tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793992949536958452024-03-13T15:47:16.542-04:00Jennifer Allis ProvostAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-30887309610909086562018-10-25T10:00:00.004-04:002018-10-25T10:00:38.286-04:00A Sale, A Pre-Order, And A Bunch Of Other Awesome Books<strong>Walker (Gallowglass #2) is on sale for 99 pennies!</strong><br />
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.<br />
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?<br />
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<strong><u>Buy Links</u></strong>
<strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2AsmiT5"><strong>http://amzn.to/2AsmiT5</strong></a><br />
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<strong>B&N: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walker-jennifer-allis-provost/1127329683?ean=2940154604854">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walker-jennifer-allis-provost/1127329683?ean=2940154604854</a></strong><br />
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<strong>Kobo: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/walker-12">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/walker-12</a></strong><br />
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<strong>The Final Summons</strong> is available for pre-order! Learn more (and grab a copy) here: <a data-cke-saved-href="http://thefinalsummons.com/" href="http://thefinalsummons.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://thefinalsummons.com/</a><br />
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.<br />
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?<br />
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<strong><u>Buy Links</u></strong><br />
<strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2AsmiT5"><strong>http://amzn.to/2AsmiT5</strong></a><br />
<strong>B&N: </strong><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walker-jennifer-allis-provost/1127329683?ean=2940154604854"><strong>https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walker-jennifer-allis-provost/1127329683?ean=2940154604854</strong></a><br />
<strong>Kobo: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/walker-12">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/walker-12</a></strong>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-52590565013266454592018-09-07T16:59:00.002-04:002018-09-07T16:59:11.655-04:00September is All About GALLOWGLASS! Let's Celebrate With An Ebook Sale #amwriting #amreading #Gallowglass #BellatrixPressSeptember is Gallowglass month at Bellatrix press! *throws confetti* That means you can get it for 99 cents from now until midnight September 30.<br />
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To kick off our month-long celebration, here's a character profile on our main character, Karina.<br />
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Name: Karina Siobhan Stewart<br />
Age: 25
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Occupation: Graduate student at Carson University, studying toward her Ph.D. in Geology
Birthplace: New Jersey<br />
Current home: Queens, New York
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Relations: Christopher Stewart (brother), parents are deceased.<br />
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Karina has loved earth sciences for as long as she can remember. When she was a child she devoured books about dinosaurs, and spent most of her time outdoors collecting rocks, and eventually moved on to more formalized training. None of that prepared her for what would happen in Scotland.
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Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.</div>
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After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles. </div>
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In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back. </div>
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As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert. </div>
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Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass? </div>
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<strong><u>Buy Links</u></strong>
<strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM"><strong>http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM</strong></a> </div>
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<strong>B&N: </strong><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/1126185405?ean=2940154110164"><strong>http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/1126185405?ean=2940154110164</strong></a> </div>
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<b>Kobo</b>: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gallowglass-4"><strong>https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gallowglass-4</strong></a><strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>iBooks: </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11"><strong>https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11</strong></a> </div>
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Nearly a year after being shot and left for dead, Sergeant Rose Booker returns to active duty with the Worcester Police Department, hoping to put the past behind her -- except she's not sure it's <i>her </i>past that's haunting her. </div>
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When hard-drinking hellraiser Julie d'Aubigny enters Rose's life, she promises to reveal the truth behind Rose's nightmares -- or are they memories? -- of her death at the end of a hangman's noose.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-3159835536521250332018-08-08T08:05:00.000-04:002018-08-08T08:05:00.059-04:00First Time On Sale - COPPER VEINS for $1.99 #WriterWednesday #urbanfantasy #summerreads<img alt="Copper Veins graphic" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4263" height="320" src="https://jenniferallisprovost.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/copper-veins-graphic.jpg" width="640" /><br />
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This is the first time the publisher has discounted this title, and for all I know it may be the last. Pick up the latest title in Sara and Micah's adventures before the price goes back up!<br />
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<em>Sara’s pretty sure her life is perfect.</em><br /><em> </em><br /><em>Not only are she and Micah finally married, her father, who’d been missing since the Magic Wars, has been found. Actually, he just strode up to the manor’s front door, but whatever. Sara knows better than to look a gift horse in the mouth.</em><br /><em> </em><br /><em>But Baudoin Corbeau isn’t content to return to family life. He’s decided that he will be the force of change in the Mundane world, and lead the Elemental resistance to victory with his children at his side. What’s worse, Baudoin doesn’t approve of Sara’s marriage, and makes every attempt to separate her from Micah.</em><br /><em> </em><br /><em>After a visit to the Mundane realm leaves Sara, Max and Sadie imprisoned by the Peacekeepers, Sara’s doubts creep to the surface. Is her father right? Does she belong in the Mundane realm, not the Otherworld? Is Micah really the right man--make that elf--for her?</em><br /><em> </em><br /><em>Was marrying him a mistake?</em><br />
