Summer Teen Reading Party Guest: Jan Fischer Wade
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Thanks for hosting me
today Kim! I am having a blast with the Summer Teen Reading
Party and I am so excited
about this month long event! We’ve got lots of great books and authors there –
many for $1.99 or less. I hope everyone visits! Make sure to read the rest of
this post to find out how you can enter to win a
$50 Barnes & Noble gift card!
Here is a bit about
my novel, Veiled Virtues:
When
Paige Stewart left America to
house-sit in England
Veiled Virtues is available at the
following sites: Amazon
Barnes
& Noble OmniLit
Smashwords MuseItUp
Publishing Diesel
Kobo
BookStrand AmazonUK
iTunes
I usually love reading
in the summer, but this year, I will be working on the finishing touches to the
sequel to Veiled Virtues so I won’t have time to read much else! The sequel is
entitled Latent Legacy and you can read more about it on my website listed
below!
Excerpt
from Veiled Virtues: (from Nathaniel’s point of view – the
first time he sees Paige)
I don’t recall ever being stunned speechless, that is, until an
unfamiliar American girl with shimmering auburn hair walked through the doors of
the shop one day.
I first noticed her looking into the shop with a curious eye. She
tipped her head in deliberation, and with a determined nod, she pulled the door
open and stepped into my life. She was stunning — tall and slender with curves
where it counted. The sunlight streaming in through the window lit up
golden-copper strands of her auburn hair. Intelligent green eyes glanced around,
taking in the variety of merchandise in our shop.
I stepped out of the shadows, about to ask if she needed help. But
when she turned my way, our gazes locked. All of my senses awakened, yet time
stood still. With each beat of my heart, lively, serene, courageous, and even
silly images of this woman flashed in my mind’s eye. Then my vision darkened.
This beauty was terrified, entwined with a maniacal entity. My muscles tensed,
and my protective instinct intensified. I would not fail
her.
When she left the shop after our first encounter, I discussed my
immediate impressions of Paige with Avery.
“We looked at each other, for a mere second, and I sensed a hundred
wonderful things about her. But, then a totally different scene inserted itself
into my head — she was fighting off some evil, forceful power. What do you make
of it?”
“Well, you’ve never possessed a third eye, but maybe there’s a
connection with her that runs on a higher plane.”
“But why? And why do I feel like I have to protect
her?”
“I have a feeling we’ll learn more; because when I came in and saw
Paige, an intriguing aura surrounded her. It was the color of a sunrise,
something very special. She seeks a fresh horizon, but something in her past
affects her future greatly, and I think you or me, or both of us, may be a part
of it. I can tell.”
When Avery was really
sure of something she ‘felt,’ she always said it with a particular squint to her
eyes. It was there just then.
Avery’s deep inner perception of others was an uncanny ability she
always had. She could also somehow see a person’s aura—a kind of glowing light
which radiates their soul outward, as Avery put it. She described Paige’s as
‘an aura of a sunrise.’ Avery
told me on many occasions my aura reminded her of a sunset, one with calming,
peaceful, and dependable characteristics. Maybe Paige and I would complement
each other more than I hoped.
“But Avery, what of the dark scene I saw?” I had asked her. “It
automatically appeared in my head, like something intruded into my thoughts.”
“I don’t know,” she said. “If you didn’t see the future, then it
could be some unknown, outside presence.” That did not comfort me in the least.
“I find her absolutely stunning,” I
admitted.
“Maybe we should leave well enough alone,” she
warned.
“But I can’t stop thinking about her.” It was crude enough that I
couldn’t quit looking at Paige’s outward beauty, but even worse, a feeling
washed over me that her heart was mine to seek and protect. I wanted
her.
About Jan ’s giveaway:
Enter to win a $50 Barnes & Noble gift
card!!! One lucky winner will be chosen from the commenters on her
blog (including emails to her from non-Book Blogs members), "Likes" and
"Shares" on Facebook and Tweets about her book, Veiled
Virtues, or the Summer Reading Party site (include @veiledvirtues in your
tweets!). It's that easy!!! She will be having other giveaways during the month on her blog
as well, so make sure to visit it!
Twitter
@veiledvirtues
Website:
http://www.veiledvirtues.com
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