Monthly Archives:: March 2013

The New Adult Genre – WTF is Going On?

It’s a life stage… I can only shrug, or laugh—or snicker might be the better word. Because I don’t see much when it comes to trends, I mean seriously—I’m about as out of touch with trends as they come. But I saw this coming from a mile away. And it wasn’t Easy, or Beautiful Disaster that clued me in, either. Although I did read those books long before NA took off and yes, I did love both of them. But I knew back in 2010 when this whole thing was really starting to take form that my main character in my book would not be a young adult in the traditional sense of the word. She’s far too nasty, has a foul-mouth, and I’m not really sure when she lost her virginity, but it wasn’t anytime recent in her nineteen year old life in CLUTCH. I made my character this… Read more »

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EXCERPT TWO DRAFT

RANGE THE MAGPIE BRIDGE I Am Just/Not Junco J. A. Huss Published: March 27, 2013 Genre: New Adult Science Fiction RANGE INFO Two years have passed since Inanna stole Junco away from Lucan. Two years of unimaginable pain. Two years of isolation, mutilation and torture. Two years of fear and loneliness in a morph tank. And that’s not something you just get over, even if you are psycho-assassin, Junco Coot. Now Junco has to learn to live with the consequences. Her Siblings are suspicious and angry, half her team is dead, Tier is wreaking death and destruction, Lucan is holding his secrets close, and she is spiraling out of control. There is only one partnership that matters anymore – only one person she will trust and take direction from – and only one way out of the Hell she’s been sentenced to. Junco is tired of fighting and death. She’s… Read more »

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REVIEW: The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna

The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna Published August 28, 2012 Young Adult/Dystopian/Fantasy/Romance/Thriller??? Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination–an echo. She was made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her “other,” if she ever died. Eva spends every day studying that girl from far away, learning what Amarra does, what she eats, what it’s like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready. But sixteen years of studying never prepared her for this. Now she must abandon everything and everyone she’s ever known–the guardians who raised her, the boy she’s forbidden to love–to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive. What Eva finds is a grief-stricken family; parents unsure how to handle this echo they thought they wanted; and Ray,… Read more »

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GIVEAWAY COVER REVEAL: Of Silver and Beasts by Trisha Wolfe

Of Silver and Beasts (A Goddess Wars Novel)by Trisha WolfeRelease Date: June 1, 2013 Genre: New Adult Dark FantasyCover Reveal Organized by: YA BoundCover Designed by: StevenNovak In the sand-covered queendom of Cavan, the goddess once saved a young Kaliope’s life, preventing the mercury her father attempted to hide in her blood from reaching her heart. Now, a cybernetic clamp filters it, but the silver streaks swirling faintly beneath her skin are a constant reminder that she’s different. When nineteen-year-old Kaliope is chosen as head of the Nactue Guard, she becomes the sworn protector to her empress. In the midst of an invasion on a neighboring land, Kaliope is placed in charge of guarding Prince Caben, the last heir to his kingdom. But when they’re attacked by the feared Otherworlders, Caben and Kaliope are abducted and taken below to a realm where they must fight for their life in a… Read more »

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The incessant, breathless fast-talking of panicked people pulls me up from my slumber. I half remember Tier’s kiss and soft words across my cheek as he left to go back to Earth, so this noise does not make immediate sense. “Junco?” That’s definitely not Tier. “Junco?” The sleep slips away and I’m so fucking irritated. “What the fuck it is now, Sera?” “You should watch the screen, Junco. It’s something you should see. Quick!” Her urging gets my attention and I sit up, the sheets falling down before I realize I’m still naked. The breathless talking has turned into screams and my eyes track to the screen in front of the bed. Masses of people are shrieking now, the breathless voice just one among what looks to be thousands of Asians, running for their lives. I think I had a comic book that looked like this as a kid. The… Read more »

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FROM MAGPIE BRIDGE – TIER’S POINT OF VIEW “I’m hun-gry!” Ash and I wince together as we help each other up off the floor. “Who is that?” Lucan asks. “Junco’s HOUSE.” “Hmmm. She does not look like a house, Ashur.” “I’m a girl!” she squeals. That little voice—incessantly asking for things like food, and drinks, and trips to the beach—is really grating on my nerves. “What are you doing with her, Raubtier?” “Babysitting for Junco,” Ashur answers. “Would you shut the fuck up? I’ve had enough of you. I made a promise to get her out of Peaks before the earthquakes.” “What earthquakes?” “Exactly,” Ash answers. “I’m hun-gry!” Lucan walks over to her and bends down. “You are not hungry, you’re an AI. I’m quite versed in AI engineering and maintenance, and they do not require food. So, why don’t you keep quiet over here and watch something stupid on… Read more »