Josephine, Bodhi, and Caroline, live in a scientifically advanced Victorian London as the Industrial Revolution is in full swing. Infrared goggles, dirigibles, and analog computers exist alongside bustles, parasols, and high tea. On the grounds of an Old Saxon church, three strange net-runners arrive from a future where everyone is assigned a barcode from the moment of birth. What you buy, what you read, your health care history, your bank accounts, your measured intelligence, are all captured by this barcode and sent to the feed of OmniCorp. Human data mining forms the basis of a massive Industrial Complex, a thinly veiled profit center, based on the control of human behavior. To interrupt the inception of OmniCorp, the net-runners, a subversive underground group, enlist the aid of the steampunk Victorians to thwart a meeting between two men, who hundreds of years earlier, laid the foundation for OmniCorp. Extraordinary figures race toward a rendezvous with history, weave in and out of time, fight evil steampunk automatons, hide in Victorian brothels, fight Indian mutinies, and take refuge in dystopian cyberpunk pawnshops, to insure a future where personal privacy is protected over corporate power.
SJ runs three Indie Publishing companies: Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly, Hot Ink Press, and Vamptasy Publishing, UK.
Ten percent of all proceeds for SJ's books go to Turning Point, a counseling center for women in crisis or experiencing domestic abuse.
On a personal note, SJ Davis is the daughter of an ex-patriate British mother and a Southern Baptist former CIA father. As a child, she spoke in silly accents and recounted outlandish tales of fantasy over afternoon tea. To this day it remains her favorite activity. Born in Long Island, NY, she was raised in the suburbs of Washington DC and went to school for a ridiculous amount of time. She moved from Virginia to New Jersey to Philadelphia to Chicago to Detroit, and began her writing career once her children were old enough to reach for the goldfish themselves. SJ is an avid tea drinker, a stiletto aficionado, Doc Marten worshipper, punk rock listener, and lover of flip flops and cardigans. She has a terrible sense of direction, loves gummy bears, and is a Johnny Depp fangirl.
My A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal:
To the best of my ability, I plan on posting
Songs that were eventually made into Movies.
I may have to cheat, a little....
My A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal:
To the best of my ability, I plan on posting
Songs that were eventually made into Movies.
I may have to cheat, a little....
Ooh, your theme sounds fun! Best of luck with it this April!
ReplyDeleteAlso, congrats to SJ! Ghost in the Machine has such a gorgeous cover, and the plot sounds so wonderfully unique, too...
Thanks Heather.
DeleteThat's a unique Challenge theme. A I love that book cover! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Don.
DeleteSounds like a good steampunk novel.
ReplyDeleteSongs into movies! Wow, that is ambitious.
Like I said a little cheating will happen
DeleteHey! I am liking the theme! Looking forward to journeying through April with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks me too.
DeleteThat sounds like a very fun theme. Even if you do have to cheat a bit LOL.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and best of luck, SJ! Nice to meet you. :)
Cheating is involved....
DeleteGHOST IN THE MACHINE looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your A-Z challenge. Your songs sound like a great topic!
Thanks Caryn
DeleteGhost in the Machine sounds awesome. Looking forward to reading your Challenge entries. :-)
ReplyDeletethanks Misha
DeleteOh I am curious about this theme now :)
ReplyDeleteAnd yay steampunk!
@TarkabarkaHolgy from
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Thank you
DeleteI love themes with songs! :D
ReplyDelete-Chrys Fey
Tremp's Troops - A to Z Co-co-host
I hope it works.
DeleteSongs made into movies theme? Sounds challenging! But I'm sure it will be popular... and very entertaining!
ReplyDeleteSee you around on the A to Z circuit, Cathrina!
Thanks Michelle
DeleteCongrats, S.J.!
ReplyDeletewow. that's an awesome and HARD theme! It sounds great. I'll totally come by to check it out!
Did I mention there will be cheating....
DeleteCongrats to SJ on her new book!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your theme! Can't wait to see your songs!
Stopping by on my way down the A to Z Challenge list.
ReplyDeleteI love the sound of your theme as I'm a big fan of what I call 'songs with stories'. Can't wait to see how you get on.
Cait @ Click's Clan
Stopping by on my way down the A to Z Challenge list.
ReplyDeleteI love the sound of your theme as I'm a big fan of what I call 'songs with stories'. Can't wait to see how you get on.
Cait @ Click's Clan