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Monday 27 June 2016

Blog Tour Guest Post & Giveaway - Welcome to Sortilege Falls by Libby Heily



Welcome to Sortilege Falls
Author: Libby Heily
Genre: YA Magical Mystery
Release Date: June 12th, 2016
Fire & Ice Young Adult Books

Book Description:
Sixteen-year-old Grape Merriweather has just moved to Sortilege Falls and already she knows something isn't right. A small pack of teenage models, too beautiful for words, holds the town in their sway. The models have no plans on making Grape's life easy. But no matter how cruel they are to Grape and the other “Normals”, no one can stay angry with them for long.

Grape's life changes for the better, or so she thinks, when Mandy, the only “nice” model, befriends her. But that’s when the trouble truly begins. Mandy's friendship places Grape smack in the middle of a medical mystery that has the entire town on edge. One by one, the models fall ill from an incurable disease. Grape quickly realizes that the models' parents are hiding a secret, even as they watch their children die. To save her only friend, Grape will have to find the truth–and that means putting her life in danger.

Buy Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29632194-welcome-to-sortilege-falls


GUEST POST

What Are You Reading?

In college, if you had told me that I would be writing a Young Adult novel at the age of 38, I would have laughed and reminded you that I was going to be a playwright.  Playwrights wrote plays, not YA fiction.

It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy Young Adult Lit.  I had read a great deal of YA in elementary, middle and high school.  I lived on The Cat Ate My Gymsuit and Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade.  R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike were my heroes my freshman year of high school.  But I hadn’t read a YA book in all four years of college and I had all but forgotten it was a genre.

I’d spent most of those years studying theater, reading plays or books for English courses.  I went to a small school so we didn’t have any fancy classes, just the bare-bones basics of American Lit, European Lit, and occasionally World Lit.  There were no in depth studies of genres.  So, reading any book that could be described as “pleasure reading” kind of went out the window.

After college, my reading and writing continued in the same vain.  I went to film school and added screenwriting to my playwriting and art films to my viewing library.  Then I met my husband and he dragged me kicking and screaming into reading and watching science fiction.  I found I liked it.  A LOT.

The economy tanked in my early thirties and I left the film world behind and began a more steady career in customer service.  My first gig was working in a call center and that’s where I met a few people who changed my reading habits forever.  I’d already added science fiction but hadn’t really delved into any other genre.  Rachael and Jolean introduced me to Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Young Adult literature.  I devoured The Hunger Games.  I tore threw Sookie Stackhouse novels.  This is also where I discovered Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.  My life has never been the same.

I started writing my first book at age 33 and my first YA novel at the age of 36.  At 38, I’m working on the second in the series.  As I grow older, what I’m realizing is that it’s okay to read for fun, that it’s okay to enjoy every word and feel hooked and want to live in a world that is completely fantastical and fun.  As an adult, I’m learning how to enjoy myself in a way I never did as a kid.  I hope I keep meeting new people who open my eyes to new ways of seeing the world.  The past decade has been completely enriching.  I only regret not remembering to read for fun sooner. 

And writing fun stories?  Best decision you could ever make, at any age.  Here’s to writing YA at 38 and beyond!


About the Author
I was born during a blizzard. I’m told it was pretty cool, but I have no memory of that time. I grew up in two tiny towns in Virginia and spent most of my twenties moving around the US. I’ve lived in Virginia, Florida, Missouri, and Washington. I’ve settled down, for now, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

I’m a writer and improviser. I studied acting in college but spent more time rewriting lines than memorizing them. My first play, Fourth Wall, was produced my junior year. Since then, I’ve written several full length plays, one acts, and screenplays. I started writing fiction in my late twenties. Now, I focus mainly on novels but still dabble in theater.

Fun facts about me: There are none. I’m sorry to disappoint you so soon. But, I do love to read, write, and run. My hubby is my favorite person on earth. Dogs are my second favorite. All dogs. Know that. I love orange juice, especially when it’s mixed with club soda. Carbonation is better than alcohol. Jaws is my favorite movie. Everything I’ve said so far is true.

Author Links:
Website ¦ Goodreads ¦ Twitter ¦ Facebook


 
***GIVEAWAY***


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32 comments:

  1. The book description sounds intriguing. Thanks for sharing. Love the cover and guest post too.

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  2. Thank you for the excerpt & giveaway

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  3. I love the cover, thanks for sharing!

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  4. Can't wait to read this! Going to bring it to the beach!

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  5. Sounds like a great read.

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  6. In an ideal world beautiful models would run everything. Eliminate the middleman! Otherwise I'm just talking about a Trump presidency.

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  7. why did you decide to name the character grape?

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  8. Sounds like an interesting story.

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  9. sounds like a interesting mystery book also love the cover

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  10. I'm excited to see what the medical issue is behind these models. Interesting story line

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  11. Liked the excerpt and love a good mystery. Will be reading "Welcome To Sortilege Falls" to find out what's going on. Thanks.

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  12. It sounds really interesting! I can't wait to read it.

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  13. Sounds great,thank you for sharing!!

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  14. Grape sounds like a great character, I can't wait to read her story.

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  15. Did it take you long to become a published author and how did it happen?

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  16. Looks like an interesting book ;)

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  17. I like reading teen stories and this one has a twist.

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  18. Sounds very intriguing & engrossing.

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  19. Thank you for hosting this giveaway. Good luck to all :)

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  20. Mysteries have always been my favorite and this sounds like a good one. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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  21. The premise sounds interesting and original. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  22. This book sounds amazing! Thanks for the guest post and giveaway!

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  23. I like the cover and description of the book! Grape sounds like a good character!

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  24. This looks like a really fun read.

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  25. This looks like a cool and fun book. Great cover!

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  26. sounds like a great book! Thanks for the giveaway.

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