Monday, January 14, 2013

Promotional Event and Giveaway: The Crimson Hunt by Victoria H. Smith

Title: The Crimson Hunt (Book One: Eldaen Light Chronicles)

Author: Victoria H. Smith

Release date: November 7, 2012

Genre: Science Fiction Romance

Age Group: New Adult

Event organized by: AToMR Tours

Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Smashwords | Print



Book Description:

College junior Ariel Richmond is working on year three of Project Normalcy.



Her house reeks of keggers past and her bestie is just a slight bit vulgar. But the thing is—they both aid in making life refreshingly uneventful.



So much for hard-earned mediocrity when Luca Grinaldi appears on the scene.



Luca’s sudden presence on campus is hard to ignore. Those bright eyes act like a beacon to unsuspecting females, and with features like his, he’s got to be moonlighting for GQ. Luca hopelessly captivates Ariel with his confidence and charisma, but the mysteries surrounding him make him nearly untouchable. And just when Ariel grows close enough to unlock his secrets, a tragic event sends her life in a downward spiral.



That steady life is no longer an option and allies quickly become scarce. The mysterious Luca seems to be the only one willing to help her—but with that trust comes the burden of his secrets. He has a dark mission of otherworldly proportions, and is willing to sacrifice as many lives as it takes to see it completed.



Gone are the days of simply maintaining normalcy, and if Ariel isn’t cautious with her trust, so soon may be her future.





The Crimson Hunt is a New Adult Science Fiction Romance.




About the Author:



Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She puts it to good use writing romance all day. She resides in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her right. She often draws inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the twenty-something characters she writes give her an earful about it.



In her free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a few tweets on Twitter when she can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the sub-genres of science fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really, anywhere her pen takes her she goes.


Author social media links: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads



Excerpt:



Grabbing my cup, I forgot myself and indulged in a sip.

Luca watched me, his gaze hard.

Note to self: brown tea + white shirt + GQ model = bad idea. I placed my cup on the table’s surface and wiped my sweaty palms on my jeans.

He continued to watch me. His stare was so deep it could be mistaken for analyzing.

Gosh, he stared hard. Like his eyes were trying to unearth some secret he wanted to know from mine. Since I wasn’t skilled in the art of mind reading, I figured I should make an attempt at formulating some sentences. “So, who is ‘I am Luca?’” I asked, mimicking his original introduction to me. Nice, Ariel, real nice. Making fun of him will definitely score you points.

What do you mean?”

I mean, what do you do in your spare time? Besides helping girls save cute, baby deer in the middle of vacant woods, of course.” I laughed. It was getting easier to be more natural with him. I liked that.

He laughed, too, breaking his analysis. “School and work takes up the majority of my time.”

Something told me there had to be more to him than that. No one who looked like that graced the world with their beauty in such a mundane way.

What about you?” he asked.

I guess the same as you. Just work and school.”

So why did you find my answer odd?”

Was he skilled in the art of mind reading? “What do you mean?” I laughed in nervousness.

He smiled and rested his finger to his delicious lips. “You looked a little underwhelmed by my answer, is all.”

By God, he got me. “I just thought that … I guess I didn’t know what I thought.” Oy vey.

He laughed gently. 

 

Giveaway:


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8 comments:

  1. Love books that take place in college. It is a nice change that is becoming more popular. This sounds interesting!

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  2. This sounds like it is going to be good doesn't it.

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  3. I am lovin' the new adult genre, its like crack..LOL I like the sound of this one.

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  4. Happy Monday. Wow. It seems like they have some chemistry right off the bat. Gotta love that. I also love the cover. THat purple flower reminds of Jennifer Armentrout's covers.

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  5. I agree Jennifer!

    It does sound great Ellen! I really need to read it soon!

    @kimba I so agree! I am loving the NA genre!!

    @Heidi, it does! I can't totally see it now that you said that!

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  6. Sounds like a great read!!!
    Thanks for the great giveaway!!
    Ashley A
    ash_app@hotmail.com

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  7. Sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. I've seen this one around and it sounds like something I'd like. The cover is really pretty too.

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