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Release Day: Oblivion Storm by R.A.Smith

  Happy Release Day to Oblivion Storm by R.A.Smith!!     Isn't the cover just beautiful and captivating!!??!    SYNOPSIS Over a century past, a wily young pauper wins the hearts of a childless couple of ancient nobility, and a place in one of the most prestigious families in London. The sole heir to the Grenshall family legacy, Iris ‘Tally’ Grenshall fights to protect her family from the machinations of an evil woman, but discovers her adversary presents a threat much greater than she ever imagined…

The victim of a brutal attack, Rose remembers one thing: a long-dead woman giving her an impossible task. She knows only the price of failure as she sets out to retrieve a deadly talisman, with the aid of new friends and powers over the living and the dead. As the body count rises, Rose’s quest grows desperate—with London itself in jeopardy.

Rose and Tally share fates intertwined. Rose must discover how before the secrets of the past destroy her, her friends, and all of London.




REVIEW


I am kind of in two minds about how I feel about this book. Although the positives far out-weigh the negatives.

It was an exciting read with very interesting phenomena and paranormal elements that drew me in. Smith has a remarkable talent of creating vivid scenes, and I loved the imagination that brought to life the many different characters. They were unlike any I have ever read about, and their uniqueness only added to my fervor to know more about them. The story shifted between past and present, and each shift brought with it a little more insight into exactly what was going on. It raised many questions, which kept me reading because I had to know the answers. However, even when I thought I knew those answers, a twist in the plot would make me question everything all over again.

The story became a little confusing from time to time. Because of the many shifts between time, character POV, and the living and spirit worlds, I felt a little overwhelmed with information. This made it difficult to fully immerse myself in the story, and I wasn't able to connect with any character on an emotional level.

  I still very much enjoyed reading this book. It fueled my love for mystery novels, especially those with a paranormal twist. It is a fantastic paranormal mystery that will take it's readers on a dark, chilling ride into the occult.

It gets




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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

R. A. Smith lives in Manchester, UK with his girlfriend. Among his extended family, he counts two considerable war gaming armies and several bears, including Sir Arthur and Frost. A keen gamer, he is equally happy rolling a set of dice or suiting up in plate and swinging a sword at his friends. He can also be found on game consoles, generally unable to dance, shoot or kick a ball.

His favorite jobs held in the past have been working as an editor on his old student magazine, as a Tudor soldier, and as a time travelling guide (so is that in the future?) . R. A. loves his cars and has a long list of things he wants to drive while he still can. He gained an M.A in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University and holds it as his proudest achievement to date before getting his first novel published.




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Parallel Visions: A Teen Psychic Novel by Cheryl Rainfield

Hello Therians!!
The fabulous Cheryl Rainfield is celebrating the release of her new YA Fantasy, Parallel Visions, by giving away a Kindle, Kobo or Nook, as well as bookstore giftcards!! Yay!!

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Isn't the cover just so BEAUTIFUL??!!??  SYNOPSIS A new YA fantasy from award-winning author of SCARS and HUNTED Cheryl Rainfield.
Visions can kill you. Would you risk your life to save someone else’s?
Kate sees psychic visions of the future and the past—but only when she's having an asthma attack. When she "sees" her sister being beaten, she needs more visions to try to save her, along with a suicidal classmate—but triggering her asthma could kill her. Parallel Visions is the story of one brave, caring girl whose unusual gifts put her own life in danger.               



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SPOTLIGHT: Ticket to Hollywood by Gary Reilly

 Hello Therians! The final spotlight post is on Ticket to Hollywood by Gary Reilly!  

SYNOPSIS
In Ticket to Hollywood, the second of 11 comic novels about Denver cab driver Brendan Murphy, a.k.a “Murph,” a young woman on the way to a showing of The Great Gatsby leaves her purse behind in Murph’s Rocky Mountain Taxi Cab #127—and then goes missing. Murph finds himself confronted by police and loses his job. He becomes entangled with filmmakers and makes his way to Los Angeles in search of the lost woman and in desperate need to restore his reputation and regain normalcy, which in Murph’s case means doing as little as possible. Ticket to Hollywood follows the June, 2012 debut of The Asphalt Warrior. The first volume of Murph’s adventures rose to #3 on The Denver Post best-seller list.



