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Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Michael Leon and his new book, “Chandelier,” here on FAB!! For other stops on his 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 $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Michael and to increase your chances of winning!!
Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!
Chandelier
Phantoms Book Series
Book Two
by Michael Leon
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GENRE: Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance
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BLURB:
CHANDELIER is the genre-bending sci-fi/fantasy-romance novel follow up of Michael Leon’s 2019 fantasy-romance book, PHANTOMS. A century has passed since the fabled Phantom ruled the Garnier Opera House. Technology has advanced, and AI has evolved beyond human knowledge. They reside in a virtual Earth, free from the ravages of an environmentally damaged Earth where humans and post-humans live under AI’s qualified governance. CHANDELIER follows one AI sentient’s journey, Benny, whose loyalty for a famous opera singer, Madame D’Arenberg, sets him on a dangerous course, entangling him in The Phantom of the Opera’s deadly web.
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EXCERPT TWO:
The twilight between tired revellers and early morning risers had become Erik’s refuge, a place where the pains of past and present could coalesce in his ritual of the macabre. He’d dreamt of his tormentors again, beasts controlled by masters who understood their canine's savagery as intimately as a mother knew her child and recurring nightly, taunting his mind.
Chilly breezes flowed down from the Lepontine Alps, carving patterns across Lake Como, so he drew his coat closer, protecting all but his face, but he wouldn't feel an arctic breeze there. He touched his pale cheeks, not to warm them for they were permanently cold, an immovable party mask. Instead, he felt the rough texture of the implanted skin, grafted to his face. Habitually, he reached into his coat pocket for a medicated ointment that soothed and camouflaged his face in equal measure.
A single boat predictably made its way toward the Bellagio port, the first for the day, in wait for the steady procession of commuters and tourists that would navigate the Lombardy region, Italy's foothills to the Swiss alps. The light from the slow-moving boat cast a darker than usual spotlight on the famous U-shaped lake, lit by its twin light, a crescent moon. It took Erik back to a dark past when he ruled the Garnier from the recesses of its famous lake chamber. His rule was cut short through carelessness, a mistake he would not repeat. He’d return to the jewel of the opera crown and rule that grand world again, but this time he'd lead it from the stage rather than Garnier’s hidden lake.
Were similar dark secrets contained in the black depths of Lake Como? The thought made him grimace, drawing pain. He held his mouth and cheeks, soothing the scar lines camouflaged beneath a thick beard. The scars, like his name, Erik, were all that remained of his past life, contingencies needed to protect him from those who’d seek to destroy him.
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MY BOOK REVIEW:
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AUTHOR BIO:
Michael Leon is an explorer, writer and author of the new novel, Sentient. Professionally trained in international trade, Michael has spent the last decade reading and writing SFF novels about new worlds to be explored in the future. His latest work, Sentient, imagines Earth in the year 2120. His next novel, Chandelier, will be released in 2022. Michael has travelled extensively around Europe, walking the paths of his characters, from the famous European opera houses in Phantoms to the mountain tops of Switzerland in Emissary.
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CONNECT WITH MICHAEL:
Website:
https://www.michaelleon.com.au
Blog:
https://michaelleoncommentspage.blogspot.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/michael.leon.39501
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/michaelleon0433
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5369984.Michael_Leon
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59613841-chandelier
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon US Kindle eBook:
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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
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Amazon CA Paperback:
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Amazon AU Kindle eBook:
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Amazon AU Paperback:
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Amazon UK Kindle eBook:
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Amazon UK Paperback:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0645478105
Kobo US eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/chandelier-6
Kobo CA eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/chandelier-6
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
**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.Hi, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host D. Lieber and her new book, “The Assassin’s Legacy,” 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 Russian tea kit, which includes: podstakannik and glass, tea, jam, and spoon!! Also, come back daily to interact with D. Lieber and to increase your chances of winning!!
Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!!
The Assassin's Legacy
by D. Lieber
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GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Steampunk
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BLURB:
He hasn’t been Aleksandr Sergeyevich Volonov, legendary monster-hunting assassin for ten years. Now, he is only Sasha, charming deckhand on a merchant airship so recently destroyed by pirates.
