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\"intangible\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Intangible (The Aerling Series, #2) by DelSheree Gladden<\/h1>\n

\"intangible\"<\/a>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mason is not imaginary.
\nHe’s not a ghost, either.
\nAnd he’s most definitely not a hallucination.<\/p>\n

Mason is an Aerling, and the Sentinels’ number one target.<\/p>\n

Separated to keep each other safe and alive until Mason’s eighteenth birthday when Olivia is expected to guide him back to the world of the Aerlings, neither one was prepared to be stripped of their best friend, of the person they love most. The pain being away from each other causes is the least of their worries, though, as the Sentinels intensify their search for Mason and bring the threat of danger to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

Oddities<\/strong> \u2013 Guest Post from DelSheree Gladden<\/p>\n

I will be the first one to admit that I am weird. We all are, but not everyone is willing to admit it. Just for fun, stop whatever you doing and list five things about yourself that make you a little bit odd. Try to think of things other people might not already know. I\u2019ll do it too. Ready? Go!<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I am a big Star Trek fan and I have watched just about every episode of all the different series, and every movie. Yes, there were movies before the ones with Chris Pine and Benedict Cumberbatch.<\/li>\n
  2. I like to put my socks on first when I\u2019m getting dressed because I don\u2019t like having to push my pant legs out of the way to get them on.<\/li>\n
  3. I like spinach, a lot. I don\u2019t get why other people hate it so much. It\u2019s great in spanakopita.<\/li>\n
  4. I kill the majority of plants I try to plant every year. I really do try to keep them alive, but apparently I\u2019m just a terrible gardener.<\/li>\n
  5. I can\u2019t stand eating the same food more than once every couple of weeks. Except hamburgers. Those are pretty much always good.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Did you make your list? Feel free to share it in the comments below!<\/p>\n

    Now, why did I just tell you five strange things about myself? To make a point. Everybody has issues and weird idiosyncrasies. Real people are not perfect. Characters in a book should not be perfect either. If you can\u2019t name five weird things about your character, they need a little more depth. You want the characters you write to remind your readers of someone they know, whether it\u2019s a person they like or don\u2019t like. They need to feel real enough that readers can develop a relationship with your characters.<\/p>\n

    Once you have five oddities about a character, then go back and figure out where they came from. Why does your female lead hate cereal? Is it because it gets soggy in milk, or did she grow up in a home where she never had the type of parents who took the time to make her breakfast as a child? Why does your main love interest never wear blue? Is it because his mom painted his room Robin\u2019s Egg Blue as an infant and made him keep it that color even through high school? Or is it because that is the eye color of the man who hurt someone he loved?<\/p>\n

    This is something I try to practice in my writing, not only with my main characters, but with every side character, and especially with the villains. Every character should make readers wonder about their past and how it has shaped them. They\u2019ll keep reading to find out the answers to questions like: Why does Evie insist on skirting the rules so often? Why is Olivia so amazingly bad at sports? Why does Mason not remember more than bits and pieces of his life before Olivia? Where did the Sentinel chasing Mason get his scars? If you want to know the answers, grab a copy of Intangible and find out.<\/p>\n

    What are the stories behind your list of five weird facts?<\/p>\n

    About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"delsheree\"<\/a>DelSheree Gladden lives in New Mexico with her husband and two children. The Southwest is a big influence in her writing because of its culture, beauty, and mythology. Local folk lore is strongly rooted in her writing, particularly ideas of prophecy, destiny, and talents born from natural abilities. When she is not writing, DelSheree is usually reading, painting, sewing, or working as a Dental Hygienist. Her works include Escaping Fate, Twin Souls Saga, The Destroyer Trilogy, and Invisible. Look for, Wicked Power, the next book in the Someone Wicked This Way Comes Series, and Soul Stone, book two in the Escaping Fate Series, coming 2014.<\/p>\n

    Website <\/b><\/a>\/ <\/b>Blog <\/b><\/a>\/ <\/b>Twitter <\/b><\/a>\/ <\/b>Amazon<\/b><\/a> \/ <\/b>Goodreads<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

    Invisible (The Aerling Series, #1) by DelSheree Gladden<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"invisible\"<\/a>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Olivia\u2019s best friend is not imaginary. He\u2019s not a ghost, either. And she\u2019s pretty sure he\u2019s not a hallucination. He\u2019s just Mason.<\/p>\n

    He is, however, invisible.<\/p>\n

    When Olivia spotted the crying little boy on her front porch at five years old, she had no idea she was the only one who could see him. Twelve years later when new-girl Robin bumps into the both of them and introduces herself to Mason, they are both stunned.<\/p>\n

    Mason couldn\u2019t be more pleased that someone else can see him. Olivia, on the other hand, isn\u2019t jumping at the chance to welcome Robin into their circle. Jealousy may have something to do with
    \nthat, but honest fear that Robin\u2019s presence will put Mason in danger is soon validated when a strange black car shows up outside Olivia\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

    The race to find out what Robin knows in time to protect Mason from whatever threats are coming becomes Olivia\u2019s only focus.<\/p>\n

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