The Vault of Kings by Matt Taylor - Book Tour and Giveaway

The Vault of Kings - Book Tour and Giveaway

1/27/2021

A Light in the Darkness
The Vault of Kings Book 1
by Matt Taylor
Genre: YA Fantasy

For ten years, the dark mage Maelos has shrouded Evendreil in darkness and oppression. With no hope in sight, many are struggling to survive; others pray that their luck will remain. In searching for answers, Sylas stumbles upon an ancient artifact--a mysterious silver amulet--that confirms the reality of the fabled Vault of Kings. Hoping to overthrow Maelos and end his evil reign, Sylas and his companions set off to find the legendary elemental stones of power that are needed to unlock the door to the vault. If they are to succeed in their quest, they must first learn to master the ancient art of Magick in all of its basic forms: Light, Darkness, Water, Fire, Nature, and Air. Then they must pray that whatever secret is contained in the Vault of Kings will be enough to give them the edge that they need to defeat the most powerful dark mage that the world has ever seen.

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Alliance
The Vault of Kings Book 2

Gelendor has fallen. Darkness has descended once again. Despite the danger, Torren has decided to stay in Gelendor to try and form a secret rebellion while the others make their journey towards Sindmyr, the Capital of Light. Once there, Sylas and Samara will need to convince the King of Sindmyr to join their cause and fight back against the armies of Maelos. To be successful, the two young mages will not only need to continue to master the ancient art of Light Magick, but also uncover an ancient secret that has been hidden away beneath the City of Light for generations. A secret that could prove deadly to any who attempt to wield it. Most importantly, Sylas will need to prove that he is worthy to obtain the Stone of Light and unite it with the ancient silver amulet. With two Elemental Stones of power at his side, Sylas will bring himself one step closer to completing the key to the Vault of Kings. One step closer to unlocking the powerful secret that's been hidden from the world for over a thousand years. Gelendor has fallen to Darkness, but in the Light...there is still hope.

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I'm a small town boy from Southeast Idaho. I've wanted to share my stories and wild imagination with the world for a long time, and finally decided that now is better than never. I have loved reading fantasy books ever since I was little, but there was always something missing, something that I wished that I could add to the story, to make it mine. Writing a book and putting yourself out there for the world to see is daunting to say the least, but the joy and sense of accomplishment you get from seeing your story out there, for all to read and enjoy is a feeling like none other.

I hope that you will enjoy the worlds of my mind, and take part in the adventures that have been hidden from the world, but are now finally being revealed.

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For those who don’t know me, my Name is Matt Taylor and I am the author of The Vault of Kings series. I started writing as more of a dream, really. I had always wanted to write a book and I had a good idea of what I wanted it to be about, but there was always something inside me that kept telling me, “You can’t do that.” “People will make fun of you.” “No one will like it.” Which discouraged me from ever starting. I finally got up the courage later in life, though I am still young, to just go ahead and do it, and to do it for me, not for anyone else. If people didn’t like it, it didn’t matter because I liked it. I have fallen in love with the writing process and I don’t think I’ve ever felt a greater feeling than holding a printed copy of a book that I have written.

One question that I get a lot from others who know me or are meeting me because they have read my book is, “How do you find the time to write?” I usually respond with, “Five hundred words at a time.” I currently have a full-time job at a software company in Idaho Falls called Docutech. I work a regular 8-5 job, and because it’s in the technology industry, we find ourselves working a lot of late hours when the software isn’t behaving like it should. On top of this, I have two children, a beagle, and the cutest salamander you’d ever see to take care of. Luckily, I have an amazing wife that takes care of most of that, but I still find that I don’t have a lot of free time; let alone time to write a book, do all of the editing, marketing, coordination of art, and all the other things that usually teams of people take care of. I find that the very best way to go about writing when trying to balance a normal life on top of that is to go “500 words at a time”. I make sure that no matter what, I at least get in 500 words every week night. I try to do more than that as often as possible, but I make it a goal that no matter what I am going to do at least 500 words; otherwise, you will lose motivation and it will just never get done.

