EDC Johnson found me on Twitter and asked me if I would be interested in reading her YA Fantasy novel “Moonflower”, even though it is currently undergoing a re-edit & re-launch. I was quite interested in the novel after I read about it on her website and agreed to treat this edition similar to an ARC. Therefore, going in knowing there would be certain errors and not hold that against the book in general. This is why I marked this as an “ARC” read rather than a finished copy. I received a complimentary copy of “Moonflower” direct from the author herself, EDC Johnson in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive compensation for my opinions or thoughts shared herein.
Interested in Reading:
Aside from the fact that the synopsis of the story perked a whisper of interest in my mind to read the story, the cover-art of seeing a wolf translucently pictured off-center with a piercing blue eye held my breath in absolute awe! It is true I never read a book simply because of what is featured on the cover, as I go to the heart of where the narrative is going to lead me through a synopsis of the plot itself, but there are times, like with Moonflower where the cover-art is a compelling interest for the reader! The artistry alone held my attention, especially considering how beautiful the wolf appears in this half portrait of his face! The compelling part is why is he translucent? And, what is he not telling us from behind that piercing stare that unsettles you as much as it comforts?
I love supporting Indie Authors (either published through an Indie Press, Publisher, or through a Self Publishing platform) as they are walking such a wonderful journey through the publishing industry! Taking their creativity to a heightened level by giving themselves the breadth of freedom to write their stories the way in which they wanted them to greet readers inasmuch as tackling the daunting world of publicity and editing without a net to catch them! I give my hat off to any writer who takes this journey as the Indies have long since captured my heart and my support! It is always a true honour for me to participate in the promotion of an Indie writer and I am twice blessed when an Indie writer finds me on Twitter! I try to get to each of their profile pages and scope out their websites if they are linked to the profile itself — as I am always curious who is following me and who is interested in my own joyfully bookish tweets and bookish blog!
On this level, I wanted to say that I feel genuinely humbled as a book blogger to be in a position to draw a light on the literary work of an Indie writer and to that extent I have a surprise I will announce at the bottom of this post where the Indies will a strong beacon of light shining on them in forthcoming weeks! Until then, I cannot wait to disclose what you will find inside Moonflower the first installment of a trilogy that winks at you to draw your attention inside it’s pages!
After Josephine Woods’ father dies of cancer, her mother up-roots the two of them and moves to the city. Josie hates her city life, but her teenage issues are of little consequence when they have a car accident and she wakes up in a strange land (reminiscent of Victorian Europe) alone. Lost, with her school backpack as the only connection to her world, Josie struggles to find her way home. She is found by Lucius Conrí, the son of a Marquess, who possesses royal blood and the gift to shift into a wolf’s form at will.
Can the kind-hearted Lucius help her find her way while winning her love, or will she fall for Donovan Conrí his older, more serious brother and heir to the Conrí wealth?
EDC Johnson grew up in the Midwest, graduating from Michigan State University with her BFA in Art Education and her MA in Art Education from Western Michigan University. She lives with her husband and daughter in Palm Harbor, Florida. Her decade of experience as a public school art teacher has inspired her to write fiction novels that will entice young readers. You may see some of her illustrations in Renee Mallet’s: Fairies, Mermaids, and Other Mystical Creatures.
Fantasy within the realm of the Modern World:
A new aspect for reading Fantasy for me is seeing how the modern world intercepts the fantastical, as previously in my teenage years I was drawn inside straight-up fantasy worlds which had no counterpart to our own. The element of placing bonefide modern era characters inside a world of fantasy proportions is a new concept for me and one that I am more than willing to continue to explore per writer’s vision for this branch of the genre. Inasmuch as my appreciation for certain story arcs which feature shapeshifter characters such as Lucius Conrí inside Moonflower. My first glimpse into this new attachment of mine for supernatural creatures and beings occurred whilst I was reading the second and third installments of the Leland Dragon series by Jackie Gamber. Followed closely by my discovery of A Beauty So Beastly by RaShelle Workman (read synopsis on Riffle) during the even #EuphorYA. A short while afterwards I was interacting with Ms. Johnson on Twitter and the current story alighted into my hands.
