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Kady Colter

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Update - SPC has moved from 6,000 to 592 - Wheeeeeee! - what a pink Cadillac ride! I've changed the book cover, the old one is my avatar - you can tell me which one you like best, however, the new book cover will take a few days to pop up. Sorry you have to look at the bland BC until then. (No pun on my character's name intended - well maybe so) But thanks to all who are backing the book. Lots of love back atcha!

I'll be tickled pink to take a look at your writing if you'll be tickled pink to reciprocate. If it's a subject that isn't my cup of tea, I'll say so. I'm not particularly interested in some genres, but will let you know. If I forget to read something I've promised, send a nudge. It could be something in the air or the loss of brain cells. It's not intentional. Have a great writing day and may you dream entire plots!

After a lifelong love of books, I enjoy stringing words together to see what they say and where the story might lead.

One thing I'd love to see more of in Christian fiction for Young Adults is truth and transparency and I think that can be done without too much shock value with the use of overdone vulgarity.

With that said, so many young people are turned off by Christian novels because the characters are white washed. Most teens in our culture no longer live sheltered lives. If we can give them reality - if they can see how some flawed characters, though Christian and sometimes failing, yet persevering and bouncing back to live victorious lives - then we can give them hope that they too can survive heartbreaking trials and overcome.

And that's what I've tried to show with the quirky characters in my YA novel Shakespeare's Pink Cadillac. Hope you enjoy!

*Peace*

favourite books

YOUNG ADULT/Children

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Ally Carter
Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
The Giver
Holes

ADULT

Bible
Anything by C. S. Lewis
Gone With the Wind
The Education of Little Tree
To Kill a Mockingbird
From East to West - Ravi Zacharias
Heaven's for Real - Todd Burpo
The Civil War: A Narrative - Shelby Foote
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond
Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
All Over But the Shoutin - Rick Bragg
Too Many to List

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Shakespeare's Pink Cadillac

Kady Colter

YA novel about redemption


A coming of age Christian YA novel about redemption, Paralee Striker is a troubled military brat who's attended more schools than she cares to count and craves stability in her life. But once again her Dad informs her. A move. Fourteen-year-old B.C. Cranover, alias "Shakespeare," lives in a dysfunctional family and drives an ancient pink Cadillac with a hardship license.

He becomes Paralee's friend against all odds of the CA girl ever being interested in him. When B.C. and buddies are fishing, they stumble upon what could be a terrorist cell. If that isn't enough to deal with, a prank by school bullies goes too far. Paralee recognizes that not only does the city need saving, she needs saving as well. And in more ways than one. But will she be able to climb out of the foxhole she's dug for herself?

 

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D. S. Hale wrote 73 days ago

Kady!! This is it! The grand finale, the grand push!! After much h....

D. S. Hale wrote 116 days ago

Kady, You supported my book a year ago, and gave me a bunch of sta....

Jeyna Grace wrote 129 days ago

Hi, I was wondering if you could help me out :) My latest uploa....

RTC wrote 133 days ago

Hi Kady, Thanks for the starring. I really hope the second chapte....

Zerin Mewa wrote 136 days ago

Thank you for your comments! I have spent quite some time editing cha....

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I wrote 136 days ago

Hi Rachelle, Read Swap I like your prologue - high starring from that. Well written. Like first person--worked well from what I read. Would not let me click on 2nd chapter so I'll have to return to read more later. Kady Colter Shakespeare's Pink Cadillac view book

I wrote 151 days ago

Hi Elke, I read through the 5th chapter and was pulled into the story at the club scene when she sees the guy. Everything else was basically back story. And it gave away the fact that she ended up with the American in America. Also, (I think I read where you said this was your first attempt at a ... view book

I wrote 151 days ago

Hi Elke, I read through the 5th chapter and was pulled into the story at the club scene when she sees the guy. Everything else was basically back story. And it gave away the fact that she ended up with the American in America. Also, (I think I read where you said this was your first attempt at a ... view book

I wrote 152 days ago

Hi Zerin, Sorry I haven't gotten to you before now -- I haven't checked back in many moons I'm afraid. Thanks for backing Shakespeare's Pink Cadillac. I'm afraid it's been sliding from neglect on my part. I don't have time to read much tonight but at least I peeked at the first two chapters and... view book

I wrote 443 days ago

Love chic lit and love your character's names. You've got my backing and high stars! ~Kady Colter, Shakespeare's Pink Cadillac view book

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