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The Delphi Bloodline Series - Book Tour and Giveaway

11/15/2020

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Athena's Secrets
The Delphi Bloodline Book 1
by Donna Del Oro
Genre: Crime Drama, Romantic Suspense 

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Athena Butler, the twenty-year-old descendant of an ancient bloodline of psychics, yearns to live a normal life. She wants a career in art, a boyfriend, independence. Her clairvoyance has taught her, however, that people can be false and dangerous. Although warned to keep her psychic gifts a secret, she’s recruited by law enforcement to help search for a serial killer and to uncover a terrorist cell that threatens her own diplomat father.

She bonds with an intriguing, handsome man, Kas Skoros, who knows her secret and accepts it. Of the same bloodline, his own mother is precognitive and predicts they are meant to be together…someday. Kas realizes that life is too uncertain, but he can’t resist his growing passion for the strange young woman.

Still, they face obstacles beyond their control. Can Athena and Kas overcome these obstacles? More importantly, can Athena stay alive long enough to fulfill her dream of a normal life?



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​Athena realized now how different her mother was from her father. The miracle had never come to her father, just her mother, and Nonna and Nonna’s mother before her. A long line, her mother had told her, all the way back to the ancient world of Greece. To the priestesses of Delphi. Athena wondered about that, but before she could do or say anything more, her eyes drooped. The trauma of the past night had wrung her out. Miracles…and curses…were indeed exhausting.


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Athena's Fears
The Delphi Bloodline Book 2

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Kas Skoros, his marriage to Alex’s former fiancée now annulled and no longer intimidated by Athena’s psychic gifts, begs her to move to San Francisco and manage an art gallery that his family’s company owns. However, burned once, Athena holds him at arm’s length.

Athena is enticed to consult in another serial killer case. As time passes and secrets are leaked, others—including the killer’s brother—find out that Athena is the one who’s helping the police. Meanwhile, a strange young woman on a motorcycle appears to be stalking her. Warning bells go off as Athena realizes the woman is not who she seems to be.



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​Mikayla’s black eyebrows furrowed.
Athena rushed to explain. “She’s not a chick. She’s a man, a dangerous man. A killer.”
“What? How do you know all that?”
Athena sighed.
“Ohh.” Mikayla murmured. “Your clairvoyance. But are you sure?”
“Oh yes, I’m positive. You and I are both in danger.”
Mikayla sank down on her bed and stared hard at her. Athena inhaled and ran her hand over the windowsill. Even now, she could sense his evil presence. The acrid emanations flowing off the places he touched in their apartment…were unmistakable and as palpable as a skunk’s stench.

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Athena's Dilemma
The Delphi Bloodline Book 3

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After Detective Ochoa’s cousin, Detective Inspector Villalobos, persuades Athena to help him with this baffling case, she realizes a truth that horrifies her and threatens both her and Kas. While at a crowded Christmas festival in the Sierra foothill town of Grass Valley, they encounter a man who attempts to kidnap Kas’s nephew. It was Athena’s lapse of attention which nearly causes this tragedy and threatens to destroy her relationship with Kas. Only their seeking of justice can right this wrong, and they risk their lives to do so.


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​Outside, as they climbed into Kas’s SUV, wearing their winter parkas and mountain boots over jeans and sweaters, Athena couldn’t resist teasing him. “Do you normally lie to your father?”
Kas grunted. “If I’d told him what we were about to do, he’d insist on coming along. Besides, Mom knows and she won’t tell him, either. She doesn’t like it but she knows we must stop this creep. And no, she didn’t tell me the outcome, either.” He checked the back seat where he’d put the steel-toothed metal cutter, then patted first his ankle, then his jeans pocket. “Okay, let’s do this.”
Her pulse began to pound even as Kas pulled out of the driveway. She knew he’d strapped a gun holster to his right ankle. He sometimes carried spare bullets in a pants pocket.
No turning back now, she told herself.


