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Blogger Book Fair Day 4: Great Book Find from S.M. Boyce

Here are some great books for you to check out. Fans of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Eragon should really enjoy this modern twist on the classic epic fantasy genre. This is a really unique tale with a lot of imagery to it.

Best part? You can grab Lichgates (Grimoire Saga #1) for free!

Amazon Rating:

Lichgates (Grimoire Saga #1): 4.5 Star Average

Treason (Grimoire Saga #2): 5 Star Average

Heritage (Grimoire Saga #3): Available Fall 2013

Illusion (Grimoire Saga #4): Available Fall 2014

“The Grimoire Saga has the potential to become a cult classic the likes of the Lord of the Rings”

—The Eternal Scribe {Reviews}

“This would make a great movie. A great book. A great TV show. Great everything. I mean, Boyce sells it at the concept, but she doesn’t stop there. She delivers.”

—Rebecca Hamilton, author of The Forever Girl series

Lichgates (Grimoire Saga #1)

Now an international Amazon bestseller. Fans of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Eragon will enjoy this contemporary remix of the classic epic fantasy genre.

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Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things–Ourea.

Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother’s recent death, has no idea the hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken library. With no way out, she opens an ancient book of magic called the Grimoire and unwittingly becomes its master, which means Kara now wields the cursed book’s untamed power. Discovered by Ourea’s royalty, she becomes an unwilling pawn in a generations-old conflict–a war intensified by her arrival. In this world of chilling creatures and betrayal, Kara shouldn’t trust anyone… but she’s being hunted and can’t survive on her own. She drops her guard when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though she doesn’t know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.

For twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. Though he begins to care for this human girl, there is something he wants more. He wants the Grimoire.

Welcome to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.

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Treason (Grimoire Saga #2)

Kara Magari ignited a war when she stumbled into Ourea and found the Grimoire: a powerful artifact filled with secrets. To protect the one person she has left, she strikes a deal that goes against everything she believes in. But things don’t go as planned.

Braeden Drakonin can no longer run from who–and what–he is. He has to face the facts. He’s a prince. He’s a murderer. He’s a wanted man. And after a betrayal that leaves him heartbroken, he’s out for blood.

To survive, both Kara and Braeden must become the evil each has grown to hate.

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Heritage (Grimoire Saga #3)

Kara Magari isn’t normal, and she finally understands why. She’s forced to face a past she didn’t know she had, and she uncovers an ugly truth along the way.

Braeden Drakonin has been slowly rebuilding his life after the betrayal that tore it apart. He may just get the chance to redeem himself…but it will come at a terrible price.

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Illusion (Grimoire Saga #4)

In 2014, the Grimorie Saga comes to an end. Blood is spilled. Love is tested. Loyalty fades. Peace will come at a hefty cost. And in the final moments of the war, both Kara and Braeden will have to make a heartbreaking sacrifice to win.

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About S.M. Boyce

Published fantasy author. Twitter addict. Book Blogger. Geek. Sarcastic. Gooey. Odd. Author of the action-packed Grimoire Saga.

S.M. Boyce is a fiction novelist who loves ghosts, magic, and spooky things. She prefers loose-leaf tea, reads far too many books, and is always cold. She’s married to her soul mate and couldn’t be happier. Her B.A. in Creative Writing qualifies her to serve you french fries.

Boyce likes to update her blog a few times each week so that you have something to wake you up in the morning.

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Blogger Book Fair Day 4: Interview with Tammie Clarke Gibbs

Day 4, final day of the Blogger Book Fair! Don’t forget to leave a comment and be in the running for a $10 Amazon gift card. Today I have an interview with Tammie Gibbs, author of Island of Secrets, Keeping Secrets, and Sworn to Secrecy.

1. Which books/authors have most influenced you as an author and why?

I love Jude Deveraux books because she was the first author I read that transported me through time. I love time travel novels and I guess that’s why I enjoy writing them. I also love Lynn Kurland’s books. Both of these authors have familial connections that link many of their books. Kurland not only writes about time travel, but also infuses her books with the most adorable ghosts.

