A Book Tour. What a fun idea. Sounds like a way to meet new authors and promote your own book a bit. A tour guide introduces various writers on his or her blog within a given period of time, and each promoted writer, in turn, promotes a particular work of the host’s on their blog.
So let’s see how this goes.
First, I want to give you a little background on the author and host of this particular tour.
Meet D. Wallace Peach
Diana is a friend and writer whom I have known for several years. When we were budding authors, we used to meet once a month in a writing group here in the Northwest to read and critique each others’ work. It usually included tasty food and great camaraderie.
Diana writes fantasy books with lush descriptions and convoluted characters. She has written several series in the genre along with some stand alone novels. In addition to fantasy books, Peach’s publishing career includes several anthologies, short stories, flash fiction and poetry. Check them out on her blog at:
She lives in a log cabin amongst the tall evergreens and emerald moss of Oregon’s rainforest with her husband, two owls, a horde of bats and the occasional family of coyotes.
Her latest, hot off the press and also available digitally downloaded, is The Necromancer’s Daughter.
It starts off with a gnarled doddering old guy named Barus who is rumored to be able to bring the dead back to life. He hasn’t practiced it much, but he learned it from his now dead mother who adopted him as an orphaned child and taught him things.
One day, the local ruler, King Aldring, summons him to the palace where his beloved queen lies dying in childbirth. The queen weakly whispers to Barus and pleads for him to save her child. Unfortunately, he cannot save her or the babe. Both cease breathing. Barus, however, falls in love with the stillborn child.
Here’s the moment from the book:
“Drawing in his breath, he stole a quiet step towards the tiny child. The infant’s skin appeared ashen, with petal-thin eyelids and a fringe of wispy lashes almost invisible to the eye. Spider-silk hair, as white a a summer cloud, matted the baby’s head, and her lips curved into a pink bow. Sweet hand curled under her chin like a spring flower yet to bloom. She was the most exquisite thing Barus had ever beheld.”
While the women busy themselves with the queen’s dead body, enraptured Barus secretly slips the child under his bundle. Shuffling away amidst the commotion of wailing women, he takes the babe home where he is able to bring her back to life, names her Aster, and raises her in what is thought to be secret.
Now, who wouldn’t want to read that story? A dead child brought back to life. What might she do?
Of course, merely that event is too simple, and King Aldring discovers his daughter is alive. However, dire warnings by the powerful palace Vicar of the Red Order that the undead are evil cause Barus to fear for his rule and her life if her existence were to become known. To protect his only heir, the king keeps her secret, but slips in an occasional disguised visit. But then, the day arrives when the king realizes he is dying and considered heirless by others. He defies the fanatical Red Order’s warning of the evil of the undead and tries to bring his daughter home to put on the throne. A power struggle between the religious order and the monarchy results in the king being attacked and assassinated in the royal carriage as he is bringing Aster to the palace as his heir. Aster escapes the attack.
Learning about the assassination from Aster as she runs home to warn him, Barus realizes his danger and flees, or limps out, just in time to avoid his own demise, and the now grown Aster leads the Red Order’s soldiers away from him into the forest.
Have I mentioned the dragons yet?
Of course, there are powerful dragons in this story. Aster encounters one in the forest who communicates with her. Turns out, her mother’s family rules nearby Blackrock, home of dragons and their bonded masters. And, Aster has a bit of their dragon talent in her blood.
Okay, you got to be interested now.
But … there is one more juicy tidbit to this story.
Following Aster, in attempt to capture and return her to the gallows, is the handsome captain of the Red Order’s soldiers and also son of the power-hungry Vicar. His father wants Aster dead, so he can rule.
The two are thrown together as she runs toward Blackrock and her uncle for sanctuary, while the persistent captain pursues her to return her home to his father’s justice.
It gets even more complicated.
However, he soon becomes morally conflicted about right and wrong, and what he should do. After he finally catches up, they are captured by forest bandits, where he gets to know her, and finds himself falling in love with her.
You saw that coming, I bet.
As they flee toward her mother’s family at Blackrock where her uncle now reigns, neither knows whether they will be greeted with open arms or a noose. Or maybe attacked by even more dangers lurking in the woods.
