About the Author

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Cristina of Cristina's Book Reviews and Amy A. Bartol
Amy A. Bartol is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Secondborn Series, The Premonition Series, The Kricket Series, and a short story entitled “The Divided.” She has won numerous awards for her writing and been nominated for several more. She's a graduate of Hillsdale College, which inspired the setting of her Premonition Series. Amy lives in Michigan with her husband and two sons, but she travels often, sparking her imagination to create more worlds like the ones with hidden angels, doorways to alien landscapes, and fantastical futuristic societies and technologies. 
Traitor Born was named one of the top 20 best science fiction and fantasy books of 2018!
Check it out HERE!
Secondborn won 4 Awards at Utopia Con 2018!! 
Secondborn's Awards & Nominations: 
  • Utopia Con 2018 Winner - Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book of the Year
  • Utopia Con 2018 Winner - Best Edited Book of the Year (Jason Kirk)
  • Utopia Con 2018 Winner - Best Supernatural Lead (Roselle St. Sismode)
  • Utopia Con 2018 Winner - Best Book of the Year
  • Utopia Con 2018 Nominee - Best Supernatural Villain (Agent Crow)
  • Utopia Con 2018 Nominee - Book Series You Most Want To See Adapted To Screen
 http://www.utopiacon.com/announcing-the-winners-in-the-seventh-annual-utopia-awards/
Traitor Born made Wall Street Journal's Best Sellers list for the week of
​April 22, 2018! 
It's listed at #4 in Fiction E-Books. 
You can see it HERE! 
Did you see this? It's a review of Traitor Born on Hypable.com!

Thank you, Danielle Zimmerman! 
Click here to read the review!
Traitor Born gets book buzz from Goodreads! 

​Read the article here! 
Here's a first look  👀  at Traitor Born! Read an exclusive excerpt from USA Today HEA by Vilma Gonzalez! Traitor Born releases April 17th. The preorder is available on Amazon.
happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2018/03/26/vilma-gonzalez-excerpt-traitor-born-amy-bartol/
"Secondborn, an exciting, new dystopian romance, kicks off an enthralling series with a fierce heroine who is sure to resonate with fans of Sarah J. Maas and Suzanne Collins. This epic adventure, rich in world-building detail and intense romantic drama, will have teens and adults alike rapt and on edge until the final page."
-- Vilma Gonzalez, USA Today HEA

Check out Secondborn as one of Vilma Gonzalez's top 17 romances in 2017 from USA Today HEA! 

http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2017/12/28/vilma-gonzalez-2017-top-hea-recommended-romances/
A huge thank you to every single person who read Secondborn! Because of you, and the amazing people at 47North and Amazon Publishing, Secondborn made the top 100 Kindle Bestsellers of 2017 at #58!!
https://ebookfriendly.com/best-kindle-books-bestsellers-2017/#100-top-kindle-books-2017

✨Under Different Stars ✨ has sold over 💯thousand copies with #47North! Thank you to everyone who has read it! I’m beyond grateful to you for making this novel successful.

This is also a testament to the dedication of my #47North publishing team, #AmazonPublishing PR, Amazon Marketing, #BrillianceAudio, and Amazon's online distribution model. Under Different Stars is a re-release title. I had independently published this novel through KDP and several other publishing platforms. It was available for an entire year prior to its reissue by 47North. The fact that it has done so well is because Amazon championed it. I'm grateful every day for the chance to work with them. Thank you for believing in Kricket and her story.

I want to give a special thank you to Jason Kirk, my editor. One of the best days of my life was when you called and asked if I'd consider publishing the Kricket series with 47North! Your collaboration on this project means everything to me.
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I also want to thank my agent Tamar Rydzinski and the Laura Dail Literary Agency. Tamar put in so many hours of editing before this novel was ever published.

Thank you to Aaron Draper for the gorgeous cover photo and Regina Wamba for the amazing cover design!

Thank you to Kate Rudd of Brilliance Audio for narrating the Kricket series. I’m in awe of your talent!





“Exciting, intriguing, and romantic, Secondborn will make sci-fi and romance fans swoon.”--Bustle

​Check out Secondborn in this Bustle.com article! 
Link Here! 
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Cover reveal and description of Secondborn on USA TODAY HEA! 
Over 2.7K shares! Check it out HERE

Awards and Nominations for Utopia 2016 Event: 
Nominee - Best Dystopian/ Sci-Fi Book of the Year – Darken the Stars
Nominee - Best Paranormal Book of the Year – Iniquity
Winner - Best Series Finale – Iniquity
Winner - Best Edited Book of the Year – Jason Kirk/47North/Darken the Stars
Nominee – Best Supernatural Hero/Shero – Evie Claremont/Iniquity
Nominee – Best Supernatural Hero/Shero – Kricket Hollowell/Darken the Stars
Nominee – Best Villain – Kyon Ensin/Darken the Stars
Winner – Hottest Couple – Reed & Evie/Iniquity
Winner – Best Quote - “Even swimming in sorrow, he won’t let me drown.” - Darken the Stars
Nominee – Best Bestie/Buddy – Buns & Brownie/Iniquity
Winner – Best Book Hangover – Darken the Stars
Winner – Best Supernatural Series of the Year – Iniquity
Nominee – Best Supernatural Series of the Year – Darken the Stars

Iniquity makes the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books List 
December 17, 2015!
Iniquity's Cover Reveal on USA TODAY HEA!
1.6K online shares!! 

