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Steam Mountain - Rak Shoma Series 2

Steam Mountain the second book of the Rak Shoma series will be released on 21st January 2018. Although there is magic in this book, it is also a steampunk novel.Maevens Ash and Orm continue their search for Ash's parents by riding on a mechanical carriage to Stavmo, a country based on steam. Stavmo is run by a dictator who ordains everyone must have red hair. Those without this color hair, and anyone else who goes against him, vanish into the mines or are thrown into the volcano.Steam cars, whirlybirds, and small appliances, even guns, are all powered by steam. A huge factory has toxic smoke billowing into the air, and only the rich are able to escape the smell by living on the opposite side of town. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 12.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Times; color: black; -webkit-text-stroke: #282828} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}
The magical pair make friends with the rebels and try to help them fight for their rights, but in doing so they get separated and place themselves in danger.



Excerpt
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Buy links:  Desert Breeze Publishing                  Amazon                  Fishpond NZ (Please note this is the Fishpond link for Book One of the series,              the link for Book Two will be placed when it is on the site)                  Also available on other ebook sites.
Author's website:  Sue Perkins

Happy New Year

Books Update

I've been holidaying in England so have not been writing much. I thought I should bring you up to date with books coming out in the next six months.

The second book in the Rak Shoma series will be released in November. It has a steam punk theme and is called Steam Mountain. It continues the travels of Ash and Orm who are searching for Ash's biological family using magic and a secret carriageway.

Miri's Inheritance was the first of the Village of Shadows contemporary romance series. I hope to bring the second book out in the next few months. It will be set in the same village with a different main character and story. Watch here for any updates on release date.

Fury's Ghost is the first of the Fury series and is in the final stages of editing. I hope to release this one by the end of September. It is suitable for children of 12 plus age group and as the title suggests, it concerns our heroine Fury and the ghost she finds in her new home.

Well folks, chatting to you all will not get the writing done but I hope you keep popping by to see any updates.

If you want to see my books published up to this date, please visit my webpage http://www.sueperkinsauthor.com

Happy writing or reading - whichever you prefer.

Broken Spire - Blitz Timetable

For those of you following my blog blitz tour I thought I'd make it easier for you and put the timetable here on my blog.

Thanks to all the hosts who have been marvellous in getting the posts up on time and encouraging their readers to join in.

May 25: Fabulous and BrunetteMay 26: T's StuffMay 29: The Avid ReaderMay 30: Straight From the LibraryMay 31: Mixed Book BagJune 1: Edgar's BooksJune 2: EskieMama and Dragon Lady ReadsJune 5: Sapphyria's Book ReviewsJune 6: Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted WriterJune 6: This and That Book BlogJune 7: Cutting Muse Blog Review June 8: Independent Authors
June 9: Kit 'N Kabookle

Broken Spire Blog Blitz

Broken Spire. the first book the Rak Shoma series, is now available for purchase and to celebrate this the book is going on a blog blitz starting today.

The first visit is to the Paranormal Fantasy and More blogspot. There is a blurb and excerpt to tease your imagination and if you leave a comment you'll be in to win a giveaway at the end of the tour.

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Ash's silvery purple hair sets her apart from her peers and at the magic college of Spires a few senior maeven consider her magic to be alien and unsuccessfully try to expel her. Ash feels a compulsive attraction tempting her to enter the broken North Spire. She believes this off limits ruin holds the answer to her origins, but is not willing to take the chance of expulsion from Spires.Orm, Ash's equally talented classmate, is determined to support the girl he considers his soulmate, and promises to help her find out the secrets of the North Spire when they reach the end of their third year.At the end of the first year, Ash nervously waits to see if she will be allowed to continue at Spires, or will she be sent home in disgrace.****Happy reading

Miri's Inheritance

A new contemporary romance novelette with suspense. This book is enrolled in the Amazon UK Storyteller competition so lots of reviews mean a better chance of becoming a finalist. The ebook is only £1.99 or US$3.99 or free if you are with Kindle Unlimited. 

     Miri inherits a cottage from the grandmother she's never met. Gavin, the solicitor's clerk, helps her settle in and sign all the necessary documents.
The isolated village has several cottages, but the none of the neighbours are friendly, except for one unknown person who repeatedly breaks in and searches Miri's new home. 
Who is this strange person and what does he want? Will Gavin protect her now his official duties are over?
Buy Link:  Amazon UK
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Website:    Sue Perkins, Author

Broken Spire - Rak Shoma Series Book One

Spires is the magic college of Homas, but new student Ash has problems when her mind insists there is a better way to cast spells.
Ash's silvery purple hair sets her apart from her peers and at the magic college of Spires a few senior maeven consider her magic to be alien and unsuccessfully try to expel her. Ash feels a compulsive attraction tempting her to enter the broken North Spire. She believes this off limits ruin holds the answer to her origins, but is not willing to take the chance of expulsion from Spires. 

