Sue Perkins's Blog, page 11
February 5, 2017
Unicorns galore
Welcome Suzanne, my you've been busy. I keep meaning to get The Deception as I thoroughly enjoyed The Legacy so I'm off to Amazon as soon as I've finished this post. I also love fantasy which is why I love your books. Thanks again for visiting.
Fantasy, fantasy, fantasy! How I love fantasy, and that’s why I wrote my unicorn trilogy. However, the third of Shadow of the Unicorn series has yet to come out. But let me tell you about the other two.
The Legacy (Shadow of the Unicorn, book 1)
Azaria, a unicorn colt, is intrigued when the young, clairvoyant dinosaur, Darius, foresees a terrifying change to their world. When a giant fireball smashes into the earth, the unicorns struggle to survive the hurricanes and starvation that follow. But nothing compares to the danger when the creatures-that-walk-on-two-legs settle in the valley, and their leader discovers the healing power in the unicorns’ horns. Greedy and ruthless, Ishmael will stop at nothing in his pursuit of wealth – even the complete extinction of the herd. Azaria must find a way to outsmart Ishmael before it’s too late.
The Deception (Shadow of the Unicorn, book 2)
Sixty years after the unicorns’ narrow escape from extinction, Azaria's Legacy has gone wrong. The new generation barely exists, hidden in the depths of the forest. Their cruel and ruthless leader, Icarus, threatens them daily with Jaresh, an invisible being capable of taking away their powers. Angry, the young colt Ulysees and his friend Téo rebel, following an old, abandoned trail where they’re discovered by humans. Now the entire herd must flee. But Ulysees learns there’s a far greater danger than humans when he meets a giant creature who warns him of impending doom…
The third one is entitled: The Revenge (Shadow of the Unicorn, book 3). And here’s what it’s about.
Born deep in the forest, far from the herd, Damien is kept a dark secret by his parents until his father, Samuel, decides the colt must join the other foals to be initiated. But the unicorns are h orrified by Damien’s birth defect. They see him as a freak despite his astonishing abilities. Then when Samuel is pushed to his death by a rival, Damien’s talents turn deadly. Can anyone stop him before he destroys their world?
But guess what? I wrote a young teen novel too, called, A Town Bewitched. It’s a paranormal mystery.
It’s tough for Kira, growing up in the small town of Hope as a child prodigy in classical violin, especially when her dad just died. And to make matters worse, Kate McDonough, the red-haired fiddler appears out of nowhere and bewitches the town with her mysterious Celtic music. Even Uncle Jack succumbs to her charms, forgetting his promise to look after Kira’s family. But when someone begins vandalizing the town leaving dead and gutted birds as a calling card, Kira knows without a doubt who’s behind it.
I bet you’re wondering what comes next besides The Revenge? I have a lovely YA historical romance coming out in September called Fields of Gold Beneath Prairie Skies. It’s based on the story of my grandparents who met during WWI in Belgium and moved to Canada where they acquired a homestead. Then the dirty thirties hit.
Anyway, here are the links to my novels on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Suzanne+de+MontignyHope you’ll enjoy.
Fantasy, fantasy, fantasy! How I love fantasy, and that’s why I wrote my unicorn trilogy. However, the third of Shadow of the Unicorn series has yet to come out. But let me tell you about the other two.
