Caravanserai by Miriam Newman - Book Tour and Giveaway

Caravanserai - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/22/2022

Caravanserai
The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 7
by Miriam Newman
Genre: Historical Fantasy Romance

Her grandmother’s dying words launch Serafina on a quest to find her unknown father. Unable to accept the love of a childhood friend, she nevertheless accepts his company on her journey, but what they discover may lead to a quick trip to an enemy prison.

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Already tall and broad-shouldered, with a face more striking than pretty, she was becoming a woman. She had to cover herself carefully now, because men were becoming interested. Wildly waving hair from her unknown father, black as midnight, attracted them. The curious, almost greenish color of her eyes so different from dark Domidian eyes drew attention, as did her skin that was lighter than most because of her Havacian blood. It was unseemly for a girl to receive so much notice, and soon Cousin Imrun would select a husband for her. Since her grandfather’s death, he had assumed his place as head of the family, other men having perished in the Great War, and she knew whom Imrun had in mind for her.
Jalal, the young clerk he had taken in from one of the last internment camps to work for him, was nice enough. Secretly, though, she had always suspected Imrun took Jalal not out of charity, but because he envisioned a marriage between them. It was her mother’s money he was after, though not directly, because he feared the Omanis would arrest him if he took it. Instead, he would get it through Jalal’s involvement in her business, which Jalal would take one day on Serafina’s behalf. She would never see a single coin. They would take everything when her mother died and she would be like every other woman she knew except her mother—dependent on a husband, fortunate if he was kind, miserable if he was not, but in any case never free.
If she succeeded in refusing Jalal, which was unlikely, then the alternative would no doubt be a rich old man smelling of garlic and the hookah, who nonetheless would father many children on her, then die when she had passed her years of attractiveness. The law prescribed only that she be left enough money to support her and keep her in her home for a year. One year. Then, if she had not remarried, she would be at the mercy of his sons while they took everything he had owned, which would include everything she brought to the marriage.
They thought she didn’t know. They took her for a stupid girl.

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Fantasy poetry driven by myths and legends has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I was published in poetry before catching the romance writing bug. I bring that background to my writing along with a lifelong addiction to horses, an 18 year career in various areas of psychiatric social services and many trips to Ireland, where I nurture my muse. My published works range from contemporary fantasy romance to fantasy historical, futuristic, science fiction and historical romance. Currently I live in rural Pennsylvania with a “motley crew” of rescue animals. You can see my books at www.miriamnewman.com.

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79 Comments

Marcy Meyer

8/22/2022 07:00:17 am

Love the cover. Looks great.

Miriam Newman link

8/22/2022 08:11:21 am

Thanks, Marcy. I designed that one myself, with help from a professional putting it together, so I was very pleased with how it came out.

Rita Wray

8/22/2022 10:41:06 am

The cover is very nice.

Miriam Newman link

8/22/2022 12:27:06 pm

Thank you, Insane Books, for hosting my book today!

Jon Heil

8/22/2022 12:40:33 pm

The past will be shocking to them

wendy hutton

8/22/2022 01:55:41 pm

thanks this sounds really interesting

Susan Smith

8/22/2022 02:01:59 pm

Sounds like a great Historical Fantasy Romance read. I like the cover and excerpt.

Bea LaRocca

8/22/2022 03:22:34 pm

A gorgeous cover and an intriguing synopsis and excerpt, Caravanserai sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway

Terri Quick

8/22/2022 03:27:50 pm

Nice cover

Sherry

8/22/2022 03:41:34 pm

I really like the excerpt and the cover.

Eva Millien

8/22/2022 06:07:42 pm

Congratulations on your release of Caravanserai, Miriam, it sounds like a great fantasy for me to read and I love the cover! Good luck with your book and the tour!

Thanks for sharing it with me and have an amazing week!

bn100

8/22/2022 07:08:22 pm

intriguing

Ellie Wright

8/22/2022 08:06:40 pm

Sounds like a great book. I'm looking forward to reading it.

Kim Kern

8/22/2022 08:11:42 pm

Great cover! It's an attention getter. The story sounds intriguing.

Will G

8/22/2022 08:19:21 pm

I think it looks like an interesting read.

Stephanie Liske

8/22/2022 08:44:05 pm

I like the book details.