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Homecoming (Gallowglass #3) is available now!<br />
Amazon –> <a href="https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6&id=66dace3734&e=f8747236ff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2tagU4o</a><br />
Barnes&Nobel –> <a href="https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6&id=3c7023be73&e=f8747236ff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/homecoming-jennifer-allis-provost/1029488798?ean=2940155298076</a><br />
Kobo –> <a href="https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6&id=1b0aaf93d8&e=f8747236ff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/homecoming-154</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-23739745207545467252018-06-23T13:45:00.000-04:002018-06-23T13:45:05.677-04:00A Sale, A Preorder, And A Bunch Of Other Cheap Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The publisher hasn't discounted this title for over a year! If you've been meaning to dive into this series now is the time.<br /><br /><em>Sara had always been careful.<br /><br />She never spoke of magic, never associated with those suspected of handling magic, never thought of magic, and never, ever, let anyone see her mark. After all, the last thing she wanted was to end up missing, like her father and brother.<br /><br />Then, a silver elf pushed his way into Sara's dream, and her life became anything but ordinary. </em><br /><br /><strong>COPPER GIRL - </strong><em>Book One of the Copper Legacy</em><br /><br />Amazon --> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6%26id%3D349105d895%26e%3Df8747236ff&source=gmail&ust=1529861924314000&usg=AFQjCNGaluXrOU0DCk6mg9aHI0n_WM-NYg" href="https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6&id=349105d895&e=f8747236ff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2K2w1Dz</a><br />B&N --> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6%26id%3D96143c5e43%26e%3Df8747236ff&source=gmail&ust=1529861924314000&usg=AFQjCNFITv8ywSTgjVkIc28xqutVn8mqRA" href="https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6&id=96143c5e43&e=f8747236ff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr></wbr>barnesandnoble.com/w/copper-<wbr></wbr>girl-jennifer-allis-provost/<wbr></wbr>1114334202?ean=9781939392022</a><br />Kobo --> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6%26id%3Dc3924790b6%26e%3Df8747236ff&source=gmail&ust=1529861924314000&usg=AFQjCNETW40lmRm6L-KgdbJWO39DhqhF7A" href="https://spencerhillpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0edf7cd1fe43f1c7c721757a6&id=c3924790b6&e=f8747236ff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.kobo.com/us/<wbr></wbr>en/ebook/copper-girl</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Who wields the
power behind the Wild Court?</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">After months of dealing with gods and monsters in New York,
Karina and Robert return to their cottage in Scotland. Chris makes the move as
well to start fresh with his girlfriend, Anya—but when they arrive Anya isn’t
there. He tracks her down at the pub where her mother, Beira, works, and finds
out that Beria’s been holding a grudge against his family for the past few
hundred years. Since Beira’s the Cailleach Bheur— the Celtic Queen of
Winter—her grudges are a rather big deal.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">While Chris deals with Beira, Karina and Robert learn that
when Robert was freed from the Minster’s Pine Karina inadvertently left a
portal to Elphame open. Now Doon Hill is covered in fairies who are organizing
themselves into a new court free of Seelie rule, akin to the Wild Fae of old.
What’s worse, Karina’s long-lost uncle appears to be organizing this new court.</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Karina closes the door to Elphame, but that only angers the
unseen powers behind the fledgling Wild Court, forcing her and Robert to forge
alliances with those who’d been their enemies not so long ago. Who can Karina
and her gallowglass trust, and who is only out to deceive them?</span></span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Walker (Gallowglass #2)<br />
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-90357437841231225632018-04-04T17:56:00.003-04:002018-04-04T17:56:47.904-04:00Cover Reveal: Golem (Parthalan #4) @vvjonez #IARTG #WriterWednesday #amwriting #coverlove #BellatrixPress #NESWIt's here! Feast your eyes on the cover for GOLEM, Book 4 of the Chronicles of Parthalan!<br />
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<strong>iBooks: </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11"><strong>https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11</strong></a>
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Walker (Gallowglass #2)<br />
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Amazon —> <a href="http://amzn.to/2H6tuXF" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2H6tuXF</a><br />
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-61180066071692708772018-01-26T08:09:00.003-05:002018-01-26T08:09:38.795-05:00Friday Feature: Over 50 99 Cent Science Fiction and Fantasy Ebooks! #IARTG #Sale <img alt="sff-jan2018-99c1_preview" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4193" height="441" src="https://jenniferallisprovost.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/sff-jan2018-99c1_preview.jpeg" width="840" />
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I'll be featured in the Local Author Spotlight at the Springfield Central Library this Sunday, January 21. We'll tell stories, read from our works, and I'm told there will be snacks. Sounds like a good time, huh? Here's the official description from the library's website:<br />
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<strong>Literary Spotlight: Readings by Local Authors</strong>
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<figure class="thumbnail wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_9752"><img alt="Price Van Ray speaking at the 2017 Literary Spotlight" class="size-full wp-image-9752" height="184" src="https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/assets/PriceVanRayEdited2017.jpg" width="300" /><figcaption class="caption wp-caption-text">Price Van Ray speaking at the 2017 <em>Literary Spotlight</em></figcaption></figure><em>Central Library Community Room
Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.</em>
