Falling
Falling
Angels Saga
Book
Four
E
Van Lowe
Genre: Paranormal YA
Think
twice before you agree to marry Satan. There’s no divorcing the devil.
The End is Near
Will Megan Barnett go falling
back into the arms of dreamy earth angel, Guy Matson? Or, is she in fact,
falling in love with the demon, Orthon?
Or, will her out-of-control abilities send her falling into Satan’s open
arms?
In the final, heart-stopping
chapter of the Falling Angels Saga, Megan Barnett is on a quest to rid her life
of Satan forever, but Satan has other plans, including a lavish wedding, and
he’s willing to destroy her family and everyone she loves to have his way. To add to the drama, rogue demons have risen
from hell with plans of their own.
Will Megan finally have her happily-ever-after,
or is she doomed to an eternity in HELL?
As Amanda Ashby, author of Zombie
Queen of Newbury High, writes, “E. Van Lowe is a writing force to be reckoned
with and you are in masterful hands from the first page to the last.”
Heaven Sent
Falling Angels Saga
E Van Lowe
Genre: Paranormal YA
What Does It All Mean?
Readers who devoured Boyfriend
From Hell and Earth Angel will be captivated by the third book in the Falling
Angels Saga.
As summer break for Glendale
Union high begins, heartsick Megan awaits Guy's return while struggling to
control her emerging abilities. Love is
in the air, but can the new loves in Megan, Maudrina, Suze and Aunt' Jaz's life
be trusted? Nothing is what it seems.
Meanwhile, the Satanists are set to hatch their most diabolical scheme
ever, and if it comes to pass, Satan may finally win out.
Megan has precious little time to
unravel the cryptic message hidden in the riddle she received at the end of
Earth Angel. If she doesn’t, the life of someone most dear to her will be lost
forever, and Megan may yet find herself living in HELL.
Earth
Angel
Falling
Angels
Book
Two
E
Van Lowe
Genre:
Paranormal YA
Heaven
Can Wait!
Just because Megan Barnett
recently defeated Satan, has a fantastic new best friend, and has won the love
of deliciously handsome, Guy Matson, doesn’t mean her troubles are over. Far from it.
For Megan doesn’t realize it, but in her possession is a powerful
weapon, a weapon sought after by both angels and demons and everything in
between. They will do ANYTHING to get
it.
In E. Van Lowe’s humorous,
romantic and thrilling sequel to Boyfriend From Hell, Megan winds up
in a gripping life or death battle to save herself, the boy she loves, and all
of mankind from unthinkable evil.
Megan Barnett has recently
defeated Satan, found a fantastic new best friend, and has won the heart of
deliciously handsome, Guy Matson. But
that doesn’t mean her troubles are over.
Far from it. For Megan doesn’t
realize that she is in possession of a powerful paranormal weapon, a weapon
sought after by both angels, demons and everything in between.
In E. Van Lowe’s romantic yet
thrilling sequel to Boyfriend From Hell, Megan finds herself in a gripping life or
death battle to save the boy she loves, and all of mankind from unthinkable
evil.
Boyfriend
from Hell
Falling
Angels Saga
Book
One
E
Van Lowe
Genre:
Paranormal YA
Aww,
Hell No!
Fifteen year-old Megan Barnett and her
single mom, Suze, have a special relationship—they are friends, close friends,
who do almost everything together.
“But come on, guys, she’s my mother… Can I really tell her that while we’re snuggled up on the
sofa watching Spider Man Three, I’m secretly undressing James Franco with my
eyes? Of course not…”
The special bond takes a turn for the worse when
Suze decides to start dating again. She
hasn’t had a man in her life since Megan’s father left ten years ago.
Enter two mysterious young men, Megan’s new classmate,
sinfully attractive bad boy, Guy Matson, and the dangerously handsome art
dealer, Armando. Before long Megan and
Suze both wind up in steamy relationships.
