Blog Tour: Time Spell

Today we're letting T.A. Foster tell us a bit about her new book, Time Spell--which has TIME TRAVEL. A favorite thing of mine! It's on sale tomorrow--check out this exclusive excerpt!

 

 

 

 

Synopsis:

Ivy Grace is learning that magic--and love--are all about the right timing.

Follow the adventures of this spirited young Southern woman as she embarks upon a successful new career writing novels and movies that explore romantic mysteries of the past.

Ivy, a witch who spends her days practicing her brand of good magic in a sleepy little city, often travels back in time to observe events of yesteryear and turn them into compelling stories for her modern-day fans. But as her uncanny ability to weave enthralling historic tales lands her in the limelight, she quickly finds that fame sometimes comes with a price.

Evil forces now know who she is and threaten to reveal her family’s most sacred magical secrets.

With the help of her ruggedly handsome editor and a sexy supernatural ex-boyfriend, Ivy must unravel history while fighting to keep these ominous forces at bay.

Will Ivy be able to make the ultimate sacrifice for the people she loves the most?

 

Exclusive Excerpt:

 

 Finn propped himself with one shoulder on the hardy oak, half his body cloaked by the shadows, hands in his jeans pockets. It only took me a second to find him.

 

“Emergency, huh? What’s going on, Ivy?” He reached for me and pulled me into a tight embrace, his lean arms wrapped securely around me. My ears echoed with the sound of my racing heart, and I tried to steady the beats so Finn wouldn’t hear it too.

 

I stepped back to create some distance between us. “Thanks for meeting me so fast. I know you might have plans that don’t involve helping me in the middle of the night.” His lack of response suggested maybe I had interrupted his plans, but I rambled on and tried to ignore the jealous surges worming their way into my imagination. “I do really need your help. I need a Guardian Spell.” My voice was strong and urgent. I didn’t want Finn to start charming me with his charismatic smile, crystal eyes, and fiery hands.

 

“Hmmm….Who needs protecting? I need a little something to go on.” His hands were back in his pockets and he leaned into the sturdy trunk.

 

I didn’t have the kind of time Finn was going to soak up. “It’s a ridiculously long story, but can you just fly to Atlanta tonight and take care of this girl for me?” I shoved the crumpled piece of paper with Emily’s address on it into his warm hands. “It would really mean a lot to me, Finn. Can you help her?”

 

“Sure, of course, babe, but first I want to know what this is all about. I haven’t heard from you in months. I see you’re in New York, Ian’s keeping his distance from me at work, and now in the middle of the night, you need my help and I’m supposed to start doling out spells. A spell that happens to be my gift, by the way.” He was irritated, but more on the edge of teasing me, and trying to see how far he could push me and if I’d push back to get the protection spell.

 

I reread the awful letter in my mind, recounting each scratchy, evil word before responding. The letter only dissuaded us from involving the authorities, but didn’t say anything else about adding allies. If I ever needed an ally, it was now.

 

“Finn, I do need your help, for more than just the spell, but there’s not enough time to get into the details now. Can you please go help this girl and then meet me back at my house? I’ll fill you in on everything there, I promise.”

 

“We’re going to talk, Ivy. But, yeah, I can take care of this for you. Miss me.” And with that he pulled me toward him, kissed me, shot up through the towering limbs of Oak Park, and was gone. Dammit! I ran my fingers along my bottom lip, still feeling the heat from that kiss. How could he be so hot and so infuriating?

 

 

 

 

About the Author:

 

T.A. Foster is a Southern girl whose heart and spirit are connected to the beach. She grew up catching rays and chasing waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her adventurous pilot husband, two children and two canine kiddos. 

Her long love affair with books started at an early age and as soon as she was able, she transformed imaginative stories into words on paper. Time Spell is T.A.’s debut novel, and the first in a series about a very adventurous, clever, and magical girl named Ivy.

T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University.  When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing or planning her next beach trip.