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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gary Reilly was a writer.

Simply stated, that was the essence of the man. Born in Arkansas City, Kansas he spent his early years in Kansas and Colorado in a large Irish-Catholic family–seven brothers and sisters. The family moved to Denver where Gary attended parochial high school, graduating in 1967.

He served two years in the army, including a tour in Vietnam as a military policeman. After discharge, Gary majored in English at Colorado State University and continued studies at the Denver campus of the University of Colorado.

All along, his overarching ambition was to write fiction. And he did, prodigiously. His first published short story, The Biography Man, was included in the Pushcart Prize Award anthology in 1979. Later he turned to novels, several based on his army experiences. While he wrote both serious and genre fiction, his greatest invention was the character, Murph, a likable, bohemian Denver cab driver. Starting with The Asphalt Warrior, Gary cranked out eleven Murph novels.

His dedication to writing did not include self promotion. Instead of seeking agents and publishers, he focussed on his craft, writing and rewriting, polishing to perfection. He wrote well over twenty novels before he thought he was ready make his work public.

Unfortunately, he passed away in March, 2011, before he could realize that dream.
Friends and family remember Gary as a fun-loving, generous soul who always had time for other writers, helping them shape their work, getting it ready for print.

Now, through Running Meter Press and Big Earth Publishing in Boulder, Colorado, Gary Reilly’s fiction is finally coming to bookstores in Colorado and across the nation.


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SPOTLIGHT: Comeback Love by Peter Golden

Hello Therians!  Who's in the mood for love?? Well, then you'll love today's featured book, Comeback Love by Peter Golden!




 SYNOPSIS  

 
Over thirty-five years ago, Gordon Meyers, an aspiring writer with a low number in the draft lottery, packed his belongings and reluctantly drove away, leaving Glenna Rising, the sexy, sharp-witted med student he couldn’t imagine living without.

Now, decades later, Gordon is a former globetrotting consultant with a grown son, an ex-wife, and an overwhelming desire to see Glenna again. Stunned when Gordon walks into her Manhattan office, Glenna agrees to accompany him for a drink. As the two head out into the snow-swept city, they become caught up in the passions that drew them together then tore them apart, and as the evening unfolds, Gordon finally reveals the true reason for his return.

Moving between past and present, Comeback Love is a journey into the hearts of two lovers who came of age in the 1960s and is a sensual exploration of youth, regret, desire, and the bonds that mysteriously endure in the face of momentous change.


Praise for Comeback Love  “Stirring and romantic, a sweeping novel about first loves and second chances”

— Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Opposite of Me



“Grab a handful of tissues, think The Notebook and then start speculating on actors best suited to bring Gordon and Glenna to the big screen. ”

— Kirkus’ Reviews, April 1, 2012



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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Peter Golden is an award-winning journalist and the author of six full-length works of non-fiction and fiction.
Some of his work has appeared in the Detroit Free Press Magazine, Albany Times Union, New Jersey Monthly, Microsoft’s eDirections, Beyond Computing, Electronic Business, Midstream, The Forward and Capital Region Magazine.
Golden’s Quiet Diplomat, a biography of industrialist and political-insider Max M. Fisher made the Detroit Free Press bestseller list. Among those he interviewed were Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Bush; Secretaries of State Kissinger, Haig and Shultz; and Israeli Prime Ministers Shamir, Peres and Rabin.
With J. Stanley Shaw, Golden wrote I Rest My Case: My Long Journey from the Castle on the Hillto Home, a memoir that chronicles Shaw’s life from his childhood years under the supervision of the
Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum in the 1930s to his career as one of the preeminent bankruptcy
attorneys in the United States.

