Book Blast: Summer Break Blues: spotlight & giveaway
Title: Summer Break Blues
Series: Clanless
Author: J.A. Campbell
Genre: YA, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Format: Ebook
Length: 54000 words
Purchase: Bono
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Book Description:
Meg managed
to survive her senior year of high school as a vampire, and now she’s looking
forward to a relaxing summer with her friends before trying to tackle college.
Unfortunately, some unfinished business from the previous year rears its ugly
head. Meg is forced to deal with the Sidhe who are distinctly unhappy that she
killed one of their kind last winter. Then Ann’s parents vanish while on their
annual summer vacation in Maine
Excerpt:
I
ran, almost flew over the sand. Alexander’s sheer panic drove me to move faster
than I ever had before. I didn’t have much time to take in the scene, but he
struggled with someone. Not having a better idea, or time to plan, I tackled
them. We all tumbled to the ground, and I managed to keep hold of his attacker
long enough to get him away from Alexander. We rolled, and I tried to come up
on top, but the stranger was strong and pinned me before we even stopped
moving.
“Aww,
and here I’d thought you brought me dinner.” I had a brief impression of black
eyes and gleaming fangs before he grabbed my shoulders and lifted me up, then
slammed me back into the sand.
Pain
lanced through my head. I groaned and tried to fight back, but before I’d even
formulated a plan, the assailant’s weight was gone. Alexander cried out
again.
“Damn
it, why do I have to keep saving you!” I jumped up and plowed into them again.
This time I dug claws into his ribcage and jerked him away. I thought I had a
good grip, but he twisted free. The smell of blood was overpowering. Some of it
was Alexander’s, but much of it was my opponent’s. He backed up, still smiling
at me. He didn’t look at all concerned I’d just buried claws into his ribcage.
He wasn’t much taller than me, and his dark hair and almond eyes made me think
he was Asian. But the fangs he bared were all Vampire.
Terror
lanced through me, making me weak. I wanted to run. The fear I’d felt when I’d
faced the Unseelie last winter was nothing compared to my fear now. Vampires
were real monsters, and I was certain I was about to die.
“Well,
you do have a little bite to you.” His smile wasn’t friendly. He wasn’t
much bigger than me, but he was a lot faster, and I lost sight of him until he
stood right in front of me.
“But
you’re young. And dumb. I told you to be more careful.”
I
tried to block his next move, but he caught my arm and twisted me around,
trapping me against his chest. I felt strangely exposed and panic turned my
limbs, and
my brain, to jelly. I shrieked and tried to pull away.
The
Vampire laughed.
“Meg!”
“Run!
Get out of here!” I thought that’s what I said, but in my panicked state I
could have been shouting the periodic table. I kicked backward, and my heel
connected with the Vampire’s shin. His grip never loosened.
Duck!
I
wasn’t sure if I actually heard the words or not, but they punched through my
panicked fog, and I did the best I could. The Vampire still had hold of me so I
twisted my face against his blood-covered chest.
Light
flared and the Vampire screamed. I pulled away from him, small pinpricks of
heat searing along my shoulder and back. He was still yelling as I ran away
from him.
About the Author:
J.A. Campbell
Julie writes fantasy novels. When she’s not out riding
her horse, she can usually be found sitting in front of her computer with a cat
on her lap and her dog at her side. You can find out more about her and her
writing at www.writerjacampbell.com
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ReplyDeleteJulie
Very nice excerpt
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the excerpt - loved it!
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SUMMER BREAK BLUES looks like a wonderful read.
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