Author quote from WANING MOON,
book one in the Chronicles of Lily Carmichael trilogy
“In order to survive, we need
to adapt, improvise, and overcome.”
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Thanks for having me on
Halloween, Tina. You asked for something scary and it doesn’t get much scarier than
a looming apocalypse, does it?
This quote from Lily
Carmichael’s Uncle Samuel in WANING MOON, book one in the Chronicles of Lily
Carmichael, my YA dystopian trilogy, is a throwback from the military and has
become the credo for survivalists and doomsday preppers everywhere.
Dystopian literature has become increasingly
popular over the past few years, in part, because of the pervasive sense that
the crap is about to hit the fan and that life as we know it could turn on a
dime. Although I’m fairly certain we don’t have to worry about a zombie
apocalypse, there are plenty of real world fears that could make zombies seem
like a walk in the park. Collapse of government, financial ruin, rioting and
chaos in the streets, decay of social order, pestilence and disease are just to
name a few of the modern day monsters that might come calling in the very near
future.
Let’s hope that our
better angels take over, God intervenes, or that the next generation can pull
it together and save us all. I have great faith in human kind’s ability to
overcome and adapt to whatever the future has in store for us. I like to think
of myself as an “apocaloptimist,” someone who believes that yes, the world as
we know it will end, but it will all turn out okay. And yes, LOVE is the answer.
That’s why we romance writers will rule the world one day.
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Blurb: WANING MOON
In the year 2057, in a post-apocalyptic world where a polar shift threatens the
survivors of a widespread pandemic with extinction, sixteen-year-old
genetically enhanced Lily Carmichael has more immediate problems. Her uncle is
dying of cancer and her healing abilities are ineffective against the blood
ties that bind them. In order
to find a cure, Lily must leave the protection of her quiet town and journey to
the trading city of Albany, all while avoiding the Industry, an agency that
would like nothing better than to study and exploit her abilities.
Seventeen-year-old Will Callahan has been
searching for his father since severe storms blasted through the Midwest,
killing his mother and sister. When he learns that his father may be in the
city, he catches a ride with Lily, a girl who has come to his rescue more than
once. As the two embark on a dangerous journey, the tension between them grows.
But the secrets Will’s keeping could put Lily in far more danger than traveling
to the city with him, and if he was any kind of man, he would have told her to
run the minute she found him.
WANING
MOON
2013
Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence finalist
2013 HOLT
Medallion Award of Merit recipient
2013
National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards finalist
RT Book Reviews gave WANING
MOON 3 stars and called it “An action packed read with a strong female lead.”
IndiePENdents seal of approval for quality Indie fiction.
Amazon e-book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GW3GTK/ref=tag_dpp_yt_edpp_rt?_encoding=UTF8&ie=UTF8&redirect=true&redirect=true&s=books%23tags#_
Print copies also available for Baker & Taylor through Create Space: https://www.createspace.com/3994643
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/239484
I set this YA Dystopian
trilogy in the year 2057 in hopes of giving teens and YA readers the
opportunity to see that there is still time to change the future. And if, by
chance, the world does go to hell in hand basket, there are ways to survive.
Adapt, improvise, and overcome!
Happy Halloween!
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing WANING MOON with your readers, Tina. They might also be interested to know that book two in the trilogy, WESTERN DESERT is available for FREE on Amazon today, Oct. 31st! Here's the blurb:
WESTERN DESERT, Book Two in The Chronicles of Lily Carmichael trilogy, takes off where WANING MOON ends. Genetically enhanced sixteen-year-old Lily Carmichael, and seventeen-year-old Will Callahan embark on a journey across a sun-ravaged and decimated US in the year 2057, bound for the Western Desert on a dangerous rescue mission. The survivors they meet along the way put Lily’s healing abilities to the test and challenge Will’s resolve to find his missing father—no matter the cost. But even with the burden of life and death on their shoulders, and the Industry hot on their trail, the greatest challenge they face is trusting their hearts to each other.
Happy reading and Happy Halloween!
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