Monday, June 3, 2013

Book Tour: Hidden by M. Lathan Interview & Giveaway


BLURB:   
Sixteen-year-old Leah Grant has given up on being normal. She’d settle for stopping the voices in her head, intrusive visions of the future, and better odds of making it to her seventeenth birthday.

That’s the thing about pretending to be human in a world where magic used to exist – at any moment, her cover could be blown and she’ll be burned to death like the rest of the witches.

Everything changes when she loses control of her powers and flees the orphanage she grew up in. She desperately wants to be invisible but finds her face plastered on every news channel as humans panic over the possible resurgence of her kind. And now the hunters won’t give up until they find her.
Making friends for the first time in her life and falling in love with one of them drives her to discover why she is unlike any being she’s ever met – human or otherwise. The dangerous powers inside of her that would repel Nathan, her new, handsome reason for living, are priceless to some. The locked up forever kind of priceless. And to others, they are too dangerous to allow her to live.

Let’s hope she can stay hidden.

EXCERPT:
Sienna snatched last week’s Chemistry test from my desk. I hadn’t turned it over. I knew it was a D minus.
She cackled and passed it around.
“Leah, you would think someone who spends most of her time alone would have better grades,” she said. Her birds laughed on cue. “What do you do all day? Obviously not study.” She gasped slowly like she’d gotten a revelation in that blonde head of hers. “You fantasize about us, don’t you? You probably sleep in Whit’s old bed to feel close to her.”
Laughter spread around the room like an airborne disease. Disease. I shivered. That was an intriguing thought; I could almost hear the sound their bodies would make against the floor when it hit.
“Leah, come on. Say something. Scream at me, it’s been a while. At least cry,” Sienna said, laughing and leaning into my desk, closer to danger.
I didn’t cry. I never cry. And if I were going to, it wouldn’t be because of Sienna. I had bigger problems. I’d just broken a promise I’d made to God to not think about hurting His people, His children. And today was not the day to piss Him off.
My old roommate, Whitney Nguyen, graciously returned my test as she cackled with the rest of the birds. She liked the idea of me pining over her, but she knew I didn’t spend my free time thinking about her or sleeping in her old bed. After fourteen years of hard labor as my roommate, she’d given up on being friends or me being remotely normal. The current theory to explain my oddness was that I was in love with all of the girls and consumed by lust.
As long as they didn’t know it was magic.

INTERVIEW:
1. Do you ever wish you were someone else? Who?
-I think I used to. Growing up, I would write about characters with far more interesting lives because I thought I had a boring, average one. But as I grew older, I think I got more comfortable in my skin and with who I am. I’m a nerd, I eat too much fast food, and I love to read and write. That’s me and I like it.

2. What are you working on right now?
Book Three of the Hidden Series. It is dual POV and my favorite so far. I am also working on character shorts and extras from other characters from Hidden that will be released on my website.

3. Is your life anything like it was two years ago?
No. Everything is different. I live in a different state, have a real job, got married, and got a guardian angel. Change is tough, but I’m adapting well.

4. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Coffee. It’s not just my favorite. It’s basically the only kind I like. I’m not a fan of any other flavor.

5. Do you listen to music when you're writing?
Yes. It’s generally low and in the background. To get inside some character’s heads, I may need to set certain moods, so I may make playlist for them and run that while I write.


AUTHOR INFORMATION:
M. Lathan lives in San Antonio with her husband and mini-schnauzer. She enjoys writing and has a B.S. in Psych and a Masters in Counseling. Her passion is a blend of her two interests – creating new worlds and stocking them with crazy people. She enjoys reading anything with interesting characters and writing in front of a window while asking rhetorical questions … like her idol Carrie Bradshaw.  

Links
Website: mlathan.com
Twitter: @hiddenseries

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17 comments:

  1. I always wish I had magic, but it would certainly have a down side.

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    1. Same here! I've wanted magical powers all of my life. That's what made me want to write about a character with them ... with the little twist of her being scared to death of them!

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    1. Having some posting issues ... I'm going to try again. lol

      Thank you so much for hosting! Check out my website (mlathan.com) for more buy/download links!

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  3. Great interview! I'd prefer Amazon if I win...

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  4. Great excerpt, thank you.
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  5. I love the cover, such a haunting effect

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    1. Thanks! That's what I was going for. The main character is very haunted!! Good luck in the giveaway!

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  6. What a great excerpt and blurb. A unique story.

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  7. Sounds like an fascinating story! I want to know more! :)

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    1. Check out my website mlathan.com or the book's goodreads page for more info!!! http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16155642-hidden

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  8. Sorry for the late post. I’m playing catch-up here so I’m just popping in to say HI and sorry I missed visiting with you on party day! Hope you all had a good time! I like Amazon.
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