Cover Reveal, Synopsis, and Teaser for UNDER DIFFERENT STARS by Amy Bartol!
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AUTHOR: Amy A.
Bartol | GENRE: YA Dystopian
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RELEASE
DATE: December 17, 2013
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Synopsis:
All she wants is a home, but can she find one...UNDER
DIFFERENT STARS
Kricket Hollowell is normally not one to wish upon stars; she
believes they’re rarely in her favor. Well versed at dodging caseworkers from
Chicago’s foster care system, the past few years on her own have made Kricket
an expert at the art of survival and blending in. With her 18th birthday fast
approaching, she dreams of the day when she can stop running and find what her
heart needs most: a home.
Trey Allairis hates Earth and doubts that anyone from his
world can thrive here. What he’s learning of Kricket and her existence away
from her true home only confirms his theory. But, when he and Kricket lie
together under the stars of Ethar, counting them all may be easier than letting
her go.
Kyon Ensin’s secrets number the stars; he knows more about
Kricket's gifts than anyone and plans to possess her because of them. He also
knows she’s more valuable than any fire in the night sky. He’ll move the heavens
and align them all in order to make her his own.
When everything in their world can be broken, will Kricket
rely upon love to save her under different stars?
Teaser:
I glance at Trey; he looks like an
advertisement for Calvin Klein. Wearing only dark, athletic boxers, he’s
something out of a catalog or a warrior movie. Blushing deeply, I want to crawl
under the rock I’m on. “Wade into the water together. We should tie you two so
that you’re face-to-face with both your heads above the water,” Jax says. Trey
nods, extending his hand for me to take.
Avoiding looking at him, I stand
up, walking to the water’s edge on my own. Dipping my toes in the water, I pull
them back sharply. “It’s freezing!” I glower at them, hearing my voice echo off
the walls again.
“It is,” Trey agrees, scooping me
up in his arms and wading out quickly into the water before I can object
further. When he is chest deep, he says softly in my ear, “Breathe.”
Clinging to him tightly with my
arms around his neck, I inhale deeply before muttering, “Shh...you’re
interrupting my revenge plotting.”
“If you survive this, I’ll insist
that you learn to swim,” he says, sounding annoyed as Jax wades to us with a
line, circling us.
“If I survive this, I’m killing
you,” I reply dryly, feeling the rope tense, drawing me tighter against Trey’s
warm body.
A small smile touches his lips at
my comment. “How do you propose to do that?” He gazes into my eyes as Jax knots
us together.
“I’ll let you spend some sleepless
nights worrying about that,” I reply, my teeth beginning to chatter as the cold
water is chilling me to the bone.
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Author Bio:
I live in Michigan with my husband and our two sons. My
family is very supportive of my writing. When I’m writing, they often bring me
the take-out menu so that I can call and order them dinner. They listen
patiently when I talk about my characters like they’re real. They rarely roll their eyes when I tell
them I’ll only be a second while I finish writing a chapter…and then they take
off their coats. They ask me how the story is going when I surface after living
for hours in a world of my own making. They have learned to accept my “writing
uniform” consisting of a slightly unflattering pink fleece jacket, t-shirt, and
black yoga pants. And they smile at my nerdy bookishness whenever I try to
explain urban fantasy to them. In short, they get me, so they are perfect and I
am blessed.