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We invite you to Shelley Schanfield’s THE TIGRESS AND THE YOGI Book Blast January 3 – 27! Shelley will be giving away one autographed copy of The Tigress and the Yogi, PLUS 5 ebooks!  Follow her tour and fill out the rafflecopter at each site for more entries to win!

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Inside the Book:

Title: THE TIGRESS AND THE YOGI
Author: Shelley Schanfield
Publisher: Lake House Books
Pages: 382
Genre: Historical Fantasy

A talking tigress.

A wandering yogi.

A young woman’s harrowing journey through an ancient land where chaos threatens gods and mortals alike.

A tigress speaks to the outcaste girl Mala, and as she flees in terror, she encounters an old yogi. She offers him hospitality. As an untouchable, her very shadow may sully the holy man, but he accepts, repaying her kindness with stories that awaken her hunger for forbidden spiritual knowledge. Soon after he leaves, she is orphaned and enslaved, but the warrior goddess Durga appears in a vision and offers her hope.

Thus begins her quest for liberation, on which she meets gods and goddesses, high-born Brahmins and lowly keepers of the cremation grounds, outlaws and kings, and young Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who is prophesied to become the Buddha. She finds happiness for a brief time, but when she loses everything, her quest goes terribly wrong. She becomes an outlaw warrior, worshipping the dark goddess, Kali. She masters occult powers but descends into madness, misusing the supernatural gifts the goddess bestows, and when she again encounters the old yogi, she must decide whether to continue on the path of bloody vengeance or seek transcendence through the power of yoga.

The Tigress and the Yogi is an historical fantasy that brings to life the vivid mythical world of ancient India and transports the reader to the Buddha’s time in a story filled with love and fear, anger and desire. This visionary novel creates a memorable portrait of a powerful woman, her extraordinary daughter, and the men they challenge and inspire. It examines the yearning for spiritual transformation and inner peace, and the ways in which the pursuit of wisdom and compassion can go terribly wrong.

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Meet the Author

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Shelley Schanfield’s passion for Buddhism and yoga arose sixteen years ago, when she and her son earned black belts in Tae Kwon Do. The links between the martial arts and Buddhist techniques to calm and focus the mind fascinated her. By profession a librarian, Shelley plunged into research about the time, place, and spiritual traditions that 2500 years ago produced Prince Siddhartha, who became the Buddha. Yoga, in some form, has a role in all of these traditions. Its transformational teachings soon prompted Shelley to hang up her black belt and begin a yoga practice that she follows to this day.

Because she loves historical fiction, Shelley looked for a good novel about the Buddha. When she didn’t find one that satisfied her, she decided to write her own novels based on the spiritual struggles of women in the Buddha’s time. She published the first book in the Sadhana Trilogy, The Tigress and the Yogi, in 2016 and will publish the second, The Mountain Goddess in early 2017.

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Shelley is giving one autographed paperback copy of The Tigress and the Yogi as well as 5 ebooks! Six ways to win!

Terms & Conditions:

  • By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
  • Six winners will be chosen via Rafflecopter.
  • This giveaway ends midnight January 27.
  • Winner will be contacted via email on February 1.
  • Winner has 48 hours to reply.

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Schedule

Tuesday, January 3

PUYB Virtual Book Club

Wednesday, January 4

Bound 2 Escape

My Bookish Pleasures

C.A. Milson’s Blog

Thursday, January 5

Books, Reviews, ETC.

The Literary Nook

Friday, January 6

Rainy Day Reviews

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Monday, January 9

100 Pages A Day

Tuesday, January 10

What Is That Book About

Wednesday, January 11

The Bookworm Lodge

Books Dreams Life

Thursday, January 12

The Writer’s Life

Confessions of an Eccentric Bookaholic

Friday, January 13

Mythical Books

Lori’s Reading Corner

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Monday, January 16

Laura’s Interests

Tuesday, January 17

Reviews by Crystal

Wednesday, January 18

As the Page Turns

A Title Wave

Thursday, January 19

Must Read Faster

Friday, January 20

I’m Shelf-ish

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Monday, January 23

CBY Book Club

Tuesday, January 24

Mello & June, It’s a Book Thang!

Wednesday, January 25

Leigh Anderson Romance

Thursday, January 26

Write and Take Flight

Friday, January 27

Book Cover Junkie

 

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