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Book Review- The Guardians of Elijah’s Fire

02 Jul, 2012 by in youth fiction Leave a comment

The Guardians of Elijah’s Fire
by Frank L Cole
Paperback, 272 pages
Published June 12, 2012
by Cedar Fort, Inc
ISBN: 1462110576
Book Source: Netgalley
4.5 stars
Book Summary from Goodreads: Just when they thought they were safe, Amber Trendon, and their classmates get yanked back into the action. With the Tebah Stick in enemy hands, Amber becomes a target, and it seems even her closest allies can’t be trusted. Now the gang will have to travel through enemy territory to protect a deadly ancient weapon that could cause the earth’s utter destruction.

This thrilling tale ups the action and doubles the danger. Bestselling author Frank L. Cole delivers an addicting read for adventurers of all ages.
Cathy’s Review: Things have settled down for Amber since her last adventure. She still thinks about Joseph and Dorothy occasionally, but she has other things going on, like school, homework and her very important 15th birthday. She cleans all of her birthday wishes out of her mailbox and finds a package with two very old, very important looking leather-bound books. Upon closer inspection, Amber realizes that they are the first and second Books of Kings from the Bible. She’s a bit perplexed, but just figures that Dorothy has sent them to her. She gets ready for bed and goes to sleep, only to wake to yet another nightmare of the creatures that she found in the cave as she searched for the hidden scepter, and a mysterious phone call from Joseph, warning her yet again about Dorothy. Dorothy can’t be as bad as Joseph says he is, is she? Amber doesn’t think so, but she is beginning to have her doubts. Things get really crazy the next day as Amber, Lisa and Trendon meet for dinner at a popular burger place, but their dinner is interrupted by what appears at first glance to be your basic robbery, until the robbers only want to take Amber and Joseph’s crazy uncle Jasher shows up as well. Just who can Trendon, Amber and Lisa trust to protect them from the threats that seem to appear on all sides?

I really enjoyed reading this book. The story line is packed with action and adventure from beginning to end. Amber is quite a smart character, I really enjoyed the way that you couldn’t tell until the very end who was lying and who was telling the truth. I think that this was a fun book for all ages!
Content: Clean

About the author: Frank L. Cole has lived in such exotic places as the Philippines and Kentucky, and currently lives with his wife and three children out west. While he strived for years to earn his publishing credits, Frank considers sharing his message of “Exercising Your Imagination” to over 30,000 kids across the country as his greatest accomplishment. The Guardians of Elijah’s Fire is Frank’s 5th published book and will release this June, 2012. You can learn more about his writing at franklewiscole.blogspot.com.
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The Guardians of Elijah’s Fire Blog Tour and Giveaway

07 Jun, 2012 by in Uncategorized 5 comments

Fire and Ice is pleased to announce Frank L. Cole’s newest book as part of the Cedar Fort blog tour and offer a giveaway to our readers!

by Frank L. Cole

Expected publication June 12, 2012

by Cedar Fort, Inc.

ISBN 1462110576
 
Book Summary: Just when they thought they were safe, Amber Trendon, and their classmates get yanked back into the action. With the Tebah Stick in enemy hands, Amber becomes a target, and it seems even her closest allies can’t be trusted. Now the gang will have to travel through enemy territory to protect a deadly ancient weapon that could cause the earth’s utter destruction.

This thrilling tale ups the action and doubles the danger. Bestselling author Frank L. Cole delivers an addicting read for adventurers of all ages
About this author: Frank L. Cole has lived in such exotic places as the Philippines and Kentucky, and currently lives with his wife and three children out west. While he strived for years to earn his publishing credits, Frank considers sharing his message of “Exercising Your Imagination” to over 30,000 kids across the country as his greatest accomplishment. The Guardians of Elijah’s Fire is Frank’s 5th published book and will release this June, 2012.
You can learn more about his writing at his blog.
To enter to win a copy of Guardians of Elijah’s Fire simply comment below. Must be 13 or older and have a US mailing address.


