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Burning Nights by Julie Wetzel is Available Today!!!

Today is the highly anticipated release day of Kindling Flames: Burning Nights! This series has been downloaded by more than 100,000 readers and has over 200 five-star reviews on Amazon! If you haven't started reading this series, this is a must read! Kindling Flames: Gathering Tinder is FREE so there are no excuses.Kindling Flames: Burning NightsAMAZON / iBOOKS / NOOK / SMASHWORDS After a wedding filled with werewolves, fay, and vampires, Vicky is looking forward to a nice, quiet honeymoon away from the chaos of Darien's daily life. But nothing is ever simple with an Ancient Vampire around.When the Vampire Council of Hawaii finds out Darien and his new bride are coming, they are determined to see that Darien is honored properly. But vampire etiquette isn't for the faint of heart.The nights could burn when lines are drawn... and Darien finds himself in a turf war he never intended to start.START THIS SERIES TODAY FOR FREE:AMAZON / NOOK / iBOOKS / KOBO / SMASHWORDS
After landing a job as the assistant to a handsome CEO, Victoria Westernly feels like her life is finally on the right track. But when she discovers her new boss is the city's most powerful vampire, she'll have to decide whether this new life is worth the risk...ABOUT JULIE WETZEL:WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / TWITTER Originally from Ohio, Julie always dreamed of a job in science. Either shooting for the stars or delving into the mysteries of volcanoes. But, life never leads where you expect. In 2007, she moved to Mississippi to be with her significant other.Now a mother of a hyperactive red headed boy, what time she's not chasing down dirty socks and unsticking toys from the ceiling is spent crafting worlds readers can get lost it. Julie is a self-proclaimed bibliophile and lover of big words. She likes hiking, frogs, interesting earrings, and a plethora of other fun things. And with the Kindling Flames series, she is now an Internationally Best-Selling Author.
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Nine Common Mistakes New Authors Make

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1) All Characters Speaking and Acting the Same.

 
I see this a lot in new writers. All their characters act and speak the same. Characters need to behave like real honest to goodness people. I’m sure you’ve known people who have behaved, spoke, and acted very differently from the way you do. Admit it. You’re surrounded by them!To be a good author you have to be able to put yourself in other people’s shoes—people who think differently than you do and then you need to be able to portray that in writing. If you don’t think you can do that off the cuff, study people around you. Borrow some of their personality traits to use in characters. I’m not saying make exact duplicates of people. Some people would be very angry to find out you based such and such character on them—I mean, mad enough to sue. But it’s perfectly fine to cut and paste personality traits to create a wholly unique character. Just make sure you’re consistent with that character throughout the book.2) Character’s Emotions Don’t Match the Situation.
 
Another mistake I see a lot of new writers make, is that they forget how characters are affected by previous events. If you have a character that has had a close, loving relationship with her mother, and then she witnesses her beloved mother’s brutal murder, that girl is not going to be going out and partying carefree with her friends a few days later. That horrific even will taint her actions for a very long time, and as a writer, you’d better reflect that in your story.
3) Failing to Forshadow
 
This is a problem I see so often with new writers. When planning out your story, you’ll come to places where you do a plot twist—or in other words, something unexpected happens. This is all good, and necessary for a compelling story, but you don’t want it to be jarring for your reader. So what do you do to prepare them without giving them spoilers? You foreshadow! Give them hints of what is will occur. That way when the big plot twist comes, they don’t meet it with disbelief; instead, they can look back and say, “Wow, I can’t believe I didn’t see that coming!” And if they are smart enough to predict the event from your foreshadowing, that’s great too. Readers love to feel smart!
4) Failing to do Enough Research
 
