Showing posts with label YA fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YA fiction. Show all posts

The Temporal Stone is out now!

19.5.13

I'm absolutely, ecstatically delighted to announce the release of my latest book, The Temporal Stone, a Morgan Sisters novel... YAY!! Read on for the synopsis and excerpt and then go grab yourself a copy for just $2.99. If you've not read any of the Morgan Sisters books yet, then grab a FREE copy of Daisy Madigan's Paradise to see what it's all about! Once you've finished that, The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw comes next.
Don't forget to check out all those awesome reviews on Amazon about the series!
Cover by the fabulous designer Ravven
Synopsis

It's been a couple of months since Emma and Lana entered the Praxos Academy and life has been hectic ever since. What with regular A level classes combined with learning all about the supernatural world, control classes, self defence and fight night, the girls are constantly busy.
But when their world seems to stop right in front of them, they and their fellow Watchers, have a huge mystery to solve. A mystery which will lead them on a long road trip across south west England where they will meet all kinds of strange creatures, some intent on causing harm and others desperate to put a stop to the problem.

Excerpt
Stretching her long pale limbs beneath the warm duvet cover, Emma let out a deep yawn and climbed out of bed. She strolled over to Lana and shook her vigorously just as Moira appeared out of the bathroom towel-drying her hair.
'She'll be late again,' she chuckled as she walked past.
Emma rolled her eyes.
'Come on, Sis. Time to get up, we've got to be ready earlier this morning, remember?'
A faint moan could be heard from beneath the covers. Emma shook her head.
'Come on, get up lazy bones.'
'No, it's too early,' grumbled Lana who rolled over comfortably.
'Well, if you're not up and ready soon, you'll miss out on our trip to Somerset with the rest of the class,' Emma replied with her eyebrows raised as she slowly walked towards the bathroom, a towel slung over her shoulder.
The covers were immediately flung back and Lana groaned with an excited grin. 'Somerset here we come,' she smiled before she hopped up, threw on her dressing gown and began emptying her wardrobe frantically trying to find just the right outfit to wear.

oOo
Hand in gloved hand with her boyfriend, Diarmuid, Emma stood dressed entirely in black and purple, her dark hair was tied back in two simple plaits and a checked woolly hat perched on top of her head. Noticing she was shivering, Diarmuid pulled her close and rubbed her arms up and down while she laughed. He then pulled her into a more secluded spot, allowing a faint glow to emanate from his body. Warmth immediately embraced them both.
'Better?' he asked.
'Hm hm,' Emma nodded as she leaned her head on his shoulder.
As they waited for the rest of the gang, Lana walked up the steps that led down into the Academy. With a huge grin plastered across her face, she walked over to her sister where she turned this way and that. Emma shook her head, laughing.
'Well?' asked Lana.
'Yeah Sis, you look amazing. Is that the new dress you bought last week?'
'It is. It's gorgeous isn't it?'
'Let's just say, it's very you. I wouldn't wear it though!' laughed Emma as Diarmuid wolf whistled from behind her.
'Well of course you wouldn't. It's not black or purple and it's a dress,' she joked as she put her long brown coat back on over the leopard print, long-sleeved dress which was a little inappropriate for a field trip across the country.
Moments later, Declan Alexander appeared from within the building, rubbing his hands together. A group of teens trailed behind him.
He turned as he approached, 'Come on guys, gather round. We're walking round to Russell Square where we'll be hopping on to the Tube to Paddington Station. From there we'll get the train to Bath, so make sure you've all got your Oyster cards ready before we leave.'
When they'd finished fishing around in their pockets and handbags and Declan was content everyone had what was needed to take the trip, they exited the well hidden entrance to the Academy and joined the rest of the commuters within the capital.

Purchase Links

AMAZON US
AMAZON UK
SMASHWORDS
(other retailers and paperback coming soon)


Guest post by the authors of The ELE Series

18.12.12

I'm very excited to introduce The ELE series by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels. The girls have written a special post about what inspired them to write the books. So over to you, girls!
Creating ELE
Courtney and I have been best friends since the 6th grade. We took that friendship to a new level in October 2011 when we decided to partner together to write our first novel, Night Marchers. Since then we have gone on to write the sequel to that series: Redemption, as well as three books in our most recent series: The ELE Series.
The ELE Series has become our favorite journey through writerdom yet! We've been asked what inspired us to create this series, and to be honest there are a number of factors that led us to create the world around Project ELE.
After reading The Hunger Games trilogy as well as a few of our other favorite dystopian genre novels, we knew that we wanted to try out a futuristic setting for our next quest. We played around with several different ideas and all of them kept coming back to a heroine with amazing powers who would eventually learn to kick bad-guy-butt. We also came to the agreement that we wanted to have a series that starts at the beginning of an apocalyptic event as opposed to the aftermath in the future after such an event had occurred. After many Skype dates in search of the perfect plot, we ended up blending two of our ideas together. Courtney had some awesome ideas about immunizations gone wrong and I had written a short story for an anthology about a world in the future where everyone has a special power. We smooshed the two ideas together, added a strong heroic female lead who is still very much a teenager and BAM, we had the ingredients for making The ELE Series.
Currently the ELE Series consists of three novels: Project ELE (which is FREE), Finding ELE and our most recent release- Exposing ELE. We've been asked how many books will be in this series. We honestly don't have an answer to that yet. Willow's story hasn't been fully told, so there will be at least one to two more books that follow up after Exposing ELE. We are currently working on a novella called: ELE, which will show all of our main characters before they were forced to head towards the shelters. We figured this inside scoop would be an exciting edition for our fans and a sort of prologue to Project ELE.
For more information on our ELE Series, check out the book descriptions below. We hope you will take a chance and download your free copy of Project ELE and dive into Willow Mosby's futuristic world.
The ELE Series:
Millions have already died, and thousands more are perishing daily. As a last ditch effort to preserve the human race, the government implements Project ELE. With the earth heating at rapid speeds, all remaining survivors are forced to turn to F.E.M.A. shelters to wait out ELE's wrath.
Fifteen-year-old Willow Mosby's life, as she knows it, ends the moment she walks through the shelter's door. Willow has to quickly adapt to the new challenges that shelter life demands, which includes making new friends and working a full time job.
Soon after making an interesting discovery, Willow and her friends start exhibiting strange abilities. Seeking answers, they embark on a mission to find out what these new abilities mean and whether they are a gift or a curse.
This new adventure can send her world crashing down around her. The question is: Can Willow survive the fall?
From the authors of Night Marchers comes a new apocalyptic series with a paranormal twist.

Check out the book trailer


Where can readers check us out?
Blog
Facebook fan page
Facebook fan page
Goodreads (Rebecca)
Goodreads (Courtney)
Twitter: MidniteBeckie and NuckelsC
http://www.eleseries.com
http://www.nightmarchersbook.com
Amazon
Nook

WOW, this series certainly sounds like a bestseller in the making! Good luck girls!

The Morgan Sisters starts NOW!! The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw is now available :)

7.11.12

I'm SUPER excited to announce that my brand new series, The Morgan Sisters, is now available!! YAY!!
You can get your copy of The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw, the first book in the series, from Amazon right here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A37SE0I# and all other formats from Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/252569 (it will be available from all other retailers soon).
Check out my brand new book trailer:
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