My friend Red Tash is having a sale! Troll or Derby, normally $4.99 is just 99 cents today through Monday! Grab it here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo
I’d take part, but I already own the paperback and a Kindle copy. Yeah, I’m kinda a squeeing fan. You can be too, for under a buck!
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Debra Wheeler seems like any other high school reject: at fifteen, she’s more into roller skating than boys, and Mom plays favorites with big sister Gennifer, the homecoming princess. With little to love in ultra-rural Bedrock, Indiana, Deb’s counting down the days until she can skate away to join the roller derby.
When Gennifer is kidnapped, Mom’s breakdown forces Deb to take charge. With no clue where to start and thugs on her tail, she turns to the only adult who has ever helped her out in a jam: Coach, the owner of the skating rink. So what if he has tusks and might be a troll? Coach gives her a pair of magical skates and sends her off into a world that reveals a magical, if somewhat sinister, nature. Deb soon discovers that beneath the “glamours” of everyday life flit a million fantastical stories–and her own might be the juiciest gossip in town.
The Midwestern lifestyle every teenager loves to hate is turned inside out as Deb careens through Rumspringa, biker gangs, flea markets and tractor pulls–all teeming with fae. The valiant troll Harlow tries to intervene before Deb strays from her mission into romance and roller derby, but will they join forces to save Gennifer, or be lost to this strange new realm, forever?
Readers will find Deb a smart and witty narrator who–like them–says the wrong thing, wishes she could be someone else, and falls for the wrong person. They’ll be drawn in by a girl who is independent and street smart, and they’ll fall for her destined BFF, the whimsical troll loner who guides them through this quirky dark fantasy romp.
About the Author
Red Tash is a journalist-turned-novelist of dark fantasy for readers of all ages. Monsters, SciFi, wizards, trolls, fairies, and roller derby lightly sautéed in a Southern/Midwestern sauce await you in her pantry of readerly delights. Y’all come, anytime.
E. Chris Garrison 
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I am a squeeing fan of yours, too. Gave you a shout-out or three on my video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0URiqCmh9Yo Thanks for the plug!
Oh my gosh, I got a shout-out! Thanks so much. It’s a good video, you’re so charming, chatty, and insightful, Red. I will share it around too.
Happy to hear that! I was feeling kind of low energy, you know? Wish I could have shown off my glow-in-the-dark TARDIS shirt, but I had to cut out that part. Oh, well. Save some boob-oogling for next time, I guess.
When I was a teen, I was the kind of guy who was a sucker for sassy roller derby kind of girls. You do have to be careful, as they can break your heart. Well. Skate all over it. This sounds like my kind of read.