Title: Released
Author: Mia Fox
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance/Steampunk
Tour Dates: Aug. 17-25
Tour Organizer: B3 Tours
~Synopsis~
The discovery of an ancient bottle unleashes a Genie - and
the wrath of the Demon Gypsies chasing her...
When Suzette (“Suki”) is released from her bottle by two teen girls, she is more than a bit surprised that a Genie of her calibre is beholden to two average high school students. After dealing with dignitaries and noblemen, however, she believes this will be a welcome break.
Until she discovers the teens’ hidden powers and that one will come to possess the Amulet of Pollox, a necklace that contains the secrets from some of the greatest minds throughout history. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one who notices. The Amulet draws the attention of the two powerful and vengeful Demon Gypsies who have pursued Suki through time and will stop at nothing to snatch the girls and the Amulet.
Suddenly, Suki is not just helping the girls navigate high school crushes, she’s safeguarding them from danger unlike anything they’ve ever known. To make matters more complicated, she must also fight her attraction to James - her protector through the ages - whose sudden arrival threatens her resolve and her heart.
A time-traveling Genie and her unrequited love...
Demon Gypsies with an insatiable quest for power...
And the teen girls whose existence threatens them all.
This is the world of “Released,” book one of The Romani Realms series by Mia Fox, a Young Adult trilogy featuring elements of paranormal romance and steampunk.
When Suzette (“Suki”) is released from her bottle by two teen girls, she is more than a bit surprised that a Genie of her calibre is beholden to two average high school students. After dealing with dignitaries and noblemen, however, she believes this will be a welcome break.
Until she discovers the teens’ hidden powers and that one will come to possess the Amulet of Pollox, a necklace that contains the secrets from some of the greatest minds throughout history. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one who notices. The Amulet draws the attention of the two powerful and vengeful Demon Gypsies who have pursued Suki through time and will stop at nothing to snatch the girls and the Amulet.
Suddenly, Suki is not just helping the girls navigate high school crushes, she’s safeguarding them from danger unlike anything they’ve ever known. To make matters more complicated, she must also fight her attraction to James - her protector through the ages - whose sudden arrival threatens her resolve and her heart.
A time-traveling Genie and her unrequited love...
Demon Gypsies with an insatiable quest for power...
And the teen girls whose existence threatens them all.
This is the world of “Released,” book one of The Romani Realms series by Mia Fox, a Young Adult trilogy featuring elements of paranormal romance and steampunk.
Links:
Amazon Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/162378087X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=162378087X&linkCode=as2&tag=boobroandbar-20
~About the Author~
Mia Fox is a Los Angeles-based novelist who writes across
varied genres including contemporary fiction, chick lit, and young adult/new
adult. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from U.S.C.
followed by a Masters Degree in Professional Writing also from U.S.C.
A lifelong reader and history lover, Mia enjoys infusing her
writing with details of the past as she has done in her first book,
"Released," part of the Romani Realms trilogy, which combines
paranormal romance with elements of steampunk.
Her follow up book, "Alert the Media," is based on
her previous professional life working as an entertainment publicist. Today,
she is happy to leave that world behind her, preferring that any drama in her
life is only that which she creates for her characters.
Mia is happily married to her best-friend, a Brit who has
inspired her with annual visits to England, an appreciation for dark chocolate,
and the blessing of their three children.
Links:
Website: http://miafox.net/?p=112
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MiaFoxBooks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiaFoxAuthor
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/miafoxbooks/
Wattpad: http://a.wattpad.net/user/MiaFox
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~Excerpt~
James reached for a bottle with a beautiful label of scrolling
vines adorned by delicate daisies whose petals were starting to fall. My eye
traveled to the bottom of the label and I caught my breath in spite of myself.
There, the petals had pooled into a lush heap and lying atop them was a woman
with alabaster skin, brown hair that fell in waves past her shoulders and
almond-shaped eyes of the darkest brown accented with long, black lashes.
“It looks just
like you,” James said appreciatively.
Indeed it did,
and I wondered immediately about its origins.
“It’s from a
little winery in Southern Italy called ‘Muse Winery’,” James explained. “Seems
apropos,” he said looking straight at me.
“What do you
mean?” I said feeling somewhat put off by his comment. There was no way he
could know about me and yet, he seemed to know me through and through. I tapped my finger nervously on the cold, black
marble of the bar and he placed his hand over mine. Within an instant of
feeling the warmth of his hand over mine, a vision entered my mind of the two
of us running through total and complete destruction.
My heart
quickened and my instinct was to pull my hand away, but I was drawn to the
images playing throughout my mind. I closed my eyes to focus on what danger was
associated with James and how it involved me. The moving pictures came fast and
I felt the emotions that would someday soon affect James...fear, trust, and an
overpowering desire to protect. But why? I was so tuned to his energy that it
was impossible to tell if these emotions were his or my own.
Finally, I
managed to pull my hand away and gathered by James’ expression it was as if no
time at all had passed. He was still looking at me happily, pouring the wine
with one hand and now reaching for a napkin with the one that had been covering
mine.
“And, this wine
just beckons to be paired with chocolate. It has a fruity undertone and I
happen to have some dark chocolate passionfruit truffles that I picked up on a
whim today.”
I swallowed
hard. “Passionfruit?”
“Uh huh. Want to
try?”
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