Enjoy the readings of local writers in this showcase of active novelists and poets writing for both teens and adults. Featured writers include <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/results?query=Barker%20M%20P%20Michele%20P%201960;qtype=author" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Michele Barker</a>, <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/2899932" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Scotti Jones</a>, <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/results?query=Jennifer%20Provost;qtype=author;locg=1;detail_record_view=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jennifer Provost</a>, <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/results?query=Akamnonu%20Oliver%20Osita;qtype=author" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Oliver Akamnonu</a>, <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/2463263" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Shane Robitaille</a>, <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/4094207?qtype=author;locg=1;detail_record_view=0;query=Thibodeau%20Christine" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Christine Thibodeau</a>, <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/results?query=vail%20courtney;qtype=author;fi%3Asearch_format=book;locg=1;detail_record_view=0;sort=poprel;facet=author%7Cpersonal%5BVail%2C%20Courtney%5D" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Courtney Vail</a> and <a href="https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/results?qtype=author;locg=1;detail_record_view=0;query=Meeropol%20Ellen%20;facet=author|personal[Meeropol%2C%20Ellen]" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ellen Meeropol</a>. Refreshments and a free attendance raffle are compliments of the Friends of the Library to all who attend.
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And here's the Facebook event, if that's how you roll: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/346352505774542/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/346352505774542/</a>
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If you'll be in the area come on down! I--and the rest of the authors--would love to see you there.
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.
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Here we are in 2018! Honestly, there were times when I didn't think 2017 would ever end, but here we are in a new year. And a new year means we get a whole new set of goals, and the plans to reach them.<br />
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The best part about goals is that when you have a solid and achievable end game the stops along the way can be fluid. For instance, let's say you have a goal of living a healthier lifestyle and getting in better shape. (Don't we all?) Your plan could be to lose 10 pounds, or eat more vegetables, or maybe train for a half marathon. Any of those plans will move you closer to your goal of being healthier, but it's up to you to choose the best path.<br />
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I have several goals for 2018; some are writing-related, some aren't, and I have a few for which the goal exists but the plan is still in the, uh, planning stages. Here they are, in no particular order (though the writing ones did end up first in the queue):
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<li>Release the Gallowglass #3, Homecoming, and two or three tie-in short stories. Homecoming is scheduled for an early summer release.</li>
<li>Golem, The Chronicles of Parthalan #4, will release this year. (Keep your eyes peeled for the cover reveal!) I have some housekeeping to do on that series, which means that the fifth installment, Elfsong, might get pushed back to 2019.</li>
<li>Polish up my YA mermaid mystery and get it submission ready.</li>
<li>Outline two other series that are currently in the idea stage.</li>
<li>Attend as an author at least six live events. I had to scale things back A LOT toward the end of 2017, and I'm looking forward to getting out there and hanging out with readers and writers again.</li>
<li>Complete phase 1 of Sekrit Nonfiction Project.</li>
<li>In 2017 we had twelve new experiences with the Wonder Twins. It was such a success I’m listing that as a 2018 goal.</li>
<li>FINALLY install my raised garden beds.</li>
<li>Continue to prioritize wellness for myself and my family.</li>
<li>HAVE FUN! My grandfather always said that you need to make your own fun, and he was right.</li>
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I’ll post updates throughout the year with goal progress, event and release dates, and maybe a few updates on the Sekrit Project. Next week, I’ll recap my 2017 goals—what worked, what didn’t, and what was a raging fiasco. Remember, a goal without a plan is just a wish!<br />
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What are your goals for 2018? Let us know in the comments, and we can cheer each other on!<br />
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Walker (Gallowglass #2)<br />
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.<br />
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?<br />
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Okay, <em>less</em> than 30,000.<br />
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This marks the second consecutive NaNo where I haven't met the 50,000 finish line, and honestly I'm okay with that. While I certainly don't take on challenges without intending to meet them, I had a few things going in in my writing life that took precedent. Here they are, in no particular order:
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<li>I had to prep and finalize the marketing plan for <a href="http://amzn.to/2idd1pq" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Walker</a>, which releases on December 5.</li>
<li>I completed a round of revisions on a short story that has been accepting to an anthology, releasing in March 2018.</li>
<li>A writer friend contacted me, needing help with his own story (since his story concerns folklore and tattoos, I was uniquely qualified).</li>
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There were also the million and other distractions that life throws at us every day. While I probably could have burned the midnight oil and squeezed out another twenty thousand words, I concentrated instead on the quality of my prose rather than the quantity. In doing so, I leaned several valuable things about my story:
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<li>I need to decide if it will be a mystery or a coming of age.</li>
<li>I need to increase the stakes earlier in the story.</li>
<li>I must decide how much of a paranormal element I want to include, since right now it could go either way.</li>
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Most importantly, I learned that I'm still in love with this story--because lets face it, we've all gotten wrapped up in projects we ended up hating. I've cleared some time in January, and hope to complete the full plot at that time. After that, it should all come together rather quickly.<br />
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Crap. I just jinxed myself, didn't I?<br />
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Have you preordered Walker (Gallowglass #2)? It's only 99 cents, but it won't stay that cheap for long.<br />
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Who is hunting the gallowglass?<br />
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When Karina and Robert relocated from Scotland to New York, they expected things to settle down. New York is known for many things, but a hotbed of supernatural occurrences isn’t one of them. Karina returned to her life as a graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a deity. When the Seelie King started making unannounced visits to Karina’s apartment in the middle of the night and warning her and Robert to be careful, she knew things were serious.
