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Excerpt from Gravity
Everyone and everything is silent. My gaze holds on Jackson. I try not
to notice the way his blond strands shadow his eyes or the way his body
flexes as he prepares to fight. These aren't things to notice in an
opponent - especially not now. I feel my breathing escalate, hear it
release in short bursts. I attempt to close down my mind, but I'm
wrecked with thoughts and worry.
What if he kills me during the fight with one of his abilities so I
don't expose him? No, that would be too obvious. He'll have to fight
like a human, and I can' beat a human.
Suddenly, anger that he's been fighting me for months now, all the while
pretending to be human yet knowing he had the advantage as an Ancient
pits my stomach. I rush forward and jab, just as Jackson spins out from
the contact. He wraps his arms around my waist, tosses me to the mat,
and pulls back his arm to punch. I leap backwards and bounce around. I
can't be on the defensive. I can't lose control. I pull my arms tight,
adjust my focus, and force all fear from my mind.
I am the next Commander.
I whip around,surprising Jackson with a kick in the gut. He stumbles back with a breathless laugh.
"Oh, really?" he says. Then he's in my face."Sorry, Alexander." And he punches me in the jaw.
My head snaps back, my mouth fills with a metallic taste. I lick away
the blood from my bottom lip and try to shake away the throbbing pain.
Anger bubbles from my chest and I lunge for him, kicking and swinging,
unsure of anything but the force of my movements. I want to beat him.
I'm going to beat him. I pull away and he stumbles again, shock written
across his face. I fight the urge to spit at him and instead push him
further backwards.
"Bring it," I scream, and then narrowing my eyes and lowering my voice, I whisper, "I'm not afraid of you."
The arrogance drips from his face."You should be." And he flips forward,
but my dad taught me well. I know the flip will alter the cushion
around his brain just enough so when I slam my fist into his face it
will do more than cause blood; it will lay his ass on the ground.
In the future, only one rule will matter:
Don’t. Ever. Peek.
Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.
Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.
Expected Publication: October 30th,
2012
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
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Author Spotlight:
Melissa
lives in a tiny suburb of Atlanta, GA with her husband and daughter.
She pretends to like yoga, actually likes shoes, and could not live
without coffee. Her writing heroes include greats like Jane Austen and
Madeleine L'Engle.
She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange.
She holds a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.S. in Graphic Communication, both from Clemson University. Yeah, her blood runs orange.
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This book sounds really cool! It's hard to understand exactly what the world is like through the short description, but I can't wait to read this book and figure it out!
ReplyDeleteGreat tease. Thanks for participating :)
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