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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Scales and Stingers by K. M. Warfield - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Scales and Stingers
Heroes of Avoch Series

Book One

by K. M. Warfield

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GENRE:  Fantasy

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BOOK BLURB:

Thia Bransdottir is shunned for being half Fallen, a race feared by many. She tries to disguise her lineage, but her lilac eyes make it impossible. When her Father is killed, she is taken to the cloister to be a servant of her faith. Jinaari Althir is sworn to protect Thia from the disgraced half of her heritage. Under his holy vows, he must keep others from killing her for their prejudice and using her for her power. He must succeed, there is no room for failure. Trust for someone like Thia is difficult.

Jinaari may say he is there to protect her, but can he truly do his best when he knows she is of the Fallen? Will Thia stay safe in order to fulfill her purpose or is she fated to die for her origins?

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EXCERPT THREE:

“Are you sure about her?” Adam’s voice was low, but she could hear him easily.

“Garret and Keroys both are. The priest said she was the best they had. She healed me at one point.”

“What happened?”

“Alesso got a cheap shot.”

“I don’t know, Jinaari. She’s Fallen. They’re not known for holding to laws or vows.”

“She’s also human, Adam. On our way here, we got jumped by a pack of Dangreth. She turned them into ash faster than I could blink.” There was admiration in his voice. “I only took out two . . . she took out ten. Keroys instilled his hatred of the undead in her. She asked if we’d be encountering more in Tanisal. I think she’s looking forward to wiping the city clean of anything evil.”

“Where’s she from? Humans and the Fallen rarely interact, let alone mate.”

“Ask her.”

“Don’t you know?” Adam asked.

“I do,” Jinaari paused, “and she trusted me enough to give me an answer. I’m not going to betray that. I don’t think she told me everything, not yet. Her life this far hasn’t been easy, even at the cloister. Trust isn’t something that she blindly gives. You gotta earn it. Garret said I had to keep her safe. From what, I don’t know. But I made a vow to him and Keroys to do that.” He paused. “She’s not like what Alesso and his kind think, Adam. She takes after her human side. As long as you show you’re okay with her heritage, trust her, she’ll come around. And she’s damn good at magic.”

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GUEST POST:

My Favorite Scene

I'm a sucker for a good character driven story. Where it's less about events and more about how the characters react to them. I want to read books where the character grows, changes, evolves. That's not to say there's anything wrong with a plot driven narrative. One of the best things about reading is that there's as many styles out there as there are readers, and we can enjoy what we love.

I grew up reading David & Leigh Eddings, mainly The Belgariad and Mallorean series. The writing made me see the characters as human. There wasn't the 'I'm the hero so I shall do this!' speech. Rather, the main character dared ask, 'Why me?". The same held true with Patricia Kennelly - Morrison and her Keltia books. There's a part in one book, where she's taken on the Authurian saga, that made me cry. Why? Because the characters felt real.

With the Heroes of Avoch series, I strove for that connection between the characters and the reader. I gave them flaws that were relatable, tried to capture the special flow of conversations that happen between dear friends. Ones that become our family, and accept us for who we are and not who they think we should be. There's a cadence to it that's laden with inside jokes that don't necessarily need to be explained. For example, at one point Jinaari makes a comment about how he hates walking around in wet socks. It becomes a running joke that's brought up throughout the series.

One of my favorite scenes is one that demonstrates that actions have consequences. There's someone who does something that readers can relate to. The reason behind it, his motivation, is completely understandable. You can't fault him for it. What he does to get what he wants, however.... that's another story. Those actions have consequences he doesn't anticipate. He doesn't see any problems with it. His God, his fellow paladins, even his mother, all do. And it's the moment when he's taken from elation for completing this noble goal to losing everything because of it that I love.

A fellow author, Sean R. Frazier, made mention that it was one of the best punches he's ever read. High praise that made me smile for days!

