Semi Short chic: Book Tour: The Temple of the Crystal Timekeeper by Fiona Ingram

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Introducing this fun, fabulous new read!

Continuing the adventure that ended in Britain just a short while ago, cousins Adam and Justin Sinclair, with their friend Kim Maleka, are now hunting for the third Stone of Power, one of seven mysterious stones lost centuries ago. The third stone might be located in an ancient city, hidden in the depths of the Mexican jungle. When their small plane crashes in the jungle, Adam, Justin, Kim, and James are rescued by an uncontacted tribe. James, who is wounded, must stay behind as the kids, with only a young boy, Tukum, as their guide, make their way through the dense and dangerous jungle to find the city. River rafting on a crocodile-infested river and evading predators are just part of this hazardous task.

Of course, their old adversary Dr. Khalid is close behind as the kids press on in search of the lost city of stone gods. But he is not the worst of their problems. This time Adam will clash with a terrible enemy who adopts the persona of an evil Aztec god, Tezcatlipoca, and is keen to revive the ancient tradition of human sacrifice. Adam, Justin, and Tukum must play a dreadful ball game of life and death and maybe survive. Will they emerge alive from the jungle? Will Dr. Khalid find the third Stone of Power before they do?

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I am a children’s author, but up until a few years ago, I was a journalist and editor. Something rather unexpected sparked my new career as an author—a family trip to Egypt with my mother and two young nephews. We had a great time and I thought I’d write them a short story as a different kind of souvenir…. Well, one book and a planned book series later, I had changed careers. I have now published Book 3 (The Temple of the Crystal Timekeeper) in my MG adventure series Chronicles of the Stone, with many awards for the first book, The Secret of the Sacred Scarab, and a few for Book 2, The Search for the Stone of Excalibur, and one already for Book 3! I also teach online novel writing for aspiring authors and I find that very satisfying. Relaxation time finds me enjoying something creative or artistic, music, books, theatre or ballet. I love doing research for my book series. I love animals and have written two animal rescue stories. I have two adorable (naughty) little dogs called Chloe and Pumpkin, and a beautiful black cat called Bertie.

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Top Ten List

My Top Ten (in no particular order):

Travel – I have been fortunate enough to visit many countries but there are still

more on my list.
Animals – I love animals and wish I had tons of money to donate to many of the

causes I read about. One day, I will!
Movies – I LOVE movies. Detective, thrillers, animal feel goods, historical series,

adventure, action, marvel character movies, I love it!
Books – I LOVE books, of course, and still have many of my old childhood

favourites inherited from my parents and grandparents.
Music – listening to music, mainly classical and movie themes, is very relaxing.
Theatre and ballet – would you believe it I started out studying drama at university,

went to drama school in London and mime school in Paris, came back home and

ended up in writing and publishing.
Writing – not just writing middle grade adventures though. I have an alter ego

named Arabella Sheraton who writes Regency romances and has actually written

more books than I have. Arabella is the proud author of eight books so far. Do I

have a problem wearing two hats? Not at all. I love jumping into a historical fiction

romance and having fun.
Antiques and collectibles – I have inherited so many beautiful antiques (furniture

and collectibles) but that hasn’t stopped me browsing flea markets and antique

shops to enjoy the beautiful items of yesteryear and sometimes buy.
Friends/family – getting together with good friends is something that can’t be

beaten. I love having friends/family over and making a great dinner for us to enjoy.
Giving talks on child literacy – I didn’t start off as an expert on child literacy, but
after I fostered and later adopted my daughter Mabel (a disadvantaged young
African girl) I had to learn pretty quickly because she came to me just about
illiterate at age eleven. From my experiences in teaching Mabel to read, I then was
asked to address many institutions and groups on the topic. I enjoy helping parents
and teachers to get kids to love reading.