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Donna Del Oro's dream since childhood (when she used to create her own comic books and share them with her friends) has been to write fiction. Escaping the humdrum of ordinary life always seemed to her an ideal form of self-entertainment. Better than TV and even better than some books! As soon as she retired from high school teaching (which was a suspenseful adventure in itself), Donna turned to fiction writing. Becoming a member of the RWA and Sisters in Crime has helped her to learn the craft and focus on what she needed to do to get published.

Besides writing Chica Lit, she writes romantic suspense and thrillers. THE DELPHI BLOODLINE is a hybrid thriller about the present-day descendants of an ancient bloodline of women with extraordinary psychic powers and how they must fight against enslavement by a ruthless high-tech tycoon.


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What is your favourite book that you have written and why?
I’d have to say, ATHENA’S SECRETS, the first book in my new Delphi Bloodline series. My cousin, a practicing psychic/clairvoyant, gave me the idea and I spent a couple of years researching parapsychology, as psychic phenomena is often called. I took a workshop given by a Czech physicist who used to work for the Moscow Institute for Psychic Research. I began the workshop as a skeptic, but emerged a believer, convinced that highly intuitive people can develop the ability to “see” what others cannot. It’s a human ability, I believe, not unlike music, artistic or mathematical abilities. Some are born to play piano like a Mozart or Chopin; others can barely plunk out Heart and Soul. So ATHENA’S SECRETS became a storyline that I could use to explore this controversial topic.

For aspiring writers what is your advice?
Writing fiction can be a tedious, time-consuming process unless you are highly motivated to tell a certain story peopled with characters that inspire you. Make sure you really want to tell that story.

Going back in time which famous author would you have been and why?
Edna Ferber was an early 20th Century female author I admired greatly. She told stories about rich and poor Americans in varied settings and told them as honestly as she could, considering the time period in which she wrote.

Silence or noise of some sort while you write?
I usually write with music playing softly in the background.

Do you read your reviews?
I always read my reviews because I feel there might be something I could learn from their comments that I might be able to use to improve my own storytelling abilities.


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60 Comments
Bea LaRocca
11/15/2020 06:10:17 am

I like the book covers, synopses and excerpts, this sounds like an exciting series. 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 stories.

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Rita Wray
11/15/2020 09:35:19 am

Sounds like a great series.

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Wendy Jensen
11/15/2020 10:36:40 am

Great book cover.

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Laura Rubenstein
11/15/2020 11:07:45 am

this cover is great! sounds great too!

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Jon Heil
11/15/2020 01:00:38 pm

Wonder what she's hiding

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Eva Millien
11/15/2020 01:07:55 pm

Nice to meet you, The Delphi Bloodline sounds like a thrilling series to read, thanks for sharing and good luck with the tour!

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Susan Smith
11/15/2020 01:19:32 pm

Sounds like a great book. I like Romantic Suspense.

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Bernie Wallace
11/15/2020 01:20:21 pm

How long id it take you to write your book?

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Beyond Comps
11/15/2020 03:03:16 pm

Great cover!

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wendy hutton
11/15/2020 03:06:20 pm

very nice cover, thanks

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Sherry
11/15/2020 03:53:40 pm

I love the covers and the excerpts.

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James Robert
11/15/2020 06:45:30 pm

Your book sounds like a great read and thank you for sharing it with us, I enjoyed it.

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Debbie P
11/15/2020 08:05:41 pm

This series sounds very intriguing. Nice covers!

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Calvin
11/15/2020 08:07:30 pm

It's nice to see such genre.

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Lily Blain
11/15/2020 08:24:37 pm

I think the cover is interesting :)

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Victoria Alexander
11/15/2020 08:57:16 pm

Thanks for sharing!

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Christina Gould
11/17/2020 11:16:42 am

That's quite an interesting expression on the cover. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Barbara Montag
11/17/2020 11:30:17 am

Crime Drama, Romantic Suspense - all things for a great read!
And the covers are out of this world.
Thank you for sharing the review.

