Hallo, Hallo dear hearts!
I had so much going on this first week of *October!* – from a migraine to the tides of life – I effectively *forgot!* I had signed on for this lovely s/o announcement! The key reason I even was able to trigger a memory of the signup is when I read the gifted surprises for those who are participating in the giveaway attached to it!
I happen to love the legend, the lore & the symbolism attached to the Claddagh ring which I first learnt about when I watched the Hallmark Channel film “Daniel’s Daughter” starring Sebastian Spence, as this particular kind of ring has significance in the story-line. A slight bit of personal irony is this was just shy a few years of a fourth removed cousin finding my Mum and re-connecting our own ancestral lore of being Irish. Turnt out, we’re Irish as they come and that was a lovely confirmation for me as I’ve felt so dearly attached to Celtic Mythology, Celtic music & this particular ring (as I researched the origins, the stories & everything interconnected to it) since I first saw the forementioned film. And, yes, I have a copy of the dvd – courtesy of intuitive parents!
Thereby, when I spied one of the prizes attached, I thought – ooh yes, I need to look into the premise of this one and see how it interconnects to the Emerald Isle!
I happen to love finding Paranormal Romances – it isn’t oft I find ones involving the fey as in recent years I’ve been happily enjoying the Urban Fantasy series ‘Tipsy Fairy Tales’ which has cheeky humour and delightful drama!
Being a reader who is tempted to read darker Fantasy Lit but finding her traction within the realms of #DarkFantasy to be a complicated road to walk – when I saw this particular story going up for a blitz I was hopeful I might learn a bit more about it and might find myself being inspired to read it when it eventually goes into an edition I can read. As you will gather – I think I have accomplished answering my questions about its contents but what is rather keenly lovely is the extract I selected for you to read – to see if perchance this title appeals to you?
This is October – a time for finding #SpooktasticReads & the stories which might take us outside our comfort zones a bit whilst we embrace the spookier side of literature! I love Gothic stories & I do love the paranormal – sometimes I find myself mistrustful of the fey (as they do not have a strict ethical code!) but I must admit – ahead of our #WyrdAndWonder mini-event – this one just felt wicked fascinating!
Cursed Rebel
Subtitle: I never believed in fairies,.. until I was kidnapped by one.
by H.G. Lynch
My grandma always warned me never to trust a Faery. I never believed they were real…until I was kidnapped by one.
Finn is an obnoxious, mercurial Fae whose job it is to bring me to the King. He’s gorgeous, but in this world, the prettiest things are the deadliest.
But if I want to survive the Fae realm and find a way home, I’ll have to trust him…for now.
Places to find the book:
ASIN: B07FSGQJB6
Published by Self Published
on 5th October, 2018
A Self Published Story
This is a Digital First publication | I am hopeful a print or audio release will follow
Converse on Twitter via: #YALit, #PNR or #ParanormalRom
& #YoungAdult with #DarkFantasy #YAFantasy
About H.G. Lynch
H.G. Lynch is a Paranormal Romance author from Scotland. She is an avid reader, and cat-lover. She spends most of her days writing, while wrestling her cat off her laptop. She loves horse-riding, Star Trek, and snow. Her books are dark paranormal romances.
Enjoy reading an Extract from ‘Cursed Rebel’:
My breath caught in part fear and part awe at the faery boy‘s beauty. One side of his mouth tilted up in a smirk.
“About time you woke up. I was starting to think you were going to pull a Sleeping Beauty, and I‘d have to kiss you to wake you up.”
I swallowed and sat up, forcing my eyes off him to take in my surroundings. I was lying in a field of swaying purple flowers, the sun beating down on me through a canopy of lush green leaves. Through the shifting pattern of leaves above, I could see the sky was a perfect, summer-soft blue. The air was warm, a gentle breeze teasing my hair around my face. Somewhere, a bird sang in trilling, sweet notes. It was incredibly beautiful, and completely terrifying.
Although this is a smidge of a glimpse into the story-line and there are darker elements hinting towards erupting out of the layers of the narrative (per the other quotations I’ve read) – there was something interesting about this particular premise! I do hope it goes into a traditional print and/or POD print run one day – as it would be interesting to see if the ‘Dark’ bits of its fantastical side are too dark for me and/or are just the right combination into the darker elements of where the fey can evoke us all to traverse!
I am familiar with how dark the stories can run when involving the fey – especially considering my own Living Dead Doll which is based & rooted in fey lore has a darker side of her story, too!
The extract I selected had this aesthetic of world-building built into it – where you get a small look into the world in which Ms Lynch has created and inside this small window, I felt it would be a lovely place to walk and see what she’s conceived for us to experience for her characters!
This book blitz is courtesy of:
Most of the blitzes I host for this touring company have giveaways attached to them, which is why I route to the main page via Xpresso Tours as an easy reference for where you can find that information.
Find others hosting via @XpressoTours!
I am enjoying being a new hostess for:
Similar to blog tours where I feature book reviews, as I choose to highlight an author via a Guest Post, Q&A, Interview, etc., I do not receive compensation for featuring supplemental content on my blog. I provide the questions for interviews and topics for the guest posts; wherein I receive the responses back from publicists and authors directly. I am naturally curious about the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of stories and the writers who pen them; I have a heap of joy bringing this content to my readers. This also extends to Book Spotlights & Book Blitzes which I choose to highlight which might have content inclusive to the post materials which I did not directly add a contribution but had the choice whether or not to feature those materials on my blog.
{SOURCES: Book cover for “Cursed Rebel”, author photograph of H.G. Lynch, author biography, blitz tour banner and host badge were provided by Xpresso Book Tours and are being used with permission. Post dividers by Fun Stuff for Your Blog via Pure Imagination. Tweets were embedded due to codes provided by Twitter. Blog graphics created by Jorie via Canva: Stories in the Spotlight banner and the Comment Box Banner.}
Copyright © Jorie Loves A Story, 2018.
Comments via Twitter:
#BookSpotlight w/ Extract
🧚♂️#YALit + #DarkFantasy
🌳Paranormal Romance
🧚♂️#SelfPub novelist
🌳An unsuspecting visit with the #fey
🌳Potential #WyrdAndWonder #SpooktasticReads?
🧚♂️the fey ear cuff & Claddagh ring up for grabs is impressive!🍄https://t.co/V3l0nFqIBW | @HGLynch pic.twitter.com/yGryNWov5g
— Jorie Story 📖🎧 (@joriestory) October 10, 2018
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