BRAVE NEW GIRLS: TALES OF HEROINES WHO HACK! 23 YA short stories feature tech-savvy teen girls who hack not only computers, but any puzzle they encounter, using their smarts to save the day. Proceeds from sales will be donated to… Read More ›
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Fiction Friday #36 – Fractured: When Shadows Arise / YA Contemporary Fantasy
Excerpt From FRACTURED: When Shadows Arise By Cathy Hird Although the sun was close to setting, heat made the air above the black road shimmer. Sweat formed on Korina’s neck, and for a moment, she considered skipping her evening run…. Read More ›
Book Spotlight – Fractured: When Shadows Arise
Step onto the rail trail outside a quiet Ontario town for an evening jog. A normal thing to do, until… As grade twelve exams finish, Dara anticipates a summer working in the family market garden and hanging out with… Read More ›
Book Spotlight – The Rocking Chair & Bashful Betsy
Marissa had faced the loss of her grandmother, mother, and grandfather. She thought she was coping well by throwing herself into her work, but when Marissa started hearing voices and seeing things move, she had to stop and wonder. Was… Read More ›
Fiction Friday #35 – Before the New Moon Rises / YA Fantasy
Excerpt From BEFORE THE NEW MOON RISES By Cathy Hird Prologue The knife sparked as Aphoron slid it along the granite top of the palace guard wall, honing the bronze blade to a killing edge. The rasping sound matched the… Read More ›
Book Review: RADIANT / Fantasy
RADIANT (Towers Trilogy Book One) Author: Karina Sumner-Smith Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars. Highly Recommended Reading. Genre: YA / Urban Fantasy / Post Apocalyptic / Paranormal . Xhea is an anomaly – she somehow… Read More ›
Book Spotlight – Demon Hunt
Auren’s yearly camping trip with her foster father, Kado, turns to disasters when she accidentally lets a demon from the shadow world loose on Luten Isle. She and Kado have little time to hunt it down and return it to… Read More ›
Author Spotlight – Renee Scattergood
Renee is an entrepreneurial writer who has decided to release her young adult/high-fantasy story Shadow Stalker as a web series in e-book format. Each novella-length episode contains several chapters and while each one is part of the over-ridding story they… Read More ›
Virtual Book Tours, Pt. 4
Publicity Tip #53 ~ Some of the best selling genres right now just happen to be mystery, romance, YA, and New Adult. While it’s difficult to find a “mystery” specific blog tour PR Company (you’ll be able to look to… Read More ›
Review: Stardust
Stardust Author: Neil Gaiman Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Highly Recommended Reading. Genre: YA/Fairy Tale/Fantasy/Adventure/Romance When is a star anything but ice, dust, and gases? When it gets knocked out of the sky by a… Read More ›