A Connecticut Fashionista in King
Arthur’s Court
by Mari
Mancusi
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BLURB:
"Sparkling
debut...a nice twist on the modern girl's search for prince charming." --
Publisher's Weekly
Once
upon a time there lived an outspoken fashion editor named Kat, who certainly
was not your typical damsel in distress. But when a gypsy curse sent her back
in time to the days of King Arthur, she found she'd need every ounce of her
21st century wits (and pop culture references) to navigate the legend. After all,
surviving a magical plot, an evil prince, and a case of mistaken identity--all
without changing history or scuffing your Manolos--takes some doing!
Luckily,
she's got her very own knight in shining armor, Lancelot du Lac, on her side.
The honorable-to-a-fault and devastatingly handsome champion insists on helping
her out, even though she's not quite sure she wants him to. After all,
shouldn't he be off romancing Queen Guenevere or something? Will Kat manage to
stay out of trouble long enough to get back to her beloved lattes,
cosmopolitans and cashmere? And what will Lancelot's forbidden love mean for
the kingdom of Camelot?
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Excerpt
I look back at the castle, my breath catching in my throat.
Now that we've headed down the hill a bit I can see the building in its
entirety. It's huge, seeming to be carved from the very rocky cliff on which it
sits. Its whitewashed stone walls rise to what looks to be a hundred feet high.
Tall towers pierce the blue sky, their golden spires catching the sun, nearly
blinding me with their brilliance.
Where the h*ll am I?
Fear shoots daggers through my heart, delivering an
unpleasant adrenaline rush. Something is very, very wrong. There should not be
a magnificent castle like this anywhere in upstate New York. In fact, I doubt
anything like this exists anywhere in America. And the scr*wed-up thing is that
it looks completely new. Shining even. Not crumbling ruins like the castles in
Europe. Even the ones they keep up for tourists look a bit rundown. But this
... well, I've never seen anything like it.
Where am I?
As we descend a steep, rocky path, the horse taking slow
careful steps, I really start to panic. My heart is beating a mile a minute,
and I contemplate jumping off the horse and making a run for it. But a run
where?
Just wait till we get to the village. I take deep, soothing
breaths—the kind they teach you in yoga class—and try to focus. At least in the
village I'll be able to get help. Call a cab. Get a ride to the airport if
they've taken me far away. Oh, man, why has this happened to me? What if I've
been taken to, like, Nepal or some other faraway country? Do I even have enough
money on my Visa to book my ticket back? Oh, why did I succumb to that last
Macy's one-day sale?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Mari Mancusi
is a two-time Emmy award-winning television producer and author of novels for
adults and teens. A graduate of Boston University, she now lives in Austin,
Texas, with her husband and young daughter. When not writing or producing she
enjoys traveling, snowboarding, reading fantasy novels, and her favorite guilty
pleasure: video games.
website:
www.marimancusi.com
Twitter:
@marimancusi
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/bloodcovenvampires
Instagram:
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Book is
available on Amazon and is part of the Kindle Unlimited program.
Giveaway
Mari will award a $25 Amazon GC to one randomly selected winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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ReplyDeleteLove the time travel. Who wouldn't want to travel back for a real knight in shining armor.
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