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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

The Chosen Knights by Mary Ting - Freebie Blitz!


The Chosen Knights Author: Mary Ting 
Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal 
Cover Designer: Naija Qamber Designs 
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
 

(HIGHLY recommend to read prequel first--The Angel Knights)

***City of Bones meets The Da Vinci Code.

Urban fantasy lover’s dream! Demons, vampires, angels, witches, and fallen angels all set to the back drop of high school in Hawaii, and astral travel to the past to Knights Templar era.

*** SILVER AWARD WINNER 2016--YA FANTASY--READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD***

A page turning mystery with a supernatural twist that entertains to the last page! ~InD'tale Magazine

When teens go missing in Hawaii, a group of demon-hunters—half human and half angel—disguised as high school students, must leave Crossroads, the place where they reside. In a race against time, they uncover the mystery connecting the missing teens, which dates back to the era of the Knights Templar. However, when they discover one of the Templars passed down a book containing all the secrets and codes to finding a particular treasure, they soon realize this forbidden treasure needs to be found before Cyrus, the lord of the possessor demons, acquires it—a treasure which been safeguarded and hidden from him.

There is only one problem: the pages containing the clues leading to the treasure is missing. When the first page is found, Cyrus threatens to kill more descendants of the Knights Templar if it is not given to him by Friday the thirteenth. In the midst of threats and discovery, the demon-hunting angels find they are not alone when supernatural beings begin to reveal themselves. Can they put their differences aside and work together to solve the Knights Templars’ cipher? As they astral travel to the past, they witness a lot more than they have bargained for. And some things are better left unseen.missing. When the first page is found, Cyrus threatens to kill more descendants of the Knights Templar if it is not given to him by Friday the thirteenth. In the midst of threats and discovery, the demon-hunting angels find they are not alone when supernatural beings begin to reveal themselves. Can they put their differences aside and work together to solve the Knights Templars’ cipher? As they astral travel to the past, they witness a lot more than they have bargained for. And some things are better left unseen. 
Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.

Author Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryTing    

Buy Links:
The Angel Knights: http://amzn.to/1RyYWdZ
The Chosen Knights: http://amzn.to/1PpJU8H
The Blessed Knights: http://amzn.to/2skJkt1


Sunday, September 24, 2017

Loween Cover Reveal - A New Coloring Book Illustrated by Michael David Ward

Title: Loween
Illustrator: Michael David Ward

Genre: Fantasy
Based on the book written by: Mary Ting & Michael David Ward


I am so excited about the cover reveal of this new coloring book based on the book written by Mary Ting and Michael David Ward!

*Optioned and in development for a TV series*

Halloween has a new girl, and she’s a Ronin Witch! Like no other teenager, Loween is a samurai without a master, and a witch without a coven. This goth girl warrior is mysterious and fun-loving while fighting against the darkest forces of evil.

Riding her skeleton-themed motorcycle, ‘Reaper,’ Loween charges off into the dead of night to confront demons and monsters of every kind. But along the way, she never forgets to have fun, because she’s still a girl at heart!

Behind the terrifying creatures is a shadowy Wraith Witch named, Lady Oiwa. Her goal is nothing less than the destruction of all we hold dear. Thank goodness our Ronin Witch is there to protect us. Even though she’s all that stands between shadow and light, this teen queen of Halloween is completely at home because she’s Loween, Gal Eerie!

Inside are 40 original, spell-binding illustrations created just for you—the imaginative explorer of the fantastic, and the macabre. Accompanied by whimsical insights, the colorist is given a sneak peek into the epic world of Loween, which is also a forthcoming novel series.

If you like a good fright, and those things that go bump in the night, look no further! Loween, Gal Eerie is the coloring book for you!
Michael David Ward is a published fine-artist, graphic designer and writer.  He has created many commemorative images for Paramount Studios, Lucas Arts, and New Line Cinemas on such properties as Star Trek, Star Wars, and Lost in Space. His works of art and character designs have also been licensed by numerous companies for a variety of products such as collector plates, greeting cards, custom bank checks, calendars, posters and prints, puzzles, and apparel.  His work has also been featured in  numerous magazine articles such as Heavy Metal Magazine, and on book and magazine covers. 

