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RRBC Holiday Train "Book Trailer" Block Party November 2016

31/10/2016

Hi and “WELCOME” to Rave Reviews Book Club’s HOLIDAY TRAIN “BOOK TRAILER” BLOCK PARTY coming to you today from Hokitika, New Zealand, from author Wendy Scott's blog.

Prize up for grabs (1 winner) on the 2nd November is an e-book copy of my multi- award winning book, Hieroglyph.

All you have to do to enter is visit Hieroglyph's utube page and leave a comment on the 2nd of November.
Likes appreciated, too. Thanks.

Hieroglyph Book Trailer

But the party doesn't stop here - it carries on through all of November!

Check out all the awesome book trailers by other RRBC authors.
Leave a comment on their designated day and be in to win more prizes.

November Book Trailer Line Up

Historical Ficton Book Launch, NZ - Web of Gold by Dot Scott 12th November

22/10/2016

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BOOK LAUNCH: WEB OF GOLD by DOT SCOTT
VENUE: De Tour Gallery, Blenhein, New Zealand
DATE & TIME: 6pm Saturday 12th November
ALL WELCOME
#Gold Rush #Charleston #Historical #Romance

In 1867 Charleston, on New Zealand’s West Coast, is a primitive place. Gold has just been found and hastily erected tents and tiny cottages are scattered throughout the roughly felled bush as hopeful miners swarm there in search of a quick fortune. Wooden shop facades line the muddy streets as Doctor Arthur Jones, his wife Felicity and their two daughters arrive from England to find only a tent to live in; an open fire their only source of heat.
Patrick Kavanagh travels the treacherous beach route from Hokitika to Charleston, lured by the promise of gold. An Orangeman, he runs up against fiery and resentful Fenians and is injured, resulting in a trip to the new doctor and a meeting with the doctor’s daughter, Amy.
There is drama in plenty as love, stolen gold, and fire, not to mention a full scale riot, rock the lives of the men and women of Charleston as they go about their daily business, in a life very different from any they’ve known before.

Raised an only child on a remote farm in North Wairarapa, my early education was through the Correspondence School in Wellington and communication was always through the written word. I learned to read and write very early and even better, my mother loved words – a dictionary by my side is still a fact of life. At Iona College in Havelock North, I was lucky enough to have an English teacher (who also taught History) with the same love of words, and this, plus the vivid sort of imagination a child on her own develops, gave me a driving passion to write.
A Certificate in Historical Writing, one in Proofreading and Copy Editing and a Diploma in Creative Writing helped me to get short stories and articles published in various magazines and anthologies and I’ve now completed this, my first book. An Illustrated Historical Novel, it is set in Charleston on New Zealand’s West Coast, in the late 1860s, during the height of the gold rush. The sequel is running around in my head.

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Multi-Award Winning Children's/Teen Book, Hieroglyph, now available in print POD.

14/10/2016

Award winning children's/teen book, Hieroglyph, is now available in print from Amazon and Createspace.

‘A fantastical mix of history and fantasy. A GOLD medal winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
Sliver Medal winner in the International Readers' Favorite Book Awards Children's/Preteens.

Readers’ Comments

‘I read this book with my class of 11-12 yr olds and they loved it. They liked the historical aspect and it was a good ‘jump off’ for studying Egypt and myths and legends. The author has a very lucid writing style which kept the children enthralled till the end. Highly recommended for this age group and even older.’ Primary school teacher, aged 55

‘The best part of this book was all the mystery. Not all of it was answered so I will be hunting out the next to find out more. This is the best book I have read since Harry Potter.’ Girl, aged 13

‘Exciting book with a bit of history too. My mum was pleased when I told her about it. At last, a book I like AND my mum too!!!’ Boy, aged 12

“Did Ancient Egyptians visit Australia?”
13 year old TC has a secret. No one knows she possesses a supernatural power.
Can TC help her Uncle Max, an archaeologist, unearth enough evidence that Ancient Egyptians visited Australia, before he’s discredited in the media by those that want the past to stay buried?

“Some would say that I have a gift, but to me it’s always been a curse. Before I changed my mind, I tugged off my gloves and whipped my head left and right, checking to see that no one was watching. I sucked in breath and steadied my nerves then thrust my hands against the stones and touched one of the cartouches. Time and place ripped away.”

Hieroglyph ebook Amazon

Hieroglyph Createspace

www.hieroglyph.ws

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Happy Reading,
Wendy x

PS I'm going to Miami in November for the Readers' Favorites Book Awards ceremony to collect my silver medal.
I'll also be going to the Miami book fair - say "Hi" if you see me - I love catching up with readers.

Mega Middle Grade and Children's Book Giveaway - October 2016

8/10/2016

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Hi,
Hieroglyph has won 2 awards.
Gold Medal The Wishing Shelf Awards ~9-12 years.
Silver Medal Readers' Favorite ~ Preteen/Children's

‘A fantastical mix of history and fantasy. A GOLD medal winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

‘The best part of this book was all the mystery. Not all of it was answered so I will be hunting out the next to find out more. This is the best book I have read since Harry Potter.’ Girl, aged 13

‘Exciting book with a bit of history too. My mum was pleased when I told her about it. At last, a book I like AND my mum too!!!’ Boy, aged 12

Enter Ripley's giveaway for a chance to win an ebook copy of Hieroglyph plus all the other fabulous books.

