RELAUNCH

LADIES AND GERMS!

Delightfully-- The Apathetic Avengers is being relaunched with Beau Coup Publishing! 

We have a new set-up coming, new stories and MOST AWESOME of all? 

A NEW COVER! 

It's not easy being a teenager. . .

Especially when you have a

mask, a secret identity and

a lot of homework.

The only thing that Rachel Hingis hated more than swimming was having play well with others. Edgar Fern, nerd extraordinaire, couldn't find anyone to play with. Life would have been just fine if they never crossed paths.

Instead, they collided.

The victims of an accidental experiment deep in the corn fields of Iowa, they and four others -Alex, Celeste, Laura and Susan – were changed, and not necessarily for the better. As a mysterious and sinister group starts to pick off the students, the six of them have a choice to make: become victims, or become heroes.

The bumpy road to being a masked avenger is fraught with conflict, mystery, explosions-- and Freezees.

Remember! You can always find us here, and on Facebook!
Aurora Zahni (formerly Simon Archibald) 

J. Rose Alexander (formerly no one else) 

STAY TUNED!

May 4th will be a complete geek-out! 

Find Me

Wow! Look! We're alive-- well, kind of. I'll post some more Faction updates in just a little while. Meanwhile, Simon and I have something for you--

We have a great book that we think you'll love. Seriously. It's the second in a series, and while you should totally read the first one, you can read this without it. And by Jove-- It's Zombies! Yay! Zombies rock.

So, take a quick minute to check out "Find Me" by the fabulous LJ Baker and discover a great story about the Zombie Apocalypse and one girl's journey to come out the other side with her body- and heart- intact. 

LJ Baker- Goodreads

The Last Hurrah of Summer!

One. Last. Weekend.

Then school is back and then we have to wait for long weekends again. Then there's fall. And Christmas. Oh my yes, Christmas is coming.

But before we all start thinking about the holidays, let's enjoy that one final gasp of a great summer. And if you're looking for that last light, fun read before the end of the warm and wonderful then why not check out the superheros in Iowa. The Apathetic Avenger are good at getting out of the trouble that they somehow manage to always get into. And save the day, too. They're good like that.

They are also suitable for 13+ readers!

Just... don't drive the van into the river, m'kay?

Amazon: Apathetic Avengers

BN: Apathetic Avengers
Smashwords: Apathetic Avengers

Amazon:  Welcome to Downing City

BN: Welcome to Downing City
Smashwords: Welcome to Downing City

Amazon: The Natural Order of Things

BN: The Natural Order of Things
Smashwords: The Natural Order of Things

I have a treat for you...

I think you'll all like it.

Simon and I have decided that selling each of the 3 original ebooks in print as individual paperbacks is silly. And downright expensive! For all 3 off them, you would end up shilling out about $24. Being starving artists ourselves, this does not sit well with us. At all.

So they are going into a single printed omnibus-- all three volumes in 1 printed book. This is ONLY for the print version, in case you don't have a Kindle, nook, Kobo, Applebooks... or you want an autograph which Simon and I will be happy to provide. 

Hopefully, The First Omnibus will be ready for purchase by the end of July. And without further ado--

Apathetic Avengers, Vol 1-3 print cover! 

Meanwhile, for all you eReader nuts--
ALL THREE VOLUMES are ~*~FREE ~*~ on Smashwords for the month of July! 

Free, you say?!

Yup. Just for the month of July, we're part of Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale.

What does that mean? The books are FREE at Smashwords.

But, Jenn, you're whining, I have a Kindle.

Be silent! They support EVERYTHING: Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader, Apple... Get the idea? This ONLY at Smashwords, and only for July.

Click here ~> Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale You should land right on the page! Scroll down, we're there!

 It will take you to the page to purchase, and then give you directions on how to get it.

FOR FREE.

All three of them.

Only at Smashwords. 

You are required to enjoy these! 

If the link doesn't land you there, follow the same path:
Smashwords~> Summer/Winter Sale~> Fiction ~> Graphic Novels&Comic~> and choose the first "Superheroes" subcatagory.

