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Hello! My name is
Jess Frankel—pen name, J.S. Frankel—and I’d like to first thank Ms. VJ Allison
for having me here today.
I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but I’ve
made my home in Japan for the past thirty years. Yes, that’s a long time, and
it helps that I speak the language fairly well, although my kanji still stinks.
I should study more, but there is that writing thing to think about…
Ah, yes, the writing. I write YA Fantasy for
the most part, with equal parts of humor, action, and a little romance. My
readers often comment that I’m very good at action scenes, and that’s what I
tend to specialize in. More than likely, my ideas for doing action came from my
love for superhero movies. Being a nerd is in!
So, what do you fancy? YA, Romance, or just
plain action? In fact, I have all three, and they’re going to be featured in two
upcoming releases, both courtesy of Devine Destinies.
The first is What The Gods Allow, a YA
Fantasy that focuses mainly on romance, but it also has paranormal aspects to
it, as well as some horror. Here’s the blurb:
For Medusa, freedom and beauty are temporary, but love is eternal.
Medusa, the Gorgon, is free—temporarily. Penned up in Tartarus, the gods—Zeus and Hera—show her mercy. Medusa is given two weeks in which to track down their wayward daughter, Eris. Transformed into a beautiful young woman, Medusa is given only one warning: not to use her powers of transforming those to stone.
She agrees and adopts the name Meddy Gorgonne. In a stroke of chance, she finds lodgings with the Goldstein’s, Sam and Trudy, and tries to figure out how modern Portland works. Cars, showers, television—all are mysteries to her at first, although she adapts.
Meddy is somewhat naïve about life and especially about love, as she slowly falls for Sam, a teen who is suffering from Usher’s Syndrome, a disease that will blind and deafen him in time. What is more troubling to Meddy is that her powers of turning people to stone have returned, and she is at a loss as to why.
With the police slowly closing in and time running out on how to get Eris to return to Olympus, Meddy discovers that sometimes old is new, and that time-worn traditions can surmount modernity.
But will they be enough for her to stay with Sam, or will she be forced to return to Tartarus for eternity?
This was a change of pace for me as I usually
focus on action, but I decided to try my hand at romance, and I have to say
that I’m pleased with the result. I can only hope readers will be pleased with
it, too.
The second novel out is The Associate. No
release date—yet—but it’s in the final proofing stages, so we shall see. Here’s
the blurb:
Nate Holliday is your
average teen, living a fairly ordinary life in Portland, Oregon. Born without a
right hand, he copes ith his disability the best that he can, although he still
feels like an outsider.
His fairly ordinary life changes when he
meets Ukiko Monaghan, a woman from an alternate Earth. Ukiko, known as Dividing
Woman for her ability to split her body into multiple copies of herself, is
after a violent criminal named Astral, who can summon up demons from another
dimension.
Astral is aided by Tony Lethal, a thug who
enjoys stomping people. Together, they are in search of the Spark, an
all-powerful weapon, and Ukiko enlists Nate’s help in finding it before they
do.
Now, Nate, along with his girlfriend, Melanie
Sarkosian, have to avoid spectral demons, the various branches of the law, and
curiosity seekers as they race to find the Spark before Astral does. It’s a
hard journey, one fraught with danger, and Nate has to conquer his own demons
before he can conquer those who seek to defeat him in his quest.
Sometimes, courage is all you need.
Guaranteed, there’s a lot of action, along with
some romance and a good deal of humor.
Where can you find my books, you ask? Here’s
the link for Devine Destinies:
Oh, and I’m also on Amazon, and here’s the link
for that:
As an aside,
as a writer, I feel that it’s important to thank the people who have helped me
along the way. My wife, Akiko, our children, Kai and Ray, have been incredibly
supportive.
As well,
there are many other writers and readers who have helped me out with their
support, sharing my posts and whatnot. Of course, VJ Allison—thank you!—and
other fabulous people such as Eva Pasco, Joanne Van Leerdam, Rose Montague,
Mark Carnelley, Helen Dunn, Annette Mori, Suzie Carr, and a whole lot more!
Thank you again for having me, VJ. It is much
appreciated!
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