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Welcome to Velvet, AZ
Sherry Rossman
YA/Adult
Genre: Fantasy/Sci
Fi/Romance
Darwin House Press
Summary:
For the past eighteen years, the town of
Velvet has been under a holiday curse. For them, Thanksgiving is not about
turkey and family. It’s about the Nightmares. This year, the curse arrives
early—a full five days before Thanksgiving—sending a menagerie of characters on
a search for answers. It begins with Boone, a seventeen-year-old who was raised
by an ageless eccentric; Nick, a man in the midst of a breakdown; and Toni, a
girl who won’t let any man get closer than three feet. As answers unfold,
suspicions arise, and the power behind the curse is a surprise no one could
have imagined.
Excerpt:
From: Chapter One
Boone/Saturday Night
From: Chapter One
Boone/Saturday Night
My best friend is no girl next door. She’s a one-person parade sitting against
the antiquated phone booth, barely visible in the eight o’clock twilight. Gray
hooded coat, blood-red shirt ending in two violent points past her cuffs,
trying so hard to look like anything but the china doll inside.
the antiquated phone booth, barely visible in the eight o’clock twilight. Gray
hooded coat, blood-red shirt ending in two violent points past her cuffs,
trying so hard to look like anything but the china doll inside.
Wait ‘til Toni sees what this town will offer her during the holidays. She’ll
think no more of her idle masquerade, poor girl. Unless she follows
instructions. But I know she won’t.
think no more of her idle masquerade, poor girl. Unless she follows
instructions. But I know she won’t.
Maybe she’ll think more of me. On second thought, I may become the thing of her
nightmares. I’m the last person to want to mark her with that kind of fear.
Anything but that. I slow my stride, not wanting to startle her.
nightmares. I’m the last person to want to mark her with that kind of fear.
Anything but that. I slow my stride, not wanting to startle her.
In a snap, a stream of light catches her. She springs to her feet, her eyes
squinting at the approaching headlights. Must be the new guy. He’s early.
squinting at the approaching headlights. Must be the new guy. He’s early.
About the Author:
Before I found the awesomeness of writing in the YA realm I dabbled in children’s stories and short works for adults. My first YA novel became an Amazon bestseller shortly before my publisher decided to close their doors. But I forged on, exploring fantastical ideas and discovering that our world is more magical than we give it credit for. These musings inspired The Water Man, which earned a spot in the anthology Mythic Orbits 2016.
I live on the sunny-yet-piney side of Arizona with my family and sweet boxador, Bella.
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