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Mari
Mancusi is a two-time Emmy award-winning television producer and author of
novels for adults and teens. A graduate of Boston University, she now lives in
Austin, Texas, with her husband and young daughter. When not writing or producing
she enjoys traveling, snowboarding, reading fantasy novels, and her favorite
guilty pleasure: video games.
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A Connecticut Fashionista in King
Arthur’s Court
by Mari
Mancusi
BLURB:
"Sparkling debut...a nice twist on the modern girl's search
for prince charming." -- Publisher's Weekly
Once upon a time there lived an outspoken fashion editor named
Kat, who certainly was not your typical damsel in distress. But when a gypsy
curse sent her back in time to the days of King Arthur, she found she'd need
every ounce of her 21st century wits (and pop culture references) to navigate
the legend. After all, surviving a magical plot, an evil prince, and a case of
mistaken identity--all without changing history or scuffing your Manolos--takes
some doing!
Luckily, she's got her very own knight in shining armor, Lancelot
du Lac, on her side. The honorable-to-a-fault and devastatingly handsome
champion insists on helping her out, even though she's not quite sure she wants
him to. After all, shouldn't he be off romancing Queen Guenevere or something?
Will Kat manage to stay out of trouble long enough to get back to her beloved
lattes, cosmopolitans and cashmere? And what will Lancelot's forbidden love
mean for the kingdom of Camelot?
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Excerpt:
I look back at the castle, my breath
catching in my throat. Now that we've headed down the hill a bit I can see the
building in its entirety. It's huge, seeming to be carved from the very rocky
cliff on which it sits. Its whitewashed stone walls rise to what looks to be a
hundred feet high. Tall towers pierce the blue sky, their golden spires
catching the sun, nearly blinding me with their brilliance.
Where the hell am I?
Fear shoots daggers through my
heart, delivering an unpleasant adrenaline rush. Something is very, very wrong.
There should not be a magnificent castle like this anywhere in upstate New
York. In fact, I doubt anything like this exists anywhere in America. And the
screwed-up thing is that it looks completely new. Shining even. Not crumbling
ruins like the castles in Europe. Even the ones they keep up for tourists look
a bit rundown. But this ... well, I've never seen anything like it.
Where am I?
As we descend a steep, rocky path,
the horse taking slow careful steps, I really start to panic. My heart is
beating a mile a minute, and I contemplate jumping off the horse and making a
run for it. But a run where?
Just wait till we get to the
village. I take deep, soothing breaths—the kind they teach you in yoga
class—and try to focus. At least in the village I'll be able to get help. Call
a cab. Get a ride to the airport if they've taken me far away. Oh, man, why has
this happened to me? What if I've been taken to, like, Nepal or some other
faraway country? Do I even have enough money on my Visa to book my ticket back?
Oh, why did I succumb to that last Macy's one-day sale?
Book is available on Amazon and is part of the Kindle Unlimited program.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Mari
Mancusi is a two-time Emmy award-winning television producer and author of
novels for adults and teens. A graduate of Boston University, she now lives in
Austin, Texas, with her husband and young daughter. When not writing or producing
she enjoys traveling, snowboarding, reading fantasy novels, and her favorite
guilty pleasure: video games.
Connect with Mari on the web!
website:
www.marimancusi.com
Blog:
www.marimancusi.blogspot.com
Twitter:
@marimancusi
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/bloodcovenvampires
Instagram:
marimancusi
Book
is available on Amazon and is part of the Kindle Unlimited program.
Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/1qUdT16
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