Hi, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host C.C.
Bolick and her new book, “Fear Justice”!
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Fear Justice
by C.C. Bolick
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GENRE: YA Urban Fantasy
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BLURB:
Seventeen-year-old
Rena Mason counts the days until she can leave for college. Every night her
father drinks himself to sleep, leaving her to care for her younger brother.
When her father is kidnapped by terrorists, her dreams of freedom become a
nightmare.
Stunned
that her father has a history with these terrorists, Rena knows she must run or
be their next victim. She learns the tough guy at school has a reason to look
after her - he's working for a government agency with the same goal as the
terrorists: find a woman who disappeared eighteen years ago. Time is running
out since only this woman's special gift can save the world from a looming
nuclear attack.
Rena
can't trust anyone, especially not the stone-cold agent she's falling for. Can
they save the world before Rena's feelings trap her in an agent's fight for
justice?
Fear
Justice contains elements of fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal, with a clean
romance. It's the first book in an exciting new series called The Fear
Chronicles.
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EXCERPT TWO:
“Rena,”
Dad said. “Are you okay?”
I
turned to where he stood, a few feet from the camper’s door. “It’s nothing.
Thought I heard a noise in the woods.”
He
walked to the edge of trees and peered into the darkness beyond. In his right
hand, he held a bottle of water. His left hand, bent and scarred making his
fingers barely able to move, hung at his side. “There’s nothing here but a
squirrel. Surely you’re not afraid of a squirrel.”
“I’m
not afraid of anything,” I said.
Dad
smiled and walked toward the water’s edge. “I believe you on that one.”
I
moved to stand by his side. “Did you fix the pool?”
“Good
as new or until someone else loses a retainer and stops it up. Are you thinking
of going swimming?”
“Not
tonight.”
“What
are you thinking of, Rena?”
“Where
did Coach Andrews find you?”
“Sleeping
off a hangover in the back room of a bar down on Railroad Street. Jacob told me
you were worried, and with good reason. I promise not to let that happen
again.”
“I
thought something might have happened to you. I should have called you when—”
Dad
put an arm around my shoulders. “No, I should have called. I let my demons take
over and I wasn’t here to look after you and Alfie.”
“We
were fine.”
“Because
of you. I never imagined you growing up without your mother. I always knew the
day would come when you realized what I really am inside. Your brother still
has a way to go.” He looked down at me. “Thank you for not making him hate me
yet.”
“No
one hates you, Dad. We just want you to be here. Really here, with us all the
time, not out drinking.”
“I
deserved that.” Pulling away, Dad moved closer to the water. “You’re strong,
Rena, like your mother. And smart. Thank goodness you didn’t turn out like me.”
“I’ve
been applying for scholarships. My counselor thinks I’ve got a good shot at
getting money for school. I’ve kept a 4.0 in every class and I want to get into
a school that teaches aerospace engineering.”
“You
want to be an engineer?” His eyes stayed on the water. “That would make your
mother proud.”
“What
about you?”
“Everything
you do makes me proud.”
“I
want out of this town,” I said, barely above a whisper. “I don’t want to live
like this.”
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GUEST POST:
10 Things Most People Don’t Know About Me:
1.) I wanted to go
to school for some type of writing degree. I ended up in engineering by
accident.
2.) I’m perfectly
content spending time alone with my thoughts. These ‘breaks’ from reality are
when I plot my stories – maybe while waiting for a meeting to start or in line
at the DMV. Eating alone in a restaurant doesn’t bother me. Since my husband
hates the movies, I often go by myself. Please don’t tell anyone I can finish
the whole popcorn bucket without help.
3.) When reading, I
tend to skip long paragraphs of exposition and go straight for the dialogue. To
some this would be a sin. Just being honest.
4.) I’m terrified
of social media. Until publishing my first book, I’d never used Facebook. As in
never ever clicked on the site for any reason. Learning about marketing has
been a long journey for me.
5.) I would never
live in a colder place than Alabama.
6.) I’m horrible at
remembering dates. I keep a planner and write down every appointment.
7.) I often love
the books/movies critics hate and hate the ones they love. That’s why I started
writing my own books – couldn’t find enough of what I enjoyed reading.
8.) I feel enormous
guilt for not visiting my sister one more time before she died.
9.) I’m okay with
my books not winning writing contests nor being deemed ‘literary’ in nature. My
writing is pretty basic, not cascading from the pages with the force of Niagara
Falls. Maybe that’s the engineer side of me. I like to focus on character
development while the reader feels the emotions and lives the action. My books
are packed with dialogue, at times more like a movie. I believe I’ve failed as
a writer only when the reader doesn’t feel something from my stories.
10.) I come from a
poor background that taught me to enjoy the simplest parts of life - like being
able to spend a rainy afternoon enjoying a book, even if I’ve already read the
story a dozen times. I worked to put myself through college and I’m proud of
that fact. (Even if it wasn’t for a career in writing!)
*****BONUS FACT!!!*****
11.) Many people
close to me have no idea I’ve actually published books.
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AUTHOR BIO:
C.C. Bolick grew
up in south Alabama, where she’s happy to still reside. She’s an engineer by
day and a writer by night—too bad she could never do one without the other.
Camping,
fishing… she loves the outdoors and the warm Alabama weather. For years she thought
up stories to write and finally started putting them on paper back in 2006. If
you hear her talking with no one to answer, don’t think she’s crazy. Since
talking through her stories works best, a library is her worst place to write…
even though it’s her favorite!
C.C.
loves to mix sci-fi and paranormal—throw in a little romance and adventure and
you’ve got her kind of story. She’s written nine books including the Leftover
Girl series, The Agency series, and The Fear Chronicles.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
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Thanks for hosting!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for including my guest post on your blog. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover and the blurb and excerpt are intriguing. This sounds like an awesome read.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your ten things. I enjoy getting to know new-to-me authors.
Thanks for reaching out - glad you love the cover. The items on this list are personal for me. I hope it gives readers more than just a tiny snapshot of who I am.
DeleteI liked the excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting. Glad you liked the excerpt.
DeleteGreat guest post
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for reading.
DeletePretty cool cover, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to check out this post - thanks for letting me know
DeleteHow do you come up for the names of the characters in your book?
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for the question. To find names, I go through old phone books (yes, I still have some) and internet lists of names like a soon-to-be parent might. When I say the name a dozen times and it feels like the person I've imagined, I know I've found the right name.
DeleteI am enjoying these tours and finding all the terrific books my family is enjoying reading. Thanks for bringing them to us and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment and for stopping by!
DeleteThanks for the giveaway; I like the excerpt. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading - good luck with the giveaway
DeleteGood luck with the release!
ReplyDelete--Trix
The book sounds really great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking it out. Fear Justice was a blast to write with two of my favorite characters.
DeleteGood evening, C.C. My question for you today is, which type of character do you enjoy writing about the most? The hero, the villian or someone who is a little bit of both?
ReplyDeleteSomeone who is both
DeleteGood luck with the release!
ReplyDelete--Trix
Thanks for sharing, this sounds great
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