L. Blankenship's Blog, page 12
December 6, 2012
Book trailer for Disciple, Part II
Take a sneak peek at my book trailer for Disciple, Part II before the Kickstarter project begins: it's at my writing blog.
You'll be able to pre-order Part II and help cover its production costs, starting January 2nd. Look for the official cover reveal this Saturday!
You'll be able to pre-order Part II and help cover its production costs, starting January 2nd. Look for the official cover reveal this Saturday!
December 1, 2012
Feel Real Fantasy blog tour
[image error]
Today’s stop on the Feel Real Fantasy blog tour celebrating the completion of the Rys Rising series by Tracy Falbe introduces readers to Alloi, a mighty magic user full of love.
[image error] Age: One hundred sixty eight
Physical appearance: Tall, dark grey skin, black hair, black eyes, feminine
Special skills: Charisma, kindness, battle magic, mindreading, controlling animals, inspiring loyalty, and shielding magic
Magical Items: Herself
Alloi is a female tabre and the devoted twin sister of Tempet. She is an elite magic user of the reclusive Drathatarlane Sect. She serves as an ambassador to the Kwellstan Sect. Tabre civilization is divided between the two Sects.
The leaders of the Drathatarlane Sect plan to use Alloi’s immense power to restore their Sect to its former glory and undermine the Kwellstan Sect’s authority throughout Nufal. Although Alloi is committed to this rivalry, she is driven most by compassion. Her role in her Sect’s schemes and conflicts is an unfortunate duty.
Alone among the entirety of the tabre race, Alloi feels sympathy for the rys Dacian when he is a prisoner of the Kwellstan Sect. All rys are reviled by tabre as abominations that should never have been created, but Alloi is able to see the brilliance within Dacian. She even offers to help him, but he knows that she alone cannot undo the prejudice of her race toward his. He rejects her assistance and chooses outright war instead.
As the war between the tabre and rys escalates, Alloi is driven to use her great powers in ever more violent battles. Despite her kind heart, she strives to kill her enemies. Although her power can protect whole armies from rys onslaughts, her greatest magic remains her ability to make others love her. She will use this to switch the religious faith of many humans to her leadership. In the end, the only scraps of mercy granted in the hellish conflict will derive from her selfless capacity to forgive.
Author’s feelings about the character:
With Alloi I wanted to work with the concept of great power with a good heart. She is almost always kind and polite. She is considerate of others, even humans who are generally regarded by most tabre as livestock you can talk to.
She is full of love and other tabre remark that she is “too good for us” or “better than us all.” Although she abhors violence, she still plays a crucial role throughout the war. Her magic supports her fierce twin brother who is a mighty warrior. Her vast spells also shield many warriors from rys battle magic. In Alloi I explored what it would feel like to be a wonderful almost angelic being but still have to endure the hatred of enemies. She fights because she will not let those who depend on her perish. Both the humans and tabre of Nufal need her power and the ideals of her heart do not outweigh their need.
From Rys Rising: Book I
The dusk deepened and the glow crystals throughout Alloi’s house brightened in response. She felt pity for Dacian. He and all his kind were an abomination, yet he seemed a noble being. Perhaps he was even better than all the tabre for not lashing out with violence after so much provocation.
Filling with affection, Alloi bent down and brushed his forehead with a tender kiss. Dacian’s eyes opened and she withdrew, embarrassed.
Dacian sat up and moved away from her. He groaned as the pain from the crosha returned but he waved her away.
“I must go back to the Altular,” he said.
“Dacian, no!” Alloi cried.
“It is the only way,” he said bitterly. “I can’t think with this pain eating my mind. I must rest and then find a way to get this off me.” He dug his fingernails into the skin around the crystal as if he might physically rip it from his flesh.
“Dacian, I will help you, I swear,” she insisted.
Embattled and alone, he was sorely tempted by her offer, but there was nothing to gain by accepting help from a Drathatarlane. Miserably, he explained, “Alloi, you have been kind, but I cannot accept your help. Jingten is controlled by the Kwellstan Sect. If I side with Drathatarlane, the Kwellstan might punish all rys.”
He stood up to leave. Alloi jumped up to prevent him. “Please, Dacian, I can help you!” she pleaded.
