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THE IMMORTAL COMPANION TOUR 2013

Book 1 – Manipulating the List (2012)
ISBN-10: 1478190027

Book 2 – Executing the List (2012)
ISBN-10: 1480122149

Book 3 – Legacy of the List (TBR 2013)
ISBN-10: 1481183656






The Immortal Companion is a YA Paranormal Fantasy series that consists of
three  novels: Manipulating  the  List (2012), Executing  the  List (2012), and
Legacy of the List (TBR July 2013). 

This series follows a young girl, Katherine, who finds herself in an unlikely
relationship with an entity similar to the Grim Reaper. The two meet for the
first  time  at  Katherine’s  tender  age  of  six,  when  she  unknowingly  watches
him collect the soul of her aunt at a local park.

The Collector then begins to make it like a bedtime routine to show up just
before  Katherine’s  fallen  asleep  and  fills  her  in  on  the  life  and  times  of  his
next victims - like a series of mini biographies - told only to her, each night.

Upon  turning  twenty-two,  Katherine  quickly  finds  that  her  name  is  on  the
Collector’s list and that she has been marked to be collected. A deadly race
ensues  where  the  two  must  work  together  to  manipulate  the  list  so  that  she
can bypass her scheduled death.

Join our characters as they begin an adventurous and thrilling challenge that
involves  breaking  the  law,  traveling  to  exotic  locations,  murder,  romance,
and  a  constant  game  of  cat  and  mouse  that  doesn’t  stop from  beginning  to
end. This series has an ever-changing storyline that guarantees you won’t be
able to put it down.







ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I grew up in Simpsonville, South Carolina and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina
upon the age of twelve. Until then, my life simply revolved around softball, writing,
and cheering on the N.C. State Wolfpack by my father’s side.

A true desire to write began once I reached my high school years. Poems and Short
stories filled my notebooks for Science, History, and Math. But by graduation, a
second passion would prove to be far too great for me to ignore – the desire to help
people.

My career path led me into the field of emergency services. I became a professional
firefighter, which after a few years led to the promotion of Fire Lieutenant.
Concurrently, I expanded my studies to become an Emergency Medical Technician. I
have since resigned from the fire department and chose to advance my career in the
medical field to become a Paramedic Crew Chief. It has thus far been a rewarding
career that has brought me a life full of happiness, constant rewards, and getting to
help the public in a most drastic time of need.

After the birth of Ava, my daughter, I decided that I needed to write her story. For the
first time in years, I picked up a pen and began writing. It was a small, leather bound
journal that allowed me to write all of her accomplishments, life experiences, and

memoriesthat wouldn’t be able to fit into a baby album. It unknowingly lit a fire
within me that I wouldn’t be able to shake.

From that point on, I spent every minute of my free time writing; sometimes staying
up into the wee hours of the next morning. The Immortal Companion series is the
result of my relit desire. 

Welcome to the world of my imagination. 
I hope you enjoy the tales.


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Amazon reviews (27) for Manipulating the List – 4.6 out of 5 stars:

http://www.amazon.com/Manipulating-List-K-B-Lever/product-
reviews/1478190027/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoint
s=1

Amazon review (1) for Executing the List – 5 out of 5 stars: 

http://www.amazon.com/Executing-List-Immortal-Companion-
ebook/product-
reviews/B00ATTCBXQ/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewp
oints=1

Barnes and Noble reviews (24) for Manipulating the List – 4.5 out of 5 stars:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/reviews/Manipulating-the-List%2FKB-
Lever/1112111591

Barnes and Noble reviews (2) for Executing the List – 5 out of 5 stars:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/reviews/Executing-the-List%2FK-B-
Lever/1113958555

Goodreads reviews (17) and ratings (24) – 4.62 out of 5 stars:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15756982-manipulating-the-list

Available for Purchase at the Following Locations – 

Autographed copies of Manipulating the List and Executing the List in
Paperback – www.KBLever.com (at the store page)

Amazon Paperback – http://www.amazon.com/Manipulating-List-K-B-
Lever/dp/1478190027/ref=la_B008MNMZF0_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358480
955&sr=1-1

Amazon Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/Manipulating-Immortal-
Companion-Series-
ebook/dp/B008ZS4YBA/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1358480955
&sr=1-1

Barnes and Noble Paperback and Nook -
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lever/1112111591?ean=9781478190028

*Note – Both Barnes and Noble provide sample chapters or inside looks at
the books. 
** - Author is currently available for interviews and book signings.



