The Moon Dwellers Launch!!

In my last blog I said I had a big announcement to make today, and now it is today, so here goes.  My new young-adult dystopian novel is going to be released on *ratatatatatatatatata* June 30^th!!!!  I’m so incredibly excited, that I would likely scare you with my level of excitement if you were in my near vicinity.  I think I’m driving my wife, Adele, completely nuts with it, but I guess she’s getting used to it at this point. 

But back to the book!  After becoming slightly (okay, maybe more than slightly) obsessed with the dystopian genre, mainly due to books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, and Delirium, I said to myself “Self, you should really write a dystopian novel.”  I agreed with myself and started writing, which is just what I do.  I don’t know how the ideas come, or where they come from, but stuff just pops into my head.  The Moon Dwellers was born!  My first disclaimer: It’s not about the Moon or outer space or anything like that.  The moon dwellers are a class of citizens in the dystopian world I’ve created—more specifically, the middle class.  Here’s the synopsis:

In a desperate attempt to escape destruction decades earlier, humankind was forced underground, into the depths of the earth, creating a new society called the Tri-Realms.

After her parents and sister are abducted by the Enforcers, seventeen-year-old Adele, a member of the middle-class moon dwellers, is unjustly sentenced to life in prison for her parents' crimes of treason.

Against all odds, Adele must escape from the Pen and find her family, while being hunted by a deranged, killing machine named Rivet, who works for the President. She is helped by two other inmates, Tawni and Cole, each of whom have dark secrets that are better left undiscovered. Other than her friends, the only thing she has going for her is a wicked roundhouse kick and two fists that have been well-trained for combat by her father.

At the other end of the social spectrum is Tristan, the son of the President and a sun dweller. His mother is gone. He hates his father. Backed by only his servant and best friend, Roc, he leaves his lavish lifestyle in the Sun Realm, seeking to make something good out of his troubled life.

When a war breaks out within the Tri-Realms, Tristan is thrust into the middle of a conflict that seems to mysteriously follow Adele as she seeks to find her family and uncover her parents’ true past.

I really hope you like it!!  I’ve poured my heart and soul (and time) into this book over the last 4 months to make it the best it can possibly be.  Here are a few comments from my beta readers:

-“I’m excited for the next book and this one isn’t even out yet!” -Alexandria

-“HOLY CRAP!  I literally JUST finished and I’m kind of on that crazy after-you-finish-an-epic-book high!” –Kerri

-“OH MY GOD!!!  What a lovely story David!  I am in LOVE with it!” -Nicole

-“Awesome job.  Can’t wait till the book is going to come out.  Let me know when so I can demand all my friends to read it.”  -Kay

-“I was heartbroken and cried my eyes out, but that’s one of the things I love.  If an author can make me feel that much emotion through their characters then in my book that makes them so much better.”  -Kay again

-“The action was absolutely amazing, and it kept me on my toes the entire time!  Overall it was kinda sorta FREAKING AWESOME!” –Kerri again

-“I love this book!  I am already dying to know what happens next!” –Christina

-“Wonderful story!” –Laurie

So that’s it, that’s my announcement. Now what am I asking of all my loyal fans?  A chance to become a bestseller, even if only for a week.  If you are at all interested in or planning on buying a copy of The Moon Dwellers, I ask that you download it within a week of the launch on June 30^th.  That way my book can move up the bestseller lists and hopefully get noticed by a much wider audience.  The Moon Dwellers will only be available in ebook format, on Kindle and Smashwords (as well as most other ebook distributors).  So add it to your To-Be-Read list on Goodreads using the link below.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13931214-the-moon-dwellers

I have one other big piece of news to add!  I've recently formed a partnership with Nicole Passante and her team at http://www.sharearead.com/ !! They'll be helping me manage the launch and ongoing promotions for my new book.  I'm so excited to add shareAread to my team as they are such amazing advocates for self-published authors. As part of The Moon Dwellers launch, throughout June I will have three separate reveals for the book as follows:

8 June- A sneak peek at the Prologue

15 June- Book cover reveal!

22 June- A sneak peek at the First Chapter

Thank you so much for all the support and feedback you’ve given me over the last year and I can’t wait to see your reviews and comments for The Moon Dwellers! Happy reading!!