Spotlight: Annabeth Neverending by Leyla Kader Dahm

Annabeth Neverending
Leyla Kader Dahm



Genre: YA paranormal romance/historical
Number of pages: 300



Book Description:

At first, teenager Annabeth Prescott thinks she’s found quite a deal when she talks down the price of an ankh pendant she discovers at a flea market. She soon wonders if the bauble is more than she's bargained for when she faints and glimpses images from a past life in ancient Egypt.

The discovery coincides with another new find: Gabriel, a handsome young man who takes an interest in her. When she meets his twin brother C. J. at a Halloween party, she realizes they look exactly like two boys who figure prominently into her memories.

Does C. J. share the heroic qualities held by his past incarnation Sethe, her bodyguard when she was Princess Ana? Does Gabriel possess the same evil powers he wielded as Kha, the black sorcerer who sought her affection?

Love meets the supernatural in this gripping young adult paranormal romance. Readers with an interest in reincarnation, as well as ancient Egypt, will be drawn to its mystical mixture of history and hesitation as Annabeth sways between the two brothers.

Will her reincarnated soulmate win out? Or will Kha finally find the way to her heart?


 Excerpt:

I come to amid a background of concerned chatter and find myself surrounded by a crowd of curious onlookers…and a strange boy. His muscular arms are holding me tight, making sure I don’t RSVP to the gravel’s invitation. He’s impossibly good looking, with the palest-possible blue eyes and the darkest-possible black hair.

He couldn’t be less like the slave in my…hallucination?…but he’s just as handsome. Not like it’s a contest.

“You passed out. Good thing I was here to catch you,” says my hero, while wagging a pair of thick brows.

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About the Author:

Leyla Kader Dahm popped popcorn and dreamt of a career in show business when working in a movie theater while in high school. The small-town Midwestern girl went another route and studied communications at Carroll College and Cornell University, but still found herself drawn to the big screen when a temp agency placed her in a production and development gig at Miramax/Dimension Films.
Dahm went on to work as a script consultant for numerous production companies. She appeared in the acclaimed spoken word show Sit ‘N Spin and had her comedy feature spec, Due North, optioned by Michael Levy Enterprises. She sold her pitch, Survival Instinct, to Nickelodeon Original Movies. Dahm lives with her husband, sitcom writer Richard Dahm, and her children in Los Angeles.

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Guest Blog: Straight from the Heart by Breigh Forstner

Straight from the Heart
Book One
Breigh Forstner

Genre: YA, Contemporary Romance
Number of pages: 338
Cover Artist: Madelene Martin

Book Description:

This is a story about a girl discovering and experiencing life for the first time.

Bryn Schaefler grew up rich. Her parents expected the best out of her, picked her boyfriend for her, and groomed her to be the next trophy wife fresh out of High School.

But when they discover she wants to pursue music instead of following in her mothers footsteps, they wanted to hear nothing about it.
That was when Bryn left for good.

By chance, she auditioned for main stream rock band Everlasting. Never in a million years did she think she would make it.

Cale Pelton knew it was his fault for the band scrambling around to find a new guitarist. Once he saw Bryn audition, he knew he had to have her. Not just in the band, but in his mind, body and soul.

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MRP would like to extend a very warm welcome to Breigh Forstner, author of Straight from the Heart.

I started writing Straight from the Heart back in Winter of 2014. I was working on another book, which I’ve thrown away the project, and even if it was 100 words a day, I finally had finished the book in June 2014, published in July. I was so incredibly nervous, especially when I’ve read all of these amazing books by some of my favorite authors. I thought “Could I do this?”

But my main inspiration for the lead male in the book was some of the rockstar novels I have read and fell in love with like the Black Falcon Series. I wanted to create my own twist on telling the story of a rockstar, but adding in the twist of Bryn. That was my first idea: A girl leaves her rich parents house and joins a rock band.

And there you have the finished product :) 

Thank you so much for joining us today, Breigh.We really enjoyed the visit. Good luck and great sales with Straight from the Heart.

About the Author:

Breigh Forstner currently resides in her home town in south east Michigan with her two daughters. While she works full-time during the week, at night she spends time with her kids and writes until her fingers can’t type anymore. Her goal is to make it onto a best sellers list at some point in her career, and writes any chance she can get. She is a lover of all types of music and is a sucker for rock bands and tattooed bad boys.

