Title: Black Five
Author: J. Lynn Bailey
Author: J. Lynn Bailey
Publication Date: November 17th, 2015
Publisher: Poorhouse Publishing
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No one ever accused
Penelope Jackson of being normal, nor did they suspect the dark secret she
kept. A dangerous web of deceit and secrecy unravels when news of a stranger’s
death puts Penn on a collision course with the very person she’s been hiding
from her whole life. Her fragile world is shaken to its core with the sudden
arrival of Vacavious and she soon discovers the bizarre and magical world
surrounding her seemingly ordinary life.
No one is who they claim to be, including those closest to Penn. A mysterious
security detail emerges from the shadows scrambling to protect her as powerful
forces await the fall of her protective veil on her eighteenth birthday.
Penn prepares to fight against unseen evils before it’s too late. The world of
Nighmerianotte and its population depends on her survival, for she is the
Sanguine, the Black Five.
Here are some facts about Mason
1. Mason
is a small town located just a one hundred miles south of the Oregon border.
It’s nestled among the redwood trees, on California’s North Coast. The map, in
the front of Black Five, is Mason, California. But what some people don’t know
is that Mason is actually the town of Ferndale.
2. I
grew up in Fortuna, California (Lake Providence, in the book) right across the
river from Ferndale.
3. The
Milk Can game is an actual tradition started in 1945. It takes place every
September between our two towns. Many of the shenanigans mentioned in the book
actually took place. And really, between Ferndale and Fortuna—we’re all really good
friends. But come Milk Can time—it’s an all out war! Not really, but kinda. ( ;
4. For a
brief moment, my mother and I lived on Bunny Street in Santa Maria, CA. And
maggots actually came out of our carpet! It was at that point my mother said,
“We’re out of here!”
5. I was
raised by a single mother, a Marine. She’s tiny but she is mighty! I used the
relationship with my mother and I to write the relationship between Penn and
Jo. And that was easy to write because their love (our love) is so natural. When
I wrote the letter from Penelope’s father, I wasn’t sure how to write that part
because I wasn’t raised with a father. I used the love between my husband and
my daughter (and the feelings as parent myself) to create that picture. Some
parts were pretty tough to write—and hard to see the computer screen because of
the snot that was slung!
6. When
I first wrote Black Five, Amy wasn’t included. I have a dear friend whose son
was diagnosed with cancer at four years old. Five years later, a local girl was
diagnosed with cancer at just three years old. That really affected me. I wanted to demonstrate how precious life is,
while raising awareness about childhood cancer. I wanted to show the sadness,
the heartbreak because this awful disease is taking our children far to young.
I am
a HUGE supporter of St. Jude’s, St. Baldrick’s and Cookies for Kids Cancer and
that is where my support and donations go, solely. I am happy to report that
the young boy, now 11, is in remission and the little girl is cancer free.
I'm a mother of
two beautiful children and a wife to an adorably supportive husband.
Seriously, he's adorable and tall. Really tall; he's my high school sweetheart.
I'm also a mother of two fur children who are extremely needy, Leo and Vinni.
I live with my
family in a small town tucked away in the redwood forest located on
California's northern coast.
I'm quite
boring. But in case you're wondering, you can see what my loves, my loathes and
things you may not know about me by clicking the menu above.
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