Title: Released
Author: Mia Fox
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance/Steampunk
Tour Dates: Aug. 17-25
Synopsis:
The discovery of an ancient bottle unleashes a Genie - and the wrath of the Demon Gypsies chasing her...
When Suzette (“Suki”) is released from her bottle by two teen girls, she is more than a bit surprised that a Genie of her calibre is beholden to two average high school students. After dealing with dignitaries and noblemen, however, she believes this will be a welcome break.
Until she discovers the teens’ hidden powers and that one will come to possess the Amulet of Pollox, a necklace that contains the secrets from some of the greatest minds throughout history. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one who notices. The Amulet draws the attention of the two powerful and vengeful Demon Gypsies who have pursued Suki through time and will stop at nothing to snatch the girls and the Amulet.
Suddenly, Suki is not just helping the girls navigate high school crushes, she’s safeguarding them from danger unlike anything they’ve ever known. To make matters more complicated, she must also fight her attraction to James - her protector through the ages - whose sudden arrival threatens her resolve and her heart.
A time-traveling Genie and her unrequited love...
Demon Gypsies with an insatiable quest for power...
And the teen girls whose existence threatens them all.
This is the world of “Released,” book one of The Romani Realms series by Mia Fox, a Young Adult trilogy featuring elements of paranormal romance and steampunk.
When Suzette (“Suki”) is released from her bottle by two teen girls, she is more than a bit surprised that a Genie of her calibre is beholden to two average high school students. After dealing with dignitaries and noblemen, however, she believes this will be a welcome break.
Until she discovers the teens’ hidden powers and that one will come to possess the Amulet of Pollox, a necklace that contains the secrets from some of the greatest minds throughout history. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one who notices. The Amulet draws the attention of the two powerful and vengeful Demon Gypsies who have pursued Suki through time and will stop at nothing to snatch the girls and the Amulet.
Suddenly, Suki is not just helping the girls navigate high school crushes, she’s safeguarding them from danger unlike anything they’ve ever known. To make matters more complicated, she must also fight her attraction to James - her protector through the ages - whose sudden arrival threatens her resolve and her heart.
A time-traveling Genie and her unrequited love...
Demon Gypsies with an insatiable quest for power...
And the teen girls whose existence threatens them all.
This is the world of “Released,” book one of The Romani Realms series by Mia Fox, a Young Adult trilogy featuring elements of paranormal romance and steampunk.
RELEASED” EXCERPTS:
1. Before Suki is released
by Charlotte and Samantha, she focuses on their situation.
I closed my eyes
and concentrated on their voices, willing my mind to see them.
A delicate hand turned over my bottle and traced a finger against
the faint lines that bore my name...Suzette. But it was impossible to tell
which girl had held my bottle in her hand. Just as quickly as it arrived, the
vision altered and my mind’s eye drifted more clearly to the girl called
Samantha. She was thoroughly absorbed in her shopping, browsing through racks
of other people’s discards with purposeful intent, plowing ahead with
determination. Every once in a while, her green eyes would twinkle with life as
she would flip a wave of gorgeous red hair over her shoulder, letting her
friend know that she was on a mission.
The other girl,
Charlotte, observed her with serene patience and simply shook her head in the
negative each time her friend held up a dress. Undeterred, Samantha moved
quickly, bouncing from one rounder to the next, believing the perfect dress was
waiting for her. Charlotte seemed the more grounded of the two and willed the
ordeal to be over.
This mundane
shopping expedition hardly seemed like a vision worthy of my talents. I
struggled to focus my mind on who would become my next Releasor, but it was
useless. Their conversation and gossip flooded my mind as if the volume had
been turned up.
From the
darkness of my bottle I could hear the foreshadowing sounds of screeching
tires, a girl’s screams, and the caw of blackbirds. Something harrowing was
about to happen to these girls and I prayed that my release wouldn’t be too
late. That’s when it began -- the unmistakable rumbling that I have heard
throughout time brought on by the demon gypsies controlling the elements.
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Author Bio:
Mia Fox is a Los Angeles-based novelist who writes across varied genres including contemporary fiction, chick lit, and young adult/new adult. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from U.S.C. followed by a Masters Degree in Professional Writing also from U.S.C.
A lifelong reader and history lover, Mia enjoys infusing her writing with details of the past as she has done in her first book, "Released," part of the Romani Realms trilogy, which combines paranormal romance with elements of steampunk.
Her follow up book, "Alert the Media," is based on her previous professional life working as an entertainment publicist. Today, she is happy to leave that world behind her, preferring that any drama in her life is only that which she creates for her characters.
Mia is happily married to her best-friend, a Brit who has inspired her with annual visits to England, an appreciation for dark chocolate, and the blessing of their three children.
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