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Julie Lundstrom
11/18/2020 12:37:08 am

I like the cover of this book.

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athena graeme
11/18/2020 07:44:42 am

Big fan of your heroine's name! LOL! I love her expression on the cover, such an unusual face, but striking.

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Looks
11/18/2020 11:43:51 am

looks interesting

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Marcy Meyer
11/18/2020 01:18:39 pm

I like the cover. Thanks for sharing.

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Elizabeth H.
11/18/2020 02:04:34 pm

Love the cover, it's very mysterious. Love romantic suspense stories too! Thanks for sharing an excerpt! The book sounds intriguing!

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bn100
11/19/2020 10:52:18 am

nice excerpt

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Mary Cloud
11/19/2020 11:46:40 am

The cover is nice - thanks for sharing

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Kelly D
11/19/2020 04:34:35 pm

I like the covers, the characters look great.

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Terri Quick
11/19/2020 07:20:34 pm

Nice cover

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Dawn Keenan
11/20/2020 06:25:10 pm

I love the expression on the lady's face. You kind of wonder what she's thinking.

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Amy F
11/20/2020 08:39:23 pm

Sounds like a great read. Thanks for sharing!

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Serge B
11/22/2020 08:59:33 am

I liked the excerpt

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LYNN CLAYTON
11/22/2020 11:23:16 am

nice cover looks like a great read

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Peggy Salkill
11/22/2020 08:26:07 pm

Love the cover!

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Ann Fantom
11/24/2020 06:11:12 pm

I like the cover. It has very nice artwork.

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Lisa
11/24/2020 07:05:51 pm

Really great cover.

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Stephanie Liske
11/24/2020 07:20:25 pm

I like the covers.

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beth shepherd
11/24/2020 07:49:42 pm

This looks like a great read.

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Kiara
11/24/2020 10:17:26 pm

I like the covers.

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Michelle Johnson
11/24/2020 11:32:12 pm

Love the cover!

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David Hollingsworth
11/25/2020 01:13:08 am

The cover looks a little creepy, which is intriguing.

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Debbi Wellenstein
11/25/2020 09:27:00 am

I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

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Ginger Hafer
11/25/2020 10:21:57 am

Nice color contrasts on the covers. Sound like good stories.

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Cynthia C
11/25/2020 11:35:51 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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kelly tupick
11/25/2020 03:09:10 pm

Love the cover, looks suspenseful!

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angela heerde
11/26/2020 05:02:29 am

Great book cover.

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Danielle Day
11/27/2020 01:37:04 pm

Its a nice cover!

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Nina
12/7/2020 10:17:32 pm

Looks great. :)

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Leah Cavendish
12/8/2020 09:19:16 am

These books sound really interesting and the covers look great.

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Daniel M
12/10/2020 04:22:15 pm

like the covers

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Meredith Thompson
12/11/2020 03:12:33 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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Leslie Price
12/11/2020 10:41:46 pm

This sounds like a really exciting series- I look forward to checking it out!

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Crystal M
12/12/2020 08:39:56 pm

I like that the author mentions that Athena's psychic powers have a down side---making her cynical and jaded.

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jose rosado
12/14/2020 02:09:13 pm

What do you think of the books or the covers?

Both covers are fine

THX

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Lydia Goodman
12/14/2020 04:33:09 pm

I like the cover, sounds like a great read

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Kayla Klontz
12/14/2020 09:32:40 pm

The look on the woman's face is very dark.

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Heather Mahley
12/14/2020 11:14:51 pm

The cover looks great

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Francine Anchondo
12/15/2020 01:18:52 pm

Cool cover

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Jen Reed
12/15/2020 09:01:45 pm

The cover art is very eye catching. It seems to draw the reader in.

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latisha depoortere
12/15/2020 09:49:04 pm

Love the cover sounds like a great book!

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Sand
12/15/2020 10:35:35 pm

Looks like a great cover!

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Jerry Marquardt
12/15/2020 11:15:37 pm

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

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