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Launch Party and Giveaway—The Goblin King

It seems like such a long time since I wrote this book to being here—and yet at the same it doesn’t seem quite real. I dreamed of being published and holding my book when I started writing (as an adult) but as I educated myself on the business I knew the odds were long. However I’m stubborn (and I was having fun writing the stories I wanted to read) so I kept going, switching between writing fantasy romance and paranormal romance, between novella and novel length.

Then something clicked and I started selling. I wish I could pinpoint what I started doing differently, or what online class I’d taken that caused the change so that when people ask I could tell them. But in truth is I don’t know. Luck? Timing? Writing hundreds of thousands of words and then re-writing them? Not being afraid of rejection? All of the above?

What I do know is I never let go of the dream. I stumbled, I thought about giving up, but in the end I wouldn’t let myself. If you give up on dreams, all that’s left is nightmares. And no one wants to wake up and find themselves living in a nightmare…

She ran through candlelit tunnels. Her lungs ached, her head pounded, but then she saw the cave opening and ran faster. This was just another crazy dream, the dangerous imaginings of a desperate woman.

Fifteen feet beyond the cave Eliza stopped. He hadn’t brought her to the Summerland. This place was empty. There was no sun. No stars. No moon. Just a gray twilight that was both oppressive and endless. Twisted trees grew out of gray dust, their limbs a tangle of blackened fingers. An oily river snaked into the distance. She squinted. Did it move, or was that an illusion?

As she stood there staring at the bleak scenery, her feet and legs became heavy and cold, as if the ground was sucking the warmth from her body and making her muscles sluggish. She looked down. The gray dust that was the ground stained the white bandages on her feet. Someone had tended to her, yet she couldn’t remember hurting herself.

Eliza turned around. The entrance to the cave was nothing more than a crack in the face of a sheer cliff that rose with no end. There were no clouds to hide its harsh lines and no plants to soften the angles. Her beaded cap­tor leaned against the rock, his arms folded, as impassive as the rock he had made his home.

“What is this place?” Her voice echoed in the empty world.

“The Shadowlands.” His voice didn’t echo. It dropped like a weight and was absorbed into the ground as if he were part of the strange landscape.

The Shadowlands. The name should mean something to her. She shook her head, unable to find the thought.

“This is a dream.” It had to be. She would wake up with a hangover at home with Steve.

“No.” His lips turned into a smile that cut her to the bone. “A nightmare.”

Eliza’s breath slid from her body and threatened to never return. She did know this place. So alien, yet so familiar. Every nightmare she’d ever had was created here, sired by goblins. The screeching and yells that had broken up the party had haunted her sleep, but it was a nightmare she’d thought she’d grown out of, the same way she’d put aside her dreams.

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There are 2 copies of The Goblin King to giveaway (US and Canadian addresses only no PO Boxes) just leave a comment!

The Goblin King
Once Upon a Time…
A man was cursed to the Shadowlands, his heart replaced with a cold lump of gold. In legends, he became known as… The Goblin King.

For a favored few he will grant a wish. Yet, desperately clinging to his waning human soul, his one own desire remains unfulfilled… A Willing Queen.

But who would consent to move from the modern-day world into the realm of nightmares? No matter how intoxicating his touch, no matter how deep his valor, loving him is dangerous. And the one woman who might dare to try could also destroy forever his chance at a … Happily Ever After.

About the Author
A civil designer by day and an author by night, Shona Husk lives in Western Australia at the edge of the Indian Ocean. Blessed with a lively imagination she spent most of her childhood making up stories. As an adult she discovered romance novels and hasn’t looked back. Drawing on history and myth, she writes about heroes who are armed and dangerous but have a heart of gold—sometimes literally.

With stories ranging from sensual to scorching, she is published with Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Carina Press and Sourcebooks.

For More Information:
www.shonahusk.com
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Comments

  1. Shona, love the cover--can he visit my dreams please? I guess the best way to ensure that is to buy this wonderful book and read it far, far into the night. Congrats on the launch, and are there more books to come set in this world?

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  2. Congratulations and best wishes!! The book sounds great and has a HOT F/C!!

    bettysunflower at hotmail dot com

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  3. Congratulations on your new release, Shona! Loved the excerpt and had to get out my drooling bib when I looked at the cover.

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  4. I enjoyed the excerpt and just love the cover. I've always been inclined to like a little dark with my reading and your books sounds wonderful. Congratulations!

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  5. Hi Shona. Congratulations on the release of The Goblin King. Sounds wonderful. I love the cover.

    Crystal816[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  6. Congrats on your release. Perseverance is definitely the key to getting published. You can't give up

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  7. I must admit to being deeply curious about your book ... a goblin hero? I enjoyed the excerpt. Your setting of the Shadowlands seem suitably eerie for the season.

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  9. Hi Shona, I have heard a lot about your book and what really interested me was the Goblin King. I read a lot of paranormals but goblins are a first for me and I am looking forward to meeting one. Congratulations on your release.
    Cambonified (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  10. Hubba hubba! Look at that hero. Yum! Sorry, I had a comment on your post, but it flew right out of my head as soon as I saw your cover!

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  11. Hi Shona!
    Inspiring post and great excerpt to go along with it. Now you have what looks and sounds to me like a great book and one that I will definitely be reading:) Wishing you continued success and CONGRATS on your release!!!

    yadkny@hotmail.com

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  12. Fabulous excerpt, Shona! Looking forward to reading this!

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