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The New Empire

Fire. Blood. His brother’s hand smashing his face to the ground.
 
These are Jiangxi’s final memories of Beijing from 1751. A bloody coup against the Dragon Throne thrusts the emperor’s youngest son into a forced voyage across the China Seas. When his ship arrives on the shores of a California that never was, Jiangxi is among thousands sold into slavery. Shackled to a tribal confederacy spanning the North American continent, Jiangxi’s journey becomes inextricably linked to the whims of Onas, the powerful Elder who controls his freedom and his fate.
 
When Jiangxi gets caught up in a battle to liberate the slaves, he has to choose how much he’ll risk for the ones he loves. His choice will change not only the course of his own life, but also the future of the two most powerful nations in the world.

$18.95 paperback / $9.49 Kindle

Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Woodhall Press

~ Excerpts, Awards & Reviews ~

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​The New Empire was the 2021 gold winner of Pitch Week XXIV, presented by When Words Count Retreat.


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Readers' Choice Book Awards gave it a 5-star "Highly Recommended" review and wrote: "Thoroughly researched, with a gripping and believable plot, rich characters and excellent world building, this book will appeal to readers who enjoy alternative history novels."


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Author Jon F. Zeigler gave The New Empire a 5-star review and that it was "very highly recommended."


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Author Anthony Avila wrote a 5-star review of The New Empire and called it "a must-read historical fiction novel of 2022."

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The New Empire received a 5-star rating from Readers Views, which called it, "A highly imaginative and well researched alternative history."


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Readers' Favorite Book Awards awarded it 5 stars and wrote: "Author Alison McBain perfectly captures the spirit of the historical novel with such credibility, atmosphere, and detail that I can readily imagine the alternate universe where this history is playing out right now."


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Author Jerry Harwood's 5-star review of The New Empire mentioned that, "It reminded [him] a lot of the world building in The Man in the High Castle" and said he would "highly recommend."
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A lovely review at Wildwood Reads that mentioned, "The premise for The New Empire was so intriguing to me, and it was executed quite well. ... ​McBain brought her world to life while still respecting the history that was already established."

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Enchantress of Books and other stories

A collection of fantasy short stories by
​award-winning author Alison McBain.
What happens when Cinderella makes a deal with her devil of a godmother? Or when a princess has to face being rescued by a completely unsuitable hero? Or when a living body of water becomes a woman and falls in love?

​​Find out in this new collection of fantasy short stories by Alison McBain. This book contains fourteen ​of Ms. McBain’s most popular flash fiction and short stories, including her award-winning short “Grandmother Winter.”
 
Also included are five brand-new stories, including “Enchantress of Books,” inspired by the collection's beautiful cover art created by the talented Richard Ong.

​So wave a wand, make a wish on the moon, and prepare to delve into these nineteen fantastical adventures!


​Available on Amazon in print & eBook!

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$9.99 paperback / $1.99 Kindle


Buy your copy HERE.​

~ Excerpts, Listings & Reviews ~
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If you are a book reviewer or book blogger and would like a free copy of Enchantress of Books, either electronic or hard copy, please contact me at amcbain@gmail.com.​
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Excerpt of Enchantress of Books published in Issue # 807 of Bewildering Stories.


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The Rose Queen: Book 1 of the Rose Trilogy
The Beast doesn't always wait for Beauty. Sometimes, Beauty is the Beast.

Princess Mirabella is betrothed to a repulsive old man a year after her mother's death. She refuses the marriage, only to find out her betrothed is a sorcerer as well. He takes his revenge by transforming her into a savage and frightening beast, giving her an ultimatum: she has three years to solve the mystery of her curse—or die.

Exiled to her mother's estate to hide the scandal, Mirabella learns that the sorcerer was not alone in keeping secrets. Her grandfather was murdered before Mirabella was born, and her mother's death is looking less and less as if it came from natural causes. The only point in common to all their ruined lives: her father, the king.

Faced with a conflict between saving her family and saving her own life, the choices Mirabella makes will change the future of the kingdom—and magic—forever.
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$11.99 paperback / $2.99 Kindle

Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Walmart


​Want to know how to get an eBook for free?

If you don't have Kindle Unlimited, check out these other giveaway options:

​​And there's another chance to get an eBook copy of The Rose Queen for free!  My book is part of the Instafreebie giveaway Magic & Mayhem from October 1st-October 31st, 2018.  Go HERE to download it. (Giveaway over.)

Get your eBook copy free!  Part of Instafreebie giveaway Next Generation from September 1st-14th, 2018. Go HERE to download. (Giveaway over.)
If you are a book reviewer or book blogger and would like a free copy of The Rose Queen, either electronic or hard copy, please contact me at amcbain@gmail.com.​
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My book at top right on the shelf! At the library local to my parents-in-law in upstate New York.

~ Excerpts, Awards & Reviews ~

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​The Rose Queen was a 2019 finalist for The Wishing Shelf Book Award.

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​​The Rose Queen was a fantasy finalist for the 2019 Independent Author Network's (IAN) Book of the Year.

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4th round finalist at AllAuthor.com's September 2018 Book Cover of the Month Contest. Excerpt from The Rose Queen available to read HERE.

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​5-star book review and interview on author Barbara Russell's site.

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4.5 out of 5 star book review at Life of a Writer: Turn Another Page.

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Listed at the Underground Book Reviews.

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The Rose Queen received the Gold Award for the YA Fantasy category of the 2019 Literary Classics International Book Awards.

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Book Spotlight of The Rose Queen published on Horror Author A.F. Stewart's site.

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​Excerpt of The Rose Queen published in Issue # 770 of Bewildering Stories.

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Excerpt of The Rose Queen published on BookLife by Publishers Weekly.

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A "highly recommended" rating of The Rose Queen, reviewed by Steph Warren on Bookshine and Readbows. 

And The Rose Queen made "Bookshine's Best Reads of 2018!" Out of all the books reviewed in 2018, The Rose Queen was one of the top 12!


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