tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703780598285867252024-03-14T09:24:05.272-04:00Sophia Sharp's BlogSophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-85778544815877924362016-01-03T20:05:00.001-05:002016-01-03T20:16:59.713-05:00Chapter 29 of RevelationsHey all,<br />
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So I kinda screwed up the Forsaken Box Set by forgetting to include a pivotal chapter in the second book.<br />
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I just fixed it on Amazon, so all future customers will have it. You can just re-download your copy of the box set, or you can read the missing chapter below:<br />
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<b>Chapter Twenty-Nine of REVELATIONS, Book Two of the Forsaken Saga</b><br />
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<i>~Angels~</i><br />
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When Hunter released her, Nora fell back dreamily. ¬She felt all warm inside, and for the moment, everything was right. She closed her eyes happily as a tingle of shivers ran down her spine. When she opened them again, Hunter was still right there, smiling down at her.<br />
“I was so worried about you,” he said, as he traced a thumb along her cheek. “I didn’t know where you were, or if you were safe, or if I would ever see you again.” The tone of his voice was genuine. His words were genuine. “You cannot imagine how much it pained me to leave you like that.”<br />
“Then why did you?” Nora asked softly.<br />
“I had to,” he told her. “It was the only way to keep you safe. I know you’re stubborn, sometimes – don’t frown at me, you know it too! – and if I had told you the truth, I feared you would want to come with me.”<br />
“Of course I would have come with you!” she exclaimed.<br />
He smiled at her again. “And that’s why it had to be the way it was.”<br />
“And…Madison?”<br />
“She does not hate you. She realized other Vassiz were close behind us the night we first met. That is why she acted toward you…the way she did.”<br />
“To keep me away?”<br />
“To alienate you from her. And when she told me and Alexander what was going on that night, we all agreed that splitting was for the best. To keep you safe.”<br />
“So that means,” Nora began, somewhat hesitantly, “that there’s nothing…going on… between you two?”<br />
Hunter smiled. “No,” he said. “It was all an act.” He chuckled lightly, and Nora sighed. She loved hearing him laugh and missed it when he was gone. “To be honest, I thought my part in it had been so poorly done as to give it all away.”<br />
“So that means the fight I overheard? Between her and Alexander…?”<br />
Hunter shook his head. “Those two lovebirds have been at each other’s side for hundreds of years. Nothing could come between them anymore.” He pushed himself up and offered Nora a hand. “Come. There are some that are eager to meet you.”<br />
Nora took his hand and looked around her for the first time. She was in a fairly spacious room, with no windows and only one grand door leading out. The floor that she had been lying on was hard marble and a spectacular white. So were the walls. If she didn’t know any better, she would have said this was part of the same structure as that great corridor had been. “Who are they?” she asked.<br />
“You’ll see.” Hunter smiled. He slipped his hand around the small of her back and led her forward. Nora took her first step – and nearly fell. She hadn’t realized it before, but her legs felt weak, as if they hadn’t been used for a very long time. But, strangely, based on what she could remember of her condition after the fight with that…creature…she should have been teetering on the edge of death right now. Except she wasn’t. Her body felt weak, yes, but nothing in particular stood out. She was in no pain.<br />
“How long was I out?” she asked Hunter.<br />
“A few hours, at most.”<br />
“What?” Surprise painted her tone. How could she have healed so quickly in only a few hours? She remembered hitting her head and brought a hand up to where she thought she’d made impact. To her surprise, there was nothing there. No scab, or gash, or bump. But she distinctively remembered finding blood there before. “How?”<br />
“Those people that want to meet you?” he replied, a twinkle in his eye, “one of them was able to heal you after the battle.”<br />
“Heal me?”<br />
Hunter smiled at her again. “You’ll see. Come.”<br />
She put a hand around his back and walked beside him to the door. Twisting the handle, he pushed it open, and Nora gasped.<br />
They were looking right at the grand chamber where she had encountered that vile creature. The same shining pool spread across the floor, but its waters looked calmer, somehow. Slightly more relaxed. She looked up at the ceiling and was relieved to find that the crystals there were blue. It meant this was the chamber on the first side of that curtain of black.<br />
Quickly, her eyes followed the hall down to where she remembered flying through a tear in that terrible darkness. She saw the black shadow was still there, but the gnash the creature had cut was gone, replaced by solid black. For some reason, seeing that was reassuring to her.<br />
Then she noticed a bundle of shapes in a far corner. She saw Alexander and Madison first, staring deeply into each other’s eyes. Behind them…a group of people she did not immediately recognize. They were tall and muscular – taller than anybody here by a head. Their bodies were lean and perfectly proportioned. They were also completely unclothed.<br />
A light seemed to radiate from the group, encircling all their bodies like a halo. Nora realized it was much the same as the light that graced this hall, the one that came from everywhere and nowhere all at once.<br />
There were three men and three women in the group, and they were all facing away from her. But as the door Hunter had pushed swung completely open, all six immediately turned to face her. And she gasped again. The people were the same ones she had seen in the pool earlier. And she had been right in her estimation of their beauty. When their faces were not twisted in pain, they simply had the most beautiful, most perfect proportions she could imagine.<br />
Each of the six people looked slightly different, each in their own way, but each was still perfect and more beautiful than the last. She remembered seeing Madison for the first time and being struck by her beauty. Seeing these six, however, was like holding a glowing star to a flickering candle to compare which was brighter. Nora didn’t even want to think where she stood on that hierarchy.<br />
One of the people – a man – stepped forward.<br />
“Nora Cubus.”<br />
She spun around. The voice had appeared in her head, but it wasn’t her own.<br />
“Do not be alarmed.” The man from across the hall was looking straight at her and smiled with easy eyes. “This is the way in which we speak.”<br />
Nora looked to Hunter, but he was completely unfazed. “Can you hear him?” she whispered in his ear. Hunter shook his head. “If he is speaking to you, you will be the only one to know.”<br />
Nora frowned. “Hello?” she said in her head. There was no reply.<br />
“You need to speak out loud for them to hear you,” Hunter told her, as if he knew exactly what she was thinking.<br />
“Oh.” That was…a little discomforting. “Hello?” she said again, raising her voice. Alexander and Madison looked up to her, and both of them smiled. Alexander’s arm – the one that had been burnt so badly – and his shoulder, looked completely healed.<br />
“I am thankful you are feeling better. Were it not for you, we would not be here.”<br />
“Oh. Uh…thank you?” Then she remembered what Hunter said. “Were you the ones who healed me?”<br />
The man smiled at her. “Yes.”<br />
“Thank you,” Nora said, and this time she meant it. “You know who I am – but I do not know you. I have seen your reflections in the pool. Was that…really you?”<br />
“We have been imprisoned there for thousands of years, held captive by the beast who tried to take your life.”<br />
Whoa. Just who were these people? If they had the power to heal her…and the power to communicate like this…who knew what other gifts they shared? Who could possible imprison them?<br />
“But thanks to you, we are now free again. For that, we are forever in your service.” As one, all six of the people dropped down to one knee and bowed their head. Each placed their left first firmly on the ground and two fingers on their forehead. Nora was taken aback by the gesture.<br />
“But I… I didn’t do anything,” she admitted, feeling flustered. “You can stand – you should not do that for me. I couldn’t possibly have…freed you. I wasn’t even the one who defeated the beast that held you captive! That was Hunter, and Madison.” She heard Hunter chuckle lightly under his breath. And the six did not move from their positions. They looked like glowing Greek statues, perfectly sculpted in every way in their stillness.<br />
“The prophecy told of your coming.”<br />
“Prophecy?” She remembered Alexander telling her something about a prophecy the night they first met. That there was a fleeting mention of some vague prophecy somewhere in the Vassiz creed. But she couldn’t possibly believe it could be related to her. “What prophecy?”<br />
“When the darkness comes, and hope is lost, a shimmering star shall be revealed. And she will free the fallen ones, restoring order to the rule of man.”<br />
Nora frowned. That sounded…prophetically epic. And…completely vague. “What does it mean?” she asked. “And how can it possibly have anything to do with me?”<br />
“There is more, of course. A tome dedicated entirely to the prophecy, writ long ago. What I quoted you is a glimmer of the surface.”<br />
