Tuesday, February 15, 2011

RELEASE DAY!!


It's finally here! My book is available for purchase and I'm so very proud of it! From the cover to the dedication it's my heart and soul and I want to thank Astraea Press for believing in me enough to publish my book.

Today's going to be a day full of fun! The scavenger hunt is going to be a blast and I'll be posting excerts from my book throughout the day.

Have a great Tuesday! I know I will:))))

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As promised, here's the first of several excerpts I'll be posting today. This is from Chapter One. Happy Reading!

“Owen, please don’t go to work today.” 
Zanna slapped a hand over her mouth. Did she just say that out loud? What the heck was she trying to do? She was Owen’s spirit guide for goodness sake. Her job was to make sure he followed his charted course while living on Earth. To be the invisible force that directed him toward which decision to make. She knew better than to try and change fate. If his chart said he was supposed to die, that was that. His life had already been mapped out from beginning to end before he was born and it was pretty much set in stone. Unfortunately, right now she wasn’t his spirit guide, but the woman who loved him.
“Did you say something?”  Owen asked from the kitchen.
  Zanna stiffened.  If she hadn’t already been sitting on his sofa, she would have fallen to the floor. Had Owen heard her? “No, nothing.” Yes. Please don’t go to work. Stay here. Stay safe.
  “Do you need me to drive you home? I appreciate you staying here last night with Jamie and getting him off to school,” Owen said, walking back to the living room with two cups of coffee. He sat down on the coffee table and handed her a cup.  
“No, I’ll be fine,” Zanna said. I need to go look at your chart on the other side and see if there’s any way to stop you from dying.
 “If you keep staring at me like that, I’m gonna to be late for work.” He smiled, revealing the dimple in his right cheek.
Inspiration struck.  Maybe she was forbidden from telling Owen to stay home, but if he made the choice on his own… 

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Here’s excerpt # 2 from Chapter Two of my book! Hope you enjoyJ

Zanna awoke gasping for air. At first, she thought it was the impact of her spirit body returning to her physical body. The force of the two slamming back together after astral travel was uncomfortable. She expected the heavy pressure on her chest, the elevated heart rate, and the momentary paralysis reentry caused, but she’d never been breathless.
Fear took over when the weight increased, crushing her ribcage. Zanna’s hands flew to her throat where they encountered fingers wrapped around her neck, squeezing the life out of her.
She blinked many times before her burning pupils adjusted to the bright overhead lights. The swirling white beacons made her eyes water, blurring her vision. Tears streamed down her face and her empty lungs screamed.
Panicked, she placed her feet on the floor and bucked. She clawed at the hands around her neck desperate to loosen their grip. The vice-like hold only intensified, continuing to push down until she was sure her neck would break. Biting pain stung her smashed windpipe and deflated lungs.
 “Cease,” a male voice ordered. The authoritative sound resonated all around the space.
Her attacker’s lethal hands fell away. Her compressed arteries opened, sending blood coursing through her veins so fast her head spun. She took a deep breath. The air stuck in her crushed throat made her gag and cough. She rolled into a ball, clutching her chest. Several agonizing moments passed before her aching lungs filled with oxygen.
As her physical pain subsided, the dam in her mind broke, flooding her senses with the sound of gunfire, the smell of burning gunpowder, and the sight of blood spraying. Her heart cried out in grief as the horrible memories assaulted her mind. The man she loved was dead.





22 comments:

  1. Very Proud of you. You have done an amazing job. GREAT JOB!!!!

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  2. HAPPY RELEASE DAY KIM!! So AWESOME. Love your excerpts by the way! And tomorrow, I'll post your fabulous interview too! ((HUGS)) and best wishes!

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  3. Thank you, Rebekah! I'm excited! I can't wait.

    Michele, I appreciate your encouragement.

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  4. Beautiful cover!! Thanks for all the fun!!

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  5. YAY! Happy release day! I loved the sound of your excerpts and I've made a note to grab a copy when I get back on my laptop. Thanks so much for putting this scavenger hunt together. It's been a lot of fun :)

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  6. You're so very welcome, Traci. I hope you had fun and I hope you'll come back to visit:)

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  7. Thank you so much, Belinda! Picking the excerpts was hard because I love the whole book:)

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  8. Congratulations on your release, Kim!!

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  9. I appreciate your stopping by so much Joselyn!! I hope we get a lot more visitors as the day goes.

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  10. Thank you so much! I love my cover. It tells the story almost as well as I do:)

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  11. Kim, congratulations on your new book. I loved your excerpts. Thanks you too, for introducing me to so many authors new to me and their sites. I intend to revisit them all over the next few days.
    I've thoroughly enjoyed this blog hop.:-) Thanks again.

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  12. Thank you so much for stopping by:)

    @Hechicera7: I love my cover too!

    @Sherry: the girls will be so glad to have you come back and visit

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  13. Congratulations on the release of your book it looks and sounds amazing!
    Thanks so much for the fun Blog Hop :)
    (hope i wasn't too late with my comments.)
    Stacey Clifford
    xx

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  14. Hi Stacey! No, not too late at all! The more the merrier. Thank you for the kind words:))

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  15. Hi Kim, Sorry it took me so long to get here, I've got sick children. This has been a really fun blog hop.

    Congrats on the new release. I love the cover, who is the artist??? I made it to all of the sites, not all the comments showed up but I assume they are on moderation. Please let me know if you have more contest and I will spread the word :)

    -Brandy
    brandyzbooks@yahoo.com
    www.brandyzbooks.blogspot.com

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  16. I'm so glad you came, Brandy. I'm sorry about the kidlets. Thank goodness my mom is hear to watch after my little guy while I have fun blog hopping! I am planning a lot of contest over the next several weeks!! I'll definitely let you know:) I'll add your blog to my list and make sure to visit and leave comments when my contests are running:)

    Elaina Lee is the cover artist. She is absolutely amazing. She designed all the covers for Astraea Press. Check out my Astraea Press book page or at the Astrea Press website http://astraeapress.com/

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  17. Hi, You are lucky, lol My mom would keep my girls but normally they are in school and they have influenza B so I am keeping them under lock n key... I have really enjoyed this blog hop and I look forward to getting your book.

    Elaina is very talented, I just love your cover. I tend to be bad about not getting books if the cover doesn't catch my eye but I definatly wouldn't have that problem with yours. I am sooo glad that you let me know about Astraea Press they are new to me and I look forward to looking on there site. I hope to have a blog button up soon incase you would like to use it on your blog. I have to figure out how to do it first or find someone who can make one I can use. TTYS

    -Brandy
    brandyzbooks@yahoo.com
    www.brandyzbooks.blogspot.com

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  18. Hi I think I got all the posts. I had to repost a few because they did't show up. I hope that they all got on there so I qualify for the contest :)

    -Brandy

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  19. You did, Brandy! I got ya! Glad you came by:)

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  20. I know, I know. I'm late for the party - seems to be the story of my life - but I wanted to drop in and say congrats on release day! And thanks for sharing such great excerpts!

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