“Are you sure?” he demanded bitterly. “Are you sure the Drathatarlane will help a rys?”
Alloi hesitated. “I will convince them to aid the rys,” she said.
“You can try,” he said and headed for the door.
From New Religion: Rys Rising Book III
“Alloi,” Cruce said. “Alloi.”
Her eyelashes fluttered, and he brushed a lock of her silky hair behind her ear. She was so beautiful, and he felt an intense need to care for her.
When her eyes opened, they beamed with magical light that illuminated a tear rolling down a cheek. “They hate us,” she whispered from an abyss of unhappiness.
Cruce reached for his canteen and helped her drink.
Mer groaned and all the tabre started to rise from their faint. Tempet murmured for his sister and they clasped hands.
“Did you stop them?” Cruce asked, unable to be patient.
She sat up and rubbed her head. The battle of wills in which she had just participated had astounded her, and she felt altered. This lonely hillside so far from home chilled her, yet the burning need of the human next to her inspired her. She had already sensed how he was willing to fight their enemies, no matter the risk, and he deserved an explanation.
“May I call you Cruce?” she asked politely.
He nodded, surprised by her thoughtfulness.
She continued, “Cruce, we confronted the two who rule the rys. They are Dacian and Onja. Their wickedness is the creation of the Kwellstan Sect. We have come to help end this abomination. We blocked their attacks until we exhausted them. Hopefully they will not be able to harass us for a few days.”
Cruce wasted little mental energy trying to imagine their amazing deeds. “So we can go on?” he asked.
Alloi sighed. “Oh, we are tired. In the morning we will go.”
Cruce wanted to go that instant, but he knew that moving his men down the trail in the dark would be slow and likely hazardous. If they waited for morning light they would make better progress, but he hated the delay.
Sensing his impatience, Alloi said, “You need rest. You cannot fight without it.”
Cruce hung his head. “Divine Lady, I cannot sleep.” He clenched his fists, needing to fight his enemies that were beyond his reach.
“Will you let me help you?” she whispered and he knew that she referred to the spell of sleepiness.
Although he had hated it before, he welcomed its peace now, especially from her.
Alloi sensed his consent. “Set aside your sword,” she said.
He surmised that his sword was blocking even her magic. He walked over to the pine and propped his sword against its trunk. When he returned to Alloi, he laid down on the ground. Only the gentlest soothing tap of her magic was needed to guide him to sleep.
Tempet stood over the human male. “You like this one,” he commented.
“So do you,” Alloi said.
“He is brave,” Tempet said. “But having these humans in our midst will take getting used to.”
Tracy Falbe invites you to give her characters a chance to feel real to you. The Rys Rising fantasy series is driven by magic, passion, bravery, ambition, conquest, and defeat. Rys Rising: Book I is a free ebook and hopefully your gateway to an epic reading experience.
Start reading Rys Rising for free and enter the prize drawing.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Today’s stop on the Feel Real Fantasy blog tour celebrating the completion of the Rys Rising series by Tracy Falbe introduces readers to Alloi, a mighty magic user full of love.
[image error] Age: One hundred sixty eight
Physical appearance: Tall, dark grey skin, black hair, black eyes, feminine
Special skills: Charisma, kindness, battle magic, mindreading, controlling animals, inspiring loyalty, and shielding magic
Magical Items: Herself
Alloi is a female tabre and the devoted twin sister of Tempet. She is an elite magic user of the reclusive Drathatarlane Sect. She serves as an ambassador to the Kwellstan Sect. Tabre civilization is divided between the two Sects.
The leaders of the Drathatarlane Sect plan to use Alloi’s immense power to restore their Sect to its former glory and undermine the Kwellstan Sect’s authority throughout Nufal. Although Alloi is committed to this rivalry, she is driven most by compassion. Her role in her Sect’s schemes and conflicts is an unfortunate duty.
Alone among the entirety of the tabre race, Alloi feels sympathy for the rys Dacian when he is a prisoner of the Kwellstan Sect. All rys are reviled by tabre as abominations that should never have been created, but Alloi is able to see the brilliance within Dacian. She even offers to help him, but he knows that she alone cannot undo the prejudice of her race toward his. He rejects her assistance and chooses outright war instead.
