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June 17, 2022
A Bewitching Friday
Tour ~ Asylum by Susy Smith #Excerpt #Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/1KCM50JzZg7
Birth of the Storm by Valerie Storm Virtual Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/g1IY50JzZkc
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Asylum by Susy Smith - Dystopian Romantic Suspense - A fight for freedom #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/GCSC50JzZic
June 16, 2022
A Bewitching Thursday
Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ Asylum: Asylum Series, Book One by Susy Smith @susy8469 ~ Dystopian Romantic Suspense #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/ivXo50JyXoG
Kari is the only demon in the world with power akin to magic.
With a dark future foretold, Kari must decide if her power is meant for destruction or something else.
Birth of the Storm by Valerie Storm #bewitchingbooktours https://www.facebook.com/bookpimpette...
Poetry Corner with Asylum Author Susy Smith #PoetryCorner #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/bct350JwSNK
Join 16 vampire fans and writers from around the world for their musings on vampire music, movies, fun facts, and even mesmerizing short stories.
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June 15, 2022
A Bewitching Wednesday
INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER SIEGEL (The Indigo) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/ic5G50JxYkO
Asylum by Susy Smith - Book Tour + Giveaway
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Birth of the Storm by Valerie Storm #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/HKM150JxYgL
Poetry Corner with Asylum Author Susy Smith #PoetryCorner #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/bct350JwSNK
Join 16 vampire fans and writers from around the world for their musings on vampire music, movies, fun facts, and even mesmerizing short stories.
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#VampireMusings #Vampires #VampireFiction #DiscussingVampires #LetsTalkVampires
THE INDIGO by Heather Siegel #YAFantasy #MagicalRealism
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Vampire Musings: Articles and Short Stories Compiled by Bertena Varney
Vampire Musings
Join 16 vampire fans and writers from around the world for their musings on vampire music, movies, fun facts, and even mesmerizing short stories. This book will make you feel like you are in a room with friends discussing the various vampires that each of you love spanning from aristocratic vampires, to primal monsters, to the Twilight vamps. So, sit down in your comfy chair, turn on the vampire music provided in this book, pick up that Bloody Mary, and escape to a world full of vampires.
There is a recount of the life of Anne Rice, reviews of books, movies, and television shows, a look at vampires as religious figures, romantic stories, and traditional stories of the vampire.
Each of these stories holds intrigue for fans of creatures of the night.
Contributors include: Audrey A’Cladh, Azurdee Garland, Bitten Twice, Bertena Varney, Carrie Rogers, Isabella Gibbons, Jacqueline Gibbons, Kathryne LeFevre, Kyle Germann, Mary Jackson, Matthew Banks, Phaedra Walker, Roxanne Rhoads, Selah Janel, Simon Bacon, and Stavros Cockrell.
These contributors range from a 12-year-old actress, to college professors, librarians, paranormal romance authors, and even those that live the life of a vampire.
The cover art was created by Stavros while showcasing the model Xamie wearing fangs from Kaos Kustom Fangs, LLC. The model is both alluring but dangerous. She is a great representation of the book and the various stories that are told within.
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June 14, 2022
Review - Trouble with the Cursed by Kim Harrison
Trouble with the Cursed by Kim HarrisonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was so happy when Harrison returned to the Hollows. When the series first ended I felt like I was saying goodbye to a friend.
Returning to Rachel Morgan’s adventures is like hanging out with an old friend and catching up on their crazy shenanigans.
Things seem to be going pretty good for Rachel personally- the church has been rebuilt, her relationship with Trent is going smoothly, and Ivy is coming back to town.
But business-wise Rachel has her hands full. And boy is she in some trouble.
In the last book, she transformed the master vampire Constance into a mouse. Now Rachel and her vampire partner in crime Pike are trying to keep that from the vampires in DC who will only send someone worse to take over the city. So Rachel and Pike are secretly running Cincinnati, acting in Constance's name. But the vampires seem to know something is amiss and want to meet with Constance. What is Rachel going to do?
And as if dealing with the vampires wasn't enough Rachel, acting as the demon Subrosa, has to keep the rest of the city’s supernaturals in line, which isn't easy, especially once she realizes the demons are misbehaving again (shocker) and seem to be abducting mortals.
Her hands are full. She needs her friends more than ever.
But things keep coming up and Rachel's friends are consistently distracted dealing with their own lives so Rachel has to take on demons and vampires seemingly on her own.
It's a wild ride from start to finish. Action-packed in Rachel Morgan style. Trouble with the Cursed is a great addition to the Hollows series.
