tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58870104724885614212024-03-16T00:35:18.585-07:00Hazel West's Character PurgatoryHazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-63517113683381259392024-03-08T08:27:00.000-08:002024-03-08T08:27:56.590-08:00CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Luc Montague <p> Today I'm sharing a character interview I did with one of the cast of Mara Tran's debut novel <i>THE WARD.</i></p><p>Introducing Luc Montague, the Piper. Let's see what he has to say on the subject of the mysterious murders happening in Venisia and the Black Masquerade. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_3awStID9KWZZz6sNr_pavT5dz1gLZyLvLD8GorLBYh_974ujaxl6ODbPq7g8uuI0GsjQMvOank4HZrwLxInSBKLn_-r_s9ByM1lePR42oqkH2M10aalcH3ecPkszPHDlfPm7RSZae0iiPDAlc53mPOvZIJI1E-nLMw7vqLxdmwTvLw3mn7gnWZttK_D/s1963/luc1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1963" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_3awStID9KWZZz6sNr_pavT5dz1gLZyLvLD8GorLBYh_974ujaxl6ODbPq7g8uuI0GsjQMvOank4HZrwLxInSBKLn_-r_s9ByM1lePR42oqkH2M10aalcH3ecPkszPHDlfPm7RSZae0iiPDAlc53mPOvZIJI1E-nLMw7vqLxdmwTvLw3mn7gnWZttK_D/w489-h306/luc1.png" width="489" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI-pqi8GhJF4RR_QAJk6AUMSLAiI9fpFbJAF8xvsQFpxBuHmiP4UXrgSt3zbM23DcU4Trc1FIjt3yK5Sxs8D7-gdqeXq6tyCViADL35ASLUMD9qjoawFhjXUMPQ2Rfz-DZZqjIF40pcxWc8Ik9RqkZaigBpl642L4qQMYBpBYh1evNP9j6assvwToseDn/s1987/luc2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Luc and Mara for doing this interview with me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please check out <i>THE WARD </i>if you haven't yet! You can get the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ward-Birthright-Chronicles-Mara-Tran/dp/B0CNW1HMDG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YF99LULKG81R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cT7qok3-7VpIfANbM2pNhXXjj-0Vms-u3pZ6toPnnqg.IaEqvxCqos91Qh_V333NlStmQ48p8K7jjp9imG8DCjQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Ward+Mara+Tran&qid=1709862403&sprefix=the+ward+mara+tr%2Caps%2C436&sr=8-1" target="_blank">paperback or Kindle copy on Amazon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVspN9laW2tUVJIhnBoUdptf2cBEaaBwP5TsUNYeZghyphenhyphenM7zHRDBbhvI2PRMgLu-578e5zp4Z73BcvSE8hGyvmwzxS9KYsvK5RvFfU2n8s1OuIXbqvqj6W7APpAalDWDfbkmiy1HxROV9lL34gwnuPkOEnzweN3sMjI3F9GdACGBoemIIJo2vetyYCkzpR7/s1080/If%20You%20Like.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVspN9laW2tUVJIhnBoUdptf2cBEaaBwP5TsUNYeZghyphenhyphenM7zHRDBbhvI2PRMgLu-578e5zp4Z73BcvSE8hGyvmwzxS9KYsvK5RvFfU2n8s1OuIXbqvqj6W7APpAalDWDfbkmiy1HxROV9lL34gwnuPkOEnzweN3sMjI3F9GdACGBoemIIJo2vetyYCkzpR7/s320/If%20You%20Like.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-83392607155435888442023-11-13T13:32:00.000-08:002023-11-13T13:32:19.746-08:00COVER REVEAL! "The Ward" by Mara Tran<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbmGrx8GzmfdISqG6phzikAJ3jPAo8KaiRizBpK5iLPDYApkTtNE3nkkYgATEuM7KC2DSpk34vMa8peM_KFGlRcb41j2lIgBgQf9kcY4XcLt_gIBYh4V6VqjvQ0APWksoLo7cZVOaYtBQ59VQ9jpeu7xl3OJ7ZgQ9Lg8uDNbxTtXufLz0Td1OLwFVe7CT/s1080/IMG_4732.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbmGrx8GzmfdISqG6phzikAJ3jPAo8KaiRizBpK5iLPDYApkTtNE3nkkYgATEuM7KC2DSpk34vMa8peM_KFGlRcb41j2lIgBgQf9kcY4XcLt_gIBYh4V6VqjvQ0APWksoLo7cZVOaYtBQ59VQ9jpeu7xl3OJ7ZgQ9Lg8uDNbxTtXufLz0Td1OLwFVe7CT/w386-h386/IMG_4732.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am so excited to share this cover reveal today with all of you! My good friend and writing buddy Mara is finally publishing her debut novel and I actually cannot wait for all of you to be able to read it because it's amazing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But for now, check out this lovely cover art</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVQps57ySua_DzLZgLbaeKAAbm58cvrnimIIjZqdIXsbjB_Hbk88JWxjU2t8MbJwk2LbgEt9Hu9N4AG8ToGK6uJfuA-dK130Y8iMHlJPVXXmVVJgDEV8m-5hVpzyOmjOOFG5KjHw8vvE436_KOiUn_B2QYM-oKgUr3FStx4WzXsGESiZTI-iAIOuNd2Uo/s860/IMG_4737.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="580" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVQps57ySua_DzLZgLbaeKAAbm58cvrnimIIjZqdIXsbjB_Hbk88JWxjU2t8MbJwk2LbgEt9Hu9N4AG8ToGK6uJfuA-dK130Y8iMHlJPVXXmVVJgDEV8m-5hVpzyOmjOOFG5KjHw8vvE436_KOiUn_B2QYM-oKgUr3FStx4WzXsGESiZTI-iAIOuNd2Uo/w313-h464/IMG_4737.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VS6jzNYFnPLqLN2LyGyaSuCYsm_HIlO70INALUR-mj4Mv3rfFw47mC1eUaCYtEnL-LrW4qpbGIUV_hNqrOeuaaM2Mho2eU7Wtv2JjzFtC7OSUHbcxbCXTqh3Jhv5al4RJ88GfvYt83cfVhVYOeL1LC04PzsLcgaKJ2G1TPZ7UFNbWMmvN80XJ81IpBt5/s1080/IMG_0269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VS6jzNYFnPLqLN2LyGyaSuCYsm_HIlO70INALUR-mj4Mv3rfFw47mC1eUaCYtEnL-LrW4qpbGIUV_hNqrOeuaaM2Mho2eU7Wtv2JjzFtC7OSUHbcxbCXTqh3Jhv5al4RJ88GfvYt83cfVhVYOeL1LC04PzsLcgaKJ2G1TPZ7UFNbWMmvN80XJ81IpBt5/w429-h429/IMG_0269.jpeg" width="429" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mara is currently running a pre-order for SIGNED copies of the book with exclusive merch (including a very lovely pin!) You can find that on her Ko-fi shop <a href="https://ko-fi.com/maratran/shop" target="_blank">HERE</a> or the book will also be available on Amazon on December 1st</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ODvXZFW9ajc-VCHlTzYjcdLcmOGQhsFlU6maVk_VDBDo1Y-UngItKVOz8HFced0U24kZpm4MjlgiaChbwsHmI_kBOqOkVSthB5ict6vS5oD4JeU6N40z3cpX8jVE29iYkALCC3bsg-HVwqAvcwsiDigsG1_Jm-YIUX3N_J_quADJg16dc4IN-h9w6tEo/s1080/IMG_4736.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ODvXZFW9ajc-VCHlTzYjcdLcmOGQhsFlU6maVk_VDBDo1Y-UngItKVOz8HFced0U24kZpm4MjlgiaChbwsHmI_kBOqOkVSthB5ict6vS5oD4JeU6N40z3cpX8jVE29iYkALCC3bsg-HVwqAvcwsiDigsG1_Jm-YIUX3N_J_quADJg16dc4IN-h9w6tEo/w401-h401/IMG_4736.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I will also be hosting an author interview/ Q&A with Mara on December 9th! Follow both of us on Instagram to make sure you don't miss that. | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thereadinghedgehog/" target="_blank">Mara</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank">Hazel</a> |<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1FGlBS-k6f7RnfEEa7MbayKehjCA5ZKDhAcVrmPtQK3KCFEyftu0WL2mXowN07t5X6i62H-LWWvbqTreWWwIJowUoo-qVByO7qDw-ARHXx4KRNIkmRjLz5XCKW7jOtDGF97dVAKhWoUAa2XcUNy7h8dSGXw6ldqdRyDaFrQ2KFOSGRXclXJ7gUU4MBvF/s1080/IMG_4733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1FGlBS-k6f7RnfEEa7MbayKehjCA5ZKDhAcVrmPtQK3KCFEyftu0WL2mXowN07t5X6i62H-LWWvbqTreWWwIJowUoo-qVByO7qDw-ARHXx4KRNIkmRjLz5XCKW7jOtDGF97dVAKhWoUAa2XcUNy7h8dSGXw6ldqdRyDaFrQ2KFOSGRXclXJ7gUU4MBvF/w399-h399/IMG_4733.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-20938201913324042492022-10-03T03:50:00.000-07:002022-10-03T03:50:12.014-07:00ONE WEEK LEFT to Preorder!<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FJhH1kn-dt9QY7ni2xZ_592qSJKiRNOCvhotrqAnpz1Uu1aN1dgi0sZAZG9OVdrAo9VgtL_MsHQ7T7_M_9uujABeX0EjYu3Bfajji-o2lxmKghonitv41EUEzD-pRTVAG0zAGd578JHp86LeupdGI9zUxkK_y2naKCP5SJL5REEovK_EoLP46lyRVQ/s2224/svbbookmarkback%20copy%205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2224" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FJhH1kn-dt9QY7ni2xZ_592qSJKiRNOCvhotrqAnpz1Uu1aN1dgi0sZAZG9OVdrAo9VgtL_MsHQ7T7_M_9uujABeX0EjYu3Bfajji-o2lxmKghonitv41EUEzD-pRTVAG0zAGd578JHp86LeupdGI9zUxkK_y2naKCP5SJL5REEovK_EoLP46lyRVQ/w393-h393/svbbookmarkback%20copy%205.png" width="393" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></strong><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">I've extended the Hardcover Preorder period until October 8th so there is now only ONE WEEK left to preorder the special edition hardcovers of The New Emperor's Concerto and Sweet Vendetta Blues (they will only be available through the preorder so if you want to get one, order before October 8th!) </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0in 0in 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The hardcovers have dust jackets + laminate covers underneath with the cover art on them. They both include exclusive full color character art and The New Emperor’s Concerto also has an additional prequel story in the back.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVxH8s-wBde2CpYOwxBUV4Wu5-lT9lTtkkqLc_0Mk6U5mSNQ_PfV7g8O5ylVeOGR_kJHta6lsDJIahEe3QBGEu59ItEb207rARPtFT4oJ6H_bX1SQ0vT9gFNx9oQh0uRXrWEYapzLZyqTopNAl8yW-SqEgAeXHi7R4yQJA8IFNs891WHxCUuXeqYRrQ/s2048/EFA69385-23FA-4086-985D-EF97C0F22F3A.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVxH8s-wBde2CpYOwxBUV4Wu5-lT9lTtkkqLc_0Mk6U5mSNQ_PfV7g8O5ylVeOGR_kJHta6lsDJIahEe3QBGEu59ItEb207rARPtFT4oJ6H_bX1SQ0vT9gFNx9oQh0uRXrWEYapzLZyqTopNAl8yW-SqEgAeXHi7R4yQJA8IFNs891WHxCUuXeqYRrQ/w359-h359/EFA69385-23FA-4086-985D-EF97C0F22F3A.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t forget to get your swag packs if you order a copy! If you’ve ordered an ebook or paperback, fill out the claim form below and I will send out your swag packs including a signed bookplate or bookmark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am also planning on doing a live book signing and Q&A on my author instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank">(@modern_bard67)</a> when I get the hardcover copies in. The date Is still TBD but I will let everyone who has bought a copy of the book know in time if you’d like me to sign your book or bookplate live, or just want to come hang out and ask questions about the book and writing :) If you bought an ebook and filled out the swag form, I will also be signing bookmarks.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://form.jotform.com/222407122676048" target="_blank">Claim Your Swag Here! (US and International)</a></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOxjOP2GyBoT7QyIKQPMlMgA5iv1NfhfCbuDZWLolYdZLdTMZ8ye6jZcns3byNyJ6BKiPqigxByBwsNW-yx41NzusRre7kKay1CmQ2CSHcWL8r7m4S1QESNao6JnxRNeEXZBR-jysJu01iKPsnzQeGBbePAkYiIG9oW5UBndZ_rUfKVRk2kOlBsVrXg/s3000/swag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOxjOP2GyBoT7QyIKQPMlMgA5iv1NfhfCbuDZWLolYdZLdTMZ8ye6jZcns3byNyJ6BKiPqigxByBwsNW-yx41NzusRre7kKay1CmQ2CSHcWL8r7m4S1QESNao6JnxRNeEXZBR-jysJu01iKPsnzQeGBbePAkYiIG9oW5UBndZ_rUfKVRk2kOlBsVrXg/s320/swag.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA9jRwgF1fI-Lk9sD87qCVDbFgqZE83hO9W1fwfVDfh_o6rb11bn4xgPXlfO08SiWELJfT7V1cgnHwFjgsgXO-FGXs5k6oSC4P0Oi6nS-JDChr97jAf3RZGQlR5vdL-usM5aGmcxEoP-WE7u0yhVa9ptX84QsgMakt6XEIJBdOjTXl0VBbobiNZl0mw/s1000/blue%20background%20copy%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA9jRwgF1fI-Lk9sD87qCVDbFgqZE83hO9W1fwfVDfh_o6rb11bn4xgPXlfO08SiWELJfT7V1cgnHwFjgsgXO-FGXs5k6oSC4P0Oi6nS-JDChr97jAf3RZGQlR5vdL-usM5aGmcxEoP-WE7u0yhVa9ptX84QsgMakt6XEIJBdOjTXl0VBbobiNZl0mw/s320/blue%20background%20copy%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-811551602510621562022-09-29T14:33:00.000-07:002022-09-29T14:33:21.344-07:00The New Emperor's Concerto Second Edition<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-c7mSkA4do7WID-alAv3X-aKgHJTYA5eXtXZilOI0oqMc17vfKt0WJ2_HHnI8YqBZD_ed5AqJcNx0mH6JuQp_JWbO6r4GbMjYXk3VjzKRra6AfvlUuNDPp1kdxjj78axQ6kGZnWh7ieaqNnDfyEJnWoA73RhOyCrj99tZQGKSGH4O7VkT9bwslo17Q/s3000/aboutconcerto.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-c7mSkA4do7WID-alAv3X-aKgHJTYA5eXtXZilOI0oqMc17vfKt0WJ2_HHnI8YqBZD_ed5AqJcNx0mH6JuQp_JWbO6r4GbMjYXk3VjzKRra6AfvlUuNDPp1kdxjj78axQ6kGZnWh7ieaqNnDfyEJnWoA73RhOyCrj99tZQGKSGH4O7VkT9bwslo17Q/s320/aboutconcerto.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taking a little break from Sweet Vendetta Blues to celebrate Concerto today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fun fact, this is one of my favorite books that I have written. I had such a good time revisiting it and getting to do some extra art for the back of the book. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am also so pleased that the hardcover came out gorgeous! (see pictures below) The hardcover edition is still shelvable even if you want to take the dust jacket off of it. The title is still on the spine, but there is no text over the art. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can also purchase the updated copies of the ebook and paperback but these don't have The Butler's Story or the artwork included.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Purchase Links</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Emperors-Concerto-Hazel-West/dp/1704655757/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781704655758&linkCode=qs&qid=1661748210&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paperback</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Emperors-Concerto-Hazel-West-ebook/dp/B086644XXK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1661748210&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Ebook</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/e913602a2b" target="_blank">Preorder the Hardcover</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And don't forget that there is swag up for grabs, including the chibi sticker sheet! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All you have to do is fill out the claim form (if you buy a hardcover, the swag already comes with it)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://form.jotform.com/222407122676048" target="_blank">Fill out the form HERE</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rYaGtCObIYgwP8nQK1I98q5IGclTOWPaLPeYbBmVHM-5mfhhJWp6SeOh2cgq5q82pyeoM0Vv30q8fuyQBgqvB9jc0KHffZ5KCwSq85Mtfx8O46F_WuSD82BKkuuNmuRQicYIIrv43HQlmo4bcpLTOcAtG70wCrxUDXnKkxjYKVgR9caa7vA91OHl5w/s1000/blue%20background%20copy%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rYaGtCObIYgwP8nQK1I98q5IGclTOWPaLPeYbBmVHM-5mfhhJWp6SeOh2cgq5q82pyeoM0Vv30q8fuyQBgqvB9jc0KHffZ5KCwSq85Mtfx8O46F_WuSD82BKkuuNmuRQicYIIrv43HQlmo4bcpLTOcAtG70wCrxUDXnKkxjYKVgR9caa7vA91OHl5w/s320/blue%20background%20copy%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will also be doing a live signing and Q&A on my Instagram after the hardcover copies come in. I will be signing those, and any bookplates and bookmarks for people who have purchased paperbacks or ebooks. The official date is still TBA considering that I don't know exactly when the books will arrive, but probably sometime mid October. Make sure you fill out your swag form so that I'll have your stuff ready!