Thursday, January 18, 2018

The Details of My Reality by Katie L. Oslin


This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Katie L. Oslin will be awarding a $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Amy Thatcher is full of despair since her best friend is no longer by her side. Known as the ice queen, Amy is quick to dismiss people and barricade her sweet and beautiful soul. Although young, she’s wise beyond her years. And nothing and no one is going to get in the way of achieving her goals; or so she thinks.

Life soon shows Amy that it has other plans. She’s suddenly thrust into a world full of difficult circumstances and even more difficult decisions.


Read an excerpt:

He hugged me tightly for so long I wondered if he’d ever let me go. Our cigarettes developed the longest ashes I ever saw. As mine finally fell to the ground, I was reminded of how quickly I fell for Johnny and how our relationship had been burning for the last three years. Eventually, we, too, like that ash, would fall. We would end up a memory of something that burned so deeply into our souls and it too would eventually turn to ash.

Such thoughts swirled through my mind, as I drove without a destination. Eventually, I found myself at the park where Johnny and I went that fateful night when he showed me the secret overlook and took my virginity and my innocence. I decided to park the car, then I grabbed my emergency blanket, flashlight, and cigarettes and walked toward the precipice where it all began.

A tear fell down my cold wet cheek. I sighed and gave him my heartbreaking answer. “Honestly?” I held back my tears as best I could. “I want you to leave me alone, Johnny. I want you to love me enough to let me go. I want you to help me finally get over you by staying the hell away from me. I want you to stay out of my life and let me be. Please, Johnny, I’m begging you.

“I want to be happy. I deserve that, and you of all people know it. Since I can’t have it with you,” I said, crying a little harder, then I deserve to have it with someone else. So, please, Johnny, if you love me like you say you do, you’ll let me go.”


About the Author:
Katie L. Oslin is a Midwesterner who started writing diaries, poetry and many short stories at a very young age. As a newly published author THE DETIALS OF MY REALITY is her first novel.

She is also a wife, mother and bachelor’s prepared registered nurse. Living on the coast of North Carolina, she frequents the beach and finds inspiration in the sound of the waves and the solitude of her surroundings.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katieloslin
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/katieloslin
Instagram: http://www.intstagram.com/khaoos1982
Website: http://www.katieloslin.com

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20 comments:

  1. Shared on G+ to help spread the word, good luck with the book tour!

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    1. awesome! Thanks for sharing! I appreciate any and all help!

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  2. I enjoyed getting to know your book; congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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    1. Hey Lisa!! I'm glad you're enjoying learning more about #TheDetailsofMyReality. Please be sure to drop me any questions you might have.

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  3. Just wondering....why did you choose to have your characters smoke?

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    1. In the 1990s, it was still very much accepted, even in public spaces like restaurants. However, the characters personalities were also very impulsive and I felt insecure. Both of which are common traits I people that tend to smoke.

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    1. Thank you Victoria!! Heartbreak is intertwined throughout #TheDetailsofMyReality on many levels. In this excerpt the main character loves so much and so hard but is learning that sometimes that simply isn't enough. Love's not complicated. People are. And as she soon learns, the hardest kind of love may actually be letting go for as passion and pain coexist, so does love and loss. But I think the key is for women to learn that their choices can make all the difference. And once we realize, own it, and make the better choices, our lives and love will reflect it.

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  5. What is your favorite book series? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

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  6. What is your favorite book series? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

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    1. When I was younger, THE BABYSITTERS CLUB, haha, now, HUNGER GAMES!!

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    1. Thank you Gwendolyn! I hope that enjoy reading it! This book is a piece of me and my goal is for it to become a piece of the reader as well!

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  8. Why did you make your characters smokers?

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    1. I thought given their personalities and traits that lingered within them, they would have been smokers. Plus, in the 1990s, it was still mow accepted and a part of public places. If I were to write a book with characters current in today's time I wouldn't choose them to smoke..... perhaps vape. It's just a sign of the times and what some teens are into.

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    1. THANKS Mary! It represents this book, the main character, and her inward struggles so well. Once you read #TheDetailsofMyReality you'll understand it on a new level!

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  10. I just love your cover and I would love to read your book.

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    1. Thanks Bridgett! I fell in love with the cover as soon as I saw it! It translates the beauty of the main character along with her raw emotion so well. What's around her becomes a part of her in ways she never dreamt possible. I'm so glad you are compelled to read it! Please follow me on social media and leave me feedback once you have read it! I love reviews❤

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