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Cover Reveal! “Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies”
LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: ALLURE OF THE GYPIES
by Charles Yallowitz
The epic adventures of Luke Callindor and Nyx continue after their journey down the L’Dandrin River in Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.Reeling from his failures in their previous adventure, Luke leads his surviving friends to his hometown. With his mind frayed and his confidence fractured, Luke must face the family and fiancée he left behind. It is a brief homecoming when the vampire Kalam attacks the village, forcing Luke and Nyx to break into his lair for the key to resurrecting a fallen warrior. It is a quest that will force both young heroes to reach new heights of strength and power that they never knew they had.Can Luke and Nyx escape the lair of Kalam? And, what role will the orphaned gypsy Sari play in their looming destiny?
Coming December 1, 2013
PREVIOUS BOOKS BY CHARLES YALLOWITZ
Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero (Volume 1) http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Hero-Legends-Windemere-ebook/dp/B00BL9GBU2/
Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower (Volume 2) http://www.amazon.com/Prodigy-Rainbow-Legends-Windemere-ebook/dp/B00E8WUD5S/
BIO
Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After his wife decided that she was tired of hearing the same stories repeatedly, she convinced him that it would make more sense to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house under orders to shut up and get to work, Charles brings you Legends of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you and his wife is happy he finally has someone else to play with.
BLOG
COVER ARTIST
Jason Pedersen http://www.jasonpedersen.com/
Christmas is HERE!
It’s here, it’s here! I mentioned the other day (here) that my friend Skip Pruitt has a new Christmas CD. I’m jumping up and down!!!
Light the fire, make some hot chocolate, get yourself some holiday spirit!
cdbaby.com click to hear a sample Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Thank you all for a successful book tour!
I’d like to blog a gigantic thank you for a successful ELLY HAYS book tour. I have to admit it was majorly stressful putting it all together, but in the end, the stress and preparedness paid off. Everything went off without a hitch. I’d like to thank my hosts: Pat Fitzhugh, Anna Belfrage, Ionia Martin at Readful Things, Sandi Layne, Patricia Zick at Writing Whims, David Lawlor, and Christoph Fischer. These folks are the nicest bunch of bloggers, authors, and friends a girl could ask for.
Now, without further ado, here are the winners of the eBooks offered at various stops. If you’re name is here, please email me at LoriCraneAuthor@gmail.com and claim your prize. The prize is a copy of your choice of OKATIBBEE CREEK or AN ORPHAN’S HEART and it can be claimed as a Kindle or Nook.
Nov 5 this blog Elly Hays video debut – NikiMarie
Nov 7 Anna Belfrage’s blog – Sharron McAvoy
Nov 8 Readful Things – Julian Froment
Nov 13 Writing Whims – Francis Guenette
The $25 Amazon gift card prize for signing up for my newsletter will be announced Nov 18 in the newsletter. Still time to get in on the drawing!! Hurry up! Sign up at http://www.LoriCraneAuthor.com.
If you’d like to see what we chatted about at the Nov 4 online release party – click HERE. If you’d like to see our live Nov 16th Twitter chat, go to Twitter and search hashtag #ellyhays. Hillarity ensued as I tried to get author PC Zick to sell author Anna Belfrage’s book during PC’s book tour. Leave it to the blonde to mess things up. Yeah, that’s me. ♥ you all!
Thank you!
ELLY HAYS book tour – Last Stops: Reviews and Twitter Chat!
The last stops of the ELLY HAYS book tour are for reviews.
One is on the other side of the pond at author Christoph Fischer’s and the other is right here in the U.S. at author PC Zick’s. They are both amazing and talented authors, and I’m thrilled they both liked Elly. I respect their opinions greatly and feel a huge sense of humility and thankfulness for their kind reviews. Pop over and tell them both Hi. Check out their books while you’re there.