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now check out the lovely Concerto Hardcover!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBJWPhUK-AuGZKFbAjTSSp1B04fQwV6hkq1tHJDW90VUadO0Wzbs7yDCCBAGLjuYu1w_oNX-SWNJSqGz9xUfi0s_zEzd6dtQiuGoOC41fsYnU475tCpga2w-JZEWIYHPnDd1TbkQn39wWsyie7I_vG5jbWMupYc4He5R1BhYWK6d9Ao7iU8V747WNwQ/s4032/IMG_9091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBJWPhUK-AuGZKFbAjTSSp1B04fQwV6hkq1tHJDW90VUadO0Wzbs7yDCCBAGLjuYu1w_oNX-SWNJSqGz9xUfi0s_zEzd6dtQiuGoOC41fsYnU475tCpga2w-JZEWIYHPnDd1TbkQn39wWsyie7I_vG5jbWMupYc4He5R1BhYWK6d9Ao7iU8V747WNwQ/s320/IMG_9091.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPicje7G2iJH3YYJAKghnCDuGtHbDRMXxlixM49LH0gtrGFgCRVR6HM6IaZ7EfPSLu4O8WwYxrYbaDohSmPvt5J2QPGYxIlitXodT4u46tmOzidh2VIcQkL-x5EP5VWldCPj89qltOSs1ATvMt0gLQy47Wxid9JIQkCWixJh-7UseN7sGHddVxGQcjg/s320/IMG_9107.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-44194132573765489982022-09-27T22:27:00.001-07:002022-09-28T20:15:40.121-07:00Designing A Character<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What goes into creating a character for a book? We can talk all day about characteristics, figuring out what kind of cast will serve a book best, and then still being surprised when your planned villain doesn’t want to be as evil as you expected, or the random side character you put into a scene as a throwaway becomes part of the major plot. Characters can definitely have a mind of their own, and we, as authors, in the same way as parents, really have little control over how they turn out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But today, my main focus is more on the character’s physical design, which is actually a lot more important than you might think. There’s a lot of things that go into the visual design of your character that can affect the story itself. I’m approaching this topic as both a writer and an artist. I love drawing my own characters, and it can take just as many drafts as a story itself. My goal with this post today is to help writers think about their own character designs. For the artists among you, I hope this might help you streamline the process a little, and for the non-artists, this might also help you give a more detailed description in your stories or even when commissioning art from other people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, we start with the general appearance of the character. I usually use these blanks: <b>Name</b> (of course), <b>Age</b>, <b>Eye Color</b>, <b>Hair Color</b>, <b>Ethnicity</b>,<b> Distinguishing Features</b> (like if your character has a scar, always wears a certain necklace, or something else that is unique about them.) I’ll usually then follow this up with a short character description, and backstory which is also very important. Backstory can often determine how your character acts, dresses, even their features in some ways. Do they have a traumatic backstory? Were they born in a different country? Do they have a specific accent or mannerism? Why is that? This isn’t even all stuff that you ever have to use in the story itself, but it’s good to know. For example, it took me a while before I knew why Sebastian wore eyeliner, but I never wrote that into the book either because that wasn’t really important to the storyline. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clothing is also very important to think about. Obviously, you’re probably not going to put your medieval fantasy hero in jeans (unless that’s part of the aesthetic you’re going for!) But say you want to write a steampunk novel. You can look up Victorian fashion to get ideas and then modify the outfits the way you want. Is your character an orphan, are they from the upper classes? Are they more nomadic? If you’re writing a historical novel, it’s a good idea to research the period’s clothing so that you can accurately imagine what your character’s clothes and hairstyles might be like. How well would they be able to move in it? A fantasy sword fighter? They can 100% have a cool coat, but maybe consider designing it so that the sleeves are detached at the armpits or there’s a slit in the back for better movement. Practical and aesthetically pleasing. Want something futuristic? Come up with your own materials. I had a fun time thinking about bulletproof materials for everyone’s coats in The New Emperor’s Concerto. Jack and Sebastian might want to ask the British about that at some point.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you ever have the issue with pinning down exactly what your character looks like? It can take a while. For me, I either have a solid idea via some pre-existing reference, or it takes me a little bit to actually come up with the character’s looks. This is why I love being able to draw my characters myself, because it helps me go through designs that just don’t work. My advice to artists who want to come up with a character design is just do stream of consciousness sketches until you find something you like. They don’t have to be detailed, in fact, vague shapes are often better, and eventually you’ll figure something out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For example, here is the complete evolution of Jack and Sebastian’s character designs from my very first one, to the finalized character art:</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo72a-zpxcoIbU7c3pdQgyeSoWw6UVCrI3Yai4QcMvF6vLghiI1dxm_SnmpgzWKXMFG3Xg3hKhCHx-lhNVIGsohPPVzIR8ce5w-BPNG9WGwlQjzmBrQPzDQ8AqDUEpaZ-oOTVOcNHCgjFWWkKtCZR0YBr_qTV19lUbKoHe_3zhk5QXeg1V90g49FMJew/s2298/Scan%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2158" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGt81XPeCsQz5biOH1yABQjGTu2a8_HTP4C0EqNOOnJvmzUmS2JTuWLKkZIWAaw9JhfGC9Zu7c1m3_p9WwGIzconrrm8GNBq_vH6RG5gMbaqzQkgfDlYRLjI6ei5Mw1RB_BkpCaCM1RX-He-qRpCWIG1ZlJtqWyRKKXO-pwObMvHNo8VK8MEpfEgtvQ/s320/Scan%207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know if I've mentioned how much I love holsters (also Sebastian's tattoo moved around a lot in early stages)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8lM1W3yI1HsTHu1mA6HHjhF7RgmCNihd0OK9diWDjPesEcpfoh-Py2JRTydlRPdsKDHlJPvE1unWMTD_T2muRBADMUCfm-c93hNbxscjER2N-qZVD5KVxskQdHiI6BR-l7oIby8m05hsrvILtToeEyq_J5PjnEfawH_YQ7XmxR0_GuXVW2PS8mexmw/s3454/Scan%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3454" data-original-width="2510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8lM1W3yI1HsTHu1mA6HHjhF7RgmCNihd0OK9diWDjPesEcpfoh-Py2JRTydlRPdsKDHlJPvE1unWMTD_T2muRBADMUCfm-c93hNbxscjER2N-qZVD5KVxskQdHiI6BR-l7oIby8m05hsrvILtToeEyq_J5PjnEfawH_YQ7XmxR0_GuXVW2PS8mexmw/s320/Scan%201.jpeg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More finalized designs (First attempt at Jack's arm)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXkG0P7dQeKBZyli5Bw--mYKQmfJgVIKOEb35kpyOn0mQwPYoW4PngkgV5JtyZryEgTl5h14j1JVJFeJSxebujqZAaTZmcU7DS5wy3wELDVbdHPPq1u06gmaVUKU3f4XzbSsezityKTDV3DurbycS2dPYrahlBwZW4UG8xKwMSaTZcWZ0VQ6v0NCaNg/s3454/Scan%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3454" data-original-width="2510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXkG0P7dQeKBZyli5Bw--mYKQmfJgVIKOEb35kpyOn0mQwPYoW4PngkgV5JtyZryEgTl5h14j1JVJFeJSxebujqZAaTZmcU7DS5wy3wELDVbdHPPq1u06gmaVUKU3f4XzbSsezityKTDV3DurbycS2dPYrahlBwZW4UG8xKwMSaTZcWZ0VQ6v0NCaNg/s320/Scan%202.jpeg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObXAwtt5l9Lc8IWS87Wetp-G9Df7U2pYaTWYHy8f3VYrtM-qYOvH_pn8yQGstGZ_d5R5APwbfFp-qVNWSgxka48G3bcUo9XdAt3_6X6kkhEL-aBd89VwDwpacH58BgQGTeolqT_BhqguCs3VEvm_AqbYPOssihAOUE6RzJqjTazY806lLTbnaA1wHfQ/w266-h400/jackfullbody%20copy.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">So that’s a brief example of how I go about designing my characters. I really think having visuals, even if it’s just a Pinterest board makes for a richer experience and also helps ease the way for descriptions that will help the reader to better see what you do when you’re writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">If you have any questions about character design, drop them below!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-24320269682749287922022-09-27T13:57:00.000-07:002022-09-27T13:57:08.459-07:00Sweet Vendetta Blues Release Day!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It's The official release day for Sweet Vendetta Blues! All versions of the book except the Hardcovers which are still only available as a preorder, are now available!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu7PGf5Y1yGJQR3GxzzmjyiXa5TMHhhBklrHz8hO9OFiYtzJhQo22ec9LSZXCl4HkF1J1edAkFX-1DBMfnIvjwJiMx2FtrTqVimsCxB60msRzG7BM-tMl5N4DYE6OdlhXSodhXBP20TvVXdvv2pldAVr1bBd6381ZqCFVPr66x9HANgyF4SsHovVxHA/s1640/svbcover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1071" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu7PGf5Y1yGJQR3GxzzmjyiXa5TMHhhBklrHz8hO9OFiYtzJhQo22ec9LSZXCl4HkF1J1edAkFX-1DBMfnIvjwJiMx2FtrTqVimsCxB60msRzG7BM-tMl5N4DYE6OdlhXSodhXBP20TvVXdvv2pldAVr1bBd6381ZqCFVPr66x9HANgyF4SsHovVxHA/w324-h496/svbcover.png" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/5d7b408ce5" target="_blank">Hardcover Preorder </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(Open through October 2nd)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Vendetta-Blues-Hazel-West-ebook/dp/B0BDSK3PPF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31RLQMUMEIDUD&keywords=sweet+vendetta+blues&qid=1662964018&sprefix=sweet+vendetta+blues%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1165147" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(for those who don't have a kindle)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFVZGPL4/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662964018&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Paperback</a> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Get your copy today! And don't forget to send in your swag claim form to get your swag pack! (This will be open through the end of October)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://form.jotform.com/222407122676048" target="_blank">Swag Claim Form</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNNjc3HUtTC5cHoDdAv63UMZnRXMxZX1tRO9Wo3hxXMdI6nvkTNBtq2MlyhtKAFoGruiyk8UwvD18JHGY_-9sycnVTD8_rtF_zTqiubfpjXtEUlEamZhCFUQOL5STBMIjqnpdfJ2KMMR1U4ngwgxYZBLotDChR5bfurXfgx6iglMVNDx0fMr12HSkA/s3000/swag%20copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNNjc3HUtTC5cHoDdAv63UMZnRXMxZX1tRO9Wo3hxXMdI6nvkTNBtq2MlyhtKAFoGruiyk8UwvD18JHGY_-9sycnVTD8_rtF_zTqiubfpjXtEUlEamZhCFUQOL5STBMIjqnpdfJ2KMMR1U4ngwgxYZBLotDChR5bfurXfgx6iglMVNDx0fMr12HSkA/w402-h402/swag%20copy.png" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ojow0K7JyOtE0jjBQy3EaYBBVasDXnJ95GYRm4IQVoHN8jCkHHZ101DOSoSCNArP_LMkIydcPQPq1ctpPUPxOPTA0A7V1Wc1Spe5eUfVsXpYT0cMhysrXLpwRArCfGWoi-Dtrl-K7TVi5mW_lsPJL861hwYsCETgwJCurZ6sKlRnidp7B6TA8Z9aMg/s2224/svbbookmarkback%20copy%205.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2224" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ojow0K7JyOtE0jjBQy3EaYBBVasDXnJ95GYRm4IQVoHN8jCkHHZ101DOSoSCNArP_LMkIydcPQPq1ctpPUPxOPTA0A7V1Wc1Spe5eUfVsXpYT0cMhysrXLpwRArCfGWoi-Dtrl-K7TVi5mW_lsPJL861hwYsCETgwJCurZ6sKlRnidp7B6TA8Z9aMg/w426-h426/svbbookmarkback%20copy%205.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Jack and Sebastian have volunteered their time to answer your questions about the book, their lives, or whatever else you might be curious about. Leave your questions in the comments or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank">submit your questions on Instagram </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The post with their answers will be going up Friday!</span></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-87621221835743528752022-09-26T03:34:00.011-07:002022-09-30T17:59:19.326-07:00SWEET VENDETTA BLUES Release Tour!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgXLimCOxMXJ5AD06rCcA-IJPBpTuz8CnY9chdSUBEo4lBj7vlN-JfLMHecHY-HMEsfEvBbWOVZUjWMwCuYUsCNWAXjvz2MeBuICuG2PLh_GCYndO4Z03PubIJ0uGUNo_VjqwMsG8n8NXI-JXGWt1Lq2jW3IDgs92BZ5UEsL9LnaWmtaLJgxUwgxMlA/s1859/svbtourbanner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1859" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgXLimCOxMXJ5AD06rCcA-IJPBpTuz8CnY9chdSUBEo4lBj7vlN-JfLMHecHY-HMEsfEvBbWOVZUjWMwCuYUsCNWAXjvz2MeBuICuG2PLh_GCYndO4Z03PubIJ0uGUNo_VjqwMsG8n8NXI-JXGWt1Lq2jW3IDgs92BZ5UEsL9LnaWmtaLJgxUwgxMlA/w506-h168/svbtourbanner.png" width="506" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Join in on the official Release Tour for Sweet Vendetta Blues!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Schedule</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Monday Sep 26<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><sup><br /></sup></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">Tour Intro here at Character Purgatory (this post!)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-Rer1rjPy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">IG Spotlight @nickichapelwayauthor</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tuesday Sep 27<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><sup>Release Day!</sup></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><sup><br /></sup></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://bluestockingbibliobutteryblog.