The days are ticking down to the release of Ashes. To celebrate the upcoming release and giveaway Elemental will be free today and tomorrow on Amazon as an ebook.
Go grab your copy. I also wanted to leave a small excerpt for everyone to read.
Expert from the book
Ashes
The dream came at me with
aggression. Some distinction was made in my subconscious that let me know it wasn't your everyday collection of images. I was standing in the middle of an
empty city street, it was night and the darkness was heavy around me. The tall
buildings ran along either side of the street, their height cutting out
sections of the sky. The doors were shut and no light poured out of the
windows.
I could hear the wind howling, but I couldn't feel its
touch. The ground rumbled and rain began to fall around me. I stood still, not
sure of what to do. The asphalt road spread out in front of me past what I could
see and behind me was only more of the same. A small part of me wanted to run,
but I knew there was nowhere to go, nowhere that I was any safer than here.
Taking a step forward I felt the earth shake harder, the
rumbling nearly pulled me from my feet. I knelt down and touched the water
soaked road, it vibrated and I felt a strange warmth. The rain picked up and I
could feel the wind finally touch me. I felt safe, where I was I had
protection. There was a whisper on the wind. A voice said, “Look.” I lifted my
face and took in what was in front of me. I saw a glowing, yellow-orange light
grow in the distance.
I felt a warmth pouring toward me, a single line of flame
slithered around me like a snake, it was a shadow of the fire in the distance.
I felt its warmth upon my body and the rain didn't diminish its form. I knew
it, as I knew the rain and wind and earth. I could hear it, it said my name and
something else, something quiet. I leaned closer to the flame and heard its
whisper clearly, it said, “Run.”
I felt terror build in me, but it was too late. The sky above
me burst into flames, from the clouds of fire an arm burst free. The burning
appendage raked the buildings beside me and tore deep gouges from their
surface. Everywhere the fiery arm touched flames billowed up consuming all
around it. A second arm tore free and spread wide its fingers, a booming voice
poured from inside the flames saying a single word. “Mine!” As it spoke the
second flaming arm descended upon me.
Anyway I'm excited here, can't wait for everyone to read it. I hope you re all doing well. As always have fun and keep writing.
Congratulations! I took a chance Ashes would be available today and posted about it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about it. Comes out the 20th, but hey people can figure it out :).
DeleteCongratulations, I just downloaded a copy of Elemental and tweeted about it for you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, hope you enjoy. And thanks for the tweet.
DeleteCool excerpt. Makes me think God of War / Wrath of the Titans at the end. I grabbed up the free book, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yeah I can see that. Hope you like it, it is a deviation from my Epic Fantasy writing, but it was a labor of love.
DeleteGreat excerpt! And I love the cover for ASHES!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I loved how it came out.
Deletejust got, now i just need to figure out where it went... congrats to you today, much success.
ReplyDeletelol, Run away Elemental. Thank you.
DeleteOMG... so excited to read Ashes! This excerpt is awesome :D
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it. You shall have it soon.
DeleteCongratulations Brandon!!! I would just suggest you would choose a different color for the excerpt because it is EXTREMELY difficult to read for those who, like me, are heading to the blind group.
ReplyDeleteYour covers totally rock!
Thank you. How was that change any easier to read?
DeleteAwesome! *confetti toss*
ReplyDeleteJust tweeted and getting ready to download my free copy. :)
Cool, and thanks for the tweet.
DeleteFantastic news, Brandon... a thousand congrats to you!!! I've got my copy!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thank you and I hope you enjoy it.
DeleteWow! will share this! And excited for your new one!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThanks! I picked it up and will read it. The excerpt sounds great!
ReplyDeleteAwesome I hope you enjoy it.
DeleteYour excerpt is really fascinating! Great job. You must be so proud!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I am.
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