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Black Winter - Book Tour and Giveaway

2/23/2021

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Black Winter
by Beauregard M. NeVille & Cole NeVille
Genre: SciFi Fantasy 

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In the near future the planet is covered in snow. Nobody knows why. A group of people are living inside a military facility that was designed to be self sustaining and can last forever. So long as the food doesn't run out. Captain Alec Winter is among the people trying to survive and they will all be tested with the arrival of two strangers and something lurking in the shadows of the storm. Alec will have the fight for his life and everyone that he cares about. He just has to avoid becoming the very thing that threatens everyone's survival.


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​We sit there quietly, cautiously waiting for something--anything--to happen. A chill rushes over my body as I realize that something has probably been tracking, or even hunting us all day. I slowly start reaching for my rifle, as quietly as possible. Mya continues to whine and starts pacing back and forth.
Suddenly, just as my hand makes contact with the M4, the same familiar shrieking sound echoes in my ears, piercing the silent night. I tighten my hand around the rifle and pull it towards me. And then something else happens. I hear nylon fabric ripping open.

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Beauregard M NeVille


I was born in Rocksprings Wyoming, but grew up in various parts of Utah, from Provo to Brigham City. By the time I was in 4th grade was when I moved to Brigham and stayed there until after high school and I left to pursue my own life. I’ve always had a love for writing and knew it was what I wanted to do. I also love sports, played most of them throughout school and still try and play basketball when I can. I love the outdoors, going hiking and camping and would spend every day on a lake if I could. I love my family. My wife Amanda is a wonderful, hardworking mother that still manages to be in school, work as a teacher and still provides time for our children. I have three amazing boys, Kaden, Ryder and Maverick. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing them grow and getting to have fun with them. I love dogs and my Dog Mya was my inspiration for the dog in Black Winter. I owe everything I have to my parents for teaching me hard work and the value of a family. I’m forever grateful for the blessings in my life and I look forward to what the future will bring to me and my family.


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​Cole NeVille


I was born in Brigham City, Utah. I have lived in several states but Utah is my home. Reading and writing has always been a big part of my life. I used reading to escape from a lot of things when I was growing up. I also have played sports my whole life. I grew up playing football and basketball, and still play basketball whenever I can. I love everything outdoors whether it is hiking, camping, golfing, or fishing. Being able to get out into the wildlife and smell the fresh air is something my wife Sarah and I love to share together. We both love dogs and love our dog Kumba.


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An interview with Beauregard:

Where were you born/grew up?
I was born in Rocksprings Wyoming. Was moved to Utah within days so I never lived in my birth town. Grew up in various parts of Utah from Provo to Brigham City. I consider Brigham City my home since I lived there the longest and that’s where I was living when I graduated from High School and my parents live there still.

What are you passionate about these days?
Besides my writing and finishing the Black Winter series, I’m passionate about my family. I have 3 boys, ages 9, 7, and 4 with a fourth child on the way. Nothing brings me more joy than spending time with them and seeing them grow. Being a father is the greatest blessing and experience a man can have.

How do you find time to write as a parent?
It’s challenging. I rarely do the things I enjoy when I can be home with my wife and kids and spend time with them. I get most of my writing done when they are at school and work or even late at night when they are sleeping.

When did you first consider yourself a writer?
When I was in the 8th grade. This is when I really started to write stories down in my notebook at school. By the time I was a senior in high school I knew that writing novels was something I wanted to do.

What inspired you to write this book?
Truthfully it was a number of things. My family loves all sorts of story formats, whether it be a movie, book or even a video game. When I first started writing the book for the first time in January of 2009, I had a very basic idea. A soldier and his Siberian Husky in a mountain, snowy setting. The more I wrote the more I would take inspiration from many stories I had previously seen or read, and even a couple video games that I had recently played. For starters, the idea of a government facility deep in a mountain I got from Gears of War. The dog with the soldier I got from the cover of Fallout 3. I really didn’t what the story was then. Just small details from other things that I really liked. It took a couple years from that point before Cole and I knew how the first book would really end. Once we had the complete story for Black Winter, the rest of the story was easy.

How did you come up with the title for Black Winter?
The title didn’t come until several years after we first started working on it. Not until after the story was complete. Originally, Alec Winter was actually Alec Ryker. But as the story was ending, I really like the idea of having the title of the book have a double meaning. So that’s when we decided to change Alec’s last name to Winter. You have this never-ending winter along with a soldier who’s name is Winter and they sort of battle each other throughout the series. The true meaning of the name of the book though you will have to discover as you read the series.

If your book was made into a movie, who would you like to play the lead?
Originally that was an easy answer. Henry Cavill. I actually had to do a screenplay as an assignment in college that was a lot of fun. Part of the assignment was casting real actors for the roles in the movie. I picked Cavill as Alec Winter because of Cavill’s size and hair color. The only issue was his eye color which was an easy fix with contacts or even CGI. Now that many of the actors that I cast for the characters are all older it would be a little more difficult to pick new ones. I’m looking forward to fans of the book to come up with their own ideas though.

