Hope. Dreams. Life... Love: The Secret of Alviton

The Secret of Alviton

by L.V. Clark

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GENRE: YA Fiction - Fantasy

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BLURB:

Alviton was a strong, prospering country, full of light. The people worked side by side with the Fae, creatures blessed with magic. But that was before the war. Massive genocide and fear of the Fae touched everyone as brother turned against brother. Years later, and still reeling from the war, the new generation has clawed and connived to remove the stains left by their predecessors.

Sheltered from this reality, Nydia lives her life relatively happy and ignorant, surrounded by smoke and mirrors. But eventually glass shatters and smoke settles. As she struggles to unveil the truth about herself and the people around her, danger lies on the horizon, threatening to extinguish the small flicker of light in this dark and twisted country.

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EXCERPT

“Magic is as real as you and me. It flows, like life, throughout everything, though humans don’t necessarily have access to it, though I hope to figure out a way,” he mused.

“Well, have you ever heard of a human using them to share visions like this?” I asked.

“Heh,” he lugged over two large blue and red books, “I haven’t even read of the Fae doing something like that. So, you’ve actually given me something else to be looking into.”

I wrung out my hands, feeling anxiously defeated. “So, tell me more about yourself Brian. You’re obviously different from most people in our kingdom,” he asked, not really looking up from his desk. “Well, I’m a merchant. I’m married to a designer named Lillian. I grew up in Valicitor,” I started.

“Ah, Valicitor? That’s interesting.”

He looked at the map again. “You wouldn’t happen to be related to the new governor of that city, Kale Valen?”

A mix between pride and shame that I couldn’t quite pin shadowed over me. “Yes, he’s my brother.”

“No kidding? Heh,” he crossed his arms and propped against the table.

“Please tell me how a man like Governor Valen and you get along?”

I looked at the ground, conflicted. “It’s okay. It must be hard, but rest assured my family and I are doing everything in our power to stop the branding, isolating, selling, and abusing our citizens because they lack a piece of paper stating their lineage. Such an outdated practice that has only been proliferated by greed and selfishness.”

A ray of light shone through the shadows of my mind. “You are?”

A Word With the Author

1.Did you always want to be an author?

No. I was writing this for my own personal reasons and as a creative outlet. I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd actually be brave enough to publish it.

2.Tell us about the publication of your first book.

I wasn't going to publish at first, but with the persistence of my family and beta readers, I took the plunge. I decided to self-publish to retain the rights to my work, but I used Tellwell's services to help me accomplish that.

3.Besides yourself, who is your favorite author in the genre you write in?

Sarah J. Maas or Suzanne Collins

4.What's the best part of being an author? The worst?

The best and the worst thing is the knowledge that people are reading my book. It's great because people are meeting the characters that I love so much, and living the story I have has player over and over in my mind.

It's horrible because people are reading. My. Book! And that makes me so nervous. Because… what if they talk to me about it? Haha! It just makes a perfect storm of excitement and anxiety.

5.What are you working on now?

The sequel! ;)

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Clark has had this story in their head for over a decade, and they finally got it on paper. Clark used their other hobbies—weight lifting and crocheting—to help develop ideas and work through any blocks. They grew up in the south of the United States with their large family. Clark is happily married with two sweet dogs and an apathetic ball python.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Expect more to the story!

CONNECT WITH L.V. CLARK

WEBSITE: LVClarkauthor.com

INSTAGRAM: @lvclarkauthor

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AMAZON.COM

https://amazon.com/dp/0228883172

BARNES & NOBLE

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-secret-of-alviton-lv-clark/1142525851

BOOK DEPOSITORY

https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Secret-of-Alviton-L-V-Clark/9780228883173

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