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One Prince, Two Kingdoms
by Jana Grissom
Release date:
May 12th 2015
My forehead’s throbbing. One minute this girl is yelling at me for giving up and the next, she’s laughing. Whiplash.
I squint my eyes at Danielle and whisper with my lips firmly in place, “I will never give up.”
Her voice is high and cheerful, “So what’s your plan?”
Johnny Boggs is a teen with trouble to spare who has learned one thing in life - trust no one. Paranoia befriends him as he moves into his fifth foster home and discovers no one appears as they are, his dreams are not just dreams, and he is supposedly the Prince of Shamayim.
On Johnny’s sixteenth birthday, fate requires him to leave the protection of this world but allows for him to choose to reign over the light or turn to the darkness. A vicious competition begins as two kingdoms fight for his loyalty while two beautiful girls, Danielle and Shay, fight for his attention. Time is running out; a decision must be made. Johnny finds it impossible to resist the beauty of his dreams, nor can he turn away from the one who has his heart.
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EXCERPT
Footsteps enter my bedroom and approach my bunk. Not. Right. Now. I pretend to be asleep. A cold chill covers my body, making every hair stand on end. Then the bedroom door slams shut. I’m not in the freaking mood! Expecting to see one of my annoying foster brothers, I jerk my head toward the door and punch my fist into the mattress. “What!” I yell out, but no one’s there.
My eyes dart all around the room. Maybe there’s a draft, or someone shut another door causing this one to slam. Doubt it. I’m sure it’s just JC and Miguel trying to get even. “Hilarious, guys, I’m so scared. Now get the hell outta here.” I throw my pillow at the door and myself back on my bed.
An abnormal silence plays with my mind. I decide to reach for my headphones, but I can’t move. My heart jumps. No matter how hard I flex, my arm is stuck to the mattress. My lungs suck in air while every other organ aches under the pressure. An uncontrollable trembling takes over. What. The. Heck. Is. Going. On. My eyes blink over a hundred miles per hour. I can’t move, I can’t speak, I can’t, and then I realize I only have one ability left — sight.
Next to my bed stands a huge man with solid black corneas full of swirling dark fog in his vacant orbs, the Hollow Man. He’s staring me down again, but this time we’re the only ones in the room—no queen, no Camaro, no Mom. This can’t be real. It’s just another one of my crazy dreams. I go along for the ride, like I have a choice. The Hollow Man stands there clenching his fists, causing his abnormally large pecs to flex. My heart races, and my stomach threatens to return my lunch. An intense pain surges as he’s controlling every cell in my body without touching me.
The Hollow Man speaks, “Prince, why are you lying here as if you are a helpless child?” He turns off his death stare, and I feel an instant release followed by the familiar ache of a four-hour football workout in the Texas heat. Is this guy serious? Prince? And how am I supposed to fight something that isn’t really there? My chest tightens, and I try to wake up.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Jana Grissom is a middle school teacher, an advocate for foster children and at-risk teens, a mom of two amazing teens, and married to Roy, her high-school sweetheart.
Jana holds a Master of Education in Administration and Policy Studies and offers professional development in bullying identification, prevention, and intervention. She is available to speak to students at secondary schools about the writing process or bring a message that challenges them to S.T.O.P. bullying and suicide.
Jana is a Texas girl who loves the outdoors, flip-flops, chocolate, and sweet tea. In her spare time, she loves escaping to imaginary worlds through the magic of books.
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One Prince, Two Kingdoms
by Jana Grissom
Release date:
May 12th 2015
My forehead’s throbbing. One minute this girl is yelling at me for giving up and the next, she’s laughing. Whiplash.
I squint my eyes at Danielle and whisper with my lips firmly in place, “I will never give up.”
Her voice is high and cheerful, “So what’s your plan?”
Johnny Boggs is a teen with trouble to spare who has learned one thing in life - trust no one. Paranoia befriends him as he moves into his fifth foster home and discovers no one appears as they are, his dreams are not just dreams, and he is supposedly the Prince of Shamayim.
On Johnny’s sixteenth birthday, fate requires him to leave the protection of this world but allows for him to choose to reign over the light or turn to the darkness. A vicious competition begins as two kingdoms fight for his loyalty while two beautiful girls, Danielle and Shay, fight for his attention. Time is running out; a decision must be made. Johnny finds it impossible to resist the beauty of his dreams, nor can he turn away from the one who has his heart.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Jana Grissom is a middle school teacher, an advocate for foster children and at-risk teens, a mom of two amazing teens, and married to Roy, her high-school sweetheart.
Jana holds a Master of Education in Administration and Policy Studies and offers professional development in bullying identification, prevention, and intervention. She is available to speak to students at secondary schools about the writing process or bring a message that challenges them to S.T.O.P. bullying and suicide.