I realise this has been used as a directional tool for story-tellers for generations, but instead of soaking inside the world of C.S. Lewis by the novels themselves, I was wholly enthused for the theatrical releases at the box office instead. Therefore, my knowledge of how the balance of the modern era and the fantasy realms are achieved and carried out per each instance this avenue of fiction is explored is minimal. I am also in need of finishing my reading of Crown of Vengeance by Stephen Zimmer (read the synopsis on Riffle), which I believe fits well in this topic of discussion.
Part of my curiously intuitive mind was under the assertion part of Josie’s adventure might be explained by a near-death experience given how the situation of where she started this story began and where she travelled next. However I did not allow myself to qualm over the details, as I was being guided by a story-teller who held my attention with each page I turnt!
Acquired Book By:I was selected to be a tour stop on the “Seven Letters from Paris” virtual book tour through France Book Tours. I received a complimentary ARC copy of the book direct from the publisher Sourcebooks, in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive compensation for my opinions or thoughts shared herein.
Inspired to Read:
From the moment I first saw Seven Letters of Paris adverted for this blog tour with France Book Tours, I *knew!* I wanted to become a part of the readership who not only found a new voice of literary merit to follow an emerging career of but to become part of the magic that eclipsed one woman’s life after a twenty-year search for truth, romance, and a life that all of us would be blessed to find! I was caught up in the synopsis breathing in the life of a woman I had not yet become acquainted with but captured by her real-life Romance whose blurb read like a bonefide Romance novel!
What impressed me the most was how wicked it was her relationship with Jean-Luc had a bit of a false start in France, but a continued connection through postal mail & correspondences with a bit of a wee gap between his seventh letter and her first! The story that is between the two letters is what held me in suspension – my curious heart beating quite rapidly like a hummingbird’s wings and my intent to read her memoir grew out of yearning to know the finer details of her life!
Early-on when I find an author I feel I can either relate too or simply want to get to know a bit better not only through reading their book(s) but on a personal level, I quickly see if they are on Twitter! Twitter has become such a wicked avenue of connecting with writers I blog about (whether on a blog tour, an off-blog tour review, a library book I attached myself too, or any numerous way a book can enter a person’s life) that I am always most delighted when I find them in the twitterverse! Ms. Vérant’s story inspired me from the moment I learnt of her memoir, and I knew at heart she was a romance lover which is why I had invited her to join my weekly Romance-centered chat #ChocLitSaturdays! We were happily able to connect through that chat for a short bit and I have enjoyed getting the chance to know the writer behind the book!
I am disclosing this, to assure you that I can formulate an honest opinion, even though I have interacted with her through Twitter and privately as well. I treat each book as a ‘new experience’, whether I personally know the author OR whether I am reading a book by them for the first time.
Twenty years, seven letters, and one long-lost love of a lifetime
At age 40, Samantha Vérant’s life is falling apart-she’s jobless, in debt, and feeling stuck… until she stumbles upon seven old love letters from Jean-Luc, the sexy Frenchman she’d met in Paris when she was 19. With a quick Google search, she finds him, and both are quick to realize that the passion they felt 20 years prior hasn’t faded with time and distance.
Samantha knows that jetting off to France to reconnect with a man that she only knew for one sun-drenched, passion-filled day is crazy-but it’s the kind of crazy she’s been waiting for her whole life.
Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. Over the years, she’s visited many different countries, lived in many places, and worked many jobs — always on the search for the one thing that truly excited her. Then, one day, she found everything she’s been looking for: a passion for the written word and true love. Writing not only enabled her to open her heart, it led her to southwestern France, where she’s now married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for 20 years.
