Category: coming of age

An exciting story featuring the eastern Xianxia genre

coming of age, fantasy, Immortal Heroes, Xianxia Genre

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The Blood Legacy
(The Divine Elements Bk 1)

An exciting story featuring the eastern Xianxia genre.

A must read for all ages!
#xianxia #immortalhero #comingofage #elementalpowers

 

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Anger. Pain. Desolation.

An orphan boy tries to forge his own destiny in order to seek the strength to avenge the deaths of his family, as he shatters the chains of servitude binded to him.

The day he lost everything, was the day he awakened to a new power: the element of lightning.

Embarking on a path of Martial Arts and cultivation, this is the story of an unknown boy who takes his first step into a world of friendship, revenge and bloodshed.

The Divine Elements is a book written in the Chinese Xianxia style, with a unique flow and a fast-paced plot.

FREEBIE- Coming of Age Novel about Bulimia & Depression

bulimia, coming of age, depression

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Cornelia Avila

A Coming of Age Novel
about Bulimia & Depression

 

FREE Dec 26-28

 

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You wake up one day and there he is: the great question “Why?”. He’s here, and he won’t go away. You manage to roll out of bed, drag yourself to the bathroom. Toothpaste on your toothbrush, sleep in your eyes. You look up and he’s staring right at you.

“Why does this matter? Why does any of this matter?” he asks.

You don’t have an answer. You sit on the toilet, hold your knees, squeeze your eyes shut hoping it’ll go away. The toothbrush idles in your mouth. You’re right, you think, there’s nothing.

And so the search begins, the search for love, for purpose, for hope. Only one question remains.

Are you ready to lose yourself?

 

 

 

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Betsey Odell ~ A Rising Gem at Sapphire Books

Book Tour Radio, coming of age, homosexuality, lesbian authors, lesbian fiction, lesbian romance, LGBT, new adult, Young Adult

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Betsey Odell

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Betsey Odell is a rising gem in Lesbian Fiction and is the author of DEEP WATER – a new coming out novel from SAPPHIRE BOOKS. Betsey is a writing veteran. She’s been published in Travelers’ Tales. She was also the editor-in-chief for Yellow Rat Bastard magazine and the award winning Preserving Your Memory magazine. Betsey worked for Gotham Writers Workshop for seven years where she wrote, DEEP WATER. She currently resides in New York City with her awe-inspiring wife, Jodi and a rambunctious, 9/11 surviving turtle, named Lucinda.

Deep Water

 

DEEP WATER

Set during a turbulent hurricane season in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Deep Water is a daring and tender coming out story. This stunning short novel takes on youth and sexuality with loyalty, humor, and raw desire.

When eighteen-year-old Mattison Burr jumps off a pier into a hurricane and survives, she must learn to withstand the storm within herself. Confronted as an outsider in her own world, Mattison develops an unhealthy girl crush on her best friend and rejects the boy her parents always dreamed she would be with. Only after a botched ménage à trios and a house nearly up in flames does Mattison begin to boldly tread on to the fringes of homosexuality. Once she discovers her truth, will she be rewarded?

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A Coming of Age Adventure – A Tempest Soul –
FREE May 21-22

adventure, coming of age

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FREE May 21- 22

A Coming of Age Adventure

by Oliver Phipps

A Tempest Soul

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Seventeen year old Gina Falcone has been alone for much of her young life. Her father passed away while she was young. Her unaffectionate mother eventually leaves her to care for herself when she is only thirteen.

Though her epic journey begins in 1920 by an almost deadly mistake, Gina will find many of her hearts desires in the most unlikely of places. The loss of everything is the catalyst that brings her to an unimagined level of accomplishment in her life.

Yet Gina soon realizes it is the same events that brought her success that may also bring everything crashing down around her. The new life she has built soon beckons for something she left behind. Now the new woman must find a way to dance through a life she could have never dreamed of.

 

 

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A Tempest Soul – A Coming of Age Adventure –
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A Coming of Age Adventure

A Tempest Soul

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Seventeen year old Gina Falcone has been alone for much of her young life. Her father passed away while she was young. Her unaffectionate mother eventually leaves her to care for herself when she is only thirteen.

Though her epic journey begins in 1920 by an almost deadly mistake, Gina will find many of her hearts desires in the most unlikely of places. The loss of everything is the catalyst that brings her to an unimagined level of accomplishment in her life.

Yet Gina soon realizes it is the same events that brought her success that may also bring everything crashing down around her. The new life she has built soon beckons for something she left behind. Now the new woman must find a way to dance through a life she could have never dreamed of.

 

 

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The Secrets of Julia Hawke by Brenda Cheers

Australian Author, Book Tour Radio, coming of age, new adult, Women's Fiction

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The Secrets of Julia Hawke

by Brenda Cheers

 

Book Genre/Subject: Fiction *Women’s Fiction * Coming of age * contemporary women

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Julia Hawke and her friend Rachel are celebrating the end of their final year of schooling. They deceive their parents and embark on an adventure to the Gold Coast of Queensland.

Many years later, Julia is still keeping secrets in an attempt to hide what happened during those few, fateful days. A series of events force her to realise that keeping these secrets comes at too great a cost. What can Julia do to regain the trust of those she loves?

“The Secrets of Julia Hawke” explores, not only the destructive nature of secrets, but also the miracle of unconditional friendship.

 

Meet the Author: Brenda Cheers

Brenda_Cheers_printfinal_4in_x_4inBrenda Cheers is a novelist and short story writer, living in Brisbane, Australia. Her passions are art-house motion pictures and literary fiction. “The Secrets of Julia Hawke” is her sixth published novel.

Brenda is known for doing everything in life very quickly so it came as no surprise to the people closest to her that once she decided on a career as a novelist, it all happened with blinding speed.

A course in Creative Writing was quickly followed by a more advanced one. She began drafting her first novel and then completed three full manuscripts in the next two years.

Her great love is Literary Fiction and this is what she aims to write. Fast-paced suspense novels are what fly from her fingertips, however and these tend to feature strong-willed female protagonists as in ‘In a House in Yemen’ and ‘In Times of Trouble’.

In her third novel, ‘In Conversations with Strangers’ there is a different mood. It has a slower pace and the character is troubled and flawed. Brenda felt it was harder to write but more rewarding.

“In Strange Worlds” was published in January 2014. This is a suspense novel which contains surprises and twists. Brenda completed four full drafts before being satisfied with the result, but she found the work enjoyable because the story held her interest.

Connect with Brenda:

See all of her books on Amazon

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Interview with Author: Israfel Sivad

alternative multimedia art, beatnik, Book Tour Radio, coming of age, free book, free kindle book, poetry, post modern literature

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Israfel Sivad is the founder of Ursprung Collective, an international spoken word/music/visual art project, which has been referred to as “fantastic brain food” on ReverbNation. He is also the author of five collections of short stories, five collections of poetry, and a novel, israfel-crossroads-new“Crossroads Blues“, which has been compared to the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Palmetto Review) and “Swan Lake” (Penn Writer’s Review). His complete works are comprised under the heading “Andrew’s Songs”. Currently, Volumes 0-X are available. However, there is no need to read his works in any particular order.

 

“Post Modern Beatnik“

Experience the intense blend of classical influence with raw modern reality. With his unique blend of “Post Modern Beatnik” literature, author Israfel Sivad is inviting readers to experience the powerful themes of basic human emotions.

Curious and inquisitive readers are invited to access a FREE Book to experience the style and depth of Sivad’s “Post Modern Beatnik” literature. A free subscription to PoMo Beat is also available to continue to feed readers interested in Sivad’s intense analytical and emotion driven style.

Readers can access this FREE Book at: http://IsrafelSivad.com
Israfel-Soundtrack---Cover---2014-05-07Soundtrack for the New Millennium: A lyrical concept album for the teenagers of this world. How can a man ever recreate the sensations of his youth? By returning to the lyrics he wrote for the punk rock bands he played in throughout high school, Israfel Sivad reawakens the sensations of rebellion latent in all of us. He weaves the words he wrote for four different bands together into one poetic tapestry that displays the politics and emotions of teenage vigor. Today, the phrasing itself must convey the violence and the passion of the dancing and stage dives that once upon a time accompanied these lines. Without music behind them, the words themselves stand alone, outside by themselves… The same as the young man who wrote them felt he did.

