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I'm not sure how familiar everyone here is with the story behind the story, I know some of you know the journey I was on with this particular book. In brief - I wrote it back in 2009 and it got to a point where I thought that maybe this book might never see the light of day. It was really hard, especially because I thought there was something magical about this book. I was (and still am) extremely passionate about it.
Well after a lot of self doubt and just plain fear it would never happen . . . it's happened. And today's the day it comes out into the big wide world.
It's already had some incredible responses (and quite frankly tear inducing responses for yours truly - oh the feels). Here's a review from Kirkus blog: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/throw-out-every-other-angel-book-youve-read/ It's a really emotional thing for me that a book I thought might never be read is now something others appear to be passionate about as well.
Anyway . . . now the promo part of this post
:
It's available as an ebook for $2.99 - this is a link to a list of links for your ereader of choice .
It's also available as a paperback here.
As ever, thank you to everyone on this site who keeps me moving forward even when things get a little hard, a little impossible. Your stories of perseverance keep me going, and I am honoured by your constant support of me and my work. Big grateful hugs!
(and here's the plot synopsis, so, you know, you know wtf it's all about )
"With a crisp, engaging voice and sharp wit, Adrienne Kress is always a treat to read." - Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
After six years of “angels” coming out of the sky and taking people from her town, 16-year-old Riley Carver has just about had it living with the constant fear. When one decides to terrorize her in her own backyard, it’s the final straw. She takes her mother’s shotgun and shoots the thing. So it’s dead. Or … not? In place of the creature she shot, is a guy. A really hot guy. A really hot alive and breathing guy. Oh, and he’s totally naked.
Not sure what to do, she drags his unconscious body to the tool shed and ties him up. After all, he’s an angel and they have tricks. When he regains consciousness she’s all set to interrogate him about why the angels come to her town, and how to get back her best friend (and almost boyfriend) Chris, who was taken the year before. But it turns out the naked guy in her shed is just as confused about everything as she is.
He thinks it’s 1956.
Set in the deep south, OUTCAST is a story of love, trust, and coming of age. It’s also a story about the supernatural, a girl with a strange sense of humor who’s got wicked aim, a greaser from the 50’s, and an army of misfits coming together for one purpose: To kick some serious angel ass.
“A refreshingly different take on angel mythology with a funny, gutsy, shotgun-toting heroine and a rivetingly sexy hero, set in an eerie deep south town, OUTCAST is a spooky, spirited, compulsively readable story—charged with wit, wisdom, and bittersweet romance.”
- Lesley Livingston, author of the internationally bestselling Wondrous Strange series
Well after a lot of self doubt and just plain fear it would never happen . . . it's happened. And today's the day it comes out into the big wide world.
It's already had some incredible responses (and quite frankly tear inducing responses for yours truly - oh the feels). Here's a review from Kirkus blog: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/throw-out-every-other-angel-book-youve-read/ It's a really emotional thing for me that a book I thought might never be read is now something others appear to be passionate about as well.
Anyway . . . now the promo part of this post
:It's available as an ebook for $2.99 - this is a link to a list of links for your ereader of choice
.It's also available as a paperback here.
As ever, thank you to everyone on this site who keeps me moving forward even when things get a little hard, a little impossible. Your stories of perseverance keep me going, and I am honoured by your constant support of me and my work. Big grateful hugs!
(and here's the plot synopsis, so, you know, you know wtf it's all about
)"With a crisp, engaging voice and sharp wit, Adrienne Kress is always a treat to read." - Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
After six years of “angels” coming out of the sky and taking people from her town, 16-year-old Riley Carver has just about had it living with the constant fear. When one decides to terrorize her in her own backyard, it’s the final straw. She takes her mother’s shotgun and shoots the thing. So it’s dead. Or … not? In place of the creature she shot, is a guy. A really hot guy. A really hot alive and breathing guy. Oh, and he’s totally naked.
Not sure what to do, she drags his unconscious body to the tool shed and ties him up. After all, he’s an angel and they have tricks. When he regains consciousness she’s all set to interrogate him about why the angels come to her town, and how to get back her best friend (and almost boyfriend) Chris, who was taken the year before. But it turns out the naked guy in her shed is just as confused about everything as she is.
He thinks it’s 1956.
Set in the deep south, OUTCAST is a story of love, trust, and coming of age. It’s also a story about the supernatural, a girl with a strange sense of humor who’s got wicked aim, a greaser from the 50’s, and an army of misfits coming together for one purpose: To kick some serious angel ass.
“A refreshingly different take on angel mythology with a funny, gutsy, shotgun-toting heroine and a rivetingly sexy hero, set in an eerie deep south town, OUTCAST is a spooky, spirited, compulsively readable story—charged with wit, wisdom, and bittersweet romance.”
- Lesley Livingston, author of the internationally bestselling Wondrous Strange series
Congratulations, Toothpaste!
(ETA: Just ordered my copy from amazon.com!!)