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Mindspeak
USA Today said: “…combines science, paranormal romance, and timely ethical debates within a compelling teen world… Romantic, mysterious, and exciting, Mindspeak by Heather Sunseri is a debut that delivers on every level.”
Short synopsis:
When seventeen-year-old Lexi Matthews learns she was the result of genetic manipulation, she is forced to trust new classmate Jack DeWeese to teach her what they were designed to do before the wrong people discover their unnatural abilities.
I hope you'll check out the longer synopsis and the sample chapters and see if it might be for you!


TWISTIR is being promoted FREE on (Amazon) Kindle today through Friday 6/1, so give it a try! And please REVIEW the book after reading. THANKS!!
(US)
http://www.amazon.com/Twistir-The-Sag...
(UK)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twistir-The-S...
(Germany)
http://www.amazon.de/Twistir-The-Saga...
(Japan)
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http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Fire-ebo...
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
And here's my author page...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Thanks for your time!

Thanks Laurie. Question: Is your last name pronounced like Dubai?


Haha. THanks! Absolutely. I Was Just Curious.


On Amazon UK: amzn.to/147AvM7
On Amazon US: amzn.to/ZC3A3F
And on all the other Amazons, a search of " Shaw The Pulse" ought to do it :)
Summary: Aiden's spent his entire life confined to a windowless castle, convinced he’s the centre and purpose of the entire universe. When the castle burns down, casting Aiden and his companions, Selina and Alej, into an unknown world, Aiden can’t wait to discover what wonders await. He's in for one disappointment after another. How will he survive his father's appalling legacy?
Writing this has been a long and lonely process; I'm so hoping that the promotion aspect of it is going to be slightly more social :) So happy to discover this group!


Angelic Hellfire is a coming-of-age story focusing on Aaliyah, a young woman who ran away from home when she was a teenager. She lives in the worst part of town but always dreams of a better day and an unlikely encounter with a mysterious stranger gives her the final push she needs to rebuild her life.
Tormented by personal demons she embarks on a fantastic journey striving to realise the potential which she knows lies within her. She finds that going home is not always a happy reunion but just as she's at her lowest ebb the mysterious stranger re-appears and offers her an opportunity which opens her mind to the vast possibilities of the universe. Can she step out of the shadows of her past and enter the bright future that awaits?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Angelic-Hellf...

It’s June and that means summer is here for many people. If you’re looking for a summer read, try my book:

http://www.amazon.com/Promise-Shawarr...
Happy Reading! :)


Hello! 'Seal Girl' is part of the kick-ass Mythology High series by Buzz Books USA, mixing quirky world myths with high school drama.
Ondine is the new girl at school. With her Irish red hair, champion swimming skills and hands deformed at birth, she sticks out like a sore thumb - or perhaps more like a selkie, a seal mermaid of the Atlantic sea. Ondine wants to be a free spirit for the rest of her life, and hey, who doesn't? But then someone close to her starts to play dirty, and she's all out of choices...
Nice to meet you all, and I hope you enjoy the book. To celebrate finding this group I'm going to check out 3 other books from this welcome section, because if you're hungry for reading, there's nothing like a good explore...

""I closed my eyes and breathed him in, wishing I could absorb his words and make them true. I wanted to believe we would be okay, and when I didn't think too much about it, I could. But then when I was alone, and the realization started to sink in, I felt overwhelmed. This was really happening." - Excerpt from 'The Consequences of Forever'
Adam Montgomery entered Lainey Winslow’s life one cool summer night, and neither one of them ever looked back. Adam promised her forever, and that was one promise both intended on keeping.
Fast forward to a few months later, and Lainey’s world is turned upside down when she finds out she’s pregnant. Suddenly forced to make the biggest decision she’s ever been faced with, Lainey realizes that forever might be a lot more complicated than she’d ever imagined.
‘The Consequences of Forever’ is a tale about how your life can change in an instant, and the consequences that come with every decision and promise you make. Join Lainey as she learns more than she ever wanted to know about life, love, and the meaning of family."
This is my very first novel, and the first of a trilogy. It is only available through Amazon.com, if anyone is interested, just type my name (Kaitlyn Oruska) into the amazon search bar and it should pop right up! I will be doing a free promotion tomorrow (June 11), and will gladly extend it if anyone who is interested doesn't get there in time!
Writing is a lifelong dream for me, so anyone willing to take the time to read it and let me know what you think is greatly appreciated :)The Consequences of Forever

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Thanks!

