The Poisoned Fruit: A Topaz Tenkiller Novel

Finalist for the Storytrade Debut Novel of the Year Award

For centuries, Mages have been imprisoned by America. Now, America Needs Magic. When Topaz Tenkiller is finally released, the Cold War is escalating, Prince is singing "When Doves Cry," and addiction is destroying her brother. The gifted Mage is assigned to a UN security detail. Topaz flourishes with freedom, food, and friends. She enjoys security work and sends money home to help her brother. Topaz finds a secret lab with mutilated Mage corpses and discovers that scientists are harvesting magic. Will she stay silent and save her brother or expose America's brutality to save her people?

Julie Colacchio has taught Creative Writing, Literature, and Public Speaking at the high school and college level for over 20 years. She was a Teaching Assistant for "The Writer's Hotel" Mini-MFA conference and a Writing Fellow for the Hudson Valley Writing Project at SUNY New Paltz. Colacchio grew up on the Uintah Reservation in Utah, but now lives in suburban New York with her husband, three children, and 18 rescued animals.