The IE Welcomes New Member

We're excited to welcome author Angela Brown to the Indie Elite. Angela was born and raised in Little Rock, AR, and now calls Central Texas home. Reading and writing have been lifelong passions of hers.

As a YA fantasy/sci-fi reader and author, she favors the magical, mysterious, the darker side of life...even harbors a secret fright for things that go bump in the night.

Neverlove, her debut novel, is a special project spawned from a blog-challenge-turned-blog-opera, the Abby and Basil affair. It is the first in the Shadow Jumpers series. Here's a bit more about Neverlove:

For seventeen-year-old Abigail, one rash decision leads to an unexpected chance for redemption. At V'Salicus Academy, a unique institute where she trains to become an agent of heaven, she struggles with the pain of her past, the changes of the present and accepts a loveless future until her path – and heart – crosses with Basil’s.

Basil's off-chance slip of the tongue binds him to a life of servitude to the Devourer, the master of hell. His existence has no upside until a chance meeting with Abigail brings new perspective.

Keeping the truth of their present lives from each other brings disaster when secrets are brought to light and the life of Abigail’s mentor is put on the line.

Can Abigail and Basil save her mentor and salvage their love amid the chaos? Or will they lose it all, destined forever to NEVERLOVE?

You can find Neverlove at the following links:
 Amazon.com, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon paperback

Welcome New Member Halli Lilburn

The Indie Elite welcomes it's newest member, author Halli Lilburn. Born in Edmonton, AB, Halli Dee Lilburn was a writer from the beginning, but didn’t take notice until her journals overflowed her shelves. She now resides in southern Alberta with her husband, three children, two cats and a German shepherd. She works at the local library.

She has works published in Canada’s History, Canadian Stories, Poetry Quarterly, Seeding the Snow, Grey Sparrow Journal and SPIRITED ghost stories anthology by Leap Books. Her novel SHIFTERS is published through Imajin Books.

She is a gardener, artist, photographer, seamstress, poet, genealogist, and singer. She can pick up spiders, handle the sight of blood, subdue aggressive dogs, and make a mean grilled cheese. She can also keep her sanity. Most of the time. You can find Halli at the following links:

website

facebook

twitter @hallililburn

Welcome New Member Dawn Dalton

We're excited to welcome our newest member, Dawn Dalton. She started writing at the age of 8 upon discovering writing about monsters was way less scary than looking for them under her bed. She's still leery of things that go bump in the night, but thinks her storytelling skills have improved. Dawn lives in Canada with her husband, stepdaughter and three bullmastiffs. You know, just skulking around.

Her haunting story, THREAD OF THE PAST, is included in the Spirited anthology published by Leap Books (2011).

You can find Dawn on her Blog and on Twitter as @dawn_dalton

About the SPIRITED Anthology:

Haunted houses. Haunted hearts.  And a past that refuses to die.

Spirited, a haunting collection of 13 tales guaranteed to keep you up all night.

THREAD OF THE PAST – By Dawn Dalton

Letitia Hawke is used to feeling invisible and the only thing that makes her senior dance bearable is the location – one of the most haunted houses in the country. The Tish makes an unexpected connection with Elijah and it’s bye-bye wallflower, hello gothic rose. Too bad the Franklin House is a jealous host.

Dawn also writes adult thriller and paranormal fiction under the last name IUS. For more information, please visit her blog.

The Indie Elite Welcomes Karen Amanda Hooper

The Indie Elite is thrilled to welcome author Karen Amanda Hooper (with Rhemalda Press) to our ranks. Karen’s debut YA fantasy novel, Tangled Tides, was released by Rhemalda Publishing, and her newest book, Grasping at Eternity will be released in May of 2012.

Karen was born and bred in Baltimore, frolicked and froze in Colorado for a couple of years and is currently sunning and splashing around Florida with her two beloved dogs. She's addicted to coffee, chocolate and complicated happily-ever-afters. Due to her strong Disney upbringing, she still believes in fairytales and will forever sprinkle magic throughout all of her novels.

Here is a bit about her debut novel, Tangled Tides:

Tangled Tides is the story of a human girl turned mermaid who discovers she is the only soul who can save a world of sea creatures.

“Adventure, family secrets, and sizzling romance. I couldn’t put it down!”
~Rae Carson, THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS

“This novel does for mermaids what Twilight did for vampires.” ~Addison Moore, the CELESTRA series

You can buy Tangled Tides at:
Amazon, Rhemalda Bookstore, Barnes & Noble.

Welcome New Member Ebony McKenna

Published with Egmont Press, Ebony McKenna joins us all the way from Australia where she lives with her husband and son. She has worked as a journalist, market researcher, website editor, and company director. She also waitressed, cleaned and prepared food in her family's restaurant when she was a teenager.

In the 1990s she worked as a journalist on many leading Melbourne newspapers. She won many awards - including scooping first and second place in the one night for best news report. By day she wrote other people's stories, but by night she plotted epic adventures.

Now she writes fun and fantastic young adult novels for a living. A bit about her novels:

"The Ondine books are a sparkling combination of romance and magic – perfect for teen girls. Written with genuine humour and unique eccentricity, the series is an obvious choice for fans of The Princess Bride and Ella Enchanted.

Ebony McKenna is a fantastically imaginative author whose scope and story-telling encompasses the bizarre, the mysterious and the romantic." 

Her novels:

B&N, The Book Depository US, The Book Depository UK, Amazon Australia, Amazon UK