Today is my stop on the Mojave Green Blog Tour, hosted by Jolly Fish Press. This is book two in the exciting YA trilogy by The Brothers Washburn, also known as the Dimensions in Death Series. Jolly Fish Press says, "An epic story for all ages, Mojave Green is a haunting, true-to-life mystery that will have readers everywhere squirming in their seats. With the classic feel of the Hardy Boys and creep-factor of Ransom Rigg’s Hollow City series, The Brothers Washburn have returned to the YA scene with another page-turning thriller." And they could not be more right! Mojave Green will be releasing October 6, 2014, so prepare to get your creepy on. Can't wait that long? Keep scrolling for your chance to win one of three ARCs of Mojave Green!
In Trona, California, an isolated mining town deep in the Mojave Desert, an unearthly creature preyed upon the town’s folk for decades. Armed with secrets from a peculiar puzzle box, only Camm and Cal stood against the creature. Finally safe and far from the horror, the teenagers believe they have destroyed the monster—until they hear news that Trona’s children are still disappearing. Caught in the nightmare since her childhood, Camm feels personally responsible for the town’s children. As her life-long best friend, Cal feels responsible for Camm. With unsuspecting friends in tow, they return to warn the innocent people of Trona of the true nature of the creature. Only Camm and a few misfits can stop the coming desolation—but it may already be too late.
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Why do we like scary?
(A special guest post from The Brothers Washburn)
From the time we were old enough to sleep over night at a friend's house or have a friend sleep over at our house, an important part of the sleep-over ritual was the late-night telling of scary stories, and there was no better scary-story teller than our own mother. Scary stories have always been a Washburn Family specialty, and from the time we were little, a family favorite was The Green Rat. Variations of this twenty-minute story have been told to family, friends and complete strangers in many different settings over the years and were the basis for the first book, Pitch Green.
The general outline for that book came together one evening in November of 2010. We were attending a writer's seminar in Manhattan and as we rode the subway from one end-of-the-line stop across town to the opposite end-of-the-line stop, and back again, we mapped out the basic elements we would need to expand the childhood story into a full-length novel. Andy wrote the first rough draft, and then Berk took it over to edit and expand the tale. In writing the first book, the ground work was laid for many sequels and prequels. Pitch Green and Mojave Green are just the first two books in the Dimensions in Death young adult horror series.
These two books combine horror, suspense and mystery, moving at a breathtaking pace as our young protagonists fight for their lives, battling a monstrous evil presence hiding in and around an old, deserted mansion in a small mining town, located near Death Valley in a desolate region of the Mojave Desert.
In the second book, Mojave Green, a call from her best friend, Cal, brings news Camm had hoped never to hear. Children are again disappearing from Trona. Has the unnatural creature they killed last year returned to life or has the ancient Searles Mansion pawned a new menace? Ignoring dire warnings from federal agents, the pair take a road trip home with unsuspecting school friends in tow and discover the situation has gotten worse. With giant predators seemingly coming out of nowhere, enigmatic forces tear the friends apart, pulling Cal into another world, where his chances of survival are slim. Finally coming to terms with her feelings for Cal, Camm desperately seeks help where she can, even from the dead, but can a rogue agent and other peculiar misfits help her uncover the long-lost secrets that she needs to rescue Cal and stop the inter-dimensional attacks? The destiny of her own world may lie in Camm's young hands.
The Giveaway!
About the Authors
BERK AND ANDY WASHBURN, aka “The Brothers Washburn,” are both lawyers by profession and writers at heart. They grew up together roaming the wastelands of the Mojave Desert, where most of the series is set. Both brothers returned from lengthy and successful careers in the wastelands of the law to write YA horror stories based on the wastelands of their youth. Berk lives in St. George, Utah, and Andy lives in Henderson, Colorado.
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