Did it stop with a single punch? No. That was, admittedly, the only physical price that he paid. The rest was far more consequential. 

Want to know what happened? Get a copy of 'Scales and Stingers' and find out.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Born in the late 1960's, K. M. has lived most of her live in the Pacific NW. While she's always been creative, she didn't turn towards writing until 2008. Writing under the pen name of KateMarie Collins, she released several titles. In 2019, the decision was made to forge a new path with her books. The Heroes of Avoch series, along with a new pen name, is the end result.

When she's not writing, she loves playing Dungeons & Dragons with friends, watching movies, and cuddling up with her cat. K. M. resides with her family in what she likes to refer to as 'Seattle Suburbia'.

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CONNECT WITH K. M. WARFIELD:

Website:

https://kmwarfield.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/kmwarfieldbooks

Twitter:

@KMWarfieldbooks

https://www.twitter.com/KMWarfieldbooks

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AMAZON BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.com/Scales-Stingers-action-adventure-fantasy-ebook/dp/B0BNXR4K9C

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Scales-Stingers-action-adventure-fantasy-ebook/dp/B0BNXR4K9C

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GIVEAWAY:

K. M. Warfield will be awarding a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**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.

The Husband Chair by Nick Bannister - Book Tour - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


The Husband Chair
by Nick Bannister

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GENRE:   Humorous Fiction

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BOOK BLURB:


Our hero: Bone tired. Lost. Desolate. A man pushed to the outer limits of his very being. His struggle: Satisfy the need to rest whilst still supporting his beloved in her hour of need.

While his wife negotiates a seemingly endless list of fashion stores in her quest for perfection, her loving husband must stave off the weariness that visits each partner in a shopping spree with their significant other.

Fighting hunger, rising frustration and the mental fatigue associated with tracking credit card usage, will he ever find peace? And honestly, can he just go and sit down for a minute...

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EXCERPT ONE:


Awake! Sun is shining, it’s Saturday morning.
I sit up in bed with some stretching and yawning.
My beautiful wife, the love of my life,
Looks terribly grim and it signals a warning...

I ask her, “My darling, what troubles you so?”
She goes on to tell me her tale of woe.
“I’ve booked a girls’ dinner but I’ve nothing to wear!”
And now I must prepare for what she will declare.

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AUTHOR BIO:



Nick Bannister: Nick & Terry are long-time friends & first-time author/illustrators. Each has their own vast experience with husband chairs, as both are happily married.

Both reside in Brisbane, Australia.

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CONNECT WITH NICK:


Website:

Goodreads:

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BOOK BUY LINKS:



Amazon US Kindle eBook:
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Amazon US Paperback:
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Amazon US Hardcover:
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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Husband-Chair-Nick-Bannister-ebook/dp/B0CW1DBG3T


Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1779410816


Amazon CA Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.ca/Husband-Chair-Nick-Bannister/dp/1779410824


Amazon AU Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Husband-Chair-Nick-Bannister-ebook/dp/B0CW1DBG3T 


Amazon AU Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1779410816


Amazon AU Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Husband-Chair-Nick-Bannister/dp/1779410824


Indigo Chapters CA Paperback:
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-husband-chair/9781779410818.html 


Booktopia AU Paperback:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=9781779410818


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GIVEAWAY #1:


Nick will be awarding a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.



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GIVEAWAY #2:


Nick will also be awarding an Amazon Kindle eBook copy of his featured book, "The Husband Chair," on Goodreads.





Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Husband Chair by Nick Bannister

The Husband Chair

by Nick Bannister

Giveaway ends September 15, 2024.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Lesser Known Travel Tips Series by Yeats - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Lesser Known Travel Tips Series
Books 1 - 3
by Simon Yeats


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GENRE:   Humor / Memoir

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BOOK SERIES BLURB:

The Lesser Known Travel Tips memoirs are a hilarious series of travel misadventures and dubious personal introspection by Australian author Simon Yeats, who from an early age learned that the best way to approach the misfortunes of this world is to laugh about them.

