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Sunday, October 28, 2018

WIP it Real Good: Exclusive sneak peek into Broken Arrow (book 2) by Azaria M.J. Durant + giveaway

An exclusive sneak peek into Broken Arrow’s sequel!

Ealdred’s journey continues in Broken Arrow’s sequel, Book 2 in the Darkened Destiny saga, which I started writing around two years ago. I am now in the intense editing process, and am hoping to release it at around this time 2019!

Once my gaze lights on the blade, my confusion only grows. Words are forming in elegant runes across the midsection of the blade. Deep, inlaid in the metal as if chiseled by an excellent craftsman, I can make out words in the tongue of the Vaelhyre:

I AM THE KING’S AND HE IS MINE
AND THUS DO OUR LIVES ENTWINE
IF HE LIVES OR IF HE DIES
MY FATE WITH HIS FOREVER LIES

TAKE HIS LIFE OR I’LL TAKE YOURS
GLADLY FACE THE DARKEST FOES
BROKEN, BEATEN, TWISTED, BATTERED
BUT IF HE DIES, I WILL BE SHATTERED

“It seems Banner was right.” Ulmer’s complexion is as white as his beard. “It has happened, as he said it would.”

“What is it?” I ask. “What did Banner say? What does this mean?”

His fingers tighten around his staff. “Banner foresaw this moment in a vision not long after Zeldek’s reign in Gaiztoak began. He saw that in the hand of the one who would destroy the Aemurel, these words would appear.” Ulmer turns his gaze to me, a glint in his eyes. He was wrong. And he doesn’t like that he now has to admit it to my face. “This proves it. You are the one of which the prophecy speaks.”


Working Synopsis:
Two years have passed. Whispers of war are stirring as the dark lord Zeldek gathers his forces in the north to wage war on Theara. The Alliance of Shadows is tearing through the land, subduing its people and attempting to seize control of all four kingdoms. Only the young king of Valamette stands 
in his way of taking full power.

Tragedy strikes Valamette and Ealdred is drawn out of hiding to come to their aid. But he isn’t prepared for the dangers and treachery of the world he enters. When a prediction by a witch sets even his friends against him, Ealdred finds himself completely alone in a game of power as the king of Zandelba’s puppet. But even behind the walls of Twylaun, deceit roams freely, and enemies are everywhere he turns. Can he fool the king of Zandelba for long enough to ascend the throne? And is there a deeper threat lurking that neither side expects?


Broken Arrow (Darkened Destiny Saga #1)
by Azaria M.J. Durant
July 29, 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

380 pages
An ancient power long kept dormant stirs in the shadows once more as one boy embarks on a quest to earn his freedom and the freedom of his world!

Magic has turned to myth, the Vaelhyreans of old to legend, and the power wielded by the ancients has long been forgotten. However, with Ealdred, a mere half-breed slave boy, myth becomes real, the forgotten remembered, and the power of legend is reborn within him.

Ealdred is merged into a world of mystery, brimming with deceit, where the remaining Vaelhyreans are in a desperate fight for their very survival. When Ealdred is kidnapped by the power-mongering dark lord Zeldek himself, he must make a choice; to commit his newfound magic to Zeldek’s service or die. But when he meets Bellator, clever yet treacherous servant of Zeldek, an alternative is presented to him: to escape from Zeldek’s stronghold and embark on a quest to find a cursed arrow and free the Vaelhyreans from the spell that keeps their powers at bay.

Yet how can he survive in a world where magic is illegal, half-breeds are hated, and the four countries are on the brink of war?


About the author:
Goodreads
Azaria M. J. Durant is a young, passionate writer of fantasy with plans to branch out into sci-fi and dystopian. She enjoys writing stories with action, adventure, unexpected plot twists, and fleshed out characters that challenge gender roles and expectations.

Azaria lives in Atlantic Canada with her family, cats, and dogs, and her big dreams to travel the world. In the moments when she isn’t writing, she is sketching concept art for her stories, participating in community theatre, or curled up with a good book and a bag of mint chocolates.

Giveaway:
Tour-wide giveaway (INTL)
2x eBook copies of Broken Arrow

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