Hi, folks! Today I have for you FRACTURED, Book 1.2 in the VISION SERIES! Here's a little about it:
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.
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“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.
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About the Author
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.co
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.
Email: mommatoo@optonline.net
Check out VISION and BREAKING GLASS by Lisa Amowitz, and keep an eye out for UNTIL BETH, coming in September!
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press (September 9, 2014)
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
VISION won a 2014 the Gold Moonbeam Award for
Young Adult Mystery:
Spencer Hill Press, July 2013
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.
Praise for BREAKING GLASS
BREAKING GLASS won a 2013 Moonbeam Award for Young Adult Mystery:
http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1704
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
“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
“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.
“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
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? (less)
Expected
publication: September 29th 2015 by Spencer Hill Press
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