Simon shares his comedic insights into the unusual and uproarious elements of living life as an Aussie ex-pat and having a sense of Wanderlust as pervasive as the Spanish Flu in 1918 or hordes of Mongols in 12th Century.

From how to keep yourself entertained when unwittingly forced to watch 11 hours of live sumo wrestling in Japan, to surviving heartbreak in India at the hands of a French flight attendant, to 48 hours spent in Nepal that qualify as the funniest most gut wrenching travel experience since Captain Bligh was set adrift in the Pacific, to his unsuccessful attempts at avoiding going to a brothel in Thailand. From what to do when several people converge to rob you after midnight on a deserted Copacabana Beach, to how to save the Sierra Mountain Range from a wildfire outbreak due to a lack of quality toilet paper, to where not to go in Tijuana when trying to locate the origins to stories of the city’s mythical adult entertainment, to how to save yourself from drowning when caught in a storm while sailing off the California coast. From how to outwit the Italian police while trying to find parking in downtown Genoa, to how to negotiate exploring the Roman ruins of Plovdiv, Bulgaria while on crutches, to how to impress the German Mafia with 80s dance moves, to how to leave a lasting impression on a crowded bar in Gothenburg, Sweden after combining alcohol and antibiotics.

Simon Yeats has gone into the world and experienced all the out of the ordinary moments for you to sit back and enjoy the experience without the need to break a leg, contract Dengue fever, or rupture a pancreas.

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EXCERPT FIVE:


From How to Survive Making Yourself Look Silly While Dancing with the German Mafia at a Bavarian Nightclub and Other Lesser Known Travel Tips - Book Three

British Airways flight BA114 from JFK to London Heathrow landed on time at 9.20am on Friday, March 14th.

Kid in candy store meets the ultimate sugar rush.

Twenty-nine years, 351 days after I was born, I finally step foot in the country that gave humanity the names of every square on the Monopoly board. If my doctor was worried about my impulsive behavior being a sign of ADHD when I was five, then the entire medical fraternity would be absolutely perturbed seeing the level of hyperactivity I have walking through Heathrow customs at age 29 years and 351 days.

Children would not get this excited waiting to be served a stick of cotton candy at the state fair after snorting cocaine.

But today is what life is all about. Moments of pure joy like this.

I walk out of the arrivals gate and am greeted by a mass of people in thick overcoats, gloves, and parkas. I am in shorts. The weather in New York had been unseasonably warm, such that I felt comfortable enough wearing shorts to go to the airport. The weather in London was the same. Brisk but not freezing. And I have so much energy just from the exhilaration of being here that I am sweating. Everyone stares at me like I am Taylor Swift, wearing a scuba mask, while breastfeeding a baby in public.

My good mates Sheilds and Jim are at the airport to pick me up. They have no trouble picking me out of the crowd. I look like I am on a pogo stick bouncing along inside the steady stream of travelers who are not anywhere near as thrilled as I am to be here.

Sheilds’ eyes go as wide as saucers when she sees what I am wearing.

“Why on earth are you in shorts?”

“Can we drive past Big Ben on the way to your home?”

“Don’t you think you will be cold?”

“Is there a fish and chip shop close by, where we can get some fish and chips wrapped in newspaper?”

“It is chilly outside.”

“What are we going to see first? Trafalgar Square? Piccadilly Circus? Euston Road?”

“Don’t you have any warm clothes?”

“How long would it take us to drive to Loch Ness?”

The entire drive from the airport to Putney, they could not understand why I was not shivering with cold. I could not understand why they were not jumping out of their skin with excitement we were in London.

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GUEST POST:

Background of the Lesser Known Travel Tips Book Series

My book series Lesser Known Travel Tips is all about discovering everything a person would want to find out about themselves and the world through traveling and from the spectacular disasters that can happen when away from home and then how to frame those failures in a positive light so that on your return home the slide night doesn’t turn into a real downer for all your guests. (For younger readers, slide night is what people used to do in the 70’s and 80’s after they came home from a vacation and they would show slides to all their friends who would come to the house.)

