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Lake Of Sins: Hangman's Army
by L.S. O’Dea
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GENRE: YA, Dystopian Fantasy
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BLURB:
A
rebellion is brewing in the world of the Lake of Sins while Hugh Truent sits in
prison days away from his execution.
After
taking his findings about the genetic similarities between the classes to the
Supreme Almighty and the Council, Hugh had been arrested for treason and all
his evidence had vanished as if made from smoke.
To
protect his family, he cut off all contact with the outside world while he sat
in prison for over four years waiting for his execution. He has no idea that
some of his reports were leaked to the other classes and that civil war looms
on the horizon.
Trinity
and her friends have no hope of winning the war unless they can unite the
classes. In order to do that, they need someone everyone will follow. They need
the one person all the classes trust and believe in. They need Hugh.
That
means they have to break him out of a maximum security prison and convince him
to lead their army, but that won’t be easy because Hugh wants revenge and he’s
not going to let anything get in his way especially mouthy, attractive,
know-it-all Trinity.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Trinity
As
soon as they were all together, she headed toward the Mile of Fire. It grew hotter with every step and the air
became acrid, burning her nose and throat.
Sweat no longer trickled down her back; it was a full-blown downpour.
“Are
you sure the rocks are cold?” asked Jackson.
“I
never said cold. I said they shouldn’t
burn us to crisps.”
“I’m
pretty sure you said they wouldn’t burn us at all,” said Hugh. “I don’t recall the clarification of to a
crisp.”
“Stop
whining. You’re out of jail. You should be happy.” He was going to drive her crazy. The sooner he and Dad separated from them the
better.
“I’ve
been beaten, accused of treason and sentenced to execution without complaint
but I’m whining because I don’t want to be burnt to something just a little
less than crispy?”
“Yeah. You don’t hear anyone else complaining. Do you?”
Good thing she had her back to him because she couldn’t keep the
half-smile off her face. He had the
irritating gift of being funny and annoying at the same time. She slowed down. She wasn’t ready for this, but here it
was.
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GUEST POST:
Five Reasons You Should Read This Book
The
first reason you should read not just Hangman’s
Army but the entire Lake of Sins
series is because it’s unique. There’s
nothing else like it out there. This
isn’t your typical vampire or shifter story and it’s not your typical
paranormal romance either but there are elements of all your favorites weaved
throughout the books. Ninety-four percent
of the people who’ve read Escape
(book 1) and left reviews on US Amazon gave the book either four or five stars
and the next book is even better. Unlike
most series, book one isn’t the best.
It’s probably the slowest due to world building. Everyone who read and reviewed Secrets In Blood (book 2) and Hangman’s Army (book 3) on US Amazon
gave the books four or five stars. Like
I said the series gets better as it goes along and that alone is pretty unique.
The
second reason you should read the Lake of
Sins series is that I create an entire new set of genre characters that
you’ve never seen before (you can check out my website for some illustrations
www.lsodea.com). Think about the first
time you saw Star Wars and there was Chewbacca a Wookiee. That had never before existed and now he’s a
part of our culture. My characters
aren’t Wookiees but they’ve never existed in fiction before the Lake of
Sins. The closet creations to them are
from the Island of Dr. Moreau. Some of the creatures in Lake of Sins are
human-animal hybrids (but they don’t know that). Others are genetic modifications that haven’t
quite gone as planned and these creatures are living and hunting in the forest. There are the River-Men, Brush-Men, Cold
Creepers and many others (I have illustrations of all but the Brush-Men on my
website).
Another
reason to read the series is that it appeals on multiple levels. You can read it as just a jolly romp through
a dark, fantasy world or, especially if you have any background in animal rights,
you may recognize that theme as it threads throughout the series. A friend of mine told me that after reading
the first book, she had a hard time with our culture’s treatment of animals. Her daughter also read the book and didn’t
pick up on that at all. The books aren’t
preachy, but the theme is there.
The
series is also a lot of fun. It’s dark
and gory and exciting but the interactions between the characters are
real. The characters are extremely
life-like. I’ve had readers contact me
about them, saying that they expect to see my characters walking down the
street. That’s how real they seem. Of course, if that would ever happen, I’d
probably run because a lot of my characters are predators and I’d be easy prey.
The
final reason you should give the series a try is that you can get book one for
FREE with no obligations (no signing up for my mailing list). You can download Lake of Sins: Escape on Amazon (http://myBook.to/LOS_Escape) or any
other major ebook retailer (https://books2read.com/u/4Xgn21).
You can also get the second
book FREE (Secrets In Blood) if you sign up for my newsletter.
http://lsodea.com/download-secrets-in-blood/.
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AUTHOR BIO:
L. S. O’Dea grew
up the youngest of seven in a family that uses teasing and tricks as an
indication of love (or at least that’s what she tells herself). Being five years younger than her closest
sibling often made her the unwilling entertainment for her brothers and
sisters.
Before
she started kindergarten her brothers taught her how to spell her first and
middle name—Linda Sue. She was so proud
she ran into the kitchen to tell her mother.
She stood tall and recited the letters of her name: L-E-M-O-N
H-E-A-D.
She’s pretty sure she has
her siblings to thank for the demons that lurk in her mind, whispering dark and
demented stories.
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CONNECT WITH L.S.:
Website:
Email:
lsodea7@gmail.com
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Series for FREE:
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BOOK BUY LINKS – HANGMAN’S ARMY – BOOK 3:
**This book is the
third in the series--and the series should be read in order. The first two books in the series are
FREE!!**
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BOOK BUY LINKS – SECRETS IN BLOOD – BOOK 2:
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BOOK BUY LINKS – ESCAPE – BOOK 1:
Amazon Kindle:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
L.S. will be awarding a
Kindle Paperwhite to a randomly drawn winner (International winner) during the
tour.
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteL.S. ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting and thanks for the welcome and well wishes. So far the tour is going great! Not as many comments as I'd like but lots of visits to my website and the giveaway (of course) :)
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