Rising of the Cursed by Mandy Huston

When half-vampire Charlie Sparks moves across the country with her recently divorced mother, her main goal is to blend in with the locals and finish out her high school years peacefully. Fitting in becomes the least of her worries when she meets a group of immortal creatures much like herself and teenage vampires at her school start going missing.

“Miss Huston impressed us with a well-written and clever twist on the young adult paranormal. Her prose is exacting from the P.O.V. of Charlie, her main character. The storyline flows well to her target market of readers. The unexpected compels and absorbs the reader while quickly moving through the pages involving this dark town of Hayward.

“Rising of the Cursed” surprises its audience with a unique perspective worthy of the read. You will find this journey leaves you wanting more in the first of the series.”

C. Cohen
TMA Publishing Entertainment Division