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Riding Through It

There's an expression that horse trainers use whenever a client's ride becomes difficult - "Keep riding through it." I've heard it at least a hundred times while riding my horse. It's a function of good horsemanship. If you give up or get off in the midst of difficulties, you might win the battle that day but lose the war in the long run. Learning to be really good at something takes persistence and time. Such it is with life; so it is with writing.

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Kane Read 4 Review Launch Party

9/19/2017

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Check out my latest Read for Review opportunity for you! My latest  book, Kane – The First Blood Son, will be released on October 1, 2017!

I would love for you to participate in the launch by joining this Read for Review event. Not only will you get "KANE" free for your review (in either ePub or Mobi format), but if you post a review on Amazon by October 8, 2017, you will be eligible to win PRIZES!
  • a $10 Amazon gift card
  • a signed print book,
  • and I might throw in some very cool swag! You'll have to participate to discover what I might do. 

Here’s the gist of the story:


Kane de Medici’s thirst for knowledge leads him into the dark world of vampirism. Working as an apprentice to the great master, Leonardo da Vinci in 1503, he encounters Brogio, one of Florence’s most wealthy bachelors. Their growing friendship coupled with strange events lead him to uncover Brogio’s inconceivable secret. Brogio is a vampire, the very first vampire.  
 
Kane’s quest for endless learning has him propose that the vampire “turn” him so that he can become Brogio’s first vampire blood son. Reluctantly Brogio agrees, but Kane’s uncontrollable blood lust unleashes a plague upon the world.

LINK TO JOIN KANE – THE FIRST BLOOD SON LAUNCH PARTY

NEED A LITTLE MORE? HERE'S AN EXCERPT:
Kane awaited his future as he looked into Brogio’s violet eyes. Eyes that shifted in color from red, then back to purple in an unnerving shimmer. Not at all human. Brogio’s fangs extended, and his face contorted as if in pain. Surely opening his jaw that wide was excruciating. A momentary hesitation… Brogio paused and pulled back.
            “You’re not ready. Sit. Let’s talk.” Brogio pushed his six-foot-eight frame back a step. One hand swiped back long strands of silver blonde hair from his face. With a disappointed sigh, Brogio walked to the mahogany wood bar and pulled out two glasses and a bottle of wine.  
            Confused, Kane de Medici rubbed his dark eyes and stumbled to the plush, burgundy arm chair next to the roaring fire in the den of Brogio’s Tuscany wine estate. Brogio shoved a glass of his finest Cabernet into Kane’s hands and sat across from him. He eyed the dark haired young man’s long six-foot-five body. Broad shoulders and a cleft chin were immediate outstanding features. Kane’s dark eyes hinted at his extreme intelligence mingled with devilment.
            “Tell me again why you would want to be an abomination like me. You are a descendant of the first bankers to the pope.”
            “Yes, the infamous de Medici. A notorious name I’ve tried to avoid all my life… criminals – all of them!” Kane sat down the glass of wine on a small mahogany table nearby and stared at the fire.
            “But with you, the name could be synonymous with genius. You are apprentice to the great Leonardo da Vinci. Like da Vinci, you invent, paint and sculpt. You love architecture, science, math and engineering. You are devoted to literature, history and cartography. You have ongoing discussions with da Vinci about anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany and the two of you write together endlessly.”
            “Yet here I am, asking…”
            “For Gods’ sake, Kane, you’re only 25 years old. Women faun all over you. They love your dandy ways, your elegant clothes, and your precise manners. Why would you want to become a blood sucker, like me?”
             Kane’s eyes sparkled above his wine glass. “Immortality. I want time. Time to learn. You know it’s my passion. I want to watch things change and grow through the ages as you have. It’s 1503. Can you imagine what the world will be like in the twenty-first century? The inventions? The science? The literature? The sheer knowledge that will exist?”
             Brogio leaned forward. “It was that very genius of yours, and that of your Master da Vinci, that drew me to you. So I do understand. But once again, you must listen. When the blood lust consumes you, it must be controlled. If you run with it, the world will spread like a plague with my kind. If you purposely “turn” others, how long will it take for those progeny to get out of control?”
 
LINK TO JOIN KANE – THE FIRST BLOOD SON LAUNCH PARTY

Remember, if you join the launch party AND post a review on Amazon by October 8, 2017, you'll be eligible to win prizes.
 

Don’t want to write  a review? You can take advantage of the Pre-Order Sale now for just .99 cents and save $2 before October 1st! Click here to pre-order now!

Til Next Time!
​Carol

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