Look at that beauty down there! Doesn't it make you want to crack it open to see what's inside? I love good covers because they make you feel drawn into the story. This one does it for me. Even better? Knowing Trisha Wolfe wrote the book! Because knowing that means the story will rock. Trisha is not only a fab writer and critique partner, but also an amazing friend, so I'm especially excited over this one. I love the Egyptian feel of the cover, don't you?
Here's The Deets!
Astarte’s Wrath by Trisha Wolfe
e-book
Expected
publication: July 2012
A Kythan
Guardians Novella
Prequel to Destiny’s Fire
Two thousand years before Dez Harkly developed her secret powers, Kythan Astarte vowed to free the Kythans from the binds that enslaved them to the Egyptian pharaohs and sorcerers. Discover the prophecy that originated from a very different time, and spans generations to link two very different girls...This is the beginning.
Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Actium, in the city of Alexandria, Star struggles with her guardian duties as her feelings for the newly named pharaoh of Egypt grow deeper. Not only is Caesarian her duty, he’s the son of Cleopatra, and he’s…human. All of which makes their love forbidden.
But when a conspiracy linked to Caesar, Caesarian’s own father, creeps its ways into Alexandria, Star must choose between helping her fellow Kythans free themselves of their servitude, or protecting her charge—the last pharaoh—while Egypt burns around her.
Two thousand years before Dez Harkly developed her secret powers, Kythan Astarte vowed to free the Kythans from the binds that enslaved them to the Egyptian pharaohs and sorcerers. Discover the prophecy that originated from a very different time, and spans generations to link two very different girls...This is the beginning.
Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Actium, in the city of Alexandria, Star struggles with her guardian duties as her feelings for the newly named pharaoh of Egypt grow deeper. Not only is Caesarian her duty, he’s the son of Cleopatra, and he’s…human. All of which makes their love forbidden.
But when a conspiracy linked to Caesar, Caesarian’s own father, creeps its ways into Alexandria, Star must choose between helping her fellow Kythans free themselves of their servitude, or protecting her charge—the last pharaoh—while Egypt burns around her.
Excerpt:
Whenever the sky
bleeds, covering the once-blue pallet with crimson, and the bright ball of fire
burns through billowy puffs of white, staining them and the earth in hues of
red-orange and amber…and ash floats on a non-existent breeze, I know the
Narcolym Guardians are waging a battle.
Shuttering my window, I unloose the hemp thread, and a sheer curtain veils the
sand-covered horizon from my vision. My fingers trail the cream fabric, the
tips tracing the darkening clouds against the light material as my other hand
curls into a fist by my thigh, dousing the swirling vortex rising up at the
charge in the air.
“Star…?”
Astarte, I correct inwardly, but
pinch my lips closed. “Yes, Habi?”
Habi’s footsteps echo throughout the mud-brick room as he approaches. “It’s
time…”
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Thank you, Shannon! I heart you so much! I can't wait till the world get to read SPECTRAL and falls in love with it as much as me <3 Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThis cover is aMAZing! I can't wait to read this one from the talented Ms. Wolfe, and the premise sounds terrific!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cover. Thanks, Shannon.
ReplyDeleteAlecia :)
Love Trish's new cover. :)
ReplyDeleteShannon, I gave you an award on my blog. Stop by.
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Excellent stuff - and it's been forever since I last visited. Congratulations on the release of your book! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat cover! And I love Trish. She is beyond brilliant in so many ways--especially as a writer. :D
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