Monday, April 26, 2010

Meet Author Avah LaReaux




A saga fiction writer, Avah LaReaux has a talent for penning stories that focus on the lives of everyday people while conveying messages of empowerment, optimism, and inspiration. Beginning her writing career as a poet, Avah first realized her love for the craft as a youth. Since that time, Avah has transitioned from poetry to novels and yet maintains the same passion for writing as she had as an elementary school poet.

In 2002, Avah began writing her first novel, Bastards, and found the characters of the novel to have "lives" of the own. From this novel, Avah's debut release, What's Done In the Dark, as well as what has become the Lost & Found saga series was born. In April 2008, What's Done In the Dark breathed its first breath and was subsequently re-released with an alternate ending in May 2009. Currently, Avah is preparing for the release of the fourth installment to the Lost & Found series, Smoke and Mirrors.

Publishing under Blue Planet Publishing, the imprint owned by her and her husband, Avah strives to produce works that are relevant as well as entertaining. Avah's work and prose have been featured in various anthologies including In-Between Days and Under A Quick Silver Moon in the United States and abroad in the United Kingdom in the anthology Theatre of the Mind. Information about Avah LaReaux and her works as well as her blog forum can be found at http://www.avahlareaux.com/.

Synopsis: Bastards

One life truly affects another. How much more accurate would that statement be if the lives were linked by blood? Meet the young Marcus Clayton and the residents of the Bradhurst community as they live, learn, and love according to their own rules. Will morals win out over physical desires or will lust overpower better judgment and foundational teaching? Join the journey, meet the players, and discover how what’s done in the dark leads to a siren’s song.

Press Release: Bastards
















Author Avah LaReaux Redefines a Common Word With Her Third Release

San Antonio, TX, April 26, 2010 – Blue Planet Publishing announces the third release in Avah LaReaux’s Lost & Found saga series, Bastards. Sized at 5 x 8, the paperback is categorized under Saga Fiction and Fiction – Family Life. The title is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $14.95.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info):

One life truly affects another. How much more accurate would that statement be if the lives were linked by blood? Meet the young Marcus Clayton and the residents of the Bradhurst community as they live, learn, and love according to their own rules. Will morals win out over physical desires or will lust overpower better judgment and foundational teaching? Join the journey, meet the players, and discover how what’s done in the dark leads to a siren’s song.

Deftly constructed at 373 pages, Bastards is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Saga and Family/Relationship Fiction categories. With worldwide wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and elsewhere, Bastards meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $14.95.

Additionally, Bastards can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price from the Blue Planet Publishing vendor wholesale bookstore at www.bppbooks.com/vendors.

ISBN: 978-09824298-6-0
Format: 5 x 8 Paperback
SRP: $14.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.avahlareaux.com or contact the author’s publisher, Blue Planet Publishing, at www.bppbooks.com.

About the Author:

Award-winning saga fiction writer, Avah LaReaux, is the author of the Lost & Found saga series for which What’s Done in the Dark, Song of the Siren, and Bastards are the first three releases. Avah pens stories centered on everyday characters under extraordinary circumstances, with plots that have all the drama of a T.V. series, in book form. Enter the mind of Avah LaReaux at www.avahlareaux.com.


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