Pitcharama entry: Glowing Shadow
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Manuscript Title: Glowing Shadow
Author: Anabel Gonzalez
Age group: NA
Genre: Romance Urban Fantasy (series potential)
Word count:81,000
250 word blurb:

Nineteen-year-old empath Muriel thinks being a freaky genius who projects her feelings onto others is the worst curse possible. When she can’t control it, she channels depression to her sister who slits her wrists. Overwhelmed with guilt and wanting to protect her family from her curse, Muriel moves to Madrid, Spain. 

In Madrid, Muriel discovers her curse isn’t the worst that can happen. Shadowy creatures try to kill her by absorbing her soul, and she doesn’t know why. Creatures of light, called Luxben appear to help. With no one else to turn to, Muriel accepts their offer of shelter. Now Muriel is in the middle of an epic war that has been raging in the city for decades, without the human population noticing and between creatures that don’t even exist in fiction. What she desperately needs to know is why her soul is so special.

She shares an instant mutual attraction with the Luxben leader, Dalkiel, even though she sees his light is a dark glowing shadow. This attraction not only evolves into lust and love but into new gifts for both of them that they can’t explain.

As the shadow creatures escalate their efforts to find and murder Muriel, she learns that her ability isn’t a curse after all-- unless it’s the reason why Dalkiel won’t allow himself to love her. She has to convince him that their profound and passionate love is worth everything, even the blend of good and evil as they fight for her very soul.
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Review Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase
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I am going to start making reviews. I was afraid of doing them but now feel confident. I have to clarify I'm only going to review the books I love as a way to support the writers.

Today I’m going to talk about Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase a New Adult Romance.



I love romance above all but not just any romance, a good romance. This book has a great romance, a believable romance. It doesn’t have triangles or misunderstandings that come because jealousy. It’s a love story where both parts are confident.

Also I have to say that Samantha’s voice is great. She’s a believable character with lots of layers and it’s very interesting to see her grow in life, to fight her fears and to become a Duchess.
The male interest Alex is awesome, mature, gentle but very sexy and a prince. You can’t ask more!

The story was good and showed in depth how Samantha suffered to become a royal.

I absolutely recommend this book for you, if you love romance, steamy romance this book is for you.

Goodreads blurb


Samantha Rousseau is used to getting her hands dirty. Working toward a master’s degree in wildlife biology while helping take care of her sick father, she has no time for celebrity gossip, designer clothes, or lazy vacations. So when a duchess from the small country of Lilaria invites her to dinner, Samantha assumes it’s to discuss a donation for the program. The truth will change the course of her life in ways she never dreamed.

Alex D’Lynsal is trying to keep his name clean. As crown prince of Lilaria, he’s had his share of scandalous headlines, but the latest pictures have sent him packing to America and forced him to swear off women—especially women in the public eye. That is, until he meets Samantha Rousseau. She’s stubborn, feisty, and incredibly sexy. Not to mention heiress to an estate in his country, which makes her everyone’s front-page news.

While Sam tries to navigate the new world of politics and wealth, she will also have to dodge her growing feelings for Alex. Giving in to them means more than just falling in love; it would mean accepting the weight of an entire country on her shoulders.

Now go read it, you'll love it!
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Guest Post by Katie Hamstead of the Kiya: Hope of the Pharaoh blog tour.
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Today I'm excited to have here Katie Hamstead an awesome writer that I'm fortunate to say is my friend and CP.

As I already told all of you her book Kiya: Hope of the Pharaoh is out on stores and she’s doing a blog tour so everyone can know more about her and the book.



In this occasion I asked her to talk about why she made Kiya Hebrew. So here it's what she has to say:

Why did I make Kiya Naomi the Hebrew?

Back in High School, when I first learned about the Amarna period and Kiya, I was also studying the Old Testament and Hebrew culture. Back then, there wasn’t much known about Kiya at all, and no one seemed to know where she came from or where she went. So, I thought to myself; What if she was a Hebrew, and because they were considered a “lower” people to the Egyptians they had to cover her true origins?

While doing my research, I discovered that Kiya is believed by most historians to be a Mitanni princess. Yes, this is very different to a Hebrew girl, but there are certain qualities and beliefs the Hebrew culture holds within it that I wanted her to have. So, I made up the story that Akhenaten was given a dream telling him to take her, then he made up another story saying she was created and sent by Aten.

This as a result, gives me the room to explore not only Egyptian history, but what the Hebrews were doing in Egypt during the time between Genesis and Exodus. Using the later period theory, where the Hebrews followed Moses out of Egypt during the time of Ramses II, this places the Hebrews in Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten. So how did they go from Joseph being loved by the Pharaoh to slaves? By making Kiya Naomi the Hebrew, I was able to create a fiction world around these historical theories.

Anabel back here, isn't it interesting how she intertwined history with fiction. If you haven't read it I think you should consider doing it since it's a very interesting read.

You could buy it here:
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Also follow her to know more about Kiya and all her new stories.
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Cover reveal: Sleeper by S.M. Johnston
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Today I’m hosting another Cover Reveal for an awesome author. This is the cover of Sleeper (Book I in the Toy Soldiers series) by S.M. Johnston.




Don’t you think this cover is an amazing work of art? I really love it.

About the Book:

Title: Sleeper (Book I in the Toy Soldiers series)
Author: S. M. Johnston
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Publisher: Entranced Publishing
Genre: NA speculative fiction

After a life saving heart transplant, eighteen-year-old Mishca Richardson is plagued by nightmares and an urgent desire to find her birth parents, which she puts down to post-operation depression. But her new heart seems to bring more than a second chance at life in the form of speed, strength and love at first sight.

About the Author:


Sharon is a writer from Mackay in Queensland, Australia who has short stories published in anthologies and was also runner-up in the Australian Literary Review's Young Adult short story contest with KARMA. By day she is a public relations executive and by night she writes weird fiction and soulful contemporaries while her husband, two sons and cat are fast asleep.

Sharon is always involved in contests and other awesome writer’s resources so follow her to know more about Sleeper and what she’s doing.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/authorsmjohnston
Twitter: https://twitter.com/S_M_Johnston
Website: www.smjohnston.com
Blog: www.downunderwonderings.blogspot.com
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4019418.S_M_Johnston

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This week read: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
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It’s Thursday so it’s the perfect day to recommend a book to read for pleasure. A book I enjoyed with all my heart and even today when I remember it I sigh and feel the urge to read it again.

HOPELESS by Colleen Hoover.


Here is the Goodreads blurb:

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried.

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

Here is a trailer of the book I really think is perfect:


This book is really amazing, even when it talks of really huge issues I wasn’t grossed out by the way it showed, it is implied yes and terrifying too. But I love that it’s not about the thing but about how the character grew, change and overcame it.
The stories that make you see a character grow are the ones I love most because I grow with them too.
Be aware to have a box of tissues next to you when reading.
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