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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Meet the Science Fiction Authors of Outpassage: Janet Morris & Chris Morris + giveaway

What is something unique/quirky about you?

Together we breed Morgan horses. We consult with Morgan breeders to help them choose crosses to their stock to achieve a desired result.

We are also musicians; Janet plays bass guitar, Chris sings and plays guitar. We have an album on MCA records. Look for Christopher Crosby Morris on Soundcloud or N1M.com 
 
Can you, for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself and how you became an author?
Janet wrote her first novel, High Couch of Silistra in 1975; a friend sent it to an agent who chose to represent her; she had already written the second book in the Silistra Quartet and her agent told her not to disclose that until they finalized the contract for the first one. When the publisher learned of the others, Bantam Books bought the succeeding three. When the fourth book was published, the series already had four million copies in print. Suddenly Janet was a novelist specializing in environmental, gender, historical and political subjects. In the process, Chris started as her editor and ultimately a co-writer. Since then, she and Chris have co-authored many books.

Who is your hero and why?
Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-socratic philosopher, whose Cosmic Fragments foreshadow our knowledge of reality and how to perceive it. Among his precepts is the statement that change alone is unchanging. We’ve worked Heraclitus’ fragments in here and there throughout our books.


Which of your novels can you imagine being made into a movie?
All of them. We write cinematically, our books are vivid adventures we undertake without knowing the destination.  I, the Sun, The Sacred Band, and Outpassage are particularly suited to film. The Threshold Series is a feast of opportunities for today’s special effects creators.

What inspired you, to write Outpassage?
Outpassage — Many wonder if somehow salvation lies in the stars. In Outpassage pawns of industry are kidnapped to work on a distant mining colony. Waking from their long space voyage, they quickly discover strange properties in the surrounding straits of rock being mined for rare minerals needed for advanced tech production on Earth. Mysteriously, some miners die in questionable circumstances and reappear, coming to life and causing rebellion among their fellow contract laborers. Is this the result of natural conditions or supernatural forces? Outpassage takes you there to see for yourself.

Who designed your book covers?
The cover of Outpassage was created for Perseid Press by Vincent DiFate.

Advice to writers?
As for advice to writers, here is all we know: write the story you want to read. Start at the beginning, go to the end, and stop. Seriously. From start to finish you must inhabit the construct in a manner that makes the reader choose to continue; if we as writers can’t feel what it’s like being there, our readers can’t either. Close your eyes, look at your feet where they are standing on the story’s ground; tell us what you see. Tell us what you hear. Ask at the end of each paragraph ‘what happens next?’. If you lose touch with it wait until you’re back inside it. Tell the story that comes to you, and from you, to us.

War and Mystery Beyond the Stars 

Outpassage
by Janet Morris & Chris Morris
Genre: Science Fiction
WAR AND MYSTERY BEYOND THE STARS

Sgt. "Det" Cox has just spent three years under psych observation on Earth; now that he's out-system, he isn't about to tell anyone he's seeing aliens again. Paige Barnett has lost everything, even her name, because she knows too much about the rebellion spreading through the Earth-Space mining colonies.

Together Cox and Barnett stumble upon the mystery at the revolution's heart and learn why the rebels are willing to die for it.

Is their discovery humanity's worst threat or greatest gift? The authorities are willing to destroy whole planets to keep the revolution's secret from reaching Earth... What's to stop them from destroying two people
"The Morrises' blend of fast-paced narrative and meticulous research into near-space technology makes a novel you can't put down."
-- C.J. Cherryh

"Action sequences that would make any writer proud. OUTPASSAGE is a wonderful book."
--David Drake

"OUTPASSAGE might just be the perfect science fiction novel."
-- Jack Williamson

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Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. Most of her fiction work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written historical and other novels. Morris has written, contributed to, or edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics.

Christopher Crosby Morris (born 1946) is an American author of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a lyricist, musical composer, and singer-songwriter. He is married to author Janet Morris. He is a defense policy and strategy analyst and a principal in M2 Technologies, Inc. He writes primarily as Chris Morris, but occasionally uses pseudonyms.


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Cover Reveal: The Voyent and the Mark of Malice (The Aeglecian Seas Series) by Sadie Hewitt

We are so excited to share the cover for Sadie Hewitt’s, The Voyent and the Mark of Malice!!!

