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Release Day! Joshua and the Arrow Realm is Here!

By Donna Galanti

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Today is the day! Get out your party horns! Joshua and the Arrow Realm, book 2 in the Lightning Road series, releases. Grab a copy here. Toot toot! 🙂 Thanks to all of my Thunderclap supporters who helped me spread word of the book and achieve over 1,000,000 reach through social media!

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ABOUT JOSHUA AND THE ARROW REALM:

Joshua never thought he’d return to the world of Nostos but is soon called to the Arrow Realm to free his imprisoned friend, King Apollo, kidnapped as a power pawn in Queen Artemis’s quest to conquer every realm. With his loyalties divided between our world and theirs, Joshua wonders whether he alone can restore magic to the twelve powerless Olympian heirs and save all those enslaved. But when he finds himself abandoned in his quest, he fears he cannot only save those imprisoned—but himself as well.

13873191_10210201746548365_4185314844364314676_nGet a signed copy of Joshua and the Arrow Realm at these upcoming events:

Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown, PA, 9/17, 3pm
The Book House, Albany, NY, 9/30, 7pm
River Reads 40+ Multi-Author Event, Stockton, NJ, 10/23, 10-4pm

DGalanti_JATLR_eCover_900x1350You can still grab book one, Joshua and the Lightning Road, for just $.99cents on e-Book.

People have asked me “What was the inspiration behind Joshua and the Arrow Realm?”
I knew I wanted to further test Joshua, the main character of the series, and have him grow in his journey. And I knew then I would have to throw him into some dastardly situations! Heh heh heh 🙂 .

With the story set in the Arrow Realm ruled by Queen Artemis (Greek goddess of the hunt), I wanted a great hunt to be part of the story. From this, grew an entirely new subculture of the Wild Childs who live in trees to escape the hunt. Many ideas for this woodland came on walks and I spent many hours audio recording scenes in the woods – about scenes in the woods!

As a child, fantasy was my reality. I read fantasy and also created fantasy worlds living out my favorite books so it’s no surprise that I write fantasy! From my first story at ten about Dodo birds, wizards, and a flying ship to Joshua and the Arrow Realm, fantasy has always claimed me. Growing up on a mountain as an only child, I spent much of my time roaming the woods with my notebook in hand and my trusty dogs by my side, putting stories on the page in hidden glens and the nooks of trees. My love of woods and fantasy – as a child and today – fueled the thicket world of Joshua and the Arrow Realm, where Joshua must survive the hunt!

Me and my dog, Windsor, who roamed the woods with me when he grew up …

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In Joshua and the Arrow Realm I created a timberland world from my love of the woods. This world is populated with the Wild Lands (and the Wild Childs that live there in tree houses), the Grand Tree, and the Black Heart Tree.

Here are the Wild Childs, including Ash, who befriend Joshua in the story …

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“Ash motioned us to leave with her when they were all gone, and we stepped outside onto the tree house platform. Purple night deepened and long shadows softened the craggy world. We stood on a plank road with roped netting rail that zigzagged from house to house and floated under the forest’s canopy in a sea of darkness. Green buy valium lights glowed soft through lopsided windows, and branch shadows wrapped the tiny shacks in prickly fingers. Leaves battered the houses in the sharp wind as the Wild Childs skulked amongst the trees.”

The Wild Child Tree Houses …TreeHouse2Here is the Grand Tree, a most majestic oak tree and friend to children …

“Clinging to the sides of the Grand Tree’s hand, I peered down. The massive Oak uprooted itself, one root at a time, and strode through the woods on knobby feet. The forest swayed back to let it pass as it forged a trail, twisting wooden fingers around its fellow trunk mates, pushing itself onward. I held on, amazed to be alive.”

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And here is the Black Heart Tree … a giant crooked evil tree you don’t want to meet!

“The worst horror faced us. The Black Heart Tree. Its trunk convulsed in a serpentine mass that slithered through it with each smack of its gargantuan limbs at the Grand Tree. The molded faces of children screamed along its hardened skin in a nightmare, their bones broken and crushed in the bark: a foot poised to kick, a hand fisted, fingers begging to live. With each punch the monster tree wielded, the dead writhed and moaned in its thrashing wood. A ghoulish vision that would haunt me forever.”

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Of course, the true inspiration behind the Lightning Road series is the real Joshua and my son, my favorite person in the world. His adventurous imagination fuels my own and his faith in my storytelling never wavers. Here we are in a tree house at one of our favorite places, the Mohonk Mountain House.

