Made with Love, Chick Lit Sensation on Wattpad.com gets published

Dublin,28^th of October 2014: Meet Julie Quinn, Madison Ave. climber, the quintessential New Yorker: bright, bold, and hell bent on the future. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she loses everything: job, boyfriend and her life plan falls apart. Hope finds its way to her in the folds of a letter from Ireland. Although "there aren't many things more terrifying than getting a second chance", she travels to the Aran Islands where she meets Michael, the Irish culture and the close knit community of St. Enda. Torn between her old life in New York and the pull of her ancestral home, Julie must find an answer for the question: “What if home is a place I've never been? “

Released on Wattpad for Valentine’s Day, “Made with Love” reached one Million readers in the first four weeks of its release, becoming one of the top stories in Wattpad.com’s new Chicklit category. By now, more than 3.5 million Wattpadders enjoyed the story written by M.K. Shaddix. Given this success, beActive Books is publishing “Made with Love” on 29^th of October 2014, first as an Amazon Kindle exclusive. beActive also has a Motion Picture in development planned to be released in 2016.

M. K. Shaddix got the inspiration for writing this story from her own life journey. She was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, got an M.F.A. from the University of British Columbia and then moved to Dublin, in order to get her Ph.D. in Modern American Literature from Trinity College. As the character in the book, M.K. Shaddix also experienced the story of an American young woman who travels to Ireland, discovering the Irish culture and new meanings for love. That’s the moment when M. K. Shaddix began writing professionally. Here credits include the third series of the “Aisling's Diary” franchise and “Made with Love”.

In the last few months, “Made with Love” gathered an extended community and fans have expressed great enthusiasm for the story and awarded the author with comments:

“It made me laugh, smile, and cry all at the same time. It takes a lot for a book to do that to me.” Anisa Nasir

“I had an instant connection with this story because the main character was into Advertising & Marketing. Following that, I was also drawn to Ireland and cheese ... all three happen to be close to my heart.” Russ R.

“I really enjoyed this quirky little book. It was a nice, quick read and kept me interested the entire time. I loved the little Irish quirks and I'd love to see a sequel for this.” Kristen

About beActive

beActive Books is an Irish publisher based in the Digital Hub in the heart of Dublin’s liberties which focuses on creating and publishing engaging stories featuring immersive worlds and compelling characters in all media. beActive Books specialises in taking the traditional novel and expanding it in both digital and traditional publishing markets as well as exploring ancillary platforms popular with young adult readers. beActive’s bestselling book series includes “Sofia’s Diary”, “Aisling’s Diary”, “Mariana’s Secret Diary”, “Dark Siege”, “Bia & Fred”, “Beat Girl”, “Made with Love” and the “Collider’s Graphic Novel”. 

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