Forbidden Sea: You Will NOT Believe This

Shadow in the Sea

Readers will return to Windwaithe Island once again. When sixteen-year-old Sadelyn Hanson washes up on the shores of Windwaithe Island, her beauty and the strange marks on her wrist make superstitious locals suspect she is a mermaid. Feigning amnesia, Sade hides a far worse secret: she was sailing to her own murder trial when she was thrown overboard by the real killer, the cunning and cruel Captain Westwood.

Sade's quiet effort to rebuild her life on the island is threatened when she meets an actual young merman. Unable to speak his language, Sade still longs for the warm companionship he offers, despite the locals' dire legends about merfolk and their dark magic. But her confused feelings for the impossible boy become the least of her problems when Captain Westwood's ship docks at Windwaithe. With nowhere to escape, Sade must trust in the one person who doesn't fear the merfolk. A woman who had dealings with them herself—years ago

Friday, March 27, 2009

You Will NOT Believe This

They've changed the title of my book again. I'm hoping this is the last time--but know it may not be. As of this moment my book is called Forbidden Sea. I actually like it a little better than Dark Sea so no complaints here. I also got some more exciting news! They want to move my release date up to January 1, 2010. Less than a year away! The book will be offered by Scholastic Book Fairs exclusively until May when they will have the main stream release. (Sorry guys. Unless you have kids with order forms you'll have to wait until May to get a copy.) The only way this can happen is if I can get the manuscript revised like--yesterday. Guess I won't be getting much sleep in the future. Wish me luck!

5 comments:

Raspberry said...: Good luck! I am so excited!; March 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Karlene said...: Great news on the release date! Yea!

I still think the title should have mermaid in it somewhere. :s; March 28, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Pinky Homer said...: I'm excited that I get to buy it sooner than later and ... I like the new title ... I hope your changes are flowing smoothly ... I'm so excited to get a hold of it .. Thank goodness that Mario is a Scholastic shopaholic (spelling?)!!!!; March 30, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Joella said...: Good Luck! OH MAN! I wish I had kids in school with a schoolastic order form! Sigh!; April 1, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Rebecca Herman said...: Awww no, I won't be able to buy it sooner. :( maybe it will turn up online somehow? I don't know. I'd love to read it earlier though!; July 19, 2009 at 4:20 AM