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Hey everyone!

My entry is called: Royal Institute of Magic.

*** This book is now on sale for $0.99 for a limited time! ***



Link to book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N47UT2A

Book description:
Two years ago, Ben Greenwood's parents walked out the door and never returned. The police have all but given up finding them when Ben stumbles upon a peculiar letter addressed to his dad. “You are the most wanted man in the Unseen Kingdoms. Unless you come to us, we cannot help. For your child's sake, tell us what you know.”

The letter is from an organisation called the Royal Institute of Magic and is dated a day before his parents disappeared. Like most people, fourteen-year-old Ben hasn't the faintest idea what the Royal Institute of Magic is, but he has his first clue: the logo on the letter.

Armed with nothing but his wits and the help of his good friend Charlie, Ben sets out to find the Institute and, through them, his parents. To succeed, he will have to navigate a land filled with fantastic creatures and Spellshooters, where magic can be bought and sold, to unravel an ancient family secret that could hold the key to defeating an evil the Institute has been fighting for the last five hundred years.

Hi
You might enjoy my new YA adventure, The Stone Gate...



Description
A strange rock in the forest. A mysterious crystal. A full moon. An ancient secret. How do you find your way home when you've never left?


Twins Jack and Kaya live in a small seaside town in Australia. When they see a dazzling white light shining from a giant rock in the forest near their home, it takes them on an adventure to a place both familiar and yet like nowhere they know. But where exactly are they? And can they find their way back in time?


The Stone Gate is an exciting and fast-paced action adventure that brings climate change / global warming vividly to life for young adult readers.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Gate-Mark...

The Stone Gate

Here by Mistake: The Secret of the Niche
David Ciferri

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for considering my book for October. The website is www.herebymistake.com and the synopsis is as follows:

The year is 2005. Brandon, Sarah, and Stephen - three teens from the small town of Rollings, New York - have just begun their summer. Brandon suggests they explore the treasures in the basement of his Aunt Faye's mansion. The only problem: the kids are forbidden access to the house.

Never one to step away from a challenge, Brandon obtains a key. The dark basement holds a trove of gold coins, a knight's armor, a grizzly bear on a pedestal, and ... an elaborately decorated niche. This unusual furnishing draws the kids' attention, and before they realize what has happened, they've transported through the niche to New Orleans, 1965.

The kids are fascinated by their new world. But to actually live in 1965 - and in a strange town? They need to find the niche to return home!

Working closely together, the kids plan their return - both to their hometown and to their millennium. Aware not to change anything that might affect the future, they pursue the niche while trying to avoid notice. Will they succeed? What if they see an opportunity to change the future for the better? Peril and promise await them on the path toward home.

Hi everyone

My entry is Sceadu, a 70,000 word YA fantasy releasing on Nov 10, 2014.

All this while, Matilda’s shadow had been growing larger and larger. Suddenly, it lunged out of the ground and swallowed her, like a python does its unsuspecting prey.

Nine year old Matilda ends up with a century old book through a series of strange coincidences. And disappears. Her brother and cousins are forced to suspend their hostilities and pursue her to Sceadu, a land inside the human shadow. Once there, the reluctant visitors find themselves chased by the vicious Hefigans, creatures of Sceadu. However, everything changes with the revelation of an ancient prophecy that foretells the doom of the world they left behind.

With the stakes suddenly raised, the children must now navigate the dangerous terrain, overcome grave challenges, and unlock the secrets of the shadow. But can they do it in time to thwart the plans of the treacherous Hefigans? Or will they succumb to the guile of a ruthless enemy who is equally determined to destroy mankind?

Sceadu is a fast-paced adventure which blurs the boundary between the physical and the psychological, the real and the mythical.

Visit http://sceadu.net

Thank you for considering my book.

Warm regards,

Prashant Pinge

Sinister


"There are evil people carrying out evil acts across the world, and the only ones who can stop them are other humans. In spite of this, so many people simply turn a blind eye to the need for justice. Your new abilities are intended to aid you in the fight.” Luke let out what sounded remarkably like a frustrated sigh. “Your world will crumble around you if you do not fight back.”