2. If you could meet one of your favorite fictional characters, who would you choose and why?

Morgan from my work in progress because she is just too funny.

3. What fictional world would you most like to visit?

I’d love to visit other times…as long as I could easily get back.

4. What advice would you give your pre-published self, knowing what you know now?

Act sooner rather than later and have enough confidence in yourself.

Bio:

Tammie Clarke Gibbs is the author of two novels and five non-fiction books that appear consistently on the Bestseller lists on Amazon. Her third novel, KEEPING SECRETS is a time travel and the second book in the Undercover Heroes Historical Romantic Suspense Series, it will be published in Feb. 2013.

Catch up With Tammie by visiting her:

Website:
http://www.tammieclarkegibbs.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tammie-Clarke-Gibbs/131595096897070

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/tammiegib

Island of Secrets

His Uncle was an eccentric determined to prove she existed.
Everyone thought the man was crazy.

Shane Alexander was determined to prove to the world that his family wasn’t crazy…
That HE wasn’t crazy.

It was working…
Until he made one mistake…
that would change his life forever…
and force him to question his own sanity.

Something was missing from Lila Fitzpatrick’s life…
So doing a friend a favor…
and pretending to be someone else for a day seemed like a good idea at the time.

Then she finds a warning note…
from hundreds of years BEFORE she was born.

And then if that wasn’t bad enough…
She met HIM…
TWICE!

For centuries a force has kept them apart…
But, will Love be enough to finally keep them together…
Or will history repeat itself?

A Time Travel- A Love Story filled with Suspense-A Mystery that will keep you guessing til the end…

A Kindle Bestseller in three categories for sixteen consecutive months.

Available Now:
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Keeping Secrets

Malden Grove, Illinois has no idea the trouble headed it’s way…

A daughter hell-bent on avenging her father….
A handsome stranger with secrets of his own….

A case of mistaken identity and a situation that has them both KEEPING SECRETS in a town where everyone is interested in everybody else’s business.

Book One-Undercover Heroes
Historical, Western, Romantic Suspense
Anniversary Edition-originally titled “The Counterfeit”

Available Now
Amazon

Sworn to Secrecy

Book Two of the Undercover Heroes Series. Coming Soon!

Blogger Book Fair Day 3: Gwen Perkins

On the island of Cercia, the gods are dead, killed by their followers and replaced with the study of magic. Magicians are forbidden to leave their homeland. Laws bind these men that prevent them from casting spells on the living–whether to harm or to heal.

Quentin, a young nobleman, challenges these laws out of love for his wife. His best friend, Asahel, defies authority at his side, unaware that the search for this lost magic will bring them both to the edge of reason, threatening their very souls. The Universal Mirror shows how far two men are willing to go for the sake of knowledge and what they will destroy to obtain it.

The Universal Mirror is a 2012 nominee for the Endeavour Award and was a semifinalist in the 2012 Kindle Book Review Independent Book Awards.

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“We came to stop a war before it came to Cercia. And it seems the war has come to us.”

Responsibility and patriotism spur Cercia’s new leader, Quentin, to protect his beloved country at all costs and he assigns Asahel and Felix to serve as ambassadors and secret agents to Anjdur. Their journey quickly turns awry and Asahel and Felix barely escape a devastating shipwreck, walk a tightrope of political tension, and rescue an empress before they learn they must face an enemy closer to them than they thought.

Will they be able to uncover an assassin’s plot before it’s too late? Will Asahel be able to unearth a secret that is vital to their mission? Will Cercia survive its own revolution? In The Jealousy Glass, Perkins boldly continues a series of unforgettable characters and events that will leave you begging for more.

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Blogger Book Fair Day 3: Interview with Michael Cargill

Moving onto Day 3 of the Blogger Book Fair! Still more great books to be found. Don’t forget to check the main site for more giveaways, events, and new books to discover.

Today I have an interview with Michael Cargill, author of Underneath.

Look at the person sitting just across from you. It doesn’t matter whether they’re a loved one, a friend, or a complete stranger.

