tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post2315024035924453718..comments2023-10-22T05:22:06.766-07:00Comments on Gennifer Albin - Author: The Super-Amazing Critique ContestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409715190075023845noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-44741647832104720522011-09-05T23:35:52.341-07:002011-09-05T23:35:52.341-07:00Ah, shoot. Its still 11:35 PM here on the west coa...Ah, shoot. Its still 11:35 PM here on the west coast. Good luck to all the participants!<br /><br />JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-44807207281004854682011-09-05T23:27:07.864-07:002011-09-05T23:27:07.864-07:00Nothing seems to change Parker’s behavior until Ev...Nothing seems to change Parker’s behavior until Evan kidnaps and rapes Lilly. It’s then that Parker, teetering between compassion and ruthlessness, promises to throw away his bad habits. In an effort to save what’s left of herself, Lilly testifies against Evan, while Parker admits himself into rehab. Lilly regains her faith, and resolves that love possess enough strength to heal her life and his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-89538773773347602682011-09-05T13:08:05.195-07:002011-09-05T13:08:05.195-07:00Name: Russell Blake
Email: Books@RussellBlake.com
...Name: Russell Blake<br />Email: Books@RussellBlake.com<br />Where did you share: Twitter<br />Title: The Messiah Cipher<br />Genre: Thriller<br /><br />Pitch: When a forbidden parchment is stolen from its subterranean guarded vault by a mystery intruder, Dr. Steven Cross, amateur cryptologist living in Tuscany, becomes embroiled in a deadly quest to decipher one of history’s most enigmatic documents. <br /><br />Aided by the daughter of a murdered colleague, a trail of clues catapults him from England to Italy to Morocco to Iraq. As a Byzantine web of ancient secrets leads him inevitably to a stunning, history-changing revelation, he’s pursued by ancient societies and rivals who will do anything to protect a secret so profound it will change the world order.Russell Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001000271305209429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-83733612423338364862011-09-04T15:31:51.167-07:002011-09-04T15:31:51.167-07:00Tracey Wood
tracey@readingpains.com
blogged this i...Tracey Wood<br />tracey@readingpains.com<br />blogged this info<br />Untitled as yet<br />YA realistic/Crossover<br /><br />When seven year-old Carlos Hernandez leaves his hurricane ravaged home in El Salvador to go to the United States, he thinks he is starting a great adventure. But soon, things go terribly wrong. <br /><br />Carlos knows he and his older sister Maria must find their parents. -They can’t really look after themselves, and have used up most of their money, and he misses his mama. He knows the trip will be long and not always that much fun, but he feels safe with Maria there to take care of him. He trusts her right up to the moment when she abandons him.Tracey Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898842123335221629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-26676231771333065422011-09-04T07:42:17.234-07:002011-09-04T07:42:17.234-07:00Name: Kimberly Miller
Email: kimberlymillerpa@aol....Name: Kimberly Miller<br />Email: kimberlymillerpa@aol.com<br />Where did you share: Facebook<br />Title: TRIANGLES<br />Genre: young adult magical realism<br />Pitch: The travel brochure promised an ‘escape from reality’. Her sister promised it would be the best vacation ever. But when seventeen-year-old Autumn Taylor's cruise ship glides into the Bermuda Triangle, her days become a blur of Twilight Zone episodes—and she's the star of the show. She speaks to her dead father, fights with a stepbrother she doesn't have, and finds herself stuck in the middle of a heated love triangle. Now, Autumn has to figure out how to get back to reality before she ends up trapped in a life she was never meant to live.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745302400759911758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-59658094362091939432011-09-03T13:46:36.543-07:002011-09-03T13:46:36.543-07:00Name: Ana V. Davidov
Email: visi249@gmail.com
Wher...Name: Ana V. Davidov<br />Email: visi249@gmail.com<br />Where did you share: Facebook<br /><br />Title: Be a Cupcake, Save the World: The Legend of Zach Light<br />Genre: YA Contemporary Satire<br /><br />Pitch: Brand Earth is in shambles! A young musician’s creative use of E=MC² as a happiness motto might save it, but he must first defeat the evil Kradlers intent on killing him. <br /><br />He is known online as Zach Light, and uses the formula as part of his Cupcake Trilogy concept which he debuts via an online video that goes viral. The media has a feast blowing it out of proportion, inadvertently putting the Kradlers – an ancient evil society keen on keeping such an “enlightenment” hidden from the masses – on high alert and on the hunt for him. Now, Zach must decide whether risking his life and his future as a rocker are really worth it, for cupcakes.Ana V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05316671287286231227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-11420624078997573432011-09-03T13:38:47.239-07:002011-09-03T13:38:47.239-07:00Name: Jordan Mierek
Email: SignedJori@gmail.com