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A Bewitching Tuesday
Poetry Corner with Asylum Author Susy Smith #PoetryCorner #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/bct350JwSNK
The Indigo by Heather Siegel #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/oUms50JwSSN
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Kari is the only demon in the world with power akin to magic. With a dark future foretold, Kari must decide if her power is meant for destruction or something else. #Fantasy #YA https://amzn.to/3PoBV3T
June 13, 2022
A Bewitching Monday
THE INDIGO by Heather Siegel Virtual Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/T6ub50JvRrc
[Tour & Giveaway] Birth of the Storm by Valerie Storm #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/HvHC50JvRnF
Asylum by Susy Smith #Dystopian #RomanticSuspense
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Asylum by Susy Smith #Dystopian #RomanticSuspense
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June 10, 2022
A Bewitching Friday
Five Things I Learned Creating Characters: Breathing Life into the Cast of Asylum with Susy Smith #Dystopian #RomanticSuspense #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/3SEA50Jup9f
[Tour] The Indigo by Heather Siegel #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/lSXL50Jupgm
Birth of the Storm by Valerie Storm - Enter to Win Amazon Gift Cards & Books #Giveaway #YAFantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/zyZT50JupbF
INTERVIEW WITH SUSY SMITH (ASYLUM) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/xMvK50Jsj0i
Ghost stories and urban legends lurk throughout Genesee and Lapeer counties.
Join the authors of Haunted Flint, Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani, as they take you on a tour of Genesee and Lapeer counties’ most haunted locations.
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Juggling Family and Writing with Valerie Storm - Enter to Win Amazon Gift Cards & Books #Giveaway #YAFantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/VBzA50Jsj2t
New Patreon Only Article- Murder Leaves a Mark By Roxanne Rhoads https://ift.tt/SM6wZnr #ghosts #truecrime #ghosthunting #hauntedplaces #murder #history https://instagr.am/p/CeeTk67v0fz/
Interview- THE INDIGO by Heather Siegel #YAFantasy #MagicalRealism #AuthorInterview #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/5bJQ50JriBW
June 9, 2022
A Bewitching Thursday
The Indigo by Heather Siegel [Tour with Excerpt] #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Vahh50JtjlK
Release Day Blitz: Boondocks: An Asian Evil Apocalyptic Thriller by Jaydeep Shah #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/H1xt50JtjbN
Birth of the Storm by Valerie Storm
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Boondocks by Jaydeep Shah - Book Blitz + Giveaway
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INTERVIEW WITH SUSY SMITH (ASYLUM) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/xMvK50Jsj0i
Release Day Blitz Boondocks: An Asian Evil Apocalyptic Thriller by Jaydeep Shah #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/3By750Jtj4T
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Release Day Blitz Boondocks: An Asian Evil Apocalyptic Thriller by Jaydeep Shah #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/QwpE50Jtj1R
New Patreon Only Article- Murder Leaves a Mark By Roxanne Rhoads https://ift.tt/SM6wZnr #ghosts #truecrime #ghosthunting #hauntedplaces #murder #history https://instagr.am/p/CeeTk67v0fz/
Interview- THE INDIGO by Heather Siegel #YAFantasy #MagicalRealism #AuthorInterview #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/5bJQ50JriBW
Asylum by Susy Smith #Dystopian #RomanticSuspense
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Asylum by Susy Smith #Dystopian #RomanticSuspense
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Asylum Asylum Series Book OneSusy Smith
Genre: Dystopian Romantic SuspensePublisher: Balkan PressDate of Publication: August 17, 2021ISBN: 195487118XASIN: B09C4WRJQHNumber of pages: 330Word Count: 87k
Tagline: A fight for freedom
Book Description:
In the aftermath of the Big Crash, the President of the United States declares martial law. The National Guard rounds up citizens who are never heard from again. While fear and chaos reign, a small band of revolutionaries rise up to resist.
Lacy Monroe, barely out of high school, never saw herself as a leader. All that changed after the Big Crash. When the rest of her family fled, she remained on the farm, the last piece of land in the state holding out against the hostile government. Alone and vulnerable, she endures a horrific attack, yet survives and offers sanctuary to others like herself—until an old friend turns her world upside-down.
Jace Cooper has harbored a secret for years—he is completely in love with his best friend’s sister. The world is crumbling around them, no one knows how long they will survive, and all he wants is to protect Lacy and stay with her.
With the National Guard circling ever closer, hunger and sickness taking a toll, and betrayal and jealousy threatening to destroy the group from the inside, the struggle to hold onto the farm pushes them to the brink. And Lacy is keeping a secret so devastating it could drive Jace to unthinkable actions. Is the farm a safe asylum—or will the fight for freedom destroy them?