If there’s one thing that dispels the magic of a story, it’s reading something that the reader knows is not correct. I recently read a fictional book that discussed genetic traits of sibling characters. In this book, the parents were both blonde-haired and blue-eyed. They had several daughters who also had blonde hair and blue eyes, but there was one daughter who supposedly took after her brown eyed, black haired grandmother. Genetically, that scenario cannot happen. Blonde hair, and blue eyes are recessive genes and two people with those genes can only have children with lighter colored hair and lighter colored eyes. I continued with the book because I really liked the story, but each time the genetics was brought up, I was reminded this story was not real. And if the writer who made this mistake is reading this, don’t stress too much—I was a biology major in college and even Pixar made the same mistake in The Incredibles movie. Regardless, my advice for you writers out there, please do your research! Make your books as accurate as humanly possible.
5) Over Describing
 
When doing descriptions, it’s best to use descriptive action instead of outright description. For example, in my book, Rising, I have a minor character who I saw clearly in my mind. He was a doctor who wore a white lab coat, had white hair, a large belly, wore glasses, and was not unlike Santa Clause (without the beard). But since he was a minor character, I didn’t actually use any descriptive words to portray him. Below is the part that gives you a picture of this character:
“Hello, ladies.” Dr. Bloomberg smiled as he lumbered through the door. He looked at the patient. “Well, well, you weren’t kidding when you said she was about to deliver.”

That was the extent of my description of this character. Using the word lumber instead of walk, lets the reader know he was a hefty man, calling the women ladies, implied that he was older, and having him smile made him seem like a happy, jolly man. Walla, describing through action!
6) Reluctance to Heed Beta Readers and Editors
 
This is something I experienced personally when I finished my first published novel. I sent it off to beta readers and then subsequently to an editor. Each person went through my manuscript and fixed grammatical errors, wording problems, but then they also gave me a heads up on things in the storyline that didn’t work for them. Now that I look back, it really wasn’t a big deal, but at the time, when I saw the things they wrote, my mind immediately thought, “The book is a mess, and it will take me forever to fix it!” In other words, I completely over-reacted. Truly, all each suggestion took—for the most part—was an inserted sentence here, a little tweak with the wording there, and a little foreshadowing a couple chapters before a plot twist. Take my advice. Don’t go crazy when someone says you should change this or that. It’s not an insult to your writing, and it’s usually an easy fix.  
7) Starting a Novel with Back-story
 
At one time, it was acceptable to open a book with paragraphs describing in detail the setting and the history behind the story. That time is long gone. Readers want to be immersed in the book from the get-go. They want to be able to feel as if they are an actual participant in the story. How can they do that if they have to weed through long-winded, detailed descriptions before they ever get to any action?So, you might ask, how do you let people know the setting, characters, and back-story? Answer: You weave it in through the action and dialog as the story unfolds. But be careful with trying to insert back-story into the dialog. You don’t want to fall into the “as you know, Bob…” trap—where the characters are saying things for the sole reason of giving the reader information. Never have characters tell each other things they already know! I mean, who does that in real life?
8) Unfilled Plot holes
 
Searching out and filling plot holes takes perspective. It’s easy to miss big inconsistencies when you are worried about voice, flow, character, etc.—kind of like not seeing the forest because of the trees.Here’s an example of a plot hole that was missed by millions of raving fans of The Karate Kid movie. The final scene has an extremely dramatic sparing scene where the main character—despite an injury—defeats his nemesis by delivering an expert kick to his face. But, if you rewind back, the referee clearly states that strikes to the face are not allowed. According to the rules, the kick that won the fight should not have counted, hence, the main character should have been defeated.That example also proves something. Even the best books and stories may have undiscovered plot holes. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be on the lookout for them and fill every one we find.
9) Understand that all rules can and sometimes should be broken!
 
Now that I’ve given you a list of so-called “rules” I’m now going to tell you its fine to break them! Really. You’re the author, you can write whatever the heck you want! But before you go breaking all the rules, learn them, study them, understand why they’re there, and then after you know them backward and forwards, you are free to break any rule you want. Some of my favorite authors are rule breakers, and do it expertly!

A New Start to a Paranormal Series by Lila Felix is Now Released!