I truly believe that The Vault of Kings is something special and lovers of fantasy should at least give it a try. It may never be the greatest fantasy story ever written, it will probably never even become very popular, but it’s special because it comes from an amazingly wild imagination and is dripping with true passion and love; not for how successful the story is, but that the story that is in my mind is simply written down to share with others if they would like to partake. I always wonder how others get inspiration for their stories and if they share any similarities with how I do it. For example, I needed to write a part that was creepy/scary for a certain character. I decided that the very best way to do this was for me to experience the horror myself, then immediately write about it. I watched a good, clean, horror movie to get my mind in the mood, then walked outside in the woods in the dark for about an hour, specifically trying to get my mind to see things, hear things, and just get myself scared. I would breathe in deeply to get my heart racing, and imagine what it would be like to be in a situation where these scary things that happen in movies could actually happen. Needless to say, it worked like a charm. After wandering around in the woods for about an hour, I immediately came back inside and began furiously typing. I didn’t stop to fix grammatical or spelling errors, I just wanted to get all of the thoughts, feelings, emotions, sounds, smells, everything all onto paper before it faded at all. I wrote the entire chapter that night, and it to this day is one of my favorite chapters that I have written.

What one can expect from The Vault of Kings series is a seven book epic fantasy story about a young boy and his friends learning a complicated and unique magic system, learning life lessons about friendship, trust, good morals, how to be dependable, and of course a fantastic and rich adventure in a magical land where secrets are kept, mysteries are uncovered, and good prevails over evil. I wanted to write a story that was clean and taught good morals and work ethics in a subtle manor that was fun for both young adults and adult audiences to read. A book that I wanted to read. A book that I think an ever increasingly distracted and confused world would enjoy.

Stuff about me… Well, I was born in Idaho, and still live here despite the fact that we have more months with snow than without it. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people talk during movies! Man that drives me insane! Especially when people are asking questions about stuff… I’m just like, you will probably find out who that guy is in the next ten minutes if you just shut your mouth and watch! Haha, speaking of movies, I think I’d have to say that my favorites are the entire MCU line of movies (all the marvel super hero movies) I think they have a great story and I love how all the characters have their own spin offs and come together in epic battles together and stuff, plus they are laced with the exact right amount of humor to just make them so awesome. I would absolutely LOVE to have my story become a movie someday, and if it did I would demand that I get to play a part in the movie. But I think I would have myself as a funny comic relief character that only shows up every once in a while type thing, I don’t think I’d want to take on a main part at all. And whoever did the movie would have to do a great job of it, I wouldn’t want it to turn out like Eragon, or Avatar the Last Airbender, that would just break my poor little heart. My Spirit animal is definitely a polar bear. One because they are awesome. Two because my favorite color is white, and I have lived in the cold my whole life so we would fit well together just off of that three four five etc. because I’m pretty dang sure there isn’t a creature on the planet that would want to mess with a polar bear, just sayin’.

Something that inspired me to write this book was actually the idea behind both the crazy magic system that I came up with, as well as the idea of having to find and collect the stones of power in order to get to the main goal at the end. Ohh… and I guess you can add in there that the fourteen year old boys that I work with in our church group helped inspire me as well. I remember being that age, and from time to time I definitely miss it. I wanted to write a story that could put me back into a fourteen year old body again, but this time in a world where crazy magic stuff happened everywhere. To be honest, they are the reason I really did it, not what I said at the beginning haha. The characters actually reflect several of them in certain ways, as well as the friends that I had when I was young, and myself a little bit as well. I won’t get into everyone, but the main character Sylas, is kind of based off of me a little bit. He is a bit unsure of himself and isn’t quite sure how to come out of his box, yet he has friends that are really ‘cool’ all around him, and he wishes that he could be like them. Torren is the really cool friend that he has, and he is kind of a mix of several of my childhood friends. He is funny, outgoing, and just a hoot to be around. It’s funny, because as the story has progressed in books one and two, I have actually found that I am starting to like Torren’s story even more than Sylas’s and there are several who have read it that share that opinion haha. Sometimes its even a bit frustrating because Torren almost seems to be driving the way that the story is going. I’m like, Torren! I had an idea for how this was going to go, why you gotta be taking things into uncharted waters all the time!?And Samara, she is the really pretty girl that happens to be friends with the two main character boys. Sylas has an obvious crush on her, but she has decided long ago that the three of them are just friends and nothing else will ever come of that. She is sassy and super fun and a lot of times it is really hard to write her personality because I’m not a teenage girl, but I was lucky enough to have some good friends that she kind of reminds me of which help. I really just love this story so much, I know its probably because I am the one writing it, but honest to goodness, it is the exact thing that I wish I could have read when I was a teen. The humbling and mind boggling part about it too, is that I have had several young people, those who know me and those who don’t, tell me that it is among their favorite, if not their number one favorite book they have read, and that includes “harry potter, the hunger games” and other books like that. It just blows my mind that people would say that to me, even if they are saying it just to be nice haha.

