Win $25 Gift Card and EXOTIQA WORLD Box Set!

Merry Christmas!

Remember that you can win a $25 Gift Card for this new year. Simply post a spotlight or review about one of my books on Facebook or Twitter or your Blog and eMail me the link. All participants are entered to win the drawing at the end of January.

Please read the blog post below for more details on that contest and more!

Want to win the EXOTIQA BOX SET, Books 1-3! COMMENT HERE and a random winner will be chosen for this month's 3 book paperback giveaway!

Army of Tomorrow news

Welcome to Army of Tomorrow news!

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER: 

Paperback Giveaway: Graph World box set: 1-6

COMMENT on the blog post, tell me why you want it. 

Leave eMail/Name/Graph World entry

Random winner drawn on Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

In a world 42 years from now, after a nuclear war, prisoners are experimented on in South America. When Jin is grafted with dart blue frog/harpy eagle/bengal tiger and Adan is grafted with bullet ant, the two have to learn their gifts and fight to survive the Amazon while hunted by soldiers. Explore the amazing wildlife, exotic landscapes, and read this breath-taking, page-turning 6 part series!

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WIN $25 Gift Card!

RULES: Must post (spotlight) or (review) of one book (Exotiqa, Animal Graph, or Quantum State) on Twitter or Facebook or your Blog. 

Send link to entry at touch-of-grace@hotmail.com

Subject: $25 Gift Card

Random winner drawn January 25th!

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This Week's EXCERPT: 

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State of Affairs

I live inside a district called Cherni, Zone 57, with a population of exactly two thousand, seven hundred and twenty people. I know because our quantum machine keeps an accurate count at all times and displays this number electronically over the wall of town hall. Ascania Pod is the educational institute for my zone, the one I attend. There is one pod for every twelve zones. We have eighty zones, and seven pods. 

I don’t care for my Pod much, but maybe that’s because most of the classes and people don’t appeal to me. I spend a lot of my free time either with a friend of mine named Esfir, or at home building things out of metal scraps. Papa says my creative constructions are a waste of time—but a deeper part of me can’t stop.

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This Week's REVIEW:

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When I first saw this, I wasn't sure if I'd like it. 

I tried reading her other 'hyped-up' series, GENDER GAMES. The first five chapters were really good, and then I was bored out of my mind. I finished book two just barely, and attempted book three but I keep putting it down. The series tastes like fast food to me.

Still, I thought I'd give this a try because I read all my books on Kindle Unlimited, so it doesn't cost me anything to try. I like to read a book a week.

I was drawn in from the first page and have continued to read this none-stop to book four where I have to wait when it comes off of pre-order. I can definitely say I enjoyed this series so far.

It takes place in the future, and the entire story takes place in a tower which is an interesting idea. There is a powerful A.I. in charge of everything, but Bella Forest handles this differently than I do in my Quantum state. People are judged by the rank the A.I. gives them and this leads to a lot of sociopathic tendencies. It was an interesting twist on the A.I. as we learn more and more of the history of the tower and design of the A.I. the more we read. There are plenty of twists to keep my interested-in-plots-more-than-characters nature happy. Which was not so in Gender Games.

I do recommend and hope you enjoy too!

M.Black

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OTHER READS sponsored by M.Black: 

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A deadly artificial virus is missing...

 The corporation that hired her to find it wants her dead... 

Melanie Destin's life is a mess...

Desperate to start over, she accepts an interplanetary salvage job that will pay her enough to start a new life on Mars. 

When she learns the real purpose of the mission is to recover an apocalyptic virus, everything begins to unravel... 

With her life in danger and not knowing who to trust, Mel must find a way to keep the virus out of the wrong hands... If she fails, billions will die...

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In the face of a death-defying power, what's the "new normal"?

Like all reporters, Jack longs for a breaking story but is stuck writing obituaries for a small-town rag. As his frustration mounts, it hits him that no one has died in over three days. Jack's odd observation becomes something far stranger when he connects a meteorite to the bizarre phenomenon.

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Thirteen authors brought together for a cause. Help these author raise money for the Cajun Navy. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Cajun Navy to aid in their efforts to help all those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Irma.

Goodbye and until next time!

Comment and Win books!

Comment on one of the recent Blog News pages and Win!

Contest 1: 6 book box set GRAPH WORLD! Leave Contest Name/Your Name/eMail/ Why you want to win! Winner drawn on Christmas!

Contest 2: Decayed world (vampire Apocalypse) eBooks for everyone who comments! Leave Contest Name/Your Name/eMail/Why you want to win!

EASY PEASY!

Comment now and win!

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This is the 3rd Army of Tomorrow news and I'm so glad to see participants! As always the news will be posted every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. 