Second Chances & Second Beginnings:
How I have managed to focus on stories of second chances and second beginnings back to back, I dare not know, but the fact remains that part of my appeal to read Seven Letters from Paris is mirrored by my admiration for Up at Butternut Lake; as both are a positive notation on how second chances and second beginnings can erupt out of unexpected hours whilst you were not expecting anything extraordinary to occur. Point of truth is that I think we are always a bit bogged down on the stories where there is not a known positive resolution to the journey two souls take to find each other. Inasmuch as there is such a negative focus out there in the world of books and motion pictures, that seeking out a reprieve that focuses on the purest of joys and the most encouraging aspects of our lives is paramount to maintaining a heart full of happiness. I love seeking out books lit from within with a glowing resolve of warmth, light, and love. I love stories that focus on the heart and soul of the character(s) who tether their lives into my own conscienceness and the best blessing on having discovered this particular book is an affirmation seen at the conclusion of Ever After: the most important part is the fact they actually lived. (am paraphrasing as the exact words elude me)
From the moment I first saw Seven Letters of Paris adverted for this blog tour with France Book Tours, I *knew!* I wanted to become a part of the readership who not only found a new voice of literary merit to follow an emerging career of but to become part of the magic that eclipsed one woman’s life after a twenty-year search for truth, romance, and a life that all of us would be blessed to find! I was caught up in the synopsis breathing in the life of a woman I had not yet become acquainted with but captured by her real-life Romance whose blurb read like a bonefide Romance novel!
What impressed me the most was how wicked it was her relationship with Jean-Luc had a bit of a false start in France, but a continued connection through postal mail & correspondences with a bit of a wee gap between his seventh letter and her first! The story that is between the two letters is what held me in suspension – my curious heart beating quite rapidly like a hummingbird’s wings and my intent to read her memoir grew out of yearning to know the finer details of her life!
It is with honour I am able to bring a conversation I had with Ms. Vérant about the things that sparked into my own mind to ask after having found her memoir in my hands! I will be sharing my ruminations and reactions to reading her memoir after this brief interlude of conversative exchange, but the best delight by far is getting to read such an uplift of joy of a story pulled straight out of a life that is still being lived!
Book Synopsis:
Twenty years, seven letters, and one long-lost love of a lifetime
At age 40, Samantha Vérant’s life is falling apart-she’s jobless, in debt, and feeling stuck… until she stumbles upon seven old love letters from Jean-Luc, the sexy Frenchman she’d met in Paris when she was 19. With a quick Google search, she finds him, and both are quick to realize that the passion they felt 20 years prior hasn’t faded with time and distance.
Samantha knows that jetting off to France to reconnect with a man that she only knew for one sun-drenched, passion-filled day is crazy-but it’s the kind of crazy she’s been waiting for her whole life.
Author Biography:
Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. Over the years, she’s visited many different countries, lived in many places, and worked many jobs — always on the search for the one thing that truly excited her. Then, one day, she found everything she’s been looking for: a passion for the written word and true love. Writing not only enabled her to open her heart, it led her to southwestern France, where she’s now married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for 20 years.
What kind of research did you conduct to write your memoir or did you decide to forgo research non-fiction writing & journaling of real-life events and simply write the book from your heart? I oft wonder what goes into writing non-fiction releases especially one grounded in a lived reality of time, love, and life.
Vérant responds: I wrote the first draft of Seven Letters as the events unfolded around me. Even though I didn’t have an ending to the story, I needed to deal with all of the questions I had about my past and writing helped me do just that. At the time, I clung on to the hope that things were going to change in my life– for the better. Writing the story was a very therapeutic undertaking, almost like a journal, and the book was completely written from the heart. Thankfully, I found the happy ending I’d been searching for.
