I am so excited that THE HARROWING
ADVENTURES OF NEW EDEN by Dell Vans is available now and that I get to share
the news!
If you haven’t yet heard about this
wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway
for a $10 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of Rockstar Book Tours and a finished
copy of the book. So if you’d like a chance to win, check out the giveaway info
below.
About The Book:
Author: Dell Vans
Pub. Date: April
22, 2025
Publisher: Phoenix
Moirai
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook
Pages: 360
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Judy is a quiet young girl who tries to avoid her father’s frequent outbursts. After a particularly abusive episode, her brother Josh reveals a secret: he’s been communicating with their older brother, Danny, through a special rock outside their neighbor’s home. Danny also sent Josh a map to a location in the woods outside their home, which he is gung-ho at finding. But the woods are supposed to be off-limits! What should Judy do? Eager to see their brother again, Judy reluctantly agrees to follow Josh to the location, if only as an escape from their home. Upon leaving the next morning, their father chases after them. When they arrive at the location, Danny is nowhere to be found. Instead, they find a hole. To escape their father once and for all, they jump into the hole, only to realize it’s actually a portal to Eden. Yes, that Eden!
Luckily, Josh and Judy run into a couple of elves named Robin and Joralf. Judy and Robin are excited to meet each other, but Josh has his doubts. Meanwhile, Joralf feels the children’s sudden appearance will have dire effects throughout the land. Evel threatens to enter the land and cause an imbalance throughout the garden, which would lead to Eden’s complete desctruction. Joralf encourages the children to return home immediately, but Judy doesn’t want to go home. However, she doesn’t want to be what kills all of Eden’s inhabitants—mermaids, jackalopes, kalavinkas, Nephilim, and so much more—either. There’s a problem, though: Judy accidentally broke the crystal that operates the portal! There’s only one other option; the group must find the Archangel Uriel before Eden collapses. It’s going to take a lot of determination and resolve to fight through roaring rivers, major lightning storms, deception, killer birds, and mutinies to get there.
Can Josh and Judy find Uriel before
the building natural disasters tear Eden apart? Follow Judy through the portal
and find out!
Excerpt:
Meet the Protagonists by
Dell Vans
I was recently asked to share an excerpt
from The Harrowing Adventures of New Eden to introduce readers to the
characters Judy and Josh. It took me exactly 3 hot seconds to open the
manuscript, hold ctrl F on the keyboard, and type the words, “Don’t look at
her. She’s not gonna save you.” There was no doubt in my mind which scene would
give readers a glimpse into the world of Judy and Josh.
The following is an exchange between Judy
and her father, Carl. He’s been told by Judy’s mother, Jenna that Judith has
been working overtime trying to make their family look bad, as if Jenna herself
hadn’t been doing a fine job of that all on her own. The altercation that
followed is the moment Judy and Josh decide to leave. This scene was the
catalyst that exploded into their harrowing adventure. Enjoy!
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His rage grew in response to Judy's blank expression. "You
think you can make your mom look bad in front of that teacher?" he asked.
Ah, thought Judy. The bush-hiding incident. She
wondered what creative edits her mother had made when relaying the story to her
father this time.
“You hide in the bushes and scare your poor mother half to
death. Then you cry to your teacher that she forgot you? She's been home the
past two days waiting on your poor, sick brother hand and foot, and you decide
to pull a stunt like that?"
Anger slammed into the back of Judy’s teeth again. She looked at
her mother once more, who sat smugly satisfied in her favorite chair.
"Don't look at her. She's not gonna save you," growled
her father.
Yeah, no kidding, thought Judy. "Dad, I didn't..." Judy tried to
defend herself—or at least try to diffuse the situation. However, her efforts
were cut short by the sound of a beer can whizzing past her head. It exploded
against the wall behind her. The frothy contents splattered in Judy's hair,
dripping down her neck and the side of her face. Her father clenched his fists
and took a stumbling step toward her. Judy stood frozen in shock. He'd never
done anything like this before. Yell, scream, cuss, punish, sure, but this...
never.
She flinched as Josh came whirling around the corner, jumping in
front of her and grabbing the first thing he saw that could be used as a
weapon: a pink polka-dotted umbrella sitting on the shelf by the front door.
Carl was startled at first, then tickled by the sight of his son
carrying a pink umbrella like a weapon. Then he noticed something he hadn't
before. Thirteen-year-old Josh had gotten quite tall and had shed the look of a
child. He was becoming strong and formidable. Carl stared into his son’s eyes.
Josh didn't appear the slightest bit afraid, though he almost certainly was.
"You two get out of my sight. You disgust me," their
father said, finally breaking eye contact with his son. Josh stood his ground a
moment longer, reveling in this subtle shift of power.
Judy pulled on his arm. "Let's go, Josh. Josh! Let's get
out of here!"
“Yeah,” said Josh, his jaw remaining tightened. “Let’s get out
of here.”
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About Dell Vans:
Dell Vans is
an American author best known for her whimsically grounded approach to
storytelling. Her debut novel, The Harrowing Adventures of New Eden,
released in March of 2025, is her siren song to the dreamers and high school
zine poets of the world. While she continues work on the next harrowing
adventure, Dell resides with her husband and four children in Madera, a city in
central California known for its agriculture and everyday heroes. Dell credits
the teachers at Madera Unified School District for encouraging her passion for
writing and giving her a life-long love of learning.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card, courtesy of Rockstar Book Tours, International.
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of THE HARROWING ADVENTURES OF NEW EDEN, US Only.
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