Matt Reynolds knows he isn't crazy. But on the day he turns sixteen, he begins to question that assumption. First he starts seeing invisible creatures, and then he meets a stranger who tells him he needs to save the world. With the help of a few new friends and his burgeoning powers, he has just days to uncover the nefarious plot of one of the most powerful men in Madison before the balance of good and evil shifts irrevocably.

I'm excited for this group! All of the other books in here sound really interesting--I'll have to add them to my "want to read" list.

Hi everyone, I think you might enjoy my young adult fantasy novel Aizai the Forgotten. This is what it's about:

With an otherworldly horse borrowed from an astrologer, and armed with a strange magical device, seventeen-year-old Wolfdon Pellegrin sets off through seventeenth-century France and Spain to fulfill his dream of finding the forgotten realm of Aizai.
One obscure book, by the philosopher Paulo de la Costa Santamiguero, has given him a lead to start his journey—go to the northern coast of Spain, where a portal to Aizai supposedly exists.
Though death and danger loom ever near, nothing can dim the longing for Aizai kindling within Wolfdon’s heart. Yet even as he strives to discover the mysterious realm’s secrets and fate, a frightening truth becomes clear—one that may cost Wolfdon everything, including the future.

I'd like to suggest my book. Destiny Revealed, book one in the destiny trilogy.
Go along with twins Jack and Maddie Austin as they discover their magical birth rite in a realm of wizards, gnomes, and hidden secrets. A realm they never knew existed until it needed saving.

Now a top 100 amazon bestseller and soon an animated feature film. Https://goo.gl/8CcjPG

I'm submitting my Whitney Award nominated retelling of the Swan Princess for consideration. Moonlight features a strong heroine with a defined sense of duty to her family and an outstanding true north/moral compass. The book is a romance, but is a clean read. The book is #1 in the series Crowns of the Twelve. It received In D'Tale Magazine's crown of excellence for YA in October.


Moonlight, prequel to The Subtle Beauty, is the book critics are calling "Kind of ethereal", "...a fairytale world that will steal your heart and fuel your imagination".
In this fractured retelling of THE SWAN PRINCESS, one girl will sacrifice much to save her family.
When her mother dies, Aowyn vows to protect her brothers and father from the conniving Ciatlllait who is bent on usurping the throne and the kingdom. To do this, Aowyn makes a deal with the twisted creature Sylas Mortas, only realizing too late that breathing a word of their bargain will kill her swan brothers. Will she be able to wait out the 1,000 moons the steep price of the deal requires with war and romance on the horizon?
Find out in MOONLIGHT.

Hi, I'd like to offer my book for a looksee. Brianne suggested it, so why not? The novel is called Catnip, and here's the description below:

"Harry Goldman, teenage DNA researcher, genius, and total nerd, is thrown into jail for illegal transgenic research. Freed by the FBI on the condition he works under their aegis, Harry is taken to New York where he meets Anastasia, a cat-girl and the product of transgenic engineering. No sooner do they get acquainted then they are attacked by another creature, a bear which is more than a bear, and are forced to flee for their lives. Along the way, they encounter furries, Doug the Dog, find out that they are more into each other emotionally than they’re willing to admit, and end up in the Catskill Mountains where Harry finds out the shocking truth about how Anastasia was created...and what she was created for."

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I hope you'll consider it worth reading in December. Thanks!

--Jess (J.S.) Frankel

I have a new fantasy series that I have started. The first book, Fate's Crossing (The Black Blood Legacies #1) is available on Amazon in print and kindle, via the Linkville Press store and on Smashwords in e-book form. Here is the summary blurb from the back cover.
In the precise moment that she stepped on a plane from Tulsa, OK to Los Angeles, CA, Liana Scott’s race against her own fate began. Bombarded with disembodied voices, lucid dreams and waking visions, Liana, 24, finds herself feeling like she is losing her mind. When she crosses paths with Sean Stevens, 26, and is put under his protection, her reality swiftly changes from civilian to the next possible martyr. Sponsored by her friends and family and seemingly reliving a past not her own, she must fulfill an ancient prophecy and go on a worldly journey in order to see it through. First, Sean and his fellow members of The Order Faction must make sure she is ready for the task ahead. Preparing the Chosen One and keeping her safe is only phase one of a three-part tale. Only one thing has the ability to condemn this mission to failure: the ultimate star-crossed loveFate's Crossing

