M. Clarke
aka Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children.
She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads
Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved
grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she
started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the
reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She
tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s
chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.
ARROWS by Melissa Gorzelanczyk
Book Trailer Release February 11, 2016
TRAILER
ABOUT THE BOOK
ARROWS
Author: Melissa Gorzelanczyk Release Date: January 26, 2016
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House
SYNOPSIS:
A modern cupid story
set in present-day Wisconsin combining the fantastical elements of Greek
mythology with the contemporary drama of MTV's Teen Mom.
People don’t understand
love. If they did, they’d get why dance prodigy Karma Clark just can’t say
goodbye to her boyfriend, Danny. No matter what he says or does or how he hurts
her, she can’t stay angry with him . . . and can’t stop loving him. But there’s
a reason why Karma is helpless to break things off: she’s been shot with a love
arrow.
Aaryn, son of Cupid,
was supposed to shoot both Karma and Danny but found out too late that the
other arrow in his pack was useless. And with that, Karma’s life changed
forever. One pregnancy confirmed. One ballet scholarship lost. And dream after
dream tossed to the wind.
A clueless Karma
doesn’t know that her toxic relationship is Aaryn’s fault . . . but he’s going
to get a chance to make things right. He’s here to convince Danny to man up and
be there for Karma. But what if this god from Mount Olympus finds himself
falling in love with a beautiful dancer from Wisconsin who can never love him
in return?
“This tale of Cupid
meets teen mom is unique . . . for fans of fantasy fiction and mythology, such
as Aimee Carter’s ‘The Goddess Test’ series or Rick Riordan.”—SLJ
“A sweet high-school twist on Greek mythology with added substance about
teen parenting and breaking out of a bad relationship."—Booklist
"A great mythological take on love, heartache, and teen
pregnancy."—VOYA
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Melissa Gorzelanczyk is a former magazine editor and
columnist who believes love is everything. She is a proud member of the SCBWI,
The Sweet Sixteens and the Class of 2k16. She lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin,
with her husband and family.
“Adam is an unusual hero—and he faces a frightening question: Computers can’t kill—CAN they? I’m still shaken by the answer. Will the near-future really be this terrifying?” —R.L. Stine, bestselling author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series
“An exciting action story chock-full of characters you’ll love. The Six is full of big ideas, big questions, real science, and things that will make you think and wonder and lie awake late at night.” —Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series
“The Six are introduced as terminally-ill teens, but there’s plenty of high-speed action in which they engage. Their physical disabilities and limitations through disease are forgotten as the teens’ hearts, minds, and personalities shine through...questions of principle, power, and possibility keep this look at our modern, hardwired existence fresh and fascinating.” STARRED Booklist
“Alpert's exploration of neuromorphic electronics raises interesting questions about ethics, technology, and human nature…a haunting ending scene will leave readers pondering the line between progress and loss. A thought-provoking clash between humanity and machinery.”- Kirkus Reviews
“A well-researched, hardcore science-fiction joyride, great for fans of first-person shooter video games like Halo and Destiny. Highly recommended” –School Library Journal
“Do not just read The Six; make your friends read it too.” –VOYA Magazine
Avatar meets The Terminator in this thrilling cyber-tech adventure…
Book Info:
Adam’s muscular dystrophy has taken his motility, his friends, and in a few short years, it will take his life. He takes solace in playing video games he’s programmed to reflect the life that he used to have. Virtual reality is the one realm where he can be the hero, and it’s where he chooses to spend his time, until an entity called Sigma tries to kill him.
A dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program created by Adam’s computer-genius father, Sigma has escaped its cyber prison and is threatening global destruction and domination. But Adam’s father has a plan. He will stop Sigma by using the technology he developed to digitally preserve the mind of his dying son.
Adam’s consciousness is uploaded into the body of a weaponized robot, along with a group of five other gifted teens who are terminally ill. Together, they must learn how to manipulate their new mechanical forms and prepare for combat before Sigma destroys humanity. Adam can finally play the hero for real, but will his new body be worth the sacrifice of his human existence?
This innovative and thought-provoking young adult debut, from the critically acclaimed author of adult thrillers Final Theory and The Omega Theory,questions what it means to be human and whether we are destined to be defined by our physical bodies or our intellect.
Mark Alpert is a former editor at Scientific American, and the author of several adult thrillers. He’s been praised by Douglas Preston as the “heir to Michael Crichton.” Visit Mark online at markalpert.com.
Shannon rears back in her seat as if she’s been slapped. “And where are you going to store the copies of our brains?” Her voice is furious. “In a supercomputer? A big electronic prison?”
