I decided to add the BPAFF shamrock pendants like Bree and Cass wear in the series to my Etsy shop, so that anyone who doesn't win the giveaway can still have a chance to get them :)
Just like the agents of BPAFF (Bureau of Protection Against Fair
Folk) You can have a shamrock pendant to help you see faeries and the faerie
world. Shamrocks in traditional folklore don't so much mean good luck as they
help anyone in possession of one to see whether a faerie is trying to use it's
glamour on you, so wearing a four leaf clover as a pendant will help you see
through any deception and keep you safe from the Fair Folk. This pendant is
made of glass with a shamrock inside, attached to a durable waxed cotton cord
that is perfect for everyday wear.
Welcome to the Scars of War Tour--the Third Book in the Modern Tales of Na Fianna series!
As usual, there's a bunch of fun stuff lined up for you, including an epic giveaway, character and author interviews (a couple of which will be video interviews!), book reviews, and an Ask Eamon and Killian post where you can submit any questions you wish and Eamon and Killian will answer them for you--which will be interesting…
First of all, though, this is the schedule for all the tour stops. I definitely suggesting checking them all out!
The giveaway is for a signed paperback copy of Scars of War and a BPAFF glamour dispersing shamrock necklace
Make sure you enter! You can do things like Tweet and comment on the posts to ear extra entry points! In addition to the paperback of the third book, I will be adding codes for free e-copies of Books One and Two for those of you who have not read it.
Also for the duration of the tour, Blood Ties (Book One) is free from Smashwords with this coupon code: EJ57R
And An Earthly King (Book Two) is only $0.99 on both Smashwords or Amazon Kindle so go grab copies if you haven't yet!
This is exactly what it sounds like; simply ask Eamon and Killian anything in the comments and they will reply (It doesn't even need to be about the books)
So it's finally the release day for the newest book in the Modern Tales of Na Fianna series--Scars of War! I am so excited to share this one with everyone as I think it's a pretty fun and heartfelt story and will let readers get to better know some of my personal favorite characters in the series.
Giveaway: For the celebration of the release, I am giving away, no strings attached, e-copies of Books 1&2 (Blood Ties and An Earthly King) to anyone who comments on this blog post (Just like I did for the cover reveal.
Buy now, get the whole series!: I am also running a deal where everyone who buys the book in either form from now until September 5th can get the first two books as e-copies free! That way people who have not gotten to read the series yet can have all the books for either the price of one e-copy or one paperback!
Just email me at sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com or message me through my Goodreads Profile and I will provide free coupon codes for Smashwords.
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Also check out all the fun stuff I've added to the blog, including the Ciran's Company blog button that you are more than welcome to put on your blog and the Modern Tales of Na Fianna tab with purchase links and info for the series. I also have the Blood Ties book trailer and the playlists I made for both Blood Ties and An Earthly King linked on there, so check that out!
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Also, any bloggers who would like to take part in the Scars of War Blog Tour that will be from September 18th-30th please email me!
It's almost release day for Scars of War! but in preparation for that, I thought I would share with you a little of what you have to look forward to when reading it--so I essentially just picked out some of the most random lines I could when I did my final read through. Hopefully this actually doesn't have adverse effects XD
Introducing: Actual Quotes from Scars of War
(Bonus points for anyone who can guess who said what)
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"But isn't it better to have creases in your skin than to be captured by a man of ill repute?"
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"Warriors with babies, all of them warming milk and changing nappies. It's enough to make you weep at the strength of their loyalty."
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"I swear, if I never see a patty pie again it will be too soon."
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"Well, I have to agree that, apart from the match-making--which you really have a problem with, by the way--it is a good idea."
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"You know those sweet, cavity inducing cuddle sessions you like to imbibe in in the library with your ladylove? Gone, if you don't have a nanny."
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"Oh sure, they might knit blankets and act all fuzzy and protective, but as soon as the first nappy change comes up there will be no loyalty left in the garrison."
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"Meat Stix--with an X? How do I know this is even meat? Never trust products where they purposefully misspell a word."
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"Two pints and a Shirley Temple for the Faerie Princess."
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"Do not take liberties with my muffin tops, woman!"
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"Is it Plan M for manly or musk?"
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"Now that you have been enlightened by the power of love, can we go defeat evil?"
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"Great, now all I can smell is feet."
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And there's also some of this:
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Oh yeah, and also this:
So join me tomorrow for the official release! I'm running a giveaway for the first two books as e-copies for anyone who comments, but I'm also running a deal where if you buy Scars of War in either paperback or e-copy you can email me for free e-copies of the first two books as well ^_^ So either way, you have a chance to get the first two books free so if you haven't read them yet, you should do that, because look at all this insanity!
