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Intro to Bri – story-star of Secret: At HL Woods
Hello,
Roxanne and all of the Fang-tastic Blog
Fans – it’s so great to be here!
I’m DK Davis, author of Secret: At HL Woods, a
young adult paranormal romance. I appreciate the chance to share the early
history of Bri Lancaster, the seventeen-year-old story-star of SAHLW; )
Bri’s ability to see and communicate with the dead
started at an early age. She realized at four-years-old that some of her
friends no one else could see or hear ~ those friends were labeled “imaginary” by
the pediatric doctor. He prescribed an anxiety-type of medication with the
understanding Bri was actually suffering from the tense issues going on between
her parents (children can be so sensitive and receptive at this age).
Thankfully her mother didn’t believe the prescribed drug was useful.
Bri spent a lot of time with her Aunt Lou Ann, who
accepted Bri’s abilities. She’d much rather stay with her aunt over her mother
or father.
Then at age nine, Bri’s family moved, and continued
to move every couple of years or so, which resulted in her always feeling like
an outsider…until at age fourteen when she met Luke. They were neighbors and in
the same grade in Marshall, Michigan. By this time, she projected a goth-like
exterior, mostly to alienate anyone from getting too close, but she and Luke
connected for a similar reason ~ they were both considered odd, out of the
norm.
After another move to the Southwest side of Michigan
in March, she really felt like life was over – starting a new high school at
the end of her junior year without her best friend. Her father settled her and
her mother into an amazing house on a lake and then he left them.
This is where the story at HL Woods begins…
Bri, a seventeen-year-old ghost-seer, keeps her
ability under wraps at the new school until a murdered couple from the 1960’s
asks for help.
Kyle, a high school all-star jock, realizes the new
girl lives next door; she’s crazy cute, goth-odd, and too convenient to ignore.
Max, Kyle’s best friend, only sees Bri as a wicked
threat.
Luke, Bri’s gay best friend, moves in for the
summer, escaping his abusive father.
Paths cross, sparks spew…will anyone remain the
same?
Thank you again for stopping in ~ I hope you enjoy Secret:
At HL Woods. Each book in the Secret series is a stand-alone –
different characters with their own unique story.
Secret: At HL Woods
The Secret Series
Book 2
DK Davis
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: BWL Publishing, Inc.
Date of Publication: December 15, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-77362-990-2
ISBN: 978-1-77362-989-6
ISBN: 978-1-77362-988-9 print
ASIN: B077ZT2H5V
Number of pages: print book - 199
Word Count: 60,200 words
Cover Artist: Michelle Lee
Tagline: A high school ghost-seer, an all-star jock, and a bully, cross paths, sparks spew, and lives change…
Series Tagline: A series of secrets, invisible yet glaring, and most include a supernatural spin, like an unwelcomed sensation sparking every nerve ending.
Book Description:
Bri, a seventeen-year-old ghost-seer, keeps her ability under wraps at the new school until a murdered couple from the 60’s asks for help.
Kyle, a high school jock, realizes the new girl lives next door; she’s crazy cute, goth-odd, and too convenient to ignore.
Max, Kyle’s best friend, only sees Bri as a wicked threat.
Luke, Bri’s gay best friend, moves in for the summer, escaping his abusive father.
Paths cross, sparks spew…will anyone remain the same after?
2nd
Excerpt – First Meeting with ghosts, 380 w/c (from unedited ARC copy)
Without a word,
I ran toward the mound of wild rose vines and thistles, where Kyle and Max had
stood a moment ago.
A black man and
white woman shimmered into view beside it, arms around each other, both staring
at me.
I stopped so
abruptly I almost lost it again. Apparitions.
“Martin, look at
her. She’s seein’ us.” The woman’s distinct southern accent caught me, but what
set off my cursed paranormal spidey-sensors was their clothing…straight from
the 60’s, according to some of the old romance books I’d read from Mom’s
stash.
“By damn, she
does see us.” He stepped closer to me with the woman at his side. “You can see
us.”
“I can, yes.”
Holy crap, I just said that out loud. My whole body tensed. I glanced over my shoulder
to see if Kyle and Max still roamed face-plant alley. A shiver shook through
me. They’d left.
“We need your
help, Missy.” Martin’s brows arched, his head tilted. “Please tell us you can
help us.”
The woman turned
to him and patted his cheek. “It’s gonna be all right, sweetie. We ain’t
botherin’ this fine woman with our problems.” She turned to me. “It’s okay,
darlin’, you never mind us.”
“Why are you
both here?” Wherever I saw spirits of the dead, it usually meant they were
connected to something in the area. I considered the mound, seeing something
metal and rusty underneath all the greenery. “You should have crossed over,
into the vortex of light…unless you’re meant to go to the dark plane.”
The woman gasped
and clung to Martin.
Maybe I’d said too
much. I yanked some of the vines away, getting scratched and poked from the
effort.
A car, green,
ancient. No wonder it was tough to see.
“We want
justice, but we aren’t able to leave this spot. Something’s holding us here,
like some kind of barrier.” Martin’s lips pinched together, his head nodding.
He looked at the woman as if to confirm. She nodded also.
I scanned the
area thoroughly to make sure Kyle and Max weren’t lurking behind a tree to get
a shot of me talking to air. I’d dealt with Max enough during school to last a
lifetime; his nasty pranks didn’t need to scar my summer too.
About the Author:
DK Davis writes YA sci-fi, supernatural, and fantasy with a good dollop of all the relationships woven in between. When she’s not writing, editing, or reading, she’s hiking, RV’ing, fishing, spending time with grandchildren or her favorite muse (her husband) in Southwest Michigan.
She also writes mainstream supernatural, suspense-thriller romance as S. Peters-Davis.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DKDavisBooks
Website: http://suda788.wixsite.com/dkdavis
BWL Publishing Inc. Author Page: http://bookswelove.net/authors/davis-dk/
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3 comments:
Hello Roxanne - thanks so much for hosting me today. Always have great times at your place:)
I enjoyed the excerpt the book sounds fascinating.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Shirley Ann:) I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the excerpt. Good Luck in the giveaway.
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