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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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!
Blood Ties is finally out and available for purchase! Yay! I've been so excited to share this one with everyone, and not only this but the whole series as well as this is just the first book.
I have really enjoyed writing about Ciran and his friends and I hope you will all enjoy reading about them too!
To celebrate the release I have set up a Goodreads Giveaway for one signed copy of the book (It will also include some swag but apparently you're not allowed to say that on Goodreads so shh!) I apologize that the giveaway has not started yet, but Goodreads changed their policy again and apparently they have to start seven days after you make one -_-
Smashwords Ebook Kindle Ebook Also, just so you know (and because as a Page-Flipper I have to promote paper books over ebooks) People who buy the paperback will get two exclusive recipes in the back of the book along with the first chapter of the second book in the series An Earthly King, so buy the paperback! And for some more fun for the release, I thought I'd share a couple of my sketch pages with you that I did while I was coming up with the characters.
Goblins
Na Fianna
Keep and eye out for more, because I'm going to be running a Virtual Book Tour at the end of the month to promote Blood Ties where you can learn more about it. In the meantime, if you have any questions, let me know in the comments!
And don't forget to add Blood Ties to read on Goodreads!