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I also want to thank my husband, Michael, for being the greatest provider of alone time there is! Thanks as well to my publisher Month9Books and for my amazing editor, Tara Creel. She guided me in enriching these stories (along with the pesky grammar stuff!).  Special gratitude goes to my first reader and dear friend, Lisa Green. She continues to shine her enthusiasm and light on Joshua’s adventures. Her insight drove me to breathe fiery life into this story and these characters. Here we are on a Halloween adventure at Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary!

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I appreciate all of you who have helped spread the word of Joshua and the Arrow Realm. The support of so many means so much to me! Thanks so much to the talented Al Sirois who designed the map and characters of the Arrow Realm and the Lost Realm in Joshua and the Lightning Road.arrowRealm9

Check out all the places along the Joshua and the Arrow Realm blog tour put on by Chapter by Chapter and my publisher, Month9Books.

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Week 1:

August 29, 2016 – The book slayer – Review

August 29, 2016 – BooksChatter – Interview

August 30, 2016 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – Guest Post

August 31, 2016 – JeanBookNerd – Guest Post

August 31, 2016 – Books,Dreams,Life – Review

September 1, 2016 – The Silver Dagger Scriptorium – Guest Post

September 2, 2016 – lynneawilson – Review

September 2, 2016 – Kayl’s Krazy Obsession – Guest Post

Week 2:

September 5, 2016 – Lisa’s Loves(Books of Course) – Guest Post

September 5, 2016 – Lori’s Little house of Reviews – Review

September 6, 2016 – The Avid Reader – Guest Post

September 7, 2016 – BookHounds YA – Interview

September 8, 2016 – Chapter by Chapter – Interview

September 9, 2016 – Seraphina Reads – Guest Post

WATCH THE JOSHUA AND THE ARROW REALM BOOK TRAILER

Book Trailer Reveal for Joshua and the Arrow Realm + Giveaway!

By Donna Galanti

Joshua and the Arrow Realm ebookToday is the big book trailer reveal for JOSHUA AND THE ARROW REALM, book two in my fantasy adventure Lightning Road series, arriving August 30th!

The Midwest Book Review calls book one, JOSHUA AND THE LIGHTNING ROAD, “a heart-pounding thrill ride full of unexpected twists and turns from start to finish.”  Grab book one for just $.99cents now on e-Book through September 20th!

Be sure to enter the grand giveaway package at the bottom of this post that includes a paperback of book one, poster of the Lost Realm, bookmarks, and a $25 B&N gift card (U.S. only).

Now check out all the great bloggers who are revealing the book trailer today! Be sure to stop in and visit them all. Some have additional giveaways too!

Book Hounds YA
Don’t Judge Read
Flashlight Reader
Fundimental
fuonlyknew
Greg Pattridge
Joe McGee
Kerry Gans
Karen Pokras Toz
Linda Smith
Log Cabin Library
Michelle Eisenhoff
Middle Grade Mafioso
Middle Grade Ninja
Nayu’s Reading Corner
Randomly Reading
Teaching My Baby To Read
The Author Chronicles
This Kid Reviews Books

The support of so many means so much to me!

ABOUT JOSHUA AND THE ARROW REALM:

On August 30th take the lightning road back to a world of beasts, bandits, and heroes in book two of the Lightning Road series. Join Joshua in a new fight for power in the Arrow Realm. Can Joshua and his friends conquer an unstoppable evil?

Joshua never thought priligy he’d return to the world of Nostos but is soon called to the Arrow Realm to free his imprisoned friend, King Apollo, kidnapped as a power pawn in Queen Artemis’s quest to conquer every realm. With his loyalties divided between our world and theirs, Joshua wonders whether he alone can restore magic to the twelve powerless Olympian heirs and save all those enslaved. But when he finds himself abandoned in his quest, he fears he cannot only save those imprisoned—but himself as well.

“Fast-paced and endlessly inventive, Joshua and the Arrow Realm is a high-stakes romp through a wild world where descendants of the Greek gods walk beside you, beasts abound, and not everything—or everyone—is as it seems.” ~ Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of the TombQuest series

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JOSHUA AND THE ARROW REALM BOOK TRAILER!

Thank you also to everyone who has helped me toward my goal of reaching 1,000,000 people through social media on JOSHUA AND THE ARROW REALM’s release day! I am using Thunderclap to gather all the social posts of support in advance so that they all launch simultaneously on August 30th, 2016 at 9am! With your help, my on-sale date will make a HUGE social impact! I’m over half way there! Won’t you help me reach my goal? Takes a few seconds to sign up to the Thunderclap campaign.