Hi, it's me again. I have two novels that readers might be interested in. The first is Lindsay Versus the Marauders, and I'll paste the link and synopsis here. The sequel is called Lindsay, Jo and the Tree of Forever. The finale in the trilogy, Lindsay, Jo and the Well of Nevermore, won't be out until next August.

"Shy Lindsay Fleming has just summoned up all her courage and come out. All she's ever wanted is to be accepted for herself, but her her parents don't understand at all, leaving Lindsay angry and confused. During the Christmas season, Lindsay attends a meeting for the "newly out," but she leaves when that turns into a disaster. On her way home, she saves a young woman from being mugged--by four red-skinned aliens!

The woman, Jonephra ("Call me Jo") is a resident of the planet Carinna, located in another dimension. The red-skinned men, known as "Marauders," are a mean, ruthless bunch who stole jewels that power Jo's home world, and she's on a mission to get them back. Turkel leads the band of heartless pirates, and they'll kill anyone who gets in the way.

Lindsay is reluctant to get involved, but she agrees to help Jo, who she is attracted to. Jo is tall and self-confident, and Lindsay thinks Jo might like her, but she feels so shy and awkward. Will she be able to shed her shyness and gain enough confidence to win Jo's heart? Even more risky: will Lindsay survive the dangerous Marauders, find the jewels and return them before Jo's planet runs out of reserve power?"

https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

The sequel is also available, and here's the link and the synopsis.

"In this sequel to Lindsay Versus the Marauders, Lindsay Fleming returns to her humdrum life on Earth, still reeling from falling in love with Jo, a young woman who hails from the distant planet of Carinna.

Lindsay's life does not stay idle for too long, as Jo returns bearing bad tidings. It seems a madman has loosed a plague on her universe causing its inhabitants to age rapidly. Conventional science has failed, but there are compelling tales of the magical healing properties of the Tree of Ayeni.

Skeptical of this tree's powers, but willing to fight for her love, Lindsay sets off to save Jo's planet. Things are never as they seem, and as time starts to run out, everything becomes a matter of trust. Lindsay has to put her faith in two strangers, one of which is a rival for her girlfriend's affection. Can she save both this planet and her deep affection for Jo?"

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I'm submitting my book, You Are Mine for the December contest.



Serena knows a few simple things. She will always be owned by a warlock. She will never have freedom. She will always do what her warlock wishes, regardless of how inane, frivolous, or cruel it is. And if she doesn’t follow the rules, she will be tarnished. Spelled to be bald, inked, and barren for the rest of her life—worth less than the shadow she casts.

Then her ownership is won by a barbarian from another country. With the uncertainty that comes from belonging to a new warlock, Serena questions if being tarnished is really worse than being owned by a barbarian, and tempts fate by breaking the rules. When he looks the other way instead of punishing her, she discovers a new world. The more she ventures into the forbidden, the more she learns of love and a freedom just out of reach. Serena longs for both. But in a society where women are only ever property, hoping for more could be deadly

Hi Everyone! I'm new to the group. My fantasy book is called Hybrid and would like to enter it for this month's contest. In short it is a fast moving, action packed, scifi, fantasy book. I found inspiration for Hybrid while living overseas and visiting the world's ancient sites.