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Review at The Bluestocking Biblio Buttery</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjBVLl3rr5_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank"> IG Spotlight at @deborahocarroll</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank">Jack and Sebastian Q&A Opens on IG @modern_bard67</a> And <a href="http://hazelwest.blogspot.com/2022/09/ask-jack-and-sebastian.html" target="_blank">here on Character Purgatory</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wednesday Sep 28<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><sup><br /></sup></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjD-Tx-gGF1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">IG Spotlight at @sarah.taleweaver</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjEgFN3r2UM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">IG Spotlight at @brshutt</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjEGQiMrHgp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">Ebook Giveaway starts at @onemorechap</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thursday Sep 29<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><sup><br /></sup></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGVshSJiXG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">Review at @justme.jaiden</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://hazelwest.blogspot.com/2022/09/designing-character.html">Blog Post: "Designing a Character" Here at Character Purgatory</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Friday Sep 30<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><sup><br /></sup></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dreams-dragons.blogspot.com/2022/09/sweet-vendetta-blues-release-tour.html" target="_blank">Author and Character Interview at Dreams and Dragons</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bluestockingbibliobutteryblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/guest-post-insider-information-writing-sweet-vendetta-blues/" target="_blank">Guest Post at Bluestocking Biblio Buttery</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mannyroborovski/" target="_blank">Review at @mannyroborovski</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>(Each spotlight will have a different excerpt from the book, so make sure to check them all out!)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>~ ~ ~ ~ ~</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97heg6jg2njJjWI0304bI78z_1oG7QB3lr8kCB-BI0naVZZp0z-iRrjNwiGy2tIL6wM0UJHT7mFaVevKpbJv4B6EDWFJe4UMOXJtXKH3JLBi9MF0bmMgrvVa7eJAio4LwNBoFixDkwiPi1rcimODfQ8D5BLUB70DQJ6pQAT0vcIdytb4U8YxncPccWQ/s1640/svbcover.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1071" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97heg6jg2njJjWI0304bI78z_1oG7QB3lr8kCB-BI0naVZZp0z-iRrjNwiGy2tIL6wM0UJHT7mFaVevKpbJv4B6EDWFJe4UMOXJtXKH3JLBi9MF0bmMgrvVa7eJAio4LwNBoFixDkwiPi1rcimODfQ8D5BLUB70DQJ6pQAT0vcIdytb4U8YxncPccWQ/w216-h331/svbcover.png" width="216" /></a></div><i>It’s been eight years since Jack left his life in the mafia. Eight years since his adopted father was murdered. Eight years since his own brother shot him in revenge and he had to go into hiding, nothing but a dead man.<o:p></o:p></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p><i> </i></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><i>When the past comes back to haunt him in the worst way possible, Jack is forced to leave his new life as a homicide detective to flee his faceless enemy, leaving a dead partner in his wake. But the bodies keep piling up and Jack can no longer avoid his past when he finds out that all of the deaths turn out to be connected to one person—The Don of Rosa Nera.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p><i> </i></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><i>Things get even more complicated when his brother shows up out of the blue, leading his own investigation with information that their adopted father, Paccioretti, had gathered before his death. Despite their turbulent past, Jack and Sebastian decide it’s in their best interests to join forces and fight against the enemy who took so much away from them.</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><b>~ ~ ~ ~ ~</b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62088991-sweet-vendetta-blues" target="_blank">Add Sweet Vendetta Blues on Goodreads</a></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Purchase Links: </span><o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDSK3PPF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SE34AV4DB8ZQ&keywords=sweet+vendetta+blues&qid=1662776715&sprefix=sweet+vendetta+blue%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Kindle: </a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1165147" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Vendetta-Blues-Hazel-West/dp/B0BFVZGPL4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TC5N9ZG9M8KY&keywords=sweet+vendetta+blues&qid=1664081978&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjU5IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=sweet+vendetta+blu%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Paperback</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/5d7b408ce5" target="_blank"><b>Sweet Vendetta Blues Hardcover Preorder Link</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://hazelwest.blogspot.com/2022/08/sweet-vendetta-blues-prequel.html" target="_blank">Prequel Backstories</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b> </b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Also don't forget to also check out the hardcover special edition preorder of The New Emperor's Concerto!</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/e913602a2b" target="_blank">Concerto Hardcover Preorder Link</a></span></b><span face="-webkit-standard" style="text-align: start;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6ZnH73XHtUE-77N_l60k31-R-uIlQwoO53I3hx06GdmHbP4gDnG5b6tggDENS_cQzG7_PdHEogdW7IVq5vxk57e2gUZ-1Li1fdyYaGekYCLRxiS3kIDychuYdzU1bT4f_asHDtLoe11-H9ciZnWpbDCzc3i02dkrDhTTcIiCmVsitE2nxSrOyTrfYQ/s3000/swag%20copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6ZnH73XHtUE-77N_l60k31-R-uIlQwoO53I3hx06GdmHbP4gDnG5b6tggDENS_cQzG7_PdHEogdW7IVq5vxk57e2gUZ-1Li1fdyYaGekYCLRxiS3kIDychuYdzU1bT4f_asHDtLoe11-H9ciZnWpbDCzc3i02dkrDhTTcIiCmVsitE2nxSrOyTrfYQ/w446-h446/swag%20copy.png" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Swag is up for grabs! Any copy you buy qualifies! If you buy a paperback or ebook, just fill out the <b><a href="https://form.jotform.com/222407122676048" target="_blank">claim form </a></b>and you will receive your swag around mid to late October (hardcover preorders come with the swag already) US or International</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6w8ne2vF4DEpsa-TFKwWUdKNneUZnZLlABwtRRxOnLKhfBHa0BIU0tA8iWDVT_eMl1EXADYUcoXjV1h8HwviVIT4m0BwA2JlTjXP08dgGjk8Kis_PTH8Xr1gtANo6v6O_GWp2UX-bf8l72d2fS541Aoiz8l6ZsIlsC7F6XW2BdxGU0SCrTHMoM-Sxw/s3000/booksigninginfo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6w8ne2vF4DEpsa-TFKwWUdKNneUZnZLlABwtRRxOnLKhfBHa0BIU0tA8iWDVT_eMl1EXADYUcoXjV1h8HwviVIT4m0BwA2JlTjXP08dgGjk8Kis_PTH8Xr1gtANo6v6O_GWp2UX-bf8l72d2fS541Aoiz8l6ZsIlsC7F6XW2BdxGU0SCrTHMoM-Sxw/s320/booksigninginfo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am also going to be holding a live book signing and Q&A on my Instagram live when I get the hardcovers from the preorders in, so if you'd like the chance to have me personally sign and book or bookplate for you, make sure to get a copy now! I will be announcing the actual date as soon as I have a better idea of when the hardcovers will arrive. But it will probably be sometime during mid to late October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I hope you'll check out the rest of the tour! Stop by daily and make sure to check out all the posts!</b></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b><p></p></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-48432544301646735472022-09-13T10:20:00.002-07:002022-09-25T19:55:20.604-07:00SWEET VENDETTA BLUES Purchase Links<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xu9T-iWpT8Z4lBZ_zlia7thfBvHGIxqkRffSe9ovcf3jh_0_x99M4ji8yUGkfWimi4gGag0a_qceKzsCWfCTV41895YaCE1p7ilbs5cyH-MGEIH7d_xjv8B4Fp9uBKeQzB8bTgqk1VJjLKj9hrlkvzMqbRJVl2XEtoI6i3wvhMI2wxt6zpC4v6oNEA/s3000/aboutsvb.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xu9T-iWpT8Z4lBZ_zlia7thfBvHGIxqkRffSe9ovcf3jh_0_x99M4ji8yUGkfWimi4gGag0a_qceKzsCWfCTV41895YaCE1p7ilbs5cyH-MGEIH7d_xjv8B4Fp9uBKeQzB8bTgqk1VJjLKj9hrlkvzMqbRJVl2XEtoI6i3wvhMI2wxt6zpC4v6oNEA/w371-h371/aboutsvb.png" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CidItY0pSOk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">Watch the SVB trailer on Instagram!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>In addition to the hardcover, the Ebook version of Sweet Vendetta Blues is now available for Pre-order! The paperback will be available later this month as well, but Amazon doesn't let you put paperbacks up for pre-order so it will be just a little bit longer for that one.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">You can order your preferred copy below!</span></b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/5d7b408ce5" target="_blank">Hardcover Preorder </a>(Open through October 2nd)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Vendetta-Blues-Hazel-West-ebook/dp/B0BDSK3PPF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31RLQMUMEIDUD&keywords=sweet+vendetta+blues&qid=1662964018&sprefix=sweet+vendetta+blues%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1165147" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> (for those who don't have a kindle)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFVZGPL4/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662964018&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Paperback</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALx0foEJXyjqmyedaFOBvFY8KAZQBUGBr6472rpLF4EViW4ABbkFfZDlH-Ce8KPO2aCb5mionRYOo1oICE9TI-lVeDTH0aIGNF77nH7FlU7Rs6ILwa1bEwuPuoQh4bpJQOdzYvxgF0K9wuw8kNsxi2qVksGWUaw1yFH13l4p_b2b2o6edl70onOUSYg/s3000/swag.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALx0foEJXyjqmyedaFOBvFY8KAZQBUGBr6472rpLF4EViW4ABbkFfZDlH-Ce8KPO2aCb5mionRYOo1oICE9TI-lVeDTH0aIGNF77nH7FlU7Rs6ILwa1bEwuPuoQh4bpJQOdzYvxgF0K9wuw8kNsxi2qVksGWUaw1yFH13l4p_b2b2o6edl70onOUSYg/w461-h461/swag.png" width="461" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">If you order an ebook or paperback, don't forget to claim your pre-order swag! All you have to do is send your proof of purchase (a screenshot of your order receipt is fine) to this form and I will send you your swag pack! (If you have preordered the hardcover, your swag will come with your book)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://form.jotform.com/222407122676048" target="_blank">Swag Claim Form</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Just a reminder that this will be the only opportunity to get a hardcover version of this book. </b>I don't know if I will have any extra copies after the preorder is over, so if you want to guarantee you get one, please make sure to order before October 2nd! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What's different between the paperback and the hardcover? </b>These will be signed personally by me and personalized if you wish! The hardcover also contains 10 pages of full color character art by me. You can also remove the dust jacket and still have a copy that will look nice on your shelf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ_gCg4PfTqBKFwEDdxAAtBaFrJdxBFUg6W3NE_tgPkoA8rYELfHgWS1FjiwnPCpYwGEvgGQSc9nAeIHDAhOUE1qOXzls7Ls2_g073TJIAJuHE3f1n-2uJ9zPIJleMIp0fkAKEYgPQa6lo9UwgHrlhmp0Py30hambKsXiV7OVgFLkBxjcF3IUCJn9Bw/s1215/svbbookmarkback%20copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1215" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ_gCg4PfTqBKFwEDdxAAtBaFrJdxBFUg6W3NE_tgPkoA8rYELfHgWS1FjiwnPCpYwGEvgGQSc9nAeIHDAhOUE1qOXzls7Ls2_g073TJIAJuHE3f1n-2uJ9zPIJleMIp0fkAKEYgPQa6lo9UwgHrlhmp0Py30hambKsXiV7OVgFLkBxjcF3IUCJn9Bw/w407-h407/svbbookmarkback%20copy.png" width="407" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvp7hktkMIbcd9gF12hyyr9T05VqCUTS4Oe87RvMTVusYV1_L1mdp_OdcPKMh3zcpxfvkw7X3FupTXl9SMHTu9Vqkbh-hNBTfYZpBrEGLqVLb2ZI-bhsKJF7sfwJcco3X3U4wza5XFpkWNyqjR38XlcXzxiGKhjckgNuNCzUBt1Z40PAGA67VMUG2hw/s1247/svbpreorder2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1247" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvp7hktkMIbcd9gF12hyyr9T05VqCUTS4Oe87RvMTVusYV1_L1mdp_OdcPKMh3zcpxfvkw7X3FupTXl9SMHTu9Vqkbh-hNBTfYZpBrEGLqVLb2ZI-bhsKJF7sfwJcco3X3U4wza5XFpkWNyqjR38XlcXzxiGKhjckgNuNCzUBt1Z40PAGA67VMUG2hw/w399-h399/svbpreorder2.png" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-2663909584153719812022-09-06T04:06:00.000-07:002022-09-06T04:06:00.831-07:00Sweet Vendetta Blues COVER REVEAL!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> It's finally time to reveal the Cover for Sweet Vendetta Blues!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Without further ado:</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswLRIrtN8bsUscevevkBg3xlN0tiVuJGDFfWntrkP-N3QGDGp76OkqbKSUIok6dxOKbOhMyVC-ufXkqnq2G20zRFkbyQ3TgR0TltWeaTRAJGgarxbNUJ8BaxXfcx71OdxGUXZDVegjCiOE9DBbna-DyDGuV_ebup8ZwU7sb5752psEr-ftBZvOez82w/s1640/svbcover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1071" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswLRIrtN8bsUscevevkBg3xlN0tiVuJGDFfWntrkP-N3QGDGp76OkqbKSUIok6dxOKbOhMyVC-ufXkqnq2G20zRFkbyQ3TgR0TltWeaTRAJGgarxbNUJ8BaxXfcx71OdxGUXZDVegjCiOE9DBbna-DyDGuV_ebup8ZwU7sb5752psEr-ftBZvOez82w/w349-h534/svbcover.png" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It’s been eight years since Jack left his life in the mafia. Eight years since his adopted father was murdered. Eight years since his own brother shot him in revenge and he had to go into hiding, nothing but a dead man.