Watch
Me Burn
The
December People
Book
Two
Sharon
Bayliss
Genre:
Contemporary Fantasy
Publisher:
Curiosity Quills Press
Date
of Publication: 1/5/15
ISBN:
ASIN:
Number
of pages: 250
Word
Count: 75,000
Cover
Artist: Michelle Johnson
Book
Description:
David
Vandergraff lost his home, his job, and contact with his oldest son,
but remains determined to be a good husband and father despite being
a dark winter wizard.
His
resolve is tested when a flyer for a missing girl--who happens to be
a summer witch--begins to haunt him. David believes a spell needs to
use him to save her, so he follows the magic's command and looks into
her disappearance. His teenage daughter Emmy resents him for caring
so much about a random stranger. But when she uncovers some
disturbing evidence close to home, she begins an investigation of her
own.
David
and Emmy quickly learn that the mystery is not only about a missing
girl they barely know, but a deeply personal story that impacts
everyone they care about. As their world crumbles, they fear the
warning may be true—never mess with summer wizards, because the
good guys always win.
Book
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Excerpt:
David
Vandergraff could smell magic in the air, as clearly as he could
smell the motor oil and burned coffee. When the news report began,
the volume on the television became much louder, and the screen
glowed as if demons would claw their way out at any minute. However,
none of the other patrons in the waiting room of the mechanic's shop
noticed anything different. They continued staring at their phones,
looking pale and sick in the fluorescent light and excessive air
conditioning. Before David had known he was a wizard, he dismissed
such oddities as "just one of those things you can't explain".
But now, he knew better.
The
image of the missing girl on the screen shined so intensely, he could
see her outline burned into the blackness behind his eyelids when he
blinked. The girl posed in her volleyball uniform, displaying a
radiant white-toothed smile. She looked about fourteen or fifteen.
She had blonde hair and golden skin and a strange radiating quality,
as if the pixels in the television gave her an extra glow.
David
shook his head. Since he had learned he was a wizard, anytime he
noticed anything strange, from bad weather to a headache, he feared
magic was involved. His daughter Emmy was blonde, around the girl's
same age, and played volleyball. So, the missing girl reminded him of
Emmy—and of course, that would upset him. Besides, his heart always
raced when he saw a missing child. Two of his own children had been
missing for a long time. And even though they were now safe at home,
he didn't think the fear and grief would ever leave him.
He
tried to turn his attention back to scanning job listings on his
tablet, but he couldn't focus his eyes on anything except the
television report and all the other sounds turned into a whirring
buzz.
About
the Author:
Sharon
Bayliss is the author of The December People Series and The Charge.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys living happily-ever-after with
her husband and two young sons. She can be found eating Tex-Mex on
patios, wearing flip-flops, and playing in the mud (which she calls
gardening). She only practices magic in emergencies.
@SharonBayliss
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I enjoyed reading the excerpt. This book sounds like such an interesting and intriguing read! I will totally have to add it to my "to-read" list.
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