I have had my fair share of spectacular debacles while traveling and living abroad and I carry them like a badge of honor. Everyone has been to the Eiffel Tower, but how many people go to the Eiffel Tower and end up enraging a group of scam artists trying to bilk naïve tourists out of their money by playing a rigged game of find the ball under the cup? Is it my fault that I know how they are cheating and loudly exclaim it to the group of spectators who have amassed around them? That was a community service. Most people would just stay silent and be embarrassed to speak up. I used to be like that as well. But the experiences that a person has when traveling will change them for the better, always for the better, and that is the purpose of the book series. To show people it is okay to be afraid of the world but to get out there and see it, anyway. It is okay to be a fish out of water, we all are, but if you keep your eyes and ears open and your head down, you will more than probably end up with an enthralling story or two to tell your guests on slide night that will make them more considerate of the fact you opted for the much cheaper wine option at the store that you are now serving them.

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AUTHOR BIO:


Simon Yeats has lived nine lives, and by all estimations, is fast running out of the number he has left. His life of globetrotting the globe was not the one he expected to lead. He grew up a quiet, shy boy teased by other kids on the playgrounds for his red hair. But he developed a keen wit and sense of humor to always see the funnier side of life.

With an overwhelming love of travel, a propensity to find trouble where there was none, and being a passionate advocate of mental health, Simon’s stories will leave a reader either rolling on the floor in tears of laughter, or breathing deeply that the adventures he has led were survived.

No author has laughed longer or cried with less restraint at the travails of life.

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CONNECT WITH YEATS:

Amazon Author Page:

TikTok:

Instagram:

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AMAZON BUY LINKS - HOW TO START A RIOT IN A BROTHEL IN THAILAND BY ORDERING A BEER AND OTHER LESSER KNOWN TRAVEL TIPS - BOOK ONE:


Amazon US Kindle eBook:

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

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AMAZON BUY LINKS - HOW TO AVOID GETTING MUGGED IN RIO DE JANERIO BY SINGING SONGS BY THE POLICE AND OTHER LESSER KNOWN TRAVEL TIPS  - BOOK TWO:


Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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AMAZON BUY LINKS - HOW TO SURVIVE MAKING YOURSELF LOOK SILLY WHILE DANCING WITH THE GERMAN MAFIA AT A BAVARIAN NIGHTCLUB AND OTHER LESSER KNOWN TRAVEL TIPS - BOOK THREE:


Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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GIVEAWAY:

Yeats will be awarding a $25 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


a Rafflecopter giveaway


**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.

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Long and Short Reviews - 17th Anniversary Party!!! - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!!!


Like books? No matter the genre, we have a great place for you to find your next favorite read!


Long and Short Reviews is celebrating their 17th (wow!) anniversary, but YOU get the gifts. They're featuring more than 50 books in all genres from romance to science fiction, young adult to poetry... no matter your reading preferences, you can find something to enjoy!

What could possibly be better than that? 

How about a chance to win one of two $100 Amazon GCs, of course! Think of how many books you could buy... 
Once you're arrived at the Long and Short Reviews site, simply read through the book posts each day and answer a simple question (or follow authors on their social media accounts) and you're entered to win. New chances to enter every day! So, go visit and enter and don't forget to tell a friend or two. Good luck!

Contest runs from August 19-23, 2024.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

One Little Witch by Crystal Beach - Book Tour - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Crystal Beach will be awarding a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.
A brilliant Little Witch counts the pumpkins in her pumpkin patch and discovers some surprising surprises. Join author and illustrator Crystal Beach (One Polar Bear and Two Polar Bears) as she captivates you with her latest adventure story and a brand-new series—One Little Witch. You and your child will be delighted by this hilarious tale as together you learn counting and sight words, and experiment with sound.

