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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Promo Blitz: "Taken by Storm" by Angela Morrison
Welcome to our Promo Blitz stop on "Taken by Storm" by Angela Morrison. Brought to you by Reading Addiction Book Tours. This is a ALL day Promo Blitz for this fabulous Author and her book "Taken by Storm". Here you can read the author's bio, the book's synopsis, and a short excerpt from the book from Angela Morrison.
Author Bio
Angela Morrison is the award-winning YA author of Taken by Storm (Books
1-3) and Sing me to Sleep. She graduated from
Brigham Young University and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and
Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She grew up in Eastern
Washington on the wheat farm where Taken by Storm is set.
She's an advanced NAUI, Nitrox certified scuba diver. The hurricane that kills
Michael's parents was inspired by a real-life diving accident.
After over a decade in Canada, Switzerland, and Singapore,
Angela and her family are happily settled in Mesa, Arizona. She enjoys
speaking to writers and readers of all ages about her craft. She has four
children--mostly grown up--and the most remarkable grandson in
the universe.
Date to be Published: ebook Release June 2012
Synopsis:
Mormon girl Leesie has
life figured out until devastated Michael lands in her small town
high school. He needs her like no one has before. A rare journey into
a faithful LDS teen’s intimate struggle.
"[Morrison]
handles the topics of religion and premarital sex gracefully without passing
judgment. The message has less to do with religion than learning to
respect and cherish others while staying true to one’s own beliefs.” –
Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
Brand new paperback and reformatted ebook with fully scalable fonts. Includes bonus, never-before-published scene, "Airport Good-bye!"
Brand new paperback and reformatted ebook with fully scalable fonts. Includes bonus, never-before-published scene, "Airport Good-bye!"
Buy Links:
10 Year Anniversary
Ten years ago this week, Taken
by Storm's scuba-diving hero, Michael, swam out of Angela's brain and
onto her page. Join the anniversary celebration! Win your own copy of the brand new paperback! Snag Taken by Storm's Kindleebook for only $ .99! Unbroken Connection (Book 2) and Cayman Summer (Book
3) are free on Kindle! Hurry. The promotion ends Friday, July
20th. Don't own a Kindle? Download free Kindle apps for your
laptop, tablet, iTouch, or phone.
Short Excerpt:
Meet Leesie:
from Leesie's Most Private Chapbook, Prologue, Taken by Storm, "What does it Matter?"
What does it matter if
another jock pinches me
as I walk down the hall to Physics
and high fives Troy, celebrating
like he just scored
the season’s first touchdown?
As I stalk past Troy,
architect of my torture,
I’m frozen, a block of ice—
not a single drop melts.
All hail the Mormon Ice Queen.
What does it matter?
I know the commandment,
but I don’t even consider turning the other cheek.
And, yes, it hurts, but
life without pain
isn’t much of a test.
This feeling can’t be lonely—
I’m not alone.
I walk with His hand on my shoulder,
His voice whispering in my soul,
His love soaring in my heart,
His suffering
my
salvation.
What else could possibly matter?
another jock pinches me
as I walk down the hall to Physics
and high fives Troy, celebrating
like he just scored
the season’s first touchdown?
As I stalk past Troy,
architect of my torture,
I’m frozen, a block of ice—
not a single drop melts.
All hail the Mormon Ice Queen.
What does it matter?
I know the commandment,
but I don’t even consider turning the other cheek.
And, yes, it hurts, but
life without pain
isn’t much of a test.
This feeling can’t be lonely—
I’m not alone.
I walk with His hand on my shoulder,
His voice whispering in my soul,
His love soaring in my heart,
His suffering
my
salvation.
What else could possibly matter?
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Hello Mamas! Thanks for helping me celebrate today!