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135 Comments

Bea LaRocca

1/27/2021 03:49:31 am

I like the book covers, synopses and excerpts, this sounds like an awesome series that I can share with my teen-aged grandchildren. Thank you for sharing your guest post and book details and for offering a giveaway, I have enjoyed reading about you and your work and am looking forward to reading your stories

Matt Taylor link

1/27/2021 09:36:11 am

Thank you so much! I have had an amazing time writing these stories and an even more amazing time meeting the young people who enjoy them. In 2019 I did several get to know you meet and greets where I signed stuff and was blown away at the positive feedback that I got from kids I had never met before. It's a bit tougher to do those these days, but I hope to be able to continue to do them again in the future.

Bernard Wallace

1/27/2021 05:39:31 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

1/27/2021 09:39:03 am

I had the idea for the story stirring around in my head for a long time. The actual writing process for the first book took about 9-10 months, then the editing and figuring out how to get it out on Amazon took the rest of the year. From then on I have made it my goal to write one book a year, and I was able to meet my goal when releasing book 2 in 2020. I should be able to pump out another one each year until the series is over (its going to be a series of 7 books). Then maybe I'll take a break... or get into another story haha.

Wendy Jensen

1/27/2021 11:14:47 am

The book details make this sound like an interesting read.

1/27/2021 02:14:58 pm

Thanks Wendy! It all kind of came as a crazy idea that I had always wanted to read about when I was younger, so I decided to take it into my own hands and just write it myself.

Rita Wray

1/27/2021 12:22:20 pm

Sounds like a great read.

1/27/2021 02:15:35 pm

Thanks Rita! I hope you enjoy it if you ever decide to pick it up :)

Susan Smith

1/27/2021 01:25:02 pm

Sounds like a good book. I like the cover.

1/27/2021 02:16:36 pm

Thanks Susan! I also LOVE the cover, fun fact, its actually a friend from college that did it for me. He is a full time illustrator these days, so I had an awesome in to a great artist.

Nick Vaughn

1/27/2021 02:10:23 pm

Hey Matt, big fan! I know you're not supposed to have favorites... but if you DID, who would you say is your favorite side character in your books?

1/27/2021 02:19:02 pm

Thanks Nick! I would have to say my favorite side character that doesn't belong to the main group would have to be the old (and somewhat crazy) Enchanter Fiskee. He has a really goofy personality and has some awesome one liners. I often chuckle out loud when writing his dialog.

Beyond Comps

1/27/2021 02:52:43 pm

Great cover!

1/27/2021 03:35:07 pm

Thank you! I love it too!

wendy hutton

1/27/2021 02:57:23 pm

very nice cover, congrats on the release

1/27/2021 03:35:49 pm

Thanks! I am really happy to my story :)

1/27/2021 03:38:08 pm

to share* my story

Barbara Montag

1/27/2021 04:16:50 pm

I like the excerpt, title and cover for this great read.
Thank you for sharing it.

1/28/2021 02:25:22 pm

Thanks so much! I'm also super happy with the way both of the covers turned out :)

Jon Heil

1/27/2021 04:32:57 pm

Keep it up! What will the mystery of unlocking be!

