FREE BOOK FIND: 13 on Halloween by Laura A. H. Elliott

FREE to download TODAY is 13 on Halloween (The Shadow Series #1) by  Laura A. H. Elliott (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy now?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SHADOW SERIES

"This is a great series for tweens & young adults. Clean, fun, and super action-packed." - Realms of an Open Mind

"Elliott takes the reader into an absolutely unique and captivating world where nothing is as it seems and reminds us that reality isn't so bad after all. It's rare I come across a book that can entertain me and my ten year old daughter. Fantastic read."- Abbi Glines

Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants--a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade popular kids (code word : peacocks) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that's literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she's always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there's Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. 

BONUS EXCERPT:Shadow Slayer, Book 2 in The Shadow Series is available for 99 cents for a limited time! 13 on Halloween & Shadow Slayer are now available as audiobooks on Amazon too!

FREE BOOK FIND: 13 on Halloween by Laura A. H. Elliott

FREE to download TODAY is 13 on Halloween (The Shadow Series #1) by  Laura A. H. Elliott (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy now?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SHADOW SERIES

"This is a great series for tweens & young adults. Clean, fun, and super action-packed." - Realms of an Open Mind

"Elliott takes the reader into an absolutely unique and captivating world where nothing is as it seems and reminds us that reality isn't so bad after all. It's rare I come across a book that can entertain me and my ten year old daughter. Fantastic read."- Abbi Glines

Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants--a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade popular kids (code word : peacocks) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that's literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she's always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there's Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. 

BONUS EXCERPT:Shadow Slayer, Book 2 in The Shadow Series is available for 99 cents for a limited time! 13 on Halloween & Shadow Slayer are now available as audiobooks on Amazon too!

BOOK OF THE DAY: 13 on Halloween by Laura A. H. Elliott

13 on Halloween (The Shadow Series #1)

by  Laura A. H. Elliott

(Click here for UK purchase)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SHADOW SERIES

"This is a great series for tweens & young adults. Clean, fun, and super action-packed." - Realms of an Open Mind

"Elliott takes the reader into an absolutely unique and captivating world where nothing is as it seems and reminds us that reality isn't so bad after all. It's rare I come across a book that can entertain me and my ten year old daughter. Fantastic read."- Abbi Glines

Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants--a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade popular kids (code word : peacocks) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that's literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she's always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there's Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. 

BONUS EXCERPT:Shadow Slayer, Book 2 in The Shadow Series is available for 99 cents for a limited time! 13 on Halloween & Shadow Slayer are now available as audiobooks on Amazon too!

AUTHOR BIO

I love writing about enchanted road trips, shadow worlds, and alien romance while eating lots of popcorn. I live in a tree house on the central California coast. After twenty-plus years as a freelance graphic designer/animator with clients including E! Entertainment Television and The Los Angeles Times, I crossed over into the world of publishing non-fiction and followed my heart to the world of fiction. You can find me on my blog Laurasmagicday.wordpress.com, on Facebook and @Laurawriting and on Goodreads too!

I'm the author of the Shadow Series & the Starjump Series. 13 on Halloween (Shadow Series #1) is about a girl who gets a birthday gift that's literally out of this world. I love this book because it takes a look at one girl's quest for popularity, no matter what the cost. Shadow Slayer (Shadow Series #2), is my new release and is now available as an audiobook too. I'm really excited about this book because Roxie is one year older and finds the agony of fitting in at high school nothing compared to saving the world from the shadow onslaught. Moon Killers, book 3 is due to release this spring. Transfer Student (Starjump Series #1) is an intergalactic tale of beauty and the geek. This book is near and dear to me because it explores the greatest mystery in the galaxy--what do boys think about girls? And, vice-versa. Ashley & Rhoe solve this mystery by swapping lives. I'm the author of a couple stand alone novels too. Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale is inspired by my life-long love of a little-known town and my equal love of enchanted teenage road trips. I love this book because it's about Ginny awakening to her own intuition. The Seven Caves & Other Spine-Tingling Short Stories, is a compilation of my most popular ghost stories. Recently, a lost excerpt from Shadow Slayer has been featured in a paranormal romance anthology called Midnight Surrender.

