Jen Minkman - YA Paranormal and Dystopian Author: mei 2017

woensdag 31 mei 2017

The YA Scavenger hunt is ON!

If you ended up here, you must love young adult books just as much as I do - and in particularly, paranormal and dystopian stories. I've already written quite some books (see bio) and one of them will be featured in the exclusive box set Shattered Worlds!

(go to https://www.shatteredworldsboxset.com for more details and to preorder :)

My story in this collection is called 'The Space in Between', a magical story of love and redemption. 
What if you really can fall in love with the man of your dreams?
It happens to Moira, a 20-year-old art student from Wales, when she participates in a Wicca ritual together with her brother and sister. Sitting within the ancient stone circle of Meini Hirion, she is swept away to a mythical land where she meets Hayko, a mysterious young man. Is he just a figment of her imagination or is he real, and if so, why is he stuck in that space in between life and death?
Hayko is there for a reason. Moira can feel it. He gives HER THE courage to look at her life and wonder if it's still what she wants.  

Curious to find out more? Order the Shattered Worlds box set and get 23 full novels for a rock-bottom price!


Follow the map to visit the other authors' websites and their keywords!

THE MAP (PARTICIPATING AUTHORS)

  1. Cindy Ray Hale
  2. Katherine Bogle
  3. Melle Amade
  4. David Kudler
  5. A.M. Yates
  6. Alethea Kontis
  7. Stevie Rae Causey
  8. Katlyn Duncan
  9. Debbie Manber Kupfer
  10. Meredith Rose
  11. N.M. Howell
  12. Lara Ann
  13. K.M. Robinson
  14. J.A. Culican
  15. Heather Karn
  16. Rob L. Slater
  17. Dylan Keefer
  18. Sarah K. Wilson
  19. L.J. Higgins
  20. Gina Marie Long
  21. Em Kazmierski
  22. Travis Hall
  23. Heather Young-Nichols
  24. Anna Santos
  25. J.L. Weil
  26. Jo Schneider
  27. Logan Keys
  28. Kristin D. Van Risseghem
  29. Martine Lewis
  30. Tara Benham
  31. Stacy Claflin
  32. Beth Hammond
  33. Erica Cope
  34. Nicole Zoltack
  35. Char Webster
  36. Sabrina Ramoth
  37. T.J. Muir
  38. Raquel Lyon
  39. Beth Rodgers
  40. S.L. Beaumont
  41. Eva Pohler
  42. Melanie McFarlane
  43. Cheryllynn Dyess
  44. Audrey Rich
  45. Amanda Zieba
  46. Sandie Will
  47. Elle Scott
  48. Robert Jones
  49. Ashley Maker
  50. Mandy Peterson
  51. Audrey Grey
  52. Chanda Stafford
  53. Amy McNulty
  54. Melinda Cordell
  55. Monica Leonelle
  56. Claire Luana
  57. Frost Kay
  58. Preeti C. Sharma
  59. Ginna Moran
  60. Mackenzie Flohr
  61. Lena Mae Hill
  62. Angel Leya
  63. Wendi Wilson
  64. Wendy Knight
  65. Samantha Britt
  66. Tamara Hart Heiner
  67. Norma Hinkens
  68. Patti Larsen
  69. Megan Crewe
  70. Jamie Thornton
  71. Jessie Renée
  72. T.A. Maclagan
  73. Lydia Sherrer
  74. K.T. Webb
  75. P.D. Workman
  76. J.A. Armitage
  77. K.N. Lee
  78. Angela Fristoe
  79. Rhonda Sermon
  80. G.K. DeRosa
  81. Erin Richards
  82. Ali Winters
  83. Larissa C. Hardesty
  84. Kristine Tate
  85. Debra Kristi
  86. Keira Gillet or Bella Rose (alternate)
  87. Cortney Pearson
  88. Jeff Kohanek
  89. Kristal Shaff
  90. Rachel Morgan
  91. Arwen Paris or Emma Right (alternate)
  92. C.L. Cannon
  93. Joanne Macgregor
  94. Lindsey Loucks
  95. Farah Cook
  96. Erin Hayes
  97. Jesikah Sundin
  98. Dorothy Dreyer
  99. Danielle Annett
  100. C.J. Ethington
  101. L.C. Hibbett
  102. Madeline Dyer
  103. Katie John
  104. Nicole Schubert
  105. Rachel Medhurst
  106. Tee G Ayer
  107. May Freighter
  108. Gwynn White
  109. Jen Minkman
  110. J.L. Gillham
  111. Karen Tomlinson
  112. Kate Haye
  113. Megan Linski
  114. Martina Billings
  115. Jo Ho
  116. Kellie Sheridan or E.E. Isherwood (alternate)
  117. Inna Hardison
  118. Rachel Bateman
  119. Sally Henson
  120. J.L. Hendricks
  121. A.L. Knorr
  122. T.M. Franklin
  123. Raven Oak
  124. Stephany Wallace or Felisha Antonette (alternate)
  125. Jake Devlin
  126. S.F. Benson
  127. Laurie Treacy
  128. Emily Martha Sorensen
  129. Leia Stone
  130. T. Rae Mitchell
  131. J. Keller Ford
  132. Kat Stiles
  133. Jessica Hawke
  134. Elyse Reyes
  135. Sophie Davis
  136. Lindsay Mead or Bianca Scardoni (alternate)
  137. Jenetta Penner
  138. David R. Bernstein
  139. Olivia Wildenstein
  140. Derek Murphy

