Books
Bead's Pickle
On sale now for the Kindle and in print from Amazon, Amazon UK, and Barnes and Noble online, and available as an iBook from Apple or in other electronic formats from Smashwords, my latest YA science fiction novel: Bead's Pickle, a humorous space opera with a dark edge.
Bead McCheckrovsky's band of misfits and teenage runaways have made a home for themselves running a fast-food restaurant aboard the aging starship Anarchy.
When that home is threatened by government agents and menacing figures from their unhappy pasts, they hatch a desperate scheme to seek help from a mysterious race of dangerously eccentric aliens.
But are the ghostly aliens friend—or foe?
Noted authors say they like the book.
"An entertaining and original tale with an appealing protagonist, a plot full of quirks and unexpected turns, and an alien race like no other. Carolyn Hill has populated her universe with colorful, eccentric characters, and created a setting that is both exotically futuristic and a tongue-in-cheek reflection of our own times. Readers who like a little humor mixed in with their Science Fiction will be delighted with Bead's Pickle."
Teresa Edgerton, author of Goblin Moon and The Queen's Necklace
"I agree with Teresa."
Madeline Howard, author of The Hidden Stars
Noted authors agree! (Perhaps that's not so surprising: Teresa and Madeline are the same person.)
Another perspicacious author says:
"The plotting of this book is tight and complex, and the feel-good ending left me keen to read more. [ . . . ] I heartily encourage you to give this book a go!"
Mark Robson, author of the Imperial Series and the Darkweaver Series.
(You can see Mark Robson's full review of Bead's Pickle on the Chronicles Network.)
I think you'll like Bead's Pickle. Or I wouldn't be telling you about it. I'd just put it in a back closet, under the cats.
Liminal Eyes and Other Unsettling Tales
Available now for the Kindle or in print from Amazon, print and ebook from Barnes & Noble, iBook from Apple, and other electronic formats from Smashwords: Liminal Eyes and Other Unsettling Tales, a collection of eight short stories.
A crusading widow kidnaps an exceedingly strange girl. A family man sees more than he should. An aging cattle rancher stakes out a bridge to nowhere. An alcoholic ghost squares off against technology. A postal worker investigates a former beau gone up in flames. A Lord Dunsany fan suffers a plague of strangers in the night. A mysterious coin changes a panhandler's life. An alien love moves planets—and destroys worlds.
Identities, homes, and lives are threatened in these eight unsettling tales of science fiction and fantasy.
Skin Deep
Coming in 2012, my latest paranormal romance novel, Skin Deep. If you're looking for a romantic science fiction spy thriller, Skin Deep is the book for you!
Riven is a shapeshifter who can be anybody in the galaxy—but who is he, really, when he's alone in the dark? Aleta is an empath who can feel anybody's emotions, but what are her own emotions at the end of the day? And who are they together, when they team up to destroy the galaxy's violent drug trade?
Forced into service to a family of wealthy drug runners, Aleta fears her temptation to wield their power, a power she lacked as an impoverished orphan. Determined to destroy those same drug runners, Riven fears that his undercover mission will destroy Aleta as well.
Ensnared in a web of mistaken identities and deadly political intrigue, Aleta and Riven struggle to survive: a shapeshifter and an empath, in search of themselves.