All of these events led to a single question: Who doesn’t want the gallowglass on American soil?<br />
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Meanwhile, Chris has problems of his own. The university grudgingly restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life, and damn it all if he doesn’t want her to stay there.<br />
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The god plays their hand, and the Seelie King calls Robert to his side. Alone and more frightened than she’s ever been, Karina tries to solve the mystery of who is hunting the gallowglass. Will Karina find the answer in time, or will Robert be lost forever?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-53234507681366200842017-11-01T11:53:00.001-04:002017-11-01T11:53:47.364-04:00Writer Wednesday: Cover Reveal for Walker (Gallowglass #2) #urbanfantasy #PNR #IARTG #Gallowglass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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graduate student, and agreed to teach a class over winter break. That was when
things got weird: first she and Robert encountered an angry centaur, then a
fairy enrolled in her class, and Karina learned that her mentor just might be a
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restored his teaching position, his agent and publisher are hounding him for a
sequel to his worldwide bestseller… and he wonders if he can teach again. Write
again. Hell, he can barely even speak to a woman after what happened between
him and the Seelie Queen. Then a woman—a fairy woman—comes into Chris’s life,
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Research is just as important to your work as proper grammar. You need to have a working knowledge of what you're writing about, and you need to integrate concepts seamlessly into your work. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will kick a reader out of a story faster than an obvious error on the author's part.<br />
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Some resist research (I get it, research is hard) and use the excuse of having built a second world, usually in a fantasy or science fiction setting. That's all well and good--and you get to make up place names and holidays for whatever society you've created--but what about those aspects of your world that are common with the one we live in? For example, horses and guns.<br />
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People get horses and guns wrong all the time. In the case of horses, I've read books where the characters ride for hours or maybe even days, and never stop to rest or feed their horses. They also never remove their tack, never rub them down... Really, the list goes on. These poor fantasy horses are not happy!<br />
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Guns are treated just as badly. In one memorable instance, a character loaded their modern automatic weapon by sliding bullets down the barrel, like a Pez dispenser. If only they'd Googled "how to load a gun" and spent the next five minutes reading, they could have avoided that egregious error.<br />
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I may know a lot about a little and a little about a lot, but I'm not arrogant or foolish enough to think I know everything. When I incorporate certain elements into my work, I research them. To expand on the examples above, I have very little first hand knowledge of horses, but I have friends and relatives who do. I hit them up for information, and sometimes I score free horseback riding lessons. I know even less about guns, since I've never even held one, and I tackle that issue in my own unique way: I don't write about them. I do, however, have characters who wield swords and other edged weapons, so I'm definitely filling my weapon research quota.<br />
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For my upcoming NaNo project, the bulk of the story takes place in County Cork, Ireland. I have been to Ireland, so I do have a feel for the land. In addition to my memories, I've subscribed to Irish periodicals, purchased a few maps and travel guides, watched Irish television (hello, Father Ted), and I've been learning Irish. I've also gotten a few YA titles set in Ireland, but I'm saving them to read in December, after I hit my 50k and before I start editing. My intent is that this low-key immersion in contemporary Irish culture will lend my main character an authentic voice. Even if it doesn't, I adore all things Irish, and learning is never wasted.<br />
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How are you researching for NaNoWriMo? Tell us in the comments!<br />
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Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.<br />
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After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.<br />
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In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.<br />
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As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.<br />
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Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?<br />
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Britt Sullivan, part time model and full time aspiring artist, is sick of living alone in the city…<br />
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Taking lame jobs just to make ends meet is leading Britt nowhere, and she knows something has to change. She needs some excitement, and when she meets blue-eyed Midwesterner Sam MacKellar at a photo shoot, she realizes he’s perfect for her in every way—well, except for the fact that he’s gay.<br />
A devastating childhood trauma turned Sam’s whole life into a lie…<br />
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Sam came to New York City to escape an existence that had become unbearable, and when his job as a photographer’s assistant leads him to Britt, he realizes he’s finally met someone who sees him as he really is. But plagued by nightmares and trapped by his own deception, he doesn’t know how she can truly be part of his life.<br />
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Friendship leads to a passionate encounter and hidden dangers…<br />
<br />
Britt comforts Sam though his nightmares, and they begin to explore their mutual attraction, but the tables are turned when Britt faces unwelcome attention from a manipulative art instructor and Sam must come to her defense.<br />
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Sam is terrified to reveal the source of his nightmares, sure the truth would shatter his complicated relationship with Britt, but when she suffers an unspeakable trauma of her own, only Sam can help her pick up the pieces.<br />
