Title: Into The Spiral
Series: The Spiral Defenders
Author: Erin Danzer
Formats Available In: Digital
Publication Date: January 2014
Blurb:
Seventeen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Lambert wants to get out
from under her older brother’s shadow. When Ronnie gets a tattoo
and then is struck by lightning, she suddenly finds herself able to
see and hear things in shadows that don’t appear to others. Then
Ronnie meets Gavin Clearwater, the hot new guy in all of her classes
and finds out he can see and hear the same things she can.
Gavin tells her about the Spiral
Defenders, a group of warriors that travels through space and time to
defend the planets of the Spiral. After meeting the Commander of the
Spiral Defenders and realizing his intentions might not be pure,
Ronnie struggles between following her destiny to become a Spiral
Defender and trying to regain the life she had before being struck by
lightning.
Excerpt:
She looked and gave a little wave
before turning to walk into her room only to find her way blocked by
yet another guy. This school seemed to be crawling with hotties! This
one was only a few inches taller than her, kind of short for a guy,
with straight black hair and dark slightly slanted eyes. He wore
black cargo pants, a black t-shirt that did nothing to hide his
six-pack abs, and black combat boots. He looked her up and down and
arched an eyebrow as he stepped aside.
“After you, Princess,” he said,
making a sweeping gesture with his arm as he slightly bowed. Ronnie
didn’t know whether to be appalled or to laugh at him and didn’t
have time to make up her mind as their Homeroom teacher asked if they
would be joining them today. Cheeks flushed, Ronnie walked into the
room and sat in the first available seat. The guy in the doorway sat
at the desk behind her and gave a small smirk that she pretended to
ignore. Who the hell did this guy think he was? She looked across the
room and smiled when she saw Shawn sitting in the back corner. He
smiled and nodded when he saw her and her heart fluttered.
“Boyfriend, or someone you wish was?”
the boy behind her whispered. Ronnie rolled her eyes. Her shoulders
tightened as she tried to ignore him but he wasn’t going to be
dissuaded so easily.
“Huh, well, if you’re not going to
answer, then I’m going to have to guess,” he continued. “My
guess would be that he’s not your boyfriend but you want him to be.
Since you didn’t walk in with him, it makes me wonder if he’s
even interested in you. What is he, an oblivious friend? Or does he
not even know you exist? Is that what this outfit is for; so he will
finally see you?”
Ronnie’s ears reddened and it took
the last of her willpower to keep from turning around and telling him
to shut up. She clenched her hands together on top of her desk,
praying the teacher would call on either one of them just so he would
stop talking. A million comebacks flashed through her mind, but she
ground her teeth, knowing she would never say any of them. Despite
her promise to herself to become her own person, she really didn’t
know how to go about doing that. She thought it would be easy once
she got the tattoo, but she knew she was failing. Even showing it off
this morning, the little bit that she was able to, had taken more
courage than she normally possessed—and she hadn't even had the
satisfaction of Shawn seeing it.
Thinking about Shawn took her mind off
the jerk behind her and she managed to tune into what the teacher was
saying. Unfortunately, it wasn’t that interesting (all about locker
assignments and hall passing times) so she tuned out as quickly as
she’d tuned in, her mind wandering back to Shawn. She snuck another
peek at him and was thrilled to find him watching her—or at least
that’s what it looked like at first. He was actually looking at
something behind her. She moved her head to get a better look and
felt a tug on her hair.
“Stop moving; I’m almost done,”
the guy behind her muttered. Ronnie spun around.
“What the hell do you think you’re
doing?” she shrieked, unable to pretend ignorance anymore. She ran
a hand over her hair and found a thin lock he had apparently been
braiding. Her eyes narrowed as the rest of the class waited for his
reaction. Even the teacher had stopped talking.
“I was bored,” he muttered. “And
your hair is really pretty.”
Purchase Links:
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/394511
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Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/into-the-spiral-erin-danzer/1113880674?ean=2940149072576
About Erin Danzer:
Erin Danzer wrote her first book at
10-years-old for a Young Authors competition, where she was awarded
an Honorable Mention and discovered a passion for the written word.
She’s written several novels and short stories since that spark
ignited. Into the Spiral is the first of a four book series. In
addition to her novels, Erin writes a monthly short story serial, The
Cassandra Serafin Chronicles, posting alternately on her blog and in
Literary Lunes bi-monthly online magazine. Erin resides in Racine,
Wisconsin, with her husband, two children, and their cat.
Contact links:
Website - http://erindanzer.com/
Facebook Fan Page -
http://www.facebook.com/ErinDanzerYAAuthor
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/erindanzer
Goodreads -
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3336797.Erin_Danzer
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