​http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2015/10/08/vilma-gonzalez-amy-bartol-cover-reveal-iniquity/
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Awards and Nominations at UtopYA Con 2015 Event:
  • Winner for Author of the Year - Amy A. Bartol
  • Winner for Book of the Year
  • Winner for Best Book Hangover 
  • Winner for Best Couple - Trey & Kricket
  • Nominee Best Supernatural Series 
  • Nominee Best Sci-Fi Book of the Year
  • Nominee Best Edited Book of the Year - Jason Kirk of 47North
  • Nominee Best Supernatural Book Cover - Regina Wamba Designer of Mae I Design
  • Nominee Best Supernatural Hero/Shero - Kricket Hollowell ​



Awards and Nominations at Penned Con 2015 Event:
  • Winner for Best Audiobook 2015 - Sea of Stars - Narrated by Kate Rudd/ Amy A. Bartol Author
  • Nominee for Best Author of the Year - Amy A. Bartol 
"Sea of Stars by Amy A. Bartol. Sea of Stars (second in the urban fantasy Kricket series) is a riveting romance that thrums to life in the vibrant, imaginative and also perilous world of Ethar. It’s exciting, action-packed, suspenseful and immediately absorbing. Kricket is everything a heroine should be. Fearless. Determined. Inspiring. Intelligent. The same can be said for our one-of-a-kind hero, Trey. I love that both Kricket and Trey are fierce and strong, but at the same time, kind and loving. Their romance is epic, enlivened by words that are sure to make every romance reader melt." 
http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2015/04/03/hot-new-romance-books-april-2015/
"If you haven’t read bestselling author Amy A. Bartol yet, you must. Her stories consume you. Her writing makes you feel. Her heroes make your heart race. And her heroines are fearless and inspiring.
Sea of Stars (her second installment in the urban fantasy Kricket series) is a riveting romance that thrums to life in the vibrant, imaginative and also perilous world of Ethar. It’s exciting, action-packed, suspenseful and immediately absorbing."

http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2015/03/30/vilma-gonzalez-sea-of-stars-rec-amy-bartol/
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Awards and Nominations at UtopYA 2014 Event: 

  • Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Sci-fi Book of the Year – Under Different Stars
  • Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Book of the Year – Under Different Stars
  • Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Supernatural Book Cover – Under Different Stars
  • Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Edited Book of the Year – Under Different Stars
  • Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Author of the Year
  • Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Supernatural Series of the Year – Under Different Stars
  • Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Villain (Kyon) – Under Different Stars
  • Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Book Hangover – Under Different Stars
  • Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Supernatural Hero/Shero (Kricket) – Under Different Stars

Awards and Nominations at Penned Con 2014 Event: 

  • Winner Penned Con 2014 Awards: Best Up And Coming Fantasy Author – Amy A. Bartol
  • Winner Penned Con 2014 Awards: Most Creative Fantasy Plot – Under Different Stars
  • Winner Penned Con 2014 Awards: Best Fantasy Cover - Under Different Stars 


Queen City Indie Con 2014 Awards: 

  • Winner of Best All Around YA Book - Under Different Stars 
I was a contributor for USA TODAY HEA! 

​"Amy A. Bartol, author of Under Different Stars
​Something Wicked This Way Comes by the incomparable Ray Bradbury had me buried beneath my covers, biting my nails, and unable to sleep until long after I’d finished it. Reading of Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show’s sinister arrival in best friends Jim Nightshade’s and Will Halloway’s sleepy Midwestern town was nothing short of horror-filled. Bradbury painted a poetic picture of youthful innocence, the wisdom of experience, and the poignancy of love amid the backdrop of a dark, stalking carnival. All of his characters come to life and breathe within the pages. This novel is indelibly etched upon my mind and is the reason I’ll always remain a devoted fan of Bradbury’s work."
http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2014/06/02/veronica-scott-authors-first-scifi-fantasy-reads/
UNDER DIFFERENT STARS description for New Releases in USA TODAY HEA article! 

http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2013/12/26/paranormal-romance-new-releases/
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* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2013 award for Best Villain of the Year: Brennus in Incendiary

* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2013 award for Best Book Cover of the Year: Incendiary

* UtopYA Con 2013 award nominee for Most Innovative Marketing of the Year: Incendiary
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* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2012 award for Best Debut Novel:  Inescapable

* Winner of the UtopYA Con 2012 award for Best Villain: Brennus




My Scrapbook of Events

Are you going to New York ComicCon 2016??
I'll be speaking on a panel there! 
"Expanding Worlds: How Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels Imagine The World-- For Better Or For Worse."
The event is on Friday at 2:00 pm - First Floor Panel Area.
I'll be joined by fellow panelists: Jason Kirk, Alys Arden, Gwenda Bond, JD Horn, and Rysa Walker.
You can get a signed copy of Under Different Stars at the autograph session 
from 3:15 - 4:25 pm on the 6th Floor of Bookcon @ NYCC!
I hope to see you there!
For more information, check out this link to the event! 
www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/Contributors/2603688/Amy-A-Bartol
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Emerald City Author Event - April 30, 2016 - Tickets and Information
Austin Book Fest 2016  - Book Signing - March 5, 2016 - Tickets and Information
Secret Signing Los Angeles - Sept. 13, 2015 - Tickets and information
Queen City Indie Con 2014 Awards: 

Winner of Best All Around YA Book - Under Different Stars 
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Romance Riot in New York City 2014
Date: Oct. 18, 2014 
Time: Session 1 - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm    Session 2 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Venue: New York Hilton Midtown 
Type: author appearance 
Website: http://www.romanceriotny.com/#!authors/c1c9t
Description: New York Author Signing Saturday, October 18, 2014 
Authors attending the event include: 
A.L. Jackson, Molly McAdams, Addison Moore, Amanda Maxlyn, Amanda Stone, Amy A. Bartol, Cassia Leo, Chelsea Fine, E.L. Montes, Emma Chase, Emily Snow, Erin Noelle, Gail McHugh, Georgia Cates, Jasinda Wilder, Jennifer Foor, Jillian Dodd, K.a. Tucker, K Anne Raines, Karina Halle, Kelly Elliot, Kim Karr, Kristen Proby, Lisa De Jong, Madeline Sheehan, Mia Asher, Michelle A. Valentine, Nicole Edwards, Noelle August, Rachel Van Dyken, Raine Miller, Rebecca Donovan, Rebecca Shea, Sandi Lynn, Sarah Dosher, Shelly Crane, and Tina Reber!!! 
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New York Comic Con 2014
Date: October 9th - 12th, 2014 
Book Signing Time: October 10, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at the 47 North/ Jet City Comics Booth
Venue: Javits Center, NY, NY
Type: Author Signing  - Giving Away FREE PROMO ARC copies of Under Different Stars
Website:   http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
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Penned Con 2014
Date: September 12th - 13th, 2014
Time: Friday, September 12, 2014 at 8:00 am - Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 4:00 pm (CDT) 
Venue: Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel and Suites - 400 South 14th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Type: author appearance/ speaking engagement  
Website: http://pennedcon.wordpress.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pennedcon
To purchase tickets: https://penned2014con.eventbrite.com/
Description: St. Louis Signing on September 12th - 13th , 2014 
Awards and Nominations at Penned Con 2014 Event: 

Winner Penned Con 2014 Awards: Best Up And Coming Fantasy Author – Amy A. Bartol

Winner Penned Con 2014 Awards: Most Creative Fantasy Plot – Under Different Stars

Winner Penned Con 2014 Awards: Best Fantasy Cover - Under Different Stars 
Awards and Nominations at UtopYA 2014 Event: 

Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Sci-fi Book of the Year – Under Different Stars

Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Book of the Year – Under Different Stars

Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Supernatural Book Cover – Under Different Stars

Winner UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Edited Book of the Year – Under Different Stars

Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Author of the Year

Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Supernatural Series of the Year – Under Different Stars

Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Villain (Kyon) – Under Different Stars

Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Book Hangover – Under Different Stars

Nominee for UtopYA Con 2014 Awards: Best Supernatural Hero/Shero (Kricket) – Under Different Stars

http://utopyacon.com/third-annual-utopya-award-winners-list/
Awards and Nominations at UtopYA 2013 Event: 

Winner UtopYA Con Award for Best Villain 2013: Brennus – Incendiary

Winner UtopYA Con Award Best Book Cover of the Year – Incendiary

Nominee UtopYA Con 2013: Most Innovative Marketing of the Year

http://utopyacon.com/utopyaawards2013winners/
Awards and Nominations at UtopYA 2012 Event: 

Winner UtopYA Con Awards: Best Debut Novel 2012 – Inescapable

Winner UtopYA Con Award: Best Villain 2012 – Brennus – Intuition


http://utopyacon.com/winners-of-the-2012-utopya-awards/

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