The Legacy (Shadow of the Unicorn, book 1)
Azaria, a unicorn colt, is intrigued when the young, clairvoyant dinosaur, Darius, foresees a terrifying change to their world. When a giant fireball smashes into the earth, the unicorns struggle to survive the hurricanes and starvation that follow. But nothing compares to the danger when the creatures-that-walk-on-two-legs settle in the valley, and their leader discovers the healing power in the unicorns’ horns. Greedy and ruthless, Ishmael will stop at nothing in his pursuit of wealth – even the complete extinction of the herd. Azaria must find a way to outsmart Ishmael before it’s too late.The Deception (Shadow of the Unicorn, book 2)
Sixty years after the unicorns’ narrow escape from extinction, Azaria's Legacy has gone wrong. The new generation barely exists, hidden in the depths of the forest. Their cruel and ruthless leader, Icarus, threatens them daily with Jaresh, an invisible being capable of taking away their powers. Angry, the young colt Ulysees and his friend Téo rebel, following an old, abandoned trail where they’re discovered by humans. Now the entire herd must flee. But Ulysees learns there’s a far greater danger than humans when he meets a giant creature who warns him of impending doom…
The third one is entitled: The Revenge (Shadow of the Unicorn, book 3). And here’s what it’s about.
Born deep in the forest, far from the herd, Damien is kept a dark secret by his parents until his father, Samuel, decides the colt must join the other foals to be initiated. But the unicorns are h orrified by Damien’s birth defect. They see him as a freak despite his astonishing abilities. Then when Samuel is pushed to his death by a rival, Damien’s talents turn deadly. Can anyone stop him before he destroys their world?
But guess what? I wrote a young teen novel too, called, A Town Bewitched. It’s a paranormal mystery.
It’s tough for Kira, growing up in the small town of Hope as a child prodigy in classical violin, especially when her dad just died. And to make matters worse, Kate McDonough, the red-haired fiddler appears out of nowhere and bewitches the town with her mysterious Celtic music. Even Uncle Jack succumbs to her charms, forgetting his promise to look after Kira’s family. But when someone begins vandalizing the town leaving dead and gutted birds as a calling card, Kira knows without a doubt who’s behind it.I bet you’re wondering what comes next besides The Revenge? I have a lovely YA historical romance coming out in September called Fields of Gold Beneath Prairie Skies. It’s based on the story of my grandparents who met during WWI in Belgium and moved to Canada where they acquired a homestead. Then the dirty thirties hit.
Anyway, here are the links to my novels on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Suzanne+de+MontignyHope you’ll enjoy.
February 1, 2017
Finding Angel
Welcome to my blog Kat Heckenbach. Kat is a fantasy writer for young adults and the Toch Island Chronicle books set out below sound wonderful. Thanks for visiting Kat.
In the enchanted forest in our back yard.It was easy to get from my room to the forest. There was a secret passageway in my closet. All I had to do was step inside, close the door, and climb down through the trapdoor in the floor.I would traverse the long, dark, underground passageway after grabbing the chamber stick from my mom's vanity table. The candlelight would flicker off the white walls and dance on the brown linoleum under my feet. (Yes, castles can have linoleum floors in their secret passageways.)The passageway opened into a large antechamber, often guarded by a troll who watched a magic box that showed teams of strange men in helmets and uniforms running back and forth across a field. I would sneak past unnoticed to the door that led out to the enchanted forest, and slip silently through. (Actually, it was pretty easy to sneak by the troll--he was usually asleep.)Once outside, I tread carefully. All sorts of dangerous things in an enchanted forest. Best to stick tight to the trees and move quickly across open spaces.Most often I ended up at my favorite tree in the back of the forest. It grew oddly, at about a thirty-degree angle, with the top cut off and a single branch sticking straight up. Because of the angle, I could walk up the trunk.There was definitely magic surrounding it because the height always changed when I climbed it. Even though the highest point was only about five feet off the ground when I stood beside it, after several steps I would find myself at a vantage that allowed me to see our entire kingdom.And when I needed a horse, a simple blanket thrown across the trunk would transform it. I would straddle the blanket and a mighty steed appeared beneath me, ready to gallop out of the forest and across the vast field that stretched for miles beyond.At night, stars filled the sky, and the moon filtered through the treetops while my enchanted forest burst with fairy lights (you may call them fireflies, but that is likely because they never showed their true form to you).At the end of the day, I settled into bed to read. I would gaze jealously at the author's name on the cover. If only I were more imaginative I could have seen myself writing a book, with a whole made-up world inside. I really don't know how I became a writer...
