May new releases by Indelible Authors!

May releases by Indelible Authors   Debt Collector 6 & 7 by Susan Kaye Quinn   Episodes 6 and 7 of the future-noir serial Debt Collector by Susan Kaye Quinn have been released, as well as the Volume 4-6 collection. Try the first episode, Delirium, for FREE: What’s your life worth on the open market?   Delirium (Debt Collector 1) FREE on  Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords, iTunes.   Touching Melody by RaShelle Workman Inspired by real events... **Due to its heavy subject matter, this book is recommended for ages 17+** Praise for Touching Melody: "I loved this story of two lost souls, toughened up and emotionally closed off by their circumstances, who opened up to each other and themselves through music." ~ Stacey Wallace Benefiel, author of Crossing "Touching Melody is a haunting love story filled with thrills, chills and secrets that keep the pages turning right up unto the breathless finish." ~ Kate Ashton, author of Every Little Piece. Summary: Maddie Martin's first weekend at college is nothing like she's used to. It's wild, like the wilderness on which the University of Bellam Springs sits. Roped into going to a fraternity party, she literally runs into Kyle Hadley. The boy she's loved since she was nine. The boy she promised all of her firsts to. But that was before his father killed her parents. Determined to stay away from him, she throws herself into her music. Practicing piano eases her heavy heart, calms the sadness, and pushes away images of Kyle's face. Until it doesn't. Her music professor asks her to play a duet for their annual Winter Gala. Doing so means she'll be assured another full ride scholarship. It's an opportunity she can't pass up. But Kyle is the other half of the duet. And that means hours and hours of practicing. Weeks of seclusion - just the two of them. And it's more than just music. It's passion like Maddie never believed was possible. The inevitable happens. She falls in love with him all over again. But, will loving him be enough to erase all the hate in her heart for his father? Can she look at him, and not see the evil in his family tree? And maybe it's all a set up. Maybe Kyle is only pretending to care so he can finish what his father started, and kill her too.   AMAZON Barnes and Noble Collateral Damage by Katie Klein   True love can blossom in unexpected places. This is Parker pretending not to care. . . .   Parker Whalen and Jaden McEntyre are a wrong fit from the start. Jaden is driven and focused, Harvard Med School within reach. Parker has a past—a reputation—and the rumors about his mysterious habits abound. So there’s no reason why, when they're assigned to work together on a project in English, they should discover they have anything in common, or even like each other, and they definitely shouldn't be falling in love. What they have? It isn't real. Because the truth is, Parker Whalen is a liar. This has never mattered…until now. Because lying to someone you care about—someone who matters, someone who believes in you—that's when people get hurt. And Parker is about to hurt Jaden in the biggest way imaginable. COLLATERAL DAMAGE is the companion novel to CROSS MY HEART, which spent more than 100 days on the Amazon Teen Top 100 Bestseller List in its first year of release, and was a 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee for Best YA Fiction. COLLATERAL DAMAGE, a 76k word/300 page novel for Young Adults, is CROSS MY HEART told from Parker's point of view. **Though this is not a series, the author highly recommends reading CROSS MY HEART before COLLATERAL DAMAGE** Rated PG-13 for violence, adult language, and some sensuality. *** Amazon Barnes & Noble   The Seer (Desolation Diaries #2) by Ali Cross She's always been the one protected, shielded from the darkness in the world. But Miri wants to be as capable and strong as Desi and James. She wants to control her visions so they can actually be of use, actually give her friends an advantage over the dark. When her visions reveal an enemy fixated on James, Miri must face the evil alone, and risk everything to do it.   Amazon | Goodreads TAKING BACK FOREVER (Book 2 of The Kindrily series) By Karen Amanda Hooper Release Date: May 31, 2013 Starry Sky Publishing *Recommended for ages 15 and older due to mature content.*   Forever is worth the fight. Maryah erased all memory of her past lives, but she couldn't erase her soul mate Nathan, or his undying love. Now, Maryah and Nathan have a second chance at a future together, but first Maryah must remember the person she used to be and embrace her supernatural gifts--more than one kindrily member's life depends on it. Maryah's power is Harmony's best hope of finding her kidnapped soul mate, Gregory. But Harmony isn't big on asking anyone for help, and she's tired of waiting, so she's taking matters into her own hands. Heaven help anyone who stands in her way.   Amazon, Barnes & Noble Kobo Goodreads   Several of our Indelible Authors will be attending the UtopYA conference in Nashville Jun 28-30.  If you're going to be there, make sure you look them up! Addison Moore Chanda Hahn Chelsea Fine RaShelle Workman Susan Kaye Quinn S.R. Johannes

Cover Reveal and a Paperback

In June of this year I released the first of 12 books in a new series entitled Blood and Snow. It's a fractured retelling of Snow White.

Here's the series summary:

"Lips red as rubies, hair dark as night. Drink your true love's blood, become the Vampire, Snow White."

Every thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, and this time she's chosen Snow White.

**BLOOD AND SNOW: Snow White lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her dad, stepmother, and her cat, Gatsby. Her entire life she's been teased for her fairy tale name, and the fact that her seven best friends happen to be guys whose names begin with the same letters as the seven dwarves.
Everything changes on a trip into Boston, where an unseen stranger bites her, and she's transformed into something not quite human.

**REVENANT IN TRAINING: Snow has been transformed into a revenant - not quite human and not quite vampire. She must discover how to live with the changes, hopefully without killing anyone.