1/28/2021 02:25:56 pm

Thanks! I honestly cant wait until that part comes, its going to be so epic!

bn100

1/27/2021 07:29:41 pm

cool

Sherry

1/27/2021 07:44:54 pm

I really like the excerpt and think the book sounds interesting.

1/28/2021 02:26:32 pm

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it if you ever plan to pick up a copy :)

Amy F

1/27/2021 08:02:42 pm

Really like the cover. The story sounds interesting!

1/28/2021 02:27:19 pm

Thanks so much! I had an awesome time writing it and I think the covers fit in really well with what goes on in the story. Each is from a specific scene in the book :)

lynn clayton

1/27/2021 08:30:43 pm

oh nice cover looks like a great read

1/28/2021 02:28:14 pm

Thank you! I am also super happy with the way they turned out. They are both depiction of pretty awesome scenes in the book

Victoria Alexander

1/27/2021 11:28:30 pm

Thanks for sharing!

Debbie P

1/28/2021 06:30:40 am

This sounds like a really good story. Great cover!

1/28/2021 02:28:56 pm

Thanks so much :) I hope you enjoy it if you ever decide to check it out :)

Kelly D

1/28/2021 02:22:38 pm

The book sounds great, especially the characters.

1/28/2021 02:30:04 pm

Thank you! I LOVE the characters. I have a special place in my heart for each of them, and they have developed so much throughout the story. I cant wait to see where they end up!

beth shepherd

1/28/2021 05:32:52 pm

I like the cover and the blurb

1/28/2021 05:34:48 pm

Thanks Beth!

Lisa

1/28/2021 06:25:56 pm

Such a cool cover.

1/29/2021 09:09:14 am

Thank you! He actually does art commissions for lots of different kinds of pieces and streams his work on Twitch so that you can watch him work. Its pretty cool to watch him while he's in action!

Mary Cloud

1/28/2021 08:28:24 pm

Thanks for sharing. This sounds very interesting.

1/29/2021 09:10:09 am

Thanks Mary! If you end up checking it out I hope that you enjoy it :)

Sarah L

1/29/2021 12:02:56 am

Looks like interesting books.
Thanks for the contest.

1/29/2021 09:10:42 am

Thanks Sarah! Good luck in the contest!

David Hollingsworth

1/29/2021 01:26:07 am

The cover is really good!

1/29/2021 09:12:01 am

Thanks David! The guy that did it is an old friend from College. He does art commissions full time now and is amazing. He even streams his work on twitch so you can watch him work and have him tweak things live for you. It's pretty awesome!

kelly tupick

1/29/2021 03:44:32 am

Sounds like a great book to me and the cover looks great. I love books like these!

1/29/2021 09:13:20 am

Thanks so much Kelly! I hope that you can check it out sometime and that it meets your expectations! I actually like book 2 even more than book 1, and I am currently about 10% into book 3 at the moment and loving it as well!

Angela Heerde

1/29/2021 03:53:27 am

I like book details.

1/29/2021 09:13:43 am

Thanks Angela :)

Cynthia C

1/29/2021 10:39:41 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

1/29/2021 10:46:11 am

Thanks so much! I hope that if you decide to check it out that you enjoy it :)

Debbi Wellenstein

1/29/2021 01:11:08 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

2/1/2021 09:06:13 am

Thank you! Good luck at the giveaway!

Paige Chandler

1/29/2021 01:17:54 pm

Darkness and oppression. A good theme.

2/1/2021 09:08:01 am

Thanks Paige, I hope that if you decide to take a look that you will like the story and how the characters have to go through some dark times and trials in order to find the light in their lives.

Ann Fantom

1/29/2021 01:40:17 pm

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

2/1/2021 09:09:37 am

Thanks Ann :) I'm glad so many people like the cover, its good to have a nice eye grabber so that people will be interested in picking it up, then hopefully reading the back, then hopefully deciding to try out diving into the world haha

Thomas Gibson

1/29/2021 01:50:28 pm

2/1/2021 09:10:29 am

Thanks Thomas! I hope if you decide to check it out that you will enjoy it :) I've worked really hard on it and am very happy with the way its turned out.