Golden re-interviewed Henry Kissinger, George Shultz and other world leaders, including MikhailGorbachev, for his nonfiction look at the Cold War, O Powerful Western Star (Gefen Publishing, May 2012).

His debut novel Comeback Love (Atria Books, April 2012) tells the story of a man and his romanticquest to find the women he loved and lost years before in the 1960s.

Golden grew up in South Orange and Maplewood, New Jersey, and lives today outside Albany, New York with his wife and son.
 
Website: PeterGolden.com
  @Petergolden32
Author Peter Golden
Peter Golden


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February 2, 2013
U ALBANY CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES
Jewish Federation Building in Albany, NY


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SPOTLIGHT: Bootlicker by Steve Piacente

 Hello Therians! Bootlicker by Steve Piacente is in the spotlight today :) 


SYNOPSIS

In the summer of 1959, two black teens hoping to sneak a beer in the South Carolina woods stumble on a Klan lynching led by the local judge. One bolts. The other freezes and winds up with a choice: join the man about to die, or begin hustling black support the judge needs to advance in politics. In trade, he will enjoy a life of power and comfort. Decades later, Big Ike is about to become the state's first black congressman since Reconstruction. Instead, he finds himself in the same forest, a long rope in his fist, muttering the hated nickname again and again: Bootlicker.Show More Show Less


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About the Author

It all started in 1954. Eisenhower was president, no one beat the Yankees, and Elvis was still an unknown. TV was three channels and two colors, black and white. Growing up, I didn’t particularly like school. I liked baseball, egg rolls and comic books, and it was Superman that got me interested in reading and writing. Raised in New York and educated in Washington, I kept moving south after college, eventually learning all they left out at journalism school at the foot of street-smart newspaper editors in Florida and South Carolina. In 1985, one of those editors found me presentable enough to send back to D.C., this time as correspondent for the Tampa Tribune. The job ended four years later, and I found myself in steep competition for a similar slot with the Charleston, S.C. paper. I remember pumping the Charleston editor’s hand and pleading, “Please don’t let me become a press secretary.”The man was merciful, enabling nine more years of Washington reporting, and front row exposure to the real South, as Charleston is far deeper into Dixie than Tampa, geography be damned. As time wore on, my NY sensibilities blended with Southern convention to produce stories on intriguing topics such as public celebration of the Confederate flag, and segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond.
It was a great time until Charleston ran out of cash and shuttered its one-man D.C. bureau. Out in the cold, I – by this time a father of three ravenous, athletic, college-bound children – found warmth in a little known Federal agency. I began as a speechwriter and today head the web, new media, and graphics teams.
Though Bella is my first real fiction, some thin-skinned politicians would say the stories I wrote about them were just as fabricated. In fact, no fiction bubbled up until I earned my license to write in the Johns Hopkins Masters program in 2000. During this time, I also reentered the classroom at American University, my alma mater, and began teaching journalism classes.
My insistence on clean, tight writing did no lasting harm to the three afore-mentioned children, now taxpaying adults in the fields of public relations, web design, and engineering. It wasn’t until years later that I learned that the kids snuck secret help from their mom, Felicia Piacente, a special education administrator in the Montgomery County (Md.) Public School System.

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SPOTLIGHT: A Demon Lies Within by Tony Hubbard

 Hello Therians!  In for a scary treat? Well today's spotlight will give you just that. May I present A Demon Lies Within by Tony Hubbard!!     SYNOPSIS  The powers of hell that lie within are very real…

Following his murder, Andrew McMurray finds himself transported to the depths of hell. There he is indoctrinated as an apprentice to a demon master, Sonneillon. Exposing Andrew to the dark reaches of his evil powers, Sonneillon demonstrates a demons’ ability to posses, torment and control the thoughts and actions of the living. Andrew’s ultimate goal following his apprenticeship? Revenge on his wife, Katelyn and young son, Joshua, both of whom he holds responsible for his murder.