The Voyent and the Mark of Malice (The Aeglecian Seas
Series)
by Sadie Hewitt
Expected Publication Date: April 29, 2024
Genre: Pirate Romantic Fantasy
Tropes:
☠️ Cursed pirate ships
⏳ Morally gray captains
☠️ Trickster female main characters
⏳ Possessive alphahole who falls first
☠️ Enemies to lovers
⏳ Djinn, Nasnas, and Ghouls
☠️ Forced proximity

He may be clever, but she’s already a step ahead…

Kalia Salam is a Voyant, or a person with the ability to create mind-altering visions and project them into others. But when the punishment for having that ability is death, every decision becomes a strategic calculation to avoid execution. Unfortunately, that includes tethering herself to the continent’s most wealthy brothel owner and only using her magic to pad the madam’s pockets. That is, at least, until she needs it to protect those around her. But when Kalia uses her magic on the wrong client and is mistaken for a powerful djinn, one that the pirates have been meticulously hunting, she becomes ensnared in her most complex game of deception yet. Because, one way or another, she refuses to fall to the hands of a cursed captain.

Captain Rahmi Abada revels in collecting dying souls from the sea, particularly those burdened by guilt. But whispers of a tale have begun to swirl…a tale about a mysterious gemstone with innumerable abilities, including the power to shatter any magical bond. Consumed with the idea of sailing for eternity without his binding curse to Liddros, God of Sea, Rahmi enlists the help of the fiery djinn he forced aboard his ship. The only problem? The djinn harbors her own secrets, ones that threaten to unravel Rahmi’s carefully laid plans.

Drawing inspiration from The Legend of The Flying Dutchman and the enchanting world of Aladdin, The Voyant and The Mark of Malice weaves a captivating story of hidden dangers, action-packed adventures, and the unexpected, yet sizzling romance of two sworn enemies who are determined to outwit one another.

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<strong>We are so excited to share the cover for Sadie Hewitt's, The Voyent and the Mark of Malice!!!</strong> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone wp-image-58574" src="https://rrbooktoursblog.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/the-voyant-and-the-mark-of-malice-v2.jpg" alt="The Voyant and The Mark of Malice - v2" width="340" height="510" /></p> <strong>The Voyent and the Mark of Malice (The Aeglecian Seas Series) </strong> <strong>Expected Publication Date: April 29, 2024</strong> <strong>Genre: Pirate Romantic Fantasy</strong>

 ��‍☠️ Cursed pirate ships 

⏳ Morally gray captains 

��‍☠️ Trickster female main characters 

⏳ Possessive alphahole who falls first 

��‍☠️ Enemies to lovers 

⏳ Djinn, Nasnas, and Ghouls 

��‍☠️ Forced proximity 

 <strong><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">He may be clever, but she's already a step ahead...</span></strong>

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Book Review: Lucky Son of a Gun (The Demo Accords Book 19) by John Conroe

Lucky Son of a Gun (The Demon Accords Book 19)

by John Conroe
December 9, 2023
Pages: 366
Mack Sutton is a normal guy who just happens to attend a very abnormal school. In a college where the pretty girls can kill you with a whisper and most of the guys can bench press a car, Mack and his sister Jetta are just run of the mill people -- or are they? Formerly printed as a Kindle Vella, this is a novel of the Demon Accords that gives a glimpse into the lives of the only non-supernatural kids in College Arcane.

Mack Sutton and his sister Jetta attend a school for supernaturals and are the only two students who are considered normal or nonmagical, yet they are the luckiest people ever. Is it simply a case of luck or is it something more? Mack has been known as a player with the women but after a very bad experience where he was tricked by a demon, he hasn’t been dating anyone. Cue beautiful witch girl, Veronica. He’s not sure if he’s scared of her or just really into her but everyone else can see they are clearly into each other.

One of the things I really enjoyed about Conroe’s books is the underlying meanings. Often his books in some way reflect what’s going on in the real world or what could soon be happening in the real world, and I find it interesting to see his take on things. In this series I don’t think you can even have a favorite character because each book makes a character your favorite.

