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Author: Jessica McQuay
Purchase: Amazon | B&N | KoboSynopsis: "Am I losing my mind?"
Paige couldn't help but question her sanity. What other explanation could there be for her hearing a conversation held barely above a whisper in the back of a classroom full of students? What about coming home to find one of those very classmates lying in wait in the darkness of her home, ready to attack her?
Confused, frustrated and feeling every ounce of her social ostracism, Paige confides in the one person she's always been able to count on: her mom. But when her mom reveals a deeply rooted, unbelievable family secret, Paige discovers her world is filled with more than she ever imagined possible. A world where fairytales live alongside nightmares and secrets are the glue that binds them together. Suddenly no one is who they seem and Paige is faced with more questions than answers. Can she survive in a world filled with creatures scarier than anything she could imagine and where deceit runs as thick as blood? Or will the truth send her over the edge?
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Excerpt:
“Matt, Tommy, I am thrilled to know you are finding the reading so interesting that you’re discussing it among yourselves. Perhaps you’d like to share your findings with the rest of the class?”
“Matt, Tommy, I am thrilled to know you are finding the reading so interesting that you’re discussing it among yourselves. Perhaps you’d like to share your findings with the rest of the class?”
“I seriously doubt Matt wants the class to know that he’s been cheating on his girlfriend Samantha by hooking up with Rachel.”
Oh no. Oh no no no no no! How had I known THAT? And why, oh why, did it come from my mouth, out loud, to the entire class?
I know how I knew. Matt’s voice was the one I’d heard earlier. How is that even possible?
I know how I knew. Matt’s voice was the one I’d heard earlier. How is that even possible?
I didn’t have time to contemplate; I had a classroom full of people wondering the exact same thing judging by the looks on some of their faces.
“How did you know that, Taylor?”
I swung around and found myself face to face with Matt. I didn’t know if the surprise had time to register on my face before he was leaning down into it, his voice a controlled whisper.
I swung around and found myself face to face with Matt. I didn’t know if the surprise had time to register on my face before he was leaning down into it, his voice a controlled whisper.
“If I find out that you’ve been spying on me, you little nobody, you will wish you never let my name touch your lips.”
The hairs on my neck and arms came to life, and chills pricked along my skin. I couldn’t look away from his eyes. They’d gone black as night with the exception of the pupils which were blazing gold. My tongue wouldn’t move my mouth was so dry. I couldn’t fi nd my voice and I was starting to shiver just as Mr. O
The hairs on my neck and arms came to life, and chills pricked along my skin. I couldn’t look away from his eyes. They’d gone black as night with the exception of the pupils which were blazing gold. My tongue wouldn’t move my mouth was so dry. I couldn’t fi nd my voice and I was starting to shiver just as Mr. O
stepped between us.
“Matthew, get back to your seat.”
There were only three things Jessica loved to do growing up; reading, writing and playing music. She discovered her love for writing at a young age, when she realized she could create anything she wanted with words. Jessica lives in Sacramento, CA with her husband, four children, goldfish named Sparkle and her cat, Talula. When she isn’t working on the next Paige Tailor novel, taking her children to one activity or another, or folding the never ending laundry of a six person family, Jessica enjoys playing her clarinet in the community band or dancing like there is no tomorrow at Zumba.
Thank you so much for hosting me, Charlie! I truly appreciate it. =D
ReplyDeleteSounds like a creepy and interesting read, Charlie. Thanks for sharing the excerpt. :)
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