Saturday, December 29, 2012
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Interview with Jade Kerrion
Please
share a little about yourself, your genres, any other pen names you use.
Certainly, though it’s hard to know where to begin.
I wear lots of hats. I’m a wife, a mother, and an author. I’m also an executive
in an educational company (which for now, is critical for paying the bills.)
I’ve been writing for many years, but I first starting thinking about
publishing my work in November 2010. Right now, I have released three Double Helix novels, which I’m promoting
as part of my virtual book tour, and two other books are coming out shortly.
Published under my pen name, Jade Kerrion, the Double Helix series is science fiction, though urban fantasy and
action adventure readers would probably enjoy it too.
Tell
us a little about your latest or upcoming release.
I’ve always thought it safest to write about what
you know about. I majored in Biology and Philosophy; what better way to justify
my undergraduate double majors than by tackling the issue of perfection in
humanity? (Actually, I wanted to tackle the issue of perfection without once
mentioning an android, or worse, a vampire…) In the Double Helix series, the Genetic Revolution has transformed the
world, giving rise to human derivatives—clones, in-vitros, and mutants—that are
arguably better than humans. Toss the lab-created “perfect” human being into
the mix, and the volatile environment explodes. The series thus far consists of
Perfection Unleashed, Perfect Betrayal
and Perfect Weapon. Fans of X-Men or
Heroes are likely to enjoy the series, as is anyone who enjoys a good science fiction
or urban fantasy action-adventure.
Is
there a theme or message in your work that you would like readers to connect
to?
There isn’t a single theme/message, but I hope the series
will get readers to ponder questions like:
1. What is the impact of "nature" versus
"nurture" on human potential?
2. What constitutes perfection in humanity? Is it
perfection of every facet, or perfection in a single critical facet? If the
latter, what is that single critical facet that makes humans human?
3. What is the price society will pay to keep the
"peace"? Would we sacrifice individual human rights for the
"greater good"?
What
would your readers be surprised to learn about you?
That I’m a closet creative. For many years, I
enjoyed music (I play the piano) and dance (I dance ballet and salsa), but they
remained secondary to academics and succeeding professionally at my job. I also
enjoyed writing for many years, and with the publication of my novels, I think
I’ve finally come to embrace my artsy side as something that is “okay” to be,
even while ambitiously climbing the career ladder at work.
Is
there a genre(s) that you’d like to write that you haven’t tackled yet?
I tried writing romance. It is, after all, one of
the largest genres. I even tried writing paranormal romance involving a vampire
who (unimaginatively) falls in love with a human. As the plot evolved, it
turned into a science fiction novel in which the romance, though important, was
hardly the driver of the story. Oh, well. I had the best intentions, and one
day, I hope I’ll be able to write a honest-to-goodness romance novel.
Of
all the characters you’ve ever written, who is your favorite and why?
Oh, this is a hard question. I love many of the
female characters in my book. To varying extents, they reflect facets of me. I
think my favorite though, is my protagonist, Danyael Sabre. He, too, has many
facets. On the one hand, he is a doctor who works insane hours for little pay
at a charity clinic in Brooklyn, New York. On the other hand, he is an alpha
empath. He controls emotions and channels pain. Physical and emotional pain
fuels his deadly mutant powers; with a touch, he can heal or kill. Craving
privacy and solitude, he shields both his mind and emotions, but we catch
tantalizing glimpses of his courage and compassion.
Even among the alpha mutants who redefine the
boundaries of power in a world transformed by the Genetic Revolution, Danyael
is rare and coveted by many who desire to control him and his power. His
hard-won normal life is upended when Zara Itani, a mercenary whose abrasive
attitude exceeds even her beauty, frees Galahad, the lab-created perfect human
being from his laboratory prison. Danyael learns that his genetic code was used
as Galahad’s physical template; that kind of news is enough to wreck even the
best day…
What
is next for you? Do you have any scheduled upcoming releases or works in
progress?
