The Midnight Society
by Rhonda Sermon
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Blurb (synopsis)
"Witness protection has a protocol for
every imaginable situation—the unimaginable has happened."
Fifteen-year-old Cate's life has
been monitored since her new identity was created five years ago. She's spent
countless hours learning how to deal with potential threats and dangerous
situations. None of which is any use when everyone around her is suddenly
frozen like statues one afternoon.
As she attempts to make sense of
the frightening scene, a mysterious group of teenagers appears out of thin air.
They are intrigued she’s not affected, but focus on completing their mission,
using baffling powers before they vanish again.
Terrified, but desperate not to be
relocated again Cate tells no one and sets a catastrophic chain of events in
motion. When the group seeks her out the next day, she discovers a brutal realm
filled with wizards, zombies and the occasional shapeshifter who travel through
time manipulating history. A centuries-old battle between two mortal enemies in
this clandestine world puts Cate’s loved ones in danger.
When her brother disappears, a
panicked Cate is forced into the dangerous realm where she must risk her life
to search for him. There she is faced with an unimaginable decision. Will she
risk destroying innocent lives and the world as she knows it to save the ones
she loves?
One line blurb for teasers
"Witness protection
has a protocol for every imaginable situation—the unimaginable has happened."
Genre & target audience
Genre :
YA Urban
Fantasy
Target Audience
This YA novel
is for readers aged 13 and up and will have a large cross over market and
appeal to adults.
A combination
of The Mortal Instruments meets Back to the Future with just a sprinkle of The
Hunger Games it will appeal to fans of Cassandra Clare and Suzanne Collin in
addition to lovers of Science Fiction and Time Travel books.
Author bio
Author Bio
The Short Version
Rhonda lives in Perth, Western
Australia with her husband and two children. Her two ragdoll cats can often be
found helpfully walking over her keyboard, chasing her mouse or generally
complaining loudly about the lack of priority their needs are being given. On
the good days, she adores writing, on the challenging days, it’s still awesome.
Her debut novel The Midnight Society was a finalist in the Young Adult category
and overall runner up in The Strongest Start 2012 Contest hosted by
TheNextBigWriter.com
The Long Version
(Which I suggest you read with a drink and snack.)
Rhonda was born and raised in a small
country town in Western Australia surrounded by the most beautiful beaches in
the world, although sadly the weather provided more rainy days than sunny.
After high school she headed to the
city and after four years studying at University, which was completely free
back then, she studied a little more and set off with her Chartered Accountant Certificate
under her arm to travel the world doing all things financial, which she found
fun and interesting. Please don’t hold that against her. To this day she
remains pretty much all travelled out, which many people find incomprehensible.
One evening, shortly after the arrival
of her second child she announced to her very understanding and supportive
husband, her decision to swap spreadsheets and numbers for chapters and prose.
This was followed by the bold and impossibly naive statement she was going to
write a book. And just like that she was hooked.
At an age well over 21 she found
something she was passionate about and truly loved. That first novel still sits
on her computer – cringe worthy to the trained eye, but a reminder of not only
how far she has come, but also to never be afraid to try something new.
Working from home can be very
distracting, with the television, free WiFi, two very entertaining ragdoll cats
and a multitude of things to clean and organize. That is Rhonda’s excuse for
writing in coffee shops. When she isn’t writing, her time is spent playing taxi
to her children, making school lunches and planning what to cook for dinner. An
unfortunate accident in her first Tae Kwon Do class which resulted in six weeks
immobile in plaster, followed by six months of rehabilitation now has her
committed to watching her children in their Tae Kwon Do classes to research new
fight moves for her characters.
On the good days, she adores writing,
on the challenging days, it’s still awesome.
Her debut novel The Midnight Society
was a finalist in the Young Adult category and overall runner up in The
Strongest Start 2012 Contest hosted by TheNextBigWriter.com.
Rhonda now lives in Perth, Western
Australia with her husband and two children. Her two ragdoll cats can often be
found helpfully walking over her keyboard, chasing her mouse or generally
complaining loudly about the lack of priority their needs are given
Book cover
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Excerpt
She dragged her hands down her face. Reluctantly, she admitted it was
impossible to ignore all the weird things that had happened since Sunday at the
bus stop. The damage was done. Her world
had changed. What if she was going to make terrible decisions or become a
horrible person? This was her chance to find out and maybe change that if she wanted to. “So Timesurfers control history?”
“We don’t control history, we protect it,” Naitanui said.
“Isn’t that the same?” Cate asked.
A sad smile spread across Naitanui’s face. “The two could not be more
different. To protect requires difficult
decisions. Ours is a world of black and white.”
Cate rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand. “What does that mean in
plain English?”
“The world wars, bubonic plague, the sinking of the Titanic—are all disasters that could be avoided in an alternate
history. If Mortez seeks to remedy these
types of events, our job is to ensure history runs its course as intended. We
do what it takes to ensure these tragedies unfold.”
“You stand by and let people die?” A sprinkling of doubt floated through
Cate’s head. How could letting people die be acceptable for any reason?
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PURCHASE LINKS
The Midnight Society is
available worldwide in ebook, paperback and hardback from your favourite online
retailer. The ebook is exclusive to Amazon and Free on Kindle Unlimited.
Purchase sites include:
Amazon : https://amzn.com/B01EO2CBUG
Barnes & Noble :
http://bit.ly/TMSbn
Book Depository: http://bit.ly/TMSBookdep
It is also available from
bookstores throughout Australian, United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
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