Virtual Tour + #Giveaway: The Oath: Maddy and Silenus by Susan Badaracco @GoddessFish

The Oath: Maddy and Silenus

by Susan Badaracco

GENRE: Fantasy Adventure

BLURB:

When her past merges with her present, Maddy is not sure what to think. Was that really an abduction she witnessed? Does she have the courage to find out?

Silenus is a unicorn haunted by his past failure to protect his charge. He trains relentlessly but is he fierce enough to protect this innocent? Will she even trust him?

Can a mortal and immortal pursue the truth together or will Maddy pay the ultimate price? 

Excerpt:

Silenus shoved emotion down and boldly, systematically, scrutinized the victims strewn throughout the meadow. He saved the copse of trees for last. Coming down the hill, he’d determined that tactically, the trees provided the best defensive position. It would be the only logical place to go if you had a younger, slower unicorn to protect. It was there, under a canopy of graceful tree limbs and flickering sunlight that he found them both. He knew his wife, who was known for her speed, gave up any chance of escape in order to shield their beloved daughter. His wife was bloodied, her chest splayed open, her pearly horn crimson stained. His daughter looked peaceful, undefiled with the exception of a single puncture wound to the chest. Her tiny horn sparkled as it caught rays of sun filtering through the trees.

Silenus nuzzled his wife, but although her body was still warm, she remained motionless. He leaned down to breath in her essence but instead the metallic scent of blood hit his nose. Tears slid down his muzzle and dropped in dark splotches on both his wife and daughter. Tears that would normally heal wounds and cure poisons but were ineffective against death. He pawed at the ground in front of them, sending up dust that cloaked his mouth and burned his eyes.

Interview with Susan Badaracco

What inspired you to write The Oath: Maddy and Silenus ?

Did you know that by teen years, up to 1/2 of girls lose their confidence? They believe that boys are smarter and more capable than they are. That’s just sad.

Countless movies portray helpless women tied up, trapped, beaten. Girls learn from a young age to be afraid, or at the very least, be vigilant when they leave their homes each day. What if it didn’t have to be that way?

I want to empower girls. To help them understand that despite their sex and size, they can be a force to be reckoned with! Now, if Maddy can just overcome her fear….

Can you tell us a little bit about the next books in (The Oath) or what you have planned for the future?

The next book will be titled “The Oath: Ashton and Egorn” and it will explore a new theme.

I have been working on the book description - what do you think?

Ashton thought life would be perfect once she got that new handbag.

Fashionable clothes, trendy shoes…she had everything a girl could dream about. Until that morning…when she has lost everything.

Now, Ashton desires only one thing….Revenge.

Egorn had his own reasons for vengeance.

He wants to punish those responsible for the annihilation of his family.

Orphaned when he was young, he trains relentlessly to become a unicorn warrior. Nothing else matters. Until that morning….when he realized that protecting her was more important than anything else.

Can a unicorn who has no fighting experience protect an innocent who has no concern for her own safety?

Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in The Oath: Maddy and Silenus?

Maddy doesn’t really know where she belongs. After seeing her brother’s near abduction, she’s preferred to stay at home where she can watch over everyone. The girls at school seem immature to her but her parents really want her to get out more…and that’s how this mess started.

Silenus, the unicorn who excels in battle, is the embodiment of honor. With the deference of an English servant and the strength of Samson, he will do whatever it takes to protect her.

Throw in couple of rambunctious twin boys, a tea -loving Aunt Rose, and a shrewd society couple and you get a feel for the cast of characters.

You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?

Ken Follett for his ability to totally immerse me in the building of a Gothic cathedral when I have no true interest in architecture. And for one particularly lovely description of a man gazing upon his aging wife.


If you could time-travel would you travel to the future or the past? Where would you like to go and why would you like to visit this particular time period?

I would love to go about twenty years into the future just to see how much automation has taken over common tasks. I’m waiting for that self-driving car!

Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

We have a 10 pound hyperactive dog that is fiercely protective and a regal cat named Tass (short for Catastrophe)


Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit with us today. 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Susan Badaracco is the author and independent publisher of “The Oath: Maddy and Silenus”.

In her real life, she is a pediatrician at Kids First Pediatrics where she routinely consoles anxious moms, retrieves interesting objects hidden in ears and laughs at made up knock-knock jokes.

She lives with her husband, a dog (ADHD is not limited to humans) and a cat. Her daughter and son both made the unfortunate decision to grow up which means she travels more than she used to.

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Buy Link:

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NOTE: The book will be $.99 until end of the tour.

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