Broken Spire
by Sue Perkins
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GENRE: Fantasy
Romance
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BLURB:
Ash's silvery purple hair sets her apart from her peers and at the magic
college of Spires a few senior maeven consider her magic to be alien and
unsuccessfully try to expel her. Ash feels a compulsive attraction tempting her
to enter the broken North Spire. She believes this off limits ruin holds the
answer to her origins, but is not willing to take the chance of expulsion from
Spires.
Orm,
Ash's equally talented classmate, is determined to support the girl he
considers his soulmate, and promises to help her find out the secrets of the
North Spire when they reach the end of their third year.
At the
end of the first year, Ash nervously waits to see if she will be allowed to
continue at Spires, or will she be sent home in disgrace.
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EXCERPT
This opportunity would shape her future, become a
Spires maeven or always remain the outsider. Rupe saw the others looking at her
and gave everyone a furious glare. The students quickly looked away and the
whispering stopped.
Their journey took several days. Few villages lay
on this route, and they did not collect any more students. Instead they made straight
for Laktu. As they neared the town the roads became smoother. Paved instead of
compressed earth, with gullies at the side to drain away surface water from the
heavy rains. Their final day took them through a dense forest and out the other
side.
"Rupe, look. I can see the spires of the
college."
On the horizon they saw rolling hills and
stretching far above them the four spires which gave the college its name.
"See there's the broken one Tuvor told me
about. Nobody's allowed in there because it's dangerous."
The procession followed the Searcher up over the
hills. He stopped at the top to allow them their first sight of the town of
Laktu.
"As you can see, Spires dominates the town.
The East Spire houses the dormitories, the West Spire the rooms of the maeven
and the South Spire the classrooms." The guide carried on before anyone
could ask about the broken spire. "The North Spire is broken. You are not
permitted to enter there under pain of dismissal. If you disobey you will go
home in disgrace."
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Sue
Perkins grew up in Devon, England and emigrated to New Zealand with her family.
Sue and her husband now live at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Her
interests include writing, reading, genealogy and aqua jogging.
Sue’s
book genres include romance, fantasy romance, young adult fantasy and middle
grade fantasy. Her first romance book was released in May 2007, quickly
followed by a fantasy trilogy. She now has many books published in all the
genres. Her aim for the future is to write a full-length epic fantasy novel.
The outline is complete, and Sue is hoping to find time to finish the first
draft by the end of 2017. Meanwhile she carries on with her current fantasy
series - Rak Shoma, a blend of magic and fantasy.
Website: http://sueperkinsauthor.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/SuePerkinsAuthr
Email: info@sueperkinsauthor.com
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Sue Perkins will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly
drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Be sure to visit all the blogs on the tour for additional chances to win.
May 22: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Mystery and More!
May 23: Christine Young
May 23: Long and Short Reviews
May 24: The Reading Addict
May 25: Fabulous and Brunette
May 26: T's Stuff
May 29: The Avid Reader
May 30: Straight From the Library
May 31: Mixed Book Bag
June 1: Edgar's Books
June 2: EskieMama and Dragon Lady Reads
June 5: Sapphyria's Book Reviews
June 6: Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer
June 6: This and That Book Blog
June 7: Cutting Muse Blog Review
June 8: Independent Authors
June 9: Kit 'N Kabookle
Thank you so much for hosting my tour. I look forward to reading the comments left on your blog
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to checking this one out! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat was your favorite book growing up? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteSorry that went wrong, when I was growing up that would have been Enid Blyton's Famous Five series, in my teens I found Anne McCaffrey and couldn't get enough of her Dragons of Pern series.
ReplyDeleteExcellent excerpt! I really enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteGreat having you here today. Loved the excerpt and the book is on my TBR pile.
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