The Virus of Beauty Series by C.B. Lyall | $50 Giveaway, Excerpt, & Guest Post
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Series Details
The Virus of Beauty Series: The Virus of Beauty #1 Published by Hazel Publishing on 12/01/2020
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 250
Wilf Gilvary is a teenage wizard who is terrified of using magic. When his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Wilf is plunged into the middle of a political struggle between the witches and wizards in the magical realm.
He'd rather play soccer than practice magic, but he's forced to make a choice between the life of a normal teen and one of wizardry after a powerful virus begins to decimate the witch community.
The cure is spellbound in a journal Wilf inherited from his father, and when his friend Katryna contracts the virus, Wilf understands that he must overcome his fear of magic to unlock the journal's secrets - but will it be too late to save her?
The Veil of Corruption Series: The Virus of Beauty #2 Published by Hazel Publishing on November 12, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
Format: eBook
Pages: 221
After being thrust into a long-standing conflict between the witches and wizards that has destabilized the Magical Realm and finding the antidote for the Virus of Beauty, Wilf would like to return to his normal soccer playing teenage life. But he can’t rest until his stepsister, Myra, is caught and brought to justice.
It’s been three days since Myra took to the skies above Hong Kong and disappeared. Now Wilf is accused of corrupting the Veil, a defensive barrier between the witch and wizard cities. As the spell expands throughout the Magical Realm, it is attacking witches and wizards.
But Wilf would rather embrace his witch friend, Katryna, than his wizard powers. When evil forces have other plans, and they kidnap Katryna, Wilf realizes that he’d do anything to save her and the Magical Realm, even if it means risking his own life by connecting to the primary source of all magic.
The Vassal of Magic Series: Virus of Beauty #3 Published by Hazel Publishing on 05/19/2022
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 320
Wilf Gilvary is a slave to the magic he hates…
Magic’s hold over Wilf is increasing. If only he could tap into his magic’s full potential, then perhaps he could find a way to free himself.
When finding a piece of the shattered Mages Crystal plunges Wilf into the mysteries and power struggles of an ancient realm, he starts to question whether he can ever break free. He even starts to doubt that his affection for Katryna is real.
Wilf is left facing impossible choices: forever abandon his dreams of life as a Normal in Hong Kong, or allow magic, the ancient realm of Mulkulth, and Katryna to perish.
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Excerpt from The Virus of Beauty Series
The Virus of Beauty – Book 1
“Wilf, is that you?” Reginald’s shout was followed by a creaking sound from the basement stairs.
Wilf bolted for the front door. His shoes crunched on the broken glass. He jerked open the door and the bell gave a traitorous jingle. He shot out of the store and back into their living quarters. He barged into the kitchen.
“What happened?” Myra asked, putting down the bread knife.
He threw himself onto a chair, poured cornflakes and milk into a bowl, and shoveled a spoonful into his mouth.
“Wilf,” Myra said, taking on the adult tone she’d started using two years ago, when she’d turned eighteen. “I take it you didn’t find your card in the store.”
“It wasn’t me,” he mumbled through his mouthful of cereal. “But I’ll be blamed. Tell him I was here, having breakfast.”
“Why am I covering for you again?” She folded her arms and tried to look more imposing than her five-foot, two-inch height would allow.
Wilf’s spoon leaped from his hand and splashed into the bowl with the first heavy footstep on the stairs. The faucet stopped dripping and the clock held its next tick. The small kitchen in the Gilvarys’ Hong Kong apartment held its breath.
The kitchen door flew open, and revealed his father, shaking with rage. After a moment, Reginald thrust his hands into his pants pockets.
“You’ve shattered the Mages Crystal.” His lips formed a thin line on his angular face. “It’s been in our family for generations.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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About C B Lyall
C B Lyall was born in Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom. As a child growing up in Northern England in the sixties Carolyn loved sports, reading, and amateur dramatics. She joined a renaissance group, practiced the broadsword, and dreamed of visiting other worlds.
Her passion for what could be drove her forward when faced with everyday struggles. Her first memorable skirmish with gender inequality came at nine years old when she was told that only boys were allowed to play soccer. In response, she simply refused to do any classwork until they changed their old-fashioned policies. She won that battle.
