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FREE AUDIOBOOKS!

03 Saturday Oct 2020

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What’s better than audiobooks? Free audiobooks! I’ve teamed up with several authors in a month-long event on Story Origin, featuring the following genres: young adult, women’s fiction, coming of age, and new adult. All of the audiobooks in this promo–including The Cauldron Stirred, the first book in my YA paranormal fantasy series, Guardians of Erin–are FREE for listeners willing to review.

I have US and UK audio codes to give away, so don’t be shy about requesting a copy!

This event will run through October 31. (Halloween, my favorite holiday!) Coincidentally, the climax in The Cauldron Stirred takes place on Halloween, so it may just be the “listen” you’ve been looking for to put you in a magical mood. Here’s a little about the story:

Ashling Donoghue never dreamed moving to Ireland would rock her perception of reality and plunge her into a mystery that brings legend to life.

At seventeen, she’s never had a boyfriend, but she feels an immediate connection to Aengus Breasal, the son of the wealthy Irishman who’s invited her family to stay at his Killarney estate. For the first time in her life, a guy she likes seems attracted to her.

But Aengus is secretive, with good reason. He and his family are the Tuatha Dé Danann, ageless, mythical guardians adept at shifting between this reality and the magical dimension known as the Otherworld. Evil forces from that world threaten the Breasals, the Donoghues, and all of Ireland. Ashling must open her heart, face her fears, and embrace a destiny greater than she could ever have imagined.

Request it and/or other titles you’d like to review on Story Origin (free account needed) by following this link.

Happy listening, and have a great weekend!  🙂

Bookaholics Unite Giveaway ~ N. N. Light’s Book Heaven

02 Thursday May 2019

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The dictionary defines a bookaholic as “a prolific or a habitual reader; a compulsive book buyer.” That sounds a lot like me! How about you? We’re in luck because N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is giving away everything a booklover could want: books and book money. I’m one of the authors participating, and you could win an e-copy of The Cauldron Stirred, the first book in my YA paranormal fantasy series, plus autographed print copies by some of today’s bestselling authors.

If there’s a particular book or prize you’d like to win, be sure to say which one when you enter via Rafflecopter. Good luck!

Bookaholics Unite Giveaway: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/92db775029

Literary Giveaway Portal: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/literary-giveaway-portal


In other news, I chose two winners of my Facebook birthday giveaway.  Congratulations again to Rita Wray and Pam Myrick!  🙂

A RONE Award nomination for THE STONE AWAKENED!

06 Saturday Apr 2019

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Good news! The Stone Awakened (the 2nd book in my Guardians of Erin young adult paranormal series) has been nominated for InD’Tale Magazine’s prestigious RONE Award! The week of April 15 – 21 is the reader voting phase of the award process, and if I receive enough votes, I’ll reach the actual judging phase.  Wouldn’t you know, I’ll be away on a mostly tech-free family vacation when the voting starts, but I’ll schedule a reminder post before I go.

If you’ve read and enjoyed the book, please consider voting for it. If you haven’t read it but would like to, comment below or send me a message on Facebook, and I’ll give you a free digital copy.  Just to be clear: you don’t have to vote for me to receive a copy.  But this way, anyone who does vote will have had the chance to read it.

Thanks in advance for your support.  Have a lovely weekend! 🙂

Long and Short Reviews’ 11th Anniversary Bash ~THE CAULDRON STIRRED

28 Tuesday Aug 2018

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Long and Short Reviews is holding their 11th anniversary bash, and my young adult paranormal fantasy, The Cauldron Stirred, is part of it.  Check it out here:

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The party will continue through the end of the month, and they’re giving away lots of prizes, including $100 Amazon and Barnes & Noble gift cards.  There will be dozens of winners!

Hope to see you there.  Good luck!

GUARDIANS OF ERIN ~ Sequel and Audiobook News!

27 Sunday May 2018

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Sequel news!  I’ve contracted The Stone Awakened, Book 2 in my Guardians of Erin young adult paranormal fantasy series.

If you enjoyed The Cauldron Stirred (Book 1), stay tuned!  If you haven’t read it yet, check it out.  Here are some buy links:

Amazon https://amzn.com/B072C1CG5D

Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cauldron-stirred-judith-sterling/1126456384?ean=2940157486389

The Wild Rose Press https://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/5134-the-cauldron-stirred.html?search_query=the+cauldron+stirred&results=2

iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cauldron-stirred/id1241591247

And in other news, The Cauldron Stirred will soon be available as an audiobook!  More on that and The Stone Awakened as things move forward.

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend!  🙂

 

And the winner is…

15 Tuesday May 2018

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I just did the drawing, and the winner of the Mother’s Day Giveaway is…Tommie Mead!  Congratulations, Tommie!  Please send me your email address so I can send your e-copy of The Cauldron Stirred on its way.  Thank you to everyone who commented!

Five-star Review by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven ~ THE CAULDRON STIRRED

14 Monday May 2018

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I just read a wonderful review of The Cauldron Stirred over on N. N. Light’s Book Heaven.  I’m beyond grateful for it!  And remember, there’s still time to comment on my previous blog post for a chance to win an e-copy of the book.

Here’s the link to the review:  https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/single-post/2018/05/14/The-Cauldron-Stirred-Guardians-of-Erin-Book-One-by-Judith-Sterling-and-WildRosePress-bookreview-paranormal-fantasy-Ireland-YAlit

Happy Monday, everyone!  🙂

 

Mother’s Day Giveaway

13 Sunday May 2018

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Happy Mother’s Day to all my fellow moms out there!  Hope you’re enjoying a day as relaxing as the scene in the painting above!