REVIEWS

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging and creative! July 27, 2012

By Kid at Heart

Format:Paperback

This was a wonderfully engaging book. I enjoyed main character, Roxie. She was very identifiable. I mean, who hasn't felt like an outsider at some time in their life? Laura Elliott, takes a creative approach in her novel with "Roxie Speak," Roxie's unique lingo. Roxie is an animal lover and relates qualities of certain animals to label things in her life. Popular kids are flamboyant peacocks, while she is a dodo whose life ambition is to become a peacock. I won't ruin the story for you by telling you if she achieves her goal, but do recommend reading this book. I just noticed the audiobook too. Very cool. It should really bring the characters to life! 

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun October 28, 2011

By Patti Larsen

Format:Kindle Edition

Loved this book! Great for the 11-14 set, very true and almost uncomfortable in places because of that truth. I really felt for Roxie, the lead character. She has a very strong voice and a problem I have no problem connecting with--she wants to be popular. In fact, she'll do anything at all to be one of the 'peacocks', including risking everything she is in a strange place called Planet Popular.

The writing is strong, story engaging and the characters very lovable--even when you think maybe you shouldn't. The plot took me somewhere I wasn't expecting and I dove into that. I would have loved some more book at the very end--to have explored the Pandora's box writer Elliot opened up, but that's just me, I think--I hope she writes a sequel!

OTHER WORKS

Transfer Student, Book 1 in the Starjump Series  

Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale

FREE BOOK FIND: 13 on Halloween by Laura A. H. Elliott

FREE to download TODAY is 13 on Halloween (The Shadow Series #1) by  Laura A. H. Elliott (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy now?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SHADOW SERIES

"This is a great series for tweens & young adults. Clean, fun, and super action-packed." - Realms of an Open Mind

"Elliott takes the reader into an absolutely unique and captivating world where nothing is as it seems and reminds us that reality isn't so bad after all. It's rare I come across a book that can entertain me and my ten year old daughter. Fantastic read."- Abbi Glines

Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants--a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade popular kids (code word : peacocks) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that's literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she's always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there's Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. 

BONUS EXCERPT:Shadow Slayer, Book 2 in The Shadow Series is available for 99 cents for a limited time! 13 on Halloween & Shadow Slayer are now available as audiobooks on Amazon too!

BOOK OF THE DAY: Transfer Student by Laura A. H. Elliott

Transfer Student, Book 1 in the Starjump Series  

by Laura A. H. Elliott

(Click here for UK purchase)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Geek Rhoe and Surfer Ashley would never be friends.
Even if they lived on the same planet.
But, they'll become so much more.
They'll transfer.

"A page-turner of a Young Adult Science Fiction love story"

-The San Francisco Book Review

Earthling Ashley's world revolves around winning daily popularity contests at Beverly Hills High School and surfing competitions with sweet scholarship prizes that will finally help her break free of her control-freak mother. Ashley never loses. Ashley never wishes on stars. But that changes when her senior class takes a field trip to the Griffith Observatory where conflicting feelings about her predatory best frenemy Tiffany causes Ashley to throw away her own carefully-crafted Queen of B.H.H.S. title under the bus.

Meanwhile on planet Retha, Rhoe misses his dad, loves his mom's home-cooked Glechy crag with a side of ory sauce, is desperate to heal his sick brother and wants more than anything to win The Retha New Invention Competition. He and his best friend Yuke have worked for the past two years constructing the teleporting telescope Rhoe started building with his dad before he died in an airboarding accident. Rhoe's never kissed a girl. Rhoe's hero is the eccentric physicist, Ramay. But that changes when the telescope teleports Rhoe across the universe with an unintended side effect, Ashley and Rhoe transfer. They swap lives when they make the same wish at the same time.