“So what does it say?” Nora asked.<br />
“It says many things, of course. Debate has raged through the eons about its true meaning. But some things are certain. It speaks of a new coming order, a realignment in the place of all. There is mention of a human child, taken in the dream and ripped to reality. She is the shimmering star of hope. It is told that before her eighteenth namesday she will return to her world of birth, and with it she shall set the fallen free. The order of rule will be realigned in those who set the prisons, but she shall come both as one of them, yet set apart. It speaks of you, Nora.”<br />
“Wha…?” She shook her head. “I don’t understand. You…are the fallen?”<br />
“Yes.”<br />
“The fallen what?” She asked the question, but in the back of her mind, a growing suspicion was telling her what they were going to say.<br />
“We are the fallen angels, both ancestors and descendants of the first life on earth.”<br />
Fallen angels? She may have been surprised by it, once, but not after everything she’d seen in the past few hours.<br />
“Our realm is that of the dream, and that is the world we are properly set to inhabit. It is where we stayed, before we found ourselves held captive.”<br />
“And who exactly imprisoned you?” Nora asked. Again, she had a feeling she knew the answer…<br />
“Our brothers, the Vassiz.”<br />
“Brothers?” That, Nora was not expecting. “What do you mean, brothers?”<br />
“The Vassiz are descendants of our kind. They are a hybrid, a mixture of human and angel flesh. The powers they hold come directly from our lineage. The story of their ancestry is not well known, but I will share it with you. It is a story of love, and sadness.<br />
“The first came to be when one of our kind forsook everything given to us in the dream world to come into the world of humans. He spied a mortal woman and fell strongly in love with her. He came to her dreams, spending time with her there, at first, but on waking she would not remember anything that happened while she slept. Every night, he would see her in the dream, and every night she would meet him as if someone new. This lasted for many years, until the woman he loved became burdened with age and frailty. But he did not want to lose her to the embrace of death, and so – against all advice and rationality – he crossed the prohibited barrier from the dream world to the human world.<br />
“He came into the human world in the flesh. It was there where he met his true love again, and she fell into his arms. They lived happily together, but time was short. He did not want to lose her, and so, desperate to extend her life, granted her the gift of angelic blood. He did this by extracting his own blood and feeding it to her. He thought it would keep her alive and with him forever.<br />
“He was wrong. The transformation gripped her very soul, and she lost everything about her that made her human. She became little more than wild beast. And she thirsted for human blood. When he saw what he had created, it pained him greatly, and he took recluse from his love. He locked her away, barring her from him forever.<br />
“But what he could not predict was the spawn that would come forth from her. For the humans she bit before she was locked away transformed into others much like her. Their numbers grew quickly, but each successive transformation retained less and less angelic blood. The result of which, paradoxically, was that less and less of the beast instincts were activated in them. And so, over time, the creatures that had been let wild in the world of man began to conform to the rules of society. They began to retain more and more of their humanity, and soon – the Vassiz race was born.”<br />
“But… I don’t understand. How did you become captive? Are there more of you anywhere?”<br />
“We are the only ones left. A war broke out between our kind and our brothers. It threatened to shroud the entire world in darkness. It raged for many years, with many casualties on either side. Neither had an advantage, but we were slowly destroying both worlds we lived in – the dream realm and the human world. In the end, to preserve life on this earth, the six of us you see before you today, three male and three female, were set to be imprisoned here, in exchange for an armistice.<br />
“But we were betrayed. After we were placed here, the Vassiz leaders ordered all other angels to be killed. They were overtaken without warning and had no chance.<br />
“It was genocide.”<br />
“The Vassiz did this?” Nora was shocked. “Who commanded it?”<br />
“Those known as the elders today. They rose to power following our imprisonment and have ruled over all other of their kind ever since. They are ruthless. They killed any others – members of their own race – who held memories of our fight. The only Vassiz that were left were young and newly converted. They did not know the secrets behind the elders’ rise to power and could never suspect it.”<br />
Nora was amazed. It was the elders who commanded all the packs after her and the elders who got their power by killing all those around them. No wonder they were the oldest Vassiz left.<br />
An anger at the cruelty of it all started to rise within her.<br />
“What did you mean by what you said earlier? That ‘she shall come as one of them, yet set apart’?”<br />
“Your first feeding. You took Vassiz blood.”<br />
Nora felt a pang of guilt. “How did you know?” she asked softly.<br />
“I can feel your life essence. It is different from the other Vassiz.”<br />
Suddenly, Nora realized that everybody else was staring at her. Hunter, at her side, was looking at her with wide eyes. So were Alexander, and Madison. They had both gotten up to stare right at her.<br />
“What?” she asked, addressing the question to all of them at once.<br />
“Your first feeding,” Hunter began, “you took Vassiz blood?”<br />
How did he know? Nora felt the eyes of everyone on her. All were expecting, and waiting. “Yes,” she admitted.<br />
“Who?” Madison asked in that chiming voice. Her tone was much kinder than Nora remembered from before.<br />
“Korver’s wife,” Nora said slowly, staring past everyone to the far wall. “His pack attacked us. It is where Alexander took the arrow for me. She was trying to kill me, I’m sure, and her sons and husband went after Alexander. I got her down, and…” she gulped, “… and fed.”<br />
She felt Hunter squeeze her tighter. “Welcome to our race,” he said softly.<br />
While all that was happening, the…angels…had risen again, and were all looking to her as if expecting a command.<br />
“How did you know?” she asked Hunter again.<br />
He smiled and nodded toward the front-most angel. The one who was speaking to Nora.<br />
“You were talking…to all of us?” Nora asked, surprised. The man smiled at her.<br />
“Yes. You have us at your service, Nora. Only speak and we will do as you command.”<br />
“I have a question. What was that thing that fought me and kept you here?”<br />
“It is a creature from nightmare, ripped straight out of the dream realm. Some would call it a daemon.”<br />
“But…how is that possible? How can something be ripped out of the dream realm?”<br />
“It can only happen here, in this place. This chamber is the one point on the entire earth that the dream world and the human world…touch. There exists the slightest bit of overlap, and the result is that it becomes possible to go across worlds fully, in the flesh. The darkness you see to your side? It is the barrier between the two.”<br />
Suddenly everything started to make sense. Nora remembered being thrown across that barrier, remembered the feeling of losing herself all-too-clearly. So there was a reason why the sensation was the same as coming back to her body from entering the dream world. Or rather, not entering, but projecting herself there.<br />
“It is the same barrier that the first angel used to come into the world of humans to spawn the Vassiz. But going across it is not something one should do twice. It is dangerous to cross like that. You risk losing yourself in the void that exists between the worlds. And in the dream world, imaginations and nightmares run wild. The creature was one such; it was a guardian, put together from the greatest of nightmares that hunt the dream. Created to keep us locked here forever.”<br />
“But not anymore,” Nora said.<br />
“No. Thanks to you, we are now free.”<br />
“So…now what happens?”<br />
“That is your choice, Nora.”<br />
She thought for a moment. She looked at Hunter, standing beside her again, looking at her reverently. She saw Madison and Alexander, holding each other in their arms, watching her with respect. She felt the gaze of the angels directed only at her.<br />
They were all waiting for her to decide what to do.<br />
“We will fight against the elders,” she said coldly. “And make them pay for what they did to you. For the travesties they committed against their race. For the oppression and fear they spread amongst the Vassiz. For what they did to Alexander and Rafael. For the ruin they brought onto the Vassiz they claim to serve, we will fight, and we will win.”<br />
A cheering erupted from the angels, and it wasn’t just in her head. They moved their lips, and sound came out, but it was unlike any sound she’d heard before. It was pure and clean. And elated. She felt their joy with her decision. She looked to Hunter briefly, and he smiled approvingly.<br />
“Wait,” Nora said, addressing the angel again. “I don’t even know your name.”<br />
“Gabriel.”<br />
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Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-66108134158562324492014-02-27T15:25:00.002-05:002014-02-27T15:27:52.635-05:00Foretold (The Forsaken Saga, #4) is live!Hey everyone,<br />
