Hallowe’en Blog Hop Trick or Treat giveaway
Do you dare to read something a little different, possibly alternative, and discover a whole new world? A touch of fear, lust or danger? Fantasy or thrillers? As Halloween is a tricksy time, it’s perfect timing to chance it.
Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve, has Celtic origins rather than Roman ones, but the Manes (sometimes called Di Manes) were Roman underworld deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones and were honoured during the Parentalia and Feralia festivals in February.
D.M. “Di Manes” – the underworld gods of souls
The Manes were offered blood sacrifices, and gladiatorial games originally held at funerals, may have been instituted in their honour. According to Cicero, the Manes could be called forth from the caves near Lake Avernus. So quite high on the spook factor level.
But the Romans wouldn’t have conquered a large part of the known world without taking enormous risks despite their superstitious beliefs.
My 21st century Roman heroine in her alternative timeline takes risks all the time especially running from a killer and trying to work out her relationship with the enigmatic Conrad…
So, I’m giving away a .PDF version of INCEPTIO, the first book in my Roma Nova thriller series, FREE to celebrate the riskinesss surrounding us today.
What to do:
If you’d like a treat, write a comment below with your view on taking a chance and I’ll put your name in the Halloween hat for the draw.
Thanks to Francine Howarth for organising this tricksy, spooky blog hop.
Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers, INCEPTIO, and PERFIDITAS. Third in series, SUCCESSIO, is out early summer 2014.
Enjoying the Hop! Interesting article, thank you Alison (don’t enter me for the giveaway – got the books – brilliant read!
Well, thank you, Helen. Glad you enjoyed them!
Thanks for taking part, Alison. A very interesting post! Ah, taking chances and letting Lady Fate play her part in kindness or ruthlessness, such is the gamble of mounting a horse and setting off across an event course. 😉
best
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Intriguing comment, Francine!
Interesting to read of the Roman equivalent of a Celtic festival.
Grace x
It all goes back to the spirits of the dead, so pretty spooky on all counts…
I live for the challenge!
Nice to meet you via this blog hop!
Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween!
Thank you, Yolanda. A challenge is always good.
I didn’t know any of that so I found it interesting.
Nancy
Thank you, Nancy. Always a good day when you find out something new or different. 😉
Any further comments? I’ll be drawing the winner tomorrow, that other day of fire, rebellion, chance and death…
Okay, names went into the hat and the winner is…
Yolanda!
Congrats! The .PDF version of INCEPTIO will be on its way to you.