Release announcement: Shards of History

WORLD WEAVER PRESS

ANNOUNCES TRADE PAPERBACK RELEASE OF

“SHARDS  OF  HISTORY”

BY REBECCA ROLAND

AVAILABLE TODAY

TUESDAY, MAY 21

Chicago, IL World Weaver Press (Eileen Wiedbrauk, Editor-in-Chief) has announced the trade paperback release of Shards of History by Rebecca Rolandtoday, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Shards of History is available in paperback and ebook via Amazon.com,BarnesandNoble.com, Kobo.com, and other online retailers. You can also find Shards of History on Goodreads.

Praise for Shards of History:

“One of the most beautifully written novels I have ever read. Suspenseful, entrapping, and simply … well, let’s just say that Shards of History reminds us of why we love books in the first place.

5 out of 5 stars!”

— Good Choice Reading

“Fast-paced, high-stakes drama in a fresh fantasy world. Rebecca Roland is a newcomer to watch!”

— James Maxey, author of the Dragon Age trilogy and Greatshadow: The Dragon Apocalypse

“A must for any fantasy reader. Prepare to be taken

by storm with Rebecca Roland fever!”

— Plasma Frequency

Only she knows the truth that can save her people. Like all Taakwa, Malia fears the fierce winged creatures known as Jeguduns who live in the cliffs surrounding her valley. When the river dries up and Malia is forced to scavenge farther from the village than normal, she discovers a Jegudun, injured and in need of help. Malia’s existence--her status as clan mother in training, her marriage, her very life in the village--is threatened by her choice to befriend the Jegudun. But she’s the only Taakwa who knows the truth: that the threat to her people is much bigger and much more malicious than the Jeguduns who’ve lived alongside them for decades. Lurking on the edge of the valley is an Outsider army seeking to plunder and destroy the Taakwa, and it’s only a matter of time before the Outsiders find a way through the magic that protects the valley--a magic that can only be created by Taakwa and Jeguduns working together.

As previously announced, Roland’s new short story collection, The King of Ash and Bones, and Other Stories, including a tie-in to Shards of History, will be released in digital edition on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

An exiled man returns to his family and the life he left behind. A king is determined to avenge his people. A man doomed to die gives his wife her greatest wish. A suspected affair leads to a shocking and wondrous surprise. Roland works her magic again in this four-story collection of eerie and enchanting works, including Rasmus’s story from after Shards of History.

The King of Ash and Bones, and Other Stories will be available in ebook viaamazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, kobo.com, and other online retailers.

Rebecca Roland lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she writes primarily fantasy and horror. Her short fiction has appeared in Everyday Fiction, Uncle John’s Flush Fiction and in Stupefying Stories, and she is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When she’s not writing, she’s usually spending time with her family, torturing patients as a physical therapist, or eating way too much chocolate. You can find her online at Spice of Life, her blog, or follow her on Twitter @rebecca_roland.

World Weaver Press is a publisher of fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction, dedicated to producing quality works. As a small press, World Weaver seeks to publish books that engage the mind and ensnare the story-loving soul.

Shards of History paperback:

 

ISBN-13: 978-0615773438

ISBN-10: 0615773435

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Blog Tour Stop: Concealed in the Shadows

Giveaway and Guest Post for: 

Concealed in the Shadows 

by Gabrielle Arrowsmith 

(YA Dystopian)

Published by Clean Teen Publishing

Release Date: May 17, 2013

Get Concealed in the Shadows today through Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Concealed-in-the-Shadows-ebook/dp/B00CUJ3QQE/ref=la_B00B6T8U92_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368891804&sr=1-1

Sydney Harter has long awaited September 12th, 2033—her eighteenth birthday. She can finally apply for guardianship of her sister, who is her only family and entire world. She hopes they will be lawfully reunited, but is prepared to defy authority and risk everything to escape the captivity of Miles County so that they can be together.

