Hello! Thanks so much for hosting me here today! In honor of my book's title, Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four, I thought it would be fun to share four random facts about the story.
Fact 1:
The
story takes place in a setting that's loosely based on my New England
boarding school. I loved my high school campus! And I remember feeling
that it had an element of mystery to it. That it held ancient secrets. I
tapped into that feeling as I wrote about a supernatural school hidden
beneath the grounds of a regular school. . . .
Fact 2:
I
thought it would be entertaining to make my husband a character in the
book - at least use his name. When I asked him what kind of character he
wanted to be, he thought long and hard about it. He really took the
"casting" opportunity seriously. After a day or so of thinking, he
announced that he wanted to be the guy the other characters feared. The
funny thing is that his name is Al. And the name Al does not make anyone
tremble with fear. I added a few more letters to Al and came up with
Alexori. I'm happy to say that Al/Alexori is quite pleased with his
character.
Fact 3:
Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four
comes with music! How? Well, I'm a singer-songwriter and I wanted to
incorporate music with my book. When you get to the end of the story
you'll find a link to where you can download a FREE copy of my soul/pop
album, The Road to Adam. It's my small way of saying thank you to all readers!
Fact 4:
One
of my main characters, Colten Chase, has his own website! He's a
gorgeous movie star so it makes sense for him to have one! Check him out
at www.coltenchase.com.
Synopsis for Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four
The
students of Green Lane Academy roam their halls unaware that below
their manicured campus exists a prestigious school of an entirely
different kind . . .
Sixteen-year-old
Phoebe Pope has enrolled at the Campus Below: a spy academy for
shape-shifters hidden deep beneath the grounds of a boarding school
whose humans unknowingly protect it. There, thanks to a carefully
planned schedule, she leads a double life: spy trainee Below and normal
teenager Above.
As
if two course loads, concealing a secret power she alone wields, and
coping with her father’s recent death weren’t enough, Phoebe finds
herself developing major feelings for actor and teen heartthrob Colten
Chase, who attends the Campus Above and appears to be majoring in
winning Phoebe’s heart. But when officials learn that Phoebe may be at
the center of a startling prophecy, she becomes the target of
shape-shifting assassins who will stop at nothing to suppress the truth.
Now
Phoebe’s lessons about Shaper’s enemies and spycraft take on great
importance as a menace stalks the campus, with Phoebe as its target.
Meanwhile, what began as an unlikely relationship with Colten, quickly
morphs into heartache when she suspects that something sinister lurks
beneath this movie star’s glitter and fame. Suddenly, Phoebe’s caught in
a mesh of lies, betrayals, and danger where she doesn’t know who to
trust, and needs to rely on herself—and her secret power—to get to the
truth and to stay alive.
Nya Jade's Bio
Nya
Jade is a singer-songwriter and author based in San Francisco. Her
music videos have aired on the VH1, BET, and MTV networks. USA Today
hailed Nya as a “young female troubadour worth keeping your eyes and
ears on,” in an entertainment feature on up-and-coming
singer-songwriters. “Her cool singing voice recalls Sade,” said the LA
Times.
Between
writing and performing new music, Nya took a musical sabbatical to
focus on writing a novel—an endeavor she found quite daunting, until she
began looking at each chapter as a verse in a very long song. Phoebe
Pope and the Year of Four is her first novel.
In
her free time, Nya enjoys hanging out with family and friends,
searching for amazing gluten-free desserts, and bargain hunting for her
next pair of funky shoes.
Nya holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Sociology, both from Stanford University.
To learn more about Nya Jade please visit:
Web - www.nyajade.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/
Twitter - @TheNyaJade
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