Vicki Orians CATCH ME WHEN I FALL/YA Paranormal Romance: “Being a Dreamcatcher isn’t as bad as you make it out to be, Daniel,” my partner, Marlene, said.
A Hundred Frogs, Even/MG Contemporary: I would have given Mom a good-bye hug, but StepThad’s arm rested across her shoulder, like the two of them were glued together.
Sara Sargent Secrets In Translation/YA Contemporary: I could hardly wait -- no, you guessed it -- I could have waited forever, but my doom was not going to be postponed.
Million Dollar Lunch / MG Contemporary: It was only the first day of food camp, and already Rome knew two things: one, there was such a thing as a mortal enemy, and two, it was going to be really tough to beat said enemy with a little sister at his side.
ASHER LOCKE AND THE KNIGHTS OF ARCADIA / MG Fantasy Adventure: The straight razor made a whispery snikt as Asher freed the shiny edge from its metal handle.
ALIEN PREP SCHOOL CONSPIRACY / YA science fiction: When Gil and Lew came to my dorm room with the idea of stealing the physics final, I normally wouldn’t have considered such a dumbass move.
The Silver Sphere/MG Fantasy: "What do you think it is?" Maya asked as she and her older sister Cecilia stood in a narrow alleyway between two shops, staring at a hovering silver sphere.
ELUDING ILLUSIONS - Paranormal Romantic-Suspense: The clang of the grandfather clock rang out five times; the sixth strike sent a pang of fear through Emma's body.
KNIGHT FALL/adult sci fi: As a card caring scientist, I knew a lot of things: gravity sucked, sound didn’t travel through a vacuum, and chocolate really could make me feel better.
Somebody That I Used To Know / YA Contemporary: I tear my gaze from the email's subject line to the sender's name, and adrenaline floods my veins, flushing out the numbness that sustained me these last few months.
COLLIDE/ MG Fantasy: I don’t have any friends because people think Dad’s crazy, a conspiracy theorist, that loon with a telescope, or an astronomical idiot.
Beyond the River/Literary Fiction: The narrow path led up and away from the rushing water to where the forest thwarted the sun and the river’s hiss diminished.
Pirate Island/MG mystery: My best friend, Andy, strode into our summer writing class, his eyes widening in horror when he caught me airing out my pits, arms dangling to the sides gorilla style.
Heart of Stone/YA Historical Supernatural: The carriage ride down from London has been brutal, but we dare not shift in our seats as long as Mama is watching.
Becoming Hero/YA High Concept: Skye ignored the stench of the banana peels and burger wrappers crushed against his face and forced himself to breathe steady.
A Pretty Pirate Pickle/MG Comtemporary: Only two things stand between me and the front end of my daddy's ship--two tall, loud things with bad jump shots.
Greg Ferguson The Ups and Downs of Andrew Lane/MG Contemporary: Andrew waited in the overwhelming silence, alert to any sound that would reveal an enemy attack.
Stacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteLouisa Klein
Supernatural Freak/New Adults urban fantasy: Being alone, at night, in the middle of nowhere, is a scary situation
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteVicki Orians
CATCH ME WHEN I FALL/YA Paranormal Romance: “Being a Dreamcatcher isn’t as bad as you make it out to be, Daniel,” my partner, Marlene, said.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeletePersistence of Shadows/Thriller: I see the man’s head before anything else, before his hunched shoulders or the two figures running in front.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteSummoned/YA supernatural suspense:
I must be crazy working after school as a nurses' aide at a mental hospital where so many weird things happen.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteA Hundred Frogs, Even/MG Contemporary: I would have given Mom a good-bye hug, but StepThad’s arm rested across her shoulder, like the two of them were glued together.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteSecrets In Translation/YA Contemporary: I could hardly wait -- no, you guessed it -- I could have waited forever, but my doom was not going to be postponed.