Finding Angel:
Angel doesn't remember her magical heritage...but it remembers her.
Magic and science collide when she embarks on a journey to her true home, and to herself.
Angel lives with a loving foster family, but dreams of a land that exists only in the pages of a fantasy novel. Until she meets Gregor, whose magic Talent saves her life and revives lost memories.
She follows Gregor to her homeland...a world unlike any she has imagined, where she travels a path of self-discovery that leads directly to her role in an ancient Prophecy...and to the madman who set her fate in motion.
Seeking Unseen:
It may be Angel's wish... It's been two years since Angel learned the magic chip of wood inside her locket would grant any wish. What is taking her so long to choose? An alarming discovery about her beloved foster brother Zack makes the decision easy...but everything else gets complicated after she runs into her old friend Melinda, who demands to go along for the return to Toch Island.
...but it's Melinda's journey.Melinda doesn't fit in with the magical freaks any more than she did with the losers back in Florida, but she never wanted to belong before. A secret world surrounds her where even the bugs have magic... She's more of an outsider than ever. So when ex-con Doran Ashe slinks out of the shadows and offers her an easy road to powers of her own, Melinda follows him despite-or maybe because of-everyone's warnings.
Legacy Rewound:
Melinda knew Kalek’s music created powerful visions, but it wasn’t supposed to actually send her into the past!
It definitely wasn’t supposed to bring someone back to the present with her. Especially not someone tied so tightly to Melinda’s own past, someone to prove, once again, that her family ancestry was made up of psychopaths who should never have existed.
Now it’s her chance to change her lineage--and history--forever.
Buy link:
Toch Island Chronicles
Visit Goodreads and see the giveaway Kat has on offer until 7th February.
Goodreads
Bio:
Kat Heckenbach spent her childhood with pencil and sketchbook in hand, knowing she wanted to be an artist when she grew up—so naturally she graduated from college with a degree in biology, went on to teach math, and now homeschools her two children while writing. Her fiction ranges from light-hearted fantasy to dark and disturbing, with multiple stories published online and in print. Her YA fantasy series Toch Island Chroniclesis available in print and ebook. Enter her world at www.katheckenbach.com.
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In the enchanted forest in our back yard.It was easy to get from my room to the forest. There was a secret passageway in my closet. All I had to do was step inside, close the door, and climb down through the trapdoor in the floor.I would traverse the long, dark, underground passageway after grabbing the chamber stick from my mom's vanity table. The candlelight would flicker off the white walls and dance on the brown linoleum under my feet. (Yes, castles can have linoleum floors in their secret passageways.)The passageway opened into a large antechamber, often guarded by a troll who watched a magic box that showed teams of strange men in helmets and uniforms running back and forth across a field. I would sneak past unnoticed to the door that led out to the enchanted forest, and slip silently through. (Actually, it was pretty easy to sneak by the troll--he was usually asleep.)Once outside, I tread carefully. All sorts of dangerous things in an enchanted forest. Best to stick tight to the trees and move quickly across open spaces.Most often I ended up at my favorite tree in the back of the forest. It grew oddly, at about a thirty-degree angle, with the top cut off and a single branch sticking straight up. Because of the angle, I could walk up the trunk.There was definitely magic surrounding it because the height always changed when I climbed it. Even though the highest point was only about five feet off the ground when I stood beside it, after several steps I would find myself at a vantage that allowed me to see our entire kingdom.And when I needed a horse, a simple blanket thrown across the trunk would transform it. I would straddle the blanket and a mighty steed appeared beneath me, ready to gallop out of the forest and across the vast field that stretched for miles beyond.At night, stars filled the sky, and the moon filtered through the treetops while my enchanted forest burst with fairy lights (you may call them fireflies, but that is likely because they never showed their true form to you).At the end of the day, I settled into bed to read. I would gaze jealously at the author's name on the cover. If only I were more imaginative I could have seen myself writing a book, with a whole made-up world inside. I really don't know how I became a writer...
