Blog Tour: Sora's Quest by Theresa Sheffler - (tourwide giveaway)

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Welcome to The Wormhole and my stop on the tour.

It is my pleasure to feature: 

Theresa Sheffler and Sora's Quest.

Author Bio

T. L. Shreffler lives in Los Angeles, CA. She loves diversity, fantasy, romance, iced tea, long walks, philosophy, and thrift store shopping. She recently graduated with a BA in Badass (Creative Writing) and her poetry has been published consecutively in Eclipse: A Literary Journal and The Northridge Review.

Title: Sora’s Quest

Author: Theresa Sheffler
Genre: Fantasy

Blurb:
Sora Fallcrest was born into Nobility. She had it all: money, maids, a fancy estate. But she never expected to be kidnapped.

Abducted from her manor, Sora is plunged into a world of magical races, arcane jewelry and forgotten lore. She finds herself at the mercy of a dangerous assassin, haunted by an even darker past. She yearns for freedom, but he won't let her go -- not when her Cat's Eye necklace is the only thing that can save his life.

But the necklace itself presents a problem. It is an ancient device from the long forgotten War of the Races, and its magic has the ability to steal souls. Can Sora learn to wield its power -- or will the power wield her? (Winner of the SKOW 2006 Best Fantasy Award)

Excerpt:

Context: Sora has been abducted by an assassin and a group of thieves. She tries to escape....

“Don't run,” Dorian repeated to Sora, watching her in alarm.

“Why not?” she balked, already moving back to the treeline. It would be better to run, truly. Even if she was to be taken by an arrow or a knife in the back, at least she wouldn't be traveling with this lying scum. And to think, she had been warming up to him. “You killed my... Lord Fallcrest,” she grunted, her gut churning again. It was difficult to say “my father.” He had been so little a father to her, more like a distant employer or landlord. Still, the tears swelled up again, clogging her throat.

“I don't want to kill you,” Dorian said. But she suddenly noticed the knife glinting in his hand. He held it up, following her gaze, as though trying to prove his good intentions. “You're not a bad sort, Sora. You're quite spirited, for a spoiled Noble. Trust me, I'm not the one you have to be afraid of. Just don't run.”

Sora glared. His words almost won a laugh from her. “Trust you?” she choked. “Trust you? After all you just said? No bloody chance!”

“There are worse people than an honest thief,” Dorian replied earnestly. He actually looked concerned.

“You take me for a fool?” Sora demanded, almost to the treeline. Only a few more feet, and she could dash into the underbrush. “I'll report you to the nearest patrol and have you arrested! You'll be sent to the King's prisons! Murdering Nobility is as good as treason!”

“Like I said, I'm not the one you should be afraid of,” Dorian repeated. Why wasn't he following her into the forest?

“Oh? And who is that? My father's assassin?” she spat.

“Yes.” The voice came from behind her, soft and lethal.

Sora gasped.

Links

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13606393-sora-s-quest

www.facebook.com/tlshreffler 

www.tlshreffler.com

www.catseyechronicles.com

Amazon (Kindle): http://www.amazon.com/Soras-Quest-Cats-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B007V5XND8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366405666&sr=8-1&keywords=sora%27s+quest

Amazon (Paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Soras-Quest-Cats-Eye-Chronicles/dp/0985166339/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_pap?ie=UTF8&qid=1366405666&sr=8-1&keywords=sora%27s+quest

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soras-quest-t-l-shreffler/1110565586?ean=2940033233687

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Soras-Quest-The-Cats-Eye/book-1q4rvHFST0SObKBMd4UEMA/page1.html?s=MWWfFn6TBUqxQevhaI4OIQ&r=1

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Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/soras-quest-cats-eye-chronicles/id628518866?mt=11

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Spotlight: Possession series by Elana Johnson!

Today we're here to celebrate the completion of the Possession series by Elana Johnson! 

ABANDON came out on June 4, and I hope you've been participating in the series scavenger hunt! 

Today I'm bringing you one of the stops! Once you know what city in the Association we're visiting today, GO HERE to fill out the form to enter to win today's prize (a series swag package), as well as an overall scavenger hunt prize: signed paperbacks of the entire series, as well as digital copies of the two short stories (REGRET and RESIST) that round out the Possession series + a $50 Amazon gift card.