You can find out more about my book, and read excerpts, on my blog.
http://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com

I'd love it if you all could check out my novel, August, 1899. It's a young adult historical fiction, available in hard cover and kindle e-book. The story takes place in turn of the 20th century Boston and focuses on four young socialites--the Campbell cousins, Evangelina and Peter, and their closest friends, Elaine Hasborow and Colin Gray. Evangelina, who is orphaned and later left a large sum of money from her well-to-do aunt, is forced to develop a sense of self within the elitist social circle of her aunt and uncle's. It is, in many ways, a coming-of-age novel that illustrates the relationships amongst the friends as well as their privileged and sometimes overbearing families.
Thank you for your time!

An alpha badboy. A trembling goodgirl. And a fiery burning of passion and obsession!
A Contemporary YA/NA Romance.
Just click on the title above to know more about this whirlwind romance that offers a plot gravid with intrigue.
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Hollow Moon - A kidnapping, a school band competition and an electric cat that eats everything in sight! For one week only from today, Hollow Moon is half price from Amazon USA / UK (and other Amazon sites), reduced from the usual recommended retail price of £2.99 / $3.99.
Secondly, for no other reason than we're currently as far away from Christmas as can possibly be, Three Tales For Christmas, my science-fiction short-story collection for the Kindle, is free on Tuesday 25 June and Thursday 27 June from Amazon UK / USA (and other Amazon sites).
Full details on both fine ebooks can be found at www.wyrdstar.co.uk/hollowmoon.html.
Thanks for reading! Steph.

Fugitives from Northwoods

I'm a newbie here.
My YA debut, a supernatural thriller, releases next month.

Alyssa has one week to destroy her enemy, save her spirit... and save her soul.
After her ex-boyfriend commits suicide and her mum’s alcoholism sparks yet another psychotic episode, seventeen-year-old Alyssa Wood flees her small hometown of Broadwater and heads to New York City to stay with her bohemian aunt — a Wicca High Priestess.
Alyssa revels in the anonymity of a big city and her new life. Her grades climb, she has a new best friend, and a new guy: the sexy geek Ronan — a saxophone player who prefers jazz to pop.
But her newfound peace is soon shattered when she sees a dead body in one of Ronan’s music clips — and she’s the only one who can see it. Worse still, Alyssa recognises the body that has been murdered a week forward!
Alyssa doesn’t believe in the supernatural...despite her family’s Wicca background. So how will she overcome evil when it’s closer than she thinks?

http://www.amazon.com/Raven-Series-eb...
Connect with me on facebook: www.facebook.com/RavenSeries

http://www.amazon.com/After-Dakota-Ke...
This was written as a tribute to teen films like THE BREAKFAST CLUB, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, and SAY ANYTHING. Please check it out if you're a YA and/or 80s fan.
http://www.kevin-sharp.com

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-ha...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-har...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DG95V42/r...
Andrew Masterson has quietly spent his eighteen years in the tiny town of Skenny. But his world is quickly changed by a series of life-altering events in the span of one fateful week. Andrew will question all he has known about his family, life, and the Great Provider's teachings and protections. After the sudden emergence of remarkable ability, Andrew is forced into a journey that will take him far from Skenny. Shepherded by a seemingly menacing guide, he will meet the Great Provider and make his way through the dark, ominous wood known as The Harrowing. At the end of this journey lies the Tainted Isle and the unknown fate that awaits Andrew there…
http://michaelmcguireauthor.com


Hi everyone!
The Monsters of St Osyth is an urban fantasy set in the English countryside.
When 16 year old Freya is ordered to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in the middle of nowhere, it looks set to be the most boring summer ever...until she meets the mysterious Hudvek family and falls in love with their son, Raven.
However things in St Osyth are not quite what they seem. Freya is soon facing witchcraft, shamanism and the power of ancient burial sites. All the while trying to deny not only her own psychic abilities but her bad intuition about the Hudveks...
Look forward to reading your reviews,
Thank you!

