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Monday, December 4, 2023

SPOTLIGHT w/EXCERPT - URBAN FANTASY - MAGE BREAKER (Mage Breaker Saga, #1) by Sean R. Frazier


Mage Breaker
Mage Breaker Saga, #1 
by Sean R. Frazier
Date of Publication: November 28th 2023
Publisher: Creative James Media
Cover Artist: Dark Angel Graphic Design
Genre: Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-956183-56-6
Number of pages: 350
Word Count: 95,030

Tagline: Magic isn’t a gift, it’s a prison.


BLURB
The planet Seralune runs entirely on magic, a powerful force regulated by an Alien race known as the Kithrak. An ancient prophecy predicts their downfall at the hands of the most powerful mage ever to live.

Ellyne is a gunslinger who reluctantly agrees to assist a woman named Nicole, who is the answer to the prophecy, when the Kithrak discover that Nicole is the Mage Breaker.

Their quest to bring down this powerful threat leads them to the discovery of magic's dark secret. How will they cope when their mission must shift from one focused on their survival to one that must ensure the endurance of the entire human race?

Excerpt: 
Ellyne gently closed her eyes and breathed deeply, listening to the man mutter his incantation. His deliberate and careful pronunciations were a stark contrast to Nicole who simply teleported on a whim—as effortless as blinking her eyes. The Kithrak, too, were more skilled at certain types of magic, though their ability came nowhere close to Nicole’s. For a brief moment, Ellyne wondered if Nicole really could have beaten everyone here.
It was an interesting thought—a thought that was interrupted by hot, searing pain erupting from every part of her body. She opened her eyes and screamed, feeling as if she would be torn apart.
“What’s wrong?” someone asked.
“I … I don’t know!” Torval replied. “The spell failed! Why’s she screaming?”
“What the hell is going on?” someone else shouted.
Ellyne would’ve liked to see the looks on their faces, but she only saw spots across her vision as the pressure within her mounted, came to a head, and burst outward with a deafening explosion.
The hands supporting her fell away and she slumped to the ground, her vision dark and her ears ringing. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, her trying not to pass out, and she was fully prepared for someone to hoist her back to her feet and drag her away at any moment.
But as her vision began to clear and her hearing returned, she neither saw nor heard movement. There was no magic battle, no shouts or yells, no flashes of light from spells being cast—nothing. The sound of her own breathing was deafening by comparison.
As she struggled to her feet, standing on shaky legs, she began to see what transpired and wasn’t sure whether to laugh or be appalled. She staggered forward, stumbling but catching herself on the bench she’d just a few minutes ago used as cover. It was now bent, the metal having been twisted and shattered by the car that fell on it mere moments ago.
“It’s like the Metro all over again,” she muttered.




Author Info
When Sean Frazier was growing up, he never really paid attention to the written word. It wasn't necessarily something he enjoyed at the time. Once he graduated college, however, the spark ignited and he decided to write something and try to get it published. And it was...well, not-so-great. Truly, it wasn't the highest caliber material ever produced. But the spark was still there, even if it was simply buried deep within.

Eventually, that overly-loquacious, meandering work of wordsmithing became his first book, "The Call of Chaos". It took many, many years, but Sean finally rekindled that drive and found that he did, indeed enjoy writing.

When he's not writing, Sean enjoys running, playing video games, and spending time with his family. He is a bona fide Halloween zealot, loves hot wings, is a grand master at telling terrible jokes and, oh, his cat can beat up your cat.(He's a total dork.)


https://seanrfrazier.com/
https://twitter.com/TheCleftonTwain 
https://www.facebook.com/SeanRFrazierAuthor 
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16064722.Sean_R_Frazier   

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

SPOTLIGHT w/EXCERPT - YA PARANORMAL - ALEX MCKENNA AND THE GERANIUM DEATHS (Alex McKenna, #1) by Vicki-Ann Bush


Alex McKenna and the Geranium Deaths
Alex McKenna, #1
by Vicki-Ann Bush
Date of Publication: October 17th 2023
Publisher: Creative James Media
Cover Artist: Dark Angel Graphic Design
Genre: YA Paranormal
ISBN: 978-1-956183-42-9
Number of pages: 316
Word Count: 87837

Tagline: The Dead Need Him

BLURB
The dead need him.

Seventeen-year-old Alex McKenna is a transgender boy who comes from a rich history of Strega witches. Possessing the ability to communicate with the dead, he uses his talents and understanding of what it means to be different to bridge the gap between the living and the beyond. With his girlfriend Margaret and his spirited great-grandmother by his side, Alex helps lost souls resolve their earthly connections and move on.

When a series of murders plagues his neighborhood, Alex discovers the gruesome truth behind a sixty-year span of deaths and the sinister being responsible.

Will Alex save the next victim and stop the murderer for good? Or will this be his final case?

Excerpt:
     The shadow slowly turned its attention to Alex. He stood tall, not showing the fear that was ravaging his body.
     “Alex, be careful,” warned his mom.
     “It’s okay.” Alex stood firm.
     The dark figure let out an ear-piercing screech, and Alex buried his head in his jacket. Again, it changed its focus and twisted toward the back seat of the car—Wilby. It held the statue down toward the earth, and the car started to rock back and forth.
     “Wilby!” his mom screamed as she struggled to break free.
     Alex’s heart pounded; the death freeze of the dark spirit was coming, and it was very close.
     “Ma, that thing is summoning the beast!” Alex’s voice dripped with fear.
     “Alex, I don’t know what to do. I can’t move. Is Wilby still sleeping?”
     “Yes.”
     “Good.” She wiped her upper lip with her sleeve. “What if he wakes up?”
     The vibration in his front pocket distracted him. Alex slipped out his phone; his gram’s picture lit up like a beacon.
     “Gram, we’re in trouble,” Alex whispered.
     “I know. Listen carefully, Bonzetta. Tell your mother we are going to use the prayer of light. I will do what I need from here.”
     “What do I do?” Alex’s palms dripped with sweat from anxiety, and he nearly dropped the phone.
     “Just repeat what we say, okay?”
     “Okay.”
     He didn’t want to shout their plan, so he texted it to his mom. “Ma, look at your phone.”
     She slipped it out of her purse and read the message. Then,nodding in agreement, she waited.