Are any of your characters based off of real people or did they come entirely from your imagination?
A little bit of both. There are a few characters in the book that are completely based off of real people in terms of their names, and others in terms of how I perceived them as people. Two of my friends have their full names in the book, because of how unique their names are. The character in the book are criminals though so they are very different than the people they are based on. There are other characters in the book that are a complete likeness, only their names are different. For some of those characters they are people that I despised, so I made them into characters that the readers would despise as well. Alec Winter is completely from imagination, but the way he interacts with his dog and his overall voice and how he talks is based off of me. He talks like me and loves his dog as much as I do.

What are your top 10 favorite books or Authors?
My favorite books are the Eragon books by Christopher Paolini. I’ve read the entire series about ten times and it never gets old for me. In fact, some of my inspiration for the relationship between two characters in Black Winter comes from that series. You’ll have to discover what I’m talking about by reading the book. I don’t want to give any spoilers. I also really loved the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. It’s a very long series, but the writing is incredible. I don’t know that I’ll read it again, because of its length, but I’m glad I read it and I would definitely recommend it along with Eragon.

What is your favorite genre to read?
Oddly enough, Black Winter is a Science Fiction novel, but I don’t actually read much of that genre. I prefer fantasy as you can see with my two favorite authors and book series.

Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise?
Both. I like it to be quiet, but most of the time I like to listen to music when I write. Different songs help me to feel the mood of a scene I’m trying to write. If it’s really distracting noise though I can’t concentrate. Like if my kids are yelling and fighting, I won’t be able to focus. I could easily sit in front of the tv and write though.

The final thing I’d like to say answers several questions. Writing is very time consuming and requires a lot of dedication. Black Winter took 12 years from start to publication. Mostly the reason why it took so long was due to life getting in the way, writers block or just simply procrastination. The sequels will definitely come out much faster than the first, but mostly they will because we know what the story is. We know exactly where the characters will be at the end of the story and how they will get there. So getting there will be less of a challenge. Plus, now that Black Winter is officially out there for the world to see, the desire to complete the series for everyone that reads it gives me the motivation I need to sit down and put in the time to write the rest of the books.




An interview with Cole:

How did you become an author?
My path to becoming an author is a little unique. Growing up I loved reading but I hated writing. As I got older I realised not only was I good at writing, I actually started enjoying it. I started working with Beau on his book by helping him with different ideas throughout Black Winter. Finally after years it had turned into as much mine as it was his and I couldn’t be more grateful to share that with Beau.

Do you write one book at a time or do you have several going at once?
Both. We wrote Black Winter before writing any of the sequels. But as we got deeper into the story we slowly wrote the beginning and end for all of the books. We found that by figuring out different directions we wanted to go with the sequels helped add things into Black Winter.

What do you do to unwind and relax?
I am a big gamer so once everyone has gone to bed I enjoy starting up my PC and gaming. I have always enjoyed video games but right now I love playing Warzone. I also enjoy sitting down on the couch with my wife and watching a tv show.

What are your top 10 favorite books?
Top 10 books are a little hard so I will go with my top book series. My favorite book series would have to be Eragon/The Inheritance Cycle. Eragon was the first book that really got me into reading, I also love everything that involves dragons so that helped as well. My second favorite book series is Harry Potter. Harry Potter was a book series that really helped me escape from reality at times when I was a kid and even sometimes still to this day. My third favorite book series is The Ranger’s Apprentice.


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57 Comments
Rita Wray
2/23/2021 09:41:27 am

Sounds like a good book.

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Tara Zarecky
2/23/2021 12:11:01 pm

Beautiful cover. Eye-catching!

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Cole NeVille
2/23/2021 04:01:26 pm

Thank you! The cover for the book is something we were really proud of and felt that it would be something to make someone want to pick it up and read

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Marcy Meyer
2/23/2021 12:13:03 pm

The cover looks good.

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Jon Heil
2/23/2021 12:48:57 pm

The storm and the night fall and day of snow

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Bea LaRocca
2/23/2021 12:59:54 pm

An intriguing cover and synopsis, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your guest post and book details, I have enjoyed reading about you and your work and am looking forward to reading your story

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Beauregard NeVille link
2/23/2021 01:53:48 pm

Thank you. We really hope you enjoy it.

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Wendy Jensen
2/23/2021 01:11:21 pm

The details of the book have got my attention.

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Tiffany S
2/23/2021 01:55:26 pm

The cover looks amazing and the book sounds interesting.

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wendy hutton
2/23/2021 03:08:02 pm

very nice cover

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Susan Smith
2/23/2021 04:50:25 pm

Sounds like a good book. I like the cover.