For Israfel Sivad sharing his vision of emotional experiences and intensity is all about awareness of our connectivity with this planet. “…my writing has followed my life so it’s in many ways showing the psychological progression of a person becoming aware on this planet…”

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A Paranormal Coming of Age Fantasy with Hindu Mythology

coming of age, fantasy, Hindu, mythology, paranormal themes

 

A new Paranormal coming of age series delving in the fantasy and magic of Hindu mythology and its plethora of gods, demons, legends & mythology

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Fire & Shadow
(A Hand of Kali Novel – Book 1)

 

Available on:

Kindle *  Nook *  iTunes

 

 

Normal people sneak out to a party and have fun. Maya Rao ends the evening by incinerating the guy who attacks her.

Nik Lucas, sexy, new in town and totally forbidden, happens to walk in on her. Normal guys would run for the hills. Nik knows a whole lot more than he’s telling.

Maya doesn’t believe the gods are real, doesn’t waste her time with mere mythology. But when gods, demons and hellhounds become the new normal and wielding fire becomes her new skill, she must decide what it is she really believes.

Can Maya accept that normal is something she will never be because it isn’t normal to be …

The Hand of Kali.
A new Paranormal coming of age series delving in the fantasy and magic of Hindu mythology and its plethora of gods, demons, legends & mythology.

 

 

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Get Romance and Humor in this Coming of Age Novella

coming of age, Humor, novel, romance novel

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This Is Witt

by Alfred Sterling

 

A coming of age novella with a dollop of romance and dash of humor

Only 99¢ on Amazon

For Chris Witt, life always seems to fall into place. He went to a top school, he’s just married to his college girlfriend, and he’s beginning a respectable career as a middle school science teacher. Only, below the surface, Witt is a wreck. The path he is on he did not choose–everything the result of manipulation by the people closest to him. Now, as his twenties fly by, Witt is realizing that he doesn’t have a single clue about his own identity.

Before the first decade of adulthood runs out, will he come to terms with living in his surgeon father’s shadow, his sham of a marriage, and the girl who just won’t get out of his head?

 

 

 

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Meet the Author:
Alfred Sterling

Alfred Sterling lives in Annapolis, MD, with his wife, four children, and disorderly Australian Shepard. He has a graduate degree in Public Relations from Georgetown University. “This is Witt” is his debut work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Black Crow White Lie by Candi Sary

Book Tour Radio, coming of age, drama, Fiction-drama, Young Adult

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Black Crow White Lie

A coming-of-age novel

by Candi Sary

 

“This is a praiseworthy, poignant work.” 
Publishers Weekly

 

Set amid the seedy motels of Hollywood, California, Black Crow White Lie tells the story of Carson Calley, a young boy who grows up living a transient lifestyle with his fortune-telling mother, Juliette Bravo, an alcoholic full of stories about their former lives together. Believing his mother’s tales about his special powers, Carson becomes a healer, with the people of Hollywood waiting in long lines to see him. Carson secretly saves the money he earns from healing in the hopes of visiting his war-hero father’s grave in Washington, DC. But before he goes, Carson discovers that there is more to his mother’s stories than he realizes. Learning the truth about her exaggerations and lies, Carson begins to question his very identity. Is he really the healer his mother told him he was?

A mesmerizing debut novel, Black Crow White Lie explores the power of family relationships and illustrates how easy it is to fall prey to the fantasies of those who love us.

 

About the Author: Candi Sary

Candi SaryCandi Sary graduated from the University of California, Irvine. She has been a finalist in several writing competitions, including the William Faulkner William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary awards, and the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. She lives in coastal Southern California with her husband and two children.

 

Connect with Candi:

website: http://www.candisary.com

Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Crow-White-Candi-Sary/dp/193408137X

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CandiSary

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorCandiSary

 

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