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

Kelly Hashway -- Touch of Death Book Spotlight

Hi friends,

Today I'm participating in Kelly Hashway's Young Adult Touch of Death, book tour, courtesy of Spencerhill. Not only is Kelly a talented author, she is also my über-cool editor. I am really looking forward to reading TOD. Congrats on the book release, Kelly.




Book description:

Jodi Marshall isn’t sure how she went from normal teenager to walking disaster. One minute she’s in her junior year of high school, spending time with her amazing boyfriend and her best friend. The next she’s being stalked by some guy no one seems to know.

After the stranger, Alex, reveals himself, Jodi learns he’s not a normal teenager and neither is she. With a kiss that kills and a touch that brings the dead back to life, Jodi discovers she’s part of a branch of necromancers born under the 13th sign of the zodiac, Ophiuchus. A branch of necromancers that are descendents of Medusa. A branch of necromancers with poisoned blood writhing in their veins.

Jodi’s deadly to the living and even more deadly to the deceased. She has to leave her old, normal life behind before she hurts the people she loves. As if that isn’t difficult enough, Jodi discovers she’s the chosen one who has to save the rest of her kind from perishing at the hands of Hades. If she can’t figure out how to control her power, history will repeat itself, and her race will become extinct

Pages: 240
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
ISBN: 978-1-937053-30-7
Release Date: January 2013
Pre-Order Buy Links: Amazon, Barnes and Noble



About the Author

Kelly Hashway writes young adult and middle grade novels and is represented by Lauren Hammond of ADA Management. Her upcoming YA novels include, TOUCH OF DEATH (Spencer Hill Press, 1/15/13), STALKED BY DEATH (Spencer Hill Press, 7/23/13), THE MONSTER WITHIN (Spencer Hill Press, 4/14), THE DARKNESS WITHIN (Spencer Hill Press, TBA), and INTO THE FIRE (Month9Books, spring 2014). Her debut MG series CURSE OF THE GRANVILLE FORTUNE releases in 2016 through Month9Books. When she’s not busy writing, she works as a freelance editor, plays with her adorable daughter, and tries to keep up with her growing TBR list.


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