Book Blitz: Owl Eyes by Molly Lazer (Excerpt & Giveaway) Hey! Today I'm posting as part of the book blitz for Owl Eyes by Molly Lazer. Owl Eyes is a new YA Fantasy/Fairy Tale book that was released on the 20th March this year. I get to share with you an excerpt from the book as well as a giveaway. Unfortunately, this giveaway is only open for US & Canada entries, but I'll talk more about the giveaway at the end. Carry on reading! Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale by Molly Lazer Publication date: March 20th 2018 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Synopsis: Nora knows three things: she is a servant, her parents are dead, and she lives in the kitchen house with her adoptive family. But her world is torn apart when she discovers that her birth father has always been right there, living in the house she serves. This discovery leads Nora to more questions. Why was she thrown in an ash-covered room for asking about her father? Why is a silver-bladed knife the only inheritance from her birth mother? Why is magic forbidden in her household—and throughout the province of the Runes? The answers may not be the ones Nora hoped for, as they threaten a possible romance and her relationship with the adoptive family she loves. With the announcement of a royal ball, Nora must decide what she is willing to give up in order to claim her stolen birthright, and whether this new life is worth losing her family—and herself. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38739033-owl-eyes?ac=1&from_search=true Purchase: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Owl-Eyes-Fairy-Molly-Lazer-ebook/dp/B07B5Y2G4W/ B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/owl-eyes-molly-lazer/1128090805?ean=2940159136497 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/owl-eyes-2 Molly Lazer is a former associate editor at Marvel Comics, where she worked on books such as Fantastic Four, Captain America, New Avengers, and cult favorite comic book Spider-Girl. After returning to graduate school to receive a degree in education, she began a career as a high school reading, writing, and drama teacher. She also serves as a professional critiquer for Comics Experience, helping aspiring comic book writers finesse scripts for publication. In 2016, Molly received a MFA in Creative Writing from Rosemont College. Her short stories have been featured in numerous literary magazines including Gone Lawn, LIT, and Silver Blade. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and twin sons. Owl Eyes is her first novel. Author links: https://www.mollylazer.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mollylazerwrites https://twitter.com/mollylazer https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5427511.Molly_Lazer Excerpt: Light spilled into the room. I opened my eyes into small slits and peeked through my fingers. I could just make out a female figure, waist tightly corseted and gown flaring out at the hips. “Mother?” “Don’t be daft, Eleanor,” Lady Portia said. “Get up.” If I had the strength to move, I would have run from the room as fast as my feet would carry me. Instead, I curled into a ball on the ground. Even though I squeezed my eyes shut, I could still see the orange glow from the torches in the hall. “I said get up.” Lady Portia grabbed my arm in the exact spot where she bruised me before. I cried out as she hauled me to my feet. “Have you learned your lesson?” Her breath was sweet, like lavender. I wanted to retch on her shoes. I could feel the darkness reaching for me with sticky-slick fingers. “Yes, ma’am,” I whispered as loud as my dry throat would allow. “I can’t hear you.” She tightened her grip on my arm, and it was all I could do not to whimper as my eyes finally adjusted to the light. “Yes, ma’am,” I repeated, louder. My head pounded. She released my arm. Gold eyes stared at me from a mirror that hung on the opposite wall, daring me to make a move. The girl in the mirror had swallowed the darkness of the room; my shadow-self stared out from the glass. Her skin was dead black. I looked down at my arms. They were covered in ash from the floor of the room with no windows. I screamed. Lady Portia’s hand cracked across my cheek. “Stop that,” she hissed. I scraped my arms with hands that were just as black. I smelled ash every time I breathed in. Siobhan and Annabelle’s laughter echoed through the hall. I had to get out of there. Lady Portia grabbed the back of my shirt as I braced to run. “Girls!” she barked as Siobhan and Annabelle rounded the corner. “No running in the hall.” The girls skidded to a stop in front of us. “Ella-Della!” Annabelle said. “What happened?” She looked up, appealing to Lady Portia. “Mother, she didn’t really break my bird. It was an accident!” “Don’t call her that name, Annabelle,” Portia said. “You sound like an imbecile.” “An imbecile who got her own toy stuck in a tree.” Siobhan swatted Annabelle’s sleeve and cocked her head at me. “You look like an owl with those yellow eyes. You’re so dirty they’re all I can see. Are you hungry, Owl Eyes? I’ll see if I can find you a mouse for supper.” She laughed and began to hoot. Annabelle joined in, and Portia sighed with disgust. “Take her back to the kitchen house,” Portia said. “And get these two ready for dinner.” I hadn’t noticed Sarah and another servant standing there. Sarah ushered Siobhan and Annabelle back down the hall. “Bye, Owl Eyes,” Siobhan called over her shoulder. GIVEAWAY - ENDS APRIL 5TH 2018
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