Currently, I’m promoting the three books of the Double Helix series through a virtual
book tour, and am planning for the releases of my next two novels, When the Silence Ends (a YA spinoff the Double Helix series) and Earth-Sim (a whimsical and irreverent
romp through the history of Earth as seen through the eyes of the two students
and the android assigned to manage it.) In between marketing and publishing,
I’m working on a new novel, tentatively titled City of Eternal Night. If you’re interested, you can learn more
about my other novels on my website (http://www.jadekerrion.com)
December 26 Promo
Fang-tastic Books
December 27 Interview
Roxanne’s Realm
December 28 Interview
Creatively Green
December 31 Promo
Pure Textuality
January 1 Promo
Melissa Stevens
January 3 Interview
Laurie's Non-Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews
January 5 Promo
January 7 Guest blog
January 8 Interview and review
Reading Reality
January 10 Guest blog
Blooding Book Reviews
January 11 Promo
Reginamayross's Blog
January 13 Guest blog
Simply Infatuated
Reviews book 1 - January 14
Beverly @ The Wormhole
Book 2 - January 16
Beverly @ The Wormhole
January 18 Promo and review (all 3)
Always a Booklover –
Review book 3 - January 18
Beverly @ The Wormhole
January 19 Review
Bookworm Babblings
January 21 interview
Beverly @ The Wormhole
Double Helix Series
Perfection Unleashed, Perfect Weapon, Perfect Betrayal
Jade Kerrion
Jade Kerrion
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Perfection Unleashed
Book 1
Genre: Science fiction (Dystopian)
ISBN: Perfection Unleashed 1469980355
ASIN: Perfection Unleashed B008E98YFM
Number of pages: 212
Word Count: 87,000 words
Cover Artist: Jason Alexander
Two men, one face. One man seeks to embrace destiny, the other to escape it.
Danyael Sabre spent sixteen years clawing out of the ruins of his childhood and finally has everything he wanted--a career, a home, and a trusted friend. To hold on to them, he keeps his head down and plays by the rules. An alpha empath, he is powerful in a world transformed by the Genetic Revolution, yet his experience has taught him to avoid attention.
When the perfect human being, Galahad, escapes from Pioneer Laboratories, the illusory peace between humans and their derivatives--the in vitros, clones, and mutants--collapses into social upheaval. The abominations, deformed and distorted mirrors of humanity, created unintentionally in Pioneer Lab's search for perfection, descend upon Washington, D.C. The first era of the Genetic Revolution was peaceful. The second is headed for open war.
Although the genetic future of the human race pivots on Galahad, Danyael does not feel compelled to get involved and risk his cover of anonymity, until he finds out that the perfect human being looks just like him.
Perfect Weapon
Book 2
You can defeat your enemies, but can you defeat your friends?
Danyael Sabre, an object of desire, would much rather not be. An alpha empath by birth, a doctor by training, and an empathic healer by calling, he is stalked by the military that covets his ability to kill, not heal. He finds himself on the run under the protection of an assassin, Zara Itani.
Bereft of two days of memories, the more he uncovers of his lost hours, the more he doubts everything that once anchored him. He knows only that he endangers those around him and that he is falling in love with Zara, who hates him for reasons he no longer remembers.
As forces—both powerful and ruthless—threaten those he cares for, Danyael has only two options. He can betray his values and abandon the path of the healer, or he can wait to be betrayed, not by enemies, but by his friends.
PERFECT BETRAYAL is the second novel in the award-winning Double Helix series.
Perfect Betrayal
Book 3
Don’t fear the army of genetically engineered perfect killers. Fear the cripple who leads them.
An alpha empath, Danyael Sabre is powerful, rare, and coveted, even among the alpha mutants who dominate the Genetic Revolution. Betrayed by his friends and abandoned to a life sentence in a maximum-security prison, Danyael receives freedom and sanctuary from an unlikely quarter—the Mutant Assault Group, an elite mutant task force within the US military. Physically crippled and emotionally vulnerable, Danyael succumbs to the warmth of friendships and the promise of love he finds within their ranks.
