January New Release

[Byron]

Any YA books about to be released this month.

[Ralph Gallagher]

Intervention by Kira Harp was released today. It's the first story in Featherweight Press's Helping Hands line. Its author and editor royalties will go to The Trevor Project.

Here's the blurb:

Sometimes it seems to Seth like more trouble than it's worth to keep going on, to keep living and breathing and hurting and going to school with guys who hate him, and hiding who he is from everyone around him. Seth is sixteen, in the closet, and about ready to give up on life. But for his brother Jory, making an unexpected visit home from college, nothing is more trouble than it's worth to keep his little brother alive.

[Jason]

Sounds like a good book.

[Kaje]

Dammit, Ralph, I thought this was coming out on the 5th! Did I get my dates crossed? *runs off to be Kira Harp and claim the book*

[Ralph Gallagher]

Benefits of Ductwork is the 5th. =P

[Jo]

Yay, Kira/Kaje!

I have two this month (I think...Ralph, tell me if I'm wrong on the second one, please.)

On January 3, my Helping Hands story Life Skills comes out, and I've talked more about that one on my author of the month thread.

On January 19, my novel Jet Black, the third book in my YA urban fantasy series The Dark Lines comes out. The series is about a group of teens with psychic abilities who become involved in the universal war between darkness and light. In Jet Black, Topher James, the leader of the group (even though he doesn't really want to be) meets a girl named Misty who persuades him to help her fight the force of darkness that has taken her sister. Topher is strangely drawn to her and agrees to help her--at the cost of his friendships and his relationship with his girlfriend Callie.

Both books are coming from Featherweight.

[Ralph Gallagher]

Pride and Joy by Karen Lee was released today as part of Featherweight Press's Helping Hands line. Its royalties go to help the It Gets Better Project. Here's the blurb:

Max is looking forward to his first Pride and he's excited to be attending it with his best friend Dylan. When it seems like Dylan isn't going to show up, Max starts to rethink his feelings about the boy he's fallen for until everything he's hoped for becomes a reality.

A Circus Mirror Day by Corin Ash was also released today. This is a free read to help promote the Helping Hands line and features a trans MtF teen. Here's the blurb:

Emily Knight (or Edward Knight to everyone else) spends her days pretending to be a boy. When her creative writing teacher assigns a "Slice of Life" story, Emily relates a slice of her life, stagnant though it may be. Titled "A Circus Mirror Day," Emily relates what an average day entails---from confronting the evil known as the bathroom to getting through a school day unnoticed by others. Despite the challenges and safety of hiding who she really is, Emily still has room for a few dreams of a day when she will be seen and loved for the girl she is.

[Kaje]

The other three introductory week stories in Featherweight's Helping Hands line are now out. Life Skills by Jo Ramsey, Reasons to Avoid Punishment by Samantha Jenkins and The Benefit of Ductwork by Kira Harp.

[[deleted user]]

The first short story I'm releasing through Queerteen Press is now available. It's a traditional fairy tale about a village and its strange relationship to a wood, which is rumored to be haunted.

If you purchase it directly from the publisher, you'll be given the new release discount of 20% off the price. There's also an excerpt posted to give you an idea of the story's tone and writing style.

[R.J.]

Hi guys...

My newest YA book was released yesterday... The Decisions We Make. The Decisions We Make follows Daniel and his foster brother Jamie.

Daniel Keyes is an orphan, fostered by the Walker's. The product of a lonely childhood, he is thrown into the chaos of the Walker family and into the life of his new foster brother Jamie.

This story is the journey of Daniel and Jamie finding their place in the world. Through Jamie being a victim of hate crime to coming out to family and friends, there are many decisions the boys have to make before they become men.

[Sammy Goode]

RJ wrote: "Hi guys...

My newest YA book was released yesterday... The Decisions We Make. The Decisions We Make follows Daniel and his foster brother Jamie.

Daniel Keyes is an orphan, foster..."

Looking forward to reading this RJ--thanks for letting us know!

[Nikyta]

RJ wrote: "Hi guys...

My newest YA book was released yesterday... The Decisions We Make. The Decisions We Make follows Daniel and his foster brother Jamie.

Daniel Keyes is an orphan, foster..."

Where can we buy it, RJ?

[R.J.]

Nikyta wrote: "RJ wrote: "Hi guys...

My newest YA book was released yesterday... The Decisions We Make. The Decisions We Make follows Daniel and his foster brother Jamie.

Daniel Keyes is an orp..."

SORRY! Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/The-Decisions-W... and AllRomance http://www.allromanceebooks.com/produ...

Hugs Rj x

[Nikyta]

Thanks! :D

[Randy]

I just got DECISSINS WE MAKE yesterday.

randy

[Jeff]

In Dumb Jock, Jeff and Brett fall in love, but their relationship is not without challenges. Brett’s a football star, and Jeff is the classic nerd. Their coming of age and coming out story is set in the 1980s, and they face many obstacles. Yet their love for each other is strong, and they finally get their happy ending.

Now, almost three decades later, their children are teenagers. Adam, their fifteen year old son, is the star pitcher of his high school baseball team. He has grown up with two dads, in a loving, non-judgmental environment. Yet Adam has challenges of his own. He’s failing two of his classes at school, and he’s been suspended for fighting. He resents being labeled and insists that just because he has two dads, it doesn’t mean that he is himself gay.

When he is forced to accept help from another student in his algebra class, Adam starts to have feelings that cause him to question his very identity. He’s got to decide whether to follow his heart or to maintain the image he’s worked so hard to portray. Will he have the courage to take a stand for what he knows is right, or will he end up being just another dumb jock?

[Kaje]

Sounds great, Jeff.