Arrival of the book 'Bloodstone' by Stephanie Oyinki

 

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“Stephanie is a masterful story teller with a

vivid imagination that will make the likes of

John Grisham, James Patterson, Sandra Brown,

David Baldacci and other thriller and suspense

authors scratch their heads!!!”

 

~ Lara Owoeye Wise,

Author, LOL ... Lessons of Life with Lara

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Title:                                             BLOODSTONE
Author:                                        Stephanie Oyinki

Genre:                                          Fiction

Audience:                                   Teenage/Adult
Format:                                       Trade Paperback
Pagination:                                 172 pages

Dimension:                                5.5’ x 8.5’    

Published:                                  May 2015

Availability:                               iUniverse.com, The Hub Bookstore, Stephanie.oyinki.com

Price:                                            N1000; $5.50c; f3.00

First Print Run:                         On Demand

Cover Design:                           March Oyinki 

 

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About The Author

Stephanie Oyinki started writing at age thirteen. Bloodstone is the first of many books in her series. Stephanie clocked 18 in February and is in her final year in High School. She is the first of three children from March and Maureen Oyinki. She is from Bayelsa and resides in Lagos.

 

Book Launch News

The launch of the book BLOODSTONE will be in May 9, 2015. It will be hosted in the new ultra-modern auditorium of NewHall International School, Lekki. NewHall is located in the highbrow Chevy View Estate, off Chevron Drive. Guests are expected to be seated by 9:00 a.m.

The red carpet occasion will attract dignitaries from both the public and private sectors, celebrities, seasoned media practitioners, students from various schools in Lagos and friends and family of the author, Stephanie Oyinki.

In the words of Funke Treasure, Author of Memories of Grandma:

“The author’s use of language, imagery and dialogic is apt and suggestive of someone with a fertile imagination. She explores the nuances of teenage life captivatingly with its attendant rivalry, petty jealousy, mischief, emotion, friendships, parties and junk food.  Stephanie Oyinki parallels Stephen King in her portrayal of horror, she is thus one emerging writer who holds a lot of promise. Her debut effort Bloodstone is worth reading.”

 

Bloodstone will be available for sale in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States simultaneously. The book which is listed in the Library of Congress will be available in paperback, hardcover, on kindle and e-book versions on the Internet. It will be distributed through BarnesAndNoble.com, Amazon.com, iUniverse.com, and to over 25,000 book resellers worldwide. The book will also be sold in book stores in all major cities in the country and will be available online at Jumia.com.ng and Stephanie.Oyinki.com.

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Send your comments via email to stephanie@oyinki.com.  Blog: stephiMarch.blogspot.com. Facebook Fan Page: StephieOyinki. Or call the following business lines: 08058332988, 08098500671.

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Miss Regina Pacis 2014 Children and Youths' Harvest and Bazaar

 

The Regina Pacis Catholic Church 2014 Children and Youths' Harvest and Bazaar will not be forgotten easily for many reasons. Firstly, September 7, 2014 marked the birth of the first ever Children and Youths' Harvest in the Parish. By God's special grace, I became the first Miss Regina Pacis, and Ambassador of the youths of the parish.

 

 

 

 

 

Leadership Training at Sea School, Tarwa Bay

During the Leadership training programme organized for Federal Government Colleges across the country at the Sea School in Tarwa Bay, in Apapa, Lagos in August, 2013. It was a two weeks camping programme that was organized to train students on various leadership skills and Man-O-War drills like  swimming, climbing, teaming building and presentation skills and others.

A Prologue of the author of Driven by Passion at the book launch

I was invited to prologue the author of the book, Driven By Passion,  Ada Okafor at the book launch which was held in the popular Dover Hotel in Lekki Phase I, on August 3, 2013.

Driven By passion is a collection of inspirational words about life. These were from her personal life experiences, which she turned into lessons of motivation to inspire people positively at every point in their lives. She derived the name of this book out of her passion to positively impact on humanity. 

