Amy Tupper

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a mythical figure of Scandinavian folklore was born. The Fossegrim spent decades playing his fiddle in a waterfall, rewarding those who brought gifts with musical abilities. But times change. Today he will cross an ocean to follow Julianna to college. As a freshman in Chapel Hill, she has no idea what she’s in for. And that’s just campus life. A world traveler, Jules is street-smart but the wounds from her mother’s unexpected death fester.

And then it begins. When her powers manifest after her 18th birthday, Nicholas makes contact. He bides his time as desperation brings her closer, slowly revealing her family’s secret piece by piece. To Nick’s dismay, Jules falls in love with ambitious Andrew, a collegiate fencer who is always in the right place at the right time. The distraction interferes with her training as time grows short. On Halloween, Nick pushes Andrew too far and Jules runs from them both. On her own again, has Jules learned enough? For Nick isn’t the only creature who crossed the ocean to follow her…

Tenderfoot chronicles one daughter’s coming of age story as she deals with the revelation of her family’s paranormal secret. It is the first of three paranormal fantasy novels in The Tenderfoot Series with a length of 97,000 words/ 350 pages available as an ebook at multiple online book sellers for $4.99. Blinded, a continuation of these events, is in progress and will be published in 2012.

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Thank you for visiting my website. In addition to information about my books and writing, you will find the following:

• I write flash fiction of one thousand words or less. I post the stories on the Blog page. When possible, these pieces will flesh out different parts of Tenderfoot’s backstory.
• I host a feature for other authors called “Writers And Their Chosen Settings.” Individual authors discuss their choice of setting and the meaning behind it.

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