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August 19, 2013

Helga: Out of the Hedgelands Spotlight

Helga: Out of the Hedgelands
Twelve-year-old Helga has more danger in her life than most beasts her age—Wrackshee slavers after her, a vicious attack by bandits that nearly kills her, a race against dragons pursuing her, and leading a daring rebellion to save her life and rescue friends and family from the insidious WooZan. And that is just the beginning. But what do you expect when you are a young beast who just can’t see the stupid rules of the world making any sense? Helga can’t accept things as they are and ends up taking on not just one, but two all-powerful, supreme tyrants in two different realms.
Helga never intended to lead a revolution. It just sort of happened because she wouldn’t go along with the “rules of normal” that keep tyrants in power and entire societies enslaved. Beginning on a dangerous quest to solve some mysteries in her own past, Helga leads her quirky comrades on a journey that will not only forever change them, but upset ancient civilizations.
As an author, I’m drawn to eccentric, unexpected characters: those who surprise because they hear a distant galaxy, see a different music, create their own fragrance rather than get hooked on a soundtrack; the child who has her own ideas about how the emperor is dressed; the lunatics and rebels who tell stories on the boundaries. Helga’s unusual story will take readers to worlds they never imagined—definitely a whole new ride.
Time and again, the unconventional heroine and her eccentric comrades overcome ominous tyrants and black-hearted slavers, not by battling to the last beast standing, but by being the first beast to think differently.
Helga: Out of Hedgelands is divided into three books which introduce the epic saga of the Wood Cow clan and their role in overturning centuries of slavery and tyranny. This story will continue in additional volumes of the Wood Cow Chronicles now in development. Over the series of current and future volumes, the entire history of the Wood Cow clan, the fall of Maev Astuté, and the coming of Lord Farseeker to the Outer Rings, will be told.

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Author Rick JohnsonI am a native of the Great Plains, having grown up on a farm in the Platte River Valley of western Nebraska. I love the wild beauty of the Plains and nearby Rocky Mountains–the too hot, too cold, too empty, too full of life extremes. Typically, the awesomely diverse and the awesomely stark are much the same, even as they are different. Although I have lived in Michigan, North Carolina, and British Columbia, the western plains, mountains, and desert are in my heart.As my day job, for over thirty years I have been a faculty member and administrator in higher education. Teaching broadly in the liberal arts, including creative writing, my professional publications include educational materials, poems, and 28 stories for young readers. During my spare hours, I have also collected and carefully studied the records of former times upon which the Wood Cow Chronicles are based. It is my privilege to bring this astonishing saga to light.​
The Wood Cow Chronicles have been researched and written with the irreplaceable assistance of Barbara, my beloved wife of more than thirty-five years, and our children. Indeed, the essential research into the history of the Wood Cows has been conducted during the odd hours of family reading and storytelling “around the campfire” as we say–even when there is no campfire! This research continues and grows richer as our family expands across generations and continents.

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Published on August 19, 2013 23:00

Author KC Blake

Author KC Blake stops by the blog today. She has a new release, Bait (Order of the Spirit Realm). She also agree to answer a few questions so we can get to know her better.
Tell us a little about yourself.Over the years I have held many jobs, but writing is the one that makes me truly happy.  I used to write for Harlequin under Kasi Blake, but it always felt like there was something missing.  Then I figured it out.  My true love in literature is and has always been YA.  So now I write the books that I would have loved to discover when I was a teen, books I still enjoy reading today.At what point did you decide to become a writer? Was there someone or something that specifically inspired you?When I was twelve, a teacher assigned The Outsiders to the class, and I fell in love with books.  I don't remember how long it was before I decided to write something.  It might have been a few days or a few weeks later, but I eventually picked up a pencil and sat down in the living room to rewrite the ending of a movie.How do you write: outline or seat of your pants, and why?Have to have an outline.  Sometimes I write a few chapters before I create an outline, but I do need one.  Why?  Because it's like a road map to me.  If I don't have one, I get lost.Do you see writing as a career?Definitely.  It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do.What are your hobbies outside of writing?I read, of course, a lot.  I also enjoy discovering new recipes, going on shopping sprees, traveling, and I collect Christmas village pieces.Do you have any advice for others who dream of being an author?Read a lot.  Write a lot.  And don't give up.What are you working on now?I am currently working on the book that follows Bait.  It's called Hunter and will be released (if all goes well) on Halloween this year.
She wants revenge.

