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Mark of the Dragon - Book Tour and Giveaway

11/9/2016

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Mark of the Dragon
by JW Troemner ​
GENRE:
Urban Fantasy

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Rosario Hernandez doesn't ask for much. She'd like to sleep on a bed instead of a sidewalk, to know where her next meal is coming from, and maybe, if she's really feeling optimistic, to get a girlfriend. More than anything, though, she wants her best friend Arkay to not murder anyone— because Arkay is a dragon, claws and all, and she has a penchant for vigilante justice. When Arkay's latest escapade goes sour, Rosario gets stuck with a stolen van and a cooler full of human organs. Now they're on the run, and it's not just the cops who want answers. The owner of the cooler is still out there, and they want to replace what they've lost— by any means necessary.
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​“What have ya got there?” Raimo asked when his inspection reached the back of the van.
“No clue,” I said, coming around front. “The guy we got this from said he was delivering something.”
“Like what, a case of beer?” He tipped the box back a few inches, and it made a wet gravelly sound. “It looks like a cooler.”
“Must have been some excellent beer,” I said, tapping the padlock that sealed the lid. “You don’t get ice boxes like this at Walmart.”
An excited grin crossed Raimo’s face. “Let’s find out, shall we? Give me a second.” He vanished into the garage and came out with what I could only describe as a murder weapon. “Watch your fingers, Hiccup.”
This wasn’t a friendly little set of bolt cutters. It had wicked blades nearly as long as “Isn’t that a bit excessive?” I asked.
“I know, right?” he squealed. “I just got her in. Isn’t she gorgeous? I’m going to call her Matilda.”
“Ooh, did Raimo get a new toy?” Arkay called from inside. “I wanna see!” She bounded out to join us, bits of moisture still dripping down from her damp hair.
The padlock could probably have been pulled off with a solid pull, but Raimo caught the remaining sliver of metal between Matilda’s jaws with an almost dainty twist. Another roar, and the pieces fell away.
“All right,” Arkay said, taking the lid with both hands. “Let’s see what we’ve got here.”
Matilda hit the floor with a solid thunk as Raimo stumbled back. “Jesus Christ!”
It took me a moment longer to make sense of the metallic, meaty smell and the sudden flash of red. 
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JW Troemner was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States, where she lives with her partner in a house full of pets. Most days she can be found gazing longingly at sinkholes and abandoned buildings.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30642161-mark-of-the-dragon
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjwtroemner/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JWTroemner
Website: http://jwtroemner.com/
Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/bRaRF5
Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H8GI5HS

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What is something unique or quirky about you?


Some of my favorite things are abandoned places.
The practice of visiting abandoned buildings is called urban exploration. It’s most famously associated with people who visit closed-down hospitals and asylums (mostly because that’s the premise of so many horror movies like The House on Haunted Hill, Session 9, and Grave Encounters), but I’ve got a particular affection for industrial buildings.
I live in the American Rust Belt, which consists of a whole stretch of cities and towns where the economy was predominantly driven by car manufacturing and the supporting industries. When a lot of that manufacturing went overseas, factories closed, and entire cities suddenly found themselves with hundreds of unemployed workers and collapsing local economies. I live in one of the cities that’s in the process of recovering, but you can still find rust belt ruins all over the place. Some of them are houses that have stood empty for years or even decades; some are factories or warehouses. All of them have a history, and all of them are fantastically creepy.
Part of that creepiness revolves around the emptiness of places that we know should be cluttered, and eerily still when we know they should be buzzing with life. Another part of that creepiness comes from the graffiti and garbage and the other ever-present evidence of human intrusion. When you set foot in an abandoned place, you know you’re not the first person who’s done so. The question that always haunts your mind is whether one of the people who came before you is still right there with you.
It’s enough to make your skin crawl, and that’s a feeling I use a lot in my writing. Several of the books in the Urban Dragon series take place in abandoned factories, grocery stores, and foreclosed houses.
But it’s not all grim and dark.
I’ve got a chance to see a lot of these abandoned buildings being refurbished and repurposed. Much of the urban exploration I’ve done has been with the permission of the owners, usually while they were in the process of cleaning out the shattered glass and giving new life to something that once was broken. And that gives me hope.


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41 Comments
Goddess Fish Promotions link
11/9/2016 04:32:58 am

Thanks for hosting!

