Blurb:
The
trials are looming, but Makai spends his days watching the portals to Earth and
filling his sketchbook with drawings of his muse—a strawberry-blonde beauty
named Heather. Although breaking the Schism is illegal, taboo, and all sorts of
wrong, temptation to escape responsibility pushes him to cross over and meet
his crush.
Once
just isn’t enough.
Every
few days, Makai skips school, sneaking onto Earth to spend time with Heather.
Could he stay with her? He’d have to leave his friends, his family…his world.
Makai’s free to choose his future, but everyone expects brilliance from the
Winged Councilman’s son. He can’t disappoint his father, especially when
Father’s office seems to be caught in the whispers of conspiracy. Eventually
the danger following the Councilman follows Makai, and even Earth isn’t far
enough to run.
About the Author:
Laura writes because it’s
her destiny! Okay, that may be overly dramatic, but she thinks there’s
something to it. Her parents named her after the author who penned the Little
House books—Laura Ingalls Wilder. From the moment she learned the origin of her
name, she got the bug and knew she had to do the same. Aside from narrating the
life and death struggles of her Barbies, she first tried to write a story in
high school. The unfortunate melodrama felt like more of a Sailor Moon meets
Justice League mash-up than a real book. She did coin her website from its
universe (http://www.rayhastudios.com) and it provided lots of inspiration moving
forward.
In college, Laura used
visual arts for her creative outlet with a drawing minor, but she still wanted
to write. Everyone knows you don’t make money as an author, so she did the
prudent thing and got a literature degree with a technical writing
certification. To actually get a tech writing job though, she had to go back
for her Masters in Technical Writing. The classes she took for that degree
opened her eyes to the mechanics of writing, and actually inspired her to work
on fiction once again.
While she was getting
that MA, Laura started dating her now-husband. They married in 2008, and he’s
been her best friend and biggest supporter ever since. They honeymooned in
Italy, where he lived as a teenager. It was nice to have a private tour guide
who spoke the lingo.
In 2011, their daughter
was born, who they plan to inflict their weirdness on full force. She already
loves watching Idolm@ster 2, a Japanese video game with singing anime idols.
They have to do something to keep out of the hundred-plus temperatures of Texas
weather. You can check for updates at:
Review:
Breaking the Schism was more of an
extended teaser than an actual book. It might appeal to the Young Adult
audience to whom it’s aimed, but not to this reviewer. I hate cliff-hangers! Breaking
the Schism introduces us to Makai, a young creature who is among the Winged
people of Illirin. We learn that Illirin also has Legged, Tailed, Scaled and
Seer people. As the son of the Winged Counselor, great things are expected of
Makai, but he’s more interested in art than the military, business, or
politics. And he’s interested Heather, in a girl who lives on Earth—in another
dimension, forbidden territory, beyond the Schism.
We
also hear rumors of some sort of conspiracy, that affects his father and puts
their family in danger. Makai has to flee to Earth. He begins to make a life
with Heather. Boom! Cliff-hanger. Not a book; an introduction. A beginning with
no middle and no end. I found it to be extremely unsatisfying. The only reason
I gave it any roses at all is that I realize a twelve year-old might not have
the same objections I do.
Author Website: http://www.rayhastudios.com
Heat Rating: G
Length: 58 Pages
Digital Price: FREE
Buy Link: https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/now-available-in-ebook/breaking-the-schism-detail
You’ll
notice we always include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors
usually receive 40-50% of the net proceeds from the publisher. Editors and
cover artists usually receive about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes
& Noble or another third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the
author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if
a book costs $5.99 at E-Book Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author
will receive about $2.40-$2.99. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will
receive about $1.70-$2.10.
Download
the file from the publisher onto your computer as you would any other file.
I’ve created a folder for books on my computer, with subfolders by source
(Marketing for Romance Writers, Net Galley, Authors who find me on Kindle
lists, etc.). That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on
your computer. Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle
breaks and my kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If
you have a Kindle and your hubby has a Nook, you won’t have to buy separate
copies, so buying directly from the publisher can save you money.
Moving
the file from your computer to your e-reader is as easy as transferring any
file from your computer to a USB flash drive. Plug the larger USB end of your e-reader
charging chord into a USB port on your computer and simply move the file from
the folder into which you’ve downloaded the book to Documents/Books directory
on your e-reader. You can move the file by highlighting it and dragging it to the
documents directory in you Kindle you want to move it to. Or right click on it,
and then left click copy or move. Or hit Control/C for copy, Control/X for cut,
and Control/V for paste.
Your
author will be happy you did when he/she sees his/her royalty statement.
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