Wh...Name: Jordan Mierek<br />Email: SignedJori@gmail.com<br />Where did you share: Facebook<br />Title: SECRET SILVER SONGS<br />Genre: YA Fantasy<br />Pitch: Jemilla is one of many who hear the magical songs that keep peace on the island of Aloreryseaan, but when the Thistly invade and slaughter most of the island populace, Jemilla is the only singer left. A silver demon whispers horrible secrets in Jemilla’s ears. The songs desire Jemilla to free them, which would require her to surrender her chance to sing her family back to life. Shadowed by the silver demon and pursued by the Thistly captain, Jemilla must realize who her foes and enemies are before she puts the island’s existence in jeopardy.Jorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875274426197309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-26030343901434422992011-09-03T09:29:47.177-07:002011-09-03T09:29:47.177-07:00Name: Kara Rusch
Email: karusc00@yahoo.com
Shared ...Name: Kara Rusch<br />Email: karusc00@yahoo.com<br />Shared on: Twitter<br />Title: Earthbound<br />Genre: YA sci-fi<br />Pitch: Voya has always dreamed of visiting Earth. Living in space on Ark2 means following a strict routine monitored by caretakers. When boredom drives Voya to play a series of pranks with her best friend, Zephyr, she is expelled. To Earth. <br />After being dumped, unprepared for life on Earth, she runs into William, a handsome native who welcomes her into his family's home. <br />Zephyr unexpectedly arrives weeks later, and Voya realizes she still harbors feelings for him.<br />Soon Ark2 declares war, ready to take posession of Earth, and Voya must choose between her people and her newfound Earth family, as well as sort out her romantic feelings.KRwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657328102757030284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-68770460052599350882011-09-02T18:26:16.076-07:002011-09-02T18:26:16.076-07:00Name: Leatrice McKinney
Email: Tangynt@ymail.com
S...Name: Leatrice McKinney<br />Email: Tangynt@ymail.com<br />Shared on: <a href="http://tangynt.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/writerly-wednesday-the-super-amazing-critique-contest/%20http://www.facebook.com/Tangynt" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Tangynt" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><br />Title: COVETED<br />Genre: YA Urban Fantasy<br /><br />Pitch: In an ancient war being waged on modern streets, Caleb is an unwitting warrior and invaluable weapon that will guarantee victory for whichever side can catch him first. Heaven wants him to vanquish evil, Hell wants him to dethrone grace, and the mortals caught in the messy middle? They just want him dead.<br /><br />Caleb's main concern is making it to his eighteenth birthday, not playing favorites in some Biblical blood feud, but when his celestial stalkers go after his family to get to him, he’s left with two choices: sacrifice the ones he loves or watch humanity fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-69996885697281564162011-09-02T18:00:58.295-07:002011-09-02T18:00:58.295-07:00Name: Jordan Mierek
Email: SignedJori@gmail.com
Wh...Name: Jordan Mierek<br />Email: SignedJori@gmail.com<br />Where did you share: Facebook<br />Title: COGLING<br />Genre: YA Steampunk/Fantasy<br />Pitch: When Edna she finds an expensive pocket watch hanging around her little brother’s neck, she is afraid he stole it and rips it off; seconds later, he crumbles into a pile of cogs. She flees into the city seeking help, but is targeted by a thief, Ike, who tries to steal the watch until he realizes what it is – a device to power Coglings. Hags kidnap children to work in their factories, and replace their bodies with Coglings – machines constructed of cogs and gears. Before Edna can trust Ike, she must discover how a thief can know so much about hags and Coglings.Jorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875274426197309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-15215301017586044232011-09-02T14:42:28.784-07:002011-09-02T14:42:28.784-07:00Name: Anne
Email: annemariewrites [at] gmail
Where...Name: Anne<br />Email: annemariewrites [at] gmail<br />Where did you share: http://tinyurl.com/3wyrreb<br />Title: Underneath<br />Genre: YA paranormal<br />Pitch: A retelling of the Little Mermaid with teeth and blood. Lots of blood.Anne Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013092491987470465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-79984233728374800562011-09-02T10:09:06.145-07:002011-09-02T10:09:06.145-07:00All Sarah Parker needs to do is attend a rocking p...All Sarah Parker needs to do is attend a rocking party Friday night, pretend she's having fun and return home.<br /><br />Instead she bumps into her long time crush, Marcus David, saves the party's hostess from bleeding to death, destroys a faceless Dark demon, ruins the party and ends up in hospital.<br /><br />Although Marcus never left her side, Sarah can't understand why Marcus denies witnessing the demon attack. Or how he just happens to be around when she's in danger of becoming a Dark demon's snack.<br /><br />When Marcus is accused of murdering a student, Sarah is forced to choose between her love for Marcus and her doubts about his identity. Her choice reveals a seemingly impossible reality that threatens the very existence of life as Sarah knows.Sexy Spice Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697462723029483475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-46732248677889010812011-09-01T22:09:21.727-07:002011-09-01T22:09:21.727-07:00Thanks so much for this, Gennifer!!
