Hit the Road

Hit the Road Entangled Teen Blog Hop

Entangled Teen Blog Hop

Hello Lovely Readers,

We are announcing the winners of the entire Blog Hop on the Entangled Teen Event – March 25th 9 – 10 pm EST. I’ll pull a name out of the hat and post it in the comments too.

I’m excited to be in EntangleTeen’s blog hop and can’t wait to see who drops by. All you have to do is show up, which you’ve already done. Thank you!

The Journey by lp ysg close up
The Journey by lp ysg on artstation.com

What’s a Blog Hop?

Each of the Blog stops features one of us Entangled Teen authors, and we all have something to give away to you, and maybe some news or excerpt from out latest books.

$20 Amazon Gift CardI’m offering a deleted scene from Crown of Bones, to introduce you to the art of divination, and to Ash, one of the heroes in The Bone Throwers series. As well, I’m giving away a $20 gift voucher from Amazon. All you have to do is say hello in the comments and you’re in the draw to win. Good luck!

Put Your Name in the Hat

So, pop into the comments and tell your friends. I’d love to hear what you’re reading atm, or maybe your favorite book cover so far this year. Your best or worst tarot reading? Or, just wave hi. All paths are good…

Crown of Bones by AK Wilder
Crown of Bones by AK Wilder out August 4, 2020

Don’t forget, there’s a deleted scene below to read, and maybe you’d like to have a go at throwing the bones yourself. Just be sure to visit all these other fabulous authors for their giveaways too! Hop along with me. This is going to be fun!

Author Stops Along the Way

March 16 – Jus Accardo
March 16 – AK Wilderyou are here!
March 17 – Cookie O’Gorman
March 17 – Lindsey Duga
March 18 – Katie Delahanty
March 18 – T.H. Hernandez 
March 19 – Chris Cannon
March 19 – Barb Han
March 20 – Lisa Brown Roberts
March 20 – Marlene Perez
March 21 – Pintip Dunn
March 22 – Brenda Drake 
March 23 – Kelly Anne Blount
March 24 – Emily McKay
March 25 – Entangled Teen Facebook Event at 6 pm PST/9 pm EST 

Winners Revealed

Winners will be revealed on March 25, at the Entangled Teen Facebook Event. It starts at 6 pm PST/9 pm PST. That’s March 26 at 12 pm Aus/AEDT.

Check Your Time Zone
LA – March 25 – 6 pm
NY – March 25 – 9 pm
LON – March 26 – 1 am
SYD – March 26 – 12 pm

Black-Robe Bone Thrower
Concept Art – A Black-robe Bone Thrower – image from m.vk.com

Deleted Scene from Crown of Bones

…the Bone Thrower storms in, her black robe wafting, cowl up. She’s short, not much taller than me, but somehow able to fill the room, standing there with a heavy bag of bones over one shoulder.

“Where’s the child?” the old woman asks, letting down her cowl. White hair falls to her waist in a mass of wraps, feathers, braids and white bone beads. Her brown eyes pin me down, making me squirm. “I know this one.” Her thumb ring taps the edge of the table.

I know her too. She came to my house to throw the bones for me, to see if I could trial at the Sanctuary. And I could.

“There was potential, no mistake,” the Bone Thrower says. All eyes are on me again.

“The potential isn’t what we are questioning.”

I try to follow the conversation but am distracted. There it is! Blessed be the Path, her phantom wafts in and out of view, rippling around the edges of her robe in curtains of purple and green. The Auroras living and breathing in this room.

She claps her hands and the spell breaks like glass. “We’ll let the bones speak again.” With barely a glance at me, she rolls up her sleeves to the elbows. Those bangles! Are they carved from bones? One by one, she takes them off and stacks them to the side of the desk, but some remain, woven through her skin. “Clear me a space,” she says.

Brogal does, and stands back.

The Bone Thrower covers half the table with a black cloth and lights candles, arranging them around the edges. She rattles her bag. Everyone knows what’s in it, even me—one hundred and eight whistle bones, one for each nine rounds of the steps to enlightenment. What’s the question she asks? I didn’t hear.

A breeze comes in through the open door. It bends the flames over but doesn’t snuff them out. I smell the sea as the Bone Thrower’s phantom wisps like a shadow with a life of its own. I don’t want it to touch me, and it doesn’t. She keeps chanting as she sticks her long fingers into the bag and pulls out twelve whistle bones, one for each step.

They are shades of salt, sandstone and parchment, all different shapes from tiny slips of a whistle to long leg-bone flutes. The black-robe scoops them up and rattles them in her dry hands. Without warning, she tosses them onto the cloth. The flames jump, and the room holds its breath.

The Bone Thrower’s eyes narrow to slits and a rush of air escapes her mouth. “Call your recorder. This must be marked.”

That’s when they forget about me, and all start talking at once…


17 responses to “Hit the Road”

  1. Thank you everyone for jumping in on the blog hop. It’s great to feel your support, and see you all here.

    Congratulations to “Kim” (see comments below) as her name was drawn from the hat.

    There will be more giveaways soon, including ARCs of Crown of Bones, so feel free to follow the blog and stay in touch.

    Happy reading, all.

  2. woot!! finally a glimps from the book (even though its a deleted scene … 😉 ) Thx. Kim!
    Keeping myself busy by trying out other authors… – am currently reading book 1 “Tree of Ages” by Sara C. Roethle. It’s not yet as captivating as your books are – but who knows… perhaps a bit further into the book…

    good luck with editing and rewriting… countown to August is on… *winks*

    • I haven’t read Roethle’s Tree of Ages. I like the title. Will have a look.

      I’m just finishing Toxic by Lydia Kang. She’s a terrific writer. My fav is ‘A beautiful poison.’

      Great to see you here!

      • Oh… I do lurk… also on the Supernatural site… more often than not I forget to comment… Gold Fish Memory… lool

  3. Hello. I love the cover. The book sounds interesting. I literally have no idea what’s happening. Honestly, that could be a very good thing. It means that it will keep me reading. You know curiosity and all.

    • I hope it is a good thing! I am writing, make that rewriting, the short prolog as we speak. How much to tell? How much to keep back? That is always the question! Can’t wait to hear what you think.

        • Congratulations! Is your email here (that only I can see) the one to send the gift card to? Amazon.com or Amazon.com.au? Or?

          • Doing it now. Thanks for jumping in here! Happy reading.

            Let us know what you get, if you like!

    • Lovely to see you here! And I know, long time coming, eh? Working on line edits now. It’s getting there! 😍

Love to hear from you 🙂