J.C. Martin, Fighter Writer

                              

Today, I’m excited to be celebrating not one, but two book release parties by my fellow writers! (Alternatively, you can read this as: looks like J.C.’s double-booked herself again!)

So here are the two release parties:

To celebrate the release of CassaFire, blogger and blogfester extraordinaire Alex J. Cavanaugh is throwing a blogosphere-wide Catch Fire Release Party today! The sequel to CassaStar, CassaFire is a sci-fi space opera/adventure released by Dancing Lemur Press.

Blurb for CassaFire

CassaStar was only the beginning… 

The Vindicarn War is a distant memory and Byron’s days of piloting Cosbolt fighters are over. He has kept the promise he made to his fallen mentor and friend – to probe space on an exploration vessel. Shuttle work is dull, but it’s a free and solitary existence. The senior officer is content with his life aboard the Rennather.

The detection of alien ruins sends the exploration ship to the distant planet of Tgren. If their scientists can decipher the language, they can unlock the secrets of this device. Is it a key to the Tgren’s civilization or a weapon of unimaginable power? Tensions mount as their new allies are suspicious of the Cassan’s technology and strange mental abilities. 

To complicate matters, the Tgrens are showing signs of mental powers themselves, the strongest of which belongs to a pilot named Athee, a woman whose skills rival Byron’s unique abilities. Forced to train her mind and further develop her flying aptitude, he finds his patience strained. Add a reluctant friendship with a young scientist, and he feels invaded on every level. All Byron wanted was his privacy…

Purchase Links

Paperback: Amazon US | Amazon UK 

E-book: Amazon US | Amazon UK

About the Author

Alex J. Cavanaugh has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and works in web design and graphics. He’s experienced in technical editing and worked with an adult literacy program for several years. A fan of all things science fiction, his interests range from books and movies to music and games. Online he is Ninja Captain Alex and founder of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Currently he lives in the Carolinas with his wife.

Contact: Blog | Twitter

Check out the main party pad at Alex’s blog here!

Congratulations, Alex!

And next, we have:

Jessica Therrien celebrates the release of Oppression, the first in her YA paranormal Children of the Gods series, with Zova Books today with a Virtual Launch Party. I’ll also be interviewing Jessica in March about Oppression as part of her blog tour, so keep your eyes out for that!

Blurb for Oppression

Elyse knows what it means to keep a secret. She’s been keeping secrets her whole life. Two, actually. First, that she ages five times slower than the average person, so that while she looks eighteen years old, she’s closer to eighty. Second, that her blood has a mysterious power to heal. 

For Elyse, these things don’t make her special. They make life dangerous. After the death of her parents, she’s been careful to keep her secret as closely guarded as possible. Now, only one other person in the world knows about her age and ability. 

Or so she thinks. 

Elyse is not the only one keeping secrets. There are others like her all over the world, descendants of the very people the Greeks considered gods. She is one of them, and they have been waiting for her.

Among so many of her kind, she should not be very remarkable–except for the prophecy. Some believe she will put an end to centuries of traditions, safeguarded by violence, which have oppressed her people for centuries. Others are determined to keep her from doing just that. But for Elyse, the game is just beginning–and she’s not entirely willing to play by their rules.

Purchase Links

Paperback: Amazon US | Amazon UK 

E-book: Amazon US | Amazon UK

About the Author

Jessica Therrien spent most of her life in the small town of Chilcoot, California, high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In this town of nearly 100 residents, with no street lights or grocery stores, there was little to do but find ways to be creative. Her mother, the local English teacher, inspired her to do all things artistic, and ultimately instilled in her a love for language.

In 2003, Jessica attended California State University Long Beach where her passion for language found her studying Chinese, and in 2005 she moved to Taiwan to study abroad. From 2005 to 2006 Jessica was fully immersed in the Chinese language as she attended National Taiwan University, and in 2008 she graduated from San Diego State University magna cum laude.

Jessica currently lives in Chula Vista with her husband, and is writing the next chapter in the Children of the Gods series.

Contact: Blog | Twitter | Facebook

For more fun–and cool prizes–check out the main party pad at Jessica’s blog here!

So there you have it: two very different books by two very talented writers!

Tags: Alex J. Cavanaugh, CassaFire, Jessica Therrien, Launch, Oppression, Paranormal, Party, Release, Sci-fi, YA

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