At sixteen, Bay-Lee is not your typical girl. The last thing she wants is to be popular, to be noticed, so she never raises her hand in class. She doesn’t participate in extra-curricular activities and purposely puts the wrong answers on tests in order to keep her solid C point average. Her classmates have no clue who she really is, Van Helsing’s daughter. They don’t know she’s on the run, hiding from monsters that want to kill her before she can turn into a great hunter. They’re afraid of her... and they should be because she plans to be the best hunter the world has ever seen. As soon as she is finished with her training, she’s going to track and kill the werewolf pack responsible for tearing her mother to shreds, and nothing is going to get in her way. 

He wants redemption.

At twenty, Nick is a rock star slash vampire hunter, personally trained by Van Helsing. He was unofficially adopted by the man and lives in his castle when not touring with his band, Bad-Rock. Years ago his fate was sealed by a fortune teller. She shouted a prophecy for everyone (including his parents) to hear, a prophecy that has haunted him to this day. Even his closest friends wonder if it could be true. Will he become evil and open the doorway to the Spirit Realm, allowing monsters to kill off the human race? 

They both want love...

Bay-Lee thinks the last thing she needs is to fall in love, and Nick doesn’t think he’s capable of loving anyone. When they meet, it is hate at first sight. Nick seems determined to ruin her plan for justice. He volunteers to mentor her. Then he refuses to do the job. Bay-Lee has no idea what Nick’s problem is, but she’s determined to find out because she is certain they have a lot in common. The deep grief and anger in his eyes reflects what is in her heart. She has a feeling they can save each other. The only problem is she can’t have both Nick and her revenge. Which will she choose?

But will they live long enough?

Trouble begins when a reaper uses Bay-Lee’s closet to cross over with a warning. Something is killing hunters on their birthdays. It’s a bad time to attend Van Helsing’s school, but she doesn’t have a choice. Her mother died in front of her eyes. She must have revenge even if it means risking everything including her own life. A student dies. Then another. Nick’s birthday draws closer, and Bay-Lee worries about losing the only boy she’s ever loved. Is she a good enough hunter to stop the monster before it strikes again?

Do you love action? This book has battles using swords, knives, and hand-to-hand. Do you love romance? Nick and Bay-Lee can't keep their hands off each other. Do you love paranormal? There are wraiths, reapers, and border monsters. Do you love your darkness with an edge of humor? This book has some of that too. Do you love YA paranormal fantasy romance? It's all right here. 

The second book in the series, Hunter, will be released at the end of October. Blake’s paranormal romance books include Crushed and Vampires Rule. Other categories for this book include teens books, paranormal romance, paranormal fantasy, urban fantasy, YA paranormal, YA paranormal fantasy romance.

Links to buy:Amazon      Smashwords     B&NSocial Media Links:Blog:  http://kasi-kcblake.blogspot.comFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/K-C-Blakes-Author-Page/246146215412824Twitter:  @kasiblake
Author bio:Born and raised in sunny California, K.C. Blake fell in love with books at a young age and decided to pursue writing as a career.  Her favorite authors include Stephen King, John Saul, Cassandra Clare, J.K. Rowling, and Carrie Jones.  In her spare time she enjoys shopping (and when I say shopping I mean go to the mall early in the day, eat lunch, and then keep going until you don't have any strength left), reading great books, taking care of animals (she lives on a farm), and searching for creative ideas to improve her home.  A former writer for Harlequin, she now publishes her books her way and loves every second of it.  She is currently living in the Midwest with two cats, a dog, several cows, and five baby ducks.

