Amethyst, The Shallows By Kellye Abernathy – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Young Adult / Magical Realism / Coming of Age. Guided by a wise surf master, mystical old women known as the Beachlings, and an open-hearted grandmother, six kids embark on transformative adventures that challenge their beliefs about possibilities and the intense nature of love.
Amethyst, The Shallows is the brand-new companion novel to The Aquamarine Surfboard.
Amethyst, The Shallows (The Companion Novel to
The Aquamarine Surfboard) By Kellye Abernathy – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Young Adult / Magical Realism / Coming of Age. “This is a night for being brave.”
In the aftermath of a devastating sickness that shatters their close-knit beach town, six lonely kids are drawn together during the unpredictable autumn equinox. Among them are fourteen-year-old Lorelei, who yearns to be an oceanographer, and her peculiar younger brother, Tad, who possesses an otherworldly curiosity.
The Celwyn Series Book 2 – Music Shall Untune The Sky By Lou Kemp – Goddess Fish Promotions. GENRE: magical realism. It’s 1865 and three close friends; the immortal magician Celwyn, the automat Professor Xiau Kang, and Bartholomew, a scientist and widower from Sudan, set out on another adventure as they travel to Singapore to fetch the professor’s wife. Prepare to explore a world reminiscent of our own yet filled with magic and steampunk!
Their private, magically enhanced train, the Elizabeth, is carrying them through the countryside when they witness the purposeful crash of a hot air balloon next to them. Jules Verne emerges from it and joins their party. As they continue east, the danger following the author shadows their train, and the murders begin. When they arrive in Singapore, Captain Nemo uses a unique method to trick Professor Kang into climbing aboard the Nautilus.
Music Shall Untune the Sky is a steampunk fantasy filled with murder, magic, and adventure. Read excerpt, Lou Kemp’s Source of Book Ideas and Enter giveaway.
Among The Fallen By Henry Mitchell – Goddess Fish Promotions. Genre: Magical Realism. Not everything is what it seems.
Drovers Gap, population 703, appears to the tourists passing through as one more sleepy Appalachian village, just off the interstate, on the way to someplace spectacular and important. But there are simmering tensions and unspoken malice behind the seemingly placid facades, and a spark from afar will ignite an explosive and insatiable evil that hungers to devour the town and everyone in it. Read excerpt, guest article and enter giveaway.
The Aquamarine Surfboard By Kellye Abernathy – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Middle Grade / Magical Realism / Fantasy. Ebbing and flowing between reality and magic, times past and present, The Aquamarine Surfboard by Kellye Abernathy is a riveting beach tale about opening up to mystery, building community when and where you can — and discovering the ocean is filled with magic—the really BIG kind—the kind that changes the world. Enter Giveaway.
Violins Played Before Junstan By Lou Kemp – Goddess Fish Promotions. Genre: Fantasy (magical realism). While on a mission to avenge the death of his lover, the immortal peyote-eating magician Celwyn is hired to deliver an automat, Professor Kang, to a priest. But Celwyn quickly learns that everything the priest told him was a lie. Now his ship, the Zelda, is stuck in a horrific storm and Celwyn knows he must reconsider his allegiance if he is to steer his vessel in the right direction and continue his quest. Read Excerpt and enter Giveaway.
The Raven and the Pig By Lou Kemp – Goddess Fish Promotions – Virtual Book Tour. Genre: Magical realism. Read prelude, author interview and enter giveaway.
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