Since I've loved Connie's work in the past I jumped at the chance to help with the cover reveal for her latest book. Previous books include Enscrolled by Connie L. Smith (Young Adult, 10E/10E, semi short 'n' sweet review)
Before I reveal the cover, here's some info about the book, including excerpts, to tempt you into the tale!
Before I reveal the cover, here's some info about the book, including excerpts, to tempt you into the tale!
14th January 2017, Ebook
Within the Essence (The Division: Book One) By Connie L. Smith, $3.99
ISBN: 978-1-945910-02-9
Buy Links:
Amazon UK: link
Book summary
As
the demons near, the Essences rise…
AJ had never
been particularly athletic or coordinated, so waking up to realize she suddenly
has super-human strength is a massive, mind-shaking shock. Finding that she’s
gained a stalker overnight is another mark in the unusual category, and when
she discovers she’s always had the essence of a werewolf in her blood, her
world all but shifts beneath her.
Demons, she’s
told, are looming in the world’s future, and the only hope humanity has of
surviving their arrival is if she and teenagers like her surrender their
humanity to dive into their mythical essences. Fairies, dragons, dwarves,
mermaids… The remnants of seventeen different fantasy species must come to life
to save the lives of everyone.
Someway, an army
of supernatural teenagers must prepare to meet the demons escaping from their
dimensional banishment, or everything ends. Can these teens succeed and save
the world?
Nayu: Time to see the pretty cover!
Nearly there...
Tada!
Now on to the excerpts and the info about Connie!
Within the Essence Excerpt 1
“Their essences. Their beings. When mingled with magic, they’re what
make werewolves, dragons, and all other mythical creatures. The individuals
from the war wouldn't last, but some of those essences had to, or the world
wouldn't stand a chance.”
“Oh, this keeps getting weirder.”
“And it’ll get stranger still,” he added without missing a beat.
“You asked if they retired. This is what happened to them. They gave up their
essences and their magic—since magic was draining from the world—to preserve them
for future use. It killed them, but they did it.”
“Well, where did the essences and magic go?”
“Exactly!” He smiled, seeming proud of her for asking that question.
“The magic was bottled up and given to a collection of angels for safekeeping.
Its release was dependent on one particular angel's judgment as to when the
Division was too big to ignore.”
She could sense something very bad about to be revealed, but she'd
come this far. There was no point in turning back now. “‘Was’ dependent?”
He looked right into her eyes as he confirmed her suspicion. “The
magic was released, sweetheart.”
Her terror multiplied with that admission, both for what it meant
for the world in total and for what it implied for her specifically. “The
Division was too big? Demons will be here soon?”
“Afraid so.”
“But what about the essences? Don't they have to mingle with the
magic and save the world?”
“The essences were hidden in bloodlines,” he said. “Humans were the
newest beings during the war, ones who required no magic to live. They would
survive. They had to carry on the essences. Each potential essence was hidden
in a different bloodline with the humans never knowing what was in their genes.
About the Author:
Connie
L. Smith spends a decent amount of time with her mind wandering in fictional
places. She reads too much, likes to bake, and might forever be sad that she
doesn’t have fairy wings. And that she can’t swing dance. Much of her preferred
music is severely outdated, and as an adult she’s kind of obsessed with Power
Rangers. She has her BA from Northern Kentucky University in Speech
Communication and History (she doesn’t totally get the connection either), and
her MA in English and Creative Writing.
Websites:
Main
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https://www.facebook.com/clsmithbooks
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Connie-L.-Smith/e/B00E8969DG/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1474405833&sr=8-1
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CLSmithbooks
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Sewing/Quilting Blog: http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/sewblog/author/conniesmith/
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