Clean Teen Publishing is proud to present the new release of LIGHTNING KISSED by Lila Felix. This new adult paranormal romance is available to read today!

With a brilliant and unique plot, Lila Felix has crafted a story that is sure to be a huge hit. ~Novels and Necklaces BlogLila Felix has blown me away...With Lightning Kissed, she has created a unique, intriguing world that draws the reader in to the complex and dynamic storyline featuring some fascinating characters. ~Tsk Tsk What To Read Blog

Read LIGHTNING KISSED by Lila Felix TODAY!AMAZON / BARNES & NOBLE / iBOOKS / KOBO / BOOK DEPOSITORY
Colby Evans can leap from one country to the next in a heartbeat. She can see every sunset in every time zone in the same day. She can travel across the world in a flash. She defies gravity and physics with every breath she takes. She's tested her abilities and found them limitless.She is the lightning. She is Lucent. And nothing can stop her.Except him.Theodore Ramsey isn't supposed to be able to flash like Colby. The power of travel is passed on from mother to daughter in their people. Except once in every hundred generations.Theo is the one.He can flash like Colby. And it makes him a target to their enemies and to himself. His abilities change everything he knows about life and throws his future into an uncertain tangent. In fact, the only thing certain in his life is the love he feels for Colby.Their love defies time and space and has been the only constant thing in their lives since childhood. But even their infallible love will be stretched to its limits.She will risk her life to protect him. But he will risk everything to protect them all. Lightning Kissed is the first book in The Lucent Series by Lila Felix. ABOUT LILA FELIX:WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM Lila Felix is full of antics and stories. She refused to go to Kindergarten after the teacher made her take a nap on the first day. She staged her first protest in middle school. She almost flunked out of her first semester at Pepperdine University because she was enthralled with their library and frequently was locked in. Now her husband and three children have to put up with her rebel nature in Louisiana where her days are filled with cypress trees, crawfish, and of course her books and writing. She writes about the ordinary rebels who fall extraordinarily in wild, true love. For more visit www.lilafelix.com

New Release From N.W. Harris!!

Clean Teen Publishing has a new release today in N.W. Harris's Last Orphans Series. The world is in chaos when the entire adult population is wiped out. Sixteen-year-old Shane leads a group of kids on a quest for answers — only to discover a horrifying truth in this gripping dystopian series. If you haven't already started this series, check out The Last Orphans today for free!NEW RELEASE:Enslaved (The Last Orphans Series Book 3) If he loses her, he’ll lose his will to fight.Shane and his friends survive the first major attack against the enemy, destroying the alien ships that came to harvest the children of Earth and turn them all into slaves. However, one ship escaped, and the aliens have captured Kelly. Shane will do whatever it takes to save her, but turning his back on his friends could jeopardize the whole mission.The enemy invades Kelly’s mind, turning her into a slave soldier. She’ll follow their orders, even if it means murdering her friends, including her little sister and Shane. She is helpless, trapped inside her body while it performs heinous tasks under the direction of her new masters, while her sanity and desire to live fade.Shane returns home to make a rescue attempt, only to find Kelly commanding an army of human slave soldiers, and she’s determined to make him join her ranks. Will Shane save Kelly before she gets to her sister, or will she help the enemy enslave the rest of humanity?Get Your Copy Today! BOOK ONE IS FREE!The Last Orphans (The Last Orphans Series Book 1) One horrifying day will change the life of sixteen-year-old Shane Tucker and every other kid in the world. In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas—an out-of-his-league classmate—who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance.Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered. What they find is even more horrifying than anything they could have expected—the annihilation of the adults was only the beginning. Shane and his friends are not the unlucky survivors left to inherit this new, messed-up planet. No, they are its next victims. There is an unknown power out there, and it won’t stop until every person in the world is dead.A spine-tingling adventure that will have you gasping for breath all the way until the last page, The Last Orphans is the first book in an all-new apocalyptic series.Get Your Copy Today For Free! About The Author Born at the end of the Vietnam war and raised on a horse farm near small town north Georgia, N.W. Harris's imagination evolved under the swaying pines surrounding his family’s log home. On summer days that were too hot, winter days that were too cold, and every night into the wee morning hours, he read books.N.W. Harris published his first novel—Joshua's Tree—in 2013. It was no wonder that with his wild imagination and passion for all things word related, that N.W. Harris was named a finalist in Amazon's Break Through Novel Award Contest. In early 2014, N.W. Harris joined the ranks with Clean Teen Publishing when they signed his new young adult apocalyptic adventure series—The Last Orphans.In addition to writing, N.W. Harris has been a submarine sailor, nurse, and business owner. His studies have included biology, anthropology, and medicine at UCSB and SUNY Buffalo. He is an active member of SCBWI and lives in sunny southern California with his beautiful wife and two perfect children. He writes like he reads, constantly.Connect With N.W. Harris  

