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Cephrael’s Hand: A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book One
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by Melissa McPhail
4.7 stars – 64 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here’s the set-up:
“All things are composed of patterns…” And within the pattern of the realm of Alorin, three strands must cross:
In Alorin…three hundred years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept race dies with it. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a traitor’s brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D’Lacourte’s mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he’ll have to find him…
In the kingdom of Dannym…the young Prince Ean val Lorian faces a tenuous future as the last living heir to the coveted Eagle Throne. When his blood-brother is slain during a failed assassination, Ean embarks on a desperate hunt for the man responsible. Yet his advisors have their own agendas, and his quest for vengeance leads him ever deeper into a sinuous plot masterminded by a mysterious and powerful man, the one they call First Lord…
In the Nadori desert…tormented by the missing pieces of his life, a soldier named Trell heads off to uncover the truth of his shadowed past. But when disaster places him in the debt of Wildlings sworn to the First Lord, Trell begins to suspect a deadlier, darker secret motivating them.
Reviews
A fantasic read…well written and descriptive… Melissa McPhail is an extremely talented writer. –Reviewed by Charline Ratcliff for RebeccasReads
This is a richly imagined piece of work…the characters are engaging, and McPhail manages to do some very original things, which is often difficult in fantasy, given that so much work in the genre relies on Tolkienian stereotypes….some strong work here. —Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards
A well thought-out story with many layers…the characters are all interconnected…and the underlying mysteries that tie everything together are well hidden and thoroughly disguised. –Reviewed by Marty Shaw for Reader Views
About the Author
Melissa McPhail is a classically trained pianist, violinist and composer, a Vinyasa yoga instructor, and an avid Fantasy reader. A long-time student of philosophy, she is passionate about the Fantasy genre because of its inherent philosophical explorations. Her work reflects a deep understanding of human motivations and adventures into the age-old question of good versus evil as modified by context, viewpoint and time.
Ms. McPhail lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, their twin daughters and two very large cats. Cephrael’s Hand, her first novel, is Book 1 in the series A Pattern of Shadow and Light.
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Congratulations to the latest winner
in our weekly Kindle Fire HD giveaway sweepstakes!
Could it be you?
Did you win a brand new Kindle Fire HD this week?
If you’re Barbara Steimle of Northport, Alabama, you did!
Barbara was selected at random from 3,949 entries in the sweepstakes that ended January 14, which was sponsored by novelist Patricia Selbert, author of The House of Six Doors: An Autobiographical Novel. We’ve just contacted Barbara via email and asked her to confirm her shipping address and telephone number, and she’s already written back to thank us*, so we’re happy to report that there will be a Kindle Fire HD arriving at her door this week!
But we know you may have been among another 3,948 loyal Kindle Nation readers who were getting your hopes up for a new Kindle Fire HD, and if that’s the case, please take another free chance to enter our current sweepstakes — you have until midnight EST on January 27 to get your entry in at http://kindlenationdaily.com/
Enter by Midnight January 27, 2013
To Win a Brand New 7″ Kindle Fire HD
In Our Kindle Fire HD Giveaway Sweepstakes
Sponsored by B.A. Blackwood, author of Siren Song
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Siren Song: Book One of the Siren Song Trilogy
by B.A. Blackwood
Here’s the set-up:
How can a pint-sized, self-avowed word nerd master otherworldly forces when she hardly has the wherewithal to master calculus?
That’s exactly the conundrum for Ariel Robinson, a freshman at Montana State University who encounters far more than the normal coed’s share of strange new circumstances.
Siren Song: Book 1 of the Siren Song Trilogy is author B.A. Blackwood’s first of three wildly inventive, humor-inflected young adult fantasy novels starring fallen angels who roam the earth, and the unsuspecting who happen across their high-flying paths. With wit, suspense, and a romance that transcends the human plane, it’s a smart, fantastical foray certain to absorb readers who relish a read that’s equal parts fantastical and funny.
