Although many have tried, no writer has quite been able to reach the ‘top rung’ on the ladder when it comes to the ‘best’ in tween fantasy (top spot being held by Harry Potter)…until now. This is a fairytale/adventure/thriller/fantasy with humor and characters readers will never forget, and everyone from tweens to adults will want to walk in this world!
In 1538, England’s bloody power struggle between crown and cross threatens to tear the country apart. Novice Joanna Stafford has tasted the wrath of the royal court, discovered what lies within the king’s torture rooms, and escaped death at the hands of those desperate to possess the power of an ancient relic.
For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences.
The Lonely Writer’s Companion by Lisa Lenard-Cook April 2013 Eight Easy Errors "I’ve found that the eight usage errors below are easy to spot, once you know what you’re looking for." —Lenard-Cook In the throes of adding and...
WRITING MAGIC WITH MAGICAL WRITING by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro April 2013 Watch for her insights every month on Authorlink. "Angela Carter puts magic into every word she writes." —Shapiro Writing about magic is common with all the fantasy books that are...
Roni DeLuz and James Hester took the country by storm with their instant runaway bestseller 21 Pounds in 21 Days, based on Roni’s unique and renowned detox program at the Martha’s Vineyard Holistic Retreat.
NAILING A CHARACTER IN A FEW WHACKS OF THE HAMMER by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro March 2013 Watch for her insights every month on Authorlink. "One way is to tag a character, that is, give them some piece of dialogue or gesture that he uses regularly."...
Monster Mash An Exclusive Authorlink Interview with David Lubar, Author of Hyde and Shriek By Susan VanHecke February 2013 Hyde and Shriek David Lubar Buy this book via Amazon.com When Ms. Clevis, mild-mannered science teacher, accidentally spikes her smoothie...
Mothers can feel like life is running on a never-ending loop. Just when one problem or responsibility is overcome, another trips us up. But help is on the way: Barbara Reich has all the strategies for staying ahead of the curve—and she’s wrapped them up into four easy steps that can be applied to any organizing project: 1. purge, 2. design, 3. organize, and 4. maintain.
1653: The long and bloody English Civil War is at an end. King Charles is dead and Oliver Cromwell rules the land as king in all but name. Richard Treadwell, an exiled royalist officer and soldier-for-hire to the King of France and his all-powerful advisor, the wily Cardinal Mazarin, burns with revenge for those who deprived him of his family and fortune. He decides upon a self-appointed mission to return to England in secret and assassinate the new Lord Protector. Once back on English soil however, he learns that his is not the only plot in motion.
