G I V E A W A Y E N D E D
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Tour-wide giveaway (INT), 18+ – March 20, 2024
Guest Post:
-Behind the scenes (this can be anything to do with the writing process–habits, research process, inspiration, etc)
This book has been a journey. I first had the idea for Samantha when I was in my MFA. I wrote a short story of a girl who saw demons and went to live with her curandera cousins in Mexico. That came from a very real experience I had as a child, a run in with demons, and a curandero who came to get the demon to leave me alone…
It was a thing. 😉
Invocation turned out so much different than that initial short story. It blows my mind a little, but I never forgot Samantha or that short story.
I set out to finally write the book in 2015, but my Alpha Girls series was doing so well, I decided to put it aside for a little while. But as I was writing Being Alpha, Samantha popped into the book. I wasn’t expecting her, but suddenly there she was. She finally found her voice.
Samantha popped back into the Alpha Girls in the final book in the series, Alpha Erased, and I decided I really wanted to focus on her story next. Except I ended up writing five Aunare Chronicles books! Whoops!
When I finally sat down to write the book, I felt like I knew exactly the story I wanted to tell. In the end, I had too much story, and cut a whole bunch to save for the next book. Which is why this book ends on a mini-cliff-hanger! There’s a lot more coming for Samantha, Phoenix, and her found family of supernaturals.
Synopsis:
From USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen Erin comes an all-new action-packed, romance-filled paranormal series.
There are three things I know without question.
One: demons are real.
Two: humans make awful mistakes that get them in demonic trouble more often than you’d think.
And three: I’m the only one who can help them.
I straddle the line between the mortal and spiritual realms every day. People might think they’re two different places, but they’re not. They lay on top of each other. It’s messy, and that’s why so many people need my help. Since I was little, I’ve been called all kinds of names—unusual, abnormal, even insane. Which is fitting, since they keep throwing me in to mental facilities. I’ve been in and out of them my entire life.
But no matter what people say, no matter what I’m risking, I will always help those in need.
Because there’s an endless war carrying on all around us, every minute of every day. One that can’t be seen by mortal eyes. But I can see it, the spiritual battle for mortal souls, and I’m working hard to make sure my father is on the losing side. He — Astaroth, Satan’s general— is why I can do this. He’s why I’m not normal. I can’t have friends, a life, or a boyfriend. I won’t be selfish enough to drag someone into this fight. But I’m not lonely. Not exactly. I have my mom. She’s my rock, my best friend, my partner. She helps me do what needs to be done, and she’s never afraid when it feels like I’m always afraid.
Because I hear my father whispering my name each night, his taunts echoing through the spiritual realm. He’s hunting me, and I know the day will come when I must face him again.
Every portal I open could be the one that finally pulls me back to Hell, and I wonder if I will brave enough, strong enough, good enough to fight him.
My name is Samantha Catherine Lopez, and I am Nephilim. This is my story.
**Fans of the Alpha Girls series will love this new series set in the same world, with a few familiar faces, but you DO NOT have to have read a single word of the Alpha Girls series to enjoy Samantha’s story.
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Author Bio:
Aileen Erin is half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd–from Star Wars (prequels don’t count) to Star Trek (TNG FTW), she reads Quenya and some Sindarin, and has a severe fascination with the supernatural. Aileen has a BS in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating worlds, and kicking ass.
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GIVEAWAY!
March 11th
–FUONLYKNEW >> Excerpt
–A Soccer Mom’s Book Blog >> Excerpt
–SplendeurCaisseBooks >> Excerpt
–Under Covers Book Blog >> Excerpt
March 12th
–Celticlady’s Reviews >> Excerpt
–TBR Addictions >> Guest Post
–diary of a wannabe writer >> Review
–Thebookslayer77 >> Review
March 13th
–Movies, Shows, & Books >> Excerpt
–fundinmental >> Review
–Ilovebooksandstuffblog >> Excerpt
–Versatileer >> Guest Post
–The Book Smuggler’s Den >> Interview
March 14th
–Cozy Wander Tales >> Excerpt
–Country Mamas With Kids >> Review
–Quill and Ink’s Bookish Thoughts >> Guest Post
–ginreads >> Review
March 15th
–Teatime and Books >> Excerpt
–Boys’ Mom Reads! >> Review
–Denisemouse’s Blog >> Review
–Two Ends of the Pen >> Interview
–The Avid Reader >> Review
Ends 03-20 – Invocation by Aileen Erin Book Blitz + $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