TIMELINE

Authors will post the rules and the full list of participating authors sometime in June, and have their post up and visible on their site/blog, with their keyword, by June 1st. Readers just need to go through the list, find the words, and use the story to enter for the grand prize.
For rules, updates or trouble-shooting, make sure to check out this main post which will stay updated.
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Alternates, these may be swapped in before the event begins if needed.



zaterdag 27 mei 2017

Shattered Worlds: meet the authors!


Shattered Worlds features A. G. Henley's THE SCOURGE!



The Scourge
Book One of the Brilliant Darkness Series

Seventeen-year-old Groundling, Fennel, is Sightless. She's never been able to see her lush forest home, but she knows its secrets. She knows how the shadows shift when she passes under a canopy of trees. She knows how to hide in the cool, damp caves when the Scourge comes. She knows how devious and arrogant the Groundlings' tree-dwelling neighbors, the Lofties, can be. And she's always known this day would come—the day she faces the Scourge alone.

A tale of star-crossed lovers, strange creatures, and secretive, feuding factions, The Scourge introduces readers to a rich and exciting new world where nothing is as it seems.

Exclusive Excerpt!
My heart is a desperate animal, smashing against my rib cage. My shivering now has nothing to do with the cold. I sing—another trick Aloe taught me—but the closer I get to the mouth of the cave, the slower I walk and the softer I sing. Then I stop walking and singing altogether, trying to work up the courage to take the last few steps necessary to reach the sunlight.

Something’s thrashing through the forest, coming closer. I hear shrieking, like the dying people of my imagination. I tuck the rabbit’s foot into my pocket and tug a scarf Aloe gave me up over my mouth and nose, preparing for the stench.

For a moment I wonder if my protection will hold, but I push the thought away. It’s the gift of our Sightlessness, as I’ve always been told.
I think of Eland huddled in the gloom of the caves, eating the salty dried meat, waiting for his water ration. That does it. I take a deep breath and step outside.

The creatures surge around me. Their howls pierce me. Even through the barrier of the scarf, I can smell their putrid breath. Something brushes my sleeve and I cry out, wrapping my arms tightly around my body like a shroud.

What if I’m not protected? What if everything I’ve been told about my Sightlessness—everything I’ve believed about myself—isn’t true? The Scourge will consume me, as they have so many others. Or worse, I’ll become like one of them, only knowing hunger, thirst, and the yearning for flesh. I yank the scarf down; it’s suffocating. I wait, shuddering, for biting mouths and tearing hands to find me.


Read more in SHATTERED WORLDS!

99 Cents for a Limited Time! 





A.G. Henley is a contributor to Wicked Ink Books' anthologies, OFF BEAT: Nine Spins on Song and TICK TOCK: Seven Tales of Time, and the author of the Brilliant Darkness series. The first book in the series, THE SCOURGE, was a Library Journal Self-e Selection and a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award. A.G. is also a clinical psychologist in Denver, Colorado. She promises not to analyze you... much. Learn more at aghenley.com





Connect With A. G. Henley Online!

And Pre-order Your Passport to Shattered Worlds!