Finding Angel:
Angel doesn't remember her magical heritage...but it remembers her.Magic and science collide when she embarks on a journey to her true home, and to herself.
Angel lives with a loving foster family, but dreams of a land that exists only in the pages of a fantasy novel. Until she meets Gregor, whose magic Talent saves her life and revives lost memories.
She follows Gregor to her homeland...a world unlike any she has imagined, where she travels a path of self-discovery that leads directly to her role in an ancient Prophecy...and to the madman who set her fate in motion.
Seeking Unseen:
It may be Angel's wish... It's been two years since Angel learned the magic chip of wood inside her locket would grant any wish. What is taking her so long to choose? An alarming discovery about her beloved foster brother Zack makes the decision easy...but everything else gets complicated after she runs into her old friend Melinda, who demands to go along for the return to Toch Island....but it's Melinda's journey.Melinda doesn't fit in with the magical freaks any more than she did with the losers back in Florida, but she never wanted to belong before. A secret world surrounds her where even the bugs have magic... She's more of an outsider than ever. So when ex-con Doran Ashe slinks out of the shadows and offers her an easy road to powers of her own, Melinda follows him despite-or maybe because of-everyone's warnings.
Legacy Rewound:
Melinda knew Kalek’s music created powerful visions, but it wasn’t supposed to actually send her into the past!
It definitely wasn’t supposed to bring someone back to the present with her. Especially not someone tied so tightly to Melinda’s own past, someone to prove, once again, that her family ancestry was made up of psychopaths who should never have existed.
Now it’s her chance to change her lineage--and history--forever.
Buy link:
Toch Island Chronicles
Visit Goodreads and see the giveaway Kat has on offer until 7th February.
Goodreads
Bio:Kat Heckenbach spent her childhood with pencil and sketchbook in hand, knowing she wanted to be an artist when she grew up—so naturally she graduated from college with a degree in biology, went on to teach math, and now homeschools her two children while writing. Her fiction ranges from light-hearted fantasy to dark and disturbing, with multiple stories published online and in print. Her YA fantasy series Toch Island Chroniclesis available in print and ebook. Enter her world at www.katheckenbach.com.
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January 28, 2017
Wendy Scott and Tails
Welcome to New Zealand author WJ Scott. Her books are loved internationally and this is a new series which sounds as if it will be loved by all ages. Thanks for visiting Wendy.
Tails by WJ Scott. Due for release 2017.
Book One Silver Wishes Series
For story lovers eight to one hundred and eight.
Akule Pack’s peaceful existence is shattered by the arrival of the hunters, who scour the Plains, seeking to harvest their silver tails as if they were treasure. Trapped, the silvertails hide in the foothills with nowhere to run as the hunters draw closer. Their only hope of survival is finding the Wise One and retrieving the Deep Magic. With no tail to lose Kywah volunteers, but without any magical tail sense will he be able to evade the hunters and return in time to save his pack from annihilation?
‘I woke. Heart beating too fast. Darkness smothering me. The same nightmare.I shifted. Felt the familiar throb of pain along my tail, it always ached when I first awakened. For a moment I tried to fool myself it had only been a dream, but when I was brave enough to look I saw the empty space where my tail should be. Four seasons had passed and I still wasn’t used to its loss.’
Heart stopping, tail-dropping adventure by an award-winning author.
Author WJ Scott
www.tails-wjscott.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORWendy Scott has a New Zealand Certificate in Science (Chemistry),
which allows her to dabble with fuming potions and strange substances,
satisfying her inner witch.Wendy writes fantasy and children’s novels.One of the creeds she lives by is to always – Live a life less ordinary!Gold Medal Winner The Wishing Shelf Book Awards UK 2015.Silver Medal Winner International Readers’ Favorite Book Awards 2016.