As Katelyn rebuilds her life, following her husbands’ death, she meets Michael Gordon, a recent escapee from Corporate America, who has his own troubled, tragic past. As their relationship grows, they realize they share something more than their burgeoning love for one another — the powers of hell have deeply impacted their pasts. Evil continues to insinuate itself into the pair's lives, bringing with it haunting and unspeakable horrors.

Andrew's plan of revenge begins to materialize once he inhabits Joshua, having him act out in often violent and disturbing ways. With possession of Joshua’s mind and body complete, will hell's ultimate evil goals come to pass, or can the local priest of a small Maine town exorcize Father from Son? At stake, doom-laden repercussions for all involved…and perhaps the world as a whole.
  Praise for A Demon Lies Within
“This is a read that had me on edge from the very first sentence. This book gave me everything I could ask for and more. A Demon Lies Within is definitely one of the best books I have read this year and I dare anyone not to agree. Fans of Stephen King and The Exorcist will be drooling over this. It is that good. It is Horror, Paranormal, Thriller, and a Drama all mixed in a beautiful package.” – Diana Ramsey, reviewer Offbeat Vagabond  “Mr. Hubbard’s debut novel is grotesque, chilling, and enjoyable with the perfect blend of suspense, action, and horror.” – Dale Herring, reviewer The Geekdom of Gore  “But the more I read this book, the more I really liked it. It turned into more of, exactly what the title says, the demons that live inside of you, compared to the scary red-eyed demons that you see… or think you see. These demons were actually worse. This is one of those books that makes you kind of scared to go to sleep if you have a guilty conscience.” – Kari Anderson, reviewer The Kari AnnAlysis  “Get ready for a dark journey…This is a difficult book to review simply because I don’t want to say something that will spoil the unbelievably riveting story for others. Several sections of this book turned my stomach due to their graphic nature. My God, but humans can be the most evil creature on earth. The writing style of Mr. Hubbard is mesmerizing and even during the most vicious sections, you can’t help but continue. This book reminded me of The Exorcist. Only better, in terms of the depth of the character portrayed and the emotional attachment I felt for them, especially the mother, Katelyn.” – Ashley Fontainne, author of Zero Balance  “This will be considered one of the better horror books of this year, as it rightly deserves to be. It is graphic, horrific, and downright scary. If you like your horror, then do not miss this one. Tony Hubbard has written something that will see him catapult into the best sellers lists.” – Stephen Ormsby, author of Long Lost Song    Get your copy now!!  AmazonBarnes & NobleIndieBound My Book Orders   ABOUT THE AUTHOR  Tony Hubbard grew up like most boys in Massachusetts during the 1980’s, wanting to emulate basketball star Larry Bird and one day play for the Boston Celtics. Quickly realizing that a future as a professional athlete was something he would not achieve, he did the next best thing – became a sportswriter. As a long-time sportswriter, Tony covered high school, collegiate and professional sports, most notably covering the death of Boston Celtics’ star Reggie Lewis for The Patriot Ledger.

Growing up and reading the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King, he one day aspired to publish a novel in the horror genre as his ‘writing heroes’ were famous for. After many years away from writing, leaving his professional writing career behind to make a move into the production and advertising side of the publishing business, Tony makes a return with his debut novel. Eighteen years in the making, A Demon Lies Within, releases November 2012 from Two Harbors Press.

A follower of Greek Mythology, he sees himself in the same vein as the Greek God Dionysus, the Greek God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and merriment. Dionysus not only represents the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. According to Tony, we should strive to be like Dionysus.

Massachusetts born and bred, Tony has lived all across the state throughout his life. Today he is settled in Dracut with his wife and son.