Popular-surfer-turned-boy-geek alien Ashley must handle life on Retha as Rhoe complete with webbed feet, low-gravity, and an obsession with Yuke, all the while being hunted by Rethan spies and resenting her hairy, flat chest. Boy-geek-turned-popular-surfer Rhoe must fit in at Beverly Hills High School as Ashley, compete in The Laguna Beach Invitational without becoming shark food, dodge boys' affections, cool his preoccupation with Tiffany and his new body, and find the healing rocks he believes will save his brother's life.

If only it were that simple. Some wishes can't come true. Some have to.

THIS IS AN ENHANCED EBOOK with link to the people, places and music that inspired the story.

AUTHOR BIO

Laura loves writing about enchanted road trips, birthday gifts that are out of this world, and alien romance while eating lots of popcorn. She lives with her hubby and aussie shepherd, Oso, in their tree house on the coast of central California not far from her two grown daughters who love climbing trees as much as she does. Laura is the author of Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale inspired by her life-long love of a little-known town, Avenal, CA, and her equal love of enchanted teenage road trips. 13 on Halloween, about Roxie's out-of-this-world birthday gift, is the first book in The Shadow Series. Laura's new release Transfer Student, an intergalactic tale of beauty and the geek, is book 1 in the Starjump series. Shadow Slayer, book 2 in The Shadow Series will be released Fall of 2012.

To find out more about Laura's books, visit her blog at http://laurasmagicday.wordpress.com/ or drop her a line on her FB Author page: www.facebook.com/Laura.A.H.Elliott If twitter is your thing, check out @Laurawriting.

OTHER WORKS
Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale

BOOK OF THE DAY: 13 on Halloween by Laura A. H. Elliott

13 on Halloween (The Shadow Series #1)

by  Laura A. H. Elliott

(Click here for UK purchase)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SHADOW SERIES

"This is a great series for tweens & young adults. Clean, fun, and super action-packed." - Realms of an Open Mind

"Elliott takes the reader into an absolutely unique and captivating world where nothing is as it seems and reminds us that reality isn't so bad after all. It's rare I come across a book that can entertain me and my ten year old daughter. Fantastic read."- Abbi Glines

Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants--a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade popular kids (code word : peacocks) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that's literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she's always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there's Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. 

BONUS EXCERPT:Shadow Slayer, Book 2 in The Shadow Series is available for 99 cents for a limited time! 13 on Halloween & Shadow Slayer are now available as audiobooks on Amazon too!

AUTHOR BIO

I love writing about enchanted road trips, shadow worlds, and alien romance while eating lots of popcorn. I live in a tree house on the central California coast. After twenty-plus years as a freelance graphic designer/animator with clients including E! Entertainment Television and The Los Angeles Times, I crossed over into the world of publishing non-fiction and followed my heart to the world of fiction. You can find me on my blog Laurasmagicday.wordpress.com, on Facebook and @Laurawriting and on Goodreads too!

I'm the author of the Shadow Series & the Starjump Series. 13 on Halloween (Shadow Series #1) is about a girl who gets a birthday gift that's literally out of this world. I love this book because it takes a look at one girl's quest for popularity, no matter what the cost. Shadow Slayer (Shadow Series #2), is my new release and is now available as an audiobook too. I'm really excited about this book because Roxie is one year older and finds the agony of fitting in at high school nothing compared to saving the world from the shadow onslaught. Moon Killers, book 3 is due to release this spring. Transfer Student (Starjump Series #1) is an intergalactic tale of beauty and the geek. This book is near and dear to me because it explores the greatest mystery in the galaxy--what do boys think about girls? And, vice-versa. Ashley & Rhoe solve this mystery by swapping lives. I'm the author of a couple stand alone novels too. Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale is inspired by my life-long love of a little-known town and my equal love of enchanted teenage road trips. I love this book because it's about Ginny awakening to her own intuition. The Seven Caves & Other Spine-Tingling Short Stories, is a compilation of my most popular ghost stories. Recently, a lost excerpt from Shadow Slayer has been featured in a paranormal romance anthology called Midnight Surrender.