Please visit www.wendyjscott.com to learn more, read Wendy’s blog,
sign up for her newsletter, or to leave her a message. She loves hearing from readers.
Pen NamesFantasy ~ Wendy ScottChildren’s ~ WJ Scott
Special limited offer.Dear Readers,
Would you like to read Tails for free? I’m offering free advance copies of Tails (mobi, epub, pdf) for those readers who agree to post their review on Amazon as soon as Tails is released? If this sounds like something you could do then please email me at wendyscottbooks@gmail.com. Many thanks.Happy Reading,Wendy xxx
Tails by WJ Scott. Due for release 2017.
Book One Silver Wishes Series
For story lovers eight to one hundred and eight.
Akule Pack’s peaceful existence is shattered by the arrival of the hunters, who scour the Plains, seeking to harvest their silver tails as if they were treasure. Trapped, the silvertails hide in the foothills with nowhere to run as the hunters draw closer. Their only hope of survival is finding the Wise One and retrieving the Deep Magic. With no tail to lose Kywah volunteers, but without any magical tail sense will he be able to evade the hunters and return in time to save his pack from annihilation?
‘I woke. Heart beating too fast. Darkness smothering me. The same nightmare.I shifted. Felt the familiar throb of pain along my tail, it always ached when I first awakened. For a moment I tried to fool myself it had only been a dream, but when I was brave enough to look I saw the empty space where my tail should be. Four seasons had passed and I still wasn’t used to its loss.’
Heart stopping, tail-dropping adventure by an award-winning author.
Author WJ Scott
www.tails-wjscott.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORWendy Scott has a New Zealand Certificate in Science (Chemistry),
which allows her to dabble with fuming potions and strange substances,
satisfying her inner witch.Wendy writes fantasy and children’s novels.One of the creeds she lives by is to always – Live a life less ordinary!Gold Medal Winner The Wishing Shelf Book Awards UK 2015.Silver Medal Winner International Readers’ Favorite Book Awards 2016.
Please visit www.wendyjscott.com to learn more, read Wendy’s blog,
sign up for her newsletter, or to leave her a message. She loves hearing from readers.
Pen NamesFantasy ~ Wendy ScottChildren’s ~ WJ Scott
Special limited offer.Dear Readers,
Would you like to read Tails for free? I’m offering free advance copies of Tails (mobi, epub, pdf) for those readers who agree to post their review on Amazon as soon as Tails is released? If this sounds like something you could do then please email me at wendyscottbooks@gmail.com. Many thanks.Happy Reading,Wendy xxx
January 24, 2017
Stairway to Heaven
Welcome to Cheryle Williams and Stairway to Heaven. The cover makes me want to read this book, it's absolutely gorgeous. You need to read to the end of this post to discover the surprise at the end. Thanks for visiting Cheryle. Over to you.