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So, again, sorry for the delay, but I'm happy to finally announce that <i>Foretold</i>, the fourth book in The Forsaken Saga, is now live!<br />
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I already posted the cover here yesterday, but I think it's worth another look.. it's my favorite by far in the whole series.<br />
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In the epic fourth book of The Forsaken Saga, Nora comes face to face with the elders for the first time. With Hunter and the angels at her side, she will try to do that which no one has done: destroy the elders, and break their terrible reign of power.<br />
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But it will not be easy. The elders have held on to their posts since the first memories of the Vassiz. Will prophecy be enough to guide Nora against them?<br />
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If she succeeds, the world as she knows it will change forever. But if she does not, everyone she knows will suffer a terrible fate. She is determined, but there are hidden secrets that may yet prevent her from reaching her goals..Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-29626379590300367732014-02-26T18:57:00.001-05:002014-02-26T19:44:26.981-05:00Foretold (The Forsaken Saga, #4) has been... uploaded!Hey Everyone,<br />
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I'm terribly sorry about the delay. I ended up working and re-working the ending until I got it just right. I wasn't anticipating the edits, but I wanted to leave you guys with an end to the book that would do justice to the series.<br />
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I know I promised the book almost a week ago. That's what sucks about setting hard deadlines. But I think you'd rather have a good book than one that was rushed.<br />
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Anyway, this is it for <i>The Forsaken Saga</i>. Four books, and we're done. I don't have the buy links for you yet.. because I literally <i>just</i> uploaded the books to all the retailers. It should be up on Amazon with 12 hours.. although, maybe sooner. It'll be everywhere within 24 hours.<br />
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...you didn't think I'd just leave you with that, did you? No! To tide you guys over and build excitement a little bit, here's the cover and the first chapter. Let me know what you think in the comments!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">A dry wind blew sand across the plain. Nora shielded her eyes to avoid getting stung. That only helped a little. The thin cloth handkerchief that hung around her neck was not much protection against the gusts, no matter what the locals said. Still, it allowed her to breathe the arid air a little easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">It was not until she got to Egypt that she realized just how pure the air back home had been. After her transformation, and the sensory magnifications that came with it, she should have been more attuned to it. For some reason, she had never really noticed. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Maybe it was just because of her transformation, but once she stepped off the plane onto the small, hidden airfield Jacob had somehow gotten access to the assault on her senses began. The air here scratched her throat and dried her skin. Within minutes of exposure, she felt more uncomfortable than she ever had in her life. It was the dry climate that did it, coupled with the monstrous heat. As a Vassiz, she would have thought herself less susceptible to such irritations, but apparently, that wasn’t the case.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">At least she wasn’t alone. All the others with her had the same reaction. Alexander and Madison, Hunter and Jacob, they all complained of the same ailments. The dry air was just not meant for Vassiz.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Yet they’d been here since stepping foot on the parched land nearly three weeks ago. Here, in Egypt, where Rafael had told them the repository of torrial might be. Where the angels later confirmed it was. But, since the last meeting in the dream realm between Alexander, Madison, Rafael, and the angels, the angels had cut off all communication. Something had happened between them and Rafael that time. Because of it, the angels were of no help. Only once they found the repository would the angels deign to meet with them again. It was a frustrating predicament for Nora.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Searching for the repository, with absolutely no hints to its whereabouts, was becoming a fool’s errand. It could be anywhere in this blasted country. Despite looking nonstop, day and night, for the better part of three weeks, she and her companions were no closer to discovering it than they were the first day.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Which was perhaps why she felt so much on edge, now. Nora picked her way across the sand dunes, angling toward the makeshift tent she now lived in. A lack of progress toward finding the repository, coupled with a dwindling hope that it would even be possible to find it put her in a sour mood. At least the sun’s rays had abated slightly since their peak a few hours ago. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">She was not looking forward to returning to the tent. It was no larger than her room at home had been once. She wouldn’t have minded it so much, were it not for the fact that the entire space was shared by four other people. Four other Vassiz. Alexander, Madison, Hunter, and Jacob.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The only solace she could find in that situation was that Jacob was not always there. After bringing them here, he flew back home so as not to arouse suspicion. But after hearing of their troubles, he returned to lend a hand. He thought he could help, and Madison seemed to trust him. Because of that, they all had to trust him, and so far, he had done nothing to betray that trust. Still, Nora felt a little uneasy discussing things in the open with him listening.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">She thought the search would have been simple when she first made the trip. Well, maybe not simple, but entirely less frustrating than it was turning out to be. She had naively imagined they would just show up in Egypt, look around a bit, and find the repository all in the space of a few days. She snorted. It was almost comedic how far that was from the truth. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">As each day slowly stretched by, Nora’s feeling of apprehension about the whole endeavor grew stronger and stronger. They could not hide from the elders forever, and staying in one spot made them more vulnerable. If they didn’t find the repository soon, they would be discovered. Staying in place guaranteed that. That was why they had set up the tent miles away from any form of civilization, with nothing but sand stretching in all direction. If they could avoid notice, perhaps they could stretch their luck a little further.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">It wouldn’t have been that bad, Nora thought laconically, if they at least knew the repository were close by. As it were, all they had to go on was Rafael’s vague description of where it might be. They were near Cairo and had been searching the swelling city day and night. But as far as they knew, the repository could be in any other of the hundred towns and cities in Egypt.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Nora suppressed an angry growl as a speck of sand flew into her eye. She blinked it out. More often than not, she’d been feeling that way recently. Angry. A lack of tangible progress made it so, worsened only by the fact that she felt like she was hanging everyone out to dry, waiting for the elders to come along and find them. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Hunter followed her because he loved her. And she loved him back, but they had had precious little time to themselves these last three weeks. Alexander and Madison had followed her, because…well, she wasn’t sure why, exactly. It wasn’t that she didn’t feel thankful for the presence, rather, she felt a horrible feeling of responsibility toward them should anything go wrong. Which was somewhat ridiculous, considering how much older and more experienced they were than her. It had been their decision to come along, to tie themselves onto her in her mission against the elders, after all. Still, she was their leader. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">That thought sounded ridiculous as well. Although she thought she had started adapting to the role fairly well before they left, her command of it was slowly slipping away. Doubt crept in instead. What kind of leader brought her followers into something so hopeless, so utterly insane? If she had been smart, she should have left everyone in Washington and gone at it alone. At least that way she wouldn’t have to deal with the guilt should anything go wrong. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Only a sense of duty kept her here. She had promised Gabrielle and the angels she would seek revenge against the elders for what they did to them. Destroying the elders was also the only way to ensure she could live the rest of her life in peace. Looking for the repository was an absolute necessity, and she would search every rock, structure, and alley by herself if that’s what it took. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">She stopped to shield her face as another gust of wind blew sand into the air. The sooner they found the repository, the sooner she could get out of this God forsaken land. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">She noticed the tent in the distance and picked up her pace. Maybe somebody else would have better news than she did. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">As she approached, she started to make out the sound of voices inside. Despite her augmented hearing, she couldn’t quite make out what they were saying against the wind. Well, she’d find out soon enough.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Nora quickly covered the remaining distance and opened the tent flap. Three faces turned to her. Hunter smiled when he saw her, although the expression did not reach his eyes. He was just as stressed as she was. Alexander nodded curtly at her. He looked tired and drawn out. Madison was the only one who had been able to remain composed, although the way she had taken to speaking recently, with short, clipped sentences, betrayed the act.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Any news?” Nora sat down beside Hunter. He moved to put an arm around her, but she shrugged him away. She was in no mood for displays of affection right now.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“None,” Alexander replied sourly. “I only got back a few minutes ago.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Nothing for me, either.” Hunter sighed. His eyes tightened. “And I’ve tried everything I can.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Well, I have made some progress, although not on the torrial front.” In addition to searching, Madison had been charged with finding out if there was some way to use the herbs they had picked up from the two hunters, Serkhol and Borrak. The mixture had been able to knock a Vassiz out cold, though Madison was trying to figure out if they could use those properties for something else. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Since taking blood, neither Nora nor Hunter could fall asleep, so neither could access the dream realm. It was another roadblock they had to overcome. To make use of the angels’ help, they had to fight the elders in the dream realm. But unless Madison could figure out how to use the herbs to help Nora and Hunter fall asleep, without sapping either of them of their powers, there was no telling when the effects of taking blood would fade away. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Nora’s first feeding had been on Vassiz blood, which was much stronger, and much more potent, than regular human blood. It was expected that it would take much longer for the effects of her feeding to wear off compared to the effects of Hunter’s. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Well?” Nora asked. “What is it?” In the past week, Madison frequently suggested she’d made some vague sort of progress. Twice she had thought she’d perfected the formula, and twice, upon taking it, Nora discovered she had not. The first time, the thick syrup made all of Nora’s Vassiz senses fade away, but, unlike when Serkhol and Borrak administered it, it did not make her pass out. Instead, a wave of paranoia gripped her, and she spent the better part of two days convinced every shadow moving in the distance was the elders coming for her. The second time, Nora’s senses did not fade away, but she fell instantly into a deep and troubled sleep. Nightmares haunted her mind, more vivid than she could believe, but the dream realm remained inaccessible. At least that time, she had only lost a few hours when she was asleep.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“I think,” Madison said slowly, “I know what went wrong last time.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“That’s it?” Nora snapped. “That’s all you have for your progress?” </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Do not be so quick to dismiss it,” Madison said, with an icy calm. “Without subjects to test it on, it takes days to figure out even the simplest thing.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“You’re right,” Nora sighed. “I’m sorry. I know you’ve been working hard.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“We all have,” Alexander noted.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“I know. It’s just we’ve been here so long, and we haven’t actually accomplished anything…”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Getting here was an accomplishment by itself,” Madison said.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“I know. But now that we have, I just… I don’t know, I would have thought the search for the repository would have gone smoother, that’s all.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Even if we found it earlier, Nora,” Hunter put in gently, “it wouldn’t have mattered before Madison formulated the potion.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“I know,” Nora sighed. “It just feels like we’re sitting ducks here, waiting for the elders to strike.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“They’ll have a hard time finding us in this desert,” Alexander said. “We’ve all been careful not to give ourselves away when going to town.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“But is that enough? What if somebody recognizes one of us?”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Out here?” Alexander barked a cruel laugh. “That’d be quite a feat. There are Vassiz worldwide, yes, but none that we would know. And besides, the disguises…”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Right.” The disguises. They weren’t much, but they made quite a difference. Her own hair was now a streaked blonde, rather than the dark brown she was used to. Every time she caught a look at herself in a mirror, or some other reflective surface, she was startled at how much different she looked. Couple that with the physical changes that came about following her transformation and almost nobody else would pin her as the same girl the elders had shown to the other Vassiz. “So, Madison, what went wrong?”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Too strong a mixture,” Madison answered. “Contaminated with impure ingredients. Only the purest will work, I fear.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Will you be able to find them here?”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> “I think I’ll be able to,” she said coyly. “And once I do, the formula will be ready.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“That’s good,” Nora said. “If it works, that means we’ll be ready as soon as we find the repository.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“It’ll work,” Madison confirmed. “I’m sure of it.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Good. Now then, has anyone heard from Jacob?” He had left that morning without a word, presumably to go look for the repository on his own. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“No.” Hunter shook his head. Alexander made the same gesture. Even Madison shrugged. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Nora dug her nails into the palm of her hand. She was always the last one to get back to the tent after a day of searching. That was what they agreed upon, because if the elders found the tent it afforded her the best chance of getting away. But now that Jacob had arrived, he had taken to staying out all day and nearly all night before returning to report his progress. None of them knew exactly where he went, either. It put Nora on edge. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“Well, nothing we can do but wait, then,” Nora said, in a tight voice. They had all agreed to come back to the tent twice in every twenty-four hour period, once at dawn and once at dusk, to report whatever progress they’d made. And none of them ventured out again before seeing the others. </span></blockquote>
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<br />Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-41566907292927571432014-02-09T21:23:00.000-05:002014-02-09T21:23:14.728-05:00Fourth (and final) book coming February 21st!Hey Everyone,<br />
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Just a quick update: the fourth book of The Forsaken Saga is set to be out <b>February 21st</b>. That's just under two weeks away! <br />
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The fourth book concludes the entire story. So this is the last one, guys! I have a super awesome cover for this one - it's my personal favorite.<br />
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I can't wait to get your feedback =)Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-63008740570854505592014-02-01T17:35:00.001-05:002014-02-01T18:09:28.155-05:00Relentless (The Forsaken Saga, #3) is now live!Hey everyone,<br />
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Just as I said... February 1st marks the release day of <i>Relentless</i>, the third book in The Forsaken Saga!<br />
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Anyway, here's all the info you need, plus the amazing third cover, featuring one of my favorite characters in the series..<br />
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There is a prophecy that speaks of a time of great turmoil, a time when the rule of power will be overturned by the hammer of fate. That time has come, and one girl stands in the middle of it all...<br />
