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Friday, June 7, 2019

Virtual Book Tour: Eternal Wanderings by DanielleAckley-McPhail @DMcPhail #urbanfantasy #fantasy #blogtour #interview #giveaway @RABTBookTours


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Urban Fantasy / Celtic Fantasy
Date Published: April 1, 2019

Publisher: eSpec Books (Paper Phoenix Press imprint)


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Mortal. Immortal. Musician. Mage. 

On a journey from the boroughs of New York to the heart of Tir na nÓg, from innocence to the deepest darkest crevices of her soul, Kara O’Keefe found power and strength in the discovery of self. But with that peace came a hard truth. As a bridge connecting many worlds, none of them held a place for her.

She must find her own way, forge her own path.

To honor a vow to Granddame Rose, a matriarch of the Kalderaš Clan, Kara joins the Romani caravan, only to find herself even more of an outsider than before. While she strives for acceptance, and to honor her vow, little does she know she has once more become a lure to an ancient and deadly enemy, drawing danger into the midst of her unsuspecting hosts.

Once savior of the world, Kara must now save herself and the innocents around her.

She has come into her legacy, but where will destiny take her?

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Based on the Eternal Cycle Series of Novels:

Yesterday's Dreams

Tomorrow's Memories

Today's Promise

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Includes six bonus short stories.



Interview


What is the hardest part of writing your books?

Honestly? Finding the time to actually write them. I am a publisher as well (eSpec Books), and I do freelance editing and typesetting. When one of those tasks isn’t demanding my time I am making custom costume horns or homemade flavor-infused candied ginger which I sell at the conventions where I promote my books, to help pay the bills.

What songs are most played on your Ipod?

Don’t have an iPod, but YouTube is usually running in the background with Celtic Instrumentals playing. The longest track I can find is 10-hours long. On a good day I have to start it over.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?

I have what I like to call an alpha reader. Her name is Helen Fleisher, but she goes by Halla. I call her an alpha reader because she reads and gives me feedback as I am writing. This is helpful because I write in a non-linear fashion and she helps me keep things straight or tells me when I have left out details when I am bouncing from scene to scene.

What book are you reading now?

I am editing a few anthologies right now so that takes up all of my reading time at the moment. Those anthologies are Realmscapes: Heroes of the Realm (Realm Makers Media), In Harm’s Way and Footprints in the Stars (eSpec Books)

How did you start your writing career?

I’ve just always written. English was my strongest subject all through my education and creative writing and poetry appealed to me so I used to write in my spare time. In college, most of my electives were Literature or creative writing. When I graduated I realized I wasn’t writing anymore because I was so used to writing for assignments and I didn’t have that anymore. That is when I started actively pursuing writing on my own. It was just for fun at first, but I started writing and posting an ongoing story that people liked. One day I got an email from the site where I posted it. The person said they were an agent and would be interested in the book when I was done. At the time I didn’t realize I was writing a book, but write it I did. It took me two years to finish, but they were still interested. Better yet, it turned out that they were actually a publisher. It wasn’t a very well known publishing house, but it got me started on this crazy journey.

Tell us about your next release.


Well, I just released Eternal Wanderings, a spin-off series based on my Eternal Cycle trilogy (Yesterday’s Dreams, Tomorrow’s Memories, Today’s Promise). The original trilogy started out as ‘Irish Elves in New York City fighting evil demigods,’ but it eventually ended up in Ireland and Tir na nÓg. This new series picks up literally where the novels left off, with the main character, Kara O’Keefe (a violin prodigy, human mage, and elfkin possessing a Sidhe soul), joining a Romani caravan to fulfill a vow. Little does she know an ancient enemy will pursue her, putting those she travels with at risk.



About the Author

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Award-winning author and editor Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the publishing industry for longer than she cares to admit. In 2014 she joined forces with husband Mike McPhail and friend Greg Schauer to form her own publishing house, eSpec Books (www.especbooks.com).
Her published works include six novels, Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories, Today’s Promise, The Halfling’s Court, The Redcaps’ Queen, and Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea, Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, and Eternal Wanderings, the non-fiction writers’ guide, The Literary Handyman, and is the senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm, Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and In an Iron Cage. Her short stories are included in numerous other anthologies and collections.

In addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns under the moniker The Hornie Lady, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and wholesale.

Danielle lives in New Jersey with husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and three extremely spoiled cats.

To learn more about her work, visit www.sidhenadaire.com or www.especbooks.


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