Author Of The Week: Chat with Martina Boone (Illusion), Plus Giveaway!!

 

Welcome to our weekly special feature post, Author Of The Week!!

Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release!

We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!

 

 

 

 

Introducing Martina Boone, YABC’s Author of the Week!!

Martina Boone was born in Prague and spoke several languages before learning English. She’s the acclaimed author of the romantic southern gothic Heirs of Watson Island series, including Compulsion<http://amzn.to/1OuiotQ> (Oct ’14), Persuasion<http://amzn.to/1lrecAG> (Oct ’15), and Illusion<http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Heirs-Watson-Island-Martina/dp/1481411284/adveninchilds%20> (Oct ’16), from Simon & Schuster, Simon Pulse. She’s also the founder of AdventuresInYAPublishing.com<http://adventuresinyapublishing.com/>, a three-time Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers Site, and YASeriesInsiders.com<http://yaseriesinsiders.com/>, a site dedicated to encouraging literacy and reader engagement through a celebration of series literature. She’s on the Board of the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia<http://www.lcnv.org/> and runs theCompulsionForReading.com<http://compulsionforreading.com/> program to distribute books to underfunded schools and libraries.
She lives with her husband, children, a sheltie puppy, and a lopsided cat, and she enjoys writing contemporary fantasy set in the kinds of magical places she’d love to visit. When she isn’t writing, she’s addicted to travel, horses, skiing, chocolate flavored tea, and anything with Nutella on it.

 

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Meet Illusion!!

Caged by secrets all around her and haunted by mistakes that have estranged her from Eight Beaufort, Barrie Watson is desperate to break the curse that puts her family in danger—without breaking the beautiful magic that protects Watson’s Landing. To do that, she must heal the rifts that have split the families of the island apart for three hundred years, unravel the mystery of the Fire Carrier and the spirits he guards, and take control of forces so deadly and awe-inspiring they threaten to overwhelm her.

With the spirits that cursed Watson Island centuries ago awake and more dangerous than ever, she finds an unlikely ally in the haunting and enigmatic Obadiah, whose motivations and power she still can’t read—or trust. His help comes at a price, however, plunging Barrie into a deadly maze of magic and wonder, mystery and intrigue that leads through history to places she never imagined she could go.

 

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**Praise for Illusion**

“This book was such an incredible ending to an amazing, complex, and beautiful series. I swear this series should be taught in every school. The way Martina deals with issues of prejudice, slavery, sexism, relationships, and family, while telling a story that is so unique and engrossing is awe-inspiring. I love this series, I love these characters, and I love the way this book made me think about the world and all the issues we face every day. Brilliant.”

 ~Andye Eppes, Reading Teen~

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Persuasion!!

As reporters chasing rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold descend on Watson Island, Barrie Watson discovers more is buried at Colesworth Place than treasure. A mysterious, magical man claims the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts and the Colesworth curse also lies beneath the mansion, and Barrie has no option but to help him find it. While she and Eight Beaufort struggle to make sense of the escalating danger and their growing feelings for each other, Barrie must decide not only whom to trust, but which gift is more reliable—Eight’s or her own. With the fate of the founding families at stake, she has to choose between what she feels deep in her heart and what will keep her loved ones safe.

 

 

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**Praise for Persuasion**

 

“Gorgeous sequel filled with action packed adventure, a lush setting and an unforgettable romance! This is a series you do not want to miss!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Compulsion!!

Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse.

Three hundred years ago, an ancient spirit cursed one of the founding families of Watson Island and gave the other two magical gifts that became compulsions. Arriving for the first time at her aunt’s plantation home, Barrie Watson finds herself haunted by the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she can’t see. With the help of Eight Beaufort, who seems to know what she wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family’s twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn’t what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

 

 

 

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**Praise for Compulsion**

 

“Skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden treasure . . .

An impressive start to the Heirs of Watson Island series.” 

 ~Publisher’s Weekly~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Heirs Of Watson Island Series

By: Martina Boone

Publisher: Simon Teen 

Release Date: Illusion releases on 10/25/16 

 

 

 

 

*GIVEAWAY DETAILS*

One winner will receive a signed set of all three books in the series:

COMPULSION, PERSUASION, & ILLUSION,

plus a Tiffany-style key necklace like the one Barrie wears.  ~ (US & Canada only).

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