November 18, 2013

Thunderstone by Barbara Pietron Blog Tour: Top Ten & #Giveaway!



Thunderstone by Barbara Pietron
Genre: YA paranormal romance
Published: November 12, 2013

Sneaking out at night, driving without a license, and falling for a guy weren’t things fifteen-year-old Jeni expected to do while visiting Lake Itasca, Minnesota.  Then she meets Ice, the local medicine man's apprentice.  Suddenly, her simple family gathering becomes an exciting – and terrifying – week of self-discovery.  At first Jeni doesn't believe Ice's claim that she can touch the spirit world and has somehow released a mythical underwater monster. However, she's forced to reconsider when a teen swears a monster killed his father while fishing on the lake. Just as she comes to accept truth, Jeni finds she is the only one who can imprison the monster, making her the creature's next target.  She'll need immense faith in her newfound ability to put herself in harm's way and face down the monster.  And even if she succeeds in delivering the local population – and Ice – from the creature's wrath, there is no guarantee Jeni will escape with her own life.



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Guest Post


Top Ten Places I Like to Read (In David Letterman style)

10.  Waiting – I never show up for an appointment without reading material.
  9.  Bath tub – Can be dangerous for the reading material, but so relaxing.
  8.  Hotel – Makes me feel at home.
  7.  Airplane – So I don't obsess over the fact that I am thousands of feet in the air.
  6.  Library – That's what it's all about.
  5.  In bed – Keeps my to-do list out of my head so I can sleep.
  4.  In front of a fire – Especially when it's nasty outside.
  3.  Back Yard Deck – Summer weekends J
  2.  Cottage in Northern Michigan – Serenity, pure and simple.

And the number one place I like to read...

  The Beach – My ideal vacation: sun, sand, book.

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About the Author


After years in the corporate world, Barbara found herself with a second chance to decide what she wanted to be when she grew up.  Her lifetime love of books and the written word returned one answer: writer.  Drawing from her experience with technical writing, she began by writing non-fiction magazine pieces and achieved both regional and national publication.  Her success encouraged her to complete a novel.  She learned much from her first manuscript, critiques, books, contests, and blogs.  In 2012, her novel Thunderstone, was a quarterfinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and won a critique by Publisher's Weekly.  A few months later, she was offered publication by Scribe Publishing Company.

 Barbara has a few other novels in the works, including a Thunderstone sequel. If she's not reading or writing, Barbara likes to walk, garden, and sew.  She works in a library and lives in Royal Oak, Michigan with her husband, daughter, and their cat – who often acts like a dog.

Find Barbara online:

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5 comments:

  1. I wish exciting things had happened to me when I snuck out with the car.
    I usually just came home to my parents angry scowls and a long grounding!
    Thanks for sharing this fun story and giveaway.

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  2. I would love to read this book.
    Thanks for the giveaway :-)

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  3. This book sounds so good. I love the cover. Thanks for having the giveaway.

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  4. THUNDERSTONE sounds fabulous. I know my daughter will enjoy this too.

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  5. I would love to read this book. It sounds really good. Thanks for the giveaway.

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