Buxton Books is proud to host a Pop-Up Sketch Event with Nicole Seitz for The Virus, the sequel to her award winning Young Adult series, House of Heaventree! To participate in this event, order the book bundle found here.
Please join us in the bookstore on Tuesday, November 1 from 3:30 - 5:30pm for a book launch event with Nicole Seitz to celebrate her new book, The Virus (the second book in the House of Heaventree series).
This is a FREE event and all are welcome, but the first 30 people to purchase the book bundle of The First Born + The Virus - either online or at the event - will be eligible for a complimentary 3-minute portrait sketch in the bookstore at the November 1 event (once you purchase the book bundle, you will be sent a Google Doc link to sign up for your portrait slot).
We encourage you to purchase your bundle early as we anticipate the 3-minute portrait sketch slots to fill up quickly!
Additionally, anyone who purchases the book bundle will be entered into a raffle for a painted portrait by the author/artist. The raffle does not require that you be at the in-person event on Tuesday, November 1.
About Nicole Seitz:
Nicole Seitz grew up on Hilton Head Island, a small town off the coast of South Carolina, where she was surrounded by palmetto trees, marsh grass, sandy beaches and unique Southern characters. As an author, artist and speaker, Nicole's work is deeply influenced by her faith and the mystique and charm of the South. In 1989 she went to the U.S.S.R as a student ambassador through People to People Organization, and the trip opened her eyes to the struggles, beauty, and universal qualities of other cultures--things she likes to explore in her work.
Nicole received a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.F.A. in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. Her freelance articles have been in The Island Packet, The Bluffton Packet, and SouthCarolina Magazine. Nicole is also a published illustrator, and her artwork has been exhibited in Southern art galleries. Her novels feature her paintings/illustrations on the covers.
She was named "Best Local Author Who Also Paints" in Charleston City Paper's Best of Charleston 2009, and in 2007, she was named one of Charleston Regional Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" for her professional successes and community involvement. Nicole enjoys meeting her readers and book clubs and often speaks to groups on writing, art and faith. In 2009, she spoke as part of the Southern Literary Festival during Piccolo Spoleto. In 2008, she gave the Baccalaureate address for the College of Charleston. An artist at heart, Nicole enjoys painting pictures with words and bringing her characters to life through detail and dialect. She lives in the Charleston, South Carolina, area with her husband, Brian, and their two children, and is currently writing her next novel.
About The Virus: House of Heaventree Book 2:
A new day has dawned. Those without the mark are considered a virus to be cleansed from the Global Union. Pets are being targeted to lead the enemy to their owners in hiding. When the students of Heaventree receive their new assignments, Cornelius questions his ability to lead a team into danger. How can he trust his teammate, Atlys, after she showed her lack of loyalty in the building challenge? And does his mentor, Mr. Deal, truly understand these end times, or is he in over his head?
Flare, Corn's sister, is growing closer to Josh, and has been tasked with protecting Heaventree's invisible dome. Can she truly use her creative gifts to keep her friends safe and the campus hidden? Filled with pet rescues, ancient books, and hidden passageways, Book 2 of the House of Heaventree series is a page-turning continuation of The Firstborn. In The Virus, war rages just beyond the walls of Heaventree, while the students battle within for faith, trust and unity.