Its set four years after the events in ascend the final book in the trylle trilogy. Jan 12, 2012 a couple of years ago, amanda hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel available on the kindle. No one wanted to publish amanda hockings novels, so she put them online. Nestled along the bluffs of the forested coast lays the secret kingdom. It picks up the story of wendy everly and the trylle that began in switched. She encouraged readers to take an easy chance on that lower price.
Between the blade and the heart valkyrie by hocking, amanda and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Amanda hocking discusses her start as a selfpublished author. After selling more than a million copies of her books, primarily in ebook format, she became the exemplar of selfpublishing success in the digital age. Amanda hocking, the writer who made millions by selfpublishing. By march of 2011, she was the first ebook millionaire, having sold over a million copies of. Amanda hocking you sit by yourself and make up these imaginary friends, and then after you publish a book, you get to share these imaginary people with everyonemore you sit by yourself and make up these imaginary friends, and then after you publish a book, you get to share these imaginary people with everyone else. Between the blade and the heart is the first book in a brilliant new ya fantasy duology inspired by norse mythology by new york times bestselling author amanda hocking. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are. Prepare to be enchantedwhen wendy everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a. Switched trylle trilogy, book by amanda hocking book cover, description, publication history.
Download and read online for free ebooks written by amanda hocking. Dec 07, 2010 hockings hollowland was simply a great novel for its zombies, characters, and the world built inside its pages. Jun 04, 20 dont miss tidal, the spellbinding third book in the watersong series by new york times bestselling author amanda hocking. Switched by amanda hocking is a beautiful and enchanting paranormal novel about a species ive never read about before in ya the trylle. It isnt until 11 years later that wendy discovers her mother might have been right. Amanda hocking primary author only author division. For a long while, shed sell one or two books a day. Amanda hocking is the usa today bestselling author of the trylle trilogy and six additional selfpublished novels. When the fate of the world is at stake loyalties will be tested. Amanda hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose selfpublished novels have sold millions of copies all over the world, and switched is the book that started the phenomenon. She encouraged readers to take an easy chance on that lower price point, then hooked them with the quality of the series. For me, jack started getting annoying in the third book and really in this book.
Those are exactly the type of folks hocking s found with her lowpriced first book. Download and read online for free torn by amanda hocking. Sep 18, 2015 amanda hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose selfpublished novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. By the time she was 17, hocking had completed her first novel, dreams i cant remember, which she sent to every agent she could find through. Published on mar 25, 2011 twentysixyearold amanda hocking is the new toast of the publishing world. Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. Prepare to fall under the spell of lullaby, the second book in the watersong series from new york times bestselling author amanda hocking. Fall under the spell of wakethe first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author amanda hockingand lose yourself to the watersong. Fall under the spell of wakethe first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author amanda hocking and lose yourself to the watersong. Apr 18, 20 check out this exclusive for wattpad readers an excerpt from wake, the first book in the watersong series by new york times bestselling author amanda hocking beautiful.
She publishes the novels by herself, which makes her very unique due to the fact that she sells a lot of copies of her books. Although certain shes not the monster her mother claimed she is, she does feel that she doesnt quite fit in. In between watching cooking shows, chasing around her small menagerie of pets, and drinking too much red bull zero, she writes young adult urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Amanda hocking is twentyseven years old, lives in minnesota and had never sold a single book before 15 april 2010. My blood aproves is about alice who at first seems rather normal but turns out to be very special through the four books. It concerns her new youngadult paranormal series called watersong. After selling over a million copies of her books, primarily in ebook format, she became the exemplar of selfpublishing success in the digital age. I was totally rooting for him the second alice saw him in the first book. I published the first book in my vampire series my blood approves in march of 2010, and i published the second book less than a month later. Switched read free novels online by amanda hocking in read.
Hockings latest will have no trouble keeping the rapt attention of thrillseekers and romantics alike. After leaving the club, a group of guys start taunting them and soon the taunting takes a sharp turn towards violence. One thing i really liked about this book was that the author didnt spare the reader from any of the gore or unpleasantness that occurs in a world where zombies and the destruction of civilization as we know it is the norm. With some unexpected twists my blood approves is an amazing book though there were some gramatical errors. Books by amanda hocking paperback the 4 book set of paperback novels includes the below titles. Nestled along the bluffs of the forested coast lays the secret kingdom of the omtea realm filled with wonder. Amanda hocking discusses her start as a selfpublished. Amanda hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose selfpublished novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. With the help of finn holmes, wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed a world both beautiful and frightening, and wendys not sure she wants to be a part of it. I had my team peter foam finger and jersey on the entire time i was waiting for and reading wisdom metaphorically speaking of course. Amanda said, i loved creating the world of the trylle in switched, torn, and ascend, but those books really only showed a small part of the fantastical world that wendy, finn, loki, and the other. Amanda hocking born july 12, 1984 is an american writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction. Torn is the second book of the young adult paranormal literature series the trylle trilogy. The first three things on this list pricing, cover, and genre helped book bloggers discover me on their own.
The kanin chronicles, a ya paranormal romance trilogy, is a spinoff of trylle series. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in hardcover format. The first book my blood approves starts getting really good around chapter 7. Amanda hocking books list of books by author amanda hocking. There are plenty of books about vampires, fae, witches, and werewolves but not so many about trolls, which is part of why i love amanda hockings novels. Mar 27, 2011 amanda hocking and the bestseller trifecta. The book was released in 2010 and is the first of a series of fictional novels of the same name. The first edition of the novel was published in january 3rd 2017, and was written by amanda hocking. I really liked the premise and the first part of the book was good, but there were many. Gemma and harper fisher are facing the fight of their lives. She was frantic to get her first book published by the time she was 26, the age stephen king was first in print, and time was running out shes. Martins press, she defended the deal on her own blog to legions of fans and. In april 2010, she began selfpublishing them as ebooks.
