to fit in. She’s used to being teased and taunted by the popular girls, but when she celebrates her sweet sixteen birthday and receives two amazing gifts—the power of telekinesis, and the truth about her heritage—she has high hopes that things will change. But her wish does not come true, and Elena is bullied just as she was before, only this time her hurt feelings and frustration boil into something even she cannot understand. When an explosion hits, chaos ensues and she learns that her new power just might be bigger than she is. 
She embarks on a journey to a secret island to learn how to control her powers, and she’s thrown into a different world, one where she just might be able to fit in. What Elena learns about her heritage forces her to face her past – and the demons it created – head on. 




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Excerpt

Elena was getting upset as she defended her family’s honor. She wasn’t thinking about where that might lead. She wasn’t thinking at all.

“Why, Elena, I didn’t mean to upset you.  I just meant that-“

“I know exactly what you meant, Barbara Thomas! You think your family is better than anyone else in this town. You always have. Just because your dad happens to be the former mayor’s son doesn’t mean you own this town and everyone in it! I’m so sick of your mock sentiment when all you really feel is that you’re better than everyone. You’re no better than the rest of us!”  

As she yelled, things around her felt funny, and she realized she heard screaming. She looked around, and was startled to see everyone staring at her, horrified. She took a deep breath, and realized what had happened. She let her emotions get away from her, and her powers erupted.

The only words she could think of to describe the scene around her were total chaos.  Every locker had burst open, and the entire contents – books, folders, papers, pictures, mirrors, backpacks – had come flying out. The posters on the walls were scattered everywhere. Most of the students and teachers were picking themselves up off the floor. Elena knew her powers had gotten totally out of hand, and she made everything around her fly out of control, literally.

She heard footsteps walking toward her, the only sound in the hall. She looked up and saw her counselor, Mrs. Adams, walking toward her. She gently took Elena by the shoulder and guided her to her office. She looked back and saw Barb and the other Bimbettes staring at her, as well as everyone else in the hall. 

About the Author:


Andrea Buginsky is a freelance writer and author. “The Chosen,” a middle-grade fantasy novelette was her first book, and was followed by “My Open Heart,” an autobiography about growing up with heart disease. “Nature’s Unbalance” is the second story in THE CHOSEN series. Andrea is currently working NEW AVALON, a YA fantasy series. Book 1, "Destiny," is available on Amazon




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