**THE VAMPIRE CHRISTOPHER: As a revenant, Snow White craves blood. Especially the blood of her Hunter. But will drinking from him save or enslave her?

**BLOOD SOAKED PROMISES: Snow White must come to terms with her bloodlust. It's one thing to drink the blood of her Hunter, something else entirely to drink the blood of a human.


The first four books have released with the 5th, Prey and Magic, coming out this winter.

The super cool news is that a paperback version of the first four volumes is available. You can purchase the paperback copy HERE.

One comment I've heard over and over from fans? They wished Cindy, Snow White's best friend, had a more prominent role in the Blood and Snow books. And I couldn't agree more. Cindy is a fun character. She's vibrant, cool, and totally kick a**. All along I've had special plans for Cindy. She will have her own set of short stories, which is totally awesome.

The first of her books is entitled CINDY WITCH. It'll release Winter 2012.

Summary: 

Magic is her birthright.

Fashion is her forte.

It's been dictated that her destiny is to help Snow White.

But, Cindy is no sidekick.

And here's the cover:

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Eh? Audible?!

Have you ever listened to a book on CD? Now there's another way to listen.

 Audible.com is a app that makes it possible to listen to a book while driving, jogging, cleaning your house, helping your kids with their homework, baking a pie... You get the idea. You can download the app for FREE onto your iPod, iPad, iPhone, or any other smart phone. Check it out.




I've listened to several books this way while baking cupcakes, and helping (*snicker*) my kids with their homework. It's awesome. The best part is you can download a sample and see if you like the voice or voices before purchasing.

During the month of June two of my books will be downloaded onto Audible.com. EXILED (ya sic-fi romance) and SLEEPING ROSES (romantic thriller).  I'm very excited about it.

What's your favorite book on CD/Audible? Mine is probably THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE by C.S. Lewis.




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RASHELLE WORKMAN is a world traveller who loves books, baking, and toffee-making. Also the author of the Immortal Essence Series & the Dead Roses Series. Her claim to fame (or shame, depending on how you look at it - :D): Once she made out with a rock star. 










(all pics courtesy of google)

Nerdy is the New Sexy!

Nerdy is the New Sexy!

Didn't you know? Well, in case you were unsure, fellow Indelibles, RaShelle Workman and Magan Vernon, want to clear it up for you--it is!

And because they are so sure of this fact, they've started a new blog called--you guessed it:

isn't this blog banner awesome??

I invited RaShelle and Magan to answer a few questions to explain why they set up this new blogsite and what exactly is so sexy about being a nerd?

 RaShelle

Elle:  I know you have your own blog and contribute to the Indelibles blog, so why another blog?

R:  I’m crazy! Plus, I wanted a place where people could come and talk about teen years, growing up, being a nerd, or not. Even being a superstar is great to talk about. I wanted it Just a place to hang and be silly, or talk about whatever is on their minds. Basically, this place is for teens.

Elle: Where did the idea for your new blog, Nerdy is the New Sexy come from?

R: I’d been thinking a lot about what my platform should be. What I wanted others to know I stood for. During this same time, it was discovered that my sixteen-year-old niece was diagnosed with cancer. She’s this vibrant, amazing girl. Smart. Very talented in dance. Gorgeous on the inside and out. I knew I wanted to stand for her. For my children. For all teens. From that, the idea was born. The words: nerdy is the new sexy popped into my head.

Elle:  Do you consider yourself a Nerd? Why?

R: From wikipedia, the definition of nerd is this: Nerd is a derogatory slang term for a person typically described as socially-impaired, obsessive, or overly intellectual. They may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular or obscure activities, pursuits, or interests, which are generally either highly technical, or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Other nerdy qualities include physical awkwardness, introversion, quirkiness, and unattractiveness. Thus, a nerd is often excluded from physical activity and is a social outsider. In the stereotypical high-school situation, they may be either considered loners by others, or they tend to associate with a small group of like-minded people. From that definition, I’d say I’m three-quarters nerd, and one-quarter dork. =D


Megan 

Elle: What do you hope comes from your efforts at  Nerdy is the New Sexy?

M: One of the original things I tried to accomplish with my own blog is to show that those of us who grew up as nerds, geeks, and the like actually aren't as weird as people think. People used to think I was weird in high school for Fangirling out over Anne Rice and Buffy, but now everyone and there mom is gaga for Twilight and Vampire Diaries. All those things that used to be nerdy are now sexy and always will be. 

Elle: Are you a Nerd? How so?

M: My bio says that I am the geek-to-glam poster child, but my husband says that I am still a nerd. I can't help it. I would rather spend my time catching up on episodes of Fact or Faked paranormal files than go out to a bar. It may not make me as popular, but I feel a lot better in the morning than everyone else. 

Elle: How did you and RaShelle meet?

M: We both joined the Indelibles online Indie group and immediately I was drawn to Rashelle since we both wrote alien novels. We swapped stories, became critique partners, and if you read our books you will definitely find our nerdiness shine through. 

What'ch waiting for? Go visit this great blog and don't forget to send your teens!

www.nerdyisthenewsexy.blogspot.com

Elle Strauss writes Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction. She's a married mom of four, and lives in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, famous for beaches and vineyards. She's fond of Lindt's sea salt dark chocolate and hiking in good weather. Her Young Adult rom/com time-travel CLOCKWISE series and contemporary/otherworldly Middle Grade IT'S A LITTLE HAYWIRE are now available on Amazon and Smashwords.