Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Brenda Marie Smith and her new book, “If the Sun Spares Us,” 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.
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If the Sun Spares Us
A Braving the Light Novel
Book Three
by Brenda Marie Smith
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GENRE: Post-Apocalyptic Thriller
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BOOK BLURB:
Two years ago, a solar pulse destroyed modern life. Bea Crenshaw organized her starving, suburban neighbors into a farming community. But now Bea’s gone, and her grandchildren must carry her legacy forward.
In the post-apocalyptic pressure cooker of Austin, Texas, 19-year-old Keno and his younger cousins struggle to ensure their community’s survival even as they’re forced to relocate to safer grounds. Northern Lights that don’t belong this far south grow increasingly intense, making Keno fear what harm the sun will cause next.
Even worse, a marauding militia called the Raiders is closing in, led by a deranged woman who preys on teenage boys. Despite Keno’s debilitating flashbacks from a firefight, he and his wife have a new baby to protect. Though Bea is dead, her spirit desperately searches for ways to shield her grandkids. When Raiders target two neighborhood members, the only hope lies in the community’s strength, Keno’s ingenuity, and the family’s fierce love for one another.
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EXCERPT ONE:
In the next second, thick neon bands of green light shoot into the sky like they’re spewing straight out of the earth at the horizon, the aurora pulsing and soaring hundreds of feet into the air toward the stratosphere. This is nothing like the tame Northern Lights we’ve had off and on over the past year, but crazy-bright and thick and enormous. None of it belongs in Texas. I stare at the lights, getting dizzy from their movement and intensity.
The guys out on the street whistle and shout… I close my eyes to get my bearings.
Residual streaks of light burn my eyeballs and flash across my eyelids, then mutate into the recurring, overly-vivid memories I can’t shake: flaming, screaming boys, falling fiery trees, bursting Molotov cocktails, strafing assault rifles—a hand slaps across my mouth and covers my nose, and Richie’s behind me, yanking me to the ground, hissing, “Shhh! Shhh! Don’t scream.”
“The End of Days is upon us, and we’ve got work to do!” shouts the woman from the street. “Head back north.” The feet start tramping around. “Jonesie, north’s the other way.”
Richie’s pressing so hard on my mouth and nose he’s gonna suffocate me. My tears run over his hand. Flaming bodies still flash before my eyes while green lights burn in the sky overhead…
I grab his hand to yank it off, but he presses harder. I panic. Dude’s gonna kill me.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Brenda Marie Smith is attracted to stories where everyday characters transcend their limitations to find their inner heroism. She lived off the grid for years in a farming collective where her sons were delivered by midwives. A lifelong community activist, Brenda has managed student co-op housing, produced concerts, and raised a small herd of boys. She and her husband live in Kyle, Texas. They have more grown kids and grandkids than they can count.
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Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7328277.Brenda_Marie_Smith
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197502295-if-the-sun-spares-us
Amazon Author Page:
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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS:
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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/If-Sun-Spares-Us-Braving-ebook/dp/B0CG82STQ2
Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/If-Sun-Spares-Us-Braving/dp/B0CGTHY55H
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Brenda will be awarding a $50 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card 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.
Thank you for featuring this book today.
ReplyDeleteHello everyone. It's a real pleasure to be back on the Fabulous and Brunette blog.. Thanks so much for hosting my book today. I'd love to chat with you all throughout the day.
ReplyDeleteDid you always want to be a writer?
ReplyDelete—Elizabeth
Yes, since I was a child. I wrote my first big story when I was six years old about a little girl named Wendy who could fly on the wind.
DeleteLove this cover. Looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marcy. Olivia Hammerman is the cover designer for all the books in the series. I love her work and feel very lucky to have her help.
DeleteThis looks like a great novel. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. I hope you get a chance to read the book. Yes, and thanks to our host as well.
DeleteThis looks like a great book! Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words. And good luck with the giveaway.
DeleteI enjoyed this excerpt, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy that you enjoyed it. I'm always happy to share. Thanks for reading it.
DeleteWhat are common traps for new authors?
ReplyDeleteThinking their book is finished after the first or second draft is a big mistake. Failing to get good feedback or refusing to listen to the feedback is another. Writing is rewriting, so if you're going to be a writer you have to get used to that. And, if others aren't understanding what you're trying to say, it means you haven't clearly conveyed it or that you are confused about what you're saying yourself. Writing takes patience, persistence, and tough skin.
DeleteThis sounds like a really good read.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debbie. I appreciate the kind words.
DeleteHi Marie. What do you like to do in your free time?
ReplyDeleteI hang out with my family. I read books and watch a ton of drama on TV. And I do crossword puzzles. I'm partly disabled so I don't get out much but I keep busy. Thanks for asking.
DeleteThis sounds like a great book!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Drea. I hope you get a chance to read it.
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