 K. B. Lever
The Immortal Companion Series
Author.KB.Lever@AOL.com

Blog Swap With J. Q. Rose

Hi, Kay. Thanks for hosting me today so I can tell your readers about the awesome women profiled in my new interactive e-book for girls, Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women.

Hello Readers. I’m excited to visit with you today and look forward to your comments.

 Role Models by J.Q. Rose

When I was a kid my role models were the older girls who were funny, classy, friendly, and smart. They were the trend setters and pretty gals. I wanted to be just like them. About the time of puberty is the ugliest time in a girl’s life. Remember being 11, 12, and 13? Oh those school pictures….!!! All arms and legs and funny hair-dos, and let’s not go there with the fashion statements and attempts at make-up. I seem to recall using powder from a compact that colored my pale face into a strange orange.

The best example of trying to be like the cool girls was my attempt at getting a sun tan. My startlingly white skin would never tan so I relied on getting my tan from a bottle. The results were streaky orange legs. I think the new sunless tanning products have come a long way in both color and fragrance.

As I grew older, I still looked to other girls to be my role model, but then I also chose women who I admired such as teachers and ladies in my church. When I was a scared, shy freshman in college, I admired the girl who was the resident assistant on our floor. She always had time to talk and share. She was the one who I mimicked when removing a tea bag from the cup. I had never seen anyone remove a tea bag from the cup with a teaspoon, then wrap the string around the bag and squeeze out all the liquid. No drips at all from cup to saucer. To this day I do this and remember her every time.

Even at my mature age I have role models. You would think I would know it all by now, but I still meet women who make me wish I had their qualities of warmth, kindness, knowledge, and can actually make a tasty pie crust!

A few days ago, I met a new role model in the library. She was checking the large print books because she needed to read them to accommodate her worsening macular degeneration. She was determined the disease would not keep her from reading for as long as she could. She told me her favorite books were the James Herriot’s classic series, All Creatures Great and Small. She traveled to England last summer and visited the places in the book. She had such a wonderful time, she is planning to return this summer. This adventurous woman is 82 years old, but determined to live her life to the fullest and squeeze all the joy she can into this lifetime.

My non-fiction e-book, Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women, is filled with role models for middle grade girls. The stories of these successful women inspire and empower girls to dream big dreams and to equip them with ways to make their dreams come true.

It was my privilege to interview fifteen contemporary women who have distinguished careers. These role models are in business, technology, health care, sports, science, education, the arts, and even in transportation (a semi-truck driver.) My heartfelt thanks to them for trusting me to tell their inspiring stories and for allowing me to share them with young girls.

Video on animoto http://animoto.com/play/QcAByshul5wZ5Bob9bdiug


BOOK LINKS: To download a sample which includes the Table of Contents or purchase Girls Succeed, please use these links.

Smashwords Link http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/241825
Amazon Link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NY6ZAS
Kobo Link http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Girls-Succeed/book-myLEkD3MME6d8UiRBgthtQ/page1.html?s=lrOG8bTJ60qkeMkE-Y96Vg&r=3
Barnes and Noble Linkhttp://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/girls-succeed-jq-rose/1114041658?ean=2940045118033
Sony Link https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/j-q-rose/girls-succeed-stories-behind-the-careers-of-successful-women/_/R-400000000000000883970

A Study Guide to accompany the book is now available at amazon.com and smashwords.com.






Connect with J.Q. Rose online at

Girls Succeed blog http://girlssucceed.blogspot.com/
J.Q. Rose blog http://www.jqrose.com/
J. Q.  Rose Amazon Author Page http://tinyurl.com/aeuv4m4 

TAG LINE: Inspiring and empowering girls to achieve success in their dream careers.

