Today I have a guest post by Sonia Poynter whose book, THE LAST STORED, comes out TODAY! We've interviewed her MC and I think you'll love the answers!
Thank you so
much Melanie for allowing me to be on your blog. Melanie and I met on a
Facebook writers group we both belong to.
(If you don’t have an excellent group, FIND ONE!) She is so supportive
and I am overwhelmed by the encouragement she has given to me.
1.
Who are you, and can you tell me a little
about yourself? My name is
Cree, and I’m nineteen years old. When I
was ten my village burned to the ground and everyone I’ve ever knew died. Since
then Fej has trained me to be Amber Megan Peel’s protector. I’m the last of my
kind as is my Stored. If we fail my world will be lost and Earth will be
next.
2.
What special talents, if any, do you have? Not really a talent, although some say it
is, but I’m a Windrider. No one in my village held this ability. I guess it is,
or rather was, a rare gift. I can use the breeze to lift me and travel, as long as there’s air, I can even move through cracks. Also, I’m a Seer, smells and emotions reveal
themselves as colors to me. This gift was common among my people.
3.
Do you think you will ever find true love? I must stay focused on my task of keeping
Amber Megan Peel safe. Love isn’t something I’m looking for. Look, my world’s survival is at stake, I’m
not looking for love.
4.
So I hear through the grapevine that you
like to eat. What’s your favorite food? Well, so far I’ve never met a food I
didn’t like, but I’ll pick a few of my favorites: Bacon – just the smell of it
sets my mouth to watering. Marth, Fej’s cook, makes the best pumpkin soup in
all the lands. Oh, and I’ve even tried Earth’s
Coke, a weird drink. It bubbled
in my nose, but I’m pretty sure I could get used to it.
5.
When and where were you happiest? The day of the Wonderlunk festival when my
parents were still… Mother made sweet cakes, and we walked to the open field to
watch the great bird soar in the late afternoon sky. Bly, my older brother, sat
with Tilly, his girl. They were to be
wed in the spring. The wind fluttered my momma’s blond hair around her face.
Skalm played his flute and strutted like the bird. It was a joyous day, but
haunting at the same time.
6.
Will you succeed at keeping Amber safe? I don’t have a choice, I have to. Lorthis will throw everything he’s got at us,
but I’ve spent my whole life training for this.
I will succeed where the others have failed. My whole life has brought me to this moment. I will keep Amber Megan Peel alive, I have
too.
THE LAST STORED
After the sudden death of her
parents, making it through the day is a struggle for Amber Megan Peel. In the
midst of her grief, an exquisite bird perches on her garden fence and shows her
visions of a vivid landscape and a dark lord slouching upon a throne. She
thinks the visions are tied to her sorrow. But when a boy flies through her kitchen window to tell her
she’s the Last Stored, she wonders if she’s just lost her mind.
Cree of
Din is tasked with one job: Bring Amber home. For seven years, Cree has trained
as her protector and it is the ultimate responsibility. Failure means Amber’s
certain death, and that’s not an option for Cree – especially since he’s
falling in love with her.
The Returning has
begun. Now all Amber and Cree have to do is enter Tali, a world of unimaginable
splendor and equally unimaginable horror, and defeat Lorthis. If they can’t,
not only will Tali plunge into darkness, but so will Earth.
This book sounds so intriguing, I can't wait to read it!
You can find The Last Stored here: Amazon and Anaiah Press
And now a little about the author:
Sonia Poynter grew up traipsing through the thick woods of
Kentucky. The magic of the forest made her want to write. Currently, she lives
in the sleepy community of Pittsboro, Indiana, with the love of her life and
God has blessed them both with three amazing kids.
You can find her on
Facebook, Blog, Twitter, and on
Goodreads. Make sure to check her out, and check out THE LAST STORED.
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