The author of Driven By Passion, Ada Okafor, is a rare breed. I say this with all conviction because; not very many of us can summon courage and generosity to publicly share our private and personal life experiences, especially women whom for some reasons are very sensitive.

Ada has strong desire to always challenge herself and work towards self-improvement. She never ceases to be inspired by her faith in God, accepting whatever comes her way in good faith, hoping that better days are coming.

During her National Youth Corp (NYSC), Ada exhibited her philanthropic and humanitarian inclinations by singly developed and delivered an HIV/AIDs ‘Living Passion’ Project for secondary school students, and for the Down syndrome association.

Her passion is to understand the uniqueness of every human being that she encounters in life, relating to them in their own peculiarities and making the best out of them.

Let me not close without mentioning that Ada is currently rounding up her Master's degree programme in Management at the University of Lagos. She earlier bagged a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Ghana Business School, Accra, Ghana.

Give me the pleasure to welcome to the stage, this great and inspiring personality, Miss Ada Okafor.

40th Birthday and 10th wedding anniversary celebrations of the Eribo’s





The Eribo’s on Saturday, 6 October, 2012 had their 40^th Birthday and 10^th wedding anniversary celebrations at the luxurious Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki. The event which was a black tie event for gents and evening dress for ladies attracted colleagues, friends and well-wishers.

As part of the programme of the day, it was my privilege to read a brief background history about the author of the famous hymn Amazing Grace before inviting the couple to the floor.

GAS Creative Writing Forum 2011

A group photograph of participants and facilitators of the event. I am second from right.

Five different girls with the same paranormal problems

Amazon Series: By Stephanie Oyinki

Series One:

Disappearance

Ella Broadwin lived a normal teenage life in her safe little home town until things began to turn bad when teenagers began to disappear all around town. Her suspicion led to Gregory Jayden – a new boy in school. His mysterious ways were too rich (obvious) to miss. It took her quite some time to know this was no ordinary disappearance, that the nursery rhyme, “The old woman who lives in a shoe.” Was actually true and that it was her quest to end it and find the missing ones, but not without her friends help.

Series Two:

Bloodstone

Thalia Throne’s summer plan is to work part time at her aunt’s diner- a famous hangout for teenagers like herself, and also have a touch of fun. All this seemed possible when her long lost best friend, Sophie, returned from Scotland. Her summer didn’t go as planned as she came face to face with real troll who tried to kidnap her, but is rescued by Mike who claims that Thalia and his destiny are connected and that Thalia is the key to bring back the dark one to the mortal world. The dark one finds a way to enter the mortal world. It is up to Thalia, Mick and Sophie to protect the world from these dark times.

Series Three:

Wingless

Iris, the youngest daughter of the king of Pixies had been banished for unconsciously leading Mort, the king’s step brother into the chamber of the heart of the pixie realm, who steals it. She is to be exiled into the mortal world till she finds the stolen item. In the mortal world she meets Ryan and his family who takes her in. Ryan accidently finds out Iris real identity. He promises to help get back home to her sisters and realm.

Series Four:

Imperfection

Gwenoline Jackson and her friends went out for a day in the woods. Unconsciously Gwen met a vampire, who opposed the motion of killing humans for blood. She and him became great fiends but the vampire Clan found out and decided to kill Gwen. Gwen and Mal tried to escape to save Gwen from sudden death.

Series Five:

Choice

Valarie Donald is the daughter of the glamorous diva model. It’s obvious Valarie’s future was leading to stardom and lines of paparazzi everywhere, but deep within her, she knew that it would be the wrong lane. When she and her mum moved to Britain for a change of environment, Valarie knew she was to start all over again with new friends, a new school and new pathway. At school she meets the strangest group she had ever seen, James, Fred and Dawn. She found out that they were no ordinary teens neither was she herself. Magic and sorcery was introduced into her life. Her path was to choice between the mutants and the world of magic but before the time James, Fred and Dawn trained her for what was to come. At the end she had to choose.