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>When the past comes back to haunt him in the worst way possible, Jack is forced to leave his new life as a homicide detective to flee his faceless enemy, leaving a dead partner in his wake. But the bodies keep piling up and Jack can no longer avoid his past when he finds out that all of the deaths turn out to be connected to one person—The Don of Rosa Nera.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Things get even more complicated when his brother shows up out of the blue, leading his own investigation with information that their adopted father, Paccioretti, had gathered before his death. Despite their turbulent past, Jack and Sebastian decide it’s in their best interests to join forces and fight against the enemy who took so much away from them.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Set in the same world as The New Emperor’s Concerto this new novel by Hazel B. West contains the overarching theme of family woven throughout a noir adventure with a cross-country road trip for information and justice. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62088991-sweet-vendetta-blues" target="_blank"><b>Add to your TBR on Goodreads!</b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>~~~~~~~~~</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">What do you all think? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Along with the cover reveal today, I'm also extremely excited to share that the pre-orders for the hardcover editions of <i>Sweet Vendetta Blues </i>AND <i>The New Emperor's Concerto</i> are now live! (The paperback and e-book versions of SVB are going to be available for preorder soon as well)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobaIltKcU27D0gYtTG7YEFwtILNzCN7-zfbtjYQPJezcYE06KVVfANLlW2nWm3lfLcTpm0Q6F6NOAOTOj6x70iWXNIWjyKdqnnETFn2dsjMdAqe5Jdv3oeFP9dI26Dsj6G8t9MTXDKCllAyrQT8gIWmxfaP-upf6_Gd3whR0Mv2boQbj_Q7d4QcHxcQ/s3000/svbreleasedate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobaIltKcU27D0gYtTG7YEFwtILNzCN7-zfbtjYQPJezcYE06KVVfANLlW2nWm3lfLcTpm0Q6F6NOAOTOj6x70iWXNIWjyKdqnnETFn2dsjMdAqe5Jdv3oeFP9dI26Dsj6G8t9MTXDKCllAyrQT8gIWmxfaP-upf6_Gd3whR0Mv2boQbj_Q7d4QcHxcQ/w354-h354/svbreleasedate.png" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/5d7b408ce5" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order HERE</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuHQIF4BH-foL5x_kmHGTpd6g-Zhz8Z185maHeH53sA0LlTTaz08YRWPKStgP0_V2JL28Cb5luJD9q0nM6CoZ_lItXMy0RVH3R8BcYi6gAUODOy-bp3fkKFpteIwfh7ZG9AuUFj5KZ_P5aIc-1nasaOx8pESwBw0Z45JsODljUc-_numIoFgk2Z1X_w/s3000/concertopreorder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuHQIF4BH-foL5x_kmHGTpd6g-Zhz8Z185maHeH53sA0LlTTaz08YRWPKStgP0_V2JL28Cb5luJD9q0nM6CoZ_lItXMy0RVH3R8BcYi6gAUODOy-bp3fkKFpteIwfh7ZG9AuUFj5KZ_P5aIc-1nasaOx8pESwBw0Z45JsODljUc-_numIoFgk2Z1X_w/w367-h367/concertopreorder.png" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/e913602a2b" target="_blank"><b>Pre-Order HERE</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Emperors-Concerto-Hazel-West/dp/1704655757/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781704655758&linkCode=qs&qid=1661748210&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">kindle and paperback editions of Concerto</a> have also been re-edited, and though they don't include the character art, if you would rather have a paperback or ebook copy, you can still get some swag if you buy either before the end of September! (Paperback orders will recieve a signed bookplate along with the rest of the swag!) All you have to do is send proof of purchase to me through <a href="https://form.jotform.com/222407122676048" target="_blank">THIS FORM</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am also running a giveaway for a signed copy of the prequel bind-up on my Instagram this week so hop over there and enter for a chance to win!</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSX8Imu2obxMjNlIjFtMoP1EsXkJd1hPRHlO_QxFjA1UIqGJZk8U91Sf2SiGPZYW9FX15XQJnDpxv377K-GaOYyhb0jolcIZjN0DUagSsha1ISCvLV8iACDjPOZFvnCcX3AofNb5rqsSrDGD7KAi7H_bjIiKNJpGtiI10MqK7IY7o0rWPDAqXTKrwkg/s3000/svbblank%20copy%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSX8Imu2obxMjNlIjFtMoP1EsXkJd1hPRHlO_QxFjA1UIqGJZk8U91Sf2SiGPZYW9FX15XQJnDpxv377K-GaOYyhb0jolcIZjN0DUagSsha1ISCvLV8iACDjPOZFvnCcX3AofNb5rqsSrDGD7KAi7H_bjIiKNJpGtiI10MqK7IY7o0rWPDAqXTKrwkg/s320/svbblank%20copy%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIFCGCgnz_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank"><b>Enter Giveaway HERE</b></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also don't forget to grab the <a href=" https://ko-fi.com/s/1b9caad871" target="_blank"><b>Ko-Fi goodies</b></a> this month and check out the <a href=" https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2q3cfgZvC/" target="_blank"><b>Concerto Draw or Color this in Your Style Challenge!</b></a></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5rKFWFXdgaTCnr2vQDkqf_ocufboEgj_x0x3lhnjopu1UL2tsCs0cinPSsks00ZWtyhEuXicZRgihKurXmcml7CYAZHEkPQoxieWeEkpqy9tWnW6EQzi_OH53UdKq9nTCNMvsiqcAKDqyP0_lvM2voaPeATZ_kMkxNIa3yapjSWmIW3NZdrrK0sLcg/s1000/kofigoodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5rKFWFXdgaTCnr2vQDkqf_ocufboEgj_x0x3lhnjopu1UL2tsCs0cinPSsks00ZWtyhEuXicZRgihKurXmcml7CYAZHEkPQoxieWeEkpqy9tWnW6EQzi_OH53UdKq9nTCNMvsiqcAKDqyP0_lvM2voaPeATZ_kMkxNIa3yapjSWmIW3NZdrrK0sLcg/s320/kofigoodies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm34T5Ofa78j5MyphJUkJJhBNACqIIrY686ASopiRabRLbQvM9GGwUQzb6Jhd3HDkQ7zMMSDhIhZbRSNt0gc1vGlQMOUqKr3_pBRTAX_qR68ZmyWxNGqNu6PchSIlVWWMsY3W_V89sb8SJcotSWSrk1TQeNb5lEV17-zoudGWCgYlG5MoWesQIwcqiTg/s1000/dtiysinfographic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm34T5Ofa78j5MyphJUkJJhBNACqIIrY686ASopiRabRLbQvM9GGwUQzb6Jhd3HDkQ7zMMSDhIhZbRSNt0gc1vGlQMOUqKr3_pBRTAX_qR68ZmyWxNGqNu6PchSIlVWWMsY3W_V89sb8SJcotSWSrk1TQeNb5lEV17-zoudGWCgYlG5MoWesQIwcqiTg/s320/dtiysinfographic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-37616656038433789152022-08-29T12:18:00.003-07:002022-08-29T12:18:46.506-07:00Concerto DTIYS Challenge!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTPsVP8p1dD2p4st3ptn8QrFk8YBA4_0sYdaZMRkQVZFDqT0Ar8olImIbY1my0c4h1q4dRJOAilY1UP5LYaoC7hRYqXVlif3rSgl0LuVgWq1RmNO2DD6IEsWfpWPlEJLEq_QXi2ANETcPeKM7Pv-drRNZJ4VWBm8zET7Ts5T1gPFc76KE0Ixp5Y0SgQ/s4400/concertodtiys1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4400" data-original-width="3400" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTPsVP8p1dD2p4st3ptn8QrFk8YBA4_0sYdaZMRkQVZFDqT0Ar8olImIbY1my0c4h1q4dRJOAilY1UP5LYaoC7hRYqXVlif3rSgl0LuVgWq1RmNO2DD6IEsWfpWPlEJLEq_QXi2ANETcPeKM7Pv-drRNZJ4VWBm8zET7Ts5T1gPFc76KE0Ixp5Y0SgQ/w371-h481/concertodtiys1.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">DRAW THIS IS YOUR STYLE</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">During the lead up for the 2nd edition and Hardcover release of The New Emperor's Concerto, I'm hosting a DTIYS challenge!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><u>How To Enter</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">For this challenge, you can either draw Flynn and Lysander in your own style, or, if that's not your thing, you can download the coloring page version! The coloring page can be printed out, or used as a transparent PNG so you can color it digitally. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">For those doing your own art, feel free to change up Lysander and Flynn's poses, outfits, etc. (Cosplay is allowed too!) You can even draw them interacting with your own characters, as long as your picture includes either Lysander, Flynn, or both.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I'll be picking a random artist from the entries who will receive a swag pack (including the Concerto sticker sheet that will be available only as a pre-order goodie) And EVERYONE who enters will be allowed to request a doodle from me for your participation ^_^</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This challenge will be shared on Instagram (or Twitter if you don't have an IG account)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Make sure to use the hashtag <b>#concertodtiys </b>and tag me <b>@modern_bard67 on IG</b> or <b>@artfulscribbler on Twitter</b> in your post and/or stories to make sure I see it. Please share my original drawing as a slide when you post as well. If you don't want to share publicly, you can DM me your submission, it will still count.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This challenge will run until <b>October 1st</b> so you have a month to finish your piece!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I can't wait to see what you all come up with!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2q3cfgZvC/" target="_blank">See the original post on IG</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/80bf143e0f" target="_blank"><b>Download the coloring page</b></a></span></div></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-7905460235385414542022-08-22T02:53:00.003-07:002022-08-22T02:53:25.136-07:00Sweet Vendetta Blues Prequel Backstories Now Available!<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> They're here! You can now grab your own copies of the 2 prequel backstories to get yourself in the mood for the release of Sweet Vendetta Blues!</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtQXjxSA78hGJcBNfx5Qb3fSo3nSE_CmTZ7ox6EBIRdXVoT6fpjyRq8OxWpa0Tv4U_ZZjGj85KSltkMHPgo43qkeMTZZrKeBwbs_vtJViOvu0Ti3l_i8OqJXzdrv2cpdr0Sp2XyWYxfuTSLkAwzzMg6p7HV1WvxyioKXqfmhlDksfGr2GPN3QsX3__g/s3600/pacciorettibackstorycover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtQXjxSA78hGJcBNfx5Qb3fSo3nSE_CmTZ7ox6EBIRdXVoT6fpjyRq8OxWpa0Tv4U_ZZjGj85KSltkMHPgo43qkeMTZZrKeBwbs_vtJViOvu0Ti3l_i8OqJXzdrv2cpdr0Sp2XyWYxfuTSLkAwzzMg6p7HV1WvxyioKXqfmhlDksfGr2GPN3QsX3__g/s320/pacciorettibackstorycover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>After his sister is taken by traffickers, Leone Paccioretti has made it his mission to figure out a way to protect the children of New York City. And how does he plan to achieve that? By joining the local mafia, Rosa Nera, so he can be closer to the corrupt upper echelons of society. When the current Capo recruits him into his ranks, Leone finds himself going from an orphan on the streets, to a member of one of the most powerful organizations in the country. The only question is, will he be able to achieve his dreams of making the city a safer place, or will his sacrifices all be for nothing in the end?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BBC2QP74/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" target="_blank"><b>Amazon Kindle</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1161763" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62048578-uneasy-is-the-head" target="_blank">Add on Goodreads</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9ZDg1uhQ6XnZe4BYHEYgKF2b-BbNuZ9BTn_aWU4YWoTrJUp4lJhK42q8NCXBFJgtZIAtYf_ysMsZq1O-kCtAhy3ENgSzm_qstpfnMPq0v9DW4Jm-31MpqrR6y29W99QfcvbcfuvdiyxfQaimkeTsgAAMy7ipyFjR7tC-4VlC-smQv3umiE4U89wHwQ/s3600/jackbackstorycover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9ZDg1uhQ6XnZe4BYHEYgKF2b-BbNuZ9BTn_aWU4YWoTrJUp4lJhK42q8NCXBFJgtZIAtYf_ysMsZq1O-kCtAhy3ENgSzm_qstpfnMPq0v9DW4Jm-31MpqrR6y29W99QfcvbcfuvdiyxfQaimkeTsgAAMy7ipyFjR7tC-4VlC-smQv3umiE4U89wHwQ/s320/jackbackstorycover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Jack has made a new life for himself as a budding homicide detective in a small town in New Mexico, but it’s harder to let go of the past than he realized. Faced with a friendly new partner and an apparent vigilante murder case the first week on the job, Jack tries to put his past behind him and focus on the future. After all, there’s no going back to his old life now, so maybe it’s time to look for a little redemption. </i></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BBC1FYQD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1" target="_blank"><b>Amazon Kindle</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1161764" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62048596-new-beginnings" target="_blank">Add on Goodreads</a></b></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HxgVS55umLXh1V7NMKGT7MWKpm2lExsM2bX2SWPLvt7T0sE_l0pYfilCMLwY_GtMBY10Rlm47At1fgGiIXOYfMlduXW1yF88GdKoRoKVIJoV7vWaNmmbTk9dAkQoIAr5ODzTaupGdAcVxWv4jY3aHOmL7FEeXxh99qByj7oyAco3pQThe91G2_2c6Q/s4926/backstoriescoverfront.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4926" data-original-width="3227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HxgVS55umLXh1V7NMKGT7MWKpm2lExsM2bX2SWPLvt7T0sE_l0pYfilCMLwY_GtMBY10Rlm47At1fgGiIXOYfMlduXW1yF88GdKoRoKVIJoV7vWaNmmbTk9dAkQoIAr5ODzTaupGdAcVxWv4jY3aHOmL7FEeXxh99qByj7oyAco3pQThe91G2_2c6Q/s320/backstoriescoverfront.png" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are also available as a paperback bind up if you prefer physical copies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5Z9F18/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XW5FQH7CD8LX&keywords=sweet+vendetta+blues&qid=1661135403&sprefix=sweet+vendetta+blue%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62048614-two-sweet-vendetta-blues-stories" target="_blank">Add on Goodreads</a></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>The Butler's Story (which is the New Emperor's Concerto backstory featuring Sinclair) has also gotten an edit and a new face, so if you haven't read it yet, grab a copy now!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj86bltHrmA3GX7xHSTecUMiuG-GZg9o752oom_dAJUiQVTiI6asVShsQmEkmWOYfXwJDiOoUWoD6yPOCeLr1SASduZVQcnyMRAfKnVZAIUSiuVIgKc1KnIJRgw-RigP_QHFVeGHWQxHR-gvTjR8UUK_eXBmXpHJTv9NIkA1ojFAaKzD3mt6FW3AW6Q/s3200/butlerstorycovertext.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj86bltHrmA3GX7xHSTecUMiuG-GZg9o752oom_dAJUiQVTiI6asVShsQmEkmWOYfXwJDiOoUWoD6yPOCeLr1SASduZVQcnyMRAfKnVZAIUSiuVIgKc1KnIJRgw-RigP_QHFVeGHWQxHR-gvTjR8UUK_eXBmXpHJTv9NIkA1ojFAaKzD3mt6FW3AW6Q/s320/butlerstorycovertext.