ReplyDeleteT.S. Ferguson
TRULY AND FOREVER/Speculative YA: Of all the examination rooms in Dr. Jack's office, Room 3 was the one I hated most.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteThe Keepers/ YA Fantasy: The hunger cramps crept into the hollow insides of my body, silent and sly.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteMillion Dollar Lunch / MG Contemporary: It was only the first day of food camp, and already Rome knew two things: one, there was such a thing as a mortal enemy, and two, it was going to be really tough to beat said enemy with a little sister at his side.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteASHER LOCKE AND THE KNIGHTS OF ARCADIA / MG Fantasy Adventure: The straight razor made a whispery snikt as Asher freed the shiny edge from its metal handle.
ReplyDeleteSara Sargent
Kat McMahon
Descent/YA/Paranormal
There is no one I can trust to find Gideon Jones for me, if he is dead, it’s my fault.
Sara sargent
ReplyDeleteTAKING CHARGE/Contemporary: Brody Lang was getting laid, he just didn't know it yet.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteHanna and the Horsemen/ YA Fantasy: The problem with having Death for a father is that he can be anywhere, at anytime.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteJamie Gilman Kress
WILD LIFE / Adult Urban Fantasy: Vegas seared the eyes of normal people.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteLifeweaver - Epic Fantasy : Just once, Talyn wished he could be the guest of honor to something besides an aftermath.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteALIEN PREP SCHOOL CONSPIRACY / YA science fiction: When Gil and Lew came to my dorm room with the idea of stealing the physics final, I normally wouldn’t have considered such a dumbass move.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteThe Silver Sphere/MG Fantasy: "What do you think it is?" Maya asked as she and her older sister Cecilia stood in a narrow alleyway between two shops, staring at a hovering silver sphere.
Sara Sergant
ReplyDeleteELUDING ILLUSIONS - Paranormal Romantic-Suspense: The clang of the grandfather clock rang out five times; the sixth strike sent a pang of fear through Emma's body.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteKNIGHT FALL/adult sci fi: As a card caring scientist, I knew a lot of things: gravity sucked, sound didn’t travel through a vacuum, and chocolate really could make me feel better.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteAn Absence of Light / NA Sci-fi:
The dead don’t blink.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteGreg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteDESIDERIUM/YA Fantasy: A blinking yellow light draws my gaze to the steel band clinging to my wrist.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteINNER FLAME/YA Fantasy: Everything ends.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteSomebody That I Used To Know / YA Contemporary: I tear my gaze from the email's subject line to the sender's name, and adrenaline floods my veins, flushing out the numbness that sustained me these last few months.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteDragons Are People, Too/YA Urban Fantasy: Well, crap.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteCOLLIDE/ MG Fantasy: I don’t have any friends because people think Dad’s crazy, a conspiracy theorist, that loon with a telescope, or an astronomical idiot.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteThe Dragon's Pearl/YA Fantasy: Once upon a time, there was a girl named Misha who was neither kind nor beautiful, but very smart.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteJ5/YA Alternate History: Tacked to the wall in a wooden frame, a rustic little impostor amid much finer furnishings, our family portrait mocks us.
10 T.S. Ferguson, Harlequin
ReplyDeleteClaire Evans
ReplyDeleteI Found You: YA Contemporary
The motorcycle caught my eye first, but the rider took my breath away.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteDemon Invasion/MG Fantasy Adventure: Huff was missing.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteBeyond the River/Literary Fiction: The narrow path led up and away from the rushing water to where the forest thwarted the sun and the river’s hiss diminished.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeletePirate Island/MG mystery: My best friend, Andy, strode into our summer writing class, his eyes widening in horror when he caught me airing out my pits, arms dangling to the sides gorilla style.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteThe Legacy of the Eye/Adult Sci-fi Romance: It might have been a symbolic gesture, but I was not budging.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteOperation Witches/MG Contemporary: I knew Shannyn was going to lie before she opened her mouth.
Stacy
ReplyDeleteThe New Eden Chronicles: YA SF Thriller
Theresa’s a kicker--Mama and I struggle to keep her in the kitchen chair so the medics can find a vein and fill a vial with her blood.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteThe Return of the Mirage/YA Mystery
I step up onto the concrete wall outside the Thrifty Inn and shade my eyes from the low sun, straining for a glimpse of the Speedway.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteWhere All the Missing Pieces Go/YA Fantasy
Waiting in front of Lord and Lady Crocket’s dining room, I could only think of one possible explanation for why I’d been summoned.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteStacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteThe Kingdom Legend: Beyond the Castle Walls/Middle Grade Fantasy
Agmund’s dark hair and eyes mimicked his father’s, but he wasn’t human.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteThe Truth About Leaving/ YA Contemporary: The first time I met Dov, I was twirling in the foyer of Wilmette Academy.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteDEATH BY HIGH HEELS/Mystery: Cops hate it when you vomit all over their crime scene – a mistake I had no desire to repeat.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteMeditation/YA Thriller: I’m not sure what wakes me up first, the pounding in my head, or the cold concrete floor I’m lying on.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteHeart of Stone/YA Historical Supernatural: The carriage ride down from London has been brutal, but we dare not shift in our seats as long as Mama is watching.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteBook Realm: The Keeper's Heartstone/MG Fantasy: Careful not to smudge the sparkling clean glass, I peer through the door of Read It & Weep.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteTwelve Steps / YA Contemporary: There should be a support group for kids with perfect siblings.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteDRAGONEER/YA Fantasy: “Reyna, a princess does not spin about like some circus performer.”
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteBLOODFRUIT/ YA Urban Fantasy: A no-kill order was unprecedented in Hell.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteBecoming Hero/YA High Concept: Skye ignored the stench of the banana peels and burger wrappers crushed against his face and forced himself to breathe steady.
Stacey Abrams
ReplyDeleteEDGE OF LIFE/YA Contemporary Romance with Magical Realism: Leaning forward, I looked down.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteArrows/YA contemporary myth retelling: Karma didn’t see me the night I made her fall in love.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteAccording to Legends/MG Fantasy: In the quiet stillness of Imaginatia, a river waited.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteMutiny/Space Opera: Mac's face burned from lying on hot sand.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteHeritage Blade Awakening/YA Urban Fantasy: Killing was one of those things that grew easier with time, that and tight rope walking.
Alison Weiss, Egmont USA
ReplyDeleteDriven
Commercial Fiction
Stretching as he exited his car, Jimmy Rickliefs smiled; it was good to be home.
ReplyDeleteGreg Ferguson
Dragon's Treasure/ NA Fantasy: A bone-deep tremor snaked down Olivia’s back as she hurried along through the unfamiliar forest.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteNUMBERED/YA Horror:
Our families were tight, but it was obvious Karen's mom was nervous having me in the house.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteA Pretty Pirate Pickle/MG Comtemporary: Only two things stand between me and the front end of my daddy's ship--two tall, loud things with bad jump shots.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteRAINBOW TEARS/Upmarket Women's Fiction: I was 392 days old when my big brother died.
TS Ferguson.
ReplyDeleteLittle Devils/ MG Fantasy.
The second worst feeling in the world is realising you’ve just done something mammothly, brontosaurusly stupid.
Kat Brzozowski.
ReplyDeleteSPECIATION/YA light SyFy: Six — minutes I am late.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteThe God of Many Faces/YA Fantasy
The second time Miya was almost kidnapped (they made it all the way to the van), her mother sat her down on the bed and gave her the talk.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteLetters to Disappointment/Women's Fiction: I write to you from the belly of this Phony War; for that is what they are calling it now.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteThe Princess Who Was Not/MG fantasy
“You are not my daughter.”
T.S. Ferguson
ReplyDeleteGabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteAlison Weiss
ReplyDeleteFutureShock/YA time travel: "They can take our freedom, but they can never take our French fries!"
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteCRASH DAYS / YA literary thriller: I believed in the healing power of parking garages.
Greg Ferguson
ReplyDeleteThe Ups and Downs of Andrew Lane/MG Contemporary: Andrew waited in the overwhelming silence, alert to any sound that would reveal an enemy attack.