When Ariel receives the glossy brochure from Montana State University inviting her to apply, the outdoorsy tomboy feels like a lifer who’s been shown the secret escape passage from the cell block of her parents’ Dallas socialite scene. But when she arrives in Bozeman with her trunk load of books, the welcoming committee is far from what she had imagined. As if it’s not bad enough that her roommate Kristin looks like Barbie crossed with Gossip Girl, some invisible being with a sinister voice literally knocks her flat onto the frigidly cold sidewalk—and onto a hospital gurney. It seems that she’s actually been lured into the training grounds of two battling factions of the Fallen Angels, who are convinced that Ariel can lead them to the Piece of Home, a mysterious, highly coveted object lost when they were evicted from the big mansion in the sky that will determine who wins their war. All is not lost, however. A ridiculously good looking senior named Michael seems intent on popping up everywhere to chaperone her home.
And while her blonde bombshell roommate Kristin and geeky classmate Todd insert themselves into their relationship in various vexing ways, Ariel is soon initiated into a world of Fallen Angels, including the kindly, patriarchal Achimalech, snooty Daniel, robotic Cyrus, and superstar lawyer Lucian. As Ariel is enmeshed in a battle beyond the scope of humanity, she learns that despite their heavenly pedigree, angels have romantic impulses, wandering eyes, and are as quick to lie, steal, and even murder as any mere mortal. Can Ariel find the Piece of Home and settle the age-old score—and snag a super hot boyfriend in the process?
Siren Song: Book 1 of the Siren Song Trilogy will keep you dying to read on, and laughing all the way to the pearly gates.
About the Author
B.A. Blackwood is a trial lawyer who splits her time between Dallas, Texas, and Bozeman, Montana, with her husband and her two pugs. She has been enthralled with fantasy books since the first time she cracked open The Hobbit. Currently, the author is working on completing the Siren Song trilogy, as well as developing a spin-off series starring Lucian, superstar lawyer to the Fallen Angels who is introduced in the trilogy. Learn more at www.bablackwood.com or http://www.sirensongbook.com.
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If you own a Kindle Fire….
Amazon’s been rolling out some terrific value-adding multimedia features for Kindle Fire owners (and everyone else) this week, and we have been keeping busy reporting on them for you with stories like these:
- Introducing “Amazon AutoRip” – Customers Now Receive Free MP3 Versions of CDs Purchased From Amazon – Past, Present and Future
- Wow Factor! Amazon’s New Instant Video Finder Could Change the Way You Find Free and Bargain Movies and TV!
But if you are a Kindle Fire owner, we also want to make sure that you have discovered our sister website, Kindle Fire at Kindle Nation Daily. There are several different ways you can keep up with the content there, depending on how you like to use the web, social media, computers, or mobile devices:
- The Kindle Fire at Kindle Nation Daily website
- The Kindle Fire at Kindle Nation Daily Facebook page
- The Kindle Fire at Kindle Nation Daily blog subscription (available on eInk Kindle devices … unfortunately that’s the way Amazon wants it for now, but that’s another story!)
And we should also mention our two most recent books for Kindle Fire owners:
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The Complete 2013 User’s Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle Fire
- Kindle Fire Tips, Tricks and How-Tos: Kindle Nation Daily’s Guide To Save You Money, Save You Time, and Help You Get The Most Out Of Your Kindle Fire
Hope there’s some help here for you, and have a great day!
Congratulations to Our First 2013 Kindle Fire HD Sweepstakes Winner!
It’s time to announce the first winner of 2013 in Kindle Nation Daily’s Kindle Fire HD sweepstakes!
Thanks to all 2,944 readers who entered during the week that ended December 30, and big congratulations to Lynn Peperone of Timonium, MD! We’re waiting to hear back from Lynn with a confirmation of her shipping address and phone number so that we can get a brand new 7″ Kindle Fire HD on the way to her as soon as possible!