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Nora has been reunited with Hunter, and together they must face the elders. But this time, they have the angels on their side. It is a precious advantage, but only if used properly...<br />
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She has learned of the prophecy of her fate, and learned of her destiny. But while others are certain, she is less sure. And as she moves forward, she learns that absolutely nothing can ever be guaranteed.Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-72732765117248479392014-01-28T01:00:00.003-05:002014-01-28T01:00:46.567-05:00Book 3 in The Forsaken Saga is coming in a few days!Just to let everyone know.. book 3 is on track to be released <b>February 1st</b>. So just a few more days, now, for you to get to continue Nora and Hunter's story!Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-51617708100797827032014-01-16T00:11:00.000-05:002014-01-16T00:23:39.734-05:00Revelations (The Forsaken Saga, #2) is available now!<div class="tr_bq">
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As promised, Revelations (The Forsaken Saga, #2) is now out! Here's the beautiful cover and all the buy links:<br />
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Nora has survived the dark caves, and emerged with Hunter by her side. But her escape is quickly tainted as she realizes the biggest danger still lies ahead... </blockquote>
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She has been transformed, and powers she has never known begin to manifest themselves within her body. As she struggles to gain control, how long will she be able to restrain herself - and her new bloodlust - from taking over? </blockquote>
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As she journeys onward, doubts begin to creep into her mind. Doubts about leaving home, about the decisions she's made. But with the Vassiz still behind her, there is no turning back, now. </blockquote>
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And she has questions that need to be answered. Just who are the elders, and why have they taken such a keen interest in her? As she starts the unravel the cloak that shrouds their existence, she begins to suspect that she may have stumbled into something much larger than herself... and starts to understand her destiny for the first time.</blockquote>
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Keep an eye on this blog for the cover reveal of the third book of the Forsaken Saga! It'll be out on <b>February 1st, 2014!</b><br />
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Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-51501430414967768322014-01-01T17:32:00.000-05:002014-01-01T17:33:02.264-05:00Revelations, the second book in the Forsaken Saga, is coming January 15th, 2014Hey everyone,<br />
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Just a quick announcement. The second book in the Forsaken Saga, titled <i>Revelations</i> is coming out January 15th, 2014! So all of those who are waiting... you only have two weeks to go!<br />
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Here's the beautiful cover image, made by my friend Laura Sava:<br />
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I just wanted to clear up some confusion about Forsaken:<br />
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1. Forsaken is my newest release, but it's <b>not</b> a new story. It's a re-imagining of Shattered, from the Dream Realms Trilogy.<br />
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2. The difference? Lots of added content, complete editing and proofreading, and overall just a much better reading experience. <br />
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3. The reason? I felt like I didn't do the <i>Dream Realms</i> trilogy justice when I first published it in 2011. There were mistakes all over. My writing was overly descriptive and flowery in many parts. If you're checking this blog, I'm betting you've managed to overlook those flaws, but I wanted to share the Dream Realms world with a new group of readers... maybe those who were too young to check it out when it came out in 2011.<br />
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So, there you have it. I took two years off from writing to finish school, but now I'm back. We'll see how things go.. I think I may have missed the boat a little bit, but I have <i>way</i> more stories to tell. <i>And</i>, I think I'm a much better writer now.<br />
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We'll see how it goes. It's almost the new year, now, and a perfect time for beginnings.<br />
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This is my beginning. Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-78059425720286426872013-12-07T23:36:00.001-05:002013-12-14T04:04:37.351-05:00New booksHey,<br />
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Don't know if anybody's still out there.. it <i>has</i> been two years since I last posted on here... but here's a quick teaser for an upcoming book of mine:<br />
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<br />Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-61767117589193556232011-12-16T00:36:00.003-05:002011-12-16T17:58:31.290-05:00Crystal Seeker is up!Hey guys,<br />
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I'm excited to announce that <i>Crystal Seeker</i> is finally available!<br />
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You can get it for the <a href="http://amzn.com/B006L4C066" target="_blank">Kindle</a> or the <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crystal-seeker-a-paranormal-fantasy-fantasy-romance-sophia-sharp/1107957243?ean=2940013837553" target="_blank">Nook</a>.<br />
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Here's the cover again:<br />
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And here's the description:<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">High school junior Tracy Bachman is looking forward to beginning her new life at Oliver Academy. A private, prestigious boarding school located on a beautiful, pristine island, it's everything she's ever dreamed of. If she could only stumble upon the right guy there, everything would be perfect.</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Following a rocky start, Tracy settles in and comes to love the island. Everyone is fascinated by the new girl, and Tracy is quick to make friends and meet not just one, but two different guys.</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, it doesn't take long for her friends to help her discover a latent ability deep within herself... an ability that is unlike anything she's ever experienced.</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And her ability is coveted. There are others who would take advantage of her, to make use of her powers for their own gain. Suddenly, Tracy starts to realize that underneath her perfect little getaway might lurk a threat. A danger. And as she gets deeper and deeper involved, finds herself lost in a world of love, lies, and supernatural magic.</span></i><br />
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Now, I'm really excited about this book for a few reasons. One, it's much, much longer than any of my previous books. <i>Crystal Seeker</i> comes in at a full 105,000 words, or 420 written pages. Compare that to <i>Shattered</i>, which was only 40,000 words (which is 160 pages). That means that I've put way more time and effort in developing the story, fleshing out the characters, and making the setting as real and imaginable as possible.<br />
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Next, it's been professionally proof-read and edited, which means that all the misspellings, missing words, and misplaced words the plagued my earlier books are gone. Furthermore, the professionally proof-read copy was then sent to some great readers who volunteered to get the book in advance to check for any lingering mistakes. So, as a collective sum of everybody's effort, <i>Crystal Seeker</i> should be nearly 100% mistake free. That means no more of those jarring errors that make you realize you're reading a book instead of losing yourself in the world and story of the book. <br />
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Finally, I think my writing has improved quite a bit since <i>Shattered</i> was published. All the early readers commented on that (thank you!) and I strove to make sure that all the complaints people had about the <i><b>Dream Realms Trilogy</b></i> were taken care of. I hope I did that. Of course, the fact that the book is so much longer and fuller means that there's a lot more going on, and a lot more for readers to sink their teeth into. Which I think you're all going to love.<br />
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So, <i>Crystal Seeker</i> is the first book of a planned 5-book series. All of the books in the series will be about the same length, and continue to be the same (if not better) quality. I'm really excited about the story I have to tell in <i>Crystal Seeker</i>, and think you guys will like it even more than <i style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Realms</i>.<br />
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Again, you can <a href="http://amzn.com/B006L4C066" target="_blank">buy the book on Amazon</a> or <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crystal-seeker-a-paranormal-fantasy-fantasy-romance-sophia-sharp/1107957243?ean=2940013837553" target="_blank">buy it on Barnes & Noble.</a> I hope all of you check it out!<br />
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~SophiaSophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-4732968124997237522011-12-12T19:47:00.000-05:002011-12-12T19:47:41.874-05:00Thanks for the awesome response!Hey guys,<br />
