The Speaker by Andi O’Connor - Book Tour - Exclusive Excerpt - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi lovelies!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Andi O’Connor and her new book, “The Speaker”!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Andi and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!

The Speaker

by Andi O’Connor

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GENRE: Fantasy

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BLURB:

The Vaelinel Trilogy continues with this absorbing sequel to Silevethiel! Alone and hunted by the Drulaack, Irewen takes advantage of her only option for survival. Pushing her concerns aside, she lets the dead keep her.

But her refuge doesn't last long. Driven out of their hosts by Laegon, a handful Drulaack have returned to the Spirit World. No longer having the protection of the dead, Irewen is forced to return to Vaelinel.

Finally reunited with her companions, the burdens placed on them are taking their toll. Thoughts of suicide and mistrust plague the company. Slowly unravelling, they must conquer their personal battles before standing against the evil threatening the land.

For the Corrupter thirsts for revenge. And he'll stop at nothing to satisfy his hunger.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:

Elthad stood by the window staring at the bodies rotting in the courtyard below. The conversation he’d had with the Corrupter before he’d sent the five people to their deaths played continually in his mind.

He sneered. Conversation. That was a laugh. He’d had no more say in the matter than a bug had before being mercilessly squashed beneath someone’s foot. He’d been given an order to kill the family, and his views of the matter were totally irrelevant.

At least he’d been allowed to have an opinion. Such luxuries were more infrequent as of late. And even then, he couldn’t be totally certain which were his own and which belonged to the spirit he was hosting. Everything blurred together with no distinguishing features separating one being from the other.

Still, he supposed he was among the lucky. Most of the others chosen as hosts had lost all sense of themselves. The spirits dominating them took control of their memories and thoughts to ensure they acted as normally as possible within society, but nothing of the hosts’ sense of self-awareness remained. Elthad had watched his closest friends and colleagues drift away, unable to stand against the spirits’ power.

Even Vel, his dearest friend and most gifted fighter hadn’t been able to stand against the spirit’s influence. Every conversation he had with Vel drove him mad. The voice belonged to his friend, but the words didn’t. It was like speaking to an imposter. Like talking to someone who was already dead.

Even now, thinking of the conversation they’d had only hours before constricted his heart with guilt. Guilt that he’d somehow been able to keep a grain of his identity when no one else had. Guilt that he partially blamed them for not being strong enough to fight to maintain some control of their own thoughts. Guilt that he sometimes wished he was like them—blissfully unaware of the horrors they committed.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Andi O'Connor is the award-winning author of The Dragonath Chronicles, The Vaelinel Trilogy, and The Legacy of Ilvania. Her critically acclaimed novel, Silevethiel, is the 2015 Best Indie Book Award winner for Science Fiction/Fantasy and the 2015 New Apple Official Selection for Young Adult. Silevethiel was also named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2013. The Speaker is the 2018 Independent Press Award Winner for Fantasy and a Finalist in the 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. Andi’s novel, Awakening, is a 2018 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite for Fantasy.

You can frequently find Andi as an exhibitor and guest panelist at Comic Cons throughout the country including the Rhode Island Comic Con, Awesome Con, Philcon, Conclave, WizardWorld, and Chessiecon. You can connect with Andi on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more information, visit Andi’s website.

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CONNECT WITH ANDI:

Website:

http://www.andioconnor.net

Blog:

http://www.andioconnor.net/blog

Email:

andi_oconnor@yahoo.com

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/oconnor.andi

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/OConnorAndi

Instagram:

http://www.instagram.com/andi_oconnor

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIMMsDoO8PIIVmqMDOQXOw

Google+:

https://plus.google.com/109719625470941646813

BookBub:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/andi-o-connor-6f938eb6-480f-4470-aa86-61fc39b651d9

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6996400.Andi_O_Connor

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29826864-the-speaker

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/2NH3tBJ

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon Kindle:

https://amzn.to/2NILWZS

Amazon Hardcover:

https://amzn.to/2uaRynA

Barnes and Noble:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-speaker-andi-oconnor/1125195821

Kobo:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-speaker-19

The Book Depository:

https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Speaker-Andi-OConnor/9781940417196

BAM! Books-A-Million:

http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Speaker/Andi-OConnor/9781940417196

Author Website Autographed Copy:

http://www.andioconnor.net/store/p28/The_Speaker_-_Signed_%28The_Vaelinel_Trilogy%2C_Book_2%29.html

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Andi will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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