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The Witch's Touch - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/3/2018

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The Witch's Touch
by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Genre: Urban Fantasy

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Criminals are going missing. Felons or not, Detective Meeks is duty-bound to find them, with little to go on but a suspicious encounter between the latest missing person and a local business owner. As the case unravels, Meeks struggles to make sense of a world he thought he understood. Yet this twist of fate could be his chance to truly making a difference to the community he holds dear.

Amanda Solanke is used to making waves, but never with the police. The last person to see the latest missing criminal, she is dragged to the heart of a police investigation. A small business owner in the eyes of the community, behind closed doors Amanda and her partner Leona guard a magical secret. The closer they are watched, the closer Amanda and Leona come to facing the ultimate danger: exposure.



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​“Do you think anyone noticed?” he asked.
“Not a soul,” Amanda said, grinning when he raised an eyebrow.
“Very funny, ‘Manda.” He squared his shoulders, casting another glance over one of them just in case. “This one’s a fighter.”
“I always thought possessing people must get easier with practice,” she said, sipping her cocktail. “Getting a bit rusty, Leona?”
After all this time, she still found difficulty in referring to her partner whilst she co-habited another person’s body. Particularly someone as detestable as Daniel Hill.
Leona – or Daniel – rolled their eyes.
“Only a Witch would assume it’s easy. Well, maybe a Valkyrie too. Shall we go?”
“Please.”
“All right. Whenever you’re ready.”
Amanda paused, adopted her best glower and threw the rest of her cocktail into Hill’s scrunched face.
“How dare you!” she exclaimed. “I’ve known pigs with better manners!”
Snatching up her handbag, Amanda did her best to stomp in her stilettoes towards the door.


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Rosie Wylor-Owen was born in Worcester, England at the height of baggy jeans and boy-band popularity. Her work has been featured in the literary magazines The Fiction Pool, Anti-Heroin Chic and Ariel Chart, and the Manawaker Studios Podcast. Her short story "Arm-in-Arm with Alchemy" was accepted for publication by Otter Libris for inclusion in the anthology "Magical Crime Scene Investigation." In February 2018 she won third place in the Fiction Writer's Global flash fiction contest for her story "In Exchange for Your Sins".


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Why We Still Need Damsels in Distress Stories

“Damsel in distress.” Don’t you just hate that saying? It reeks of dependency, and paints a picture of a blonde stick figure gasping as she faints at the sight of a mouse skittering by. The phrase has some seriously sexist undertones. It’s not as if there’s a male equivalent, although maybe there should be. Who’s up for making “dude in dire-straits” a thing?

Robin Hood. Aladdin. Peter Pan. All strong men who, when thrown into turmoil, are brilliant enough to become renowned heroes. While a few of our childhood favourites had female leads like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, they were fragile and in desperate need of saving by men. Bonus points if they married said men. Extra bonus points for babies to make their lives complete.
For all the gasping, swooning and foot-popping that women stars have accumulated since stories began, we are starting to show what we’re really made of with some real kick-ass characters in our favourite franchises.
 
Strong Women are Taking Centre Stage
At long last, strong, female leads have commandeered the ship. My favourite film to reference is Wonder Woman, which kicked butt at the box office and is considered a brilliant film by critics, too. Thanks to the fairly new book genre “Young Adult fiction”, women are also getting thrown into adventure in the literary world. (Although let’s please forget Twilight!) Fighting zombies with our bare hands, handling weaponry, leaving the kitchen. *Gasp*.
No longer are we saddled with the old stereotype of dainty, little flowers. Finally, women are being re-defined in the media as strong, capable and multi-dimensional.
 
But We Still Need “Damsel in Distress” Stories
They make women look useless but honestly, we still need “damsel in distress” stories. Before you chase me down the street with bras ablaze, hear me out. In the past, many societies have painted a black-and-white picture of women being fragile and men being strong. Because of this, men in general have found it hard to express their emotions for fear of social repercussions. While it might seem hard to believe, as the stereotype of the submissive, gentle female has been around so long, we as women are in danger of putting this same pressure on ourselves.
 
