I’m pleased to announce the publication of my third novel

for young adults. THE DEEP is a companion book to

SHIP OF SOULS and reunites readers with D, Nyla, and Keem.

It’s the summer of 2011 and the new school year looks

promising: Nyla’s falling in love with strong, sensitive Keem

and she’s one of the few Black students to be accepted into

elite Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan. But Nyla

can’t ignore the strange visions she’s been having, and when

a man named Osiris promises to reunite Nyla with the mother

who abandoned her at the age of four, Nyla follows him into the

deep—a dangerous realm miles beneath Brooklyn where

members of a secret league fight to keep evil from reaching

the earth’s surface.

You can watch a trailer for THE DEEP here.

Read my essay on Black “geeks & freaks” in YA literature at

The Huffington Post.

The paperback is available today at Rosetta Press andAmazon. You can

also ask your favorite bookstore or library to order the book for you.

Books are a wonderful gift to share with the teens in your life, and a

fast-paced, urban fantasy like THE DEEP is sure to appeal to reluctant

readers and bookworms alike!

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