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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Indie Writers Unite New Year Hop ~ W*n set of the Enchanted Bookstore Legends


What: fabulous contests for readers at sites of 52 Indie Writers Unite members and grand prizes of: one 8.9" KINDLE FIRES WITH HD, 16 GB, WI-FI, AND DOLBY AUDIO; $25 Amazon gift card; signed paperbacks from participating authors; and much more! 

Every author in the hop chipped in a few bucks to bring those cool grand prizes to participants. At the main Blog Hop site, you’ll be able to enter for those prizes. Just click on either the Hop logo above or below to take you there.
My contest is for a set of the three released books in my Enchanted Bookstore Legends series. Read about those books below.

How to enter my contest: 
Use the rafflecopter below to select ways to win, including tweets about my latest releases, and signing up for my newsletter.
If you have any questions, leave a comment or send me an email at MarshaAMoore(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thank you very much for any and all help with your likes and/or tweets. 
                
When: January 11th through 14th

Where: Here and at the blogs of 52 other indie authors. Locate all the contests at the Get Hopping page of the IWU New Year's Hop Site.

Information about my Enchanted Bookstore Legends:

The Enchanted Bookstore Legends are about Lyra McCauley, a woman destined to become one of five strong women in her family who possess unique magical abilities and serve as Scribes in Dragonspeir. The Scribes span a long history, dating from 1200 to present day. Each Scribe is expected to journey through Dragonspeir, both the good and evil factions, then draft a written account. Each book contains magic with vast implications. 

Lyra was first introduced to Dragonspeir as a young girl, when she met the high sorcerer, Cullen Drake, through a gift of one of those enchanted books. Using its magic, he escorted her into the parallel world of Dragonspeir. Years later, she lost that volume and forgot the world and Cullen. These legends begin where he finds her again—she is thirty-five, standing in his enchanted bookstore, and Dragonspeir needs her.  

When Lyra reopens that enchanted book, she confronts a series of quests where she is expected to save the good Alliance from destruction by the evil Black Dragon. While learning about her role, Lyra and Cullen fall in love. He is 220 years old and kept alive by Dragonspeir magic. Cullen will die if Dragonspeir is taken over by the evil faction…Lyra becomes the Scribe. 
 
Seeking a Scribe: Enchanted Bookstore Legend One
Lyra McCauley is a writer and loves fantasy novels, but until she opens a selection from bookstore owner Cullen Drake, she has no idea he’s a wizard character who lives a double life inside that volume…or the story’s magic will compel her from the edge of depression to adventure, danger, and love. 

His gift to Lyra, the Book of Dragonspeir, was actually her copy, misplaced years ago. Lost in her pain following divorce and death, she fails to recognize him as her childhood playmate from the fantasyland. Friendship builds anew. Attraction sparks. But Lyra doubts whether a wizard is capable of love. She’s torn—should she protect her fragile heart or risk new love? 

Opening the book’s cover, she confronts a quest: save Dragonspeir from destruction by the Black Dragon before he utilizes power of August’s red moon to expand his strength and overthrow the opposing Imperial Dragon. Lyra accepts the challenge, fearing Cullen will perish if evil wins. Along with magical animal guides, Cullen helps her through many perils, but ultimately Lyra must use her own power…and time is running out.

Heritage Avenged: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Two

Lyra McCauley receives an alarming letter from the coroner who evaluated her deceased aunt, originally thought to have died of cancer. The news causes Lyra to take leave from her job and travel from sunny Tampa to the frozen island community in northern Michigan. Questioning whether Dragonspeir magic was responsible for her aunt’s death, she resolves to learn the truth and accepts the Imperial Dragon’s appointment into the Alliance sorcery training. 

Additionally, becoming proficient in magic craft is the only way she can bridge the gap between her mortal human world and her lover’s. Cullen, a 220-year-old wizard, is dependent upon his Dragonspeir magic for immortality. He is her only family now; she cannot lose him.

Evil forces block her and try to steal her inherited scribal aura. Riding a stealth dragon, a cloaked rider pursues Lyra. Both the Alliance and Dark Realm alchemists lay tricks and traps. Her aura equals that of the first and most powerful Scribe, but will Lyra’s novice training allow her to discover the truth…and find a life with Cullen? Or will the Dark Realm keep them apart?

Lost Volumes: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Three by Marsha A. Moore

When Lyra McCauley learns residents of Dragonspeir’s Alliance are suffering with a deadly plague, she doesn’t heed the warnings of her fiancĂ©, wizard Cullen Drake, to remain safe in her human world. After all, she’s the present Scribe—one of five strong women in her ancestry who possessed unique magic, each destined to protect the Alliance against the evil Black Dragon of the Dark Realm. With Cullen dependent upon Alliance power to maintain his immortality, the stakes are doubled for Lyra. 

She leaves her college teaching and puts herself at risk for the community afflicted by black magic. To find a cure, she and Cullen travel into the vile, lawless underworld of Terza to strike a bargain with an expert. Their efforts further enrage the Black Dragon, vowing to decimate the Alliance and avenge the murder of his heir.

Lyra must secure the three lost volumes of the Book of Dragonspeir. Written by the three earliest Scribes, each book contains energy. Possession of the entire set will enable overthrow of the Dark Realm. Following clues into dangerous lands, Lyra and Cullen seek those volumes. His assistants, Kenzo the tiger owl and Noba the pseudodragon, prove invaluable aids. Only if they succeed, will the Alliance be safe and Lyra reach closer to the immortality she needs to live a life with Cullen.

Staurolite: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Four (releasing spring, 2013)
Quintessence: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Five (releasing 2013)
 
Purchase Links:

Seeking a Scribe: Enchanted Bookstore Legend One ~ available at Amazon for only 99 cents.

Heritage Avenged: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Two ~ available at Amazon for only $1.29.

Lost Volumes: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Three is available at Amazon

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Marsha A. Moore is a writer of fantasy romance. The magic of art and nature spark life into her writing. Read her ENCHANTED BOOKSTORE LEGENDS for adventurous epic fantasy romance: Book One, SEEKING A SCRIBE, Book Two, HERITAGE AVENGED, and Book Three, LOST VOLUMES. She has also authored the Ciel's Legacy series, with fast action mermaid/pirate storylines: TEARS ON A TRANQUIL LAKE and TORTUGA TREASURE.  For a FREE ebook download, read her historic fantasy, LE CIRQUE DE MAGIE, available at Amazon and Smashwords.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Marsha, nice to see another fantasy writer on the bloghop! Happy hopping :) Celia.

Unknown said...

Thanks for being part of the hop.

Marsha A. Moore said...

Thanks lots for dropping by, Jeanette!

Marsha A. Moore said...

Celia, glad to be in good company with more fantasy authors! Thanks!

Unknown said...

Thanks for being part of the NY Hop!

Stephanie said...

Fun Hop! I will be following this one for sure!

Cheryl Bradshaw said...

Good luck! :) Cheryl

Michelle Bledsoe said...

I am just now getting my feet wet in the fantasy genre. Your stories sound really good. Thanks for the chance to win them.
koonie2888 at yahoo dot com

Lynn Hubbard said...

love your covers! Happy New Year!

Suzie said...

Interesting premise for a fantasy series, I am looking forward to reading your books.

Shadow said...

Hi! Happy New Year! Thank you for the awesome hop and giveaway! :)
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

Lynn Crain said...

Wonderful covers, Marsha, and your books sound fantastic. I love fantasy books.

It's so much fun going around to all the hoppers...hope to see you at my blog too!

Thanks for great information about your books!

Lynn

teena3940 said...

Great Hop..Thanks for a Great Giveaway