Mud, Blood And Motocross is a mystery, action/adventure novel for young adults. I looked at a lot of book trailers when I was planning my own and a lot of them made me cringe. I just couldn't imagine a badly dramatized version of the story doing anything but turning off the 14 to 18 year old guys who are my intended audience.
And because a well dramatized rendition with real motocross riders and professional filming was way out of my budget. I had to do something very different.
With a few notable exception (Hunger Games) the YA market for a long time has been flooded with vampires. (Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, angels - sorry guys, girls are not attracted to humans anymore - you'll need wings or fangs to get a date to prom.)
So I made the trailer a statement of what the book was NOT.
This book does not contain Vampires:
Drug heists. Biker chicks. Murder.
All Nick wants to do is blaze on the trails and battle on the track, but his priorities change when his friend and mentor Billy Mackenzie is falsely accused of murder. Not trusting the local police, Nick and his friends take it upon themselves to find the real killer and prove Billy innocent.
Mud, Blood and Motocross is an action adventure for young adults with mystery, suspense, and romance. It contains mild language and some violence. Recommended ages 14 and up.
This book contains no vampires.
On Tuesday May 8th 2012, the ebook will be available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk for free. This is the first book in the series. Book 2 will be available May 8th, 2012 (the day of the free promotion).
Note: Motocross functions as the backdrop to this YA mystery/suspense. Readers do not need to be motocross fans to enjoy the mystery, action or romance of this novel.
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