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Published on August 19, 2013 01:59

August 18, 2013

A Giveaway from Sweden



A huge THANK YOU to Alexandra from Lexie Reads for hosting a giveaway of Enchanted Fairytales! Alexandra is one of my awesome readers who also happens to have a fantastic blog. You can enter the contest here.
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Published on August 18, 2013 16:14

August 17, 2013

Utah Book Month Winners



The winners of the giveaway I hosted in honor of Utah Book Month are:

Mary P: eCopy of Whispers of Razari

Amber L: eCopy of The Experiment

Congrats to both, and happy reading!
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Published on August 17, 2013 22:02

August 16, 2013

Working It Out Book Blast

Working It OutA chance encounter . . . Grace Warren's life is safe and predictable—exactly the way she likes it. But when she gets roped into going to an auction to help out a friend, everything changes. She meets Seth Tuttle—a guy who unexpectedly kisses her then disappears, leaving her flustered and upset. If she never sees him again, it will be too soon.
A chance for love . . . Weeks later, when Seth limps into Grace's rehab clinic post surgery, she immediately recognizes him. Unfortunately, he's every bit as frustrating and annoying as she remembered. Yet there's something about him that makes her second-guess her carefully placed boundaries even though he's everything she's sure she doesn't want in a man. But maybe Seth is exactly what Grace has needed all along—assuming she's willing to risk safe and predictable for a chance at love. 
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Author Rachael Renee Anderson Rachael Anderson is the author of four books: Divinely Designed, Luck of the Draw, Minor Adjustments, and The Reluctant Bachelorette. She's the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.
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Published on August 16, 2013 23:00

Spotlight: Maureen Murrish


Maureen Murrish was born in Co Durham, England close to both the sea and the countryside; the love of both has never left her.  During her working life she has been a nurse, a soldier and a swimming instructor amongst other things. She has also raised her beautiful daughter. She began creating fictional characters and telling stories to amuse her younger sister when they were still children. Her first novella, The Lost Sorcerer, was published January 2012. The first two books of the Dragon World series -The Bonding Crystal and The Missing Link, were published February 2012 and February 2013.  All are fantasy adventure books for teens and young adults.
Spotlight Interview Questions:
1) What is your all-time favourite book and why?
Favourite book? Crumbs, soo many. Each book is my favourite as I read it or I put it down and don’t bother,  but those that linger in my mind, the ones I just can’t forget and would willing read again if there weren’t so many other books out there to sample I suppose I would class as favourite.  Let’s see. Dead Witch Walking, by Kim Harrison has to be up there as it started me off on the whole Rachel Morgan series.  And then there is the Other World series by Kim Harrison.  I love the way Kim’s fictional world is pulled together through the eyes of so many different groups to form the whole. From way back in the mists of time the books that started me on the road to avid reading and writing were Treasure Island and The Count of Monte Cristo. They really fired my imagination at the age of 9 or 10 and I’ve never looked back. They hold a very special place in my heart.
2) Is there an author you could be compared to or popular fictional characters your book's characters could relate to and why?
I suppose we soak up a little bit of the style of all the books we read and then rearrange it and turn it into our own unique style. I write books I wish I could have read while I was still at school.  Fantasy, adventure and strong characters.  That type of book still appeals to me and I read them as avidly now as I would have then. I really don’t know who I could be compared to and I would hesitate to say ‘this person’ or ‘that’.  I like magic and mystery and a strong plot.
3) Can you give us your favourite quote from one of your books and explain it?
This is one of my favourites (slightly edited to prevent spoilers) because it outlines how much the relationships between Robby, Abigail, and the dragons, Frenzel and Dimble have altered.
Abigail paused, obviously struggling for the right words. ‘You’ve changed, Robby McRoss. Jaswinder is where you belong. You and Frenzel. Together. Don’t throw that away.…. Think of what you will be giving up… Me and Dimble, well we know we only have this time together. But you and Frenzel could have the rest of your lives. Don’t give that up because of me.’
4) What types of things/people/music inspires you and makes you want to keep writing?
My characters and their lives keep on pulling me back. I hate leaving one of them at a place they are uncomfortable. Abigail perched on a cliff. Robby in a cage, I can’t leave them, I have to get them sorted.  So, I try always to leave them where I know they are waiting for me to rescue them. It’s a very strong incentive. Music is important while I write. It’s like a blanket, a cocoon I can retreat to, a place I can concentrate. My life is so hectic the music has to be calming, classical usually, or new age. I can’t say it inspires me though. I find inspiration in nature, a beautiful landscape or a surreal sky. I am lucky where I live. The countryside is open and breath-taking and just a twenty minute ride away is the seaside where I grew up. I love the ocean. Loch Lomond and the Scottish Highlands are half day’s journey north.  I go there whenever I can. These are the places I find inspiration.
5) Describe your typical writing day or week.
I wish I could say I write full time but I don’t. I work full time and I fit my writing in around everything. One day it may be the other way around but for now I have no set writing times. I try to write on an evening and a weekend.  I write in my lunch hour at work, if I get a lunch hour, (colleagues already know I am odd so it raises no eyebrows!). When I am out with my sisters and they take the pen from my fingers I talk about my books instead.  Sisters are great sounding-boards; even if they are not listening! I have created many a scene that way all ready to write up when I get my pen back.
6) Is there a food or drink you have to have when you're writing?
No. I usually emerge form a writing session only when I am hungry and thirsty. Then I grab the first thing I can find before getting back to the keyboard.  Writing time is precious.
7) Can you tell us what you're working on right now (& possibly provide an excerpt & cover)?
Right now I am getting to grips with book three of Dragon World. I have created the structure and am now beginning to build the story: none of which is safe for public consumption at the moment. Book one and two are available as eBooks but will soon to be available as paperbacks too. At the moment I am preparing book one for publication as a paperback on amazon.  I would love to share an excerpt of that with you.

