Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Dawn Ford, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes
Series: Firebird Series #1
Author: Dawn Ford
Publisher: Expanse Books
Release Date: April 12, 2022
Genre: YA Christian Fantasy
Eighteen-year-old servant girl Tambrynn is haunted by more than her unusual silver hair and the star-shaped pupils in her eyes. Her uncontrollable ability to call objects leads the wolves who savagely murdered her mother right to her door.
When she’s fired and outcast during a snowstorm, her carriage wrecks and she’s forced to find refuge in an abandoned cottage. There, her life is upended when the magpie who’s stalked her for ten years transforms into a man, Lucas. He’s her Watcher and they’re from a different kingdom. His job is to keep her safe from her father, an evil mage, who wants to steal her abilities, turn her into one of his undead beasts, and become immortal himself.
Can they make it to the magical passageway and get to their home kingdom in time for Tambrynn to thwart her father’s malicious plans? Or will Tambrynn’s unique magic doom them all?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Winner of the 2016 ACFW Genesis Award and finalist in the 2018 Grace Award and the 2020 Great Expectations Contest, Dawn Ford has been recognized for her published and non-published works. Her flash fiction stories have been published in Havok magazine under both her real name and pen name, Jo Wonderly. Her debut novel, Knee-high Lies, was published in 2017.
As a child, Dawn often had her head in the clouds creating scenes and stories for anything and everything she came across. She believed there was magic everywhere, a sentiment she has never outgrown. Nature inspires her, and her love for the underdog and the unlikely hero colors much of what she writes.
Dawn adores anything Steampunk, is often distracted by shiny, pretty things, and her obsession with purses and shoes borders on hoarding. Dawn lives in Iowa and helps her husband run their foodservice and catering business out of Omaha, Nebraska. When not reading, writing, or catering, Dawn loves babysitting her grandchildren, is parent to Snickers the Wonder Beagle, and can usually be caught daydreaming.
You can learn more about Dawn Ford at her website:
https://dawnfordauthor.com
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Q: What was the inspiration behind The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes?
Dawn: I sat down one afternoon to write with a vision in my head of a servant girl who had been dismissed from her employer because of her errant abilities. Her carriage wrecks in a dark, dangerous forest. I had three chapters written within an hour just from that single image.
Q: How long did it take you to write this story?
Dawn: I started writing this story in 2010, so it’s taken me twelve years from start to publication.
Q: Do you have a favorite quote from this book?
Dawn: “Those who are given special gifts from the Kinsman have a great responsibility to use them faithfully. That doesn't mean ye won't fail. It just means ye'll have to work hard to make things right.”
Q: What do you hope readers take away from The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes?
Dawn: From the first image of this story, I wanted to get across the idea that our abilities are gifts, not curses. Too often we belittle our own talents while thinking someone else’s have more value. We’ve all been born with unique abilities and special talents. The trick is to appreciate ourselves for how wonderful we’ve been created.
Q: Would you share something about yourself that most readers would not know?
Dawn: I didn’t start writing until I was in my forties, so it’s never too late to discover your special abilities.
Q: What are you reading now?
Dawn: I’m reading Erin Howard’s Beyond the Gates. It’s currently up for preorder.
Q: How many bookcases are in your home?
Dawn: Three.
Q: What do you like to do when you are not writing?
Dawn: Reading, thrift shopping, watching my grandchildren.
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(3) winners will receive a $10 Amazon gift card, a signed paperback copy of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes, and book swag!
Full tour schedule linked below. Giveaway began at midnight May 16, 2022 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on May 23, 2022. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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I liked the interview.
ReplyDeleteGreat interview, ladies! thanks for being part of the tour :)
ReplyDeleteNice interview. I liked what she said about how we all should appreciate our own unique abilities.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your interview and book details, The Girl With Stars In Her Eyes sounds like a wonderful story to share with my granddaughters
ReplyDeleteThis is a great interview.
ReplyDeleteI would love to know why it took that long to finish this book? Is that a normal amount of time to get published?
ReplyDeleteIntriguing cover
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