Wednesday 9 January 2013

Reaper's Novice release day + giveaway

Hi my lovely friends,

Finally, it's here! Today is Reaper's Novice release day and I am so happy to unleash it to the world. *throwing confetti in the air** Reaper's was once a dream, and now, a reality. 

So for this special occasion, I will be giving away 3 Reaper's Novice ecopies and 3 Amazon Giftcards worth $10 each to 6 lucky winners. If you wish to take part in the giveaway, the rafflecopter can be found at the end of this post.

Without further ado, may I present:



revamped cover
previous cover

Book description:

17- year- old Ana Maria Tei’s life has always been perfect: loving parents, good grades, and a future so bright it outshone the sun. But now words like “separation” and “divorce” are sending her world plummeting to hell. Determined to keep her family intact, Ana plans a family-bonding trip from Vienna to Tuscany. Except fate has other plans. Ana’s parents and siblings are killed in a car accident on their way to pick Ana up from school.

Enter Grim, aka Ernest. He promises to relinquish the four souls if Ana agrees to trade her soul for theirs and serve a lifetime as his novice. In order for Ana to graduate from her Reaper’s Novice station to a Soul Collector graduate, Grim puts her to test. To her horror, she finds out becoming a Reaper’s Novice didn’t happen by chance. It was preordained, and she is forced to make a choice: save her family’s souls or come to terms with who she really is and complete the task set for her.

Buy Link: Amazon & Kobo
  
Excerpt:


The decision is made for us when low murmurs carry through the air from the path on our right. Probably one we should avoid.
“Do you hear that?” I say.
 Zig nods, eyes trained on the path the voices came from.
“We should take that one.” I pull him in the other direction. Holding hands feels so kindergarten. I can’t remember the last time I held hands for more than ten minutes—other than my best friends and boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend. Quickly I shove those thoughts away. This isn’t the time or place.
Zig pauses to take out the pouch containing the dust and marks the trail, then grabs my hand.
This path, which is actually a room of sorts, is not as wide as the hallway we came in, but it’s about thirty feet high, lit by sconces. Shelves are mounted on the wall next to the mirrors. About ten steps into the room, the use of the shelves becomes clear. Vials of different sizes and colours rest on them.
I slip my hand from Zig’s and inch closer, eyes glued on the vials, labelled in a slant, neat handwriting in chronological order of century, year, month, date, and hour. Peering closer, I realise they’re all empty. Something writhes in the mirror. I lean forward, my nose almost touching the shelf in front of me. Mist-like grey, almost translucent, forms swirl inside the mirrors. Even after Zig told me what Sinteler does with souls, I’m not prepared for the real thing.
“Dear God, Zig, come take a look at this.” I glance over my shoulder to find Zig staring wide-eyed, mouth hanging open at the shelves opposite where I stand. As if the souls can sense us, the wailing becomes louder and they thrash faster.



Some of the songs I listened to when I needed inspiration or help to get in the mood of a particular scene:


Here is to the Reaper's Novice *clink clink* Thanks for stopping by.

 a Rafflecopter giveaway

47 comments:

  1. What a love about a good book is a fight that's gonna interest me:-)

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  2. Best of luck with your book. I remember the stomach-fluttering anticipation.

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  3. Congratulations!!! Very striking cover as well.

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  4. Congratulations! My goal this year is to promote books, so you can talk about Reaper on my blog if you want!

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  5. Congrats on your release! What an exciting day. For me, I love a book that stays with me long after I've turned the last page.

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  6. Happy release day, Cecilia! I couldn't be happier for you! :)

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  7. I love a book that grabs my attention quickly.

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  8. The first thing I notice is the cover. I either love or hate it.

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  9. Love this =) Thanks for the giveaway
    & Happy Thursday!
    //Linda
    fr_larsson at hotmail dot com

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  10. I admit I am a "judge a book by it's cover" kinda girl. It also has to catch my attention though fairly quickly. I don't like slogging through a lot of unnecessary detail to get to the plot of the story.

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  11. Congrats!!The cover if it has a good cover than it's going to be good on the inside..Thanks..

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  12. I love it when characters grab me and I can't forget them after the story is over. congrats! and thanks for the giveaway!

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  13. your books look great, i look forward to reading them soon

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  14. @Jamie,
    I love a good fight as well. :) Something to keep me on the edge of the seat. :)

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  15. @Francene
    Thank you. :) oh, the anticipation! ..LOL And it is that way with every book release. :D

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  16. Beth,
    Thank you, and thank you for the offer. That's really great! I will email you. :)

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  17. Sarah,
    Thank you. :) me too! Those are the best books.

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  18. Marysue,
    Covers are a big thing for me too. As long as it catches my eyes, I'll browse through. :)

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  19. Linda,
    You're welcome:) Happy Friday!

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  20. I think it's usually the writing style and plot, often I can tell just from the first couple of pages if I will like a book or not. The cover is a big thing too though, that's often what makes me pick it up in the first place!
    Thanks :)

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  21. I like a book that gets my attention to the point I can't put it down...

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  22. I like a book that can keep your attention from start to finish

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  23. I like a book that can grab my attention at the very beginning and keep it until the very end :)

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  24. I hate when I get really into a book and then all of a sudden it feels like the author decides to be done and skips over a lot of info and ends it.

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  25. I hate it when there's lots of formatting or grammatical errors in a book -- it just takes me out of the flow and then it's hard to get back into it. On the other hand, I LOVE a book that has engaging, likeable characters that make me write short stories about them in my head :)

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  26. I love being surprised and I hate predictability.

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  27. I love a book that has lots of suspense and some romance too! Something that keeps you up all trying to finish it before going to bed! If a book has an interesting cover and first chapter I will continue to read it till I am finished!
    Thank you for the giveaway and I hope I am a winner!

    charmedbutterfly69@yahoo.com

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  28. Abinormyl
    Sometimes I judge a book by the cover. An eyecatching cover goes a longway

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  29. Charlene,
    Oh that's a good one as well. :) Thank you,and good luck in the giveaway! :)

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  30. Tiffany
    :) Good luck in the giveaway!

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  31. Lynette
    Thank you, :) good luck! :)

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  32. Sarah,
    A vey good point! :) The plot determines whether the story is intriguing plus the characters.

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  33. Christina,
    Icks! I agree with you on that one. Whe nthat happens, it leaves me feeling lost

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  34. Katie,
    Oh, you are right! The story might be great but with errors, it yanks me out of the story so fast. Not good.

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  35. Jennifer,
    Oh I know what you mean! The suprise and mysterious element in a story is really a great tool to keep the reader guessing. :)

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  36. Dawn,
    Ah, suspense and romance! I am with you there, Dawn. Good luck in the giveaway. :D

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  37. I will admit that covers make me pick up books first but I do find some ones that have really bad covers but are amazing books. Thanks for the giveaway! I have your book on my wishlist! :)
    -Amber

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  38. What a FANTASTIC story - I am hooked already! It's on my wishlist, definitely.

    Felicia
    mrschopchop(at)verizon(dot)net

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  39. I love a romance, but hate the typical typical living happily ever after. I want drama and tragedy and misery for a little while until the end and then I want it to end happy (:

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  40. What I love about a book is a good story, the characters, and the emotions they convey. :)

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