Title: The Weaver's Riddle (Mist & Whispers)
Author: C.M.
Lucas
About the book:
Imagine a world in eternal darkness. A world
where skeletal beasts lurk in the forest. Where the women are missing, and the
men are in need of salvation...
In the West-English town of Little Wolf Green, Scott's bookshop
is about to close down. Convinced the bookshop holds the key to her mother's
identity, sixteen year old Anya Piddling vows to save Scott's, whatever the
cost.
When four books of magic and myth take the world by storm, Anya
begins a journey to discover the truth about the author, known only as the
Weaver. Followed closely by her friends, and one surly, bitter ex-boyfriend,
Anya soon realises a whole new world awaits: a world gone very wrong, with
maddening whispers in the forest, magical winged Kings and a dragon-boy that
understands her, inside and
out. But this world needs a saviour... and everyone is looking at her.
Excerpt:
Erimus
Hall
HIS
HEART THRASHED against his chest, a prisoner desperate to be freed from this burden. There was no way
out. He had a job to do, and if it wasn’t done at that moment, his
entire plan would be over before it even began.
The
earth was but sludge, encasing his feet as he struggled up the bank. Bullets of
rain struck his face as the winds lashed around him, obscuring his view and
leaving him helpless in the dark.
Then,
as if a divine hand was guiding the way, a flash of lightning revealed his
final destination; Erimus Hall. The Hall was only another hundred meters
away, run down and deserted, his sanctuary nonetheless.
Resisting
the temptation to rest against the stone wall at the top of the bank, he pushed
on, clambering across it with the rain-soaked trunk in his hands. Once over and
sure of his feet, he took a moment to look around. Any sign of someone
following and he’d have to revert to his back up location, as even with his goal in
sight, he wouldn’t allow himself the risk of assuming he was home safe.
A
clap of thunder quickened his pace and a minute later he’d reached
the doorway, where a century’s worth of ivy had claimed the oak as its own.
He set on it straight away, teasing back the creeper with a gentle hand, the
whole time fighting against the instincts that were screaming inside his head.
Just
tear it down – you’re going
too slow – someone’s going to see you!
No.
He couldn’t leave a sign that he’d been there. It had to look natural.
Two
more bursts of lightning gave him a glimpse of what he needed to allow his
unmarked entry into the building. With the trunk safely inside he took one more
look around, and with another strike of lightning, he was gone.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Claire Marie Lucas lives in South-East England
with her husband and three children. She began writing stories from inside her
wardrobe at the tender age of six and hasn't stopped writing in obscure places since; her current
favourite being the cupboard beneath her stairs.
The Weaver's Riddle - Mist & Whispers is
her debut novel.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: http://www.cmlucas.com/
Amazon: http://amzn.to/28YoNBc
GIVEAWAY:
If you purchase a copy of Mist & Whispers
you will be entered to win 1 of 10 Proof copies of the sequel. These will
be special edition.
Rules to Enter:
1. Send proof of purchase to: oftomes@oftomes.com
*Oftomes Publishing will be selecting the
winners.
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