I would not have suspected this, as I have found even in my own life the hardest part of journalling is being able to capture your thoughts in the height of the hours your living inside. I find it incredibly inspiring that the words not only fused together for you in a way that helped you work through everything that needed a bit of clarity in your mind & heart, but that you were able to sort through everything as it came to be and give back a piece of your journey to others who read your memoir. Your story and the outcome of the letters themselves is a true lift of spirit for anyone who ever dared to believe in the impossible! As much as the affirming belief in true love and true passion of finding someone who accepts you just as you are.
I am a regular tour hostess for blog tours via Cedar Fort whereupon I am thankful to have such a diverse amount of novels and non-fiction titles to choose amongst to host. I received a complimentary copy of “Drone Games” direct from the publisher Sweetwater Books (imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc) in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive compensation for my opinions or thoughts shared herein.
Interest to Read:
I started reading military fiction, espionage stories, and action / adventure novels when I was between middle school and high school; as I was seeking stories with a bit more fodder to chew than my regular choices of literary faire. I warmed to Jack Ryan through the novel Red Storm Rising but I appreciated the cutting espionage style of Gayle Lynds in her Masquerade. I was always meant to continue reading this particular genre of interest – yet time and life took me away and down different patterns of interest inside my reading life. I cannot even fathom to know how many writer’s and novel titles I have written down on scraps of paper whilst wandering through bookshoppes, seeking out my next read and being genuinely curious where the genre has gone since I last visited it’s shelves.
I started to realise that although certain aspects of my reading life have been garnishing a spotlight of attention this past year I’ve been a book blogger, there are a heap of other areas of my literary wanderings that are being excluded. I wanted to make sure that throughout my year as a 2nd Year Book Blogger I would seek to establish a bit more balance, and a more of an active dance through all my beloved genres. This includes being open and keenly interested in re-establishing myself in certain styles of thought and story that I might not have had the proper chance to read since I was 18 years old!
I think most of us have heard of the scuttlebutt surrounding ‘drones’ and know a bit about modern warfare, to the level that as fast as we are moving forward there are a few carry-over concerns about how fast we move and how we shift away from the past. Technology changes at such an alarming rate it is hard to keep track of all the innovations and all the churning tides of how to secure defense whilst being mindful of peace. Peacekeepers have a very difficult balance on their hands between where technology can take them and knowing how best to use the technology that is being advanced past anything we knew of previously being possible. At first I wasn’t sure if I was ready to jump back into the military fiction arm of literature, but after I read the premise and explored the author’s website, I felt perhaps this would be good start back into it. It is rooted in a story on the fringes of Current Events and Affairs, and I think that gives it a hearty start on a conversation that will grow out of it’s popularity of being found.
The research alone that it took to write a convincible novel such as this one was impressive enough!
While millions of Americans go about their daily lives, a deadly new terror plot is hatched halfway across the world. It's unthinkable in its devastation. It's brilliantly easy in its execution. And it's capable of bypassing all the security measures the United States implemented in the decade since 9/11.
First, a Delta flight crashes into Lake Michigan. Eight hours later, a United aircraft comes down over western Iowa. For the second time since flying was invented in 1903, the US airline industry is forced to a standstill.
The message is clear. Stop flying -- ruin the economy. Keep flying -- more people will die.
Now Homeland Security Director of Counter-Intelligence Jack Riley must lead an FBI task force in a frantic search to discover and eliminate the plot before more people are killed or the economy crashes permanently. The clock is ticking. . .
Joel Narlock was born in La Crosse, WI and grew up hunting, fishing and raising a beautiful family. He’s experienced in corporate finance and small business management. He plays guitar and has performed in various local venues. He wrote his first novel about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in 2003. He and his wife, Terri have two wonderful adult children and two wonderful grandchildren. He lives in Key West and took first place in Key West’s 2013 Mystery Fest Short Story Contest. He and his wife are active members of the Key West Sunrise Rotary Club. He enjoys an annual Canadian fishing trip with family and friends.
