EXCERPT and GIVEAWAY
Santa Muerte
(The Daniela Story Book 1)
(The Daniela Story Book 1)
by Lucina Stone
Santa Muerte by Lucina Stone is currently on tour with YA Bound Book Tours. The tour stops here today for an excerpt and a giveaway. Please be sure to visit the other tour stops as well.
Description
Lucina Stone blends Mexican folklore with modern technology and time travel in this seductive new series where the lines between right and wrong, protagonist and antagonist, truth and fiction, love and lust, and life and death have never been more blurred.
The year is 2030. In a dramatic, final attempt to free her inner demons, twenty-year-old Daniela Delgado tempts fate and winds up on a strange farm in 1923. With an olive complexion due to her Mexican/Italian heritage and a fresh pixie cut, she is mistaken for a "boy of color". Her only shot at survival now is to play it cool, pose as "Danny", and figure out how to get back home to her two, loving moms.
And then she meets Daphne - an abused, motherless farm girl in desperate need of freedom and a friend. Having escaped Daphne’s father, the two of them are now roaming the streets of New York City disguised as a young aristocrat and her male servant. They’re running out of money, and ideas. And Daniela thought living in 2030 was tough.
But her solar powered smart phone works. And there’s someone within range. She pings them. A selfie of an attractive male comes in with the text: I’m Lain. Who the f--- are you? Even in that moment, Daniela knows this can’t be safe, but what are her choices? They meet Lain at a speakeasy on the Lower East Side. When Daniela reveals her last name, Lain says the only Delgado he knows is Anaya—the head of the Santa Muerte Coven of witches in Merida, Mexico. And then he hints that Daniela is a liar, even though she rocks a man’s three-piece suit like no woman he’s ever met. And as for her tattoos? Don’t get Lain started ...
Excerpt
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Praise for the Book
"What a great book! I loved how the characters and plot pulled me in right at the beginning and I couldn't stop reading after that. Seriously loved the time traveling sci-fi/fantasy story line. Can't wait for the next book in the series!" ~ Kristin B
"It has a good latin culture mix vibe with spicy adventure. I truly enjoyed it." ~ Ruby R.
"Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. The story had me hooked from the beginning. I am truly looking forward to the next book." ~ AC
"Very well written, easy reading. Waiting for next book." ~ Judy Guglielmi
"Awesome, riveting, fast-paced novel. Couldn't put it down! Excellent read from a very promising new author. Can't wait for the next." ~ Annabella621
About the Author
Lucina Stone, a Latina young adult book author from Morris County, New Jersey, was the 2016 winner of two awards of the prestigious International Latino Book Awards for Best Sci/Fi novel and Best New Author. Santa Muerte (Story Merchant Books Press, 2016 release) tackles diversity in science fiction and fantasy by using folklore and culture.
Giveaway
Enter the Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win a print copy of Santa Muerte by Lucina Stone (US only).
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