A Chance for Charity (The Immortal Ones - A Paranormal Romance) [Kindle Edition]

S.L. Baum (Author)

Book Description

If you live long enough... love (and danger) will find you.

Seventeen-year-old Charity regularly changes her town and her name, with hopes to begin a new life. But it's impossible to fly under the radar in tiny Telluride, Colorado. When fellow newcomer Link enters her life, her plan to start over with a clean slate unravels. Charity soon realizes that you can never truly leave your past behind, while Link discovers that mortals are not the only beings to walk this earth.

Winner of the 2012 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer's Choice Award for BEST YA SERIES.

Editorial Reviews

Review

(This) is a true Telluride locals' novel... It's as if the secretive and supernatural Elliot family in Ray Bradbury's novel From the Dust Returned lived in the San Juan Mountains instead of the Illinois prarie. --Telluride Magazine - John Nizalowski

Product Details

• File Size: 518 KB
• Print Length: 261 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1453778039
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003PPCTS8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #597 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Paranormal > Witches & Wizards
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 60 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars! January 26, 2011

By Kay Douglas

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

OK, where to begin... So many things to say about this book.

Well, I loved it! I checked the sample, thought, 'not particularly original but written well enough to keep my interest so I'll buy it'. Then I enjoyed it so much that I focused on it and put all my other readings on unintended hiatus lol. I am looking forward to book 2 when it comes out.

So why 4.5 rounded up to 5? Well, I deducted points for too many similarities to Twilight but rounded up to 5 because although there are similarities, they are fairly superficial and the overall plot was quite different too.

Okay, so I used the T-word. But I have to say this really weird thing- if you liked Twilight, you'll probably like this and if you didn't like Twilight, you'll probably like this! LOL

They are similar because it's new girl in small town, Charity/Emily is a klutz, she meets with a group of in-betweeners in high school (not quite the cool kids, not the geeks and paired up already), there's a supernatural doctor and his artistic wife, they're wealthy and live in a large house in the woods outside of town, they've even got the supernatural friends who come by to visit, one of whom there's a 'past' with. There are other similarities too; some of the bad guys are two guys who happen to have a red-headed sister, etc.

However, several of the things that I and I know many others didn't like about Twilight are thankfully not in this story. No sparkly or inhumanly perfect people (though apparently everyone's gorgeous - aren't supernaturals always?). Charity/Emily is not uber dependent or manipulative of Link (Lincoln) (she did have a brief moment of 'I'm so in love I can't think of anything else' happening but thankfully the author nipped it in the bud so that it just became like a normal just-fallen-in-love phase).

Charity is very cool, independent and has taught herself to throw ninja stars and daggers in self defense- a totally believable talent! Link is not stalker-ish creepy watch her sleep-y (though to be honest, while reading Twilight I thought that was sweet not creepy). The story line is very different and there is no Jacob character- a brief hint (blink and you'll miss it) of an almost one but not enough to merit calling it that.

Additionally, it can be appreciated by teens but since the main characters are not genuinely high schoolers, it's more mature (no sex though... yet... maybe in part 2... Don't really care).

Finally I just want to warn that though there are a few moments when it almost seems like there's a need to shove too many supernaturals in at once, don't let that scare you away! The pace of the story never really changes and though we don't get to find out much about the stories of the others, this is a series people! Can't give away all the secrets in book 1!

47 of 51 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, Romantic story September 22, 2010

By eric brandt

Format:Kindle Edition

I really enjoyed this story of love, truth and the supernatural. The writer reminds me of Stephenie Meyer in both her straight forward writing style and her desire to keep the story appropriate for the intended audience. As a mother of tweens and a teacher to teens, I am so happy to find stories that are fun, interesting and still respectable.

When you start the story, you will wonder if you are getting entangled in yet another vampire story. But I can assure you it is not! Almost immediately you find there to be mystery and twists that are so much fun. I cannot wait to read the next book and continue the journey with these characters.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Chance for Charity July 22, 2010

By Shari

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This was a very well written and thought out book! I loved every character that was introduced and it was not slow or fast paced it was just right! It had me guessing and wondering what and who exactly Emily/Charity was and why Link was so familiar to her and her to him, and I would never have seen that one coming. Kudos to the author for that little twist. The wonderful way that Telluride was depicted makes me want to vacation there very soon and see everything these characters saw! Every character was likable and left you wanting to know their story too. I was fascinated with OZ and what has he been doing for the last few years, and now I am wondering what else new will we find out for Link and what is Eve and Marco's story :) its just never ending everything I want to see or read about. I can't wait for the next book in this series.

More About the Author

I have had a love of sci-fi since I was a kid... watching Star Trek with my father. I am such a junky for action packed sci-fi movies to this day... thanks Dad! That love started to include the supernatural/paranormal as I reached my teens. I will always thank Anne Rice and Lestat for introducing me to a whole new genre... and my love vampire fiction was born. When I began writing, I didn't consider the YA paranormal genre. I started two previous projects that I couldn't finish, and I never knew why. But, when I started to write - A Chance for Charity (The Immortal Ones) - the story poured out of me and I loved every minute of the writing process! I still have those other stories, and someday I plan to go back and finish them.

I am a crafter by nature! This probably also explains my love of writing - it is in the creative family. I scrapbook, sew, bead, etc... I love to create. I have a room in my home dedicated to crafts. Paper, ribbons, stickers, die-cuts, there is whole mess of supplies! At one time I was in the handcrafted wedding/party invitation business. You should see my kiddos' birthday invitations!

My other love is baking, although I don't do a ton of it. Because if I bake it, then I want to eat it! Cookie creation is a fun process. I like to see how many yummy ingredients I can cram into a recipe. So far, my favorite cookie is an oatmeal, coconut, chocolate chip, toffee bit cookie - YUM! I will totally email you that recipe :D

On top of writer, part time teacher, crafter, baker... I am wife and mother - the latter being the best job in the world!

http://slbaum.com