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When Britt learns the magnitude of Sam’s lies, will his reasons and the depth of their feelings be enough to allow her to forgive him? Does she have a future with Sam, or does his deception also include the reality of changing teams?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-78176415244225027432017-09-27T12:25:00.000-04:002017-11-01T12:27:44.315-04:00Writer Wednesday: Three Steps to #NaNoWriMo Success #IARTG #amwritingHappy Wednesday, readers and writers! October is just around the corner, which means you have just over thirty days to plan your Halloween costume, and finalize your NaNoWriMo plan of attack.<br />
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Plan NaNo now, you ask? Why, it's still September! Yes, yes it is, but believe me that in order to win NaNo--in other words, write 50,000 over the course of the 30 days in November--you need to plan, plan, and plan some more.<br />
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Regular readers of this blog know that I'm a huge fan of NaNoWriMo. In fact, two of my currently published novels, Changing Teams and Gallowglass, were both written during NaNo. However, last year's NaNo was an epic fail on my part, and it was all due to poor planning. I had my story idea, and I'd done a bit of outlining and research, but not nearly enough. It wasn't long before the story had gone so far off the rails there was no way I could fix it in 30 days. You can read all about that disaster <a href="https://authorjenniferallisprovost.com/2016/11/16/writer-wednesday-nano-check-in-and-release-dates-for-changing-fate-and-gallowglass-writerwednesday-nanowrimo-goals-amwriting/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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But this year will be different! I've done my homework, and I expect that even if I don't have a finished story by November 30, I will at least have my 50,000 words. Here are the steps I'm taking to stack the deck in my favor:<br />
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<li><strong>Research -</strong> Then do some more research, ask a librarian for help, and maybe book a trip to visit any real-life locations. Really, you're not going to get too much information so go all in.</li>
<li><strong>Outline -</strong> A nice detailed outline is key. One incorporating the classic three act structure would be ideal, but you want a strong map to follow. Think of it like you're downloading the newest map software onto your Garmin, as opposed to using a paper map printed in 1952.</li>
<li><strong>Character Profiles -</strong> Who's the protagonist? Antagonist? What do they want? What are the stakes? What will happen if they don't get what they want? Again, you cannot have too much information.</li>
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Next week, I'll share some of the research I've done for my NaNo 2017 masterpiece. Okay, pending masterpiece. In the meantime, click the links below to learn more about my two most successful NaNo projects. Happy reading!<br />
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Learn more about NaNoWriMo (and sign up!) <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.<br />
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After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.<br />
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In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.<br />
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As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.<br />
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Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?<br />
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Britt Sullivan, part time model and full time aspiring artist, is sick of living alone in the city…<br />
<br />
Taking lame jobs just to make ends meet is leading Britt nowhere, and she knows something has to change. She needs some excitement, and when she meets blue-eyed Midwesterner Sam MacKellar at a photo shoot, she realizes he’s perfect for her in every way—well, except for the fact that he’s gay.<br />
A devastating childhood trauma turned Sam’s whole life into a lie…<br />
<br />
Sam came to New York City to escape an existence that had become unbearable, and when his job as a photographer’s assistant leads him to Britt, he realizes he’s finally met someone who sees him as he really is. But plagued by nightmares and trapped by his own deception, he doesn’t know how she can truly be part of his life.<br />
<br />
Friendship leads to a passionate encounter and hidden dangers…<br />
<br />
Britt comforts Sam though his nightmares, and they begin to explore their mutual attraction, but the tables are turned when Britt faces unwelcome attention from a manipulative art instructor and Sam must come to her defense.<br />
<br />
Sam is terrified to reveal the source of his nightmares, sure the truth would shatter his complicated relationship with Britt, but when she suffers an unspeakable trauma of her own, only Sam can help her pick up the pieces.<br />
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When Britt learns the magnitude of Sam’s lies, will his reasons and the depth of their feelings be enough to allow her to forgive him? Does she have a future with Sam, or does his deception also include the reality of changing teams?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-52988563756618055882017-09-20T12:22:00.000-04:002017-11-01T12:24:59.592-04:00Writer Wednesday: Query Letter Do’s and Do Not’s (Because You Actually Want To Publish that Piece, Right?) #amwriting #amsubmitting #IARTGSo you’ve completed that piece, be it an article, short story, or the Great American Novel, and you’re ready to send it off to potential publishers. Great! Assuming you’ve done your due diligence you’ve assembled a list of possible homes for your work (if you want extra credit, make a multi-tiered list including dream publishers, second choice markets, etc.) and made sure your work matches their submission guidelines. You’ve done all that? Awesome! Your next step is a biggie, because you need to write a query letter.<br />
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Ugh.<br />
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Query letter research and writing are among writers’ least favorite activities, right up there with crafting a synopsis and reading your work aloud to a roomful of people who haven’t read a book since college. As tedious and frustrating as the submission process may be, query letters are a necessity. I’ve also got a few pro tips to help you stack the deck in your favor.<br />
