Eternal Curse Release Week! Saturday Sample 2014

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel, from chapter 3

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel Copyright © 2013 Toinette Thomas

It had been one of those rare nights when Giovanni was tired enough to attempt sleeping through the night. The night ended commonly enough with him being tormented with twisted dreams instead. His sleep never quite seemed to offer him the rest he sought, and, apparently, his body didn’t need the rest very much, as he’d grown used to going days without sleeping.

Like many nights before, his body had become drenched in sweat as he lay beneath his sheets. While he tossed and turned in his bed, he became entangled in the fabric as it began to cling and stick to his body. As he dreamed of war, Giovanni could feel the warmth of a slow burning fire growing all around him. The intensity of the battle in his mind was so great that heat began to radiate from his body as though he were actually in the line of fire and apart of the battle.

In his mind, Giovanni could see a battlefield suspended in the highest high of the sky, engulfed in clouds, with mountains of flattened bodies stacked all around. A smoky dust began to fill the air in the forefront of this nightmare, where there stood a victorious warrior standing tall over his defeated foe. The warrior’s body seemed to emit a golden glowing light as angelic pristine white wings rose up, soaring from behind him. He was truly the epitomized image of purity, majesty, and strength. The warrior angel clutched a sword in one hand with diamond clusters for a blade and deeply dark onyx for the handle. In his other hand, he toted a shield of shimmering gold and silver.

Giovanni stretched out his neck and squinted his eyes, but he could not make out the face of the angelic warrior. As the victor knelt down and placed his hand over the head of his foe, Giovanni could see that he was looking down at the slain face of a youth; a golden boy, curled up like a wheel with his head pressed into his feet. His body was covered with a thousand crying eyes that now remained forever shut behind their resting lids.

There seemed to be a black smoke-like spirit fading away, almost seeping, from the corpse as it disintegrated into ash. Giovanni was nearby struggling to break free, as forces of anger and hatred held him down. He could not see this enemy, this dark force that was digging its claws into his flesh, causing blood to trickle painfully from his body. Giovanni so wanted to break away from his adversary and fight the good fight face to face, but he couldn’t.

This book is published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC.

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel releases worldwide on February 18th,
so be sure to check it out and enter my Release Day Giveaway!

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 Day 2 of my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy and Unexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place.  Deals end at 11:59 pm EST 2/18;Happy Release Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don’t forget that I’m moving to the ToiBox full-time soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Eternal Curse Release Week! Friday Book Review 2014

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Ann, Jan 05, 14 (visit and or rate this review here)

This was given to me in exchange for a review.

I must admit the first couple of chapters were a little slow for me but I am glad I did not stop! It has turned into a OMG book!

You can read the Blurb as to what it is about. I could not put it down!

This story is FULL of so many emotions! I laughed at times and was on the edge of my seat! It is a beautiful story and only the first in a series!

I am usually attracted to action books which this first one is not, but don’t despair for I think a lot of action is on the way!

The more I read the more I was sucked in!

This one is a story of love, trust, secrets and learning who both of the characters are! How they are meant for each other and their struggles to fully open up to one another.

Written very well as it gives nothing away! It’s a story to make you happy, sad, laugh and cry! A lot of surprises!

To see author M.C.V. Egan interview Toi Thomas, click here.

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel releases worldwide on February 18th,
so be sure to check it out and enter my Release Day Giveaway!

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 Today begins my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy andUnexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place. Deals end at 11:59 pm EST 2/18; Happy Release Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don’t forget that I’m moving to the ToiBox full-time soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Eternal Curse Release Week! Thursday Interview 2014

This is a Youtube clip of a radio interview. While there are images that do shift a bit from time to time, this is not a visually stimulating presentation. However, the interview is quite thorough, informative, and entertaining to listen to. The entire interview is less than 15 minutes long and offers great insight into the experience that is the Eternal Curse.

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel releases worldwide on February 18th,
so be sure to check it out and enter my Release Day Giveaway!

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 1 day until my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy andUnexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place.  Deals begin at 6:00 am EST 2/14; Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don’t forget that I’m moving to the ToiBox full-time soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Eternal Curse Release Week! Wednesday Blog Hop 2014 #howdoyouwoo

My first official date with my, now, husband ended with me going to the ER. What can I say, I really know how to turn the fellas on…at least I was memorable.

Honestly, my husband and I already had a bit of history before our first date. We were friends, so when I started to have breathing problems and needed medical attention, it was really more of a friend looking out for another, but for me, it was the sweetest thing. When I woke up groggy the next day, all neatly tucked into my bead, I was confused. Then I walked out into the hall and saw my date passed out on the couch. He had stayed the whole night to make sure I was ok. My husband has never disappointed me in the romance department and luckily for him, I’m not high maintenance. Tulips when he can get’em, chocolate anytime, comic books, action figures, a visit to the zoo, ice cream, and a fresh new pair of fuzzy socks; he knows how to romance me any day.

