Discover the mysterious beginnings of The Empire Witch Series in
"The Skinwalker's Apprentice: An Emerald Kipp Novella."
Title: The Skinwalker's Apprentice
Author: Claribel
Ortega
Series: The Empire Witch
Release Date: 02/24/14
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New York City 1984: It’s Emerald
Kipp’s sixteenth birthday, and nothing has changed. She’s still the biggest
loser in school, she’s still trying to find a place for herself and yeah, she’s
still a witch. Her last year of high school is turning out to be the worst yet,
and Emerald thinks it can’t possibly get any worse. Unfortunately for her,
she’s dead wrong.
East Hampton, NY 1658: The Pennyfeathers are the black sheep of their small English settlement. As hard as they try to keep the family secrets just that, the magical bunch just can’t seem to fit in. But when a High Priestess witch chooses 16-year-old Margo Pennyfeather as an apprentice, Margo’s luck finally begins to change. What she doesn’t know, is there’s a lot more to her apprenticeship, and to being a witch, than she could ever imagine.
East Hampton, NY 1658: The Pennyfeathers are the black sheep of their small English settlement. As hard as they try to keep the family secrets just that, the magical bunch just can’t seem to fit in. But when a High Priestess witch chooses 16-year-old Margo Pennyfeather as an apprentice, Margo’s luck finally begins to change. What she doesn’t know, is there’s a lot more to her apprenticeship, and to being a witch, than she could ever imagine.
EXCERPT
Jackson Darcantel was on his skateboard, heading
towards the front entrance of Upperten High School, when he spotted a blue head
of hair crawling out of the bushes.
“Emerald?”
She
looked up as if it was perfectly normal to be crawling out of the shrubbery and
smiled.
“Hey,
Jackson, how’s it going?” Emerald popped up and wiped her jeans clean, patting
the Walkman on the inside of her oversized army jacket for good measure.
“Are
you sneaking out of Principal Grossman’s office already? Sheesh, Emerald, it’s
only been THREE weeks.”
“Technically,
I wasn’t sneaking out since I was never really
inside,” she rationalized, squinting as she said the word “really.” “I was only
sort of inside.”
“I’m
not even gonna ask what that means. I just know it was something illegal and
probably dangerous.”
Emerald
smiled. Jackson was one of her oldest friends, and he was used to her getting
into trouble at every turn. He was a smooth talker, which came in handy when
she was trying to weasel her way out of something. Jackson picked his
skateboard up and carried it under his arm, and the two friends walked
together. He was much taller than Emerald, almost six feet to her barely five
and a half. He wore a cap turned towards the side and a black windbreaker
jacket over his dark blue tee shirt and jeans. He looked like a younger version
of Denzel Washington. Even Emerald, who thought of him as brother, had to admit
he was pretty good looking. She had no idea why Jackson hung around her. Aside
from being nice to look at, Jackson was also incredibly smart. He was
everybody’s favorite high school senior, and she was on a fast track towards
juvie. But they had been friends since first grade, and Jackson saw a side of
Emerald that her classmates never got to see. There was more to her than just
being the school troublemaker.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Claribel Ortega is a graduate of
the SUNY Purchase journalism program, and got her start writing for the
school’s Independent Newspaper. There, she quickly rose the ranks from editing
the student’s often times hilarious ads and ramblings on the back page of the
paper to staff and feature writer.
After graduation, Claribel worked
as a reporter for The Rivertowns Enterprise, a local paper in lower Westchester
County, New York. As a reporter, she enjoyed going to board of education
meetings and texting the town mayors about the line at Starbucks.
Today, Claribel works for The
Combined Book Exhibit, a book marketing company in Westchester NY.
She lives in New York with her
really awesome boyfriend, her suspiciously intelligent yorkie Pancho Villa and
is surrounded by an impenetrable fort of books she gets from her job.
“The Skinwalker’s Apprentice” is
her first book, and cheese is her favorite food.
AUTHOR LINKS
GIVEAWAY
Prize pack: (US only)
Forever 21 Mint green Handbag
Forever 21 Emerald glitter
nail polish
Forever 21 Cat charm
bracelet
Forever 21 Pink heart gold
necklace
iTunes Playlist of all the
songs in "The Riddle of The Timekeeper" (Playlist attached)
Bookmarks and ebook of The
Skinwalker’s Apprentice
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