New Cover alert! Keir by Pippa Jay

My level of excitement for this should be illegal. Seriously. Without further ado:

Blurb:

A demon waiting to die...

An outcast reviled for his discolored skin and rumors of black magic, Keirlan de
Corizi sees no hope for redemption. Imprisoned beneath the palace that was once
his home, the legendary 'Blue Demon of Adalucian' waits for death to finally
free him of his curse. But salvation comes in an unexpected guise.

A woman determined to save him.

Able to cross space and time with a wave of her hand, Tarquin Secker has spent
eternity on a hopeless quest. Drawn by a compulsion she can't explain, she
risks her apparent immortality to save Keir, and offers him sanctuary on her
home-world, Lyagnius. But Quin has secrets of her own.

When Keir mistakenly unleashes the dormant alien powers within him and earns exile
from Lyagnius, Quin chooses to stand by him. Can he master his newfound
abilities in time to save Quin from the darkness that seeks to possess her?

Keir is Book One of the Redemption series and part of the Travellers
Universe. Previously released by Lyrical Press Inc. 7th May 2012 and a SFR
Galaxy Award for SciFi Romance for Best May-December Romance (2012), Aspen Gold
Readers Choice Award 3rd place finalist (2013), Readers' Favorite International
Book Award finalist(2012), The Kindle Book Review’s Best Indie Book Awards
Nominee for Best SciFi/Fantasy (2013)

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Bio:

After spending twelve years working as an Analytical Chemist in a Metals and Minerals
laboratory, Pippa Jay is now a stay-at-home mum who writes scifi and the
supernatural. Somewhere along the way a touch of romance crept into her work
and refused to leave. In between torturing her plethora of characters, she
spends the odd free moment playing guitar very badly, punishing herself with
freestyle street dance, and studying the Dark Side of the Force. Although
happily settled in the historical town of Colchester in the UK with her husband
of 21 years and three little monsters, she continues to roam the rest of the
Universe in her head.

Pippa Jay is a dedicated member of the Science Fiction Romance Brigade, blogging at Spacefreighters Lounge, Adventures in Scifi, and Romancing the Genres.
Her works include YA and adult stories crossing a multitude of subgenres from
scifi to the paranormal, often with romance, and she’s one of eight authors
included in a science fiction romance anthology—Tales from the SFR Brigade.
She’s also a double SFR Galaxy Award winner, been a finalist in the Heart of
Denver RWA Aspen Gold Contest (3rd place), the EPIC eBook awards, and the GCC
RWA Silken Sands Star Awards (2nd place).

You can stalk her at her website, or at her blog, but without doubt
her favorite place to hang around and chat is on Twitter as @pippajaygreen.

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FREE PROMO FRIDAY - Keir by Pippa Jay

Welcome to the inaugural FREE PROMO FRIDAY here at Going from Nobody to Somebody. Today's excerpt comes from the wonderful and talented Pippa Jay. In case you missed it, I reviewed Keir back in July.

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 “Quin,” Keir whispered urgently. “You have to go. Now. Leave me and walk away.”

“No, I’m not leaving you.”

Tugging him upright, Quin carried on walking at a slow but deliberate pace through the silent throng of watchers. Two young children closest to them scuttled out of the way and a woman snatched back a third. They’d only taken a few steps farther when the younger man returned with half a dozen others, ranging from a teenage boy to a gray-haired man armed with a long knife. He barred their way as two or three others took to each side, hemming them in. The dogs crouched, growling, but were called off by another young lad who backed away as the strangers kept coming.

When it became clear the older man had no intention of moving, Quin spoke. “Can you let us pass, please? We mean you no harm.”

Muttering came from the people behind. Quin realized they were now completely encircled, and more men seemed to be running up from the fields below the village. She waited, hoping the elder had the authority to say yes or no, that he would give them the chance to leave in peace. Their continued silence disturbed her, and her back felt horribly exposed.

“We want to get to the city. Will you let us through, please?”

