PLEASE WELCOME MERRIE DESTEFANO TO BOOKHOUNDS YA!
Book Description
Everything
is changing . . .
Turning sixteen can be
hell, especially if everyone in town thinks your mother killed herself and your
sister. All Kira Callahan wants to do is swim, hang out with her best friend,
Sean, and ignore the kids who torment her at school. That is, until one day
when she gets invited to a party. For three minutes her life is wonderful—she
even kisses Sean. Then somebody spikes her drink and some girls from out of
town lure her into the ocean and hold her underwater.
Kira soon discovers that
the group of wild teenagers who have come to visit Crescent Moon Bay are not as
innocent as they seem. In fact, nothing is as it seems—not the mysterious
deaths of her sister or her mother, not her heritage, not even her best friend.
And everything seems to hinge on the ancient Celtic legends that her mother
used to tell her as a child.
Read an excerpt HERE
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With twenty years’ experience in
publishing, Merrie Destefano left a 9-to-5 desk job as the editor of Victorian Homes magazine to become a
full-time novelist. Her first two novels, Afterlife:
The Resurrection Chronicles and Feast:
Harvest of Dreams were published by HarperVoyager. Fathom is both her first YA novel and her first indie published
novel. When not
writing, she loves to camp in the mountains, walk on the beach, watch old
movies and listen to alternative music—although rarely all at the same time. Born in the Midwest, she now lives in Southern California
with her husband, their two German shepherds and a Siamese cat.
You can find Merrie
Author website:
Author blog:
Twitter:
Facebook:
Author’s HarperCollins micro author site
1. What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a
child?
What I remember most is the actual
process of learning how to read. I was sitting in the kitchen, trying to figure
out the beginning of the next chapter in one of my Dick And Jane school text
books, but I got stuck on the chapter heading which was, Dick And Ann. Every
time I tried to read it, what I saw was, Dick And And. I went to all my older
brothers and sisters, asking them to help me figure it out. No matter how many
times they tried to explain it to me, it still didn’t make any sense. Then
finally, it was like a light bulb went off inside my head. I was finally able
to understand it. And from that point on, I loved to read.
2. What are you reading right now?
I happen to be in
between books right now, something that doesn’t happen very often. I just
finished reading Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick, which was incredible! The next book on
my TBR pile is Ten by Gretchen McNeil. I’ve already read the first 60 pages and
I can’t wait to read the rest.
3. How does your garden grow?
Oh, my poor
garden! When we first moved in, it was glorious. Since then, both of our German
shepherds have become novice gardeners, experts at deciding which plants need
to be removed and then helping them along. It’s been really hot this summer and
almost everything except my bougainvillea has died. Just this afternoon, one of
our dogs was in the backyard digging a hole, probably because there were no
plants to get in his way. Unfortunately, all the dirt he was kicking up was
going on the cat. The cat was not amused.
4. What is the last thing you Googled?
Great question!
I’m working on a blog post about one of the main characters in Fathom, my young
adult novel that releases on October 1. This particular character, a
seventeen-year-old girl named Riley, is extremely rebellious and has a
full-sleeve tattoo. So I was searching for photos of full-sleeve Japanese
tattoos to include in my post.
5. What makes you cringe?
So many things!
Where to begin? Bugs, worms, smelly dead things, lizards, snakes, blood and
guts, scary movies, bad breath, garbage, car wrecks, violence, dark alleys,
guns, cars that break down on the freeway, hospitals, jails, broccoli, needles,
dentists, the concept of infinity, outer space, the Mariana Trench, flesh
eating bacteria, closets, whatever is under the bed when I’m trying to fall
asleep, basements, serial killers, monsters, noises outside when I’m home
alone, power outages at night, running out of gas…in other words, I cringe at
almost everything. This is probably one reason why I write scary stories—I can
definitely identify with the person who’s terrified!
Mary, thank you
very much for having me on Bookhounds today!
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Nice Q&A and intro to the book. I think the Celtic legends sound intriguing. And I certainly liked her mention of her novice gardeners, her German Shepherds! Thanks so much.
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