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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.

A new edition of this book is now available.

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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howdoyouwooThere’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 and Unexplained, 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. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #cursescanbebroken

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EC: Giovanni's Angel Tea & Conversation

Tea and Conversation 06: the Internet

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Today I’m sharing a picture of a simple speckled tea cup from Pinterest. This is part of my personal collection.

Please do not copy this image. Click image to share on Pinterest.

Today in my meditation on the Eternal Curse, I’m writing about: Why the Internet?

I’ve never met someone online and then ended up in a romantic relationship with them. I have a few people online, whom I consider to be friends, but I have not made arrangements to meet these people in person (some of them live oceans away). I am not an advocate for internet socializing or dating, but from a networking point of view, it’s where the world is and where the world is headed.

I have had more in depth conversations with complete strangers, at times, than I have with people I’ve known for twenty years because of the Internet. I’m not an overly trusting person, but I like to connect on a certain level and the Internet makes that so much simpler. In my book, Giovanni and Mira find each other while using social media, each in search of something. I believe if you look for something long enough, you’ll find what you need.

Mira doesn’t run to the internet for comfort because she’s some sort of social outcast with no other options. She utilizes the internet for its anonymity. Giovanni, on the other hand, is a social outcast, but not because he wants to be or because he refuses to get along with others or conform to social norms. Giovanni also uses the internet for its anonymity because he knows that the world isn’t ready for someone like him.

In the visual world in which we live, a supermodel and middle school custodian may have loads of things in common: from the movies they like, the books they read, the drinks they prefer, and even the clothes they admire. Unfortunately, these two vastly different categorized public personas don’t look right next to one another, so they’ll never meet and get to know each other…But online a woman and a man can both share a pin on Pinterest for a baseball cap, rate and review the same Netflix movie a five, and “Like” a strangers post about having a bad day, because somewhere down the line, they connected.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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EC: Giovanni's Angel WIP Updates

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.

A new edition of this book is now available. 

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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 at the link below.)

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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!

Click here to enter my Release Day Giveaway!
It only takes 1 entry to win & there are 2 prizes to award.
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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.

Thank you all for your wonderful and continued support 😀 .

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords