Friday, March 15, 2013

It's a deal! Buy one for 99 cents and get the other for 1 Cent.



Starting Saturday, March 9, if you buy Hike Up Devil's Mountain, a great kid's adventure/fantasy, for a mere 99 cents, you will receive At What Price? for ONE CENT!  It's true!  It's true!



What do you get when one ten-year old boy breaks into the basement of an old abandoned house, that is to be demolished the next day, and finds a mysterious glowing stick? Now add the school bully and his ten-year old brother who also find their way to that basement.  The bully wants that stick!  A fight ensues and that bully is now a toad. 

What you get is a whirlwind adventure of two boys and a toad that have to hike up Devil’s Mountain to find the only person who can help them.

The dangers they meet along the way will keep you turning those pages to find out what happens next!  There is a surprise ending you just don’t see coming!


5.0 out of 5 stars What a fantastic book!,
This review is from: Hike up Devil's Mountain (Kindle Edition)
For the first time, I was thrilled to have my son glued to the computer. This was his first experience with an Ebook, and it was definitely a success. For days all he could talk about was Hike Up Devils Mountain and what was happening in the book.


5.0 out of 5 stars Magic is alive and hopping along!,
By Marie C. Cordalis (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hike up Devil's Mountain (Kindle Edition)
Excellent fast fun read! This is more like a novelette than a novel and was a very fast read. It's age appropriate and the two friends (ages 10 and 11) that I shared it with thoroughly enjoyed it as did I :) Very well written, well edited and a very clever fantasy read. The twist at the ending is fabulous!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fantasy story for children!,
This review is from: Hike up Devil's Mountain (Kindle Edition)
Just finished this book. Loved this fantastical story and the reveal at the end. As a teacher, I loved the descriptive writing in all the action scenes, setting details, and tiny attention to detail such as the veins in the dragon's wings. I could picture it all.

 
Katherine Gardner is awakened at 6:30 in the morning with a call from a strange woman who claims to have her granddaughter, Rio. This woman is calling the police if Katherine doesn’t make arrangements for somebody to pick this little girl up.

Katherine is a fifty-six years old woman and all alone, since her husband died over three years ago. Her life takes a dramatic turn when six-year old Rio comes to stay with her. Rio is a scared little girl whose life is filled with uncertainty and fear. 

In her grandmother, Rio finds a safe haven and an unconditional love that she has never known in her six short years and Katherine has found a love to fill the void that has been absent for way too long.

Unfortunately Katherine’s daughter, who deserted Rio, has other ideas.



5.0 out of 5 stars so many emotions stirring!, February 23, 2013
By 
L. Rempe "clean freak" (Glendale, AZ United States) -
The author of this short story was masterful at bringing so many emotions to the surface. The connection between the grandmother and her granddaughter contrast to the relationship between the grandmother and her own daughter. You develop a true bonding within this troubled family and yearn to read more to reach resolution.,


5.0 out of 5 stars An emotionally moving story for everyone, December 16, 2012
By 
At What Price? By: P.A. Estelle

Retired and widowed, Kat Gardner welcomes her six-year-old granddaughter into her life when the child's mother disappears. The years are kind to Kat and Rio, giving them a chance to learn trust and how to laugh together. But those happy moments are interrupted every couple of years when Rio's mom shows up. A drug addict, Mom steals everything not nailed down, leaving Kat with a difficult choice - give in to extortion or lose the granddaughter she loves.

A Tender Story, October 30, 2012
By Michael Thal "Michael" (Sherman Oaks, CA)
At What Price? by P.A. Estelle is the heart-warming story of the love between a child and her grandmother. At the tender age of six Rio is abandoned by her mother, Lacy. The child is welcomed into her grandmother's home with open arms. However, every two years Lacey shows up in Rio's life to cause havoc.

With deep emotion and tenderness, Estelle brings to us a novella that shows a tight bond between a child and her grandmother that will keep readers at the edge of their seats in expectation of disaster.

Be sure to put both books in the cart.  
They will be downloaded in PDF format to your computer!


Monday, March 11, 2013

Erin Danzer's Cover is revealed on Penny's Tales


PAGE TURNER BOOK TOURS PRESENTS

Erin Danzer’s Cover Reveal For

Into The Spiral
(The Spiral Defenders, Book 1)

 We are honoured to join Erin Danzer today as she reveals her brand new cover for the eagerly awaited Into The Spiral (The Spiral Defenders, Book 1)



Fifteen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Lambert wants to get out from under her older brother’s shadow. When Ronnie gets a tattoo and then is struck by lightning, she suddenly finds herself able to see and hear things in shadows that don’t appear to others. Then Ronnie meets Gavin Clearwater, the hot new guy in all of her classes and finds out he can see and hear the same things she can.

Gavin tells her about the Spiral Defenders, a group of warriors that travels through space and time to defend the planets of the Spiral. After meeting the Commander of the Spiral Defenders and realizing his intentions might not be pure, Ronnie struggles between following her destiny to become a Spiral Defender and trying to regain the life she had before being struck by lightning.

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Excerpt:

She looked and gave a little wave before turning to walk into her room only to find her way blocked by yet another guy. This school seemed to be crawling with hotties! This one was only a few inches taller than her, kind of short for a guy, with straight black hair and dark slightly slanted eyes. He wore black cargo pants, a black t-shirt that did nothing to hide his six-pack abs, and black combat boots. He looked her up and down and arched an eyebrow as he stepped aside.

“After you, Princess,” he said, making a sweeping gesture with his arm as he slightly bowed. Ronnie didn’t know whether to be appalled or to laugh at him and didn’t have time to make up her mind as their Homeroom teacher asked if they would be joining them today. Cheeks flushed, Ronnie walked into the room and sat in the first available seat. The guy in the doorway sat at the desk behind her and gave a small smirk that she pretended to ignore. Who the hell did this guy think he was? She looked across the room and smiled when she saw Shawn sitting in the back corner. He smiled and nodded when he saw her and her heart fluttered.

“Boyfriend, or someone you wish was?” the boy behind her whispered. Ronnie rolled her eyes. Her shoulders tightened as she tried to ignore him but he wasn’t going to be dissuaded so easily.

“Huh, well, if you’re not going to answer, then I’m going to have to guess,” he continued. “My guess would be that he’s not your boyfriend but you want him to be. Since you didn’t walk in with him, it makes me wonder if he’s even interested in you. What is he, an oblivious friend? Or does he not even know you exist? Is that what this outfit is for; so he will finally see you?”

Ronnie’s ears reddened and it took the last of her willpower to keep from turning around and telling him to shut up. She clenched her hands together on top of her desk, praying the teacher would call on either one of them just so he would stop talking. A million comebacks flashed through her mind, but she ground her teeth, knowing she would never say any of them. Despite her promise to herself to become her own person, she really didn’t know how to go about doing that. She thought it would be easy once she got the tattoo, but she knew she was failing. Even showing it off this morning, the little bit that she was able to, had taken more courage than she normally possessed—and she hadn't even had the satisfaction of Shawn seeing it.

Thinking about Shawn took her mind off the jerk behind her and she managed to tune into what the teacher was saying. Unfortunately, it wasn’t that interesting (all about locker assignments and hall passing times) so she tuned out as quickly as she’d tuned in, her mind wandering back to Shawn. She snuck another peek at him and was thrilled to find him watching her—or at least that’s what it looked like at first. He was actually looking at something behind her. She moved her head to get a better look and felt a tug on her hair.

“Stop moving; I’m almost done,” the guy behind her muttered. Ronnie spun around.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” she shrieked, unable to pretend ignorance anymore. She ran a hand over her hair and found a thin lock he had apparently been braiding. Her eyes narrowed as the rest of the class waited for his reaction. Even the teacher had stopped talking.

“I was bored,” he muttered. “And your hair is really pretty.”

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Erin Danzer wrote her first book at 10-years-old for a Young Authors competition, where she was awarded an Honorable Mention and discovered a passion for the written word. She’s written several novels and short stories since that spark ignited. Into the Spiral is the first of a four book series. In addition to her novels, Erin writes a monthly short story serial, The Cassandra Serafin Chronicles, posting alternately on her blog and in Literary Lunes bi-monthly online magazine. Erin resides in Racine, Wisconsin, with her husband, two children, and their cat.

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