Friday, March 11, 2011

The Blurb.

As anyone who writes knows, it's much easier to write a 5,000 word description about your book than a 200 word teaser. So, when we writers are inevitably faced with writing the dreaded blurb or query, it's a task we sometimes dread!

Without further ado, here is a little sneak peak of what might be on the back cover of my book, Gift of Blood:

Native American artifacts specialist, Kate Doyle, craves an escape from her mundane life. The answer to her prayers comes all too soon when the charismatic Prof. Trevor Hart requests her expertise at a remote archeological dig site deep in the mountains of Arizona. Kate gets more than she hoped for, when she unearths a powerful ancient Hopi tablet that thrusts both she and Trevor into a deadly battle.

Upon her arrival in Arizona, Kate meets up with her mysterious trail guide, Chevy. What has happened in Chevy’s past to make him react so volatile around her, and why does he seem to be following her? Chevy raises questions that propel Kate to find out exactly who and what she is. As Kate fights to find the answers to these questions, secrets about herself begin surface. Through her journey, Kate discovers the nightmares she’s had all her life are pushing her towards a destiny that has been kept hidden from her.

Kate's life begins to spiral out of control as she learns secrets about herself that change everything she thought she knew about the world around her. To make things worse, someone Kate thought she could trust, is secretly part of a malicious organization set on using the powers of the tablet for destruction. They have been watching and waiting for her to discover her abilities in order to coerce her into unlocking the tablet’s power.

In the end, Kate is faced with the decision of destroying the world as she knows it, or loosing the ones she loves…

12 comments:

  1. Oh the blurbs are so hard. You guys did awesome! I can't wait for it to come out, I will definitely buy it!

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  2. Wow! You're having trouble? That looked great to me! Can't wait to read it!

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  3. Thanks, Pam and Liz! You guys are very sweet!

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  4. Sounds very intriguing! That's really cool that you are two are doing this... Good luck!

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  5. Yay! Sounds awesome- just the right amount of information and mystery. Great job :)

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  6. So um, why can't I buy it yet? You do know patience is not one of my better traits, right? ;)

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  7. Can you write mine for me? Can't wait to read it!

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  8. OOOOOoooooo! Gift of Blood! Note to self: Read this! I'm definitely following your work. xo

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  9. wow you girls did an amazing job with the blurb. If anyone reads it, they will have to get the book lol

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  10. Thank you so much, Bloorian, and nice to meet you!! That's exactly the reaction we're hoping for lol. :)

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