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New YA/MG Fantasy Release by Sharon Ledwith

It’s time to celebrate the release of Sharon Ledwith’s The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis in print and e-book!

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Children are the keys to our future. 

And now, children are the only hope for our past.

Book Information:

Title: The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis

Series:  The Last Timekeepers, Book #1

Author Name:  Sharon Ledwith

Genre(s): Young Adult, Time Travel, Middle Grade

Tags: #‎YAlit ‪#‎timetravel

Length: Approx. 180 pages

Re-Release Date: June 17, 2015

Publisher:  Mirror World Publishing

Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest

About The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis:
When 13-year-old Amanda Sault and her annoying classmates are caught in a food fight at school, they’re given a choice: suspension or yard duty. The decision is a no-brainer. Their two-week crash course in landscaping leads to the discovery of a weathered stone arch in the overgrown back yard. The arch isn’t a forgotten lawn ornament but an ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis.

Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to be Timekeepers–legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from the evil Belial–Amanda and her classmates are sent on an adventure of a lifetime. Can they find the young Robin Hood and his merry band of teens? If they don’t, then history itself may be turned upside down.

Amazon Purchase Links:

Amazon US ~

The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis

Amazon CA ~

The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis

Mirror World Publishing Purchase Link ~

The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis

Goodreads Link:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13613004-the-last-timekeepers-and-the-arch-of-atlantis

Follow the tour to read Guest Posts, Reviews, Excerpts, and Spotlights:

http://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/book-tour-schedule-last-timekeepers-and.html

Meet the Author:

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Unearthing the uncanny one book at a time.

Sharon Ledwith is the author of the middle-grade/young adult time travel series, THE LAST TIMEKEEPERS, and is represented by Walden House (Books & Stuff) for her teen psychic series, MYSTERIOUS TALES FROM FAIRY FALLS. When not writing, researching, or revising, she enjoys reading, exercising, anything arcane, and an occasional dram of scotch. Sharon lives a serene, yet busy life in a southern tourist region of Ontario, Canada, with her hubby, one spoiled yellow Labrador and a moody calico cat.

Learn more about Sharon Ledwith:

Sharon’s Website:

www.sharonledwith.com

Sharon’s Blog:

http://sharonledwith.blogspot.com/

Sharon’s Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/seledwith

The Last Timekeepers Series Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Last-Timekeepers-Time-Travel-Series/373953795955372

Twitter: @sharonledwith:

https://twitter.com/sharonledwith

Amazon Author U.S. Page:

http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-Ledwith/e/B0084DUHJO

Amazon Author U.K. Page:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B0084DUHJO

Goodreads Author Page:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5821744.Sharon_Ledwith

Goodreads Book Page:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13613004-the-last-timekeepers-and-the-arch-of-atlantis

Google+ Page:

https://plus.google.com/116758820349834035390#116758820349834035390/posts

Enter the Giveaway:

  • A signed paperback copy ofThe Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis
  • A custom crafted Babel Necklace
  • A signed trading card
  • A signed postcard
  • Two ‘The Last Timekeepers’ wrist bands

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tour Coordinated by:

Saphs Book Promotions

http://saphsbookpromos.blogspot.com/

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Announcement: We’re Hitting the Shelves!

Disenchanted is hitting the bookstore shelves!


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Press Release: Coming Soon from Mirror World Publishing, Disenchanted by Leigh Goff

For Immediate Release

June 1, 2015: The print release for Disenchanted, based on the Wethersfield Witches, is June 1, 2015.

A forbidden love. A dark curse. An impossible choice…Suspenseful, dark, romantic, and brimming with old magic, Disenchanted captures the intrigue of New England’s witchlore.

About Disenchanted:

Descended from a powerful Wethersfield witch, sixteen-year-old Sophie is struggling to hide her awkwardly emerging magic, but that’s the least of her worries. When a dangerous thief tries to steal her mysterious heirloom necklace, she is rescued by the one person she’s forbidden to fall for—a descendant of the man who condemned her ancestor to hang. He carries a dark secret that could destroy them both unless Sophie learns how to tap into the mysterious power of her diamond bloodcharm. She will have to uncover dark secrets from both of their families’ wicked pasts and risk everything, including her soul to save them from a witch’s true love curse, but it will take much more than that.

Title: Disenchanted

Author Name: Leigh Goff

Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy Romance

Publisher: Mirror World Publishing

http://www.mirrorworldpublishing.com/coming-soon

ISBNs: Print Book~ 978-0-9920490-9-6

e-Book~ 978-0-9947490-0-0

Number of Pages: 264

Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/1FeknM1

Permission to Forward Granted

About the Author:

Leigh Goff writes young adult fiction with elements of magic and romance. Born and raised on the East Coast, she now lives in Annapolis, Maryland where she is inspired by the city’s great history.

She graduated from the University of Maryland, University College and is a member of the Severna Park YA Writers’ Group, Maryland Writers’ Association, and Romance Writers of America. She is also an approved artist with the Maryland State Arts Council.

Learn more about Leigh Goff on her website or at Mirror World Publishing.

For review copies or to arrange an interview, blog visit, or event with the author please visit her website.


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GoodReads Giveaway! Get a signed proof copy of DISENCHANTED!

GoodReads Book Giveaway of Disenchanted

In advance of the June 1st launch of my new young adult fantasy, DISENCHANTED, I am giving away one signed PROOF copy at GoodReads. The giveaway starts May 19th and runs through June 19th.