From dystopian nightmares to gorgeous steampunk and fantasy settings to fairy-tale retellings and beyond, SHATTERED WORLDS has every story you've been dying to get your hands on!

This unique Young Adult/New Adult collection, inspired by the creative minds of today's New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors, promises to satisfy your cravings for action and adventure as you experience rune magic and time-travel, overthrow corrupt governments, meet reapers and aliens, battle dragons, fall hopelessly in love, and break ancient curses, right alongside some of the bravest characters in fantasy fiction!

Each book within this collection is exclusive to the set and can't be found anywhere else.




Get Your Copy Today!


Amazon | Nook | iTunes | Kobo

Pre-Order Giveaways!


Enter for the chance to win a Kindle Fire AND a $100 Amazon Gift Card!



Find out more on shatteredworldsboxset.com


woensdag 24 mei 2017

One of the Shattered Worlds authors: featured this week!



Shattered Worlds features Armitage and Culican's SLAYER!



SLAYER
Dragon Tamer, Book One
Dragons versus slayers in a war centuries old. Lies and loss. What will happen when the truth is unfolded?


Destined to Slay

In the small homestead of Dronias, where monsters terrorize, young Julianna is a dragon killer – or so she’s been trained. Destined to be one of the great slayers like generations before her, Julianna is eager to fulfill her destiny of defending her village.

A Sword Infused with Power

On her eighteenth birthday, she embarks on a journey to kill her first dragon, a right of passage like so many before her. Magic Goblin sword in hand, Julianna tracks down her beastly target but finds herself unable to deliver the final blow.

A War Centuries Old

In her moment of weakness, with sword poised, Julianna suddenly finds herself no longer staring down the emerald eyes of a dragon. Instead, a handsome young dragon shifter named Ash is staring up at her with beseeching eyes.

Danger and Betrayal

Forced into an unlikely alliance in an attempt to prevent a needless and bloody war between their nations, Julianna and Ash must survive a world where danger lurks around every corner, and where not everyone is hoping for peace.

A young adult sword and sorcery adventure, Slayer is an epic fantasy novel packed with plenty of action, twists, thrills, and magic. The first book in the Dragon Tamer series by USA TODAY bestselling authors Armitage and Culican, Slayer is sure to have readers begging for more.


Read SLAYER exclusively in SHATTERED WORLDS!

99 Cents for a Limited Time! 


JA Culican bio:
J.A. Culican is a teacher by day and a writer by night. She lives in New Jersey with her husband of eleven years and their four young children.

           J.A. Culican’s inspiration to start writing came from her children and their love for all things magical. Bedtime stories turned to reality after her oldest daughter begged her for the book from which her stories of dragons came from. In turn, the series The Keeper of Dragons was born.



​JA Armitage bio:
Born in a small town, J.Armitage longed for adventure and travel.
Age 20 she moved to Dublin, then to San Diego, then Sydney and back to California where she did a brief stint working at Universal Studios being a minder to Sponge Bob.
Once back in Britain she got married, had babies and decided to write about the adventure she was now missing out on. She works full time, is a mum to three kids and has had a surrogate baby.

            She has skydived twice (and survived), climbed Kilimanjaro and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. She has also worked as a professional clown and banana picker amongst other jobs. 

           Somehow she finds time to write.





And Pre-order Your Passport to Shattered Worlds!




From dystopian nightmares to gorgeous steampunk and fantasy settings to fairy-tale retellings and beyond, SHATTERED WORLDS has every story you've been dying to get your hands on!

This unique Young Adult/New Adult collection, inspired by the creative minds of today's New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors, promises to satisfy your cravings for action and adventure as you experience rune magic and time-travel, overthrow corrupt governments, meet reapers and aliens, battle dragons, fall hopelessly in love, and break ancient curses, right alongside some of the bravest characters in fantasy fiction!

Each book within this collection is exclusive to the set and can't be found anywhere else.




Get Your Copy Today!


Amazon | Nook | iTunes | Kobo

Pre-Order Giveaways!


Enter for the chance to win a Kindle Fire AND a $100 Amazon Gift Card!


Find out more on shatteredworldsboxset.com


donderdag 18 mei 2017

YA Scavenger Hunt kicks off in June!



I'm taking part in a massive scavenger hunt in June, sponsored by An Alliance of Young Adult Authors. This is an opportunity  to discover new authors, grab a bunch of free books for your summer reading, and sign up to win a whole bunch of epic prizes!

