{"id":9923,"date":"2020-08-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2020-08-06T12:52:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T19:52:40","slug":"book-excerpt-calla-by-christina-bauer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/book-excerpt-calla-by-christina-bauer\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Excerpt: Calla by Christina Bauer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Calla<\/a>
Calla by Christina Bauer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Title: Calla (Pixieland Diaries #2)
Author: Christina Bauer
Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Release Date: 28 July 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big news in Pixieland! The Blue Fairy is sending our fave pixie, Calla, and her crush, Dare, on a mini-quest. Unfortunately it\u2019s an adventure that requires a lot of togetherness. We\u2019re talking tons of touching, people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue believes that since Calla and Dare are just friends, this situation shouldn\u2019t be awkward. It\u2019s totally awkward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

***A 30,000+ word diary written by Calla*** <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI absolutely love Christina Bauer\u2019s style, full of action, intense scenes, and characters that will test one\u2019s imaginations to the max!\u201d <\/strong>\u2013 Tome Tender<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PIXIELAND DIARIES
1. Pixieland Diaries
2. Calla
3. Dare<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\"Calla
Calla by Christina Bauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day Seventy-Five<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Diary,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ba ba ba ba ba ba BAAAAA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I now have a master plan for entrapping my elf subjects. Not to toot my own horn about this scheme, but toot toot<\/em>. The brilliance of my scheme is that it\u2019s based on one of the greatest secrets in all elfdom. In fact, if this truth were known, it could upend the very balance of power between Earth and Faerie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll share it here anyway because in my heart I shall always be a nasty-ass pixie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Mind-Blowing Secret Of The Elves<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behold:<\/strong> If you want to lure elves somewhere, just leave out a bowl of Cheetos. That stuff is elf crack. The end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazing, am I right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last time I used bait, I chose fairy dust. Big miss. Someone cast a spell protecting my people from being magically summoned. Since fairy dust is magic\u2014or in the case of what I left out, it\u2019s also boobytrapped with even more magic\u2014that set off the protection spell. No one showed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, I\u2019m using an elf lure that is magic free. One might think the lowly Cheeto is not up to this mighty task. One would be sorely mistaken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mysteries of the Cheeto<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One.<\/strong> You cannot enchant other foods into Cheetos. Magically-made snacks simply don\u2019t carry that special chemical tang that says humans made this.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two.<\/strong> If you\u2019re a Cheetelf\u2014and yes, that\u2019s totally a thing<\/em>\u2014then your treats only come from Earth. Which isn\u2019t an easy trip for most fae. For my part, I\u2019ve been visiting the human world for ages. It\u2019s one benefit of having the Ley Queen as my secret mom. Long story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three. <\/strong>These days, my Cheeto collection is so large, I could trade it for a huge chunk of land in Upper Faerie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four.<\/strong> Yet I\u2019m sacrificing part of my snacks in order to lure my new subjects, the summer elves, into a face-to-face chat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To set my trap, I choose the Sunflower Chamber of my new palace. It\u2019s a round space with a circular table in the center. As you may have guessed, everything here is painted in a retina-searing shade of yellow. After setting out a massive bowl in the table\u2019s center, I pour in five party-size bags of Cheetos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase one of my plan is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waving my hand, I release enough fairy dust to create an enchanted puff of air. The breeze carries some chemical cheese odor out into the hallway and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase two, coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiptoeing across the room, I scoot behind the door and wait. To kill time, I straighten the ermine cloak hanging over my shoulders. Underneath I still wear my favorite pink dress because COMFORT and POCKETS. In my right hand, I grip my scepter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly, a stampede of silk-clad feet sounds down the outer hallway. Heh heh.<\/em> The first prey arrives.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Christina Bauer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Christina
Christina Bauer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Christina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory\u2019s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers. The first three books in the series are now available as audiobooks on Audible<\/a> and iTunes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bauer has also told the story of the Women\u2019s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release\u2014the only one sent out on a major wire service\u2014resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina graduated from Syracuse University\u2019s Newhouse School with BA\u2019s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.Stalk Christina On Social Media \u2013 She Loves It!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Christian Bauer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | BookBub<\/a> | Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This tour arranged by Xpresso Tours<\/a><\/strong> \u27ff check out other tour stops<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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