Thursday, November 7, 2013

BTB-PJ Schnyder Sing for the Dead Author Spotlight & Giveaway!!



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Title: Sing for the Dead
Author: PJ Schnyder
Publisher: Carina Press
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publication Date: November 4, 2013



Blurb:
Kayden, a lone were-leopard allied with the London werewolf pack to keep the zombie infestation in check, is used to working solo—until he discovers a beautiful fae woman surrounded by the aftermath of battle. He’s immediately drawn to Sorcha, but quickly discovers she’s much more than a pretty face.

Half Bean Sidhe and half berserker, Sorcha trained over centuries to become the perfect warrior. She agrees to work with local weres to investigate a new type of zombie capable of coordinated attacks—and is partnered with Kayden. He’s strong, darkly handsome and completely unafraid of her. And his kiss fills her with insatiable desire instead of bloodlust.

As Kayden and Sorcha work together, their attraction grows and their deepest scars are bared to each other. But with the force behind the deadly new zombies poised to overwhelm the city, Sorcha can only pray that the next time her bloodlust strikes, Kayden isn’t among the fallen…

Excerpt:   Chapter One
Sorcha ran.

Taking the Serpentine bridge helped speed her along, man-made though it was. Crossing running water posed no deterrent for her. Others of fae blood might have paused in the hunt, but the zombies shambling through the bare trees in these parks were not her quarry.

No. Pursuit was not her purpose. Rescue was. The feeling of wrongness, the taint of spoiled magic, worsened as she crossed from Hyde Park into the Kensington Gardens. Perhaps the lake separating the two parks kept some of it from spreading. What humans called the Long Water remained relatively clean of the pall of death exuding from the land.

The trees in Kensington Gardens were bare skeletons this deep into winter in London—sleeping, but restless, tugging at her heart. Would the trees be too sickened to bring forth new life after their roots had bathed in blood? Parks like these provided sanctuary for the lesser fae and Fair Folk living in cities such as London. Without them, the fae who’d made the city their home, braved cold iron, would fade. And for every city lost, the Under Hill shrank as well.

Even if mortals ruled the world, the fae needed to maintain a presence in order to keep the balance of things or their world would fade from existence. She’d been sent to investigate why the fae of London were disappearing, and she’d found death walking. Stupid humans, coming in after dark, to hunt and be overwhelmed, to loot and be taken by surprise. Perhaps such short lives made for stunted memories. Though the zombies found prey too often in these gardens, the humans kept coming. She didn’t Sing for those, the ones who’d done humanity a favor by taking themselves out of the gene pool.

No. Her Songs aided the passing of worthier souls. A tortured cry rang out in the night, sending ripples through the magic saturating the land, tainted as it was. She ran harder. Perhaps she could be savior this time, and not simply witness to death.

The zombies were gathering, called not only by the sounds of struggle, but also by the disturbance. Like sharks drawn to an injured fish in water, it was as if the zombies could sense easy prey. Unnatural as they were, she’d no doubt zombies were animated at least in part by magic of some kind. The parks used to be the reservoirs of old magic in the city. They’d become death traps.

As she broke through the trees, a brownie stood atop a mound in the children’s playground, a curved dome with tunnels for children to crawl through in play. Good that he’d chosen higher ground, bad that he’d allowed himself to be surrounded away from any trees or route of escape. Maybe the mound had reminded him of a hollowed hill, the way the tunnels led beneath it.

Gentle in nature, brownies like him tended places and buildings, their magic sympathetic to home and hearth. They weren’t bred to fighting, weren’t trained as soldiers the way she’d been. While he could turn boggart and create minor havoc, he wasn’t meant for true violence and was no match for the dead trying to eat him. But she was.

Red haze encroached on her vision. Sorcha reached for her swords, drawing them free without slowing her pace, embracing the sweet song of savagery rising in her blood.





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When the Words are Stuck

Not going to lie. The words don’t always flow. And Sorcha’s voice especially needed to flow in Sing for the Dead. It’s not writer’s block, per say, more like intermittent trickles of words instead of the steady stream to make a cohesive scene.

When that happens, I step away from the keyboard for a bit to clear my head. If I’m too close to a deadline, I stress. And when I stress, I make comfort foods...especially cupcakes.


Stress baking. It’s a thing.

Usually, I enjoy one or two of the goodies and then get back to writing, my mind happily reset from having focused on a different type of task and the resultant sugar rush. The rest of the goodies, I ask my roommate to eat or he takes them over to his family's house not too far away in an effort to remove temptation.

The important thing here, is I got back to writing. ;)


Author Bio:
Born and raised in the North East, PJ Schnyder spent her childhood pretending to study for the SATs by reading every fantasy and sci-fi novel she could borrow from the local and school libraries. She scored fairly high in the verbal portion.

She was introduced to the wonderful world of romance a decade later by her best friend at an anime convention in Seattle.

She now lives somewhere temperate watching the seasons go by with her two dogs and super stealthy ninja kitty, writing her stories and gaming.

Play find the PJ around the Internetz:

Twitter: @pjschnyder

Awesome Prizes: A Sing for the Dead spiral notebook, PJ pen, signed cover flats for  Sing for the Dead and Bite Me, and a custom bookmark with one of my favorite quotes from Sing for the Dead, plus a PJ Schnyder USB flash drive.


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TOUR SCHEDULE:
Monday, November 4, 2013
Mom with a Kindle {Guest Post}                   
Rather Barefoot Than Bookless {Guest Post}      

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Simply Ali {Guest Post}                    
Joyfully Reviewed {Guest Post}      

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Pretty Girls Read Books {Guest Post}              
HBS Author’s Spotlight {Author Interview}        

Thursday, November 7, 2013
For Whom The Books Toll {Guest Post}                    

Friday, November 8, 2013
M.J. Schiller, Romance Author {Guest Post}          
That’s What I’m Talking ABout {Guest Post}          

Monday, November 11, 2013
Amberkatze’s Book Blog {Guest Post}                  

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Paranormal Dimension {Guest Post}          

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Booklover Sue {Author Interview}                          

Thursday, November 14, 2013
Musings and Ramblings {Author Interview}  

Friday, November 15, 2013
Author’s Cafe {Author Interview}            

Monday, November 18, 2013
Paranormal Realms {Guest Post}            

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Deal Sharing Aunt {Guest Post}        

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Celestial Reviews {Guest Post}              

Friday, November 22, 2013
Realm of Fantasy and Fiction {Guest Post}    

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