Please welcome Janeen Swart! She stopped by to share the
release of her latest book. Take it away, Janeen!
THE HIDDEN TRUTH is a young adult romance novel written in
third person from several different viewpoints. Throughout the book, the
characters intertwine into a sweet love triangle along with an underlying plot
involving the issues of man-made environmental change. THE HIDDEN TRUTH was
published by Soul Mate Publishing in Kindle edition on May 2nd and
is available on Kindle at Amazon.
Book Blurb
After being struck by lightning while jogging,
Clara’s dreams cause her to question the issues of DNA changes, cloning, and
genetically modifying food. In her dreams she visits an environmentally perfect
world where an angel-like being tells her to watch for a sign. While Clara
searches for answers, her boyfriend, Brian, becomes active in demonstrations
against a local biophysics company, named aptly, New Nature. Clara convinces
her Science Club to begin a project to confront this company to make them more
accountable. She and John, a new friend, vow to do their part, using peaceful
strategies. Brian’s jealousy results in several uncomfortable incidents between
the three teens. Things go awry when a few of the Science Club members go
beyond simple investigation by breaking into the company, then later sabotaging
the company’s biosphere. What’s even more troublesome is the fact that Clara
suspects her ex may be the one behind the crimes. Relationships and beliefs are
tested as Clara searches out the truth. In the end, her questions are answered,
but at a cost, she hadn’t anticipated.
Excerpt
from THE HIDDEN TRUTH
Brian jumped in and
turned the key. The ignition ground, but started. As soon as Doug left, Melanie
scrambled into the passenger side and said, “Let’s go. Doug can find his own
way back. We don’t need him anymore.”
“No, we’re not leaving
him. He’s the one who got us in there like you wanted.”
“Me? What happened to
‘We’ve got to do something about this company’? You were just as much in favor
of this. You’ve gotten soft because you’re afraid Clara will find out,” said
Melanie.
“You’re wrong. I was
hoping we could find something, so we could get it out to the public.”
“Oh, right. Then Clara
would look at you again with those adoring eyes.” Melanie grunted. Brian leaned
back against the headrest, waiting. She was right.
Doug’s image
materialized in the rearview mirror. He was running toward the car, arms
waving. Twenty feet behind him, two other figures sprinted their way. “Open the
back door,” Brian yelled at Melanie. She leaned over the front seat and pushed
the door open just as Doug reached the car.
Brian put the car in
gear with his foot on the brake, ready to take off. Doug fell in, slammed the
door behind him and Brian tromped on the gas. Tires squealed and a faint smell
of burnt rubber entered the car’s open window. One of the guards grabbed at the
door handle but had to relinquish the chase as the car sped away. Please God, don’t let them see the license
number or shoot.
“Good thing I covered
the license plate with foil,” said Melanie.
Brian just stared
ahead, saying a thank you prayer. Melanie watched behind. “No one’s following.
You can slow down.”
They drove several more
blocks and Brian asked, “Did you get the power inverter?”
“No. When I went
inside, I heard the guards coming and I had to make a run for it,” said Doug.
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About Janeen Swart
After
marrying in the beginning of my junior year of college, I still hadn’t decided
on a major, mostly because I hadn’t really planned this stage of my life really
well. My husband suggested teaching, something I had never thought I wanted to
do, but as I got into the education classes, it became another love; the first
being my friend and life-partner. I taught
third grade for twenty-five years. While teaching and reading many
children’s books, there was always that
little voice that said, maybe I could write books as good as these. But of
course, life moves on and there was never enough time in a day with a full time
job, being secretary for our business, two busy boys to care for, and various
animals, too.
After
retiring from teaching at age fifty-five, it was time to move forward with my
dream of writing. I took two online courses from The Institute of Children’s
Literature and a Children’s Writing Course through Indiana University
Northwest. Now I thought I was ready and would soon see my stories in print. After
many rejection letters, A DOG AND HIS BOY, was published through a small
Christian publisher. I self-published my other five children’s books using
Create Space and they are all available on Amazon. During this same time I had
joined an online critique group and through that group, my young adult novel,
THE HIDDEN TRUTH, became a reality. I submitted it to Soul Mate Publishers and
was ecstatic when I received my contract to publish it as an e-book. My
experience with the Soul Mate authors has been awesome. Connect with me here:
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