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When I asked for some extra proofreaders, I had no idea the response would be so overwhelming! As of right now, over <i>100</i> different people have gotten in touch with me about getting an advanced copy of <i>Crystal Seeker</i>. This is absolutely unbelievable -- thank you!<br />
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That's way more than I need (or expected!). I'll try to get back to everyone, but if I don't, <i>thank you </i>for getting in touch! <br />
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So, I don't need any more proofreaders right now. The book will be up in a few more days for everybody to enjoy!Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-44059977166215012962011-12-09T18:26:00.000-05:002011-12-09T18:26:00.943-05:00New Book Title and Cover! (and readers wanted)Hey all,<br />
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Finally ready to announce the name of my next book, along with the first look at the cover image!<br />
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The book is going to be called.... <i><b>Crystal Seeker</b>! </i>Here's the cover (as always, you can click it for a bigger view):<br />
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Let me know what you think! And remember, it's coming out <b>December 15th </b>on all available platforms.<br />
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For the second part of my blog post, I wanted to invite a few readers to read an <i>advanced copy </i>of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Crystal Seeker</i>. The book is 100% ready right now, meaning it's been proofread, edited, and polished as much as can be. However, I'm striving to make sure there are absolutely <b>no</b> proofing errors in this book. And for that, I need a few more pairs of eyes to read over the manuscript. I don't *think* there should be any errors or typos or misspellings in the current version, but one or two might always sneak in. <br />
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So, I need about five people who'd want to read the current version of the book and let me know if they find any mistakes. If you want in, just email me at sophiasharp90@gmail.com. The book's about 100,000 words (about 400 printed pages), so I'd need some quick readers to get back to me as fast as possible.<br />
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Thanks! And looking forward to all your thoughts about the book when it goes live :)<br />
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~Sophia<br />
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<br />Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-2859363163285886952011-11-29T04:58:00.000-05:002011-11-29T04:58:51.607-05:00Release Dates!Alright, I have some exciting news. I just got my release date finalized! These are the dates on which my upcoming books will be available on all platforms, whether it be Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or one of the others..<br />
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The <b>new book</b> that I wrote about in my last blog post will be out <b>December 15th, 2011</b>. I finished it a few days ago, and now it just has to go in for proofreads and some final edits. The name? I haven't decided on that yet, but will finalize one within the next few days, and post it on here, along with the cover and an excerpt of the first chapter!<br />
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And since I finished the book, I've been hard at work writing the final <b>Dream Realms</b> entry. It's coming along great, and the words are just flowing onto paper. It'll be done in time for a <b>December 25th</b> release. That's Christmas!<br />
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So to recap: new book from new series on <b>December 15th</b>, and <i>Graced - Part 2</i> on <b>December 25th</b>. Now, back to more writing ;)<br />
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~SophiaSophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-51305016816332853252011-11-20T04:27:00.001-05:002011-11-20T04:32:22.502-05:00The Unwieldy Monster That Is My Next BookTo everybody reading my blog: I've been away for a long time from here, but not because I've forgotten about all of you! The reason I haven't posted much on here is because, for the past two and a half months, I've been hard at work on a brand new book.<br />
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I've never worked this hard on a single book in my life. Each day, without fail, I spent at least 4 hours writing. This has been on top of going to school full time, keeping up with classes, having a social life, and all the other things I need to do in college. But I really wanted this book to be the very best I've ever written. I've read all the criticisms, complaints, and suggestions I received from all of you to do with Shattered, Destined, and Graced. Those three books were the first ones I've ever released to the public, and all your comments meant so much to me. Some were pretty harsh, while others were very uplifting, but all were extremely helpful in guiding me to a better understanding of my writing, and myself. <br />
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The reason I'm finally writing this post is because the book is nearly done. I have to finish off the final two chapters, do a complete proofread, and then get it all touched up. This time, the entire manuscript will be professionally proofread, so that there won't be a <i>single</i> mistake in the entire book (I know some of you were complaining about typos and such in the other books, and wanted to make sure it wouldn't be like that this time). There's also more depth to the characters, a richer, more fleshed-out world, and (of course) a very touching, hopefully heart-melting, romance.<br />
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The book is also more than two times longer than Shattered. Shattered was about 40,000 words, and a lot of you complained that it was too short, and that you wished I spent more time world-building. My new book (which I have a title for already, but will keep it secret for now..) is just over 90,000 words. Not too much to be intimidating, but not so little that you'll breeze by it in a flash. Actually, it's about the same length as Twilight, or Lauren Kate's Fallen.<br />
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So keep watch for more news from me in the coming weeks. I wanted to thank all my readers for reading my books, and to all those who emailed me asking where I was... <i>I'm back!</i><br />
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Love,<br />
Sophia<br />
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PS: I haven't forgotten about the final Dream Realms book, either! Although most of my time and energy has gone into this new book, I've gotten notes and outlines and parts of chapters done for the last Dream Realms installment, too. As of right now, it's maybe 40% complete, and as soon as this new book is released, I'll switch over to finishing up Dream Realms before Christmas. Another huge thanks to my fans for sticking with me through this :)Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-25140836464633462992011-09-20T12:38:00.001-04:002011-09-20T12:42:23.030-04:00Graced is up! (...finally)First of all, I want to send out my most heart-felt apologies for everything that's gone wrong in the past month. It's been a crazy, hectic, and stressful time for me, but that's no excuse for the delay. I promised all of you a certain release date for the third book, and, unfortunately, was not able to come close to fulfilling that promise. I'm determined to make it up to all my fans (..somehow), and I <i>want</i> to be known as the author who listens to her fanbase and is held accountable by them. I haven't thought of what I can do yet, but it will come. If any of you have any suggestions, <i>please</i> email me (sophiasharp90@gmail.com), or post a comment below. I <i>do </i>read everything that I get.<br />
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Anyway, with that all out of the way, I'm finally able to announce the synchronized release of <i>Graced</i>, the <b>first part</b> of the third book of the <b><i>Dream Realms Trilogy</i></b>. I know some of you have already found it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble in the past week (yes, it's been up that long), but now is the first time <i>everything</i> is settled and ready for me to announce. It's a full, complete book (the same length as <i>Destined</i>). However, it is <i>not</i> the <b>final</b> book. Let me explain..<br />
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When I started writing the series, I had no idea that people would like it so much. And of course, while I'm obviously not oblivious to the faults in the books (and the fact that some people don't like them at all), I still think it's <i>amazing</i> how quickly everything's happened. I've read all the feedback (from reviews, comments, blog posts, etc.) that I've gotten on each and every book, and tried to improve on the faults and problem areas for the next release. <br />
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But the thing is, people <i>did</i> like the first book! And I was blown away. Suddenly, there was demand for more books in the series, and what originally was meant to be a fairly short trilogy had blossomed into so much more. I heard that people wanted to learn the back stories of the characters, and I tried to provide that. I heard that people wanted books that were longer (compared to <i>Shattered</i>), and I did that. I heard that people wanted more details, a richer history, and a bigger world... and I tried to do that.<br />
