Sunday, July 12, 2015

Book #Spotlight & #Giveaway: Sons of Sphinx by Cheryl Carpinello





Today I am highlighting a book by a friend from Colorado and co-host for Kid Lit Blog Hop. I hope to get to read her book soon. Enjoy the spotlight on a great book! Also, the author is giving away some Paypal cash. Check that out at the end. ~Naila Moon



SERIES – The Quest Books

GENRE – YA Historical Time Travel
PUBLICATION DATE – October 10, 2014
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 192/36,000

BOOK SYNOPSIS 
Two souls
Separated by three millennium
One with a gift that is more like a curse
One on an almost impossible quest
Destinies entwined; one seeks to find herself while the other seeks his lost queen. To succeed, the pair must right the injustices 3,000 years in the past.
Only together can they fulfill The Prophecy, but in the process they must defeat the Pharaoh Horemheb.
Dishonor and death are the fate of the defeated.

EXCERPT 
Before us, nearly filling up the room and taller than either of us, stands the golden shrine of Tutankhamun. I remembered what else lay in that room. Inside that shrine are three more, each a bit smaller than the outside one. All tucked inside each other like those nesting dolls from my grandmother’s childhood. Inside the last shrine were the four sarcophagi of Tut, each displaying him in golden and jeweled splendor.
The last one holds the famed mask of the golden boy. And beneath that, the body of the young pharaoh who now stands here before me. Beyond my understanding, he has been given back his human form, allowed to return one last time to restore honor to his family, one last time to find his true love. And here I am, trying to help, trying to understand, trying to stay alive. Will I ever be able to go home again? Or will I become as lost as Hesena?

AUTHOR BIO 
I am a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books growing up, my profession introduced me to writings and authors from times long past. Through my studies and teaching, I fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Now, I hope to inspire young readers to read more through my Quest Books set in these worlds.

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GIVEAWAY DETAIL
Disclosure: Naila Moon of Reading Authors was asked to promote this giveaway on behalf of the author. I am not responsible for the giveaway or its contents. 


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3 comments:

ccarpinello said...

Thank you, Naila, for hosting us! Always enjoy visiting blogs in my home state.

Unknown said...

Hi - I like the idea of time travel -- I'd probably like this book. :)
@dino0726 from 
FictionZeal - Impartial, Straighforward Fiction Book Reviews

ccarpinello said...

Thanks for stopping by, Diane.