Kasper Mützenmacher's Cursed Hat
by Keith R. Fentonmiller
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GENRE: Magical Realism
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BLURB:
Berlin
hatmakers threatened by a veil-wearing Nazi known as the “stealer of faces”
must use the god Hermes’ “wishing hat” to teleport out of Germany during
Kristallnacht. They won’t be safer in America, however, unless they break the
curse that has trapped them in the hat business for sixteen centuries. Set in
the Jazz Age, Nazi Germany, and World War II Detroit, Book One of the Life
Indigo series is a family saga about the fluidity of tradition, faith, and
identity. It will appeal to fans of Everything is Illuminated and The Amazing
Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
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Excerpt One:
Klaus circled behind her chair. Isana set down the glass and
sat stock-still. Only her growling stomach and the electric whine of the
overhead lights broke the silence. Suddenly, an empty leather glove landed on
the table. Seconds later, cool fingertips touched her neck and gently worked
into the base of her skull.
“You are tense.”
“I wonder why.”
Klaus pressed harder into Isana’s flesh. His fingertips
warmed, radiating heat into her muscles. As much as Isana resisted, she
couldn’t deny his deft touch felt good. The stiffness in her neck melted in
seconds.
No, she told herself. Don’t relax. Don’t let your guard
down.
Isana tried to clench her muscles, but Klaus’s heat had
already penetrated deep into her spine. He seemed to have latched onto her
nerves, holding them like a marionettist would grasp puppet strings. Isana
should’ve felt panic, relinquishing her volition to this monster, but his touch
had suppressed that reaction as well. She was sleepy and light. Her body had
lost substance. She had dissolved into the hot, stale air, or evaporated into
the overhead lights. She was nothing at all.
When Klaus unhanded Isana, her corporeal nature returned. In
her bewilderment, she momentarily worried her chair might give way under the
weight of her body.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Keith is a consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade
Commission in Washington, D.C. Before graduating from the University of
Michigan Law School, he toured with a professional comedy troupe, writing and
performing sketch comedy at colleges in the Mid-Atlantic States. His short
story, Non Compos Mentis, was recently published
in The Stonecoast Review and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His short story Exodus was just published in
the Running Wild Anthology of Stories.
Find Keith Online:
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GIVEAWAY
Keith
R. Fentonmiller will be awarding a $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a
randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
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