Ghosts, Spirits, Vikings oh my! Spirits Rising

[Krista D. Ball]

Rachel has no trouble believing in spirits. It's the living she has a tough time believing in.

The man she's in love with? Taken. The job she loved? Gone. Her neighbours? They're taping religious tracts to her door. Then a rebellious teenage Wiccan accidentally summons the area's ancestral Viking spirits -- who promptly bring their thousand-year war to the remote Newfoundland fishing village. If Rachel's going to have any hope of sending the spirits to their peace, she'll have to stop drooling over unattainable men and trust her 93-year-old neighbour to help her stand against the spirits before their supernatural war engulfs them all.


Also contains a sneak preview of Ball's new novel, Road to Hell.
*Spirits Rising is a novella approximately 80 pages long, or about 25,000 words. The chapter sample at the end is approximately an additional 8 pages.

[Krista D. Ball]

From now until Feb, it's available as a free review copy on Library Thing -- http://www.librarything.com/er_list.php?program=giveaway&sort=startdate

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[Krista D. Ball]

Thx Ann.

[Krista D. Ball]

New review: http://readingandwritingurbanfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-spirits-rising-by-krista-d-ball.html

Namely, Mrs. Saunders. Oh, our little, old Mrs. Saunders. One of the best characters ever written.

The action was pretty good and I have to admit to being fairly nervous from the suspense most of the novel. I loved the spirit element and the obvious research Ball did to create this novella. Spirits Rising was a great ghost story with a major twist.

[Krista D. Ball]

A 3.5 - Really looking forward to future novellas to see how things develop!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13391330-spirits-rising

[Krista D. Ball]

She lives next to Mrs. Saunders who happens to be my favorite character in the book.  She is quirky and funny and a down to earth 93 year old who I wouldn't mind living next to in real life because she would keep me entertained. 
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The best parts of the book was how every one came together during the crisis of the spirits.

http://booklovinmamas.blogspot.com/2012/01/spirits-rising-by-krista-d-ball.html

[Krista D. Ball]

Another review, this time on Smashwords and Amazon:

It was interesting short novel, that left a lot of strings for more stories

4 stars

[Krista D. Ball]

Another review - 4 stars -- http://www.darksideofthecovers.com/2012/02/review-spirits-rising-spirit-caller-1-by-krista-d-ball/

Refreshingly original, and free of the status-quo paranormal beasties. A quick and entertaining read, perfect for those who enjoy a story that veers off the over-done urban fantasy roadmap.

[Krista D. Ball]

It's funny. Buy it. 

[Krista D. Ball]

5 star review:

If you are looking for a supernatural romance story of the type that is incredibly popular at the moment, this one is not for you...If however you are after ancient ghosts of Vikings and natives to the land threatening Newfoundland while Rachel does her best to attempt to send them back to their peaceful rest with the help of a feisty old woman then perhaps you'll find something of interest within Spirits Rising's pages. I know I did.

http://www.amazon.com/Spirits-Rising-Spirit-Caller-ebook/product-reviews/B006T88RNE/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_5?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFiveStar

[Krista D. Ball]

SALE!! Get Spirits Rising on Smashwords for only $1.50 with coupon code TA33S. Only until March 10th.

[Krista D. Ball]

Sale is over, but the book is still fun

[Krista D. Ball]

10 reviews on Amazon, all 3-5 stars (more on Smashwords and Goodreads, too).

This was not your average ghost story. Newfoundland has a vast history, so it only stands to reason that it would be teeming with the supernatural. I thought it was a very clever and unique concept to use an entire race that actually existed in history and have them return from the dead in all their blood-thirsty glory.

I liked the fact that the story wasn't just about the supernatural; it dealt with real issues too, like the bigotry and small-mindedness and fear that Rachel faced from some of her neighbours, because they thought she was a witch or a devil-worshipper. Then when those very same people needed her, Rachel was open enough to help them and not let her hurt feelings get in the way.

and

Warning: This is not a romance, and it contains no sparkly vampires.

[MarieDees]

I love a well-research ghost story. I spent a year with a ghost hunting team to research my next mystery novel.  I'll have to check this out. May wait for a sale though.
 
Marie

[Krista D. Ball]

I hear ghost hunting in Newfoundland is a terrifying adventure. I belong to a group that has a lady who ghost hunts. She wasn't even ghost hunting there and saw this "woman" walking across the road. She asked her companions did they see the ghost. They described her and said something like "oh her? Everyone see's her. Let's try to find a real ghost." 

There is a $1.99 sale on right now for Spirits Rising, just for a couple of weeks!






Also, Masquerade Crew is doing a give-away. Thought I'd let folks know about it 

http://masqueradecrew.blogspot.ca/2012/03/heres-your-chance-to-get-8-books-for.html

[Betsy the Quilter]

Krista,

this looks good, I couldn't resist!

Betsy

[Krista D. Ball]

It has Canadian spelling. You have been warned 

[Betsy the Quilter]

Wait, y'all can spell?    Oh, well...I have low expectations because of all the one room schoolhouses...

Betsy

[Krista D. Ball]

*snort*

[Krista D. Ball]

*bump*

Just a little bump to let you know it's still on sale for the next week.

[Krista D. Ball]

I updated the formatting, because a couple of people were finding that the paragraphs weren't indenting. Hopefully it's all fixed now!

[Krista D. Ball]

Spirits Rising is 99 cents for TODAY ONLY, Amazon only. http://www.amazon.com/Spirits-Rising-Spirit-Caller-ebook/dp/B006T88RNE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kstore_4?ie=UTF8&m=AZC9TZ4UC9CFC (Need diff't format? Buy on Amazon & email me; I'll hook you up!)

[Krista D. Ball]

New cover!!