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Fairly Certain by Deborah Ann Davis

1/29/2016

 
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Petir takes a rough tumble in the Connecticut woods, but awakens in the middle of old England. His instinct to freak out is tempered by the arrival of a fair maiden wearing a bow...and arrow. Throwing caution to the wind, Petir decides he has nothing to lose by pursuing Maid Rianne. But when she is captured by the enemy, a geek with no ability to defend himself must find a way to rescue the fair maiden.

EXCERPT:
 
 “Some water, if you please, mistress,” said Rianne to the florid woman behind the bar.
 
Mistress Nora handed over the requested water before recognizing Rianne’s grin. Anxiously, the bartender looked around for trouble.
 
“You should not be here, my lady,” Mistress Nora whispered. “The sheriff’s men are everywhere.”
 
“Aye, but I carry a message from your son,” intoned Rianne.
 
“A message from my—” Mistress Nora grimly placed her hands on her hips. “He is not watching the jousting tournament with Little John, I take it?”
 
“No. He has run away to the forest to join our merry band,” said Rianne. Checking for eavesdroppers, she delivered Christopher’s note.
 
Mistress Nora unrolled it and laughed. “Prithee, Mother and Father,” she read. “Allow us one night together in the forest. I will return forthwith on the morrow.” She sighed and leaned on the bar with her head in her hands. “Well, at least he spelled everything correctly.”
 
Rianne chuckled. “Mistress Molly will have him delivered forthwith today if that is your wish,” she assured the irate mother.
 
“What was that boy thinking?” Mistress Nora responded in frustration.
 
“What news, fair Rianne?” Allan Lee came up behind her, carrying a tray of dirty dishes.
 
“Our son has abandoned us for the forest.” Mistress Nora bleakly handed the note to her husband to read.
 
“The answer is yes,” he said after a moment.
 
“Alan!”
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About Deborah:
​I’m DEBORAH ANN DAVIS, and I write Quirky New/Young Adult Fiction with a Twist. I began writing when searching for inspiration for my 5th grade English Journal. Lo and behold, my world was full of funny tales just waiting to be told. It never occurred to me to pursue writing, not even when I discovered my flare for telling stories at college parties.
 
After a string of undergrad majors, I realized I could reach a captive audience EVERY DAY in the public school system. As you probably know, teenagers love to laugh, and what could be more entertaining than Biology, Earth Science, and Environmental Science? I jumped into teaching with both feet and loved it for 27 years. It came with an added bonus: Once teens know you like to laugh, they want to make you laugh. Go figure.
 
Twelve years after our first kiss, I reunited with, and married my childhood sweetheart. Together we coached our daughter's AAU Basketball Team, which swept States two years in a row. (Yay!) Then, for several years, our daughter and our money went to college.
 
During a particularly nasty bout of Lyme disease, I turned to Fitness to boost my Health, and to Writing to boost my Happiness. Currently, I am a healthy and happy Educational Speaker and a Certified Personal Trainer who loves to write.
 
We presently reside on a lovely lake in Connecticut. When I’m not writing novels for my Love of Fairs series, I enjoy dabbling with living a sustainable life, dancing, playing outside, and laughing really hard every day. I also promote increasing movement throughout your day as Wiggle Writer in my Merry Meddling blog at http://deborahanndavis.com/merry-meddling/ .

Social Media Links:
You can track my meddling on https://twitter.com/DeborahAnnDavis  or

https://twitter.com/WiggleWriter 
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/DeborahAnndDavis ,
 
www.Facebook.com/DeborahAnnDavisAuthor ,
 
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9220018.Deborah_Ann_Davis 


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Deborah will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Follow the you and comment; the more you comment the better your chances of winning.
Here's the link to the tour:
​http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.ca/2015/12/excerpt-tour-fairly-certain-by-deborah.html
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Goddess Fish Promotions link
1/29/2016 02:37:51 am

Thanks for hosting!

Ree Dee
1/29/2016 02:46:25 am

I loved the excerpt today! Thank you for the delightful tour!

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 07:36:13 am

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Ree Dee! I certainly did.

nikolina
1/29/2016 03:23:46 am

Happy to be a part of this tour, thank you for sharing!

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 07:37:50 am

Thank you for posting comments, Nikolina. I had a lot of fun.

momjane
1/29/2016 04:48:38 am

Another great excerpt. This sounds like a very good book.

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 07:41:25 am

Thank you! Again, for any newcomers, you can read an entire chapter from Fairly Certain at http://DeborahAnnDavis.com/books.
You can also read a chapter from my next book, Fairly Safe, the second in my Love Of Fairs series. (Get it? not 'love affairs')

Mai T.
1/29/2016 04:49:11 am

What character in a book would you like to sucker punch in the face?

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 07:42:54 am

I'd like to sucker punch Lord Robert, most definitely. Handsome and smug are enough to set me off, but when you add mean and self-serving, well...

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 07:44:10 am

For the record, I have yet to sucker punch anyone in the face...I'm just saying lol

Victoria
1/29/2016 10:18:24 am

Really great post! I've enjoyed following the tour for Fairly Certain and bought a copy for my niece.. I'll leave a review on her behalf as soon as she reads it :D

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 01:04:15 pm

Thank you, Victoria. Isn't fun coming across something new to read? I hope she enjoys reading Fairly Certain as much as I loved writing it. And thank you in advance for the review. Authors love them.

Rita Wray
1/29/2016 12:33:32 pm

I have enjoyed the tour and learning about your book.

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 01:05:35 pm

Thanks, Rita. By the way, one of the secondary characters in my next book, Fairly Safe, is named Rita. It comes out this year.

Mary Preston
1/29/2016 02:59:34 pm

An interesting excerpt thank you.

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 03:16:24 pm

Thank you, Mary. I hope you were able to enjoy all of the excerpts.

Betty W
1/29/2016 07:36:22 pm


I really enjoyed the excerpt and the book tour!

Deborah Ann Davis link
1/29/2016 10:26:13 pm

So have I, Betty. Thanks for leaving a comment.


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