Orm, Ash's equally talented classmate, is determined to support the girl he considers his soulmate, and promises to help her find out the secrets of the North Spire when they reach the end of their third year. 

At the end of the first year, Ash nervously waits to see if she will be allowed to continue at Spires, or will she be sent home in disgrace.

Broken Spire is now available in paperback on Amazon. The ebook will be released on 21st May. There are six books in the series. 

Broken Spire - Amazon

Do you review what you read?

Writers love to write and readers like to read. This is pretty obvious - right?
An author writes a book and either has it published by a third party, or the author self-publishes. Readers - especially fans of particular authors - purchase the book or download sometimes for free. What then?
How does the author know if a reader likes the book, loves the book or even (heaven forbid) hates the book? Unless a reader writes directly to the author the only way to tell if the book is doing well is by sales or more importantly - Reviews! A review which states "this is nice but..." allows the author to understand how the reader perceives the book and possibly what can be done to improve the story. A review which states "I love this book, when's the next one coming out?" makes writing the book really worthwhile.
Unfortunately, not many readers leave reviews. If only one in ten readers wrote down their thoughts on whether they enjoyed the book; which bits they liked; what they thought could make it better - all these responses would help the author improve their work.
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If you read a book and enjoy it - take an extra few minutes and leave a review on your favorite online book store. You will make the author's day when they see you've shown appreciation of their work.

Free Romantic Fantasy Ebook

Another free book with the option to receive another free book. If you read these books and like them it would be lovely if you could post a review on your favourite ebook supplier. Here are the details.

Merhnaz, a free book from the Cloud Kingdom series. Mehrnaz is a prequel to Book 2 of the series - Elisette. 

Description
Mehrnaz of Pator and Lusak of Rak live on the planet Hejmen. They fall in love when they meet at a ball in Rak, but her parents wish her to marry Dromarn, heir to the dukedom of Marn. On their first meeting Dromarn lays down the rules for their married life and how his wife should behave. Mehrnaz informs her parents she wishes to marry Lusak, but her mother has no intention of allowing her daughter to marry a second son and refuses to allow Mehrnaz and Lusak to meet. The couple plan to elope but to meet Lusak, Mehrnaz must cross the desert alone.ExcerptThe mattporter couldn't take the Pator party all at once and they were lifted to the sky castle in groups. Up in the castle the noble family of Rak had already greeted Duke Osrat and his family, now Tikat and his family moved forward.
Duke Davak, his wife Elisette and their three sons waited to greet them. Patak, the eldest, stood with his wife just behind his parents. Dernak, the youngest stood to one side, trying not to cough. He looked quite sickly and Mehrnaz turned to look at the other son. Her breath caught in her throat. Lusak, the Duke's middle son, looked exactly like the heroes in her books.Dark auburn hair curled down to his collar, while his skin glowed with a tan which told of a life spent mainly outside. He caught her looking at him and winked at her."Mehrnaz. Mind your manners."Her mother's nudge brought her back to her duties and she curtsied to the ducal family then moved on with her parents. Servants arrived to show them to their rooms. As they left the main dock, Mehrnaz glanced over her shoulder. Lusak watched her and this time he grinned at her and mouthed the word later.

Download this book, join my mailing list and get another book free. 
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Reva's Quest - Fantasy for Middle-Grade Readers

To round off my two weeks of fantasy authors I would like to tell you about one of my own fantasy books for Middle-Grade readers.
Reva is a young girl whose parents have moved several times due to her father's job. This means she has to keep enrolling in new schools and try to make new friends which is not an easy task. To help her cope Reva writes a book about the magical land of Fey. 
With the help of her animated garden gnome, she travels through a portal to the real land of Fey where she is blamed for the evil that has taken over. With her gnome, two elves and a griffin she goes on a quest to find and deal with the evil entity, who the elves have named Malice. The way is not easy due to the altered nature of the magical creatures of Fey, plus Reva believes the group have a traitor in their midst.
Reva's Quest: A Magical Journey is presently free from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and many other on line stores or the book can be downloaded from Instafreebie. There's also a chance to get a second middle-grade book free.
Visit Sue's website to see more Middle-Grade fantasy books - http://www.sueperkinsauthor.com/middl...
Sue Perkins has written many fantasy books for a variety of age groups. Her young adult and adult fantasy and romance books can be purchased from Desert Breeze Publishing. 
Website:  http://www.sueperkinsauthor.com
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