Author Info
Originally from New York, Vicki-Ann currently resides in Nevada. Writing Young Adult paranormal, she finds inspiration from events that have been in her life for as long as she can remember. Inheriting the sensitivity to the supernatural from her family, they continue to be an endless source of vision. 

When not writing, she enjoys watching movies with her husband, their loveable great Dane, Cuba and their baby girl, Curie, a little Chua Chua/Yorkie mix. Other past time faves include, dinner with family and friends, going out to breakfast, and sipping wine on the patio of a lovely Italian restaurant.

In 2022 Vicki-Ann signed a two book publishing deal with CJM Publishing. Coming in 2024, the YA paranormal romance, The Darkest Light, and a New Adult sci-fi, Liminal Space.

https://www.vickiannbush.com 
https://twitter.com/vickiannbush 
https://www.facebook.com/VickiAnn.Bush.Author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2947321.Vicki_Ann_Bush

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

SPOTLIGHT w/INTERVIEW - PARANORMAL FANTASY - THE PINES by Mariah Stillbrook

In The Pines
by Mariah Stillbrook
Date of Publication: November 14th 2023
Publisher: Creative James Media
Cover Artist: Triumph Covers
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-956183-50-4
Number of pages: 374
Word Count: 110,334
Tagline: These witches have one month to end the spiritual threat to their bloodline. And not kill each other.


BLURB
Two witches, two secrets, and a curse that could tear a family apart.

Olivia and Ellie have lived their lives knowing a dark entity is stalking their family, determined to kill them all. After the death of Olivia's son, she abandons her magic and her family, leaving Ellie in a nightmare of heartbreak, her marriage crumbling and her sister gone. 

Determined to save their mother Arianna from a spell that left her comatose, the two sisters must come together to unravel the riddle of the curse that has haunted their family for generations.

But as they delve into the past, the truth they uncover is more twisted and treacherous than they ever could have imagined. Will they be able to break the curse, or will it consume them all?
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Excerpt:
The sound of the waves crashing down below, the impending fog rolling in, the wind sending curses past my cheeks, streaked with salt water—all of it seemed to have been put into slow motion as I stood there, full of rage and powerless against this demon as she held my daughter’s life in her tainted, dead hands. Eight words were all I was afforded in the two seconds that followed. “You were the one who let me in.”
And then it all happened at once. There was a "uttering of feathers, the sensation of a stick being forced into my hand, and the sound of my own screams as my daughter’s body fell; but then I just as quickly lunged forward, standing on air and pointing my bit of willow down at her body just before it was about to make contact with the jagged rocks below.

Maddie, now in possession of her own body, stared up at me with wide eyes and a gaping mouth as I floated over her like the witch I once was. And before she could utter a single word, before I could make out the laughter that seemed to be drifting back into the fog, I used my wand to lift her back up to the cliff and set her down before landing back on solid earth myself.






Author Info
Mariah Stillbrook, originally from Iowa, lives in Colorado with her white German shepherd, husband, and little girl. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She spends most of her days writing, reading, and enjoying the occasional hike. In her late twenties she realized that her writing was missing something, magic. She now focuses her writing on horror and urban fantasy in both adult and young adult genres.

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Interview with . . . Mariah Stillbrook . . . 

How would you describe you style of writing to someone that has never read your work?

I write urban fantasy and horror in both adult and young adult. However, I write my young adult books so adults may enjoy them also. I’ve been told that I have a literary style. Most of my characters will have a bit of an edge to them—I’m a libra, and I’m their god, so . . .  Some of my favorite authors are Chuck Palahniuk, Charlotte Bronte, Robert McCammon, and Neil Gaiman. I would say there’s proof of this in my prose. 


Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something that flows naturally for you?

It flows naturally to me. Sure, there are days, weeks, months, and sometimes even years where creativity seems to flitter away, but I think that’s fairly normal. I’ve been writing for most of my life; it’s just that over the years it has become more of an intense practice and . . . obsession.


Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?

Psychology of the human mind is something I cling to; therefore, character development is my favorite. It’s the characters who usually find me first—their world (or worlds) follow soon after. As soon as I begin bringing them to life and hear their voices, they sort of just build themselves. I do people watch (I think most authors probably do), and I’ve had a string of odd jobs that have allowed me to see a wide variety of humans. I’ve also been a body worker, and that sort of work lends itself towards the energy of several different personalities. I believe it has all aided in my colorful creativity.


Can you share your next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a few details?

I’ve been working on a new horror called Betsy. It’s about a closeted lesbian girl named Roxy. It takes place in small town America during the mid-nineties, and the antagonist is a possessed mannequin named Betsy who lives in an antique shop called Perfectly Vintage. 


If you could have dinner/dinner party with 7 fictional character, who would they be?

Snape (Harry Potter)

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre)

Kvothe (The Name of the Wind)

Kaladin (The Way of Kings)

Andy the Squirrel (Funny Farm)

The Creature (Frankenstein)

The Narrator from Fight Club


Thank you Mariah Stillbrook for joining and giving a little insight to you and your process. Your work is appreciated. 

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22508599.Mariah_Stillbrook

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