STAIRWAY TO HEAVENBy Cheryle WilliamsDesert Breeze Publishing
“No fair! Is that all the time I get?” wonders my young heroine of the YA paranormal fantasy Stairway to Heaven. Unfortunately for Minx Reston, sixteen years on earth is all the years she gets to enjoy on this plane of existence. The young actress is kicked in the head by Rudolph the reindeer while filming her cable TV Christmas special.Lights out. Tough luck, girl. The world as she knows it has come to an end. Next thing Minx realizes, she’s floating above her battered form, looking down as paramedics work to resuscitate her lifeless body. Soon that image disappears as the cord between spirit and flesh is cut. Her time on earth is over. She finds herself floating in a gray void, waiting for the next step in her existence. For she exists as something. Her mind still functions.The afterlife wouldn’t leave her hanging like this, would it?But no angel guide comes to conduct her to the Heaven’s Gate, which is the usual procedure for those making the transition from life to death to a brand new life in heaven. There’s been a slipup in procedures. Minx is left hanging but another heavenly being hears her cries of despair. Reid was seventeen when he died in a drowning accident. He’ll always be seventeen in heaven, where he serves as a guardian flyer in a corps of dark-winged angel beings who patrol the lower plane of heaven. They wear leather and carry swords. They need weapons to swing at the demons from hell who intrude and cause mischief. The last thing Reid has time for is a rescue of a transitioning young spirit.Yet Reid makes time to rescue Minx and fly her to the Stairway to Heaven. Thereby begins their story. A sweet heavenly attachment develops between the two angelic beings, one a ten-year veteran of heaven. One still needing to go through the training phase. I wrote this novel because the question always intrigued me, what happens after a human soul crosses into the great beyond? I know the religious explanations of what is supposed to happen, but I leave all that out in my story. Everyone can believe what they want, but I wanted to produce a fun fantasy that will give readers hope that a bright new life that awaits us all. This is my own fantasy. It does not conform to any religious or spiritual creed. There’s no religious dogma in my story. The scenarios I create will make a reader think and dream and live with hope.Haven’t we all made a comment about someone who has passed on, “they’re really shaking things up in heaven now.” Surely we have greater tasks ahead of us. Join Minx and Reid on their journey in a new frontier where the possibilities are endless. Have fun.I wrote this 75K novel partly because I have young relatives who passed at young ages. I believe in the power of heaven’s love for all of us. I’m hoping my loved ones who have passed on are having the grandest time in heaven. Whatever awaits us, we can trust that the angels above are watching over us while we fulfill our time down below.
Cheryle Williams has two YA novels published through Desert Breeze Publishing, a small press publisher based in California. Her second book is a YA contemporary about two troubled teens dealing with high school stress, Strangers in the Province of Joy. A YA historical sweet romance about life on the colonial Pennsylvania frontier in 1772, Eden on the Frontier, is scheduled for a June 2017 release.Cheryle Williams is giving away one free book to a reader who leaves a comment on this Sue Perkins blog! Please specify whether you want e-book or trade paperback.Buy Stairway to Heaven in e-book or trade paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, the Desert Breeze Publishing website, or other sites where e-books are sold.Contact Cheryle Williams at her web page: http://www.cherylewilliams.net Visit Cheryle Williams at her Facebook page (Cheryl Elaine Williams, Pittsburgh PA): http://www.facebook.com/cheryl.e.williams.5
January 21, 2017
Name Your Own Price!
Welcome to Marva Dasef who writes marvelous fantasy books for teenagers. She is making a wonderful offer (see below) but will also give a free audio book of any book in the series if you leave a comment on the post on this blog. How can you resist such wonderful offers?
The entire Witches of Galdorheim series are Set Your Price (that includes free) at Smashwords. Regular retail prices from $0.99 to $5.99.
All books are also available in audio format. Leave a comment if you’d like to win a free audio book of any book in the series. The audio books are only $1.99 if you purchase the ebook at Amazon. Collect the whole set!
Link to the entire collection here.
The Witches of Galdorheim: Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (Box Set)
Is animal whispering a magical talent? Find out in the adventures of Katrina the teen witch. Kat, with her brother, Rune, brave crossing the arctic sea, being attacked by a polar bear, fighting giants, dodging magic attacks by an evil shaman, and that's just in book 1 of this trilogy. Follow Kat's adventures from the arctic circle to the mythical island Ultima Thule to the Otherworld.
Or try out the books individually:
Bad Spelling (Book 1 of the Witches of Galdorheim Series)
Katrina’s spells don’t just fizzle; they backfire with spectacular results, oftentimes involving green goo. A failure as a witch, Kat decides to run away and find her dead father’s non-magical family. But before she can, she stumbles onto why her magic is out of whack: a curse from a Siberian shaman.
