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.
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.
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.
Debbie Emory CALL OF THE CROW / MG magical realism: Josh Albright sat at a worn wooden table in his clubhouse surrounded by nails, a tin box of craft supplies, and a slightly chewed pencil.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Sara Sargent
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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.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteLouisa Klein
Supernatural Freak/New Adults urban fantasy: Being alone, at night, in the middle of nowhere, is a scary situation.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeletePersistence of Shadows/Thriller: I see the man’s head before anything else, before his hunched shoulders or the two figures running in front.
Sara Sargent
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.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteThe Keepers/ YA Fantasy: The hunger cramps crept into the hollow insides of my body, silent and sly.
Claire Evans
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.
Greg Ferguson
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.
Kat Brzozoswki
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.
ReplyDeleteKat Brzozowski
TRULY AND FOREVER/Speculative YA: Of all the examination rooms in Dr. Jack's office, Room 3 was the one I hated most.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteTAKING CHARGE/Contemporary: Brody Lang was getting laid, he just didn't know it yet.
Claire Evans
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.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteDebbie Emory
CALL OF THE CROW / MG magical realism: Josh Albright sat at a worn wooden table in his clubhouse surrounded by nails, a tin box of craft supplies, and a slightly chewed pencil.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteHanna and the Horsemen/ YA Fantasy: The problem with having Death for a father is that he can be anywhere, at anytime.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteJamie Gilman Kress
WILD LIFE / Adult Urban Fantasy: Vegas seared the eyes of normal people.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteLifeweaver - Epic Fantasy : Just once, Talyn wished he could be the guest of honor to something besides an aftermath.
Sara Sargent
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.
Stacey Abram
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.
Brett Wright
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.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteAn Absence of Light / NA Sci-fi:
The dead don’t blink.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteSara Sargent
ReplyDeleteINNER FLAME/YA Fantasy: Everything ends.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteSNAP/YA Contemporary: My best friend Jen has always been my biggest fan.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteDragons Are People, Too/YA Urban Fantasy: Well, crap.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Brett Wright
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.
Claire Evans
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.
Brett Wright
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, Thomas Dunne Books
ReplyDeleteAlison Weiss
ReplyDeleteI Found You: YA Contemporary
The motorcycle caught my eye first, but the rider took my breath away.
Kat Brzozowski, Thomas Dunne Books
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.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteDemon Invasion/MG Fantasy Adventure: Huff was missing.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
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.
Kat
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.
Alison Weiss
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.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteThe Legacy of the Eye/Sci-fi Romance: It might have been a symbolic gesture, but I was not budging.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteOperation Witches/MG Contemporary: I knew Shannyn was going to lie before she opened her mouth.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteBrett Wright
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.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteThe Truth About Leaving/ YA Contemporary: The first time I met Dov, I was twirling in the foyer of Wilmette Academy.
Claire Evans
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
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
ReplyDeleteTwelve Steps / YA Contemporary: There should be a support group for kids with perfect siblings.
Claire Evans
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.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteDRAGONEER/YA Fantasy: “Reyna, a princess does not spin about like some circus performer.”
TS Ferguson
ReplyDeleteBLOODFRUIT/ YA Urban Fantasy: A no-kill order was unprecedented in Hell.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Sara Sargent
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.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteEDGE OF LIFE/YA Contemporary Romance with Magical Realism: Leaning forward, I looked down.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteArrows/YA contemporary myth retelling: Karma didn’t see me the night I made her fall in love.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteAccording to Legends/MG Fantasy: In the quiet stillness of Imaginatia, a river waited.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteMutiny/Space Opera: Mac's face burned from lying on hot sand.
Gabrielle Harbowy, Dragon Moon Press
ReplyDeleteDriven
Commercial Fiction
Stretching as he exited his car, Jimmy Rickliefs smiled; it was good to be home.
T. S. Ferguson
ReplyDeleteHeritage Blade Awakening/YA Urban Fantasy: Killing was one of those things that grew easier with time, that and tight rope walking.
Sara Sargent
ReplyDeleteThe Gear'd Heart/NA SteamPunk: The clouds thickened as Keira picked her way down the muddy slope toward the grotto.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteNUMBERED/YA Horror:
Our families were tight, but it was obvious Karen's mom was nervous having me in the house.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteDragon's Treasure/ NA Fantasy: A bone-deep tremor snaked down Olivia’s back as she hurried along through the unfamiliar forest.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteRAINBOW TEARS/Upmarket Women's Fiction: I was 392 days old when my big brother died.
Claire Evans
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.
Sara Sargent.
ReplyDeleteLittle Devils/ MG Fantasy.
The second worst feeling in the world is realising you’ve just done something mammothly, brontosaurusly stupid.
Claire Evens.
ReplyDeleteSPECIATION/YA light SyFy: Six — minutes I am late.
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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
ReplyDeleteThe Princess Who Was Not/MG Fantasy
“You are not my daughter.”
Stacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteBrett Wright
ReplyDeleteFutureShock/YA time travel: "They can take our freedom, but they can never take our French fries!"
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteOF STARSHINE AND ASHES/YA SciFi: She appeared in late afternoon, at the tree line where our mowed grass ended and the wild woods began.
Kat Brzozowski
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.