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Butlers-Story-Concerto-Book-ebook/dp/B083P2PQ1H/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3AYY4JBR5LQ0S&keywords=hazel+b+west&qid=1661134731&sprefix=hazel+b+west%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-2" target="_blank"><b>Amazon Kindle</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/999348" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50655361-the-butler-s-story" target="_blank">Add on Goodreads</a></b></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-74316276116071356812022-08-18T13:14:00.001-07:002022-08-18T13:16:15.194-07:00COMING SOON! New Prequel Stories and Sweet Vendetta Blues Cover Reveal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytuvwdsH507wfM0H88BPFUnK8_U3lBiT_RAEaDiBWizopvDwu8Bib1Z1jNbRdTXGOGuJMjGisnc0z9-2WPwZFbFS6gl8I_e5nba8w4h2E20UbBfTncQrZHIdValHNeVzJtxRFJMv-HgslIynt1zSm71TbemWTZzYd9N4VXo1jHAdWg0CkJLE_pjKk9Q/s1000/blue%20background%20copy%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytuvwdsH507wfM0H88BPFUnK8_U3lBiT_RAEaDiBWizopvDwu8Bib1Z1jNbRdTXGOGuJMjGisnc0z9-2WPwZFbFS6gl8I_e5nba8w4h2E20UbBfTncQrZHIdValHNeVzJtxRFJMv-HgslIynt1zSm71TbemWTZzYd9N4VXo1jHAdWg0CkJLE_pjKk9Q/w397-h397/blue%20background%20copy%203.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To give you all something to read in the lead-up to the Sweet Vendetta Blues release, I'm going to be releasing two prequel short stories to give you a little look into the missing pasts of the characters. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These will be available Monday August 22nd, both as ebooks and as a paperback bind-up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4R1A-rmAKNfs6mK9B6s411JHQpJuJEdfjmYGX9NO_9D6r713AcPyMYh-RGnnqoRM6LIVI9dzK77a68imp6jLYb1PgjP7-dLsXndx_XpkW9BpnaG_Ggn84NKJbIuMQUMAPEIaKgfhCcIjmcI6pr5RkyCzmcDM_5QGDphVNz8dSb6WSxb2q5RGR1mOEw/s821/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%201.32.43%20AM%20copy%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="821" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4R1A-rmAKNfs6mK9B6s411JHQpJuJEdfjmYGX9NO_9D6r713AcPyMYh-RGnnqoRM6LIVI9dzK77a68imp6jLYb1PgjP7-dLsXndx_XpkW9BpnaG_Ggn84NKJbIuMQUMAPEIaKgfhCcIjmcI6pr5RkyCzmcDM_5QGDphVNz8dSb6WSxb2q5RGR1mOEw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%201.32.43%20AM%20copy%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will also be doing the cover reveal for Sweet Vendetta Blues on September 6th! I'm really excited to share what I've been working on with you guys so make sure you pop over here that day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you would like to join the cover reveal team to share it on your blogs and social media, <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TbcPE0hNv4vKNLyjEg3ZpHGLbSnuQDvirEVaCKD_oCc/edit" target="_blank">sign up here with this form.</a> I have a lot to share that day both for SVB and also about the Concerto hardcover, so I'm hoping to get as many people as possible to sign up for the cover reveal!</span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNlFSXr9-f3W81pcwIAxzxartIiASNOmZT0gG_Jil1skbcuaHFz5IWzFrHJkonkShVbaGfaZAGmeaF37AzAZ-dcUumgKiUjREq9KPefx9p2vYxk2jYSULfq_ktOiynLvdVyTdcNb1SHsFSNuEMmBrce6NJ9vgRMdgnFQ-7G3VOAxgKwmq4XI_rOS4UA/s3024/IMG_8597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNlFSXr9-f3W81pcwIAxzxartIiASNOmZT0gG_Jil1skbcuaHFz5IWzFrHJkonkShVbaGfaZAGmeaF37AzAZ-dcUumgKiUjREq9KPefx9p2vYxk2jYSULfq_ktOiynLvdVyTdcNb1SHsFSNuEMmBrce6NJ9vgRMdgnFQ-7G3VOAxgKwmq4XI_rOS4UA/s320/IMG_8597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And finally, if you have not yet ordered your August goodies, go grab them! These Jack and Sebastian chibi stickers are exclusive to ko-fi supporters only, and you will also have the chance to read the first of the flashback chapters from SVB where we get to see Jack meet Paccioretti for the first time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/85503d88c7" target="_blank">Get Yours Here!</a></b></span></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-76871450273427592452022-08-16T11:37:00.000-07:002022-08-16T11:37:06.671-07:00COVER REVEAL! A Solstice of Fire and Light by Angela R. Watts<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Very excited to be sharing a cover reveal for a new fantasy book by Angela R. Watts today! </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Look how beautiful this is! </b></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcjzar44VglyEm5CGMIjyvPkUoT75F91K4zKOIpJo6ilnA_4DXQ57Kj7GSzCCWjZY78F_0YovIrN71C9G6PG6UAgek-5daWbs5SnoZiMVY21D4ISfRdQUbkoWMPdeqT2rOQ97BihDw1WhrY4pMqQ1oUNAbALx6KKuonl-KUp_kUqYjU1OgLOlLqO29A/s5940/Solstice%20of%20Fire%20and%20Light%20-%20Ebook%20cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5940" data-original-width="3736" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcjzar44VglyEm5CGMIjyvPkUoT75F91K4zKOIpJo6ilnA_4DXQ57Kj7GSzCCWjZY78F_0YovIrN71C9G6PG6UAgek-5daWbs5SnoZiMVY21D4ISfRdQUbkoWMPdeqT2rOQ97BihDw1WhrY4pMqQ1oUNAbALx6KKuonl-KUp_kUqYjU1OgLOlLqO29A/w310-h494/Solstice%20of%20Fire%20and%20Light%20-%20Ebook%20cover.png" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-5f7da81d-7fff-cde9-b728-3574c3253ea9" style="text-align: start;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dionne, a Gifted nomad princess, hunts the warlocks that kidnapped her brother. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nnamdi, a popular caravan fighter, wishes to be freed from his sins. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After they break out of prison together and spare each other in a death match, there’s no turning back… So they board a pirate ship and hunt the Order.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Dionne learns that the wizards that took her brother have also taken child slaves and hides them all away in her kingdom, she creates a plan with the pirates to infiltrate the Order… But when Dionne reaches the kingdom, she will be sacrificed to the gods on winter solstice.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Swept in a world of deadly magic, Nnamdi swears his protection to Dionne… But then he learns she is a princess and that her fate is sealed at the hands of a jealous wizard. Nnamdi must break his chains and unleash his Gift like never before… Or lose the only woman he’s ever loved.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For lovers of slow-burn romance and fast-paced fantasy, get your next binge-read with one click! This standalone novel is perfect for readers who want a clean, swoon-worthy fantasy romance with high stakes and faith-elements.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author’s note: this novel is suitable for ages 16+ due to dark themes and violence.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">~ ~ ~ ~ ~</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Angela is also doing a kickstarter for this book so if you're interested in checking that out and helping to reach the stretch goals for a special edition hardcover, I highly suggest taking a look!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibecu-g8NVDyWi79pCcXnR6g2YvThYZb7iK8FkwX8YP2ca_Id1YMZjG3WKUcpdTtF5BmuUNxhMK6KX3Z-2F3sZoUSDZ_VpVwUG9eTZa0yTfU6IhDLeMbzsf5Fivy1tIEeO-ytw8_pzdyQWks9oJG-rby6rqy6wboXkSIKifw32n6nysMpC-_lICRAnVQ/s940/Cover%20Reveal%20Sign%20ups%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibecu-g8NVDyWi79pCcXnR6g2YvThYZb7iK8FkwX8YP2ca_Id1YMZjG3WKUcpdTtF5BmuUNxhMK6KX3Z-2F3sZoUSDZ_VpVwUG9eTZa0yTfU6IhDLeMbzsf5Fivy1tIEeO-ytw8_pzdyQWks9oJG-rby6rqy6wboXkSIKifw32n6nysMpC-_lICRAnVQ/w385-h322/Cover%20Reveal%20Sign%20ups%20(1).png" width="385" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kck.st/3C7GTxA" target="_blank">BACK THE CAMPAIGN AND GET YOUR COPY TODAY</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ ~ ~ ~ ~ </span></span></p></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a618229-7fff-9d0e-36ee-b28fb1c1a22b" style="text-align: start;"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AUTHOR BIO</span></h1><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ANGELA R. WATTS is the bestselling and award-nominated author of The Infidel Books and the Remnant Trilogy. She has over 22 works in print. When she’s not writing, Angela enjoys freelance editing, homesteading, and art. She lives in Tennessee with her family and many pets.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><u>You can find her Here</u></b></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://angelarwatts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Website (And Newsletter)</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AngelaRWattsauthor" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Facebook</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/angelarwattsauthor/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Instagram</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_pj-I-VLvxNXdRI9V2LseA" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Youtube</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/PeculiarAngela" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Twitter</span></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href=" https://www.amazon.com/Angela-R-Watts/e/B07F97JNMY" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazon</span></a></span></p></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-67864746975631601662022-08-04T19:03:00.000-07:002022-08-04T19:03:02.663-07:00August Supporter Goodies are Now Available!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcpih425R-kEZJVRxwaQNUhoSzQoL6Op6g5bTGBWCUdEYEcjjHZw8zHxs0OxBgOBdrQlS_eCm-iZWsC64Llt0CXlEkzJQyiiM0tqFfV_kJgH7er8FBZqx1q96TPNAKqxbYwZoJMq7f5SalQLD5k0KI_iGeXEy9NvgOUTQJkZIOdAXb0mzmM2xxfto2A/s1000/blue%20background%20copy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcpih425R-kEZJVRxwaQNUhoSzQoL6Op6g5bTGBWCUdEYEcjjHZw8zHxs0OxBgOBdrQlS_eCm-iZWsC64Llt0CXlEkzJQyiiM0tqFfV_kJgH7er8FBZqx1q96TPNAKqxbYwZoJMq7f5SalQLD5k0KI_iGeXEy9NvgOUTQJkZIOdAXb0mzmM2xxfto2A/w431-h431/blue%20background%20copy%202.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">New Goodie pack up on ko-fi! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month, for the digital goodie, you get the chance to read the first flashback chapter from Sweet Vendetta Blues. This is the one in which Jack first meets Leone Paccioretti, the mafioso who takes him in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4_K97fd7oxWwDC83PgBP4vjLA2VXFIHdBzo6qfNGAvqPRrHN7m4hfe1FP8hp9tCcu7DqRt0TY5JHCqHh7GizrJQMSRO-ZKYSyroXqP8Bzttw3RY9sW8B3zdD4Ee8bONNnZTDwcUZy_vasmHrohPDFtCdijQVdfEj0nSl0hP2QG23kXU5wkzEJ0q_Hw/s1020/progsnippet1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4_K97fd7oxWwDC83PgBP4vjLA2VXFIHdBzo6qfNGAvqPRrHN7m4hfe1FP8hp9tCcu7DqRt0TY5JHCqHh7GizrJQMSRO-ZKYSyroXqP8Bzttw3RY9sW8B3zdD4Ee8bONNnZTDwcUZy_vasmHrohPDFtCdijQVdfEj0nSl0hP2QG23kXU5wkzEJ0q_Hw/s320/progsnippet1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBKnmThMtKzZsWV6Iu1--GS9z40nsLsM7EoAGh4IJUOBJPY66DzJrcT5bUtSg1sfTp9nc41fLPM7NtRv5-5S2MoHZixKt4QDa5RLslJmpmA16Z4mcE638BwkGZRHtGupk2k68RM193xj5zqNYVoLF4cPzv-1qZFWuI_28eNBKf6oPRuoWw4ioWQjNAw/s1020/progsnippet2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBKnmThMtKzZsWV6Iu1--GS9z40nsLsM7EoAGh4IJUOBJPY66DzJrcT5bUtSg1sfTp9nc41fLPM7NtRv5-5S2MoHZixKt4QDa5RLslJmpmA16Z4mcE638BwkGZRHtGupk2k68RM193xj5zqNYVoLF4cPzv-1qZFWuI_28eNBKf6oPRuoWw4ioWQjNAw/s320/progsnippet2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for the physical goodies, we have the Jack and Sebastian chibi stickers (die cut vinyl) as well as bookmarks featuring the art from the SVB backstories that will be out later this month, as well as the new Butler's Story art (an updated edition of which will be republished along with the SVB backstories)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hwEWDt59ZipidePmetgP8j1HDjTIvqvX1WAJnV1CbCT8rrBq-fzdDaRd7nUX91nQu7ULkwMVgoZyuNWZjv-1bs2-Ot5_GPivj7uTxM3iy26NoKEwRLr8JmC-wT-TDf_jxsJYCfFdkYZuw22FB48Rmx8uagB5Ug4WirCF6NVYg3NTW06uFcZv5V0Vfg/s320/IMG_8513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/85503d88c7" target="_blank">Get your goodies here!</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-28182880951750208892022-08-01T10:42:00.001-07:002022-08-01T10:42:06.607-07:00Short Story Jam 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4WCuJpvTiuzgXXqEIuQhxGlr59KSbCAK2Oru1BMBl6IRZn2HOIdIJxcWJBbKx1xo1Oi-oDwTMgK2whO6rQbtE8Yy8d8akC0XF-CdWTkr7CHbbWwBuerLS6j4wtjouhmp-TOgTMx6MfOF3RAMhRcbdsYi0d7kLkU3r-hET5V8pLNcDCmB6ZzX3sXkLA/s1757/concertocardsprintback%20copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1757" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4WCuJpvTiuzgXXqEIuQhxGlr59KSbCAK2Oru1BMBl6IRZn2HOIdIJxcWJBbKx1xo1Oi-oDwTMgK2whO6rQbtE8Yy8d8akC0XF-CdWTkr7CHbbWwBuerLS6j4wtjouhmp-TOgTMx6MfOF3RAMhRcbdsYi0d7kLkU3r-hET5V8pLNcDCmB6ZzX3sXkLA/s320/concertocardsprintback%20copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's official! The Short Story Jam will be starting this week on Thursday! The discord is now live so get signed up now to join in the fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Jam will be a week long and you'll have the opportunity to share your writing ideas and run sprints with fellow writers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>For more information, check out the document <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19SA4UdXE-bgDTDGyPDUKxsNl8XsMqdoy_8htawfRhxI/edit" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>To sign up, please fill out this short form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1W7k-mI8k-_zNBLBoV376yDxV0lhz35U_wOpVkEEac8I/edit" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></div><br /><p></p><p>Share this will all of your writer friends! I hope to see you there!