The very last stop of the tour will be tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 16, 4-5pm Eastern) for a LIVE Twitter chat. If you’ve ever thought about putting your own stories out into the world, come chat with us and we’ll be happy to point you in the direction. I’ll be joined by authors PC Zick, Anna Belfrage, Pat Fitzhugh, Beem Weeks, and book cover designer/formatting genius/video trailer producer/swag guru Rob Hess from Elite Book Design. Come asks us questions and hang out.
Join us through www.Tweetchat.com and use hashtag #ellyhays. If you’re not familiar with Tweetchat, it is a live, single-conversation Twitter feed, so you don’t have to surf through other Tweets. Also, you only have to put in the hashtag to join the conversation and don’t have to add it with every Tweet – Tweetchat will automatically do it for you. Gotta love technology!
See you tomorrow!!! ♥
ELLY is in Ireland!
The ELLY HAYS book tour has taken a detour to the beautiful Isle of Green. Today, we stop by Ireland at “History with a Twist” to visit with author David Lawlor. Stop over there and check it out. You can comment and win an eBook, but you’ll have to scroll down to the bottom of the page, passing amazing authors and their GREAT books. Don’t get lost. 🙂 Click HERE to visit!
While you’re checking out great books today, go to Amazon HERE and check out David’s books, “The Golden Grave” and “Tan.”
ELLY HAYS book tour – at Sandi Layne’s today!
Today’s stop on the ELLY HAYS book tour is at author Sandi Layne’s blog. Sandi asked me why I wrote ELLY HAYS, and that’s what the blog is about. Elly isn’t just another story — it is the story of my 5th great grandmother. I am honored and proud to share her life with you, TWO HUNDRED YEARS later. You can read the article right HERE! Also, don’t forget to comment over there to win a free eBook.
While you’re at it, check out Sandi’s award-winning books on Amazon right HERE. She is a fabulous and prolific writer! I hope to have that many books out someday. 🙂
ELLY HAYS Book Tour – Interview with Elly
Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by the book tour today. We’re in the middle of the ELLY HAYS book tour which will wrap up on Saturday with a Twitter chat. Please check http://www.LoriCraneAuthor.com for a list of events, also, check the bottom of this page for a giveaway!
Today, we have with us the heroine of ELLY HAYS…the one and only… Elly Hays!
Lori: So, Elly, since you’re my 5th great grandmother, I know quite a bit about you, but please tell our readers a little about yourself.
Elly: Sure. I was born in 1774, just before the Revolutionary War, in North Carolina, right on the border of Tennessee. We actually lived in Tennessee. The varying records from both states make my descendants crazy when they try to look up the family.
Lori: Tell me about it. (I need a sarcasm font.)
Elly: My dad’s name was Samuel Hays and my mom was Elizabeth Priscilla Brawford.
Lori: Where were your parents from?
Elly: Dad was from Tennessee, mom was from Virginia.
Lori: Is Tennessee where you met your husband?
Elly: Yes, James Rodgers was born in Tennessee. We married there when I was only 16 years old–just a child.
Lori: Yes, by today’s standards, you were just a child. Did you make your home in Tennessee?
Elly: We lived there for a long time. After having 11 children, we finally moved in 1812.
Lori: What happened in 1812?
Elly: Well, the first thing that happened was a massive earthquake in December 1811 the shook the Ohio River Valley to its core. That was followed by two more earthquakes in January and February of 1812. Crevasses opened up in the earth, homes were destroyed. I even heard the Mississippi River was flowing backwards in spots. Our home was ruined.
Lori: So, what did you do?
Elly: At the same time, the War of 1812 was just beginning in the north, so James wanted to move further south to keep the children out of harm’s way. He convinced me to move.
Lori: To the Mississippi Territory?
Elly: Yes. Well, I believe you modern people now call it Alabama.
Lori: Yes, Alabama is a state now.
Elly: It was back then too, but not until 1819. We had already left that god-forsaken hell-hole by then.
Lori: Why? What happened?
Elly: What didn’t happen? We didn’t know when we moved there, the Creek Indians who occupied the land were in the middle of a civil war.