I am happily welcoming Cara Bertrand, the writer of the Sententia series to Jorie Loves A Story tonight as I decided to opt-out of reading her second novel “Second Thoughts” and host an Author Q&A instead — as if you read my ruminations on behalf of the first novel in this parapsychological series you will have noted my angst in finding such a confluence of frequency in regards to the strong words peppered throughout the text itself.
Take a moment to visit with us as we discuss the origins of the first novel as well as the parapsychological building blocks for the series overall! The topic is one that I have always keenly attracted to conversing about and therein lies the joy of hosting this Q&A!
She's going crazy. Everyone thinks she has severe migraines from stress and exhaustion. What she really has are visions of how people died - or are going to die. When doctors insist she needs a new and stable environment to recover, Lainey's game to spend two years at a private New England boarding school. She doesn't really think it will cure her problem, and she's half right. There is no cure, but she's not actually crazy.
Almost everyone at Northbrook Academy has a secret too. Half the students and nearly all of the staff are members of the Sententia, a hidden society of the psychically gifted. A vision of another student's impending death confirms Lainey is one of them. When she's finally getting comfortable with her gift of divining deaths, and with Carter Penrose, a recent Academy graduate and resident school crush, they uncover her true Sententia heritage. Now Lainey has a real secret.
Once it's spilled, she'll be forced to forget protecting secrets and start protecting herself.
Book Synopsis for Book Two of the Sententia Series:
The continuing adventures of an ordinary teenage girl with extraordinary mental abilities, perfect for readers who love books and series such as “Vampire Academy,” “Spellbound” and “Sweet Peril.”
Secrets, lies and looming deaths – all things Lainey Young deals with in a typical day of high school. In her senior year at Northbrook Academy – a New England boarding school where the majority of the students and nearly all the staff are members of the Sententia, a hidden society of the psychically gifted – Lainey has even more to worry about, things like classes, college, her boyfriend and, of course, the vision she glimpsed of her impending death. But to her surprise, Lainey finds one worry she can cross off her list, namely Sen. Daniel Astor, the leader of the Sententia.
After a shocking discovery when they finally meet, Lainey realizes maybe she was wrong to distrust the senator. She relaxes even further when he seems to accept her refusal to work for him after graduation. But with her secrets mounting and the time to solve them running out, there’s a final enigma Lainey hasn’t yet encountered: Daniel Astor doesn’t take no for an answer. Ever.
Author Biography:
Cara Bertrand is a former middle school literacy teacher who now lives in the woods outside Boston with: one awesome husband, two large dogs, one small daughter, and lots of words. LOST IN THOUGHT is her first novel and was a finalist for the Amazon/Penguin Breakthrough Novel Award.
Your titling for ‘Lost in Thought’ is a bit of a play on words and eludes to the general notion that ‘thoughts are things’ and it is always a bit wise to be cautious where our thoughts can lead us. Especially when considering the differences between Light & Dark / Good vs Evil; did you originally seek out to have a title of a series start with a thought provoking impetus or did it naturally piece together as you wrote the story itself?
Bertrand responds: The title was, in fact, the most difficult and literally last thing I applied to the story. I wish I could say it was a grand design or an act of forethought (heh heh), but it was the product of a furious chat session with my best friend when I needed a title and didn’t have one. It’s an interplay of the concept of Thought—the power wielded by all Sententia—and a scene in the book where Lainey contemplates feeling lost in her new, unfamiliar world.
You have a very unique perspective on the parapyschological gifts your characters are given in ‘Lost in Thought’. Specifically what drew me into the background of how their gifts manifested was the consideration of whom the gifter of the gifts actually is. Did you intend to impart a sense of faith and centering on a celestially being to have an omnipresence in the background or was this a naturally line of thought woven into the sequences of how the story unfolded?