Ellie Wright

1/29/2021 03:42:46 pm

Nice cover and excerpt sounds intriguing!

2/1/2021 09:11:31 am

Thanks Ellie! It's hard to come up with the right words to get people interested and have a small idea about what is inside the book, I'm really happy that it spoke to you :)

Terri Quick

1/29/2021 08:38:26 pm

Great cover

2/1/2021 09:12:35 am

Thanks Terri! It was awesome watching the artist do the cover in real time over twitch. He does commissions for lots of different art themes and is really talented.

Abigail Gibson

1/30/2021 01:10:12 am

This looks amazing!

2/1/2021 09:13:40 am

Thanks Abigail :) I'm so glad you were able to take a look! I hope that if you decide to pick it up that it will meet your expectations and you will enjoy it as much as I do! I actually think I like book 2 even more than book 1 if you can believe it haha.

Michele Soyer

1/30/2021 05:31:08 am

Like the covers. especially Alliance. best of luck in the tour....

2/1/2021 09:14:56 am

Thanks Michele! A lot of people have told me they like the first cover more, so I'm glad to hear that you liked the second one :) Thanks! Good luck in the giveaway!

Serge B

1/30/2021 08:55:01 am

I liked the covers--nice purple background!

2/1/2021 09:19:40 am

Thanks Serge! Here's a quick fun fact actually... When we were doing the cover (my friend who is a professional artist did the illustration) It was originally a green stone in the middle of the amulet, and a dark green and black background. I was telling him about the story and he asked about colors of future covers and such. I told him that each book would have a specific color to it, that went along with the main "Elemental Magick" theme of that book, and this first one was the element of Darkness. He then told me that purple seemed like a better color for dark magic than green, and at the time I was actually kind of iffy on green as darkness anyway. So in the middle of illustrating the cover he was like, "can I change it to purple and see what it looks like?" I said yeah lets go for it (he was streaming the art process on twitch at the time) and the instant he changed it to purple I knew that's the color Darkness Magick needed to be haha, so I changed it in the story and that's how it happened :)

Marcy Meyer

1/30/2021 01:56:25 pm

Interesting covers. They look good.

2/1/2021 09:20:28 am

Thanks Marcy! I hope if you decide to check them out that the story within is just as good at the cover on the outside haha :)

Tara Zarecky

1/30/2021 06:14:22 pm

Nice cover. Sounds like an interesting read.

2/1/2021 09:21:14 am

Thanks Tara! I hope that if you decide to check it out that you like it :) I had a lot of fun writing it!

Jamie Martin link

1/31/2021 06:39:18 am

Any writer's block tips?

2/1/2021 09:26:06 am

Jamie, Yes! I actually discovered this little gem that has helped me out SO MUCH when I have writers block. Here... come in close... haha :P When I have writers block what I do is I put on some good headphones, head to youtube and look up a video that has music that matches the kind of mood that the story is in at that moment. So if the characters are travelling then I will look up something like "Fantasy adventure music" or if its during a battle then I'll do something like, "Epic boss battle music". You will not believe how much that helps. I'll then just kind of sit with my eyes closed and listen to the music. After a couple of minutes, I will begin to see the scene appearing in my head, then you gotta let your fingers hit turbo mode, because they wont even be able to keep up with the ideas that pop into your head haha. Also, the important thing is to let the music continue as you write, you'll crank out 2, 3, 4k words before the song is over a lot of times and it feels amazing! I hope that if you try this out that it works for you as well!

Monica McConnell

1/31/2021 05:31:50 pm

sounds very interesting, i can not wait to read it .

2/1/2021 09:27:19 am

Yay! Thanks so much Monica! I hope that you love it as much as I do :) It takes a minute to get into the story, so just hold on tight, and I promise that once you start getting into the meat that it will make you grab on tight!

Melissa

1/31/2021 05:42:37 pm

i like books about magic, the covers are really cool.

