January Black / Touch of Frost Release Giveaway

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January Black

Sixteen-year-old genius Matty Ducayn is the son of The Hill’s commandant. As such, he’s expected to conform to a strict, unspoken code of conduct. Small acts of defiance over years—such as walking on the grass—have earned him a reputation for being unruly. When sarcastic test answers finally get Matty expelled from school, King Hadrian offers him a diploma if he can answer a deceptively simple question, and then dismisses the only answer.

To prove his worth to society, Matty wrestles with the king’s word games, the kingdom’s historical record, and laws that don’t make sense. He meets Iris Locke, a street smart gardener, along the way. After enchanting him at a glance, Iris helps his research, keeps him out of trouble, and finally breaks his heart.

Alone again, Matty finds himself on collision course with a deadly law, one he will have to break to answer the king’s question. Was Hadrian challenging him, or teaching him a lesson? Without Iris, it won’t matter, because Matty won’t stand down for anyone else.

January Black is the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal winner for YA-Coming of Age.

Find January Black at these retailers:

Kindle USA     |     Amazon Print     |     Kindle UK     |     Kindle CA

Read on to find out more about, Wendy, Lynn, Touch of Frost and to enter the giveaway!

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Cover Reveal – January Black

One of my favorite books from 2013 is getting a makeover! January Black by Wendy S. Russo is being re-released. You can pre-order 11/28/14. Deets below!

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January Black

JanuaryBlack-FrontCover-400x600Sixteen-year-old genius Matty Ducayn is the son of the Hill’s commandant. As such, he’s expected to conform to a strict, unspoken code of conduct. Small acts of defiance over years—such as walking on the grass—have earned him a reputation for being unruly. When sarcastic test answers finally get Matty expelled from school, King Hadrian offers him a diploma if he can answer a deceptively simple question, and then dismisses the only answer.

To prove his worth to society, Matty wrestles with the king’s word games, the kingdom’s historical record, and laws that don’t make sense. He meets Iris Locke, a street smart gardener, along the way. After enchanting him at a glance, Iris helps his research, keeps him out of trouble, and finally breaks his heart.

Alone again, Matty finds himself on collision course with a deadly law, one he will have to break to answer the king’s question. Was Hadrian challenging him, or teaching him a lesson? Without Iris, it won’t matter, because Matty won’t stand down for anyone else.

January Black is the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal winner for YA-Coming of Age.

January Black will be available for pre-order on Amazon 11/28/2014.

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Wendy S. Russo

 

 

Wendy S. Russo got her start writing in the sixth grade. That story involved a talisman with crystals that had to be found and assembled before bad things happened, and dialog that read like classroom roll call. Since then, she’s majored in journalism (for one semester), published poetry, taken a course on short novels, and watched most everything ever filmed by Quentin Tarantino. A Wyoming native transplanted in Baton Rouge, Wendy works for Louisiana State University as an IT analyst. She’s a wife, a mom, a Tiger, a Who Dat, and she falls asleep on her couch at 8:30 on weeknights.

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In the Spotlight – Wendy S. Russo

Wendy_C_300It gives me great pleasure to have Wendy S. Russo stop by as the first guest on my newly-created column “In the Spotlight”.

Wendy has been writing since sixth grade and currently lives in Baton Rouge, LA. She’s a  wife, a mom, a Tiger, a Who Dat, and she falls asleep on her couch at 8:30 on weeknights.

Wendy’s debut novel, January Black, has been released by Crescent Moon Press and I had a chance to chat with Wendy recently.

Oh, and we have an Easter Egg hidden somewhere in this post. All you have to do is:

1. Find the hidden link and click it

2. Use the password “matty”

3. Comment on that page.

A random winner will be drawn from those who comment and receive a free signed copy of JANUARY BLACK!

Read on for more…

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