A big thank you to the very generous sponsor of last week’s Kindle Fire HD giveaway sweepstakes, Edgar Award winning novelist Julie Smith, author of Death Turns a Trick, and for everyone who’s still hoping to win a new Kindle Fire HD, you have until midnight Sunday January 6 to enter this week’s sweepstakes — and here’s a link:
http://bit.ly/KND-FIREHD-
Death Turns A Trick
by Julie Smith
Rebecca Schwartz is a fairly normal Bay-area attorney. But when she almost gets busted for playing piano in a bordello, and Kandi, a part-time student-prostitute is killed in her home, and then the killer stalks Rebecca, it’s time to take action–which is just what she does….
4.1 stars – 10 Reviews
Or currently FREE for Amazon Prime Members Via the Kindle Lending Library
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
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Here’s the set-up:
A ROLLICKING TALE OF MURDER, ROMANCE, AND BORDELLOS…
The FIRST book in the Rebecca Schwartz series by EDGAR-AWARD WINNER Julie Smith
“A lively romp of a novel … Smith shows an Agatha Christie-like capacity for making much ado about clues, concocting straw hypotheses, and surprising us, in the end … Smith’s crisp storytelling… and her likable, unpredictable heroine will make readers look forward to more.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Funny and witty, with a clever, outspoken heroine.” — Library Journal
“Rebecca’s lively first-person narration brands her a new detective to watch.” — Wilson Library Bulletin
Rebecca Schwartz, nice Jewish lawyer with a few too many fantasies, is happily playing the piano in a whorehouse when she suddenly finds herself assigned to make sure a near-naked state senator escapes a police raid. That dirty job done, a lovely evening turns even more delightful when she’s picked up by the cops and spends the next two hours at the Hall of Justice. Could this day get any worse? Of Course! Guess who arrives home to find a dead hooker on her living room floor?
Handsome Parker Phillips, Rebecca’s new beau and the most attractive man she’s met in ages, is arrested for the murder. (Worse, she suspects he might actually have done it.)
On the plus side, another very attractive man is following the case–reporter Rob Burns of the San Francisco Chronicle, a possible ally. And there are other possibilities.
Fans of Janet Evanovich, Joan Hess, and Elizabeth Peters will get a kick out of this one.
Enter by Midnight January 6, 2013
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Sponsored by Michael Patrick Clark, author of The Folks at Fifty-Eight
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The Folks at Fifty-Eight
by Michael Patrick Clark
4.2 stars – 25 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here’s the set-up:
Gerald Hammond is the exception to the rule; an honourable spy, whose lofty principles have brought him nothing but loneliness and isolation. Catherine Schmidt is the stunning young daughter of an assassinated spymaster, whose murderous quest for vengeance has left her at the mercy of the infamous Head of Soviet State Security.
On a covert operation, in Soviet-occupied Germany, Hammond has no knowledge of the unseen forces that sponsor and oppose his mission. He only knows that he must somehow save her to save himself, but, as ever-more disturbing revelations come to light, begins to wonder which poses the greater threat; the enemy he runs from, or the friend he runs to?
On a covert operation, in Soviet-occupied Germany, Hammond has no knowledge of the unseen forces that sponsor and oppose his mission. He only knows that he must somehow save her to save himself, but, as ever-more disturbing revelations come to light, begins to wonder which poses the greater threat; the enemy he runs from, or the friend he runs to?
Set against a factual background of government conspiracy, and one of the most audacious espionage coups in history, the Folks at Fifty-Eight is a beautifully-paced tale of seduction, betrayal, blackmail, and murder that blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction.“This is the best spy novel I have read in quite some time” – Amazon Reviewer
“A subtle homage to the detective and spy novels of the 50’s and 60’s” – Amazon Reviewer
“Delicious spy novel, bold and graphic.” – Amazon Reviewer
“How could it get any better?” – Amazon Reviewer
“I purchased this based on the reviews, and it exceeded expectations” – Amazon Reviewer
Contains adult subject and strong language
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