New books by Sally Basmajian

 

Sally at book signing

Hi, Brian.

Good things really do come in threes.  In 2023, three of my novels are launching—which is three more than have ever been published before! 

My rom-com So Hard to Do appeared back in January. Two more books make their debut this month, and they couldn’t be more different. Fountain of Evil is a domestic thriller, dark and ominous. Apprentices in Magic is a middle-grade fantasy, filled with brave, loyal girls and (how’d you guess?) magic.

Neither book sprang into life easily. For Apprentices, it took me more than five years to find a publisher. 

Meanwhile, Fountain kept me up late at night for months on end, with characters that refused to cooperate. Eventually, though, two different USA-based publishers (CreativeJames Media in Maryland, and Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC in North Carolina) liked the works enough to select them.

Of Apprentices in Magic, Kirkus Reviews says, “The book winningly honors ‘strong female friends,’ offering an apt depiction of concerns universally felt across girlhood. These themes are given their just due with emotionally plausible dialogue that propels the story smoothly.”

It’s quite a thrill! 

Thanks to you for all your encouragement and wise counsel,

Sally Basmajian

https://www.sallybasmajian.com/

For more about Sally’s rom-com, So Hard to Do, or to buy a copy, see here. For more about her middle grade fantasy novel, Apprentices in Magic, or to buy a copy, see here. And for more about her domestic thriller, Fountain of Evil, or to buy a copy, see here.

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