Bertrand responds: From the beginning, I knew the Sententia origins. What they can do is beyond science, but in the modern world we no longer call those things magic. There’s a higher power involved, something bigger and broader than all of us that connects all of us. The Sententia acknowledge this, but they don’t worship it. Sometimes they call this higher power God, but it’s semantic more than anything. The story is not rooted in faith in the Christian God or any particular god at all. Faith as a concept, however, plays heavily throughout the stories—faith in oneself, one’s choices, one’s abilities, faith in each other, faith in what we know of the world. Lainey’s faith in things is tested constantly, and she responds, sometimes well, sometimes not, to these tests. She learns.
Lainey has a very interesting take on the theory of the Grim Reaper, which I previously uncovered in a different spin in the BBC series Mulberry. I was curious how the plausible aspects of her talent for being in such a unique position was curated and if there was a lesson in of itself on the gift Lainey was given?
Bertrand responds: Being so intimately connected to death is a burden Lainey didn’t ask for and certainly doesn’t want. Throughout not just Lost in Thought but the whole series, she struggles to come to terms with what she can do. It’s a process, because that’s what life is. Self-acceptance is a tricky thing, and it can take years to accept parts of ourselves that we don’t like or don’t know how to focus. I wanted Lainey’s journey to reflect that. In Lost in Thought she makes a bold promise to use her abilities for good, and this is her struggle—to find a positive way to wield an ability that doesn’t seem to have any positive aspects.
What kind of research did you conduct for this novel as I was quite impressed with the accuracy of the parapsychological aspects of the backstories? Did you perchance contact the parapsychologists who are actively researching the same types of gifts featured in your novel? Or perhaps visit The Rhine (Institute for Parapsychology in Durham, North Carolina)?
Bertrand responds: The real question is will you be more or less impressed when I admit I did none of those things? Readers regularly ask me if I’ve had first-hand paranormal/parapsychological experience, and the answer is no. In fact, if pressed, I’d say that I’m barely even a believer. I think if I were, if I had been touched by the parapsychological, it would change my ability to write about it. I did very limited reading on different kinds of extra-sensory abilities, and the rest I let my imagination shape.
What was the impetus which gravitated you into writing? And, when did this occur? Who was your best cheerleader?
Bertrand responds: I wasn’t a creative writer until very recently, though I am a life-long reader and lover of stories. When I was young, I always thought being a writer would be great, but it was an idea not a goal. I never did anything more than dream about it. Instead, I did what so many lovers of words do—I became a teacher. Eventually I left the profession, but I never stopped reading. One day while in the car with my husband, telling him about whatever I was reading at the time—and I can tell you exactly where we were on the highway, though not what day it was, where we were going, nor even what book I was talking about—he said, “I’m surprised you never wrote a book.” I answered, “I don’t think I could finish one,” which, later, made me angry. See, I’d never tried writing a book, so how did I know if I could finish? So I set out to prove myself wrong. And I have, going on 4x at this point. That conversation was in the summer of 2010. Undoubtedly my husband was and remains my best cheerleader, but I couldn’t do this without the continued encouragement of my parents, my best friend and first reader, and the love and enthusiasm from the rest of my family and friends. And, of course, the readers.
What are your favorite tools to use whilst writing? And, where do you write to gain the most inspiration?
Bertrand responds: My tools for writing are: my laptop, a pair of wrist braces (an unfortunate necessity), and Scrivener. That’s it. Helpful additives are: sunshine, coffee, and time. I spend most of my writing time split between my home and my local coffee shop (where I pen this now!). I like to be by windows, so I can see outside. Or to be outside, if it’s nice enough. Lately, I write best first thing in the morning, though, honestly, that’s by demand not nature. For most of my life, I’ve been a night owl fighting to survive in a daytime world.
What do you foresee as the best takeaway a story set in this captivating world of ‘thought’ generating gifted souls could teach the minds of those who are seeking a different kind of adventure in Young Adult Fiction?
