I am stoked to be hosting a stop on the
blog tour for TO KILL A CURSE by Jennifer Jenkins! I adore Jen and her books! I have an excerpt to share
with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!
About the Book:
Title: TO KILL A CURSE (A
Lingering Sea Novel Book 1)
Author: Jennifer Jenkins
Pub.
Date: October 24, 2019
Publisher: Flying Unicorn Press
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 350
Would you touch the one
you loved, even if it might kill them?
Antonio, a merchant
sailor, has no idea how dangerous Fina Perona is when he rescues her from
drowning in the middle of the Lingering Sea. His ship is headed to the home
Fina just abandoned, carrying desperately needed payment for her father's
prized wine stores. Pirates attack, and as Antonio and Fina escape the clutches
of slavery, she steals back her family's small fortune from the pirate
captain's quarters. Fina doesn't need Antonio's protection, she's more
dangerous than he could ever be, but she needs his experience as a navigator
and agrees to give him a cut of the payment in exchange for his help. Returning
the money is the only way Fina knows how to atone for inadvertently killing her
own brother, but what she doesn't realize is, before Antonio was a sailor, he
was a thief.
While threats of curses,
witches, bandits, pirates, and traitors are all very real, Fina and Antonio are
the most dangerous players in this story of true love and betrayal. Will they
become each other’s demise or salvation as they set out to find redemption and
to kill a curse?
Excerpt:
Antonio pulled down a simple mask covered in black lace with a red
feather fastened to one side. It was definitely not the most ornate, but its
simplicity made it striking.
Careful not to touch her, he rested it on her face, tying the black
ribbon behind her head to hold it in place. The mask formed to the bridge of
her nose perfectly, leaving her mouth and cheeks free of covering, unlike many
of the full-faced masks on the wall.
With his hand at the small of her back, Antonio guided her to the
corner of the shop where a mirror with a painted golden frame hung. “Take a
look.”
She hadn’t had a mirror in her room at the inn. Seeing herself now, in
a new dress and with the mask, she could have been anyone. Her skin had taken
on a darker tone from all of her travelling. The dress amplified her figure to
the point of making her blush, but the mask… the mask
transformed her into someone completely different.
Someone she thought—for just one night—she’d like to be.
“An excellent choice,” the white-haired shopkeeper said as he
approached them.
“Such a pretty face does not need much embellishment.” He
handed Antonio a different mask. This one didn’t have the lace or feather, but
bore the same shape as Fina’s. “The mask’s partner,” he exclaimed. Antonio tied
it on his head and stood behind Fina to look in the mirror.
“They belong together, no?” the old man said.
Fina froze, unable to take her eyes off of Antonio. Unable to see if
the shop owner’s words affected him the way they did her.
“Si, Signore.” Antonio cleared his throat. “They do.”
About Jennifer:
With her degree in History and Secondary Education, Jennifer Jenkins had
every intention of teaching teens to love George Washington, the Napoleonic
Wars, and Ancient Sparta . . . until the writing began. In addition to her
Lingering Sea series, Jennifer is the author of the bestselling Nameless
trilogy and Teen Writer’s Guide: Your Road Map to Writing (releasing March
2020). She is a co-founder of Teen Author Boot Camp, and divides her time
between reading, taking spontaneous trips, researching random events from the
past, and fostering her adrenaline junkie addictions. Learn more at www.authorjenniferjenkins.com
Giveaway Details:
2 winners will receive signed copies
of TO KILL A CURSE, US only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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10/21/2019
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10/21/2019
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10/22/2019
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10/22/2019
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10/23/2019
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10/23/2019
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10/24/2019
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10/24/2019
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10/25/2019
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10/25/2019
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10/28/2019
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10/28/2019
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10/29/2019
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10/29/2019
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10/30/2019
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10/30/2019
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10/31/2019
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10/31/2019
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11/1/2019
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11/1/2019
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These characters sound larger than life, set in an operatic plot!
ReplyDeleteWow to this premise! I love the mix of characters and the promised action and deceit.
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