Meet Lizzie from The Hat by C. S. Boyack

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Ready for some author fun? Today, Lisa, the robot girl, the spokesmodel for C. S. Boyack is back on my blog to talk about Craig’s latest release, The Hat. She’s even brought along a fabulous new poster to share. Seriously—no one rocks hats like Lisa. Well, except maybe her author and Lizzie St. Laurent.

And just exactly who is Lizzie, you ask? I’ll let Lisa explain…

Hi, everyone, and thanks for inviting me over again, Mae. What’s with all this snow? Idaho has almost none this year.

On a tour like this one, we talk about all kinds of things. Today, I want to talk about Lizzie St. Laurent.

Lizzie is a young woman, working multiple jobs to hold things together. She has two legitimate jobs, and one under-the-table kind of thing where her apartment is.

It all started when her parents bought her a car and shipped her off to college. She lived for a year with her grandmother, but Grandma had to go into assisted living. Lizzie had to make new arrangements, and life got ahead of her as it often does. She dropped out, and took on any work she could find to make ends meet.

After her grandmother died, Lizzie asked for a memento from her grandmother’s things, but her greedy-assed uncle said no. That’s when she stole a random box. This box turned out to have an old hat inside. A hat with deep ties to her grandfather and previous members of her family.

The hat turned out to be a creature from another dimension, trapped in the form of a hat for all time. He can transform into any kind of headwear, and Lizzie tests him on that skill. He isn’t up on women’s fashion or the fact that hats are out of style.

When a ring of baby snatchers take her best friend’s newborn, the hat convinces Lizzie they are uniquely equipped to do something about it. The hat has a few abilities beyond just being fashionable.

To pull this off requires a combination of skills. Some Lizzie has, and some the hat possesses. The hat hasn’t seen modern society for twenty years; he’s not used to our electronic world or modern sensibilities. Lizzie hasn’t seen people at their worst, like they were dating back to the Bronze Age, but the hat has. They’re both going to have to adapt and trust each other to rescue the missing babies.

Craig wants me to remind folks The Hat is novella length, so you can read it in an afternoon. It’s priced at 99¢ and is an incredible deal.

Today, I’m handing out this fun poster. It’s me, wearing the hat on a crisp autumn morning. Nothing paranormal happening, just a nice portrait. This version of The Hat does appear in the story though. Feel free to use it as your iPad background or whatever you like.

Lisa Burton artwork shows Lisa in a green off-the-shoulder sweater, wearing a pink hat and drinking a steaming beverage from a cup

 

Cover for the novella, The Hat by C. S. BoyackBlurb:
Lizzie St. Laurent is dealing with many of the struggles of young life. She lost her grandmother, and her living arrangements. Her new roommate abandoned her, and she’s working multiple jobs just to keep her head above water.

She inherits an old hat from her grandmother’s estate, but it belonged to her grandfather. This is no ordinary hat, but a being from an alternate dimension. One with special powers.

Lizzie and the hat don’t exactly hit it off right away, but when her best friend’s newborn is kidnapped by a ring of baby traffickers, Lizzie turns to the hat for help. This leads her deep into her family history and a world she’s never known.

Lizzie gives up everything to rescue the babies. She loses her jobs, and may wind up in jail before it’s over. Along the way, she and the hat may have a new way of making ends meet.

Humorous and fun, The Hat is novella length. Wonderful escapism for an afternoon.

Purchase The Hat HERE  

Author C. S. BoyackAbout the Author:
I was born in a town called Elko, Nevada. I like to tell everyone I was born in a small town in the 1940s. I’m not quite that old, but Elko has always been a little behind the times. This gives me a unique perspective of earlier times, and other ways of getting by. Some of this bleeds through into my fiction.

I moved to Idaho right after the turn of the century, and never looked back. My writing career was born here, with access to other writers and critique groups I jumped in with both feet.

I like to write about things that have something unusual. My works are in the realm of science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy. The goal is to entertain you for a few hours. I hope you enjoy the ride.

Connect with Craig at the following haunts:
Blog | My Novels | Twitter | Goodreads | Facebook | Pinterest 

 

59 thoughts on “Meet Lizzie from The Hat by C. S. Boyack”

  12. The story sounds wonderful! It’s sitting on my Kindle, and I can’t wait to read it. The second I’m done writing this book, I’m spending some time reading for pleasure. Lizzie’s world sounds like a great place to get lost in.

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