Fifteen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Lambert wants to get out from under her older brother’s shadow. When Ronnie gets a tattoo and then is struck by lightning, she suddenly finds herself able to see and hear things in shadows that don’t appear to others. Then Ronnie meets Gavin Clearwater, the hot new guy in all of her classes and finds out he can see and hear the same things she can.
An excerpt from Into the Spiral...
She looked and gave a little
wave before turning to walk into her room only to find her way blocked by yet
another guy. This school seemed to be crawling with hotties! This one was only
a few inches taller than her, kind of short for a guy, with straight black hair
and dark slightly slanted eyes. He wore black cargo pants, a black t-shirt that
did nothing to hide his six-pack abs, and black combat boots. He looked her up
and down and arched an eyebrow as he stepped aside.
“After you, Princess,” he said,
making a sweeping gesture with his arm as he slightly bowed. Ronnie didn’t know
whether to be appalled or to laugh at him and didn’t have time to make up her
mind as their Homeroom teacher asked if they would be joining them today.
Cheeks flushed, Ronnie walked into the room and sat in the first available
seat. The guy in the doorway sat at the desk behind her and gave a small smirk
that she pretended to ignore. Who the hell did this guy think he was? She
looked across the room and smiled when she saw Shawn sitting in the back
corner. He smiled and nodded when he saw her and her heart fluttered.
“Boyfriend, or someone you wish
was?” the boy behind her whispered. Ronnie rolled her eyes. Her shoulders
tightened as she tried to ignore him but he wasn’t going to be dissuaded so
easily.
“Huh, well, if you’re not going
to answer, then I’m going to have to guess,” he continued. “My guess would be
that he’s not your boyfriend but you want him to be. Since you didn’t walk in
with him, it makes me wonder if he’s even interested in you. What is he, an
oblivious friend? Or does he not even know you exist? Is that what this outfit
is for; so he will finally see you?”
Ronnie’s ears reddened and it
took the last of her willpower to keep from turning around and telling him to
shut up. She clenched her hands together on top of her desk, praying the
teacher would call on either one of them just so he would stop talking. A
million comebacks flashed through her mind, but she ground her teeth, knowing
she would never say any of them. Despite her promise to herself to become her
own person, she really didn’t know how to go about doing that. She thought it
would be easy once she got the tattoo, but she knew she was failing. Even
showing it off this morning, the little bit that she was able to, had taken
more courage than she normally possessed—and she hadn't even had the
satisfaction of Shawn seeing it.
Thinking about Shawn took her
mind off the jerk behind her and she managed to tune into what the teacher was
saying. Unfortunately, it wasn’t that interesting (all about locker assignments
and hall passing times) so she tuned out as quickly as she’d tuned in, her mind
wandering back to Shawn. She snuck another peek at him and was thrilled to find
him watching her—or at least that’s what it looked like at first. He was
actually looking at something behind her. She moved her head to get a better
look and felt a tug on her hair.
“Stop moving; I’m almost done,”
the guy behind her muttered. Ronnie spun around.
“What the hell do you think you’re
doing?” she shrieked, unable to pretend ignorance anymore. She ran a hand over
her hair and found a thin lock he had apparently been braiding. Her eyes
narrowed as the rest of the class waited for his reaction. Even the teacher had
stopped talking.
“I was bored,” he muttered. “And your hair is really
pretty.”
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About the
Author:
Erin Danzer wrote her first
book at 10-years-old for a Young Authors competition, where she was awarded an
Honorable Mention and discovered a passion for the written word. She’s written
several novels and short stories since that spark ignited. Into the Spiral is the first of a four book series. In addition to
her novels, Erin writes a monthly short story serial, The Cassandra Serafin
Chronicles, posting alternately on her blog and in Literary Lunes bi-monthly
online magazine. Erin resides in Racine, Wisconsin, with her husband, two
children, and their cat.
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Yay! You and Rebecca chose the same excerpt, which is awesome because it's one of my favorite parts of the book! Thank you so much for sharing today with me!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome! It took me awhile to decide which excerpt to use, they all made me want to read it!! It's on my TBR list :)
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