</p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-10843372568959070142022-07-14T11:19:00.001-07:002022-07-14T11:19:53.921-07:00Short Story Jam! (Upcoming Event)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgaVggU1cujxaazxbFHtgQdEg_zc1fbu3Q9J0WzynrLmNLmJHhmGbdtJUb8aeGLYABv0GrMWdr9Fav_Y5yzDpAG9QtNFKuBBD3gF8jzKlSeYitNKsa_imt8YT_fWnCRxMITLDSAtAP3QOmZl3Oxj13FIj5Aa-dwMAvlv55WlQrtzTKPj75WTB9ekZfw/s1000/jamicon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgaVggU1cujxaazxbFHtgQdEg_zc1fbu3Q9J0WzynrLmNLmJHhmGbdtJUb8aeGLYABv0GrMWdr9Fav_Y5yzDpAG9QtNFKuBBD3gF8jzKlSeYitNKsa_imt8YT_fWnCRxMITLDSAtAP3QOmZl3Oxj13FIj5Aa-dwMAvlv55WlQrtzTKPj75WTB9ekZfw/s320/jamicon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I'm currently organizing a writing event and I am looking for people interested in joining!<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></b></p><p>What is a writing jam? This is a challenge that would take place over a period of 48 hours to a week where you get together with other writers and write a short story in that amount of time. Think of it like a mini NaNoWriMo, but instead of a word count goal, it's a time limit so it's up to you whether you want to write a 500 word story or a 5000 word one.</p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">When?</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3e5930c6-7fff-4ca7-4b34-f14bfb2423ed"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TBD but either the first or second week of August</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Discord Server: Short Story Jam 2022 ( link coming soon)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How Long? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the currently gathered info, we’re probably looking at a week long Jam, possibly with a 3 day writing period and the first part of the week allotted to plotting time, but this might change the more feedback we get.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What am I doing?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this Jam, you will be writing a short story in the allotted time. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How do I join?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me know you would like to join in by contacting me through Instagram (<b>@modern_bard67</b>) or just filling out the form with your socials.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Read more Info, FAQs, and Rules <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19SA4UdXE-bgDTDGyPDUKxsNl8XsMqdoy_8htawfRhxI/edit" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get your opinion in and help us solidify our plans by filling out the interest form:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #954f72; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18Ex7OmZfanMos-8N0JrhtJJ9H3HwDWTDZVCGmxBhHCs/edit" style="text-decoration: none;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18Ex7OmZfanMos-8N0JrhtJJ9H3HwDWTDZVCGmxBhHCs/edit</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Please share this among your writer friends! The more people we get the more fun this will be!</b></p></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-68753994512420424102022-07-10T21:09:00.001-07:002022-07-10T21:10:16.679-07:00New Goodies Available! <p> Help support the Sweet Vendetta Blues and New Emperor's Concerto 2nd edition release by getting subscriber goodies on Ko-fi.</p><p>It's no secret that publishing takes a lot of time, and can also be rather pricy. I am hoping to offer more options for all of the books, including availability, and other versions (like hardcovers!) and to do so, there will be launching costs.</p><p>So I've started offering goodies to anyone who supports me on Ko-fi. There will be new goodies each month, both physical and digital, including sneak peeks of SVB, character art, stickers, prints, bookmarks, and more! </p><p>If you are interested, this is what I am offering for July:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2enIb7L6yF8MQRKf1Gd9B7Aa9UdN7U2Or-pFD7JXo2AHizyU8mFfXnIrVnjgHRL5z2Y9rF6Pd3yqWJamI3jxhH4yWBgwGdppLNEStsYH9uCMRZQZ12N-9NG2wT5eFkY6a3eh_J1gdEe8zwC7zPjQe2TSkYjDkMj34uARmOYnZXK52CKh_ivegpA17w/s1000/julygoodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2enIb7L6yF8MQRKf1Gd9B7Aa9UdN7U2Or-pFD7JXo2AHizyU8mFfXnIrVnjgHRL5z2Y9rF6Pd3yqWJamI3jxhH4yWBgwGdppLNEStsYH9uCMRZQZ12N-9NG2wT5eFkY6a3eh_J1gdEe8zwC7zPjQe2TSkYjDkMj34uARmOYnZXK52CKh_ivegpA17w/w529-h529/julygoodies.jpg" width="529" /></a></div><br /><p>Also, I want to point out that this is not actually a monthly subscription. I will just be uploading a different set of goodies each month (for $6) and you will purchase it through the Ko-Fi shop feature. The reason I decided to do this is because I'm not sure if I will continue doing monthly goodies after SVB is published, and I didn't want people to subscribe and then not get something after several months of support. Instead, this gives you the opportunity to support me for whichever month you would like to. </p><p>All of these goodies ARE exclusive to my Ko-Fi monthly supporters though and will not be available as swag at a later date; once the month is over, these will not be available anymore. </p><p>If you're interested and would like to help support an indie author, you can get your set of July's goodies <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/697861c1e0" target="_blank">HERE</a> </p><p>The chapters of SVB will be sent out to whatever email you use when you pay on Ko-Fi within a couple days, and the sticker and character cards will be sent out around mid July and then if I get more supporters, another batch at the end of the month.</p><p>Thanks for checking this out, and I am really looking forward to sharing more about Blues with you!</p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-66038603951963927372022-06-23T19:04:00.003-07:002022-06-23T19:04:26.220-07:00Coming Soon!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdci44tGemQ9HCBsHi9MIwtUm3YLLPq-cbzD1L3qjqYuja0yBO7l0V7_oGJA-uZ9a9KxUCqkWYhVbNn8u15n93e9YvbBtLKqEH18FTTEwVyIOY_ibejUQFwmciHDPh6oI-j9nwgq_3d3PCwDI0TP4PtSPHJbVLfY0ZlpPmjGR0WeIc72OQsZ02WsdMA/s821/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%201.32.43%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="821" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdci44tGemQ9HCBsHi9MIwtUm3YLLPq-cbzD1L3qjqYuja0yBO7l0V7_oGJA-uZ9a9KxUCqkWYhVbNn8u15n93e9YvbBtLKqEH18FTTEwVyIOY_ibejUQFwmciHDPh6oI-j9nwgq_3d3PCwDI0TP4PtSPHJbVLfY0ZlpPmjGR0WeIc72OQsZ02WsdMA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%201.32.43%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Keep an eye out because starting in July, I'm going to have a lot of stuff coming involving my upcoming book <i>Sweet Vendetta Blues</i>. This is a companion story set in the same universe as <i>New Emperor's Concerto</i> and set in America. </span></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Follow me on Instagram for more frequent updates!</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7jtQE3of89VS5x6-DNFBWZaz7lETkXGN5EBbjs1Zr8vWyknD2mUQ51i2LBtsEPIwkrtbYR6htKpzy5UA_XqVL2KJHh8DuLkyuzDtmUPDaKcR1zrVJKfJSTSwqsJTRmD-3JcyrjXE-TeCKwMuGx-Ne2qsLzmD4TLeZTV6_mjCdfmE7W6SWyOa8r8HSw/s890/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%204.29.19%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="890" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7jtQE3of89VS5x6-DNFBWZaz7lETkXGN5EBbjs1Zr8vWyknD2mUQ51i2LBtsEPIwkrtbYR6htKpzy5UA_XqVL2KJHh8DuLkyuzDtmUPDaKcR1zrVJKfJSTSwqsJTRmD-3JcyrjXE-TeCKwMuGx-Ne2qsLzmD4TLeZTV6_mjCdfmE7W6SWyOa8r8HSw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%204.29.19%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-85142906408258709942022-06-01T13:25:00.000-07:002022-06-01T13:25:32.044-07:00Dìlseachd - A Stolen Crown COVER REVEAL!<p> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i></span></p><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">A forgotten princess</span></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9da16ca8-7fff-97c1-b2d3-2c8016ef705e" style="text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A stolen crown</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One chance to reclaim the kingdom</span></p></span></i></span></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9da16ca8-7fff-97c1-b2d3-2c8016ef705e" style="text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p></span></i></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9z-fYh6CgpqwRE1Hdjtt4GKI4Lh_Lw6YA3juOqKny1yMHY2qHhQpx3HAgjibatHoC9PlQj18KQ5kJa9XUxApxVntNROnDB43WMiZhc8fZz92ypRY8os7floaDAyZfCqgFnfpyJ8A7CLpxX-PX4ojHTUz03IjMtuZ9eBv8HFJSygBwcpf59gS11N5Aw/s4000/DilseachdWallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9z-fYh6CgpqwRE1Hdjtt4GKI4Lh_Lw6YA3juOqKny1yMHY2qHhQpx3HAgjibatHoC9PlQj18KQ5kJa9XUxApxVntNROnDB43WMiZhc8fZz92ypRY8os7floaDAyZfCqgFnfpyJ8A7CLpxX-PX4ojHTUz03IjMtuZ9eBv8HFJSygBwcpf59gS11N5Aw/w460-h306/DilseachdWallpaper.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm back with another cover reveal, this time for the first book in Cheyenne van Langevelde's new series, <i>Princess of the Highlands.</i></p><p>Book One--<i>Dìlseachd - A Stolen Crown -- w</i>ill be releasing on September 23rd 2022 but today we get to see the cover for the first time, and it looks so beautiful! I for one am definitely excited since I love Scottish history and fantasy.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96odlZ63whxwevwdpx2J9Wb6TI1AIPOIpurWesqIcT3O2Lyd-bH0hEHCImUGiDIiLZCFWienMO033vpaiZFNDbFNGvcGchq85iTLraJbKO29jwr-leiDeL0n7hqWbWzwfIjeU_yxNc1a3x-6xQAixf7vGv7Vee1USbpBlquzPpPwiHPhSm8y0oDsaNw/s2550/DilseachdeB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96odlZ63whxwevwdpx2J9Wb6TI1AIPOIpurWesqIcT3O2Lyd-bH0hEHCImUGiDIiLZCFWienMO033vpaiZFNDbFNGvcGchq85iTLraJbKO29jwr-leiDeL0n7hqWbWzwfIjeU_yxNc1a3x-6xQAixf7vGv7Vee1USbpBlquzPpPwiHPhSm8y0oDsaNw/w339-h524/DilseachdeB.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A TIME OF DARKNESS</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-430c20e2-7fff-39ff-4c26-97905b8716f9" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Six years since the Danes invaded Scotland, slaying her finest men. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Five since the Highland King married one of the enemy, betraying his countrymen and losing the Lowlanders’ support. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three since the king died and the Danes imprisoned the remaining blood heir to the throne.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her crown stolen, her country desolated, Fiona McCurragh now faces the looming threat of execution. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Lowlanders, weary of enemy rule, seek to free their stolen homeland. With the aid of a blind harper, they attempt to rescue their Highland princess when the Danes ride in on Lowlander territory, shattering the fragile peace. The Scots are left with no choice except to launch a war in the face of the coming winter. If they do not attack now, the Scots—and their princess—may not live to see the spring. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the face of despair, Fiona McCurragh finds courage in friendship with two chief’s sons. Yet conflict lies on more than one side, and for some of the Scots and their allies, loyalty no longer has any meaning.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dYQXqEHKYzOyF5I3a00JEFc6013gR1nO1qEG9H37CTUIIg4fZmTGvkNnxV0QHXM0YoaFpIb2uq7e_rJBeYTA6cb8LXS0djtWEheq1RWJE_qlImH_n2UdGifE7FhwvEZ8pdVhO-KsCEKpo8oqz0EWhEi4czk4JJ5YMDwRVfLbr-fMfagUdKyg7jUWFw/s1600/Reveal1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dYQXqEHKYzOyF5I3a00JEFc6013gR1nO1qEG9H37CTUIIg4fZmTGvkNnxV0QHXM0YoaFpIb2uq7e_rJBeYTA6cb8LXS0djtWEheq1RWJE_qlImH_n2UdGifE7FhwvEZ8pdVhO-KsCEKpo8oqz0EWhEi4czk4JJ5YMDwRVfLbr-fMfagUdKyg7jUWFw/s320/Reveal1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can now preorder the book and submit your proof of purchase to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5jqYvZEyX80LEQgKrTR_3ND6uhzxLRvVhgBtObcU8qa1SPw/closedform" target="_blank">THIS FORM</a> for preorder goodies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2KXGRY2?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420" target="_blank">Ebook</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hardback (coming soon)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paperback (coming soon)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7286f8a-7fff-391e-6eb4-ddee49968cee" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><blockquote>“Men donnae die fer something they donnae believe in. Because we risk it, then it must be worth it in the end. Should that no’ give us hope?”</blockquote></i></span></span></span></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-61014523662748267192022-05-15T21:26:00.004-07:002022-05-16T14:22:48.059-07:00GREYWOLF'S HEART Cover Reveal!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17GRIjdAZoZpV40YnceydPjwJAse5QsCK6HotQA5krwNxtL32cD62e6Rv2AaK3GluPZoDhVQyXQg2_u87YtAAQBmOdVGGe5JOXYIOKeAkJYlzpYex-h0hFIYk4OJTJCltKeZqSVWosQ7rWTZqeqtiluZ9fKGFAE86TUNCj45w4QbvJ3Hn64HdmEin1Q/s1080/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17GRIjdAZoZpV40YnceydPjwJAse5QsCK6HotQA5krwNxtL32cD62e6Rv2AaK3GluPZoDhVQyXQg2_u87YtAAQBmOdVGGe5JOXYIOKeAkJYlzpYex-h0hFIYk4OJTJCltKeZqSVWosQ7rWTZqeqtiluZ9fKGFAE86TUNCj45w4QbvJ3Hn64HdmEin1Q/s320/3.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><i>A man born for war. A bastard raised in contempt. Only together can they protect their tribe from slaughter.</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We're back again with a cover reveal for C. M. Banschbach for her upcoming book <i>Greywolf's Heart</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Look at how gorgeous this is! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhGLsBV209zSN4uXItLyC3-Vd_kJP9L0SUxBHL-g_wgXqh3uFYcbe7zCBwKaJPJiNu_ZLvOs5IrsRUXfyi9IG-FSimqgMHGlT_b7t_egFOuvLNRu3h-KdnKW5E7-Sht77GeumCG-zwS9Oqjai40imVMVxI_5xuuN5m0rOgTJwk8AGLSmLSZGGxyTpKA/s2400/ebook-1600x2400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1600" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhGLsBV209zSN4uXItLyC3-Vd_kJP9L0SUxBHL-g_wgXqh3uFYcbe7zCBwKaJPJiNu_ZLvOs5IrsRUXfyi9IG-FSimqgMHGlT_b7t_egFOuvLNRu3h-KdnKW5E7-Sht77GeumCG-zwS9Oqjai40imVMVxI_5xuuN5m0rOgTJwk8AGLSmLSZGGxyTpKA/w330-h496/ebook-1600x2400.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A man born for war. A bastard raised in contempt. Only together can they defend their tribe from slaughter.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Fierce-hearted Comran is the chief’s son and the favored choice to be the next leader. Then his father chooses Comran’s half-brother Etran for the role, straining the loyalties of the tribe and reinforcing the distance between the two men. When Comran is offered the role of battlewolf, he is ready to do his duty—but expects no friendship in return.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Steady Etran has long been shunned as the chief’s bastard. Becoming the chief brings even more hostility, so he offers Comran the title of battlewolf to maintain tribal unity. But can he trust this reckless warrior as his general when Comran has never stood by his side?<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>As tensions mount within the tribe, a traitorous act leads to war. Comran and Etran must overcome their inner demons and fight for their brotherhood before the Greywolves fall to their worst enemies. </i></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jv9Y-lgfNc7BpcWiGi0sWxNOjv_hkLE99eEa9LzdOOMlja4C_fn9BN-oVPRwYBGtuzugZDCkiNcgLP7VB1HZBLGCwkZTEpTB8G0EF-bT1MFbdrDXvDzhdk9VWQEYgjqq3M6KJ7RO-JIw0JmMmJLbNocoFaJbMccvlE-89cXV4Y02XSmsmzfRKY-2zA/s1080/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jv9Y-lgfNc7BpcWiGi0sWxNOjv_hkLE99eEa9LzdOOMlja4C_fn9BN-oVPRwYBGtuzugZDCkiNcgLP7VB1HZBLGCwkZTEpTB8G0EF-bT1MFbdrDXvDzhdk9VWQEYgjqq3M6KJ7RO-JIw0JmMmJLbNocoFaJbMccvlE-89cXV4Y02XSmsmzfRKY-2zA/s320/1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">C.M. Banschbach is a native Texan and would make an excellent hobbit if she wasn’t so tall. She’s an overall dork, pizza addict, and fangirl. When not writing fantasy stories packed full of adventure and snark, she works as a pediatric Physical Therapist where she happily embraces the fact that she never actually has to grow up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO2e5F5F-tuv5lVbw0yfvxWKiKQoJGp0YXAxVHghUazp8vM5IpijogdVxzkRmBGClCKWdM_bTjpXW4f6OmTtxhhSL_mX5tJVT0a7lQi4hSe_1oL3qKt-r0LKhAJXDTIQwBC4TaYWZc2c_fT2gINogrXTUnuCWtJHArj7P3vlqTg0PBEskSL6loB4gdg/s2320/author%20pic%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="2320" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO2e5F5F-tuv5lVbw0yfvxWKiKQoJGp0YXAxVHghUazp8vM5IpijogdVxzkRmBGClCKWdM_bTjpXW4f6OmTtxhhSL_mX5tJVT0a7lQi4hSe_1oL3qKt-r0LKhAJXDTIQwBC4TaYWZc2c_fT2gINogrXTUnuCWtJHArj7P3vlqTg0PBEskSL6loB4gdg/w198-h198/author%20pic%20(2).jpg" width="198" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">She writes clean YA/MG fantasy-adventure as Claire M. Banschbach.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cmbanschbach/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cmbanschbach/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://clairembanschbach.com" target="_blank">Website</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3if1TnZlu_0i1NnH5ZR4lMRhm5SG1skJYFMGetOumL3lOgbjODz9uQjU6hOInxbfQ1hul2viGARzC6QYmuPY96uIpytp6hlXrSO0mRrAdBK01fEV_VJlymAvCzuD0VwFrEp_aE_OLDUt_ZVvMdJlSogV3PKPUbjLz1sVJ2cjL1K9kQi5n8QAhOBRng/s1080/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3if1TnZlu_0i1NnH5ZR4lMRhm5SG1skJYFMGetOumL3lOgbjODz9uQjU6hOInxbfQ1hul2viGARzC6QYmuPY96uIpytp6hlXrSO0mRrAdBK01fEV_VJlymAvCzuD0VwFrEp_aE_OLDUt_ZVvMdJlSogV3PKPUbjLz1sVJ2cjL1K9kQi5n8QAhOBRng/s320/2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><i>G<span style="font-size: medium;">reywolf's Heart</span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> will be out June 14th! You can pre-order it now from the links below!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZY14BJX/" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999220357/" target="_blank">Amazon Paperback</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/greywolfs-heart-c-m-banschbach/1141457355?ean=9780999220351" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is also preorder swag for you to claim! You can find the link to the form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_9LSg_ifn9CqrQ3MG31L2X98HIJmyGsF2yRR10UvkWSDfMg/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a> Provide proof of purchase and claim your swag.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIYNn2yvPUrVxElUOfrL17Ax6e-7WHt-zTkcJu4RqPFHtuadBVlpIefd0lVIeoRYC0KKTVkZ3n8ZmWIRAGR4dcCIz0YARV02aNs8NiCOTf58Iiyi1Q2pMw5zGi0k6eHa1dCsgqoNbJrcI21D2GdbRB8pd-_12W3NTzT4Q0gqWx64OdKhkaR4mWiw_jg/s1080/pre-order%20graphic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIYNn2yvPUrVxElUOfrL17Ax6e-7WHt-zTkcJu4RqPFHtuadBVlpIefd0lVIeoRYC0KKTVkZ3n8ZmWIRAGR4dcCIz0YARV02aNs8NiCOTf58Iiyi1Q2pMw5zGi0k6eHa1dCsgqoNbJrcI21D2GdbRB8pd-_12W3NTzT4Q0gqWx64OdKhkaR4mWiw_jg/s320/pre-order%20graphic.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-58335761137012129842022-01-06T02:35:00.002-08:002022-01-06T19:29:36.591-08:00There Comes a Drifter COVER REVEAL!<p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I'm so exited to be back hosting another cover reveal for Claire and her new upcoming book <i>Then Comes a Drifter!</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Without further ado, let's check out this lovely cover!</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuq9dGxHsQkvp4ie3agguPmir16L4mLfoy599Gh4Nd6S_esk4hp3b4Xk2qSqu9N54oU0sZqfL_M2PaB4xizhEgfhzi2MBaknFtE45nAtjwDwD_1cJmrm1y6nKirjJ68KEg05fp3oF4_2WezKI_2K655V_W-2eNw4RoAgjUurmwqSk4IMWBlbINatFw8A=s2550" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuq9dGxHsQkvp4ie3agguPmir16L4mLfoy599Gh4Nd6S_esk4hp3b4Xk2qSqu9N54oU0sZqfL_M2PaB4xizhEgfhzi2MBaknFtE45nAtjwDwD_1cJmrm1y6nKirjJ68KEg05fp3oF4_2WezKI_2K655V_W-2eNw4RoAgjUurmwqSk4IMWBlbINatFw8A=w365-h564" width="365" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Isn't this a beautiful cover???! I am obsessed with the colors and so excited to get to finally read this one.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Laramie was born to ride the desert wilds. And she won’t let anything stop her, even a fearsome warlord who wants her captive–or dead. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A genius mechanic–and a rare descendant of the once-magical Itan–Laramie drifts from dusty town to dusty town in search of the family that was taken from her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But her rambling desert journey becomes a game of survival when Laramie crosses a ruthless warlord’s territory. Taken prisoner by one of the warlord’s biker gangs, she befriends a quiet, dangerous man named Gered. After surviving hellish circumstances Gered is tired of fighting for a better life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Laramie will always fight. And she’ll stop at nothing to win their freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Enjoy this pulse-pounding motorcycle adventure in a post-apocalyptic western setting with found family and being brave in brutal circumstances.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEUxiA5eRICIrCwOuizg7nyDD0vi_pQ1W8RzI76WdlKXMaff1AqWPx1ldAbjOobwU9h6Ul1_pHaioBb4drbd5_TGJNTRWxOCtU2ANL79cXZE9rsa0IPpyQNzgkXPpcqNQBlA-CNtwvWiwojfF6AQGFnPqp0Fmf4SL2PcwvvTr5yMl7-DVXM46iNaXPjA=s2252" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="2056" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEUxiA5eRICIrCwOuizg7nyDD0vi_pQ1W8RzI76WdlKXMaff1AqWPx1ldAbjOobwU9h6Ul1_pHaioBb4drbd5_TGJNTRWxOCtU2ANL79cXZE9rsa0IPpyQNzgkXPpcqNQBlA-CNtwvWiwojfF6AQGFnPqp0Fmf4SL2PcwvvTr5yMl7-DVXM46iNaXPjA=w221-h242" width="221" /></span></a></div><b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p>About the Author</span></u></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;">C.M. Banschbach is a native Texan and would make an excellent hobbit if she wasn’t so tall. She’s an overall dork, pizza addict, and fangirl. When not writing fantasy stories packed full of adventure and snark, she works as a pediatric Physical Therapist where she happily embraces the fact that she never actually has to grow up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">She writes clean YA/MG fantasy-adventure as Claire M. 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margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://tateauthor.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5db0817cde53281a40e5ff6a3&id=8d79f331f1" target="_blank">Email Newsletter Freebie</a></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><b>If you want to grab a copy of this book, it will be out on February 24th!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><b>You can also now preorder <i>Then Comes a Drifter </i>through the links below:</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://uncommonuniverses.com/product/then-comes-a-drifter-paperback/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;">Autographed paperback</span></a></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Then-Comes-Drifter-Duology-Book-ebook/dp/B09PGMJ2MM/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;">Amazon</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://books2read.com/u/31RK8D" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: inherit;">Other online retailers</span></a></b></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><b>Claire is also offering preorder swag! If you would like to get your own, all you have to do is fill out <a href="https://forms.gle/BQNfXWkS64pVm31x8" target="_blank">this form </a>with your proof of purchase </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6C_r51nho00K9cFWk83hW8ES84R2e72uu6QENPnF3gyn0uupVUozYPpaaI-dWuQG8wtFg6-0zf5U5ViqpKtqpgNFzC5PhZ4ZlDpngE7oxM2m4C2uGURy0B9xz9bO9gtmZsqKLK64WY2XngrJ2mGB4rYUz__fY1Hl3f-LXscCrqEzPyO_8z1QsJcqFWQ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6C_r51nho00K9cFWk83hW8ES84R2e72uu6QENPnF3gyn0uupVUozYPpaaI-dWuQG8wtFg6-0zf5U5ViqpKtqpgNFzC5PhZ4ZlDpngE7oxM2m4C2uGURy0B9xz9bO9gtmZsqKLK64WY2XngrJ2mGB4rYUz__fY1Hl3f-LXscCrqEzPyO_8z1QsJcqFWQ=w390-h390" width="390" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #202124;"><br /></span></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-51364143976256149052021-03-24T04:40:00.002-07:002021-03-24T04:40:10.053-07:00The New Emperor's Concerto First Book Birthday!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeWCCdBgqcMJ7xcWz_O9aVcj1ecM7qjFy55V2Fne7yDMpdVo2sj3lZ1d0NojJ3EnQsbwFdj5msFGIltiQnJjbChHKQBBmSAvwXwOVhnxm54dT_o8nYdnNnUGnJ2VYxElE-bOHYviSbEYq/s2048/IMG_3680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeWCCdBgqcMJ7xcWz_O9aVcj1ecM7qjFy55V2Fne7yDMpdVo2sj3lZ1d0NojJ3EnQsbwFdj5msFGIltiQnJjbChHKQBBmSAvwXwOVhnxm54dT_o8nYdnNnUGnJ2VYxElE-bOHYviSbEYq/s320/IMG_3680.JPG" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It's now officially been one year since Concerto was published. I can't believe it's been that long, but here we are lol.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, to celebrate, I'm running a sale this week on the book!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Ebook is only $2.99 and the Paperback is $5 off at $12.00 so</span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Emperors-Concerto-Hazel-West-ebook/dp/B086644XXK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+new+emperor%27s+concerto&qid=1616555175&s=digital-text&sr=1-1"> <span style="font-size: large;">Grab a copy now!</span></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, because Amazon is annoying about making books free, if you want a free copy of the prequel short story 'The Butler's Story' then just shoot me an email (<a href="mailto:sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com">sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com</a>) and I'll send you either a kindle copy or a PDF :) </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8exhyw8sgGjapOaf_ZmqEfjL9flLdjt5Rg9M8Pyhg_dJn7t0D08uvug6RrLS-EPd3_f5JkjQUjRFq7Xnn9myu5CgIOdDmPBog4pPWAd4ROObumIgKEBqpfXGqr114UUPb3XHYHL8MQfa/s2048/butlersstorycover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8exhyw8sgGjapOaf_ZmqEfjL9flLdjt5Rg9M8Pyhg_dJn7t0D08uvug6RrLS-EPd3_f5JkjQUjRFq7Xnn9myu5CgIOdDmPBog4pPWAd4ROObumIgKEBqpfXGqr114UUPb3XHYHL8MQfa/s320/butlersstorycover.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, come join us on Instagram where I'm running a fun Q&A with Flynn, Lysander and Sinclair so come ask them some questions! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/">@modern_bard67</a></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwbwyJXCuz6jTVs8F3h9j00dMtctV8u0qhhJJieOfBtIxES0OgVgZJo_E5VcJiT5Wg0Wnscp1ZWRMIuPRufT-JpH1RLlo7gaZE3LSV-F4hyphenhyphenHM5ywcrWZIDRgVavlH4M4llu6-hRPAnkoz/s2048/IMG_3670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwbwyJXCuz6jTVs8F3h9j00dMtctV8u0qhhJJieOfBtIxES0OgVgZJo_E5VcJiT5Wg0Wnscp1ZWRMIuPRufT-JpH1RLlo7gaZE3LSV-F4hyphenhyphenHM5ywcrWZIDRgVavlH4M4llu6-hRPAnkoz/w258-h258/IMG_3670.JPG" width="258" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilntVE1pOFpgSavSjM6OmSv2eHJWaZppFCmxYNok0gTmzvcEEQOsv215VIjLMjisN7fLhyq5mtP4OhJSupr-8otwPW6heKPgve_gi47TKcw9wpP4SDMHqnFRo18hvrQspgOoDjsi-zZJKb/s2048/IMG_3671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilntVE1pOFpgSavSjM6OmSv2eHJWaZppFCmxYNok0gTmzvcEEQOsv215VIjLMjisN7fLhyq5mtP4OhJSupr-8otwPW6heKPgve_gi47TKcw9wpP4SDMHqnFRo18hvrQspgOoDjsi-zZJKb/w257-h257/IMG_3671.JPG" width="257" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p></div>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-63642903620120371102020-10-11T23:58:00.006-07:002020-10-16T20:19:12.899-07:00COME MARCHING HOME Blog Tour!