And after five months of silence from this end – insofar as new books are concerned, that is, not my inchoate yakking in the vast internet galaxy – I can now thump my chest and crow and dance and do somersaults from one corner of the room to another. Yessireebob, we have a new book!
Gold in the Clouds is now available in e-book format (print book will be out on April 30). As noted before, it’s “Jack and the Beanstalk” from the POV of Jack’s bestest of best BFFs. Ever.
Here’s the book description:
After his fifteenth birthday, Blythe Midwinter finds himself in a bit of a pickle. It’s high time for him to be a productive member of his family, taking up work he detests in order for his older sister, Molly, to follow her dreams of success as a talented baker. Though the three orphaned Midwinter siblings — Molly, Bertie, and Blythe — are lucky enough to work, they still earn only enough to keep themselves clothed and fed. Blythe desperately wishes for more, and it doesn’t help that his best and only friend, Jack Wicket, refuses hard, honest work in favor of good luck as the only means for quick success and instant riches.
Blythe’s dreams of a better life get more desperate when he attracts the attention of another boy, the youngest son of a rebellious old artist, whose family rises well above Blythe’s in wealth and station. Embarrassment and shame muddle Blythe’s perceptions of luck, work, and the promise of love — that is, until Jack Wicket’s foolish decision to exchange his beloved cow for a handful of magic beans forces Blythe to look past castles in the clouds and understand what it is that truly measures a man’s worth.
The book page (which includes an excerpt) can be found here. Note that you’re also entitled to to a new release discount of 20% off, which will be good for a week. :) The book will be available for purchase elsewhere in the next few days. If you prefer to buy stuff at Amazon or Barnes and Noble or wherever else, you’ll have to keep checking those places.
Giveaway alert: I’ll be giving away a free e-book copy over at The Novel Approach review site, and I’ll post an alert here when the time comes. If you prefer to wait and take a chance for a drawing of your name, that’ll be great. But remember that by the time the drawing takes place, the discount at the publisher’s website won’t be around anymore.
Thanks so much for your support, and if you do buy a copy, I hope you enjoy it!