Now Available + A Free Book

Clean Teen Publishing is excited to announce that today is the release of A Light in the Dark by Becky Doughty. This new book in the Fallout Series can be read as a stand alone or as part of the series. Readers do not want to miss out on this new series! Also, scroll down to find out more about All the Way to Heaven, the first book that's now available for FREE.A LIGHT IN THE DARK AMAZON / NOOK / iBOOKS / SMASHWORDS / GOODREADSOn stage, Tish Ransome sings about heartache and passion, betrayal, and about love gone wrong… but she knows very little about any of it in real life. The rockstar princess who swears like a pirate—literally—is loved and adored by family, friends, and fans alike, and her world is filled with good things, her future bright.Behind the scenes, however, trouble is brewing. When Tom, her best friend and co-founder of the Marauders, tells her he's leaving the band after graduation, Tish must find a new wingman to step into Tom's hard-to-fill shoes. The moment she hears Sebastian Jeffries play, she knows he's the one.Yet with Sebastian comes a taste of the things Tish only writes about, and she can't resist the lure of the tortured artist. Sebastian, likewise, is drawn to Tish's brilliance, but like a moth that hovers too close to the flames, is he killing himself just to be near her? Can Tish save Sebastian before it's too late, or will he pull her down into the darkness with him?TRAILER REVEAL:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ho1...
ALL THE WAY TO HEAVENBy Becky Doughty NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE! AMAZON / NOOK / KOBO / iBOOKS / SMASHWORDSAnica Tomlin, business major, has just learned that the man she’s been planning her future around, her Global Finance professor, already has a beautiful wife and family. Ani cashes in her graduation gift to herself a little early—a trip to Tuscany—but from the moment she boards the wrong train in Pisa, her plans for solitude and self-indulgence begin to unravel around her.When a bicycle accident thrusts Ani into the skilled hands of the dashing Dr. Cosimo Lazzaro, she reluctantly accepts his invitation to recover in his family’s country villa, perched on a hilltop surrounded by the Lazzaro olive groves. But it’s been a black year for olive growers all over Italy, and generations of tradition are being put to the test like never before.Ani is swept up in the drama of life in Tuscany, the convergence of old and new, and the passions that drive people to pursue the desires of their hearts. Just as Ani begins to get her feet under her again, an unexpected turn of events leaves her doubting the very existence of happily-ever-after, unless she can learn to trust the desires of her own heart.Although All the Way to Heaven is a stand-alone novel, it is the first book in The Fallout Series, a collection of sweet contemporary romances that follow characters featured in the first book.ABOUT BECKY DOUGHTY:FACEBOOK / TWITTER / WEBSITE
Becky Doughty is the author of the award-winning Elderberry Croft series and the voice behind BraveHeart Audiobooks. "I write fiction, mainly because nonfiction is hard! Yes, I've tried. Let's just say I like to color outside the lines when it comes to sticking to facts...or anything else, for that matter. I write Women's Fiction with strong elements of romance and Young Adult/New Adult Fiction. Some of my fiction is written from a Christian worldview (and labeled as such), and some of it is not. My stories, however, are all categorically "clean" or "sweet" (light on language, violence, and sex), so if you're looking for a book you don't have to shove under the couch cushion when visitors stop by, you've come to the right place!" You can learn more about Becky and her books on her website: www.BeckyDoughty.com Becky is married to her champion of more than 25 years. They have three children, two of whom are grown and starting families of their own, and they all live within a few miles of each other in Southern California. They share their lives with too many animals, a large vegetable garden, and a strange underground concrete room they're certain was built for dark and sinister purposes...