    

Escaping will be difficult and dangerous. Citizens are bound to their county by sophisticated chip implants that deliver shocks to those who dare to cross the electric barrier. Sydney is very clever, but her trickery is limited against the all-seeing eyes of technology. Even if they were to survive the escape, disappearing into the forgotten forests and towns of the past seems an impossible task.

   

What Sydney doesn't know is that she is the particular interest of two opposing forces. With deceit, fear, and warfare surrounding her—can she trust the party that aims to help with her fight against the other? Can she open her heart to receive and return unexpected love? When her sister’s life becomes jeopardized, Sydney will have to weigh a new love against the only enduring love she has known. The cost could be deadly…

   

How will she choose?

GABRIELLE ARROWSMITH enjoyed writing her debut novel, Concealed in the Shadows, during a lovely Minnesota summer that she had off from her primary profession, teaching. Acting, playing and coaching soccer, reading, playing piano, and spending time with family and friends are among her other interests.

Thank you to The Howling Turtle and their amazing blog followers for allowing me to do a guest post. Below you will find a guest post on the draw of dystopias. 

~Gabrielle Arrowsmith

The Draw of Dystopias

Humans often develop the strongest bond with and understanding of one another after sharing prolonged or profound suffering. Pain and sorrow are things that we all must experience at some time in our lives. In a way, we are grateful when we do not have to face them alone.

As readers, we immerse ourselves into the lives of the characters who live in our cherished books. We come to cherish them. In the dystopian genre in particular, we find ample ground for suffering and fear which our dear ones face. The fear pulls our hearts into theirs and the suffering knots the two together, binding us to the heroes before they emerge. We feel frustrated by the oppression they suffer, we relate to their fears, and we contemplate their choices in the face of adversity. Ultimately, we grow with these characters. Sometimes, we connect so strongly with a character and/or their situation that we find it difficult to let them go after we've finished reading. We're desperate for more because, like the characters, we become the strongest and feel the most fulfilled after we've lived through our weakest moments and conquered anyone who aims to make us feel that way.

I believe dystopian novels will be forever powerful as their relevance to human existence cannot be challenged.

“To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” –Friedrich  Nietzsche

“Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than those who are most content.” –Bob Dylan

Where to find Gabrielle:

Website: http://www.gabriellearrowsmith.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConcealedInTheShadows

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6880655.Gabrielle_Arrowsmith

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/garrowsmith13

CTP Website: http://www.cleanteenpublishing.com/gabrielle-arrowsmith.html

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Victoria Frank is the picture of teen perfection – she’s talented, witty, and ruthless – but being queen of tiny Geneva, NY isn’t enough. Tired of merely designing the perfect outfit, she sets out to design the perfect person. But by the time she realizes beauty is only skin deep, she’s already unleashed her monster on the world. Now it’s a race against time to stop the vile creature from destroying her life, and she has to do it in the most evil place of all – high school.

After ditching her horrifying creation in L.A., all Victoria wants is the perfect senior year, but it becomes impossible when the dreaded beast shows up in her own backyard. Armed with a new body, a new attitude and a new name, M turns the school hierarchy on its head. But when M suffers the embarrassment of a lifetime and sets her sights on revenge, our queen bee finds herself pitted in a cat fight to the death where kid sisters, boyfriends and tiaras are all fair game. It’s a twist on Frankenstein unlike any before, with an ending so explosive it’ll leave your bowels quaking.

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Blog Tour Stop: Stag Hunt, FREE ON AMAZON

Stag Hunt by Laura DeLuca

FREE on Amazon May 16^th  and 17^th

In ancient Britannia, the warrior who brought down the king stag was named the defender of the land.

Eartha’s brother Balen has been in love with Princess Galiene since they were children. Upon the death of the High King, the tribesmen of the realm vie for the throne, and with it, the hand of the fair princess.

Balen is desperate to win his lady, but a rival tribesman is equally determined to keep them apart.

With her brother, her dearest friend, and the country she loves all hanging in the balance, Eartha must do the unthinkable to ensure her brother’s victory in the stag hunt. Sometimes true love needs a helping hand...or some blood to be spilled.

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