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Publisher: Entangled: Teen (November 5, 2013)
ASIN: B00FUWP3EG
For seventeen years,
Jed Franklin’s life was normal. Then his father was charged with the abuse and
murder of four young boys and normal became a nightmare.
His mom’s practically a
walking zombie, he’s lost most of his friends, and the press camps out on his
lawn. The only things that keep him sane are his little sis; his best friend
and dream girl, Summer; and the alcohol he stashes in his room. But after Jed
wakes up from a total blackout to discover a local kid has gone missing—a kid
he was last seen talking to—he’s forced to face his greatest fear: that he
could somehow be responsible.
In a life that’s
spiraled out of control, Jed must decide if he chooses his own destiny with
Summer by his side or if the violent urges that plagued his father are truly in
the blood…
What they are saying:
“Sara Hantz doesn't pull any punches
shaping this story of one of the toughest, most complicated family situations
that a teen could face. Jed's emotions are raw and real. I ached and raged with
him and frantically turned pages to see where he would end up.” Stephanie
Kuehnert, author of Ballads of Suburbia and I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
“In The Blood is a gut-wrenching look
inside the mind of a young man living with a nightmare. Jared has to
learn to face life after his father is accused of an unspeakable crime. A
ripped-from-the-headlines story that illustrates the power of unconditional
love.” B. A. Binns author of
PULL, and Being God
"A
dark and deliciously tense story that will make you wonder how alike our
parents we can be." Kelley
York author of Hushed.
Sara stopped by for a short interview:
1. Tell me about your book in
seven words or less.
Dark, edgy, contemporary, disturbing, thought-provoking,
gut-wrenching.
2. Other than your main character, who's a favorite
character of yours in your novel and why?
Summer because she’s a perfect foil to Jed’s dark brooding nature.
Summer because she’s a perfect foil to Jed’s dark brooding nature.
3. What's one piece of writing advice you would give
to aspiring authors?
Learn to be patient because publishing moves at a glacial pace. As an immediate gratification type of person I find this very hard.
Learn to be patient because publishing moves at a glacial pace. As an immediate gratification type of person I find this very hard.
4. What did you write when you were a teen? Did you
journal? Write poetry? Write overly literary or emotional stories? Or avoid
writing altogether?
I didn’t write when I was a teen, not because I was avoiding it, I just didn’t about doing it. I loved reading, but it was like authors were these amazing people and it didn’t enter my head I could be one.
I didn’t write when I was a teen, not because I was avoiding it, I just didn’t about doing it. I loved reading, but it was like authors were these amazing people and it didn’t enter my head I could be one.
5. What's the last book you read that you really
loved?
The Associate by John Grisham
The Associate by John Grisham
Links:
@sarahantz
Bio:
Sara Hantz originally
comes from the UK and is one of four children, having three younger brothers.
Although she was an avid reader from a very early age, she didn't get the
writing bug until much later in life, though English was always one of her
stronger subjects. She's an avid sun chaser and now lives on the beautiful
Sunshine Coast in Australia (via 10 years in New Zealand). Sara lectured for
many years before deciding to devote more time to her writing and working in
the family hospitality business. She has two grown-up children and when not
writing, working, or online with her friends, she spends more time than most
people she knows watching TV - in fact if TV watching was an Olympic sport
she'd win gold. Sara’s books: In The Blood, The Second Virginity of Suzy Green
and Will The Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up (due out May 2014).
Congrats, Sara!