The Bonding Crystal (Dragon's World)
The small grassy area they were on was no more than a hundred metres long by fifty wide. It was enclosed on three sides by sheer cliff and on the forth by the drop into the gorge. There were no hidden paths or ways up the mountain as far as they could see and the only way off it seemed to be the way they had come.‘Looks like we have to go back.’ Abigail said as they ate a little more of their rations.‘Maybe, but once we get back then what? The path here was the only one, remember?’‘We haven’t any option,’ Abigail said. ‘We can either go back or sit here.’‘There is another choice,’ Frenzel said. ‘We follow the second path.’‘What second path?’ Abigail and Robby said together.Frenzel nodded toward the causeway. ‘The path that leads into the falls.’There was a stunned silence.‘You’ve got to be kidding,’ Abigail said. ‘The Fire Falls?’ Robby asked. ‘How?’‘The Fire Falls can’t harm dragons.’Abigail gave a short laugh, ‘Maybe not but they can make a mess of humans!’‘Even if you can get through how could we?’ Robby said.‘The same way I brought you to Jaswinder. The Crossing Fires are far fiercer than these and I brought you both through safely.‘That’s a matter of opinion,’ Abigail said peevishly. ‘I felt ill for the rest of the day.’‘But the flames did not harm you.’‘Wasn’t that because you carried the first minister’s talisman?’ Robby asked.‘We only needed the talisman because I carried you both, I will only be sheltering one this time if Dimble will follow with Abigail.’Robby thought he detected a note of challenge.‘If it’s what Abigail wants then I’ll shelter her through the flames,’ Dimble said.‘Wait, wait,’ Abigail said. ‘There must be another way!’‘Can you think of one?’ Robby asked.‘Well no, not right off, but given time…’‘Didn’t Skelso say this part of the task was to test our trust in one another?’ Robby said.‘Yeaah, but…’Robby turned away to hide a grin. He could understand Abigail’s caution; he felt exactly the same way. But for Abigail there was the added worry of Dimble’s less than perfect record. Not to put too fine a point on it, Dimble was clumsy. Abigail would rather pull her tongue out than admit it but he knew that Dimble’s catalogue of accidents must have her wondering if she would come through the other side as a charred cinder.‘Perhaps Frenzel could come back for you?’ he offered.Abigail bristled. ‘If Dimble says he can shelter me then he can, thank you! I was merely thinking that we don’t even know if there is anything behind the falls. I mean has anyone ever been through them?’‘I do not know but as there is a pathway and as it is the only pathway, it seems logical that that is the way we must go.’‘Well, thank you for the benefit of your logic, Mr Spock.’‘Right,’ cut in Robby, ‘well that’s settled.’‘Settled? Looks to me like all we’ve settled is death by Fire Falls instead of death by falling,’ Abigail snapped.
The Lost Sorcerer