But neither of the handsome guys is quite what he seems. In fact, one of them is Satan, with his
sights set on a new bride. Megan has
precious little time to figure out how to stop him. If she doesn’t, either Megan or Suze are
quite literally going to HELL.
E. Van Lowe is an
author, television writer, screen-writer, playwright and producer who has
worked on such TV shows as "The Cosby Show," "Even
Stevens," and "Homeboys In Outer Space." He has been nominated
for both an Emmy and an Academy Award. His first YA Paranormal novel,
"Never Slow Dance With A Zombie," was a selection of The Scholastic
Book Club, and a nominee for an American Library Association Award. The first
two books in the Falling Angels Saga: “Boyfriend From Hell” and “Earth Angel,” are
best
sellers. “The Zombie Always Knocks Twice” is the first book in the Hollyweird
series.
In December 2014, he received
a letter and certificate from the Writers Guild of America for his work on The
Cosby Show, which had been selected as one of the 101 best television shows in
history.
E lives in Beverly Hills
California with his spouse, a werewolf, several zombies and a fairy godmother
who grants him wishes from time-to-time.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/E-Van-Lowe/152364748167154
In mid-December,
Ehrich (pronounced Eric) Van Lowe received a flat envelope in the mail from the
Writers Guild of America. In it was a letter of congratulations along with a
certificate. The Cosby Show had been selected as one of the 101 best television
shows in history. Van Lowe and other writers were being honored for their roles
in writing and producing the show.
Hollywood and Back:
How Author E. Van Lowe Reinvented
Himself in Hollywood
Sitcom
producer and writer E. Van Lowe, who had major hits with "The Cosby
Show" and "Charles in Charge" among others, found as he hit
middle-age that the phone rang less for jobs. He began writing paranormal
romance novels, which, in turn, is bringing him back to Hollywood.
Los
Angeles, CA
“Receiving the honor was a mixed
blessing,” says Van Lowe. “Many of my current fans weren’t even born when The
Cosby Show aired in first run. They only know it from late night reruns on TV
Land and Nick at Night. They view The Cosby Show the same way I viewed I Love
Lucy reruns when I was a kid—something that happened a long, long time ago.”
Van Lowe laughs when he says
this, but his laughter is bittersweet. Many of the young Hollywood executives
who Van Lowe must look to to get hired to write TV shows and movies were
children when he was writing and producing such stalwart series as The Cosby
Show, Knight Rider, Charles In Charge and Even Stevens. In a culture that
celebrates youth, they don’t see Van Lowe as a seasoned veteran; they see him
just as they see any writer over forty—old and washed-up.
After a head writer stint on The
Tom Joyner Show in 2006, Van Lowe realized his phone wasn’t ringing as much as
it once was. He decided after the show had wrapped to begin his segue into his
next career, that as an author. Van Lowe had begun his writing career as an
author, writing a few paperback original horror novels when he was a student at
the University of Southern California. In the early 80s, Van Lowe had written
"Child’s Play" and "The Power" under the pseudonym Sal
Conte.
“I loved horror when I was
growing up,” says van Lowe. “I still do. I chose the first and last names of
two guys I played basketball with at the Y as my pseudonym. I figured I’d save
my own name for when I wrote the great American novel.”
The great American novel never
happened because soon after graduating from the Masters in Professional Writing
program at USC, Van Lowe began his more than twenty-year career writing
television and film, and never looked back. “The plan was to return to writing
books when my TV run was over. I had no idea it was going to last as long as it
did, or be so successful.”
Van Lowe’s successes includes:
co-writing the Academy Award nominated short film, Cadillac Dreams. A People’s
Choice Award for The Cosby Show, an Emmy nomination for Even Stevens, and
numerous other nominations including several for the NAACP Image Award, and two
for the Director’s Guild of America Diversity Award.
When the Tom Joyner Show wrapped,
Van Lowe made the difficult decision to not take any studio meetings that year
in search of his next gig. Instead, he decided to take the year off and write
his first young adult novel, “Never Slow Dance with a Zombie.” “It wasn’t a
difficult decision for me. I knew my career was winding down and I wanted to
get my second career started before my first career ended. I wrote the book
before the zombie craze had hit, before YA novels like 'Twilight' and 'The
Hunger Games' were hot movie properties. So to many of my friends, as well as
my agents and manager, it seemed like a bad idea. But I have to hand it to my
team, once they understood what I was doing, they embraced the idea as best
they could and never deserted me.”
In 2007, Van Lowe’s faith in his
team was rewarded when his agent, Jim Kellem (JKA Talent & Literary), did
what Van Lowe thought he couldn’t by inking a book deal at Tor Teen, a division
of publishing powerhouse MacMillan/St. Martin’s. By then, the book was highly
anticipated. "Never Slow Dance with a Zombie" was released in
September 2009 with an initial order of 70,000 copies. While the book never
made it onto the best seller list, "Never Slow Dance with a Zombie"
went on to garner a nomination for an American Library Association Award. The
book became part of the first wave of YA zombie novels and launched the
beginning of the current YA paranormal craze.
Soon after the sale of
"Never Slow Dance with a Zombie," Kellem called again telling Van
Lowe the family of a teen Hollywood star wanted to meet with him. Jim had
slipped the manuscript to the young star’s family. They loved the story and
wanted to option it for their daughter. Van Lowe declined the option because he
realized he could have a resurgence in Hollywood if he were the rights holder
and producer of this and several popular novels. How would he become the rights
holder to more books? He’d write the books himself.
“I wanted to become a beloved
novelist, not a guy who wrote one book that became a movie,” says Van Lowe. “I
love books and the people who read them. As much as I wanted to renew my Hollywood
career, I knew I had to write several books that readers enjoyed. If I did
that, the rest would take care of itself.”
Van Lowe says his greatest reward
has been the fans. Although his protagonists are always teenagers, his books
appeal to young and old alike. Van Lowe particularly loves interacting with his
younger fans. “They’re so enthusiastic,” he says. In 2009 Van Lowe’s young
fan’s enthusiasm was on display when many of them showed up to his Never Slow
Dance with a Zombie Fest hours early to get made into zombies by a professional
Hollywood makeup artist.
Van Lowe was on a roll. His
second and third novels, (the first two books in The Falling Angels Saga)
"Boyfriend from Hell" and "Earth Angel" became eBook Best
Sellers in 2012. The four-book saga is being published by White Whisker Books,
owned and operated by Van Lowe’s college classmate and friend, Christopher
Meeks.
“Working with Meeks has been a
dream. I’m able to have a hand in all aspects of the publishing process,
including design, marketing, and release dates. I’m a hands-on kind of guy. I
try to write page-turners, and with Chris’s help, I believe we deliver the best
visceral experience for my fans that we possibly can.”
Meeks only has admiration for Van
Lowe. "Ehrich saw what I was doing at White Whisker and asked if I'd
considering publishing his Falling Angels Saga. I was only one chapter in and
saw this guy is a magician. He can write. His fourth book comes out in two
months."
Van Lowe takes as much care with
his new career as he did with The Cosby Show. The highly anticipated fourth and
final book in the saga, entitled "Falling," debuts on March 13th
2014. White Whisker is hosting a launch party at Vroman’s Books in Pasadena on
launch day, where Van Lowe will do a reading. The event is free and open to the
public. Van Lowe is hoping his latest book becomes another best seller. “My
fans are going to love the final book. I put everything I had into it,” he says
with pride.
Van Lowe is quite busy in his new
career. He spent much of the summer in meetings at every major studio and many
production companies shopping his projects. He and a partner wrote a sitcom
pilot for a cable network. In December, he teamed with Hollywood heavyweight
Peter Bergmann to produce the Falling Angels Saga as a feature film franchise.
