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Author: Shayne Leighton | Website
Shayne's first year out of high school (after meeting mentor, friend, and executive producer, Marcie Gorman), she penned, co-directed, and starred in the feature-length film, The Incubus a paranormal romance, which obtained distribution and opened in over fifteen theaters across South Florida among popular chains like Regal, AMC, and Cinemark. The Incubus has obtained a fan-base of over 60,000 girls online, and has garnered the attention of reporters from the Miami Herald, CBS News, and NPR Radio. Leighton also starred alongside Scream Queen, Tara Cardinal in the film, Legend of the Red Reaper. Now, 20-year-old Leighton is excited to release her debut young adult novel series, Of Light and Darkness, set in contemporary Prague as well as penning several other screenplays, a novel adaptation for Legend of the Red Reaper, an original pop/rock album, and acting in various film roles.
Published Works & Book Reviews
Of Light and Darkness
Abandoned as an infant in Prague, Charlotte Ruzikova was raised by Valek, one of the last Vampires left alive. Genocide and war conflicts their secret society nestled deep in the woods of Eastern Europe.
But when the dictator in power becomes threatened by evil lurking in Valek's past, Charlotte must find a way to fight for the only one she's ever loved and the only thing she has ever truly believed in - and all before the sun comes up.
Reviewer: Sarah Dizon
Review: Aug 22, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, YA / Teen, Fantasy
Lottie has only know the Occult, the small, secluded world that she lives in with her caregiver Valek, who happens to be a vampire. He is the only parent she has ever known, and the only vampire. As Lottie gets older, and Valek stays perpetually in his mid-twenties, the dynamics within their relationship start to change as well. What happens when Lottie no longer views Valek as a father figure but more as a m