Hello hello!
Well, as a favour to the always lovely Ally Shields, here's a bit of something shiny about her next book! And since it's been a little dark around here lately, I think some wining and dining might not hurt any of us.
Well, as a favour to the always lovely Ally Shields, here's a bit of something shiny about her next book! And since it's been a little dark around here lately, I think some wining and dining might not hurt any of us.
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Wild Fire Release Blog Party
and Settings Hunt
Book Blurb
A vision. A lost talisman. A dangerous
journey through time...
A month after their bonding, Ari and
Andreas are still adjusting to married life when they learn the hard way that
the O-Seven, the terrifying and brutal vampire elders, still have them in their
sights. A three million dollar bounty hangs over each of their heads, and
there’s no lack of assassins eager to collect.
When the local seer has a terrifying
vision of the destruction of Riverdale, it’s up to Ari—as usual—to keep
everyone safe. Only this time, an enemy from the past has bound her fire
powers, and the city’s string of arsons seems connected.
Daron, the vampire prince in Toronto,
has information that two of the vampire elders are on their way to Riverdale.
Which can’t be good. Only a risky and unprecedented journey through time can
provide the help they need. But that will leave Andreas to face the O-Seven
alone...
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Excerpt
The tracks in the snow gradually moved
up the slope toward the older parts of Riverdale, out of the tourist district,
past residential homes, angling toward the cliff area that overlooked the
Mississippi River. Then it took a sharp swing north.
Ari looked ahead, her gaze following
the tracks through the gate and into the Riverdale Cemetery. "I don't like
this." She came to a stop with one hand on the gate. "Don't you think
the trail is a bit too obvious? As if he wanted us to follow him?" Her
eyes scanned the cemetery grounds for anything unusual, a shadow, a hint of
color out of place among the stones and crypts. The only sizable tracks went
behind a tall mausoleum.
"A trap?" Ryan drew his
pistol. "Do you sense something?"
"Maybe. But there is a lot of
magical interference in graveyards." Ari frowned. She sensed a flicker of
Otherworld power, but it didn't feel right. Shielded? Would a halfling demon be
that good? She eased through the gate; Ryan followed close behind. Her magic
stirred, raising the hairs on her arms, and she stopped, extending her witch
senses to probe the area around them—tasting, smelling, touching the
environment. Her magic roared to life.
"Back!" she shouted.
"Power. And lots of it."
Two gigantic figures leaped from the
top of the nearest crypt. A howling rent the quiet of the cemetery. By the time
the creatures landed—one in front of Ari and Ryan, and the other cutting them
off from the gate—both had morphed into fiery red, eight-foot demons, their
eyes deep black holes. Each carried a metal shield and swung a five-foot mace.
"Hellsgate warriors!" Ari
crouched, raising her fingers to call the witch fire to her command.
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Author Bio
Ally Shields was born and raised in
the Midwest, along the Mississippi River, and considers herself a "river
rat." The setting and folklore of that area are often incorporated into
her Guardian Witch series. After a
career in law and juvenile justice, she turned to full-time writing in 2009.
She loves writing, reading and traveling. Way too often she can be found on
Twitter. @ShieldsAlly
Author Contacts
Website: http://allyshields.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/AllyShieldsAuthor
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShieldsAlly
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/allyshields
Other books in the series:
Awakening the Fire (#1); Fire Within (#2; Burning Both Ends (#3); Blood and Fire (#4); Fire Storm (#5).
Coming Soon:
Cross Keys, a Dark Elf urban fantasy
(Oct. 3, 2014)
Eternal Fires (Guardian Witch #7)
(TBA)
Blog Tour GIVEAWAY: Sept 26-29:
Readers and writers always talk about
characters in books, but settings are almost as important, and they play a huge
role in the Guardian Witch series. Wild
Fire is no exception, and this blog tour is revealing several settings that
are the backdrop for major events in this new release. In fact, I think they're
so important that I'm running a special contest.
If you collect the names and numbers
of all ten settings, you could win your choice of three ebooks in the series
(including this latest release) or a $15.00 Amazon gift certificate. It's easy
to do. Here are the rules.
Visit the blogs on this list -- or
enough to collect all ten settings -- then email me at allyshieldsbooks@gmail.com
by 9:00 a.m. EDT, Monday, September 29, 2014 with your completed list. You will
automatically be entered in the random drawing (two winners).
NOTE: A setting may appear on more
than one blog, so be sure you have 10 different settings before turning in your
entry.
Here is the list of participating
blogs*:
(*If you can't find any of the posts,
return to allyshields.com for
updated links.)
Now for the setting: #4
Setting #4:
Club Dintero - Andreas's elegant supper club in Olde Town. I believe it
has played a role in every book.
Good luck! Thanks for joining Wild Fire's release celebration!
More Fun: Those of you who are reading
this before 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. EDT on September 26, are invited to join us at
the official Facebook release party (https://www.facebook.com/events/314795258698003/)
for games and prizes, including books, swag and more gift certificates!!
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