A Curse of the Lucky by Nathan Wrann - Book Blitz + Giveaway
A Curse of the Lucky
by Nathan Wrann
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GENRE: YA Paranormal
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BLURB:
Two things that Jack Smith has always had: bad legs and bad luck. With a violent attack at the Tarrytown Independence Day Carnival, that bad luck has caught up to him with deadly consequences. Going on the run with Jaelle–the mysterious girl of his dreams–he descends into a world of curses, blessings, and fortunetelling Gypsies. The deeper he gets, the more he realizes she might just be the one to save his life... or end it.
The Mr. Lucky Trilogy begins with A Curse of the Lucky.
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EXCERPT
The microwave dinged, I slid the pizza onto a plate, and escaped back downstairs.
I didn’t see her at first, but with a cautious check behind the bookshelves, I found Jaelle sprawled out on my bed—A beautiful girl was in my bed—asleep.
I covered her with a blanket from the laundry room.
Emptying my pockets, I put my phone, wallet, and the crumpled up, blood stained hundred-dollar bill on top of the dresser. I stripped down to my boxers and tossed my wet cargo pants and shirt in the corner. Removing my leg braces would have taken some time and if Jaelle woke up to see me in my underwear it could be kind of weird. Instead, I slipped on a pair of dry sweatpants over them and threw on a T-shirt.
The recliner welcomed me. The pizza, the first thing I’d eaten all day, tasted amazing—like the best cardboard ever. I figured we’d have time to talk the next day before bringing her back to the carnival. By then, hopefully, her uncle would have cleared up the robbery thing and they would get out of town before the cops come to charge her with assaulting a police officer.
I took another bite of the “pizza” (which was quickly losing its appeal) and grinned, reflecting on the day that I’d had.
I had met a beautiful girl, and got her back to my room. She happened to be a Gypsy with a traveling carnival. And she was probably wanted by the police.
Just my luck.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Nathan Wrann was born in Florida and moved around a lot as a child, growing up in New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, California and finally back to Florida. No matter where he lived you would likely find Marvel Comics or a book in his hand with genres ranging from fantasy (The Black Cauldron), to SE Hinton's teen dramas (The Outsiders), to Stephen King's entire catalogue from Carrie through Tommyknockers. At the age of seventeen he joined the U.S. Army as a Military Policeman, and following that, graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a degree in video production and theater.
Currently Mr. Wrann is a writer, publisher and (formerly) independent filmmaker living in West Haven, Connecticut with his rescued Chihuahuas Napoleon and Gatsby, pain-in-the-butt cat Konstantine, and wife Kimberly. Nowadays, in between books, you'll find him enjoying horror films, YA Paranormal TV series (Vampire Diaries, Sabrina, etc), and the Marvel and Star Wars Cinematic Universes.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005165L8O
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwrann/
Author’s Note RE: the Mr. Lucky Trilogy & Dark Matter Heart: The Mr. Lucky Trilogy is a Dark Matter Heart World Expander. The events in this series take place in the same world, with the same paranormal concepts and rules as Dark Matter Heart, but with all new characters and adventures. Opportunity abounds for crossover stories bringing all the characters together.
It is not necessary to read Dark Matter Heart to enjoy the Mr. Lucky Trilogy, but I think you’ll like it.
Get Book Two: From Out of Chaos FREE here: https://mailchi.mp/f5ce21a5921c/freedmh2
Thank you Dear Reader, we have much fun ahead of us.
-Nathan Wrann
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Nathan Wrann will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner
via rafflecopter during the tour.
8 Comments
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DeleteHow did you come up with the title for the book?
ReplyDeleteI had used the titles of three Chris Isaak songs (Wicked Game, Two Hearts, Mr. Lucky) for this trilogy as the "working titles" of the books while I was writing them and editing etc. Once I designed the cover and got the proof copies in those titles made the books look more like steamy romance or thriller romance so I knew that I had to change it to something that immediately said "paranormal." Since this book series deals a lot with the curse at the basis of the story I knew that "curse" had to be in the title. Then it was just a matter of brainstorming something that sounded and looked right. Also, the main character's "luck" (good and bad) has a lot to do with the plot. So "A Curse of the Lucky" made sense for the first book.
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ReplyDeleteI love the cover! When you are writing the book, do you have a vision of what you want on the cover?
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