FRACTURED, Book 1.2 in The VISION SERIES
Bobby's a hick who sees visions. Jeremy's a smartass who sees
dead people. Together, they have a weekend to stop a murderer...if they don't
kill each other first. Sparks fly when the worlds of Lisa Amowitz’s BREAKING
GLASS and VISION collide.
Excerpt:
“Hey.
You were the kid that played with that amazing redhead. Not bad, man. Not bad.”
“Um,
thanks.”
“Not
from around here, are you?”
“No. I
mean, I’m not, really.”
The guy
smiled and extended a hand. “Sorry. Just a little cranky tonight. I came in this morning on an epic bus ride
from Duke just to see my girlfriend and she’s stuck in a study group with a
bunch of other assholes. Oh. I’m Jeremy Glass.” He lowered himself on the bench
next to me and massaged his leg. “Too much walking today. Damn.”
I tried
to keep my eyes from going wide as the guy lifted the cuff of his black jeans.
Instead of an actual leg there was only a hydraulic metal pole.
Jeremy
Glass looked at me and smiled. “Veronica’s been sticking a little lately. I
think I’ll have to bring her back to the shop. What’s your name?”
I
glanced from his face to the metal leg. “Bobby. Bobby Pendell,” I choked out.
It wasn’t the leg. It was just hard to breathe around him, like he was sucking
up my share of the oxygen.
I wasn’t
sure if I wanted to know how Jeremy Glass had lost that leg, though I was
pretty sure he’d be happy to tell me. I thought about bolting back inside the
club, but that would be rude.
Instead,
Glass said breezily, “You were awesome, dude. Where’d you learn to play guitar
and sing like that? Man, all I can do is run.”
I bit
back on the obvious response. How could a guy with a fake leg run?
Glass
laughed. “Ha! Most people are too polite to ask, but I’m not shy about it. I
was a sprinter. Fastest in my school. Until—well, until the accident. But now
I’ve got a Teflon blade and I’m the fastest on the team. Technology is awesome,
huh?”
I
cleared my throat. Something about this guy was making my skin crawl. Maybe it
was his fast talking. Or the way his eyes twinkled but looked steely and
cunning all at the same time. I felt like he was silently laughing at me. Like
his brain worked two and a half times faster than mine did. He eyed me with one
eyebrow raised, as if he didn’t actually expect a response.
“Um, it
was nice to meet you. But I really should be getting back inside,” I said, and
finally got up to leave.
Glass
stared calmly back at me. “Who’s your friend, then?”
A shiver
rolled up my spine. I had to get away. Ever since my last brush with Agent
Maura Reston on the Scratch Lake dock, I’d had the distinct feeling I was being
watched. Maybe I was just being paranoid, but this guy seemed to be probing me
for something.
“What
friend?”
His gaze
shifted over my left shoulder. “That guy.”
The
blood froze in my veins. I pivoted and saw a brief white flicker, a disruption,
then empty air.
Glass
laughed. “Yeah. You’ve got to learn to ignore them. They’re everywhere.”
“I don’t
know what the hell you’re talking about.”
Glass’s
smile vanished. “I don’t like it any more than you do. But I can always tell
when I meet someone like me.”
“Like
you?” I backed away toward the club entrance, cold sweat trickling from my
scalp down the back of my neck.
“You can
see them, too. Things no one else can.”
He pressed
a card into my hand. My mouth went dry. The sidewalk tilted. I pressed my palm
to the glass of the club window to steady myself.
I didn’t
have to look down to know what it said.
He’d
seen the thing that I’d seen. He was like me.
He was working with Agent
Reston and her paranormal goon squad.
UNTIL BETH
Releasing September 29, 2015
Paperback: 260
pages
Publisher: Spencer
Hill Press (September 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 163392033X
ISBN-13: 978-1633920330
She doesn’t just play, she kills it.
Talented rock guitarist Beth Collins has been barely holding herself together
for months, ever since her boyfriend and bandmate became the latest victim in a
string of suspicious disappearances. When her brother is injured an accident
and she sees something dark billowing around him as he hovers close to death,
she’s convinced her sanity is collapsing for good.
Then she's accepted by a boarding school for the musically gifted. All of her
new friends are bursting with talent, but they're also keeping secrets. Can she
trust Vincent, who's so sweet that his very touch makes her fears melt away? Or
Xavier, who's trying to tell her something but is hiding even more?
And will anyone be safe when her true Talent comes out?
Expected publication: September 29th 2015 by Spencer Hill Press
VISION
Paperback: 264
pages
Publisher: Spencer
Hill Press (September 9, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937053997
ISBN-13: 978-1937053994
The light is darker than you think…
High school student Bobby Pendell already has his hands full—he works almost
every night to support his disabled-vet father and gifted little brother. Then
he meets the beautiful new girl in town, who just happens to be his boss’s
daughter. Bobby has rules about that kind of thing. Nothing matters more than
keeping his job.