Dad doesn’t take offense. He answers her calmly. “The scanning process converts human intelligence to a digital form, allowing it to run on any neuromorphic computer that has enough memory and processing power. But in the initial stage right after the transfer, we believe it’s important to connect the intelligence to a machine that can move around and sense the outside world. A human intelligence is accustomed to controlling a body, so if we want to preserve its sanity, we’d better give it something to control. Here, let me show you.”
He puts the vial of nanoprobes back in his pocket and pulls out something else, a small remote--control device. He points it at the doorway beside the stage, and a moment later I hear a loud clanking. The noise startles the soldiers standing by the doorway. They step backward, flattening themselves against the wall. Then a seven--foot--tall robot emerges from the doorway and brushes past them.
The robot strides across the stage. It has two arms and two legs, but otherwise it isn’t very humanlike. It has no head or neck. Its torso is shaped like a giant bullet, with the rounded end on top. Its legs angle downward from the base of its torso and rest on oval steel--plate footpads that clang against the floor.
The machine marches briskly past the podium and stops in front of my dad, who presses a button on his remote control. This command extends the robot’s arms, which telescope to a full length of six feet. They look like multi--jointed tentacles. The machine’s hands, though, resemble human hands, with dexterous mechanical fingers and thumbs.
Dad presses another button, and the robot’s rounded top starts to turn like a turret. “The cameras and acoustic sensors are up here,” Dad says, pointing at the top end. “But the neuromorphic electronics are deep inside the torso, encased in armor plating. These robots were originally designed for the war in Afghanistan, so they’re pretty sturdy.” He raps his knuckles against the torso. “All in all, it’s an excellent platform for a newly transferred intelligence, but really it’s just the beginning. The whole point of the Pioneer Project is to bridge the gap between man and machine, and that means the human intelligences must explore their new environment. The Pioneers will have to learn how to use their new capabilities, and that includes transferring their intelligences from one machine to another.”
His voice grows louder again, full of enthusiasm. “Once the Pioneers have mastered these tasks, our hope is that they’ll be able to establish a connection with Sigma. If all goes well, they’ll start communicating with the AI before it launches any of the Russian missiles. And then the toughest challenge will begin. At the same time that the humans are learning how to be machines, they’ll have to teach Sigma how to be human.”
THE MEMORY PAINTER by Gwendolyn
Womack
Book Trailer Blast
Hosted by MMSAI Tours
April 21st
THE MEMORY PAINTER Author: Gwendolyn Womack Release Date: April 28th, 2015
Publisher: Picador
SYNOPSIS:
Internationally famous and reclusive artist Bryan Pierce
has a secret. He paints memories of people who have lived in the past. His
whole life he has suffered from these recalls. To keep his sanity he paints the
dreams and hides from the world—until at an art opening, Linz Jacobs sees one
of his paintings that is identical to a recurring nightmare she’s had her whole
life. When they meet it becomes the catalyst for Bryan to begin to remember the
life of a neuroscientist who died in an accident along with his wife in 1980,
right as they were on the brink of curing Alzheimer’s. Solving the mystery of
their deaths will lead Bryan and Linz to an even greater legacy buried deep in
the past. Both a thriller and a timeless love story, THE MEMORY PAINTER spans
six continents and more than 10,000 years.
Originally from Houston, Texas, Gwendolyn Womack began
writing theater plays in college while freezing in the tundra at the University
of Alaska, Fairbanks. During that time she lived in St. Petersburg, Russia on
an independent study working with theater companies. She went
on to receive an MFA from California Institute of the Arts in Directing theater
and film where she was encouraged to write her own material. After graduating
she focused on writing feature screenplays and was a semi-finalist in the
Academy’s Nicholl Fellowship. In 2009 she moved to Japan and began to write THE
MEMORY PAINTER the following year. Currently she resides in Southern California
with her husband and son where she can be found at the keyboard working on her
next novel. THE MEMORY PAINTER is her first novel.
GIVEAWAY
One
winner will get a signed book, leather wristband and necklace. Ships in US only
Eric Devine is the author of multiple works of Young Adult fiction, most recently Dare Me, withPress Playbeing published 10/28. He is also a veteran high school English teacher who spends as much time teaching as he does completing field research for his novels. His work has been listed byYALSA and Booklist for reluctant readers and for Best in Sports. He is married to his high school sweetheart, and his wife and he have two wonderful daughters and two not-so-wonderful Labradors. Find out more at ericdevine.org, facebook.com/ericdevineauthor, or Twitter: @eric_devine
Giveaway
Must be 13+ To Enter | Ships in US only.
1 Winner will get a signed copy of PRESS PLAY and a PRESS PLAY phone case. (Winners chooses case size)
M. Clarke
aka Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children.
She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads
Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved
grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she
started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the
reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She
tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s
chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.