His original paintings and limited-edition prints are collected worldwide, and have been prominently displayed in galleries, and exhibitions all over the United States, Europe, and Japan. His art is in the collection of, or has been endorsed by such notables as, Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek), George Lucas (creator of Star Wars), Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com), William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Jonathan Frakes, and numerous other actors and businesses.

Michael was also chosen as one of the featured artists in a series of “Marine Art Expos,”  which was affiliated with the Cousteau Society that were produced in both Monterey, California and Maui, Hawaii.

Some of Michael’s images have been seen on television shows such as the “Third Rock from the Sun, Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special,” the Star Trek documentary “Trekkies,” and was featured as a prominent display at Disneyland’s “Star Tours” ride.

Michael’s characters also attracted the attention of Hollywood and were optioned for development with 20th Century Fox, and MGM Animation.  He has also worked as a designer on pre and post productions of several smaller, independent films.

Presently, Michael is writing a novel based on his goth girl character named Loween, with author Mary Ting, titled: Loween, Ronin Witch—Ressurection of the Serpent, and co-writing: S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising, with authors Stu Jones, and Gareth Worthington.

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

New from Mary Ting! The Sacred Knights!

Title: The Sacred Knights
Author: Mary Ting
Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy
Cover Designer: Najla Qamber Designs
Publication Date: Oct. 12th, 2017
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

I am very excited to announce the newest cover reveal for Mary Ting!

The Chosen Knights think they’ve found all the clues, but the last one leads them to yet another destination. They astral travel back to the massive destruction of the Knights Templar and find a missing element. As they decipher the final puzzle piece, Cyrus continues to grow his army.

A powerful volcano in Hawaii erupts, and inhabitants are forced to stay and fight the demons or flee. Many people once believed to be dead rise to help defeat Cyrus, and Venators arrive from Crossroads to help. Time is running out, and the Chosen Knights must decide to finish what they started or leave the battle to find the Snow Queen, who some believe is the only one who can defeat Cyrus.
Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.

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Buy Links:
The Angel Knights: http://amzn.to/2wxnC8i
The Chosen Knights: http://amzn.to/2yqjFzp
The Blessed Knights: http://amzn.to/2jK4TAv

Friday, September 8, 2017

Fall Into Romance - Find Your Happily-Ever-After!

