Excerpt:
I know the way I’m
describing him might make you wonder why I’m not talking about him as something
more than just a friend, but that’s the complicated part. You see, my feelings
for him are purely platonic, but I don’t think he feels the same. The way Eli looks
at me sometimes…the subtle hints…the way he grabs my hand and won’t let go, I
think he wants something more and I’m not sure what to do about it. And however
selfish this might sound, I need him in my life and can’t mess up our
friendship, even to see if there could possibly be something more to our
relationship. What if it all went wrong?
“Hey Thea,” Eli had
whispered into my ear. “Mom says that when you’re discharged
you’re coming home with us,
period. No arguing.”
I’d squeezed him back,
gratefully burying my face in the crook of his neck, unable to communicate how
much he and his family meant to me. At least they would be able to keep the
loneliness at bay.
We sat like that for ages,
me just breathing in his woody, musky smell, wondering how I was meant to
function again. He twisted strands of my dark brown hair around his fingers and
occasionally stroked his thumb along the side of my chin in a soothing manner.
I could hear his mother and father in deep discussions with the police
officers, and heard them say it was a miracle I was alive. Tell me about it.
The only other person who had been around was Eli’s four-year-old sister Leela,
who kept coming up with big, round, sad eyes, patting me on the leg whilst
trying to get me to take Buggles, her much loved toy rabbit. She had known
something was wrong and had tried her hardest to fix it in the only way she
knew how.
BLURB:
After losing everything, all
seventeen-year-old Thea wanted was to be a normal teenager. Instead, she was
attacked by a mysterious creature she thought only existed in fairy tales. Now
thrown into the unknown realm of Faey, Thea is forced to determine the
difference between reality and fantasy, in a world ruled by a dark elite and a
society wracked by intolerance and prejudice.
With the support of her new friends and
a mysterious dark haired, blue-eyed guardian watching her every move, Thea will
discover that when it comes to Faey, nothing is what it seems. Will her courage
and desire to save this new world from darkness be enough? Or will Thea be the
next victim to fall to the dark whispers of fate...
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
I live
in Surrey, England, a short walk from the beautiful Windsor Park, with my
husband Richard and our two gorgeous children Noah and Olivia. For me, writing
is nothing short of an addiction and I often find myself sneaking out to my
writing shed for just a few minutes, which can often turn into hours of pure,
unadulterated bliss catching up with my characters and continuing their story.
In-between writing, I teach in a primary school where there’s never a dull
moment! I will also often be found Kindle in hand, reading a wide variety of
genres but with YA fantasy and paranormal romance at the forefront of my
reading list. Although I’m currently writing the second book in the Driel
trilogy, other characters involving all things fantasy, paranormal and YA
romance are jockeying for position, wanting me to write their story next, so
watch this space! It is such a privilege to share my stories with you the
reader. Thank you enough for taking the time to find out more about me.
To find
out more about Liz, visit her website: www.lizkeelauthor.com
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