“Marked, Soul Guardians Book 1” is a Young Adult Novel by Kim Richardson. Below is a synopsis: Sixteen year-old Kara Nightingale’s ordinary life is suddenly turned upside-down when she dies in a freak accident, and she wakes up in a strange new world with a new career—as a rookie for the Guardian Angel Legion. Kara hurtles towards dangerous missions with the help of her Petty Officer and friend, David. But when she discovers a Mark on her leg, the entire Legion accuses her of being a Demon spy. Angels are dying, and David begins to pull away from her. Can Kara prove her innocence as she becomes the Legion’s only hope? It’s going to take a miracle to save the Legion, and Kara’s luck has just run out… Kim has been kind … Read entire article »

“Cloud Nine : A Paranormal Romance of the Guardians of Man” is a Young Adult Novel by Melissa Smith. Below is a synopsis: What happens when you receive a guardian angel? What if you don’t believe you need one? What if one wants you removed? Claire Grayson is a seventeen year old girl on the verge of graduating high school. Better than a year ago her mother went back to work full time. Her father, being an attorney, has always been gone long hours, so that is nothing new to her. So now she has learned to take care of her basic needs on her own. For spending and gas money she works part time as a tutor for other students who need a little help in various subjects. Her best friends are the bright … Read entire article »

“Shelby and Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes” is a Young Adult Novel by P.H.C. Marchesi. Below is a synopsis: Who would want to have tea with mushrooms, when it’s a hundred degrees and humid out? As Shelby and Shauna Kitt find out, quite a few people. These are, of course, people from Miriax, a planet in a different dimension where nothing and no one is anything like what the thirteen year-old brother and sister twins expect. On Miriax, lilac tea is served with explosive mushrooms, agitex leaves cure motion sickness, stick insects patrol the jungle, and library books carefully choose their readers, refusing to leave the shelf for anyone else. And, if you’re not careful, the walls spit on you. Shelby and Shauna’s lives change drastically when planet Miriax recruits … Read entire article »

I am happy to have Michelle Scott visit my site to discuss her book “Blood Sisters“, a Young Adult Horror novel featuring a character named Starla McAubrey. According to Michelle, the theme of the book is this: “Being a teenager is hard, but being a vampire? That’s impossible!” Michelle received her MFA from Wayne State University. Her stories have appeared in such places as Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, All Possible Worlds and Realms. Her fantasy novel, “The Dragons of Hazlett” was nominated for a 2009 EPPIE Award. Michelle’s YA novels include the vampire romance, “Blood Sisters”, and the fantasy “Uncommon Magic”. Her latest fantasy novel, “An Anthem for the Battle Lands”, was just released from Mundania Press, LLC. Michelle lives in southeast Michigan … Read entire article »

My latest book plug comes from Laura Lond, who is here to talk to us about her book “My Sparkling Misfortune“. Laura is an internationally published author of several novels and a collection of short stories. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Having worked for 2 years at a literary museum, Laura entered the world of business, working for large international corporations like Xerox Ltd. and Fluor Daniel. After moving from Europe to the United States, she has been self-employed as a freelancer.   Below is a sample of her book: “Six years of service!” I repeated. “I will not release you until you pledge it!” Did he really stagger, just a little, or was I imagining it?… I wasn’t. “Very well. Be it as you wish.” He agreed!! My overstrained muscles begged for … Read entire article »

Not too long ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Talia Jager here on my site. Now Talia has agreed to come back and provide us with some insight to one of her books. Talia is a young adult writer who started writing in the mid-1980’s and has loved it ever since. She has two published books, “Damaged: Natalie’s Story” and “Teagan’s Story: Her Battle With Epilepsy“. Her third book is due in the summer of 2011. She lives in Texas with her husband and their five daughters. “Damaged: Natalie’s Story” is about a girl who finds herself falling for a violent boy. It’s about her finding the courage to stand up to him and finally leave. It’s also about the aftermath, and how damaged he’s left her. She turns … Read entire article »