Jana is a Texas girl who loves the outdoors, flip-flops, chocolate, and sweet tea. In her spare time, she loves escaping to imaginary worlds through the magic of books.
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The Foxglove Killings
by Tara Kelly
Release date:
09/01/15
Gramps always said that when the crickets were quiet, something bad was coming. And the
crickets have been as silent as the dead. It started with the murdered deer in the playground with
the unmistakable purple of a foxglove in its mouth. But in the dying boondock town of Emerald
Cove, life goes on.
I work at Gramps's diner, and the cakes―the entitled rich kids who vacation here―make our
lives hell. My best friend, Alex Pace, is the one person who gets me. Only Alex has changed. He's
almost like a stranger now. I can't figure it out...or why I'm having distinctly more-than-friend
feelings for him. Ones I shouldn't be having.
Then one of the cakes disappears.
When she turns up murdered, a foxglove in her mouth, a rumor goes around that Alex was the
last person seen with her—and everyone but me believes it. Well, everyone except my worst
enemy, Jenika Shaw. When Alex goes missing, it's up to us to prove his innocence and uncover
the true killer. But the truth will shatter everything I've ever known about myself — and Alex.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Tara Kelly adores variety in her life. She’s an author, one-girl-band, graphic designer, editor, and
photographer. She lives in Sin City with her beloved guitars, sound design master husband, and a
fluffy cat named Maestro.
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Thomas
by V.A. Dold
Julia is happy with her place in the shifter community as the owner of the famous shifter
bar, The Backwater. But the life she's created for herself isn't enough to satisfy her crazy-ass mother,
Lucinda, who shops her and her sister Krystal around to the pure blood shifters like a piece of meat.
Only a born shifter mate is good enough for her girls.
Thomas James has his hands full as the shifter king's head of security. He certainly wasn’t looking
for a girlfriend during the first annual shifter gathering. He had the king and queen to protect, not
skirts to chase.
A childhood of emotional and physical abuse by his birth father has left Thomas emotionally
unavailable and uninterested in romantic relationships. His father Tim’s cruelty to his mother and
brother molded him into an extremely protective person. No one messes with his loved ones without
answering to him.
Even though Julia and Thomas are destined to be mates. The obstacles standing between them and
their happy ever after seem insurmountable.
Lucinda insists Julia stay away from the filthy human.
Tim is trying to kill everyone Thomas loves.
The mysterious Benevolent Sovereign who is trying to over through the throne, has sent swampers
attack Thomas and destroy Julia’s lively hood.
With family like theirs, who needs enemies?
Will Julia and Thomas’s happiness be snuffed out before it has a chance to begin or will they forge
through - obstacles be damned.
ABOUT AUTHOR
V.A.Dold is the bestselling author of the Le Beau Brothers series, New Orleans wolf shifter
novels. A graduate of Saint Cloud University, she majored in marketing. Prior to becoming a full
time writer, she was a publicist to the authors, owning ARC Author & Reader Con's. Still is.
Her idea of absolute heaven is a day in the French Quarter filled with nothing but her computer,
her coffee mug and the Brothers, of course.
A Minnesota native with her heart lost to Louisiana, she has a penchant for titillating tales featuring
sexy men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably taking in a movie, reading or
traveling.
Her earliest reading memories are from grade school. She had a major fixation with horses, and the
Black Stallion was a favorite. Then junior high came along and teenage hormones kicked in. It
became all about the Harlequin Romances. She has been hooked on romances ever since.
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The Body Institute
by Carol Riggs
Release date:
09/01/15
Meet Morgan Dey, one of the top teen Reducers at The Body Institute.
Thanks to cutting-edge technology, Morgan can temporarily take over another girl’s body, get
her in shape, and then return to her own body—leaving her client slimmer, more toned, and
feeling great. Only there are a few catches...
For one, Morgan won’t remember what happens in her “Loaner” body. Once she’s done, she
won’t recall walks with her new friend Matt, conversations with the super-cute Reducer she’s
been text-flirting with, or the uneasy feeling she has that the director of The Body Institute is
hiding something. Still, it’s all worth it in the name of science. Until the glitches start...
Suddenly, residual memories from her Loaner are cropping up in Morgan’s mind. She’s feeling
less like herself and more like someone else. And when protests from an anti–Body Institute
organization threaten her safety, she’ll have to decide if being a Reducer is worth the cost of her
body and soul...
ABOUT AUTHOR
I'm a YA writer represented by Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown Literary. My sci-fi novel THE
BODY INSTITUTE explores the themes of society, identity, and body image. I live in the
beautiful, green state of Oregon and have a Studio Arts degree; I'm an SCBWI member.
You'll usually find me in my writing cave, surrounded by my dragon collection and the
characters in my head. I also enjoy reading--mostly young adult novels--as well as drawing,
painting, and quilting. I also attend writing conferences, walk with my husband, and enjoy music
and dance of all kinds.
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