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SPOTLIGHT: Widow's Might by Sandra Brannan

Hello Therians! It's time for another spotlight!! Widow’s Might is the 3rdinstallment of the Liv Bergen Mystery Series by Sandra Brannan.
   SYNOPSIS 
With a mind for crime solving and headstrong about protecting her family – Liv Bergen finds herself trailing  a vengeful killer with a crooked sense of justice.
The third Liv Bergen mystery picks up right where the second one left off: the murder of Liv’s future sister-in-law has been solved, but an older rancher has been bludgeoned to death in a style eerily reminiscent of a long-inactive killer known only as the Crooked Man. FBI agent Streeter Pierce, still on assignment in Sturgis, South Dakota, must now turn his sights on tracking down the killer – his nemesis from ten years earlier. Pierce doesn’t complain, though, he’s falling in love with Liv and sets in motion an unconventional plan to recruit her for the FBI’s training camp in Quantico as they work the case together. But is Liv falling for the brilliant, exotic agent Jack Linwood instead?
Once again, Liv’s vast knowledge of the Black Hills of South Dakota – territory made famous by the gold rush that followed General George Custer’s expedition – and the novel folk who live there leads her to unearth critical clues about the Crooked Man. But are facts enough to safeguard Liv’s sister Elizabeth and her friend, an elderly woman battling cancer who was attacked just days after her husband was murdered? Will the frail yet feisty widow recover her strength in time to help Liv thwart the Crooked Man’s murderous plans and fatal blows?
   Praise for Widow's Might In “Widow’s Might,” Sandra Brannan does a wonderful job of weaving dramatic events from Custer’s Black Hills Expedition of 1874 into a thoroughly modern mystery involving environmentalists, serial murder and a surprising twist on an age-old motive.

-- Ernest Grafe and Paul Horsted, “Exploring with Custer”



“Good and Scary.”

-- Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal



“For hardcore crime-fiction fans.”

-- Shelley Mosely, Booklist
    Get your copy today:  AmazonBarnes & NobleIndieBound   Buy the first two books in the Liv Bergen Mystery Series   In the Belly of Jonah: AmazonBarnes & NobleIndieBound  Lot's Return to Sodom: AmazonBarnes & NobleIndieBound     About the Author  

Sandra Brannan debuted as an author in 2010 with In the Belly of Jonah, the first installment of her acclaimed, Liv Bergen mystery series. The novel was chosen as an Indie Next List Notable by independent bookstores and librarians across the country and went into a second printing just one month after its release.

Sandra’s success in the literary world led to her being named one of the top 25 most fabulous women by Black Hills Magazine.

Much like her character Liv Bergen, Sandra has spent her career in the mining industry. Working her way up from day laborer in the company her grandfather founded to a top executive in the family business wasn’t easy, as Sandra often received threats from those opposed to mining. These life experiences gave her a first-person perspective into the high-stakes scenarios of which she writes.

Sandra was raised the seventh of nine children in loving home not far from Rapid City, South Dakota. After living in Colorado (the setting for In the Belly of Jonah), Wyoming, Washington D.C. and Washington state, Sandra returned to her hometown where she lives with her husband. Their budding family consists of four boys and three grandchildren.

The second book in her mystery-thriller series, Lot’s Return to Sodom, releases June 1 and revolves around the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Sandra’s forthcoming titles include Widow’s Might and Noah’s Rainy Day.

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SPOTLIGHT: The Uncommon Thread by R. Scott Anderson, M.D.

Hello Therians, Today the spotlight is on The Uncommon Thread by R. Scott Anderson M.D.

   SYNOPSIS  
For the past three years The Uncommon Thread has been one of the most popular regular features of the JOURNAL of the Mississippi State Medical Association.

Only a state with a literary tradition as rich as Mississippi’s would dedicate a regular column to literary exploration as part of its monthly scientific medical journal. A strong literary commitment is not something new for the JOURNAL. The Uncommon Thread sprang fully formed from its progenitor Una Voce, which now continues under the pen of its founder Dr Dwalia South.

But, for two years a madman held Una Voce captive while its true author was serving as the president of the Association and then engaged in both her own and her husband’s battles with cancer. By the time she recovered and returned to restore sanity to her own column, the editors were stuck trying to find someplace to put a stream of consciousness gadfly that somehow continued to charm at least as many  readers as he antagonized.

