5. tra 2013.

Arrow of the Mist by Christina Mercer (Promo & Giveaway)

I've seen this book for the first time when I received invitation for this blitz and I must say I fell in love with it. It sounds so good and I love the cover. Today I bring you more info about the book and a giveaway!
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Book summary: 

Terror strikes the Celtic inspired kingdom of Nemetona when barbed roots breach the veil of a forbidden land and poison woodsmen, including 15-year-old Lia’s beloved father. Lia and three others embark on a quest to the forbidden land of Brume to gather ingredients for the cure. But after her elder kinsman is attacked and poisoned, she and her cousin, Wynn, are forced to finish the quest on their own.


Lia relies on her powerful herbal wisdom and the memorized pages of her late grandmother’s Grimoire for guidance through a land of soul-hungry shades, trickster creatures, and uncovered truths about the origin of Brume and her family’s unexpected ties to it. The deeper they trek into the land, the stronger Lia’s untapped gift as a tree mage unfolds. When she discovers the enchanted root’s maker, it forces her to question everything about who she is and what is her destiny. Ultimately she must make a terrible choice: keep fighting to save her father and the people of the lands or join with the power behind the deadly roots to help nature start anew.
Excerpt 


Nettles stung Lia’s flesh. She pressed her fingers against her mouth for relief. This is what I get for letting my thoughts wander. Grandma wouldn’t have been so careless while harvesting sting-leaf. She wouldn’t have let the villagers’ opinions prick at her mind, no matter how many called her mad for crafting remedies in the old ways. 
Koun whined and nudged Lia’s arm with his nose.  
“I’m all right, boy.” Lia gazed into her hound’s violet eyes and then turned her attention to the friendlier mallow plant. Its white flowers matched Koun’s coat and its leaves and roots promised a soothing balm for the nettle’s bite. She’d make another batch of salve for Da, too. He swore her “potions” kept his hands fit enough for hewing wood and soft enough for holding Ma. Her ma could use a bit more mallow infusion for her soaps, as well, and she’d take a bundle of clippings to Granda— 
Her thoughts scattered as Koun shot from the garden. Lia whirled around to the pair of horses charging up the path. She squinted in the dusky light and recognized Da’s friend, Kenneth, on one of the horses. Then her insides went cold. Across the other horse’s back lay Da’s limp body.
She dropped the harvested mallow and sped from her garden toward them. Ma’s scream shot like a bolt through her, but Kenneth’s words, “He’s alive,” offered Lia a morsel of hope.
Kenneth carried Da into the cottage, and Lia caught a glimpse of her father’s torn and bloodied clothing. “I’ll fetch Granda,” she cried, and hurried to her filly.  
Clad in her usual boy’s breeches and high leather boots, Lia raced her horse down the path with her heart pounding in rhythm to the hoof beats.


About the author

Christina Mercer writes fiction in addition to mothering two young adults, a pack of large dogs, and about 100,000 honeybees. She's been an avid reader since she could walk and took her first writing job at age 10 as reporter for her local 4-H group. Her varied interests and ambidextrous skills prompted her to study creative writing in college, earn her official degree in Accounting from California State University at Sacramento, become a CPA., acquire a certificate in Herbal Studies from Clayton College of Natural Health, and become a hobbyist beekeeper. She took Writer’s Best in Show at the 2012 SCBWI CA North/Central Regional Conference and was a semi-finalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakout Novel Award Contest. You can find her atwww.christinamercer.com or blogging with the girls over at www.indie-visible.com 


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Broj komentara: 12:

  1. This book sounds really good and I think you made a WoW for this, right Tanja? Maybe I'm wrong but I remember seeing this book on your blog sometime! Anyways, it sounds good. Interesting excerpt. :)

    Sarika @ The Readdicts

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    1. And thanks for the giveaway! :)

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    2. Yap! :) I'm kinda in love with this cover! ;) Good luck :)

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  2. I've never heard of this book before Tanja, but the world the story is set in sounds fascinating. Thanks for sharing an excerpt with us! Also how pretty is the cover! :)

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  3. *gasp* LOVE that cover! I don't know if I'll read this one because I've had such across-the-board disappointing experiences with self-pubbed books, but I could stare at that cover all day.

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    1. I'll give it a try. I mean I have bad and good experiences with self-publishing so we'll see where this one goes. :)

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  4. I'm with Steph, I ADORE this cover! I'm a huge fan of illustrated covers in general, and these really graphic ones are my favorites by far. Like the Sisters Red cover. Loved that one too:) And a Celtic inspired kingdom? YES PLEASE!

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    1. Yes same here! This cover is probably the main reason for my obsession...although fantasy is my thing! :) LOL yeah! :)

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  5. I have to say, this cover and title font are really clever! I like it! :)

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  6. The cover for this looks better every time I see it! I love the contrast of the orange and black. Thanks for sharing the excerpt, Tanja! :)

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    1. Yes I love the colors and the design! :) Thanks :)

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