Laura Elliott

Laura Elliott

About

Laura loves writing about enchanted road trips, birthday gifts that are out of this world, and alien romance while eating lots of popcorn. She lives with her hubby, and dog Oso, in their tree house on the coast of central California not far from her two grown daughters who love climbing trees as much as their mom. Laura is the author of Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale inspired by her life-long love of a little-known town, Avenal, CA, and her equal love of enchanted teenage road trips. 13 on Halloween, a hilarious look at a girl who gets a birthday gift that’s literally out of this world, is book 1 in the Teen Halloween Series. Laura’s latest release, Transfer Student, is an intergalactic beauty and the geek sci-fi romance and the first book in the Starjump Series. 14 on Halloween, book 2 in the Teen Halloween series, will release in September 2012. This summer she’ll release a collection of short ghost stories.

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

"A page-turner of a Young Adult Science Fiction love story" 4.5 stars! - The San Francisco Book Review An intergalactic tale of beauty and the geek. Rhoe and Ashley would never be friends. Even if they lived on the same planet. But, they’ll become so much more. They’ll transfer. In a teleporting experiment gone wrong, Ashley, a Beverly Hills surfer, and Rhoe, a brilliant geek from planet Retha, swap lives when they make the same wish at the same time. They'll have to survive each other's lives to discover their dreams. If only it were that simple. Some wishes can’t come true. Some have to.

Reviews

<span style="font-family:verdana;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;border-collapse:collapse;"></span><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span>Ashley is a spoiled Beverly Hills brat. She and her BFF, Tiffany, are at the observatory on a school field trip. A galaxy away on Retha, Rhoe is planning to starjump. He needs to do that to save his brother, so sick he cannot speak. No one believes Rhoe can do it, but he is going to try, no matter how dangerous it is. His best friend, Yuke, tries to talk him out of it, but Rhoe is determined. Once alone, he sets up the scope and when he looks into it, something strange happens. On Earth, Ashley, at the same moment, looks into the telescope at Griffith Observatory. Moments later, she finds herself in what turns out to be Rhoe's body on Retha. Rhoe lands in Ashley's body on Earth. It seems hormones exist in both places, and they have a hard, but interesting, time adjusting to their new bodies. The adventures begin for both characters and each finds himself/herself falling in love with their new body's best friend, even though their bodies are the same sex as the friends. Yikes! Of course, the end goal for both is to get back to their own planets and body. No easy task, especially for Ashley who has no idea how she got to Retha. The two finally convince their best friends that they really aren't who they seem to be and let the love flow. Will they get back? Do they really want to get back? And then there are some really bad guys.

 </span><br /><span></span><br /><span>Laura A. H. Elliott has written a page-turner of a Young Adult Science Fiction love story. Although the start is slow, any teen, boy or girl, who likes Sci-Fi will like this book. The love story is just a nice bonus. </span></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><span><strong>- The San Francisco Book Review </strong></span><span><strong>Star Rating: 4.5 out of 5

</strong></span></span><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;">“<strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">An interesting intergalactic tale of identity and corporeal switching reminiscent of the movies<a title="Freaky Friday (2003 film)" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322330/" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">Freaky Friday</a> and <a title="The Hot Chick" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302640/" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">The Hot Chick</a>.” “surprising sub-plots” “fun and enjoyable book and i highly recommend it” ”Excellent” “5-stars” <strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">- <a href="http://aobibliosphere.blogspot.com/2012/03/review-transfer-student-by-laura-ah.html" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">A.O. BILBLIOSPHERE</a></strong></strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><br /></strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">“Elliott does the first-person of her male protagonist shockingly well. She really portrays well the thoughts and feelings of an outcast…” <a href="http://www.epiloguereview.blogspot.com/2012/03/transfer-student-blog-tour-giveaway.html" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">EPILOGUE REVIEWS</a> </strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><br /></strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">“PUTS A WHOLE NEW SPIN ON THE TRADING PLACES/FREAKY-FRIDAY THEME!” “engaging young adult read that adults can enjoy as well. Laura richly described planet Retha and it comes alive for the reader.  The characters are well developed and very relate-able.”</strong> - <strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><a href="http://kates-reads.blogspot.com/2012/03/fresh-look-at-trading-places.html" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">KATE’S READS</a></strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">“<strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Have you watched all those movie’s like The Hot Girl , The Change-Up etc . The one’s where something magical happens and somehow you end up swapping bodies with them …</strong><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Laura Elliott’s new novel is like that”</strong> - <a href="http://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/2012/03/vbt-transfer-student-laura-ah-elliott.html?spref=tw" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">PHANTOMPARAGRAPHER</a> ”5-stars”</strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">“4 out of 5 stars!” “It just has to be experienced” “I loved the world building of Retha” “I loved the journey Ashley and Rhoe went on” -  <a href="http://somelikeitparanormall.blogspot.com/2012/03/review-transfer-student-by-laura-ah.html" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">SOME LIKE IT PARANORMAL</a></strong></p><p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:15px;line-height:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><strong style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">“Both the world we know &amp; the alien world of Retha were brilliantly painted” “Fascinating” -<a href="http://intothemorningreads.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-transfer-student-by-laura-ah.html" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">Into The Morning Review</a> </strong></p></div>“SPELL-BINDING JOURNEY” “a compelling sci-fi adventure that also reflects the lifestyle and dilemmas faced by today’s teens, and the world as a whole.” - <a href="http://content.boomerangbooks.com.au/kids-book-capers-blog/transfer-student-laura-elliotts-new-teen-sci-fi/2012/03" style="color:#503559;text-decoration:underline;">KID’S BOOK CAPERS</a>