2/1/2021 09:29:01 am

Awesome! I think you will really like this then, Melissa. I have a Magic System that is really, really unique in here. It takes a minute to understand how it works, but its unlike any other Magic System you have ever read about I can almost guarantee haha :) I hope if you decide to check it out that it can fill your evenings with a fun adventure!

Robert Young

1/31/2021 06:30:30 pm

Nice Cover!
Good Luck with the Book!

2/1/2021 09:29:29 am

Thanks Robert! Good luck with the giveaway!

Judy Thomas

1/31/2021 07:29:32 pm

They sound like great books.

2/1/2021 09:30:47 am

Thanks Judy! I hope that if you decide to check them out that you have fun with them! They have really helped me out in a time where I thought I didnt have any talents.

shannon zeidan

1/31/2021 07:55:31 pm

I really enjoyed the description. I can't wait to read this.

2/1/2021 09:32:14 am

Awesome! I hope that you enjoy it! It might take a minute to get into the story, but once the meat of it really hits then I hope you wont be able to put it down!

molli taylor

2/1/2021 12:30:42 am

looks like agreat read!

2/1/2021 09:33:03 am

Thanks Molli! Its awesome to have another Taylor give such a compliment ;) I hope that if you decide to check it out that you will enjoy it!

Cathy French

2/1/2021 08:57:55 am

A Light in the Darkness has the best cover in this series.

2/1/2021 09:34:22 am

Thanks Cathy! I think I have to agree with you on that as well haha. I love the cover for Alliance, but there is something about the simple, dark, kinda ominous feel that the first one gives that just has my heart. I'm glad you like it!

June S.

2/1/2021 10:45:34 am

A Light in the Darkness sounds like a great new book to read.

2/1/2021 11:10:44 am

Thanks June! I hope if you check it out you will enjoy it :)

julie murphy

2/1/2021 12:49:58 pm

How do you know if you will write a series or a stand alone?

2/1/2021 01:02:40 pm

Thats an awesome question. For me the main deciding factor was, can I write the entire story that I have in my head so that it all fits into one book? And for me that answer was no, not without it being a massively thick beast haha. When it comes to YA books, I feel like having them not be too long and scary looking was ideal, so I decided that I was going to break it down into seven smaller parts instead of one massive thing. Also, that way I would be able to get smaller pieces out faster, rather than having one giant thing that took a long long time to create. Thats how it went down in my head anyway :) Hope it helps!

Laura Rubenstein

2/1/2021 03:23:18 pm

This is awesome!

2/1/2021 04:03:58 pm

Thanks so much Laura! You have no idea how happy it makes me to see people saying things like this :) I hope if you decide to check it out that you will enjoy it!

Cindy Merrill

2/1/2021 04:30:04 pm

Is this a part of the lore from JR Tolkin's "Middle Earth?

2/1/2021 04:32:33 pm

Nope :) This is a completely different story.

Veronica Lee link

2/2/2021 05:52:52 am

I enjoyed the excerpt! Sounds like a fascinating read!

2/2/2021 09:12:06 am

Thanks Veronica! I actually am having a free book promotion right now on Amazon, so the kindle version is completely free for the rest of this week if you are interested in getting it for free while you can :)

Emily B.

2/3/2021 01:35:15 pm

Intriguing sounding stories.

2/3/2021 04:43:36 pm

Thanks Emily :) I hope if you decide to check it out that you like it!

Erin N

2/7/2021 12:09:57 pm

this book sounds so good!

2/8/2021 09:16:11 am

Thanks Erin! I hope that if you decide to check it out you like it :) I personally think that number 2 is the one that really shines, I had really learned my writing voice by the time that one was being worked on.

Karin

2/8/2021 07:24:41 am

Great cover art

2/8/2021 09:17:00 am

Thanks Karin! I'm glad so many people like the cover haha, its good do have a good eye catcher for sure :)

Heather Mahley

2/10/2021 06:14:12 pm

Amazing cover

2/11/2021 09:15:53 am

Thanks Heather! I appreciate that :)

avm

2/15/2021 01:35:24 pm

very interesting

2/19/2021 09:30:20 am

Thank you :)

Christy R

2/18/2021 01:17:56 pm

What authors inspire you ? What are some of your favorite ones?

