Intriguing Kindle Book Describes a Place where Bizarre is Normal

In the small state of Maine on the North-eastern coast of United States, hidden in a nondescript residential street there is a house where bizarre is normal. This is the stage where the drama in “The Monsterjunkies, An American Family Odyssey” is played out.

The main characters of this story are the 12 year old  boy Cromwell or Crow, and a 14 year old girl Indigo. The two siblings together manage bullying and emotional abuse in their unique way combing smarts and emotional quotient.

The Monsterjunkie estate and the family is unusual in many ways and it’s inhabitants seeks privacy making it difficult for children to have a normal life and do things other kids take for granted like having friends over.  They face ignorance combined with aggression in their attempt to lead their lives in their ancestral home.

Erik Daniel Shein, author of “The Monsterjunkies, An American Family Odyssey” does a great job in providing a peek inside the secret life of a family who struggles with inheritance and science. The characters are well developed and the plot flows on smoothly. Recommended for Teens, parents, teachers and school libraries.

Re-emergence of Serial Novels, Powered by Kindle

Serial books are the perfect way to enjoy your kindle. Have you joined the Serial Novel trend? It's an old genre re-emerging into its own. For good reason. They are quick and easy to read, and addictive. Also, the eBook reader revolution is helping re-emergence of the serial books because they make the logistics of getting the next installment easy and inexpensive. 

From an author's point of view, writing a Serial Novel is a great motivation to 'write,' and to engage reader so they are as committed to the journey.

Short and sweet, easy to read with a chapter ending and chapter beginning that leave you wanting 
more.  

Reading a serial is as good as watching a good TV series. We all just loved them. Once someone is in, she is hooked. I never want a good series to end. 

I recently started reading "Crossing Lily" which is going to be like that. I agree with the reviewer "Richard" who says on his Amazon review "Maries Clair's writing continues to enthral" 


Like Richard, I find Marie's ability to describe the range and intricacy of human emotions to be excellent. She truly has the a quality of writing that keeps both the story moving and the reader involved,

Here is an excerpt from "Crossing Lily" by Marie Clair

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1919

Lily is a young woman scorned, jilted twelve days prior to her wedding to Bill. He was so much more than Lily had dared to dream. ‘I could drown in that smile, Lily. Save it just for me, love,’ Bill said.

Lily locked her newfound radiance in a secret place inside her. It was more precious than the most exquisite dress she had ever sewn, her wedding dress. She gave the key to Bill.

Ed, Lily’s husband, has one mission in life. To unpick the lock to Lily’s secret place, releasing Lily’s radiance for him. His tender love turns tough, crossing boundaries to reach her secret place.

Lily’s radiance turns dark, becoming complex, dulling her capacity to love freely. Affecting, infecting her marriage and her children, and their children’s children, subtly but surely.

Lily’s story is everybody’s story, about cause and effect. About conditioning, about life matters and the wars that wage within. Most of all it is a story about choice, and the capacity to change. Or, does Lily leave the key to her happiness, with Bill?

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