Angela will be awarding a the winners choice of one of the following prizes (international giveaway -- All photos used from Etsy shops that she plans to purchase the gifts from. Actual gift will be sourced from winner's country and will likely look different for international winners)
1. Dragon earcuff. A tiny dragon that wraps around your ear just like Ennara's wraps around her wrist! Ennara would not approve.
2. Potions master decal kit: Trick out your Kitchenaid with this decal kit! Ennara approved.
3. Emergency Potion Necklace: Potion/necklace dependent on winner's location. Ennara approved.
Or the winner may choose something from Ennara Swag (if they live in the US)
Ennara and the Book of Shadows
by Angela Myron
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BLURB:
When strange
accidents start happening around thirteen year-old necromancer Ennara and her
friends, she must search for the mysterious stolen artifacts causing the
attacks while learning the highest form of magic--the spells that could prevent
the fruition of a terrible prophecy.
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EXCERPT:
Ennara looked at the pansy.
Still dead. Then at her teacher, who was staring at her, waiting. The class
remained silent. Didn’t he see the plant wasn’t alive at all? His expression
remained questioning. Did she want to admit she couldn’t do this, and be
separated from the rest to re-learn how to do a blessing?
She took a deep breath. A
sideways glance at Kithe showed him smiling at the end of the desk. He shot her
a secret thumbs-up under the table. Failure was not an option. Healing spells
were a major part of light magic and she had to master the path of light.
Fulfilling the good part of the prophecy demanded it.
“No, I can do this.”
The greenish glow filtering
through the classroom’s life tree, an ancient, knotted maple, darkened as a
cloud passed over the room’s large sun-dome. Outside, the wind picked up. The
life tree’s broad leaves shivered. A breeze whistled through the castle
corridor on the other side of the heavy wood door.
Ennara focused on the
delicate head of purple petals and yellow stamen. She lifted a delicate
indigo-stained pine wand lying next to her scribbled notes on healing
incantations.
“Mag koil.” Make unharmed.
Nothing happened.
Darsys and her friends at
the front of the room giggled. Inunsolus folded his arms, his white beard
pulling the creases in his face into several versions of a scowl.
Ennara bit her lip. How was
she supposed to rely on holy magic if it didn’t work?
“Mag koil.” She glared at
the plant, imagining its stiff little cells burning with potent life force. A
brief indigo shimmer fell onto a limp purple petal.
Her teacher inhaled sharply
and took a step away from the bench. The pansy, lifeless only moments earlier,
slowly curled and relaxed a leaf. Ennara had seen that shimmer once before.
Last summer, when she and Kithe traveled aboard the Cissonius to the sunken
city of Ililsa. And just before a cabinet of curios, including a severed hand,
came to life.
The bloom slowly
straightened, its violet color deepening to black. A faint hissing sound
tickled Ennara’s ear. She bent toward the little plant, squinting. Suddenly the
pansy lunged, revealing a row of crystalline teeth under its bed of stamens.
“Eeep!” Ennara bashed the
little flower with the thick end of her wand. Green slime sizzled the end of
the stick.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Angela Myron was born in
Vancouver, Canada in 1973. She grew up in the piney forests of southern British
Columbia, studying tiny blue bells, dodging hidden cacti, and creating fantasy
worlds in her back yard. She loved to imagine lands of fairies and goblins,
then invite friends over to introduce them.
Angela studied biology and
professional writing at university, starting her degree at the University of
Victoria in Canada and finishing it at San Francisco State University. She
wrote grant proposals for nonprofits, technical manuals for software, and
freelance journalism before writing fiction.
www.angelamyron.com
https://www.facebook.com/myron.angela
https://twitter.com/AngelaMyron
http://www.pinterest.com/angelamyron/
Buy links:
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Christine, for having me and my latest book on your blog today! To celebrate its release, Ennara and the Book of Shadows is only $0.99 for the next week. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Angels blog. I hope you have a great tour. Allana Angel.
ReplyDeleteThanks Allana!
DeleteOoooo! This sounds exciting! I love the malicious pansy. Gives a new light on the term pansy a_ _!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I loved the zombie flowers scene, it was a ton of fun to write. Thanks so much for stopping by, CL Kraemer!
DeleteHi, Angela! Welcome to Rogue's Angels' blog. What an intriguing excerpt--and a great price. Hope you have a wonderful tour!
ReplyDelete-Amber Angel