Angelia Almos

Today is the first day of my anniversary blog tour for my young adult fantasy Horse Charmer . I hope you follow along and celebrate with me especially for the chance to win a $20 Amazon or B&N gift card. Here are the tour stops: May 20th- Bookwyrming Thoughts - Guest Post (Stop 2) The World Crafter - Interview May 21st- Book Babe - Review (Stop 2) Room to Write - Guest Post May 22nd- Booky Ramblings of a Neurotic Mom - Guest Post/Review May 24th- In this World of Books - Review May 27th- Illustrious Illusions - Guest Post (Stop 2) - Jellybean Arson - Review May 28th- Deal Sharing Aunt - Review May 29th- Emily Wood - Interview (Stop 2) Kelly Hashway Blog - Guest Post May 30th- Sweet Reads Reviews - Interview (Stop 2) Dreaming with Words - Guest Post May 31st- Whats Beyond Forks - Guest Post/Review (Stop 2) Courtney Rene Blog - Guest Post Horse Charmer is a young adult fantasy about a sheltered princess who discovers her remarkable gifts ...

Wow, I can hardly believe it has been two whole years since HORSE CHARMER was first released into the big bad world. HORSE CHARMER was and is a book of the heart with the horse based on my own childhood show horse who will always have a special place in my heart. I'm having a party on FACEBOOK today to celebrate! Swing by between 2pm-4pm EST (or 11am-1pm PST) for some fun tidbits and GIVEAWAYS!  I have also temporarily dropped the price of HORSE CHARMER to $.99. You can find the new price at Amazon , Barnes and Noble , Smashwords , Blio , Diesel eBook Store , iTunes , Kobo , Sony . HORSE CHARMER will be going on tour with Tasty Book Tours from May 20-31st. Check back here at the start of the tour for a full list of blogs who will be hosting and reviewing, and for MORE fun giveaways.

Unicorn Keep is having its one year anniversary this month. Wow! My unicorn story has been out for one year. Hard to believe. Seems like it was only a couple of months ago I sat down determined to write a story featuring unicorns, but having no idea what the story would be. Thankfully, Jiline and Herrick stepped forward almost immediately to start telling me their stories. To celebrate the one year anniversary I have temporarily lowered the cost of Unicorn Keep to $.99 for the ebook. Hurry over and grab your copy from your favorite ebook retailer before the price goes back to normal. Jiline of Ainsley is dismayed when her best friend is selected by the mages to become a unicorn keeper at the Keep, an isolated mountain fortress. Especially since Madelen is in love and engaged to the richest boy in the village. Jiline on the other hand has no prospects of marriage or a trade in their small village. So, she comes up with a plan to take Madelen’s place at the Keep and hopefu...

I adore fairy tale retellings in film. There is something about the creative process the writers, producers, director, and actors go through to bring about a new version of the fairy tale. Doesn't matter if it is a completely modern retake or something in the time period of fairy tales. Children/Family or Adult. Love them all. The funnest part of retellings for me is seeing what they kept the same and what they twisted around to fit the "new" story.     Ever After: A Cinderella Story and Tangled are pretty close to the original stories. Taking as much as they can from the fairy tales and also taking place during the medieval times the fairy tales come from. Enchanted and Penelope are fun modern retellings of fairy tales. Penelope is probably closest to Beauty and the Beast , but also takes from other fairy tales. Enchanted includes most of the tropes of the "princess" fairy tales and puts its own unique twist for a completely new story. ...

I am coming up on the two year anniversary since HORSE CHARMER was first released. It seems hard to believe it has already been two years. To celebrate I am going to be doing a book tour and several giveaways. If you would like to participate in the book tour by hosting a stop on your blog you can sign up here - http://tastybooktours.blogspot.com/2013/03/now-booking-tasty-virtual-book-tour-for_9067.html

Welcome to my Leap Into Books Giveaway Hop post. I've decided to give away a copy of my young adult fantasy, Horse Charmer. Use the Rafflecopter below to enter my giveaway. The Linky List below includes all the blogs participating in the hop for other chances to win book related fun stuff. A gifted princess. A special horse. A quest for the truth. At sixteen years old, Cassia would rather spend her days in the royal stables than in the royal court. But as the eldest child of King Robet and Queen Sarahann she obediently performs her duties as the Princess of Karah. Her safe world changes forever when her father is murdered in the neighboring kingdom of Vespera. Cassia grapples with his loss as her mother prepares her for her new role as queen. Her first task - she must travel to Vespera to marry a prince she barely knows to fulfill the treaty her father signed just before his death. Nothing is as simple as it seems with political intrigues and unusual powers...

For this hop I'm giving away an ecopy of Unicorn Keep or Horse Charmer. Winner's choice. This giveaway is international and the winner will receive a Smashwords coupon code to claim their ebook. Enter in the Rafflecopter below and check the Linky List for more blogs participating in this hop. Jiline of Ainsley is dismayed when her best friend is selected by the mages to become a unicorn keeper at the Keep, an isolated mountain fortress. Especially since Madelen is in love and engaged to the richest boy in the village. Jiline on the other hand has no prospects of marriage or a trade in their small village. So, she comes up with a plan to take Madelen’s place at the Keep and hopefully flunk out of unicorn keeper training before the mages can discover the deception. Unfortunately, the unicorns have their own plans for her. Mage Herrick, son of the Keep Mage, returns home to the Keep as the trainee keepers arrive. A chance encounter with Jiline, who he believes i...

