EQUILIBRIUM (Portal Chronicles): Book Two

[Imogen Rose]

I am so pleased to announce that my new book is up on Amazon!! It's book two of the Portal Chronicles:



Book Description

It's not every day you see a naked body slumped by the side of the road...

This ominous sight is just the beginning of a mystery that will span two dimensions.

When California teen Arizona Darley and her siblings go missing, their mother, Dr. Olivia Darley, discovers that the time-travel portal she invented has been hijacked.

Is the hijacker responsible for the disappearance of her children? Have the children been transported to another dimension? If so, the police and FBI will never be able to find them, and Olivia must find a way to rescue her children on her own.

How will she do this without access to the portal?

EQUILIBRIUM is book two of the Portal Chronicles.

Advance copy reviews:

Love the story and it is great having the character grow so much more in the plot of the sequel....

If you loved Portal by Imogen Rose, the story of tomboy Arizona Stevens who hates her little sister and whose parents are divorced, waking up one day in the back of a van and into an alternative universe where she becomes Arizona Darely, a blond cheerleading who loves her little sister and whose parents love each other even more….you will love this book.

The story Equilibrium addresses some of the nagging questions the reader might have had from the first book, and dives more into the life of Arizona's mother, Olivia Stevens. The reader will learn more about Olivia's colleagues too, as well as their children and lives which have been altered dramatically by the 'portal'.

The reader will re-discover the passion Arizona and Kellan shared from the first book, falling in love with their union all over again. A healthy mix of science fiction and romance, this story is not cliche, nor sappy and it doesn't drown the reader in science fiction either.

I enjoyed it more than the first book!

A great read for those who love the Sookie Stackhouse Series and the passion of Twilight, fans of Portal will not be disappointed in this sequel entitled Equilibrium.
-Ami Blackwelder(Hot Gossip Hot Reviews)

 
Just finished Equilibrium!! AMAZING! I am ready for Quantum and everything else that comes after. You feel the emotions of each of the characters so much in this book, it was just simply amazing!

The story answered questions from Portal and opened some new questions as well, yet left you wanting more more more. The last page completely blew me away, my heart is still pounding!

Awesome Job Imogen!
-Angela Crisp-Borchardt

FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER: http://soc.li/sSY5lCm

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[Karen Fenech]

Congratulations, Imogen!  All the best with this new release.  

Karen

[foreverjuly]

Congrats on the new book Imogen. I'm sure it will be just as successful as the first. Did you originally plan to write a trilogy or did this come to you while writing the first book?

[Betsy the Quilter]

OK, Imogen, you got this out just in time!  I just finished Portal, I couldn't put it down, and went looking for the sequel right away (the Kindle edition of Portal I bought a couple of days ago says "Coming out Summer 2010."

I really enjoyed Portal, now I'm going to get Equilibrium to read while we're on our trip next week.

Betsy

[Nancy C. Johnson, Author]

Congratulations, Imogen!

Best of luck with your new book!

Wishing you many sales. 

Nancy

[MLucia]

 the book sounds great Imogen. Best of luck!

[stacydan]

One-clicked!  I've been waiting for this!  Yay!

[Imogen Rose]

Congratulations, Imogen!  All the best with this new release.  

Karen

Thank you, Karen!

Congrats on the new book Imogen. I'm sure it will be just as successful as the first. Did you originally plan to write a trilogy or did this come to you while writing the first book?

Thank you.. it's not part of a trilogy, I think there's going to be atleast four books. I don't do any planning... so I have no idea about the storyline or how many books there will be ;P

OK, Imogen, you got this out just in time!  I just finished Portal, I couldn't put it down, and went looking for the sequel right away (the Kindle edition of Portal I bought a couple of days ago says "Coming out Summer 2010."

I really enjoyed Portal, now I'm going to get Equilibrium to read while we're on our trip next week.

Betsy

Thank you, Betsy! I am really pleased to hear that you enjoyed it.

I just noticed that you left a review.. thank you so much, I really appreciate it.

Congratulations, Imogen!

Best of luck with your new book!

Wishing you many sales.  

Nancy

Thanks, Nancy!

the book sounds great Imogen. Best of luck!

Thank you!

One-clicked!  I've been waiting for this!  Yay!

Thank you, hope you enjoy it!


Thank you all for your support and well wishes, it means a lot.

Imogen

[Imogen Rose]

New Amazon review:

It has been a couple of months since I read Portal (the first of the series), so I wasn't sure how easily I'd pick up the story and remember the characters in Equilibrium. But as soon as I started I was immediately back in Arizona Darley's world. I really enjoyed Portal but I think Equilibrium is even better. It has a bit more of a fast-moving "thriller/crime" feel to it, and there is much more information on the time travel aspects of the story. I've not read many time travel books but enjoyed "classics" like "The Time Machine" and the Terminator series. This is a totally different type of story but the whole time travel concept gets you thinking. I liked the fact that many of the questions raised in Portal are answered in Equilibrium. But like Portal, the most enjoyable part of this book is that you feel fascinated by the characters and the plot, and can't wait to turn the next page to find out what happens next. And of course, Imogen Rose keeps you wanting more with a great ending.