Name: Elaine ...Thanks so much for this, Gennifer!!<br /><br />Name: Elaine Cho<br />Email: itsallgoodxP[at]gmail[dot]com<br />Where did you share: Website blog (http://www.choelaine.com/tisburelaine.html)<br />Title: FADE<br />Genre: YA Urban Fantasy<br />Pitch:<br />Rinoa Calister would kill herself if magic ever entered her body, poisoning her soul. She’d rather that, than have her father do it.<br /><br />As daughter of the Anti-Magic Regime leader, Rinoa has never questioned her secluded life or the fear of magic that dictates society.<br /><br />Until the day she becomes a sorceress.<br /><br />Rinoa is set up for execution by her father and rescued by his enemies. She is forced to decide her allegiances as she becomes the cornerstone to both her father’s campaign and the resistance against him. Her decision will help annihilate magic, or crumble the world’s belief system.dragonslayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649610695365106706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-61700911184723711922011-09-01T14:32:57.420-07:002011-09-01T14:32:57.420-07:00Name: Monica Zepeda
Email: libwriter (at) gmail.co...Name: Monica Zepeda<br />Email: libwriter (at) gmail.com<br />Where did you share: Twitter<br />Title: THE WHY OF KEELY MCNEILL<br />Genre: YA Contemporary<br /><br />Pitch:<br /><br />Keely McNeill just wants to graduate and leave her sucktastic hometown. So Keely shouldn’t hijack the front page of the school newspaper after her journalism teacher dies and the principal plans to shutter the paper. And she certainly shouldn’t call the principal THAT name for censoring her editorial. And she absolutely shouldn’t organize a book burning as a free speech protest. (Not when her boyfriend organizes a counter-protest!) And she definitely doesn’t want the school’s mean girl to be her biggest supporter. But if torching 1,000 books is the only way Keely can be heard, then burn, baby, burn.Monica Zepedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025576040418127074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-75691769772557505312011-08-31T16:08:36.864-07:002011-08-31T16:08:36.864-07:00Name: Kate Katritch
Email: ekatritch@gmail.com
Whe...Name: Kate Katritch<br />Email: ekatritch@gmail.com<br />Where did I share: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002868803881<br />Title: Rhapsody in Green for a Boy, a Girl, a Cat and a Roach<br />Genre: YA Paranormal Romance<br />Pitch: Curiosity didn’t kill Mike Gordon. He just meant to understand the enemy's world better when he crept through the portal to spy on a girl. He just spent two extra minutes held under the spell of the heavenly sounds she created. He just didn't have time to close the portal door properly before his Grandma caught him. Curiosity didn't kill Mike, but it demolished his father's career, jeopardized the existence of his world, and sentenced the girl that made his heart beat faster to life in prison. Now, he just needs to fix it all.Greenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860446102871986973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-79264154214135879042011-08-31T10:57:15.887-07:002011-08-31T10:57:15.887-07:00Name: Rebekah Crane
Email: bcrane42@gmail.com
Wher...Name: Rebekah Crane<br />Email: bcrane42@gmail.com<br />Where did I share: Twitter (I'm new to this but I posted @RebekahCrane)<br />Title: GEMINI<br />Genre: YA Paranormal Romance (no vamps or werewolves)<br />Pitch: Tee Sutton doesn’t see many stars outside her window on Alter Drive, but why should she care. Life as an Outcast isn’t supposed to be bright. If Pete would just understand that maybe he could see why Tee can’t love him. She makes everything dark and Pete deserves light. <br />Running at full speed toward destruction, Tee is shocked when she collides with Keme. Like her, he’s got secrets. To be with Keme would crush Pete, but the alternative seems unbearable. Unable to navigate her way in the dark, Tee fights with her feelings knowing in the end, someone gets hurt.Rebekah Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204387915991971982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-78724529551068932542011-08-30T21:28:22.234-07:002011-08-30T21:28:22.234-07:00Name: Julianna Helms