“Emotion pumps through every scene of this thriller. Given all the urgency and action, the novel’s ending may surprise readers as the heroic adventure turns into a tragic love story.” –School Library Journal

“The end is satisfying in a full-circle way and is set up for a third novel in this world. Some recent dystopian novels with a similar them are the Matched series by Ally Condie and the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver.” –VOYA “A thrilling, fan-pleasing sequel.” –The Deseret News

Available now! The fight for independent thought becomes a matter of life or death in this sizzling and intense conclusion to the Possession trilogy. Your clue for the scavenger hunt today: This city is in the Oceanic Region. And go Grown Up YA where Candice has an exclusive interview with Elana -- and another clue to discover which city in the Association we're visiting! Then be sure to ENTER TO WIN the grand prize signed paperback giveaway + Amazon gift card. To enter the daily swag package giveaway, fill out the Rafflecopter below a Rafflecopter giveaway If you get lost, you can always go to Elana's blog to find your place. Happy hun

Blog Tour: Island Shifters: An Oath of the Blood by Valerie Zambito (tourwide giveaway)

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Welcome to The Wormhole and my stop on the Blitz.

It is my pleasure to bring you:

Island Shifters and Valerie Zambito.

Island Shifters: An Oath of the Blood by Valerie Zambito

Blurb:

When your family, your home, and the very land you stand on are destroyed, what do you do? If you are a shifter of Massa, you turn around and fight. You fight, because the blood oath will have it no other way.

The idyllic lives of four elemental shifters living in the exiled land of Pyraan are shattered when a tour of legion duty gives witness to a brutal enemy invasion. Despite the heroic efforts of the shifters, the land falls to the invaders. As the only survivors, the four friends are forced to flee south into the lands from which they were banished to warn of the invasion. Heartbroken and weary, the shifters soon learn that the safe haven they hoped to find is cloaked in danger. Throughout a journey fraught with prophesy, betrayal and peril, an enduring friendship prevails, love blossoms, and a riveting saga unravels.

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Excerpt:


Kiernan heard them coming with her heart in her throat and leaned in closer to Beck as they lay side by side in a furrow of soil atop one of the fortifications created by the earthshifters the evening before. The ominous sound of thousands of feet rushing toward her in the pre-dawn darkness was as frightening as it was meant to be. Jaimes Atlan warned them that Adrian Ravener would try to intimidate them. He would want them to make mistakes out of sheer terror.

I am with you, Princess, said Bajan, who was crouched behind her. Do not be afraid. Any creature that gets close will have me to deal with.

Bajan, just in case…. she began, but he cut her off.
Do not make it sound like the end, because it is not. I promise. You will have time to torment me for many years to come.
I do not mean to torment you.
I would not have it any other way.
Despite her fright, she smiled at the Draca’s words.
The long, sinister sound of the enemy battle horn wrenched Kiernan back to the present in a rush. Every fiber of her being urged her to run, to get away from there.
Death was coming, and she was right in its path.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and drew on the power of her magic to calm her mind. She was a warrior, she chided herself. A protector. If death was coming for her, it would have a fight on its hands.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Fantasy author, Valerie Zambito, lives in York, New York with her husband and three sons. After having been involved in a busy sales career for twenty years, a passionate love for great storytelling, world building, character creation, and all things magic have led to the release of her epic fantasy series, Island Shifters, and young adult, paranormal romance series, Angels of the Knights.

Books:
Book One: Island Shifters - An Oath of the Blood
Book Two: Island Shifters - An Oath of the Mage
Book Three: Island Shifters - An Oath of the Children
Book Four: Island Shifters - An Oath of the Kings
Angels of the Knights - Fallon
Angels of the Knights - Blane
Classroom Heroes

Website: http://www.valeriezambito.com/

Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Island-Shifters-Fantasy-Series-ebook/dp/B0063EONHS

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/island-shifters-an-oath-of-the-blood-valerie-zambito/1107956340

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/island-shifters-oath-blood/id489783195?mt=11

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/107230

Valerie will be awarding several print copies of her book to randomly

drawn commenters during the tour (US only) and a grand prize of a $25 Amazon GC to

one randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

Blog Tour: Hidden by M. Lathan

This virtual book tour is presented by Goddess Fish Promotions.

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Welcome to The Wormhole and my stop on the tour.

I am pleased to promote M. Lathan and Hidden.