Title: Fall into Romance Box Set
Genre: Sweet Romance
Publication Date: Oct. 5th, 2017
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
Blurb: Surround yourself in the romance of the autumn season with 10 heartwarming, sweet novellas from USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors.
Each story takes you inside the heart of a small town—its people—and features adorable animal friends in need of a forever home.
Take a trip to Romance, Oregon, where falling in love has never been easier and happily-ever-after is guaranteed!
Finding Forever in Romance by Melanie D. Snitker
Brent's hands are so full he doesn't realize his heart is empty. But how can he convince Nicole to trust him and give them all a chance at the forever family they deserve?
Lost in Romance by Stacy Claflin
Work is Alisyn’s life. Everything is perfect until the day her boss’s son comes to town and takes her breath away. Will she risk it all for love?
At Second Glance by Raine English
Can an ornery French bulldog help a mismatched couple find love?
Blown Into Romance by Shanna Hatfield
Free spirit Brooke Roberts blows into Romance like an autumn storm, unprepared to fall for the handsome rancher who gives her a reason to stay.
Wired for Romance by Franky A. Brown
Electrician Josh Chadwick can rewire his new client’s house, but he can’t do a thing about the electricity sparking between them.
Restoring Romance by Tamie Dearen
She’s a big city chef who likes cats. He’s a small town mayor who restores antiques. But even with feline allergies at play, true love is nothing to sneeze at.
Finding Dori by J.J. DiBenedetto
She’s a loud, pushy New Yorker who drives him crazy. He almost ran her over with his truck. Of course they’re perfect for each other…
Katie’s Chance for Romance by Jessica L. Elliott
Five years ago she pushed him out of her life, but she couldn't force him from her heart.
Chasing Romance by Liwen Y. Ho
When pop sensation Chase Lockhart wants more than a room at Izzy Sutton’s Bed and Breakfast, she must decide whether it’s worth opening up her heart to him, especially when he’s eleven years her junior.
Lessons in Romance by Kit Morgan
A rooster, a tortoise and love, oh my! Now if the humans could just figure out the love part, they might all live happily ever after.
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Franky A. Brown
Franky A. Brown has always called the South home and loves to write about it. She holds an English degree from the University of South Carolina and can’t seem to stop reading. She is the author of women’s fiction and chick lit about life, love, and Southern women.
Stacy Claflin
Stacy Claflin is a USA Today bestselling author and a lifelong storyteller. When she was a child, she would get into trouble for trying to convince others that her stories were real. She scarred her younger cousin for life with her Cavity Monster tale. Another time, she convinced her friends that her grandfather had made her a robotic unicorn.
Now she saves her creative imagination for novels. Whether Stacy's writing urban fantasy, suspense, or contemporary romance, she always has thrills, twists, and turns.  You can count on surprises and an enjoyable escape.
Tamie Dearen
Tamie lives with her very romantic husband of thirty-three years. They have two grown daughters (the inspiration for the daughters in The Best Girls Series) and one grandson, and a twelve-year-old boy, recently adopted from Ukraine. Tamie loves to play, sing, and write music. She started writing books in 2013 and published her first book in October of that year. Since then, she’s published six novels and a novella. She also wrote a free serial romance on her weekly blog, A Rose in Bloom. And in her spare time, she’s a dentist. (But she’s painless.)
Tamie met her husband as a freshman in college when she acted out of character on a whim. One night in the library lobby, she spied a cute guy with his first name written on the back of his shirt. She called out his name. When he approached to talk to her, she pretended that she’d met him before, asking about his classes and how he liked college. To her surprise and delight, he also pretended that he knew her, but of course he didn’t know her name. They continued this false relationship for two months. Each time they saw each other, an event which occurred three times per week at the cafeteria, he would pretend he knew her. Meanwhile, all of Tamie’s friends were careful not to reveal her name to him. When he finally admitted his ignorance of her name, he was astonished to learn the truth. And the rest is history.
J.J. DiBenedetto
J.J. DiBenedetto is author of the Dream Series and the Jane Barnaby Adventures and lives in Arlington, Virginia with the love of his life and a white cat who rules the roost. His passions are photography, travel, the opera, the New York Giants, and of course writing.
Mr. DiBenedetto is devoted to writing books with a sense of mysticism to entertain and perhaps invite his readers to suspend belief in a way they might never have.
Since he was very young, he has always been intrigued with the supernatural and things that can't be explained rationally. By always asking way too many questions, it piqued his interest to the point of setting his writing off and running when he grew up! All the curiosity building up all those years was finally put into words to captivate readers. And it hasn't ended. His main goal is to share all the stories he has inside, putting pen to paper. And that's how the Dream Series was born.
Jessica L. Elliott
For as long as she can remember, Jessica L. Elliott has been telling stories. As soon as she could grasp a pencil she began writing those stories down. Reading fueled her imagination, as did spending time with her five younger brothers and sisters. Everything was an adventure, something to be treasured and stories were her first love. Jessica began seriously writing in high school and continued into college while attending Emporia State University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She wrote and released her first novel, Charming Academy, in August of 2011. Jessica currently lives in southwest Kansas with her husband and children.
Raine English
USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Raine English writes sweet small-town contemporary romance, paranormal, and romantic suspense. She's a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist and a Daphne du Maurier Award winner. Raine lives in New England with her family and two French bulldogs, Bailey and Dolly.
Shanna Hatfield
Convinced everyone deserves a happy ending, USA Today Bestselling Author Shanna Hatfield is out to make it happen, one story at a time. When she isn’t writing or indulging in chocolate (dark and decadent, please), Shanna hangs out with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller.
Liwen Y. Ho
Liwen Y. Ho works as a chauffeur and referee by day (AKA being a stay at home mom) and a writer by night. She penned her first children's picture book, "A Rainbow of Nine Colors" in high school (now available at Meegenius.com) and has been writing for grown-ups since 2014.
She also enjoys writing about real-life matters, such as marriage, parenting and faith because truth can be as strange and entertaining as fiction. Her work has appeared in various online publications, including LiteraryMama.com and MomLifeToday.com, and she is a contributor at StartMarriageRight.com.
In her pre-author life, she received a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Western Seminary, and she loves makeovers of all kinds, especially those of the heart and mind. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her techie husband and their two children, and blogs about her adventures as a recovering perfectionist at www.2square2behip.com.
Kit Morgan
A consistent Top 100 lists bestseller, Kit Morgan, aka Geralyn Beauchamp, has been writing for fun all of her life. When writing as Geralyn Beauchamp, her books are epic, adventurous, romantic fantasy at its best. When writing as Kit Morgan they are whimsical, fun, inspirational sweet and clean stories that depict a strong sense of family and community. 'His Prairie Princess' is the first of the Prairie Brides books and the first in the series of a long line of stories about Clear Creek, Oregon. One of the wackiest little towns in the old west! Get to know the townsfolk in Clear Creek and come sit a spell!
Melanie D. Snitker
Melanie D. Snitker is the author of the inspirational romance Love’s Compass series. She has enjoyed writing for as long as she can remember. She started out writing episodes of cartoon shows that she wanted to see as a child and her love of writing grew from there. She and her husband live in Texas with their two children who keep their lives full of adventure, and two dogs who add a dash of mischief to the family dynamics. In her spare time, Melanie enjoys photography, reading, crochet, baking, target shooting, camping, and hanging out with family and friends.
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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Heroes and Angels



