Diamond Peak Series by Tahlia Newland Interview

Lethal Inheritance

Diamond Peak Series Book #1

By- Tahlia Newland

Genre- YA Fantasy

A scream pierces the night. Ariel jolts awake and watches in horror as demons drag her mother into a hidden realm. She finds help and sets off on a rescue mission. But to defeat the demons, who feed on fear and seek to enslave the human race, she must learn a secret esoteric wisdom to awaken the dormant, but potentially explosive, power of her mind.

Walnut, a quirky old wise man, guides her through treacherous inner and outer landscapes, and Nick, the powerful Warrior who travels with them, proves a dangerous attraction. Can Ariel defeat the sadistic demon lord before he kills her and enslaves her mother?

The stakes are high, death a real possibility. Fail now, and she fails humanity.

This book has been awarded the AIA Seal of Excellence in Fiction and the BRAG Medallion for Outstanding Fiction.

      

Stalking Shadows

Diamond Peak Series Book #2

By- Tahlia Newland

Genre- YA Fantasy

Ariel hopes that the great library at Sheldra holds the key to rescuing her mother. But in order to get there, she must negotiate a forest of evil spirits, escape a mind-numbing city of sparkling towers, travel through the treacherous gullies of Minion Hills, and avoid an attack by a demon lord intent on killing her.

At the same time, a battle rages between her heart and her mind. A relationship with her travelling companion, the enigmatic Nick, is just too tempting, but can they be together without Ariel losing her focus and falling to the demons? Her life is at stake, but also her heart. She risks encasing it in stone and denying herself the very sustenance she needs.

Will they make it to the safe haven of Sheldra, or will Ariel die at the hands of the yellow-eyed demon?

This book has been awarded the AIA Seal of Excellence in Fiction

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Demon’s Grip

Diamond Peak Series Book #3

By- Tahlia Newland

Genre- YA Fantasy

Ariel thought she knew her travelling companion, Nick, but she discovers that at the University of Sheldra, he’s a respected translator with little time to spare. Now that he isn't at her side all the time, she wishes he was, and when she finally admits her love, powerful emotions sweep her away.

The demon lord Emot takes advantage of her inexperience in matters of the heart and preys on her desire, setting off a struggle with addiction that threatens to break Nick's heart and turn Ariel into the demon's mindless slave. She must reach deep into her soul and find the mystical power she needs to kill the one who promises pleasure but delivers only pain. Fail, and she will lose the one she loves and spend an eternity in the demon's grip.

This book has been awarded the AIA Seal of Excellence in Fiction

    

Eternal Destiny

Diamond Peak Series Book #4

By- Tahlia Newland

Genre- YA Fantasy

Ariel and Nick face their deepest fears and their greatest challenge as they search for the Master Demon who holds the key to the future of mankind. Slay him and the world goes free; fail, and it falls irrevocably into violence and chaos.

Guided by a wisdom master of a mystical tradition that uses mind power as the basis of powerful magic, the assault party travels from the ancient granite walls of the Hermitage, up the Steps of Death, and through a labyrinth of shifting gorges to the Palace of Skulls. Even if Nick wins his struggle with the scars of his past and defeats the green-eyed head of the Cogin clan, they still must cross the scree slope, where the bones of Ariel's father lie, to get to the ice caves beneath the summit where the Master Demon awaits.

The journey is extraordinary, the enemies are deadly and the ending is mind-blowing.

This book has been awarded the AIA Seal of Excellence in Fiction

     

About the Author-

Tahlia Newland, author of the multi-award-winning Diamond Peak Series, writes heart-warming and inspiring magical realism and contemporary fantasy. She is also an editor, a reviewer, an occasional high school teacher, and a mask-maker who loves creating digital art and sitting on her veranda staring at the rain forest. 

Tahlia has studied with top Australian editors and has a Certificate in Editing and Proofreading. Before writing full time, she had over 20 years’ experience in scripting and performing as a dancer/mine in Visual Theatre and Theatre in Education. She has had extensive training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy and lives in Australia with a husband, a teenage daughter, and a cheeky Burmese cat called George.

Interview:

Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest?

Kevin Berry

Phillipe de Vosjoli

AJ Carlise

What are your current projects?

My new book is coming out at the end of November with AIA Publishing. It’s called Prunella Smith: Worlds Within Worlds and it’s an adul’t title.. It’s a metaphysical thriller with a cyber bullying theme, about an author/editor/reviewer who is stalked by a disgruntled author. The concept is really interesting: I weave different ‘worlds’ that Prunella (Ella) inhabits together, so that what happens in one reflects and informs what happens in the others. So we have the fantasy world of the book she is editing, her physical world that she shares with her cat (there’s a touch of romance there as well), her online world, her dream world, the world of her memories and her meditative experience. It’s a really different book.

Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.

Other authors at Awesome Indies Books http://awesomeindies.net.

Do you see writing as a career?

For me it is. For many it has to remain a hobby for various reasons, but I’m an editor by trade, so it goes hand in hand with that.

If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?

Not in World Within Worlds. I did just rewrite the end, but that’s okay because it hasn’t been published yet. In the Diamond Peak Series? I don’t think so, I’d just write the first book better. I was a much better writer by the time I got to book 4.

Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?

In high school when we did creative writing, I discovered that I was able to write in a very evocative way. People still say that about my writing. It’s very visually stimulating. That could be because I see them like movies in my head when I write them.

What would you like to tell my readers?

If you ever read a book that you like, tell your friends all about it and leave a review at your point of purchase because authors love to hear from you, and also reviews are really important to authors to help them find readers who will most enjoy their books. There are so many books out there, that it’s hard for authors to find their readers, unless their readers talk about the books to their friends.