2023 International Firebird Book Awards First in Urban Fantasy2023 Pinnacle Book Achievement Best Book in Fantasy2023 Global Book Awards Bronze in Fantasy Novels2023 Global Book Awards Finalist in Vampire Books2023 Hollywood Book Fest Runner-up in Genre2023 American Fiction Awards Finalist in Fantasy2023 IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist2023 Outstanding Creator Awards First in Medical Fiction2023 Outstanding Creator Awards Third in Vampire Literature2023 Outstanding Creator Awards Honorable Mention in Best Lead Character2023 Outstanding Creator Awards Honorable Mention in Funny/Strange/BizarreEveryone says vampires aren't real. Tommy Lucas isn't so sure.Nine-year-old Tommy Lucas needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. But he’s convinced his disease is a curse on his bloodline, that he’s a vampire. His mother’s an oncologist, but Tommy’s convinced only magic can cure him—or the same synthetic blood substitute developed for urban legend Viscount Claudius Fallon.Tommy's stoked when he discovers a five-part series about Fallon in an online pulp fiction magazine called Philly’s Argosy. Descended from a ruling class of vampires in Cardiff, legend has it that Fallon traveled to Eureka Springs, Arkansas seeking a cure for his own leukemia during WWII.Tommy’s quest leads him to befriend local artist and gallery owner Callan Masters, who struggles with his growing affection for Tommy’s mom, June—for he is Fallon, cured in 1939 at Norman G. Baker’s Cure-for-Cancer Hospital.Dedicated to living off-grid and as a human, Callan must decide whether he will take the risk involved in helping Tommy or falling in love with June. His bite is no longer capable of turning anyone—or so he thinks.What readers are saying:"This is not the average vampire story. As a matter of fact, it’s not an average story at all. The fresh and memorable plot will have you cheering for Tommy. The details dance off the page and transport you into another world. All this is done in a dual timeline of the past and present which flows naturally. I was captivated by the author’s ability to orchestrate a beautifully written story rich with imagination. By combining love, sacrifice, hope, and loss, this is a story that will remain in your heart long after you close the book. I will definitely be reading more by this gifted author."—Kim Wilch, Reviewer @onemoreexclamation"A young boy’s belief in the supernatural builds to the ultimate payoff in Rogers’s surprising, discursive, deeply heartfelt novel, an urban fantasy that edges into warm family drama."—Booklife Reviews by Publishers Weekly“Falling Stars held my interest from the beginning, with a wonderful story set in my hometown of Eureka Springs. The story within the story comes together in such a way that leaves you wanting more. This is a ‘don't miss’ book by a very talented author. I can't wait to share it with my book club.”—Jane Derden, Owner of Red Bud Manor Inn, Eureka Springs“As a lifelong English teacher, I so admire Rogers’s richly drawn characters, the manipulation of past and present, the juxtaposition of stark reality and mysticism, the descriptive and precise word choices. My reading preferences tend toward historical fiction, biography, mystery, and suspense.What have you done to me, Julie Rogers? This book isn't even a genre I'd particularly gravitate toward, yet I thought about Falling Stars constantly when I couldn’t read, and the book stayed with me long after I finished. I couldn’t stop seeing Tommy in his high-tech casket. Am I obsessed? Well done!"—Becky Hoag, Coauthor of Letters to Rose: A Holocaust Memoir Read more