Are you ready to join the hunt?

RULES

The Scavenger Hunt will begin on June 1st!

Each author will be given a special keyword, which will be bolded and all caps like this: BUTTERFLIES.

All you have to do is visit all the author’s sites in order, write down the special keywords to discover the short story, then enter the giveaway with the completed short story HERE.

There will be one main giveaway for the main prize, but most of the participating authors will also have smaller giveaways so make sure you read all their post carefully to see what else they’re offering while you’re on their site for the keyword.


THE MAP (PARTICIPATING AUTHORS)
1.Cindy Ray Hale
2. Katherine Bogle
3. Melle Amade
4. David Kudler
5. A.M. Yates
6. Alethea Kontis
7. Stevie Rae Causey
8. Katlyn Duncan
9. Debbie Manber Kupfer
10. Meredith Efken
11. Meredith Rose
12. Lara Ann
13. K.M. Robinson
14. J.A. Culican
15. Heather Karn
16. Rob L. Slater
17. Dylan Keefer
18. Sarah K. Wilson
19. L.J. Higgins
20. Gina Marie Long
21. Em Kazmierski
22. Travis Hall
23. Heather Young-Nichols
24. Anna Santos
25. J.L. Weil
26. Jo Schneider
27. Rebecca Fernfield
28. Kristin D. Van Risseghem
29. Martine Lewis
30. Tara Benham
31. Stacy Claflin
32. Beth Hammond
33. Erica Monroe Cope
34. Nicole Zoltack
35. Char Webster
36. Sabrina Ramoth
37. T.J. Muir
38. Raquel Lyon
39. Beth Rodgers
40. S.L. Beaumont
41. Eva Pohler
42. Melanie McFarlane
43. Cheryllynn Dyess
44. Audrey Rich
45. Amanda Zieba
46. Sandie Will
47. Elle Scott
48. Angie Grigaliunas
49. Ashley Maker
50. Mandy Peterson
51. Audrey Grey
52. Elisa Dane
53. Amy McNulty
54. Melinda Cordell
55. Monica Leonelle
56. Claire Luana
57. Frost Kay
58. Preeti C. Sharma
59. Bentz Deyo
60. April Wood
61. Lena Mae Hill
62. Angel Leya
63. Wendi Wilson
64. Wendy Knight
65. Chogan Swan
66. Tamara Hart Heiner
67. Norma Hinkens
68. Patti Larsen
69. Megan Crewe
70. Jamie Thornton
71. Jessie Renée
72. T.A. Maclagan
73. Lydia Sherrer
74. Phyllis Moore
75. P.D. Workman
76. J.A. Armitage
77. K.N. Lee
78. Angela Fristoe
79. Rhonda Sermon
80. G.K. DeRosa
81. Erin Richards
82. Ali Winters
83. Larissa C. Hardesty
84. Kristine Tate
85. Debra Kristi
86. Bella Rose
87. Cortney Pearson
88. Jeff Kohanek
89. Kristal Shaff
90. Rachel Morgan
91. Emma Right
92. C.L. Cannon
93. Joanne Macgregor
94. Lindsey Loucks
95. Farah Kuck
96. Erin Hayes
97. Jesikah Sundin
98. Dorothy Dreyer
99. Danielle Annett
100. C.J. Ethington
101. L.C. Hibbett
102. Madeline Dyer
103. Katie John
104. Nicole Schubert
105. Rachel Medhurst
106. Tee G Ayer
107. May Freighter
108. Heather Dyer
109. Jen Minkman
110. J.L. Gillham
111. Karen Tomlinson
112. Kate Haye
114. Martina Billings
115. Jo Ho
116. Brian King
117. Inna Hardison
118. Rachel Bateman
119. Sally Henson
120. J.L. Hendricks
121. A.L. Knorr
122. T.M. Franklin
123. Konstanz Silverbow
124. Felisha Antonette
125. Jake Devlin
126. S.F. Benson
127. Laurie Treacy
128. Emily Martha Sorensen
129. Leia Stone
130. T. Rae Mitchell
131. J. Keller Ford
132. Kat Stiles
133. Jessica Hawke
134. Elyse Reyes
135. Sophie Davis
136. Bianca Scardoni
137. Jenetta Penner
138. David R. Bernstein
139. Olivia Wildenstein
140. Derek Murphy