The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper by S.M. Morgan - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host S.M. Morgan and his new book, “The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper,” 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 Kindle Paperwhite, a signed Hardback cover of the featured book, AND a featured character spot in our next Bud Wiper story!!  Also, come back daily to interact with S.M. Morgan and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper

by S.M. Morgan

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GENRE:   Middle Grade Fiction

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BOOK BLURB:

"Help!! My head is being lowered into the swirling vortex of a toilet!”

My name is Teddy, and I’m in the 6th grade. It’s my first day at a different school, and so far, the only person I know is Zane, the school bully. I was just your everyday kid trying to stay off everyone’s radar, but when I met my new best friend, Bud Wiper, everything changed.

Bud is a 6th grade millionaire from 60 years ago.

Yep, that’s right, Bud Wiper is a treasure hunter from the 1940’s who left behind his journal full of life and adventure, and even though we’ve never met, I think he might be the only thing that gets me through the 6th grade alive.

The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper is a fantastic story of bravery and friendship, perfect for kids, middle school students, and adults.

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EXCERPT ONE:

Let me explain. The reason I was being shoved into the trash can in the boy’s bathroom at my new school was all my fault. Or at least, that’s what Zane kept telling me after he and his friends cornered me. He said there wasn’t enough time for a swirly, so the trash can would have to do.

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GUEST POST:

Uncovering a Library's Secret Treasure

One of my favorite library memories was when I was in the fifth grade. It sticks with me today, and it even inspired one of the major scenes in my newest middle-grade fiction book, the Lost Journals of Bud Wiper.

Our class took a field trip away from our school to go to the community library in order to do research for the science fair.

My best friend and I were grouped as partners and were assigned to create a project that had something to do with magnets. We split up and wandered around the library, looking for books that could help us with our project.

My friend stayed in the children’s section looking through the science books there, and I decided to take the elevator to the 3rd floor, where the adult research materials were.

I stepped out of the elevator and found myself in a quiet, dimly lit room with rows and rows of books. I remember feeling so grown up and excited to be exploring this new part of the library. I made my way down one of the aisles and stopped in front of a bookshelf. I looked at the spine of a book, and for some reason, I was drawn to it.

I pulled the book out of the shelf when something fluttered out of the book to the ground. I reached down to pick it up and saw that it was a torn and weathered piece of paper with the words “seek the treasure” written in beautiful handwritten cursive.

I stashed it in my pocket and finished looking for books about magnets. I grabbed a few books and hurried back down to meet the rest of the class when I saw my teachers in a panic looking for me. I got an earful that day from my teacher, but I don’t think I heard anything she said for all the thoughts of treasure swimming through my mind.

I don’t remember much about the science project from that year, but I will never forget that day in the 5th grade and finding a secret message to “seek the treasure.”

The real treasure I found that day was a taste for adventure that still finds its way into every story I write, like that of The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper, which is about a middle-schooler who finds the lost journal of a forgotten treasure hunter and goes on a fantastic adventure full of bravery and friendship.

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AUTHOR BIO:

S.M. Morgan is the author of The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper — A Middle Grade Adventure. He lives in East Texas with his wife, daughter, and son, and when not writing potty humor for kids, he is trying to get alone to read more mystery adventure stories.

When the real world calls him to be social, he can be found canoeing with his family or trying to convince his wife to watch action movies.

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CONNECT WITH S.M. MORGAN:

Website:

https://budwiper.com

Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7076975.S_M_Morgan

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57936182-the-lost-journals-of-bud-wiper---a-middle-grade-adventure-kids-will-love

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/3XSPz33

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

https://amzn.to/3wSYK7N

Amazon US Paperback:

https://amzn.to/3HRW1BS

Amazon US Hardcover:

https://amzn.to/3wPOv42

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Lost-Journals-Bud-Wiper-Adventure-ebook/dp/B08YNJKFFD

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Lost-Journals-Bud-Wiper-Adventure/dp/0997733144

Amazon CA Hardcover:

https://www.amazon.ca/Lost-Journals-Bud-Wiper-Adventure/dp/0997733152

Apple Books eBook:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1583880148

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-journals-of-bud-wiper-sm-morgan/1139735498

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

S.M. Morgan will be awarding a Kindle Paperwhite, a signed Hardback cover of the book and a featured character spot in our next Bud Wiper story to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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Lake Of Sins: Hangman's Army by L.S. O’Dea - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway!

