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.
Stacey Abrams 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Claire Evans 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.
Alison Weiss
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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.
Brett Wright
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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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteTRULY AND FOREVER/Speculative YA: Of all the examination rooms in Dr. Jack's office, Room 3 was the one I hated most.
Claire Evans
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.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
T.S. 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.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteThe Keepers/ YA Fantasy: The hunger cramps crept into the hollow insides of my body, silent and sly.
Stacey Abrams
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.
Kat Brzozowski
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WILD LIFE / Adult Urban Fantasy: Vegas seared the eyes of normal people.
Sara Sargent
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
ReplyDeleteTAKING CHARGE/Contemporary: Brody Lang was getting laid, he just didn't know it yet.
Sara Sargent
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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.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteHanna and the Horsemen/ YA Fantasy: The problem with having Death for a father is that he can be anywhere, at anytime.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteLifeweaver - Epic Fantasy : Just once, Talyn wished he could be the guest of honor to something besides an aftermath.
Gabrielle Harbowy
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.
Peter Senftleben
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
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.
Peter Senftleben
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
ReplyDeleteAn Absence of Light / NA Sci-fi:
The dead don’t blink.
T.S. Ferguson
ReplyDeleteGabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteDESIDERIUM/YA Fantasy: A blinking yellow light draws my gaze to the steel band clinging to my wrist.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteINNER FLAME/YA Fantasy: Everything ends.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteANOMALY/ YA FANTASY: I was born to stand out, but I always seem to fade into the background.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteDragons Are People, Too/YA Urban Fantasy: Well, crap.
Brett Wright
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.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteCRASH DAYS / YA Literary Thriller: I believed in the healing power of parking garages.
Kat Brzozwski
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.
T.S. Ferguson
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy, Dragon Moon Press
ReplyDeleteStacy Abrams
ReplyDeleteI Found You: YA Contemporary
The motorcycle caught my eye first, but the rider took my breath away.
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteDemon Invasion/MG Fantasy Adventure: Huff was missing.
Alison Weiss
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.
Alison
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.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
Peter Senftleben
ReplyDeleteThe Legacy of the Eye/Sci-fi Romance: It might have been a symbolic gesture, but I was not budging.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteOperation Witches/MG Contemporary: I knew Shannyn was going to lie before she opened her mouth.
Sara Sargent
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
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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.
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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.
T.S. Ferguson
ReplyDeleteDEATH BY HIGH HEELS/Mystery: Cops hate it when you vomit all over their crime scene – a mistake I had no desire to repeat.
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ReplyDeleteTwelve Steps / YA Contemporary: There should be a support group for kids with perfect siblings.
Sara Sargent
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.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteDRAGONEER/YA Fantasy: “Reyna, a princess does not spin about like some circus performer.”
Alison Weiss
ReplyDeleteBLOODFRUIT/ YA Urban Fantasy: A no-kill order was unprecedented in Hell.
Gabrielle Harbowy
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.
Gabrielle Harbowy
ReplyDeleteEDGE OF LIFE/YA Contemporary Romance with Magical Realism: Leaning forward, I looked down.
Brett Wright
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.
Brett Wright
ReplyDeleteArrows/YA contemporary myth retelling: Karma didn’t see me the night I made her fall in love.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteAccording to Legends/MG Fantasy: In the quiet stillness of Imaginatia, a river waited.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteMutiny/Space Opera: Mac's face burned from lying on hot sand.
Greg Ferguson, Egmont USA
ReplyDeleteDriven
Commercial Fiction
Stretching as he exited his car, Jimmy Rickliefs smiled; it was good to be home.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteHeritage Blade Awakening/YA Urban Fantasy: Killing was one of those things that grew easier with time, that and tight rope walking.
T.S. Ferguson
ReplyDeleteThe Gear'd Heart/NA SteamPunk: The clouds thickened as Keira picked her way down the muddy slope toward the grotto.
T.S. Ferguson
ReplyDeleteNUMBERED/YA Horror:
Our families were tight, but it was obvious Karen's mom was nervous having me in the house.
Kat Brzozowski
ReplyDeleteDragon's Treasure/ NA Fantasy: A bone-deep tremor snaked down Olivia’s back as she hurried along through the unfamiliar forest.
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteRAINBOW TEARS/Upmarket Women's Fiction: I was 392 days old when my big brother died.
Sara Sargent
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.
Kat Brzozowski
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.
ReplyDeleteLittle Devils/ MG Fantasy.
The second worst feeling in the world is realising you’ve just done something mammothly, brontosaurusly stupid.
Sara Sargent
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.
Greg Ferguson
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
ReplyDeleteSarita/Middle Grade Historical: “ELI DID WHAT?”
Claire Evans
ReplyDeleteThe Princess Who Was Not/MG Fantasy
“You are not my daughter.”
Sara Sargent
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ReplyDeleteFutureShock/YA time travel: "They can take our freedom, but they can never take our French fries!"
Sara Sargent
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.
Claire Evans
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.