I'm giving away an ecopy of my young adult fantasy Unicorn Keep . The giveaway is international and the winner will receive a Smashwords coupon code to claim their free ebook. Enter in the Rafflecopter below and check the Linky List for more blogs participating in the giveaway. Jiline of Ainsley is dismayed when her best friend is selected by the mages to become a unicorn keeper at the Keep, an isolated mountain fortress. Especially since Madelen is in love and engaged to the richest boy in the village. Jiline on the other hand has no prospects of marriage or a trade in their small village. So, she comes up with a plan to take Madelen’s place at the Keep and hopefully flunk out of unicorn keeper training before the mages can discover the deception. Unfortunately, the unicorns have their own plans for her. Mage Herrick, son of the Keep Mage, returns home to the Keep as the trainee keepers arrive. A chance encounter with Jiline, who he believes is Madelen, on ...

I went back and forth on what I wanted to do for Black Friday through Cyber Monday, but I've finally settled on offering ALL of my ebooks for $.99. Below you will find links to my author pages on three major retailers: Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Smashwords . Though my books are at other retailers I can't guarantee that the prices have shifted down in time. But you are welcome to check iTunes , Kobo , and Sony . Maybe they are working faster than normal. ;-) Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Smashwords     

A winner has been selected for my Fall Into Fantasy Hop Givewaway! Congratulations Chasity! An email has been sent off to her for her to claim her ecopy of Unicorn Keep and $5 Amazon egiftcard.

Welcome all to my giveaway for the Fall Into Fantasy Hop! Here is your chance to win an ecopy of my recently released young adult fantasy Unicorn Keep and a $5 egiftcard from Amazon. Just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter. You can find plenty of other giveaways in the Linky list below. Jiline of Ainsley is dismayed when her best friend is selected by the mages to become a unicorn keeper at the Keep, an isolated mountain fortress. Especially since Madelen is in love and engaged to the richest boy in the village. Jiline on the other hand has no prospects of marriage or a trade in their small village. So, she comes up with a plan to take Madelen’s place at the Keep and hopefully flunk out of unicorn keeper training before the mages can discover the deception. Unfortunately, the unicorns have their own plans for her. Mage Herrick, son of the Keep Mage, returns home to the Keep as the trainee keepers arrive. A chance encounter...

After two years off from officially homeschooling, I will be jumping back in this school year with a 1st and 7th grader. My older daughter decided two years ago that she wanted to go to school. After lots of discussion and tests we made the decision to enroll her in our local elementary school. Despite lots of negatives (judging be her complaints) she LOVED school. Last year was the jump to middle school. Neither my husband or I were comfortable with her going to the local public middle school so we made the decision to enroll her in the private catholic school. Part of the decision was based on her younger sister entering Kindergarten the same year and her wanting to go to school if sissy did. Both went to the private school as it suited the younger one better. Unfortunately, the older daughter hated the school, we waited for it to grow on her, but it never did. Because she disliked it so much we gave her the option to attend the public middle school this year. But both her and her ...

Hello All....I was hoping to have this on my actual Facebook page, but alas Rafflecopter and Facebook don't seem to be cooperating. So, instead I'll be posting my giveaway here. I have reached 200 Likes at my Facebook Page and to celebrate I'm going to give one lucky winner a print copy of Horse Charmer, Unicorn Keep, or Spectors (US only, outside of US may enter, but will receive an ebook version). a Rafflecopter giveaway

Welcome to my Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday snippet. You can read other #sffsat snippts here. And we continue on with my current WIP; the sequel to Horse Charmer . Title hasn't been decided yet for Horse Charmer 2 . For those of you who read Horse Charmer , Cassia is now the official queen of Karah and is stuck with all the duties and problems that come with the job. Including, the continued threat of Vespera and lots of people telling her what to do. Cassia plans on using Kali's truth-detecting abilities to find out if one of Torr's companions is an assassin sent to kill her.   *** Kali shifted under her, letting her know that riders approached. Torr and his companions were being escorted by a Karahan cavalry guard to their location. Torr rode slightly in front of his men. She stared at both Alan and Hanley. Either of them could have been sent to kill her she supposed. It was odd to think of someone being sent to kill her. A silly theory , Kali snorted. ...

Welcome to my Six Sentence Sunday snippet. You can read other #sixsundays here . Unicorn Keep is a young adult fantasy romance about a girl who swaps places with her best friend to become a unicorn keeper. This scene occurs after the unicorns have selected Jiline/Madelen as a keeper and asked a very special favor of her. She's worried others have discovered her intent to assist the unicorns. *** She supposed she should be thankful Mage Brennah agreed with Marta’s suggestion as she slid down the cliff face to the valley in front of everyone. She was the only trainee going down this time. Mistress Marta had removed her red sash before sending her down. She didn’t know where the five keepers currently in the valley were stationed, but she was sure she was being watched and judged. She just hoped the unicorns knew what was going on and wouldn’t abandon her. They had to choose her again if she was to have any chance of helping them. *** Available as an ebook from Amazon...

Welcome to my Six Sentence Sunday snippet. You can read other #sixsundays here . Unicorn Keep is a young adult fantasy romance about a girl who swaps places with her best friend to become a unicorn keeper. This scene occurs after the unicorns have selected Jiline/Madelen as a keeper and asked a very special favor of her. She's worried others have discovered her intent to assist the unicorns. *** She closed her eyes in despair. What could it be but the unicorns for her to be summoned by the Keep Mage? Marta opened the door and not too gently pushed Jiline in over the threshold before shutting the door. Mage Brennah sat behind a large wooden table covered with what Jiline could only assume was magical items since very few of them looked familiar to her. Brennah rose from her seat and walked slowly around the table. “Do you know why you have been summoned, Trainee Madelen?” *** Available as an ebook from Amazon , Barnes and Noble , Kobo , and Smashwords . Availabl...