Summerlypse
Genre: YA Contemporary
(adventure/romance)
Release date: June 20th 2016
Summary from Goodreads:
After his crush rejects him, seventeen-year-old Colton catches a
plane to Mexico, hoping to forget all about girls. But a night out at a dance
club crowded with long legs in miniskirts doesn't help, especially when he
meets the club's beautiful DJ, Alex.
In awe of her mixing skills, Colton finds it hard to believe Alex is deaf. As they bond, she asks him to help her win a DJ contest behind her rich, estranged father's back.
Colton's not a wimp or anything, but millionaires with armed bodyguards are not his ideal vacation buddies. The only problem—if he helps her, he may fly back home in a body bag.
In awe of her mixing skills, Colton finds it hard to believe Alex is deaf. As they bond, she asks him to help her win a DJ contest behind her rich, estranged father's back.
Colton's not a wimp or anything, but millionaires with armed bodyguards are not his ideal vacation buddies. The only problem—if he helps her, he may fly back home in a body bag.
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ADVANCED PRAISE
“Packed with unexpected twists and South-of-the-Border
danger, Summerlypse grabbed my attention from the first enticing page. With a
quirky writing style that offers both depth and entertainment, Summerlypse is
an original, diverse story that will delight anyone looking for a unique spin
on teen relationships.” –Anna L. Davis, Author of Open Source(Enhancement
Series)
"SUMMERLYPSE by Gerardo Delgadillo is a great young adult story about two unlikely friends who team up hoping to win a summer DJ contest in Mexico. This book has a well-defined cast of complex characters with a thoughtful focus on the hearing-impaired. An entertaining read!" ~ K.S. Jones, award-winning author of Shadow of the Hawk
"SUMMERLYPSE by Gerardo Delgadillo is a great young adult story about two unlikely friends who team up hoping to win a summer DJ contest in Mexico. This book has a well-defined cast of complex characters with a thoughtful focus on the hearing-impaired. An entertaining read!" ~ K.S. Jones, award-winning author of Shadow of the Hawk
"SUMMERLYPSE is a great read. The characters are
real and well crafted, and the story kept me interested to the end. I
liked it. I recommend it." -- Rickard B DeMille, author ofTweet
Revenge, Hellfire, Defending Daniel
Since I grew up Mexico, I have a vast knowledge of its culture and customs. And as an author, I want to use this knowledge to show my readers the non-vacation-destination Mexico, which is fascinating, different, and even a bit dangerous. As Martin, the SUMMERLYPSE protagonist's best friend, says, “I know what wrong places to go at the right times.”
The locations described in SUMMERLYPSE are fictitious, a combination of cities and towns mixed together and shaken, not stirred. They reflect the common Mexican city, small town, or beach town. I want to transport the reader to these places and make them smell the streets. Tacos, deep fried quesadillas, car fumes—the whole enchilada, pun intended.
In my novels, I show day-to-day situations Mexican people consider normal. For example, the “retenes,” which are military checkpoints looking for drugs or guns. Or where and what people eat—Mexican food is so good, it's worth a “Moctezuma's revenge.” I also want to show the poverty in the streets. Kids begging for money, selling bubble gum, or even asking for a Xmas gift in summer.
My hopes are to achieve this and more.
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Writing About Mexico
Since I grew up Mexico, I have a vast knowledge of its culture and customs. And as an author, I want to use this knowledge to show my readers the non-vacation-destination Mexico, which is fascinating, different, and even a bit dangerous. As Martin, the SUMMERLYPSE protagonist's best friend, says, “I know what wrong places to go at the right times.”
The locations described in SUMMERLYPSE are fictitious, a combination of cities and towns mixed together and shaken, not stirred. They reflect the common Mexican city, small town, or beach town. I want to transport the reader to these places and make them smell the streets. Tacos, deep fried quesadillas, car fumes—the whole enchilada, pun intended.
In my novels, I show day-to-day situations Mexican people consider normal. For example, the “retenes,” which are military checkpoints looking for drugs or guns. Or where and what people eat—Mexican food is so good, it's worth a “Moctezuma's revenge.” I also want to show the poverty in the streets. Kids begging for money, selling bubble gum, or even asking for a Xmas gift in summer.
My hopes are to achieve this and more.
About the Author
Gerardo Delgadillo lives in the Dallas metropolitan area with his wife and children and dogs and cats and the occasional rabbit. Originally from San Francisco and raised in Mexico, he loves to write about contemporary teens in distress in English and Español. So no magic, dragons, or unicorns.
Gerardo's fun facts:
- At the tender age of sixteen, when giant lizards ruled the world, Gerardo was a DJ--turntables and all.
- Cloud computing is his area of expertise--just don't ask him what cloud computing means.
Gerardo Delgadillo lives in the Dallas metropolitan area with his wife and children and dogs and cats and the occasional rabbit. Originally from San Francisco and raised in Mexico, he loves to write about contemporary teens in distress in English and Español. So no magic, dragons, or unicorns.
Gerardo's fun facts:
- At the tender age of sixteen, when giant lizards ruled the world, Gerardo was a DJ--turntables and all.
- Cloud computing is his area of expertise--just don't ask him what cloud computing means.
- He loves football, the one played with the feet by
footballers, La Liga from Spain being the best.
About his novels:
About his novels:
- His writing must be emotional, or else…
- He believes in the Oxford comma, but the Oxford comma doesn't
believe in him.
- Loves first person present tense POV.
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1 comments:
A great post. Mexico is on my travel wish list.
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