Potion: A Witchy Fairy Tale by Dorlana Vann | Book Blast, Excerpt, and $25 Giveaway
A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
Potion: A Witchy Fairy Tale by Dorlana Vann Published by Independent on 08/01/2022
Genres: Witches, Young Adult Fiction, Urban Fantasy
Format: eBook
Pages: 247
#WitchesBeBitches
A Contemporary Retelling.
Eight years ago, the wicked witch held Hansel Lucas Jaeger and his sister, Melrose, captive. They barely escaped with their lives. Now, with high school, a garage band, and a part time job, Lucas finally feels normal.
But everything changes when Lucas sees his awkward, loner sister, hanging out with Star, one of the hot and hated popular girls known as The Bitches. At first, he’s just confused, but when he sees the tarot cards between them, he’s reminded of the curse the witch cast on Melrose.
His fears escalate when Star warns him about two witches from school who plan on using his sister for a ritual. Lucas wants to trust Star; he needs someone to confide in since Melrose thinks his fear of witchcraft is irrational. But Star is unpredictable and has toyed with his emotions before.As Lucas searches for answers, more mysteries begin to unravel about Melrose’s childhood, Star’s motives, and his own family legacy. Lucas will have to make life and death decisions; but whom can he trust, and how do you rescue someone who doesn’t want to be saved?
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Excerpt from Potion: A Witchy Fairy Tale
He knew why he had to destroy the card, sort of, he had felt the threat in his bones. What he couldn’t understand was why Melrose didn’t sense anything wrong. “Don’t you remember what happened in the woods?” he said easily, glancing at her to see if there was any spark of memory.
She shrugged. “No, I don’t, not really, and I don’t want to.”
Melrose had managed to block out the first eight years of her life, and his mom called him the forgetful one. “Well, I do, but what I forgot, or pushed aside, until that moment in there, was the curse.”
“Curse? Really? There’s no such thing as curses. Come on.”
“I don’t know what else to call it, but the witch made you say that rhyme.” He squeezed his eyes together, trying to remember. “Something about transforming Venus into a witch in eight years.”
Silence seeped into the backyard. They both turned their attention to the fire when it crackled, old trash igniting.
“Melrose, think. It’s been almost exactly eight years—”
“So what?” she spat.
“I think you’re Venus.”
Melrose crossed her arms and huffed. “So, I’m a planet?”
“Your birth name,” he said, trying to ignore her mocking tone. “Your real name. I know you don’t remember, and I never mentioned it because I was trying to put all that behind me, too.”
“I think I would have remembered if that was my name.”
“Really? But you don’t remember anything else? Whatever. Your name isn’t important. What I’m trying to tell you is that something is sketch.” He pointed toward the house. “You gotta stay away from anyone who plays around with that witchcraft shit so you don’t trigger … you know.”
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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About Dorlana Vann
Dorlana Vann loves taking elements from fairy tales (characters, mood, moral, plot) and mixing them with a paranormal element and then dropping them in a contemporary setting.
She has several supernatural fairytale-inspired stories, including novels, a short story collection, and Kindle Vella series. Her latest adventure is A Witchy Fairy Tale series; book 1: Potion.
Besides writing, life is all about family, food, book-club, BBQ team, festivals, trivia (even though she's horrible at it), and drinking on patios – All of which she shares on Instagram 😊
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Giveaway!
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Lovely cover, great excerpt, Potion: A Witchy Fairy Tale sounds like a magical read that my granddaughter and I will enjoy! Good luck with your book, thanks for sharing it with me and have a spectacular day!
Hi Gina,
Thank you very much for hosting Potion’s book tour 🙂
You are most welcome, Dorlana. I hope to have you back many more times.
Thanks for hosting!
Dorlana Vann is a new author to me but I want to thank this blog for the introduction.
I look forward to reading this book.
Hi Audrey,
Nice to meet you 🙂 And yay! I hope you will enjoy the story.
Potion: A Witchy Fairy Tale by Dorlana Vann sounds like a book that will charm many readers.
Thanks Nancy! I sure hope so lol