Cover Reveal for Sherry D. Ficklin's Newest Hacker Series Book: In Too Deep

The #Hacker Novels by Sherry D. Ficklin have gotten a lot of attention since the first book Playing With Fire released in October. Clean Teen Publishing also announced the release of In Too Deep at the end of November. Now, we are excited to share the official cover reveal for Digital Horizon, the third book in the #Hacker Series that will release in February 2016. Take a look at this awesome new cover and leave us a line or two with your thoughts on it. Also, if you haven't started reading this young adult mystery series, you can start today with a free digital copy of Playing With Fire.
DIGITAL HORIZON ADD TO GOODREADSNo spoilers here. If you wish to see the synopsis for Digital Horizon start click your mouse and start highlighting here: One wants justice. One wants redemption. One just wants revenge. Still reeling from her devastating loss, Farris is barely holding it together when she’s approached by a covert government agency. The IDC is recruiting the best hackers in the country to form a team capable of tracking down and thwarting cyber terrorists. When they make her an offer she can’t refuse—a shot at catching the people responsible for the death of her father—she’s all in. But success will mean forging new alliances, betraying the people she loves, and trusting an old enemy. If she succeeds, she might finally get the closure she needs. If she fails, the digital world will crumble at her feet, putting thousands of lives at risk and exposing the world’s most dangerous secrets. In the dark web, where anything can be bought and sold, this talented young hacker just might have to sell her soul to get what she’s after. The question is, who’s buying?
End highlight. Did you see the text? PLAYING WITH FIRE IS FREE! AMAZON / BARNES & NOBLE / iBOOKS / KOBO / SMASHWORDSOne brilliant young hacker. One experimental government aircraft. One chance to keep it all from going up in flames. Still recovering from her troubled past, Farris is no stranger to change. But when the military transfers her father across the country to an experimental aircraft squadron, settling in to a new life is the least of her problems. As a series of apparent computer glitches threaten the security of the fleet and the blame falls on her father, she decides to put her computer skills to use digging up the truth. Soon she's drawn into the perilous world of a hacker who is determined to ground the fleet—at any cost. When all signs lead to someone close to her as the mastermind, Farris will have to burn more than bridges to get to the truth. She will have to risk her fragile new life to uncover the identity of the cyber criminal before they can escalate from harmless tampering… to all out murder.
IN TOO DEEP AMAZON / NOOK / iBOOKS / KOBO / SMASHWORDSWATCH THE TRAILER:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p37i...
ABOUT SHERRY D. FICKLIN:WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM Sherry is a full time writer from Colorado and the author of over a dozen novels for teens and young adults including the best selling Stolen Empire series. She can often be found browsing her local bookstore with a large white hot chocolate in one hand and a towering stack of books in the other. That is, unless she's on deadline at which time she, like the Loch Ness monster, is only seen in blurry photographs. Sherry also writes New Adult fiction under the pen name Ranae Glass and is a contributing writer for fangirlish.com.

New Release from the Incredibly Talented Julie Wetzel!!

