I adore Lindsay Currie and Trisha Leaver--as friends, writers, and critique partners, and together they're the brilliant minds behind CREED. (I LOVE Y'ALL!!!! *sends all the hugs*). The duo are kind, funny, and smart…and did I mention FANTASTIC WRITERS? #TeamCleaver is a force to be reckoned with in the YA world…especially in the horror genre.
Here's why:
CREED – November, 2014 from Flux
Three days.
Three of us went in.
Three of us came out.
None of us even a
shadow of who we once were
(seriously--don't you have shivers already?! Knew it.:D)
About the Authors:
Trisha Leaver resides on Cape Cod with her husband, three children and one rather
excitable black lab. She spent most of her childhood living inside her own
mind, creating characters and stories that only a child's imagination
could dream up. She now spends her days breathing life into those
characters, writing realistic fiction for young adults. Today, Trisha is a
free-lance editor and a proud member of the SCBWI, YA Scream Queens, The Horror Writers Association, TheBookYards, and OneFourKidLit, a community of authors with debuts upcoming in 2014. More information
about her solo and co-authored projects can be found at the links below.
Lindsay Currie lives in Chicago, Illinois with one incredibly patient hubby, three
amazing kids and one adorable, but irreverent Bullmastiff named Sam. She
graduated from Knox College in the heart of the Midwest and has been writing
for as long as she can remember. She is a freelance editor for young
adult, new adult and middle grade fiction, and is a proud member of SCBWI,
The Horror Writers Association, The YA Scream Queens, The BookYard and OneFourKidLit, a
community of authors with debuts upcoming in 2014.
BLURB:
Dee Langley is seventeen and mere
months away from total freedom and a life where state social workers,
counselors, and foster parents don’t dictate her every move. She has spent
years trying to eke out a normal existence, hiding from her past and walking the
tenuous line between denial and self-preservation. A weekend away with her
boyfriend, Luke, and his brother, Mike, seems like the perfect opportunity to
forget and start over. Little does Dee know that she's just trading one hell
for another.
When an unexpected storm and a lack
of gas force their car off the road, Dee, Luke, and Mike find themselves with
no other choice but to wander into the nearby town of Purity Springs for help.
But it’s not good Samaritans they find, but rather complete and utter silence,
every store and every house abandoned. Forced to seek shelter in one of the
deserted homes, they uncover a disturbing book with explicit instructions on
how to correctly rear a child, complete with a hand written record of its use.
It’s not until the next morning, however, that they discover the alarming truth
– the town isn’t abandoned; it is populated by a deadly cult, and the leader,
Elijah Hawkins, has plans for the three of them. The group’s only hope for
survival lies in the hands of Elijah’s son, Joseph. But is Joseph really their
ticket to freedom or is his game just as deadly as his father’s?
Vote for it on the 2014 Debut Authors Challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/47089.2014_Debut_Author_Challenge_YA_MG_NA_
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DON'T YOU WANT TO READ CREED ALREADY??!!
But first you want to see the cover, right? I mean, it's why you're here. :)
So scroll down . . .
keep scrolling . . .
one more click . . .
BOOM.
HERE YOU GO! The epic cover of CREED:
AHHHHHHH!!! LOVE!!!! The spooky sky . . . the even spookier red letting. And that touch of turquoise in the title --what's that all about!? WANT! A creeptastic cover all around!!!
Congrats Lindsay & Trisha! Thanks for letting me be a part of your big day today!
Readers, what's your favorite thing about CREED's cover?
