Cover Revamp: A Witch's Tale: Stuff and Things and What Boredom Brings by Rue Volley

Please join us as the Rue Volley reveals the beautiful new cover for "A Witch's Tale: Stuff and Things and What Boredom Brings"
This book is dedicated to Rue's mother, who passed away in March of 2012, from Breast Cancer. The book is very much a piece of Rue's generous and loving heart. Written in a first person POV, from the perspective of teenaged Alexi, the book is filled with laughter, adventure and witchcraft. There are moments of intrigue that fire the imagination, and poignancy that will touch the heart of any reader. A fantastic read for anyone fourteen years or older.

    Blurb:  Meet Alexi, short for Alexandria. She is a witch, from a long line of powerful witch's. The only problem is, she totally sucks at it. Alexi lives alone with her Dad, Christopher, in the perfect town of Ravenswood. Everything seems normal as she plans her future after High School and dreams of the big city.
 Along with her best friend, Logan, they spend their days navigating school and making fun of the towns council members who argue for months on what to add and subtract from Ravenswood.
All seemed fine until a new boy moved into the so-called haunted mansion. It was then that things started to change and not necessarily for the better. This series is YA and packed with elements of witchy what not's, humor, romance and overcoming grief. It does contain a couple of mature themes but suitable for 14+


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 What reviewers are saying about A Witch's Tale:
 "There is a quirkyness to (Rue's) writing that is a pure joy to read. This book has you changing your mind all the time as to who the "bad" guy is & it's a bit on the unexpected side when you find out!" ~Michelle (Permalink)

"This book was yet again a brilliant testament to her unique style of writing and her special ability to write in different styles. I love how she can take a seemingly average (to the outside world) teenage girl and make a mystery out of her world." ~Dianna Craig (Permalink)  "This story is refreshingly fun, enjoyously witty, and just an all around bowlful of LOL's. This is a YA book made for YA's, but adults will get hooked right into the story too. It's an emotional rollercoaster that will have you hooked from beginning to end. Rue covers everything about a normal teenage girl, or so we think she's normal? The characters are so alive and vivacious and full of fun and I am particularly fond of Alexi's father and best friend, Logan."~Black Words - White Pages (Jenny Bynum)
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"What can I say about A Witches Tale, The characters were just perfect, The star for me was Alexi, she was so funny at times, but then had moments of total anguish, Logan her sidekick in crime, well he was so funny, he came across as a bit gay to start with, but then you realise his utter devotion to Alexi, I adored her dad and so wish mine was like that, he was very open and down with the kids , loved A Witches Tale, can you tell?" ~Jnewberry123 (Permalink)

"Alexi is a love-able character and you journey with her through her ups and downs. She's strong and confident with no annoying faults like some teenagers in fiction. The relationship between her and Logan is fresh with his witty commentating being truly funny.

Really surprised when Kyle came on the scene as I thought it would be another love triangle and he's the perfect "otherworldly" out of towner who she falls for but he is definitely not as he seems.
Very enjoyable read with no stale dips in the middle of the story." ~Nabalie (Permalink)

Excerpt:
  I looked back at the book and sighed, shaking off the memory and tried to concentrate and then my phone went off and I smiled when Logan’s goofy picture popped up, him looking all cheesy with a big smile and I pressed the button.