A charming holiday tale for autumn, or any time of the year, One Little Witch is filled with pumpkins and childlike enthusiasm for learning. This little book is sure to enchant, and will make a spooky addition to your child's library.

If you can be anything, be inclusive.
AUTHOR BIO & LINKS:
Crystal Beach is an adoptive mother and caregiver of two adoptive children who have complex medical needs and disabilities. Her children are often represented in her work as strong, caring individuals with special gifts and powers. Her writing projects are intended to ensure financial support for her children's future.

Crystal has a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her focus is in children's literature, publishing, and journalism. She has had many careers including ten years as a MedA with the Canadian Naval Reserve, advertising with a daily newspaper, communications and marketing, training as an EMT, and continued studies in developmental psychology.

She and her family live in Regina, Saskatchewan in a simple little house with two giant support dogs.

For more information visit Website: http://www.crystalbeachauthor.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crystalbeachauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40712712.Crystal_Beach
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crystal.beach.aut
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_m_beach

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Proven Innocence by Mary J. Rocco - Book Tour - Blurb Blitz - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Proven Innocence
by Mary J. Rocco

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GENRE:   Suspense / Murder

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BOOK BLURB:

Cynthia Evans wakes up in the trunk of a car, no idea how she got there, only to discover she’s wanted for the murder of her husband and children. With no memory of life prior, Cynthia is sure she did not commit the crime.

Only problem is-how does she convince anyone she’s not a murderer when she is not sure who she is?

With the help of a downtrodden diner waitress, Gabrielle, Cynthia fights to prove her innocence.

One thing is clear: Rick Evans is dead. But who is the real killer?

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EXCERPT TWO:

I am not in a coffin.

Why would they place a bleeding person in a coffin? A bleeding person would not be placed in a grave. That is way too quick of a turn¬around for a wake and funeral. I have not been buried alive.

Though not completely fresh, the blood is still somewhat moist and cannot be over a few hours old. It explains why my head pounds and my body aches, though it does not explain where all this discomfort originated.

Then, in the silence, I hear it—the pounding of gravel against the pavement. I am not moving a muscle in my body, yet I am still moving. The low hum of an engine resonates through my eardrums. I feel around and notice a tire drum underneath me.

I am in the trunk of a car.

How did I get here? Where am I headed? Who would do such a thing to me?

There is no indication where I am headed. All I can hear is the low humming of the motor. If I strain, I can hear the faint beat of the radio, unable to recognize any distinguishable words. The only audible sound is muffled voices and murmurs.

Is the driver alone, or does he have a passenger with him?

By the speed, I assume we are on a major interstate. We are traveling pretty fast, and the car is not making any sharp or sud¬den turns. The ride is smooth without a change in speed to stop for traffic lights or stop signs. It is a straight path along the high¬way with an occasional lane change.

I have no idea if the person driving knows I am locked in their trunk, though I have a sneaking suspicion he is the person who placed me here. All I can do is lie in wait for the final desti¬nation. I am helpless, too weak to do anything drastic. No way to release myself from this dark pit.

My eyes remain open, afraid to drift back asleep. Alertness is a necessity upon arrival at the destination. I must devise a plan for when he takes me out of the trunk.

Should I pretend to be dead and wait until he has me over his shoulders, then initiate a surprise attack?

A problem arises if the person driving never plans to take me out of the trunk at all.

What if the plan is to leave me here until I die a slow and awful death? What if he thinks I am already a dead, lifeless corpse? What if the driver gets out, letting the emergency brake go, watching from the side of the road as the car, with me locked in the trunk, rolls forward into the depths of the nearest lake?

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AUTHOR BIO & LINK:


I have dreamed of being an author since the age of ten. I have been writing and crafting stories for the last twenty years, mostly because, well you know, life… and I got in my own way. After finishing law school, graduate school, travelling the world, getting married and starting a family I figured now was the time.

