The Blood of Athens

The Blood of Athens

Amy Leigh Strickland

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers

For the members of The Pantheon, it’s becoming harder to keep a low profile. Two years of battling Titans is finally beginning to take its toll. The rising body count has not gone unnoticed, and watchful eyes threaten the safety of Devon and Frank’s new child. When Olympia Heights Senior High goes on a class trip to Athens, The Pantheon is divided by six thousand miles of ocean. For The Olympians, the trip is plagued by teenage shenanigans, foreign serial killers, and hidden portals to the worlds of the gods. The third installment of the Olympia Heights series ends with a shocking turn of events that will leave you wondering, “Wait… can they really die?”About the AuthorAmy Leigh Strickland is a writer and teacher from Townsend, Massachusetts. She has a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Performing Arts and recently earned her Masters in Secondary Education, English LA from the University of Montevallo. Amy currently lives outside Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, Kyle and their rescued dogs, Apollo and Linus.
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The Pantheon

The Pantheon

Amy Leigh Strickland

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers

They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but for Zach Jacobs, that just isn’t true. It’s hard enough being seventeen-- juggling school, football, friends, and teenage romance-- but Zach’s about to find out just how complicated it can get when he begins to suspect that maybe he was the lightning. Teenage woes hardly seem significant when you’ve got lightning shooting from your fingertips and a couple of murderous Titans trying to settle an ancient score.About the AuthorAmy Leigh Strickland is a writer and teacher from Townsend, Massachusetts. She has a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Amy currently lives outside Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, Kyle and their terrier, Apollo
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The Weight of the World

The Weight of the World

Amy Leigh Strickland

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers

Book 2 in the Olympia Heights series. Most teenagers just think they’re immortal. Six months ago fourteen students at Olympia Heights Senior High found out that they really are. Now summer vacation has begun and everyone has far too much free time on their hands. Hormones, tempers, and the temptation of godly power get stirred up by a suspicious new gossip blog about their little slice of the Miami Dade County. Soon this blog, called Discordia, has the members of The Pantheon pitted against each other. Impulsive teenagers with ancient abilities make for a lot of collateral damage.About the AuthorAmy Leigh Strickland was born Amy Leigh Albro to Henry and Gail Albro, on June 8, 1986 in a hospital in Nashua, NH. She was raised for eighteen years in Townsend, MA, participating in Drama Club, Girl Scouts, Art Club, Flight Student Literary Magazine, and the National Honors Society. Amy graduated as a Gold Award Girl Scout, as President of her school's chapter of the NHS, and received the Flag Award for citizenship. After graduating High School, Amy enrolled in the Savannah College of Art and Design. Amy earned her BFA in Performing Arts. She starred in Sharon Ott's 2008 production of Oliver Twist as the title role. During this time, she also took advantage of her electives, studying writing, Shakespeare and World Mythology. It was here that she met her future husband, Kyle Strickland. In the summer of 2008, BFA in-hand, Amy returned to Townsend, MA to plan her wedding. She began writing her first novel while working retail and doing freelance web design work. On April 24, 2010, Amy married and became Amy Leigh Strickland. Days after returning from her honeymoon, Amy packed up and moved to Alabama. Amy's first published novel, Olympia Heights: The Pantheon, was released in July of 2011. Its sequel, Olympia Heights: The Weight of the World, followed in June 2012. Amy currently teaches preschool and attends the University of Montevallo, studying for her Masters in Secondary Education, English LA. She and her husband live outside of Birmingham with their two adopted, stray dogs, Apollo and Linus.
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The Cult of Kronos

The Cult of Kronos

Amy Leigh Strickland

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers

The end is near. Five months ago, Zach Jacobs received a postcard from his oldest enemy. Now, Kronos’ arrival in Olympia Heights is having deadly consequences. College plans are derailed as The Pantheon switches into survival mode, and an old ally is pulled back into the fray by tragedy. As Kronos’ return threatens the very heart of humanity, the Olympians are faced with a choice: to surrender to his will or to leave their mortal lives behind. The stakes are high when anyone could be a servant of the enemy. The final chapter of the Olympia Heights saga promises death, danger, and the answer to the most important questions of all. What caused the Olympians to be locked away all those years ago? And can they be trusted with humanity now?
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