When Bobby starts to get blinding migraines that come with scary, violent
hallucinations, his livelihood is on the line. Soon, he must face the stunning
possibility that the visions of murder are actually real. With his world going
dark, Bobby is set on the trail of the serial killer terrorizing his small
town. With everyone else convinced he’s the prime suspect, Bobby realizes that
he, or the girl he loves, might be killer's next victim. (less)
“Haunting and intense,
VISION grabbed a hold of me in the very first scene and never let me go”
—Kate Brian, author of
the bestselling PRIVATE, PRIVILEGE and SHADOWLAND series
BREAKING GLASS
Lisa
Amowitz
Young
Adult Fiction
Spencer
Hill Press, July 2013
ISBN: 978-1937053383
On
the night seventeen-year-old Jeremy Glass winds up in the hospital with a
broken leg and a blood alcohol level well above the legal limit, his secret crush,
Susannah, disappears. When he begins receiving messages from her from beyond
the grave, he’s not sure whether they’re real or if he’s losing his grip on
reality. Clue by clue, he gets closer to unraveling the mystery, and soon
realizes he must discover the truth or become the next victim himself.
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Praise for BREAKING GLASS
Praise
for Breaking Glass:
THE
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL says
Posted on 12/01/2013
Gr 9 Up—"This novel is an edge-of-your-seat
thriller with a supernatural twist. Jeremy Glass is the star runner for his
high school track team, has a stellar GPA, and is in love with his best friend
Ryan's girlfriend, Susannah. He's also a secret alcoholic. He uses vodka to
escape the nightmares that have haunted him since his mother drove the two of
them off a cliff. However, for the past year, he's found himself relying on
alcohol to dull his desire for Susannah, as well. The night she discovers Ryan
cheating on her, Jeremy follows them to the gorge where they are engaged in a
heated argument. Hoping to mediate, he leaps from his car directly into the
path of an oncoming truck. He awakens in the hospital with a crushed leg and to
the news that Susannah is missing. Once he is released, he begins to receive
links to videos and cryptic messages indicating that she is dead and becomes
determined to find her killer. In a fog of pain killers combined with alcohol,
Jeremy risks his life to uncover a past murder that involved his mother,
Susannah's mother, and Ryan's wealthy and influential father. Amowitz does an
exceptional job of portraying the fragile mental state of a young man who has
faced three devastating losses. Readers will wonder if he is truly solving a murder
or experiencing a mental meltdown."—Cary Frostick, formerly at Mary Riley
Styles Public Library, Falls Church, VA
USA TODAY says:
“Jeremy's
story is gritty and suspenseful, and at times downright spooky, but his
intelligence, tenacity and quick, sarcastic sense of humor brightens the darker
moments. The novel is also about hope and a young man who prevails in the face
of insurmountable challeges. BREAKING GLASS is an impressive
debut from Lisa Amowitz.”
Full
review from USA TODAY
JUST JARED JR. says:
“This
book is a suspenseful mystery and you’ll find yourself trying to figure it out
before you actually do. There are tons of twists and turns and you won’t put the
book down until you solve it all.”
Full
review from Just Jared Jr.
ForeWord Reviews says:
“Every
character has a secret in this intricately plotted YA paranormal mystery that
delivers a wild and rewarding ride for teen readers.”
“Betrayal,
addiction, murder . . . and of course, a ghost . . . Just when you think you
know what's happening, BREAKING GLASS punches you in the gut
and leaves you breathless!”
~Jennifer
Murgia, author of the ANGEL STAR series & BETWEEN
THESE LINES
*
"A
dark romance that will keep you up at night with its twists and turns, BREAKING
GLASS is a must-read debut. Lisa Amowitz has burst onto the YA scene with this
intriguing novel. You'll be hooked from the first page - I certainly was! The
characters are drawn with depth and sensitivity, and the plot is
heart-pounding. Don't miss this one.”
~
Christine Johnson, author of Claire de Lune, Nocturne and The
Gathering Dark
*
“Breaking
Glass was a surprise addition to my reading list for July . . . definitely a
book that will keep you guessing right until the very end. It wasn’t a matter
of if I was going to read the book, but when and how much I would like it.”
~
Shelley (Gizmo Reviews)
*
“From
the first page I was hooked. Lisa Amowitz has a writing style that made me feel
sad I had social engagements because all I wanted to do was sit down and read
this book from start to end.”
~
Emily, On Emily’s Bookshelf
Author
bio:
Lisa Amowitz was born in Queens and raised in the wilds of Long
Island, New York where she climbed trees, thought small creatures lived under
rocks and studied ant hills. And drew. A lot. She is a professor of Graphic
Design at her beloved Bronx Community College where she has been tormenting and
cajoling students for nearly twenty years. She started writing eleven years ago
because she wanted something to illustrate, but somehow, instead ended up
writing YA. Probably because her mind is too dark and twisted for small
children. Lisa is represented by Shannon Hassan of Marsal-Lyon Literary
Agency. shannon@marsallyonliteraryagency.com
BREAKING
GLASS, released in July, 2013 from Spencer Hill Press, is her first published
work. VISION, the first of the Finder series was released September, 2014.
FRACTURED, a novella combining the worlds of BREAKING GLASS and VISION releases
as an ebook only, June 7, 2015. UNTIL BETH, the first in the Life and Beth
trilogy will be released September 2015.
Lisa
Amowitz is available for guest appearances, Skype visits, school visits,
libraries & interviews. Please contact her for scheduling.
Website:
Email: mommatoo@optonline.net
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