I received something from my uncle (Hi Unk!) today that really touched the very heart of me. He entitled it "Rednecks". But, I think I might have a better title. I'll paraphrase what he said to me:

Hundreds, maybe a thousand small boats pulled by countless pickups and SUVs from across the South are headed for Houston. Almost all of them driven by men. They're using their own property, sacrificing their own time, spending their own money, and risking their own lives for one reason: to help total strangers in desperate need.

Most of them are by themselves. Most are dressed like the redneck duck hunters and the bass fisherman they are. Many are veterans. Most are wearing well-used gimme-hats, t-shirts, and jeans; and there's a preponderance of camo. Most are probably gun owners.

These are the people the Left loves to hate, the ones Maddow mocks. The ones Maher and Olbermann just "know" they're so much better than.

These are The Quiet Ones. They don't wear masks and tear down statues. They don't, as a rule, march and demonstrate. They've never participated in a riot. Never burned a flag. Many of them consider sushi as bait. And most have probably never been in a Whole Foods.

But they'll spend the next week or two wading in cold, dirty, germ-infested water; dodging gators and water moccasins and attempting to side-step snakes and fire ants. Eating whatever meager rations are available; and sleeping wherever they can in dirty, damp clothes. Their reward is the gratitude; the tears, hugs and smiles from the terrified people they help. They'll deliver one boatload, and then go back for more. Tirelessly. For hours. Without rest.

When disaster strikes, it's what men do. Real men. Heroic men. American men. And then they'll knock back a few shots, or a few beers with like-minded men they've never met before, and talk about the fish they've caught, or ten-point bucks, or the benefits of hollow-point ammo, or their pick-up trucks, or Jesus, or their classic cars they'll restore. Someday.

And the next time they hear someone talk about "the patriarchy", or "male privilege", they'll snort, turn off the TV and go to bed.

In the meantime, they'll likely be up again before dawn. To do it again. Until the helpless are rescued. And the work's done. For as long as they are able, even pushing themselves when they know they aren't.

They're unlikely to be reimbursed. There won't be medals. No parades. No gratitude of a nation. There won't be a spot on any news feed. They won't care. They're heroes. And it's what heroes do.

Heroes.

Angels.


Friday, August 4, 2017

Cover Reveal - ISAN: The world has changed. Scientists warned it would happen.

ISAN
Mary Ting
Publication date: May 1st 2018
Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult

The world has changed.

Scientists warned it would happen.

Meteors devastated the Earth. World Governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants—North, South, East, and West—governed by The Remnant Council.

Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life—with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. The results will be life changing. The serum will make her better. To receive the serum Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network.

While on a training mission, she is abducted by a rebel group led by Rhett and told that not only does she have a history with him, but her entire past is a lie perpetuated by ISAN to ensure her compliance. Unsure of who to trust, Ava must decide if her strangely familiar and handsome captor is her enemy or her savior—and time is running out.

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Author Bio:

International Bestselling Author Mary Ting/M. Clarke resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children's chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

An Interview with Dr. Gareth Worthington, Author of Children Of The Fifth Sun




Dr. Gareth Worthington. Scientist. Writer. Muay Thai Fighter. I wouldn't be surprised if you'd find a superhero cape while rummaging through his closet. It seems that everything he has done has made the world a better place for everyone.