About me: My name is Francesca and I am 22. I am a trainee doctor but I've spent the last couple of years juggling my studies and writing a trilogy of novels. They are fantasy and aimed at young adults but can be enjoyed by anyone.
The trilogy is called 'The Watchtower Chronicles' and the first is called 'Rise of the Guardians'. I am now blogging some of this first book to see how people take to it. It's is available here:
http://thewatchtowerchronicles.wordpr...
I'd love some feedback :)
Short synopsis: Rise of the Guardians focuses on Alexa Powell, a student who discovers that she has the ability to create and control fire. After seeking help she learns that there is a great history behind her power and that she is not the only one with such an ability. There are three others like her, with power over the earth, water and air, but their identities remain unknown. Together four of them are known as the Guardians and must use their abilities to put a stop to a great evil that is threatening the world.

My name is Dee J. Stone and I write YA fiction. Here are my published books:
1) No Ordinary Hero (Keepers of Justice, Book 1) (Teen Superhero)

2) Cruiser (YA Romance)

3) Snake Girl (YA Paranormal)


Haunted by silence, a mute teenage girl is mysteriously given back her voice ... and it is divine.
Rendered mute at birth, Portia Griffin has been silent for 16 years. Music is her constant companion, along with Felix, her deaf best friend who couldn’t care less whether or not she can speak. If only he were as nonchalant about her newfound interest in the musically gifted Max Hunter.
But Portia’s silence is about to be broken with the abrupt discovery of her voice, unparalleled in its purity and the power it affords to control those around her. Able to persuade, seduce and destroy using only her voice, Portia embarks on a search for answers about who she really is, and what she is destined to become.
Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, SILENT ECHO: A Siren's Tale is an epic story filled with fantasy, romance and original music.



It is available on Amazon at this link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AVKVPY4.
Hello!
I'm an AWESOME blogger with an AWESOME blog (why yes, I may be a BIT biased...). I center around YA fiction, but have been know to branch out. I'm accepting review requests right now for most YA including indies/selfies
If you are interested comment on my blog, send me a GR message, or email me @ ghillies01@gmail.com
My blog-http://literaryexcursionsfromagi...
I'm an AWESOME blogger with an AWESOME blog (why yes, I may be a BIT biased...). I center around YA fiction, but have been know to branch out. I'm accepting review requests right now for most YA including indies/selfies
If you are interested comment on my blog, send me a GR message, or email me @ ghillies01@gmail.com
My blog-http://literaryexcursionsfromagi...



The goodreads link is here:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
The book trailer is here: http://fieldrecord.blogspot.com/2013/...
Interview with me and a review here:http://rachaelhdixon.webs.com/writers...
Thanks so much.
Scott Whitaker
"Xoe Rose Smith is a high school student whose life becomes much more complicated than she ever intended. With the help of her friends, she embarks on a journey to help get some questions answered. However, they get more than they bargained for when the lives of everyone in Xoe's home town become jeopardized. Can Xoe and her friends figure out how to save everyone before it's too late? More importantly, can Xoe get to the bottom of her troubles before they destroy her?"
Absorb
Available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Absorb-Melissa-...
Absorb
Available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Absorb-Melissa-...
Real Women Hunt Moose ... and men
A women takes up the challenge put forth in "Real Women Hunt Moose" and embarks on a moose hunt. Hilariously funny mis-adventure told to a unwilling listener as in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Family friendly short story.
A women takes up the challenge put forth in "Real Women Hunt Moose" and embarks on a moose hunt. Hilariously funny mis-adventure told to a unwilling listener as in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Family friendly short story.

http://everythingmarie.com/addicted-t...