Further Adventures!

Well, Simon and I are hopefully gearing up to get you another 3 volumes of Faction's Adventures soon! We have most of them written and we're just polishing off a last few of the stories. 

Good news for everyone who's old fashioned: we've decided that the prints of all three original volumes, Apathetic Avengers, Welcome to Downing City and The Natural Order of Things will be combined into a single volume! More bang for your buck, y'all! ...No, seriously. Those little prints are beaucoup bucks. So hold off, and give us a few to gather our wits on that one.

Meanwhile, Here's a little teaser from "Masked Accountant" in the currently-untitled Volume 6. 

Enjoy! 

“My other departments are knee-deep in utter disorganization. Requisition a locking filing cabinet for your headquarters and make sure that everyone put their documentation in it.” Lassard tapped the plastic report sheet on top of the papers. “I had originally planned to just show you what goes into funding and supporting you by showing you the numbers and organization that is required on this end. In essence, the work had been done already. But this… with the report and the itemization...  Well. With this, I should be able to requisition just about everything you need for the coming fiscal year. Including a funding increase for your team.”

“Really?” Rachel asked.

“You are not getting the megazord, Agent Hingis,” he said. “But I think I can get you the money for a new roof for your headquarters.”

Rachel slumped. “I’d rather the megazord.” 

Enjoy some Summer Reading!

Apathetic Avengers, Excerpt

Here's something to whet your whistle whilst you pick the sand out of your crevasses at the beach. Rachel WON'T be joining. She doesn't do beaches.

She grabbed the hand-out with the experiment on it and put it front of her. Edgar flopped a pair of gloves of the desk next to her as he pulled his on. She looked at them, and rolled her eyes. She picked them up and considered putting them on, but started reading the experiment to Edgar. “We need 3 ounces of the perchloric acid. For God sake be careful with that crap.”

“I know,” Edgar said. “Put your gloves on.” He put the beaker on the table and poured the 3 ounces of the acid into it. He put the plastic back over the top of the huge Erlenmeyer flask and passed it to the next table who was gesturing for it. He picked up the beaker—

The perchloric acid came sloshing out when Bobby slammed into him, on purpose. It sloshed out, splashed onto the table, onto the experiment paper, on Edgar’s hand and onto Celeste’s pants. She grabbed the beaker and pulled it out of Edgar’s hand and pushed his hands away. She picked up the paper and tossed the acid into the sink.

“BOBBY!” she yelled. “What the hell is wrong with you!”

“Oh, did geeky drop the acid?” Bobby said.

“You made him spill it all over the place!” she screamed. “On my new pants!” She pointed to the obvious stain. “What’s wrong with you? God, you’re such a jerk.” She shoved Edgar’s hand under the faucet built into the lab table and turned on the water.

Bobby smirked. “Sorry about the pants, Cel, but that was funny.”

“Funny?” Celeste said. “This stuff dissolves metal, you jackass.” She held up the lab sheet which now had a hole in it. “Ugh, go away. Just go away.” She put her hand in the air, “Mister Kelsner, this is stupid. This stuff is dangerous. We should be doing this under a hood.”

“Your opinion is not warranted, Saint Cloud,” he answered, not even looking over.

“Asshole,” she mumbled. She realized that Edgar was staring at her, shocked. “What’s your problem, Hammerhead?”

“Perchloric acid makes organic materials combust,” he whispered, looking at his hand. “And it should have burned my skin, badly.”

“Diluted,” she said.

“No, it said right on the bottle, ‘anhydrous perchloric acid, non-dilute solution. Danger, keep covered’,” Edgar said.

Celeste leaned in very close to him. “It. Was. Diluted,” she said, stressing each word. “And if you say anything that might imply otherwise, you’re going to regret it.” She put her hand back in the air. “Mister Kelsner, we need a new lab sheet.”

Click here for the adventure!~~> Apathetic Avengers: The Faction Stories, Vol 1