Tellulah Darling has been a favorite author of ours since we came across a book called Sam Cruz’s Infallible Guide to Getting Girls. Her other books are The Blooming Goddess Trilogy where Tellulah blends Greek mythology with snarky and funny characters. All of them have unique voices and to be perfectly honest, we want to be friends with her characters in real life….All of them! Trust us when we say you should be reading all of her books, they are filled with action, funny dialogue and some great characters.
Now, we lucked out and Tellulah agreed to join us for our month of giving by doing a guest post. Take some time to read about her books and then check out the Top Ten List of Coolest Things That Tellulah Darling Has Ever Done.
Now, we lucked out and Tellulah agreed to join us for our month of giving by doing a guest post. Take some time to read about her books and then check out the Top Ten List of Coolest Things That Tellulah Darling Has Ever Done.
Why the hell can’t chicks be more like guys?
That question plagues high school senior Sam Cruz. Sam is perfectly happy being a player. He just wishes girls wouldn’t change the game from sex to relationships. It makes him look like an asshole. But when Sam’s best friend, Ally Klinger, gets dumped, she begs him to transform her into someone who can screw around then screw off. No risk of heartbreak that way. It’s Sam’s chance to create the perfect female AND cheer up his best friend. Armed with Sam’s Three Step Guide to Backseat Success, Ally gets the game better than Sam thought she would and before long, Sam has his wish: the female version of himself. Too bad it’s driving him nuts. Told from Sam’s and Ally’s alternating POVs, Sam Cruz’s Infallible Guide to Getting Girls is a fast-paced YA romantic comedy that follows these teens as they navigate the minefield of sex, love, and friendship. Check out the Review
Sixteen-year-old Sophie Bloom wishes she’d been taught the following:
a) Bad boy’s presence (TrOuBlE) + teen girl’s brain (DraMa) = TrAuMa (Highly unstable and very volatile.)
b) The Genus Greekulum Godissimus is notable for three traits: 1) awesome abilities, 2) grudges, and 3) hook-ups, break-ups, and in-fighting that puts cable to shame.
Prior to the Halloween dance, Sophie figures her worst problems involve adolescent theatrics, bitchy teen yoga girls, and being on probation at her boarding school for mouthy behaviour. Then she meets bad boy Kai and gets the kiss that rocks her world.
Literally.
This breath stealing lip lock reawakens Sophie’s true identity: Persephone, Goddess of Spring. She’s key to saving humanity in the war between the Underworld and Olympus, target numero uno of Hades and Zeus, and totally screwed.
Plus there’s also the little issue that Sophie’s last memory as Persephone was just before someone tried to murder her.
Big picture: master her powers, get her memories back, defeat Persephone’s would be assassin, and save the world. Also, sneak into the Underworld to retrieve stolen property, battle the minions of Hades and Zeus, outwit psycho nymphs, slay a dragon, rescue a classmate, keep from getting her butt expelled from the one place designed to keep her safe …
… and stop kissing Kai, Prince of the Underworld.
My Ex From Hell is a YA romantic comedy/Greek mythology smackdown. Love meets comedy with a whole lot of sass in book one of this teen fantasy romance series. Compared to Kai and Sophie, Romeo and Juliet had it easy.
Sophie Bloom’s junior year has been a bit of a train wreck. After the world’s greatest kiss re-awakened Sophie’s true identity as Persephone (Goddess of Spring and Savior of Humanity), she fought her dragon-lady guidance counselor to the death, navigated mean girl Bethany’s bitchy troublemaking, and dealt with the betrayal of her backstabbing ex, Kai (sexy Prince of Darkness). You’d think a girl could catch a break.
Yeah, right.
With Zeus stepping things up, it’s vital that Sophie retrieve Persephone’s memories and discover the location of the ritual to stop Zeus and Hades. So when Aphrodite strikes a deal that can unlock Sophie’s pre-mortal past, what choice does the teen goddess have but to accept?
The mission: stop media mogul Hermes from turning Bethany into a global mega-celebrity. The catch? Aphrodite partners Sophie and Kai to work together … and treat this suicide mission as a date. Which could work out for Sophie’s plan to force Kai to admit his feelings for her–if she doesn’t kill him first.
Add to that the fact that BFF Theo’s love life and other BFF Hannah’s actual life are in Sophie’s hands, and suddenly being a teenager—even a godlike one—seems a bit like … well, hell. Whatever happened to dinner and a movie?
The YA romantic comedy/Greek mythology fireworks continue to fly in My Date From Hell. Love meets comedy with a whole lot of sass in book two of this teen fantasy romance series. Breaking up is easy; dating is deadly.
I was reflecting on Thanksgiving about my life. It got me thinking about everything I still want to experience but also how many amazing things I’ve been lucky enough to already do. So I thought I’d share the Top Ten List of Coolest Things That Tellulah Darling Has Ever Done.