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Lisa Brown
11/9/2016 08:47:59 am

congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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JW Troemner
11/9/2016 02:27:14 pm

Thank you for taking part

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JW Troemner
11/9/2016 08:54:27 am

Thank you for having me here today

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Eva Millien
11/9/2016 01:33:58 pm

Enjoyed the guest post, sounds like a terrific read!

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JW Troemner
11/9/2016 02:27:57 pm

Thank you, Eva!

Do you read much urban fantasy?

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Victoria
11/9/2016 09:51:56 pm

Really great post - thanks for sharing :)

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Nikolina
11/11/2016 02:51:52 am

I really enjoyed reading the guest post, thank you!

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Teresa Noel link
11/13/2016 06:35:36 am

I love the excerpt. Sounds like a great book.

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Paige Chandler
11/13/2016 04:04:52 pm

Love a good fantasy. Thanks for your good works.

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Nikolina
11/15/2016 03:40:16 am

Shared on G+ to help spread the word, have a great day! :)

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Sarah.
11/17/2016 08:55:02 am

What kind of pets does the author have? Does she miss anything about Germany?

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Fee Roberts
11/27/2016 07:37:09 pm

I love the colors of this cover.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/13/2016 06:51:35 pm

This book sounds great!

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Emily Endrizzi
12/14/2016 09:22:35 pm

The cover is awesome! Love it!

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Emily Endrizzi
12/15/2016 07:11:52 pm

Shared again. Have a good night.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/16/2016 08:38:00 pm

Thank you for hosting. The book looks great.

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Debra Holloway
12/17/2016 11:06:01 am

The cover is fabulous, and the book sounds very interesting.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/17/2016 07:24:46 pm

I stopped back to share the post. We had our first snow of the year today. Not too much, but enough to have to shovel. Bleh!

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Emily Endrizzi
12/18/2016 08:58:35 pm

Sharing again. Have a nice night.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/19/2016 06:15:58 pm

Stopped by again to share your post. Have a good evening.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/20/2016 03:56:58 am

Sharing again this morning. Have a great day!

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Beth Ann Tilley
12/20/2016 02:00:19 pm

Thank you for the excerpt & giveaway.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/21/2016 01:59:40 am

I love a good fantasy book! Stopped by to share the post again.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/22/2016 01:10:00 am

Thanks for sharing this tour and giveaway! I shared it on Twitter today.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/23/2016 01:06:17 am

Good morning! I'm dropping by to share the post once again. Thanks!

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Emily Endrizzi
12/24/2016 12:09:46 am

Stopped by to share again. Have a wonderful Christmas Eve!

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Bridgett Wilbur
12/24/2016 11:34:44 am

The cover is just amazing and I would love to read your book.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/24/2016 11:31:11 pm

Merry Christmas! I hope you get all that you want and more. :-)

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Emily Endrizzi
12/25/2016 11:27:37 pm

How was your holiday? I had a fantastic day with my kids, fiancé and parents. Tomorrow my sister will be coming over with her hubby and children for Christmas part 2. Busy, busy, busy, but I had a great time.

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Laura
12/26/2016 09:26:02 am

I like the term Urban Exploration for just being nosy and looking around abandoned places. There are so many stories in empty spaces.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/27/2016 02:06:02 am

Hope you had a fantastic holiday. Stopped by to share the post on social media.

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Edye link
12/27/2016 10:52:14 am

Sounds like a really good read! :)

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Emily Endrizzi
12/28/2016 12:38:21 am

Well this tour is drawing to a close soon. I hope your week is going well. Shared on twitter.

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Audrey Stewart
12/28/2016 10:58:54 am

This is the first I have read of the Rust Belts. I would love to see some pictures. That could be a book. I found it so interesting.

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Emily Endrizzi
12/28/2016 11:06:50 pm

I hope that Ms. Troemner had a successful tour and gots lots of good publicity for her new book. I shared today again. Have a great end to your week.

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Daryl
12/29/2016 03:10:14 am

Like the cover

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sihem
12/29/2016 09:53:32 am

thank you for sharing

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Jerry Marquardt
12/29/2016 10:16:08 am

Thanks for the great writings and keep up the good work. I will be reading the book very soon.

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Bridgett Wilbur
12/29/2016 12:22:34 pm

Your cover is amazing and I just love it.

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Sue A.
12/29/2016 10:56:40 pm

I enjoy stories with kick-ass heroines!

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