As the war between the tabre and rys escalates, Alloi is driven to use her great powers in ever more violent battles. Despite her kind heart, she strives to kill her enemies. Although her power can protect whole armies from rys onslaughts, her greatest magic remains her ability to make others love her. She will use this to switch the religious faith of many humans to her leadership. In the end, the only scraps of mercy granted in the hellish conflict will derive from her selfless capacity to forgive.
Author’s feelings about the character:
With Alloi I wanted to work with the concept of great power with a good heart. She is almost always kind and polite. She is considerate of others, even humans who are generally regarded by most tabre as livestock you can talk to.
She is full of love and other tabre remark that she is “too good for us” or “better than us all.” Although she abhors violence, she still plays a crucial role throughout the war. Her magic supports her fierce twin brother who is a mighty warrior. Her vast spells also shield many warriors from rys battle magic. In Alloi I explored what it would feel like to be a wonderful almost angelic being but still have to endure the hatred of enemies. She fights because she will not let those who depend on her perish. Both the humans and tabre of Nufal need her power and the ideals of her heart do not outweigh their need.
From Rys Rising: Book I
The dusk deepened and the glow crystals throughout Alloi’s house brightened in response. She felt pity for Dacian. He and all his kind were an abomination, yet he seemed a noble being. Perhaps he was even better than all the tabre for not lashing out with violence after so much provocation.
Filling with affection, Alloi bent down and brushed his forehead with a tender kiss. Dacian’s eyes opened and she withdrew, embarrassed.
Dacian sat up and moved away from her. He groaned as the pain from the crosha returned but he waved her away.
“I must go back to the Altular,” he said.
“Dacian, no!” Alloi cried.
“It is the only way,” he said bitterly. “I can’t think with this pain eating my mind. I must rest and then find a way to get this off me.” He dug his fingernails into the skin around the crystal as if he might physically rip it from his flesh.
“Dacian, I will help you, I swear,” she insisted.
Embattled and alone, he was sorely tempted by her offer, but there was nothing to gain by accepting help from a Drathatarlane. Miserably, he explained, “Alloi, you have been kind, but I cannot accept your help. Jingten is controlled by the Kwellstan Sect. If I side with Drathatarlane, the Kwellstan might punish all rys.”
He stood up to leave. Alloi jumped up to prevent him. “Please, Dacian, I can help you!” she pleaded.
“Are you sure?” he demanded bitterly. “Are you sure the Drathatarlane will help a rys?”
Alloi hesitated. “I will convince them to aid the rys,” she said.
“You can try,” he said and headed for the door.
From New Religion: Rys Rising Book III
“Alloi,” Cruce said. “Alloi.”
Her eyelashes fluttered, and he brushed a lock of her silky hair behind her ear. She was so beautiful, and he felt an intense need to care for her.
When her eyes opened, they beamed with magical light that illuminated a tear rolling down a cheek. “They hate us,” she whispered from an abyss of unhappiness.
Cruce reached for his canteen and helped her drink.
Mer groaned and all the tabre started to rise from their faint. Tempet murmured for his sister and they clasped hands.
“Did you stop them?” Cruce asked, unable to be patient.
She sat up and rubbed her head. The battle of wills in which she had just participated had astounded her, and she felt altered. This lonely hillside so far from home chilled her, yet the burning need of the human next to her inspired her. She had already sensed how he was willing to fight their enemies, no matter the risk, and he deserved an explanation.
“May I call you Cruce?” she asked politely.
He nodded, surprised by her thoughtfulness.
She continued, “Cruce, we confronted the two who rule the rys. They are Dacian and Onja. Their wickedness is the creation of the Kwellstan Sect. We have come to help end this abomination. We blocked their attacks until we exhausted them. Hopefully they will not be able to harass us for a few days.”
Cruce wasted little mental energy trying to imagine their amazing deeds. “So we can go on?” he asked.
Alloi sighed. “Oh, we are tired. In the morning we will go.”
Cruce wanted to go that instant, but he knew that moving his men down the trail in the dark would be slow and likely hazardous. If they waited for morning light they would make better progress, but he hated the delay.
Sensing his impatience, Alloi said, “You need rest. You cannot fight without it.”
