Today's Feature is a New Release from author SAMANTHA ALLARD. It's YA (Young Adult) so a FIRST here on the blog as a feature (and hopefully not the last). THANKS for being here today, Samantha. GOOD LUCK with your release!
Thanks for
having me on your blog today to talk about my first release under the name
Samantha Allard. The Dark of the Moon started life as a short story series
under the name Ella Grey. When I got the rights back the story was expanded and
heavily revised. I believe it’s stronger for it. Rachel Valentine has always
been one of my favourite characters, a snarky teenager who is willing to go
above and beyond to save her brother and bring her family back together. Throw
in wolves and a boy who annoys and intrigues her in equal measures and you get
a story of accepting your past and growing as a person.
I’ll be taking part in a bigger blog tour next
month, so keep an eye out for that to be in for a chance to win eBooks. Join my
page on Facebook to keep updated. https://www.facebook.com/samanthaallard83
Blurb
A missing
brother, werewolves at war, and she's stuck in the middle. Rachel might not be
your average girl, but even she has her limits. Three years ago her brother
disappeared, and Rachel went off the rails quite spectacularly. Now she is
trapped in a nunnery because she accidently blew up half the science department
at her old school. One night she sees her long-lost brother in the crowd behind
a reporter on television. There's no mistaking who he is, but getting her
parents to believe her is a different matter. It leaves her one option: break
out of the nunnery and travel to London to track him down.
She's about to
find out that things are never that simple and there are some secrets that are
impossible to believe.
Excerpt
I drop the box
at my feet, then rummage through it. The book I need is wedged in deep.
Thank God the
nuns hadn't searched through any of the books I brought. I specifically chose
the Stephen King, figuring it was the safest one. It took me ages to hollow it
out. There's enough money in here that no one would notice the slight
difference in weight. I flick through the wad of money, stopping when I catch
sight of the fake ID, which adds a few years to my age. I use the blue rucksack
stuffed into the box. I add the things I need inside. First the book, the money
and ID still hidden away. A few items of clothes follow them, a skirt, a dress,
T-shirts, and jeans. I'm looking forward to getting out of this stupid uniform.
Hell, I'd burn it if I had time.
Just leaving
the cupboard, I notice a name on one of the boxes. Susan Towers. What had she
told me about herself? Pausing at the door, I think. Come on, Rachel, think. She said something
about makeup. She's a makeup student. There might be something I can use in her
box. I slide the box down. One quick search through it and then I'll go. I
nearly jump when I brush my hand against something soft and brown.
What the hell
is that?
A smile
unfolds on my face when I realize what it is, hair. A wig. I fight against the
urge to break out in a dance.
This is
perfect. I can definitely use this.
Bio
Once upon a
time, in a galaxy far away, passed the farthest star in the sky and where the
horizon meets for its kiss with the land, Samantha battled evil drones. The
drones were six feet tall, had three sets of hands, and it was best if you
didn't mention the third eye. (They don't like it when you bring it up.) She
wields words like a sword in her hand and cuts down her foes with the skill of
a ballerina wearing flip-flops and juggling chainsaws. (She knows how to
multitask.)
Take a trip
into her worlds (yep, plural) as she writes young adult with a touch of wolves
and anything else that takes her fancy.
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