Good Luck!
Wendy

Hieroglyph Amazon US

Visit WJ Scott Amazon Author Page

www.Hieroglyph.ws

ENTER OCTOBER 2016 GIVEAWAY

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Introducing one of my favourite fantasy authors ~ Belinda Mellor

1/10/2016

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Introducing Author Belinda Mellor
Website: http://silvana.belindamellor.com/
Blog: https://treeandleafblog.com/

The Trilogy:
Fabiom risked his life and his sanity to win a Silvana’s love, but his son risks far more – he risks his very soul. And his son has no intention of following in their footsteps, yet what is asked of him might be the greatest sacrifice of all. To see hope restored to a hopeless land, can the cost to a single man be counted?

‘What a lovely book. Literate, elegant and charming, with a touch of whimsy, this is a story in the high fantasy style of Tolkien, although on a more domestic scale.’
‘'Silvana: The Greening' is definitely for readers who enjoy great prose as much as a great story.’
‘A beautifully crafted book, which entrances and enthrals from the beginning to the end. This is not a genre that I usually read and I did not expect to find that once I started reading, I would be unable to put it down. I am looking forward to the sequel.’

Amazon Author Page (with book links) https://www.amazon.com/Belinda-Mellor/e/B00KE0INFU

Wendy's reviews:

Silvana The Greening by Belinda Mellor.
5*****
Wondrous and haunting.
Like the last lingering sweet note of a plucked harp string this story echoed through my thoughts long after I’d reluctantly closed the final page. My best attempt to categorize this wondrous story with its eloquent prose would be as a literary fantasy. The imagery is hauntingly beautiful and a feast for the senses – floral scents and musical lilts almost wafting off the turning pages. I’m delighted that the next in this series is now out. Silvana is a storytelling masterpiece – highly recommend!

Silvana The Turning.
5*****
A haunting masterpiece.
Bravo. Bravo. Standing ovation. If this book was a piece of classical music, after the last note played, the last page turned, the final sentence read, there would be a pause as the audience reconciled itself that a masterpiece, an intricate weaving of words into raw human emotions, has sadly come to an end. Feelings of loss. Hands unwilling to close the book, wanting to hold onto the threads of the story for just a bit longer. To stay within the world of the Silvanii, which at this twilight moment feels more real than our own flesh and blood lives. A sadder tale than The Greening, one that cuts a bit deeper into our soul, the pages almost weeping with sorrow, but also a message of hope and love. The seeds for the next story have been firmly sown and I await with ardent anticipation Book Three.

Amazon Author Page (with book links) https://www.amazon.com/Belinda-Mellor/e/B00KE0INFU

Author's Bio:
Belinda Mellor lives with her husband and daughter and far too many animals on a lifestyle block near Nelson; a place the family came to on holiday some years back and forgot to leave. A background in theology and applied spirituality make her eminently suited to a life of goat milking and egg collecting.
At the age of five she won a school award for ‘free expression’ and has not stopped writing since. She was an inaugural winner of an Ian St James literary award for Bronwen’s Dowry, a fantasy story based in the world she would later set her Silvana novels in (published in the Collins anthology At the Stroke of Twelve). Since then she has been awarded a literary bursary and an award for a character-driven story. Numerous of her non-fiction and occasional fiction pieces have appeared in magazines and local newspapers, and a play for children was performed by a theatre-in-education company.
Her published works include the two Silvana novels: The Greening and The Turning and, most recently, Bronwen’s Dowry was reprinted in the anthology: All These Shiny Worlds.
Her current projects include completing a YA faerie story based on Irish folklore, about two sets of changelings and their fae counterparts; writing the third Silvana book – Restoration; resurrecting a series of children’s stories about a fire-loving salamander family (originally written for an animation company that folded before the project could be realised); and completing a collaborative art book based on the story of creation and why the Creator put THAT tree in such an accessible position.

Website: http://silvana.belindamellor.com/
Blog: https://treeandleafblog.com/

Amazon Author Page (with book links) https://www.amazon.com/Belinda-Mellor/e/B00KE0INFU

Listen to the Silvanii sing and fall under their spell. Deep in the wildwood there are trees that are home to the Silvanii – dryad-like spirits of the great trees. They are powerful, wise, and – for the most part – benign. Their voices are sublime, but their song can undo the human mind.

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RRBC Holiday Train "Book Trailer" Block Party November 2016

Historical Ficton Book Launch, NZ - Web of Gold by Dot Scott 12th November

Multi-Award Winning Children's/Teen Book, Hieroglyph, now available in print POD.

Mega Middle Grade and Children's Book Giveaway - October 2016

Introducing one of my favourite fantasy authors ~ Belinda Mellor

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RRBC Holiday Train "Book Trailer" Block Party November 2016

Historical Ficton Book Launch, NZ - Web of Gold by Dot Scott 12th November

Multi-Award Winning Children's/Teen Book, Hieroglyph, now available in print POD.

Mega Middle Grade and Children's Book Giveaway - October 2016

Introducing one of my favourite fantasy authors ~ Belinda Mellor

Wendy Scott

Subscribe to Wendy's Newsletter

Aspiring Author Series

Click on Cronkite (the bird) to download FREE, Gypsy Wishes, a companion scene for Tails.

Follow me on Twitter​@WendyJayneScott

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Follow me on Twitter
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