Friendship and love, however, demand his loyalty, and Danyael rises to the challenge of training and leading the assault group’s genetically modified super soldier army. The super soldiers are faster and stronger than the military's human soldiers; their animal instincts spur ferocity and fearlessness in battle. But who is the perfect weapon—the super soldiers or Danyael, the alpha empath, who can, with a touch, heal or kill?
Adversaries swarm, like vultures around carrion; the pawn is once again in play. The threads of betrayal that sent Danyael to prison spin into a web, ensnaring him. When a terrorist group strikes Washington, D.C., how far will Danyael go to defend a government that sent him to prison to die?
PERFECT WEAPON is the third novel in the award-winning Double Helix series.
About the Author:
Jade Kerrion, author of the award-winning science-fiction/dystopian series, DOUBLE HELIX, first developed a loyal reader base with her fan fiction series based on the MMORPG Guild Wars. She was accused of keeping her readers up at night, distracting them from work, housework, homework, and (far worse), from actually playing Guild Wars. And then she wondered why just screw up the time management skills of gamers? Why not aspire to screw everyone else up too? So here she is, writing books that aspire to keep you from doing anything else useful with your time. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her wonderfully supportive husband and her two young sons, Saint and Angel, (no, those aren't their real names, but they are like saints and angels, except when they're not.)
Website: http://www.jadekerrion.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JadeKerrion
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JadeKerrion
Google+: gplus.to/JadeKerrion
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Seven Point Eight: The Second Chronicle
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Eternal Island (Book 1 in the Eternal Series)
K. S. Haigwood & Ella Medler
A place where vampires rule, witches play, danger lurks and dreams really do come true.
Human girl Ariana Lochalan finds herself transported from the relative calm of her ‘Nowhere, Arkansas’ life into a diametrically opposite existence when she discovers she is a powerful witch and meant to wed High Vampire of Eternal Island, Abe Cambridge. Despite first-sight magnetism, the two protagonists are being pushed apart, obstacles tripping them at every step, outside forces interfering and threatening their peace, and ultimately their lives.
Would courage, resilience and love be enough to bring together two soul mates?
How much would you sacrifice to save the one who owns your heart?
Blood is Heavier
Ella Medler
Nick Hunter used to be a contract killer. Now he’s cut all links to his former lifestyle and can at last relax and live a normal life. He settles down to married life. He has a son. He adores his little family. Unbeknown to him, shadows from his past step forward to shatter his short-lived peace. His wife is dead, his four-year old son kidnapped and it looks like someone is trying to frame him for murder. Under pressure, broken, is there anything Nick wouldn’t do to rescue his son? Would he kill the villains, despite the promise to himself to stop his life of crime? Would he kill innocents? Would he hurt the people he loves most in his need to protect his son? A fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat read that will keep you turning the pages to the very end.
The Transient
M.W. Russell
She never believed. Not in ghosts, not in friendship, and especially not in love.
When Melodie Gibson moves half way around the world to upstate New York, her entire world turns upside down. Living in a quirky castle turned bed and breakfast, she finds herself confronted with someone watching her every move. That someone is Joseph, who captivates Melodie's heart, fulfilling her dreams and drawing her into his world—a world that is beautiful, magical… and treacherous. It will take all the courage Melodie has to face those who will stop at nothing to rip them apart.
From the pages of a Victorian gothic novel transplanted into modern times, The Transient is the first in The Castle Trilogy, a powerful fantasy romance series for teens.
Betwixt
Melissa Pearl
Beautiful, wild-child Nicole Tepper is hit by a car and left for dead. But when she wakes the next morning, Nicole finds herself in bed without a scratch. Perhaps she was more intoxicated than usual, as her mother is giving her the silent treatment and her friends are ignoring her as well.
Things take a turn for the weird when Nicole soon discovers she is actually hovering between life and death. Her body is lying in the forest while her spirit is searching for anyone who can hear her. Unfortunately the only person who can is Dale Finnigan, the guy she publicly humiliated with a sharp-tongued insult that has left him branded.
