Im delighted today to be a blog stop for the lovely Carol E Wyer who is touring with her latest novel Just Add Spice. Carol is a fabulous and her books are full of real life and hilarity. A pleasure to read. The other stops on this tour are at the bottom of this post. There are prizes galore too so do enter. The link for the competitions is also further into the post. Hope you enjoy reading the book blurb and extract. It was a fab book to read.
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| Published by Safkhet Publishing 25th July 2013 as ebook. Paperback due later in the year |
The blurb
Dawn Ellis needs to escape from her painfully dull existence. Her unemployed husband spends all day complaining about life, moping around, or fixing lawnmowers on her kitchen table.
The local writing class proves to be an adequate distraction with its eccentric collection of wannabe authors and, of course, the enigmatic Jason, who soon shows a romantic interest in her.
Dawn pours her inner frustrations into her first novel about the extraordinary exploits of Cinnamon Knight, an avenging angel -- a woman who doesn’t believe in following the rules. Cinnamon is ruthless and wanton, inflicting suffering on any man who warrants it.
Little does Dawn realise that soon the line between reality and fiction will blur. Her own life will be transformed, and those close to her will pay the price.
An Extract
Cinnamon Knight ground the stub of her Benson and Hedges’ cigarette into the pavement with the heel of her Prada leather motorcycle boot, where it now joined a small pile of tab ends. Strategically placed in a shop doorway, she watched the top left window of a block of flats opposite. She had been there almost two hours. Rain beat steadily on the pavement, drumming against the gutter with constant thuds, but this did not deter her. Her patience was rewarded as the light blazing from the window was finally extinguished. She sauntered across the road to the BMW parked in front of the block of flats along the kerbside, sandwiched between a Peugeot 205 and a C Class Mercedes.
Dressed completely in black, face partially obscured by her North Face hooded jacket; she was almost invisible next to the dark car. It took only a minute to fiddle with the lock, open the door, and slide into the car. She lowered herself down in the driver’s seat, casting a cursory glance out of the window. The streets were empty. The weather was on her side and no one was braving the downpour, not even the old man at the end of the road who rarely missed taking his dog out for an evening stroll.
She leant forward and pulled off the cover below the steering wheel with one deft movement. Extracting the screwdriver from a neat case, she stabbed it into the ignition lock. A quick fiddle, one sharp twist, and the car burst into life; the persistent thudding of the rain against the pavement hid the initial coughing of the engine. She pulled away from the kerb swiftly and headed up the road at speed.
Pushing the hood away from her head, she checked her face in the rear-view mirror. That’ll teach him to mess about with women, she thought. No one, but no one, messes about with Cinnamon—the rat!
There are prizes to be won to celebrate Just Add Spice.....
and the competition entry form here
Download your copy at its promotional price of only 0.77p/$1.18/ 0.89 Euros (0.99 cents on Smashwords), post a review on Amazon UK, Amazon US, Goodreads and Smashwords and you’ll stand a chance of winning a “Spicy Experience!” You’ll be entered into a draw to win an experience of your choice including a spa day pamper package, a health club day for two or :
A motor experience for two
Vineyard tour for two
Hovercraft experience
Those of you who live in the US or elsewhere will be able to claim the equivalent amount in the form of an Amazon Voucher to indulge yourself any way you wish and spice up your life.
The Video TrailerCarol's Links
Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines
Surfing in Stilettos
How Not to Murder Your Grumpy
Tutorials and Tools for Prospering in a Digital Age (Contributing Author)
Indies Unlimited 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology (Contributing Author)
www.carolewyer.co.uk
www.facing50withhumour.com
http://www.safkhetpublishing.com
2 comments:
Thank you for taking part, Kim.
carol xxx
I am so glad you are part of this tour, Kim. Thank you very much for all of this and I hope you enter the competitions. Now, come on over to the party page and win some prizes! :)
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