BeachBoundbooks is pleased to be coordinating a Blog Tour for the middle grade fantasy The Gardenia Curse by C.M. Savage. The tour will run November 7 - November 28, 2016.
Title: The Gardenia Curse | Author: C.M. Savage | Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy | Number of Pages: 158 | Release Date: October 26, 2015
About the Book
Book Description: Thirteen-year-old Eva Thomas finds herself in a life threatening mystery when her dreams become real. Night after night, she is transported to Dreamland, where an evil being, the Shadow, wants her dead. Can Eva save herself and her dreams before it’s too late? Exhausted from troubled sleep, Eva stumbles through her days in a new town where her grandmother is known as an eccentric and in a new school where a bully has decided Eva needs to be put in her place. Eva is left feeling alone and uncertain until she meets Alice, a quirky classmate with non-stop questions about Eva’s family. Is Alice a friend or is she after something more?
In Dreamland, Eva is constantly on the run from the Shadow, even after she meets Herman, her dream-guide. Will Herman be able to protect Eva from the Shadow and shed some light on why the Shadow wants her dead? Or are Eva’s dreams destined to remain a nightmare?
Mystery, evil and a touch of romance—all in a night’s dream.
What others are saying...
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"In The Gardenia Curse, Eva’s adventure unfolds like a gardenia blossom, a little at a time, getting more intriguing with each pedal that unfurls until finally the full thing is open to enjoy." - Amazon Review
"The Gardenia Curse is an exciting middle grade fantasy that easily captivates readers with it's imaginative plot and interesting characters." - BeachBoundBooks
"The author really captures your mind and heart. I am looking forward to the authors second book to see what happens next!" - Amazon Review
C. M. Savage began writing at a young age. She used a typewriter and crayons to write and illustrate her first book when she was in second grade and continued to write off and on through college. After traveling, she enjoyed working with birds of prey, mammals and endangered Hawaiian birds. She is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, enjoys crafting and having fun with her family. She recently moved back to Bend, Oregon with her husband and two daughters. The Gardenia Curse is her debut novel. She is now working on the sequel.
Prize: One winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card or $25 PayPal cash prize(winner’s choice), a copy of The Gardenia Curse, and a Book Flower.
Giveaway ends: November 28, 11:59 pm, 2016
Open to: Internationally.
How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.
Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the author, C.M. Savage and is hosted and managed by Stacie from BeachBoundBooks. If you have any additional questions feel free to send an email to stacie@BeachBoundBooks.com.
About the Author
C. M. Savage began writing at a young age. She used a typewriter and crayons to write and illustrate her first book when she was in second grade and continued to write off and on through college. After traveling, she enjoyed working with birds of prey, mammals and endangered Hawaiian birds. She is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, enjoys crafting and having fun with her family. She recently moved back to Bend, Oregon with her husband and two daughters. The Gardenia Curse is her debut novel. She is now working on the sequel.
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Q & A with C.M. Savage
Q:Tell us about yourself.
A:First off, I want to say thank
you for hosting me. I’m so excited The Gardenia Curse has been out for a year
now. I’m a mother of two wonderful elementary school age girls, a wife and
overall creative creature. I love animals and prior to having a family, worked
with endangered Hawaiian birds, both in the field and in captivity. I’ve also worked
with birds of prey and mammals that were injured or otherwise unable to be
released back to the wild. After children though, I wanted to be able to be
home and focus on the family. I decided returning to my passion for writing
would be a good way to do that. I don’t always have a ton of time to write since
my family does come first and I seem to fall asleep with my girls at bedtime
more often than not. Doing this, unfortunately, cuts out what has been my prime
writing time. With my youngest in school five days a week now though, I’m
excited to find more time during the day to work on my craft. Our family moved
back to Bend, Oregon during the summer. I love seeing the seasons again and
look forward to the first snowfall of the year. Although the girls’ new school
does not have a library for me to volunteer in like their last school, I have
been able to volunteer in the classrooms to help with crafts and as a driver
for field trips. Being active in their school is important to me. I’ve also
recently come back from a six-year hiatus in Taekwondo and am excited to get my
body and mind back into shape. I also love to read and am so happy that I have
passed that down to my girls. We are a family of readers.
Q:What inspired your book, The
Gardenia Curse?
A:My husband. I had a scene
playing around in my head, but I couldn’t really get the story I wanted to
develop around it. One night, my husband made a comment about dreams and things
just clicked. His comment gave me the missing element I needed to create
Dreamland and Eva’s story.
Tell us about your main
character.
Q:What other books have you
written?
A:The Gardenia Curse is my
first published book, but I have plans for a sequel and a prequel.
Q:What do you think readers
will find most appealing about your book?
A:I think readers will get
caught up in the fast pace of Eva’s story. I’ve been told, once someone starts
the book, they don’t want to put it down. Personally, I really like the budding
relationship between Herman and Eva. I’m excited to develop it more and see
where it leads them.
Q:How did you come up with
the idea for your book cover?
A:My publisher, Saguaro
Books, chose the cover. With a title like The Gardenia Curse though, it wasn’t
a surprise to me that a gardenia was chosen.
Q:What are you currently
working on?
A:Currently, I am dividing my
time between the sequel to The Gardenia Curse and a Native American inspired
story. When I get stuck on one, I let my brain mull things over as I work on
the other. For now it’s working. I know at some point one will take my complete
focus until I get the whole story down. I’m curious to see which one it will
be.
Q:How can readers discover
more about you and your work?
A:They can go to my website, www.cmsavage.com, follow me on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCMSavage/,
or follow me on Twitter, https://twitter.com/AuthorCMSavage.
My online presence has been pretty quiet, but I have plans to change that. With
my youngest in school five days a week now, I’m starting to figure out a
writing schedule that works. I have plans to blog more and share snippets of my
writing as the books progress.
Blog Tour Prize Pack Giveaway
Prize: One winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card or $25 PayPal cash prize(winner’s choice), a copy of The Gardenia Curse, and a Book Flower.
Giveaway ends: November 28, 11:59 pm, 2016
Open to: Internationally.
How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.
Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the author, C.M. Savage and is hosted and managed by Stacie from BeachBoundBooks. If you have any additional questions feel free to send an email to stacie@BeachBoundBooks.com.
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