Hybrid

The steel room was piercing cold. The metal chair froze me where I sat. No windows... nothing in the room, but the metal chair I sat in. His presence filled the small space with an electric charge. He didn't walk in, no, it was more of a float. He stood before me with electric indigo eyes. His skin wasn’t ivory or tan, no, it wasn't human flesh. His features were sharp - very sharp. With lips so thin it was almost impossible to detect if he even had a mouth. Gray. That's the color I would use to describe his skin, but not an ugly gray. It shimmered with hints of blue. I knew I would be meeting him, but no amount of training and no amount of undercover work with the CIA could ever prepare me for our introduction. "I know you love her. That is the only reason for you being here. I am only appearing to you because it is time you learn the truth about her." He never introduced himself to me, never spoke his name. I guess he didn't need to. He was going to tell me about my girl, the only girl I've ever loved. My Annika. "She is in grave danger Van. She is special… very special, but you know that. I'm not sure where to begin. I suppose it's best if you know before I explain anything the secret behind her. She is my creation. Annika is not all human." My stomach dropped. I wasn't shocked, I always knew Annika was more than extraordinary. How uncommonly beautiful she was, how the energy which surrounded her was electric. She knew things, things only someone with psychic abilities could know. I passed it off as a gift of intuition, but the closer we became the more I fell in love with her. I knew it was something other than just intuition. His indigo eyes stared straight into my soul. I felt energy soaring through my veins I and I knew he was delivering some type of electric current through me. The air in the room changed. My blood felt as if it was racing through my body and that my heart would explode through my chest. He kept his distance and I knew it was because he was a life force of pure energy. I had felt this surge of energy before, not in this magnitude, but the same type of current with Annika. The first moment I fell in love with her. The first moment she ever touched me. "You are aware of my alien nature. The CIA has prepped you for our introduction, Agent Van, but you are not prepared for what I am about to tell you of our Annika. She is not all human he repeated. She is a hybrid made from my own DNA and grown in this very base at Pine Gap.

Thank you for the invite to the group!
R.L. :)

Do not forget!

Fate’s Crossing (The Black Blood Legacies) (Volume 1) is available through multiple sources!!

You can locate it on Amazon (Kindle & Paperback) here:

http://www.amazon.com/Fates-Crossing-...

You can locate it on Barnes & Noble (Paperback) here:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fates...

You can locate it on Smashwords here:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

You can locate it on the Linkville Press website via our autograph store here:
http://linkvillepress.wix.com/home#!a...

Summary/Backcover Blurb

In the precise moment that she stepped on a plane from Tulsa, OK to Los Angeles, CA, Liana Scott’s race against her own fate began. Bombarded with disembodied voices, lucid dreams and waking visions, Liana, 24, finds herself feeling like she is losing her mind. When she crosses paths with Sean Stevens, 26, and is put under his protection, her reality swiftly changes from civilian to the next possible martyr. Sponsored by her friends and family and seemingly reliving a past not her own, she must fulfill an ancient prophecy and go on a worldly journey in order to see it through. First, Sean and his fellow members of The Order Faction must make sure she is ready for the task ahead. Preparing the Valten and keeping her safe is only phase one of a three-part tale. Only one thing has the ability to condemn this mission to failure: the ultimate star-crossed love.



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Not every tale is a fairy tale...

Hello all! I hope you will consider voting to read my newest release, Cursefell, for the next read and review. Cursefell is an urban paranormal fantasy story full of the unexpected, mystery and adventure, and memorable characters.

Raves best selling author Katie Jennings: "Cursefell is one of the most original, unique stories I've ever read..."

You can read the full review and sample chapters at http://www.amazon.com/Cursefell-C-V-D...


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Hi all, I'm Sean Golden, and I appreciate the opportunity to join this contest. Here is the GoodReads link to my book, "Warrior":



Just right up front I will be honest and say that "Warrior" is not really anything like Harry Potter. It is an epic fantasy set in a stone-age culture with a unique treatment of magic and spirituality. It is dark and characters die. It is the first in a series.

OK, now that you're ready for that... here is the description that is posted on Amazon:

The Testing Time has arrived...
The world is falling into darkness.

The Seven Gods are at war. Lirak has become a pawn in their all-consuming conflict. Born of an outsider mother, feared by superstitious villagers, resented by his own brother, Lirak must lead his people into battle against an invading malevolent horde. But first he must control the destructive forces that surge through his mind and body before they devour him.

Can Lirak fulfill the prophecy?
To do so Lirak must master the spirit realm, the dream world where anything is possible, including sudden and violent death.

