Carrie Anne Noble, Author

The Mermaid's Sister Featured on WPSU's "Book Mark" You can listen here to one of my favorite book reviews, from Kristine Allen of Pennsylvania's State College NPR affiliate: http://radio.wpsu.org/post/bookmark-mermaids-sister-carrie-anne-noble And don't forget to visit me in Lancaster, PA on Saturday, March 5, if you're in the area! Keep reading!

It's a Bookmark! My talented husband and I came up with this bit of "swag" (a.k.a. promotional stuff given away at events)--a bookmark for me to give out at an upcoming writers' conference. Since the real book cover has yet to be revealed, we concocted this lovely image. Can't wait to see the actual cover! The publisher says it will be ready for my review in a week or two!  

  Welcome to the hop! No, it's not a fifties-themed dance. It's a blog hop--a kind of virtual field trip in which authors introduce you to a character from their work. But you can dance if you want to!   First of all, I'd like to thank the talented Rysa Walker for inviting me to participate. Rysa was the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award grand prize winner in 2013, and she has been extremely kind and helpful to me since I won the 2014 ABNA Young Adult category. Her YA book Timebound is a fun and thrilling read--and the sequel Time's Edge will be available in October. Rysa's "Meet the Character" blog entry ( and more about her & her books) can be found here:   http://rysa.com/meet-my-character-delia-morrell/ http://www.amazon.com/Timebound-Chronos-Files-Book-1/dp/1477848150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411241267&sr=1-1&keywords=timebound Twitter: @RysaWalker And now...meet Clara!     1) What is the name of your char...

NEWS FLASH! Seashell, Stork and Apple Tree has a new title & a publication date! The Mermaid's Sister will be published February 24, 2015 by Skyscape. You can pre-order the ebook, paperback, or audiobook on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Mermaids-Sister-Carrie-Anne-Noble-ebook/dp/B00LWDQO3Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407332622&sr=8-1&keywords=the+mermaid%27s+sister Here is the back cover copy: 2014 Winner — Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Young Adult Fiction There is no cure for being who you truly are... In a cottage high atop Llanfair Mountain, sixteen-year-old Clara lives with her sister, Maren, and guardian Auntie. By day, they gather herbs for Auntie’s healing potions. By night, Auntie spins tales of faraway lands and wicked fairies. Clara’s favorite story tells of three orphan infants—Clara, who was brought to Auntie by a stork; Maren, who arrived in a seashell; and their best friend, O’Neill, who was found beneath an apple tree. One day, ...

I'm very excited to announce that my novel has made it to the semi-finals in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest! Seashell, Stork and Apple Tree is one of 25 books selected from about 10,000 entries. Finalists will be announced July 8. Prayers appreciated!!! ABNA Publishers Weekly Review Set in 1870 on and around Llanfair Mountain, Pennsylvania, this delightful fantasy novel introduces the reader to Clara and Maren, sisters adopted around the same time by a woman (“Auntie”) known throughout the village for her cures. Maren came to Auntie in a conch shell, while Clara arrived via stork. Now, at sixteen, Maren is slowly turning into a mermaid, her fingers webbing and scales appearing on her sides. Clara wants Auntie to cure Maren, but that is not an option. Auntie responds, “There is no cure for being who you truly are.” As time passes, Maren’s body transforms more rapidly; it becomes obvious that it is time for Maren to be taken to the sea or she will die. ...