Enter the world of M.D. Presley's The Woven Ring and don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of the post. The author is awarding a
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GENRE: Fantasy
A fantasy reimagining of the
American Civil War that pits muskets against magic, massive war machines
against mind readers, and glass sabers against soldiers in psychic
exoskeletons.
In exile since the civil war, former
spy and turncoat Marta Childress wants to quietly live out her remaining days
in the West. But then her manipulative brother arrives with one final mission:
Transport the daughter of a hated inventor deep into the East. Forced to decide
between safely delivering the girl and assassinating the inventor, Marta is
torn between ensuring peace or sparking a second civil war.
Excerpt
Two:
Her
father’s gaze flicked from one child to the next, neither willing to
acknowledge the other. For a moment he looked crestfallen as he regarded them
both. “Hate is easy. Love hard.”
“And
indifference the most difficult,” Carmichael chimed in.
The saying was old as time, most people only recollecting the first half. But Carmichael was a good
student, always reciting his lessons proudly.
“That
it is,” her father responded, waving Marta forward.
Marta
remained planted firmly in place, her words spilling out in an attempt to
lessen her impending punishment. “I let my anger get the better of me again.
Instead of acting, I should have stepped back and thought first. I’m sorry.
Again.”
Her
father smiled, her apology not fooling him for an instant. “I think you can be
forgiven so long as you both learn a lesson today. Marta, my precious little
girl, you must remember to never use your Blessed abilities in front of someone
outside the clan. For the rest of the world, the Blessed are a tiny minority,
only one in twenty gifted by Sol. But we of the Cildra clan are special, nearly
eight out of ten of us touched by Sol. And this is our secret, only to be
shared within the family. So though it is law that all Whisperers and Listeners
wear pins to announce their abilities, neither I, your mother, nor your brother
do so. This is our secret to be used to our benefit and none others.”
Meet the Author:
Never passing up
the opportunity to speak about himself in the third person, M.D. Presley is not
nearly as clever as he thinks he is. Born and raised in Texas , he spent several years on the East
Coast and now waits for the West Coast to shake him loose. His favorite words
include defenestrate, callipygian, and Algonquin. The fact that monosyllabic is
such a long word keeps him up at night.
His blogs and
short stories can be found at his cleverly titled website: mdpresley.com
Or join him on
Facebook at: facebook.com/solsharvest
And you can
always pick up his book here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IALGCDE?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BouHxbKEZD2BZ&tag=kpembed-20&linkCode=kpe
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2 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for having me out, Dawn. I hope everyone takes advantage of the free download, and best of luck to everyone in the raffle.
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