REVIEWS

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging and creative! July 27, 2012

By Kid at Heart

Format:Paperback

This was a wonderfully engaging book. I enjoyed main character, Roxie. She was very identifiable. I mean, who hasn't felt like an outsider at some time in their life? Laura Elliott, takes a creative approach in her novel with "Roxie Speak," Roxie's unique lingo. Roxie is an animal lover and relates qualities of certain animals to label things in her life. Popular kids are flamboyant peacocks, while she is a dodo whose life ambition is to become a peacock. I won't ruin the story for you by telling you if she achieves her goal, but do recommend reading this book. I just noticed the audiobook too. Very cool. It should really bring the characters to life! 

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun October 28, 2011

By Patti Larsen

Format:Kindle Edition

Loved this book! Great for the 11-14 set, very true and almost uncomfortable in places because of that truth. I really felt for Roxie, the lead character. She has a very strong voice and a problem I have no problem connecting with--she wants to be popular. In fact, she'll do anything at all to be one of the 'peacocks', including risking everything she is in a strange place called Planet Popular.

The writing is strong, story engaging and the characters very lovable--even when you think maybe you shouldn't. The plot took me somewhere I wasn't expecting and I dove into that. I would have loved some more book at the very end--to have explored the Pandora's box writer Elliot opened up, but that's just me, I think--I hope she writes a sequel!

OTHER WORKS

Transfer Student, Book 1 in the Starjump Series  

Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale

99 CENT BOOK FIND: Transfer Student by Laura A. H. Elliott

Available for JUST 99 CENTS is Transfer Student, Book 1 in the Starjump Series by Laura A. H. Elliott (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy now?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Geek Rhoe and Surfer Ashley would never be friends.
Even if they lived on the same planet.
But, they'll become so much more.
They'll transfer.

"A page-turner of a Young Adult Science Fiction love story"

-The San Francisco Book Review

Earthling Ashley's world revolves around winning daily popularity contests at Beverly Hills High School and surfing competitions with sweet scholarship prizes that will finally help her break free of her control-freak mother. Ashley never loses. Ashley never wishes on stars. But that changes when her senior class takes a field trip to the Griffith Observatory where conflicting feelings about her predatory best frenemy Tiffany causes Ashley to throw away her own carefully-crafted Queen of B.H.H.S. title under the bus.

Meanwhile on planet Retha, Rhoe misses his dad, loves his mom's home-cooked Glechy crag with a side of ory sauce, is desperate to heal his sick brother and wants more than anything to win The Retha New Invention Competition. He and his best friend Yuke have worked for the past two years constructing the teleporting telescope Rhoe started building with his dad before he died in an airboarding accident. Rhoe's never kissed a girl. Rhoe's hero is the eccentric physicist, Ramay. But that changes when the telescope teleports Rhoe across the universe with an unintended side effect, Ashley and Rhoe transfer. They swap lives when they make the same wish at the same time.

Popular-surfer-turned-boy-geek alien Ashley must handle life on Retha as Rhoe complete with webbed feet, low-gravity, and an obsession with Yuke, all the while being hunted by Rethan spies and resenting her hairy, flat chest. Boy-geek-turned-popular-surfer Rhoe must fit in at Beverly Hills High School as Ashley, compete in The Laguna Beach Invitational without becoming shark food, dodge boys' affections, cool his preoccupation with Tiffany and his new body, and find the healing rocks he believes will save his brother's life.

If only it were that simple. Some wishes can't come true. Some have to.

THIS IS AN ENHANCED EBOOK with link to the people, places and music that inspired the story.

FREE BOOK FIND: 13 on Halloween by Laura A. H. Elliott

FREE to download TODAY is 13 on Halloween (The Shadow Series #1) by  Laura A. H. Elliott (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not grab a copy now?