In no particular order:
1) Slept under the stars in the Sahara desert. After riding a camel into the desert in Morocco (and let me say, these “swaying ships of the sea” are NOT a relaxing ride!), we came to our campsite away from it all. While there were canvas tents with indoor carpeting provided for us, we decided that we’d rather drag our mattresses out and sleep under the stars. I’ve never experienced such a brilliant sky or such intense silence as I did that night. Words truly fail me on how phenomenal an experience it was.
2) Attended the premiere of a feature film that I wrote. Before focusing on novels, I spent 12 super fun years as a screenwriter. Mostly in TV, with a few shorts, but I also managed to have a screwball romantic comedy film produced. My husband directed, local talent came out in the most supportive way imaginable, and I got to experience the rush of a premiere. No party has ever felt as sweet as the after party for that screening!
3) Sat in the hot springs in an onsen (hot spring inn) in Japan. On a cliff. Beside a waterfall. While it was snowing. With a good friend I hadn’t seen in years. First off, you have to understand how much I love sitting in hot water. And being somewhere totally disconnected and unreachable from my everyday life. Getting to combine the two in such a majestic setting pretty much had me in heaven.
4) Drove the southernmost coast of Italy in the sunshine, while singing Dean Martin songs with my family. We were staying in this tiny town, south of the Amalfi coast, before the official start of the tourist season. As a result, the hotel we were in was deserted except for us. It would have been very Overlook Hotel, except for the fact that the bored family took a shine to us. They made a CD of Dean Martin music and sent us off for a day’s drive to another fishing village. We wound through mountain passes, with sheer drops to a turquoise sea, while this rat packer crooned us along.
5) Watched a production of Medea in an amphitheater in Greece. This was one of the coolest theatrical productions I’ve ever seen. The entire thing was staged as it would have been in ancient Greece. So, the dialogue was in ancient Greek, there were no lamps except for torches, and it started with the entry of the Greek chorus at sunset. I didn’t understand a word and I’ve never been so riveted.
6) Snorkeled in a cenote in Mexico. We were driven out into the middle of the Jungle in a 4×4 that looked like something Fred Flintstone would have owned. There were two big roll bars for us to hold on to, while we stood in the back. They stopped and pointed at a hole in the ground, telling us to climb down. And yes, there was the moment of “Is this where they kill the stupid tourists and dispose of the body?” But no. We found ourselves in an underground cavern. The lovely guides gave us helmets with lamps to wear, because it was otherwise dark and off we went, snorkeling with stalactites and bats literally a foot over our heads. So cool.
7) Floated on top of the Dead Sea in Israel. Really. On top. There is so much salt on the water that it’s like laying on Jell-O. It’s crazy. So there I was, floating right on the surface, staring out at the desert around me with the cliff-top ruins of Masada in the distance. An incredible sense of place and time.
8) Attended a giant water fight with 500 of my closest friends. Okay, I didn’t know them. But the sun was hot, the water was cold, and everyone was out to drench and get drenched. Seriously, I’ve had showers that were dryer. Everyone, young and old had a massive grin on their faces and it was pure fun. I can’t wait for next year’s.
9) Had a burly man tenderize me in a hammam in Turkey. That was my most painful item on this list. We were in a small town and wanted to go to the local hammam. Now in some places, hammams are fancy affairs. Not here. The main room was a plain, stone dome with open cubicles along the side and a marble slab of a table in the middle. Much like a sacrificial altar. After stripping down and wrapping a towel around myself, the mustachioed worker led me to a cubicle where he proceeded to slap me with wet towels and soap. Once I was deemed clean, by some standard that I could not define, he left me to go beat on the person currently on the slab. Then it was my turn. No, relaxing massage this, but a pummeling that took a layer of my sunburned skin right off. When I staggered out after on shaky legs, I felt exfoliated to within an inch of my life.
10) Jumped down sand cliffs to go swimming at a deserted cove of a nude beach. You need to know that I hate heights. But I love being in water in the sunshine. Had I known that one would require the other, I may not have gone. We started along a path and then my friend said, “This is where you hug the cliff face so you can jump down to the bottom.” Say what? Backing out was not an option, so I very nervously clung to the sandy cliff as I edged myself around curve on a path that any self-respecting goat would decline to follow. But once I got around I found giant, pillowy sand dune sloping gently all the way down to the shore. We jumped down like little kids, threw off our clothes and then frolicked in family-friendly fun. Of course eventually we had to get back up the cliff again, but that’s another story.
Thanks for letting me share my adventures with you. I’d love to hear about yours!
ABOUT TELLULAH
ABOUT TELLULAH
Tellulah Darling
noun
1. YA Novelist
2. Alter ego of former screenwriter and instructor
3. Sassy minx
Geeks out over: cool tech.
Squees for: great storytelling.
Delights in: fabulous conversation.
Writes about: where love meets comedy. Awkwardness ensues.
noun
1. YA Novelist
2. Alter ego of former screenwriter and instructor
3. Sassy minx
Geeks out over: cool tech.
Squees for: great storytelling.
Delights in: fabulous conversation.
Writes about: where love meets comedy. Awkwardness ensues.
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