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Sherry
2/23/2021 06:12:51 pm

I love the cover and the book looks good.

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Robert Young
2/23/2021 09:18:13 pm

Nice Cover!
Good Luck with the Book!

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bn100
2/24/2021 12:11:38 am

cover's interesting

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David Basile
2/28/2021 03:27:57 pm

Sounds good

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Stephanie Liske
2/28/2021 04:17:04 pm

I like the book details.

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Ann Fantom
2/28/2021 07:06:13 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Abigail Gibson
2/28/2021 07:54:53 pm

keep up the great work!

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Terri Quick
2/28/2021 10:44:28 pm

Loving the cover

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beth shepherd
3/1/2021 12:25:45 pm

This looks like a great read!

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LYNN CLAYTON
3/1/2021 09:33:56 pm

oh nice cover looks like a great read

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Ginger Hafer
3/2/2021 07:20:56 am

Really like the cover with the black and white and the two eyes resembling cat eyes. Sounds like a great story with futuristic elements. Should be a good read.

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Victoria Weston
3/2/2021 10:28:33 am

this looks awesome.

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Claire G
3/3/2021 10:21:37 am

I think the name of the book is an attention-grabber, which is great!

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Thomas Gibson
3/3/2021 01:00:15 pm

Nice cover and excerpt!

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Julie Lundstrom
3/4/2021 01:53:16 pm

I like the cover of this book.

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Emily B.
3/5/2021 10:34:53 am

I love the contrast on the cover.

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Karin
3/5/2021 11:21:51 am

A very eye-catching cover

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Mary Cloud
3/5/2021 09:11:18 pm

The cover is interesting - thanks for sharing

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Jamie Martin link
3/8/2021 04:02:25 am

What's your advice for new writers?

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Beauregard NeVille
3/8/2021 12:46:09 pm

I would say to not give up and keep your mind on what your goal is. Getting discouraged can be easy as a writer. If you really love writing, just keep doing it and eventually it will payoff.

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Angela Heerde
3/8/2021 05:00:42 am

I like book details

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Christy R
3/8/2021 07:54:46 pm

Hello, How many hours a day do you dedicate to writing? Thank you for the giveaway.

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Beauregard NeVille
3/8/2021 08:00:40 pm

It varies. I might spend an entire day where I write for up to 8 hours or I might only get to write for an hour or two in a week. Sometimes I have a ton of ideas to put down and sometimes I don’t know what to write. Other times I might just be burned out or too busy. Really you just need to decide what works for you and with your current schedule.

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Francine Anchondo
3/18/2021 04:44:40 pm

Sounds like a great read.

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Daniel M
3/18/2021 06:31:00 pm

like the cover

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Carolsue
3/19/2021 02:38:49 am

That is a really intriguing cover!

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Jessica Hays
3/21/2021 09:14:02 pm

I like the look of the cover!

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jose rosado
3/22/2021 02:14:51 pm

What do you think of the book details? Do you have any questions for the authors?


Very good blurb

THX

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Renata
3/22/2021 10:52:18 pm

I like the cover !

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Sarah L
3/22/2021 10:55:42 pm

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Jennifer Alaggio
3/23/2021 09:43:39 am

This sounds like a great book. I would love to read this!

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latisha depoortere
3/23/2021 10:16:27 am

Thank you so much for sharing!

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Bridgett Wilbur
3/23/2021 10:54:09 am

I would love to read your books.

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Cole NeVille
3/23/2021 10:00:30 pm

We would love for you to read them! Black Winter is just the first in the series and we are excited to see how much it will grow.

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Jessica Gall
3/23/2021 11:35:58 am

I agree with Bea above, sounds like a must read! The synopsis is so intriguing!

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Jen Reed
3/23/2021 01:01:37 pm

Great vivid cover art and the book sounds interesting.

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Leah Shumack
3/23/2021 01:17:40 pm

I think this sounds like it's going to be a good read!

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Teresa Kunberger
3/23/2021 01:22:22 pm

loving this cover!

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Lisa Ellison
3/23/2021 05:27:35 pm

The book sounds very interesting and I love the cover, very fond of cats!

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Hesper Fry
3/23/2021 06:29:58 pm

Cool looking book cover and the story sounds so good!

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Sand
3/23/2021 09:02:20 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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Kimberly A Treadway
3/23/2021 09:28:41 pm

I love the cover

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Anita Jude
3/23/2021 09:52:41 pm

Love the way the book sounds

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megan allen
3/23/2021 10:08:55 pm

I'm intrigued! Adding to my tbr!

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Jerry Marquardt
3/23/2021 10:43:20 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Black Winter, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Buddy Garrett
3/23/2021 10:49:15 pm

I love the cover. It sounds like an interesting read.

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