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Excerpt
“Can I ask you something?” Lacy asked quietly.
Jace looked over his shoulder. “Anything.”
“This tattoo on your back.” She ran a finger down his spine. He shivered.
“Yeah?”
“Why do you have it? I mean, what made you get a wolf-dragon tattoo? It’s unique.”
“Do you want the short answer or the long one?” She trailed her finger back up his spine. “Just tell me what was on your mind. Did you design it?”
“Yeah, I did,” he said, his voice husky. Her fingers kept tracking his spine and he found concentration difficult. “I’ve always been fascinated with dragons. The symbolism behind the myth. I love everything about them. But the dragon needs temperance. With great power comes arrogance, conceit, and a thirst for even more power.” He chuckled and glanced at her.
“Just about everything you’ve accused me of.”
Her hand stilled. “Jace, I—”
“It’s okay,” he reassured her, giving her leg a squeeze. “Don’t feel bad.”
“Go on,” she urged.
He continued to tread water. “Well, the dragon holds immense possibility while the wolf relies on his instincts to guide him. Combined, the dragon sees all the possibilities before him, but the wolf chooses based on instinct. His heart guides him. It’s a balance. The dragon embodies primordial power. The wolf checks it with his ability to relate to others. The wolf takes on everything the dragon is—his protection, loyalty, fearlessness, and strength—and enhances it, makes it stronger. The two combined incorporate everything I want to be. The tattoo is a reminder. Especially when I’m having a bad day.”
She laughed. “Or when someone accuses you of being conceited?”
“Pretty much,” he admitted. “Do you like it?”
“I do. You said you designed it. Does that mean you drew this?”
“Yeah. I knew what I wanted.”
“Wow.” She sounded impressed. “I had no idea you could draw. You’re talented.”
He grinned. “Girl, you have no idea just how talented I am.”
“And the dragon rises.”
Laughter burst from his chest. “Touché.”
A red-eared slider swam their direction. “Look.” He pointed at the turtle’s nose jutting out of the water.
Her grip around his neck tightened. “Let’s go back.”
“He won’t hurt you,” he said, laughing, but swam back anyway. He helped her out then hoisted himself on the dock beside her. He retrieved his shirt and offered it to her. “Dry off with this.”
She took the shirt and mopped her face. “Pond water is so gross, but that was fun.” She gave him a demure smile. “Thanks. I needed that.”
He spent the rest of the day making her laugh. Being her distraction. But as the afternoon waned, so did her spirits. She shifted from cheerful to pensive. The temperature dropped as the western sun burned to the ground. “I guess we’d better get back.”
She sighed. “Yup. Duty calls.”
They untied their horses and started back. When Highway 11 stretched before them like a winding, black snake, he trotted up beside her and grinned. “I saw the girl I used to know today.”
They crossed the highway onto Monroe land then she turned and faced him, eyes full of pain and regret. “That girl is gone, Jace. She doesn’t exist anymore. If that’s who you’re looking for then give up because you’re wasting your time.” She gave Acer a nudge and galloped away. Frustrated, he urged his horse forward. She wasn’t going to run. Not this time. He raced beside her and grabbed her reins.
Eight hooves skidded on dirt and loose gravel and halted in a dusty cloud between the two farmhouses. His horse whinnied, tossing her head. She jerked her reins out of his hands. “That was a stupid thing to do,” she shouted. “I could’ve been thrown!” Chest heaving, he jumped off his horse. His boots thudded on the gravel. He stomped around Acer, trying to check his frustration. The girl was scared, and he didn’t want to demolish the progress he made today. He reached up and plucked her out of the saddle. “Stop running from me, girl.” He studied her and saw her demeanor shift from anger to fear. “I’m not going to hurt you. If you’d crawl out of your pain long enough, you’d see that.” She flung her hands up, eyes glistening.
“You don’t think I’m trying? I’m drowning trying to save everyone else, but
who’s gonna save me?” She bit her lower lip and looked away. He drew her into his arms and to his surprise, she didn’t fight him. He rested his chin on her head and whispered, “Hold on to me. I’ve got you.”
About the Author:Susy Smith has a bachelor’s degree in English and is a language teacher for the Kanza Tribe. Her debut novel, Asylum, won the 2020 WriterCon contest in the novel category. She loves creating a home on paper for the characters in her head and dabbling in poetry. She lives in a small Oklahoma town with her husband, four grown children nearby, and two spoiled dog-children.
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