The Guardian of the Opera: Nocturne is out this Friday! That’s five days away, and I’m counting down this week by introducing some of the principal characters, one each day. We’re starting off with Madame Giry – a little more important in my version than most, because she is, after all, my heroine’s mother.
Look for Nocturne on June 5th in Kindle, paperback and hardback, and pre-order your Kindle copy today.
It’s time again for the Friday Face-Off meme, created by Books by Proxy, with weekly topics hosted by Lynn’s Book Blog. The idea is to put up different covers for one book, and select a favorite.
This week’s theme is: Silhouette – an island, a person, anything you like
My brain is already in a Phantom place (because my book comes out in a week!) and when you hand me a prompt like “silhouette,” well…of course I’m going to think of a shadowy masked man. Surprisingly, not that many cover artists think that way! So I decided I’d bend the rules on this one a little, and feature a variety of books – but all versions of the Phantom of the Opera – with some shadowy silhouettes.
Not a person silhouette, but this is a city in silhouette, and actually kind of a cool cover. I…can’t really recommend the book though…
As the release of my book Nocturne approaches, I’m offering a few glimpses of the story by sharing some quotes. Today’s quote reflects one aspect of Meg’s journey as a character – the Phantom represents exciting, impossible things to her, and she’s always wanted to know more about him. Her journey over the course of the trilogy, though, is to take ownership of her own story.
Look for Nocturne on June 5th in Kindle, paperback and hardback, and pre-order your Kindle copy today.
With Nocturne coming out in just a few weeks, you can probably expect a lot of Phantom around here for a while! Today is no exception, as my review today is of one of the major Phantom of the Opera versions: the 2004 Andrew Lloyd Webber movie, starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum. I have mixed feelings about this one – and a theory involving Raoul and unreliable narration to explain everything from strange costume choices to the Phantom’s unstable character… Enjoy watching!
As you MAY have heard once or twice, my next book, Nocturne, will be out June 5th. I would normally throw a book launch and signing party, but seeing as we’re in a pandemic, gathering lots of people together to share pizza and pass books back and forth is not going to be happening in the near future. So the good news is that I’m throwing a virtual launch party instead – so you can attend whether you live down the street or on the other side of the world!
I’ve set up an online event on Facebook and will be posting there throughout Launch Weekend with fun Phantom trivia, chances to share your best mask photo, details about the book, and more. I will also be streaming a live video presentation on YouTube talking about the book, reading an excerpt, and answering questions. It’s all strange and different, but I think it will be fun!
If you want to get this on your calendar, head over to join the Facebook event, and vote in the poll for the best time for the video presentation. And if you’re not on Facebook, don’t worry – I’ll be posting the link to the YouTube presentation here too, as soon as I schedule the livestream (which sounds contradictory, but is in fact a thing).
And as always, you can find out more about Nocturne here, and don’t forget that pre-orders are already available!
Tales of the Marvelous 