BIO: After writing feature articles in magazines, newspapers, and online magazines for over fifteen years, J.Q. Rose entered the world of fiction writing with her first published novella, Sunshine Boulevard, released by MuseItUp Publishing in 2011. With Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women she returns to her first love, writing about real people.  Blogging, photography, Pegs and Jokers board games, and travel are the things that keep her out of trouble. Spending winters in Florida with her husband allows Janet the opportunity to enjoy the life of a snowbird. Summer finds her camping and hunting toads, frogs, and salamanders with her four grandsons and granddaughter.

Thank you J. Q. Rose for visiting my blog today.

Readers, this is a blog swap so stop over at J. Q. blog http://www.jqrose.com/
I'm visiting her blog today.

Thanks

Beverly Stowe McClure

  Hi,  Today on my blog I have Beverly Stowe McClure author of A Pirate, A Blockade Runner, and A Cat.    1.   Tell us about A Pirate, A Blockade Runner, and A Cat, and how the story came to be. Interesting title by the way.   Thanks, Kay. I'm glad you like the title. I became interested in ghost stories several years ago on a visit with our son and daughter-in-law in Charleston, SC. They took us on a twilight ghost tour of the old district where the houses dated back to the 1700 and 1800 hundreds. According to our tour guide many of the houses had a resident ghost, and she told us some of their stories. I was intrigued. So I did what every writer does: I read books about ghost legends, attended a conference in my home town where "real" ghost hunters talked to us and showed pictures they'd taken that had suspicious looking images  they believed to be ghosts. They played tapes where muffled voices sounded spooky and could very well have been from another dimension. My head filled with ghosts, I started telling some of their stories. Listen to the Ghost, for young adults, was published in 2005. A Pirate, a Blockade Runner, and a Cat, my tween paranormal story came out January, 2013. There may be more spirits in my future. Only they know.              2.   What three words best describe your main character?  Angry, disappointed, skeptical  3.   What are three things your main character would never have in his pocket?  a lace bra, a cat, a magic comb  4.   Do you have a method for creating your characters, their names and what do you think makes them believable?  I don’t have a particular method for creating characters. They appear to me in various ways. Sometimes a little voice whispers in my ear, telling me something about him or her. Other times, I might read an article in a magazine or newspaper about a teen or child that appeals to me and I start wondering what their story is. For names, I sometimes consult my book of names. They’re separated into countries and give a meaning for each name, which is nice. Other times I just try out different names until I find one that fits the vision of the character that’s in my mind. To make them believable I give my characters bad points, as well as good, like real teens and children have. I let them make mistakes, have tantrums, do things they shouldn’t. I hope this makes them more “real” to young readers, when they see the characters perhaps doing the same things they’re doing, right or wrong.  5.   Have you ever suffered from writer’s block? If so, how did you over come it?   Not really writer’s block. Sometimes I get stumped on a scene, so I take a walk and try to forget the story by looking at clouds and nature. Often, the solution to a problem just pops up when I’m not thinking about it. I believe freeing the mind allows the characters to solve their problems themselves. I also like to play the piano, maybe play a song the character likes or one that fits the mood of the story: happy or sad.   6.   What types of books do you like to read?   Anything young adult and middle grade. Sweet romances of the Nicholas Sparks kind. Historical fiction and nonfiction.   7.   What do you like to do when you aren’t writing? When I'm not writing I enjoy playing the piano and taking pictures of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife as well as clouds and flowers. People too. Genealogy is another of my hobbies, and I've made photo albums for my sons and grandkids. Of course, I read, also around 50 books a year.       8.   What’s next for your writing? Are you working on a new story?   Currently I'm in the final revisions of a YA contemporary novel, Survivors' Club, about     four teens that form a club to survive their parents and school. A couple other ideas are patiently waiting in my brain for their turn.   9.   What’s the best piece of writing advice you’ve received?  I know it’s a cliche, but "never give up." It's true. Many times I’m tempted to find something to do with my life that’s less stressful than writing, but then I hate being a quitter. If I start a project, I want to finish it. Besides, I enjoy creating characters and families.  10. Where can readers find you and your books?             Website:  http://beverlystowemcclure.wordpress.com            Blog:      http://beverlystowemcclure.blogspot.com             Good Reads: http://www.goodreads.com/beverlysmcclure             Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/beverlysmcclure             Twitter:   http://twitter.com/beverlymcclure             Shelfari:  http://www.shelfari.com/beverlyjean             Library Thing: http://www.librarything.com/home/beverlyjean                Thirteen-year-old Erik Burks’ life is falling apart. When he discovers a lace bra in the glove compartment of his dad’s car, his mom leaves his father and drags Erik from being king of the hill in Texas to the bottom of the pits in South Carolina. No Dad, no baseball, no friends, just Starry Knight (a girl who reads minds) and her equally weird brother, Stormy, the twins that live down the block.
Just when Erik thinks life can’t get any worse, while hanging out at the beach one evening, he and the twins notice lights radiating from the lighthouse. The only problem is the lighthouse was deactivated years ago. Stranger still, a ship materializes in the moonlit harbor. Curious, the twins and a reluctant Erik investigate and discover the ghost of a blockade runner, a phantom cat, and a pirate who prowls Charleston Harbor, all searching for rest.
A former nonbeliever in the existence of ghosts, Erik cannot deny the proof before him. And he has a revelation: The ghosts may be the answer to his desire to return home. Erik soon makes a deal with the ghosts. He’ll help them find what they’re looking for so their spirits can rest in peace. In return, the ghosts will scare Erik’s mother so she’ll be on the next flight back to Texas. Star thinks his plan stinks, but Erik wants his life back, even at the cost of his mother’s sanity