NEW RELEASE TODAY! Crimson Tree Publishing is proud to present the newest release in the DRAGONS OF ETERNITY Series by Julie Wetzel. FOR THE HEART OF DRAGONS is now available in digital formats through all retailers. Grab your copy today and continue this exciting Fantasy Romance series! AMAZON / NOOK / iBOOKS / SMASHWORDS / KOBODisconnection is a very serious issue for dragons that can leave them stuck in one form or another, but it's a condition that usually comes on slowly and rarely catches anyone by surprise. No one knows this better the Kara Rose, Eternity's leading specialist in the treatment of this condition. So when the head of Eternity demands her presence for an emergency, she can't imagine what he could want. She is, after all, only a therapist.As a top mage with Eternity, Noah Dove has worked with dragons for most of his life, so he is used to their odd quirks and physical needs. When a dark beauty shows up to disrupt the king's celebrations, he agrees to go with her to keep the peace. When Noah is unable to protect the woman from the group killing dragons, he's left with her last request—to save her dragon. It would normally be an impossible task, but with a bit of magic and some help from the dragon, Noah forms the one thing that can transfer a dragon from one person to another—a Heart Stone.Now the dragon is loose and out of control… and the only person who can help is Kara. With Noah's consciousness locked away beyond her reach, she must somehow find a way to soothe the dragon and connect two halves that were never a whole. The task is daunting and will push her knowledge—and personal boundaries—to their limit and beyond.START READING BOOK ONE FOR FREE! AMAZON / NOOK / iBOOKS / KOBO[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n40LE...
ABOUT JULIE WETZEL:WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / TWITTER Originally from Ohio, Julie always dreamed of a job in science. Either shooting for the stars or delving into the mysteries of volcanoes. But, life never leads where you expect. In 2007, she moved to Mississippi to be with her significant other.Now a mother of a hyperactive red headed boy, what time she's not chasing down dirty socks and unsticking toys from the ceiling is spent crafting worlds readers can get lost it. Julie is a self-proclaimed bibliophile and lover of big words. She likes hiking, frogs, interesting earrings, and a plethora of other fun things. And with the Kindling Flames series, she is now an Internationally Best-Selling Author.
JULIE'S OTHER SERIES: GIVEAWAYS:Before you leave, don't forget to check out the many giveaways going on over at Clean Teen Publishing this month. Check them out here.

Cover Reveal for the Concealed in the Shadows series by Gabrielle Arrowsmith

Clean Teen Publishing presents a new look for this exciting series! The Concealed in the Shadows series by Gabrielle Arrowsmith has gripped readers from the start. With the upcoming release of the final book, we have decided to release all new covers for each of the books. Fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent will love this series. Start reading it for free today!
CONCEALED IN THE SHADOWS (FREE)AMAZON / NOOK / iBOOKS Read the first book in the best-selling young adult dystopian series today for free. Sydney Harter has long awaited September 12th, 2033—her eighteenth birthday. She can finally apply for guardianship of her sister, who is her only family and entire world. She hopes they will be lawfully reunited, but is prepared to defy authority and risk everything to escape the captivity of Miles County so that they can be together. Escaping will be difficult and dangerous. Citizens are bound to their county by sophisticated chip implants that deliver shocks to those who dare to cross the electric barrier. Sydney is very clever, but her trickery is limited against the all-seeing eyes of technology. Even if they were to survive the escape, disappearing into the forgotten forests and towns of the past seems an impossible task. What Sydney doesn't know is that she is the particular interest of two opposing forces. With deceit, fear, and warfare surrounding her—can she trust the party that aims to help with her fight against the other? Can she open her heart to receive and return unexpected love? When her sister’s life becomes jeopardized, Sydney will have to weigh a new love against the only enduring love she has known. The cost could be deadly… How will she choose?RELEASED FROM THE DARKNESSBook #2 is available now!AMAZON / BARNES AND NOBLE / iBOOKS REDUCED TO DUSTPre-order today! Releases on December 14, 2015.AMAZON / BARNES AND NOBLE / iBOOKS[image error]ABOUT GABRIELLE ARROWSMITH:FACEBOOK / WEBSITEGabrielle Arrowsmith was born to her loving parents on August 16th, 1988. She grew up in the small town of Ham Lake, MN enjoying soccer, school, and adventuresome play with her brother and cousins. As she grew older, her desire to write led her to fill many diaries and notebooks with her thoughts, poems, stories, and scripts. Her other childhood hobbies included reading, playing soccer, acting, and playing piano. Gabrielle recalls high school as the time when she first believed in the worth of her writing. Her AP Language and Literature course both challenged and celebrated her craft. She aimed for perfection in this course, but only so much as to allow time for her other college-level courses, soccer, track, NHS, and school plays. She graduated in 2006, earning Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction recognition and the Triple A Award for outstanding performance in academics, athletics, and arts. In 2009, Gabrielle graduated summa cum laude from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN where she earned a degree in Elementary Education. She played collegiate soccer for the Saints, held work-study positions, acted in theater productions, and volunteered often. Gabrielle is currently teaching and pursuing her passion for storytelling through writing and acting. She enjoys reading, playing and coaching soccer, and spending time with family, friends, and her adorable pets!