[Imogen Rose]

New Review by D. Figueroa

"You're Not Bella Swan For Goodness Sakes...

So put your big girl panties on and D-E-A-L." - Arizona Daley to herself.

Read the rest here: http://www.amazon.com/EQUILIBRIUM-Portal-Chronicles-ebook/product-reviews/B003VTZWDW/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R2C7LZ13LPR4EJ

[Imogen Rose]

Equilibrium will be the KND sponsor on Saturday.

[Dawn Judd]

Don't forget Equilibrium will be the sponsor for Kindle Nation tomorrow.

[davethedc]

Interesting!
that is...because my new novel being worked on has a fantasy urban, time-travel twist.
Good luck with your book!

[Imogen Rose]

Thanks Dawn and davethedc!

Don't forget Equilibrium will be the sponsor for Kindle Nation tomorrow.

Here is the link Dawn:  http://bit.ly/bt0mK1

[donna callea]

I'm just about ready to star Portal, Imogen.  Glad that the sequel will be waiting for me when I'm done.

[Tasha Sue]

Equilibrium is sponsoring Kindle Nation today!  Check it out:  http://kindlehomepage.blogspot.com/2010/08/today-you-get-popular-religious-novel.html

[Imogen Rose]

Equilibrium is sponsoring Kindle Nation today!  Check it out:  http://kindlehomepage.blogspot.com/2010/08/today-you-get-popular-religious-novel.html

Thanks, Tasha Sue. It's fun seeing my book up there!

[Monique]

Congratulations on your success, Imogen. Looks like you've got a winner!

How as the KN sponsorship worked out so far?

[Imogen Rose]

I'm just about ready to star Portal, Imogen.  Glad that the sequel will be waiting for me when I'm done.

Hope you enjoy it, Donna!

[Imogen Rose]

Congratulations on your success, Imogen. Looks like you've got a winner!

How as the KN sponsorship worked out so far?

Thank you, the books seem to be doing okay (at the moment!).  The KND sponsorship is very worth it. It organized by Steve who is really nice to work with.

[Betsy the Quilter]

I've started Equilibrium, Imogen...but I put it aside for my August Quasi-Official Book Game book. But I'll finish it up and write you a review, I promise!

Betsy

[Imogen Rose]

I've started Equilibrium, Imogen...but I put it aside for my August Quasi-Official Book Game book. But I'll finish it up and write you a review, I promise!

Betsy

Betsy, thanks! I hope you are enjoying it. I must check into the Quasi-official thread, I didn't realize it was a book club.

I have a Reviewer appreciation giveaway going on at the moment for a hardback limited-edition, numbered, signed hardback copy:
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=133405963368973&id=243074017116

I got my first Vine Voice review yesterday, here is a snippet, the rest is on Amazon:

A sequel. Part two. Book two. Two little words that make me cringe. As a rule, I try to avoid series (although it seems that is all I'm reading these days, go figure). It's not that I have anything against them. I like the character development that can happen across multiple books. I like following story lines and threads through to the bitter end. I don't like BOOK TWO though. That usually means that, well, it's going to suck. What is it with "book two"? Do authors set out to make them bad or does it just happen that way?

I read the first book of this series and got to the end where I realized there will be a book two. I really wanted to cry. It meant that a story I liked would likely be slaughtered. But I powered through and I bought Equilibrium just the same. Man, am I glad that I did! Imogen Rose has done a fantastic job of continuing the story while introducing us to new elements. There wasn't a sucky story line in the bunch. Kudos to her! Well edited, well executed and just downright fun.

The thing that I think I like about these books is that they are not heavy. It's pretty light scifi time travel, which is right up my alley. There's a young adult element to it, but unlike other popular YA, I don't feel the need to have a friend hold down Arizona while I beat the living snot out of her. She's a likable character with very realistic teenage angst. It just happens that her mom built a time portal and she remembers her life from another dimension. Yup, pretty normal, alright!

Seriously though. This book is very well done. ....

[Learnmegood]

Imogen,
I was just surfing the UK discussion boards, and I see that you have been bashed down like others of us have... It looks like a roving troop of internet surfers went through and clicked the "No" button for whether your posts contributed to the discussion.  Nobody realizes how ridiculous it is that the very first post -- the one that related directly to the thread title -- would not contribute to the discussion???
They seem to be very hostile over there...

[Imogen Rose]

Learnmegood, good sales in the UK today. I think the K3 has arrived there.