The Guardians of The Hidden Scepter Blog Tour

19 Apr, 2011 by in Uncategorized Leave a comment

The Guardians of The Hidden Scepter
by Frank L. Cole
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published March 8th 2011
by Cedar Fort, Inc.
ISBN 1599554488
4 stars

Amber never dreamed her archaeology class would turn into a top secret mission that would take her across the globe, but when her teacher goes missing, Amber realizes it’s up to her to protect the Hidden Scepter or risk unleashing an ancient power too terrifying to imagine. This guaranteed page-turner from the bestselling author of the Hashbrown Winters series is perfect for the adventurer in your family.

Fire and Ice is honored to be one of the stops on The Guardians of The Hidden Scepter blog tour hosted by Cedar Fort Books.

If you are looking for a high adventure YA book with a fun twist of humor, this one’s for you! Frank L. Cole’s writing is witty and sarcastic with an intelligent archeology smart heroine and a junk food shoveling sidekick named Trendon. What started out as four students enrolled in a private school’s archeology course soon turns into an uncovered conspiracy with plenty of bullets flying. The plot is well paced and storyline similar to Middleworld by J&P Voelkel. Frank’s strength is the detail he builds into each scene and character. This book is just like being sucked head first into a movie and ending up halfway across the world. I would recommend The Guardians of the Hidden Scepter to readers 14 and older or as a read along with your students/children due to some violence in the first couple of chapters. Otherwise a clean read it will also appeal to an adult audience. And did I happen to mention how much we enjoy the author? My kiddos have met him at a couple of signings and are true fans of Frank’s first series entitled Hashbrown Winters.

We are thrilled to have Frank L. Cole here with us today to answer some exclusive interview questions…


Did you graduate from college, if so from where and in what major? I graduated from Weber State University with a bachelors in Public Relations

What are your hobbies? Obviously writing books, but I love reading, hanging with my family, playing basketball, and watching all sorts of sports and movies.

What are your favorite all-time books? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides, No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, and The Taily Po (children’s book that scared me to death.)

When did you start writing your first book and how long did it take to get it published? I started writing The Adventures of Hashbrown Winters in 2003 and it was published in 2009, so about 6 years from start to finish with a lot of rejection along the way.

Who is your hero/ mentor? That’s a tough one. I’ve had a lot of people that have shown their support for me over the years. I suppose, if I had to pick one, it would be my wife, Heidi. She’s been there for me throughout this whole experience. She cried when I faced rejection after rejection and she screamed when someone finally said yes. She gives up her nights to let me read what I’ve written to her and she doesn’t let me quit. Every writer could use a mentor like that.

What suggestion would you give young writers? Find a story that you really want to tell and finish it. Don’t worry about the other stuff that goes along with getting published at first. Submitting and trying to find a publisher or an agent really puts a clamp on the writing ability. At least it does for me. I get so stressed and worried about what people think and if I’m not focused, it takes me a long time to finish a book. Discover your story, pull (if you can) from your own experiences, and find your beginning, middle, and end of your book.

Who is your favorite author? I really love JK Rowling. Her stories are so amazing and she writes her characters in such a way that they’ll never be forgotten. I wish I could write that way.

How do you find time to write with other responsibilities? It’s tough. Full-time work, full-time family, and of course, other responsibilities make it difficult to write. But because it’s something I love so dearly, I find a way to do it. Usually, I write at night when the kids are asleep and I have a free hour or two to just relax and go to work. Story telling is in my blood and it really brings me a lot of joy.

What was your road to being published like? Oh, it was grueling. My first book (still unpublished) was rejected at least 50 times. I refused to give up when, now looking back, I realize I should’ve moved on to other books earlier. I went to conferences, mingled with authors and publishers, and made all the mistakes rookies do when trying to prove to people you’ve written something worth taking a look at. Luckily, Cedar Fort gave me a shot. They read my first book and like all of the others, rejected it, but invited me to submit something else. That was Hashbrown. I’m so grateful for all they’ve done for me. They’re a great company!

What is your all-time favorite children’s book? I know I said The Tailypo, but that book scared me so bad as a kid that I slept in my parents’ bedroom for months. I really love Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. My mom read me that book as a kid and I bought it for my own kids a few years ago. It’s just a cool idea.

Do you have a writer’s group? I meet with some guys in Layton once a month and we brainstorm for an hour or two. It’s great to get out and get other ideas. I highly recommend them

Thank you so much to Cedar Fort books for choosing Fire and Ice as a blog tour stop Be sure to find Frank L. Cole on his blog