Cover Reveal for the Latest Book in the Unseen Series!

A COVER REVEAL!
Clean Teen Publishing is proud to share the official cover for the second book in The Unseen Series by Kathy-Lynn Cross. The first novel, So Shall I Reap has left readers craving for more. Book two titled: To Keep Death's Vow, is slated for release on January 11, 2016. Check out the new cover for this series and be sure to leave us a note or two on your thoughts. Plus, if you haven't started this fabulous series, check out So Shall I Reap today! We are offering it on sale for $.99 through Sunday here.TO KEEP DEATHS VOWPRE-ORDER TODAY: AMAZON Find out more below. If you haven't read book one and if you hate spoilers, feel free to skip past this part of the reveal. We made it a lighter color to make it easier to ignore if this is the case. You are welcome! ;) When the Unseen turn dreams inside out, they become nightmares.The reaper is back… with reinforcements.With the aid of his clan, watching over the Child-of-Balance should be as easy as digging a grave, right? Wrong! With both Bond-Rites hanging over his cloak and the Unseen bent on getting Alexcia, Tevin finds his control is decomposing faster than a corpse. As the clans' tensions build, the last thing he wants to admit is protecting Alexcia has turned into an addiction… and what's worse, he craves it.On the other side, Alexcia Stasis is having a hard time getting back into her old life. With friends turning bitter for no reason and now her best friend —Jake Steal— sparking unwelcome emotions, things can't get much worse… or so she thinks. As the nightmares start crawling out of the darkness to haunt her days, she receives a visit from two possessed children who reveal her life is a lie only her parents can explain. Alexcia is determined to find out why.Can Tevin maintain his control long enough to keep Alexcia safe? Because the answers she seeks could jeopardize the very thing the reaper has tried to protect for the last ten years… her life. GET BOOK ONE FOR $.99!
There is no protection from the Unseen.Las Vegas, Nevada can't contain Alexcia Crystalline Stasis, who is living the ideal teenager's dream as the school's elite socialite. That is, until a fatal car accident changes everything. Now Alexcia's emotions are on the verge of combusting. As if mourning the loss of her boyfriend isn't enough, she is also dealing with extreme night terrors that leave her wondering if she just might need to be fitted for a straightjacket.Tevin isn't your normal daemon. He's the leader of his clan, and he also happens to be a very active Grim Reaper. He never wanted to be charged with babysitting the one girl who can sway Creation's Balance. Tevin has known and kept Alexcia safe most of her life. Now that he has to become even more personally involved in her protection, Tevin finds himself having a hard time separating his sworn duty and pure curiosity. What does make Alexcia tick?Will Tevin be able to keep Alexcia safe from the Unseen? And will Alexcia's emotions eventually help Tevin attempt to understand what being human is all about? Or will the entities and assassins' of the Unseen get what they want … her dead.ABOUT KATHY-LYNN CROSS:Born in Pomona, California, Kathy-Lynn Cross lived there for twelve years until her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada—where she resides still to this day. Inspiredby the backdrop of Sin City, Kathy-Lynn took her English professor’s advice and wrote about the hometown that she knew. Kathy-Lynn wasn’t always a writer. In 2008, when her niece was hospitalized, Kathy-Lynn decided to do something special for her so she wrote a short tale for her to read. After devouring it in a single day, her niece and the nurses in the pediatrics wing quickly asked her, “What’s next?” That was when a new chapter in her life opened up, and Kathy-Lynn realized that she wanted to become a Storyweaver. Kathy-Lynn loves the color red and obsessively uses it in everything, including her bottle-blonde hair accented by red highlights. She has a knack for baking and cake decorating—that is, when her fingers are not busy writing mayhem. When recharging, you could find her curled up with a cup of coffee and a good book or spending time with her hubby of nineteen years, two kids, four cats, and the family dog.
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Neverland Cover Reveal

