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April 25, 2023
🏆💜2023 FAVORITE FAN COMPETITION💜🏆

World Famous author, Opëshum will be opening The 2023 Favorite Fan Competition on June 1st and closing it for entries on June 30th. If you love SciFi and Fantasy Fiction Novels, and have a solid following on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok, you are eligible to enter the competition, and compete with others for the title of being her FAVORITE FAN of 2023 along with a cash prize of $75 U.S.

• Reels must be authentically yours and reflect ACTUAL content in the book. Brief recap summaries of the book synopsis are not eligible to win. • The competition opens on June 1, 2023 which means those competing may start posting their Instagram, Facebook or TikTok reels as early as June 1st. • The competition closes on June 30, 2023, meaning the last eligible reels must be posted on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok no later than 12 midnight IST on June 30th • Opëshum and staff members from 1iR3 Publishers will be viewing each reel to judge them for quality, depth, and to look for the person who provided the BEST analysis and details on the book. The person with the best analysis posted to Instagram, Facebook or TikTok will be selected as Opëshum's Favorite Fan of 2023!! The winner will be named in mid July via 1) an announcement on Goodreads, 2) the author's Instagram and FaceBook page, and 3) on the publisher’s Twitter page. • Only ONE winner will be selected.
• Contestants can borrow a copy of the book from a friend, check out a copy at the library, or get a copy of the book on Kindle herehttps://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Father-Book-Trial-SeriesTM-ebook/dp/B0BL3YPKWN • REGISTRATION TO ENTER THE COMPETITION IS FREE: However, you must email the author directly to register for the competition before you start. Email Opëshum Patroz directly at BookReviews@GodsOnTrial.com • In your email include your name and link to your Instagram, TikTok or Facebook page so that the author and judges at the publishing house can view your reelwhen you start posting your book analysis in June. • The winner will receive:





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🏆💜2023 FAVORITE FAN COMPETITION💜🏆
If you love SciFi and Fantasy Fiction Novels, and have a solid following on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok, you are eligible to enter the competition, and compete with others for the title of being her FAVORITE FAN of 2023 along with a cash prize of $75 U.S.
👉🏼CONTEST RULES:
• Read "Beyond the Father -Book 1 of gods on Trial: The Series™️"
• Prepare a video reel on Instagram, FaceBook or TikTok, sharing your analysis of the book, the plot, theme, greatest problems facing at least two characters, and what you liked most about the book.
• Reels must be authentically yours and reflect ACTUAL content in the book. Brief recap summaries of the book synopsis are not eligible to win.
• The competition opens on June 1, 2023 which means those competing may start posting their Instagram, Facebook or TikTok reels as early as June 1st.
• The competition closes on June 30, 2023, meaning the last eligible reels must be posted on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok no later than 12 midnight IST on June 30th
• Opëshum and staff members from 1iR3 Publishers will be viewing each reel to judge them for quality, depth, and to look for the person who provided the BEST analysis and details on the book. The person with the best analysis posted to Instagram, Facebook or TikTok will be selected as Opëshum's Favorite Fan of 2023!!
The winner will be named in mid July via 1) an announcement on Goodreads, 2) the author's Instagram and FaceBook page, and 3) on the publisher’s Twitter page.
• Only ONE winner will be selected.
• Contestants can borrow a copy of the book from a friend, check out a copy at the library, or get a copy of the book on Kindle here
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Father-...
• REGISTRATION TO ENTER THE COMPETITION IS FREE: However, you must email the author directly to register for the competition before you start. Email Opëshum Patroz directly at BookReviews@GodsOnTrial.com
• In your email include your name and link to your Instagram, TikTok or Facebook page so that the author and judges at the publishing house can view your reel
when you start posting your book analysis in June.
• The winner will receive:
🏆 $75 U.S
🏆 A personally autographed paperback collector’s copy, signed with the author's famous purple pen
🏆 A gods on Trial T-shirt
🏆 And the coveted title of Opëshum's FAVORITE FAN OF 2023!!
Sponsored by:
1iR3 Publishers
https://www.1ir3publishers.com
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April 21, 2023
Tyranny of the Fey by Terry Bartley #Fantasy #ShortStories


