Blog Tour: Shape-shifting in Jaguar Sun

Hello and welcome to the Jaguar Sun Blog Tour! Today I have a guest post about shape shifting! Shape-shifting in Jaguar Sun Shape-shifting lore can be found in most cultures around the world, so when I began to write Jaguar Sun, there certainly wasn’t a shortage to choose from. The biggest challenge for me was choosing something that would go well with the overarching Mayan theme of the first book in the series. From that perspective, it made sense to go with more of a Native American style shifter, like some form of skin walker. At the same time, I wanted to come up with a fresh angle on shape-shifting. That was easier said than done. Like werewolves, vampires, and other creatures, they have been written about a lot. What I didn’t realize was that by focusing on...

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Reivew: Jaguar Sun

Title: Jaguar SunSeries: Jaguar Sun series # 1Genre: Young Adult- ParanormalAuthor: Martha BourkePublisher: Balam PressRelease Date: January 3, 2012Book: E-book sent by author “DECEMBER 21, 2012 Will that fateful day destroy our world, or did the Mayans have something else in mind? Maya Delaney knows. Unfortunately. Maya Delaney is just an average sixteen-year- old. She’s busy dealing with exams, her soon to be ex-boyfriend and fitting in. But Maya’s got bigger problems. She’s hiding a major secret from her dad and having strange visions she can’t control. In her struggle to figure out who she is, she learns that she is meant to fulfill an ancient Mayan Prophesy and bring forth a New Age on earth. Will the spirit magic Maya wields be enough to defeat...

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