Author Links:
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Tour giveaway:

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Author Interview & Giveaway: Boneseeker by Brynn Chapman

Boneseeker
Brynn Chapman

Genre: YA Historical Romance/ Mystery
Publisher: Month 9
Number of pages: approximately 300
Word Count: 63000

Book Description:

Arabella Holmes was born different and raised different. After it became apparent she wouldn't fit the role of a proper 1900's lady, her father, Sherlock, called in some lingering favors, and landed her a position at the Mutter Museum. The museum was Arabella's dream; she was to become a purveyor of abnormal science. What her father called a BoneSeeker.

Henry Watson arrives at the Mutter Museum with a double assignment--to become a finder of abnormal antiquities and to watch over and keep Arabella Holmes. An easy task, if he could only get her to speak to him instead of throwing knives in his general direction.

But this is no time for child's play. The two teens are assigned to a most secret exploration, when the hand of a Nephilim is unearthed in upstate New York. Soon, Arabella and Henry are caught in a fight for their lives as scientific debate swirls around them. Are the bones from a Neanderthal ... or are they living proof of fallen angels, who supposedly mated with humans according to ancient scrolls?

Sent to recover the skeleton, they discover they are the second team to have been deployed and the entire first team is dead. And now they must trust their instincts and rely on one another in order to survive and uncover the truth.

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MRP would like to extend a very warm welcome to Brynn Chapman, author of Boneseeker. Brynn, tell us about your publishing journey… 

My publishing journey has mirrored my writing, twisted and complex lol.

I started writing seriously in 2005, published with small press in 2006. I did not belong to any writer’s organizations—I knew nothing about the industry. I had always been told by English teachers I should write—but initially entered into medicine. 

I have belonged at different times to RWA, Horror Writers, GIam groups, The Blueboards. Through these, I learned about craft, the industry. 

I have a fabulous agent at The Aponte Agency, Victoria Lea, and am on submission. I have been pubbed in small press, mid size press and I self pub as well. I write out of the box—which is where my cortex lives. 

I love writing. Those three words are why we do it. Why no matter where or how it’s about words to page. Or thoughts let free.

If your book was to be made into a movie, who would you cast as the leads? 

Since the whole Scarlett Johannson litigation I am reluctant to answer Lol. BUT I describe no actors in my book, so I should be safe. 

For BONESEEKER: Henry - a cross between Robert Pattinson and Dan Stevens.

For Arabella: Ellen Paige. For Watson and Holmes…well, who else? That seems elementary.

If you had a time machine, which era would you go back to and why? 

I will say 1900’s. It’s probably the only era I and my transient lack of filter and complete candor, could survive without ending up like Anne Boleyn.

What life advice do you wish you’d been given sooner? 

Do not be afraid. Embrace difference in yourself and others. Wherever possible, live a life of gratitude and purpose.

Where do you write best?  

It really depends on the day, and what the ole neurons and synapses choose to do. Sometimes it’s natural as breathing other days, Chinese water torture. Either on my deck or hidden in an alcove of Panera when the snowflakes fall.

What was the last book you read, and what were your thoughts on it? 

I have the standard near-toppling TBR pile, like everyone else—but the most recent was The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle. 

Amish dystopian. Do not judge LOL, it was utterly fabulous—the writing had a literary quality with enough grit and scare to make it wonderfully unique.

What other genre would you write and why?

I have tried my hand at all that I am capable of…but I honestly feel at home in fantasy-historical-romantic elements. I could do straight historical or historical romance. I read all over the place from horror to contemporary.

Thank you so much for joining us today, Brynn. We really enjoyed the visit. Good luck and great sales with Boneseeker. 

About the Author:

Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Brynn Chapman is the daughter of two teachers. Her writing reflects her passions: science, history and love—not necessarily in that order. In real life, the geek gene runs strong in her family, as does the Asperger’s syndrome.

Her writing reflects her experience as a pediatric therapist and her interactions with society’s downtrodden. In fiction, she’s a strong believer in underdogs and happily-ever-afters. She also writes non-fiction and lectures on the subjects of autism and sensory integration and is a medical contributor to online journal The Age of Autism.

Author Links:  
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Tour giveaway:

$10 Amazon Gift Card

1 print copy of Boneseeker open to US Shipping

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