Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Carole P. Roman and her new book, “Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex,” here on FAB!! 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 $50 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!! Also, come back daily to interact with Carole and to increase your chances of winning!!
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Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
by Carole P. Roman
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GENRE: YA Adventure
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BLURB:
Templeton Academy- the superhero high school is finally open!
The prestigious academy is recruiting the best of the best to enroll in its student body.
The school is as mysterious as it is exclusive.
Grady Whill thinks there is nothing special about him to make the grade.
However, his best friend, Aarush Patel has been selected and thinks Grady has the right stuff.
Even school bully Elwood Bledsoe is attending.
If Grady is fortunate enough to be picked, his guardian has forbidden him to attend.
Will a family secret prevent Grady from becoming the superhero he was destined to be?
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EXCERPT ONE:
There Whill Be Blood
A barely cooled lump of lava hardened under my feet. One of my sneakers was stuck between two small rocks in the solidifying mess. I stared at my foot in disbelief. Instinct told me I should be a human torch, my legs nothing more than toasted stumps. I glanced up, my heart beating wildly. We were trapped on the side of the mountain facing our school, separated by a burning sea of molten rocks.
The world around me steamed, the lava staining the sky burnt orange. Trees swallowed by molten rock looked like skeletal hands emerging from a grave that glowed beneath the blackened crust. I saw heat waves shimmering from the earth but felt none of its intensity. I pulled fiercely, feeling my ankle twist. Aarush steadied me as I nearly toppled over. He was shirtless, his back slick with sweat and covered with scrapes. His fingers worked feverishly to free my foot.
Overhead two helicopter-sized pterodactyls circled the craggy summit. The wind from their leathery wings buffeted the two of us. I think the air they circulated stopped the patches of lava from cooking us alive, but what do I know?
“We better get moving, Grady. Leave your sneaker. We are risking getting burned by staying too long in one spot.” The ever-practical Aarush reasoned as he pulled the velcro releasing my foot. I wobbled, then fell to one knee.
“Do you think they’re real?” I hollered to my friend over the noise, pointing upward.
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GUEST POST:
A Day With (You) Behind the Scenes
Typically, I wake up at six-fifteen. I look at my phone and glance at the news. (I know that's horrible- but I have to see what's going on in the world.)
By seven, I have been on the phone with my two sons and my brother, each of whom holds key posts in our family business.
I might pick up breakfast as I head to the office to feed them all.
At the office, I will speak to several of the department heads. They'll be zoom calls, and more meetings and I always make time to speak to my daughters-in-law. We travel once a month to several of the offices, so I could be in LA on Tuesday and Atlanta on Friday. My bag is always packed.
Each day is filled with different obligations, yoga, hair, that kind of stuff to keep fit and presentable and clear my head. If I feel good, then I know I operate better.
I leave my office by One PM and head for home. It's quiet then, everybody knows what they have to do and I can snatch some time for writing. I will write until late afternoon, and then it's off to other obligations. I am a practicing medium and schedule evening appointments three days per week.
I love being busy. I love stretching my abilities. Someone once said of me that I could cram ten pounds of crap into a two-pound bag.
That's what I call a successful day.
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AUTHOR BIO:
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Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of over fifty children's books. Whether it's pirates, princesses, spies, or discovering the world around us, her books have enchanted educators, parents, and her diverse audience of children of all ages.
Her best-selling book, The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! has reached number one on Amazon in March of 2020 and has remained in the top 200 books since then.
She published Mindfulness for Kids with J. Robin Albertson-Wren.
Carole has co-authored two self-help books. Navigating Indieworld: A Beginners Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing with Julie A. Gerber, and Marketing Indieworld with both Julie A. Gerber and Angela Hausman.
Roman is the CEO of a global transportation company, as well as a practicing medium.
She also writes adult fiction under the name Brit Lunden and has created an anthology of the mythical town of Bulwark, Georgia with a group of indie authors.
Writing is her passion and one of her favorite pastimes. Roman reinvents herself frequently, and her family calls her the 'mother of reinvention.' She resides on Long Island, near her children and grandchildren.
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CONNECT WITH CAROLE:
Website:
Blog:
http://caroleproman.blogspot.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CarolePRomanAwardWinningAuthorAndBooks
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/caroleproman
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5854108.Carole_P_Roman
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61393848-grady-whill-and-the-templeton-codex
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
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Amazon US Kindle eBook:
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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Grady-Whill-Templeton-Codex-Superhero-ebook/dp/B0B4T6PWPH
Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/Grady-Whill-Templeton-Codex-Adventure/dp/1950080439
Amazon CA Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.ca/Grady-Whill-Templeton-Codex-Adventure/dp/1950080048
Amazon CA Audiobook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Grady-Whill-Templeton-Codex-Superhero/dp/B0B6Q1GTXW
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grady-whill-and-the-templeton-codex-carole-p-roman/1141835394
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Carole will be awarding a $50 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog. This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**
This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions. Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt, Grady Whill and the The Templeton Codex sounds like a fun and entertaining read for the kids!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it with me and have a fantastic Friday!
I love the cover. Sounds like a good story.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting day. Thank you for sharing.
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