Midnight Oil (Book 2 of the Witches of Galdorheim Series)
Kat is a nervous wreck waiting for her boyfriend's first visit to her Arctic island home. He doesn't show up, so she's sure he’s given her the brushoff. When she learns he’s disappeared, she sets out on a mission to find him. Things go wrong from the start. Kat is thrown overboard during a violent storm, while her brother and his girlfriend are captured by a mutant island tribe. The mutants hold the girlfriend hostage, demanding the teens recover the only thing that can make the mutants human again–the magical Midnight Oil.
Scotch Broom (Book 3 of the Witches of Galdorheim)
Kat expects to have a great time on her graduation trip to Stonehenge. However, from the moment she leaves the witches’ arctic island, Galdorheim, she gets in nothing but trouble. Her younger half-brother tries to horn in on her trip, she gets lost in the magical Otherworld realm, is led astray by a supposed friend, then she has to confront a Scottish goddess who’s fallen on hard times.
Spellslinger - A Witches of Galdorheim Story
What does a teenage half-warlock, half-vampire do to have fun? Why build an old west town on a glacier in the Arctic. There he can play at being the good guy sheriff up against mean old Black Bart.
Marva Dasef is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. Retired from thirty-five years in the software industry, she has now turned her energies to writing fiction and finds it a much more satisfying occupation. Marva has published more than forty stories in a number of on-line and print magazines, with several included in Best of anthologies. She has many already published books, with several already in audiobook format. For more information on Marva’s books, see her blog and website:
M. Dasef Website
Cellophane Queen Blog
The entire Witches of Galdorheim series are Set Your Price (that includes free) at Smashwords. Regular retail prices from $0.99 to $5.99.
All books are also available in audio format. Leave a comment if you’d like to win a free audio book of any book in the series. The audio books are only $1.99 if you purchase the ebook at Amazon. Collect the whole set!
Link to the entire collection here.
The Witches of Galdorheim: Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (Box Set)Is animal whispering a magical talent? Find out in the adventures of Katrina the teen witch. Kat, with her brother, Rune, brave crossing the arctic sea, being attacked by a polar bear, fighting giants, dodging magic attacks by an evil shaman, and that's just in book 1 of this trilogy. Follow Kat's adventures from the arctic circle to the mythical island Ultima Thule to the Otherworld.
Or try out the books individually:
Bad Spelling (Book 1 of the Witches of Galdorheim Series)
Katrina’s spells don’t just fizzle; they backfire with spectacular results, oftentimes involving green goo. A failure as a witch, Kat decides to run away and find her dead father’s non-magical family. But before she can, she stumbles onto why her magic is out of whack: a curse from a Siberian shaman.
Midnight Oil (Book 2 of the Witches of Galdorheim Series)
Kat is a nervous wreck waiting for her boyfriend's first visit to her Arctic island home. He doesn't show up, so she's sure he’s given her the brushoff. When she learns he’s disappeared, she sets out on a mission to find him. Things go wrong from the start. Kat is thrown overboard during a violent storm, while her brother and his girlfriend are captured by a mutant island tribe. The mutants hold the girlfriend hostage, demanding the teens recover the only thing that can make the mutants human again–the magical Midnight Oil.
Scotch Broom (Book 3 of the Witches of Galdorheim)
Kat expects to have a great time on her graduation trip to Stonehenge. However, from the moment she leaves the witches’ arctic island, Galdorheim, she gets in nothing but trouble. Her younger half-brother tries to horn in on her trip, she gets lost in the magical Otherworld realm, is led astray by a supposed friend, then she has to confront a Scottish goddess who’s fallen on hard times.
Spellslinger - A Witches of Galdorheim Story
What does a teenage half-warlock, half-vampire do to have fun? Why build an old west town on a glacier in the Arctic. There he can play at being the good guy sheriff up against mean old Black Bart.