Amanda hocking has had over a dozen of her novels published so far. Gemma has been cursed with extraordinary powers that. It isnt until eleven years later that wendy discovers her mother might have been right. In early 2011, hocking averaged 9,000 book sales each day. Amanda hocking is currently considered a single author. Theres vampire family love, theres two irresistible vampire bros the girl is caught between and yet it was still a rather good read. She is torn between two gorgeous vampire brothers one who she is supposedley ment for and one who truly loves her. Amanda hocking has 62 books on goodreads with 885633 ratings. Strangers in town for the summer, penn, thea, and lexi have caught everyones attention, including the eye of practical harper. Book bloggers in this post from february 2011, i talk about book bloggers in depth.
Hocking wrote as a teenager when she had spare time and began selfpublishing in 2010. This includes the debut novel that made her a published author, my blood approves. Free download or read online frostfire pdf epub book. Frostfire is the first entry in hockings second series set in her trollverse, a world exactly like our own but with the addition of humanresembling trolls who love nature, live in elaborate. All she wants is to return to her family and the mortal world, but how can she do that when shes become something else entirely. Pdf freeks book by amanda hocking free download 400 pages. The number of books you sell is reflected by amazons sales rankings. Switched, the first in the trylle series by amanda hocking, is out now in paperback and ebook formats, featuring previously unseen extra material. Amanda hocking is an american novelist of young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Synopsis switched is the first novel in amanda hocking s bestselling trilogy, trylle wendy everly knew she was different the day her mother tried to kill her and accused her of having been switched at birth. Kanin chronicles series by amanda hocking goodreads.
When wendy everly was sixyearsold, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Amanda hocking, the writer who made millions by self. Amanda hocking is a lifelong minnesotan obsessed with batman and jim henson. Doing promotional bursts of having a first book in a series free helped boost interest in the rest of the series. Amanda hocking is the new york times bestselling author of the trylle trilogy and a lifelong minnesotan. This book series will be a complimentary tale to wendys.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 6th 2015, and was written by amanda hocking. In march 2011, hocking signed her first conventional publishing contract for four books, at a price of two million dollars, with st. And they followed her everywhere she went after that. When wendy everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Employed as a group home worker until 2010, she wrote 17 novels in her free time. After selling over a million copies of her books, primarily in ebook format, she is widely considered the exemplar of selfpublishing success in the digital age. Hocking does a great job creating an entirely new mythology about the trylle and their way of life. Step into the world of the trylle, and prepare to be enchanted.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading switched a trylle novel book 1. When wendy everly first discovers the truth about herselfthat shes a changeling switched at birthshe knows her life will never be the same. Amanda hocking is the author of the new york times bestselling trylle trilogy and six additional selfpublished novels. But as a halfblood, winning respect is a huge challenge. She spends her time in minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aug 02, 2012 most leaders dont even know the game theyre in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. Jan 15, 2012 hockings rise to selfpublishing stardom has been so well chronicled the new york times magazine did a lengthy profile of her and her success in the ebook market that its impossible. Amanda hocking born july 12, 1984 is an american writer of paranormal romance young. Amanda hocking is the current top selling author of the tylle trilogy series, which has hit america and the world with a bang. It is written by amanda hocking this book is about how a girl named gemma fisher became a siren edit. Apr 26, 2012 amanda hocking is a lifelong minnesotan obsessed with batman and jim henson.
When the fate of the world is at stake loyalties will be tested as one of odins valkyries. Pdf frostfire book by amanda hocking free download 321. Switched a trylle novel book 1 kindle edition by hocking, amanda. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Bryn aven is determined to gain status amongst the kanin, the most powerful of the hidden tribes. Amanda hocking is writing a new book series, set in the world of trylle. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 321 pages and is available in paperback format. Nestled along the bluffs of the forested coast lays the secret kingdom of the omte.
Amanda hocking is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the new york times bestselling trylle trilogy and kanin chronicles. Ive so far only read book one, but i couldnt put it down and read the whole book in an evening. This first book in the my blood approves series starts out with our main character, alice and her friend jane as they attempt to get into a club that they are clearly too young to gain admittance. She lives in minnesota, where shes at work on the next book in the watersong series. Switched hocking delivers the first book in the trylle trilogy. Her books have been a selfpublishing phenomenon according to the observer, amanda is the most spectacular example of an author striking gold through ebooks. She made international headlines by selling over a million copies of her selfpublished books, primarily in ebook format.
Amanda hocking made millions by selling 99cent books. New york times bestselling author amanda hocking returns to the magical world of the trylle with the lost city, the first book in the final trylle arc. Amanda hocking and the bestseller trifecta the new yorker. Amanda hocking is the wildly popular selfpublished young adult author famous for reaching 1 million sales on kindle and then moving into traditional publishing in a deal with st. Hocking went home and wrote her first paranormal romance in 15 days. It was again selfpublished by amanda hocking as an ebook on 12 november 2010. Amanda hocking s my blood approves is sort of a vampire diaries meets twilight. Hocking signed her first conventional publishing contract for four books, at a price of. Amanda hocking, the new york times bestselling author of the kanin chronicles, returns to the magical world of the trylle trilogy with the lost city, the first novel in. After years of selfpublishing paranormal romances as ebooks. Torn by amanda hocking at the best online ebook storage. Amanda hocking was born july 12, 1984 in austin, minnesota. By march 2011, she had sold over a million copies of her nine. In fact, most of the books were priced a lot more, so readers with their brand new kindles and nooks and ipads were excited to fill up their devices and gobbled up cheap books like they were candy.
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