Cruce hung his head. “Divine Lady, I cannot sleep.” He clenched his fists, needing to fight his enemies that were beyond his reach.
“Will you let me help you?” she whispered and he knew that she referred to the spell of sleepiness.
Although he had hated it before, he welcomed its peace now, especially from her.
Alloi sensed his consent. “Set aside your sword,” she said.
He surmised that his sword was blocking even her magic. He walked over to the pine and propped his sword against its trunk. When he returned to Alloi, he laid down on the ground. Only the gentlest soothing tap of her magic was needed to guide him to sleep.
Tempet stood over the human male. “You like this one,” he commented.
“So do you,” Alloi said.
“He is brave,” Tempet said. “But having these humans in our midst will take getting used to.”
Tracy Falbe invites you to give her characters a chance to feel real to you. The Rys Rising fantasy series is driven by magic, passion, bravery, ambition, conquest, and defeat. Rys Rising: Book I is a free ebook and hopefully your gateway to an epic reading experience.
Start reading Rys Rising for free and enter the prize drawing.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
November 24, 2012
The Plan
December plan:
Prepare the Kickstarter campaign for Disciple, Part II. Pre-order your copy of Part II and support its production costs! And hey, the project banner is also a sneak peek of the cover art: [image error] Prepare for Disciple's January 2013 Blog Tour to support Part I and the Kickstarter! If you are looking for a guest blogger for January, I still have Saturdays free except for the 4th. Comment below or email me!Finish the first draft of Disciple, Part VI -- the final installment. Maybe take a few days off from writing! LOL! Premiere the cover art for Disciple, Part II!
Blog plan:
I hereby commit to a minimum of once a week posting at this blog: every Saturday.There will be guest bloggers passing through on blog tours. I am active in both the Magic Appreciation Tour and the Blog Tour Exchange -- I'm also glad to host any blog tour related to fantasy or science fiction, in all their many flavors including those leaning horror-wards and those leaning romance-wards. But. No urban fantasy, please. YA fantasy and science fiction are welcome... though I feel I should point out that I don't generally read YA. If you want to blog tour here, I'm going to prefer guest posts about world-building and interviews that talk about world-building. Talking about research and listing favorite reference books a plus. Because I'm a world-building nut and devourer of non-fiction.
Prepare the Kickstarter campaign for Disciple, Part II. Pre-order your copy of Part II and support its production costs! And hey, the project banner is also a sneak peek of the cover art: [image error] Prepare for Disciple's January 2013 Blog Tour to support Part I and the Kickstarter! If you are looking for a guest blogger for January, I still have Saturdays free except for the 4th. Comment below or email me!Finish the first draft of Disciple, Part VI -- the final installment. Maybe take a few days off from writing! LOL! Premiere the cover art for Disciple, Part II!
Blog plan:
I hereby commit to a minimum of once a week posting at this blog: every Saturday.There will be guest bloggers passing through on blog tours. I am active in both the Magic Appreciation Tour and the Blog Tour Exchange -- I'm also glad to host any blog tour related to fantasy or science fiction, in all their many flavors including those leaning horror-wards and those leaning romance-wards. But. No urban fantasy, please. YA fantasy and science fiction are welcome... though I feel I should point out that I don't generally read YA. If you want to blog tour here, I'm going to prefer guest posts about world-building and interviews that talk about world-building. Talking about research and listing favorite reference books a plus. Because I'm a world-building nut and devourer of non-fiction.
November 19, 2012
New DISCIPLE giveaway!
Vanna Smythe is hosting a Rafflecopter giveaway at her blog! Winner will be chosen on Friday, Nov. 23, so enter now!
November 17, 2012
Sample of Part II & announcements
And now, for your snacking pleasure... seven hundred words of Disciple, Part II that isn't the sample you read at the end of Part I.
I'm also happy to announce that Disciple, Part I is now available at Smashwords! And Amazon, B&N, Kobo, etc.
I posted the back cover blurb for Disciple, Part II, last week, and I have been working on the cover artwork since then. You will have to wait a little while for that, but I promise to reveal it before the second Kickstarter project begins in January.
