Roland West, Outcast Blog Tour

Outcast Blog Tour

Learn more about the book, my reviewfollow the blog tour, connect with the author, view the book trailer, and enter to win a copy!

About the Book:

For shy Roland West, speech class is synonymous with humiliation. The last thing he wants is more attention from the gossips and troublemakers of River Run High School. But when an outcast’s house is viciously vandalized, Roland needs to find the perpetrators—before they strike again. Yet nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Suspected by the police and ridiculed for his beliefs, Roland draws closer to the sinister truth. When the perpetrators threaten a good friend, can Roland overcome his fear of speaking out and expose them? Continue reading

Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl Blog Tour

Where You Lead

Where You Lead

by Leslea Wahl

Sixteen-year-old Eve Donahue’s lonely existence changes in an instant when visions of a mysterious stranger haunt her. Certain God is calling her for a mission, she bravely says yes and begins her quest to meet this young man.

Thousands of miles away, Nick Hammond has been dealing with his own unusual experience, an unwavering certainness to convince his father to run for political office.

When these two unlikely teens finally meet, their belief that God has called them to work together sets them on a journey of faith to untangle a web of deception involving international trade agreements, lost confederate gold, and a blossoming romance. As they follow century old clues, they realize God can call us all in big and small ways. We just need to listen and say “Yes Lord, I will go where You lead.” Continue reading

Secrets Awarded Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval


SecretsSecrets: Visible & Invisible by Corinna Turner, Cynthia T. Toney, Theresa Linden, Susan Peek, T.M. Gaouette, Carolyn Astfalk, and Leslea Wahl, published on July 4, 2018, by Catholic Teen Books, has been awarded the Seal of Approval by the Catholic Writers Guild. Books are evaluated by the Guild for both their Catholicity and editorial integrity.

The purpose of the Seal of Approval is to help Catholic bookstores and venues by determining the Catholicity of a work. Members of the Catholic Writers Guild are faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Writers Guild is an organization of Catholic writers, artists, editors, and illustrators. Its purpose is “to help build a vibrant Catholic literary culture by offering educational programs that encourage Catholic spiritual growth, teach Catholic writers about their craft as well as how to sell and market their work.”

CWG Seal of Approval

Secrets: Visible & Invisible Blog Tour

Secrets Blog Tour

Secrets: Visible & Invisible

by Corinna Turner, Cynthia T. Toney, Theresa Linden, Susan Peek, T.M. Gaouette, Carolyn Astfalk, and Leslea Wahl

Secrets

A  collection of short stories by seven CatholicTeenBooks.com authors. As described by Mark Hart of Life Teen International, who provides the foreword, “Each story reveals something different about the human heart and our constant (though, often veiled) desire for truth and virtue.”

Secret (n.) – something kept hidden from knowledge or view; a mystery. Continue reading

Interview with YA Fantasy Author Katy Huth Jones

What appeals to you about the fantasy genre, particularly as a facet (an under-represented facet) of Christian fiction?

What appeals to me about the fantasy genre, and Christian fantasy in particular (both to read and to write) is the way spiritual truths can be woven into a story with fantastical and/or supernatural elements in a way that often has a greater impact than reading a contemporary or straight historical story. As Aslan the lion, the Christ figure in the Chronicles of Narnia tells Lucy at the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, “This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.” Even though there is no Christ figure in my Mercy series, sacrificial love is a huge theme.

The Mercy series appears to have all of the necessary elements that make readers fall in love with a fantasy tale: an honorable hero, danger, love, and fearsome enemies. How would you summarize the series?

Mercy's PrinceThe initial idea for He Who Finds Mercy came from my frustration with “strong” fantasy heroines who were totally unrealistic and poor role models for teens. I wanted to create a brave young woman who did not have to resort to violence. I did not expect the story to grow to epic proportions, but it spans fifteen years of Mercy the Healer’s life, from age 14 to 29. Through wars, betrayals, and great personal loss, Mercy and her loved ones grow in their faith in the Most High God. Though based on twelfth century British Isles, the world grew organically from the situation, and there are dragons of all sizes, castles, knights, and a gifted royal family. The first book, Mercy’s Prince, can stand alone; the first three can be read as a trilogy; and the last two can be read without reading the first three, since they take place eleven years after book three. Continue reading

Catholic Teen Books Secrets Anthology Coming July 4!

Secrets: Visible & Invisible!

Secret (n.) – something kept hidden from knowledge or view; a mystery.

  • In a dystopian future, an innocent picnic turns deadly!
  • Elijah knows nothing of an elderly stranger’s secret past—until her disappearance changes everything.
  • A mysterious, ever-changing painting alarms a group of teens.
  • A cannonball took Dario’s legs . . . Will he lose his soul too?
  • The arrival of a mysterious girl challenges everything about Jason’s life.
  • An unlicensed driver. His dad’s truck. What could possibly go wrong?
  • An old tale of murder and forbidden love leads to a modern-day treasure hunt.

“For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest,
nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.” (Luke 8:17 RSV-CE)