(Original message I got from Ellen, Thanks Ellen!! :D )
Oh boy, do I have some good news for all of you today. I (Addicted to
Novels) have been talking with S.M. McEachern over the past few weeks.
S.M. McEachern is going to be releasing a new book cover for her novel
‘Sunset Rising’ in February. S.M. McEachern has asked us as a group to
give her a hand and is going to be doing a group freebie.
How
is this freebie going to work, you ask? Well for the month of February
‘I’ have decided to place Sunset Rising as one of the books of the month
for the group to read. S.M. McEachern has been very kind and has
offered –only to Addicted to Novels members- to give anyone interested a
free e-book copy of Sunset Rising through Smash Words.
Smash words is free and very easy to sign up for. Smash words has many
formats, so most if not all people will be able to read Sunset Rising.
How to get the freebie – Message myself (Ellen Wookey) or S.M. McEachern on February 1st 2013 for the code to use on Smashwords.
Please
visit and follow S.M. McEachern @ her blog: smmceachern.wordpress.com.
S.M. McEachern will have a Sunset Rising Satellite Story up on her blog
by February 1st and will put updates on where she is with writing Book
2. She is currently on page 40 for Book 2. (I cannot wait for book 2).
I
do hope you all participate is this fantastic opportunity. S.M.
McEachern is looking for lots of feedback from Sunset Rising as she
works on the second in the series. Please join and help us out with new
book cover reveal.
Check out spotlight Mondays for more about S.M. McEachern and visit her blog for updates.
Sunset Rising (Description):
February
2024: The world is about to be devastated by a global nuclear war and a
Hitler-like madman has seized control of the only shelter from the
bombs. So when a group of civilians come to the Bio-Dome seeking refuge
from the nuclear storm, they are forced to make a deal with the devil;
submit to slavery or get out. Subjected to the inhumane living
conditions of the Pit, the ragtag group of refugees are forced to agree
to strict population control laws, including the Cull: execution at the
age of thirty-five.
283 years later… Sunny O’Donnell, a slave
born in the bowels of the Pit, has reached a breaking point in her life.
In the wake of her mother’s execution, Sunny is torn between caring for
her grieving father and protecting her own future by marrying Reyes
Crowe. At seventeen years old, Sunny is already middle aged and past the
time when most girls secure a husband, but she knows her father will
lose his life if she leaves him now.
Through a twist of fate,
Sunny meets Leisel Holt, the daughter of the Dome’s insane President,
and sees a spark of hope for the future of the Pit. In an effort to fan
that spark into a flame, Sunny agrees to pose as the bride at Leisel’s
wedding to Jack Kenner in order to save the bride from a possible
assassination attempt. But instead of saving Leisel, Sunny unknowingly
plays into her political game and ends up marrying Jack Kenner herself.
Now on the run for crimes of treason, Sunny and her new husband discover
that together they possess the power to raise an army.
Sunset
Rising is the first book in a series. It is the tale of how the human
spirit can be revived to rise up and fight the bonds of oppression
Read Ellen's Review of Sunset Rising:
Living
in a world full of darkness, where you know your death date and fear
going towards the light. This is the life Sunny lives in. History has
been changed to fit to the ruling family of the dome and being called
into the light often means trouble and heartache. Why would Sunny think
any different? She knows the routine but when given the … (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...)
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