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But in doing so, the scope of the series increased. And while it's still a trilogy, per se, the last book had to be split up into <b>two parts</b>. Otherwise, I just wouldn't be able to fit everything in! And as the characters developed and grew, so did the story -- so much so that I couldn't possibly close all the plot lines from <i>Destined</i> in one final book. As a result, there are <b>two</b> final books: <i>Graced</i>, which is the first part, and a yet-untitled new book, which will be the last part. <br />
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So, with all of that explained, here's the release information for <i>Graced</i>:<br />
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<b>Description:</b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There is a prophecy that speaks of a time of great turmoil, a time when the rule of power will be overturned by the hammer of fate. That time has come, and one girl stands in the middle of it all...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Laura has been reunited with Logan, and together they must face the elders. But this time, they have the angels on their side. It is a precious advantage, but only if used properly...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">She has learned of the prophecy of her fate, and learned of her destiny. But while others are certain, she is less sure. And as she moves forward, she learns that absolutely nothing can ever be guaranteed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Graced is the first part of the final book in the Dream Realms Trilogy, and the sequel to both Shattered and Destined. It is approximately the same length as Destined.</span><br />
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<b>Links:</b><b><br /></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/graced-sophia-sharp/1105684311">Graced for Nook (Barnes and Noble): here</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://amzn.com/B005NIXZLK">Graced for Kindle (Amazon): here</a></span><br />
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I hope all of you like it! Let me know what you think in the comments, or, better yet, write a review on either Amazon or B&N! And seriously, if anyone has any ideas of what I could do to make things up to you as fans, please, let me know.<br />
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Lots of love,<br />
~Sophia<br />
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PS: I've already started working on a new series, and I hope you guys will be as excited as I am when it comes out. I'm aiming for a release of the first book some time in October, after which I'll work on finishing the last book in the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Realms Trilogy</i>. It should also be out in October (near the end), although with school and classes up and running, it's getting harder and harder to find time to write. But I love doing it, and will keep at it every single day,</b">Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-23185522392455043722011-08-24T10:32:00.000-04:002011-08-24T10:32:15.738-04:00Moving (aka, "where the hell is the third book?!")All my loyal readers,<br />
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I know so many of you are out searching for the third book. And I know I promised it would have been out yesterday. <br />
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But it's not yet.<br />
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I know this probably makes a lot of you upset, or angry, or frustrated even. When an author says something about their work they should be able to keep their word.<br />
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And that's really what I've been trying to do. But somebody threw a big ol' wrench into all my plans earlier this week.<br />
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You see, I'm still a student. And as so, I was spending my summer in Seattle, where I grew up, in my parent's house. I saw all my friends, got a lot of great reading in, and, best of all, got to work on my books.<br />
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But summer always comes to an end, and with the start of a new school year comes the inevitable move. <br />
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I got to school in Boston, so the move is probably one of the longest any student can have. And that means going all the way across the country on a 6-hour flight, plus dealing with jetlag, plus trying to stuff enough things in all my baggage, plus trying to get to my dorm without leaving anything behind, plus meeting all the new people, plus coordinating on almost EVERYTHING in my life.<br />
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To say that it's a tumultuous time is an understatement.<br />
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But why am I telling you guys this? Only because, <b>two days</b> before Graced (the 3rd book in the <i>Dream Realms Trilogy</i>) is supposed to come out, I find out that I need to go to Boston a full <b>week</b> earlier than I expected.<br />
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I had planned on publishing Graced from home in Seattle, and then flying to Boston at the end of the month, on the 30th or so.<br />
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Nuh-uh.<br />
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Turns out, because of some weird scheduling thing at my school, move-in got moved <i>up</i> by a week. So I discovered I had to be in <i style="font-weight: bold;">Boston</i> on the 23rd.<br />
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Talk about a buzz-kill. <br />
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So the last two days before the release of Graced, instead of spending time on the final proofread and touch-up, I had to frantically pack my things in preparation for the flight. But the good news is that I'm finally here. I'm in Boston. Spent all of yesterday flying, and am writing this message from my tiny little dorm room.<br />
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But the bad news is that <i>nothing</i> is unpacked yet. And, even worse, my roommates left the doors unlocked before they left for the summer, so we all came back to find our fridge <i>stolen. </i><br />
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So right now I'm dealing with unpacking, coordinating myself on here, and all that college stuff that comes with move-in. It's completely crazy and entirely overwhelming.<br />
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<b>I just need two days to finish up Graced</b>. I thought those two days would be the 21st and 22nd, but packing and stuff took over. As it is right now, things look completely jumbled together until at least the weekend. And it's only then that I think I'll have enough time to touch up the third book.<br />
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(so this is a really long, apologetic blog post explaining why the book is going to be delayed)<br />
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I know you guys want the book -- I've gotten countless emails and messages on Goodreads already. And I'm <i>so</i> incredibly, amazingly happy that so many of you like the series enough to write to me to ask me where the third book is. And I fell <i style="font-weight: bold;">so</i> bad about letting you guys down. <br />
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I wish I could make it up to all of you, somehow. If anybody has any ideas, post in the comments. <br />
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Anyway, I gotta get back to organizing myself here. The faster I do that, the faster the third book can go up.<br />
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Lots of love,<br />
~SophiaSophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-79396504502328824632011-08-09T02:08:00.001-04:002011-08-09T02:09:40.457-04:00Destined (Dream Realms Trilogy, book 2) out on Barnes and NobleTo all my fans who own a nook: I apologize immensely for the wait! I don't know quite what happened to hold up Destined at B&N for so long, but I saw that it was finally up today! <br />
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<a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Destined/Sophia-Sharp/e/2940013182004">Here's the link to the Barnes and Noble page selling Destined.</a> <br />
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I hope all of you enjoy it! And, because the wait between the first and second book was entirely too long, I've committed to releasing the third book in the series on <b>August 23rd, 2011</b>. That's less than a few weeks away, and I hope is short enough to keep you all excited and interested in the series! <br />
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PS: As a personal request.. I'm building up the "Dream Realms" page on my blog, and want to include a FAQ-type section about the series. If any of you guys have any questions you'd like me to answer, either there or anywhere else, please send me an email to "sophiasharp90@gmail.com", or make a comment below this post. I look forward to hearing from you all!Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-47011674108889814132011-08-05T19:22:00.001-04:002011-08-05T19:24:48.875-04:00Destined is up!<br />
