The Exiled Otherkin
by D. Lieber
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GENRE: Fantasy
Romance
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BLURB:
Exiled from Faerie when her father dies, half-Fae Ember is surprised by
how much the human realm has changed since she was there last. She takes a
dangerous job on a merchant airship, hoping a life on the move will keep her
well-hidden. Sure, she misses her brother, but years of apathy have numbed her
emotions.
When the
optimistic and naïve Reilley follows her, it’s annoying to say the least. But
when she starts feeling responsible for him, long-stifled emotions crack the
ice around her heart.
Faeries,
pirates, and traveling players meet in this steampunk fantasy adventure as
Ember tries to cope with feelings long forgotten and a past that pursues her.
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EXCERPT:
Men and women dashed around the room, gleaming with
sweat and smudged with black smears. The fires burned low. A large furnace at
the center of the room had a thick chimney leading from it into the ceiling.
Some people were moving piles of what looked like coal, while others tended a
huge machine. It consisted of a number of large metal coils attached to gears.
Some of the coils were wound tight while others were loose. The gears attached
to the coils were meshed with gears that had magnets on them. Ropes, made of a
material I couldn’t identify, were threaded through the center of the magnet
gears.
We passed through engineering and climbed to the
main deck. The wooden deck sprawled before us. The chimney from engineering
came up through the floor and reached toward the cloth bubble above us.
Shy pointed to a cabin on the left. “That’s where
you’ll bunk with the rest of the deckhands, Ember. I still have inventory to
do. I trust you both can get settled?” He disappeared below deck.
I walked toward the cabin, and Reilley followed.
“I wish we were bunking together, Ember,” he said,
slumping his shoulders. I didn’t respond and entered the cabin, shutting the
door in his face.
A Word With the Author:
1.Did you
always want to be an author?
No, I
always liked to write, but I wrote mostly poetry and short stories. My first
year of college, I was a history major. When I was younger, I wanted to be a
paleontologist or archeologist. When I realized that my favorite parts of
history were the stories and folklore, I switched to being an English major.
Even while studying English, I wanted to be an acquisitions editor. But after
graduation, I got a job as a magazine feature story writer. After I had
confidence in my writing abilities, my true desire to write fiction finally
presented itself.
2.Tell us about the publication of your first book.
Black Rose
Writing published my first novel, Conjuring Zephyr, in 2016. I went through the
same painful process of rejection many authors experience, though I’ve never
received a truly mean rejection letter. Most of the rejection letters were
professional, not that it made me feel much better. There is really no way to
prepare for the pain of rejection. However, I persevered and Conjuring Zephyr was accepted not long
after I started submitting to agents and publishers. I found Writer’s Market
online database to be an excellent resource for finding appropriate publishers
and agents.
3.Besides yourself, who is your favorite author in the genre in which you
write?
In fantasy
romance, I love to read Anne Bishop and J. R. Ward.
4.What's the best part of being an author? The worse?
The best
part of being an author is the sense of accomplishment I feel when I’ve
completed a story. The worst part is the mood swings that accompany the
creative process. One minute, I feel what I just wrote was the greatest thing
to ever leave my pen. But the next day, I’m positive that it was actually
terrible, and I shouldn’t even be allowed to hold a pen.
5.What projects are you working on now?
As for what
I’m currently working on, let’s just say I’m doing a lot of research about
western expansion in Canada. As for what readers are likely to see on
bookshelves next, I’m so excited to talk about my fantasy/paranormal romance, Intended Bondmates:
Vampires
may feed on humans, but nothing is as irresistible to them as fae blood.
Runa has
long given up on being content with her life. Her only goal is to protect
Mikhail until he awakens and gains his full magic. For the last thirteen years,
ever since tragedy struck when they were children, she has protected him as was
expected of his werewolf guardian. Though she has started looking for a mate,
she can’t imagine what will happen once she’s free of Mikhail. But when he
requests to be unbound from her before his awakening, she’s given the chance to
return to her intended bondmate.
She expects
a warm welcome from Konner, not foreseeing his bitterness at having been
abandoned. Konner isn’t the only one who is bitter. His brother’s guardian,
Rowan, has had to protect both faelings while she was with Mikhail.
It’s up to
Runa to find a way to soothe these two demanding males if she hopes to make up
for her past betrayals.
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
D.
writes stories she wants to read. Her love of the worlds of fiction led her to
earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.
When
she isn’t reading or writing, she’s probably hiking, crafting, watching anime,
Korean television, Bollywood, or old movies. She may also be getting her geek
on while planning her next steampunk cosplay with friends.
She
lives in Wisconsin with her husband (John), retired guide dog (Samwise), and
cat (Yin).
Links
Website:
www.dlieber.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/dlieberwriting
Google+:
www.google.com/+DLieber
Book
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM2fewELAj0
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779C96ZZ/
Barnes
and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-exiled-otherkin-d-lieber/1127108556
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and
RAFFLECOPTER CODE
D. Lieber will be awarding a fancy homemade bookmark (US ONLY) to
a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
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