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BOWS:  Book Owl Word Search!  Purple team!

5/20/2021

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 Welcome! If you are participating in BOWS (Book Owl Word Search), you've landed on the right page for the Purple Team!  Not sure how to play? Read here first.  Hi, I'm author Amy Bearce and my book, Shortcuts, recently re-released from Snowy Wings Publishing.  Book 2, Detours, is out this August.

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Everyone, meet PARKER. She wanted to greet you herself and share a bit.

Hey y'all, thanks for stopping by!  Just so you know, you're in good hands because I know a lot about having fun and taking care of people.  I'm not only the winner of the Miss Divine Pecan Pageant (twice) and head of the 8th grade dance committee, but I'm also a secret psychic empath (and the word psychic seems pretty important, all bolded and purple like that on the page.) Being a psychic empath means I like to keep people around me feeling good, so I can, too. 

Sometimes my closest friends ask me what it's like to feel other people's emotions.  They can't do that-- but they've got other awesome gifts. Deshawn can listen in from a distance to what people say. A psychic eavesdropper, if you will. Super handy when you need to know the real scoop.  Ethan (my forever crush but DO NOT TELL him!) can move things with his minds. Not big things, mind you-- but enough to get us in trouble if someone ever saw his pencil leap back into his fingers from the floor.  He's not exactly as careful as he could be.  (But you should see him play the drums...*swoon*).  And my very best-bestie has visions sometimes. Yeah, like, of the future. They aren't the clearest or anything, but when Avery speaks, we listen.

The thing is, Avery warned us that the new girl Mia is going to get us caught by some mega-bad guys if we don't help the poor thing to feel better fast.  Since happiness is kinda my gig, I'm up to bat.  One happy Mia coming up...but it's tricky.  See, not only does she randomly blare pain at me like a semi-truck passing by, the rest of the time, she's got some sort of natural wall that keeps me from reading what's in her heart.  I'm going to have to pull out all the stops to help her. 

That's okay.  I like a challenge.  And I always win. ​

Umm, okay, thank you, Parker!  How about a glimpse into what her gift is like to experience, since she didn't really get around to it here.  She's a little distractible sometimes, but we love her just the way she is.
I couldn’t sense everyone’s feelings all the time, thank goodness, but sudden or powerful emotions often slipped past other people’s natural walls to ambush me. Some flares of emotion were like fireworks: sudden and bright, then gone in a heartbeat. More powerful feelings slid slowly from my senses, stubborn ghosts that would rather haunt than disappear.

All emotions faded sooner or later, though.  Some just needed a little help, especially on Mondays, a day full of extra zips from weekend fights and flirtations.

Today was definitely a Monday. ​
Full of psychic powers, secrets, crushes, and fun friendships, SHORTCUTS is upper middle grade, perfect for ages 10-14, but also enjoyable for older readers who are young at heart!  Detours is the next book in the series and is also told from Parker's point of view, showing what happens when two psychic divas clash. 

If you'd like to win an e-ARC of the book 2, Detours, for early review, just leave a comment in the blog! Up to ten winners will be selected!  Winners will be notified in a reply comment here on May 24th.
 
About SHORTCUTS:

If you could change people’s hearts, would you?

As a psychic empath, Parker Mills can sense strong emotions in others, and the new girl, Mia, is so sad it’s like a punch in the gut. It hurts Parker to be around the hurting, and she prefers parties over pain any day.  That’s why she’s developed a toolkit of tutoring, coaching, and match-making to keep everyone around her as happy as possible.  But Mia isn’t interested in any of Parker’s tips and tricks.  This is more than just annoying (which it totally is.)
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Parker is one of four secret psychics in their small town, and her precog bestie has a vision that Mia’s pain will lead to the psychics’ discovery by some very dangerous people looking for human lab rats. It’ll all go down at the middle school Halloween dance if they can’t help Mia first.  But when Parker’s gift goes haywire, keeping everyone safe suddenly gets a whole lot harder, and with the dance looming, she’s running out of time to stop the coming destruction.
 Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to write down the secret word for your search and leave a comment if you'd like to be entered to win an e-ARC of Detours. I think Parker spilled the beans, but in case you missed it, my secret word is  PSYCHIC.  

For your next stop for Purple Team BOWS,  you'll get to learn more about fantasy author Jeffrey L. Kohanek and his books! Hop on over to his website now:   https://jeffreylkohanek.com  (It's on the main page...scroll down a bit if you don't see it.)

Finished with Purple Team's posts?  Pick a new team and start all  over!   
https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book-owl-word-search/bows-teams/

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4 Comments
Michelle Willms
5/20/2021 01:28:31 pm

I would love to win an early review copy. Your books sound fantastic. I was once surrounded by what I called "psychic vampires." These were people who liked to such all the energy out of my aura, or "happy balloon." I was usually an upbeat person, and seemed to draw people to me who were loaded with problems. Some of them could give me a headache quite quickly, just by draining my energy. In those days, I was an extrovert. Now, I'm an introvert, bordering on becoming agoraphobic. Thank you for this chance to win.

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Amy Bearce link
5/24/2021 04:46:02 pm

Hi Michelle! Congratulations! You've won an eARC of Detours AND a bonus ebook of Shortcuts to get you set up in the series! Just use my contact form (on my contact page) to let me know which email address to send to, and I'll email you the links for you to claim both e-copies! (And I won't use your email for any other purpose, promise.)

Thanks so much for commenting! I'm sorry to hear you've had some challenging interactions with people in the past. Maybe this book series will really resonate with you. Thanks again!

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Theresa
5/23/2021 06:06:47 am

I love MG books!! They are so much fun to read!

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Amy Bearce link
5/24/2021 04:48:37 pm

Hi Theresa! I agree with you-- I love reading and writing MG books! I hope you'll enjoy this upper MG series, because you've won an e-book of DETOURS and a bonus e-book of SHORTCUTS to get you started! To claim your copies, just reach out to me via my Contact form and let me know where to email the links to for these copies. I won't use your email for any other purpose. I really appreciate you stopping by and joining in BOWS2021!

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    • The Worst Villain Ever
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