Flick
by
Keira Des Anges
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BLURB:
Leanna
Matthews enjoys flying below the radar. She does well in school, has
a few close friends and hides the fact she’s an astral-traveling
telekinetic. But there’s no escaping her creepy dreams or Simora,
the bizarre little spirit lady, that suddenly pops out of nowhere to
warn her against keeping secrets and predicts an encounter with a
sinister evil. For the first time in forever someone…or
something…is on to her.
But
life turns around when Leanna meets Piper one sunny afternoon. She’s
inexplicably drawn to him, almost as if she’s been waiting for him
to come. Forbidden to have a boyfriend Leanna throws caution to the
wind, lying to her family and friends to be with him, while ignoring
Simora’s ominous message.
Yet
Piper has a secret of his own. He is on a mission and Leanna,
unwittingly, is the key.
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EXCERPT
Leanna
Matthews craved for ordinary in the least extraordinary way. She
enjoyed a few close friends, shopping at the mall and perhaps a nice
romance novel every now and again. Routine was good, early mornings
were better…and life was extremely complicated.
She
squirmed restlessly in Biology – the final, insufferable class of
the day – listening to Ms. Alvarado drone on-and-on about non-polar
bonds in her last, torturous act of the term. Somewhere between
‘atom’ and ‘electronegativity,’ Leanna nodded off, nearly
conking her head on the desk while daydreaming of summer vacation:
shopping, beach, friends, shopping, vacation, shopping, sun,
shopping, but not necessarily in that order.
Someone
snickered from behind, no doubt amused by her wobbly head, as her
eyelids grew heavier. Shut-up Ms. Alvarado, she thought bitterly.
Thank God that in less than 20 minutes ninth grade would be
officially over! School, and all its stupid inhabitants (present
company included), would be history for a good two months; or rather
two months too short - but it didn’t matter. Somewhere a beach
chair sat waiting on white, fluffy sand and a plane ticket had her
name stamped all over it. The fun was just about to begin!
Or so
she thought.
That
next morning, instead of awakening to the sweet taste of freedom,
Leanna lay whimpering, shivering feverishly in her sleep. She curled
tightly into a knot as a tiny beam of light crept through the
shutters while she slept, casting eerie shadows on the wall - one of
which grew abnormally in size until completely encircling the white
canopy bed.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
By day,
Keira des Anges has the distinct pleasure of assisting teenagers with
disabilities find employment, empowering one life at a time. By
night, she is a chew toy for her dog and cat and avid reader of
anything spooky, magical and totally out of this world. She lives in
sunny Florida with her husband and two kids.
Twitter:
@KeiradesAnges
Website:
www.keiradesanges.com
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