Email: musicdkz(at)gmail(dot)...Name: Julianna Helms<br />Email: musicdkz(at)gmail(dot)com<br />Where did you share: Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/JustJuliHelms/status/108756368621715456<br />Title: Opposition<br />Genre: YA Fantasy<br />Pitch: Atalanta Raire and Zakai Gutman's lives have always been different. One lives among the poorest of the poor, the other is the heir to the throne. But when the Yang Light--part of the syzygy that form the core balance to the Earth--is stolen from their home, Aeris, a floating continent above China, the two are forced together on a journey to the Earth Plane. With both of them hiding secrets, if they can't predict the unpredictable, solve the unsolvable, and defeat the unbeatable, it's not just their home that is at stake. It's the world.Diana Juliannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645346227759177481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-47624954627445129392011-08-30T10:32:01.470-07:002011-08-30T10:32:01.470-07:00Name: Michelle Bruhn
Email: thewalkingpeople@gmail...Name: Michelle Bruhn<br />Email: thewalkingpeople@gmail.com<br />Shared: Facebook and Twitter<br />Title: Traveler<br />Genre: YA Urban Fantasy<br />Pitch: His eerie power of persuasion earns Shay Reilly a mission from his Traveler clan, pulling a con on wealthy co-ed Spencer Costello. But every step closer to succeeding in the con takes Shay one step farther away from love.Chelle Bruhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169023596768925387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-68451990833840366692011-08-29T14:26:25.681-07:002011-08-29T14:26:25.681-07:00Name: Jordan Mierek
Email: SignedJori@gmail.com
Wh...Name: Jordan Mierek<br />Email: SignedJori@gmail.com<br />Where did you share: Facebook<br />Title: TIMELESSNESS<br />Genre: YA Fantasy<br />Pitch: A witch created two orbs and gave them to children – what resulted were their deaths and a war lasting the centuries. <br /><br />Banon’s heritage is shrouded in secrecy, enchanted by an orb of infinite power. When brothers Hadley and Fred plummet into her life, she realizes how fragile her reality is. The witch waits in the shadows with a plan to finish this game of magic and death. Amongst reincarnation and love, ancient entities and intrigue, a young woman steps into her true skin and a man faces treason of the highest blood degree.Jorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875274426197309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-67852244390575781472011-08-29T13:55:33.823-07:002011-08-29T13:55:33.823-07:00Name: Kimberly Lynn Workman
Email: kimberlyFDR@ya...Name: Kimberly Lynn Workman<br /><br />Email: kimberlyFDR@yahoo.com<br /><br />Where did you share: https://twitter.com/#!/kimberlyFDR/status/108280070858219520<br /><br />Title: The Forces of Heaven and Hell Alike<br /><br />Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy<br /><br />Pitch:The demon Liam enjoyed travelling the Midwest, feeding his coffee addiction and arranging contracts for human souls that were beyond saving. This Earthly assignment also allowed him to continue his secret relationship with his angelic lover Mikael. Liam hoped that one day they could break away from the influence of heaven and hell, but that day has yet to come. When the archangel Gabriel changes his game plan and seeks to use Liam's angelic lover against him, the two must keep secret their connection while serving the roles of heaven and hell. The choices they make might destroy them both.KimberlyFDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969245120222671022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-54793371394491726022011-08-29T11:18:20.005-07:002011-08-29T11:18:20.005-07:00Wow - thank you so much for the generous contest!