But having a dragon on your side definitely helps.
So now where can you get this amazing story?
Buy links
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B92G7QZX
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-necromancers-daughter-d-wallce-peach/1142003172
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-necromancer-s-daughter-1
Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-necromancers-daughter/id6443278849
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1160370
Enjoy and let me know how you like it.
What a clever and creative post, Sheron. I love how you presented the book with all those teasers. Thank you for all the time you put into it and your lovely comments along the way. I’m delighted to spend the day with you and hope a lot of friends find their way here. Huge hugs, my friend. ❤
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My immediate thought after reading the post was how much I enjoyed the way Sheron presented the book.
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Didn’t she do a great job? She’s a wonderful person and so creative. I loved her Q&A style with her readers. Thanks for stopping by, Liz. ❤
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Yes, she did! You’re welcome, Diana. I’m glad to see your tour going so well.
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Thanks, Liz
It was fun and I enjoyed the book . Diana’s a good friend.
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You’re welcome, Sheron.
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You are more than welcome.
I was interested to see which book you would pick. They are all like my own children…so hard to choose, and each one unique.
Thanks for including me in your tour. It’s fun.
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Past the Event Horizon was one of my favorites, Sheron. I think it shows off you research into space and space travel. Sorry I had so much trouble this morning. I got the post up and then it disappeared, and I had to copy it, post the new copy and delete the original that wasn’t “there”. Yeesh. It’s all worked out now. 🙂 And thanks again for hosting. I miss my old critique group. Those days were fun. ❤
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A cracking description of the plot! Not I! I have my very own copy of the book. Also, I will be checking out your books.
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Whoops! Meant to include “Who can resist?”
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Laurie, thanks for stopping by and please take a peek at them.
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Will do!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by at Sheron’s, Laurie, and for the wonderful comment. We can never have enough books, can we? Even if we never get to them all. Lol. Happy Reading!
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Actually, it gives me a cozy, secure feeling to have unread books on my shelves.
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Lol. Unread books make me anxious. I just have to read them!
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I hope anyone who doesn’t have this book yet will hurry to click on a link and download it. So much reading enjoyment awaits you. I know I loved it.
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Thanks for your ongoing enthusiasm, my friend. You’re amazing. Have a wonderful day. I hope you’re getting a last blast of summer up there, as we are down here. Enjoy.
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Yes, we are still having dry weather – wishing for rain but I know I will regret that wish later on. Hope you’re continuing to make a lot of readers happy. I know that the ones who DL’ed your book will be very glad they did.
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I agree with Diana. This is a very clever and enticing review that makes me want to know more and read the book. Kudos Sheronn.
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She did such a lovely job with the post, didn’t she? So creative and fun. Thanks for stopping by, Brad. Always wonderful to see you pop by. I hope you’re not having any trouble with the residual effects of the storm in your area. Take care. ❤
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Yes, it is very fun and creative. No we’re having a nice autumn so far. How about in the NW?
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Still lovely here, but the rain will be falling soon. ❤
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We need rain!
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Gosh thanks. That was the idea. It’s a great price and a fun read.
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What a lovely presentation of Diana’s latest book Sheron! I loved it. It’s nice to meet you through our favorite author – a great connector! Wishing you all the best girls. 🤗
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Thanks so much for swinging by Sheron’s, Balroop. She and I go back about 10 years to the old days when I hadn’t a single published book! A lovely and kind person as well as a fun writer. Have a beautiful day, my friend. ❤ ❤
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Hello Sheron, nice to meet you. You’re a new author for me, so I had to follow! This book by Diana has really hit the spot for so many. I like SciFi too, so I’ll have to check out some of your books. 💜
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Thanks for stopping by at Sheron’s, Colleen, and for the wonderful comment about the book. I’m so grateful. And I’m glad you and Sheron connected. There’s always room for more friends. Have a lovely Sunday, my friend. ❤
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Thanks so much, Diana. It’s always fun to new authors and books. I love it! 🥳
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Nice to meet you too, Colleen. SciFi is my favorite genre, although I also read fantasy and some mystery.
Thanks for the follow.
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You’re so welcome.