Hey lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host L.S. O’Dea and her new book, “Lake Of Sins: Hangman's Army”!  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 Kindle Paperwhite!!  Also, come back daily to interact with L.S. and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!

Lake Of Sins: Hangman's Army

by L.S. O’Dea

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GENRE: YA, Dystopian Fantasy

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BLURB:

A rebellion is brewing in the world of the Lake of Sins while Hugh Truent sits in prison days away from his execution.

After taking his findings about the genetic similarities between the classes to the Supreme Almighty and the Council, Hugh had been arrested for treason and all his evidence had vanished as if made from smoke.

To protect his family, he cut off all contact with the outside world while he sat in prison for over four years waiting for his execution. He has no idea that some of his reports were leaked to the other classes and that civil war looms on the horizon.

Trinity and her friends have no hope of winning the war unless they can unite the classes. In order to do that, they need someone everyone will follow. They need the one person all the classes trust and believe in. They need Hugh.

That means they have to break him out of a maximum security prison and convince him to lead their army, but that won’t be easy because Hugh wants revenge and he’s not going to let anything get in his way especially mouthy, attractive, know-it-all Trinity.

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EXCERPT TWO:

Trinity

As soon as they were all together, she headed toward the Mile of Fire.  It grew hotter with every step and the air became acrid, burning her nose and throat.  Sweat no longer trickled down her back; it was a full-blown downpour. 

“Are you sure the rocks are cold?” asked Jackson.

“I never said cold.  I said they shouldn’t burn us to crisps.”

“I’m pretty sure you said they wouldn’t burn us at all,” said Hugh.  “I don’t recall the clarification of to a crisp.”

“Stop whining.  You’re out of jail.  You should be happy.”  He was going to drive her crazy.  The sooner he and Dad separated from them the better.

“I’ve been beaten, accused of treason and sentenced to execution without complaint but I’m whining because I don’t want to be burnt to something just a little less than crispy?”

“Yeah.  You don’t hear anyone else complaining.  Do you?”  Good thing she had her back to him because she couldn’t keep the half-smile off her face.  He had the irritating gift of being funny and annoying at the same time.  She slowed down.  She wasn’t ready for this, but here it was. 

The Mile of Fire loomed ahead.  Its shimmering waves of heat almost unbearable.  The five of them were drenched in sweat, although the closer they got to the rocks the quicker the sweat was drying.  Small puffs of steam were coming off her clothes.  It was the same for the others.  If they didn’t stop sweating they were going to be basted in their own juices.  Of course, if they did stop sweating they’d be dried like old fruit left in the sun.  They had to move fast.

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GUEST POST:

Five Reasons You Should Read This Book

The first reason you should read not just Hangman’s Army but the entire Lake of Sins series is because it’s unique.  There’s nothing else like it out there.  This isn’t your typical vampire or shifter story and it’s not your typical paranormal romance either but there are elements of all your favorites weaved throughout the books.  Ninety-four percent of the people who’ve read Escape (book 1) and left reviews on US Amazon gave the book either four or five stars and the next book is even better.  Unlike most series, book one isn’t the best.  It’s probably the slowest due to world building.  Everyone who read and reviewed Secrets In Blood (book 2) and Hangman’s Army (book 3) on US Amazon gave the books four or five stars.  Like I said the series gets better as it goes along and that alone is pretty unique.

