BLOG TOUR: The Stars Forgot Us by R.J. Garcia

Welcome to the Official Blog Tour for Bestselling Author R.J. Garcia's new YA paranormal suspense, The Stars Forgot Us. Today, on our tour stop, we will kick off this tour with a guest post featuring the topic: Other than suspense, what genre would you be interested in writing?. Plus, we have a tour-wide giveaway to share, too! So... Be sure to check it out and grab your copy now! Follow the tour, HERE.

Genre:

Young Adult

Paranormal/Fantasy Suspense

Publish Date:

March 30, 2022

Publisher:

Midnight Tide Publishing

Synopsis:

Fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly would love to go back to simpler times. Before his parents’ divorce and the onset of his brother’s Schizophrenia. But when he returns to his hometown, things feel off. After a series of strange occurrences, Jacob fears his new house is haunted or worse, yet he is losing his mind.

To his surprise, Jacob discovers a mysterious teenage runaway, Sanctuary Daniels, living in the house. She reveals she has been kept by a figure known only as Mother, in a place where downstairs children are languishing prisoners, and upstairs children do Mother’s bidding.

Jacob’s investigation into Sanctuary’s allegations, along with their budding romance, are cut short when she is reclaimed by evil beings. Beings who unleash terror upon Jacob and his family. Now he must journey to a real haunted house to save his first love and fight for his very life.

      

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*Other than suspense, what other genre would you be interested in writing?*

Your question made me think. Good storytelling, no matter what the genre, has suspense. Suspense is an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what will happen next. In the Notebook, we wonder what else can go wrong. Will they ever get together? And we turn the page because we need to know. 

But I don't see the genre of romance in my near future. Paranormal romance, or romantic suspense, yes. I used to read sci-fi in high school. Recently, an idea for a sci-fi story has inhabited my brain. Maybe a class trip to Mars that turns into a who done it?

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**About the Author**

Bestselling Author R.J. Garcia is a wife and proud mom. She earned her MSW and worked with foster children and as a school social worker. Writing has been her other great love. She has published several non-fiction pieces. She has been writing short-stories for as long as she can remember. To her amazement, those short stories became novels!

Stay connected with R.J. Garcia

      

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- ends April 14, 2022

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BOOK BLITZ: Alter by H.R. Truelove

Today, we have a Book Blitz for H.R. Truelove's debut YA sci-fi novel, Alter, the first book in the Alter Trilogy. To spotlight and celebrate the release of this debut novel, we have an exclusive Chapter 1 excerpt AND a blitz-wide giveaway to share! So... Be sure to check it out and start the trilogy now!

Genre:

Young Adult

Science Fiction

Series:

Alter, #1

Publish Date:

January 26, 2022

Publisher:

Midnight Tide Publishing

Synopsis:

Who do you trust when you can’t trust yourself?

Lennox, Erris, Wisdom…

There are many voices in Laura’s mind but no one, not even her family, will believe her.

Laura’s life is far from normal. After spending years in a medical center for seeing visions no one else can, Laura is transferred to the Tomlinson Institute of Research. There, she’s promised, lies the truth she’s been after her entire life.

But as her eighteenth birthday looms closer, Laura’s already complicated life takes a sudden turn. When she discovers what hides behind her unusual abilities, Laura’s reality is blown to pieces, and she must learn to make sense of her super-natural gifts. With a little help from the voices in her head, Laura needs to fight to save herself, the world she lives in–and every other world in the multiverse.

Alter is a gripping and intricate tale of conspiracy, mad scientists, and broken lives. A multiverse of blurry lines, lies, and deceit where we come face-to-face with the best of humankind… And it’s very worst.

