Heartbound
by P.I. Alltraine
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GENRE: YA Fantasy
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BLURB:
Petyr
has never found it necessary to consider the humans as anything more than
distant, inferior beings–until now. They are the cause of the fatal disease
that has plagued his realm, taking the lives of too many of his kind. As a
future leader of a realm in peril, Petyr must find a way to resist and cure the
affliction. He must enter the unfamiliar realm, appear to be an ordinary
eighteen-year-old human, observe and learn.
However, things don’t
exactly go according to plan. Instead of embarking single-mindedly on his sober
mission, Petyr meets an 18-year-old girl who does things to his emotions that
he can’t quite fathom or control. Petyr is falling in love, and he almost
forgets the gravity his choices have on his entire world. Despite the risk it
poses to his life and hers, he wants to know her, and he wants her to know
him–and his world.
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EXCERPT
I defied my fate the moment I leapt out of my apartment’s
third-story window. I landed on the pavement without a sound. In the same
instant, my feet blended into the measured pace in which humans carried
themselves.
Gazing up at the sky, I tried to find something to remind me
of my home, of my duty. The future leader of a realm in peril cannot be
overcome by irrational desires, I thought.
Thick smoke obscured the heavens so much even the brightest
stars were dull and barely visible. A reminder I was trapped in this city, in
this realm. Too far away from everything I knew, too restrained, too human.
Through the chaos in my mind, I captured the image of the
girl with brown and dark-auburn tones in her hair, the shine that bounced from
her loose curls, the depth in her hazel eyes, and even the awkward half-smile
when she caught me looking at her. But the memory wasn’t enough. I needed to
see her again.
I kept walking until I reached the riverbank in the heart of
London. The water rippled with a disheveled mesh of gold and red, reflecting a
large architectural structure. My gaze lingered on the clock tower adjacent to
the building, gauging its height. A temptation to feel even a fraction of my
true nature became a need in every fiber in my body. No longer able to
rationalize, my muscles coiled, and I let go. Wind enveloped me with its
familiar warmth as I sprang across the River Thames. I aimed to land on the
lower portion of the tower, to indulge in the pleasure of my ascent. Though too
fast for human eyes, each maneuver, each somersault, each back flip was slow
enough for me to savor every moment of my liberation.
On a part of the roof concealed from the passersby below, I
was closer to the heavens than I’d been since arriving in the city. Still, I
didn’t belong here. Hundreds of lights sparkled below me, each representing a
life I didn’t comprehend. Allowing myself to break free from my human façade
had made me a liability to the others. For a few moments of freedom, I let
myself forget the importance of my purpose here—the lives that depended on it.
Somehow, having the girl’s image in my mind brought calmness
within me. One that felt permanent. One that extinguished the sense of
entrapment, despite the thick layer of smoke that was still very visible to me.
I held on to the calmness as I regained the confidence to face the others.
The
first three chapters of Heartbound can be read online at: http://www.amazon.com/Heartbound-P-I-Alltraine-ebook/dp/B0125TOMNO
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
P.I.
Alltraine is an award winning poet and author. She has won several
international poetry competitions, and her poems have been published in
separate anthologies.
She teaches
English Language and Literature in London. She earned her degree in BA English
from Queen Mary University of London, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education
and Master’s in Teaching at the UCL Institute of Education, University of
London.
Before moving
to London, she lived in the Philippines where she was ensconced in the rich
culture encrusted with dark myths and enchanted tales. She draws inspiration
from these in her writing. Although she has lived indifferent places and
experienced different cultures, she always enjoyed the constancy of writing in
her life. Her favourite authors include John Milton, Virginia Woolf and James
Joyce.
Links
book trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5mii9Q1TZM&index=2&list=PLzGNZUy-U7wx4tUquvzG-EDU1DeiPyT8P
‘unmoving’
spoken word poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2q4JxaN1fw
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
P.I.
Alltraine will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
RAFFLECOPTER
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