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Read the rest of this article on the MASFFA blog: <a href="http://masffa.com/2017/09/18/query-letter-dos-and-do-nots/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://masffa.com/2017/09/18/query-letter-dos-and-do-nots/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-73334378384734775112017-09-13T08:11:00.000-04:002017-09-13T08:11:09.970-04:00Writer Wednesday: Cravings--Go On, Give In (To The Literary Ones, At Least) #WriterWednesday #craving #IARTGCravings generally get a bad rap. If you perform an internet search for cravings you'll get thousands of hits, the vast majority of them describing how to resist them, or how to end your cravings altogether. But, what if we as writers gave into them, at least occasionally?<br />
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Now, I'm not suggesting you go out and eat an entire cheesecake, as yummy as that would be. I'm talking about indulging your literary cravings.<br />
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What's a literary craving, you ask? Well, it's a desire to read a book-perhaps scandalous, perhaps not-that exists outside your literary comfort zone. It could be a vampire romance, a historical fiction, or even a comic book. In fact, comics are the inspiration behind this post.<br />
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We've all heard about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, right? A coworker of mine loves the movies, but craved more backstory on the characters. Since movies are expensive and therefore much rarer than your standard paper comic, I suggested she read a few back issues.<br />
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I kid you not, she was shocked when I suggested this. Her, a grown, respectable woman reading <em>comic books?</em> What would her coworkers think? As resistant as she initially was, she wanted to know more about Tony Stark and Steve Rodgers (and Miles Morales, after we had a particularly heated discussion on Spider Man). She downloaded a few collections for her Kindle, then a few more, and to make a long story short last year she cosplayed for the first time. AS MYSTIQUE. (She wouldn't let me include a picture, no matter what bribes I offered.)<br />
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Now replace "comic book" in the above anecdote with whatever other genre you've been eyeing. I know so many people, both writers and readers, who rarely if ever stray from their comfort zones, and they really are doing themselves a disservice. After all, think about all the adults who took a chance on reading a children's book called Harry Potter.<br />
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I task all of you, dear readers, with reading one book your craving, be it a vampire romance or treatise on string theory. Have you recently read one of your cravings? Tell us about it in the comments!<br />
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As for me, I'll be over there with a slice of cheesecake.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?</span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-48334293545737962582017-08-30T16:49:00.002-04:002017-08-30T16:49:48.284-04:00Writer Wednesday: Using Chemistry To Define Character Relationships #writerwednesday #amwriting #science #IARTGYep, I'm talking about using chemistry, that good ol' science requirement, to help define your characters relationships within your work-in-progress. Honest, it works!<br />
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First, a bit of history regarding yours truly: my first (and some would say one true) love is science. I have a degree in environmental science, and am therefore well acquainted with the building blocks of that discipline, namely botany, biology, and our friend chemistry. Today we're going to discuss denaturing. Here's the definition according to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denaturing">Merriam Webster</a>:<br />
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denatured<span class="inflections"><strong>;</strong> </span>denaturing</h2>
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<em class="sense">2</em><span class="intro-colon">:</span> to deprive of natural qualities <span class="intro-colon">:</span> change the nature of: such as <em class="sub sense alp">a</em><span class="intro-colon">:</span> to make (alcohol) unfit for drinking (as by adding an obnoxious substance) without impairing usefulness for other purposes <em>b</em><span class="intro-colon">:</span> to modify the molecular structure of (something, such as a protein or DNA) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so as to destroy or diminish some of the original properties and especially the specific biological activity.</div>
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Basically, when you denature something you alter it to a point that it becomes a different substance. A great example of this is when you bake a cake: when you have just the dry ingredients--flour, baking powder, cocoa, etc--you could (theoretically, with a very powerful microscope and very tiny and precise tools) separate all the ingredients out into their component parts. It's really nothing more than a few types of powdered substances sitting in a bowl.<br />
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Once you add the wet ingredients, things get interesting. You could still separate the ingredients, but that's fast becoming a Sisyphean task. Then comes the point of no return--you put the batter in the over and apply heat.<br />
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When heat acts upon the various ingredients and changes their chemical composition, that's when denaturing happens. The components can no longer be separated out into the sum of their parts. The ingredients have been changed, and there's no going back. This change is permanent.<br />
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Let's take this concept and apply it to our characters. What forces have acted upon them? Have they merely been tossed into a situation with a few other characters, and will eventually emerge relatively unscathed? Or have you added heat in the form of an action or chain of events that will forever change them? These are important plot points that every author needs to consider in some form or another. After all, who wants to read 80,000 words about a few characters who stumble from one situation to another and never change their approach or outlook? That would leave your story devoid of character growth, and that would be a very bad thing indeed.<br />
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Chemistry: it's not just for lab work.<br />
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Click to purchase---><a href="http://amzn.to/2vKKEU9" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> http://amzn.to/2vKKEU9</a><br /><br />After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.<br /><br />In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.<br /><br />As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.<br /><br />Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-17195336384857757242017-08-16T11:11:00.003-04:002017-08-16T11:11:41.392-04:00Writer Wednesday: Rejection, The Dirtiest Word In A Writer's Lexicon #writerwednesday #IARTG #amwritingWithout a doubt, a rejection is the most soul-crushing blow that can be dealt to a writer, its sting far worse than bookstore returns or one star reviews. Quite often they're also bewildering; you read the submission guidelines, crafted a piece especially for said guidelines, and stayed within word count and on theme, yet <em>they still said no</em>. What gives?<br />
