The Star Release Day Blitz
Date: June 3, 2013
Genre: Young
Adult, Urban Fantasy
There will be a
touring in the end of June for The Star as well.
Book Description:
Abbii
had been afraid of the dark for four long years. She hated the eerie silence
that filled the night.
She
would often try to forget by closing her eyes at night, but she would always be
met by dreams of Shadows that would attack her, dragging her into the Darkness.
Most nights, she would simply lie there with her bedding wrapped tightly around
her, staring at the light coming in through her window, hoping that she would
drift off into a dreamless sleep.
Ever
since that day four years ago, the dark had frightened her; she had thought it
would be a curse throughout the whole of her life, but something changed when
she met him.
The
dark seemed to lose its power and the moon’s light brightened.
Her
dreams didn’t stop; nightmares still stole her sleep, but there was always a
figure of Light that would save her and allow her to wake.
He said
the same thing every night in her dreams. Keep fighting, Abbii.
She
thought that he was part of her imagination, someone that she had created to
save her, until she met him and was drawn into his bright hazel eyes.
His
name was Nate.
Author Bio
I was
born in England in the West Midlands in 1991 where I am still currently living,
growing up alongside one younger and three older brothers.
Books
and writing was an interest that I began to develop from the first years of
secondary school, and on my thirteenth birthday, I began to plan and design the
idea to write a fantasy novel. I finished secondary school with high GCSE’s and
then went on into further education to study English and all aspects of art and
design. After six years of writing, planning and overall editing of the book,
it was successfully completed, containing over 82,000 words, and self published
in the first week of 2011.
With
high expectations in myself, I immediately began to write a second novel in the
series, while keeping my art and design a part of the process. The achievement
of completing the first novel ‘Purest Light,’ allowed the ideas of the second
to flow much easier and it was completed by early 2012. As I was writing the
third and final book, New Beginnings, at the same time, the series was finished
by its publication in 2013.
Writing
is now a part of my everyday and I have started on my newest project, The Star,
which is also planned to be the first of three. Only time will tell.
Links:
Twitter:
@clemychum
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Excerpt
Nate signalled for her to move forward, watching as she did
after a brief hesitation. She stopped several strides in front of him and
waited for him to speak. “How many windows are there?”
Not really understanding the relevance of counting windows,
Abbii turned to count them.
“No!”
Startled by Nate’s outburst, she glared at him, more out of
shock than malice.
“Without turning.” He watched as confusion took over her
face. “Close your eyes and focus on the energy of the sunlight beaming through
the glass.”
Abbii shuffled in her place, not really understanding, but
when Nate smiled, she did as she was asked. She closed her eyes, immediately
feeling self conscious that Nate’s gaze was focused onto her.
“Clear your mind of everything else. Think of somewhere you feel
calm.”
Keeping her eyes closed, Abbii took in Nate’s statement. She
felt her heartbeat increase and her breath seemed shallow, but as she relaxed
her shoulders, the rest of her body seemed to follow. She listened to the faint
breeze that circled through the large space, hearing leaves pitter-pattering
against the wooden floor.
“Anywhere you feel calm.”
Although her mind was full of questions and worries and a
fear that she would lose herself, Abbii found that an image began to form in
her head. Bursts of blue and silver light soothed her, and once the image had
focused, she realised why. She could see the lake at The Everglades, with the
moon reflected clearly upon its surface. The stars were shining brightly, and
the air was still. The feeling of calm which enveloped her felt uplifting.
“Now keep that feeling inside of you and focus onto the
light of the sun.”
Not at all distracted by Nate’s words, Abbii kept hold of
the calmness inside of her and expanded her mind in some way, feeling the
energy of the sunlight. She could feel its warmth and the way it passed through
the glass of the bay windows. The years of dirt and dust made no difference;
the power of the sunlight beamed through it without faltering.
“How many are there, Abbii?”
Realising that she could sense several different areas of
the sunlight’s energy, Abbii realised that each one represented one of the
windows.
There are eight.
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