SIMULATION WINNER: 
We have a winner of the ebook of SIMULATION. The winner's name is: NANCY JONES! Thank you to all participants. I think about 8 of you commented to win. Some of you forgot to leave your eMail, so remember to do that! If you want to check the book out on Amazon and read a free sample, or read it on Kindle Unlimited for free, try here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0QLPHH

This is a story about a princess who is living a lie and when she learns the truth slowly, she develops into a kick-ass warrior to defend the weak and subjugated. The characters Ilia and Jez are heart-warming and you will fall in love with them, as well as be surprised about a few of the twists in the storyline. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it. The sequel OUTSIDERS will be out late next year, toward Christmas 2018.

NEW RELEASE/GIVEAWAY: Decayed World 

(Vampire Apocalypse) for $3.99

For those who want their free eCopy for the release party, please comment on this thread about why you want to read this eBook, labelled: DECAYED WORLD CONTEST! You must have a separate comment for this contest from other contests, and include your eMail. All who comment separately will win one!

Paperback Contest: Graph World books 1-6

Win 6 signed paperbacks! Books 1-6 of Graph World to celebrate the release of the box set of books this December 15th!

Winner is announced at end of December. Comment must be separate from other contests about why you want this, labelled: GRAPH WORLD CONTEST and include your eMail. 

(Those who commented on the previous blog posts about this contest are entered!)

 Excerpt of the Week: 

I must have dozed off sometime in the night, the rocking of the canoe and sounds of lapping water like a sweet lullaby. I remember dreaming about my parents, about their stories of ‘before King Truss’. Padre was five and Madre four, when Truss invaded and took over the Americas. They remember the wars and the nuclear period too. Sometimes I envied them, that knew a world before King Truss—like it was some kind of impossibility, because this world—now— is all I’ve ever known. Then, I remember my cell. D47. 

My hands cradle my stomach, in memory of my ordeal. I can never escape the nightmares. I listen to the Amazon, to forget. Birds chirp and soar over treetops. Woodpeckers peck at tree trunks, and hummingbirds flap oddly close to my head. When my grateful eyelids fully open and I rub the sleep out, all I see are Adan’s lips, crusty and cracked. Our bodies are close and even sticky, and my backside feels the bulge of warped wood from the boat. 

       -Check out Animal Graph and find out your Graph! 

                           SPOTLIGHT AUTHORS/BOOKS

IMPULSE 

A Future Where Singing Is A Felony And Music Is Banned. How can you defend yourself from a murder frame-up if you live in a world where noise and loud expression are outlawed? In this post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller, mild-mannered doctor-to-be Eric flees the dark groups that control the quiet society, until he strikes back.

MY REVIEW:  I read this book, so this book will be my review for this week. I was drawn in by the original concept of forbidden sounds. Never heard of such a thing. I was pleased by the character development and mystery embedded in the story. The story does add another element of immortality which has a twist. So, if dystopia, mystery and immortality is your thing, give this a try. It is only .99c. 

Shadow Stalker 

"This is the first time I’ve read a serial and I didn’t know what to expect. I was pulled into the story right away. The pacing was cleverly crafted so that while the action had the pages turning, there was enough back story to keep you rooted in the plot."~ Melissa Barker-Simpson, Author of the Morgan and Fairchild Series

Magic Unleashed 

Just when Abby and her family think things are finally turning around, Delphine has the last laugh—literally. With enemies new and old coming out of the woodwork, it’s hard to know who’s friend or foe. Abby and Liz become trapped in a merry-go-round of illusions while Delphine becomes stronger. Abby, along with her family and friends, must find and secure the talisman before it’s too late. Witches are disappearing and rogue vampires have been possessed like never before. Abby must find the power deep within her soul to fight against this new and dangerous enemy. It’s every man or woman for themselves in this nail-biting, action-packed sequel that will leave you desperate to know what happens next.

CONTEST! 

    Win a Kindle and 6 months of kindle unlimited books! 

Final Thoughts:

Thanksgiving day I worked, but hey on Friday and Saturday I got to go to Coco Beach in Florida. About an hour from where I live. So, that was nice! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving too!Talk to you next week on the Newsletter! Comment to win books! 

Army of Tomorrow Blog News: Follow up

Sorry, everyone who has been trying to comment. I figured out how to disable the security on the comments so now EVERYONE can comment!



Contest 1
Comment to win paperbacks 1-6 Box Set of Animal Graph (6 books!). Open to international and USA! To enter, just comment on the new covers for Graph World 1-6 and leave your email. A random winner will be selected at the middle of Dec (extended).


Contest 2
Comment to win an eBook of Simulation. How do you like the new cover? Leave your email. Winner to be announced at end of the month.  

