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Today, we're welcoming TWCS Publishing House with a BOOK BLITZ. It stars a multi-title bundle that's got a little bit of this and a little bit of that all from the creative mind of author Lissa Bryan. Ready to read all about it? Push on my friends, push on....
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The End of All Things
by Lissa Bryan
(Book 1)
Category: Dystopian
Publication Date: January 24,
2013
Summary
After a terrible virus ravages the planet, Carly
Daniels, one of the few survivors, hides in her apartment in Juneau trying to survive the best she
can with only occasional forays to gather food. With her is Sam, a wolf puppy she found starving
on the streets. He becomes her companion and a reason to continue when giving up sometimes
seems like the more attractive option. Still dazed with shock and grief, she hopes for the world to
go back to normal soon.
She is discovered by Justin, an ex-soldier who is
intent on making his way to Florida before the winter sets in. Justin coaxes her out of her hiding
place and convinces her to join him on his journey, because a warmer climate will be their best
chance against the extremes of Mother Nature.
Together, they begin a perilous journey through a
nation laid to waste by the disaster. Challenges abound along the way. The weather, injury, and
shortage of supplies all help to slow them down. In time, they discover that they aren’t the only
survivors. Some are friendly but some have had their minds destroyed by the high fever. Then
there are those who simply take what they want, leaving Carly and Justin with no choice but to
defend what is theirs.
But their journey is not without joy and love.
Together, they face every struggle, including an unplanned pregnancy. Despite the perils of
bringing a child into a world of chaos, their baby is a new beginning for themselves and a symbol of
hope for the other survivors they find along the way.
This is the story of their journey to find a place to
begin a new life, and a home in each other.
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Tales from the End by Lissa
Bryan
(4 Short Stories / Companion
Pieces)
Category: Dystopian
Publication Date: February 4,
2014
Summary
From the author of The End of All Things comes a
collection of short stories about the Infection that swept around the globe, decimating the
population, and leaving behind a small number of survivors, unprepared to deal with the brutal new
world which had replaced the one they'd known.
The Horsemen
L.A.'s mayor has declared quarantine to try to halt
the spread of the Infection. Pearl sets off across the city to buy supplies, but already the world is
changing. Something strange is in the air. The Horsemen are coming ...
Veronica
When Veronica's mother doesn't come home from
work and no one answers the phone when she calls for help, a nine-year-old girl is thrown into the
chaos of a world coming to an end. Veronica decides it's up to her to find her family. "Veronica" is
the story of a little girl's courage in the face of the end of all things.
"I Wandered Lonely As A
Cloud"
They called her Shadowfax-- the mare Carly and
Justin found on their travels. But before she was found by Carly, the retired dressage horse was
known as Cloud. An unusual tale of the end, told through the eyes of a confused and lonely horse,
left in her pasture.
Birthday
A previously-published bonus story. Carly knows
Justin has never celebrated his birthday, and after society crumbled, no one knows what date it is,
anyway. But she wants to do something special for him. Celebrating the little things helps them
keep hope alive, and as a blizzard rages outside, a small gesture of love warms their
home.
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The Land of the Shadow by Lissa
Bryan
(Book 2)
Category: Dystopian
Publication Date: August 21,
2014
Summary
After surviving the Infection and a perilous journey
through the wasteland that was once the United States, Carly and Justin have found a safe home
in the isolated town of Colby.
Even so, balancing the duties of survival and a
growing family isn’t easy. As they emerge as leaders, they face difficult questions about justice in a
lawless land, basic human rights, and freedom in a world where strength defines worth. More than
ever, they have to rely on one another for strength and support during the darkest of
times.
The Crisis is far from over. Their fences won’t keep
the world out forever, and a new threat is emerging—a gang of predators who see the town as
easy pickings. When danger looms over Colby, Carly must decide how far she’ll go to protect those
she loves.
It’s a journey down the long and broken road
through The Land of the Shadow.
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Shadows Have Gone by Lissa Bryan
(Book 3)
Category: Dystopian
Publication Date: March 26,
2015
Summary
Carly Daniels knows what it is to suffer loss. She knows what it is to sacrifice. In the two years
since a pandemic virus—known only as the Infection—decimated humanity, she’s made choices
she never could have imagined. She’s condoned violence in the name of peace and done the
unthinkable in the name of mercy. But with Justin at her side, she’s also learned there’s nothing
she can’t face and nothing she wouldn’t do to protect those she loves.
But now another threat has arrived in the form of a uniformed man driving an army truck, claiming
to represent the remnant of the United States military. Someone has set their sights on their
community . . . and on Justin. The struggle to defend their little homeland is far from over, and the
visitors may have brought more danger with them than just their weapons.
The shadows are closing in. Carly has to find out whether she has the strength to stand on her own
when all of her support has fallen away. What remains when the shadows have gone?
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Ghostwriter by Lissa
Bryan
Category: Supernatural
Publication Date: October 11,
2012
Summary
Unemployed, with her savings dwindling, Sara Howell thinks things are looking up when she lands
a ghostwriting job and rents the affordable island home of her favorite author, Seth Fortner, who
mysteriously disappeared in 1925.
Strange things happen, making Sara wonder if Seth ever left. When she finds an old trunk of
Seth’s letters, she delves into a world she never imagined, filled with love and a family curse it
seems only she can break.
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Author Bio
Lissa Bryan is an astronaut, renowned Kabuki
actress, Olympic pole vault gold medalist, Iron Chef champion, and scientist who recently
discovered the cure for athlete's foot.... though only in her head.
Real life isn't so interesting, which is why she
spends most of her time writing.
The End of All Things Series by Lissa Bryan
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Until next time...happy reading!
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Special thanks to the team at TWCS for the chance to bring this BLITZ to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this collection, the author, or those promotions on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the tour as it makes its way through the blogosphere now!
Until next time...happy reading!
I do enjoy a good post-virus story so this sounds like a series I'd enjoy. Alas not a fan of short stories though so I think I'd have to give Tales From The End a miss.
ReplyDeleteI hear you. Short stories are a creature of their own design. :)
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