2/19/2021 09:33:35 am

When I was young, my two favorites were Christopher Paolini and R.L. Stine. I really liked the short spooky stories of Goosebumps, and I loved the Eragon cycle. These days my favorite by far is Brandon Sanderson. I am currently working through his Stormlight Archive. I hope that someday I will be able to write something that start to approach the work he has done, but for now I am alright with being a bit newer and writing more simple stories for young adults :)

Nancy

2/21/2021 03:25:48 pm

I think that the cover of your books are highly detailed and attractive. I think it is interesting that each cover has mostly shades of one color on it.

2/23/2021 09:18:34 am

Thanks Nancy! That's actually something I am kind of going for :) I want each book to reflect the 'color of the element' that the characters either focus on, or the Elemental Stone of Power that they find during their adventures in that particular story. As soon as the series is complete, it will be a nice, colorful little spot on the shelf haha.

Allison Swain

2/21/2021 09:28:34 pm

I like the covers, and this sounds like a fun series to read. Thank you for the nice giveaway!

2/23/2021 09:19:45 am

Thank Allison! Good luck in the giveaway! I hope that if you decide to check them out that you will enjoy them :)

Bonnie W

2/23/2021 05:55:45 pm

Love the book covers and look forward to reading as I've added both to my Goodreads pile. With all this snow I've been reading daily.

2/24/2021 09:33:21 am

Thanks Bonnie! I hope that you enjoy it and that the cold hasn't caused too much trouble for ya haha.

Jeff L

2/24/2021 11:03:43 am

What inspires you when you write?

2/26/2021 09:12:40 am

I think one of the more inspiring things that helps me when I write is music. Music in itself is able to tell a story, and when I listen to music I am able to picture the scene that I am trying to write more clearly in my head. If I am writing a battle scene, then I will put on some epic fantasy battle music and just close my eyes and listen, waiting for the scene to start to play itself in my head. If the characters are in the middle of traveling to their next adventurous destination, I put on some calm, peaceful music. I love how music can help inspire our minds and bring out the creativity :)

Daniel M

2/25/2021 06:46:49 pm

like the cover

2/26/2021 09:14:01 am

Thanks Daniel! I appreciate it :) Both of the covers are from important scenes in the book, I hope that if you decide to check it out that you will enjoy what I have written!

Jessica Hays

2/26/2021 06:50:08 pm

I like the look of the cover! It is simple but intriguing!

joy f

2/26/2021 07:43:56 pm

Sounds good.

Bridgett Wilbur

2/27/2021 03:30:48 am

I would love to read your book.

SCOTT BRUNSKILL

2/27/2021 04:52:28 am

My kind of book....wish you every success

Jennifer Alaggio

2/27/2021 10:30:09 am

This book sounds incredible! I would love to read it!

Arthur Begly

2/27/2021 12:28:27 pm

a great fantasy

jose rosado

2/27/2021 01:42:56 pm

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

Sounds like an interesting fantasy book

THX

Betty Curran

2/27/2021 01:49:15 pm

I can't wait to read this. It sounds fantastic.

Buddy Garrett

2/27/2021 02:08:26 pm

It sounds like a great read.

latisha depoortere

2/27/2021 06:42:06 pm

This sounds good thanks for sharing!

Stacey A Smith

2/27/2021 09:30:24 pm

Both covers are great they make you look at them closely trying to figger them out.

2/27/2021 09:59:36 pm

I think I sent the wrong on the instagram was to have @sasluvbooks5 on it.

Leigh Nichols

2/27/2021 09:37:02 pm

Very symbolic cover

megan allen

2/27/2021 09:48:32 pm

This sounds like an epic read! Thanks for sharing!

Jerry Marquardt

2/27/2021 10:03:35 pm

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

Sand

2/27/2021 10:41:37 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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