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Ok, clearly I’m going to have to cut my netflix pleasure watching out and dig into some sci-fi as soon as my schedule frees up. If only one of these books would teach me how to build a time machine for real 🙂 I am here because I absolutely have loved Necromancer’s Daughter. The truth is, I haven’t finished it. Part of me doesn’t want to, because I don’t want it to end. It’s just getting juicy with Joreth’s internal conflict! Then there’s: Teko! Thank you for dangling more authors (especially Sci-fi) authors in front of me. lol Sorry [Diana] you are having WordPress problems. Sheron–Lovely to “meet” you.
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Thanks for the fun comment, Ka. So kind of you to take the time to visit Sheron’s and share the love. I’m glad you’re enjoying The Necromancer’s Daughter and delighted to hear that you’re a sci-fi fan too. And thanks for commiserating with me about my WP glitchiness. That’s rare, but this morning, it was a real pain! All better now. ❤ ❤ Have a wonderful day, my friend.
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You also 🙂
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Ka: I thought about embedding instructions for a time machine in one of the books, but what chaos that would cause.
Hope your schedule frees up and you can indulge.
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I’m thumbs up for chaos at this point…
Thank you 🙂
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The dragons in The Necromancer’s Daughter are SO cool!
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I love Diana’s dragons.
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Thanks, Priscilla. I haven’t written about dragons in a long time, but they were part of the original legend of Kwan-yin, so a wonderful opportunity to dive in. 😀 So glad you stopped by. Have a great day and week ahead.
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I know this book will be as thrilling as your review, Sheron!
I look forward to reading it.
This book tour is quite the happening thing.
Also, I haven’t met the dragons, yet but I have a bunch in my street art collection. I wonder if they are anything like Diana’s dragons?
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Resa: Quite possibly they are. The heron was nice.
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Ooooh. Street art dragons. How fun is that? Lol. Thanks for stopping by at Sheron’s, Resa. That was kind of you. Have a beautiful and creative day, my friend. Huge hugs.
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You too!
As I said, the book tour thing is so neat!
xo
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I love this book! I could totally see it as a movie. 😀
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Thanks, Kymber. Wouldn’t that be fun… every author’s dream. Thanks for stopping by Sheron’s. It’s always wonderful to see your name pop up. Have a beautiful week.
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You, too, Diana. xo
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I can see it, too. Wouldn’t that be cool.
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A terrific presentation and review of this book. Diana is a true wonder.
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Thank you, Steven
Diana is amazing.
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Yes, she is. Cheers!
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Awww. Thanks, Steven. I thought Debby’s post was great fun. And you sure know how to make me smile. Hugs.
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🙂
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Ack. Sorry, Sheron. I called you Debby. I forgot where I was. Lol. That’s what I get for replying in Reader. 😀
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What a wonderful post for this amazing book, Sheron! Not only is the post clever, but is a great overview. Congrats to Diana, and thank you for hosting!
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My pleasure. Thank you for visiting.
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Thanks for dropping by Sheron’s, Jan, and for your lovely support. I thought the review was wonderfully clever and original too. What fun. Have a great evening and week ahead. Hugs.
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Somehow I’d forgotten there were dragons in this story, so I was thrilled when they turned up! Enjoyed the way you presented Diana’s book, Sheron.
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Thanks, Teri.
Stopped over at your Amazon author’s page and grabbed the anthology. Your books look interesting. I like exploring the genetics side of sci-fi.
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Thanks so much, Sheron! I’ve been fascinated by genetics since high school biology. Guess it was stuck in the back of my mind for years.
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You’ll enjoy Teri’s writing, Sheron. Great fun.
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Thanks so much for dropping by Sheron’s, Teri. There are dragons in the original legend of Kwan-yin, so I couldn’t resist. Have a great day, my friend.
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Loving the upbeat vibe and fun tone of this post!
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That’s how it should be. Writers lifting up other writers.
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Didn’t Sheron make that fun? She’s so creative. Thanks for the visit, Jaya. You’re sweet to stop by and cheer me on. Hugs.
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So wonderfully said .. Loved reading the post Sheron and am sure many more book readers will be picking up this amazing book !
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Very interesting, thank you.
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