Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Revenge of the Mad Scientist and steampunk fun



About Lara:

Lara Nance grew up and lived in many cites throughout the South. She loves to write in a variety of genres, but the basis of all of her stories is a great tale that will take you on an adventure of imagination.

If you want to escape and lose yourself in a novel, you've come to the right place. Choose your genre and settle in to be entertained. From thrilling mysteries and steampunk tales, to paranormal romance and adventure, she's willing to explore a variety of compelling stories full of danger and suspense, along with a touch of romance.

Having been on the fencing team in college and now living on a sailboat convinces her that she was a pirate in another life, or possibly kin to Errol Flynn… However, due to the unfortunate demise of the romantic pirates of the past, she lives out her fantasies, thrills and adventures in her stories. Lara loves to weave interesting true historical tidbits into her fiction which invite the reader to explore further after the novel is finished.

Currently docked in Norfolk, Virginia (until the wind changes) Lara enjoys living on her sailboat and spends time reading, of course writing, indulging a variety of artistic endeavors, cooking and sailing with her husband, Joe and their Yorkie, Rio.

Find out more at her website, Twitter, and Facebook.

Lara will be awarding an autographed original map of Arabella's steampunk world to a randomly drawn commenter at each stop, and a $50 Amazon gift card and an original steampunk necklace to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

BLURB:

When Lady Arabella Trunkett’s father, the High Lord Minister of Urbannia is kidnapped, all clues point to the mysterious country of Gandiss and the world is thrown into political upheaval.

Arabella is convinced the more sinister nation of Carabarras is to blame, urged on by a mad scientist seeking revenge. So, she sets out on a perilous airship journey across a variety of exotic locales to save him, and halt the potential world war.

But airship pirates, secret assassins and slave traders aren’t her only trials. The fickle hand of fate has made the captain of the only airship available for charter, the man who left her at the altar. For eight years she's wished him dead. Now he's her only hope. 


Excerpt:

Another scream sounded and then another. A group of people blocked her view and she didn’t hesitate in pushing them aside. She gasped when she reached a body sprawled on the floor and noted a trail of red blood tracking from a side room. She recognized the injured man as Conrad Bellows, her father’s assistant. Horrified, her champagne glass slipped from her fingers and shattered on the marble.

She pushed another man out of her way. What the hell was wrong with everyone standing around like statues while a man needed help? She knelt at Conrad's side. A knife protruded from his back but when she put her fingers on his neck she found him still alive, thank God. He struggled to his side and blinked as he looked up at her.

“Gone,” he whispered. “So…sorry, My Lady…gone.”
“Who is gone, Conrad?” She put a hand on his shoulder as panic shot through her.

“You’re, fa, fa, father…they took him.”

“What? Who took him?”

“Ahh, all in black, don’t know…” He closed his eyes and then slumped on the floor, unconscious.

Belle sucked in a sharp breath. She jumped to her feet and spun around. “Someone call for a doctor and help Mr. Bellows. Where’s my father?”


Where to buy Revenge of the Mad Scientist:

11 comments:

Ami said...

The book sounds great, I love steampunk!

shadowrunner1987 at gmail dot com

Mary Preston said...

REVENGE OF THE MAD SCIENTIST just made my list. Loving everything about it.


marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Linda said...

Love this and can´t wait for my chance to read! =)
Happy Tuesday!
//Linda
fr_larsson at hotmail dot com

Lyra L7 said...

Wonderful excerpt, the title alone had me in anticipation of a great read, I'm going to love reading this one! :)

lyra.lucky7(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Lana A said...

You were on a fencing team? I always wanted to try that out!

anzuazura(at)yahoo(dot)de

Gala said...

Thank you for the vivid excerpt and for making the story free on this day, I'm glad I picked it up!

galaschick78 at gmail dot com

Emiliana25 said...

I loved reading Steampunk after my first forey into Jules Verne stories, looking forward to read you series!

emiliana25(At)web(Dot)de

Anonymous said...

Thanks for all the nice comments! Hope you all got a free copy of the book today.
Yes, I adored fencing and even taught some after I graduated college. Now that I'm living on a boat I fear I am a swashbuckler at heart! LOL
Enjoy! XOXO Lara

Anonymous said...

I never thought about it, but Jules Verne would be steampunk fiction. Thanks for the free DL!

strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com

bn100 said...

Very nice excerpt.

bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

Sarah Perry said...

Loved the excerpt, can't wait to read this book :)
oddball2003 at hotmail dot com

Goddess Fish Blog Tour Partner

Goddess Fish Blog Tour Partner
Goddess Fish Blog Tour Partner