Thus The Uncommon Thread was born. So, try a story or two, if you don’t like them, read a few more. Because, in here, you never know what’s going to show up next.  Get your copy today: Amazon       ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  Russell Scott Anderson M.D. is a Radiation Oncologist who serves as the Medical Director of Anderson Cancer Center in Meridian, Mississippi. He is a former Navy diver who worked in operations in the Middle East, Central America, and in support of the Navy’s EODcommunity, SEALS, the US Army’s Green Berets, the Secret Service, and the New York Police Department at various times during his time in the service. Dr. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, andhis M.D. degree from UA’s School of Medicine in Birmingham. The father of seven has written the family oriented literary columns Una Voce and The Uncommon Thread in the JOURNAL of the Mississippi State Medical Association as Scott Anderson M.D. for the past five years. He has also written as screenwriter R. S. Anderson on several feature films, and author Russell Scott on his debut novel Time Donors Wanted (IsoLibris, 2011, Murder Mystery) and forthcoming novel The Hard Times. Three of Dr. Anderson’s stories in The Uncommon Thread collection were nominated for thesmall press Pushcart Prize award. Having spent some years in San Diego and Virginia Beach, the author lives once again in theSoutheast and has settled for the past twenty years in the state of Mississippi with his wife andchildren.
Author Blog: DocAsblog

Website: IsoLibris.com
@RussellScott3
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Russell Scott     
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SPOTLIGHT: 2:32am by Emily Ford

 Hello Therians! It's time for another spotlight, and this time I'm featuring Emily Ford's 2:32 A.M, the first book in The Djinn Master's Legacy trilogy!     [image error]  

 
SYNOPSIS

In the early morning hours nearing her 17th birthday, Cat Townsend woke to the sudden blur of a mysterious unknown man sitting on the edge of her bed. She did not feel fear – rather a strange calmness overtook her. In an instant their eyes locked, he lightly touched her hand, and then he disappeared into the nothingness of night.
 Caught in that undefined place between asleep and awake, the moment felt hazy and surreal. A chill ran down Cat’s spine as she glances at the time – it’s 2:32 a.m.

What unfolds in the first book of The Djinn Master’s Legacy trilogy, is young Cat’s personal struggle with the overwhelming choice to accept a destiny of magic. As she contemplates the merits of unparalleled power, her new and ordinary world in Savannah, Georgia is understandably shaken. The closer her decision gets, the more twisted her life with family, friends and boyfriend becomes. Will she choose to give up everything she cherishes?
 Find out, in 2:32 A.M. The time everything happens.

  Praise for 2:32 A.M. 
“2:32am – The Djinn Master’s Legacy” is featured in the latest Big Blend Magazine ‘Champagne Sundays’ as a great read for young adults!“A seemingly ordinary teenage girl might just become a creature of legend in the first volume of debut author Ford’s young-adult fantasy trilogy.”– Kirkus Reviews
 “These days, genre fiction for young adult readers focus heavily on vampires, werewolves and zombies. However, what was most refreshing about 2:32 a.m. was the absence of the usual paranormal phenomena. 2:32 a.m. intrigues readers with the mystery and power of genies. Ford leaves the reader at the edge of seats, waiting and hoping the next book will be available soon. It is an excellent portrayal of a modern day teenager who is trying to find herself in the midst of her high school years, with a twist – and a great one at that. For those who love mystery, magic, and love, this is a must read.”– Tamar Mekredijian, Pacific Book Review 
“An addicting Djinn novel complete with romance, danger and something a little different. From start to finish it was tough to put down. This author draws you in with the characters and tightly woven storyline. Emily Ford writes an addicting novel. I can hardly wait to read the next one!– Lisa Fox, Top Book Reviewers



