YA Book Launch Party at Jan’s Paperbacks with Maggie Faire

BEAVERTON, Ore. - May 21, 2013 - PRLog -- YA author Maggie Faire will be at Jan's Paperback's launching her Forest People series Saturday June 8th. The party begins at 1pm and goes until 4pm and will be highlighted with special giveaways, readings, and discussions with the author.  Customers will also be treated to a complimentary dessert bar.  Windtree Press will also be giving away an extra prize to any customer dressed in the costume of one of the novels characters.  

For more on author Maggie Faire, visit her  blog http://maggiefaire.blogspot.com and get a head start on reading. The first 8 chapters of Book 1 have been posted in advanced.  Also, check out her website http://maggiefaire.com where she'll start revealing things about the characters.

Book Summaries  

Chameleon: The Awakening
Book 1 of the Forest People

No identity. That’s what it’s like to be a human chameleon, and sixteen-year-old Camryn Painter wonders if she'll ever figure out who the real Camryn is—or should be. Just looking at someone else will cause her body to change into that person. Her parents called it her gift. She calls it her curse.

Then Ohar, a man with impossibly good looks and an ethereal manner offers her a way to claim her birthright by joining the Mazikeen as part of the Forest People. He says she is “the chosen” of the Forest People. The prophecy indicates her powers are beyond any others and she will save their world.

Camryn had always loved the Redwoods at her back door. The stories her mother spun of its inhabitants kept her entertained for much of her childhood. The problem is the stories are real. The forest people are real, human yet not human. They are faery and beasts, evil and angels, mutations of humans and animals over thousands of years. Then there's Dagger, a young man who distrusts the Mazikeen and Ohar, but admits to being a thief and only interested in his own pleasure. All of them want the Chameleon for their own agenda.

With the help of Ohar and Dagger, Camryn learns to control her identity so that she can walk among more than one world. Yet the more Camryn learns, the more she suspects there are too many secrets — dangerous secrets. There are no easy answers, and every decision she makes puts someone’s life in danger.

Chameleon: The Choosing
Book 2 of the Forest People

Having survived the Kintala and liberated her father, Camryn knows two things: 1) her feelings about Ohar or Dagger can't be trusted; and 2) her newly found magical powers are darn scary and out of control. Though she has learned how to manage when she changes into other people, now she has the added burden of controlling her magic before she kills someone by accident.

The first step is to bond with the most powerful creature in the universe, a thunder dragon. They are the only ones who can take her to the void. They are the only ones who can answer her questions about her gifts. They are the only ones who understand the burdens of life and death--of balance and control. The choosing is never easy, and only the worthy are chosen.

Camryn is committed to stopping the lichen mutations that are killing the Forest People. She knows that her gift as a Chameleon will allow her to discover why the Agnoses experiments are being escalated and how they use the lichen to enhance powers of both Forest People and Agnoses.

In her first battle of control, Camryn comes face-to-face with her own inner demons. What price is she willing to pay in order to save the Forest People? Camryn can see the war coming. Her gifts have the power to save both worlds, but in the process she may end up destroying everyone and everything she loves.

The community is invited to join us for an afternoon of fun and refreshments.  For more information, visit http://www.janspaperbacks.com/event/maggie-faire-book-signing.  

Jan’s Paperbacks is an independently owned bookstore specializing in selling and trading paperback books in-store as well as selling new and eBooks through their online store www.JansPaperbacks.com.  The store has been a staple in the Aloha community for over 30 years.

Visit Jan’s Paperbacks at 18095 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy, Aloha, Oregon 97006, call 503-649-3444, or go online at www.JansPaperbacks.com.