A bunch of us awesome
MG Authors from our We Love Middle Grade group decided
to get together and have a Happy Holidays Blog Hop just in time for the festive
season for our readers and followers. The Hop will run from December 1st
to the 15th, so there’s plenty of time to check out the
participating authors, and maybe find a gem of a read for you and your tween in
time for the holidays.
So what do the
holidays mean to you? Great food? Giving gifts? Getting gifts? Family
get-togethers? Parties? Supporting your
favorite charities? Honestly, the list can go on, but for me, it’s all about
the process of preparation for the holiday season. You know. The decorating,
baking, shopping, planning meals and all the other fun stuff that leads up to your
special holiday. I would be remiss in sharing the one thing I LOVE to do during
the month of December: watch one or two movie versions of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. I have two favorite
versions — the original with Alastair
Sim playing Ebenezer Scrooge, and the hilarious 1980s version with Bill Murray
who played the Scrooge-ish Frank Cross in Scrooged. Both have a
different flavor, yet carry the same message: Don’t mess with the past and make
wise choices in the present else you can royally screw up your future. Love
Dickens take on time travel!
Since I’m in a giving, non-Scrooge mood, I’m
pulling out the reindeers and giving away both ebooks in The Last Timekeepers
time travel series, The Last
Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis, and Legend of
the Timekeepers, in the format of
your choice. Plus, I’m giving away some swag: a Babel necklace, a ceramic Spiral
pendant, a rubber wrist band, and signed trading cards of both my books! Oh, and as an added bonus I’m throwing in a
PDF copy of Cooking with Musa to make your holidays in the kitchen as easy-peasy as possible.
Here’s the blurb from The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of
Atlantis:
When 13-year-old Amanda Sault and
her annoying classmates are caught in a food fight at school, they're given a
choice: suspension or yard duty. The decision is a no-brainer. Their two-week
crash course in landscaping leads to the discovery of a weathered stone arch in
the overgrown back yard. The arch isn't a forgotten lawn ornament but an
ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis.Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to be Timekeepers--legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from the evil Belial--Amanda and her classmates are sent on an adventure of a lifetime. Can they find the young Robin Hood and his merry band of teens? If they don't, then history itself may be turned upside down.
Here’s the blurb from the prequel, Legend of the Timekeepers:
Lilith was a young girl with
dreams and a family before the final destruction of Atlantis shattered those
dreams and tore her family apart. Now refugees, Lilith and her father make
their home in the Black Land. This strange, new country has no place in Lilith’s
heart until a beloved high priestess introduces Lilith to her life purpose—to
be a Timekeeper and keep time safe.
Summoned through the seventh arch
of Atlantis by the Children of the Law of One, Lilith and her newfound friends
are sent into Atlantis’s past, and given a task that will ultimately test their
courage and try their faith in each other. Can the Timekeepers stop the dark
magus Belial before he changes the seers’ prophecy? If they fail, then their
future and the earth’s fate will be altered forever.
Good luck, and don’t forget to
visit all the other author blogs on our Happy Holidays Hop to enjoy more
giveaway fun! Cheers and have a happy and safe holiday season!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Terms & Conditions:
This Blog Hop begins midnight on December 1st and
runs until midnight December 15th, 2013. The draw will take place
December 16th, 2013.
The winner will chosen by Rafflecopter
I will contact the winner via email and give the winner 72 hours
to accept his/her prize.Prize as stated—no alternatives will be offered.
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Love the blurbs and can't wait to read the books!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rhonda! Best of luck in the giveaway! Cheers!
DeleteI teach middle grades & love to help students find books they might enjoy.
ReplyDeleteMy spell would be something that only allows my students to say & think positive things about math.
DeleteHey, Robin! Glad to hear that you're teaching our future generation! Math was never my strong suit, but it's a subject that we all need! Cheer for stopping by and good luck with the giveaway!
DeleteGood luck with the blog hop Sharon. I have entered
ReplyDeleteHey you! I love Scrooged, too!! A must watch every year - along with Elf & all my favorite claymation ones.
ReplyDeleteMy spell? It's a time travel one. Drink lots of booze. You'll pass out & it'll be tomorrow. The end. :P
LOL, I didn't understand the spell comment until I checked the Rafflecopter! I had copied it from a previous contest, and it mentions a spell. I fixed it now. Thanks June! Love your time travel spell. Hopefully there's no hangover to go with it! Hugs and cheers!
DeleteAwesome books, but I expect nothing less from Sharon Ledwith.:)
ReplyDeleteI've learned from the best, Sloane...and you're the best! Cheers!
DeleteIf I could time travel, I would go back and hang out with my relatives from the 18th and 19th century. It would be fascinating to see what they did and how they thought. And I am positive it would give me a MUCH great appreciation for all the conveniences and the easy life I live now.
ReplyDeleteI know, right, Sara! That's one of the reasons why I created this series. My characters can't use their modern gadget, and have to rely on their talents and gifts. Good choice! Cheers!
DeleteHey lil' sis! You sure are giving away a lot of loot here! Good luck on your Timekeepers series and the Christmas story. I have them all!
ReplyDeleteHey, big sis, this is a NON-SCROOGE zone here! Thanks for your support and enjoy your holidays!
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