David Hollingsworth

8/22/2022 08:53:49 pm

This book sounds great.

Bernie Wallace

8/23/2022 05:49:10 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

Miriam Newman link

8/23/2022 06:29:18 am

I'm pretty routinely a three- to six-month per book writer. Three months is the norm for me, but sometimes life interferes and that might stretch out to six months. For instance, at times I've had significant amounts of eye surgery to ensure I could keep on writing (as well as seeing) and the release of this last book coincided unfortunately with a death in my family. My point is that writers don't do this just to party. That's the reward. Before that comes the work and life part, so it's great to have feedback and comments and that's why readers are so important! What you think really matters to us.

Angela Heerde

8/23/2022 05:51:26 am

I like book details

Michele Soyer

8/23/2022 06:19:44 am

Beautiful cover.

Beyond Comps

8/23/2022 06:29:06 am

Great cover!

David Basile

8/23/2022 11:13:43 am

Looks like a good adventure

Wendy Jensen

8/23/2022 12:24:26 pm

Interesting book details.

xjanelx78

8/23/2022 02:57:39 pm

Really nice cover and excerpt, looking forward to reading this!

Ann Fantom

8/23/2022 06:09:20 pm

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

Christy R.

8/23/2022 06:26:15 pm

The book details sound interesting. Was this a fun book to write?

Miriam Newman link

8/23/2022 07:35:46 pm

The whole series has been one grand adventure, covering four generations of a family that starts with a war that will change its fate. At last, in Book 7, they have gone literally to the ends of their earth--or, at least, so they think. In a dynasty populated by kings, conquerors, powerful queens and holy women, no one thinks it can come down in the end to a desert child. So much fun!

beth shepherd

8/23/2022 08:44:18 pm

This looks like a great read

Debbi Wellenstein

8/24/2022 08:59:44 am

I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

Cynthia C

8/24/2022 10:03:45 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

Amy F

8/24/2022 11:55:15 am

Sounds like a very interesting read. Thanks for sharing!

Miriam Newman link

8/24/2022 05:58:08 pm

Thanks, everyone, for stopping by today. I'm undecided whether to spin off another series from this one or tackle something new. So feel free to check out Miriam Newman Author on Facebook and leave comments or visit my blog, www.thecelticroseblog.blogspot.com.

Leah

8/26/2022 06:30:17 am

Interesting story! Love the cover, too.

Debbie P

8/26/2022 07:13:29 pm

This sounds very interesting and intriguing. Very pretty cover.

Piroska

8/26/2022 07:54:52 pm

The book sounds very intriguing. Gorgeous cover!

Miriam Newman link

8/26/2022 10:06:01 pm

Thanks to everyone who stopped by on Friday! This last book in the series took me to a place I never knew I would go, so feel free to read it as a stand alone. That's obviously how it felt about itself! I envy writers whose books are obedient. Mine are...wild.

Serge B

8/27/2022 04:22:03 am

I liked the excerpt

Barbara Montag

8/27/2022 04:06:27 pm

I love everything about this book - genre title and cover!
Thank you for sharing this with us.

Miriam Newman link

8/27/2022 05:42:51 pm

Thank you, Serge and Barbara. Since it's the last one in the series, I will miss it! I've gotten used to living in that world, LOL. I hope someone else likes it, too.

Jen L

8/28/2022 11:27:58 am

Enjoyed the excerpt

Peggy Salkill

8/28/2022 04:40:07 pm

Love the cover

Heather Mahley

8/28/2022 05:03:33 pm

amazing cover

Thomas Gibson

8/29/2022 12:10:51 am

Congrats on your tour! Hope you succeed in every endeavor.

Miriam Newman link

8/29/2022 04:45:44 am

Thanks to my weekend visitors and I hope some of you will enjoy the book.

Tracie Cooper

8/29/2022 07:12:36 pm

Sounds like a great read!

8/30/2022 08:50:18 pm

Really lovely book cover art-- I can't wait to read this! Thanks so much for sharing.

Miriam Newman link

8/30/2022 10:01:24 pm

Thanks, Tracie and K. Let me know how you like the camel, LOL. The last two books in this series have been a challenge. I'm a horse-dog-cat person, but the Muse gave me...camels.