As for him, he also likes comic books and actions figures, as well as a home cooked meal, a cool watch, graphic tees, hot dogs, me in something pretty that’s not denim, and all the sports he can watch. After almost nine years of marriage we haven’t lost our sense of romance, it’s just taken on some different forms…

And now, here’s a snippet of budding romance from my debut novel, Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel, from chapter seven.

“Giovanni wondered why he was so affected by Mira’s touch, but it was more than just that. As they walked along together, among the trees and gardens preparing for their winter rest, Giovanni could smell a sweet fragrance emitting from Mira that kept him dizzy and off focus. Giovanni had never before enjoyed and adored the aroma of another person, but he simply couldn’t ignore the scent of Mira. As the day grew colder, Giovanni and Mira headed back toward the house and Giovanni remained puzzled by new sensations and emotions.”

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel Copyright © 2013 Toinette Thomas

See the 1st review of this, 3rd edition, release of
Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel, by Neal James.

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Don’t forget to leave me a comment and talk about wooing for your chance to win a box of Ferrero Rocher®. Winner announced Friday, February 14th.

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 2 days until my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy andUnexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place.  Deals begin at 6:00 am EST 2/14; Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don’t forget that I’m moving to the ToiBox full-time soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Eternal Curse Release Week! Tuesday Video 2014

There have been a few inquiries about the changing covers of my book as well as theories about how I got to where I currently am in this process of being a published author. Because of the interest and my desire to set the record straight, I decided to sit down in front of a camera and address the story of my story, head on. I hope this video clears up some things and promotes interest in my book.

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel releases worldwide on February 18th,
so be sure to check it out and enter my Release Day Giveaway!

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There’s still time to join my first self-hosted blog hop “How do you Woo?”.

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 3 days until my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy andUnexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place.  Deals begin at 6:00 am EST 2/14; Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don’t forget that I’m moving to the ToiBox full-time soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Eternal Curse Release Week! Monday Book Review 2014

Interesting and original, January 12, 2014 (visit and or rate this review here)

By Jaq D Hawkins

The preface to this book was enough to show me that this writer can write. While I don’t often read Romance, I make the occasional exception in any genre when I come across better quality writing.

The sequence in the first chapter that eloquently expresses the changes in the experience of air travel over the last decade or so impressed me and struck a congruence with my own encounters with what was once an embarkation on an adventure and has become more like being processed for a stretch in a prison camp. I stopped flying years ago and couldn’t have expressed the reasons better than the words in this chapter. The reader also gets a lot of back story about the character, Mira, in this chapter, but it soon becomes apparent why the information is necessary to put the events of the story into context. The fact that she is a doctor quickly becomes significant, along with other key points of her background.

This is not your run-of-the-mill Romance. I hedge on using the word ‘paranormal’ as definitions seem to vary from one reader to another, but Giovanni has, shall we say, special attributes that are fascinating for the reader to discover along the way. No telling here, but plenty of showing as the layers of this character are slowly revealed. There is far more about the discovery of Giovanni’s nature in the plot than the usual fare that one gets in Romance novels. The romantic angle is almost an aside for some time, though it becomes more important towards the end.

The writing continues to be of a good standard throughout the book, although there are a few places where I felt the points were belaboured just a little too much. Still, it kept my interest and I found myself wanting to get the full picture of exactly what was different about Giovanni. We’re not talking a few extra muscles here.

All becomes clear as we near the end. Giovanni’s background is told in a story within a story that fits into events as they happen. The inevitable romance between him and Mira develops slowly, in many ways very innocently, almost like a Cinderella story, only instead of a prince she loves… well, the reader needs to discover that for themselves.

While the writing style is wordy, it is also meticulously correct and well-edited. Even after the climactic events near the end, I wanted to continue to see how it all finished. I found that the story wrapped up nicely and left the perfect opening for the predicted sequel, while still remaining a stand-alone story.

As much as Romance isn’t my favoured genre, I find myself interested enough to want to read the next book. Toi Thomas may well raise the bar in the Romance genre.

For a fascinating Cultural Study of this book, also visit: Street Wraith Press

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel releases worldwide on February 18th,
so be sure to check it out and enter my Release Day Giveaway!

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There’s still time to join my first self-hosted blog hop “How do you Woo?”.