Army of Tomorrow Blog News 2

Welcome to the second Blog News of M.Black. I will be posting Blog News every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, and send out my Newsletter every 2nd Sunday of the month.  So, it is that time again.


                                                                   NEW RELEASE

QUANTUM STATE is officially released through CREATIVIA publishing. 

When an A.I. takes over the world in order to control human lives for the 'better', Masha has other plans. Where will you be when MAQS takes over?

Enjoy this original A.I. Dystopian now by M.Black!

Readers are saying:

"What a ride!" "Threw me through twists" "Loved it!" 

"Definitely keeps you in suspense"

"I got sucked in!" "I love surprise endings." 

"If you liked Exotiqa you should not miss this."

"Highly recommended!" "A must read!"

Winner of QUANTUM STATE PAPERBACK is...VERN Congrats!

Winner of the ebook Graph World box set is...Heather Snyder

Congrats!

The 1-3 box set can be found here

The 4-6 box set can be found here

The full box set will be out for December.

I have gotten all new covers for my individual Graph World books 1-6. I wanted something more Amazonian and a feeling of danger. 

Check them out below and COMMENT on this blog by telling me what you think!  Include your eMail!!  I will pick one random winner to win the the full box set in PAPERBACK form with new covers! Open to USA and International participants! Winner announced Dec 3rd.

 EXCERPT of the WEEK from

                                            Simulation

Jez takes my palm into his hand, and he feels soft. Outside the thick marble wall, we can see sparks from the electrical fence still protecting us, and I still feel safe to a degree here, but Jez pulls me forward, where I know the electrical fence will end, and then I really will have no protection from the CR illness. I can’t shake the idea that I might just come back sick, or worse…dead, despite what Jez says.

“You don’t have to be afraid,” Jez assures, and walks with me as we shift forward. The grass progressively grows shorter until we reach the end of it.

I look up a couple inches to glance into Jez’s eyes. “Yes, I do,” I say about the unknown, about what Papa will do if he finds out I’ve been this close to the wall, to a Giver. But I’ve already come this far.

“Are you ready? It will be like nothing you imagined,” Jez says.

WIN a FREE eBook of Simulation. Comment on the cover on this blog, honestly. Include your eMail!!  Should I change it? Is the image too well know? Does it say SciFi romance dystopia in a post-apocalyptic world? What should I do differently? TY!

SPOTLIGHT 1

Check out this awesome, thrilling 4 book series here

Garcia is a friend of mine who loves to write, and I'm so happy to showcase her 4 book series. Check it out!

SPOTLIGHT 2

The Final Enemy is a thrill of a ride. If you enjoy end days and science fiction, check this out here.

Dan has his own view of the world and culture or lack thereof. He is passionate in his belief that people can realize their dreams if they focus and take action and actively encourages people.

SPOTLIGHT 3

REVIEW of the WEEK:

RECOIL

I was involved in a book giveaway with this author and wanted to check out her book. Loved it. Loved it so much, I read books 2 and 3 as well. I have Kindle Unlimited so that is easy for me. I love KU so I can skim, return, or read in depth at my leisure. 

I have to say this kept me on my toes and while I could predict some thing, overall I thought this was a great original concept with some good writing. It was definitely fun! So, if you are looking for something with a bit of thrills, mystery, action, set in a dystopia world that is not all gloom and doom, check this out.

FINAL WORDS

I hope you enjoyed this weeks Blog News. If you ever have comments, please leave them on the post. To win paperbacks you must leave comments on the post.

Enjoy the reads for this week, and I'll talk with you Dec 3rd. 

Ami (M.Black)

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My Blog Newsletter will always comprise of new releases (if applicable), winners of last weeks giveaway, a new giveaway, an excerpt, author/book spotlights, and a book review. Sometimes I will incorporate a swag contest or book trailers. Have fun! 



                                              NEW RELEASE:

QUANTUM STATE is officially released through CREATIVIA publishing. 

When an A.I. takes over the world in order to control human lives for the 'better', Masha has other plans. Where will you be when MAQS takes over?

Enjoy this original A.I. Dystopian now by M.Black!

Readers are saying:

"What a ride!" "Threw me through twists" "Loved it!" 

"Definitely keeps you in suspense"

"I got sucked in!" "I love surprise endings." 

"If you liked Exotiqa you should not miss this."

"Highly recommended!" "A must read!"

For the release, I am having a GIVEAWAY party! I will send one free paperback of Quantum State to one lucky winner living in the USA. 

Send me an eMail touch-of-grace@hotmail.com 

Subject: QS Giveaway!

