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Choices Meant For Gods - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/10/2023

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When their god needed a protector, she said yes.  

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Choices Meant For Gods
The Choices Trilogy Book 1
by Sandy Lender
Genre: Epic Fantasy

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Not even the gods noticed when Amanda Chariss was born with the mark of The Protector. Now she and her wizard guardian hide from a mad sorcerer in a household full of false hope and whispered secrets. The same god who watches over the family school sheltering Chariss will soon reveal her role in an impending war.

When a wizard’s ward sets aside a lifetime of running and fear to accept the responsibilities of guarding an arrogant deity, can she face the trials in the prophecies they uncover? Will Nigel Taiman of her latest refuge dare to use his dragon heritage to bind her to his estate or to help her in her duty?
Choices Meant for Gods is Book One in the Choices Trilogy!


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​The dragon on the balcony scene, from chapter 16

Now she sensed someone approach. All her muscles tensed as she watched through the strip of space between the curtain and doorframe. And when a small dragon landed with a click-click of its claws on the stone balcony rail, she put her hand to her mouth to keep from gasping aloud.
It’s a baby dragon!
The thing couldn’t have been four feet tall, sitting there fussing with its oversized wings. It seemed to have difficulty getting the webbing to fold nicely against its sides. In fact, it seemed to have so much difficulty that it lost its balance and nearly fell backward. She could imagine it cursing if it had a voice, by its agitated hop-and-bounce to the balcony floor, which proved more stable.
She watched all of this with fascination, not afraid, but surprised. Dragons are extinct, how is this real? The last sighting was, by the gods, five hundred winters ago.
Its feet reminded her of any reptile, only this creature’s small claws would some day be brutal scythes. The dark scales on the feet blended into rich blue and purple hues with black overtones as she followed their pattern up the muscled legs to the creature’s belly.
This was obviously the part of the body slayers had targeted for centuries. Her own fingernails could pierce this supple-looking skin. Hopefully the skin would toughen with age and darken to match the rest of its body. For now, the tan underbelly would certainly stand out against a night sky, even if the glistening young scales didn’t.
As the creature continued to fuss with its wings, Chariss watched it tuck its elongated face around to scratch its back. It was hard to believe the scales would have nerve endings to feel an itch, much less the scratching meant to relieve the annoyance. It leaned on its right front leg for support as it rubbed its chin against the left wing. And when all the motion, combined with not-properly-folded wings, knocked it off balance, she giggled.
The creature would definitely curse if it had a voice. It was scrambling to regain its footing and lift off from the narrow balcony. Unfortunately, it would have to coordinate itself to hop to the railing before its wingspan would allow it to take flight. Chariss took advantage of its frantic attempts at escape to capture it from behind.
“Hrazon will have my head for this,” she muttered, but stepped onto the stone balcony and scooped up the mass of flailing reptile. It flailed all the more, its weak tail wrapping and slapping the backs of her legs, and emitted a strangled barking sound.
“Hey, be quiet!” she admonished, rearranging her arms to hold its forelegs down against its body. “You’re going to tear a wing if you don’t settle down. And stop making that noise!”


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Sandy Lender is a construction magazine editor by day and author of #GirlPower fantasy novels by night, living in Florida to help with sea turtle conservation and parrot rescue. You can follow her author page on Amazon, check her website at SandyLenderInk.com, or subscribe to her newsletter at https://bit.ly/SSReNews.

With a four-year degree in English and thirty-year career in publishing, Sandy’s successes include traditionally and self-published novels, hundreds of magazine articles, multiple short stories in competitive anthologies, a handful of technical writing awards, and a handful of creative writing awards and nominations. Sandy’s been writing stories since she was knee-high to a grasshopper when her great-grandmother shared her odd little tales of squeaky ghost-spiders around an apartment complex in Southern Illinois. The stories have developed to include strong young ladies working with dragons to save worlds from terrible fates, but those pesky spiders still show up from time to time.