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 4 days until my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy andUnexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place.  Deals begin at 6:00 am EST 2/14; Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don't forget that I'm moving to the ToiBox full-time very soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Eternal Curse Release Week! Sunday Sample 2014

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel, Preface

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel Copyright © 2013 Toinette Thomas

Have you ever looked into the mirror and asked yourself with all honesty, “Who’s that looking back at me?” You see the person looking at you and think: I don’t know that person. That’s not me. I’m lost somewhere, waiting to be found. Well, that’s what life was like for him all the time. To him, the world was a daunting maze of mystery from which he’d spent most of his life trying to escape, since understanding it seemed far less possible. The world and all the people in it weren’t the only mysteries that plagued his mind; he was also emotionally confused. That is, he was confused by many basic human emotions.

Unlike other people, the words heat and passion never really meant much to him. He never knew that their many meanings could affect him so profoundly. There was once a time when he assumed heat was simply the temperature of something being high. He’d known of ordinary people becoming mentally and physically consumed with the pursuit of something. He equated that with passion, although he wasn’t personally familiar with the word.

He longed, if that were even possible, to feel passion for anything other than just the relief from his torment. He wanted so much to be like normal people living their lives from day to day, but for him a day turned into a month, and a month into a decade, and a decade into a millennium. Insanity would have been a kind relief from facing this terrifying reality, but alas, he remained forever completely aware, conscious, and competent of his own cursed existence.

He could never have imagined in all of his, seemingly everlasting, life that he could ever truly become free and certainly not happy, until there was Mira. The one, the only person to show him the possibility of another life in a hopeful world, was Mira. She was the one to introduce him to multiple meanings of heat and passion.

His name is Giovanni. His long and complex tale is just a small part of something that is so much greater, something so magnificent that man can never truly understand it. History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete, and no mere man on this earth can understand this the way that Giovanni can. There really are no words in any language to fully describe where history has gone wrong or fallen short, but if I tell you Giovanni’s story, maybe you’ll begin to understand.

This book is published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC.

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel releases worldwide on February 18th,

so be sure to check it out and enter my Release Day Giveaway!

Stop by Is History the Agreed Upon Lie today for my guest post & discussion.

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There’s still time to join my first self-hosted blog hop “How do you Woo?”.

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 5 days until my Kindle Countdown Deals on Legend of the Boy andUnexplained, featuring two romantic tales, Encounter and Our Place.  Deals begin at 6:00 am EST 2/14; Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you are enjoying Eternal Curse Release Week! If you like it let me know and share it with others. Don't forget that I'm moving to the ToiBox full-time very soon. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

Big Book News! #cursescanbebroken

I am so excited to announce that my book, Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel is now available for Pre-Orders while awaiting its February release date.

On February 18, 2014, Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel will be available to the general public, but pre-orders start now!

Pre-order Paperback $18.99 plus tax & shipping
--Regular price $20.99 plus tax & shipping
--Order a signed paperback now at regular price

Pre-order eBook card $8.99 plus tax & shipping
--Regular price $9.99 plus tax & shipping

Visit my Pre-orders tab up top to get started.

For a limited time only (December 1 – January 27), I’m offering you a chance to, not only get your hands on the book before everyone else, but you can get it at a discount, and I’ll be offering signed copies at regular retail price, just for this special occasion.  If you are looking to receive a copy for review, I may just have something for you. (Also, book sellers, let me know you’re interested and I’ll send you information.)

In honor of the pending release of my first novel Eternal Curse: Giovanni's Angel, I'm also offering a special giveaway for those who pre-order. I'll give each person who pre-orders, a signed bookmark and 2 easy entries into my Release Day Giveaway! The winner will be announced on, February 19, 2014, at noon EST. (Enter your pre-order invoice number to claim your easy entries below.)

The prizes for the Release Day Giveaway are 2 ToiBox fan packs consisting of : 1 Eternal Curse book poster, 1 Eternal Curse book t-shirt, 1 Eternal Curse book pen, 1 signed paperback copy of 40 Days and Nights of Eternal Curse,1 super special ToiBox exclusive- *Toi's Shorts, and a $10 gift card to Amazon.com.

*Toi's Shorts is the combined collections of Legend of the Boy and Unexplained in paperback form. This rare collection is not, and will not be, available for purchase anywhere. This is a special giveaway!

It only takes 1 entry to win & there are 2 prizes to award.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I’ll be accepting pre-orders now and will begin to ship out pre-orders on December 16, 2013, based on the order in which invoices are paid. The window to pre-order this book ends January 27, 2014.

Hardcover pre-orders are not yet available, but will be soon. Send me a message letting me know that you are interested and you’ll be notified when they are ready.

Hardcover $23.99 plus tax & shipping
--Regular price $25.99 plus tax & shipping

I'm also ready to start making appearances and presentations to promote this book. Click here to learn more.

Thank you all for your wonderful and continued support :D.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. Click below to share your reactions and more. Remember, I’ll be moving to the ToiBox full-time soon, so please, stop by to check it out. Until next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken #thetoiboxofwords