Book Blitz: They Call Me Alexandra Gastone by T.A Maclagan
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Books can show us
visions. Have you ever found your mind beginning to imagine the characters you
meet within the pages? Have you experienced a film projector of scenes in your
head as you read about the girl who travels to the fifth dimension, or the boy
who’s trying to graduate from being a wallflower? When you read, your mind
naturally creates images, almost like watching a movie. Why not turn those images into a reality by
making a movie poster?
Full Fathom Five and
T.A. Maclagan are hosting a movie poster design contest to celebrate the
release of T.A.’s debut, They Call Me Alexandra Gastone, a novel heralded by
Booklist as “An intricate, debut spy thriller…” The contest will run from July
7th to August 15th.
One winner will
receive a $100 gift card to the retailer of their choice, a book from FFF’s
list of authors, and Alexandra Gastone swag! All participants will be featured
on T.A. Maclagan’s blog and tumblr and the winner will be featured on the Full
Fathom Five website! Artists may use any medium from crayon to photoshop.
They
Call Me Alexandra Gastone
Release
Date: 05/20/15
Full
Fathom Five Digital
226
pages
Summary
from Goodreads:
When
your life is a lie, how do you know what’s real?
Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation.
She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash.
Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra’s grandfather, and the ranks of America’s top intelligence agency.
For seven years, “Alexandra” has been on standby and life’s been good. Grandpa Albert loves her, and her strategically chosen boyfriend, Grant, is amazing.
But things are about to change. Perun no longer needs her at the CIA in five years’ time. They need her active now.
Between her cover as a high school girl—juggling a homecoming dance, history reports, and an increasingly suspicious boyfriend—and her mission in this high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of her two lives are beginning to blur.
Will she stay true to the country she barely remembers, or has her loyalty shattered along with her identity?
Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation.
She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash.
Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra’s grandfather, and the ranks of America’s top intelligence agency.
For seven years, “Alexandra” has been on standby and life’s been good. Grandpa Albert loves her, and her strategically chosen boyfriend, Grant, is amazing.
But things are about to change. Perun no longer needs her at the CIA in five years’ time. They need her active now.
Between her cover as a high school girl—juggling a homecoming dance, history reports, and an increasingly suspicious boyfriend—and her mission in this high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of her two lives are beginning to blur.
Will she stay true to the country she barely remembers, or has her loyalty shattered along with her identity?
Buy Links:
Amazon| Barnes & Nobles| iTunes| Kobo| Goodreads
Amazon| Barnes & Nobles| iTunes| Kobo| Goodreads
Praise for They Call
Me Alexandra Gastone:
"An intricate, debut spy
thriller...readers will keep turning pages, and the surprise ending will have
them anxiously awaiting a sequel." —Booklist
“…the intersection of action, espionage,
and drama makes for solid…entertainment: readers will gladly sit back and watch
Alexandra navigate the obstacle course that comes with playing her role too
well. It's a strong debut for New Zealand author Maclagan.” —Publisher’s
Weekly
“Death-threats, global takeover, double-agents, hidden files and a blown cover—by the time you get to the shocking conclusion of this cliff-hanger, you won’t know who to trust…” —Girls’ Life
“Death-threats, global takeover, double-agents, hidden files and a blown cover—by the time you get to the shocking conclusion of this cliff-hanger, you won’t know who to trust…” —Girls’ Life
About the Author
T.A. Maclagan
is a Kansas girl by birth but now lives in the bush-clad hills of Wellington,
New Zealand with her Kiwi husband, son and four pampered cats. With a
bachelor’s degree in biology and a Ph.D. in anthropology, she’s studied poison
dart frogs in the rainforests of Costa Rica, howler monkeys in Panama and the
very exotic and always elusive American farmer. It was as she was writing her
‘just the facts’ dissertation that T.A. felt the call to pursue something more
imaginative and discovered a passion for creative writing. They Call Me
Alexandra Gastone is her first novel.
You can find her online at:
Website: www.tamaclagan.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tamaclagan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamaclagan
Tumblr: tamaclagan.tumblr.com/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tamaclagan/
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