Hello everyone!
Allow me to introduce you to Allie Burton, author of young adult fiction.
Allie’s newest novel Soul Slam (part
one of the Soul Force series) is available now.
Allie is doing a
promotional tour at the moment, and for this occasion she is giving away a $50
gift certificate from Amazon or B&N to one lucky commenter. Attention: if you want to compete, use this
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I’ve asked Allie
what adventurous young adult fiction means for her. Here is what she answers:
Adventurous
Young Adult Romance is a subset of the young adult genre. The stories feature
teen characters who fall in love and include an exciting adventure. The books take readers on a thrilling ride
both romantically and experience-wise.
For example,
through the heroine in Soul Slam we
enter a museum at night, travel around the city with mystical powers, follow
clues, and are tracked by the villains. The guy who accompanies her is handsome
and brave and only has eyes for her. And if they don’t solve the puzzle by the
end of the story, a deadly curse will befall our heroine.
In my Lost
Daughters of Atlantis series (Atlantis
Riptide, Atlantis Red Tide, and Atlantis Rising Tide), the hero
and heroine discover amazing underwater worlds. Castles made of coral, dead
thermal vents, and hidden coves are all part of these stories. Add in royalty,
a war, and some hot heroes and you’ve got a combination of romance and
adventure.
From first
blush to first crush, to committed relationships and temporary partnerships, to
friends and enemies—adventurous young adult romances feature the characters you
fall in love with and root for, and the adventures you crave.
What kind of
adventures would you like to experience?
A bit more about the novel and the
author
Blurb
A
sixteen-year-old on her first heist to steal an ancient Egyptian amulet
inadvertently receives the soul of King Tut…and the deadly curse that comes
with it.
And Olivia
is not alone at the museum.
A member
of a secret Society, Xander believes it is his place to inherit King Tut’s soul
and justly rule. He knows nothing about the society’s evil plan to control the
world or the curse. Now, he must deal with the female imposter who stole the
amulet.
Xander
convinces Olivia they must form a temporary partnership. The two teens develop
a connection, and together they must figure out how to end the curse before it
turns deadly. On the run, unable to touch because of the curse, and dealing
with a male soul inside her female body, Olivia must learn to trust Xander.
As the
mystery surrounding the amulet unfolds, Olivia and Xander start to fall for
each other. But is love enough to save them and the world from destruction?
Excerpt
(from the
end of Chapter 1)
Crawling
ninja-style out of the sarcophagus, my black gym shoes hit the ground without a
sound. But inside, a screech built up in my lungs and released on a heavy
exhale, the scream so loud it sounded like an alarm. “Aiyeeeeee!”
Xander and
the old man froze.
I lunged at
the case, swooped in, and grabbed the amulet.
A jolt
rocked my body. Pain rocketed up my spine, but I held tight to the prize.
Clutching the piece in both hands, I hit the concrete floor like a football
player making a catch, and kept rolling.
“A girl.”
Xander’s surprised voice rose on a high note. “What the…Tut.”
“Grab her!”
The old man spoke in English.
“Touch her?”
Xander sounded horrified like I was the slime of the world. “I can’t.”
“She’s got
the amulet.”
I tried to
get to my feet, but the pulsing inside threw me off balance. I crashed back
onto the floor. Pain seared my fingers and heat rushed my veins.
My body
jerked. My head spun.
Something
slammed into me from the inside, like it was in my body trying to get out. Back
and forth I jerked. A powerful energy thumped from my ribcage to my stomach and
back again.
I trembled
from head to foot. My vision blurred. Images swam before my eyes—a blue river,
golden statues, Egyptian pyramids, deceit, and death.
“What’s
going on?” The sound coming out of my mouth warbled. “Am I dying?”
This felt
worse than the time I had pneumonia with no medicine, or the time I broke my
arm and Fitch duct taped it…
Fogginess
seeped into my consciousness. If I blacked-out they’d steal the amulet, leave
me to be caught, to go to prison, to face Fitch’s wrath.
Whatever was
inside me ignited like a nuclear bomb. My skin could no longer contain my
insides. I’d explode into tiny pieces and scatter across the museum floor.
“It’s
happening… To. Her.” Jeb’s voice was faint as if coming from a distance, but I
saw his shoes through squinted eyelids.
“But it’s my
right. My inheritance.” Xander stomped his sandaled foot near my head. “My
destiny.”
“It’s too
late.” Jeb’s voice curled like a sneer with extra hatred. “The transfer has
occurred. This stupid girl is now in possession of King Tutankhamun’s soul.”
Author bio
and (buy) links
Allie
didn’t realize having so many jobs would become great research material for the
stories she writes. She has
been everything from a fitting room attendant to a bike police officer to a
professional mascot escort. She has lived on three continents and in four
states and has studied art, fashion design, marine biology, and advertising.
When her
kids asked, “when are you going to write a story we can read?” she switched
from adult novels to Young Adult and Middle Grade and hasn’t looked back.
Allie is a
member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Romance
Writers of America including the Young Adult, Dallas Area Romance Writers and
Heart of the Rockies chapters. She is also a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction
Writers. Currently, she lives in Colorado with her husband and two children.
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