**The Witches of Vegas by Mark Rosendorf**
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Rosendorf and his debut YA release, THE WITCHES OF VEGAS … Plus, a GIVEAWAY!
**MARK ROSENDORF**
**BIO**
Mark
Rosendorf 's writing is based on the personalities and experiences he has come
across throughout his life, coupled with his own wild "if only I could do
that" imagination. He is the author of the young adult series, The
Witches of Vegas. He is also credited with The Rasner Effect series, a
suspense/thriller trilogy published between 2009 and 2012.
Born November, 25th, 1974, and raised in Queens New York,
Mark holds a Master's Degree from Long Island University's Human Development
and Leadership program. He is a licensed Guidance Counselor for the New
York City Department of Education's special education district. He began his
counseling career in September, 2001. Prior to that, he worked in the
hotel industry.
Mark has also moonlighted as a professional magician. Today,
he teaches magic and Illusion to his students in order to teach teamwork while
developing their confidence.
Having accomplished his goals of becoming an author, Mark
decided on an early retirement from writing. Then, one night, at two a.m., a
new and unique story shot into Mark's brain like a lightning bolt,
screaming for him to write it. Mark found himself spending several nights
taking notes on the characters and their stories. That is how The Witches
of Vegas was born.
This is Mark's first young adult novel.
To
find out more about Mr. Rosendorf, please visit:
**THE WITCHES OF VEGAS**
Publication
date:
August 5th, 2020
Publisher:
The Wild Rose Press
Genres: Paranormal,
Young Adult
**BLURB**
Where can
Witches and their vampire mentor practice their powers without being discovered
or persecuted?
By using their magic, the Witches of Vegas become the number
one act performing on the Las Vegas Strip—a great achievement for them, but not
so much for the magicians—who can’t possibly keep pace.
Isis Rivera is the adopted fifteen-year old daughter of The
Witches of Vegas. Zack Galloway is the teenage nephew and assistant to the last
magician left in the city. Although they should be rivals, when Valeria,
a four-hundred-year-old witch with a long-seeded grudge against humanity
arrives in Sin-City, both teens act to bring their families together to stop
the evil hag in her tracks.
But can the combined witches’ powers and the ingenuity of the
magicians be enough to stop Valeria from taking over the city and possibly the
world?
**EXCERPT**
Sebastian’s voice boomed through the theater. “Ladies and
gentlemen, for the last five and a half years, you have had the opportunity to
experience The Witches of Vegas four nights and three afternoons a week right
here at the Sapphire Resort and Casino’s main theater. But today, you will be
the very first audience to witness something truly spectacular!”
Isis’ shoulders tensed. A knot formed in the pit of her stomach.
She had levitated many times, but never in front of more than four people. This
time, it would be in front of over four thousand strangers. Wow, goosebumps
popped out all over her arms and legs. She took deep breaths, just as they
taught her, in through the nose and out through the mouth. It always helped
calm her nerves. Right now, they really needed calming.
“We are about to bring out a new, young witch to the stage,”
Sebastian explained. “She will have you believing that a young girl can become
lighter than air!”
“Lighter than air.” Isis closed her eyes and chanted under her breath. “Lighter
than air.” Her hands and feet tingled with each step toward the stage. The
magic flowed through her veins like a steady leak from a faucet.
“Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the future goddess of
magic, Isis!”
The crowd applauded. A slow, soothing music played
through the speakers. Isis took a deep breath, then stepped out from behind the
curtain. She could hear the audience but couldn’t see them behind the blinding
spotlights. “Lighter than air,” she whispered a few more times.
Isis raised her right foot as if resting it on the first step of a
long staircase. She placed her left foot next to the right. A few inches
separated the soles of her bare feet from the stage floor. The crowd let out an
“ooh.”
Time to make them “ahh.”
Isis reached up with both hands, then, like a swimmer at the
bottom of a pool, pulled her body straight up. She floated until her hands
touched the ceiling. Way too high. Isis pushed against the ceiling so she’d
float down ever so slightly. She let her body go horizontal, then
breast-stroked past the spotlights and directly over the audience. Astonished
faces pointed her way.
“Lighter than air,” she said once again as a reminder to
herself not to lose concentration.
Several feet ahead, a metal hoop hung from a rope
attached to the ceiling. It had been placed there specifically for Isis’
benefit. Isis through the air until she passed
through the hoop.
The crowd applauded.
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**GIVEAWAY**
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