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HczWHt7-Ycy638jpM8rPgcwv0KQdjWZtHYQHvdq26oQu9Bu2JQbHOoCbLNGlP3VzqIqBEzOvrgZOiUyqKw92jM41p1CrOQ4NhW5Hj1UlodMNCXHVnnUq3KrqCRTC_S84vg12L4NPW-aR/s1222/marchinghometourbanner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HczWHt7-Ycy638jpM8rPgcwv0KQdjWZtHYQHvdq26oQu9Bu2JQbHOoCbLNGlP3VzqIqBEzOvrgZOiUyqKw92jM41p1CrOQ4NhW5Hj1UlodMNCXHVnnUq3KrqCRTC_S84vg12L4NPW-aR/s320/marchinghometourbanner.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the blog tour for Come Marching Home! I'm very excited to share this book with you and finally, tomorrow (Tuesday Oct 13th) it will be out!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Official Schedule</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">October 12<sup>th</sup> (Monday)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sadiesspotlight.com/spotlight-excerpt-of-come-marching-home-by-hazel-west/">Excerpt/Highlight at Sadie's Spotlight</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><a href="https://marlenesimonetteauthor.blogspot.com/2020/10/blog-tour-come-marching-home.html?m=1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Review at The </span>Labyrinth</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://marlenesimonetteauthor.blogspot.com/2020/10/blog-tour-come-marching-home.html?m=1"> </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">October 13<sup>th</sup> (Tuesday)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">*Release Day*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank">*Live Art and Q&A livestream with Hazel (Feat. Claire Banschbach) on Instagram 8:30 PM EST*<o:p></o:p></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.epaigeburks.com/post/new-book-spotlight-come-marching-home">Excerpt/highlight at E. Paige Burks' Blog</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://rachaelritchey.com/2020/10/13/come-marching-home/">Excerpt/highlight at Worlds of Fiction</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">October 14<sup>th</sup> (Wednesday)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><a href="https://hauntingghosttown.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author interview/character interview at </span>Haunting</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://hauntingghosttown.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/coming-march-home-hazel-b-west-double-interview-oct-14th/"> Ghost Town</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">October 15<sup>th</sup> (Thursday)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://rosepointpublishing.com/2020/10/15/come-marching-home-by-hazel-west-fantasy-giveaway-bookreview/">Review at Rose Print Publishing</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://marlenesimonetteauthor.blogspot.com/2020/10/blog-tour-come-marching-home-pt-2.html?m=1">Interview at The Labyrinth </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">October 16<sup>th</sup> (Friday)</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://makerofrunevests.tumblr.com/post/632146236911288320/come-marching-home">Excerpt/highlight at Not Unworthy </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://thepagedreamer.wordpress.com/2020/10/16/come-marching-home-by-hazel-west-blog-tour/">Excerpt/highlight at The Page Dreamer </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CGZ5dk8gj6R/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Excerpt/highlight on M. H. Elrich's Instagram</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpzIQJSL_KfPbj7NG2w4SQ-uPyYV3Jy4__olFYQuDShWlPe3WO5scXIlxlcrulJgLPd8uNfn7aJqatSkkJwK_QNHGy8a3Nntj0fWh6q3qnDEq4irdbhIyruSuBnEWupIm4vFs5mIEG62i/s2048/ComeMarchingHomeFull2+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpzIQJSL_KfPbj7NG2w4SQ-uPyYV3Jy4__olFYQuDShWlPe3WO5scXIlxlcrulJgLPd8uNfn7aJqatSkkJwK_QNHGy8a3Nntj0fWh6q3qnDEq4irdbhIyruSuBnEWupIm4vFs5mIEG62i/s320/ComeMarchingHomeFull2+copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Title: </b>Come Marching Home<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Genre: </b>Fantasy<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Synopsis: </b>After being away for over a year, Alfonse Keller has returned from the trenches on Teuton’s western front, fighting in the war that’s broken out against the Steppes. He should feel relieved now that’s he’s back in his own village in the care of his brother Ernst, but he’s not. It seems like nothing has changed except for him, like he’s a traveler from a different world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Alfonse left to join the army, he was a natural magician making a name for himself, but after a tragic incident resulting in the death of his friend, and his own crippling injury, he no longer has the ability to use magic. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Suffering from constant nightmares and revisited trauma, Alfonse can’t get the trenches out of his head. Ernst tries to help, but he doesn’t really understand either. How can he, when Alfonse doesn’t really understand himself? He feels like a phantom, standing on the outskirts of a life he’ll never live again. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As Ernst tries to do everything he can for his brother, he can’t help but feel like Alfonse is slipping away, that maybe part of him never left the trenches at all. But how can he save his brother when Alf refuses to let anyone in?</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493656-come-marching-home">Add to your Goodreads shelf</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Want This Swag Pack? Order the book before the end of the month!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeMMlNlrdHHJjMwMz27PL8vEbosz55hSLMz06FYedupza4v-Amnwe2d8Zk2LhpJ0AITBRlv9sCrpDw-iVcGvnra1MKISaXdk3MGlnhi1pQ-H29gxMlOyrpaRZRn9MBKNKhfOvonGCMROF/s2048/preordergoodies.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeMMlNlrdHHJjMwMz27PL8vEbosz55hSLMz06FYedupza4v-Amnwe2d8Zk2LhpJ0AITBRlv9sCrpDw-iVcGvnra1MKISaXdk3MGlnhi1pQ-H29gxMlOyrpaRZRn9MBKNKhfOvonGCMROF/s320/preordergoodies.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">What's in it?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A bookmark with the lovely cover art by C.B. Cook</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Sticker with adorable chibi art by H.S.J. Williams</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A playlist curated by myself to listen to while you read the book</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And if you buy the paperback, you'll also get a signed bookplate!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">How to get your goodies:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Simply buy the book in any format before the end of October</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Email proof of purchase to <a href="mailto:sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com">sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And I will have your goodie pack in the mail :)</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Marching-Home-Hazel-West-ebook/dp/B08K8SNKD8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=come+marching+home&qid=1602210803&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Kindle</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1045619" target="_blank">Smashwords (other ebook formats)</a></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KXFYTVV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1602586092&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Paperback</a> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">** I will be doing a live art-stream and Q&A on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" target="_blank">(@modern_bard67) </a>with Claire Banschbach <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cmbanschbach/" target="_blank">(@cmbanschbach)</a> on Tuesday night (October 13</span><sup style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">th)</sup><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"> to celebrate the release! Join us for randomness while I try to draw and answer questions at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-Zg1umCY0Z6oaWGiOYIcl4EoYLNXDchLYOZgiJeOLS__RgNAPgypIEn9dKJYyACNkk91nEAfuDRS23iLdTT_8tdAh_wGWeTNu_d7OIEQ6lvj_nr3cGaQS6dJRfIijiR9ZbU71CnSuMUL/s1080/livestreamgraphic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-Zg1umCY0Z6oaWGiOYIcl4EoYLNXDchLYOZgiJeOLS__RgNAPgypIEn9dKJYyACNkk91nEAfuDRS23iLdTT_8tdAh_wGWeTNu_d7OIEQ6lvj_nr3cGaQS6dJRfIijiR9ZbU71CnSuMUL/w385-h385/livestreamgraphic.png" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Giveaway!</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Put your name in for this giveaway! 2 people will be winning a signed copy + swag pack!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div>
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Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-90095690478193222242020-10-02T04:35:00.000-07:002020-10-02T04:35:54.911-07:00Cover Reveal: COME MARCHING HOME<p> Hi guys! I'm so excited to share the cover reveal for my new book today:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtaCUy3rLM0DjJE771KXWS7KU-C4ujgDpIg3ivkQDZloyP1mFwksP7dNcHEzZTCTV5avPYBrgYj_-LSv4sZHekI4kemIXnhxOoc8G2v8uc3Ozr2yxtPYh_j0i_qDNB_ey7EKMKAKwcziO/s2048/ComeMarchingHomeFull2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtaCUy3rLM0DjJE771KXWS7KU-C4ujgDpIg3ivkQDZloyP1mFwksP7dNcHEzZTCTV5avPYBrgYj_-LSv4sZHekI4kemIXnhxOoc8G2v8uc3Ozr2yxtPYh_j0i_qDNB_ey7EKMKAKwcziO/w492-h348/ComeMarchingHomeFull2.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theworldofthewriter.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Art by C. B. Cook</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm really excited to share this book with you as it's one that I am rather personally fond of. It was really fun to write a book that has a slightly historical feel, but it actually set in a fantasy world, and I really loved writing about Alfonse and Ernst (and Alf's dog) and I hope you will all enjoy this story too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8UiNnCHOFzYPoqEphI8p347YeDUIdyx4NGv19SyKW4IBEdvhYVsAcs06pIST4kdTaFAp3yUBuS-RIO1B1iPFesbKgKfcLJ2i9OZ6nxoUlTQ3WKYE_ErBqQK2-WJ8Ddg9XJYlj14PkItZ/s2048/IGcoverreveal1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8UiNnCHOFzYPoqEphI8p347YeDUIdyx4NGv19SyKW4IBEdvhYVsAcs06pIST4kdTaFAp3yUBuS-RIO1B1iPFesbKgKfcLJ2i9OZ6nxoUlTQ3WKYE_ErBqQK2-WJ8Ddg9XJYlj14PkItZ/s320/IGcoverreveal1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Come Marching Home</i> will be released on Tuesday October 13th, and I will be doing a blog tour that week (If you want to sign up to participate in that, I really need some more hosts, so check out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VvfYG_vU4YS1JFtpVlZpXYLHuLKS9gVucLlR-C8LN2Q/edit" target="_blank">this form </a>if you're interested)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the meantime, the ebook is up for pre-order AND I have some pre-order goodies if you pre-order the book, or order a copy of <i>Come Marching Home</i> before the end of October (because I can't put the paperback up for pre-order, so if you wanted the paperback, you can still have the chance to get the goodie pack ^_^)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All you have to do is order the book (either through Amazon or Smashwords) and email me the receipt (just a screenshot is fine) at sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com with you address and I will send out your goodie pack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goodies: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-A bookmark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-A sticker with art by <a href="https://hsjwilliams.wordpress.com" target="_blank">H.S.J. Williams </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-A playlist curated by myself<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-And if you order the paperback, you will get a signed bookplate</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mfFJKLxhq4LIL7-W9pjq5UbZiTwB4kNMhdBR7XPbXma_kCePhh3dp9soDqKUwS_3yyqM6TocsY1VtMFkuppNVTNQYg_EGd9fMSYgYqV9zWwCFhu3pC-yRRDZJe0vNV9UqcBlIXmRGnSu/s2048/marchinghomegoodies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mfFJKLxhq4LIL7-W9pjq5UbZiTwB4kNMhdBR7XPbXma_kCePhh3dp9soDqKUwS_3yyqM6TocsY1VtMFkuppNVTNQYg_EGd9fMSYgYqV9zWwCFhu3pC-yRRDZJe0vNV9UqcBlIXmRGnSu/s320/marchinghomegoodies.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pre-Order Links:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K8SNKD8?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420" target="_blank">Kindle</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1045619" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493656-come-marching-home" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Add Come Marching Home on Goodreads</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">My Links:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Goodreads Author page: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5289626.Hazel_B_West" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5289626.Hazel_B_West</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Twitter:</b> <a href="https://twitter.com/artfulscribbler" style="color: #954f72;">https://twitter.com/artfulscribbler</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Instagram:</b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.instagram.com/modern_bard67/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ko-fi: </b><a href="https://ko-fi.com/hazelwest" style="color: #954f72;">https://ko-fi.com/hazelwest</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><p><br /></p>Hazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.com0