The old man looked at those behind Quin and nodded. A twist of dread knotted in her stomach as she recognized the sound of at least one knife being drawn, and sensed the ring of people closing in.

“We, y’say?” asked the elder, crossing his arms. “Are ye with him, then?”

“No, she is not,” said Keir, but Quin hushed him.

“We don’t want any trouble. We’re going to the city. My friend is hurt.”

“That is nae friend to anyone, girl,” the old man responded, shaking his head. “Do ye want to be cursed? Are ye a devil too, with that hair of yours?”

“I don’t understand,” Quin persisted. “What has he done to you?”

Suddenly, someone grabbed her from behind, their arms around her throat and waist as they dragged her backward. She froze as another hand came into view waving a knife in her face, the threat made clear. Without her support, Keir dropped to the ground and another man, his face crisscrossed with scars, grasped the back of his robes.

“Maybe she has nae seen it right,” the elder continued, his tone mild. “Best show her the truth, Caiman.”

Muted sunlight flashed from a blade in motion. Quin wriggled in panic, expecting a fatal strike on her companion’s undefended back. Instead, the sound of ripping cloth filled the air as Caiman slashed the robes and rags into useless tatters, stripping Keir’s head and back to reveal the so-called demon underneath.
For a moment, Quin stared. Shock blazed a hot trail through her veins. Oh, Hades, I never thought it would be human!

Review: Keir - Pippa Jay Green

Outcast. Cursed. Dying. Is Keir beyond redemption?

For Keirlan de Corizi--the legendary 'Blue Demon' of Adalucien--death seems the only escape from a world where his discolored skin marks him as an oddity and condemns him to life as a pariah. But salvation comes in an unexpected guise: Tarquin Secker, a young woman who can travel the stars with a wave of her hand. 

But Quin has secrets of her own. She's spent eternity searching through space and time with a strange band of companions at her back. Defying her friends' counsel, Quin risks her apparent immortality to save Keir. She offers him sanctuary and a new life on her home world, Lyagnius. 

When Keir mistakenly unleashes his dormant alien powers and earns instant exile from Quin's home world, will she risk everything to stand by him again?


Number one, Is that cover not seriously hawt? All right, moving on to an actual review. *Glances at cover one more time.* 

OK, I think I'm ready now. I. Loved. This. Loved it. It's some of the best science fiction I've read in a while, with two incredibly different main characters who discover that they're not so different after all.

Yes, there are alien races, yes there are other planets, but deep down, what I love most about this book is that it's a book about people.

Keir has been ostracized his entire life because of his blue skin. Otherwise seemingly normal, Keir has been forced to hide in the shadows, scavenge for food, and fend off attackers since a young age. As a result, he's incredibly distrusting. When he first meets Quin, he's being held in a storage room, a beaten and battered prisoner. The pair manages to escape, leading them down a road where Keir finds not only acceptance, but a deep, abiding love.

Of course, that's not all, and you're gonna have to read the book to find out. The world(s) Pippa creates are wonderfully done, each having its own customs, lore, and geology. Nothing felt...contrived, or too difficult to understand, if that makes any sense. Each world the characters travel to feels like it could exist somewhere, and the different alien races are fleshed out with their own political issues, customs, etc. 

At its heart, Keir is a story of love and redemption for both Keir and Quin, two incredibly broken people who find healing with one another. Though Keir has suffered the most physically and mentally, Quin has suffered emotionally. Immortal after the destruction of her world, Quin has traveled the stars searching for the being responsible for destroying everything and everyone she loved. She's loved and lost along the way, and each loss has left its scar. Once she starts falling for her Smurfin companion, she wonders if he could ever love her, but buries her feelings. The middle of the book is when their love story truly starts, and it's pretty amazing to read. I laughed and cried with both as they found their ways to each other. 

And just FYI, the last 20 pages or so nearly scarred me. I was almost bawling.

Pippa Jay's Keir is most definitely a fantastic science fiction read (admittedly, I read it all in one day). It's also a fantastic read that happens to be science fiction. I would recommend this heavily.

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