No matter whom she trusts, no matter how hard she tries to control her Talent, Arden's life begins to spiral out of control-with fatal consequences. She needs to keep secrets in order to survive.īut secrets are built on lies, and when secrecy becomes paramount, the lies become dangerous. She must navigate the turmoil of high school and the uncertainty of her first crush, all while keeping her Talent from prying eyes. When Arden discovers she can control the weather, she leaves her secluded family farm to live in Everglen among her own kind-Paragons who can control the elements with their minds and bodies.Īrden soon learns that being a Paragon means being a target for darker forces that want to exploit her Talent-or destroy it. If you want to skip all that and go right to Amazon, well, here you go! Please pass the word, share/like/retweet on Facebook and Twitter Word of mouth will be the way to make the book a success. There's a brief decision (also below), as well as a free first chapter. After much consideration, I decided it wasn't going to get read if I just left on my laptop. The feedback was great, so I sent it to a few more people. A couple of young adults in my life were looking for something to read, so I passed it along. WHIRLWIND sat on my laptop for several months. The next thing I knew, I had a book finished. In the down time from the other book, I would jot down notes and, well, the writing started. I'm working on another book (sorta of adult urban fantasy) and the main character of WHIRLWIND, Arden Lewis, started nagging at me. I tend to think of it as my 'accidental' novel.

My first young adult novel is available on Amazon right now as an ebook! The print will be available shortly.

Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco