Uncharted Storms - Paperback

by Jackie Anton (Author)

Weather is our constant companion, and when it behaves like a benevolent parent we pay little attention to it. Angry or out of control it becomes terrifying and can change the landscape as well as lives. "Uncharted Storms" is a collection of six short tales that will take readers on a journey from a gentle summer rain to raging storms in the cosmos. What if? Erica's world didn't come to an end in 2012 while she was in middle school? She manages to make it through college before an apocalyptic event changes her life forever. The science fiction story Terra Beyond 2012 shares Erica's voyage. What if? You and your best friend were traveling down the highway on the way home from an extended trip when you are caught in a blinding thunderstorm, and then are hit by lightning? To make matters worse you are injured, and wake in a strange world. Find out what happens to Chris in the tale Riding Lightning.

Author Biography

Jackie Anton is an accomplished equestrian with a lifetime of experience: as trainer, exhibitor, 4-H and youth club coach, as well as a horse show judge, the author brings many years of working with horses and young riders to her award winning Backyard Horse Tales Series. Uncharted Storms is a collection of short stories aimed at Young Adult and older readers. Look for more short tales in the future. Backyard Horse Tales: Sox 2nd Edition brings to light the mutual love between a handicapped colt and a lonely child with a learning disability. Find out how this pair team up to triumph over life's roadblocks, and why their story won the prestigious Mom's Choice Award of Excellence for Family Friendly Media. (Reading level age 8 through Adult) BYHT 2 "Frosty and the Nightstalker" was one of four finalists in the E-Book Fiction category for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Then the paperback went on to earn the Mom's Choice Award for Juvenile Historical Fiction. Jackie is hard at work on BYHT 3 Don't Call Me Love. You can catch a peek at Love's beautiful cover on the Backyard Horse Tales Face Book Fan Page: http: //www.facebook.com/pages/Backyard-Horse- Tales/190283981002767 The author is a mother of two grown children and grandmother of two. She and her husband of forty-three years continue to ride daily. They live on a mini-farm in rural Ohio and share their little slice of horse heaven with two Quarter Horses, a Haflinger, a rescued dog, and a calico barn cat.