Troubled
Spirits
Teri
Lee
Genre:
YA Paranormal
Publisher:
Black Rose Writing
Date
of Publication: August 21, 2014
ISBN:
1612964028
ASIN:
B00NJ523TE
Number
of pages: 220
Word
Count: 64,000
Book
Description:
Annie
Waters hates birthdays. At least she hates her birthdays. Because
every year her mother told the story of her grandmother's ghostly
appearance in the delivery room. But the worst birthday was her
sixteenth--the day she killed her dad.
Forced
to move to Shady Cove, Maine, Annie is drawn deep into the world of
the supernatural by her new friend, Harmony. Now, tormented by an
angry spirit, Annie has only nine days to unravel the secrets of the
Caldwell School or join the spirit world herself
Book
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Excerpt:
As they turned onto
the school road, Harmony finally spoke.
“I
think the ghost knew your grandmother. And…” Excitement crept
into her voice, “He sensed your grandmother’s presence when we
went into the Caldwell School. He might even think you are your
grandmother!”
Harmony
looked out the window. They were almost to the school. “I don’t
think he can tell the difference. Which means, he thinks you’re
Annie Mae Brown. And that scares him!”
Something
came over Annie—a force so powerful that she couldn’t resist
called her from the Caldwell School. She cranked the wheel, whipping
the car into the school lot, then slammed on the brakes, skidding to
a stop in front of the old school. She jumped out of the car and ran
toward the building.
“Annie,
what are you doing?” Harmony yelled.
Annie
stopped. She didn’t know why she was doing it, but she knew she had
to. “I am Annie Mae Brown!” she screamed.
“And
I’m going to make sure the whole world knows your secret!”
The
ground trembled. And with a deafening boom, the school windows
shattered. Shards of glass flew toward her.
Behind
her, Harmony screamed.
And
suddenly Drew was there, knocking her to the ground, shielding her
with his body as glass pelted the ground around her.
The
storm of glass stopped and Annie looked up into Drew’s eyes. “Are
you okay?” he asked, getting to his feet.
Annie
pushed herself up into a sitting position. “I think so.”
“Stay
here,” Drew said, then dashed into the old school building.
“Annie…”
Harmony’s voice was weak.
Annie
scrambled to her feet. Harmony was standing in front of the car, a
piece of glass sticking out of her chest. Annie ran.
Her
feet moved, but Harmony seemed to be getting farther away. And then
she watched in horror as Harmony looked down at the glass.
“Don’t!”
Annie screamed—too late. Harmony reached up.
Her
fingers wrapped around the glass and she pulled. She looked down at
the glass in her hand as if wondering where it had come from. A dark
red blotch spread across her bright green hoodie. The evil-looking
shard slipped from her hand and shattered on the pavement. Harmony
dropped to her knees. Her eyes met Annie’s for a brief second
before she toppled forward.
Annie
reached her friend in time to catch her and lower her to the ground.
“Somebody, help me,” she screamed. In the distance she heard
voices. “Help!” she yelled again.
Her
fingers felt thick as she worked the zipper down and pulled Harmony’s
sweatshirt open. Blood flowed from a deep gash just below Harmony’s
left shoulder. Annie yanked her own sweatshirt off and pressed it
against the wound. Harmony’s face was white. Her eyes were closed.
“Talk to me,” Annie cried.
Harmony’s
eyelids fluttered open. “You okay?” Her voice was barely a
whisper.
Annie
nodded. Tears streamed down her face.
“I
saw…” Harmony’s voice faded and her eyes closed.
“Open
your eyes!” Annie sobbed. “Please open your eyes.”
Harmony
didn’t move. The blood soaked through Annie’s sweatshirt.
“Please
don’t die,” Annie whispered. She pressed harder on the wound. She
could feel the ghost behind her. She looked back at the old school
building, expecting to see the swirling dark shadow. Empty windows
stared back at her.
She
needed to get help, but she couldn’t let up on the pressure.
Harmony would die!
Where
was Drew? Why wasn’t he helping her?
“Drew!
Anybody! Help! Please help,” she screamed.
A
door slammed across the street. Footsteps pounded on the pavement,
growing closer. She looked back at Harmony.
“Someone’s
coming. Hang on.”
The
bleeding seemed to have slowed and Annie leaned closer to her friend.
“See, it’s slowing down. You’re going to be okay.” And then
an awful thought crept into her mind. The worst thought ever. What if
the bleeding had slowed because Harmony’s heart had stopped
beating? What if Harmony was-she couldn’t think the word.
About
the Author:
Teri
Lee is the author of Troubled Spirits, a YA paranormal novel. Growing
up in Maine, Teri spent hours exploring in the woods with her friends
dreaming up places like ‘Land of the Lost’, ‘Trouble Hill’,
and ‘Paradise’. If she wasn’t in the woods, you’d find her
lost in a book. And today not much has changed. She’s still
dreaming up imaginary places, getting lost in a book, and sometimes
lost in the woods. When she’s not writing you’ll find her saving
lives and rescuing splinters in the ER.
Blog:
www.Terileeliving.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/author.TeriLee
Website:
http://www.teri-lee-author.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TeriLee_author
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