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A.J. Aalto

A.J. Aalto

About

AJ Aalto is a proud native of the Niagara Region. Born in St.

Catharines, she currently resides in Thorold, Ontario with

her wonderfully peculiar husband Jason and two quirky kids, a puppy that drives her bonkers and two cats who are undoubtedly plotting her downfall. When not writing horror or dark urban fantasy, you can find AJ researching inappropriate subjects, braying her unladylike guffaw at inappropriate humour, mentally undressing strangers or sitting cross-legged on her front porch eating peanut butter M&Ms by the fistful.

Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices

Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices

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<p>Maria hits the streets of New York in search of the love denied by her alcoholic father and indifferent mother. When Sergio, a dark, worldly stranger, lures her with diamonds, brand-name clothing, and undivided attention, Maria sees a way out of her dysfunctional home. Seduced by Sergio’s charm and the promise of wealth and recognition, Maria ignores her panicked intuition and wanders into his lair.<br /><br />But in a world where ambition and deception go hand in hand, where dreams are shattered and innocence crushed, Maria discovers she’s trapped in a hell much worse than the one she left. And now, there is no escape. The price for betrayal is blood.<br /><br />Destiny intervenes when Maria meets Christian, a handsome law student haunted by a dark family secret. With her life at risk and time running out, will Maria find the strength to save herself and convince Christian to go against all reason and risk everything to help her?</p>

Story Behind The Book

Excerpt from: http://alboudreau.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/an-interview-with-aj-aalto/ "Please tell us about your latest work and what genre it falls into. My first dark urban fantasy novel will be launching soon, entitled “Touched”. The protagonist, Marnie Baranuik, is a bumbling forensic psychic and ex-preternatural biologist who has no social graces, and who would really prefer to hole up like a hermit, eat cookies and fail at Sudoku puzzles rather than solve ooky paranormal crimes. When a murder victim’s severed head appears in her mailbox, she no longer has a choice in the matter. Enter the FBI’s preternatural crimes unit, and Marnie’s hermit days are over. What were your inspirations for writing it? I was taking a break from writing an epic fantasy trilogy which had flaws so big they were melting my face. I decided to have fun with a character who had tons going for her, if only she could by some miracle manage not to cock it up. Because she’s a total spaz character, I get to throw mad crazy stuff at her—demons, psychotic psychics, a horny ex, an overly critical fuss-pot vampire, a ghoul or two—and watch her fumble, face-plant and fail spectacularly with most of it."

Media Links

News Article

🔗 http://www.bulletnewsniagara.ca/2011/10/27/local-author-delivers-new-supernatural-thriller-in-time-for-halloween/

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Reviews

<p>October 11, 2011 brilliant Slacker Heroes columnist Mark E. Stone did a review of Touched <a title="Slacker Heroes" href="http://slackerheroes.com/jj/2011/10/11/a-review-of-aj-aaaltos-touched/"><font color="#005b85">here</font></a> that made me dance-around-on-tiptoes giddy for days, weeks…hmm, I’m still giddy, come to think of it.</p>November 23, 2011 the charming Gordon Bonett of Tales of Whoa fame did a fabulous review of Touched, which you can check out <a title="Gordon's review" href="http://gbfiction.blogspot.com/2011/11/book-review-touched.html">here</a>.