WE LISTENED...Sometimes change can be an amazing thing. The Publishing industry is huge and there are many, many, many awesome books out there. But the most important and most highly valued part of this industry is our readers. And when readers and others invested in the world of books speak up, it is imperative that we listen. With that said, we have an exciting cover re-reveal for a book that we know will be loved by the young adult community as well as readers of all ages. (Yes, we are talking to all of you young adult at heart!) Clean Teen Publishing is pleased to re-release the cover of The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse. This exciting spin on the Peter Pan story is going to hit shelves May 9, 2016. Scroll down to take a look at the new cover and to learn more about this new Young Adult series. Also, as a thank you to our amazing and vocal readers out there, we are offering up a Clean Teen Publishing mystery prize pack to a special winner.THE NEVERLAND WARS ADD TO GOODREADS AVAILABLE ON MAY 9, 2016Magic can do a lot—give you flight, show you mermaids, help you taste the stars, and… solve the budget crisis? That's what the grown-ups will do with it if they ever make it to Neverland to steal its magic and bring their children home.However, Gwen doesn't know this. She's just a sixteen-year-old girl with a place on the debate team and a powerful crush on Jay, the soon-to-be homecoming king. She doesn't know her little sister could actually run away with Peter Pan, or that she might have to chase after her to bring her home safe. Gwen will find out though—and when she does, she'll discover she's in the middle of a looming war between Neverland and reality.She'll be out of place as a teenager in Neverland, but she won't be the only one. Peter Pan's constant treks back to the mainland have slowly aged him into adolescence as well. Soon, Gwen will have to decide whether she's going to join impish, playful Peter in his fight for eternal youth… or if she's going to scramble back to reality in time for the homecoming dance.ADD THE NEVERLAND WARS TO YOUR GOODREADS TBR LIST!ABOUT AUDREY GREATHOUSE Audrey Greathouse is a lost child in a perpetual and footloose quest for her own post-adolescent Neverland. Originally from Seattle, she earned her English B.A. from Southern New Hampshire University's online program while backpacking around the west coast and pretending to be a student at Stanford. A pianist, circus artist, fire-eater, street mime, swing dancer, and novelist, Audrey wears many hats wherever she is. She has grand hopes for the future which include publishing more books and owning a crockpot. You can find her at audreygreathouse.comFOLLOW AUDREY:Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/audrey.greathouseTwitter Handle: @missaudreyjoyPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/missaudreyjoy/Tumbler: http://littlemissaudrey.tumblr.com/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6545831.Audrey_GreathouseGIVEAWAY TIME:Enter the giveaway to win a Clean Teen Publishing mystery prize. This prize pack includes 1-2 print books and swag! This prize pack is open to US winners. However, we will offer a $10 Amazon gift card if an International winner is chosen. a Rafflecopter giveawayFOR THE CURIOUS FOLKS...We know that our readers are naturally curious. If you would like to see the original cover, you can check it out below. The feedback on the cover wasn't negative, but on the flip side, the comments on the new cover told us that readers would be more intrigued by it than the original.