Disenchanted by Leigh Goff

Disenchanted

by Leigh Goff

Being released June 01 2015

Giveaway ends June 19, 2015

1 copy available

giveaway details »

Enter to Win

For more information about DISENCHANTED, click here to go to Amazon.com and don’t forget to subscribe to my website for book news and updates here.


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The Royal History That Inspired Bewitching Hannah–Witch Queens, Wizard Earls, & Alchemist Barons

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And arts of darkness famed

In all the land, that he at last,

‘The Wizard Earl’ was named.”

—The Wizard Earl-A Legend of Kilkea Castle

In Bewitching Hannah, Hannah Fitzgerald is a sixteen-year-old royal descendant who wants nothing to do with her magical heritage. Her frenemies, the Queen Js are nicknamed after their ancestor, Queen Jane Grey. Hannah’s scarred love interest, William Calvert, is a descendant from the royal Grey bloodline. Anyone familiar with Maryland’s history will recognize the surname Calvert along with Arundel, after all numerous parks, historic sights, and streets bear the names, especially in Annapolis, which is where the story is set. These families are all intertwined in a real legacy of royalty, witchcraft, and alchemy, which I incorporated into the story.

The Greys

images-21400s: Henry de Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor and a distant blood relation to Queen Jane Grey is said to have been extremely interested in alchemy, going so far as to garner the King’s permission to transmute mercury into silver or gold. In 1478, concerned with the ruling power Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare held in Ireland, the King dismissed the earl as Lord Deputy and appointed Henry de Grey in his place.

Elizabeth Woodville, a well-known witch whose first husband was John Grey of Groby, produced a son from that marriage–Thomas Grey, the 1st Marquess of Dorset and two daughters, one of whom was Lady Eleanor Grey who married Sir John Arundel. They are the ancestors to Maryland’s Arundel and Calvert families.

Elizabeth Woodville went on to marry King Edward IV and became the Queen consort of England. The TV series, The White Queen, is based on her life. Their daughter, Elizabeth of York, became the Queen consort of England and the mother to King Henry VIII.

The Fitzgeralds

Unknown-3In 1530, Henry de Grey’s descendant, Lady Elizabeth Grey, the granddaughter of the witch Elizabeth Woodville, married the 9th Earl of Kildare, who was rumored to be a warlock. They produced a son, Gerald FitzGerald, the 11th Earl of Kildare, who was commonly known as the Wizard Earl for his fascination with alchemy, metallurgy, and ancient magic. He was known to have magical powers, which allowed him to transform himself into a blackbird. The FitzGerald bloodline claims the magic from Áine, the Irish goddess of summer. She is associated with the Fitzgeralds through marriage to the 3rd Earl of Kildare[1].

Family Tree

As a fiction writer, I enjoy weaving factual history into my fantasies. Attached is the family tree that shows the fictional relationships of the book’s main characters to the real historic figures that inspired Bewitching Hannah. This tree was not included in the book.

If you’d like to purchase a copy of Bewitching Hannah, please click here.

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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Grey,_4th_(7th)_Baron_Grey_of_Codnor#cite_note-13

 


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Welcome!

I want to say hello and welcome to everyone around the world (six continents-100 countries!!) who has expressed interest and excitement in my upcoming novel, Disenchanted.  I am overwhelmed by your enthusiasm.  Hang tight.  Edits on Disenchanted start in September followed by the book’s release in December.

Thanks for visiting my page!

Olá a todos os meus futuros leitores!
Hola a todos mis futuros lectores!
Ciao a tutti i miei futuri lettori!
Hello minden a leendő olvasók!
Kamusta sa lahat ng aking mga mambabasa sa hinaharap!
!مرحبا لجميع قرائي في المستقبل
Bonjour à tous mes futurs lecteurs!
您好我所有的未来的读者！
Hallo an alle meine zukünftigen Leser!
Hej till alla mina framtida läsare!
こんにちは私の将来の読者のすべてに！


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Ghostly Insane Asylum

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As a writer, I am inspired by my surroundings, particularly when I am driving around town, noticing mundane events, camouflaged buildings, and obscure fields dappled with wild flowers and honeysuckles that could tickle the ankles of my fictional characters sneaking off to share love’s first kiss.

On the outskirts of Annapolis, there is a particular set of intriguing buildings built over a century ago on farmland where Maryland tobacco once drained the earth of its vitality–the red-brick Crownsville Hospital Center, a hospital for the insane. Beyond the lush green grounds and the prim building exteriors of white porticoes and Greek columns, tortured patients died and ghost stories were born.  For decades, the ghost stories have run rampant around town, inspiring my imagination of what happened beyond the imposing admissions building.

A cemetery rests behind the conservative Georgian-style architecture, holding tight to its guests and their secrets, displaying only hundreds of flat, weathered headstones bearing numbers to mark the ill-fated patients who died from shock therapy, botched lobotomies, and tuberculosis during their stay.

When I look at the photo of the building, a ghost itself, with craggy broken windows and peeling white paint, I see the nameless faces–comatose faces of the newly admitted patients staring out. I hear the squeaking of old-fashioned wheelchairs as white coats push them down the long, white-tiled corridors to their bleak, white-walled rooms. They’re in there. Their whispers linger on the wind that seeps into my car as I drive by. I hear them and I want to toss my sweet, little protagonists in there with them. So don’t be surprised if you read about a certain haunted, decrepit detention center called Kingshill in Disenchanted where a ghostly hospital guest creeps up on my little witch, Sophie.