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SHADOW SERIES

"This is a great series for tweens & young adults. Clean, fun, and super action-packed." - Realms of an Open Mind

"Elliott takes the reader into an absolutely unique and captivating world where nothing is as it seems and reminds us that reality isn't so bad after all. It's rare I come across a book that can entertain me and my ten year old daughter. Fantastic read."- Abbi Glines

Roxie wants to be like Adrianne, the popular girl who gets everything she wants--a flock to prowl around the mall with; invitations to parties; and for Hayden, the cutest guy in the eighth grade to, you know, notice her. When Roxie invites all the eighth grade popular kids (code word : peacocks) to her first ever thirteenth birthday party on Halloween, they all come and give her a gift that's literally out of this world. Roxie astral projects to Planet Popular where she becomes seventeen instantly and gets everything she's always wanted, but nothing is as it seems. Being a high school peacock is complicated and Roxie will risk everything to be who she thinks she wants to be. Oh yeah, there's Prom, doppelgangers, a mysterious map, and lots of bad peacocks too. 

BONUS EXCERPT:Shadow Slayer, Book 2 in The Shadow Series is available for 99 cents for a limited time! 13 on Halloween & Shadow Slayer are now available as audiobooks on Amazon too!

BOOK OF THE DAY: Transfer Student by Laura A. H. Elliott

Transfer Student, Book 1 in the Starjump Series  

by Laura A. H. Elliott

(Click here for UK purchase)

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Geek Rhoe and Surfer Ashley would never be friends.
Even if they lived on the same planet.
But, they'll become so much more.
They'll transfer.

"A page-turner of a Young Adult Science Fiction love story"

-The San Francisco Book Review

Earthling Ashley's world revolves around winning daily popularity contests at Beverly Hills High School and surfing competitions with sweet scholarship prizes that will finally help her break free of her control-freak mother. Ashley never loses. Ashley never wishes on stars. But that changes when her senior class takes a field trip to the Griffith Observatory where conflicting feelings about her predatory best frenemy Tiffany causes Ashley to throw away her own carefully-crafted Queen of B.H.H.S. title under the bus.

Meanwhile on planet Retha, Rhoe misses his dad, loves his mom's home-cooked Glechy crag with a side of ory sauce, is desperate to heal his sick brother and wants more than anything to win The Retha New Invention Competition. He and his best friend Yuke have worked for the past two years constructing the teleporting telescope Rhoe started building with his dad before he died in an airboarding accident. Rhoe's never kissed a girl. Rhoe's hero is the eccentric physicist, Ramay. But that changes when the telescope teleports Rhoe across the universe with an unintended side effect, Ashley and Rhoe transfer. They swap lives when they make the same wish at the same time.

Popular-surfer-turned-boy-geek alien Ashley must handle life on Retha as Rhoe complete with webbed feet, low-gravity, and an obsession with Yuke, all the while being hunted by Rethan spies and resenting her hairy, flat chest. Boy-geek-turned-popular-surfer Rhoe must fit in at Beverly Hills High School as Ashley, compete in The Laguna Beach Invitational without becoming shark food, dodge boys' affections, cool his preoccupation with Tiffany and his new body, and find the healing rocks he believes will save his brother's life.

If only it were that simple. Some wishes can't come true. Some have to.

THIS IS AN ENHANCED EBOOK with link to the people, places and music that inspired the story.

AUTHOR BIO

Laura loves writing about enchanted road trips, birthday gifts that are out of this world, and alien romance while eating lots of popcorn. She lives with her hubby and aussie shepherd, Oso, in their tree house on the coast of central California not far from her two grown daughters who love climbing trees as much as she does. Laura is the author of Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale inspired by her life-long love of a little-known town, Avenal, CA, and her equal love of enchanted teenage road trips. 13 on Halloween, about Roxie's out-of-this-world birthday gift, is the first book in The Shadow Series. Laura's new release Transfer Student, an intergalactic tale of beauty and the geek, is book 1 in the Starjump series. Shadow Slayer, book 2 in The Shadow Series will be released Fall of 2012.

To find out more about Laura's books, visit her blog at http://laurasmagicday.wordpress.com/ or drop her a line on her FB Author page: www.facebook.com/Laura.A.H.Elliott If twitter is your thing, check out @Laurawriting.

OTHER WORKS
Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale