{"id":573,"date":"2012-04-20T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/index.php\/2012\/04\/20\/tpfv2\/"},"modified":"2012-04-20T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T09:50:00","slug":"tpfv2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/tpfv2\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Launch Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffff00;\"><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-42\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" alt=\"TheProdigalsFoole_Kindle\" height=\"536\" width=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/TheProdigalsFoole_Kindle.jpg\" title=\"\">Re-Launch Day!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">So, after a short break, the first book of <i>The Arcana Chronicles<\/i> is back on the virtual shelves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>The Prodigal\u2019s Foole<\/i> has a brand-spankin\u2019 new cover drawn by the talented <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kipayersillustration.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kip Ayers<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Take a look at some of his other work and you\u2019ll see why I chose this up-and-coming artist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">And next month he\u2019ll begin work on the cover for book two!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">But today is for book one, and there are a few goodies for you my fine sinners! To wit:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">There is a giveaway (pending approval) of three copies via <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=category&amp;layout=blog&amp;id=37&amp;Itemid=61\">Goodreads<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">I\u2019m hosting a virtual event over on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/351490074898809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span> where the drinks will be flowing all day<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Later today, the interview I gave to the wonderful folks <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drunkenmermaid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Drunken Mermaid<\/a><\/strong><\/span> will be posted (in the meantime read the past interviews they\u2019ve done, inclusive of there latest with author Leah Petersen)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">SPEAKING of Leah, later this morning my guest post on her <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leahpetersen.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site goes live<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">On Twitter, I\u2019ll be commenting and answering questions via the #THEPRODIGALSFOOLE hash tag<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">So reach out via twitter, or comments on the site. I\u2019d Love to hear from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Prodigals-Foole-Arcana-Chronicles\/dp\/1475186444\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1334789581&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE PRODIGAL\u2019S FOOLE ON AMAZON<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE PRODIGAL&#8217;S FOOLE:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">\u201cGREAT RIDE! Loved reading it. Couldn&#8217;t put it down!\u201d \u2014Patricia Tallman, Writer, Stunt Woman and Actress, <i>Babylon 5<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">\u201cDemons and magic, shotguns and explosions &#8211; Great read!\u201d \u2014Steve Umstead, author of <i>The Evan Gabriel Trilogy<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">\u201cIt started with the bang (the first line is absolutely gripping) and ended with fireworks!\u201d \u2014Mercedes M. Yardley, <i>Shock Totem<\/i> Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">\u201c<i>The Prodigal\u2019s Foole<\/i> is a ripping good action tale.\u201d \u2014<i>Deviant Art<\/i> Review<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">\u201cR. B. Wood has filled every inch of his vast canvas with gripping reverses of fortune and a narrative that blends the most disparate elements with great skill and verve.\u201d\u2014Bill Kirton, author of the<i> Jack Carston <\/i>Series<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffff00;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Re-Launch Day! \u00a0 So, after a short break, the first book of The Arcana Chronicles is back on the virtual shelves. 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