Lori: A civil war? That must have been terrifying.
Elly: That wasn’t the worst part. They also didn’t want us settlers living there, so they tortured my family for years. Every day was something else. One day, they slaughtered all my farm animals. The next day, they destroyed my crops.
Lori: Oh my! What did you do?
Elly: I fought back the best way I could. My number one priority was to keep my children safe, but in the end, I couldn’t even do that.
Lori: So, what happened?
Elly: Well, the final straw was when they burned down our house and everything in it.
Lori: What did you do then?
Elly: Well, you’ll have to read the book and find out, won’t you?
Lori: Well, you heard her. Get your copy of ELLY HAYS! You can pick it up HERE.
Grandma Elly, thank you for coming by the blog today. We loved meeting you.
Elly: It was my pleasure. I hope everyone enjoys the story.
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GIVEAWAYS
1. EBOOK! Every comment on this post during the book tour (Nov 4-16) will be entered to win an ebook of the 1st or 2nd book in the Okatibbee Creek series, OKATIBBEE CREEK or AN ORPHAN’S HEART. Your choice of Kindle or Nook. One winner will be chosen. Prize will be delivered by email. Winner will be posted here in the comments on November 17, 2013. Visit each stop of the tour to increase your chances. An ebook will be given away at each stop. Tour schedule is posted below.
2. $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD! If you sign up for Lori’s newsletter by November 16th, you will be entered into the drawing for a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card. One winner will be chosen. Prize will be delivered by email. Winner will be announced in the newsletter on November 18, 2013. Sign up at www.LoriCraneAuthor.com.
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Nov 4-16, 2013 – ELLY HAYS Book Tour. Meet the Author. Win Prizes. Get the Book.
ELLY HAYS book tours stops today at Readful Things
The ELLY HAYS book tour stopped by Readful Things this morning and left a short excerpt. Pop over there and check it out. There’s also a GIVEAWAY!
And while you’re there, check out her other blogs. If you’re looking for a great read, she had lots and lots of suggestions. Click HERE!
The entire book tour schedule is posted on my website HERE.
ELLY HAYS Book Tour – Video Trailer Debut
Worldwide debut of the ELLY HAYS video trailer!!
As the War of 1812 approached, the Creek Indian Nation was in the middle of a civil war. They fought brutally between themselves, as well as with the white settlers who were encroaching upon tribal land.
It was during this time Elly’s family moved to the eastern Mississippi Territory for the promise of low-cost land and fertile soil. She had no idea they were moving into Creek territory – into the middle of a hornet’s nest.
Tafv’s band of warriors taunted them, stealing their property, killing their animals, and destroying their livelihood. Just when the family thought things couldn’t get any worse, during one of the Indian raids as Elly’s husband chased the Indians away from the farm, Tafv’s young son was killed in the pursuit. Tafv vowed revenge against Elly’s family, and a final showdown was imminent.
Elly Hays is based on the real-life story of Elizabeth Hays Rodgers and is the epic clash between a fearless warrior with nothing to lose and a young mother on the verge of losing everything.
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GET YOUR COPY OF “ELLY HAYS” HERE
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GIVEAWAYS
1. EBOOK! Every comment on this post during the book tour (Nov 4-16) will be entered to win an ebook of the 1st or 2nd book in the Okatibbee Creek series, OKATIBBEE CREEK or AN ORPHAN’S HEART. Your choice of Kindle or Nook. One winner will be chosen. Prize will be delivered by email. Winner will be posted here in the comments on November 17, 2013. Visit each stop of the tour to increase your chances. An ebook will be given away at each stop. Tour schedule is posted on my website at www.LoriCraneAuthor.com.
2. $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD! If you sign up for Lori’s newsletter by November 16th, you will be entered into the drawing for a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card. One winner will be chosen. Prize will be delivered by email. Winner will be announced in the newsletter on November 18, 2013. Sign up at www.LoriCraneAuthor.com.
Lori Crane 