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A Quick Spell = Fabulous Flash Fiction

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New book from Patricia Josephine

My pal, Patricia Josephine, has a brand new book coming out! It’s called A Quick Spell and it’s part of a series of flash fiction.  I’ve read it, and as always, her stories kept me turning pages. Patricia has a real knack for creating unusual characters, and her 200-word stories have satisfying twist endings.

But don’t just take my word for it, scroll down to enjoy an excerpt from A Quick Spell:

Excerpt: Real Vampires Don’t Wear Capes

A SHADOW FELL over me and a chill ran down my spine. My breath fogged the air despite it being midsummer and sunlight filling the living room. I fell still, then slowly turned.

“I vant to suck your blood!” Draco threw his hands over his head and jumped. Two large fangs hung crookedly in his mouth. He waved his arms, hissing.

I pursed my lips, biting back a sigh. “Very funny.” I turned my back to him and focused back on the TV.

Draco danced around me and in front of the TV. “Blah! Blah, blah!” he declared.

“Knock it off.” I leaned to see around him, but he moved to block me. I scowled at him. “Seriously, stop it.”

Draco plucked the fake fangs out of his mouth. “You’re no fun, you know that?”

“I’m practical. Real vampires do not act like that and we definitely don’t wear capes.”

“Well, we should.” Draco grabbed the edge of his cape and half covered his face. He waggled his eyebrows.

I groaned.

Draco straightened up. He shook his head. “You’ll never enjoy immortality if you can’t joke about yourself.” He pulled the cape back up and glided out of the room.

Kindle version is 99 cents:

The Kindle version of A Quick Spell is only 99 cents. Check it out: A Quick Spell.

About the author: Patricia Josephine

Patricia Josephine is a writer of Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi Romance books. She actually never set out to become a writer, and in fact, she was more interested in art and band in high school and college. Her dreams were of becoming an artist like Picasso.

On a whim, she wrote down a story bouncing in her head for fun. That was the start of her writing journey, and she hasn’t regretted a moment. When she’s not writing, she’s watching Doctor Who or reading about serial killers. She’s an avid knitter. One can never have too much yarn. She writes Young Adult Paranormal, Science Fiction, and Fantasy under the name Patricia Lynne.

Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo, and has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow. 

Find Patricia Josephine around the web:

Website – Twitter – Facebook – Patreon – Goodreads  Amazon – Smashwords

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Guest Post: Five Incredible Facts about Trees by Patricia Lynne

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New book from Patricia Lynne

Whoo hoo! My pal, Patricia, has a brand new book coming out! It’s called Leaves of Fall, and since some of the main characters in it are trees, she’s written a guest post to celebrate her book release. I’ve read it, and as usual, the author kept me turning pages. Patricia has a real knack for creating interesting and unusual characters, and no matter how strange they are, you end up caring about them.

Plus, a giveaway!

Make sure you scroll all the way down this post, because there’s a giveaway to celebrate Leaves of Fall towards the bottom!

 

What’s Leaves of Fall about?

Armory was born into a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by war between man and nature. Trees are the enemy. But when she’s kidnapped by nomads and taken far from her home, a tree nymph is the one who comes to her rescue.

Birch promises he can get Armory home. He says not all trees wanted a war. Armory has no choice to trust him if she wants to see her family again.

Together, they trek across the ruins of America, meeting both human and trees who want nothing more than the fighting to stop. But the hatred between the two may be too deep to heal. Armory isn’t sure her friendship with Birch will be enough to convince the human race to take a chance on peace. Birch has a plan, though. He’s just not sure he’ll survive.

Buy Leaves of Grass now on:

Amazon – Barnes and Noble  – Kobo – iTunes – Smashwords – 

About the author: Patricia Lynne

Patricia Lynne is the author of Young Adult Paranormal, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi books. She actually never set out to become a writer, and in fact, she was more interested in art and band in high school and college. On a whim, she wrote down a story bouncing in her head and began learning all she could about writing. That was the start of it, and she hasn’t regretted a moment.

When she’s not writing, she’s watching Doctor Who or reading about serial killers. She’s an avid knitter. One can never have too much yarn. She writes New Adult Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi Romance under the name Patricia Josephine.

Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo, and has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow.

Find Patricia Lynne around the web:

Website – Twitter – Facebook – Patreon – Goodreads  Amazon – Smashwords

Five Incredible Fact about Trees

Guest post from author, Patricia Lynne: It’s only apt that since trees are a major character in Leaves of Fall that I share just how incredible they are in real life (despite not being able to shape shift into human form.) Here are five incredible facts about trees.

1: Trees can tell if deer are trying to eat them. Due to their ability to detect deer saliva, trees defend themselves by producing excess acids that cause their buds to taste bitter so that the deer will lose interest and leave them alone. (source)

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3: One of the most dangerous trees in the world is the manchineel tree found in Florida and the Caribbean. Its sap is so poisonous and acidic that merest contact with human skin causes a breakout of blisters, and blindness can occur if it touches a person’s eyes. (source)

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5: Trees that live in cold climates stop growing during fall in anticipation of the first frost. Trees that had been embryos during cold winters stop growing a few weeks earlier than the rest of the forest. (source)

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No matter where you live in the galaxy, Tui's books can take you on a FUN adventure!
No matter where you live in the galaxy, Tui Snider’s books & presentations take you on FUN adventures!

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  • What I’m up to
  • Where I’m speaking next
  • When my next book comes out
  • What’s going on behind the scenes
  • Any other fun news!

As a thank you for signing up to my newsletter, you’ll receive a historic cemetery symbols guide I created called “A Quick Guide to The Many Meanings of Hands.” 






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