There’s always something brewing at Sandy Lender Ink headquarters where some days, you just want the dragon to win.

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79 Comments
Marcy Meyer
8/10/2023 06:27:30 am

The cover looks amazing. Sounds like a really good story.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:42:22 am

TY, Marcy! This is a short "lunch-break" comment from me...so thank you!

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Shirley Ann Speakman
8/10/2023 06:47:03 am

I enjoyed the excerpt the book sounds very intriguing.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:43:37 am

Thank you, Shirley. That's the excerpt I usually read at author readings and events like that...folks love that little dragon intro! :)

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Beyond Comps
8/10/2023 08:02:30 am

Great cover!

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:44:14 am

TY! This is a short "lunch-break" comment from me...so thank you!

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LeonieT
8/10/2023 09:22:07 am

Love the cover!

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:44:50 am

TY, Leonie! This is a short "lunch-break" comment from me...so thank you!

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Rita Wray
8/10/2023 09:38:50 am

The cover is very nice.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:46:08 am

TY, Rita! This is a short "lunch-break" comment while I snarf down salad...so thank you! (I dig the dragon, too.)

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Susan Smith
8/10/2023 10:03:15 am

This sounds like a great Epic Fantasy. I like the cover and excerpt.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:47:13 am

TY, Susan! This is a short "lunch-break" comment from me...so thank you for stopping in. Fantasy is my favorite to read and write.

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Cathy French
8/10/2023 10:03:25 am

This has a super cool cover. I enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds like a fantastic fantasy read.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 10:48:42 am

TY, Cathy! This is a short "lunch-break" comment from me...That excerpt is the one I usually read at author readings and those kind of events. People really like that baby dragon introduction...

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Barbara Montag
8/10/2023 10:53:48 am

This promises to be an exciting read!
Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 11:02:10 am

I'm glad you stopped in to check it out!

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Jodi Hunter
8/10/2023 10:58:16 am

The cover is very cool looking.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 11:02:57 am

TY, Jodi! Good to "see" you again!

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Valerie Seal
8/10/2023 10:59:02 am

Looks good

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 11:01:18 am

It's great to be back on tour with Silver Dagger today. This is National Duran Duran Appreciation Day, which is a HUGE deal for me. I've been a rabid fan since NMOM. I think Maia included my YouTube link up there...you can see the #short I posted on my YT this morning for some of that zaniness. Folks visiting the blog tour are most welcome to ask me questions about how on Planet Earth the band influences or inspires "stuff" in a medieval fantasy world with dragons... :) It's crazy, but you know, we authors thrive on crazy...

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Kim Kern
8/10/2023 11:03:38 am

Scary cover!

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 09:34:02 pm

(You should have seen the first draft. It was a wee bit demonic. Had to fix that!)

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Amy F
8/10/2023 11:57:00 am

Fantastic cover design! This sounds like a really great fantasy read.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 09:35:04 pm

Thank you, Amy! Thanks for checking it out. There should be some cool stuff revealed around the blogs during this tour.

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wendy hutton
8/10/2023 01:18:19 pm

amazing cover

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 09:36:45 pm

Thank you, Wendy. I haven't decided if I think that's Malachi (good dragon) or Julette The Betrayer (bad dragon) or one of the others...but I do know it's fabulous looking!

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Alma Fisher
8/10/2023 01:50:50 pm

Looks like a good read

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sherry fundin link
8/10/2023 02:37:57 pm

Fabulous cover and I love to read stories about Gods and Guardians.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 09:39:19 pm

Thank you, Sherry. This trilogy has 'em all. The wizard Hrazon is a guardian and mentor for the MC, Chariss. (And she continues to consider him a guardian and mentor long after she no longer requires such a figure...)

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Bonnie
8/10/2023 05:27:02 pm

What a fascinating book! Great cover and excerpt. I'd love to read more.