M. Lathan lives in San Antonio with her husband and mini-schnauzer. She enjoys writing and has a B.S. in Psych and a Masters in Counseling. Her passion is a blend of her two interests – creating new worlds and stocking them with crazy people. She enjoys reading anything with interesting characters and writing in front of a window while asking rhetorical questions … like her idol Carrie Bradshaw.  

Links

Website: mlathan.com 

Twitter: @hiddenseries 

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/hiddenseries/ 

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BLURB

Sixteen-year-old Leah Grant has given up on being normal. She’d settle for stopping the voices in her head, intrusive visions of the future, and better odds of making it to her seventeenth birthday.

That’s the thing about pretending to be human in a world where magic used to exist – at any moment, her cover could be blown and she’ll be burned to death like the rest of the witches.

Everything changes when she loses control of her powers and flees the orphanage she grew up in. She desperately wants to be invisible but finds her face plastered on every news channel as humans panic over the possible resurgence of her kind. And now the hunters won’t give up until they find her.

Making friends for the first time in her life and falling in love with one of them drives her to discover why she is unlike any being she’s ever met – human or otherwise. The dangerous powers inside of her that would repel Nathan, her new, handsome reason for living, are priceless to some. The locked up forever kind of priceless. And to others, they are toodangerous to allow her to live.

Excerpt:

A far second to oranges, the song I sang in the shower every night had a way of soothing me. More than anything, it made me tired enough to fall asleep. With Whitney gone, I didn’t have to whisper it.

The stars are out,

It’s time for bed.

Now close your eyes,

And rest your head.

May angels shield you with their wings,

As you dream your little angel dreams.

I didn’t recall composing that song, but apparently, I used to think I was good and perfect like the angels. I knew better now.

I stepped out of the shower and tugged a brush through my unruly brown tangles. I stared into the mirror over the sink as I started the song again. My skin screamed winter. I should be a warmer tan; I looked less creepy in the summer. Maybe that was why the girls had been digging into me so hard. I looked rather witchy. The unease that made them mock me was probably their souls warning them, urging them to notice I was different and dangerous.

At my worst, it feels like the fire that could easily shoot from my palm is raging inside of me. My heart picks up, more than when I’m scared. It pounds, I can’t hear. My blood dances, taunting me, begging me to hurt whoever’s hurt me. And I know that I can. I feel that I can.

But I don’t. I breathe and pray and let the magic cool.

Giveaway:

One randomly chosen commenter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card.

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Blog Tour: Superstition Mountain Trilogy by Stacey Thompson

This virtual book tour is presented by Bewitching Book Tours.

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Welcome to The Wormhole and my stop on the tour.

It is my pleasure to feature Stacey Thompson and the Supersition Mountain Trilogy.

About the Author:

Stacey has been writing since she can remember. She primarily writes Edgy Paranormal and Paranormal Romance, but has dabbled in the Horror and Young Adult Genres.

She is a mother of Three and lives in the beautiful state of Wyoming. You can find her at her blog and Facebook page.
www.staceythompsonauthor.info 
www.blog.staceythompsonauthor.info
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacey-Thompson/133494070000357
@staceytg

Superstition Mountain

Superstition Mountain Trilogy Part One
Stacey Thompson
Genre: Parnormal Romance Western
The Order has been around for as long as Demons have roamed the earth, but when the first Demon starts a war, there are only a few left to finish it.

Ami's different and one of the best Monster Slayers there is, but she's not ready to face the dark with the one person who knows her best, Wesley the one who trained her. She might just fall in love with him.

Blood and Dust
Superstition Mountain Trilogy Part Two
Stacey Thompson
Genre: Parnormal Romance Western
Protecting the world against evil isn't easy when you are cursed with evil yourself. Ami is between the dark and the light. Will she be able to save herself and those she loves? Or will Price take her to the dark?

Truth in Lies
Superstition Mountain Trilogy
Part Three
Stacey Thompson
Genre: Parnormal Romance Western
Wesley thought the search was over, but finding Ami was just the start of his problems. When a shady Witch joins them, trouble is all they get. Can Wesley bring Ami back from the darkness that's trying to take over her, or is she their new enemy?

Giveaway:



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Free Book Blitz ~ Hex & the Single Witch by Roxanne Rhoads (tourwide giveaway)

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