Hi guys, we have CJane Elliott with her newest release Stepping Through, CJane lets you have a very sneak peek at an excerpt and has a great giveaway. So peeps enjoy the post, read my review and then click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~
Stepping Through
by
CJane Elliott
Cameron Wheeler’s life is all mapped out: he’ll finish business school, return home to Vermont, get a job, and marry his high-school girlfriend. He’s packed away what he really wants—a career as a musician—because he knows it’s never going to happen. But Cameron’s well-planned life is turned upside down when he walks into a musty jewelry shop in LA and meets the mysterious Apollo, who tells him to “follow his soul, not his past.” Apollo’s magical presence spurs Cameron to discover and follow his true path, in life and in love.
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Excerpt:
May I help you?”
When Cameron turned, he forgot to speak. Standing there was a man—a beautiful creature, whispered a voice in Cameron’s head. He didn’t quite look of this world. He was tall with dark hair swept off his face, its highlights of turquoise and green reminding Cameron of the peacock feathers he’d been looking at earlier. Dressed all in black, he was adorned with silver earrings, necklace, and rings, and his eyes were lined with purple. And what amazing eyes they were: sea green, ocean gray, ancient, wise, and warmly regarding Cameron as if the man knew him well. His generous mouth curved in a small smile. He looked to Cameron like some fantastic nobleman from the eighteenth century.
About CJane
After years of hearing characters chatting away in her head, CJane Elliott finally decided to put them on paper and hasn’t looked back since. A psychotherapist by training, CJane enjoys writing sexy, passionate stories that also explore the human psyche. CJane has traveled all over North America for work and her characters are travelers, too, traveling down into their own depths to find what they need to get to the happy ending.
CJane is an ardent supporter of gay equality and is particularly fond of coming out stories.
In her spare time, CJane can be found dancing, listening to music, or watching old movies. Her husband and son support her writing habit by staying out of the way when they see her hunched over, staring intensely at her laptop.
You can contact CJane at cjaneelliott@gmail.com. Her website is http://www.cjaneelliott.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CJaneElliott and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cjane.elliott
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Review
Author: CJane Elliott
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
Length: Short (52pgs)
ISBN: 978-1-63216-071-3
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (20th August 2014)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Level: ♥♥♥ 3 Hearts
Reviewer: Pixie
Blurb: Cameron Wheeler’s life is all mapped out: he’ll finish business school, return home to Vermont, get a job, and marry his high-school girlfriend. He’s packed away what he really wants—a career as a musician—because he knows it’s never going to happen. But Cameron’s well-planned life is turned upside down when he walks into a musty jewelry shop in LA and meets the mysterious Apollo, who tells him to “follow his soul, not his past.” Apollo’s magical presence spurs Cameron to discover and follow his true path, in life and in love.
Purchase Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5331
Review: Cameron has his life all figured out, finish business school, return home and get a job and then marry his girlfriend – but the dreams of being a musician are buried deep, forgotten for the life he is expected to live. When Cameron goes looking for wedding rings he finds the mysterious Apollo who tempts him to ‘follow his soul’ and so much more, but will Cameron find the will to give up what is expected of him and go after what his soul desires?
This is an interesting little urban fantasy story that has a very mystical feel to it. Cameron has been guided to his choices through expectation, expected to get a girlfriend (and to deny his urges to himself), expected to go to college for a business degree, expected to marry and have kids, expected to live a boring unfulfilling life… but the day he walks into a jewellery shop everything begins to change for him as he is tempted with his soul’s and heart’s desire. Apollo tempts Cameron like nothing else, but Cameron fights against his yearnings. Being pulled apart by his soul and his head begins to take its toll, but just as Cameron accepts what he truly wants he discovers that Apollo is not who he seems.
I did enjoy this story; it’s a very mystical type of story with seemingly magical moments and strange happenings. Cameron is a great character who is falling into a life he doesn’t really want, meeting Apollo stirs something within him something long forgotten and quashed. As Cameron is pulled this way and that by his dreams and the reality of life he discovers that he has to live life for himself and not for anyone else. I did find the struggle that Cameron faces to be quite realistic even in its fantasy setting, how we sometimes bury our dreams because of what is expected of us, how we become dissatisfied with what we are doing but feel that we can’t rock the boat.
I loved how Cameron set himself on his path to happiness and the slight twist where he meets someone very familiar who has a very similar experience in a similar timeline, and it gives us hope that Cameron will find the happiness he deserves. The writing style is very good; it draws us in at certain times as though we are seeing the story through hazy smoke making us believe that it really is mystical at times. While we don’t see a great deal of Cameron and his love interest it is perfectly done so we know that they will be happy together, it is difficult to be too forthcoming because Apollo isn’t who we first thought but he does have a huge impact when we discover who the love interest is… confused? Yeah me too and I read the book LOL
I recommend this to those who love self-exploration, fixing things before it’s too late, discovering hope, finding a spark of love, fantasy mystical settings and a hope for the future for the ones who take a chance on their souls desires.
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