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September 14, 2017
Enter to win an Advance Copy of Veiled Existence – plus Thunderstone!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
Veiled Existence
by Barbara Pietron
Giveaway ends September 22, 2017.
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September 7, 2017
Fellow Scribe author is the keynote speaker at writers conference.
When I went to register for the Rochester Writer’s Conference today, I discovered that the keynote speaker is a fellow author published by Scribe Publishing! Host of the television show, Under the Radar Michigan, Tom Daldin also wrote the book The First Fifty. I met him at a Scribe event and we had lunch – a super-nice and funny guy, I’m sure his talk at the conference will be entertaining.
I’ve attended past conferences and always found them educational as well as a great place to meet others involved in this crazy business.
Click here to check out the conference details.
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August 30, 2017
Fast paced and plot focused.
Yep, that’s what Kirkus said about Veiled Existence. I can’t post the review since it doesn’t become public until September, but I will say that it’s the most positive review I’ve received from Kirkus so I’m pretty stoked about it. That being said, I can’t claim the reviewer loved my book, but she didn’t hate it, so I’m taking the win!
May 10, 2017
Veiled Existence – Final Title for Legacy in Legend II
Yep, it’s official, Book Two of the Legacy in Legend Series is titled Veiled Existence, so I can stop calling it the Thunderstone Sequel!
It’s funny how some titles come easy and some are really tough. For at least a year – no kidding – I brainstormed a title for this book. I would list ideas on the notepad of my phone, run them by a few people, and ultimately, reject them. It is a looong list.
I like a title that hints at what kind of story lies inside the book. One of the coolest things I discovered while researching Irish and Celtic mythology, was the notion that Druid magick was worked between worlds; whereby the priest or priestess existed in neither world. It was this mystical concept that I wanted my title to suggest to prospective readers.
One day, while hashing out the title problem with my daughter, she hit on the right combination of words: Veiled Existence. Obviously, my publisher approved because the name stuck throughout the editing process and now lives on the novel’s cover.
I certainly hope Legacy in Legend Book Three will be easier to title!
April 18, 2017
Frost Blood – New in the Library Teen Room
Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty king, she agrees to come out of hiding, desperate to have her revenge.
Despite her unpredictable abilities, Ruby trains with the rebels and the infuriating—yet irresistible—Arcus, who seems to think of her as nothing more than a weapon. But before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to compete in the king’s tournaments that pit Fireblood prisoners against Frostblood champions. Now she has only one chance to destroy the maniacal ruler who has taken everything from her—and from the icy young man she has come to love.
March 28, 2017
Iron Cast – New in the Library Teen Room
In 1919, Ada Navarra—the intrepid daughter of immigrants—and Corinne Wells—a spunky, devil-may-care heiress—make an unlikely pair. But at the Cast Iron nightclub in Boston, anything and everything is possible. At night, on stage together, the two best friends, whose “afflicted” blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art, weave magic under the employ of Johnny Dervish, the club’s owner and a notorious gangster. By day, Ada and Corinne use these same skills to con the city’s elite in an attempt to keep the club afloat.
When a “job” goes awry and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes they’re on the precipice of danger. Only Corinne—her partner in crime—can break her out of Haversham Asylum. But once Ada is out, they face betrayal at every turn.
March 6, 2017
Vicarious – New in the Library Teen Room
Winter Kim and her sister, Rose, have always been inseparable. Together, the two of them survived growing up in a Korean orphanage and being trafficked into the United States. But they’ve escaped the past and started over in a new place where no one knows who they used to be.
Now they work as digital stunt girls for Rose’s ex-boyfriend, Gideon, engaging in dangerous and enticing activities while recording their neural impulses for his Vicarious Sensory Experiences, or ViSEs. Whether it’s bungee jumping, shark diving, or grinding up against celebrities at the city’s hottest dance clubs, Gideon can make it happen for you—for a price.
When Rose disappears and a ViSE recording of her murder is delivered to Gideon, Winter is devastated. She won’t rest until she finds her sister’s killer. But when the clues she uncovers conflict with the digital recordings her sister made, Winter isn’t sure what to believe. To find out what happened to Rose, she’ll have to untangle what’s real from what only seems real, risking her life in the process.
The reviews on Goodreads really made me want to read this book! If you know others who would be into Vicarious, use the buttons below to share!
February 20, 2017
Multi Book Giveaway Feb 20th – Mar 4th!
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February 13, 2017
Labyrinth Lost – New in the Library Teen Room
Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives.
I fall to my knees. Shattered glass, melted candles and the outline of scorched feathers are all that surround me. Every single person who was in my house – my entire family — is gone.
Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation…and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she can’t trust. A boy whose intentions are as dark as the strange markings on his skin.
The only way to get her family back is to travel with Nova to Los Lagos, a land in-between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland…
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February 10, 2017
Legacy in Legend Book Two Release Date
I’m entrenched in a flurry of edits right now but will soon be deciding on a title and cover art so check back for more news or join my email list for the latest book updates.
If you’re new to the series, you can get started with the free prequel and catch up on other series related goodies here.