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There are myriad reasons why a publisher chooses to reject a particular piece, and many of them have nothing to do with the writer or what's been written. For instance, when I read submissions for a mid-sized press, one particular imprint had eight slots for the coming year...and we got over one thousand submissions. You don't even need math skills to understand that I sent A LOT of rejection emails. Publishers are companies that rely on revenue, and once those initial eight slots were filled we just did not have the capital to take on more work, no matter how awesome it was. Was it discouraging, to both us and the writers? Yes, it was. It was also an opportunity for the writers to expand their reach and keep submitting, and for us as a publisher to surpass our sales goals so we could take on more stories. Remember, publishers WANT great stories.</div>
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Here are a few other reasons your work might be rejected:<br />
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<li><strong>Your project is too similar to something recently published</strong> - Let's say you've written an awesome retelling of Snow White. We (the publisher) love it, but we just acquired a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood (insert theme of your choice here). Unless we want to be known as the fairy tale retelling press, odds are we're not going to publish two retellings in one year.</li>
<li><strong>Your project is too long for the genre</strong> - My first novel was 177,000 words. Yup, it was a crap ton of words long, and the only reason I got away with that (by the skin of my teeth, mind you) was because it was an epic fantasy. Certain genres have generally accepted word counts, and epic fantasy is one of the few that can swing the occasional door stopper. Many other genres don't stray above the 80k mark, so if you're fielding a lot of rejections you might want to take a second look at your total word count.</li>
<li><strong>You live in a different country from the publisher</strong> - You know what they say, location, location, location! All kidding aside, when the writer is on one country and the publisher is domiciled in another, contract negotiations can get tricky. Many publishers circumvent the issue altogether and only sign those from their native country.</li>
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There you have it, a few of the million reasons why your work might get rejected. These points aren't meant to discourage you, but to encourage you to keep writing, hone your craft, and keep on submitting. The world needs nothing as much as great stories, including yours.<br />
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<strong>Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.</strong><br />
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After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.<br />
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In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.<br />
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As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.<br />
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Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?<br />
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<strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM"><strong>http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM</strong></a><br />
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Let’s face it, publishing is not like it used to be. Thanks to innovations in ebook and marketing technology, literally anyone can upload a book and become a published author in hours or even minutes—but not everyone wants to do that, and frankly, not everyone should.<br />
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Whether or not the relative ease of self-publishing is good for the industry is a can o’ worms for another post. What we’re going to talk about today are the three broad categories of authors that the rise in self-publishing has created: traditional, indie, and hybrid.<br />
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Disclaimer: for the purposes of this article, I’m referring to publishing a novel-length work. Practices differ for other forms, therefore I advise that the writers of such works research accordingly.<br />
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Read the rest of this article on the MASFFA blog: <a href="https://masffa.com/2017/07/24/traditional-indie-and-hybrid-oh-my/">https://masffa.com/2017/07/24/traditional-indie-and-hybrid-oh-my/</a><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-12084479135171126592017-06-23T08:29:00.000-04:002017-06-23T08:29:41.091-04:00First Reviews Are In For Gallowglass! Here's What They're Saying @Bellatrix_Press #amwriting #amreading #IARTG #PNR #urbanfantasy<img alt="Gallowglass Promo Graphic 1" class=" wp-image-3743 aligncenter" height="330" src="https://jenniferallisprovost.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gallowglass-promo-graphic-1.png" width="528" /><br />
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The first reviews are in for Gallowglass, and man are they good! Here are some highlights:<br />
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"I loved this book and Robert and Karina. There are secrets and surprises and an ending that did not leave me wondering “what happened”. Can’t wait for more in this series."<a href="https://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/review-gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/"> https://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/review-gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/</a><br />
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"Gallowglass was a fun whirlwind read. I liked getting to know the characters and the world and I can’t wait to continue the story." <a href="https://bookbriefs.net/2017/06/12/mini-reviewexcerptgiveaway-gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/">https://bookbriefs.net/2017/06/12/mini-reviewexcerptgiveaway-gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/</a><br />
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"Love will be tested and I mean <strong>TESTED</strong>. After all is said and done, neither Robert nor Karina will question their love for each other….EVER!