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 09:41:51 pm

Thank you, Bonnie! I know Amazon lets you read into chapter 2 with the "look inside" feature on the paperback version...but I don't remember how far...I fully encourage you to get hooked. ;) (But the Kindle is less pricy to grab.)

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Sherry
8/10/2023 05:38:50 pm

I really like the cover and the excerpt.

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Terri Quick
8/10/2023 06:43:51 pm

Cool.cover

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Nancy
8/10/2023 07:05:48 pm

Double cool

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Cindy Merrill
8/10/2023 07:16:01 pm

I am so thrilled to see this post! Can't wait.

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Nancy
8/10/2023 07:56:15 pm

Choices Meant for Gods sounds like it is packed with interesting characters!

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Sandy Lender link
8/10/2023 09:45:36 pm

Nancy, I don't think any of the free snippets online show the back matter of the books, but there's a character list at the end of each book in the trilogy. Because this is seriously EPIC fantasy with all the characters and all the myths & legends of their world. There's a map in the front of the books. I put the color version of it on The Choices Series page on my website so folks can see it bigger & in color...Basically, yes, you're right. It's packed with interesting characters who have arcs to go through.

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Bea LaRocca
8/10/2023 09:13:41 pm

The cover art is awesome and the synopsis and excerpt have intrigued me, this sounds like a story that I will enjoy reading. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway

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Jeanna Massman
8/11/2023 05:49:53 am

I love the cover. It sets the tone for the book.

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Wendy Jensen
8/11/2023 12:37:24 pm

Interesting book details.

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Sandy Lender link
8/11/2023 06:15:07 pm

For Day 2, I'm checking in to say "hey" to folks and thank all of you (especially those I haven't had a minute to reply to individually) for checking out "Choices Meant for Gods." Today is my little sister's birthday, so I fully welcome visitors to the tour to ask questions about how she influenced traits in my fabulous heroine, Amanda Chariss!

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Piroska
8/11/2023 06:16:24 pm

The book sounds fantastic. Love the cover.

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Sandy Lender link
8/12/2023 03:47:39 pm

Thank you! This is the second publisher to think it "sounds fantastic," too. The first publishing house closed its doors in 2019, so I pitched the story to a new house and...here we are! I also love the cover they came up with! (The whole trilogy is beautifully designed...just stuns me...)

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Jon Heil
8/11/2023 08:00:03 pm

Hope it does well!

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Sandy Lender link
8/12/2023 03:48:18 pm

Thank you, Jon!

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bn100
8/11/2023 10:53:29 pm

intriguing

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Carol G
8/12/2023 09:24:39 am

It is never good when there is some reason that the gods should not notice you--and even worse if your guardian is conflicted about protecting you!

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Sandy Lender link
8/12/2023 03:52:45 pm

Checking in for Day 3 of the tour before signing back off the internet to deal with backyard chickens. Yep...chickens. (I'm not joking when I say there are chicken updates in my author newsletter.) This morning started off with two new little chicks out back. (And that was a surprise because I can't count days properly.)

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Peggy Salkill
8/13/2023 12:01:23 am

Sounds good!

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Danielle Day
8/13/2023 03:27:19 pm

Sounds good!

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David Hollingsworth
8/13/2023 05:26:26 pm

Congratulations on the book!

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Sandy Lender link
8/14/2023 05:23:50 pm

TY, David! It was a dream come true to see this one published and a serious quest to get a new publisher for it. This series is my heart...

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Debbi Wellenstein
8/13/2023 05:46:52 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

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Debbie P
8/13/2023 06:41:53 pm

This sounds fantastic!

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David Basile
8/13/2023 09:03:37 pm

Sounds like a good read

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Jamie Martin link
8/13/2023 10:09:26 pm

Do you have any advice for new writers?