Genre: FantasyPublisher: Starlight King PressDate of Publication: 8/15/2023ISBN: 979-8-9877958-1-1ASIN: B0BV77GJCJNumber of pages: 242Word Count: 50,334Cover Artist: Deryl Arrazaq
Tagline: Adventure Waits for No One
Book Description:
A collection of short stories in a connected fantasy world
A famed Elven researcher is worried about her home. When she discovers a new realm with massive magic potential, she believes she has found the answer. Will the Seasonal Fey Courts allow her to continue her research without interference, or do they have more nefarious plans?
An Elven princess runs away from her arranged marriage to a parallel world. Will she be able to find the adventure she seeks? While she is in search of battles with dragons and quests to obtain sacred artifacts, she finds that what she was looking for may have been a true connection with someone that understands her.
Two childhood friends, an Orc and a Goblin, have long dreamed of adventure. When a magic school dropout stumbles into their lives, they jump at the chance to realize their ambitions. This found family realizes the world of Galevyn is a much bigger place than the jungle they grew up in.
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Excerpt
“Nice moves,”Aunt Poppy said. Sweat was beginning to gather on her brow. Her sandyshort-cropped hair glistened in the sunlight. “You must have been practicingwhile I was away.”
She raised hershort sword to guard her face and torso and backed away from me. She certainlylooked less intimidating in her formal pantsuit, but the shirt still strained fromher hulking arm muscles.
“Something likethat,” I replied. I didn’t exactly have fighting clothes, as my mother didn’tapprove of this hobby. But my old, beat up riding clothes worked well enough.“Or you’re just getting old.”
I took a deepbreath and flung my head to toss my dark black ponytail around to my back. Irushed towards her and she swiped her blade in my direction. At the lastmoment, I dropped into a crouch and swung my leg around to trip her. Shejumped before I could make contact and flipped forward, over my head. Shelowered the edge of her short sword to my throat as autumn leaves fell aroundus.
“Got me again,”I laughed as she pulled her sword away and offered me her hand. I happilytook it and pulled myself up. The garden of the Autumn Maiden’s estate wasn’tmeant for this sort of training, but it was always my favorite use of thegrounds.
“You truly are gettingbetter,” she repeated.
I pushed someloose hairs behind my ear and smirked. “Still not good enough to beat you.”
“Please girl, Ihave been adventuring for over a century now. You are barely within yoursecond decade,” Aunt Poppy reassured.
“I just reallywanted to beat you before . . . . Well, you know,” I admitted.
“Asha,” shebegan sympathetically, “just because you’re getting married doesn’t mean you needto stop sparring with me.”
“The futureAutumn Maiden doesn’t concern herself with the martial arts,” I said, pointing a crooked finger at her, mimicking my grandmother. Ipushed my nose out and opened my eyes a bit wider.
Aunt Poppylaughed. “You better not let her catch you doing that. That woman neverforgets. You can trust me on that.”
That made achill run down my back, remembering all the times I’d been scolded by mygrandmother. It’s not what she says so much as how she says it. That tone willstick with you.
“But it's morethan that, Aunt Poppy. I don’t want sparring to just be a womanlydalliance for me. I want to be an adventurer. I want to be likeyou!” I exclaimed. I meant it. The princess life never seemed to fit for me.
“I know,” shesaid in a consolatory tone. “But sometimes we just don’t get to chooseour path in life.”
I liked tobelieve she truly felt things could be different. Why else would she send mesuch detailed letters of her adventures all the time? I hoped she might knowabout a loophole to get me out of this.
“But you did!”
Aunt Poppysighed. There were some things, it seemed, even great adventurers can’t do.“That’s the blessing of being the second born. I assure you, your fatherhas made sacrifices because of his duty to the family. That is just somethingfirstborns get saddled with.”
“It's not fair,”I whined. I sounded like a small child. I always made sure to takeadvantage of my time with my aunt to get in all my overly dramatic complaintsthat I couldn’t do in front of the rest of my family.
“That it is not,Asha. Life rarely is,” Poppy said solemnly, turning to look toward theAutumn Maiden’s expansive manor house.
“It's just,” Ibegan, “The way you talk about the material realm makes it sound likethere is so much more opportunity there.”
“It is that,”Aunt Poppy admitted, “but there are troubles there too. I’ll be headingback there after tonight’s dinner. Perhaps if you make a good impressionyour grandmother might let you tag along.”
I smiled at thethought, even though I knew it was a far-fetched fantasy.
“Asha! Sister! It is almost time!” My sister Tinsley called, running outof the large decorative glass double doors on the back of the manor house.
“Very well,Tinsley,” I relented and began following behind her.
“Eh, not sofast,” Aunt Poppy said.
I looked downand noticed the training sword still in my hand. I handed it over.
“I get it,” AuntPoppy began, “I’ve had more than a few first dates I’d wished I’d brought aweapon along, but it may not offer a good first impression.”
“Probably not,” I laughed.

Terry Bartley is a journalism, literature, and English teacher at Scott High School and writer of the upcoming collection of short stories, Tyranny of the Fey. Terry is the host of the podcast “Most Writers are Fans,” about the intersection between writing and fandom. Terry has professionally written for the Coal Valley News and Screenrant. He has won awards for writing and broadcasting from the West Virginia Associated Press, the National Broadcasting Society, and MarCom. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Phoenix and an M.A. in English Education from Western Governor’s University.He loves tabletop roleplaying games, social deduction games, reading comics, and watching musical television shows. He lives in rural West Virginia with his dog, Etsy.
Webpage: http://www.terrybartley.com
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