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Debut novelist Emily Ford has always been a storyteller. As a kid at summer camp in Maine, she’d make up ghost stories at bedtime for her fellow bunkmates.
Her Djinn Master’s Legacy trilogy also began as a simple bedtime story, intended for Ford’s then adolescent children to have in writing and use to tell their own kids one day. By the time she finished writing, she had three very full books.
2:32 a.m., Ford’s first installment of her young adult series, caught early readers’ attention as a fiction book minus the typical vampire and werewolf characters.
The Texas writer interned each summer with KHOU-TV in Houston while gaining her bachelor’s degree in radio and television at The University of Arizona. She worked on the copy desk at The Dallas Morning News, and eventually started the marketing company KapsMark, Inc.


Website: EmilyFordAuthor.com
@DjinnMstrLegacy  
   
The Djinn Master's Legacy  
  
Emily Ford



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SPOTLIGHT: The Chosen of Gaia by M.Mariz

Hello Therians!! Today's spotlight features The Chosen of Gaia by M.Mariz!!   

SYNOPSIS Fifteen-year-old Albert has just received an invitation that could transform his disappointing life completely – a chance to belong to an advanced and hidden society that only reveals itself to a select few.Immersed in a new world of mind-boggling technology and intriguing peers, Albert will overcome his fears enough to ignore a few suspicious details. But soon he’ll find his family dragged to the center of a scandal that threatens to tear them apart and erase their very identities. A conflicted Albert must find the strength to challenge authority by relying on his newfound allies and gift for Revelation.
 Prepare for adventure, humor and suspense in this fast-paced tale of a “normal” family striving for their place in a “perfect” world.
#6 Amazon Top Rated Book in Children’s Science Fiction & Mystery
   Praise for The Chosen of Gaia
“The Chosen Of Gaia stands out as it combines the fantastical, the human, the
suspenseful and the comedic so naturally.”  “Awesome book for 11-12 year olds.”  “I loved this book. M. Mariz has created a beautiful tale of love, family, science, technology, and suspense, with characters you will love and a story you won’t forget.”  “The author was audacious since the first line with her lighthearted but thought-provoking style.”  “Fiction, mystery and a dash of spiritualism – mixing all these
ingredients, the author makes reading exciting, challenging our
imagination and holding our attention until the last paragraph.”  “A very original story with so much creativity! You won’t put it down!”  “If you like YA books and well written dialogues this book is a must
read! The beginning is really funny and imaginative… then things get
darker and you just can’t stop reading it!”  “A great mystery for kids and younger people, it’s a great book.
I truly enjoyed reading.”  “After reading this book in one breath, all I wish is to be Chosen and to discover Gaia, the most amazing, pure , peaceful planet M.Mariz created. All the characters are wonderful and the ending was dreamy. A must read”  “ I was so captivated by the characters! I really liked the blend of history facts and myths behind this story.”  “I definitely recommend this novel, especially for parents of teen kids.”  “The book is full of amazing descriptions – Intensifiers are sooo COOL. But it also deals with deep issues: discrimination, bully, rejection… a lot of teens will relate to it… it’s a must read!”  “Although it’s a book aimed at teens, it appeals to all ages. The story is very interesting, witty, full of inspirational messages about life, and very well written. I absolutely recommend this novel for those who enjoy adventure stories with a hint of romance.I loved this book!”
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M. Mariz is an actress, lawyer and writer with more than 20 plays produced. Her debut novel TheChosen of Gaia (Sept. 28, 2012) was inspired by her own Revelation dream.

Born in Rio de Janeiro and currently living in Southern California, Mariz writes screenplays andnovels in both Portuguese and English. The artist has more than 15 years of acting experience,
encompassing works in theater, television and movies. She has multiple plays and sketches
featured in theaters, including a teenager play that was performed by young Brazilian celebrities
all over the country, and has written many other plays for different Brazilian companies to
present work-related themes in a funny, entertaining way.

She lives with her husband in Orange, California, where she is constantly developing ideas fornew stories to tell.









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