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.
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.
KNIGHT FALL/adult science fiction: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.
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.
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.
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 as he forced himself to breathe steady.
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A Pretty Pirate Pickle/MG Contemporary: Only two things stand between me and the front end of my daddy's ship--two tall, loud things with bad jump shots.
Kat Brzozowski
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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
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Supernatural Freak/New Adults urban fantasy: Being alone, at night, in the middle of nowhere, is a scary situation.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeletePersistence of Shadows/Thriller: I see the man’s head before anything else, before his hunched shoulders or the two figures running in front.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteTRULY AND FOREVER/Speculative YA: Of all the examination rooms in Dr. Jack's office, Room 3 was the one I hated most.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Alison Weiss
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteThe Keepers/ YA Fantasy: The hunger cramps crept into the hollow insides of my body, silent and sly.
Alison Weiss
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WILD LIFE / Adult Urban Fantasy: Vegas seared the eyes of normal people.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Alison Weiss
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteTAKING CHARGE/Contemporary: Brody Lang was getting laid, he just didn't know it yet.
Kat Brzozowski
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Descent/YA/Paranormal
There is no one I can trust to find Gideon Jones for me, if he is dead, it’s my fault.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteHanna and the Horsemen/ YA Fantasy: The problem with having Death for a father is that he can be anywhere, at anytime.
Alison Weiss
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteKNIGHT FALL/adult science fiction: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
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.
Allison Weiss
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteINNER FLAME/YA Fantasy: Everything ends.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteAn Absence of Light / NA Sci-fi:
The dead don’t blink.
Claire Evans
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ReplyDeleteDESIDERIUM/YA Fantasy: A blinking yellow light draws my gaze to the steel band clinging to my wrist.
Gabrielle Harbowy
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteANOMALY/YA FANTASY: I was born to stand out, but I always seem to fade into the background.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteDragons Are People, Too/YA Urban Fantasy: Well, crap.
Claire Evans
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.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteCRASH DAYS / YA Literary Thriller: I believed in the healing power of parking garages.
Sara Sargent, Harper Collins
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ReplyDeleteI Found You: YA Contemporary
The motorcycle caught my eye first, but the rider took my breath away.
Stacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteDemon Invasion/MG Fantasy Adventure: Huff was missing.
Sara
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.
Stacy Abrams
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.
Sara Sargent
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.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteThe Legacy of the Eye/Sci-fi Romance: It might have been a symbolic gesture, but I was not budging.
Gabrielle Harbowy
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.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteOperation Witches/MG Contemporary: I knew Shannyn was going to lie before she opened her mouth.
Kat Brzozowski
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ReplyDeleteThe Truth About Leaving/ YA Contemporary: The first time I met Dov, I was twirling in the foyer of Wilmette Academy.
Alison Weiss
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.
Stacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteDEATH BY HIGH HEELS/Mystery: Cops hate it when you vomit all over their crime scene – a mistake I had no desire to repeat.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteTwelve Steps / YA Contemporary: There should be a support group for kids with perfect siblings.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteDRAGONEER/YA Fantasy: “Reyna, a princess does not spin about like some circus performer.”
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteBLOODFRUIT/ YA Urban Fantasy: A no-kill order was unprecedented in Hell.
Claire Evans
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteBECOMING HERO/YA High-Concept: Skye ignored the stench of the banana peels and burger wrappers crushed against his face as he forced himself to breathe steady.
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EDGE OF LIFE/YA Contemporary Romance with Magical Realism: Leaning forward, I looked down.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteArrows/YA contemporary myth retelling: Karma didn’t see me the night I made her fall in love.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteAccording to Legends/MG Fantasy: In the quiet stillness of Imaginatia, a river waited.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteMutiny/Space Opera: Mac's face burned from lying on hot sand.
Sara Sargent, Harper Collins
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Commercial Fiction
Stretching as he exited his car, Jimmy Rickliefs smiled; it was good to be home.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteHeritage Blade Awakening/YA Urban Fantasy: Killing was one of those things that grew easier with time, that and tight rope walking.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteThe Gear'd Heart/NA SteamPunk: The clouds thickened as Keira picked her way down the muddy slope toward the grotto.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteNUMBERED/YA Horror:
Our families were tight, but it was obvious Karen's mom was nervous having me in the house.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteDragon's Treasure/ NA Fantasy: A bone-deep tremor snaked down Olivia’s back as she hurried along through the unfamiliar forest.
Stacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteRAINBOW TEARS/Upmarket Women's Fiction: I was 392 days old when my big brother died.
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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.
ReplyDeleteLittle Devils/ MG Fantasy.
The second worst feeling in the world is realising you’ve just done something mammothly, brontosaurusly stupid.
Claire Evans
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteSarita/Middle Grade Historical: “ELI DID WHAT?”
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteThe Princess Who Was Not/MG Fantasy
“You are not my daughter.”
Claire Evans
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ReplyDeleteFutureShock/YA time travel: "They can take our freedom, but they can never take our French fries!"
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteA Pretty Pirate Pickle/MG Contemporary: Only two things stand between me and the front end of my daddy's ship--two tall, loud things with bad jump shots.