Yes, a second Kickstarter project! You will be able to pre-order Disciple, Part II, to help fund the rest of its production costs. And to pay for the cover art for Disciple, Part III, because this thing is going to keep rolling.
I'm also happy to announce that Disciple, Part I is now available at Smashwords! And Amazon, B&N, Kobo, etc.
I posted the back cover blurb for Disciple, Part II, last week, and I have been working on the cover artwork since then. You will have to wait a little while for that, but I promise to reveal it before the second Kickstarter project begins in January.
Yes, a second Kickstarter project! You will be able to pre-order Disciple, Part II, to help fund the rest of its production costs. And to pay for the cover art for Disciple, Part III, because this thing is going to keep rolling.
November 10, 2012
Back cover blurb for Disciple, Part II
Disciple, Part I is currently available at major ebook retailers, as well as in paperback. Disciple, Part II arrives April 1, 2013! Parts III through VI will follow.
Back cover text for Disciple, Part II:
The prince first kissed Kate Carpenter for fear of missing the chance if they didn’t survive the journey home through the monster-prowled mountains.
Now that kiss seems like a fever dream. It’s back to work for her, back to the fellow physicians jealous of her talents and the sneers of an infirmary director who wants her shipped off to some tiny village. Kate means to be on the front lines to save lives. She’s worked too hard to overcome her past to let them deny her the chance to serve her homeland when the enemy’s army reaches their kingdom.
The grand jousting tournament is a chance to prove she can manage combat wounded, and at the royal Solstice banquet Kate means to prove she isn’t an ignorant peasant girl anymore.
But the prince’s kiss still haunts her. Their paths cross at the joust, at the banquet, and the easy familiarity they earned on the journey home is a welcome escape from their duties. It’s a small slip from chatting to kisses.
Kate knows it’s foolish; he’s doomed to a political marriage. As a knight, he will be on the battleground this spring. The kingdom needs every defender, every physician, focused on the war. The vast and powerful empire is coming to slaughter anyone standing between them and the kingdom’s magical fount.
Kate ought to break both their hearts, for duty’s sake.
No cover reveal yet -- soon, soon. I will be putting up a sample of Part II in a tab, just like the sample of Part I. Stay tuned for more information!
Back cover text for Disciple, Part II:
The prince first kissed Kate Carpenter for fear of missing the chance if they didn’t survive the journey home through the monster-prowled mountains.
Now that kiss seems like a fever dream. It’s back to work for her, back to the fellow physicians jealous of her talents and the sneers of an infirmary director who wants her shipped off to some tiny village. Kate means to be on the front lines to save lives. She’s worked too hard to overcome her past to let them deny her the chance to serve her homeland when the enemy’s army reaches their kingdom.
The grand jousting tournament is a chance to prove she can manage combat wounded, and at the royal Solstice banquet Kate means to prove she isn’t an ignorant peasant girl anymore.
But the prince’s kiss still haunts her. Their paths cross at the joust, at the banquet, and the easy familiarity they earned on the journey home is a welcome escape from their duties. It’s a small slip from chatting to kisses.
Kate knows it’s foolish; he’s doomed to a political marriage. As a knight, he will be on the battleground this spring. The kingdom needs every defender, every physician, focused on the war. The vast and powerful empire is coming to slaughter anyone standing between them and the kingdom’s magical fount.
Kate ought to break both their hearts, for duty’s sake.
No cover reveal yet -- soon, soon. I will be putting up a sample of Part II in a tab, just like the sample of Part I. Stay tuned for more information!
October 31, 2012
Blog tour & Part II announcement!
[image error]
It probably seems like it's been quiet here... actually, I'm writing interviews and guest posts like crazy. My first blog tour kicks off in November!
So I'll be updating here as the tour stops roll in. And while this tour is an important part of promoting Disciple, Part I, I'm going to do something much more important too.
I'm going to be publishing Disciple, Part II. (Now you know I'm crazy: I'm doing this again.)
The cover art is in production. If you're on my secret mailing list, you'll see a thumbnail of it on Saturday. If you want to be on that secret mailing list, email me -- blankenship.louise at gmail -- and I'll send you an invitation.
I've carefully pondered and come up with:
Disciple, Part II will be available by April 1, 2013
I suspect I can beat that. I'm being cautious. There will be updates!