The second reason you should read the Lake of Sins series is that I create an entire new set of genre characters that you’ve never seen before (you can check out my website for some illustrations www.lsodea.com).  Think about the first time you saw Star Wars and there was Chewbacca a Wookiee.  That had never before existed and now he’s a part of our culture.  My characters aren’t Wookiees but they’ve never existed in fiction before the Lake of Sins.  The closet creations to them are from the Island of Dr. Moreau.  Some of the creatures in Lake of Sins are human-animal hybrids (but they don’t know that).  Others are genetic modifications that haven’t quite gone as planned and these creatures are living and hunting in the forest.  There are the River-Men, Brush-Men, Cold Creepers and many others (I have illustrations of all but the Brush-Men on my website).

Another reason to read the series is that it appeals on multiple levels.  You can read it as just a jolly romp through a dark, fantasy world or, especially if you have any background in animal rights, you may recognize that theme as it threads throughout the series.  A friend of mine told me that after reading the first book, she had a hard time with our culture’s treatment of animals.  Her daughter also read the book and didn’t pick up on that at all.  The books aren’t preachy, but the theme is there.

The series is also a lot of fun.  It’s dark and gory and exciting but the interactions between the characters are real.  The characters are extremely life-like.  I’ve had readers contact me about them, saying that they expect to see my characters walking down the street.  That’s how real they seem.  Of course, if that would ever happen, I’d probably run because a lot of my characters are predators and I’d be easy prey.

The final reason you should give the series a try is that you can get book one for FREE with no obligations (no signing up for my mailing list).  You can download Lake of Sins: Escape on Amazon (http://myBook.to/LOS_Escape) or any other major ebook retailer (https://books2read.com/u/4Xgn21).

You can also get the second book FREE (Secrets In Blood) if you sign up for my newsletter. http://lsodea.com/download-secrets-in-blood/.

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AUTHOR BIO:

L. S. O’Dea grew up the youngest of seven in a family that uses teasing and tricks as an indication of love (or at least that’s what she tells herself).  Being five years younger than her closest sibling often made her the unwilling entertainment for her brothers and sisters.

Before she started kindergarten her brothers taught her how to spell her first and middle name—Linda Sue.  She was so proud she ran into the kitchen to tell her mother.  She stood tall and recited the letters of her name:  L-E-M-O-N   H-E-A-D.

She’s pretty sure she has her siblings to thank for the demons that lurk in her mind, whispering dark and demented stories.

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CONNECT WITH L.S.:

Website:

http://www.lsodea.com

Email:

lsodea7@gmail.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/lsodea

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/lsodea

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11771298.L_S_O_Dea

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33963498-hangman-s-army

Amazon Author Page:

https://www.amazon.com/L.-S.-ODea/e/B00RNMCAQU

Join Readers’ Group and Get the First Two Books in the Lake of Sins Series for FREE:

http://lsodea.com/yourfreebooks-2/

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BOOK BUY LINKS – HANGMAN’S ARMY – BOOK 3:

**This book is the third in the series--and the series should be read in order.  The first two books in the series are FREE!!**

Amazon Kindle:

http://amzn.to/2oTaYfy

Amazon Paperback:

http://amzn.to/2oT4RrH

Barnes and Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lake-of-sins-l-s-odea/1125529763

Kobo:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lake-of-sins-hangman-s-army

Google Play:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/lake-of-sins-hangmans-army/id1197714082?mt=11

Books 2 Read:

https://www.books2read.com/u/bzpA5Z

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BOOK BUY LINKS – SECRETS IN BLOOD – BOOK 2:

Amazon Kindle:

http://amzn.to/2poejzr

Amazon Paperback:

http://amzn.to/2oTbBpq

Books 2 Read:

https://books2read.com/u/bo6Dn9

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BOOK BUY LINKS – ESCAPE – BOOK 1:

Amazon Kindle:

http://amzn.to/2nXGwMo

Amazon Paperback:

http://amzn.to/2p1YCPi

Books 2 Read:

https://books2read.com/u/4Xgn21

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

L.S. will be awarding a Kindle Paperwhite to a randomly drawn winner (International winner) during the tour.

Enter here:

http://lsodea.com/giveaways/lake-sins-win-kindle-paperwhite/

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase 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 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.