Author Interview & Giveaway: Mary Lindsey - SHATTERED SOULS

Please welcome debut author of SHATTERED SOULS, the lovely Mary Lindsey who has joined us for an interview and then added a fantastic giveaway. But more on that later. We met Mary before she was a best-selling author, so we are thrilled for her success and honored that she is visiting here today. Now read on for the awesome that is Mary!

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1) If you were Lenzi's mom and knew about her power to talk to and help lost souls, how would you handle it and what advice would you give her? 

Being a mother of teens, this is a hard question because I want what is best for them and I have a strong desire to keep them safe. What would I do? I’d do whatever It takes to facilitate her success as a Speaker. It’s a calling much higher than school or homework, right? My advice would be what my dad told me my entire life before he died: “There is nothing you cannot do if you really want it. Just be sure you want something worth doing.”

2) What's your favorite line and/or scene from SHATTERED SOULS? One of my favorite lines: “Should I shake his hand or kiss him goodnight on the cheek? Maybe I should just act like Spook and lick his face.” (Spook is Alden’s dog.)

My favorite scene is the one in which they soul-share for the first time. Although it is very different now, it was the first scene I wrote. 

3) If you had Lenzi's power, what "lost soul" (real historical figure, or fictional character) would you want to help? 

Edgar Allan Poe. My current project is based on his poem, “Annabel Lee,” and has entailed a lot of research including several biographies on Poe’s life. He would be the perfect candidate for an intercession. 

4) Forbidden romance is a key element in Shattered Souls. Who are your favorite forbidden romance literary couples? Romeo and Juliet, Catherine and Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, and my all-time favorite forbidden romance couple, Meghann and Father Ralph de Bricassart from The Thornbirds.

5) You're trapped and alone in your river house on the island when the zombie apocalypse hits. The monsters emerge from the water and surround the house. You desperately search for a weapon but find only a Pillsbury dough container with a Post-It note that says "Open me if you want to live!" Screaming in terror, you bravely slam it on the corner of the table. POP! Materializing from a doughy purple mist are Mark Twain and Edgar Allan Poe who explain that instead of fighting to a bloody death, you can vaporize the zombies and save the world by collaborating on a YA novel. What is the title and tag line for the book you three come up with? 
The title is THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

I (Mary) will award a choice of ARCs to a commenter who leaves a tag line for this book. The winner may choose from Legend, by Marie Lu or Tempest by Julie Cross. 

I can’t wait to see what folks come up with! Thanks for having me on your blog today. 

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Oh, Mary you are generous, and fiendishly clever! All right everyone, kick that left-brain into gear and jump start those creative juices!

 Leave your tag line for Mary's title and your email address in the comments. Deadline is Oct 31. 

We're chomping at the bit to see your imagination at work!  

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SHATTERED SOULS 
author: Mary Lindsey
pub: Dec 8, 2011

Lenzi hears voices and has visions - gravestones, floods, a boy with steel gray eyes. Her boyfriend, Zak, can't help, and everything keeps getting louder and more intense. Then Lenzi meets Alden, the boy from her dreams, who reveals that she's a reincarnated Speaker - someone who can talk to and help lost souls - and that he has been her Protector for centuries.
Now Lenzi must choose between her life with Zak and the life she is destined to lead with Alden. But time is running out: a malevolent spirit is out to destroy Lenzi, and he will kill her if she doesn't make a decision soon.