Book Tour & Giveaway for THE CLOCK FLOWER by Barbara Casey! [Ends 4/7/18]

Book Details:
Book Title:  The Clock Flower (Book 3 of The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey 
Genre:   Mystery / Fantasy
Publisher:  Gauthier Publications, The Hungry Goat Press Imprint | Category:  YA Fiction,  208 pages
Release date:  February 2018
Tour dates: Feb 26 to March 30, 2017
Content Rating: PG-13 (There is light profanity and some threat of violence.)
Book Description:
    Dara Roux, abandoned when she was seven years old by her mother. Exceptionally gifted in foreign languages. Orphan. Accepted to Yale University.
     Mackenzie Yarborough, no record of her parents or where she was born. Exceptionally gifted in math and problem-solving. Orphan. Accepted to MIT.
    Jennifer Torres, both parents killed in an automobile accident when she was sixteen. Exceptionally gifted in music and art. Orphan. Accepted to Juilliard.
      The three FIGs—Females of Intellectual Genius—as they are called, have graduated from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women after returning from New York City where Dara learned why her mother abandoned her all those years ago, and they are now attending universities where they can further their special talents. This means they will be separated from each other and from Carolina, their much-loved mentor and teacher who is “one of them,” for the first time in their young lives. They vow to try living apart for one semester, in the so-called real world that doesn’t include the orphanage; but if things don’t work out, they will come up with another plan—a plan where they can be together once again.
      Dara is invited through Yale University to take part in an exciting archeological project in China. Jennifer, once again visualizing black and white images and the unusual sounds of another cadence that seem to be connected to Mackenzie, is engrossed in creating her next symphony at Juilliard. Mackenzie, because of her genius at problem-solving, is personally chosen by a US Senator to get involved in a mysterious, secret research project involving immortality that is being conducted in a small village in China—not too far from where Dara is involved with the archeological site. Once there, however, she finds herself facing a terrifying death from the blood-dripping teeth of an ancient evil dragon. Her best friends, the FIGs and Carolina, rely on their own unique genius and special talents to save her as she discovers the truth of her birth parents.
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MY REVIEW: (LAWonder10)
    The three "FIGS boarded the plane leaving to their various destinations. They will be attending separate Universities and will be separated for the first time in over two years. They would be leaving Caroline behind. They would avoid separation anxieties by Skyping each night at 8:30 p.m. Caroline's time.
​        Jennifer was in one of her creative trances and everyone knew to avoid disturbing her until it was complete. Something was seriously happening. Soon Caroline's gypsy mother, and McKenzie knew something big was coming. They soon discovered this involved more than just them and in a faraway place.
         This is the third boo of the F.I.G. series and was just s captivating than the others, if not more so!
*This was gifted me with no requirement for a positive review. This is my honest review.
Four and a Half Stars

THE CLOCK FLOWER is the 3rd book in the F.I.G. Mystery series, it is a stand-alone novel.  Below are the other two.

GUEST POST:
RESEARCHING THE CLOCK FLOWER By Barbara Casey

I always make it a practice to thoroughly research the themes in my books, whether they are fiction or nonfiction. I feel that by being accurate in the details, it makes the story more credible. Writing The Clock Flower was no different.

In the story, the FIGs have now graduated from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women. For the first time since meeting one another at the orphanage as young children, they are now going their separate ways to the universities where they will continue their advance education. Not having ever been apart, the idea of no longer being Carolina and the FIGs is frightening. They are more than uncertain and fearful as to what to expect in a world that doesn’t include Wood Rose and Headmaster Thurgood Harcourt, not to mention their teacher and mentor who is more of a big sister to them, Carolina. As always, it is Dara who first comes up with a plan. If for any reason any one of them is unhappy with her situation, they will return to Wood Rose where Carolina will help them come up with another plan. To accentuate this pledge, Carolina has given them their own smart phones so that they can send the code word “Thurgood” to each of the others, letting them know there is something critical going on and they need to meet at Carolina’s bungalow at Wood Rose as soon as they can get there. It is a pact that is made out of love, but also because of the uncertainty Carolina feels about whether the world is ready for the FIGs.

Time proves that they are more than capable of handling any awkward situation. Each FIG is allowed to advance her own special talent in the formal setting of a university. For Jennifer, it is her continued advancement in art and music. Dara is invited to be part of an exclusive team of archeologists in China. And Mackenzie is assigned to a secret government medical research project that is being conducted in China and overseen by a U.S. Senator.

Each of these areas—art and music, archeology, and medical research—required thorough research in order to bring this story to life. The things that are revealed in the story are based on fact. At one point in the story, Mackenzie faces death, and it is because of an ancient dragon that many of the older Chinese believe in still today. It is one more element that brings life into the story.

Every time I finish writing a book in The FIG Mystery Series, I am physically drained and emotionally exhausted. My husband always brings me a box of tissues because he knows from experience that I am going to bawl. And I do.

There will be one more book in this series. I will research it, write it, and then sob when I have finished. I think it is because these characters have been my companions for so long now that the idea of turning them loose is extremely emotional for me. But I know they will be fine; my husband will bring me a box of tissues; and Carolina and the FIGs have a special code word to use just in case.

About the Author:
Barbara Casey is the author of several award-winning novels for both adults and young adults, as well as book-length works of nonfiction true crime and numerous articles, poems, and short stories. Her nonfiction true crime book, Kathryn Kelly: The Moll Behind Machine Gun Kelly, has been optioned for a major film and television series. In addition to her own writing, she is an editorial consultant and president of the Barbara Casey Agency. Established in 1995, she represents authors throughout the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Japan. Barbara is also a partner in Strategic Media Books Publishing, an independent publishing house that specializes in cutting-edge adult nonfiction. Barbara lives on a mountain in Georgia with her husband, and three dogs who adopted her: Benton, a hound-mix; Fitz, a miniature dachshund; and Gert, a Jack Russel terrier of sorts.
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