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Cynthia C
8/14/2023 06:26:41 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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beth shepherd
8/14/2023 02:09:04 pm

This looks like a great read

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Sandy Lender link
8/14/2023 05:22:21 pm

Thank you to everyone stopping in to support the tour and enter the rafflecopter drawing! I've been missing in action for two days because: BABY CHICKENS! (I'm trying to keep these little fluff nuggets alive.) Lemme see if I can get caught up here on bookly things...

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Julie Feldermann
8/15/2023 03:58:19 pm

How long does it take to write a book?

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Sandy Lender link
8/15/2023 06:18:25 pm

Julie, that totally depends on the book...but I wrote Problems on Eldora Prime (50k+ words) over the 3-day novel weekend. So...72 hours minus short naps and pee breaks. ;)
May Your Heart Be Light took 13 days.
But each of the books in the Choices trilogy took different numbers of years with multiple breaks and interruptions...
So it's totally random!

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Sandy Lender link
8/16/2023 09:36:42 pm

It's not an official part of the tour, but if anyone is interested in "hearing" more about the Choices trilogy and the creative writing process in general, I'll be on the True Fiction Podcast Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. Eastern. That streams on spotify, amazon music, and all the places podcasts stream. I welcome you to tune in for all the host's questions!

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Jen R
8/16/2023 10:00:59 pm

The Epic Fantasy looks fun to read and the cover is very cool.

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Calvin
8/17/2023 12:53:47 am

Super neat book, cheers on your tour.

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Daniel M
8/17/2023 06:21:39 pm

like the cover

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Ann Fantom
8/19/2023 07:12:03 pm

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

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Kaitlyn Walas
8/20/2023 01:25:53 pm

Beautiful cover!

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Stephanie Larison
8/21/2023 11:32:16 am

Sounds great, can't wait to read more!

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Michelle Domangue
8/21/2023 01:37:23 pm

I cant wait to read this

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Christy R.
8/21/2023 10:19:54 pm

I love the title and cover. I hope you have great success with this book.

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Sand
8/21/2023 10:43:23 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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Sandy Lender link
8/23/2023 06:04:46 pm

YOU GUYS! There's only one more day to ask all.the.questions about Chariss and her dragon companion or wizard mentor...or my crazed obsession with Duran Duran influencing the world of Onweald...
There's only one more day to do all.the.things to enter the rafflecopter drawing thingie for the Amazon gift card.
Hop to and good luck!
I'll check in during a lunch break from work tomorrow!

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Renata
8/24/2023 12:55:26 am

Nice cover!

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Dreaa Drake
8/24/2023 02:34:10 am

Love this cover! It sounds like a great book!

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Danielle
8/24/2023 10:45:21 am

I love how you write with so much detail. The excerpt has drawn me in and I am definitely putting this on my must read list. Thank you for sharing.

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Sandy Lender link
8/24/2023 04:06:44 pm

TY! I hope you enjoy the story!!!!

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Sandy Lender link
8/24/2023 04:11:49 pm

It's the end of the tour as we know it and I feel fiiiiine.

It's been a blast hanging out with everyone...when I was able to bebop in here and hang out...

Thank you to everyone who stopped in during the tour of Choices Meant for Gods to say "hey" and to enter the rafflecopter giveaway and to read excerpts and goodies. BIG HUGE THANK YOU to the bloggers who shared the news and reviews on their sites. I appreciate the help getting the word out! When you're pubbed with an indie press, ya gotta do this stuff on your own, right? So THANK YOU for helping!

For folks who signed up to receive my SandySaysRead newsletter (which you can do when you visit my website) that baby goes out on the first of the month. No more. No less. I don't spam people. :) So make sure you check all your folders to make sure MailChimp delivered the goods to you...coz you don't want to miss the fun stuff the dragons write.

Best wishes to everyone!

See you around the web!

"Some days, you just want the dragon to win."

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jason jennings
8/24/2023 05:18:51 pm

reat cover cant wait to read

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Jenny Ham
8/24/2023 08:41:15 pm

Sounds interesting the cover is captivating.

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