“Oh….baby, this meatloaf is so good.” he whispered.
“Logan, I appreciate the share, but you will not sway me in my opinion of that disgusting concoction…it is not natural to mix eggs and meat.” I said.
He sighed and tried to moan and then he coughed and I held the phone out and stared at it as I put him on speaker phone and laid it down.
“Sorry about that…you must have angered the meat and it tried to choke me out.” He said.
I laughed as that visual filled my head…one of a giant meatloaf with its greasy egg filled fingers wrapped around his throat.
“I apologize.” I said as I tapped my pen on the desk and tried to look at my book.
“What are you doing?” he asked me.
“Well…I am attempting to study for the quiz tomorrow in Biology.” I said.
“Sounds fun.”
“Oh that it is.” I said as I picked up the book and turned it sideways to get a better look at the gross picture of a frog filet on the page.
“Let me grab my book, we will do it together.” He said.
I heard a few things fall, no doubt from his desk that was stuffed with his toys, as I called them…but to Logan they were his prize possessions…a bunch of figures of different characters…killers to super heroes. He ‘owe’d as I heard what sounded to be his head hit the bottom of the desk and he adjusted in his creaky chair. I heard paper shuffle and he put his phone down as he should have in the beginning and put me on speaker phone too.
“So…what page are you on?” he asked me.
“110…frogapocalypse.” I said.
He laughed and went to the page and sighed.
“Oh yes…he looks as if we are too late to save him.” He said.
“Yes…beyond repair.”
“Well then…it looks as if he has a lot of stuff in him, I would assume all needed to uhhh, I guess function, when he was alive.” Logan said.
“Those are all the things I need to know about, it is an anatomy thing.”
“Yes…well, if you look up in the right corner I think you will spot as I am, a left over hotdog.”
I laughed again. “This frog has no hot dog in it.”
“I beg to differ…look closely.”
I leaned in and it did in fact look like a hotdog.
“Well, perhaps I am wrong.” I said as I giggled.
“And if you look in the middle, I would say that looks like a shoe…not a good shoe, but a shoe just the same.”
I laughed again, as I inspected it.
“Cheap shoe.” I said.
“Yes, maybe he was poor…a poor frog.”
“I would say yes…since he is dead.” I said.
Logan laughed and I looked at the frog and smiled.
“So.” Logan said.
I looked at the phone and hoped that this was not another Segway to “Kyle and the pack”.
“Yes?” I said.
“I just wanted to talk, I really had no reason to call.” He said.
“Oh I guessed that when you started talking about hotdogs.”
“Yeah, well…it made you laugh.”
I smiled and raised my eyebrows and looked at the phone.
“What is on your mind Logan? You sound like you need to say something.”
Logan paused. I didn’t really expect that from him. He is not so much a “pauser” in thought. He just opens his mouth and it all comes out usually. I waited…hoping that he wasn’t upset about something.
“Okay…ummm. So, tonight in the store.” He stopped.
“Yes?” I said.
“Ummm. When your Dad said that “two” is a couple.”
I placed the pen in my mouth and looked at the phone.
“Two is a couple, three is a pack.” I repeated as my Dad had said.
“Well…yeah, about that. I ummm, I wouldn’t mind, ya know…the “two” thing.”
I dropped the pen from my mouth and stared at the phone. This cannot be my Logan…someone or something had broken into his house, entered his body and took over his brain…I am certain of it.
“How hard did you hit your head on the desk Logan?” I asked him, expecting a laugh. It didn’t come…and I stood up, staring at my phone like it was a bomb and I had to defuse it in under 20 seconds.
“Logan?” I said.
“Alexi…I like you.”
I laughed and started to pace.
“I like you too Logan, we have been friends forever.”
“I know.”
“Okay then…ummm, what are you asking me?” I said.
“Psyche!” he yelled and I held my chest and started to laugh.
“Oh my god! You suck!” I said.
“I thought you needed some practice for when Kyle asks you out.” He said. 
“What?...no.” I said.
“Well…on a scale of one to ten…you get a ten for drama, and a 3 for reaction time.” Logan said.
“What? I think you are being just a little harsh…it’s you Logan…you.”
“Oh and being me, you should have been able to react faster than you did…in fact, you getting up and pacing really added to the drama.”
“What?...I am NOT up.”
“Don’t lie…I heard you stand up and then your creaky floor started to go off under your feet.”
I looked down and shook my head.
“That is just creepy.”
Logan laughed. “Perception…mine is exceptional.”
“Uh huh…okay…gotta go…” I said as I clicked the phone…Logan was in mid “nooooo”, but I did it anyway. I have to study, have too. I sat down and looked at the book and smiled.
“A 3 in reaction time?” I said as I stared at the frog and then for just a moment, I wondered why my heart fluttered when Logan said it. I shook that off too…that is RIDICULOUS…big letters, neon sign. My phone went off again and I rolled my eyes as I picked it up quickly and placed it to my ear.
“Logan…you listen to me…I have to study, and you prepping me for some date with Kyle Huntington…of all people, is just ridiculous and I do not appreciate your trickery.”
“Alexi?”
I almost swallowed my tongue...no joke.
I held the phone out like a gross bug and stared at it. Logan’s goofy picture was not on the screen, in fact it said “unlisted” and I swallowed and closed my eyes tightly as I placed the phone back to my ear.
“Alexi is not home…please leave a number at the beep….. ‘beep’” I said.
Bad acting, very …very bad but the last person I wanted to hear was on the phone….Kyle.
“Oh okay…well, this is Kyle Huntington…I just called to ahh…well, for no reason really. Ummm, I will call another time.”
“Wait…” I said as the phone went dead and then I proceeded to smack my forehead with my phone. I seriously cannot…NOT be an asshole with him, it is impossible to do. In fact, it is starting to appear that I am doomed…completely and utterly doomed to repeat my assness with him…over and over until he just goes away. I mean I would.
My phone went off again and I turned it over and Logan’s face popped up.
“Oh my god…what?” I said.
“What color panties do you have on?”
I pressed the button and yelled out as I tossed my phone onto my bed behind me.
“Shit.” I muttered as I leaned in and stared at my dead frog…looking better than me at this point.

 
About Amazon International Bestselling Author, Rue Volley:
 Rue Volley resides on earth with her partner in crime, Von Erik and their two pugs, Mobacca and Oshi Wan Konobi. She is a descendant of the Blackfoot Indians and is very proud of her heritage. She is a bestselling author with over 30 books published with Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly publishing, Hot Ink Press and Vamptasy Publishing. She writes YA, adult fiction and hardcore erotic. Her writing style has been described as a perfect blend of Tarantino and David Lynch. It is action packed, extremely twisted and full of perfected characters that jump right off of the page. Rue is a leading advocate for the Arts as she has been for almost 20 years now, hosting a Radio Station and magazine dedicated to Indie Artists and helping them get more exposure. She also plays guitar and violin and will sing occasionally if you can bribe her with chocolate.
Ranked #1 on amazon 7/23/2013 in erotica "The Naughty Box" with the "Hunters Blood Series"
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