Desperate, Nicole has no choice but to haunt Dale and convince the freaked-out senior to help her. Will he find her body before it's too late? Or will the guy who tried to kill her with his car, beat him there and finish her off before anyone finds out?
Foundling Wizard
James Eggebeen
For over a hundred years the priests of Ran have been killing young wizards to take their power. When Lorit learns that he has the Wizard’s Power he becomes targeted for special attention by the Temple.
Lorit must learn magic in time to save the sister he infused with his own power to save her life. He must find a way to overcome their stolen magic without resorting to their tactics.
Together he and the Sorceress Chihon battle to make the land safe for magicians everywhere. Can they defeat the Temple or will they succumb to the plot that would turn them into the most powerful of their enemies?
Paradox: The Angels Are Here
Patti Roberts
Paradox Series: A story within a story — a world within a world.
A little girl trapped between the Ancient world and the new is forced to deal with tragedy and death.
When your destiny has been written in blood, and you are left with one burning question… Do Guardian Angels come from Heaven or Hell?
Paradox: Progeny of Innocence
Patti Roberts
Two Worlds. One Ancient... A World where powerful Beings from Ancient Civilizations still rule. A Realm Where Gods, Angels, Myths and Magic still exists.
And One New... Grace is not a little girl anymore! And as a teenager, Grace’s visions become more frequent, urgent, torturing her life further still. The answers she hopes to find in her visions only leave her asking more questions... Who is Juliette?
When the charismatic Damon Draco begins to take an interest in Grace, it doesn’t take long before Grace falls for his alluring charm. A charm she doesn't quite understand.
However, when Riley Rivers turns up in Grace's class one day, she starts to question the feelings she has for Damon.
When death comes knocking...and three of Grace’s school friends are found burned to death, and their parents die in a fatal car accident that same weekend, some start to wonder if it really was just a coincidence, or a contrived plan to wipe out an entire family?
And if so, why, and by whom? And more importantly, will evil strike again?
You can bet your soul on it!
Accountable to None
Ashley Fontainne
What if the unspeakable happened to you? Would you fantasize about seeking personal vengeance? How far would you go...and how much would you sacrifice to hold those responsible that believe they are accountable to none?
Welcome to the prestigious accounting firm of Winscott & Associates. Welcome to Audra Tanner's personal hell. She had heard the rumors about her employer. The whispered secrets. But she had thrown herself into work to escape the pain of her miscarriage and demise of her marriage. Idealistic, she thought if she worked hard she would be rewarded. She thought wrong.
Savagely initiated into the brutal underbelly of the firm, Audra learns too late that the rumors are true. Now after five years of careful plotting, Audra is ready to push the wheels of justice in motion. Her goal of retribution has turned into an obsession and she will stop at nothing until everyone responsible pays. Will revenge set her free or is Audra's quest for personal justice only beginning?
Card Tricks
Jon Messenger
Joey isn't a Super, at least not in same league as Superheroes like Inferno or Strong Man, or even Supervillians like Razor or The Puppet Master. His power "activates" cards, bringing the printed word to life. It's a great power for a card shark, which fits perfectly into his unmotivated lifestyle. When his girlfriend gets kidnapped by The Puppet Master, however, Joey has to face a life-changing decision: run away from his responsibility, or become the unlikeliest of heroes.
Struglend Tales
Jan Jacob Mekes
Follow Edward, the ugliest and probably most haphazard king Struglend has ever had, and his herald Fred, as they go on a quest to restore order to the universe. Well, maybe not the universe, but at least the little piece of land they call home – Struglend. In their journey to remove the evil knight who has invaded the kingdom, they meet several hilarious characters.
Book of Curses
L.D. Hutchinson
When teenage twins, Raine and Thomas Renning are pulled into the world within a book their whole lives are turned upside down. A prophecy, a war and a hell of a ride lie wait in the pages of Book of Curses.
Soul Sisters
Janiera Eldridge
Soul Sisters is an urban fantasy novel about African-American twin sisters Ani and Dana who have a rather unique secret: one sister is human while the other is a vampire.
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