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xxoo-Donna

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Joshua and the Arrow Realm Book Trailer + Sign up for the Reveal!

By Donna Galanti

Thunderclap 1200x627 1I can’t believe Joshua and the Arrow Realm comes out next month! On August 30th take the lightning road back to a world of beasts, bandits, and heroes in book 2 in my Lightning Road series! Join Joshua in a new fight for power in the Arrow Realm. Kids are heroes too but can Joshua and his friends conquer an unstoppable evil? Perfect for reluctant readers and adventure lovers. READ the first two chapters! 

Pre-order now!
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And one month from today, August 15th, I’ll be doing an AMAZING book trailer reveal across many wonderful blogs.

The book trailer reveal includes:
Exclusive excerpt plus one grand prize of a Lost Realm map poster, lightning orb light-up ball, paperback of book 1 in the series, Joshua and the Lightning Road, and $25 Barnes &Noble gift card.(U.S. Only). Bloggers sign up here! 

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Check out a video of the “lightning orbs” my son and I goofed around making!

 

Want more? Check out all the great book blogs where I’ll be revealing the book trailer on August 15th and enter the giveaway too!

Book Hounds YA
Don’t Judge Read
Flashlight Reader
Fundimental
fuonlyknew
Greg Pattridge
Joe McGee
Kerry Gans
Karen Pokras Toz
Linda Smith
Log Cabin Library
Michelle Eisenhoff
Middle Grade Mafioso
Middle Grade Ninja
Nayu’s Reading Corner
Randomly Reading
Teaching My Baby To Read
The Author Chronicles
The Book Cellar
The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow 
This Kid Reviews Books

I am extremely grateful for all of your support! Your words as individuals are so meaningful, but together they can really impact the awareness of Joshua and the Arrow Realm on its release date.

To that end, I am using Thunderclap to gather all the social posts of support in advance so that they all launch simultaneously on August 30th, 2016 at 9am! With your help, my on-sale date will make a HUGE social impact!

My goal is to have 150 supporters and a reach of 500,000. I’ve over half way there!

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Join me now in helping to reach the world with one message by signing up to this Thunderclap campaign. We will zap the world with our lightning message! Thank you for lending your voice to help make my book a success!

xxoo-Donna

 

 

 

 

Joshua and the Lightning Road Book Trailer is Here + Kid Heroes ROCK!

By Donna Galanti

I had so much fun designing the book trailer movie to Joshua and the Lightning Road! It gets my blood pumping each time I watch it and makes we want to read the book all over again (and I know every word by heart)! I hope you like it too. 🙂 And it’s available for pre-order right now in paperback and e-book on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Turn up the volume! And hey, you can help me out by Liking the trailer on YouTube (it helps it be seen by other folks). Just click the YouTube button in the lower right screen to watch on YouTube and click the thumbs up.

Joshua and the Lightning Road also just got another 5-star review on Goodreads!
Here’s a snippet!

This was an action-packed adventure mixed with futuristic creatures and ancients myths. You can’t beat that for an exciting combination.There are many interesting characters and fantastical creatures. All are exciting and young readers will enjoy the tale as it unfolds. Read More...

I had such an awesome time this week sharing on The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow in a fun interview! Cornwall castles, mythology, and making head cheese was all part of the fun chit chat so stop by and visit.

I’m also honored to be invited as a guest author on April 16th at The South Jersey Writers Group. I’ll be sharing my road to becoming an author and also viagra giving a writing craft talk. Come visit if you can. AND I’ll also be selling my first copies of Joshua and the Lightning Road! You can get your copy before it releases. See all my upcoming events. I’d love to meet you out and about.

And giveaways are here! My son and I had a blast playing with the “lightning orbs”. Check out our silliness!

I have my next Kid Hero guest coming up on my Kid Heroes series this month. He’s pretty amazing and I can’t wait to introduce you to him. Do you have a child you’d like to nominate as a Kid Hero? See how here. For each kid that I feature I will donate $10 to the Kids Wish Network, a special program that grants wishes to kids who face remarkable challenges and are in desperate need of hope.

And talking about amazing kids – you’ve got to see the video about this AWESOME kid, Caine. At nine he built his dream and didn’t give up, even when no one would share in it. We can learn something about making our dreams happen from this amazing little guy. One man was so inspired he shared this little boy’s invention to the world – and you’ll be so inspired by what he started. Read the story.

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