I was born and raised on Long Island, New York and spent ten years in my early adulthood living carefree in New York City. I currently reside with my husband and two beautiful children in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, where I am a practicing attorney.

I hope to continue to publish many more novels that entertain and thrill readers.

Amazon Author Page:

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Mary will be awarding a $20 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


a Rafflecopter giveaway

**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.

Journey to the Dark Galaxy by Hannah D. State - Book Tour - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!



Journey to the Dark Galaxy
The Dark Galaxy Series
Book Two
by Hannah D. State

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GENRE:  Science Fiction

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BOOK BLURB:

A mysterious signal from deep space. Mischief and murder at a military base.

Earth’s leaders are given an ultimatum: deliver Sam Sanderson to Logom, a planet known to house a hostile AI civilization, or face interplanetary war.

When Sam receives a strange letter drafting her into the Great Alliance for Interplanetary Affairs as a matter of international security, she expects to get answers. But instead of receiving a warm welcome, she finds that most people under the surface are distant, cold, and have built walls of silence. While grappling with her unique power and the consequences of her actions, she learns that the organization she’s supposed to serve has a chilling past and guards a dark secret.

While Earth’s scientists scramble to defend their world and the planetary alliance from the AI threat, Sam is forced on a mission to the Dark Galaxy. A place where dangers lurk, tensions run high, and things are never what they seem.

But will the journey change her forever?

As Sam desperately navigates a maze of lies, dark secrets, and finds herself at the heart of a dangerous journey, she discovers that it will take much more than her courage and power to save humanity.

Time’s running out, and there’s no turning back now…

From the award-winning author of Journey to the Hopewell Star comes the highly anticipated sequel that’s sure to be a thrilling ride!

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EXCERPT ONE:

Sam Sanderson woke, her heart beating rapidly. A nightmare lingered—images of enemy alien ships, of giant, black, egg-shaped pods descending from the sky. And inside them, those menacing creatures. Like giant spherical jellyfish, a hybrid of AI machinery and organic flesh. Their mutating bodies, slick black bubbling masses. Those gleaming metallic barbed tentacles slicing through the air. They hovered on purple pockets of energy, racing to locate and destroy their victims…

She rubbed her eyes, trying to erase the frightening images. Dense grogginess and a pounding headache put her on edge—a raw, pulsating ache that only intensified as she took in her strange surroundings.

This wasn’t home. At least, it wasn’t her home on Maple River Drive in Moncton, New Brunswick, with her grandfather. And this wasn’t her comfortable bed. This confining, gloomy room with drab white walls was definitely not her residence quarters at the military base, either. So where was she?

She bolted upright. A bed, a sink, and a toilet. No windows. Where there should have been a door, instead were thick, impenetrable iron bars.

She gulped, her mouth dry. She pulled her blanket closer, the damp coldness of the air threatening to seep into her bones.

Her mouth gaped open in sudden awful awareness. This was no nightmare.

They’d captured her.

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AUTHOR BIO:


Hannah D. State is an award-winning Canadian author. She graduated from McGill University with a BA and earned her MPL from Queen’s University. Hannah is bothered by inequality, violence, greed, complacency, snakes, entering a dark room, and not getting enough sleep. She enjoys writing about strong-willed characters who don’t fit the norm and who overcome great obstacles with perseverance, self-discovery, and help from others. Sometimes Hannah can’t keep up with her characters’ ideas and plans, so she takes breaks, drinks coffee, does yoga and tai chi, and takes nature walks to calm her mind and really listen. Journey to the Dark Galaxy is her second novel. You can find her author page on Facebook.

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CONNECT WITH HANNAH:

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AMAZON BUY LINKS & FREE BOOK INFO:


**Journey to the Dark Galaxy eBook is available for FREE on Amazon Kindle Unlimited!!!**

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Hannah will be awarding a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.



a Rafflecopter giveaway

**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.