 
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About the Author:
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Conroe wrote his first readable novel, God Touched, right after finishing his daughter's copy of Twilight and muttering: "Vampires don't farging sparkle!"

With seven more books in the series and a stand alone novel (Black Frost), he doesn't seem to be slowing down. He cut his reading teeth on the likes of Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, JRR Tolkien, Robert Heinlein, Andre Norton, and H. Beam Piper.

Financial professional by day and author by night (actually by morning), he bangs out his stories with fingers that are usually sore from forge burns or getting beat up at the dojo.

Monday, January 22, 2024

YA Fantasy Romance/ LGBTQ2+ : Bound by Scars & Secrets: Realms of Magic Book 1 by Sienna Archer

To celebrate the release of the sequel Bound by Promises & Lies in February, we're going back to the beginning with Bound by Scars and Secrets!

  

Bound by Scars & Secrets: Realms of Magic Book 1
by Sienna Archer
August 16, 2023
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance/ LGBTQ2+

✨Queer Throne of Glass meets The Witcher
✨Found Family
✨Sister Story
✨Slow Burn
✨Unique Magic & World
✨Epic Fantasy
✨Queer Love Triangle
He’s a mage who charms. She’s a sorceress who kills. Raised to fear magic, Alathea hates them both—especially when they become her only chance to find her missing sister.

17-year-old Alathea has kept her sister safe and the forbidden magic in her veins controlled ever since their mothers fled. But when Alathea’s sister disappears, a mage with a glowing spear outs Alathea’s magic. On the run, Alathea receives an impossible offer from the mage: He and the sorceress will deliver Alathea to her sister if she crosses to his monster-reigned realm and accepts a magic destiny herself.

To get her sister back, Alathea will have to decide: Can she stop hiding and trust the enemies she hates…or will her animosity burn into something else entirely?

Bound by Scars & Secrets is the first book in a new YA fantasy series with a slow-burn queer love triangle, realm-crossing adventure, and unraveling family secrets. If you liked A Court of Thorns and Roses and These Hollow Vows, you’ll love this fast-paced story by Sienna Archer.

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Sienna Archer believes romance should be epic, adventures magical, and the best characters are the ones who grow. She writes books featuring diverse characters and strong female leads that make readers laugh, shout, and cry. 



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Sunday, January 21, 2024

The Fey Hotel (Enchanted with the Enemy Standalone Series) by Vermilion Baine

We're celebrating the release of The Fey Hotel this week! Read on for more details and grab yourself a copy today!

The Fey Hotel (Enchanted with the Enemy Standalone Series)
by Vermilion Baine
January 14, 2024
Genre: Fantasy Romance
💙Portal Fantasy
💙Low Spice
💙Forced Proximity
💙Witty Banter
💙Slow Burn
💙Hurt/Comfort
💙Magical Inn

A mysterious inn, hidden away on the western coast of Washington, has asked for help.

Avalon, sent to restore the failing reputation of the Refuge on the Moor, carries a secret that could lead to her own destruction. A secret she’s kept since birth, and one that the grumpy, short-tempered innkeeper becomes the first to discover.

Elden is the unwilling manager of a once great, and magical, hotel—that is failing under his inexperienced hand. When he reluctantly requests the help of a hotel management company, he’s introduced to Avalon—someone that has more in common with him than either of them knows.

They fight their past, and one another, but the pair must learn to work together—not only to save the inn, but to save everyone they love.

The Fey Hotel is a slow-burn, light enemies to lovers, portal fantasy romance.
Perfect for Gilmore Girls fans and lovers of fairy tales and mythology.

This is the first book in a series of standalone fantasy romances, Enchanted with the Enemy.

Each book features new characters, but their stories exist in the same world and around the same time.

 

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Vermilion H Baine is an indie fantasy author based in the American Southwest. After a tour as a nuclear electrician’s mate in the US Navy, she now works as a field service engineer in the semiconductor industry. She writes fantasy, low and high, and tries to sprinkle in humor between the extreme bouts of angst. If she isn’t hyper-focusing on writing, she is hiking, reading, or replaying Morrowind. She lives with two very codependent rescue dogs, her grumpy, can-fix-anything husband, and her Viking-sized son.

The Fey Hotel is her debut novel and the first book in the Enchanted with the Enemy standalone series.
 
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