We would like to wish Jessica Hickam a HUGE congratulations on the official publication of The Revealed available on Kindle and paperback!

In celebration of the launch, this week’s edition of “Inspired By” is dedicated to the five books that have inspired Jessica most as a writer.

Othello by William Shakespeare

“Stories don’t get more tragic than this. Desdemona and Othello fall madly in love only to have circumstances and outside forces destroy their relationship, which leads them to destroy each other.”

Tuck Everlasting

“A beautiful story about first love and coming of age that will make you want to get out and live. A young girl named Whinny discovers a family who knows the secrets of the fountain of youth. Are they blessed or cursed to live forever?”

Wuthering Heights

“The story of Cathy and Heathcliff, who fall in love from childhood into adulthood despite the forces that pull them apart. Though the outside world rejects them, the two find solace and understanding in one another in a way that’s beautifully tragic.”

 Old Magic by Marianne Curley

“A book that is not as well-known but is so well-written it’s hard not to fall in love. A young witch goes back in time with a cursed boy in order to break the curse by killing the sorcerer who cast the spell hundreds of years ago.”

 

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

“The classic tale of a boy who becomes a wizard. Harry Potter is to thank for a lot of the imaginative young adult that is so popular in literature in recent years. I grew up with these books, and they will always hold a special place in my heart as many will agree.”

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