So I'll be updating here as the tour stops roll in. And while this tour is an important part of promoting Disciple, Part I, I'm going to do something much more important too.
I'm going to be publishing Disciple, Part II. (Now you know I'm crazy: I'm doing this again.)
The cover art is in production. If you're on my secret mailing list, you'll see a thumbnail of it on Saturday. If you want to be on that secret mailing list, email me -- blankenship.louise at gmail -- and I'll send you an invitation.
I've carefully pondered and come up with:
Disciple, Part II will be available by April 1, 2013
I suspect I can beat that. I'm being cautious. There will be updates!
October 24, 2012
Interviewed at Bluestocking
Check out my interview over at Bluestocking -- the blogging home of an excellent crit partner. She asked me some good writing questions. Plus, it's the debut of the back cover blurb for Disciple, Part II.
I haven't nailed down a release date yet, but Disciple, Part II will be coming in early 2013. Now that I've started the ball rolling with Part I, I'll need to keep it rolling.
I haven't nailed down a release date yet, but Disciple, Part II will be coming in early 2013. Now that I've started the ball rolling with Part I, I'll need to keep it rolling.
Back cover blurb for Part II
Check out my interview over at Bluestocking -- the blogging home of an excellent crit partner. She asked me some good writing questions. Plus, it's the debut of the back cover blurb for Disciple, Part II.
I haven't nailed down a release date yet, but Disciple, Part II will be coming in early 2013. Now that I've started the ball rolling with Part I, I'll need to keep it rolling.
I haven't nailed down a release date yet, but Disciple, Part II will be coming in early 2013. Now that I've started the ball rolling with Part I, I'll need to keep it rolling.
October 22, 2012
Goodreads giveaway!
The paperbacks that I ordered when I set up Disciple, Part I on Createspace have arrived! I will be giving away two over on Goodreads -- go enter now if you want one! I will be sticking one of my Disciple bookmarks into these two giveaway books, too.
.goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget img { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0; color: #660; text-decoration: none; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:visted { color: #660; text-decoration: none; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:hover { color: #660; text-decoration: underline !important; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: block; width: 150px; margin: 10px auto 0 !important; padding: 0px 5px !important; text-align: center; line-height: 1.8em; color: #222; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; border: 1px solid #6A6454; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-image:url(http://www.goodreads.com/images/layou... background-repeat: repeat-x; background-color:#BBB596; outline: 0; white-space: nowrap; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover { background-image:url(http://www.goodreads.com/images/layou... color: black; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Disciple by L. Blankenship Giveaway ends October 29, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
Stay tuned for my guest posts and interviews over the next couple weeks. My official blog tour begins in November, and there will be more Disciple tidbits and giveaways for that!
.goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget img { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0; color: #660; text-decoration: none; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:visted { color: #660; text-decoration: none; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:hover { color: #660; text-decoration: underline !important; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: block; width: 150px; margin: 10px auto 0 !important; padding: 0px 5px !important; text-align: center; line-height: 1.8em; color: #222; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; border: 1px solid #6A6454; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; background-image:url(http://www.goodreads.com/images/layou... background-repeat: repeat-x; background-color:#BBB596; outline: 0; white-space: nowrap; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover { background-image:url(http://www.goodreads.com/images/layou... color: black; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Disciple by L. Blankenship Giveaway ends October 29, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
Stay tuned for my guest posts and interviews over the next couple weeks. My official blog tour begins in November, and there will be more Disciple tidbits and giveaways for that!
![[image error]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qPkKQBatvx0/ULTHhV808sI/AAAAAAAAA34/KmefznG_xtc/s1600/FRFblogtour.jpg){kind=link}
![[image error]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--uitRWMcVmI/ULTK0Db_a_I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/DIhBhQSoM4s/s1600/series-covers.jpg){kind=link}
![[image error]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5WBdxTbUn6U/ULDZTyIAxxI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/ZopXE40gWCs/s1600/Disciple-PartII-KSbanner.jpg){kind=link}
![[image error]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igxA1p-3yFs/UIkt3vOnE6I/AAAAAAAAAxk/4fWz3Y8q4TU/s1600/PartI-tourbutton-250x250.jpg){kind=link}