Now for my review of the book. Erik doesn't believe in ghosts until he sees an illusion in the mist at the lighthouse. The illusion touches him and says "I mean you no harm, Erik." That would be scary. How did this ghost know his name? Star had told the ghost Erik's name.Star can read mind dreams and she doesn't have a fear of talking to ghost. From there Erik and the twins, Star and Storm, go on a wild adventure to help these ghosts James Farhill (the blockade runner) Dixie (the ghost cat) and Bonnet (the pirate). I love ghost stories so this book was a great read. I enjoyed experiencing these ghosts through Erik's eyes. It was a wild ghostly adventure I would read again.

Blog Hop

Hi,
Today is Blog Hop day. You can read about my next work in progress and then check out the other writer’s websites to see what they are working on.
Thanks to K. C. Sprayberry (Kathi) for tagging me. She is author of Softly Say Goodbye. You can check her blog @ http://outofcontrolcharacters.blogspot.com
Below I have answered ten questions about my next work in progress.
 
What is your working title of your book?

 Scavenger Hunt in the Graveyard
 
Where did the idea come from for the book?

 Basically from my imagination. I thought it would nice to have a character who doesn’t really have any supernatural powers, she doesn’t even believe ghosts exist. She is a normal girl who is thrown into this supernatural world she doesn’t believe in.
 
What genre does your book fall under?

YA Parnormal
 
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

I’m not sure.  My main character has reddish curly hair (which she doesn't like), wears glasses, and just a typical normal girl.
 
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

 Agatha Shelby has an unusual name, so she is surprised when she takes a field trip to a cemetery and discovers a gravestone with her name on it. 
 
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I’m hoping Muse It Up Publishing will published it just like they did Ghostly Clues
 
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

 I started working on this story awhile ago, so I have a rough sketch of a first draft. I know where the story is going right now, but it usually changes the more I revise it.
 
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

 I’m not sure. I haven’t taken the time to compare this story to any other books right now.
 
Who or what inspired you to write this book?

Just my wild imagination inspired me to write this book and the character talking to me.
 
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

What normal kid wants to see their name on a gravestone? Not many. Agatha is shocked. And it doesn’t help that her best friend who does believe in ghosts is trying to tell her that she is being haunted. Agatha doesn’t want to believe it, but weird, supernatural things keep happening.
 