Marva Dasef is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. Retired from thirty-five years in the software industry, she has now turned her energies to writing fiction and finds it a much more satisfying occupation. Marva has published more than forty stories in a number of on-line and print magazines, with several included in Best of anthologies. She has many already published books, with several already in audiobook format. For more information on Marva’s books, see her blog and website:M. Dasef Website
Cellophane Queen Blog
January 15, 2017
Breaking News
Starting next week I will be hosting various Middle Grade and Young Adult/Fantasy authors who will be talking about their books - and in some cases giving the chance of being in the draw for a free book. If you love fantasy books, or have a child who loves to read fantasy, join us next Sunday and become enthralled by the variety of books in this genre.
See you next week
See you next week
January 7, 2017
FREE - Reva's Quest
Reva's Quest is free for an unlimited time, but when you've read the book you get the chance to download another Middle Grade book for free! All you have to do is sign up to my mailing list. If you want the free book then decide you'd rather not be on the list you can unsubscribe and you still get to keep both free books! What better deal could you ask for? Reva's Quest can be downloaded free from all branches of Amazon - here's the Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk links, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and various other online bookstores. Happy reading and I hope you enjoy.Reva, her garden gnome, two elves and a griffin travel across the magical land of Fey to destroy the evil, Malice. Only Reva has the ability to rid the land of Malice, but the journey brings danger, and she wonders if she will survive. Malice’s evil has invaded many of the animals and these beasts try to stop them reaching their goal. When one of the companions begins to act strangely, and Reva must consider the possibility of a traitor in their midst.
November 28, 2016
FREE Book - Phelice
On 1st December my free fantasy book Phelice will be released by Desert Breese Publishing.
This is the prequel to Zaeyen, book 4 of the Cloud Kingdoms series. You can find this book at http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/cloud-kingdoms-free-…/
Cloud Kingdoms books are fantasy romances set in an alternate world. The castles of the nobles float in the air. Phelice and her new husband Jariss have an arranged marriage. Now they must learn how to make their union a success and also solve the problems of the spirit creatures who live downside on the planet.
This is the prequel to Zaeyen, book 4 of the Cloud Kingdoms series. You can find this book at http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/cloud-kingdoms-free-…/Cloud Kingdoms books are fantasy romances set in an alternate world. The castles of the nobles float in the air. Phelice and her new husband Jariss have an arranged marriage. Now they must learn how to make their union a success and also solve the problems of the spirit creatures who live downside on the planet.
October 27, 2016
Facebook (visit The Books Machine Fan page to find a post...
Facebook (visit The Books Machine Fan page to find a post about my book):
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The Books Machine Daily Deals page: http://www.thebooksmachine.com/deals/dailydeals.html
Both these links will take you to The Books Machine which has a link to the free version of Caishel: Cloud Kingdoms Book One.
Happy reading.
August 16, 2016
New Series
I'm writing a new series. It's a magical mystery for young adults/ adults with the main character a young lady named Ash. Not sure when it will be released but will keep you all up to date with the progress.
Meanwhile, here are the books I'm reading at the moment - mainly fantasy.
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (script by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.
Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik
Book 7 Crucible of GoldBook 8 Blood of TyrantsBook 9 League of Dragons
The Scoundrel's Trespass (Men of the Marque Book 2) by Sandra Sookoo (Romance)
There are several others on my "to read" list and I'm still half way through Waiting for Elizabeth by Joan Rosier-Jones. We moved four times last year and due to this the book was packed away and I've only just got back to it.
Meanwhile, here are the books I'm reading at the moment - mainly fantasy.
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (script by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.
Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik
Book 7 Crucible of GoldBook 8 Blood of TyrantsBook 9 League of Dragons
The Scoundrel's Trespass (Men of the Marque Book 2) by Sandra Sookoo (Romance)
There are several others on my "to read" list and I'm still half way through Waiting for Elizabeth by Joan Rosier-Jones. We moved four times last year and due to this the book was packed away and I've only just got back to it.