All he wants is to find another job and keep moving. But that simple plan is thwarted when his sister sends an assassin to murder him. His only choice is to return to Saint Petersburg and renounce his claim to his family’s title.
Trapped by his late father’s machinations, Sasha finds himself surrounded by death threats, engaged to a brutal villainess, shadowed by his cheeky assassin, and forced to lead the organization bent on eliminating all supernatural creatures from the Russian Empire.
As he struggles to keep hold on the man he is, Sasha must face who he used to be in this modern steampunk fantasy adventure full of folklore, banter, and artifice.
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EXCERPT THREE:
As I unlocked and opened it, I met Liza’s grey eyes. Her gaze traveled over my body, taking in my bare feet, my only recently replaced trousers, my still unbuttoned shirt. Are her eyes lingering on my exposed abdomen? Finally, she took in my grin. I knew she was only there to make sure she knew where I was, but that didn’t stop me from provoking her.
“Did you miss me, Kisa? Could not bear the thought of not seeing me until morning?” I opened the door wider and added heat to my tone. “You could join me if you like.”
Her face flushed, and her eyes sparked like sharpened steel as she squinted at me. “I just came to see if you needed anything before I went to bed.”
I tilted my head at her. “Are you certain that is all?”
She stood up straighter and sucked in air, her nostrils flaring in irritation. It took a great deal of effort on my part not to laugh.
“What
else could I possibly want from you, Aleksandr Sergeyevich?”
I shrugged lightly. “Women have wanted a great many things from me. How will I know if you do not tell me, Kisa? Tell me what you desire, and I will give it to you. I am very accommodating.”
She just stared at me for a few silent moments. “Goodnight, Aleksandr,” she stated firmly before turning on her heel and stomping to the door beside mine.
“Goodnight, Kisa,” I called sweetly, chuckling under my breath.
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AUTHOR BIO:
D. Lieber has a wanderlust that would make a butterfly envious. When she isn’t planning her next physical adventure, she’s recklessly jumping from one fictional world to another. Her love of reading led her to earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.
Beyond her skeptic and slightly pessimistic mind, Lieber wants to believe. She has been many places—from Canada to England, France to Italy, Germany to Russia—believing that a better world comes from putting a face on “other.” She is a romantic idealist at heart, always fighting to keep her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.
Lieber lives in Wisconsin with her husband (John) and cats (Yin and Nox).
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OTHER BOOKS BY D. LIEBER:
Conjuring Zephyr June
2016
The Exiled Otherkin (Minte
and Magic Adventure, #1) November
2017
Intended Bondmates (Intended
Fates, #1) June 2018
In Search of a Witch’s Soul (Council of Covens Noir, #1) March 2019
Dancing with Shades (Council
of Covens Noir, #0) August 2019
Once in a Black Moon March
2020
A Very Witchy Yuletide October 2020
The Treason of Robyn Hood March 2021
The Assassin’s Legacy (Minte and Magic Adventure, #2) October 2021
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CONNECT WITH D. LIEBER:
Website:
Email:
contact@dlieber.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dlieberwriting
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/dlieberwriting
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNzfVci2uceXfWeDUDEODA
BookBub Author Page:
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/d-lieber
BookBub Book Page:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-assassin-s-legacy-by-d-lieber
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15163863.D_Lieber
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58008393-the-assassin-s-legacy
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon US Kindle eBook:
Amazon US Paperback:
Amazon US Hardcover:
Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
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Amazon CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/Assassins-Legacy-D-Lieber/dp/1951239199
Amazon CA Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.ca/Assassins-Legacy-D-Lieber/dp/1951239202
Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-assassins-legacy-d-lieber/1139510070?ean=2940165252143
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
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BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
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The Bookshop Paperback:
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https://bookshop.org/books/the-assassin-s-legacy-9781951239206/9781951239206
Google Play eBook:
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/D_Lieber_The_Assassin_s_Legacy?id=XUUvEAAAQBAJ
Kobo US eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-assassin-s-legacy
Kobo CA eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-assassin-s-legacy
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
D. Lieber will be awarding a Russian tea kit, which includes: podstakannik and glass, tea, jam, and spoon 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
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