Naomi Metzl

Alexa Samson's life is a struggle, but this year she is determined not to care. As the twenty-first century trundles into gear, sixteen-year-old Alexa has only two years left of school. Two years until she can piece her shattered family together. All she has to do in the meantime is survive. She just wished it was as simple as it sounded. Forced to live apart from her fourteen-year-old, heroin-addicted sister and attend the draconian Redgrove College, Alexa is subjected to a world to which she does not belong and a life she cannot control. When her affair with the teacher she trusted to help see her through Redgrove turns violent, her life is plunged into chaos and she is forced into the realm of another teacher who she fears she cannot trust. Alexa's only beacon of hope is the nightmare that has plagued most of her life and the miracle it suddenly promises of being able to transform her life when she turns eighteen. Until then, Alexa is forced to take whatever actions necessary to try and survive and secure a decent life for her and her sister. To support the education of girls all over the world, ＄1 from every copy of Marble Road sold (＄0.50 for every Kindle version) will be donated to the Malala Fund (www.malala.org).

Naomi Metzl began writing while working as a research scientist. What began as a bucket list challenge quickly developed into a passion that spawned a number of novels. After initially trying to navigate the world of publishers, Naomi eventually decided to set up Midnight Sunrise Publishing and publish independently. Naomi’s writing draws on her own life experiences and worldwide events that permeate the media. They focus strongly on journeys of self-discovery and development, with an emphasis on strong female lead characters who are as wonderful as they are flawed. A keen amateur photographer, Naomi creates all her covers herself from images taken both in her native Australia and around the world. The process of capturing these photo, and seeing the story behind the view, are also play an inspirational role in Naomi’s stories.