Well, this is exciting (again). The second book is finally is up! Here's the description:
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~Sophia</div>Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-26306320247908018872011-08-04T21:52:00.000-04:002011-08-04T21:52:22.593-04:00Destined is coming...I hate making you guys wait like this.<br />
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As I promised, the second book in the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Realms Trilogy</i>, <i>Destined</i>, was uploaded to Amazon and Barnes & Noble yesterday. But for some reason, the time it's taken for the retailers to get it online has been a lot longer than it usually is. So I <i>still</i> can't give you links to the book page.<br />
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But it's coming..!! Later tonight (I'm hoping!), <i>Destined</i> will be up on both sites.<br />
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For now, here's a sneak peak at the description:<br />
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Laura has survived the dark caves, and emerged with Logan by her side. But her escape is quickly tainted as she realizes the biggest danger still lies ahead... </blockquote>
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As she journeys onward, doubts begin to creep into her mind. Doubts about leaving home, about the decisions she's made. But with the Vassiz still behind her, there is no turning back, now. </blockquote>
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And she has questions that need to be answered. Just who are the elders, and why have they taken such a keen interest in her? As she starts the unravel the cloak that shrouds their existence, she begins to understand that she may have stumbled into something much larger than herself... and sees her destiny for the first time. </blockquote>
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<i>Destined</i> is Book 2 of the <b><i>Dream Realms Trilogy</i></b>, and the sequel to <i>Shattered</i>. It is approximately 1.7 times longer than the first book.</blockquote>Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-23843987155505894082011-08-03T00:44:00.000-04:002011-08-03T00:44:33.575-04:00Destined (the sequel to Shattered) Cover!So today I'm finally allowed to put up the cover for the second book in the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Realms Trilogy</i>. <br />
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The book is called <i>Destined</i>, and will be available<i> </i>tomorrow (August 3rd, 2011) on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I'm really excited about this book, and I'll do a full post announcing its release sometime tomorrow.. but I wanted to give you guys a little sneak peak!<br />
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Here's the beautiful cover:<br />
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Lots of love,<br />
SophiaSophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-28741257200360179652011-07-27T21:20:00.001-04:002011-07-27T21:20:15.542-04:00Update: The sequel is DONE and ready to be released!<br />
Hey guys! So, I haven't been updating my blog as much as I would have liked in the past few weeks because I've been really busy writing the sequel to <i>Shattered</i>. While I did finish writing it about two weeks ago, it took time for proofreading and editing and for my publisher to come back to me with their thoughts. But today I'm ready to announce that the <b>final version</b> of the second book in the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Realms Trilogy</i> is completely finished!<br />
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That means all the edits are done, everything's been proofread, and the formatting is good to go. It's nearly 2 times the length of <i>Shattered, </i>so those who told me <i>Shattered</i> went by a bit quickly will be happy to know the sequel is much longer.<br />
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My publisher wanted to release it a week from today, whereas I wanted to (obviously) get it to you guys as soon as possible! I fought hard to get an earlier release, but they were adamant about needing the week to get the title and cover sorted out. <i>But</i>, as a compromise, they did say I'll be allowed to post snippets of the book on my blog in the days leading up to the release!<br />
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I thought that was a great idea. So, today, I wanted to post a passage from the start of the book. Laura and Logan have just gotten out of the caves, and are continuing on their journey north. Laura's been struggling with the need to feed, as well as figuring out all the new abilities and gifts her transformation has granted her. As Logan and Laura take a break for the night, they are surprised by an encounter with somebody who they do not yet know, but will be very important in the second book...<br />
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They looked to be somewhere in their early thirties, although their
faces had an agelessness to them that was hard to place. The man had stunning blonde hair that sat
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She had blonde hair streaming down to her hips, and her eyes glistened
with magnificence. She had a small nose
that was perfectly centered on her face, and delicate rose-red lips. And she wore a beautiful white dress, which
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unfolded it, she realized it was an elegant black shirt. Perfectly Logan’s size. “We thought you might like to have a new
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“We’ve been tracking you for five days,” the woman
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spreading his hands. “As to how we found
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The response from all you guys to <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Dream-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B0056U9X20/">Shattered </a></i>has been amazing. I've gotten countless emails already saying how excited people are for the next book. It's only been a few short weeks, but I've been blown away by people's response.</div>
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Laura Cubus was perfectly content with her life. A junior in high school, she
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school. Nothing particularly exciting ever happened where she lived, and
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But that all drastically changes when a new student arrives at Laura's school.
Wild rumours swirl about his past, and Laura becomes determined to find out the
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As she gets to know the mysterious student, he shares with her an ancient
secret... one that may yet put both of them in grave danger.<br />
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And for the first time in her life, Laura is exposed to a completely unfamiliar
world. She is swept away on an exhilarating journey that takes to a place where
great destiny may yet await... and where supernatural powers run rampant.<br />
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<i>Shattered</i> is up for sale on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056U9X20">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Shattered/Debra-Puglisi-Sharp/e/2940012882721">Barnes & Noble</a>. You can read on a Kindle or Nook. Or, if you don't have either, you can get the free Kindle for PC app or Nook for PC app on your computer to check out the book.</div>
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Hope you guys enjoy the book - I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!</div>
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PS: if you're on Goodreads, message me! I've got an account set up on there too</div>Sophia Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506798277580878475noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870378059828586725.post-8559237181344260702011-04-19T00:35:00.000-04:002011-04-19T00:35:27.099-04:00Accessibility part iiSo, fresh off the heels of a Boston Bruins victory, I thought I'd do a follow up post to my last one. You know, because I'm in such a great mood and all due to the win (I really am!)<br />
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Since this is a blog about <i>me</i>, I thought I'd also mention that today I went out to watch the game at a campus bar with friends. Had my little fake ID to get in and everything. I was one of two girls in a group of fourteen, but I had my bruins jersey on and it was a great time. We even put on some black and yellow face paint! I'll get some pictures up later and post them on this blog.<br />
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But what I wanted to say on the topic of <i>accessibility </i>is that I want to be the <i>most</i> accessible writer out there. When (if?) I get published (I really think "when" is the right term, because I intend to work hard for it, as I have been already...), I want to be able to be the easiest author to get in touch with, and the easiest one to interact with. I want to hear from all my fans, and see why they liked my books, but more importantly, I want to know about <i>them</i>. And I want to be able to give guidance to all the other young aspiring writers out there, to help nudge them in the right direction. All as a way of saying "thanks" for enjoying my books, or giving back to the authors who want to get published. If I can do all that, I'll be very, very happy.<br />
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