I'm author ELLE STRAUSS and welcome to my website!

I write fun, lower Young Adult (teen) fiction to do with whimsical things like time-travel, fairies and merfolk.

When my serious side peeks out, she's called LEE STRAUSS. She likes to write upper YA about real things that have happened in the past, or made up things that could quite possibly happen in the future.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

TANGLED TIDES RELEASE CELEBRATION and Free Song Friday

Before we get to Karen Amanda Hooper's launch, I want to present the next free song in our Free Song Friday giveaway-one free song every Friday until Christmas (my gift to you:)

You Still Move Me by Norm Strauss.
"This one has been a favorite at concerts for years now. I love the Celtic feel of it and the the big chorus tag. It feels good to sing it. I wrote this one for my wife about 6 years ago." 



Okay, on to Karen Amanda Hooper and TANGLED TIDES...


 Yara Jones doesn’t believe in sea monsters—until she becomes one.

When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious.

Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people—until he falls for Yara. The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process—or she might open the gateway to a love that’s deeper than the oceans.


In TANGLED TIDES there is a battle going on between the merfolk and the selkies. However, sirens also fly about and gorgons slither their way into the story as well. All the creatures are pretty badass in their own way, but on the 25th we’re gonna have an Underwater Web War.

Karen is hosting a Twitter contest where she’ll be giving away a signed copy of her book along with some other fun sea creature giveaways. Enter your choice,Merfolk, Selkies, Sirens, or Gorgons, and why, followed by the #TangledTides hashtag.


To find out more about these mythical sea creatures, including fabulous sketches, click on the link which will take you to Karen's blog.

Congratulations Karen, on the launch of your fabulous book!

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7 comments:

  1. Aww, thanks so much, Elle! But which side are you choosing?? :)

    Thanks so much for celebrating with me!
    *hands you a piece of cake and a mimosa*

    *hugs*

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  2. Sounds like a fantastic book and a fun contest! Without thinking too much about it, I'd probably pick the selkies, myself ... but I'd have to read more about each side before deciding definitively :-)

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  3. Have to head over there! I am thinking selkies, I know they kind of have a bad reputation...but maybe they are just misunderstood. Thanks for telling us about Karen's book!

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  5. Thanks again for celebrating with me, Elle! :) I added your vote to the results. I will post the results soon. :)

    *hugs*

    Read a sneak peek of TANGLED TIDES on Amazon

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  6. Did I mention I like Free Song Friday? Lovely song again today.

    And congrats to Karen on the book release!

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  7. Karen is such a sweetheart! Her story about the whirlwind of activity leading up to this release is a gem! TANGLED TIDES will do great!

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