Bertrand responds: We spend a lot of time seeking adventure outside ourselves, or in books looking for mythical creatures and different worlds—and believe me, I’m no exception. So when I started writing, I wanted to go in a slightly different direction, to look inside rather than out, so to speak. There’s magic in us, too, hiding in our everyday world.
I found it beyond incredible to have learnt through this conversation with the writer herself that she is practically a skeptic of parapsychology and yet has such a curious ability to breathe truism into this aspect of her book series? It made me suspect that she is naturally aware of things that perhaps she has not yet chosen to accept as plausible because this was one part to the novel Lost in Thought that had me at ‘hallo’ as they say and pulled me into the theory of origins for the Sententia themselves. It was a very cleverly writ back-story and one that felt grounded and true to it’s own accord of perimeters to exist.
I was also struck with a bit of shock on the explanation of where the origins originated from for the Sententia, as I never read a story that evoked the name of God not to be a direct reference of whom we would all attribute the name to be referring to directly. I walked away with a different perception of understanding than what was revealed in this Q&A as I actually disagree with this as a reader from the point of view that I read something different in the pages of the book itself. Whether it was ever intended to have this reaction or understanding from a reader, I cannot comment on, but I can say, that where the book led me to alight my thoughts is now counter-current to where the writer intended me too. I also found it odd that it was referred that God is only related to Christianity whereas throughout all my readings of World Religions this is simply not the case at all. Nor was I referencing a connection to Christianity in my review, as faith and religion goes beyond denominations.
I think it was quite brilliant how her husband encouraged her to pursue something she did not entirely have the confidence to do without his inspiring words of motivation. We all need cheerleaders in our lives and people to rally behind us when our own confidence falters. I never fail to smile whilst reading the answers to this particular question I love to ask writers I interview!
I do agree with her sentiments on the last Question I asked, as sometimes the greatest journey we can all take is within us all along. I was simply a bit surprised by some of her replies, as I had alighted a different level of understanding on a few things, but I accept too, that she came from a different place of thought when she penned the stories. It is a direct instance of where once a story leaves a writer’s mind & heart, the readers who pick up the story will have their own interpretations of where the story takes them; even if where the reader’s mind goes is opposite of where a writer intended them to travel. Stories are constantly evolving experiences as they fuse and shape differently inside the mind of whom reads them and carries a different piece of their message as they are read.
I am thankful I could interview Ms. Bertrand and provide a bit of a back-story to the Sententia series for my readers & visitors alike! I do hope everyone has clicked through to the rest of the tour stops and enjoyed this introduction to Luminis Books!
I hosted two authors for the Luminis Books Blog Tour:
Happily click-through to visit each stop on the tour & leave a note behind for either myself or the two authors I happily hosted for Luminis Books! It was such an esteemed honour to have both of them on my book blog! It was a great experience to host a new Publisher I had not yet discovered and gathering a sense about the type of stories they are publishing under the umbrella of Children’s Lit!
Similar to blog tours, when I feature a showcase for an author via a Guest Post, Q&A, Interview, etc., I do not receive compensation for featuring supplemental content on my blog.
I positively *love!* comments in the threads below each of my posts, and as CommentLuv only requires Email to leave a note for me I cannot wait to see what starts to populate below! Kindly know that I appreciate each thought you want to share with me and all the posts on my blog are open to new comments & commentary! Short or long, I appreciate the time you spent to leave behind a note of your visit! Return again soon!
{SOURCES: The tour badge & Book Synopsis for “Second Thoughts” were provided by JKS Communications and used with permission. Book Cover Art for “Lost in Thought” & “Second Thoughts”, Author Biography & Book Synopsis of “Lost in Thought” were provided by the author Cara Bertrand and used with permission. Blog Tour badge provided by Parajunkee to give book bloggers definition on their blogs. Post dividers by Fun Stuff for Your Blog via Pure Imagination. Tweets are embedded due to codes provided by Twitter.}