It's finally here! The cover and title revel for Book Three of the Modern Tales of Na Fianna (and a long time coming too, since the title did not want to happen for some reason). But without further ado, here it is!
Title: Scars of
War (Modern Tales of Na Fianna Book Three)
Genre: YA, Urban
Fantasy, mythology/folklore
Release Date:
August 31st
Synopsis:
After the events on Samhain Eve things have calmed down for
High King Eamon and his Fianna. The Unseelie Court is under new rule, and Eamon
is happily married—and with an heir on the way! But just when it seems like
things couldn’t be better, reports of changelings keep coming into BPAFF
(Bureau of Protection Against Fair Folk). With the risk of children being
changed out in their cribs, especially when a royal heir is weeks from being
born, Eamon enlists the help of Aeden Mac Cool, Commander of Na Fianna, and
Cassandra Whalen, Director of BPAFF, to deal with the threat before it
escalates. Riots, Faerie rebels, and road trips with the King of the
Unseelie—it’s just a typical day, right?
This cover features Cass and Aeden. Cass is one of the POV characters in this book, and I'm looking forward to what people think of her. Another fun thing for the cover reveal: I did a time-lapse video while painting it, so you can check that out!
Read an Excerpt!
After
lunch we hit the road and made our way to Carlow, which was about an hour’s
drive from the coast.
“There have been more changeling
problems this year than usual,” Rory was saying as we went along. “After we got
that one last month, I thought I remembered seeing several more case files from
earlier in the year.”
I frowned. I hadn’t remembered there
being more, but then, most of the case files and reports were just things I
heard about while I was working on something else and signed off on before
handing over to Rory. That was why I had him after all, to handle the
paperwork, so I took his word to be correct. “If that’s the case, then we need
to get to the bottom of this. It’s probable they are all isolated occurrences,
and there are simply more of them due to rogue Fae after all the upheaval that
has gone on in the Faelands and the Courts in the last couple years, but if
there’s anything to it, we need to find out before it escalates.”
“Maybe we just need to reiterate the
importance of warding,” Rory suggested. “People have gotten a bit slack with
the new treaties made, but they don’t understand that Faeries are still going
to do Faerie things, even if they are technically
our allies. And it’s really the Lesser Fae who do these things anyway, and most
of them are still as yet unattached to any Court.”
“True,” I nodded. “It wouldn’t be a
bad idea to work on a few new PSAs or, heaven help us, start some new classes.
I don’t think teaching Faerie protection at a lamaze class would be any easier
than trying to beat stranger danger into a selkie’s one track mind.”
Once we got to Carlow I pulled into
the BPAFF station and we found Connell’s secretary there, waiting for us.
“He had to go track the kelpie but
he said to give you the file for the changeling case,” she said, and handed me
a manila folder. I quickly flipped through it but saw nothing out of the
ordinary.
“Thanks, do you have directions to
the house?”
As we got on the road again to go
pay the family a visit, Rory read through the file for me.
“The Dempsey family: two kids—twin
boys, age four. Apparently last week one, Tomas, got up in the morning and
proceeded to eat almost all the food in the pantry, which was likely indication
enough, but he’s been bad-tempered and naughty, even for a four-year-old, and
the parents can’t do anything to control him.”
“Sounds like a routine changeling
case,” I said as I pulled off down the private drive toward a quaint little
yellow farmhouse that looked as peaceful as could be. I noticed as I parked the
Land Rover though, that the back property, though fenced in, backed up against
a wood. I had a feeling that was exactly where the Faeries had come in. I saw
someone had strung bells on the gate as well as some bunches of rowan, but
whether that had been there previously or was a new addition, I couldn’t tell.
In any case, I knew it wasn’t going to keep out any Faerie determined enough to
get in.
I'm running a giveaway for e-copies of the first two books of the Na Fianna series so you can read them before Scars of War comes out on the 31st. All you have to do to enter is comment on any of the cover reveal blog posts. The more you comment on, the more times you are entered to win! I will be doing the drawing on the 23rd so you have until then to win.
You can either leave me your email address in the comment, or your Twitter handle if you have one. If you don't want to leave either, just come to the blog on the 23rd and see if you won, otherwise, I will contact you through your email or Twitter.
But don't forget to visit the rest of the blog posts to read more excerpts! Comment on all of them for more chances to win!