As for Chris, well his story took quite a surprising turn. A twist I didn’t see coming. BRAVO, Jennifer! At the end of the day…err book… it is apparent his binge drinking days are over and his life is forever changed. FOR THE BETTER!" <a href="https://www.superkambrook.com/2017/06/review-of-gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost.html">https://www.superkambrook.com/2017/06/review-of-gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost.html</a><br />
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"I loved the sibling dynamic between Karina and Chris, the mythology of Robert Kirk and the faeries, the sweet and sexy romance between Karina and Robert, and the rich, detailed setting of Scotland. It’s a beautiful story and I highly recommend it."<a href="https://awellreadwomanblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/gallowglass-gallowglass-series-book-1-by-author-jennifer-allis-provost-parthalan-bookreview-iartg-urbanfantasy-bookblast-uf/">https://awellreadwomanblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/gallowglass-gallowglass-series-book-1-by-author-jennifer-allis-provost-parthalan-bookreview-iartg-urbanfantasy-bookblast-uf/</a><br />
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Have you read Gallowglass? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!<br />
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Purchase links:<br />
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<strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM"><strong>http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM</strong></a><br />
<strong>B&N: </strong><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/1126185405?ean=2940154110164"><strong>http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/1126185405?ean=2940154110164</strong></a><br />
<strong>Kobo: </strong><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gallowglass-4"><strong>https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gallowglass-4</strong></a><br />
<strong>iBooks: </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11"><strong>https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11</strong></a><br />
<br />
Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.
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<br />
After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.<br />
<br />
In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.<br />
<br />
As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.<br />
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Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379399294953695845.post-12972813987856585192017-06-14T20:09:00.002-04:002017-06-14T20:09:38.428-04:00Writer Wednesday: Why I Write #amwriting #amreading #mythology #legends #Gallowglass #IARTG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The image above is a copy of the first mythology book I ever read, <em>Two Queens of Heaven</em> by Doris Gates. I often tell the story about how I read all the available children's books in my local library, and the beleaguered librarian directed me toward the mythology section so I'd have new stories to read. (Actually, first I made a brief foray into horror. When the librarian learned I'd checked out Stephen King's <em>It </em> she went on a mission to find alternate and age-appropriate reading material. Oddly, I am not afraid of clowns.) It made sense that out of all the titles available, I picked the one about goddesses. I was eleven or twelve when this happened, an age somewhere between Disney princess and adolescent crushes, and the stories about Aphrodite and Demeter both entertained and intrigued me.<br />
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After I devoured this book I moved on to <em>Bullfinch's Mythology</em> (I have never shied away from a book just because it was several hundred pages of tiny font - nay, I accepted those challenges with honor!) and learned that cultures all across the globe had myths and legends just waiting to be discovered. I made it my personal mission to read all of them.<br />
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These stories fueled my imagination, and I started writing my own takes. I penned a version of Pygmalion where the statue becomes human and rebuffs her sculptor, another where Persephone sneaks away from her overbearing mother to shack up with Hades, and more Arthurian stories that I can count. Eventually, I started working on a retelling of Tam Lin, the Scottish tale where Janet rescues her lover from the Seelie Queen... And that story became Gallowglass.<br />
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Gallowglass is available now and has been getting rave reviews. If you've read it, I'd love to know what you think!<br />
<img alt="Gallowglass Promo Graphic 1" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3743" height="500" src="https://jenniferallisprovost.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gallowglass-promo-graphic-1.png" width="800" /> Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.<br />
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After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.<br />
<br />
In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.<br />
<br />
As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.<br />
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Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?<br />
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<strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM"><strong>http://amzn.to/2qaTKuM</strong></a><br />
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<strong>B&N: </strong><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/1126185405?ean=2940154110164"><strong>http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gallowglass-jennifer-allis-provost/1126185405?ean=2940154110164</strong></a><br />
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<strong>Kobo: </strong><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gallowglass-4"><strong>https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gallowglass-4</strong></a><br />
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<strong>iBooks: </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11"><strong>https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gallowglass/id1225187436?mt=11</strong></a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101838757326876119noreply@blogger.com0