We are pleased to announce that J.S. Furlong will be at Books, Beads & More  on December 14th from 11 - 2 with all four of her books.

Hidden City was her debut novel - Fans of Supernatural, The Queen's Gambit and old school Buffy: The Vampire Slayer will love Hidden City. The cast of diverse, honest characters bring coming of age heart to paranormal action/ adventure. Readers say Hidden City satisfies and "totally delivers!" A suspenseful dip into the supernatural world underlying the reality we see every day,

Synopsis -
Some girls don't take crap from anyone. Even vampires.
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Stacy Goldman is a garden-variety Jewish girl from New York. Except she's a chess champion. And doesn't believe in anything she can't prove. Especially vampires.

When Stacy moves from NYC to Richmond, Virginia in the wake of 9/11, she enrolls in the academically aggressive St. Ignatius Prep in order to graduate early and get home to New York. At St. Ig's, she falls in with two other outsiders, Finder, the only Black girl and owner of the highest GPA in school and her white boyfriend, Tully, a vegetarian fencer and rugby star with a secret even Finder doesn’t know.

After Stacy interrupts a strange attack outside a diner, Finder & Tully reveal Richmond’s biggest secret - the city is home to a supernatural subculture run by a monster as old as the city itself. Ruled by logic and strategy, but having seen something she can’t explain, Stacy struggles with what is real and what is not, including her own faith. When an alleged supernatural creature comes to Stacy needing help to defend himself and his children from the city's cruel and manipulative vampire leader, she employs her undeniable chess prowess and must discover her own untapped belief in the unimaginable to save not only his life but those of herself and her friends.

Tattooed Angel: Book 2 - Teenaged chess champion, Stacy Goldman, has a vampire problem. While fighting to prove monsters didn't exist, Stacy stumbled into the dangerous heart of Richmond's secret, supernatural subculture and now she's a target. On top of that, her science fair partner has a secret that could cost them not only the win, but their lives.

She also has 2 Books for children -

Pre K - 3 - Mrs. Cheesely Loves Cheese - Mrs. Cheesely is a mouse who loves cheese! When her neighbor invites her to help make cheese on thier farm, what will Mrs. Cheesely learn? Will she have the patience to wait until the cheese is done?

Grade 2 - 5 - Meredith at The Met - Meredith Karzinsky is like any New York City twelve-year-old; smart, resourceful, creative, and ready for adventure. Whether it's a bike ride in Central Park, or a walk down the street for ice cream or bagels, Meredith is all-in.

When Meredith's class endures the worst museum field trip, art & artifact loving Meredith decides to become a tour guide
herself. When taking matters into her own hands spirals into a series of not-always-good surprises, Meredith and her best friend find themselves careening into an unexpected adventure . . .

ABOUT JEN - J.S.(Jen Selby) Furlong is an author, producer and actor.

Raised in the Washington DC professional theatre, Jen spent her teenage years learning to inhabit other people's lives on stage and make them real. Her first published book was a LARP guide to playing truly evil bad guys: Antagonists for Mind's Eye Theatre, the LARP for Vampire: The Masquerade from White Wolf Publishing. Written under her maiden name, Jennifer Albright, this book was a natural integration of both writing and acting.

​The largest portion of her writing began when she took a hiatus from acting to have children. A college professor once read a story she wrote and wrote on her paper "Not bad. You should publish this." Those words stuck with her. Hidden City was first drafted in 2004 just before the birth of her second son as an effort to write something her children could eventually read. Jen's teenaged heroines struggle with truth, possibility and who they are. Now mother to four of them, Jen loves teenagers and writes books that she hopes teens, tweens and adult lovers of YA will enjoy.

A few random facts about Jen: 1. While writing this book initially she was also writing for and producing modern theatrical circuses, one of which she co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. 2. Jen's career in television and film includes a tiny but pivotal role on Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. 3. Jen is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and attended both Ithaca College and The University of Mary Washington.