Dana Banana

9/1/2022 05:50:06 pm

This sounds like an interesting story, thank you for sharing

Dana

9/4/2022 06:08:01 pm

How do you come up with ideas to write a book?

Miriam Newman link

9/4/2022 08:11:46 pm

Hi, Dana, thanks for stopping by. I wish I could say I was able to decide what I wanted to write, sit down and write it, but it doesn't happen that way. Apparently, it's an entire subconscious process with me. I sit down to write and whatever wants to come out comes out! It's not infrequent for a dream to spark the idea for a book, almost like my brain is coming up with one while I sleep. The if I write a series, I've learned that the book I just finished is going to lead directly to the next book. Usually a character who might not have been too crucial to the previous book suddenly comes to life and becomes the lead character in the next one. That is what happened in Caravanserai.

Betsy Kaplan

9/7/2022 02:50:57 pm

very interesting

Miriam Newman link

9/7/2022 06:19:26 pm

Thank you, Betsy.

Bridgett Wilbur

9/8/2022 06:31:16 am

I just loved your excerpt.

Miriam Newman link

9/8/2022 08:21:50 am

Thank you, Bridgett. Well, Serafina is no stupid girl, as they will learn.

Miriam Newman link

9/12/2022 08:02:55 am

Please visit Serafina today at either of two blogs and enter the drawing for a $20 Amazon gift certificate.

Miriam Newman link

9/12/2022 08:16:11 am

You can also see a brand new excerpt at Miriam Newman Author on Facebook. Serafina is in for a bit of culture shock.

Steve Weber

9/14/2022 01:07:45 pm

How was your summer?

Miriam Newman link

9/14/2022 05:28:49 pm

Like so many of us, I had a summer that was hot and dry, though fortunately not on fire. I count myself lucky that I could spend it inside with an air conditioner, a desktop and a book that wanted to be written. It did make writing scenes set in the desert a lot easier, though!

Daniel M

9/15/2022 06:13:53 pm

like the cover

Walter Sidor

9/18/2022 10:42:57 am

I love reading books, any type or genre. This one looks really interesting and unique.

Miriam Newman link

9/18/2022 12:06:09 pm

Thanks for the comments. This book really was different even for me. I confess I had no idea where it was going. But sometimes that works surprisingly well!

BILL HOFF

9/21/2022 08:45:38 pm

My daughter would enjoy this book

Christina Gail Pearce

9/21/2022 08:51:02 pm

I can't wait to read it!

Brigitte Bauman

9/22/2022 12:16:59 am

The cover colors caught my eye and made me want to check inside.

Miriam Newman link

9/22/2022 01:16:15 am

Well, there's one more day left on the tour, so I hope some of you will want to do more than check, LOL. Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.

Jennifer Galindo

9/22/2022 02:06:52 am

Love and the desert. Any camels involved?

Judy Gregory

9/22/2022 05:35:25 am

May all your wishes come true.

Miriam Newman link

9/22/2022 09:16:13 am

Thanks, Jennifer and Judy. And without giving too much away, I'll say that without her camel, Serafina would have had a tough time finding her dream. The question is...will it be the one she wanted? Because this girl is playing with fire.

Minnette Meador link

9/22/2022 11:12:54 am

Oh, honey! I am so excited to read this one... well done! M;o)

Melissa

9/22/2022 02:41:57 pm

the characters and plot sound really good.

Valerie Seal

9/22/2022 03:42:52 pm

Enticing cover

Miriam Newman link

9/22/2022 03:59:13 pm

Thank you, everyone, and good luck in the drawing. Minnette--I really recommend the previous one, Emperator, too. Knowing your preferences, I think you'd like it.

Minnette

9/22/2022 04:16:27 pm

Great idea... Thanks! M;o)

Candie L

9/22/2022 05:52:26 pm

The last line got me "They took her for a stupid girl"

Miriam Newman link

9/22/2022 07:25:15 pm

If they only knew.

Cassandra D

9/22/2022 08:22:30 pm

I like the cover of Caravanserai.

Sand

9/22/2022 09:54:27 pm

Sounds like a great book!

jason jennings

9/22/2022 09:58:32 pm

nice cover cant wait to read

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Caravanserai
The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 7
by Miriam Newman
Genre: Historical Fantasy Romance

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The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 7
by Miriam Newman
Genre: Historical Fantasy Romance