I had the privilege of advance reading and reviewing Children of the Fifth Sun last month, and it literally blew my hair back. I was pulled into the story again and again, like being sucked into some vortex that defied all laws of reason.

But the best part came later.

I was excited to learn that I would be given the opportunity to interview this extraordinary person for my blog. My questions only scratch the surface of the experiences of this multi-faceted individual. He has contributed more in his young life than most people even contemplate in the span of decades.

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Tess Burnside: Gareth, thank you so much for taking the time from your busy schedule to talk with us today.  Please tell us a bit about yourself and why you decided to become a writer.
 
Gareth Worthington:  Well, in one sentence, I refer to myself Scientist, writer, Muay Thai fighter. I hold a PhD in Endocrinology, and work in the pharma industry to help bring cancer medicine to patients’ the world over. It means I travel a lot. I have also trained in various martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai and MMA. I love the discipline and the constant journey of becoming better – you never reach a place where you are at a finish line in martial arts.

I never really decided to become a writer. I used to enjoy writing short stories when I was a kid and was asked way back then if I’d considered publishing. I kinda fell out of practice due to my education and career taking over, until I was 29. Then, after reading many non-fiction books on alternate history, I started connecting dots and just thought: wouldn’t that make a cool story?

TB: What do you find challenges you most as a writer? How do you feel accomplished?

GW:  I’m always learning as a writer. But the biggest thing I find difficult is writing something I care about. Writing is almost cathartic for me. Children of the Fifth Sun is very personal, and the protagonist's journey somewhat reflects my own. After I finished I actually said I wouldn’t write again. I had told my story, and the character had completed his arc – thus so had I. That was until a new idea popped into my head. But even the new story is pretty personal, just from a different view point.

I feel accomplished when someone says they really loved the book. Despite any flaws – we’re all growing as writers – when someone else, who doesn’t know me, picks it up and enjoys it, I’m happy. I know it should be about sales, but for me, it’s not really.

TB:  How did you come up with the concept for Children of the Fifth Sun?

GW:  I read tonnes of non-fiction books on alternate history! There’s so much from our past we don’t understand and often ignore if it challenges the status quo. Authors such as Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval have explored other histories – in particular an educated race that existed more than twenty thousand years ago, that revealed itself to the primitive peoples on Earth after a great flood and bestowed knowledge upon them. The knowledge bringers. In my story, I considered the evidence and decided the race didn’t have to be human – nor alien – but another species that evolved alongside us. And then, given that – what would we do if one were alive today?

TB:  Please tell us about the future books in this series. About other books you are working on.

GW:  Hahaha! Well I can’t give away what happens in book one, but I am writing book 2 and 3 of COTFS. What I can tell you, is that 1) my writing will continue to improve; 2) the story will follow my own experience as a new parent, and 2) there are multiple twists you won’t see coming! In this way, I keep the series personal.

I have also just written a new, unrelated, novel with my good friend Stu Jones called: It Takes Death to Reach a Star and will be released some time in 2018. It’s a futuristic thriller grounded in the events of today. It looks at what will happen in two hundred years if antibacterial resistance continues to be a problem, widening of the social gaps continue and the war on terror endures. It’s been a really interesting ride as it’s written in first person present tense – which is not my usual style of writing. But it has been a tonne of fun to write with Stu. We’re already working on a sequel and another two other unrelated books.

TB:  Do your book characters ever get a mind of their own and change a scene? Do you expect it, or does it take you by surprise?

GW:  Not really, as my protagonists are often based on parts of me and I know how I would react. Being a little schizo, means I have a few personalities to draw upon! Haha!

TB:  Please tell us about your work as a scientist. What have been the most exciting discoveries you have made?

GW:  My R&D days are far behind me. My doctorate involved creating a radioimmunoassay to detect extremely low levels of the hormone PTHrP. I had to use radioactive iodine. If my thyroid is healthy, I’ll be amazed.

Now my work is all about strategy. How can we best ensure the correct patients around the world receive the cancer medications that we develop. It’s extremely challenging and my role often involves having to be able to interpret high scientific theories and clinical data into formats that non-scientists would understand.

TB:  Please tell us about your experiences hand tagging sharks. What was the most enjoyable moment? The most dangerous?

GW:  Well, I was working with the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation in Santa Cruz, California. I went out there to help track the migratory patterns of blue sharks in the Pacific, and also to take biopsies from different species so we could match against fishermens’ bycatch to see if they had been fishing in protected waters. 