If anyone in the village where 13 year old Tosni lives discovers he is developing strange powers they will kill him. He has to leave. But before he can put an escape plan into action Kavnen throws him out. In the middle of the night. In the middle of winter. Now his only chance of survival is to find his real parents, fast. But there are more than his parents looking for him.

The Bonding Crystal (Dragon's World)

It is a shock when 14 year old, Robby, discovers he is to be bonded to a dragon. It is an even bigger shock when he realises that before he and his dragon stand any chance of bonding they have to prevent the evil-one from killing his fellow bondlings and destroying the inhabitants of the city he is just learning to love. Only his onetime protector, Abigail who, despite all the rules insists on tagging along, and a strange little dragon who has been condemned to live life as an outcast are able to help him.


The Missing Link (Dragon World)

Robby hopes that he and Abigail will have a chance to get to know Moilana and its people better during this visit to Dragon World but his hopes are dashed much sooner than he could have imagined. When Dimble goes missing and Abigail is seriously injured Robby suspects the secret Abigail and Dimble refused to share is at the heart of the problem. Robby finds himself part of a rescue mission that goes fatally wrong leaving him, Frenzel and Abigail stranded in the wild-lands beyond the northern mountains and searching for Dimble without backup.


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Published on August 16, 2013 07:36

Finding Sheba

Finding Sheba Finding Sheba by H.B. Moore An ancient legend is reborn . . . One that might prove the Bible false. For centuries, historians have theorized the Queen of Sheba as only a seductive legend, and scholars have debated over the legitimacy of King David or King Solomon. When undercover Israeli agent, Omar Zagouri, stumbles onto a tomb in Northern Jerusalem he unknowingly finds the final clue that threatens to overthrow government claim to the Holy Land, pits wealthy collectors against one another, and sends ruthless archaeologists scrambling to find the queen’s secret burial place. An assassination attempt on the Coptic Pope, His Holiness, Patriarch Stephanus II, is only the first in the chain of lethal crimes. Omar must find a way to prevent the greatest discovery of the century from becoming the most deadly.


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heather moore Author Heather B. Moore Heather B. Moore is the award-winning author of ten novels, two inspirational non-fiction books, and two anthologies, including The Newport Ladies Book Club Series, A Timeless Romance Anthology, and Christ’s Gifts to Women (co-authored by Angela Eschler). Her historical fiction is published under the pen name H.B. Moore. She is the two-time recipient of Best of State in Literary Fiction, two-time Whitney Award Winner, and two-time Golden Quill Winner for Best Novel. Her most recent historical novel under H.B. Moore is Daughters of Jared (2012 LUW Gold Award of Excellence & 2012 LUW Best Book Trailer).

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Published on August 16, 2013 04:42

August 15, 2013

Utah Book Month



As part of Utah Book Month, I was interviewed by Utah author T. Lynn Adams, who wrote Tombs of Terror, The Lost Curse, and Lair of the Serpent . You can read more about her books by clicking on the titles. You can read her interview of me here. Thanks to T. Lynn for sharing her blog space with me today!


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Published on August 15, 2013 19:00

Fairytales and Happiness

Yesterday was a bit of a drag due to some things going on in my life when voila, out of the blue I get a message on Facebook from Valerie at One Reader's Ramblings telling me she'd reviewed Enchanted Fairytales . And what a review! Completely turned my day around and gave me the happy's (yes, I know it's not a word). So thank you, thank you, thank you Valerie!

You can read her review at her site here, or just read it below!


