The Cage-maker
“One of the most original and fascinating stories I’ve read in ages."- Julie Cantrell
The Cage-maker
“One of the most original and fascinating stories I’ve read in ages."- Julie Cantrell
What's New
New Release! The Virus: House of Heaventree Book 2
“A suspenseful, imaginative, page-turner, set in a modern-day dystopian world where a brother-sister duo must rely on the power of their biblical faith and a secret society to survive. Nicole Seitz’s first YA Christian fiction series is a captivating, fast-paced read that leaves readers wanting to know when the next book is coming out.” - Angela May, NY Times bestselling co-author of The Islanders
“Fast-paced and hard to put down, THE VIRUS boils with action and suspense. Great character development and deeply rooted Christian values make this a wonderful YA or Middle Grade read.” - J.E. Thompson, author of The Girl at Felony Bay and Buccaneer's Spit: A Race for the Treasure
“Incredible suspense that drew me to the end in one sitting. One. It reads like both breaking news and a timely warning.” - Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, author of Seizing the Good Life
“Concise and intense with religious scripture woven into the story, this novel is both suspenseful and engaging. Seitz creates a realistic and frightening story full of finely articulated ideas....a rich and original work that is prophetic in nature.” - The BookLife Prize
“Seitz handles the work’s straightforward Christian allegory with enough skill and energy to head off any predictability. The interplay between the Flanagan children and their schoolmates at Heaventree is well rendered, and...Seitz manages to create a good balance between the Christian subtext and the bleak future setting. Religious readers are likely to find this work congenial and faith-affirming.” - Kirkus Reviews
Faith, not fear, should spread like a virus.
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.
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About Nicole
"Seitz...[gives] the reader a deep, spiritual experience blended with excellent storytelling." - Deep South Magazine
"Nicole Seitz plunges into worlds and situations that are not always the most comfortable for us or for her...it makes for important reading. - Huffington Post
"[Seitz] gives her work an imaginative spin...seldom seen in contemporary Christian fiction this side of C.S. Lewis." - Wilmington Star News
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.
The Spirit of Sweetgrass, Nicole's debut novel, was selected as the March 2007 FaithPoint Book-of-the-Month for Books-a-Million. Her second novel, Trouble the Water (Mar 2008), received a starred review and was chosen as one of the Best Books of 2008 by Library Journal. It was also seen in Southern Living, Sandlapper Magazine, and was an editor's pick in the May 2008 issue of Charleston Magazine. The book went into a second printing within two weeks of it's release date. A Hundred Years of Happiness (Mar 2009), was featured in the January 2009 edition of Charleston Magazine and the July/Aug edition of The VVA Veteran, was a Summer Reading Pick on CBN.com, and was nominated by independent booksellers for the 2009 SIBA Book Award. Saving Cicadas (Dec 2009), was an Indie Next List Notable pick for January 2010, was featured in the November 2009 issues of Charleston Magazine and CBA Retailers+Resources, and was selected as a "favorite pick for readers on your Christmas list" in the December 2009 issue of Southern Living. The Inheritance of Beauty (Feb 2011) was a SheReads March 2011 Book Club Selection, a Pulpwood Queens April 2011 Bonus Selection, and the May 2011 FaithPoint Book-of-the-Month for Books-a-Million. Beyond Molasses Creek (Feb 2012) was a Romantic Times Top Pick for March 2012 and a Pulpwood Queens 2012 Book Club Selection. In November 2012, Nicole's essay "Kahlua Unleashed" was published in the Hub City project, Literary Dogs & Their South Carolina Writers. In May 2014, she was a cast member of Listen to Your Mother: Charleston, a live production at the Footlight Players Theater in which she shared her original monologue, "The Longing". In 2015 Nicole edited and published When You Pass Through Waters: Words of Hope and Healing from Your Favorite Authors in response to the 1000-year flood that devastated much of the Carolinas. Her most recent novel, The Cage-maker, released in September 2017. It made the long list for the SIBA Southern Book Prize, was named one of the "Great Southern reads for fall" in The Augusta Chronicle, was named to the 2017 Winter/Fall book list by Deep South Magazine, and was a Pulpwood Queens January 2018 Book Selection.
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.
Nicole Seitz ran her first full marathon in December 2012. 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.
Other Novels
The Spirit of Sweetgrass
The Inheritance of Beauty
The Spirit of Sweetgrass
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 4, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1591455065
ISBN-13: 978-1591455066
Beyond Molasses Creek
The Inheritance of Beauty
The Spirit of Sweetgrass
Paperback: 311 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 30, 2012)
ISBN-10: 1595545050
ISBN-13: 978-1595545053
The Inheritance of Beauty
The Inheritance of Beauty
The Inheritance of Beauty
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (February 7, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1595545042
ISBN-13: 978-1595545046
Saving Cicadas
A Hundred Years of Happiness
The Inheritance of Beauty
Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 30, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1595545034
ISBN-13: 978-1595545039
A Hundred Years of Happiness
A Hundred Years of Happiness
A Hundred Years of Happiness
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 2, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1595545026
ISBN-13: 978-1595545022
Trouble the Water
A Hundred Years of Happiness
A Hundred Years of Happiness
Paperback: 289 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 11, 2008)
ISBN-10: 1595544003
ISBN-13: 978-1595544001
Editing, Art, Design & Illustration
Pat Conroy Anthology
Pat Conroy Anthology
Pat Conroy Anthology
Our Prince of Scribes:
Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Co-edited by Nicole Seitz and Jonathan Haupt
University of Georgia Press (Sept. 15, 2018)
Proceeds benefit the Pat Conroy Literary Center
Portraits
Pat Conroy Anthology
Pat Conroy Anthology
In the 70 days leading up to the publication of Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy, Nicole sketched Pat and each of the 67 contributors, one per day, and shared on social media. Purchase prints of her original artwork at Society 6.
Flood Anthology
Art and Illustration
Art and Illustration
When You Pass Through Waters: Words of Hope and Healing from Your Favorite Authors
Edited by Nicole Seitz
Water Books (October 30, 2015)
Proceeds went to disaster relief
Art and Illustration
Art and Illustration
Art and Illustration
Nicole is also an artist and illustrator. To view her portfolio, visit https://nicoleseitzportfolio.wordpress.com/