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Episode 46 of the Ideas to Books Podcast features an interview with Young Adult Fantasy author J.M. Hackman.
Meet J.M. (Jill):
J. M. Hackman loves bookstores and libraries. She spent her childhood visiting these magical places and writing. After graduating from Penn State, she held many positions: assistant librarian, office assistant, office manager, substitute teacher, author, wife, and mother. She still holds the last three jobs.
Her short stories have been published in the anthologies Realmscapes and Mythical Doorways. Her YA fantasy Spark (Book One of The Firebrand Chronicles) was released in 2017 from L2L2 Publishing. The sequel, Flare, is scheduled for an October 2018 release. She spends her days writing stories, consuming massive quantities of dark chocolate, and looking for portals to other worlds.
About J.M.’s new release, Spark:
Brenna James wants three things for her sixteenth birthday: to find her history notes before the test, to have her mother return from her business trip, and to stop creating fire with her bare hands.
Yeah, that’s so not happening. Unfortunately.
When Brenna learns her mother is missing in an alternate reality called Linneah, she travels through a portal to find her. Who knew portals even existed? But Brenna’s arrival in Linneah begins the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, including a royal murder and the theft of Linneah’s most powerful relic: the Sacred Veil.
Unwilling yet left with no other choice, Brenna and her new friend Baldwin pursue the thief into the dangerous woods of Silvastamen and beyond. Exactly what Brenna wanted to do for her sixteenth birthday. When they spy an army marching toward Linneah, Brenna is horrified. Can she find the veil, save her mother, and warn Linneah in time?
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