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$10 #Giveaway The Journey by Kelsey Ketch @kelseyketch #NewAdultEnds 12.16

December 1, 2021 By Mary

 

The Journey
Kelsey Ketch
(Death Island, #1)
Publication date: November 25th 2020
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, New Adult

With her family name tainted by her great-grandfather’s crimes, Meriden Cummings could only dream of fleeing her oppressive life. Then she unearthed a piece of tanned skin, and her blood revealed an ancient map adorned with Mayan glyphs, launching her on the journey of a lifetime. However, she finds herself bound to the map, and there is a cost to her newfound freedom. One that will torment her mind as well as her soul.

After being shanghaied by pirates, Gregory Wilson escapes to a small English village where he runs into an obnoxious auburn-haired beauty. When he learns she is about to set sail on dangerous waters, he signs up to join her crew, hoping to defend her from the pirates seeking her great-grandfather’s treasure. But, will he be able to protect her from the ghost that haunts her or the curse running through her veins?

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EXCERPT:

[Meriden]

Tucker barked at something that had recently washed up onto the shore. Curious, I walked toward the obvious tangled mess. “What do you have there?”

I pushed him aside and grabbed the green and grey mass. I peeled off the debris and seaweed and rinsed the mud and sand off in the Mouth of the Severn. From the mess appeared an object, which I could only describe as an elaborate golden coin, about four inches in diameter. Yet, the slightest touch caused three outer rings of glyphs—similar to the ones painted on the map—to rotate around a sitting man with a long headdress, bowl, and club. His face profiled, and his legs crossed. The most outer ring consisted of nineteen complicated glyphs, including an eagle’s head, a goat-like face, and a demon face; the middle ring held twenty square glyphs with three curls underneath, some depicting things like hands, skulls, and faces; and the innermost ring had a series of dots and lines—much like Roman numerals—that counted up to thirteen. On the other side of the coin, the same skeletal figure from the map sat in the center while nine teetered glyphs were spaced out along the outer rings—five on the outer ring and four in the middle. Among the glyphs of the middle ring were four arrows pointing in what I would call the cardinal directions. Overlapping the middle and inner rings were three large arrows. Much like a compass pointing north, east, and west. And to the south, two skulls faced each other, leaving a microscopic gap.

My mind spun with disbelief. This had to be related to Death Island. I was sure of it. But how? And where did it come from? How did it get here?

The breeze carried my hair off my shoulder, a shiver ran down my spine, and goose bumps unraveled across my arms when I sensed a presence nearby. I turned to spy a man as pale as ash with a beard as white as snow watching me. Black veins stretched throughout his exposed flesh. His eyes nothing but two black pieces of coal. The mere sight of him made me jump in my own skin, nearly causing me to drop the Mayan coin as I gasped in fright. In an attempt to regain my composure, I took my eyes off the man for a second to steady myself, only for them to fall back on the gardener, or ghost, I met at the Railings’ home.

 

Author Bio:

Kelsey Ketch is a young-adult/new-adult author, who works as a Wildlife Biologist and Data Analyst. During her free time, she can often be found working on her latest work in progress. She also enjoys history, mythology, traveling, and reading.

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Comments

  1. karen h says

    December 1, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Enjoyed reading the excerpt. Love the cover too.

  2. Mya Goss says

    December 1, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    Wow.. The cover gets your attention. Love it! Love the title. Love the excerpt.

  3. Nancy says

    December 2, 2021 at 3:34 am

    The Journey by author Kelsey Ketch sounds like an exciting and adventuresome tale.

  4. Bea LaRocca says

    December 2, 2021 at 2:13 pm

    I like the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like an awesome read. Thank you for posting about this book

  5. Bonnie says

    December 2, 2021 at 2:41 pm

    What an exciting book! Great cover and excerpt. I’d love to read more.

  6. Shelly Peterson says

    December 2, 2021 at 5:24 pm

    I really like the cover.

  7. Mary Preston says

    December 3, 2021 at 2:56 am

    I’m loving the idea of an ancient map.

  8. Antoinette M says

    December 3, 2021 at 8:03 pm

    I’d like to read – sounds exciting!

  9. Cindy Merrill says

    December 5, 2021 at 9:30 am

    I’m crazy over anything related to Sea Shanties and pirates! Looks like a fun read!

  10. Sunnymay says

    December 6, 2021 at 7:09 pm

    Ghosts, curses and pirates, this story has a lot going on and looks like a rollicking jolly good adventure.

  11. Denise Duvall says

    December 13, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    The dark cover is so foreboding! And that ship!

  12. Kim says

    December 13, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    I love the book cover. It’s very vivid.

  13. Amy Green says

    December 15, 2021 at 8:13 pm

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