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Grim Nora and the Secret of the Skull - Book Tour and Giveaway

1/29/2018

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Grim Nora and the Secret of the Skull
by A.M. Albaugh
Genre: YA Fantasy
278 pages

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When Nora Youngblood’s father dies on her sixteenth birthday, it’s the end of everything she ever knew. But a new journey begins with a skull-shaped pocket watch – the last gift from her father, a professor of archaeology. Where did this mysterious trinket come from, and why would a warlock named Kabos now be hunting her for it? 

Nora, now an orphan, finds protection under a wizard named Malachi, his handsome apprentice, Aidan, and a brother she never knew she had. As she learns the truth about her family’s mysterious past, Nora seeks to uncover the secret of the skull, which leads to both a powerful and dangerous weapon. With the fate of the skull in her hands, she’s lured into the hidden world of Dubhgail to combat the treacherous Kabos – who has kidnapped her brother. Can she sacrifice herself to save her brother and her friends? 

In this fantasy novel, a teenage girl discovers her magical heritage and soon finds herself facing the might of an evil warlock in another world.



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​Raynor sat down on the box spring slowly. Eva had died in a car accident, but now Nora was not so sure that it was an accident.
“The car burst into flames,” he uttered. “There was nothing left but ash.”
Nora frowned and sat down next to her brother. “Isn’t it odd that Kabos found this book at Yggdrasil?” she asked. “It just seems like Dad would have taken more care in keeping it a secret.”
Raynor looked at her in astonishment, and nodded in agreement. “Kabos had the book,” he said and scowled. “Then he left it there on purpose for you or Malachi to find.”
“But why?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” he answered.
That night as Nora lay sleeping, a barely audible but distinctly musical sound awoke her. It sounded like piano music, but they didn’t have a piano in the house. It was melodic and melancholic, and as she sat up, she thought she could hear it better. It was Rachmaninoff’s “Elégie in E-Flat Minor”. Feeling as though she had no control over her body, her head began to sway along with the music. She got out of bed, and headed down the stairs slowly. In the middle of the living room was a black grand piano. As she walked around it, she saw her mother in a white night gown. Confused, she wondered if she was dreaming.
Nora was about to sit next to her mother on the bench, when Raynor ran down and yelled from the middle of the steps.
“No! It’s Kabos!”
Nora watched in horror as her mother turned to look at her, and her face and body decomposed before her eyes. She jumped away from the piano, and the piano turned into a black liquid that coalesced and coagulated into a ball. The black ball oozed a man’s head with many sharp teeth, and limbs began to form and grow.
Taking a deep breath, Nora closed her eyes. She stood still and began muttering. Raising her arms, she repeated the lines louder. “Wha hai maru si hnou! Veri ni ma valu.
Aux laudam recidai!” she said.
Raynor ran to her and pulled her away as she watched the dumbfounded face on the black ball begin to melt away. The furniture in the living room caught fire, and the dark
ball tried to amalgamate again, but failed and oozed a tarlike substance all over the floor. The floor and the walls caught fire rapidly.
“We have to get out of here!” Raynor yelled.
“My backpack!” she cried and ran upstairs.
She found her backpack in her bedroom, but on her way out she noticed that the fire had spread. Running back to the stairs as quickly as she could, choking and sweating, she found that half of the stairs was gone.


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A. M. Albaugh is an award-winning poet and photographer. She studied anthropology and communications with an emphasis in film and television at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Favorite authors include Hermann Hesse, Dostoyevsky, J.R.R. Tolkien, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Lao Tzu, Kurt Vonnegut, Knut Hamsun, and Kahlil Gibran. She also enjoys writing code.


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25 Comments
James Robert
1/29/2018 03:07:33 am

Thanks so much for the excerpt and giveaway and Congrats on the tour.

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Calvin
1/29/2018 11:09:36 am

Scary mysterious book.

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Rita Wray
1/29/2018 01:32:54 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt.

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heather
1/29/2018 01:56:00 pm

This sounds like one I could really get in to reading.

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Victoria
1/29/2018 10:50:23 pm

Sounds awesome!!

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Lisa Brown
1/30/2018 01:39:15 pm

I enjoyed getting to know your book; Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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Becky Richardson
1/31/2018 12:43:51 pm

Enjoyed the excerpt.

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Becky Richardson
2/1/2018 01:23:56 am

My teenage grandchildren would love to read this.

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Becky Richardson
2/2/2018 01:03:56 am

What writers have inspired you?

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A.M. Albaugh
2/6/2018 02:49:29 pm

Tolkien, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Dostoyevsky to name a few.

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Becky Richardson
2/3/2018 12:41:55 am

How many hours a day do you write?

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A.M. Albaugh
2/6/2018 02:52:32 pm

Depends on my schedule :) but I make sure to write every day.

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Gwendolyn Jordan
2/3/2018 02:12:31 pm

love the cover

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Becky Richardson
2/4/2018 12:45:22 am

Do you ever get into a writing slump?

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Becky Richardson
2/5/2018 12:32:35 am

Do you prefer e-books or print books?

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Melissa
2/10/2018 03:43:55 pm

What do you consider to be the hardest challenge in the writing process?

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Melissa
2/11/2018 03:42:51 pm

Do you prefer audio books or just to read them on your own?

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Carole D
2/11/2018 11:39:48 pm

I really like the cover and the excerpt! Thank you

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Melissa
2/12/2018 04:06:00 pm

Do u prefer ebooks or print books?

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Melissa
2/13/2018 06:14:13 pm

Whenever I look at this book cover I can't help but think of the movie, "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull".

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Melissa
2/14/2018 03:57:37 pm

Where you inspired by the Indiana Jones films?

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Jessica Davis
2/18/2018 11:35:23 pm

What inspires you to write?!

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Casey Garvey
2/28/2018 05:12:39 am

Do you read orint or ebook copies more?

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Jerry Marquardt
3/1/2018 05:17:58 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Grim Nora and the Secret of the Skull. I wish the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Lindsay A.
3/1/2018 11:56:15 pm

Ohhh I'm very intrigued by the excerpt - love the chance to learn about new fantasy books! Thank you!! :D

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