I'm making 5 copies of this e-book available to members of this group for review on a first-come-first-served basis. Description:
With the death of the last great Magician of the last age of magic, Merlin, his love Tara was given the task of preserving his journal for the next age of magic. Within the pages of Merlin's journal are the keys for the next age's Magicians to save the world from the intrusion of the creatures of the Netherworld. In the near future, when the pendulum of time crosses over to the mystic realm, it's the job of a small crew of Sorcerers, Alchemists and Magicians to find the hidden journal and unravel the clues for their own salvation.

To me, the most important part of a book, is the first chapter. It’s the first part of the story that the reader is witnessing. Without a gripping and compelling first chapter; the reader gets bored and unfortunately the book gets tossed to the shelves.
This book grabbed me from the first few pages. It starts off with a little history to the story-line; dating back to the 1800′s, with; of course, a little magic involved. After a few pages, the story picks up in present day, located in Cambridge England. I will admit, the first chapter had me in tears. Starting the book off with a tragic death was unexpected; and I loved it...to read more click link below.
http://everythingmarie.com/book-review-sentinel-by-joshua-winning//


Sacred Promises (YA Fantasy): Most children grow up in loving homes, with parents who tell them bedtime stories. Not Abbey. She spent her childhood training for a battle that always seemed too far away to ever become real.
In a world of Elementals, now corrupted and misguided by the ruling families, a queen must rise up and make right the wrongs her people have had to suffer through in absence of a true leader. After spending her entire life secretly training with her guardian, eighteen-year-old Abbey must now join the Maramec Conservatory as a student, entering into a world where she will meet other Elementals, Mystics, Watchers, and Warriors. Being surrounded by the people she will someday rule over, she must keep her identity as future queen from being discovered, while managing to create friendships and deciding whom she can trust to stand by her side both now and as queen.
**PROMO** Anyone who puts up a review on goodreads, our website, or Amazon in the month of August with get book 2 free before the official release date**
www.hinesandbigham.com

http://www.amazon.com/Ariadne-Minotau...
Three thousand years before The Hunger Games, a conquered nation was forced to send their finest youths to fight and die, facing an invulnerable creature they had no chance of defeating.
ARIADNE: A Tale of the Minotaur--one of Hines' Heroines of Classical Greece series--is a contemporary retelling of the classic tale of Theseus and the Minotaur, a story with more twists and turns than even the Labyrinth holds.
Prophesied in lost Atlantis, the Grand Conjunction is rapidly approaching, the day when a unique astrological alignment makes all things possible. But more is at stake than the fate of young Theseus, prince of Athens, and his fellow Athenian tributes. This single day will decide the destiny of nations, a vanished people's resurrection--and give birth to a god.
It is also the story of Daedalus and Icarus, of an immortal yearning for love, and the greatest and basest that humanity offers. A power will soon be released that will destroy the world unless it is tamed by the newborn god who is born of a man and monster. But who is the man, and who is the monster?
The secret lies not only in the Labyrinth, but IS the Labyrinth.
I hope you enjoy it. MEDUSA is also available for downloading

Egypt Rising is a coming of age YA novel that features a 15-year old girl who is caught up in the Egyptian revolution of 2011. She winds up discovering ancient artifacts that go back to the time of Atlantis. I hope you enjoy it.
Regards,
Stan



A dream come true and a great excuse for a celebration!
Enter to win an Ebook of the YA novel, Destiny Road.
http://melissawray.blogspot.com.au/20...
Ends Friday 13th Sep



Winter
A look into the mind of a dead boy named Adam: a young teenager born a few months after an incident that created a worldwide plague of the walking dead. Adam's soul has been trapped inside of his frozen body for countless years, and while he is physically dead, his mind is very much alive.
He can only think and relive on his past life experiences. In his mind, he recalls the winter that led to the breaking up of his family. He and his mom, Ashley, separate from the power of his violent and isolationist father George, to go live in a newly established military compound during the warmer months. However, the years of no human contact takes its toll on Adam as he struggles to learn and fit into the social norms of a civilization desperately grasping onto a dead world.
With no end in sight, Adam has slipped into a deep level of insanity while being frozen as a member of the walking dead. He longs for the day he will finally be set free from the ice and into the warm embrace of the afterlife.