I’m giving away an e-copy of The Cauldron Stirred, the first book in my young adult paranormal fantasy series, Guardians of Erin.  Comment below or on my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/judithsterlingfiction/ by midnight, May 15, 2018 (Eastern Standard Time), and you could win!

In the meantime, here’s a scene from the book in which Maeve Donoghue (the protagonist Ashling’s mother) witnesses a touch of magic while looking at an ancient manuscript’s carpet page:

I gestured toward the manuscript on the table. “It’s incredible. Look at how interlocked the animals are.”

Mom nodded. “Some of them are so contorted, it’s hard to tell what they are. But that’s typical of the beasts in Celtic manuscripts.”

I pointed. “These look like swans. But what’s this?”

“A wolf.” Aengus’s arm brushed against mine as he, too, pointed.

All of a sudden, the carpet page came to life. The entire illustration lifted off the page, morphing into 3D. Ribbons of knotwork and scrollwork wove in and out of one another. Animals whose necks and limbs had once been linked now split apart. The wolves leapt over the shifting image and crept beneath cords that undulated like waves on the ocean. The swans glided across the loosened lines as though navigating ripples on a lake. In the center of it all, a multitude of colored bands broke free and rose higher than the rest, twisting and turning into the shape of letters which hovered above the whole: A-I-S-L-I-N-G.

I gaped at the word. Mom’s hand, still on my back, went rigid.

Her hand dropped to her side. “What the…” Words failed her.

Aengus yanked his arm from mine as though scalded. He stepped back from the table and from me.

Like magic, the page’s three-dimensional version vanished. Its flat counterpart lay as lifeless as before.

Mom blinked hard and shook her head as if to clear it. “Either I need glasses or I’ve been at this too long. Sorry, but I need a break. You two carry on without me.” She scuttled out of the room.

I pivoted around to face Aengus. “Did you see something strange?”

His eyes narrowed. “Did you?”

“You know I did.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

I pursed my lips. “I think you do. I’d be willing to bet that you and my mom saw exactly what I just did.”

“Which was?”

“That whole page was alive. And the word ‘aisling’ stood out as plain as the nose on your face.”

He nodded and appeared to be deep in thought.

After a good ten seconds, I planted my hands on my hips. “Well?”

His gaze found mine. “Well what?”

“You saw it, right?”

He hesitated, then sighed. “I did, but I’ve no time to discuss it now.”

“When then?”

“I couldn’t say.” His eyes shifted, and he looked to the nearest window. “I’ve matters to attend to.” Without another word, he turned and left the room.

I stamped my foot. Secrets. Diversions. Dreams I couldn’t remember. Feelings I couldn’t explain.

I’d had my fill. One way or another, I would uncover what was really going on at Breasal Manor and inside myself.

Again, happy Mother’s Day!  And check out this amazing carpet page from the Book of Kells:

 

The Cauldron Stirred ~ Giveaway and Excerpt

17 Saturday Mar 2018

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Thanks to my Irish heritage and undying love for the Emerald Isle, it’s a special day for my family.  Whether or not you celebrate it, I hope you enjoy the day!

By the way, if you love Ireland as much as I do, there’s still time to enter the Goodreads giveaway to win a signed copy of The Cauldron Stirred, my young adult paranormal fantasy.  It’s set in Killarney, one of my favorite places in the world!  And I’m almost finished writing the sequel, The Stone Awakened.  Here’s the link:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/274576-the-cauldron-stirred

Now, how about an excerpt?  The American protagonist is Ashling Donoghue, and her first night in Ireland, she has a vivid dream:

I soared above a silver lake, on which a lone, white swan glided toward shore. I drifted down and behind the bird until, with a sudden acceleration, we became one. As we merged, a cloak of serenity settled around me. Grace was my guide, and I felt freer than ever before.

On the shore ahead, Aengus materialized. He seemed a beacon of love and truth, of all things good in the world. I longed to be near him and swam faster to cut the distance between us.

A loud snap sounded in the woods behind him. Instantly, he vanished.

A misty black mass slithered around the tree trunks and stopped at the edge of the forest. Framed by two trees, it writhed upward into the shape of a tall, thin woman. Her skin was ghoulishly pale; her lips, colorless. Still, she might’ve been beautiful, if not for the evil that oozed from her core. Both her hair and gown were long and black, and they floated on the air as though animated by wind that touched only her.

The sight of her jolted me out of the swan’s body and back into the air above it. Fear coiled around me as I stared into the woman’s stygian black eyes.

She smirked. Then a single emotion subdued her features: hate.

Amazon https://amzn.com/B072C1CG5D

 

Excerpt on N. N. Light’s Book Heaven ~ THE CAULDRON STIRRED

14 Wednesday Mar 2018

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N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is featuring an excerpt from The Cauldron Stirred today!  Stop by and take a peek at this young adult paranormal fantasy set in Ireland.  Here’s the link:

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/single-post/2018/03/14/The-Cauldron-Stirred-by-Judith-Sterling-and-WildRosePress-Blends-Paranormal-with-Fantasy-Set-in-Ireland-books-bookstagram-giveaway

I’ve been hard at work on the second book in the series, The Stone Awakened.  I’m happy to report that I’m one chapter away from finishing it!

Hope to see you on N. N. Light’s Book Heaven.  And remember to enter their Pot O’ Gold Giveaway!

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