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Now you can hop over to K. C. Sprayberry’s blog @ http://outofcontrolcharacters.blogspot.comand see what she is up to.
Also check out
Suzanne de Montigny author of The Shadow of The Unicorn The Legacy @  www.suzannedemontigny.com
Sherry Antonetti @ http://www.sherryantonettiwrites.blogspot.com/ Thanks,

My Book Review Of Night Sea Journey

Hi readers,

This is my review of Night Sea Journey A Tale Of The Supernatural by Paula Cappa.

I give this book a five star review. I loved it from the very beginning and all the way to the end.

Paula took me on a journey through Kip's dreams of angels and demons. Or were they Kip's dreams? Great visual descriptive writing let me see Kip's paintings and let me experience the dreams along with Raymond, a priest who just met Kip.

Toward the end of the book, Raymond asks this question to a friend. "Do you think its possible for a dream, a dream that is so powerful, so full of desire that the dream is capable of manifesting its elements into our world?"

It's a great question. If you want to know the answer, I suggest you read Night Sea Journey by Paula Cappa.

I'm fascinated with dreams and the supernatural, so this story fired my imagination.

Thanks, Paula for a great read.

Night Sea Journey is about the psychic reality of dreams and nightmares.
This is an atmospheric mystery, driven by psychological drama and paranormal
events where reality and nightmares merge. Rich characters, psychological
undertones, romance, and murder make this little supernatural thriller a
fast-paced read

Blog Tour

Hi, If this is your first time on my blog, let me introduce myself. I'm Kay LaLone author of a great middle grade novel Ghostly Clues. You can find it at www.museituppublishing.com and www.amazon.com. If you want to know more about me, you can visit my website at www.kaylalone.weebly.com

Join me and five other authors on a blog tour to see what we are up to. I'm sure you will find us all busy working on our next work in progress. Below I have answered ten questions about my work in progress. After the questions you will see the other authors involved in this blog tour. Visit their blogs and see what they are working on.
1: What is the working title of your book?
 
Mysterious Visions
 
2: Where did the idea come from for the book?
 
The idea came from a dream I had.
 
3: What genre does your book come under?
 
YA paranormal
 
4: Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
 
This is always a hard question to answer. I’m not sure what actors would play these characters in Mysterious Visions. I never really thought about it.
5: What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
 
A terrible vision of Nicole’s parents’ fatal car accident reveals her secret, and sends her on a terrifying adventure of pirate ghosts, betrayal, forgiveness, and finding true love.
6: Is your book self-published, published by an independent publisher, or represented by an agency?
 A publisher.
7: How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
 
Maybe a few months to write the first draft, but the revisions are taking a long time because the story has changed so much from the first draft.
8: What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I have read a lot of pschic books where a teen has visions, and they are all different. If I have to compare this story to other books, I would have to say The Seer series by Linda Joy Singleton.
 
9: Who or what inspired you to write this book?
 
A dream I had one night while camping inspired the story.
 
10: What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
 
This book is about a young girl that is trying to cope with the tragic loss of her parents. She’s doing good at keeping her secret and trying to live a normal life with her grandparents on Mystic Cavern Island. But then she has this terrible vision of her parents’ car accident that reveals her secret. Now she has to deal with people thinking she’s a freak and figuring out who caused the vision and why. This path leads her on an adventure where she is faced with seeing pirate ghosts, figuring out what is in the caves that scared her mother, and dealing with the betrayal of someone she thought she loved. Hopefully by the end of the story she will find true love with someone that shares her past or maybe she’ll chose the one who betrayed her.
 Now below is a list of five authors who have joined me in this blog tour. Be sure to stop by their blogs and see what their next work in progress is.

Len Berry    http://lentberry.wordpress.com/
Julianne Grider   http://www.jpgrider.com/jps-blog.html
Orlando Smart-Powell  http://www.smart-powell.com/blog/ 
Sarwah Osei-Tutu http://stonesofmyheart.wordpress.com/
Tracy Kauffman  http://tracykauffman.blogspot.com

The Liebster Award

Thank you to Katie L. Carrol at the Observation Desk http://katielcarroll.com/the-liebaster-award/ for passing on the Liebster Award to me.