Quest of the Hart is on sale for $0.99 and Charmed Memories for $2.99 at Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, or iTunes.

The Tale of the Wulks is a coming of age saga set in the modern day United States. The main protagonist is an adolescent autistic individual belonging to a magical race of creatures called Wulks. When evil threatens to dominate earth and subjugate its citizens, a mixed band of humans and these magical creatures must set forth to confront it. Among them is the unique and autistic Rilk Wulk who discovers the depth of his courage and power as he steps forward to lead his small group of warriors as life and death hang in the balance.
A little self praise; I am a gifted student who happens to be autistic and I have tried to use fantasy-adventure to illustrate the truth behind autism and how much autistic individuals add to the positive whole of society.
Amazon link - http://amzn.to/16bfLD
Book website - http://fremontbooks.com/
Looking forward to your responses!
VK Green


Boy-crazy Alissa Sullivan has got it made -- a supportive, loving family, a cause she believes in, and her new boyfriend. With her best friend Kat at her side, she was counting the days until the end of high school when they could go away to college together. Then she met Scott, a man who wouldn't touch her but would turn her life upside-down.
Katherine Horne is perfectly content being in the background. All she wants is to graduate and get out of the town she's grown to loathe. She'd do anything to avoid confrontation but when she finds herself in increasingly humiliating situations, she realizes some things can't be ignored. Especially when it comes to protecting her best friend.
With their carefully planned futures suddenly unraveling, Kat and Alissa will come to realize one thing: fate has one plan for them... karma has another.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Destroying-Wron...

I recently published my first YA book, which is the first one of a trilogy and is titled Into the Unknown.
Synopsis: In a city without a name, ruled by the government of the Rose that came to save the citizens, young Bexx Kajan is born into a working class family but soon decides that she wants to join the army to fight for good. She’s a prodigy, a Capitan and leader of her own crew at twenty one. One month after Bexx received the news that her sister was killed she gets send on an almost fetal solo mission that finally wakes her up.
Finding herself amongst her former enemies, Bexx would have never imagined what she might discover there. Into the Unknown, a journey full of truth, mysteries and action.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Into-the-Unknow...

Welcome to my fantasy world, HEAVEN’S WAIT!
I am writing a fantasy/young adult series of a different sort. In contrast to the dark fantasy that prevails in today’s marketplace, my series takes place in a colorful world that lies somewhere between Earth and the gates of Heaven. It follows the journeys of a human soul, RJ, an unexpected visitor to this in-between world, and the quirky, cartoon-like inhabitants of Heaven’s Wait, the Vowellans. Together, they work toward discovering and fulfilling the Vowellans’ purpose in Heaven’s Wait.
Though, at a glance, the series appears to be written for a young audience, it does not speak exclusively to young people. Significant life messages and family situations that have realistic psychological depth are woven throughout the series, despite its overall lighthearted and often comical tone.
The first offering of the series, RJ’s Story, Heaven’s Wait! Tales from Vowella, is available in eBook format at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view.... The second installment, Innocents, Heaven’s Wait! Tales from Vowella, is currently with my editor. Once completed, both books will be published to Amazon in eBook and paperback formats. For now, reviews of RJ’s Story are welcome here on Goodreads. Please visit my Author Page. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
To learn more about Heaven’s Wait and to follow the progress of the series, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/heavenswait
http://frombarbaram.blogspot.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/frombarbaram...
https://twitter.com/HWwriter
http://frombarbaram.tumblr.com/
Thanks,
Barbara McLaughlin

Fun things are happening in my fantasy world today. I've introduced "Wistabites", and I've posted a Giveaway to celebrate the occasion. Come check it all out at the following places:
https://www.facebook.com/heavenswait
http://frombarbaram.blogspot.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/frombarbaram...
https://twitter.com/HWwriter
http://frombarbaram.tumblr.com/
Enjoy,
Barbara McLaughlin

At 3:41 PM GMT four planes crashed on different parts of the world.
I was on all four planes.
At the same time.
I caused the crash.
And I don't know how to make it stop.
I can't even remember who I am.
There's barely anyone I can trust.
Read the prologue here:
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s187/s...
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