      

   

*Excerpt*

Chapter 1

My eyes were weak, but I heard every heartbeat in the Hollow. Every thud had a signature as unique as each of the countless snowflakes piled outside.
The chilly air stung my eyes and lips. My ears curled from the cold and the tips of my fingers were burned black.
We didn’t even have a word for frostbite in the Dark World. Many Shadows who slept in the Hollow had missing fingers, hands, or entire arms and legs. Some limbs were taken in battle, others lost to the cold, but not one of them was a lesser fighter for it. We were born fighting, thrashing our way into the frosted wasteland of the Dark World with nothing but the voice in our heads.
I’d named mine Wisdom.
My conscience. The angel on my shoulder. The Devil. An imaginary friend—who wasn’t imaginary.
A visitor in my head, whose thoughts were a plague on my mind.
Do it now, Lennox. While Helectra’s sleeping. Her death will be quick and easy. You’ll be out of the Hollow before anyone knows you’re responsible.
What if you’re wrong? I asked, my words heard by Wisdom alone.
Helectra’s a spy! I went through the Crawlers’ records myself. Would you like to see them? Wisdom’s tone was far more threatening than helpful.
No. I trust you. It was a two-week hike to the closest computer I’d be able to verify the information on, anyway.
You should trust me. I’ve never been wrong. About anything. Wisdom’s irritation was so strong, a bitter taste settled on my tongue. We need to deal with Helectra before the Crawlers come after her. End her, Lennox. And don’t hurt anyone else this time.
Wisdom’s memories threatened to pierce my mind. I focused my thoughts, pitting my will against hers like a shield. I only wanted her words. I couldn’t handle her feelings.
Helectra wouldn’t end my life quietly. Crawler or not, I owe her a fight. I can do this. The pain will stay with me.
Wisdom’s doubt broke my shield and tore through my body.
Of course, Lennox. As always, you’ll do what you think is best.
No matter what happens.
Wisdom slipped from my mind, nothing but the jerk at my scalp to remind me a visitor was here. There was no time to celebrate the relief her quiet brought because once my visitor left, her voice was replaced with a new sound.
Thump, thump, thump.
Even a heartbeat sounded different when it belonged to a traitor. I followed the traitorous beat through the series of caves I’d sought refuge in with nearly thirty others. The children born during the Evernight were called Shadows, and the Crawlers hunted them mercilessly.

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**About the Author**

H. R. Truelove lives with her family in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

She developed a thirst for reading during her long bus rides to school, and has been writing poetry, song lyrics, and short stories most of her life.

Truelove's debut trilogy, Alter, will release in 2022, with book one ready to launch in January.

Stay connected with H.R. Truelove

     

  

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Giveaway Open Internationally

- ends March 10, 2022

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COVER REVEAL: The Stars Forgot Us by R.J. Garcia

Today, we have a Cover Reveal to share for Bestselling Author R.J. Garcia's new YA paranormal suspense, The Stars Forgot Us. So... Be sure to check out that cover and add this to your TBR list on Goodreads! Pre-order your copy now!

Genre:

Young Adult

Paranormal/Fantasy Suspense

Publish Date:

March 30, 2022

Publisher:

Midnight Tide Publishing

Synopsis:

Fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly would love to go back to simpler times. Before his parents’ divorce and the onset of his brother’s Schizophrenia. But when he returns to his hometown, things feel off. After a series of strange occurrences, Jacob fears his new house is haunted or worse, yet he is losing his mind.

To his surprise, Jacob discovers a mysterious teenage runaway, Sanctuary Daniels, living in the house. She reveals she has been kept by a figure known only as Mother, in a place where downstairs children are languishing prisoners, and upstairs children do Mother’s bidding.

Jacob’s investigation into Sanctuary’s allegations, along with their budding romance, are cut short when she is reclaimed by evil beings. Beings who unleash terror upon Jacob and his family. Now he must journey to a real haunted house to save his first love and fight for his very life.

      

~~~~~

**About the Author**

Bestselling Author R.J. Garcia is a wife and proud mom. She earned her MSW and worked with foster children and as a school social worker. Writing has been her other great love. She has published several non-fiction pieces. She has been writing short-stories for as long as she can remember. To her amazement, those short stories became novels! 

Stay connected with R.J. Garcia

      

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