He is currently at work on the screenplay for "Boyfriend from Hell,"
the first book in the franchise. In January, he resumed taking meetings for
more TV projects based on his works. He’s also working on a new novella and his
next novel.
“I can’t believe how busy I am,”
says Van Lowe. “Two years ago I couldn’t get arrested. Some days I feel
overwhelmed, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. My new career is every bit
as rewarding as my first, possibly even more rewarding because I’m older and
wiser. Who said youth is wasted on the young? I feel as youthful as ever. I’m
having a ball.”
Van Lowe hopes his story can be
an inspiration for men and women who believe the work world is preparing them
for pasture. “We can all continue to be productive members of society,” he
says, “if instead of lamenting the end of our careers, we take a moment to
rethink our career strategies.”
Contact Information
White Whisker Books
Christopher Meeks
Interview:
I would like to thank author E. Van Lowe for stopping by today to tell us a little about himself and his work.
How long did it take you to
write Falling?
Falling is the final
book in the Falling Angels Saga and fittingly it was the hardest, and took the
longest time to write. Typically, I
write a book in 8-10 months. Falling
took a little over a year. Why? I created a number of characters during the
series and I wanted to make sure each had a fitting sendoff. I needed to do this without affecting the
fast-paced flow I’m known for.
Accomplishing this took some time and ingenuity. I’m quite pleased with how it all turned out.
If you were stranded on a desert island which
of your characters do you want by your side?
That would have to be
Aunt Jaz. There are very few scenes throughout
the series where Aunt Jaz isn’t cooking, baking, or talking about good
food. I’m sure Aunt Jaz would find
something on that island to make delicious.
She also has a great sense of humor and a big boisterous laugh. Laughter would be the perfect medicine as we
wait to be rescued.
Who is your favorite author and what is it
that really strikes you about their work?
My favorite author is
J.D. Salinger. His work seems to be a
far cry from mine. Yet if you read books
like Catcher in The Rye or stories
like Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes
you’ll see a sense of longing in his characters. You’ll also glimpse the lies we tell
ourselves to get through the day. I try my damndest to replicate that for my
readers in the hopes of making their reading experience more immersable.
What is your typical day like?
Since the writing of
my first novel, Never Slow Dance With a
Zombie, I’ve maintained a strict schedule of working out (exercise) in the
morning, writing during the day with a few breaks for meals and errands, and
finishing in time to enjoy my evenings with family and friends. This past year, however, I’ve started inching
back into TV and film, making a shambles out of my once neat schedule. As we speak, I write whenever I’m not doing
anything else. Not ideal, and I
definitely don’t recommend it, but that’s how it is right now. Yes, I need to create a new schedule.
Can you share a little of your current work
with us?
So just when I go off
book with my schedule, I make the cockamamie decision to work on more than one
thing at a time. This is something I’ve
not done before. I get the sense that
I’m searching. Currently, I’m outlining
a YA I plan to write weekly (we’ll see about that) on Watpad. It should start appearing in April. I’m also
at the early stages of a horror novel, and finally I’m working on the second
book in my Hollyweird series. Will any
of this ever get done? Only time will
tell. Oh yeah, I recently turned in the
screenplay for Boyfriend from Hell. I’m
awaiting notes.
What book are you reading now?
I’m reading a book
called Memoirs of a Sword Swallower.
This is research for the Watpad project. It’s the true story of a sideshow
sword swallower. It’s quite interesting.
Do you have anything specific that you want to
say to your readers?
Yes. If anyone out
there is interested in reading my Watpad project, or following any of my
exploits of 2014, I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter for special
friends. This is not my regular newsletter. This one contains more intimate details of my
writing life, along with contests just for my special friends. I don’t send it out often, so I won’t be
filling up anyoen’s mailbox with junk. I only write when I have something to
say. If you’re interested, please send an email to me at info@evanlowe.com subject heading “The 25.” I will add you to my special friends
list. Thank you.
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