Last week's giveaway:

WINNER of EXOTIQA boxset giveaway:  

TRACI ARNETT

EXCERPT of the week from Animal Graph:

Still, a different kind of beast lurks a few meters from Adan to the left. I whisper in a shout. “Over there!” Suddenly, it jumps toward us and backward, just to repeat this pattern again. Startled, Ostir flips around and watches intensely, her eyes squinting in the darkness. My vision zeros in on the miniature, brave creature with tiny pointed teeth and short, sharp claws. The creature reminds me of a howler monkey; the reverberating screech is almost deafening, and makes me tense as if I’m surrounded by the worst kind of foe, something mythical. But this animal has no hair or fur, and its eyes—oh, God, its incredible eyes are too large to miss. Like boulders on clay, the Burned howler stares at me, straight into me, as if it can read my Graph. 

      1.SPOTLIGHT Author/Book for the Week

The Genesis of Evangeline  for just .99c. 

"An intriguing mix of romance, fantasy, and heart-pounding action."

"I love Evie. She's a fighter, but it's her kind heart I adore the most. And the boys ... don't even get me started on them! Too many book boyfriends to choose from here. I can't wait for the next installment in this series! I need to know what happens. Five fantasy stars from me." --Jaymin Eve, USA Today bestselling author of the "Supernatural Prison" series.

"This book is a wild ride of fun, adventure, and magic!"

"It's like nothing I've read before and everything I didn't know I was craving!" --Ashley Gallegos, author of "Last Chance Baby" and "The Houseboat"; founder of Indie Book Connect Subscription Box.

Summary: 

Wolves. Dragon shifters. A fallen kingdom destined to rise again.

Evie Callahan is positive there's something strange going on in Seaton Falls, her new home. The locals are bigger, stronger, and faster than most. That includes Nick, the boy next door who's become her silver lining in this godforsaken town.

She wants to trust her instincts--about Nick, about what she suspects in Seaton Falls--but rumors of wolves and dragon shifters makes it hard to tell what's real. With a history of odd dreams and the nagging sense that she's never belonged, Evie fears she's losing touch with reality. Her concern only grows when someone who's haunted these dreams is suddenly tangible... and claims to hold the key to unlocking her true identity.

AUTHOR: Rachel is a native Michigan with a passion for writing. 

2.SPOTLIGHT Author/Book for the Week

Child of Mars  just .99c

Summary:

She is a Reluctant Hero

Melanie Destin has been many things in her troubled life...a drug dealer, a doctor, a fugitive, and most recently, the saviour of Mars...what she doesn't want to be is a mother.
When circumstances make her responsible for a young orphan, she soon discovers the girl comes with a terrifying past...one that binds them to each other.

Pursued by a ruthless government assassin, Mel must get the girl to safety before they are both captured. If she fails, the secrets hidden within the child's genes will make a dictator unstoppable and forever change the course of human history.

Child of Mars is the third page turning book in the sci fi thriller Mars Ascendant Serieswhich explores the consequences of humanity's exploration and colonization of the solar system in the distant future.

If you like science fiction with a strong female lead character, ruthless villains, mutants, clones, AIs and a page turning plot, you'll love Child of Mars.

AUTHOR: D.M.(Doug) Pruden worked for 35 years in the petroleum industry as a geophysicist. For most of his life he has been plagued with stories banging around inside his head that demanded to be let out into the world. 

REVIEW OF EMERGE by Heather Sunseri

So, I read a lot of books because I have a Kindle Unlimited subscription to Kindle. Many books I end up swimming or lose interest in a quarter of the way through, but I enjoy the service to give me a taste of what's out there.

I came across EMERGE by Heather Sunseri and I thought it would be the typical post-apocalyptic story, about yet another virus. Well, it is about a virus, but the story is good so I actually read it. 

Told from two point of view, the main character Cricket, or Christina, is easy to like and tough which is a relief from the damsel in distress we get even in this genre. She lives on the outside. 

West lives on the inside, and they are connected by a shared past. The story has a touch of romance, but is mostly about the contrast between these two people, their lives and the lives of those from the outside vs the inside. 

(I have this theme in my book Simulation as well) 

The story is written well and the plot adds a bit of a mystery, while also having the element of grit and apocalypse. I do like it and wanted to recommend it to readers who are looking for something else in the post-apocalyptic genre. 

I give it 4 1/2 stars, out of 5. 

FINAL WORDS:

I hope you enjoyed my first Blog Newsletter, and please keep reading as there are always book giveaways, swag, early reviews/reads, beta-reading opportunities and the chance to find new authors and new books!

Next Blog Newsletter will be: Nov. 18th, on Sunday, where I will share two new book trailers with you for Animal Graph and Electric Gardens. 

 See you then! 

Bye!

M.Black