The head of the PSRF, Sean van Sommeran, was a cool guy. He didn’t believe in hurting the sharks when tagging them. Normally you would use a hook on a line to catch the shark, tag it, and then put it back. 

Not Sean.

We chummed the waters with fish guts, and laid a large speaker on the bottom of 20 foot seahawk boat playing Papa Roach’s, Last Resort. Sharks like bass frequencies. When we had a group of sharks circling us, he’d throw a line overboard with just a piece of fish attached to it – not hook. He’d drag it close to the boat and when a shark came near, he’d lean over, grab the animal with his hands and pull it in the boat. We wrap it in towels to shield its eyes and calm it. Then tag it and put it back. We all had to do it. I was 21. I was shit scared. But it was awesome.

TB:  Of all the martial arts disciplines you know, which one do you absolutely love the most and why?

GW:  I fell in love with Muay Thai while living in Singapore. I trained four days a week with the absolute best fighters from Thailand. All of them had been multiple world champions. The sport was originally not a sport but a military fighting technique. The art of the eight limbs. It using kicks, knees, punches and elbows in the most brutal attacks. But, the fighters have so much respect for each other. Unlike western martial arts where pre-fight there is some kind of peacocking and bravado, in Muay Thai you respect your opponent. You step in. You perform your Wai Kru (personal dance essentially), then like in a game of chess exchange vicious attacks until one person is left standing. The winner then bows and often hugs the loser. At my gym, it was like a brotherhood. I miss them still, now that I’m in Switzerland.

TB:  Describe the perfect day. 

GW:  That’s difficult, I don’t know that I’ve ever had one of those. But, I guess it will be a trek through the jungle followed by climbing that hilltop to view Machu Pichu with my son and daughter by my side. But they’re only one and two years old, so that’s a while off yet.

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A huge thank you to Dr. Gareth Worthington for taking the time out of his schedule to be interviewed, to Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours for providing the beautiful photos and links, and to Dr. Worthington's agents, Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management for their assistance.

So, Children of the Fifth Sun. What's it all about?  Thousands of years ago, an ancient species from the sea saved humanity; now a cocky, free-diving photographer tortured by his past is the unlikely hero who must save the last of their kind from a global race between nations to control the creature’s power.
IN ALMOST EVERY BELIEF SYSTEM ON EARTH, there exists a single unifying mythos: thousands of years ago a great flood devastated the Earth’s inhabitants. From the ruins of this cataclysm, a race of beings emerged from the sea bestowing knowledge and culture upon humanity, saving us from our selfish drive toward extinction. Some say this race were “ancient aliens” who came to assist our evolution. But what if they weren’t alien at all? What if they evolved right here on Earth, alongside humans . . . and they are still here? And, what if the World’s governments already know?
Kelly Graham is a narcissistic, self-assured, freelance photographer specializing in underwater assignments. While on a project in the Amazon with his best friend, Chris D'Souza, a mysterious and beautiful government official, Freya Nilsson, enters Kelly’s life and turns it upside down. Her simple request to retrieve a strange object from deep underwater puts him in the middle of an international conspiracy. A conspiracy that threatens to change the course of human history. See a preview here.



Book Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller | “Science Faction” science fiction, action, adventure with fact-based science, theories and mythology
Published by: Vesuvian Books
Publication Date: July 25th 2017
Number of Pages: 407
ISBN: 9781944109400
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More about Gareth Worthington:
Gareth Worthington holds a degree in marine biology, a PhD in endocrinology, and currently educates the World's doctors on new cancer therapies. Gareth has hand tagged sharks in California; won honorable mention at the New York Book Festival 2012 and 2013 for his writing; and trained in various martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, and MMA at the EVOLVE MMA gym in Singapore and Phoenix KampfSport Switzerland. Born in Plymouth UK, Worthington currently resides outside of Zurich, Switzerland.
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Before I close, I'm excited to announce a rafflecopter giveaway hosted by Providence Book Promotions for Gareth Worthington and GH Literary. There will be 1 winner of one (1) Amazon.com Gift Card AND 3 winners of one (1) eBook copy of CHILDREN OF THE FIFTH SUN by Gareth Worthington. The giveaway begins on July 24th and runs through September 27th, 2017. To enter click here.