If you would like more details, my book website is here.

To all authors! I noticed that some of your posts still mention previous contest dates. I have been just changing the name of this post to reflect the current contest so that you are all entered in the newest contest. If you can edit your post so it doesn't say you are entering your book into a previous contest I think that would be less confusing.

Thanks!

hiya, just thought I would redo the entry for ALEX FROST AND THE DRAGONS OF OVEREARTH as there has been so much change:


All Alex Frost wants to do is get home without being coated in mudballs by the school bullies... again! But events are already set in motion that ensure mudballs are the least of her worries.

When she begins hearing whispering voices and sees ghoulish spectres at school, Alex's parents reveal to her that they are dragons hiding on Earth from an evil tyrant. When other dragon children begin to disappear, she is sent to a dragonschool on a world called Overearth to train in the dragon arts. With the help of an ancient human wizard, Merlin, and her dragon teacher, Erbas, Alex and the other dragon children learn how to shape shift, breath fire, fly and control the elements.

Alex's best human friend, Lilly, visits Overearth during the Christmas holidays. But the dragonschool they are staying at comes under attack and Lilly is snatched in a case of mistaken identity. With her friend's life in danger, Alex disobeys her parents and sets out in an attempt to rescue Lilly. Guided by Erbas, Alex must cross a strange world, battle dark legions and face an ultimate sacrifice in order to save her friend's life. In a chilling finale, Alex faces a stark decision to protect her best friend or free a hero of dragonkind.

ALEX FROST AND THE DRAGONS OF OVEREARTH is a riproaring adventure that young children and parents can enjoy together. Bringing together elements of WINTERLING and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, there is a little bit of something for everyone.

Hi everyone, my YA fantasy fiction novella is called A Mer-Tale. Thanks for the opportunity!



eBook on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1CbXfkX
Paperback on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1b7bxHF
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Book description:
“We Mer are real. There’s nothing mythological about us. We’ve inhabited Earth’s seas for millions of years. But about one thousand years ago, all that changed. The Spratonites arrived and suddenly we were kicked out of our own home. Now we slum it in the human world.”

Land-trapped mermaid Thala has the power to transform between Mer and human form. But what’s the point of having a power if you can’t use it?

Thala struggles to accept her life on land and resents her Uncle forbidding her to delve into her family’s bloody past. She feels like a prisoner and longs for change.

So, when visitors from a rival pod reveal a hidden agenda and plan a risky journey, Thala dives straight in. But it’s not until she’s face-to-face with her family’s lifelong enemy that she realises she’s in deep trouble and terrifyingly unfamiliar waters.

Hi Everyone. My name is Ken and I'd like to introduce my first book in my new series "A Wiccan Tale" called "The Black Locust"
Jane is still learning her craft and honing her skills learnt from a long family Wiccan tradition. She has lived with her Aunt Claire for years since her mother was killed in an accident. The Beltane ritual is fast approaching, and life could not be better. Then a strange visitor warns Jane that her life is in great peril. A world of magick and mystery awakens around her as she battles the truth of her past, her own emotions, and a darkness that has vowed to hunt her down.
Is she equipped with enough knowledge to combat the evil that stalks the realms in search of her? Will her new friendships be enough to slay the darkness, or will she be reliant on old family traditions to come to the rescue?

Thank you for considering my novel.

The Black Locust at Amazon
The Black Locust at Smashwords

Follow me at the following sites;
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or
My website; kenmann.net

ATTENTION ALL AUTHORS:

Please see my new rule I added to this contest! We have started a competition as an incentive to get members to vote for your books and to get members to support you the author. The person that wins the contest at the end of the year will win a free book (e-book or hard copy) of each book that was read by the group.

Please do not enter the contest if you are not willing to give away one free book if you win. If you are not willing to do this please delete your entry.

Brianne wrote: "ATTENTION ALL AUTHORS:

Please see my new rule I added to this contest! We have started a competition as an incentive to get members to vote for your books and to get members to support you the au..."

I'm happy to do that

Thanks Brianne. Great new rule! Happy to be a part of it.