Now look at their face. Are they happy? Are they sad? Or are they angry? Can you even tell?

How well do you actually know the people closest to you?

Have you ever seen the real person that lies just underneath what you see…?

Book on Amazon US – http://amzn.com/B008C3HIA2
On Smashwords – http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/172660

1. Which books/authors have most influenced you as an author and why?

Without a doubt, Stephen King has been my greatest influence. In school I was mostly reading the Dragonlance fantasy books, and purely by chance I read Pet Semetary when I was about 16 which just blew me away. His main strength is his ability to create great characters that feel very lifelike. He knows how to make you ‘feel’ the characters without too much hand holding, and there is always just the right amount of humour as well.

2. If you could meet one of your favorite fictional characters, who would you choose and why?

I’m sitting here thinking “Erm, I dunno” for this one. Maybe Leland Gaunt, the shop owner from Needful Things. He’s never out of stock of the things that you really need, which would be handy if I was holding the World Slinky Championships on my stairs and someone’s ‘linky went on the blink.

Batman is pretty cool, so meeting him would be great. Thing is, I’d be tempted to steal something from his belt and a clip round the ear from Bats would be like getting hit with a hammer.

3. What fictional world would you most like to visit?

Definitely not Gotham City, ‘cos it’s a complete dump, it always seems to be raining, and it reminds me of London. How about… Middle Earth? Gandalf is supposed to be a powerful wizard, yet he doesn’t cast so much as a single fireball. I reckon I could steal everything from his belt before he even knew what was going on, the silly old duffer.

4. What advice would you give your pre-published self, knowing what you know now?

One word: plastics. No, wait, that’s from The Graduate. I would actually tell my silly, younger self to take proof-reading more seriously. As in, it isn’t possible to do it all yourself. The amount of errors that an author simply can’t see is staggering.

5. We apparently dodged a bullet and avoided the Mayan apocalypse in 2012. But as they say, “winter is coming.” What three things do you want to have on hand when the Others come down from beyond the Wall?

Something that can be used to freeze the oceans, and a pair of ice skates to use to travel across the ice. A Kindle would keep me entertained until the battery ran out. I’d be like a really crap version of the Silver Surfer.

Bio:

Michael Cargill is an up and coming author from England. In mid-2011 he published his first book, and has gone on to publish several more.

Although known for his dramatic and engaging stories, he is also a satirist and humorist. He encourages people to take a look at his humorous work

Satire humour website – http://michaelcargill.wordpress.com/
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/MichaelCargillAuthor

Blogger Book Fair Day 2: Excerpts from SJ Byrne and Isabella Sinclair

Day 2 of the Blogger Book Fair also features some fun book excerpts!

An excerpt

“Ah wud ne’er, E’ER hurt ye! Ah did nae mean tae frighten ye wi’ mah hunger. Am sae sorry, lass. Please say yer okay. Please tell meh Ah have nae hurt ye.”

The anguish in his eyes tore at her heart, and Katherine hung her head, knowing there was no way he could understand the deep shame she felt. Familiar tears filled her eyes as she stared at the floor beneath her feet. He had a right to know the truth, but she didn’t think she had the strength to tell him. She had never told a soul, not even Jessup, though she suspected he’d known and enjoyed it immensely. Gathering courage about her like a wet, woolen blanket, she prepared to see the disgust and rejection in his eyes once she revealed her dark secret.

“Katherine, please fergive meh.” Remorse forced him into silence, and it broke her heart to hear him full of self-loathing on her account.

“There’s nothing to forgive.”

The whisper of words was as broken as her spirit had once been, and with her chin lifted high, she avoided looking him in the eye as tears streamed down her cheeks. Slipping off the stool, she crossed the kitchen to where he stood and placed her hands flat against the center of his chest. Leaning her forehead into the hollow of his throat, she was reminded how perfectly they fit together and realized she would miss the feeling of symmetry between their bodies.

About the Author

Living in the mountains of Western North Carolina SJ Byrne is just trying to make her way through the insanity that comes with creativity. Writing is her passion – life is her muse. Keep an eye out for new books due later this year.

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