At the age of 18, she took a role as a typist for a nursing school in Middlesbrough. She then moved to London and enrolled in night school. She was quickly recognized for her ability to fit in anywhere and for not being afraid to push back on the predominantly male leadership. She eventually became a project manager in software development and micro-computers, bridging the gap between computer programmers and management.
Her dream to travel was finally realized in 1990 when she moved to New York City, USA, with her husband and the first of three sons. This was the steppingstone to a lifelong adventure that has taken her and her family to India, Belgium, and Hong Kong.
Raising her family in multiple countries around the world, she saw that each move, while a shock, was an opportunity for her sons to redefine themselves against new challenges and different cultural norms. Now that her sons have left home, Carolyn has used her passion for the fantastic to create a world where everyday gender inequalities are at the forefront of a world-ending conflict.
She shares this story through the eyes of a young man who is suddenly thrust into this new world along with all of his own woes and prejudices. The introduction to this world is in Carolyn’s debut YA fantasy novel, “The Virus of Beauty,” due to be released July 31, 2019 under C B Lyall.
Carolyn has published two short stories in an annual anthology by 25 Servings of Soop. She wrote a number of articles for the American Women’s Associates Magazine. Fueled by her love of the works of Terry Pratchett, Sarah J Maas, Cassandra Clare, Brandon Sanderson, and others, Carolyn has completed a number of writing courses, which included a Master Fantasy/Science Fiction writers course with Gotham Writers’ Workshop, a YA Voice class and Advance Novel Writing course at Sarah Lawrence College’s Writing Institute.
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Guest Post from C.B. Lyall
Balancing Life and Writing
The balancing is easier now that I’m an empty nester, however, my husband has recently retired, so we are still working out our new life routine.
When the children were young, I used to wake at 5:30 AM and write until it was time to start the school morning routine. Now, I prefer to write around 2 PM. The mornings are for admin work, exercise, tennis or golf, and chores.
I keep a detailed schedule on my desk with a weekly ‘To Do List’. After I’ve exercised, I then tick off a few items or attend to any errands. After 2 PM, I like to sit down to write. My session target is 1,000 words. Some days I’ll exceed this target, and other days I’ll fall short. But, it’s important that I sit down at my desk five days out of seven and write.
When I first began writing, I used to wait for inspiration and then sit down and type away. I’ve learned over the years that even when you don’t feel like writing, you have to make yourself sit down. I have a list of prompts to use on days when my creativity needs some help. I also like to interview my characters and ask them for ideas. That’s how I learned Wilf thought he’d accidentally killed his mother with magic when he was a child. No wonder he didn’t want to be a wizard!
I like the routine of writing in the afternoon. You have to find what works for you, but the most important thing is to write each day. A page a day gives you a first draft in a year.
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Full Tour Schedule:
May 31: Andi’s Young Adult Books
June 2: Hope. Dreams. Life… Love
June 7: Rogue’s Angels
June 9: Kit ‘N Kabookle
June 14: Literary Gold
June 16: Read Your Writes Book Reviews
June 21: Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
June 23: All the Ups and Downs
June 28: Sandra’s Book Club
June 30: Travel the AGes
July 12: Eye-Rolling Demigod’s Book Blog
July 14: Fabulous and Brunette
July 19: The Avid Reader – review
July 21: Just Bookish Things
July 26: fundinmental
July 28: Sybrina’s Book Blog
August 2: Gina Rae Mitchell
August 4: The Faerie Review
August 9: The Obsessed Reader
August 11: Our Town Book Reviews
August 16: Jazzy Book Reviews
August 18: Lamon Reviews
August 23: Novels Alive
August 25: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
August 30: Bibliomanaic Aza
September 1: Author C.A.Milson
September 6: Westveil Publishing
September 8: Straight From the Library
September 13: Books in the Hall
September 15: Long and Short Reviews
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The book series sounds very intriguing. Great covers!
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Really nice covers and excerpts, looking forward to reading this!
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The covers are great.
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This sounds like a riveting book series that will captivate readers.
Thank you for sharing your guest post and books’ details, The Virus of Beauty Series sounds like a must read for my teen-aged grandchildren and I. Is the series complete now or can we expect more stories in the future?
The Series is now complete. I hope you enjoy reading it.
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