Little Known Facts / Timeless Blog Tour + Giveaway

Welcome! Crystal Collier is here today to share her new book and some little known story world facts!

In 1771, Alexia had everything: the man of her dreams, reconciliation with her father, even a child on the way. But she was never meant to stay. It broke her heart, but Alexia heeded destiny and traveled five hundred years back to stop the Soulless from becoming.

In the thirteenth century, the Holy Roman Church has ordered the Knights Templar to exterminate the Passionate, her bloodline. As Alexia fights this new threat—along with an unfathomable evil and her own heart—the Soulless genesis nears. But none of her hard-won battles may matter if she dies in childbirth before completing her mission.

Can Alexia escape her own clock?

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CHRYS FEY'S REVIEW:

Being reacquainted with these characters and reemerging in this story was great fun. I was greeted by Crystal Collier's magical way with words that I admired while reading Moonless and Soulless.

In the third and final installment of this trilogy, Alexia has gone back in time (500 years) to stop the Soulless from becoming. The Soulless were once Passionate, but now they are "undying monsters who live in the darkness" and drain the Passionate of their vitality, turning them into Soulless creatures. Alexia is also eight weeks away from giving birth, and it's said that her life will end once her daughter is born. She's running out of time, and the future hangs in the balance. If she can't stop the Soulless from becoming, so many will be lost.

Alexia learns of a world where the Passionate live freely. This world could be the only safe place for the Passionate, if they can find it. Alexia and her comrades search for the gateway while battling men who keep hunting them down. In this story, Alexia is tougher than ever. It was nice seeing her grow.

Crystal has a way of storytelling that makes me sad and heartbroken along with her characters. Or swoon and smile at lighter moments. Not many authors' writings have that impact on me.

Timeless is a story of love...true and forbidden love. There's mystery with secrets finally coming to light (and they are mind-boggling), tension, action...everything.

There were moments that frustrated me a tad, such as the characters repeating their inner desires or debating over a romantic conflict in nearly the same way every time. I also kept screaming in my head, "Tell him. Tell him!" But when this romantic conflict plays out fully, it's worth it.

This story is everything you could ever want or expect with the Maiden of Time as the main character. A fantastic end to a great trilogy! 

I highly recommend this trilogy!

5 STARS!

GUEST POST:

Do you love easter eggs? Not the type you pick up on Easter, but the ones hidden on DVDs?

My books have a couple of these, but one of them is at the beginning of each book. All three open with a single stanza of a poem. Here I give you it in it's entirety:

THE SPARROW'S WAR

Fly little Sparrow, the soulless are coming

Fly lest yer caught on the Moonless night

Or render yer heart to the one that is callin’

Take up yer power and join the fight.

From the night’s darkness the lost ones are cryin’

Seeking to claim for their own, the new queen

War rises up, the forces now vyin’

To possess or deny her long-lost vict’ry.

Time holds no meaning to one what is Timeless

Yet fissures the world to the old and the new

Save them from torment, yea, save them from dyin’

Come now, great maiden, their fate falls to you.

                                                       --Author Unknown

I never give an explanation for this poem--where it comes from, whose it is, why it's there. This was done intentionally, just for this moment.

I've read some books where there's poetry at the beginning just to be pretty. Or to show off how well read the author is. Or to share some prose they especially love.

I tend to be much more methodical in my approach.

So are you ready for this?

The author of The Sparrow's War is...

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GRANDFATHER TIME.

You read that right. In a book series with mystical time manipulation, how can you OMIT Father Time? The answer is, you can't. (But in this instance, he's a grandfather...for reasons readers will understand.)

Grandfather Time sees the end from the beginning. He predicts what's to come and leaves us hints at the beginning of each book. He's also one of my favorite characters. (But aren't they all?) Readers may actually get to meet him in TIMELESS. (Ooh! Now you know you're curious. Buy my books!)

QUESTION: Who is your favorite mythical being/creature?

Crystal Collier is an eclectic author who pens clean fantasy/sci-fi, historical, and romance stories with the occasional touch of humor, horror, or inspiration. She practices her brother-induced ninja skills while teaching children or madly typing about fantastic and impossible creatures. She has lived from coast to coast and now calls Florida home with her creative husband, four littles, and “friend” (a.k.a. the zombie locked in her closet). Secretly, she dreams of world domination and a bottomless supply of cheese.