Today, I'm excited to give you a first look at new
cover art from fantasy author Ciara Ballintyne. Read more below from the author about
this terrific, coming release!
This is the first time I’ve ever had cover
art commissioned, but as far as I can tell from the writers I know, seeing the
cover art for the first time never gets old. I have to agree it’s a definite
‘SQUEEEE!’ moment. And I’m not generally the kind of person who ever says
‘Squee’. In fact, I’m pretty sure the only time I have ever previously said
squee was when HarperVoyager requested a partial of my manuscript Deathhawk’s
Betrayal.
So here it is – the cover art for Confronting the Demon, my 25,000 word
novella.
Many thanks go out to my artist, NadicaBoskovska. Check out more
of her work at http://theswanmaiden.deviantart.com/gallery/
Blurb - Confronting the Demon
The gates to hell are thrown wide when
Alloran is betrayed by his best friend, Ladanyon, and framed for forbidden
magic. He is hunted by the guards and the wizards both, tormented by the
gruesome murder of his friends and loved ones, and crippled by fear for the
living. Now Alloran must face his demons, or damn the woman he loves.
The novella also includes a free bonus
short story, A Magical Melody, which was previously featured in the
ebook anthology, Spells: Ten Tales of Magic.
When a lethal spell is stolen from a locked
and warded room, Avram must hunt down the thief before the song of power buries
a city of innocents beneath a thousand tons of ice.
Confronting
the Demon is due to be released mid- to
late-September, and I’ll be signing copies at the IndieVengeance Day Book
Signing in Dallas, Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (CDT).
Register for free here if you’re interested to come along - http://www.indievengeanceday.eventbrite.com/.
About the Author
Ciara Ballintyne was born in 1981 in
Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, one
masochistic cat, and one cat with a god complex. She holds degrees in law and
accounting, and has been a practising financial services lawyer since 2004. She
is both an idealist and a cynic.
She started reading epic fantasy at the age
of nine, when she kidnapped Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings from her
father. Another two years passed before she began her first attempts at the
craft of writing. Confronting the Demon is her debut book.
She enjoys horse-riding, and speculation
about taking over the world. If she could choose to be anything it would be a
dragon, but instead she shares more in common with Dr. Gregory House of House.
M.D.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CiaraBallintyne
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