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Now let's look at P.l. Altraine's Heartbound.....
GENRE: YA Fantasy
BLURB:
Petyr has
never found it necessary to consider the humans as anything more than distant,
inferior beings–until now. They are the cause of the fatal disease that has plagued
his realm, taking the lives of too many of his kind. As a future leader of a
realm in peril, Petyr must find a way to resist and cure the affliction. He
must enter the unfamiliar realm, appear to be an ordinary eighteen-year-old
human, observe and learn.
However, things don’t exactly go
according to plan. Instead of embarking single-mindedly on his sober mission,
Petyr meets an 18-year-old girl who does things to his emotions that he can’t
quite fathom or control. Petyr is falling in love, and he almost forgets the
gravity his choices have on his entire world. Despite the risk it poses to his
life and hers, he wants to know her, and he wants her to know him–and his
world.
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EXCERPT
I
defied my fate the moment I leapt out of my apartment’s third-story window. I
landed on the pavement without a sound. In the same instant, my feet blended
into the measured pace in which humans carried themselves.
Gazing
up at the sky, I tried to find something to remind me of my home, of my duty.
The future leader of a realm in peril cannot be overcome by irrational desires,
I thought.
Thick
smoke obscured the heavens so much even the brightest stars were dull and
barely visible. A reminder I was trapped in this city, in this realm. Too far
away from everything I knew, too restrained, too human.
Through
the chaos in my mind, I captured the image of the girl with brown and
dark-auburn tones in her hair, the shine that bounced from her loose curls, the
depth in her hazel eyes, and even the awkward half-smile when she caught me
looking at her. But the memory wasn’t enough. I needed to see her again.
I
kept walking until I reached the riverbank in the heart of London
On
a part of the roof concealed from the passersby below, I was closer to the
heavens than I’d been since arriving in the city. Still, I didn’t belong here.
Hundreds of lights sparkled below me, each representing a life I didn’t
comprehend. Allowing myself to break free from my human façade had made me a
liability to the others. For a few moments of freedom, I let myself forget the
importance of my purpose here—the lives that depended on it.
Somehow,
having the girl’s image in my mind brought calmness within me. One that felt
permanent. One that extinguished the sense of entrapment, despite the thick
layer of smoke that was still very visible to me. I held on to the calmness as
I regained the confidence to face the others.
The first three
chapters of Heartbound can be read online at: http://www.amazon.com/Heartbound-P-I-Alltraine-ebook/dp/B0125TOMNO
Buy Links:
book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5mii9Q1TZM&index=2&list=PLzGNZUy-U7wx4tUquvzG-EDU1DeiPyT8P
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
P.I. Alltraine is an award
winning poet and author. She has won several international poetry competitions,
and her poems have been published in separate anthologies.
She teaches English Language
and Literature in London University of London
Before moving to London Philippines
Links
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:
P.I. Alltraine
will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter
during the tour.
5 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
Enjoyed the excerpt, sounds like a great book, thanks for sharing!
Great excerpt, thank you.
Really great post - thanks for sharing!
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