Under My Skin
(The Immortality Strain, #1)
Release Date: 12/09/14
Book Summary:
Everyone wants to either be a member of the Guild or work for them. Little does the populace know that the Guild hides sinister secrets...
For Tate Sullivan, life in her small, coastal town is far from glamorous. The affluent lives of the Guild members and their servants isn't something she has ever wanted. But all sixteen year-olds must take a simple test, and Tate's result thrusts her into the Guild's world, one where they hide horrible plans for those they select. Tate must fight the relentless General Dagon for control of her mind, body, and soul to keep the one precious thing she has always taken for granted: herself.
Her only ally is the same handsome boy she is pitted against in General Dagon’s deadly game. Quinn desires nothing more than to end the life of General Dagon who has taken over Tate's mind. While romance blooms between Tate and Quinn, General Dagon plots to eventually take over Tate's body, and love might end before it even begins.
For Tate Sullivan, life in her small, coastal town is far from glamorous. The affluent lives of the Guild members and their servants isn't something she has ever wanted. But all sixteen year-olds must take a simple test, and Tate's result thrusts her into the Guild's world, one where they hide horrible plans for those they select. Tate must fight the relentless General Dagon for control of her mind, body, and soul to keep the one precious thing she has always taken for granted: herself.
Her only ally is the same handsome boy she is pitted against in General Dagon’s deadly game. Quinn desires nothing more than to end the life of General Dagon who has taken over Tate's mind. While romance blooms between Tate and Quinn, General Dagon plots to eventually take over Tate's body, and love might end before it even begins.
Excerpt
Sweat
poured down my forehead and entered my eyes, but I wouldn’t
blink—couldn’t tear my gaze from the horror in front of me. One
of them slapped Claire’s face to subdue her. Again and again. The
sound reverberated against the marble walls.
Another
enforcer tried to cover Claire’s mouth, but she managed to scream,
“You can’t hide the truth forever!” They grabbed her from
behind and by her legs. “We will free them! We will—” The sharp
snap of a las-gun filled the air along with the stench of burned
flesh. Claire went limp in their arms.
Locked
in the grip of fear against the wall, I watched them carry her away.
Her chest continued to move with each breath, but her eyelids
drooped. Her mouth hung open. Was she okay? I’d never seen someone
like that before. The enforcers in my town rarely had to use
violence.
My
tears mingled with the heavy steam in the room and I couldn’t help
myself. My chest shook and I sobbed. In the background, the water
continued to run. It almost felt like a lifetime since Claire’s
words bounced around my mind. I could see the corners of the room,
but I didn’t feel alone anymore. The room had sufficient light, but
after what happened, the dark eyes of strangers stared at me from
every corner. They slid down the ornate vanity and slithered my way.
Moved across the fine rugs on the floor. Ever since I’d come here,
they’d been listening to everything and seeing everything. At this
moment, the cameras were no longer something I brushed aside as a
persistent warning from my parents. It was all very much real. And
now I knew the truth. Something bad will happen to me very soon.
Shawntelle Madison is a web developer who loves to weave words as well as code. She’d never admit it, but if asked she’d say she covets and collects source code. After losing her first summer job detasseling corn, Shawntelle performed various jobs—from fast-food clerk to grunt programmer to university webmaster. Writing eccentric characters is her most favorite job of them all. On any particular day when she’s not surgically attached to her computer, she can be found watching cheesy horror movies or the latest action-packed anime. She lives in Missouri with her husband and children.
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