Balance is the Key
We don’t need stories about strong women and emotional men. What we need is stories about strong people, emotional people and everything in between. We need interesting characters with depth and a chance to develop, whether they be man, woman or neither. We need to be able to find a bit of ourselves in the characters we read about or see in the movies and to be able to see a bit of what we want to become in these same characters. We need books and films to give us something to relate to and something to aspire to.
 
While “damsel in distress” is a black mark on the reputation of women, responsible for many sexist and inaccurate representations, our stories need its essence. If we abolish vulnerability and irrational feelings from our literature, we give ourselves even less to relate to and reinforce the idea that emotion means weakness. Sometimes we all need saving, and pretending that we don’t by banishing these ideas from what we read and watch will damage us in the long run.
We will never be “damsels in distress” or “dudes in dire-straits”, because we all have strength. But we will always need a hand to drag us up from the cliff ledge, today, tomorrow or ten years from now. Vulnerability is inevitable, and for our own sakes, we should not shy away from it. Let’s be in distress, let’s be in dire-straits, and let’s be OK with that.


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32 Comments
James Robert
8/3/2018 03:14:41 am

Thank you for the book description and the opportunity to learn about another great book. I appreciate the giveaway as well.

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Janet W.
8/3/2018 07:16:15 am

Very mysterious and dark cover! Sounds like a great read!

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shelly peterson
8/3/2018 11:55:47 am

This sounds interesting! I like the cover.

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Calvin
8/3/2018 11:59:37 am

You have a strong belief in magic

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Rita Wray
8/3/2018 12:07:32 pm

Sounds like a good book.

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Victoria
8/3/2018 04:26:21 pm

This sounds fantastic!

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wendy hutton
8/3/2018 05:14:37 pm

very mysterious looking cover and the book sounds great

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Dale Wilken
8/3/2018 08:43:33 pm

Sounds great.

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Debbie P
8/3/2018 10:50:47 pm

This book sounds like an awesome read. Congrats on your tour.

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Sherry
8/4/2018 01:19:50 pm

This sounds like a really good book.

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Amy F
8/4/2018 08:23:21 pm

sounds really interesting!

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Lisa Brown
8/5/2018 02:23:17 am

I enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)

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Azeem Isaahaque
8/9/2018 07:47:49 pm

Oh wow! Now this is my type of read!

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Kelly Nicholson
8/10/2018 03:45:56 am

What do you think of the book or the cover?

looks like somebody set a witch free..oh no

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heather
8/11/2018 02:58:32 pm

I would love to read this one this summer.

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Mood Reader
8/13/2018 02:30:29 am

Sounds like an interesting read! :)

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Wendy Jensen
8/13/2018 11:38:08 am

Very fitting book cover!

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Corey Hutton
8/17/2018 03:01:37 am

Good luck with the book and Thanks for the giveaway.

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Lori Pierce
8/20/2018 05:11:51 pm

I love the cover of your new Book.

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Nikki
8/20/2018 07:57:12 pm

I don't like the cover. It looks like a pregnant belly. I think it needs to give a bit more definition and showcase more of the story.

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Doreen
8/25/2018 04:20:56 pm

Congrats on the tour!

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lynn clayton
8/25/2018 11:05:34 pm

what a great read love the cover

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Jackie
8/26/2018 03:37:08 am

Congrats . Love the cover

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Sunnymay
8/30/2018 10:20:56 am

The cover reminds me of the cover for the 1995 movie Jumanji with Robin Williams which also has a book with light springing forth from the pages.

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Daniel M
8/30/2018 07:42:18 pm

really like the cover

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Dave Gibb
8/30/2018 08:26:12 pm

cool cover

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patty
8/31/2018 02:51:57 am

Thanks for the chance !

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Ann Fantom
8/31/2018 07:16:35 pm

I like the cover. Very dark!

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Abigail Gibson
9/2/2018 04:58:11 am

The book cover looks scary.

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Jenn Barlet
9/3/2018 06:28:23 am

I'm intruiged

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Lacey Waters
9/3/2018 11:07:30 am

Gorgeous cover and sounds like an amazing read

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Jerry Marquardt
9/3/2018 11:18:34 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Witch's Touch, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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