Today is the release of Leigh Ann Kopan's ONE and I'm thrilled for her! The premise sounds so amazing. I'm offering a free eBook to celebrate. All you have to do is tell us who you'd want to share a super power with and what power would that be? I'll pick a winner on Monday, June 17.
The winner of the eBook copy by Random.org is Nicole Zoltack. Congratulations! Please email me your email address at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com.
Here's all the details about Leigh Ann and the book...
Praise
for One
One balances a
fully imagined, super world
with deep, well-crafted characters and took me on a heart
pounding, heartbreakingly authentic journey I hated to see end.
~Trisha Leigh, author of The Last Year series
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“Exciting, edgy, romantic
and beautifully written, ONE is a book from an incredible new writing talent
that will leave you longing for more!”
~Emma Pass, author
of Acid (Random House 2013) and the
upcoming The Fearless (Random House
2014)
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"I opened One and didn't put it down. On the
surface it's a fast-paced superhero story combined with all the wonderful and
terrible aspects of teenage life, but beneath that is the story of a girl who
only wants to be more than she is. It's a fun adventure cloaking a simple but
powerful truth of the human condition."
~Francesca Zappia,
author of the upcoming Ask Again Later
(Greenwillow/HarperCollins 2014)
Leigh Ann Kopans’s Biography:
Raised on comic books and
classic novels, Leigh Ann developed an early love of science fiction and
literature. After earning degrees in Sociology and Hebrew, she went on to
become a rabbi at The Ohio State University. Surrounded by college students,
she found her niche writing science fiction and romance for teens.
Leigh Ann, her husband, and four children live in Columbus, Ohio, which sadly lacks superheroes but does have the best football and fabulous ice cream.
Leigh Ann, her husband, and four children live in Columbus, Ohio, which sadly lacks superheroes but does have the best football and fabulous ice cream.
ONE’s Summary:
When having two powers makes
you a Super and having none makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad
half-superpowered freak.
It makes you a One.
Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly – too bad all she can do is hover.
If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.
Then she meets Elias VanDyne, another One, and all her carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.
Merrin's mad chemistry skills land her a spot on the Hub's internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted, she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it's more important to fly solo, or to save everything - and everyone - she loves.
It makes you a One.
Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey would love to be able to fly – too bad all she can do is hover.
If she could just land an internship at the Biotech Hub, she might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in hopes of boosting her chances.
Then she meets Elias VanDyne, another One, and all her carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.
Merrin's mad chemistry skills land her a spot on the Hub's internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted, she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it's more important to fly solo, or to save everything - and everyone - she loves.
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That sounds awesome! I suppose if I had to be a One, it would be to become a human watermark then connect with another human watermark so we can appear and disappear together when we touch. I'd really prefer if that other person were Johnny Depp :-)
ReplyDeleteControlling thoughts, bending people to your will...that would be an ideal superpower. Used only for good, of course. I'd share the superpower my cat.
ReplyDeleteDon't cats already have that superpower? ;)
DeleteI'd like to share a power to cool the earth down to stop global warming. Ian Somerholder would be my partner.
ReplyDeleteLoriMarie - Ian Somerhalder....mmmmmmm! ;D
DeleteI've always wanted to fly . . but maybe being able to time travel with my partner would be fun! Hmm . . Maybe my best friend, so we can have plenty of adventures together that way!
ReplyDeleteI would love to teleport. And be able to take people along of course. And I suppose I'd better say my husband so we could do some fun traveling. Although my best friend would be a close second. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Leigh Ann!
I'd like to be able to fly, and I think I'd want to share it with my preschool son so I could show him the view from up there. (Sappy? Sure thing!)
ReplyDeleteI would love to have super speed so I can get all of my chores done and still have time for my family and to write! And I would share it with hubby. :) I'm so excited for One!
ReplyDeleteEeeeeee so excited for Leigh Ann! As for a superpower, I'd love to share the power of telepathy with my sisters---we kind of have it already (sometimes). :) Thank you for the giveaway, Brenda!
ReplyDeleteHoly frick, this sounds amazing! And that cover is amazing! Okay, I have no idea who I'd want to share a superpower with, but off the top of my head, probably my sister :)
ReplyDeleteI want to read this book sooo bad! :D Concerning a superpower, I'd want to be able to see from every perspective. As in, be able to see from a bird's eye view with a blink, and a worm's view with another blink. See everything from all angles. And I'd probably share my power with my best friend.
ReplyDeleteOne sounds like such a great book... congrats on the launch. Love the cover too.
ReplyDeleteOh, gosh - ONE superpower? ;)
ReplyDeleteI might like to be invincible, and share it with my kids! (and maybe my husband, if he was nice!) ;p
And seriously, who designed that cover? That's amazing.
AND, I want to know - where and how does she get her hair done? I LOVE the blue and purple in it! :)
ReplyDeleteI want to read this book desperately ! Concerning a superpower, I'd want to be able to see from every perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Finn Felton
Kopi Luwak
Can't wait to read this! I'd want the ability to quickly and safely travel anywhere, and I do mean anywhere: underwater, into space, wherever the fancy strikes! I guess I want teleportation with special breathing abilities, and I'd share it with my hubby so he could see everything with me.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I think teleport would be my superpower and I'd share it with my husband so he'd have to come with me to when we'd teleport to visit my mother. Bwahaha. Okay, and so we could travel the world together :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely teleport- today feels like a very nice day for banana pancakes in Bali, a quick safari and then dinner in Paris. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteIf my husband and I could teleport, that would be awesome. Or maybe me and my best friend, actually. The hubby isn't so big on travel. :-P
ReplyDeleteWow, this sounds really cool! Best of luck Leigh Ann! Hi Brenda, it's been a while. Hope you're great!
ReplyDelete-Vicki