What is the Liebaster Award you ask? Well, it's an award given to up-and-coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Think of it as a virtal pat on the back. A bit of recognition for doing a good job and encouragement to keep going. And let's not forget the bloggers that have been blogging for awhile and have great blogs.

Now for the questions.

1. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would purchase?

A bigger house so that I can have an office just for writing in.

2. Is there something unique about you that you'd like to share with the readers?

I can't think of anything unique about myself to share right now.

3. Where is your dream place to live and why?

My dream place to live would be a cabin in the woods. It's quiet. I can picture myself sitting on the porch writing and observing the beauty and spookiness of the woods.

4. What do you find is the most difficult part of the writing process?

Knowing when to stop revising and let my baby go.

5. Tell us something about yourself that we don't know?

I used to be a very shy person, but not so much anymore. But don't ask me to get up and talk in front of a crowd.

6. Do you have any pet peeves?

People who are fake. Say one thing and do another.

7.  Do you have any special habits you do when you write?

No. Not really.

8. Did you ever write your friends or family members in your books?

Yes

9. What is your favorite drink?

Iced tea.

10. Who gives you the best encouragement to write?

My husband. He would like to see me make enough money off my writing so that he can quit his job.

11. Do you have a critique group or special author group?

Yes. I've been involve with two online groups for years, and without their help and encouragement I wouldn't be a published author.

Katie has asked me instead of listing 11 random things about me to list 11 favorite books. Well there is the Harry Potter series that's 7 books and then there is the Twilight series which is 4 books. Wow that was quick and easy. I also like books from Nora Roberts, Heather Graham, James Patterson, R. L. Stine. P. C. Cast, Alyson Noel, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Rachel Caine, L. J. Smith and many others.

Now I would like to pass this award on to two of my writer friends.
Mary Ann who is a great writer and crit partner. Her blog is http://itsthewriteplace.blogspot.com
K. C. Sprayberry great crit partner and author of Sofetly Say Goodbye. Her blog is http://outofcontrolcharacters.blogspot.com

Next Big Thing Blog

Hi and welcome to my blog.

I've accepted the challenge from women's fiction writer Addison James to complete the Next Big Thing. (You can check out her blog at http://addisonjwriter.com

What is the working title of your book?


Family Secret


Where did the idea come from for the book? It originally started from a writing exercise I did a few years ago, where I looked at a picture and started writing what I saw. Later I looked at that writing exercise and started asking what if questions. Soon it developed into a short story. Then years later I pulled it out of my file and started revising it and Family Secret started growing and developing into a novel.  
What genre does your book fall under? YA Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? A younger version of Tom Welling from Smallville. The moment I started writing this story that is who I pictured Tom, my main character from Family Secret to be like. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? After the death of his mother, Tom discovers family secrets that his parents kept from him that put him in danger. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency? I’m hoping Muse It Up Publishing will published it just like they did Ghostly Clues How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? I don’t know how long it took to write the first draft. Family Secret has been through many years of revisions and now I’m almost done with it. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? I’m not sure. Growing up my sons have liked R. L. Stine books so I’d say a book along those lines. Who or what inspired you to write this book? I’d have to say my sons have especially my youngest who has a wild imagination. What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?What boy doesn’t like adventure and mystery. Ghosts, witches, demons and just the pure mystery of discovering your parents secrets before it kills you.  Stay tuned. I have a lot more works in progress that I will be sharing later on. This writer and friend has accepted the Next Big Thing blog challenge K. C. Sprayberry author of Softly Say Goodbye. Check out her blog http://outofcontrolcharacters.blogspot.com and see what her next big thing is.

Interview With Suzanne de Montigny

Hi,
Today I am interviewing Suzanne de Montigny the author of The Shadow Of The Unicorn The Legacy to be released Nov 30 by Museituppublishing.

Suzanne de Montigny wrote her first unicorn novel when she was twelve and has always kept it in a safe place. In her twenties, she freelanced as a composer and pianist in Vancouver, B.C. Later, she began teaching elementary music where she learned she could spin a good tale that kept kids and teachers begging for more. She has written four novels. The Shadow of the Unicorn: The Legacy is her first. Living in Burnaby, she resides with her husand and her two boys.


