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Book Info-
Title- Unusual Awakening
By- S.M. Knowles
Publication Date- December 1, 2013
Genre-YA
Blurb-
With tears and a tight hug, Rylee Everley’s dad left for Afghanistan with the Army Reserve. Since his deployment, her mom has been distant, her sisters are constantly fighting, and Rylee, at only thirteen years old, has to be the glue to keep them together. While her mother stays locked in her room, Rylee has been forced into the role of parent.
Now, two years later, a freak accident involving a bus at school promises to restore some normality to her family. In spite of not knowing how their father is, her mother is happy and her sisters don’t seem to fight as much as they used to. Rylee herself is seeing more of her friends and is even trying to sort out her own feelings about Brock Parker. However, something dark threatens to disrupt that normality for personal gain, and that darkness is willing to break every rule to get what it wants.
About the Author-
S.M. Knowles was born in Elmira, New York where she was swept away in a whirlwind to the Land of Oz—Independence, Kansas. Her parents were relocating for working opportunities and decided that this would be the perfect place to start new roots. Little did she know that this place would contribute to the inspiration for the first book she wrote in her Rylee Everley Series.
While growing up, S.M. would travel the roads around her house while imagining she was somewhere else. Her imagination would take her everywhere, making the long hot summer days seem shorter throughout her fantasies.
At the age of twelve, she decided to write her first book. Filled mostly with dialog, she filled up one-hundred pages, front and back. After taking the book downstairs to show her mom, and persuading her to buy her more paper, she excitedly ran back to her room. As she barreled through the door, S.M. tripped over items left on her floor, and her papers came raining down in her room. Discouraged, she stood there in tears, picking up her papers and throwing them in the trash. Her work had no organization, no numbers on her pages, just a child fulfilling a joy that she would put down and not pick up again.
When she became older, she joined the military for something different. In that time, she was able to explore many places and even met her husband in Iraq. After coming home, she started her family in Arizona and went back to school, earning a Master’s degree in Adult Education and Training.
Links-
Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/SMKnowles1
Website- http://smknowles.com/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/SMKnowles1
Tour Schedule
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January 29th-
Deal Sharing Aunt- Excerpt/Spotlight
January 30th-
Bookmarks, Spoilers & Happily Ever Afters- Excerpt/Spotlight
January 31st-
Platypire Reviews- Guest Post, Excerpt/Spotlight, Book Soundtrack
February 1st-
Desert Rose Reviews- Excerpt/Spotlight, Book Soundtrack
February 2nd-
The Avid Reader- Author Interview, Excerpt/Spotlight, Book Soundtrack
February 3rd-
February 4th-
Niecey’s Book Addiction- Excerpt/Spotlight, Book Soundtrack
February 5th-
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February 7th-
SSLY-Excerpt/Spotlight
February 8th-
Write Away Bliss-Author Interview, Excerpt/Spotlight
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That Bite’s Book Talk Reviews- Excerpt/Spotlight
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The Write to Read- Review, Excerpt/Spotlight
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Indy Book Fairy- Excerpt/Spotlight
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February 25th-
The Pleasure of Reading Today- Excerpt/Spotlight, Book Soundtrack
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Stressed Rach-Review
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