#Giveaway: Abomination by Audra Middleton

Audra Middleton – Abomination – Virtual Book Tour

Fantasy Date Published: June 2014     The seeds are planted. Which will take root, change or destruction? A seed of destruction is sprouting in Forest End, but the kingdom is in too much of an uproar trying to locate their missing princess to notice. Princess Willow has been kidnapped by the enemy. Her mother, the Fauna Queen known as Watcher, is the only one who can reach Luminar and rescue Willow before the winter snows come. While the queen finds a way to save her daughter, the princess is able to plant seeds of change in the enemy kingdom. But if Watcher doesn’t make it back in time to stop the abomination that has been growing in Forest End, Willow’s seeds will never take root. My latest fantasy novel is due out this month, so I thought I’d share an excerpt here today. From Abomination, Book Two of the Watcher of Anthelion Trilogy: Hope stirred in Willow’s belly like bees in a clover patch. “Oh, Ethan! I know how I’m to get back home.” She dug in the pocket of her dress, squealing in delight when her fingers touched the rough little seed pods she stuffed inside before she left the keep at Fern Hollow. There was too much grass where she stood, so she scurried this way and that, looking for a patch of proper soil, finally tumbling down a dip in the bluff to a patch of earth where the grass thinned out as the soil met the white sand of the beach. Ethan dropped his small collection of sticks and followed her, perplexed to see the girl who whined so much about the stains on her frock plopping herself down in the dirt, yanking at the grass, scratching at the soil with a crooked little stick so brittle it snapped with each scrape. Once the stick was broken to the nub, she pulled seeds from her pocket and scattered them in the freshly tilled soil. She looked up at him, blowing a stray curl from her face. “Well, are you going to stand there or are you going to help me?” Ethan clenched his jaw. “I think you’ve gone batty. It will be dark soon. The cold is piercing already. Get out of the dirt and help me find some wood for a fire.” “Now who’s daft? Don’t you see? I’m the child of prophecy. From the Flower and the Raven a child will spring; to Luminar seeds of change she’ll bring. I’ll plant these seeds, and then I can go home,” Willow explained, patting bits of earth over her seeds. “Why would Luminar need to change anything?” Ethan asked, haughtily. Willow stood up, wiping the dirt off her hands and brushing off her dress. “Maybe staring at everything white, gray, and green all day every day has made you all testy.” She looked up at him with sparkling brown eyes and grabbed his elbow. “These are marigold seeds, Ethan. They’re lovely flowers, bright, cheery shades of yellow and orange, some with little bits of red in them.” He shook his head. “It’s autumn, Willow. We may have a mild climate, but it is still not the season for gardening. Besides, my father and I rarely come to the shore anymore. Who’s going to tend to your little flower garden?” Willow scowled and crossed her arms, hope wilting. “God will. Just like he does these white ones.” Ethan rolled his eyes and went back up the knoll to retrieve his firewood. “Fine then, Willow. You’ve planted your seeds. It will be a spring of change for Luminar. Now will you lend a hand before we’ve no light at all?”  5 fangs *Reviewer for Paranormal Romance and Authors that Rock* Such an awesome follow up to Watcher. Lily has found her home, where she came from, and is starting to learn who she is. Fate and prophecy will not allow her that luxury for long though. Still mourning the loss of her last living relative, her grandfather, the former king, upset stirs in the land of her kingdom. Willow is much like Lily in that she is very headstrong. In this world, everyone is born with a gift that should help them along in their life. Willow’s is debate and even at 6 she is a fire-cracker. She’s reprimanded by her father for trying too hard to show everyone her point of view and he tries to get her to see an easier way to use her gift as no one likes to be constantly told they are wrong, especially from a child. Willow is hurt and decides to disappear for a bit to teach her father a lesson. That’s where she runs into trouble from Luminar. It’s so close to winter that Ben and Lily do what they must to rush to their daughter’s aide. It seems that fate likes to toy with the royal couple. Once they figure out one puzzle another is thrown their way. I fell in love with this book. All the groundwork had been laid in Watcher of the history of the lands and people. You got a small taste of Fate in that book. This was action packed right from Chapter One! Being by the character’s side through their journey is always a plus for me. I don’t just like to “see” their journey, but I also want to “feel” it. Ms. Middleton did a wonderful job keeping you attached to her characters’ hips. I felt so worn out at the end of this book, it was truly wonderful. Luckily there is a book 3 on the way, I need Lily to beat Fate and sort through everything that she’s been dealt in life and finally enjoy the good and properly mourn the bad. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1034901059?book_show_action=false&page=1 http://www.amazon.com/review/R3905VGOJKWSBE/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm Audra Middleton   Audra Middleton was born and raised in Washington State where she lives with her husband and their three boys. She gave up her teaching career to raise her children, and in between diaper changes and baseball games, she began writing books. Once she started, she couldn’t stop, even after she went back to teaching.  Website: http://www.audramiddleton.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AudraMiddletonAuthor Blog: http://www.audramiddleton.com/monthly-blog Email: audramiddle@yahoo.com     BUY LINKS Amazon Kindle : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LCL8B52 Amazon Paperback : http://amzn.to/TM7tnG

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