{"id":914,"date":"2013-12-02T14:24:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T21:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karaashleydeyold.com\/?page_id=914"},"modified":"2016-07-20T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T01:40:23","slug":"cover-reveal-hero-cursed-by-diantha-jones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karaashleydeyold.com\/?page_id=914","title":{"rendered":"Cover Reveal! &#8220;Hero Cursed&#8221; by Diantha Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', cursive; font-size: x-large;\">Before he knew the Oracle&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', cursive; font-size: x-large;\">Before he knew the Quad&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', cursive; font-size: x-large;\">Before the Great Unknown threatened his world&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', cursive; font-size: x-large;\">He was a hero, cursed forever.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-s44hQhNERzc\/UoWVgNUTE4I\/AAAAAAAAAPM\/8XI8VVTDjdw\/s640\/Hero+Cursed+Ebook.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Cover Designed by:<\/span> Colin F. Barnes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Publication Date:<\/span> March 18, 2014<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Genre:<\/span> YA Mythology<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Series:<\/span> Mythos: Stories from Olympus #2\/Oracle of Delphi #3.5<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">*WARNING*<\/span> To be read <em>after Prophecy of Solstice&#8217;s End (Oracle of Delphi #3)<\/em>. <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>Contains MAJOR spoilers!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Shunned by a family that doesn&#8217;t understand him, demigod Lenka Tahile aka &#8220;Swindle&#8221; is a complete loner and he likes it that way. Then he meets the <em>hero<\/em>, Ace Remedy, the brother of an infamous demigod Prince, and his life goes from bad to worse. Ace is loud, rude, and disruptive to his peaceful existence in every way. He&#8217;s also hilarious and daring, and Swindle ends up finding a friend just when he thought he&#8217;d never have another.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">But little does he know, becoming friends with Ace was all part of the Fates&#8217; plan. Now his past is slowly coming back to haunt him and there&#8217;s nothing he can do to stop it. Nothing but try <em>not<\/em> to bring to light the lost love, the failed hopes, and the cursed existence that he would <em>kill<\/em> to keep in the dark.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Waiting for the Sunrise', cursive; font-size: 45px;\">Five Facts about <em>Hero, Cursed<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">1. Lenka Tahile is a South African name. The MC was born in South Africa.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">2. &#8220;Swindle&#8221; is Lenka&#8217;s <em>celestial<\/em> name. He is a son of Hermes. Figure it out.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">3. The hawk on the cover is not a tattoo. His name is Bill and he&#8217;s Swindle&#8217;s <em>Fauna Morph<\/em>, an animal that morphs into a weapon on command.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">4. Though it isn&#8217;t showcased on the cover, Swindle has <em>extremely <\/em>curly hair. Out of control, I tell you.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">5. Just like <em>Solar, Defeated<\/em>, this novella switches back and forth between the present and the past, and reveals what life was like for Swindle before the Oracle of Delphi came along.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XI6yVUMtkUQ\/UoXMjFhc2PI\/AAAAAAAAGng\/YjiInQWgn-E\/s320\/Solar-DefeatedEbook.jpeg\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3-4mTi-T4dI\/UpDagNcznoI\/AAAAAAAAGp4\/AHUvQ4O5XoI\/s200\/Blog+Pic+March+24.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>Diantha Jones was born the day thousands of turkeys sacrificed their lives to fill millions of American bellies on November 22 which also happened to be Thanksgiving Day (Her mother says she owes her a turkey). She is a Journalism graduate who wants to be a career novelist (of books, not Facebook posts). When not writing or working, she is reading on her Nook, being hypnotized by Netflix or on a mission to procure french fries.<\/p>\n<p>The Oracle of Delphi fantasy series is her first series. She is also the author of Mythos: Stories from Olympus, a companion series, and there is another fantasy series in the works. She also writes (new) adult fantasy\/paranormal romance under the name A. Star. Invasion (An Alien Romance) is her first title released under this pen name. Future releases under A. Star include, Mythos: Gods and Lovers series, the Love &amp; Steampunk series, the Purr, Inc. stories, and more.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">Website | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/DianthaJones\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DianthaJones\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/DianthaJones\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> | \u00a0Amazon | \u00a0Pinterest | \u00a0DJ&#8217;s Book Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vh3Axgq-19A\/UpDhi7UxKSI\/AAAAAAAAGqI\/G9HzUu9Xwog\/s1600\/Masq+Tour+Button.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt;&gt;&gt; &nbsp; Before he knew the Oracle&#8230; Before he knew the Quad&#8230; Before the Great Unknown threatened his world&#8230; He was a hero, cursed forever. 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