...Wow - thank you so much for the generous contest!<br /><br />Name: Jamie Grey<br />Email: greyjamie1 (at) gmail (dot) com<br />Where did you share: Twitter http://twitter.com/Jamie_Grey/statuses/108241236208529408 <br /><br />Title: Samurai's Daughter<br />Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy<br /><br />Pitch:<br />While visiting her grandmother in Japan sixteen year old Holly meets Tamashi, a local who seems like promising boyfriend material. But Tam is hiding a secret – he’s a Time Dragon trapped in the body of a boy, and because of a vow Holly’s ancestor swore, it’s up to her to find a way to release him. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the promise also involves helping Tam rewrite time to stop the murder of a medieval Japanese girl, and then facing a wizard who thinks Holly’s blood is the key to immortality. Not exactly the way she planned to spend her summer vacation.Jamie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504892632149036762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-5480926583068476762011-08-29T10:52:06.576-07:002011-08-29T10:52:06.576-07:00This is great! Thanks so much for this generous co...This is great! Thanks so much for this generous contest!<br /><br />Name: Jenna Wallace<br />Email: jennawallace1@gmail.com<br />Where I shared: http://inthedreamstate.blogspot.com<br />Title: SOMNILOQUY<br />Genre: YA Suspense<br /><br />Pitch:<br />Soon after seventeen-year-old Abby moves to Heraldsgreen House, she starts talking in her sleep. Every night, Abby's words are captured by the voice recognition software on her computer. Every morning, Abby finds a new chapter about an artist who loses the woman he loves and tries to find love and inspiration once again. And if dictating a story isn’t strange enough, the style of language Abby uses is from two hundred years ago. With the help of Liam, the handsome apprentice stonemason, Abby must find out what the story is and why she is telling it.Jenna Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591399291903261245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-35273998415186421632011-08-29T08:55:10.945-07:002011-08-29T08:55:10.945-07:00Thank you so much for this opportunity Genn!
Name...Thank you so much for this opportunity Genn!<br /><br />Name: Ashley Bruce<br />Email: deathseraph2011@gmail.com<br />Where I shared: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Death-Seraph/226138114095602?sk=wall<br />Title: DEATH SERAPH<br />Genre: YA Paranormal Romance<br /><br />Pitch:<br />After witnessing Death himself procure the spirits her slain parents, seventeen-year-old Mina Katherine Rea (Minky) must make a choice—one that bears on the final destination of her eternal soul. While trying to cope, Minky soon discovers that not only has her traumatic experience put her on the radar of the ostentatiously hot angel of death, Nicolaus, but it has also given her the power to enter the dreams of her parents’ executioners. Ultimately, Minky must choose between embracing her destiny of becoming a “death delivery girl” with Nicolaus or condemning herself to hell in order to save her aunt.Ashley B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10289863610754493108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-86221011422078558552011-08-29T08:18:18.291-07:002011-08-29T08:18:18.291-07:00Name: Charity Bradford
Email: charity.bradford@gma...Name: Charity Bradford<br />Email: charity.bradford@gmail.com<br />Where I shared: Twitter @charitybradford I included you in the tweet.<br /><br />Title: SENDEK<br />Genre: Science Fantasy<br /><br />Pitch: <br />Sendek is a world rich with a magical heritage the people have forgotten in favor of science and technology, but Talia Shannon's prophetic dreams foretell an invasion by scaled humanoids. Caught between her job at the Space Exploration Foundation and her magical nature, Talia struggles to find a way to warn her people without revealing her source and at the same time prove to the handsome Commander Sutton that she is not a traitor to the crown. <br /><br />The arrival of the invading force makes one thing desperately clear--science cannot save them and magic is now their only hope.Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392515043585201041.post-62229214155559174182011-08-28T23:15:21.627-07:002011-08-28T23:15:21.627-07:00Name- Melissa Armstrong
Email- mel@evergreenseries...Name- Melissa Armstrong<br />Email- mel@evergreenseries.com<br />Where I shared: Twitter melarmstrong84<br />Title- Evergreen<br />Genre- YA Urban Fantasy<br /><br />Pitch- Rain Harper finds herself inexplicably attracted to the arcane loner, Xavier Dean, at her new school. After Rain witnesses Xavier collecting dead animals, confirming the rumours that he is a witch, she refuses to believe it. With his brilliant green eyes and palpable dark presence, her curiosity heightens as she grows aware of the sixth sense she has for him, alerting her when he is near. <br /><br />Her unfounded faith in him brings them close together, in the most unusual and binding way. But when they find out why they have that undeniable connection, it threatens everything they hold dear…each other.Big Daddy Chopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485322318402855443noreply@blogger.com