OWLET Blog Tour & Rafflecopter

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Owlet, a paranormal YA novel by Emma Michaels and book 1 of the Society of Feather series, released on October 13th. Emma is stopping by here today as part of a big blog tour with MASSIVE prizes up for grabs!

***Keep reading to find out how you could enter to win awesome prizes, including swag packs, e-books, Amazon gift cards, and jewellery!***

As part of the blog tour, there is a read-along excerpt for each blog stop. Here is mine:

Iris and Falcon reached the edge of the tree line; the water was still obscured by branches but visible enough to see that brilliant rays of sunlight were dancing through the forest off its reflection.

Falcon smiled at Iris and softly whispered, “We’re here,” before he started to climb a very spindly tree to hang up the bird feeder. She watched him, all too aware that she was gawking and admiring his ability to get up the tree so easily … long with his other assets. When he came back down he smiled at her.

“You are a good climber,” Iris said. “I have been refilling these for years,” he answered. Iris started going over what little she could figure out in her mind. She realized he called her Izzy which only her father called her. He had to have met him, or her mother may have used that same nickname for her.

“Is my mother really dead?” “Yes.” “Did you ever meet her?” “This could take some getting used to. I thought you would remember everything when I waited for you. I knew I would see you again but I never imagined it would … well … to answer your question — yes, I met her. I also met your father, Jarem and, of course, you.” Falcon was scratching his head and looking at the sky like he didn’t know what to do next.

“Come here,” he said, and continued walking towards the water until they were standing on the beach. It was a view from the island Iris had never seen before while she was awake or dreaming. The shore was covered in a mixture of gray and black stones and small shells instead of sand. “We will have to sneak up on them,” he told her and pointed down the beach line to where it curved in another direction.

Here’s a full list of all read-along tour stops:

So what’s Owlet about? Here’s the very intriguing blurb:

Owlet

Owlet

Somewhere between falling and flying … there is a girl. Iris has a secret. She lost her memory eight years ago and never told a living soul. After an asthma attack one night she finds out that her dreams of a strange house on a snowy island may be a memory resurfacing but the more she learns about the past the more she realizes the life she has been living is a lie. As the façade her father has built starts to crumble around her she will have to decide which means more to her; the truth or her life.

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About the Author

Emma Michaels

Emma Michaels is the author of the ‘A Sense of Truth’ and ‘Society of Feathers’ series. Her goal with her latest YA novel Owlet is to give others what she did not have growing up; a strong female protagonist with asthma. While her previous aspiration was to be a lady knight she realized that not being able to run more than a few feet might become a hindrance so turned to writing instead. Her day jobs include being a cover artist, marketing consultant and silk screen designer.

As the founder of The Writers Voice blog she loves to connect authors and readers. As a book blogger turned author, she was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, until she moved at eighteen to Washington State. Suddenly, the world was a new place filled with tall green trees that reached further for the sky with every moment, making her want to do the same. Ever since, she has tried to make her life something new and different from what it was before, pursuing her future career, setting high goals and reaching for them. With the support of her fiancé, Chihuahua, and her amazing blog followers and fellow bloggers, she wants to prove to the world that anything is possible and help inspire fellow literary lovers to reach for their dreams.

Contact: Website/Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Still can’t get enough? Here is a profile of one of the characters in Owlet:

Ramero

Name: Ramero

Hair: It once was a deep black in his younger days but now is mostly gray with dark streaks

Eyes: Light brown, even more so than his skin causing a strange contrast that always makes him look more alert and awake than he actually is

Blood Type: A

Aves: Caracara

Favorite food: Anything that is extremely spicy gets him sick but he loves it so much he just can’t help himself History: Will be revealed in book two!

Inspiration: I think Ramero is a mix of many people from my life. He has that look in his eyes that my grandfather always had, slightly haunted and guarded but someone who was once naturally kind. He has that strange way of teaching that my father had with me, that sometimes gives a bit too much freedom and can be very reckless but normally works out for the best because he chooses tough students. His name was taken from a young man I once met who was extremely wise and made every word he said count. Having a conversation with him was mind boggling because you felt like you were talking to some sort of historical figure even though at the time he wasn’t even out of high school. But mostly, I think Ramero is the soul of my old local library. I had a local library that taught me so much, its books were gateways to entirely new worlds for me and that is what Ramero has the possibility of being to Iris, a teacher who gives an unbiased education showing the good, the bad and the ugly but ultimately; the truth.

Worst quality: He will always believe the worst in anyone before he will believe the best, no matter who that person is or how much he cares about them. He was hurt too many times in his youth and has since been very jaded towards anyone other than Roger and Jarem who were like sons to him. He can also be very cold-hearted and unemotional externally leaving an onlooker always wondering if he feels anything at all other than a neutral dislike.

Best quality: Knowledge. Ramero is extremely knowledgeable and a secret optimist. He tries to deny his optimistic tendencies but ultimately, he is always hoping that things will turn out for the better, even if he doesn’t truly believe it will.

Unique fact: Ramero had a woman he loved once and before then he was an extremely optimistic man. Upon her death he swore never to open his heart to another soul and turned his back on all those who needed him other than his student and those that would prove themselves to him. He has secretly always wanted to kill the man who harmed the woman he loved and that man was a student of his at the time. If he ever finds himself face to face with him, he will not hesitate.

Giveaway!

Fancy winning some cool Owlet swag and jewellery? How about an e-book copy of the book? Or a $10 Amazon gift card? As part of her blog tour, Emma’s running a HUGE giveaway with prizes galore! All you have to do to enter is to fill in as much (or as little) of the Rafflecopter form below:

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Source: J.C. Martin, Fighter Writer