Once Upon a Time, in a land far away, is the beginning of many stories that we now know as Fairytales.  These are stories passed down through the centuries.  They have been adapted through the ages from oral tradition to written works by numerous sources.  Some of the most well-known names  begin with Charles Perrault’s Mother Goose Tales, then came the Brothers Grimm’s Children’s and Household Tales, and then eventually this type of story was called “fairy-tales” by Hans Christian Anderson.  
In modern days we have come to equate Disney with Fairytales despite their loose interpretations of the stories told though the ages.  But even Disney still had a formula for the tales told long ago and far away.
So what happens to those same stories when you take out the “long ago” and “far away” aspect?  Why you get some pretty modern, hip stories that make you fall in love with Fairytales all over again.  That’s what Cindy C. Bennett has done in her Enchanted Fairytales.  She has once again re-invented the time tested stories and told them is a completely charming and yet utterly modern way.
So what do you get when Beauty puts on her ripped blue jeans and is blackmailed into spending time with a horribly disfigured young man? Why only the greatest re-telling of  Beauty and the Beast  ever!
And then there is Ruby with her flaming red hair that earns her an only too familiar nickname.  And the wolf?  Well, I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but just let me tell you… you’ll fall in love with this feisty young woman. 
I know  Snow White  has been re-told a thousand times lately, but this time it has soul.  None of the whole “meet one time and then a kiss to awaken her.”  They actually spend time together and the love is genuine. 
And who could forget  Cinderella ?  Only one stepsister this time, but isn’t it great to have a “prince” who doesn’t forget the face of the women he fell madly in love with and have to use a shoe to find her?!  Once again the romance is genuine because of the time they spend getting to know each other.
White Swan is the one story that I really don’t know much about and have even had a hard time tracking down a source.  It would seem that the Russian ballet,  Swan Lake  is the most closely related to this story, but I do not know that much about it.  What I do know is that Bennett’s story captured my interest completely.  I loved the tale of the sisters who turn into swans by day and how they must find a way to break the curse.    
Some of these stories hold a bit of magic, but not in the way the books I typically read do.  These short stories are truly Fairytales and their enchantment holds true even 200 years after the Grimm brothers put them to paper.  Thank you Cindy Bennett for making such classics relevant for today.
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Published on August 15, 2013 17:31

August 12, 2013

Utah Book Month Giveaway

In honor of Utah Book Month, I'm giving away eCopies of my 2 latest releases,  Whispers of Razari and The Experiment . This is a super easy giveaway, all you have to do is sign into Rafflecopter below and you're entered. There are a couple of other options also to give you more chances to win!

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When sixteen year old Olivia Adams wakes from a horrible car accident that killed her parents, she knows she’s something different. Olivia died, and now the soul inhabiting her body needs to find out who - and what - she is. A glimpse of a world called Razari burning is the only clue to her previous existence—a tragic memory, sparking events that endanger the people helping her.
Jacobi McKenzie has lived in Crescent, Montana for more years than he can remember, even though he's only seventeen. He's been waiting, but for what he isn't sure. Jacobi recognizes Olivia for what she is before she's even aware of it herself and the effect she has on him threatens to expose his true identity--a thing he’s worked hard to conceal.
They come together in an explosion of emotion that neither of them is supposed to feel. As Jacobi fights for Olivia's life, protecting her from those who would use her for their own selfish purposes, together they unravel the mystery surrounding the destruction of their race.
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Time is running out for the Collaborative's oppressive rule of the remote world Senca One. The government attempts to suppress the escalating riots, even while seeking to further their experiments. When their parents are taken, triplets Juliet, Cilla, and Emiah Tripp set out to locate them, and soon discover they are at the center of a hunt to capture them.
Evading the Collaborative across Seneca One’s harsh terrain, they’re confronted with the trials of survival. They also discover something that changes the very core of what they are: they’re morphs. Struggling to adapt to the strange new ability, they question what they really are . . . and why. Are the rumors of experiments done on children true? Did their scientist parents have anything to do with it?
Their quest brings them to the capitol city of Brighton, which is on the verge of revolt. While searching for information about their parents, the Tripps align themselves with the very people fueling the rebellion. They unwittingly spark the revolution they want no part of and discover something more dangerous than they suspected.

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Published on August 12, 2013 15:32