Tell us about The Shadow Of The Unicorn: The Legacy and how the story came to be.

The Shadow Of The Unicorn: The Legacy came about in a strange sort of way. When my father died, six years ago, I was stricken by an intense urge to write. A year later, I found an old box of childhood memorabilia while cleaning the basement. And in that box, I found the first four chapters of a rewrite of my grade six unicorn story that I must have done somewhere in my teens. I threw it in the recycling box, along with all the rest of my garbage, but a couple of days later, on a rainy afternoon, my curiosity got the best of me, so I brought it back in, dried it off, and read it. I was utterly fascinated. A week later, I sat down and wrote the first draft, then a month later, a second novel. And I’ve never stopped.

What three words best describe your main character?
Azaria, a unicorn colt is brave, loyal, and funny.

What types of books do you like to read?
Anything that takes me away from my real world. Thus fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, that sort of thing.

What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
My boys and I fiddle. If I’m not writing, I’m either playing music or helping the boys with their
homework.

What's next for your writing? Are you working on a new story?
I just recently completed a YA Paranormal entitled: A Town Bewitched about a fourteen-year-old child prodigy in classical violin who struggles to survive in the small town of Hope, British Columbia. When a fiddler bewitches the town, only the girl suspects it’s her who has been vandalizing the town, leaving tokens of dead and gutted birds. I’m also rewriting the second of The Shadow of the Unicorn trilogy.

Where can readers find you and your books?
From Muse It Up Publishing and Kindle.

Anything else you want readers to know?Yes, the most important part of all. Last July, I was stricken with a visual impairment for which I’ve been undergoing numerous tests. At present, my ophthalmologist feels it’s only temporary and will clear itself up in time. But it got me to thinking there are countless people in the world, who have no hope for their vision. And so, I decided that half of all my proceeds from the The Shadow of the Unicorn: The legacy will go to the Third World Eye Care Society, a group of eye specialists who travel to underdeveloped nations, bringing thousands of pairs of used glasses and operating for free.

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Thank you Suzanne.

Excerpt From Ghostly Clues

Excerpt:
I slid under the covers and closed my eyes and began tossing and turning, trying to block out my haunting thoughts. Once more I flopped over and faced the wall. From somewhere something creaked like someone stepping on the floor board. I pried my eyes open trying to figure out where it was coming from. Under the bed? From the closet? Just outside my closed bedroom door? The noise stopped so I flipped with my back to the wall. A white glow appeared in front of the bedroom door. It came from the center of the door and headed toward the bed. I gasped in a breath, holding back my scream. The light hovered over the foot of the bed.

The smell of lilacs drifted in the air and I held the sneeze in, too afraid of the scene in front of me. My heart beat faster as the glow transformed into the shape of a woman. The lady had snow-white hair pulled back in a bun. A smile formed on her face and her familiar sky-blue eyes twinkled. The springs creaked as she lowered herself to the bed and the smell of lilacs greeted me like a hug.

“Grandma?” I whispered, sitting up and staring.

Grandma looked the same as when she was alive except her hair was grayer than I remembered.
She bent down to pick up the doll. As she handed it to me, her mouth moved but no sound came out.

“Grandma, what are you trying to tell me?” I whispered.

“Kay, darling, don’t cry. Your grandfather will be okay,” Grandma finally said. “It’s not his time to go home yet.”

“Wow.” My jaw dropped open. “I can hear you.” I wanted to wrap my arms around her and squeeze, but fear that any movement would cause Grandma to disappear stopped me. “How do you know Gramps will be okay?”

“He’s too stubborn. He just needs to take it easy. So make sure he does that. It’s not his time to be with me.”

“How can you be here?”

“That’s not important.” Grandma touched my hand.

The touch felt strange like a warm tingling sensation. I sat very still afraid this moment wouldn’t last long.

Grandma stared at me for a moment. Her form seemed to become more transparent. The cluttered dresser behind her started to appear clearer.

“Find your father. There are two sides to a family. I love you, Kay,” she whispered before she vanished along with the sweet flowery aroma.

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