Synopsis:
Mother Earth, wounded by the human race and its disregard for her
resources, will recruit human souls to serve Her and turn against humanity. A
rising force festers; Gemini, a clan of paranormal beings will systematically
possess and destroy towns, cities, and states. Amidst the chaos, a forbidden
relationship between Onyx, a lead Gemini, and Violette, a human, begins. They
will both find themselves in the middle of a revolutionary war that will either
save, or destroy our world.
A Word with the Author:
What inspired you to write this novel?
We aren't taking care of the earth and in case anyone hasn’t noticed,
things are changing! (Polar ice caps, see level rising, super storms) I hope to
create awareness that global warming is real and that we have to rapidly change
our ways or suffer the consequences. I don’t think we are doing enough and I
think the damage we have done is atrocious.
Which is you favorite character?
Onyx. He is so full
of angst over what he does and his loyalty to killing humans is fierce. I
love the way he protects Violette like a rabid animal and I love that
he struggles with his own conscience. He discovers he doesn't like
killing and changes completely.
Do you relate to any of the characters or do you feel that your audience will be able to connect with any of the character?
I
relate to all of my characters in one form or another, even the nasty
ones. I guess there is a part of me in all of them. People will find
Violette the most relate-able. I believe her innocence and her
spunkiness will appeal to the younger readers, while her wisdom will
appeal to the older readers. Poor Slate, he always gets the short end of
the stick and I think most will pity him.
What makes your novel unique?
Well,
a new paranormal force has been born. No vamps, no wolves, no zombies,
no ghosts, the ultimate and elite form of predator, the Gemini is a new
concept. More dangerous that all the others combined and recruited by
mother earth for the sole purpose of taking back her lands. They are
like evil superheros with limitless powers. Ironically, there only
weakness is getting trapped in a human by fabric.
What do you think your novel adds to it genre?
A
new message for our youth. I hope to scare them into taking care of the
earth, or at least to think very hard about how they treat it. Most
young adult novels these days are focused on love triangles, (which I
have in mine too) and shallow concepts that barely scratch the surface
of their true analytical power. I attempt to go deeper and pull on heart
strings and future actions.
What do you think your novel adds to it genre?
A
new message for our youth. I hope to scare them into taking care of the
earth, or at least to think very hard about how they treat it. Most
young adult novels these days are focused on love triangles, (which I
have in mine too) and shallow concepts that barely scratch the surface
of their true analytical power. I attempt to go deeper and pull on heart
strings and future actions.
Author Bio:
I was born in Chesapeake, Virginia on April 19th, 1979. I
was raised within the American Indian religion and was taught great respect for
the earth and all its living beings. Powwows, sweat lodges, vision quests, you
name it, I’ve done it. I was the weird kid who would confront kids on the
playground in elementary school when they squished a bug. I would very
sincerely tell them what they were doing was morally wrong and then I would
pray for the bug to come back as a butterfly in its next life.
I grew up admiring my father, Barry Weinstock, as an
author. When I was twelve I started hand writing novels. My first one was two
thousand pages. My daughter, who is thirteen, is currently working on her first
novel. I hope to continue the legacy.
Preview Gemini Rising
“Give me my brother! I know you have him!” The shy little
girl was now screaming at him, her fists pumping the air, but he paid her no mind.
It was always easier to leave out the details. Tork always
said there was nothing worse than a room full of hysterical captives. Bad
enough to be human, but add in the adrenaline and the fear of the unknown, they
became that much more insufferable. He ignored their pleas and timid curses,
pulling the door shut with a thud, cutting off their curious stares. Someone
yelled out they were hungry and he hesitated a little, trying to remember what
hunger was. Ah yes, the need for food. The youngest of his clan, Sapphire,
usually fed them three meals a day: canned food, all stolen from the local
country store. He had no need for food and didn’t keep any around.
Find Jessica on the web:
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Teaser: An evil mastermind plays the role of a ladies man and uses his harem of black widows to turn murder into money in the affluent hills of Philadelphia in the late 1930s. Driven by love, lust and greed, more than a dozen wives conspire with their playboy lover to murder their husbands and collect hefty insurance payouts. The women are ruthless, unemphatic and unapologetic in their conquests for money and sex and they all share a common thread. Their love and admiration for a man named Giorgio Disipio. Cold, calculating and ultimately cowardly Giorgio secretly despises the women who worship him and has no regrets for facilitating the deaths of more than a dozen men. When the police begin closing in on him, he's more than content to give up his co-conspirators, many of which are women who truly loved him, to save his own skin. Unfortunately for him the scorned women he manipulated are more than willing to do the same. Long time lover and deadly black widow, Eva, can't accept her demise. She's murdered two husband with the help of Giorgio, but like many of the other women, she believes herself to be Giorgio's one true love and secretly resents him for never genuinely returning her affection. She won't sit by while he or any of the others get away with their crimes. When she starts talking the deadly pyramid plot and the lives of all those involved begins to crumble to the ground. District attorney Tom Rossi has slam dunk if he can wade through this intricate web of deceit, affairs and murders. But he'll find out just how close his personal life is intertwined with this band of devious killers. 
“Water Harvest” 
